Rain causes slides, closures" as new downfall we By REBECCA COLLARD. " - HEAVY. RAINS: caused | a » landslides. resulting’ in road 7 -, Closures, ‘and, for‘a period, the. cutting. off of natural pas . 2). sto Prince: Rupert late ‘last cor Week, ; While’ the month of No- 4 2 vember’. usually: ‘sees. ‘just:. a over 125, mm. ofrain, around: | ~ 39,100 mim shad already fallen aren 1 the Terrace ‘urea. by Nov, ©: a, “5. ; a “Almost 50 mm 1 fell Nov. ; . 4, setting a'record for-that.- . day, The previous record for ; “that. day was 32mm in. 1995... : *,” Inthe Price Rupert area, | - there were reports of rainfall vo nearing. 300mm." ee Hwy ll ~ - near | Legate . Creek, 40km east of Terrace, Was nartowed to-one’ lane. _» ttaffic while crews fought . & off ‘water, and, silt-trying to | 7 make’ its.way. on lo'the road. Fi .. 2 The spat was the site a. a landslide at'the end of AW oS push: which’ closedthe road n for several days; of Area: highways: manager: . 7 Don Ramsay’ says.no: heavy: “Tock: came’ down ‘this: time |” “and he’s not worried-thatthe — a location | will. be’ the: site of. ~ another slide’, wes ; “Tm net ‘conceméed about ., KITSUMKALUM RESIDENT Morris Manson checks out photos in protective plastic bags after flooding in the . willage resulted i in water building up in an area below his house. : ' The: Terrase Standard, Wednesday, i November 3, 2004 - A3 “News In. Brief_ Church vandalized “SEVERAL WINDOWS val Ue: ‘Terrace. Christian Re- formed Church were broken on Halloween- nights + The double-pane. glass; ‘encased. in alurninum frames, “will cost a lol to be: Tepaired, Police are asking for the” public's assistance sith’ solving this crime. Anyone with | information ‘is; “asked to eal ‘the: RCMP < or: Critne Stop-- pers. . ~_ Elsewhere: on. 1 Hallowe’ eH. righ, a blue F rd 1999 F.. [i 150 pick up was ‘Stolen ft m the driveway ol a Straume Ave: home, : a : ‘Il belongs to Eagle Plains Resources, a. mining explo: , . fation company, and: had: 4wo magnetic door signs bear-: thg the company s name and and: Eagle: ‘Plains, tailgate : slicker. : - Phe vehicle has a black mhital rack: two cB tadio an-’ “ tennas and. a dark hoad. reflector: * ‘ Overall, RCMP repo a fairly. calm Hallowe’e cn. record set. ‘Fire flares ‘up: at Legion — A BLAZE began i ina pile of debris near the main entrance of the: Royal Canadian, ‘Legion on Oct. 30 around 6: AL Pp. m™. When. firefighters ariived, the managér told ‘them he - used a fire. extinguisher: to pul out the fire but smoke was. slill visible, from ‘the rest of the province -. pipe, ‘Major: were. asked to” redince : eliminate’ ‘their gas. use? cust a the pipe was: ‘repaired. oS warming. shelter. was - * fundin from’ Lucky 7 Christmas Fun slide al the at-site,”” Ramsay © said. adding that hehad fiown’ Prince Rupeit was cutoff’. a by: road Until’ the: evening of .- Nov. 4’ after a landslide the - night before.covered: Hwyl6. “with, several metres Of mud.:: The road temained: closed - 7 -Wwhile crews, worked. to cléar 7 the highway: 20km East’ of a “customers. had: 7 their: gas supply cut, off’ ‘and - residents, - who. were... using .- “What was left.in the syst m,. sel up.ina secondary school ny -$ Bin ~~ them also to. wey severcl. in-Prince Rupert for affect- . ed residents, ‘dem. “dane | in-seéveral,spots. ° “At Red:.Blufé, between ~ “Greeiille. and: Kincolith,. sa creek: “changed paths: and: “was flowing ‘over the road, THE NORTHERN: Health: Wy Authority's 8: “administrator. “ivho 7 : runs Mills Memorial Hospital: here: and Kitimat: General. in itimatisteaving: -_COME ON DOWN...IT’S FREE! : {this game is s free, that 5 right, FREE! | - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1 13 and Ladies Auxiliary. . cn: the pas year, the Reyal Canadian Legion Terrace Branch has received poo 0.Palace to help with several projects and:enabling *- : charities and groups. Some are. the 747. Air Cadets, “TRP. Members. Rangers, Citizéns on Patrol, Stepping Stone Clubhouse, CNIB, - Jerraée. Special: ‘Olympics,’ Guides,” Terrace’ Search & Rescue, “Scouts, * Terraceview Lodge, Kiti K’shan- Elementary ‘School, McConnell Estate, REM Lee ae ~ Foundation, Terrace. Volunteer Bureau, Northwest Culinary, Pacific Northwest - Music: Festival Salvation Army, Terrace Food Bank, Skeena District 4H, Skeena’: “Junior Second oy Terrace Community Gardens, Tertace. Anti Poverty Children’ S Tetrace Baseball, Terrace. Beautification ‘Sociely, Cancer. Society, Terrace Child Development Center, Tefrace Contmunity Band, BC/Yukon.