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Over the Christmas holidays members of Terrace’s 747 Squadron Air Cadets demonstrated community spirit by
hosting a dinner for local seniors. The group will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year in early June.

After nearly 25 years of activity, Terrace’s 747 Squadron Air Cadets recent-
ly received their squadron crest. The framed crest, depicting a unicorn,

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was presented to Commanding Officer Charles Meek by squadron chair-
man Dave Estacallle. Activities planned by the group this year include a
weekend winter survival exercise, a trip to the Canadian Forces base at

Massett, drill! competitions and and flight scholarship competitions in

Prince George.

_ Task force report seen as step
forward for province’s libraries —

TERRACE — A recent. report
from the New Approaches
Ministerial Library Task Force
contained some beneficial
recommendations for B.C.
public libraries.

by Philip Musselman

The New Approaches Task
Force was designed by the
Minister of Tourism and Culture
at the request of Union of B.C.
Municipalities and the B.C.
Library Trustees Association in

order to study the services that

are available via provincial
public libraries. The develop-
ment of this task force served as

a means of consultation for the .

government of B.C. by concen-
trating on funding, organization
and regulation, the Library Ser-
vices Branch, a provincial
resource library, and continuing
opportunities for joint develop-
ment,

Recommendations involving
Provincial Funding were made,
twelve of them in all. The first,
according to Terrace Librarian
Ed Currell, would be beneficial
to the Terrace Public Library by
helping it acquire more funding
for resources. The proposal of
an increase of thirty percent to
the Provincial Per Capita
Assistance Grant would be
beneficial to any library, Currell
said.” The Terrace library
receives $39,372 in Per Capita
Funding each year for book
resources.

Item two proposed the adop-
tion of the 1986 census for deter-
mining the Per Capita Grant
total, instead of the 1981 census,
except when the community in

question has population figures .

dropping below that of those
found in the 1981. census, in
which case the 1981 census
figures would be used. This, ac-
cording to Currell, is also
beneficial to alt libraries in-
cluding Terrace.

A third proposal suggests
allowing libraries serving
populations under 2,500 to spend
up to 25 percent of their per
capita’ grant money on im-
provements other than book
materials. This proposal doesn’t
affect the Terrace library, but
Currell expressed: interest in a
proposal allowing a percentage
of the funding to be spent for
other purposes, like repairs or
enhancements.

Proposal five, recommending
the publishing of all formulas

for assistance to public libraries

be done annually in the British
Columbia Public Libraries

- Statistics is one that doesn’t real-

ly affect the performance of any
library,. but allows room for
understanding. The printing of
formulas is a way of assuring
that funding figures are correct
and no libraries receive less than
there supposed to, and that they
are aware of the process used to
determine the funding. —

m six, recommending that
municipal public libraries that
are established under Part 3 of
the Library Act should receive a
one time only unconditional

grant equal to the Per Capita
Grant, is somewhat beneficial .

according to Currell. But, there

are both advantages and disad-
vantages to being a municipal:

public library. The Terrace
Library involves an association.
Either way, there are both ad-
vantages and disadvantages
which would have to be:decided
upon by the board, which seems
to be content with the way the
library is run now, said Currell.

The task force submitted a
seventh item recommending the
fair and equitable distribution of
a portion of the B.C. Lottery
Fund for library use. According
to Currell this item is already
partially in effect. For instance,
the Kitimat Library received
$400,000 from the lottery fund
for a new library building. The
finalizing of this type of funding

- could therefore be beneficial to

the B.C. libraries wishing to
make expansions or upgrade
technology.

Recommendation eight con-
cerns negotiating with the
Federal government in order to
acquire grants for the provision
of service to people living on In-

dian Reserves. Currell said this

could be helpful to alot of
libraries, including the Terrace
Public Library because it pro-
vides service to Kitsumkalum
Reserve.

Proposal ten, recommending
the exemption of libraries from
the provincial sales tax, Currell
found to be a good piece of
news. This would allow libraries
to acquire extra savings during
their purchasing of supplies.

The eleventh recommendation -

suggested that the province
establish a British Columbia
Library Trust, which would
receive donations. This trust
would then be made available to
various library projects in the
province, much like the lottery

funding. This proposal, Currell
agreed, would make a further
source of library funding
available, creating further
possibility for service im-
provements.

The final proposal, referring
to the provision of free service in
all libraries, doesn’t concern the
Terrace Public Library, said
Currell. The Terrace library
already provides free service,
but this recommendation would
be most beneficial to people liv-

ing in other areas where user fees

are charged, like Kitimat.
Further ‘recommendations

jects, the Library Service Branch

and the Provincial Resource

Library. Recommedations for
the LS8 included: the continu-
ing of Audio Book, Multilingual
Collection, Large Print Collec-
tion, French Language Collec-
tion, and Professional Collec-
tion. services, which Currell
definitely agreed: with.

