The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 25, 2000 - BI antennae - TERRACE ST ARD. INSIDE COMMUNITY EVENTS B2 SECTION B JENNIFER LANG 638-7283 _SUST A THOUGHT EV BISHOP Lifeblood DRIVE UF Kenney St., past the saw- mill, everyday as J take my husband to work and my kids to school, The . sawmill is a part of my daily experience ¢ . wherever I go, even when | walk. | canchear, the roaring and groaning of its operation | when I’m in my back yard: Often [have to stop my vehicle on the road and wail for the monstrous Letourneau to finish its heavy roll across the street. The. kids are still, count- less trips later, enthralled by how = many - massive trees it can carry al one time in its jaws to the opposite yard, Even as an adult, it is an awesome machine to watch. The mud, where uncurbed by cement, is thick and deep, the earth sa used-ta heavy ma- chinery that.it stays soft-and mucky for all but the driest parts of the year. Although Pye lived-in Terrace for most of my life, | cannot stop being fascinated by how civilization and nature-clash here and, al the same lime, somehow coexist. The mill sprawls along the highway path through our city, proclaiming to those pass- ing through that it.is an important part of our town’s reason for being while all-around it the city sils sedately, as if its nat-at all Strange for a city’s biggest malt to be only about three city blocks away from one of its biggest industries. And in fact, it’s not strange in the North. Here it is hard to be detached from the- “trees that you live in and sit-in-and write on. und those (hat grow. green and strong on every mountain (hat surrounds you. It is hard to not be aware of where our. resources come from when you're sandwiched in he- tween logging trucks on the new-bridge. It is hard to not be aware of the- cast of logging to land and animals and: people and it is even harder to ignore the cost of NOT log- ging to people, land and animals. If you start to forget, coming face to face with the bumper sticker proclaiming, “Logging Feeds My Family,” reminds you quickly. Do they even have that bumper sticker outside of Northern communities? “Whenever | walk past the sawmill yard, past those huge piles upon piles, thousands of trees, something resonates in my insides,” . They should. It is, even if indirectly, truc for a lot of Canadians. With today's heavy emphasis on environ- _ment, often people who make their living directly off of harvesting. the land's re- ‘sourees catch a lot of flak from people whose existence relics just as heavily on the resources but who, because of. where they live, are more disembodied from the _ fact that they too are responsible for using the’ source. I don’t like to see , waste or nature exploi- ted but I think-- that - there. is a ‘ balance. People need to eal. They need. to be warm. They need to. have shelter. We need fo find the middle ground; a place where people will: demand less material - ‘goods so there-is less of.a strain on re- sources and a’ place: where people with high ideologies are tempered by reality. ": “As long as people enjoy an extravagant amount of beautiful wood -products, there will be a market for clear-cut wood, While ‘not quite the evil that it’s. screamed: of . being, clear- culting wouldn't be necessary ' if “retail companies would choose to pay » higher prices. for more select: wood and ir _ We, as Consumers, would cul back on the quantity of tree derived material. we use. Whenever I walk past the sawmill yard, ‘past those huge piles upon piles, thousands of trees, something resonates in my insides. Even in death, peeled with pinkish flesh revealed, there is a nobility and beauty in these trees, | feel sadness and awe as I sur-°* vey them and realize what has just been taken from our earth. |-have.an even. greater awe that British Columbia has this amazing resource that can be harvested so heavily and yel remain absolutely magnificent in number and unbelicvable in-area. The smeil of a fallen tree isa heavy, alive smell, In spite of its death, the tree's ° sup is still sharp and warm: and musty, all at - the same time. It is a smell) that 1 have grown up wilh and love. His ad smell that re- assures me atid worries me, it is the smell of the lifeblood of trees‘and people. UNBC opens Terrace campus New location signals expanding program offerings for students here THE UNIVERSITY of Northern B.C. held a grand opening yester- day for ils new “storefront” cam- pus in Terrace. The new campus solidify’s the university's long-standing promise of ‘maintaining a regional pre- sence and may well usher in a new era in post-secondary educa- _ tidn here. ° ' Operational for just aver a month, the new campus is already having an impact. “This downtown location is ab- solutely wonderful,” regional dir- ector Leslie King said. “We have people drop in off the street. The community is using the space. It’s a very exciting, new v departure for UNBC.” UNBC has had a presence in Terrace for several years, but this new campus is the first time the university has actually had its own digs here. The new campus is located right dawntown al 4741 Park Ave., in the BC Access Centre Build- ing. . ‘Until now, the university used space at Northwest Community Collepe to offer UNBC courses in the Terrace area. “lt just gave the impression that there was no UNBC in Terrace,” media and public reta- tiuns manager Rob van Adrichem said. “Terrace has been a major community for us in terms of *: students,” Van Adrichem added. Particularly popular are the mas- ters programs in community health, and in education. In addition to three classrooms and some faculty offices, the _ campus has a computer lab, stu- dent office space, and a small li- brary (hat will) contain: course texts and materials. It also looks like the Prince George campus, according King, who pointed oul that ‘the carpets, paint job and cyen the doers are the same,’ About 100 students are enrolled at UNBC in their home communi- ties in the northwest repion. But it's here in Terrace that graduate students in UNBC’s new masters degree program in First Nations studies are now. taking their classes. , And 15 sludents will enter a bachelor degree program in social. “work to be launched in Terrace , this January. In the fall of 2002, the campus will offer a bachelor of education program. King was chair of .environ- mental studics at UNBC in Prince George for five years, and has been in Terrace for less than a year