| Soon-to- be bike trail to make

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN |

“TERRACE MOUNTAIN
will have a.

_ end of this year after the city

_ last week hired a supervisor °
‘to oversee the $100,000

project. .

Shane - ‘Spencer, a local :
_ mountain” bike enthusiast —
and co-owner of Azad Ad-.

ventures, was selected last
week. to lead the construc-
tion of the’8-kilometre loop

up and over the downtown | _

mountain.

“We had ‘four: applica”

tions that were outstanding.

It was an extremely difficult.” § :
choice choosing the success-, [i
_ ful candidate but we feel'we |

' made the right choice,” says

department of leisure servic-

_es director Ross Milnthorp. .

. dedicated»
‘.. mountain bike trail’ by the -

“Shane is wellknown and :- i

well respected’in the biking -

- community, experienced in.

his field and I would say, . im
“very dedicated to working

on this project.” -

- Spencer, who has:a jong

‘history of mountain biking,
~ trail building, rock climbing

_ and -kayaking among other.

- outdoor: pursuits, says he’s:

_ excited to start work on the
trail

- much, ‘is it’s. going to give

something to pretty much.
_- Spencer’

_ ‘says, adding it will contain
for.

~ every . cyclist,”

introductory: sections —

_ | “The goal of the trail,
- which is pretty much why’ -
': T wanted ‘to be’ involved so _

beginners, as well as more:

‘ advanced sections for inter-

‘mediate and expert riders. _
_. ’ The bulk of the project is
» being paid for by the federal -
government’s Human Re- ”

-sources Development . Can-

* “ada job creation program, .
- which contributed $87,000, -

"while the. city is picking. up
~ $18,000 of the tab.
The project creates five

full-time: positions for the’

next six months employing

ohé" supervisor’ and ‘four la-. .

bourers to build the trail.
- It’s expected. to be com-
plete by December 15.

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_of anew 8-kilometre bike trail on Terrace Mountain. .

CHRIS Cordts (left), an. engineer with the City of Terrace, | poses ‘at the Terrace Mountain trail head with Shane
Spencer, an avid mountain biker. Spencer was recently selected from four candidates to supervise the building _
_ "SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO | |

by Chris Cordts, an engineer
-with the City of Terrace, also
an avid mountain biker.

~ “Chris’s - experience

. mountain biking has cer-
tainly been a benefit not only:
with developing the trail but *
with his network within ‘the |

biking: community to. put

‘together a group of. volun-. .
teers to help design the trail

route,” said Milnthorp, - of

~ . Cordts’ work on the project. —
_ The trail may have some

_ sections of cedar bridges and
boardwalks but Cordts and

develop the various sections
of the trail. .

Ps Payoh Medium
- Yrene WeNabb

> Will be in Terrace at the

Best Western Terrace Inn, 4553 Grei

- Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, June 4th, 5th & 6th:
between the hours of 10am and 9pm.

She is well known and highly respected throughout Western Canada
_and United States and has appeared with such notables .as John Edward, -
_ James Van Praagh and Dannion Brinkley. _ :

Thetraildevelopmentand -—
design has been spearheaded _ proceed ‘is: ‘good for the cy-

- cling community in'Terrace. ' ..
. worked: ‘pretty ‘hard. at this,”

“says . bike, shop ‘ owner : and,
" cyclist Bruce Martindale...

" project.

Spencer, want to incorporate a bit larger in scope and in::

mostly natural” features to.

>and Millennium trail.

“Tf think a lot of. ‘people

"The biking. community is “

‘happy that it is ‘going‘ahead**

and this will have a huge im-".
pact on biking here?" *:
‘Last year . ‘Tocal: group a

such as the Terrace Off Road e

. Cycling .. Association _and‘”
"numerous individuals wrote

letters: of support for ‘the
At the time, the idea was

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News that the project will a
“the Canadian Union of Pub-
lic: Employees’ Jocal about

“But concerns raised « ‘by

who - would : be « ‘responsible

~ ‘for'the work led to officials’.
focussing . all ‘their attention .
2.0m: developing t ‘the ‘new: ‘trail

on Terrace Mountain:
‘Officials.

to. Fectify.: private . property :
issues before ‘Betting the. Bo"
ahead. :
“Y ‘think it’ s ‘going to set .
: the: standard. that cycling is:
~ going. more mainstream in
- Terrace,” says Lucy Praught, *
. a local bike retailer and cy-
. cling coach.

