Chimney fires can be
dangerous, and to make. sure
your holiday season doesn’t turn:

into a disaster, Terrace fire chief
Cliff Best has some timely ad-
Vice...
First of all; that discarded box
and wrapping paper left by St.
Nick could fuel a disaster, Don’t
throw that mountain of paper -
and boxes that appears on
Christmas day into the fireplace.
__ In some cases, where too much

paper was put into an open
fireplace too quickly, the fire
has been forced out the front of
the fireplace and burned and

-. mantle and everything on it. It

may also be the hottest fire .of
the ‘year and could start a
chimney fire.

To prevent chimney fires, Best
recommends using only season-
ed wood and a moderately large
fire. If you have an enclosed
’ wood heater, let the fire burn |
‘thot’. for at least 10 minutes
before slowing it down, He says.
this heats the chimney and
doesn’t allow the same buildup
of creosote that a smouldering
fire would.

He says if you follow these’
simple tules, cleaning the
chimney once a year should be
ample. But if you don’t, if you .
use green wood and love a-
smouldering fire, the chimney
could require cleaning as often
as every month. If you’re not
sure whether the chimney needs:
cleaning or not, Best says it’s
quite simple to use a small mir-
ror to look from the the cleanout
to the top or use a light to look
down from the top of the
chimney.

In the.event a chimney fire
does occur and you have an
open fireplace, there’s not much
you can do other than phone the
fire department and move any
inflammable items away from
the fireplace. But Best says that
while waiting for firemen to ar-
rive, a little baking soda could to
the trick. He advises against us-
ing water because too much
could do more damage than
good,

If you have an enclosed wood
heater, there are things that can
be done while waiting for the
firefighters — but there is also
some danger if you do the wrong
thing. He says that all dampers.
and air vents should -be im-

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we can. The idea was subject to
some criticism, but in our case
we have an MLA in government
so our priorities into cabinet will
be reinforced.”* .

In describing a Dec. 12
meeting with Huberts, Talstra
explained to council that the
regional group began with 120
people, including alternates, and
there was ‘'a lot of squabbling’
and they were “‘unable to.do a
great deal’. But he said. the
group | did come up with six areas
to priotize — transportation,
land - claims, . advariced = educa-
tion, funding inequities, health

S ‘is the’ season :
for chimney fires.

mediaiely shut, ‘and here i again, :

| “Regional District — :

baking soda could slow or put
out the fire, But if you’re about

to open the door of the heater —

for any reason —~ do it slowly. .

According to Best, by opening

the door too quickly you can
create a back draft that will send
the flames into the room. He
also advises against the use of
water because too much. can
crack hot fire bricks or cast iron.

_ The last detail to remember is
to use a metal container with a
cover when you clean the ashes
out of the fireplace or heater.
And then store the container ina
safe place — not on the porch or
in the carport or garage. A great
number of homes are damaged
or destroyed: by glowing embers
in ash that has been stored in
plastic or paper containers or .
bags.

the chimney to help douse the flame at a recent McConnell Ave. fire.

Library sees surplus

in budget

TERRACE — City council’s
finance committee will be
meeting with Terrace Public
Library board members to
discuss the library’s projected
budget for 1989. According to.a
Teport submitted by library
association treasurer
Parmar, the library is looking

forward to revenues of $266,691

and expenses of only $251,078.
This would mean a credit
balance at the end of the year of
close to $16,000, which would
set the stage for positive growth
as the library enters the 1990’s.

‘The report says the board ex- |

pects to receive the bulk of its
funds, $213,089, from the city
while $35,872 would come from
the province, over $5,000 from
book fines, $4,550 from

photocopier receipts, over $600 —

from the sale of Nadine Asante’s
“History of Terrace’? and the
balance from other sources such

as book sales, memberships and .

donations.

