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MONDAY, APRIL‘22,491 (TERRACE, B.C, *.

‘4634 Latelle has

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A narrow bridge aggravates
but a’ narrow ‘bridge closed at
intervals activates - the -
adrenaline to apoplexy. .

The architectural abortion .. -
spanning the Skeena River at
the eastern approaches. to.
Terrace is desperately in need.
of its ‘once every two years!
face lift." ;

The bridge will be closed
traffic commencing April 18 at
times designated in.’ the

classified section of the paper,

and will. be in’ effect for
approximately three weeks.

What of the new bridge of
which we heard tell from the
powers that be in Victoria only a

‘few weeks ago?

“Even if the new bridge were
started today, it would still be
necessary to resurface the
present structure.- it’s almost
worn through in spots,” said
Mr, W.J. McDonald, District
Superintendent, Department of
Highways. ;

“Like everyone else in town I
_ would be delighted if this was
the last time we had.to do this
Particular job’’, says Mr.
McDonald who asks that the
public be patient. with the
Stappages which ‘will be as
short-livéd as possible. -

OP aN

Investigate

Stolen trucks

- ‘Two more truck. thieves went

for.a “‘joy ride"-this weekend.:.

And . RCMP 0 repeat ‘their
Vi

e
také :the “key with:

The vehiclé was recovered
later that day, abandoned ‘on
Highway 16. °

Also. reported ' missing:
m 6=Saturday morning was:a 1970
’ Ford pick-up owned by Gerald
Evans of Terrace.

.  ANSWer!
Assoclation.

; ida or ‘a 1967. ‘1+

Mereury pick-up-was-reported: re Re gta
‘missing from “© Sharples  Biddie ou ali
_Equipment in Terrace. a . siddle: :What is it that you di

and what you won’t see five months from now? .
- The Headquarters’ for the’-Terrace Arena

TS.

The 660 sq. ft. two-bedroomed Panabode structure is in thie,
Process of being. erected on the Ottawa . Avenue extension

you do see now :

-. Skeena Forest Products hope
by the middle. of the week.

belwedn the Safeway.and Super-Valu Malls:
tb have. the structure com

pleted

-.. The location is being.made available by Municipal Council fot’
' the five month period ‘required for Association headquarters,
» A ticket raffle will then be held and some iucky wittner will be

a two-bedroomed house richer, ae .

That truck was found at .10
p.m. on the Skeena Bridge,
Four vehicles ‘have been
taken in the past week and later
found abandoned. Police say
person or persons can start the
vehicles, all Ford products,. "

without a key, _
RCMP are investigating,

———$——$_— . - '

| Celebrates
' "| : a

Sist birthday |

' Mrs. Gordon Parr of Terrace’ ” The Minister told conference’
and her’ sister Mrs. Graham - members.. the _- Federal:
’ - Giske of North Vancouver have Government had found’ that’.
been vacationing in Hawaii as nurses with four months special ..
guests, with their father, Mr,’ . training-have solved the doctor
‘C.P. Erwin, long time-resident . shortage problem in the North
and pioneer _ merchant’ of’ by being able to efficiently cope .
Kitimat, in celebration.of Mr. with 96 percent” of patients
Erwin's Sist birthday,; Before requiring medical attention,
returning to Terrace, Mrs. Parr When- contacted. by ‘tne
plans -to spend the- Easter Herald,.Dr. Gordon McGhee ’of -

holidays with her daughter and Terrace, a Specialist in Internal:
son-in-law Mrs. and Mrs. David. Medicine, said,
Munn and grandchildren Todd disagree. that this is at’:
and-Kelli, in North Vancouver, ‘possible!!! 2. 2 re
(In the meantime Gordon has - Mrs.” Alice: Chen.” Wing
been home baby sitting their” Director of. Nursing, at Mil
dog Tiger-grr!) 0 -- 14. f Memorial Hospital, -said that

Howey whe

A variety of local medical:
reactions met ‘the statement
made by Health Minister John.
Munroe'in Ottawa. Ds

7.

