Bes the eh Oey Sa eos ic eget . ay abe cde Nein em te A ee Me fee s eee ee - Terrace Review — Wednesday, December 21, 1988 23 - 2 on i dinner. m however, Holiday churches o’clock in the afternoon, comers: ‘| can arrive and partake of’ a : festive meal, oy On New Year’s Eve at the oe at 9 p.m. The Lakelse Junior High School crafts sale last Thursday was a tremendous success. Students sold almost $600 _ of hand-made crafts in what is hoped to be the first of many future events. Above, a few of the Lakelse students show off their crafts with pride: (left to right) Leona Lamke, Nancy Levesque, Amber Dougan, Mike Corbett and Jason Brown. The school creates a wide varlety of stained glass and wood crafts. They're also open to special orders. The Kitimat-Stikine Regional District has selected the sale of . crown land as a timely topic for Crown Lands Skeena Regional Director Jim Yardley. Yardley wrote the regional district last month asking if they had any’ issues or concerns for discussion which could be addressed at a meeting, and little time was - taken in extending an invitation. Director Les Watmough was the first to introduce’the sale of ‘discussion with the Ministry of — .-. the Crown Land Real Estate Company.’’ Les Watmough land,” he said; ‘‘and the sale of crown: land is accelerating. That’s what scares me. Soon the province will be owned . by ~ others.’ crown land by referring to the — ministry as the Crown Land Real Estate Company. Accord- ing to Watmough the ministry is selling off land with little regard for the buyer or the intended use, He says the ministry is pres- ently setting up offices in Japan and Hong Kong and calls the ministry’s attitude “‘dangerous’’. . Many parcels of iand are being | sold to foreign interests, accord- ing to Watmough. “It’s B.C. Alice Maitland - agrees with - Watmough and adds another point. Much of the crown land ‘that is being sold is in areas of Native land claims. Chairman Jack Talstra emphasized this point by joking, ‘‘They may soon have to negotiate with . Hong Kong.’? Members of the board met with Yardley last fall to discuss ministry policy and will be meeting again early in the new year to discuss the sale of - - gram involves tenure conversion from the: crown land. Another _ letter, minister responsible for crown lands, Howard Dirks, responded - to one written by the regional district last summer.. According to Dirks, his ministry shares the regional ‘district’s' concerns “of ©” public access to waterfront land following the sale of crown waterfront lots. , Crown land sales disturb regional board exclusion of the public, In other words, waterfront lots are being offered to holders of existing leases who have the options of purchase or continuing the lease. ‘*T wish to assure you that the waterfront lots becoming the ex- clusive domain of the wealthy," Says Dirks. » . - He states there is a need to en- sure that present and future generations will have waterfront’ access. “‘My ministry has his-- torically given and will continue to give careful consideration to the identification and protection (by way of recreational reserves and parkland) of shoreland which has high value for public recreation,”’ says Dirks. He says that the present pro- tather than development of ad- ditional lots and will not result in waterfront properties being turned over to private use to the poors OPEN AT 4: 30 P.M. 00099 — - Lucky Dollar Bingo Palace SUNDAY: Terrace Athletics Assn. MONDAY: Terrace Minor Hockey 4818 Hwy. 16 West "TUESDAY: Kermodes or Jaycees WEDNESDAY: Terrace Blueback" Swim Club THURSDAY: 747 Air Cadets Ladies of the Royal Purple FRIDAY: Parapelegic Assn... ; SATURDAY: Parapelegic Foundation - ‘Regular Games _ (Age 14 years arid up) mS EVERYONE WELCOME! Thank youl Have a Nice day! program’ should not: result in~ About 150 enjoyed food and fellowship at the Kermode Friendship Center on Friday evening, Dec. 16. Many of the churches of Ter- race have held Christmas - pageants and concerts that were open to the public. The St. Mat- thews Anglican and Knox United churches joined on Sun-- day, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. for “‘A Celebration of Christmas Carols - and Seven Lessons’’. The Chris- tian Reformed Church hada talent night Dec. 16 at.7:30 p.m. Virtually all the churches’ doors - are open for special Christmas Eve or Christmas Day services, and many have New Year’s Eve services and celebrations as well. « cheer from A Christmas dinner will be. served for singles on Christmas’ Day at 4643 Walsh Ave. (the. | Salvation Army Church)... | Anywhere between two and five’ by Pam Whitaker “ : Church of God, 3341 River: me Drive, all are welcome to: join: 1 the churcy family at 7 p.m. for’ A day or two prior am notice would be appreciated, so they can have Me enough food on hand. Phone ~ Peg. 638-1561. Dinner will be follow- me ed by a New Year’s Eve service: aN programmed. Did you know that Employment and. - Immigration Canada isintroducinga - new-and simplified Record of Employ- ment (R.O.E.) form, As of January 1, 1989, new R.O.E., . regulations will also be introduced to make it easier for employers to under- stand and complete the form. It is essential that payroll staff under- stand these regulations and ensure that . computerized payroll systems are re- For complete information on the ee revisions to the R.O.E. and Regulations; ~~ contact the R.O.E. Specialist at your ws - local Canada Employment Centre, © wa Lamers o* ' ae trues P Caaia Employment Centres _ Canad: a 1b ERE Me w Sf ARR ETL ear a ee oF mt een dni epee ie eee Ee eat aed ae ee aA ee ler: 238. aA ik ve Te ae ee at emer eee nsaaeenenp renmerramme wen vee