M Housing work begins WORK WAS well underway at the site of the new 18-unit addition ta afternoon to mark the occasion. That's contractor Candido Guer- the Skeena Kalum Housing development off Haugland Ave. last reiro, of Genuine Contracting — one of the subcontractors to gener- week, The society held a ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday al contractor Pola Construction. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 17, 1996 - A3 Search on for wiley coyote A COYOTE’S on the lam in Thornhill, and con- servation officers are asking the public to be on the look out for him. The coyote in question is easy to spot, because he limps along on three legs, says conservation officer James Hilgemann. The coyote bit a local man a few weeks ago, and so far has eluded co’s efforts to trap him. “The man was feeding the coyote a sausage roll,’’ said Hilgemann, when the coyote bit the man’s fingers, leaving ‘‘major lacerations.’ It’s very unusual for a coyote to attack a hu- man, but Higemann said this is an unusual case. The coyote, who lives in the Petro Can area in Thornhill, and locals have been feeding it. ‘*He’s lost his fear of humans,’’ said Hil- gemann. ‘‘He’s conditioned to hand feeding.”’ People in the area say the coyote will come tight up to them and has also been known to grab shopping bags of food right out of their hands. Last week conservation officers put oul traps to try and catch the coyote, so they could test him for rabies, but were unsuccessful. That means the man who was bitien was forced to go through a series of unpleasant tabies shots, to make sure he won't get the dis- case. a t > pyots ws a N, be Os A 10.9% Financing O.A.C. Available only at your OTE: a He a Pe dl the ie co Awe ey 2 ES ; 5 aes “4 i i _ Recreational Specialists. . The odds are slim the coyote has rabies; there are currently no documented cases of rabies in the province. Conservation officers have now removed the traps, so they don’t accidentally capture dogs and other wildlife. However, they are asking the public to call them immediately if they sce a three-legged’ coyote, During they day you can call 638-6530, and after office hours cali 1-800-663-WILD. Hilgemana added that this case illustrates why people should not feed wildlife. News I[n Brief Hospital talks stall as unions take strike vote MEMBERS OF three B.C. unions have voled over- whelmingly in favour of striking to back contract demands, And that means picket lines cauld be going up at Mills Memorial Hospital. , Members of the Hospital Employees Union, B.C. Government Employees Union, and the International Union of Operating Engineers across the province have voted 81 per cent-in favour of going on strike if neces- sary. There are 185 members of the three unions at Mills. Bargaining has been ongoing since the end of Febm- ary; Mediator Vince Ready became involved at the end of March, when contacts for the three unions expired. The key issucs are job security and protection of health care. The province-wide strike vole was carried out from April {-12, Negotiations invalving the B.C. Nurses’ Union are still ongoing. Workers strike a deal and it freezes wages IT COULD be a first for government employees in this province. A contract settlement that includes a wage freeze until November of next year. A tentative setdement has been reached between the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) aud the Public Service Employee Relations Conmission (PSERC) on the contract covering 32,000 provincial government employees. BCGEU president John Shields says the deal pro- vides for improved job security and moderate wage and benefil increases. Government employees will get a 1 por cent wage in- crease effective November 30, 1997. Results of the ratification vole will be known carly next month. No change in plan to close weather station THERE’S BEEN no change in the plans to close most of the weather slations in the province, including the one at the airport here, by next year, The three people at the airport weather office are ei- ther being offered severance packages or the op- portunily to move to open jobs elsewhere, says Gary Wells, the man in charge of weather stations in B.C. and the Yukon. “The closure is still scheduled to take place by the end of March 1997,”* said Wells last week. Only Vancouver and Kelowna in B.C. and Whitehorse in the Yukoa will remain as manned wealher slations in the region. 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