_A2- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 7, 2001 - Hundreds of thousand left homeless Locals help quake victims TERRACE’S Indo Cana- dian community is leading a local aid campaign for . victims of India’s devasta- ° 3 ting earthquake. ’ Spokesman Mo Takhar: ‘said the Indo Canadian, communily is now urging: people to donate money to’ assist the Canadian Red. Cross’ relief efforts in the carthquake-ravaged 9 pro-. vince of Gujarat. - A special prayer session and fundraising event for the earthquake’s yictims will be held at the Skeena. Valley Guru Nanak Sikh’ temple on Medeek Ave, “Feb. dt]. The $3,500 for relief efforts in india, Takhar said, bring- ing the amount of money. ‘raised locally to between $6,000 and $7,000 to date. - Takhar said local busi-' ‘esses are already answer-" ing the call. The Skeena: Valley Rotary Club and. the Rotary Club of Terrace -have both donated $1,000' _ to the cause. Accounts have been set: /up at Terrace’s Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank Skeena Valley’ Guru Nanak Brotherhood « has already raised about . for the Canadian Red Cross. Donations of $20 or more are tax deductible. Donations to the India Earthquake Relief Fund will bolster ongoing relief efforts. The international Red Cross and Red Cres- , cent societies are both mobilizing resources in re- sponse to the disaster. The money will procure medical supplies equipment, blankets and temporary shelter for the hundreds of thousands of people who were left homeless or injured in the Jan. 26 quake. Takhar noted it’s unli- kely anyone from Ter- race’s Indo Canadian com- wmunity has family mem- bers who were affected by the earthquake in western India. “Most of the people {here] come from north Punjab,” he said. The plight of the ecarth- quake’s victims has gaiva- nized money raising efforts in Indo Canadian commu- nities across Canada. “We are trying to do as -much as we can, but we are so far away,” he said. “We can only help’ with and | Nass wants road work ‘A NEW Nass Valley company is lobbying for a strong presence on the $30 million project to build a road from Greenville to Kincolith at the mouth of the Nass River. Saxwhl Lisims Construction Lid., a joint venture of © the villages of Greenville and Kincolith, wants the main company chosen to do the work to hire as many local: ‘people and as much local equipment as possible. (Translated, the company’s name means “people at , the mouth of the Nass.”) Business opportunities extend beyond the actual con- ‘struction to supplying fuel and supplies, says Neil Okabe, Saxwhl’s general manager. _ "We see this as capacity building,” said Okabe. “After the road is built, there'll be other opportunities for development, in forestry for example, and by haying itrained people, we'll be able to take advantage of that.” . . , One other possibility is ‘securing the contract to miain- ‘tain the road after completion, = °° Saxwhl has been meeting with as many of the six ; ‘companies asked to submit construction proposals as possible to,determine how it could be involved. Local supplying of workers, equipment and supplies could lower costs because of their-immediate availabjl- ity, said Okabe. “This is a very challenging project. If weather turns bad, that could have an effect on construction and costs so with local involvement, there’d be a real benefit be- cause people and equipment would be closer,” he said. Okabe stressed- that Saxwhi has no wish to override the company chosen to do the work. “They’re the experts. We're not. We just want as; much local involvement as possible,” he said, Saxwhl has been meeting with potential prime con, tractors over the past several weeks in anticipation of “having the successful one chosen within two months. Fromfront. . Road aims for spring start over the road design with it This is called value engineering, says St, Thomas, and could very well Jead to more ways io reduce costs. Also to be factored into the choosing of a successful proponent ‘is the amount of local labour, equipment and services it will use. ER One ‘hurdle toward starting the project this spring has been cleared. , The Nisga’a have reached a deal with the Tsimshian at Port Simpson for a right of way through 4 small piece of Tsimshian reserve land along the road route. Failure to have done so would have added to design and construction costs, “It was a mutually beneficial arrangement,” said Port Simpson band manager Wayne Drury. More details of the deal are expected soon. Wednesday, February 14th This is the kickoff date for Terrace Safeway Charity Challenge. Each year, Safeway employees band together for a local cause. This year, they are support- ing the “Dare to Dream Foundation”, Students will be performing inside Safeway from 4 - 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 14th. Come in and enjoy the music and show your support. That day, there will also be ticket sales available for the February 17th perform- ance of the Terrace Community Band along \ with pianist Benoit Turcotte at the REM Lee Theatre, Ticketa will be on sale at Safeway during junch and the money.” Anyone wishing to do- nate can do so at the Royal Bank or the Bank of Montreal in Tetrace, or by calling 635-3409 or 635- 3991, The northern region of the Red Cross is also tak- ing donations directly over its toll-free line: 1-800- 418-1111. “The situation is de- sperate,” said Don Shrop- shire, director of disaster services for: the Canadian Red Cross. “With disrupted com- ‘munications, electricity ‘and limited running water ‘and food available in the ° . SAFEWAY FOOD & DRUG Granville Bouquet SAVE at least $5.00 worst hit areas, we are very worried about the welfare of the people F Dr BA. 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