"TERRACE — Alzheimer’s dis-
ease was the topic of discussion
. for about 50 people who attend-

ed an organizational meeting at
Northwest Community College
‘recently. The group is interested

in starting a local support group

for families and friends of
_ Alzheimer’s sufferers.

by Tod Strachan
_ According to the Alzheimer’s

‘Society of B.C., Alzheimer’s
- disease “ causes severe,

fo * pro-
gressive memory loss and im-
paired intellect with devastating
effects on families and friends.

DR. JOHN KENNEDY: Any signs of -
depression In the elderly are
serious.

City vehicle — continued from page 1

car was required, Sheridan pro-

- tested, saying they had already

purchased a van and a larger
-yehicle wasn’t necessary —— all

that was required was a two-
.. door
‘ decided the suggestion was valid

compact. But council
and decided to ask for new
tenders on a four-door vehicle.
‘Eleven tenders were offered

--on the new specifications rang-
-ing from o
$14,611.40 and it was from this

$9,431.88 to
-list that the Plymouth K Car was

~ selected at a cost of $957.25 per
~ additional door when compared
- to council’s first choice of a

Nissan Micra.

The selection criteria offered

- in Christensen’s suggestion of
the Plymouth was interesting
“but somewhat confusing to ©

Sheridan. The Plymouth was
available immediately according

_ to Christensen, but after a few
phone calls by the Terrace
_ Review Tuesday morning it was

found that the Chev, Ford and

Nissan were also in stock. The

Park — continued from page

jumping the lease payment over
800 percent for Fisherman’s

- Park. Their attitude reflects
their current treatment of the

public at large and is about one

. hundred years behind the times
.- with regard to public relations.”

Hazelwood offered the city

'. assistance in maintaining the

park for recreational purposes
by either writing to or meeting
with CN to express the

- B.C.W.F. support. However, he
. added, “‘We have been involved
“in: twin tracking and railway
- wildlife mortalities discussions
in the past. The experience was
> frustrating as they deal from
-ieonclastic strength that tends to

intimidate one initially.”
~ Tf nothing can be done to
change CN’s mind on the lease

-{ncrease for Fishermen's Park,
‘Hazelwood offered financial
- support from the Salmonid
‘nhancement Society and en-
-‘gouraged other commercial

‘users to do the same.

__~ He suggested, “‘A nominal fee

| 24. Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 24, 1988

Alzheimer support |

MARGARET EAGLESON: A time of
great anxlety.

Several support groups in the
province provide a forum for the
discussion of concerns for many
of these people, who exchange
practical advice on the effective
management of behaviors caus-
ed by the disease.

Also, Alzheimer’s disease is
the fourth leading cause of death’
in Canada after heart disease,
cancer and stroke, and it has

been estimated that it causes

10,000 to 20,000 deaths annua!-
ly. In Canada there are at least
300,000 persons afflicted with
the disease. Although research is

gaining ground, there is no

known treatment or prevention
for Alzheimer’s.

This led Rosemary Flemming
and Gail Turner of Terrace and
District Community Service's
Mental Health Network North-
west to invite provincial rep-
resentatives to Terrace to help
organize a local group.

Visiting speakers from Van-
couver included Dr. John Ken-
nedy of the Geriatric Division
Assessment Unit at Riverview
Hospital, who is also a member
of the Department of Psychiatry
and Pharmacology at U.B.C.

Lynn Woods, a consultant in.

Gerentology at Burnaby
Hospital and a member of the
B.C. Alzheimer’s Society, and
Margaret Eagleson, a care-giver
and member of the B.C. Alz-
heimer’s Society, also acted as
resource people.

