the: Opportunity to: earn a
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and for. good reason: It’ was:-
“the most). terrifying. ‘fire.

season. in. memory, and: the

: disaster. in.-the. province's.
- history. ‘Not. counting: tim-s}rar persistent - northerly flow.
» “per” losses,“ the--cost. of.
~~ fighting the wildfires alone -
. approached . $500 ‘million. :
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2003 news stories

FIRES: floods. and. freezes:
- “in B.C. is ranked the num-..
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~ 5 Canada’s top: weather.
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ada, "and Canadians - “were: :
_/Ampacted, ‘the extent’of: ‘the:
area affected, ‘economic
effects. and. longevity as. i
soy top. news story.

. Boes: of: ‘moisture. from.the”:
tropical Pacific ‘near. Ha-

- floods and mudslides.”

- The. deluge’ was ‘a disaster,

- Much- ‘attention: was. “fol

~ forced. 1200° to flee mud- -
“filled homes, and: washed:
“Out bridges.; and highways. .

ost. ‘expensive ~ “natural “Floods.” gave':way_ -to

‘engulfed::much of British.

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records for the month. : :
rain: and Wind “in: “Vancou-

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last: when you. thought it. ‘for a week;

“Barely a month lapsed - of: weather. disasters were
hen’ the.-summer. fires:

made way “for: autumn: -

“I condolences. 'Ted'was an active member |°°: |"
oft ‘our’ theatre’ group’ and: his passing i oa

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. Our aieal ticket outlets

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atleast an- 80: pet cent:
“average in: grade” 12, or-if.-
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by: forecasters, carried: cara

_ wail. ‘The. system | Soaked:
_ the B.C Coast -with record: Oe
rainfalls leading to major (0.0 372.

Slopes left’ bare by" ‘ear, a
“Hier 3 wildfires ‘couldn’ thold*-
‘back ‘the:. raging ; waters,

. to.an. already. ‘crippled for-_.
vestry : ‘sector,. idling: loggers
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* devastating: timber losses -
inflicted: by’the bark bee- |.”
‘tle, which: continues to.
‘thrive and propagate under |.

. : The Terrace Little Theatre moums the p
“| passing of one eof our valued members, .
J Ted Wyatt _

ss “Wea are. aiatefal for his’ time, talent and oo aS
venergy:t that: he: gave to.us:and: ‘our.’ -

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| Elizabeth Fyles |

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