“Ha

five:".sons - who: would) be
contenders.for the title.’
Son “Orval ‘Harden’ Jr. a
Senior. at. Eastern. Washington:
State College,'-has’’ received: °
perfect all-A grades ‘and has
been ndmed tothe EWSC winter.
quarter honor.roll; 3°. |
__/Mr. and-Mrs, Harden, who
ame.to this part of .the world . #44
from Idaho via Burns Lake, ‘are - §
delighted but. not surprised’ at . 22
the.: honor ‘revelved “by their. i
" ‘Youngest son because he is just’. {
| following the path to academic. ;
“honors previously walked by his.

j four older brothers;“).
. Big. brother’ Hugh, 38, is'a Re:
mining. engineer «and [Sains
scholarship winner, Hal'3i,. is” -Rasaane
“@ medical ‘doctor now‘ in-the |
r er aa el Tus

“" ORVAL HARDEN:

“I would totally

” fsolated “outposts in:

medical problem.” 0
~The me continued, "The.
, doctor was eratic and petulant”
and so was the. telephone >: a
_ Service so if I;manged-to ‘get ©

: through to'him, on: the wire. to... “Sh

killing purposes) which, I use
# for everything from: cold; sores

‘program under the jurisdiction

of the Federal Government in
“ the North West Territories.
a-“But"in- my opinion’, said
“Mrs, ‘Chen Wing, “no kind of a

- ‘short crash course piven-to'a

qualified nurse could possibly.
equip her. to cope with the

diversity. of medical problems

‘Which she would be cailed

to.administer."* .
.7Mrs. Chen Wing sa

upon.

ort
lls :the service “impo ble;

Territories the closest-doctor-to. i.

me was forty miles aw:
was completely. aloné:to.
with absolutely every. pi ssible

ask for help and:advice' I never.
knew if-he would talk: to rhe ‘ar.
not,” cine ee ‘ :

narcotic
bain-
us

to. distress,

, Chosen vocation, |.

Doctor problem

Terrace isn't considered the ™y supply of drugs.”
“north’ and she felt the Minister .
. must be referring to the health

In the opinion of this nurse,
the stations ‘to which she was
sent are fairly typical of the
inadequate medical service
available to our northen citizens
- citizens who have no recourse
_foamalternative, ©.
-’ But she -also: pointed _ out
‘emphatically: that no. credit

should’ be taken from’. the
“wholeheartedly dedicated
nurses’ ‘and - doctors .. who

’ withstand, untold deprivations .

and. hardships to -follow thier

“> VICTORIA

Grant for
mobile —

homes?
(CP)—New
, Democratic Party and Liberal
members of the legislature
said Monday mobile home
owners should. receive the
provincial home-owner grant,

The comments came during

debate on second reading ofa.
bill setting out a schedule of |
fees for mobile home units, to. .

be collected by trailer park

Operators and passed on to the ©

government as taxes, °.

Ernie Hall (NDP — Surrey). |”
said until mobile home owziers

. .tecelve the $170 grant on their

3

property “we: shall have-not.-
‘only second-class citizens but —

"Cont'd on Page 2

Fraser: University’s
ation.on Saturday, May.

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father on the Burr
_ site‘of Simon Fraser.

ne
- chronicl
. fongued style, the development -
-of: the .B.C.. Interior, and . the ©

spént: more

Five to receive — |
honorary degrees

G go. hunting with his.
Burnaby. Mountain
. Margaret Murray: has
paper.business,
ing, in her: blunt, racy-

Couairy.:

60 years in the

lover |

The Little Park site for the
Proposed ice arena is still bein;

.. tossed for controversial grabs
by Council and the descendents
of George Little, the man who
donated the area to Terrace
with the express’ wish that it
was to be used and maintained
as public parkland. . —

“I honestly believe that the
Council thought it was acting in.
the best interests of Terrace
when Mayor Jolliffe cast the
deciding vote in favor of Little.
Park as the ice arena site,”

said Edith Kawinsky, daughter -
of the properly donator, ‘but :

- there isn’t a city in the world
that doesn’t wish it had more
downtown park area.. If we
don't-hold on to this land now
there isn't another benefactor
who will donate downtown
property for park purposes..,it
is far too precious to give away.