According to Dr. Kennedy,
correct diagnosis is the key.
“Not all problems that are
associated with memory loss in.
the elderly are truly
Alzheimer’s,’? Kennedy explain-
ed. “Some of those problems
are very treatable, but if they’re
left untreated the person can still
end up in a long-term care in-

Youth

Development of the Terrace

‘Youth Centre is on schedule,

‘and the new facility should be in

Plymouth was also the largest
vehicle offered, said Christen-
sen, who listed the length and

width of each vehicle in

millimetres to prove his point.
And although the Plymouth was
6 mm (0.3 inches) shorter and
the Ford was a whopping 54 mm
(2.1 inches) shorter, he missed
the fact that the Ford was 9 mm
(0.4 inches) wider and didn’t list
the actual size of the passenger
compartment. .

The bid from Nissan, offering
a vehicle 752 mm (2 feet, 5.6 in-
ches) shorter and 165 mm (6.5
inches) narrower than the K Car,
was $9,431.88, $133.68 more
than their original offer plus the
estimated $400 for the addi-

tional doors, but still only.

$266.84 per additional door.
Christensen. claimed the
Plymouth warranty was the
longest at.7 years or 115,000
kilometers on the power train (a
check on warranties indicated
that Chevrolet has a 12 month or
20,000 kilometer watranty on
the body and 6 years or 100,000

1 QR

such as $100 could be incor-
porated into our contract.
Perhaps other commercial users
such as guides, Provincial
Government, Federal Govern-
ment, etc. would also contribute
to the payment of the lease. I do
not think the general public
should be subjected to a user fee
as it is at best an anti-social
gesture. Those operations who
financially benefit from the use
of the boat launch, including the
City of Terrace through the
direct benefits of tourism,
should act as gracious hosts in
this instance.”?

Ata previous meeting, council
changed their position from ter-
minating the lease to one of at-
tempting to continue negotiation

with CN, but the lease increase .

from $150 to $1,350 per year still
jeopardizes the future of the
park. Both letters have been
referred to the Community and
Recreation Services Committee
for their recommendation.

kilometers on the power train.
Ford and Nissan both have a 6
year, 100,000 kilometer power
train warranty) and, according
to Christensen, ‘It’s cost is
$216.94 greater than the
Chevrolet Cavalier, but this dif-

ference would be offset by the:

reduced vehicle allowances.”’
Sheridan said he couldn’t
follow that reasoning because
the purchase price of any of the
vehicles would be offset by the
elimination of car allowances.

He voiced strong dissatisfaction -

to the whole process of the pur-
chase. ‘‘Reduced vehicle allow-
ances has nothing to do with the
amount of the bids,’’ he said. -
Sheridan also pointed out that
they had bought the van for its
carrying capacity and what had
started out as a two-door com-
pact had become a mid-sized
four-door. He said he was ‘‘not
happy with how this whole thing
was handled”? and had his op-
position to the vote recorded.
The 11 tenders received in-
cluded the Nissan Micra, the
lowest at $9,431.88, a Chevrolet
Sprint at $9,532.58, a Ford
Escort at $10,174.90, a Hyundai

’ Excel Hatchback at $10,195, a

Hyundai Excel Sedan at
$10,366.80, a Chevrolet Cavalier
at $10,595.76, the Plymouth K
Car at $10,812,70, a Nissan Sen-
tra demo at $10,918, a Ford
Tempo at $11,068.31, a
Volkswagen Fox at $11,343.06
and the most expensive, a
Volkswagen Golf at $14,611.40.

Cougar “— continued from page 1

management unit because, at

least officially, no one believed

they exist here.
Peter Martinson, who oper-

- ates Bornite Mountain Taxider-

my out his home near Kleanza
Creek, recently finished mount-
ing the cougar. From nose to
tail-tip it’s about five and a half
feet long, and Martinson said
that when Webber brought it in
it weighed 105 pounds. ‘‘He was
quite healthy,” Martinson said.

Primary prey for cougars in
their normal range is deer, Mar-
tinson said, but because deer

stitution.” a
He added, ‘‘It’s quite

reasonable that anyone who is.

older, who has changes in their
mood, their sleep patterns or in
their memory functions, should
be seen by their family practi-
tioner to be evaluated for the
presence of treatable
problems.” _

Kennedy also warned that
depression could go unnoticed
or be mistakenly diagnosed.