as the new regional chair of the northwest. She said. plans are already under way to investigate the poss- ibility of offering what's called a niche program, a degree comple- tion program suited to a particular region. So far, there ure no science or math courses offered at the Ter- race UNBC campus, but that could change. King said the university is con- sidering an environmental plan- DOWNTOWN UNIVERSITY: UNBC’s narthwest regional director Leslie King and student services coordinator Sharon Alexcee. ning degree program in Terrace, with a focus on tourism, recrea- tion and First Nations. If Northwest Community Cal- lege reintroduces second year sci- ence at its Terrace campus, “it would be easily done,” she said, because most of the science courses at the third and fourth year level are environmental stu- DUTY CALLS: Sarah Degerness, 9, practices using the fire hose, with help from real fire fighters and the other honorary fire chief Travis Pearce, 10. A aia they'll remember IT’S COOL being a fire chief. Just ask Sarah De- gerness, %, or ‘Travis Pearce, 10. The two had the time of their tives Oct. 18, spend- ing the day as honorary fire chiefs, one represent- ing Terrace, the other Thornhill. After breakfast at McDonald's, they’ ar- rived at the Terrace fire hall inside a real fire en- gine. The two fire chiefs were given some basic training,. learning how to use'a fire hese when high pressured water from the hydrant is spewing out of it, and pul- ling oula pan Tire -using: a fire extinguisher. “IPs cool,” Sarah said, just moments after she un- leashed the waler from the hall’s yellow fire hydrant, under the watehful eye of deputy chief Rick Owens, “Ws Fun.” What part did she like bes? “All of it’s funt” she said, before deciding the best part was. when- the Copper Mountain Elemen- iary student learned shed won the contest, “I, like, fell out of my desk, | was so surprised.” ‘Now that she’s had-a taste of fire fighting; does she plan lo become: a fire fighter when she grows up? -“No. The .water’s too cold,” she: said, referring (o the water in the’ fire hose she'd just used to douse the driveway. Travis also said the ex- perience was cool and fun, The biggest surprise for the Cassie Hall elemen- ‘tary student was trying an the self contained breath- ing apparatus fire fighters use when they're entering a burning building. “You can . actually breathe,” he said, The most exciting part was yet lo come: both kids were driven back to their school in a fire engine. “I'm-going: to ask-them to‘put-on the siren,” Travis confided, aa Fire chief for a day is the: finatevent: of Fire Pre- vention Week. Children from-Grades | to 7 ure per- milled: ta enter the annaul contest, Breast cancer survivor to appear at health forum TAKE IT FROM Feather Janz, even young women .can get breast cancer, Janz, a resident of Ab- botsford, B.C., was just 20 when she found a lump. in her breast. Although her doctors told her not to worry be- case she was so young, two years luter she fornd:a second lump. She was told to come. -back . in months. The second lump tripled in size by the time she had a lumpectamy. ‘three ~ She had breast cancer. She had a radical mastect- omy, and chose reecon- structive surgery for her left breast at the same time, In January. 1996,. she was declared cancer free, ‘And she still is. Although: the type of breast cancer she -had is very) rare, it’s the’ type more commonly found .in. “women under the age of 25, > Sanz, ik now elucating women about breast can- cer. She's on the provin- cial breast self exumina- tion team. ‘Tonight, she’s one of the speakers at the Cana- dian Cancer Saciely’s free Breast Health Forum at the Best. Western Terrace Inn. It slarts at 7 pm. - » Joining ‘her is Heather Dawson from the mamma- graphy unit-al“Mills Mem- orial Hospital, and. genera! siirgeons Dr. Jim Duntiedd ind Dr. Warwick Evans. Around Town Coats for kids IN A PLACE like Terrace, what could be more basic than having a warm winler coat, mitlens to keep your fingers toasty and a decent pair of boots? Basic only for some. For the past [1 years, the Coats for Kids Campaign, a project between the Salvation Army and Spotless Cleaning Centres in Terrace, have distributed, an average, 250 secand- ‘hand winter coats each ycar lo peapte who would otherwise go without. John and Bryon Heighington of Time Cleaners Ltd. say the community has helped place warm smiles un the faces of children and adults, thanks fo generous suppori and cooperation. Now that winter’s just around the corner, you're again asked to help out these in need by donating coals, glayes, and boots in good condilian to Spot- less Cleaning Centres (Terrace Plaza and Richards Cleaners at 3223 Emerson), where the garments are cleaned and moved to the Salvation Army for distribution. Nominate a northerner for UNBC degree WHAT DO Iona Campagnolo, former Lieutenant- Gavernor David Lam, and Nisga’a President Joe Gosnell have in common? They're all alumni in a rare ucademic class ~ the University of Narthern B.C.’s honorary degrees, presented at convocation each yeur to individuals of distinction for achicve- -ment in scholarship, research, teaching, creative arts ar public service. Nominees are selected for excellence, eminence and accomplishment, UNBC is now seeking nomi- nations for for the honorary degree. Candidates must have lived in northern B.C. As well, the University is accepting nominations for the Friend of the University of Northern B.C, award, a distinction recognizing achievement in (he same areas as the honorary degree, but with a special emphasis on: those individuals who have helped create, promote or foster UNBC’s develap- ment. Past recipients include Bruce Strachan, Tom Steadman and Murray Sadler. Maybe you know of someone suituble to nomi- nate for eftther award. The submission deadline for bath ts Nav, 8, Call toll free at 1-888-419-5588. How to manage your volunteers THE TERRACE VOLUNTEER Bureau is offing a. workshop on volunteer management Nov. 3. and featuring trainer and program coordinator for Ye ‘lumtecr Kamloops, Denise Thampson. She will focus on teergitment, position descriptions, inter- viewing, screening, placement, orientation and training, supervision-and recognition, ““We are pleased to be able to present this work- shop for the first time in Terrace." says Sonja " Slana. director” of the “Terrace Volunteer Bureau, who adds there’s "a registration fee, but a stibstdy is available. Revister by Nove.