a ee ee SEVENTEEN bears 1 were relo- cated and five more were killed during conservation officers’ trapping blitz of bears last week at the Terrace landfill. _:*We're very happy with the resulis,”’ said conservation officer | Martin Melderis, “I’ve been in- volved in a few of these opera- tions and this is the most success- ful I’ve seen,” Several conservation ' officers from across the northwest partici- pated in an effort to remove as - many dump bears as possible be- fore the city powers up its new electric fence around the dump ‘this week, There's a possibility that some bears accustomed to garbage will now, tum fo nearby homes and yards in their search for food. ‘As a result, conservation of- | ficers are asking people who live along Kalum. Lake Drive to be extra careful wilh their garbage and fruit trees. It's important now that they don’t find access to any new sources of garbage,”’ Melderis said, He sald homeowners are urged to pick fruit as it ripens and store garbage indoors if possible, "IE that’s not an option, he said, bags ‘can be doused with. am- monia or bleach, and lime car be spread on compost boxes, In all, five boars, five sows, and. seven cubs were drugged, cap- tured and relocated, They were taken by road or helicopter to two remote areas far to the north — the area northeast of Alice Ann, and the headwaters of the Kwinamass, Burton and Ishkheenickh watersheds. ~ Three of the five bears that were shot had either lost all fear of humans or were problem bears that had previously been eartapged and relocated. _ The. remaining two included a bear that snapped its snare and had to be shot while running ‘away, and a cub that had to be destroyed because a tranquilizer dart penetrated its abdominal cavity. * ‘The jotal of 22 bears taken coincides with the number of in- ~ dividual bears dump attendants ‘estimate. frequent the landfill. 1 Six of the bears were also out- fittad with radio-collazs. Although sparking up the bear BEARS IN THE AIR: Two eight-month old cubs lounge in a tree as tranquilizer darts take effect. Conservation officers wait below for the bears to drop. Meanwhile, a a helicopter flies another dump bear toa a new home in the mountains far to the north. fence at the dump may cause short term problems, conservation officers are convinced it will greatly reduce the bear problem over the long term, as fewer bears will become habituated to human , garbage, a The city is constructing the fence because it will save moncy, “t-ministry regulatio Bear complaints’ this ‘year aie although contractors will benefit” as dump operations have just been privatized. Garbage doesn’t have. to ‘be covered as often at a fenced dump, according to , environment generally down so far. Before last S74 ag SER ae AND PFAFF PRESENT...Louise Ingram PFAFF representative and are © offering 2 sewing courses. Xs Y 2 COURSES: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Heirloom Serger Pillow 9:30 am - Noon. 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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 06, 1995 - A3 News In Brief _ in the immediate area, the nearest other being at Onion Lake, ~ go-ahead to'use the Janes south of its Keith Ave. property, be- tween Hall and South Sparks Sts. : lanes. on paving a 914ft. section of North Sparks’ St. beginning at Gair: | Quarry query handed off KITIMAT-STIKINE regional district directors have decided to pass the hall to the city of Terrace on a request for.a gravel pit permit. The highways ministry wants a five-year permit for a 25,2ha parcel located approximately 1km north of the Terrace-Kitimat airport terminal. There is an existing pit covering about one quarter of the parcel which has supplied materials since the 1960s, ’ The ministry says the quarry is the only gravel source they have Although Crown land, the parcel is. part of the airport lands which are leased to the federal government and thérefore falls un- der the jurisdiction of Transport Canada, Noting Terrace was in the process of trying to negotiate a takeover of the airport and those lands, regional district directors decided to delay a response on the request until they had heard comment from the city’ 's planning. department Lane usage approved. B.C, AUTOMOTIVE and Industrial Supply have been given the However, the permit will specify that no structure can be built in _ the lanes and that it can be revoked at any. time by the city. The -} company had already. indicated it had no > plans -t to build on the y Green light 1 for. Kitsetas | COUNCIL HAS given the go-ahead for construction of the Kit selas access road but has also specified the cily’s share of the cost — it received a provincial grant for the project _— ~ should not ex: ceed $25,000. Council also voted.-to initiate a Local Impravement Project vote. Ave. and running north, Commuted cost of the paving «| is estimated at $12.36 per foot of property frontage. Large garage okayed- | A PENNER ST. (Thornhill) resident has received a Variance - permit to allow construction of an over-sized garage, ° en Requesting permission to.build a 24ftx 32ft. structure: in the south-cast comer of his property, Robert Monteith explained. he | needed that area to store his antique vehicle and boat. The alterna- ° tive, he pointed out, was renting’ dry storage space at $250 Per + month for six to seven months of the year.:. : The. building would have-a gross floor area’ of ns sq. m. com: « pared to the limit under by-law of S6sqm. Regional district planner: Ted Pellegrino noted: neighbours had been advised of the proposal and no objections | had been received, The Thornhill Advisory Planning commission had also considered the request and recommended in favour. Directors decided to issue the development wi variance ® permit for the dimensions outlined by Monteith. ICBC pays out : THE CITY has réceived a $19,762 grant from the Insurance Cor- : poration of B.C. (CBC) in Hew of taxes. -) As a Crown Corporation, ICRC is: ‘not required to pay municipal: taxes. 'Insteall it gives the city annual grants equal to the'amotat it: would be taxed if it were a private business. ; Thay ee Lees 4 ue inte cetperyy pe i No PAYMENTS UNTIL JAN, 1996 ae jo