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The Terrace Youth Centre
opened the doors to its Ukranian
Hall facility last Friday and it
was a resounding success. With
plenty to do but no schedule or
organized events, local youth
adopted the Centre as their own
in a matter of seconds. In fact,
one of the first comments heard
from the more than 20 teens in
attendance was, “‘When can I
come back again?”’

by Tod Strachan

This quick acceptance wasn’t
an accident. The hall was decor-
ated with high quality, locally-
produced teen art. It is-as in-
tended, a drop-in centre, a place
to be, a place to grow.

Structured activities such as
carpentry, arts and crafts, cook-
ing and fund-raising events will
be organized later, but the drop-
in centre concept will always be
there.

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TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, March 9, 1988

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always a sure-fire way to bring a
teen party to life — free food:
juice, a popcorn machine that
refused to quit and, just for
opening night, a cake to be cut,
not by the organizers, but by the
kids.

After many weeks of hard
work, organizers glowed with
satisfaction as teens played
board games, participated in ac-
tion games such as table top
hockey, air hockey, ping pong
and shuffle board, or watched a
video; ‘Short Circuit’’, donated
with a video player by Sight and
Sound,

The Youth Centre will now be
open on a regular basis on Mon-
days from 7 to 9 p.m. for the
10-to-12 age group, Wednesdays
from 7 to 9 p.m. for younger
children and 7 to 10 p.m. for
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' this or any other Act to a

which refuses or neglects to
‘comply with this Act or the

The new Terrace Youth Centre opened last week in the Ukranian Hall on
Walsh St., drawing an enthusiastic crowd of about 20 young people. The
Centre will ba open three evenings weekly and will operate as a drop-in
center with a range of structured activities available.

Abortion services to be billed

ly with the Act, or they may lose
funding if, in complying, they
displease the Minister of Health.

In Terrace, the Mills Memor-
ial Hospital board responded to
recent events by making three
decisions regarding abortion
policies and payments at a
meeting late last month. Ad-
ministrator Norm Carelius said

Premier Vander Zalm recently
conceded he may have to change
his government’s controversial
stand on abortion funding. This
may come about if a new federal
law is enacted, or because of
pressure from Social Credit
MLAs and party members, ac-
cording to a recent report.

by Charlynn Toews

Meanwhile some B.C. hospi- |
tals are refusing to ask for pay-
ment in advance for therapeutic
abortions. The Royal Inland
Hospital in Kamloops recently
announced it would admit
women seeking abortions with-
out demanding pre-payment,
because of a requirement in the
Hospital Act. The Act states
that patients shall not be refused
admittance on account of ‘‘in-
digent circumstances’’. Health
Minister Peter Dueck responded
to this by saying that such
hospitals would have the money
deducted from their total
budgets if they don't collect for
an abortion,

- But the Hospital Act also
states that ‘‘The Lieutenant
Governor in Council may with-
hold the amounts payable under

hospital, the board of managers

regulations, or fails to ad-
minister the hospital in a manner
satisfactory to the minister.” It
seems hospitals may have fund-
ing withheld if they don’t comp--

Nishga aim for -

high court fight

over pesticide

Nishga Indians are awaiting behalf. ‘“There is ample authori-
the result of an Environmental ty from the Supreme Court of
Appeal Board (EAB) hearing Canada that the decision-maker
held in Terrace on March 2 and is not entitled to participate as a
3. If they win, a proposed brush party in an appelant tribunal
control project will be stopped. that is in fact.reviewing his deci-
If they lose, they will appeal to sion,’’ said Rosenbloom. He
the Supreme Court of B.C., and told the EAB that he had re-
they may apply for aninjunction quested the presence of
to stop the project until a deci- Kobylnyk. but only for cross-
sion is handed down. examination.

On March 20, 1987 Westar § Board chairman Ralph Patter-
Timber applied to the Pesticide son replied. that Kobylinyk’s
Control Branch (PCB) for a per- continued on page 24

mit to treat eet ares on new
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growth in the Nass and Cran CC. policy

ruled out

. in

these decisions take into con-
sideration both the Supreme
Court ruling and directives from
the Ministry of Health in Vic-
toria.

First, the therapeutic abortion
committee will be disbanded. Se-
cond, a second opinion will be
sought when a woman and her
continued on page 2

berry River valleys with the her-
bicide Roundup. The herbicide
was to be applied by back-pack
sprayer from June 1, 1988, to
Oct. 31, 1990, and the purpose The Hon. Allan MacEachern
was to “‘free plantations from Chief Justice of the B.C.
deciduous brush competition’’ Supreme Court, has ruled the
outlet er birch, cottonwood, government’s policy to refuse
elderbert "She ae Pave and funding for abortions to be in
; d Pplucalion was violation of both the provincial
approved and a permit WaS health care statutes and a
issued from Prince George On Supreme Court of Canada deci-
June 29, 1987. The permit was sion that struck down the federal
later revised to-allow.the-use'of:ghortion law _ :
either Roundup or Vision on the In a statement yesterday At-
ae ; Don R torney General Brian Smith said
bloom wn Vareouver be the the province will probably not
, or began tie appeal the decision, but Premier
hearing by challenging the right pint Vander Zalm. who was at a
of PCB Director Ron Kobylnyk free Trade conference in Saska-
to give evidence on his Own toon, indicated that a meeting of
Cabinet will be called to explore
methods of retaining the B.C.
government's anti-abortion
policy.
Mills Memorial Hospital ad-
ministrator Norm Carelius said
the hospital’s board of directors
will probably be meeting soon to
consider what he called ‘‘an-
other adjustment’’ in policy.
‘There have been meetings on
this all along,’’ he said. ‘‘The
issue is far from being over.’’

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The Terrace Little Theatre packed in three full houses last weekend with their latest production, “Mothers and
Fathers”, an adult comedy about the effect of a surrogate motherhood agreement on two very different types, of
married couples. The play will run for another three showings this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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