“Particular problems that are .

commonly not noticed in older
people are depression, and we
know that that is a very serious
thing to miss because we know
that the highest suicide rate in
any age group occurs in the
older single male. And with ear-
ly intervention and recognition,
it’s a highly treatable problem.”

Margaret Eagleson, whose
husband died from Alzheimer’s
in 1983, gave the group a first-
hand account of her struggle to
cope with the disease. .

“I didn’t notice it for some
time,’’ she said, ‘‘I just thought
it was a little decline, he was
older than me, and I just didn’t

center a

operation on March 4 according
to organizer Patricia Williams.
Before that happens however,
several activities are scheduled
which Williams thinks should be
of public interest.

by Tod Strachan

The most obvious of these, ac-
cording to Williams, is a free
workshop, “‘Adolescence and
You’, at the Ukranian Hall
from 9 a.m, to noon this Satur-
day for volunteers, parents, or
anyone who.thinks they may be
interested in the center some
time in the future.

Williams said the workshop is
being organized by the center
and the main speaker will be
Marylin Mardiros of Van-
couver, who holds a Bachelor
and Masters degree. in Mental
Health Nursing as well as a
PhD. in Anthropology. Accord-
ing to Williams, Mardiros works
in child and family psychiatry at
U.B.C., has held related
workshops throughout Canada,
Mexico and the United States,
and will soon be making a tour
of Australia.

Other events coming up in the

next week or so include the con- -

tinued search for equipment and
materials such as a ping pong
table, pool table, floor hockey
equipment, arts and crafts
material, and possibly a TV and
video machine.

Also underway is a poster
contest to help. decorate the
center with youth art and a logo
contest to help identify the
center with a youth-oriented
symbol, She said that both con-
tests are open to anyone between

a

aren’t as plentiful here as they
are in other areas he speculated
that mountain goat may have
figured large in the diet of Web-
ber’s cougar. He may have taken
on some more difficult meals as
well - Martinson had to remove
a number of porcupine quills
from the animal’s muzzle during
the mounting process.

Webber found the cougar on
Nov. 28 in a trap he'd
set about 100 yards off the
South Copper logging road near

Eight Mile Creek:

notice it until all of a sudden he
. began to repeat things.’? -° -.

She described other
behavioral changes such as
reading the same newspaper .
headline ‘‘again and again and
again” and times when he would
get out of bed at midnight think-
ing he had to go to the office —
he would spread his papers out
on the kitchen table but was
unable to remember what he
wanted to do with them.

‘“*] was working at the time so
it was a time of great anxiety for
me because I didn’t know what

‘ he was doing while I was away,’’-

said Eagleson. She said support
was available but she wasn’t
aware of it at the time and was
left to struggle through her hus-
band’s illness on her own. Now, -
she hopes through support
groups and publicity that the
society can provide support and

_ advice to others who find

themselves in a similar situation.
Anyone wanting to obtain
more information or join the
support group can phone
Rosemary Flemming or Gail
Turner at 635-3178 or the B.C. -
Alzheimer’s Society at 736-0448.

reality
the ages of 10 to 19.
Williams said the official
opening of the Terrace Youth
Centre will take place on Friday,
March 4 at 7 p.m. at their Ukra-
nian Hall location with an open
house. She said plans for the
evening include an information .
booth for parents and children
as well as a short working pro-
ject and some introductory

-“drop-in’’ activities.

She said that following open-
ing night, the Youth Centre will
be open on Mondays 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 teens (13-19) and
Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m. for
teens only. Williams said that
each night will be open for drop-
in activities such as games or
videos and will also include a
different ‘feature’? activity such
as cooking, carpentry or sports.
She said all activities will take
place in the Ukranian Hall, with .
the exception of indoor sports
which will be held in the E.T.
Kenney gymnasium.

Anyone wanting more infor-
mation can phone Pat Williams
at 638-0112 or Carol Marcellin
at 635-2627.

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