- * Heart. &- Stroke, Terrace Hospice Society, Terrace Little Theatre; Tertace Minor : Crews: spent. last, week- “end working. on the. prob. “"We'still haven’ L ‘really. “identified the nature of -the - problem,” Ramsay 8 said late SAT es "ast week. . * ~The: slide. cut,-of- ‘the 1 nal- ere ij ural, gas. supply to Prince. pg. :Rupet after: “bursting | a BASS aa phone: 250-635-2411 : Seen ee Info. Line Ext. 277° . . The ‘same: kind. of prob- . . lem happened. at: the Site. ™ ‘earlier this: year. _ Ramsay. “said: crews. were. jooking: at fix: ing ‘the problem..: A-“second Slide -g0kin north of Tertace: resulted in *- “delays and one lane traffic ‘on the Nisga’ a Highway, . , Ramsay ; said. a. ‘couple 1 of: creeks. brought - debris : down’ on top of the Shames: « - > Mountain. road, closing itat. 2 thee end of the week, re FREE RIES , Goma erecks w > * ‘naturally ‘change paths. and. - Landslides: in the Nass . - Valley. also cut traffic.to. one. He said: the. road isn't used much this time of year $0 IL ‘wasn *t a concern. Bill Miller, from Envi-- “ronment. Canada, explained’ -. that it’s thé long period of °s) heavy. rain :that“ results: in”: the area. There Was . an - intense + Tot. to the north, atid. strong: high ‘to the “south and’ the. ~avinds: around: ‘those two sysiéms had moist air blow-" |, ‘ing in-off the: ocean,” said oy flooding a and mudstides. you, have ‘a: long ‘period ‘of . fainthe grouind pets:saturat- ed and: can’t hold any. more.” - “Water, eens ‘pour ° pl : moist” systems. “metting in th YIHINOA IWVD 344d * YIHDNOA IWVD Jud © ee IWV9 3344 & “What: happens is ‘when’ rain came from:.” - Hes says this: latest down: is. -because.- of: ‘two > she said last: week, Ferrari afrived just carliet this y ~The: authority i is also looking for a new. medical: direc: oo fa “torfor the: horthwest,, replacing Dr: Jeffrey ‘Simons of Prince - > Lorna Foriari is ‘eturning.to Gatario: because-oF family. ' responsibilities, says Suzanne. Johnston, the autherity’s top... ~ ekectitive for the northwest who is based in Prince. Rupert... “We. re * beginning to look for' a Feplarement Fight away," - — -Rupertsvho is. returning full time 0,his, pediatrics practice, - ‘And the authority.is also trying to recruit a recruiter. This ” cisa part tine. position, based in the. northwesl, and the person will find nurses to fill vacancies at t health care. facilities. Get $400 Cat Cash and a | FREE 2 year “Bumper fo Bumper” . _. warranty (value $980) and $ 10060 rebate on remaining ‘04 King Cats or ‘04 Mouniain Cal 900's! “ON All 2005'S FREE 2 year “Bumper to ~ Bumper” warranty (value $960) DOWN&NO PAYMENTS FOR. “Miller. “The: moistvair-was > hitting: the’ ‘mountains east." of you: That’s where: ‘the “ Miller ‘says: above hor. = highly qualified.” 7 inal. -lem peratures: arid Near: . “normal -precipitation: is ex-" : hie TERRACE Anti-Poverty Society’ wil ee donations: of. clothing. for a- family, which: lost" its Po ~ belongings j in an Oct.-27 house fire on Sparks St *- _ Ross Milnthiorp. cames:. sto Terrace’ from. Humboldt, ‘Saskatchewan and starts heré Nov: AS. See ~The: former. facilities manager. here,. Wade’ Loukes, ! has’ moved to take on a similar job-in Mackenzie, ‘said am ie city chief administrative officer Ron Poole! 2 . He said the new leisure Services ditéctor position com-_ ¥ bines. Loukes job and that of the former, superiniendent " of. parks and recreation — =a position the'city eliminated asf ~ part of cost cutling over the past couple of years, ~ “Ross-should be x big: asset,” Poole said. “He s very Tt will: continue | to ‘be a challenging role. due’ lo city budget ¢ constraints, Poole added; but noted: the’ position | may :mesh: more ‘with: tourism and economic feveiop: i ment eftors id bring more. people to Terrace. Donations accepted © ill aécept ‘ -Carol Lynch and. her 14-year-old son, n, ANSON, ‘did not - have rental insurance, : 7 Society executive difector: Tanya Gaitvin said j if cant- ‘|. notaccept any larger donations: because it does, not eave, : the space to store them. : " Cause of. the fire j is stil til being investigated, “2k 120 % Race Models Excludect i Hockey and Terrace’ Pipes & Drums... so Terrace and the Northwest, : 7 worthwhile donations to the community _|n allover, $25,000. in bingo | funds have been donated to harites i in * ‘The -legicn and Ladies Aixiliary| look forward 40 contig with toe ary : “Your ’Reciéation : GREY o lira CESS Specialists basen