| A16 Terrace Review — Wednesday, December 20,1989 ...- - ae ; “Waste not, want not _ “J would like us to take a look at the things we do,’’ director Dan Pakula told other board members of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine following their most recent meeting. by Tod Strachan _ _Hewasn’t speaking of the way in .which they handle their business. What he was talking about were those occasions when board members and staff jotted memos, photocopied documents or stopped for a cup of coffee, His point... municipal waste and the environment. Sit- ting in front of Pakula for em- phasis was his styrofoam cup of coffee and nearly a ream of virgin paper. oO _ We're probably as wasteful ‘as everybody else,”’ admitted ad- ministrator. Bob Marcellin honestly. “‘That’s why we're -over budget on garbage... because we’re so wasteful.”’ Re- cycled paper would help sug- gested Pakula, but treasurer Lucy Woods pointed out that the regional district buys their ‘paper through School District 88 and “we don’t know what they’re looking at”. But Alice - Maitland had another sugges- tion:. “Buy mugs and at each ‘meeting appoint monitors so the staff doesn’t have to clean up.” This. ‘idea was well received and Les Watmough had another suggestion: ‘‘We could all put our names on our cups.’’ It is unknown whether this sugges- tion was for health reasons or the pride of simple possession, but Watmough is not a person to miss an opportunity and carried the discussion one step further. “Do we get to take them. home?’’ he asked. His query was ‘in jest and there was no re- sponse, but he did make a valid point, There’s little value in the board setting a good example if every home in the district trashes tons of styrofoam containers and reams of virgin paper every day. * PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF FORESTS NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR SEALED TENDERS FOR T.S.L. A-31854 Pursuant to section 16(3)(a) of the Forest Act, there will be of- fered by sealed tenders by the District Manager, TERRACE, B.C, at 11:00 a.m. on the 15th day of January, 1990 a Timber Sale Licance to authorize the har- _vesting of 4,437 cubic metres of timber located at Beam Statlon Road. ; | TERM: One (1). Year Bids can be accapted only from -S$mait. Business Forest Enter- | prises as defined In the Regula- tions. This iicence will be awarded under the provisions of Section 16/3\a) of the Forest Act which restricts bidding to persons registered In the Smaii Business Forest Enterp’ise Program Cate- gory One (t). Detalis of the proposed Timber. Sale Licence may be obtained from the District Manager at 200 . 8220 Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.G., VG 1L1 as of January 2,. 1990. a 12/20c sey reo eT, atk Certifled Data Processor. thriving business as computers, computer programs, and:com-’ * - puter accessories have become favorite Christmas gift items: And next week, we'll see the recipients of these gifts eagerly unwrap- ping their new items of computer paraphernalia in a hurry to put them to use. They'll set up the machinery, install the software, and with luck, be off to the races, eagerly using that new game, drawing program, or business program. . . ; _ Unfortunately, many will overlook a little item wrapped in with the literature that accompanies the software documentation. A little item.called the software registration card. That seemingly non-descript oversight at time of unwrapping could come’ back | and haunt our user sometime in the future. The software registration card is similar to a warranty card that comes with an appliance or other piece of equipment. However, it is more important in a number of respects. As far as the software publishers are concerned, you do not exist as & legitimate user of that software until they have received your software registration. This means-you are not eligible for any. software support services that may be available. This also means you will not be informed of any special upgrade offers when a newer version of the program is released. One problem is that many publishers’ registration cards in- struct the buyer to just fill in the card and mail it in. I recom- “mend: OU.g “safe place close to'your comiputer: This way; if you do’ encounter’ "7 problems and need to call the publisher's support line, you-can Be - quote your number and proceed to get assistance. = ‘|. complete’ with the:program: serialnumber and file yourcopy.ina. | fe to photocopy:the card ~’ If for some reason you haven't registered your current ‘soft- i ware, and you're lost or misplaced the registration card,-you can still register your. software by contacting the publisher and following the publisher’s instructions. Usually these will be to mail-or fax a letter with proof of purchase. Some software may also tequire an additional support fee for telephone support or “further upgrades... ~ This may not have much beari ng upon: recreational software. such as games, but users of business sofeware such as accounting programs should ensure that they are registered. Nothing can be ~ “more annoying than encountering a problem and then having to wait a day or two for help just because your software wasn’t. © registered. So remember — when you unwrap that new program,. be it at ; Christmas or any other time year, don’t forget to register your . software, * . Bridge opens for bids 7 The Ministry of Highways and Transportation began tak- ing tenders yesterday for the construction of a new bridge ac- . cess for Kitamaat Village. A district highways spokes- placed with a permanent Acrow (metal grid decked single lane)” ‘pridge.. 7 oO The district’ highways ‘office expects’ to have the :contract - man said the existing bridge has awarded: before the new year. 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