Mrs. Kawinsky continued, “I
guess it wouldn't be the end-of
the world if the upper part of
Little Park was used for the
arena but Terrace citizens
should demand ‘a written
promise that the lower portion
of the site will never be used as
a cemented parking: lot.
Parking facilities are not going
to be adequate’ in the future
when the Council members

~ have changed...even five years
from now verbal
assurances from the present
council about retaining ‘the
lower half of the park as a green
area might not be honored.” |
Mrs: Kawinsky emphatically
concluded that she hoped it
wasn't too late for an alternate

De: FOUN f B;

yt-on the’ other side.of the
fence. Is the - view \6f. the:
President:-df' the. Arena

foe

Association, Stan Patterson.

“I understand that there is
some opposition to the Council’s .
selection of the site’, stated
Patterson. ‘ is
understandable, however, it is

. the age old problem of ‘growing

pains that nearly every town -

« and municipality goes through .
“When making decisions of this -

nature. No matter where the
complex is to. be kicated there .
“will be some opposition. This-is
natural and I gitiess, not
unexpected But what are the
alternatives? They include
Christie Park, Riverside Park,

’ Rotary Park and North Thomas *

Property that- was considered
earlier for the arena. Each of
these sites have their own
individual disadvantages
including parking or access .

problems or.both. -

“The recreation complex site -

ae sang. moving on. ahead
cates

- their running shoes. /°".. 7.
- ‘The boys have net.only had.a

Will have

at Upper Little’ Park

& . parking for more than 259-cars.

‘While it would be ideal. to be
able to handle 500-1000: cars at
the site,’ this is- almost
impossible ‘to attain unless the
Municipality. spent a
considerable amount of money
to purchase | 12-15. acres
elsewhere. Parcels of land of
that size would probably only be
available in the outskirts of the
Municipality ‘or . in. ‘the
. Surrounding areu outside the

town. thus ~~ causing
‘transportation. and other
problems, . .

-.“Ferrace is not alone
parking problem, Almost every

. town T -know has. the same ~
problem. Have you tried ~
’ driving’ toa hocky game in

Vancouver or attending the Fall
Fair at Smithers, you have to
park blocks away from the

in this .

“arena and walk, .
'“Phe Municipality of Terrace
‘already owns a. parking lot
within 1 block of Upper Little
Park. That.is-the Emersoi
Street lot. Surely in the .1-20
years that it will “take to
complete’ the recreation
complex; the Municipality. will
have established other parking
lots nearby. In any . case,
private parking lots will be
available within a.3 to 4. block
‘walking distance. Knowing the
park sites that are available

and appreciating the fact that
the Municipality probably dees
not have the fund ‘for:
purchasing large parcels of
property, the selection of Upper

Little Park for the site of the

- proposed recreation complex is
a.good selection under the
circumstances,”

Dr. Roy

Walker

with roadrunners

The supervisors of the
Terrace Centennial
Roadrunners certainly believe
in the old adage that ‘an ounce
of prevention is worth a pound
of. cure’ especially when it
comes to the ‘physical. fitness
and safekeeping of their sixty
four runners.

The Raodrunners will be.
‘divided into two groups with

dfid ‘sleep “while groap
boys eat-up the highway with

Still after |
: Old. Glory

Since the theft of an American
flag from the Kalum Motel.on
Highway 16 west started the
present: trend in symbol
snatching, it can’t be classed as
patriotism. In just over a
month, five. Canadian ensigns
have ceased to fly. in the
Terrace breeze. The latest theft
was reported during the night of
April 4-5) by Mr.

thorough physical examination
by their own family doctors as a
prerequisite to particiaption in
the run but in each of the two
accompanaying buses there will
be a fully qualified First Aid
Attendant to cope with the
health and welfare of each boy.

But in case some unforseen
medical problem beyond the

leave,

‘Says Dr. Walker, aged 73, |
“There was a time when I would
have jogged right along beside
the boys but that day is past so
I'll just be riding in the bus,”

The charming retired medic
says modestly, “I think I have
really been invited along for
moral support. but anyway I'l
be available if any medical -
emergencies do arise.”. :

“There are two buses
carrying equipment and
runners in shifts so Itt shutlle -
back and forth between 'them,”’
laughs Dr. Walker who says he
is really looking forward to the —
trip. oo .