It was also proposed to offer

Open Shelf Book (book-by-.

mail), Book Aquisition Program
(book cataloguing and process-
ing), and Block Loan services be
kept up by the LSB until an
alternate source could be found,
which according to Currell
doesn’t. effect Terrace. But
would again be helpful to outly-
ing ateas.

The third recommendation
under the Library Services
Branch topic, was that of the im-
plementing of several new and
extended programs concerning
Trustee orientation and training,
library staff training, develop-
ment of an inter-library load
network, advisory support for
staff, library promotion, and
funding information. This Cur-
tell agreed was very important,
and. would create a greater
equality between libraries.

The fourth proposal simply
recommended that the above
collections be consolidated,
which Currell says wouldn’t
have much of an effect on Ter-
race, but would be helpful in any
case.

staff and resources being
available through the LSB en-
suring ability to remain servicing
B.C. libraries, which according
to the Terrace librarian is an ob-
vious recommendation.

The final recommendation
concerns the essential establish-

ment. of toll-free telecom-

munications libraries would
heed in order to keep.in touch

The fifth item involves the |

with the LSB. .

_A final set of proposals covers
the issue of a Provincial
Resource Library. This item sug-
gests that a consultant be engag-
ed by the Library Services
Branch in order to study the

-costs and the methods that could -

be utilized in organizing an
inter-library loan and telecom-
munications network province-
wide. ‘‘This is good and will af-
fect all libraries,’’ said Currell,

‘‘but the establishment of a cen-
tral resource library would also
be advantageous. “* 7

All in all, the revision of the
Library Act is long overdue,
says Currell. In summation, the
librarian appeared impressed -by

the report, but didn’t find any of

the ‘recommendations very
earth-shattering. ‘But, the final
report, due out on March, 31
should be interesting,”’ Currell
concluded.

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City of Terrace

SMOKING REGULATION
BY-LAW SYNOPSIS

_ THE CITY OF TERRACE has given two readings to proposed Smoking
Regulations By-law No. 1126. (This By-law may be viewed at City Hall, 3215
Eby Street, Terrace, B.C., Monday through Friday between the hours of

No Smoking Areas:

—. Public Areas of Retail Stores.

— Any school or public bus.

8:30 a.m, and 4:30 p.m., should you wish more detailed information.)
The following is a brief synopsis of the regulations proposed in the Smok-
ing Regulation By-law and we invite your comments.

— Seating area of places of public assembly, theatres, arenas,
auditoriums, indoor sporting areas, libraries, atc.
— Public Areas of Bank and Government Offices.

— Reception areas, excep! where area Is greater thon 280 square feet, the
proprietor may designate up to 50% of the space as smoking area.
— In or near any indoor service line.

— Elevators, escalators, and inside stairways.

Areas that will Generally be No Smoking:
— Hospitals, Health Clinics and Schools, except for smoking areas as

designaied by the Proprietor.

— Taxi Cabs, excep! with the consent of all passengers and the driver.

Areas that may be designated Smoking/No Smoking Areas:
— Lobby or other nonseating area of places of public assembly, theatres,

arenas, auditoriums, etc.

— Restaurants - Signs indicating their smoking policy shall be posted

at the entrance.

— Personal Serivice Establishments, Barber shops, beauty parlours, etc. -
Signs will be posted indicating their smoking policy.

— Places ot employment - Each ploce af employment will be responsible
for developing a Policy dealing with the areas where people may smoke

In the work place.

Signs/Penalty/Enforcment/Effective Date:
— Posting of "No Smoking" and “Smoking In This Area Only” signs os
appropriate will be required by By-law.

— Any person who contravenes the

up to $500,

by-law would be liable for a fine of

00
— itis hoped that a high level of voluntary compliance through signa
lic

and pu
by-law.

awareness will play a large role in the enforcement of this

This by-law is being held a second reading pending public input. Once

public concerns are considered, the by-

law would proceed to third reading

and final adoption, after which Ministry of Health approval would be re-
quired. The by-law would take effect 60 days after Ministerial opproval

was obtained.

The City of Terrace welcomes your comments regarding our proposed
“smoking Regulations By-law”. Please address these comments via:
Denise Fisher,
Deputy Clerk,
City of Terrace,
9215 Eby Street, Terrace, B.C., V8G 2XB
Telephone: 635-6311, Loc. 229

prior to February 12, 1986.

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