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Dodd, this‘ is the. first year in

many that Economics 12 has

been offered at Caledonia, and

local’ students are reflecting a
provirice-wide irend of renewed

interest in economics in general

and economic development on a

local basis.
According to Dodd, Econom-
ics 12. teaches basic principles

_ such as scarcity, opportunity,

costs, and factors of produc-

tion, and then offers students

the opportunity to apply, in

; theory, these concepts on a re-.
gional basis: Caledonia students _

were offered this opportunity

- last week during a morning ses--
-. ‘sion with Regional District of

Kitimat-Stikine assistant econo-
mist Andy Webber, and by ap-

plying « their ‘newly-learned
_. knowledge came up with a list of
70. ‘possible projects that they

feel might enhance the economy
of the greater Terrace area. _
-Their list starts with the obvi-
ous.” You can’t have economic
development without a good

. transportation system, and pav-
ing the Nass Road to Cranberry -
‘ Junction is at the top of their

list. "Also noted’ are improve-

_Ments to airport reliability.

Once these two items have been
taken care of, the balance of
their. list begins to take shape. ©

And a great deal of that list
pertains to industrial growth
and-the development of a variety
of’ manufacturers. A pottery

manufacturer could -use: our.

clay, a brewery could capitalize
on ‘‘spring fresh water’’, a ferti-
lizer plant could put-organic and
marine wastes to good use, Na-
tive arts and crafts. could use
many now-discarded products,
and specialized outdoor clothing
such as tain gear for hunting

and logging could capitalize on |

our weather, But there are big-

- ger ideas as well.

Tons of aluminum ingots are

shipped. out of Kitimat every

year and Economics 12 students
believe some should stay in the
area, An aluminum manufactur-
ing plant could produce an array
of goods,say the students: car
parts, aluminum siding and

roofing: are a few that were

named, Also providing a market
for an aluminum manufacturer

‘are canoes and mobile homes.

Mobile homes also require lum-
ber and canoes can also be built
out of wood, and these two
industries. would enhance the
forest industry as well.

And then there’s the secon-

dary manufacturing of wood
Wood toys and
laminated beams are listed as
marketable items and Aspenite
and other pressed wood prod-
ucts could be produced in part
from waste. Stands of birch and
alder could be used in furniture
‘manufacture along the lines of

- JKEA, and another idea was an
. export

firewood packaging
“plant.

Other ideas would see Terrace
as the mining service center of
the: Northwest offering supplies
and services as well as a geo-
chemical lab for assay work.

And finally, to enhance the
’ forest industry are nurseries. and.

tree planting’ agencies to help 7
keep the wheels rolling.

Tourism is a growing industry
in all parts of the province and
the students came up with sever-
al ideas for tapping the potential
of the area. A sports and recrea- .

tion center would attract specific

events and for the outdoors
- minded tourist: there could be

guest’ yanches and mountain ‘re-
sorts.’ Resort activities include
everything from hiking, skiing
and day ‘tours, to river rafting
and. wilderness tours. Add to
that a world class federal park
along: the lines:.of Jasper or
Banff, and the area could be-
come one of the primary tourist
destinations in the west.

In order to tie all this to-
gether, there’s education —
maybe someday a Northern Uni-

versity,. A training ‘center is |
required for the mining industry. ‘|:
-as well as a science and tech-

nology research and develop-

ment center and a geological

training center to help support
it, And for all those outdoor
recreational centers there’s a
wilderness training camp offer-
ing outdoor education and sur-
vival skills. For skiers and other
winter outdoor enthusiasts — an
avalanche school.

These are just the highlights

of the list — there’s also trout
farming, trapping, greenhouses

"Terrace: Review- _ Wednesday, N March 15, 1989.

