AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 22, 1999 This is what sign means An open letter to the public: The Board of Directors of the Kermode Friendship Society is very concerned about the letter (bat appeared in the Sept, 1, £999 edition of The Terrace Standard tegard- ing the ‘Registered Kermade Teens” only sign. The sign at the entrance to the youth centre could be apen to inlerpretation, The centre is-open to those who need and use its services. : The Kermode Friendship Socicty has an open door policy and its mandate is no different than any other friendship centre. The society docs nat bar anyone. -secking the many services ils offices offer an Kalum Street. The first and primary mandate of the fricadship ceatres is lo aid those First Nations who choose to live in -urban centres across Canada, That transition will require the will- ingness and acceptance of the populace and we would be defeating that purpose, if our end goal is segregation. The friendship centre’ has been proniotiiig “initiatives that: have to do with multi-culturalism.The centre-is apen to all and the various services are accessible to the community at large but for the purposes of control, any person should wegisicr for those services they may be interested in. If one wanted to access te services of any other organi- zation inthe Terrace area, you cither have to register to be- come a niember or appear as-a guest of a member. , The registration process may also be a‘requirement-to meet reporting requirements tothe various. federal or provincial departments or agencies in lerms of nuniber of individuals serviced, ec. - The sign in question is to ensure the youlb centre keeps its original intent in belping the. youth of Terrace’ and: to prevent it from becoming @ hang out. There are regulations for safety reasons as to how many people can be at the , premises at any one time, And there are liability issues to CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag If one wanted to access the services of any other organization in the Terrace area, you ei- ther have to register to become a member or ap- ' pear as a guest of a member. contend with when the centre is in operation. Parents want to be assured their children: are safe while they are at the centres we must impose policies that will serve that end. [ris not the intent of the Kermode Friendship Society ta segregale its members from, the larger Community. The society has made great strides in achieving public expostire and cross-cultural initiatives. The First. Nations Cultural Festival is a prime example where the Mayor of Terrace | and the Member: of the Legislative Assembly, Helmut Giesbrecht, have appeared as guests and also been part of ‘the opening ceremonies. It is gratifying to see the number of non-First Nations people attend the festivities. Ail youth are welcome as long as they are registered with Kermode ‘Youth Centre’ for safety reasons,-And,-I would also like to point oul the non-First Nations persons have registered. and attended our. annual general meeting and these peuple have always been welcome to acecpt nomina- tions fo be an our board of directors. , Albert Robinson, Secretary, Kermode Friendship Society, Terrace, B.C. So now who should he see to help budge the system Dear Sir: 1 would like to share with readers an example of frustra- tion and wasted life that myself and many others are deal- ing with as a direct result of medical cutbacks and bureaucratic bull involved with hospital administration. Residing in Terrace since 1969, the decline of employ- ment in the forest industry forced us to move to’ Prince George in search of work, which J found four years ago. On Dec. 13, 1998 my wife, Stacy, picked me up at a log- ging camp four hours south of Prince George. Nineteen kilometres from home we were involved in a-head on colli- sion. Stacy died the same night and [ was critically injured, spending 18 days at Prince George Regional Hospilal. My mental anguish being the worst, my physical injurics were iumerous including a busted hip..Unable to care for . mysell'] was taken to Terrace by my parents. Soon after arriving 1 started the long road to recovery - and with the expert staff of Cedar River Physiotherapy, ve nade very good progress. Four months ago we discovered hip complications which restricted movement and required surgery. | was given tentalive July-Aug dates for repairs only to discover my orthopedic surgeon took holidays all ofJuly, Upon his’ réturn’ I started’ calling’ about my. upcoming* surgery only to be told that surgery bookings were done by the hospiial administration. | than contacted my family physician because severe lower back pain started as a ‘She Salvation Army 4643 Walsh Ave. Go are inutted ta jocw ue. Every Sunday at 11:00. Corps Officers Lt. Michael and Tania Spears. if you have any questions, just call 635-5446. ' SAVE 15%" On In-Store Stock of Pacific Emergency Soft Packs Many Styles & Colors Remember Northern Healthcare is Your Source for All Levels of WCB Approved Kits in the PARK AVENUE MEDICAL CLINIC 615-5151 tw Out of own ; . 1-800-665-5953 NORTHERN Offer Valid to HEALTHCARE Oct. 31/99 Copper Mountain Elementary School 3883 Kirkaldy St. Phont; 635-7760 fox: 635-4922 Thank you! Copper Mountain Elementary School recently underwent a schoo! reorganization and class reassignment. The purpose was to remove a three grade split class and to provide space for students wait listed at Thomhill Schools. We'd like to thank everyone who helped make this change happen, We sincerely appreciate your patience, co operation and understanding, Thanks in particular to!. ” * The teaching, clerical and support staff at Copper Mountain, who worked extremely hard an short notice to prepare for the change and welcomed new students into their classrooms. ee * Mike Docherty and the staff at Far West Bus Lines who altered bus routes and schedules to facilitate the change. . + All the parents of Copper Moufitaln Elementary, who helped ease the transition, We appreciate your support. ¢ All the sludents at Copper Mountain Etementary. You are the reasons we enjoy teaching! We don’? jus! go ta school, we go fo Copper Mountain! This makes one wonder, if a major corpora- tion like ICBC can’t make a difference, who the heck can, certainly note. - a " result of this delay. He forwarded letters of concern with no response. | then informed my ICBC rep and-she contacted the ICBC head _ office to see ifthey could budge the system. Still nothing. This makes one wonder, ‘if, a major corporation like ICBC can’t make a difference, who the heck can, certainly not me. Co At 34 years old and with a whole life to rebuild why add to my suffering. When did‘all this become about.saving. a “buck instead of saving and healing the people. We pay taxes and medical. Who must one talk to? Any sugges- tions? oo Ken Valcourt, Terrace, B.C. City of Terrace THE Gi iF I 999 TERRACE! General Local Election es) NOTICE OF NOMINATION PERIOD. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the Electors of the City of Terrace that a General Local Election will be held on Saturday, November 20, 1999 to elect one Mayor and six Councillors for a 3-year term cormmencing December 1999, and terminating December 2002. Nominations for qualified candidates will be received during regular. business hours, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, at the office of the City Clerk, Terrace City Hall, 3215 Eby Street, Terrace, B.C. during the perlad 9:00am, Tuesday, October 5, 1999 to 4:00pm, Friday, October 15, 1999. Nomination documents are available at the City of Terrace Municipal Hall during regular business hours. De 7 NO NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 4:00PM, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1999. , "QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: , ; + Canadian citizen; * 18 years of age or alder; * resident of British Columbia for at least 6 manths immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and , * not disqualified by the Municipal Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or haiding office. Alist of Registered Resident Electors will be available for public inspection, upon signature, at the City of Terrace Municipal Office during. reguiar business hours October 5 to November 19, 1999. The List of Registered Electors has been produced on the basis of the Provincial List of Voters, prepared under the Provincial Election Act. 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