“T think. that says a ‘lot

~ about the cycling community
_ cin the north and it’s exciting

_worked.. dili-.
gently ‘with: local’ tesidents.’.

to see other people outside —
of the cycling community [-
getting motivated and'mak- _

ing good things’ happen.”

« The. project brings with it :
hope the trail will draw cy-._
- ¢lists to Terrace and give lo- |

seals actrail network of which |
oa | with a 17”. screen was stolen from a van on Braun St. -.

they. can be proud. -

to brag about,”

‘says fetailer
Bob Park.

proved in town enhances

recreation. ‘and . enhances
quality of, life and gives ‘you
‘more reason: ‘to live in ‘Ter-
race. ; ‘

”

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - A3

“News In Brief |

“gation is ongoing.
| were purchased for well below market value. .

,a method of payment that protects both parties, as cash

"ing privately-owned property and be wary of buying.

|. seller and purchaser and a description of the item. .

{insurance on the item, ; |»

os ; is “too good to.be true”, the buyer should make further.
attempts to verify the legality of the transaction.

RCMP to solve. this crime. .

“We are very excited be-,
cause it. improves the biking :
“quality, of ‘life in Terrace, .
encourages ' people ° to. get ©

ut and gives us something. | Poet of)
° aN thing ‘minds the: public to ensure any items. of value are. Tews Pk

}) was entered and the culprit stole a Canon A610 digital
~ camera in a blue bag. A blue mountain bike was, also:

! “Anything that is im-

Stolen boats found

TERRACE RCMP found and seized two speed boats
that were reported stolen from Kelowna late last year.

Investigators executed a search warrant at an. un-
named north Terrace residence and recovered one boat
valued at about $70,000 on May 25.

- On June 2, police located the second boat, valued at
about $50, 000, docked on the water at a Lakelse Lake.
Property.

‘Several individuals and t two local businesses are. un-
der investigation for possessing stolen property: -worth |
more than $5,000.

. Police say names are being withheld as the investi-.

RCMP Const. Rochelle Patenaiide said the boats
“When a private , sale occurs, it is difficult to suggest

or cheque are normally the only options,” she said.
The public needs to take precautions when: purchas-

items without proper legal documents, she said. -
When making any purchase of significant value, the
seller should be able to provide ‘identification, proof of.

ownership and be willing to allow a mechanical i inspec- - |

tion or appraisal, if appropriate, Patenaude said.
. A legal bill of sale should be completed that includes.
the serial number, date, names and signatures of the

This type of. documentation will be needed: to pt
It’s also advised to avoid paying in cash. ,

- If any of these criteria are not satisfied or the price:

-Terrace: RCMP -has. been’ working with Kelowna:

Thieves strike

several vehicles _

POLICE ARE investigating reports of multiple thefts
‘from vehicles between June 16 and 19;
‘Someone ‘stole ‘a set of golf clubs from a pickup

‘parked at‘a residence along the 3900 block of Wren io

Ave. overnight June 16...

« A robber broke into and rifled. through. a truck at a
federal government compound along Keith Ave. June
19 after casing several vehicles’ =.
_ . The suspect was reported to be ‘wearing, a blue 5 jean
jacket and a light-coloured ball cap.

Ina second incident the same night, a Toshiba laptop

_A pickup parked along the 3400 block’ ‘of River Dr.

taken from a garage on the property.
Terracé® RCMP: Constable Rochelle’ Patenaude: re-

moved from vehicles when left unattended. ©
“Everything” from loose change, CDs, golf clubs,
electronics, etc. are tempting to.someone who is took,
ing'for quick money; she. saidin
‘Those’ with: information ‘ on “thi ‘thefts, “ean. “call”
‘Stink a aah

Crimestoppers at'635:8477:° PAL dant ofene st

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