Students show, revived Interset in in economics _

meee everal Caledonia Senior- Sec-
we: ondary students are showing a
.. great deal of interest in regional

_ economic development. Accord-
ing’ to Caledonia. teacher Bliss

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During a recent sassion with Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine assistant economist Andy
Webber, Caledonia Economics 12 students were given the opportunity to apply their new-
found knowledge in creating new Ideas for economic development in the Northwest.
Above, from left, Cory Killoran, Merte Alexander and Ben Foote discuss some of thelr own

ideas with Webber.

and nurseries, a seismic station,
waste management office and
‘Motor vehicle testing station to
employ mechanics,

Their list.is long and basically
-unresearched, One student even

suggested a steel mill. Unrealis-
tic? Maybe, and maybe not —
another suggested the manufac-

. ture of wood stoves, One good

idea often leads to another. But
whether realistic or not, the

ideas suggested by these students

all have potential. They’re ideas
coming from imaginative young
minds, the next generation, and

may provide some insight into .

the future of the Northwest.

Local team trains for Physics Olympics.

This Friday, five representa-
tives of the 10-member Cale-

donia Science Club will be

‘boarding a flight for Vancouver.
Their destination? The UBC
*“Physics Olympics’’.

The competition takes place

‘in Vancouver Saturday and the.

team will carry with them the
hopes and expertise of the entire
club when: ‘they. take on the

_ challenge of each event.
The Physics Olympics: are or-~

ganized by UBC’s Mathematics
and Science Education Dept., in

cooperation with the -Physics -
- applied, they can now only hope

Department. The event is spon-
sored by the Rex Broughton
Memorial Fund. This will be the
first time in about 10 years that

‘Caledonia has entered the event.

but Caledonia physics teacher
Al Wootton says the team is well
prepared for the seven events:
Centripetal Sharp-Shooting,
Sailing Against the Wind, the
Electrical Black Box, Fermi
Questions, the Wind Powered
Lifting Machine, the Card Tow-
er, and to top it all off, a special
Mystery Event.

In the first event, Centripetal
Sharp Shooting, the team will be
given a rubber stopper, a piece
of dental floss, a section of glass
tubing, a weight, and a calcu-
lator. They will then be given 10
minutes to calculate the height
of release, required tangential
velocity, the length of floss from

tube to stopper that will give the

desired result, and a weight.
One team member will then
swing the stopper in a circle

.. above his head... the weight,

attached by floss run through
the glass tub, will rise. When the
distance between the tube and

-stopper is just right, another

team mate will cut the floss,
freeing the stopper to are

throngh the air. Aid if all their.

calculations have been just
right, the stopper will land on a

designated target at a specified -

distance. Nothing to it, really.
NASA does it every day.

In the next event, Sailing
Against the Wind, the team will
have to rely on calculations and
design done in advance. And in
production, almost complete, is
their best shot at a sailboat that
will sail against the wind —
without tacking. It’s rumored.
that an airfoil is an important

element. in their design, but .

whatever . physical laws they’ve

that their special design will
travel the one meter course
faster than any other.

In the next event, however,
they will be left again to make

some quick observations and |
draw accurate conclusions. The |

event is the Electrical Black Box
— asealed cardboard box with
any number of batteries, light.
bulbs, resistors and switches in-
side — and any number of wires
protruding from its six sides.
The challenge here is to identi-
fy the contents of the box and
how they’re related. In order to

do this the team will have access

to test equipment such as volt-
meters, ammeters and variable
DC power supplies. But. this
isn’t the end of their timed task.
Now, they must build a model
which behaves in a similar man-
ner. Sonie may feel this is a
simple test of skill, after all there
are only ordinary components
inside, but this seemingly inno-
cent challenge has the potential

to frustrate even the most en- .

thusiastic electronic wizard.

But now the team must get
down to pure brainwork. Fermi
Questions, ‘based: on prize mind |
twisters contemplatéd by the
famed’ physicist, Enrico Fermi,

Lerma MMe ope ret age to pre mes ante or

require a rough estimate of a

quantity that is difficult or im-
possible to measure. The secret _

is to bea ‘‘little less rough” than
your competitors,

But this type of question
leaves a great deal to the imagi-
nation, For example, the ques-
tion ‘How many drops of water
are there in Burrard Inlet?‘ re-

quires. an estimate of the volume

of a drop of water and an.
estimate of the volume of Bur-

rard Inlet from approximate di-
mensions. But how many mem-

bers on a board of directors,
would ever agree on the size of a

drop? This one will take team- |

work,

A Wind Powered Lifting Ma- |

chine is the ‘next Olympic chal-
continued on page 19

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