On the debit side of the
report, the acquisition of books,
videos,
periodicals is expected to cost
almost $54,000, wages will be
about $148,000 and the balance
will consist of $12,368 for

and forestry - —anda ‘committee
or ‘task force”’ was “formed to
deal with each.

He said that with the imple-
mentation of the new 10 member
advisory council, the old system
wasn’t defunct but would pro-
bably meet once each year, ‘‘as a
matter of courtesy to have all the
committees together’, and the

committees themselves . would |

meet ona more regular basis. He

said the next meeting of the ad-
visory council and the commit-
tee on- transportation will be.

held in Terrace on Jan. 28.

Nirmal |

compact discs and

for 1989

employee ‘benefits, almost

$6,700 for supplies, over $7,000
for telephone and utilities, close
to $3,600 for postage, and about
$10,000 for computer automa-
tion and other operational ex-
penses. —

If the budget is approved, ma-

jor capital expenses for 1989 will.
be $3,650 for two additional '

computer terminals, including a
new counter and cable installa-
tion. Two terminals were in-

stalled last September to replace :

the card catalogue system. Ac-
cording to the report their
popularity has shown a need to
double public access capability.

In éther quests for moderniza-
tion, the budget allows for

$5,000 to purchase the city’s
IBM 36 computer system, plus
$2,000 for installation if and
when it becomes available. This
would provide faster access to
-records and additional
storage space.

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Weather report — December 12 - 18.

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Date HI Low Prec.

Dec, 12 “4 3.4mm rain
Dec, 13 -3  § =—4 6.0 mm mix rainfsnow

Dec. 14 -—2 -§- nil

Dec. 15 -4) -7 nil

Dec. 16 -7 &«-=-9 nit ~ So,
Dec. 17 -5 -9 6.4 cm snow -: Ae
Dec. 18 2 -5 5.6mm mix rainfsnow

Forecast: Wednesday and d Thursday, cloudy: witha few
sunny breaks, afternoon highs of -1, overnight lows
—6. Friday and the weekend, cloudy. with occasional

snow. Afternoon highs —3, overnight lows —7 or —

8.

A combination of green wood and stow fires can result in arapid buildup of creosote in your
chimney. Above, Terrace firefighter Richard Owens drops small quantities of snow down .

Forecast Period: 12/25- 12/31/88

ARIES
Mar. 21-Apr. 19s mosity. Be mindful that this is a time for peace

and goodwill.

TAURUS Performing good deeds without fanfare spreads
Apr.20-May20 happiness. Be moderatein partaking of the good ~
_ things. Avoid excess.
GEMINI Friends encourage you to take on more responisi-
May 21-June20 _ bility, and you find yourself in the role of “‘lead-
ing the pack.”

CANCER .. It’sarather emotional time for you. You want to

_ June21-July22 hold onto theold, while reaching out to thenew.
LEO Be considerate of relatives and friends close to" ~

July 23-Aug, 22
_ opinions and beliefs. -

An overly assertive manner tends to stir up ani- .

you. Keep an open mind when they vuice their

VIRGO Good judgment is essential in making decisions

Aug. 23-Sept. 2 regarding finances. Look at things from a—
i . moderate standpoint.

LIBRA Acclose relationship with a dyriamic, active per-

Sept.23-Oct.22 son adds glamor and excitement to the holiday

social scene.

. SCORPIO Be-mindful of the quality and quantity of food

Oct.23-Nov.21 and drink you partake of. Stay well and healthy.
SAGITTARIUS = Activities requiring muscular exertion are health-
Noy. 22-Dec.21  ful—just know when to stop. It’sa good time to
mS work off tension.
_ CAPRICORN Banging your head against the wall, literally or
Dec. 2-Jan.19 figuratively, i is quite apt to leave you with a tender
hoggin, -
AQUARIUS There will be much coming and golng. Care in
Jan, 20-Feb.18 © driving is urged. Remember the high cost of speed-
ing tickets.
PISCES There isa danger of theft, or loss of funds i insome |

Feb. 19-Miar. 20

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