ke A a ee by Grege Haifyard The meeting of the Northwest Community College Board Aug. = 10 had several important items on the agenda, one of which was the COMING EVENTS — Our Coming Events column Is a public service offered by the Terrace Review. Deadline is Friday at 5 p.m. Coming Events must be malted in or dropped off at our office, 4535 Greig Avenue, typed or in legible writing. Information concerning the Twin River Estates project is available fram the Skeena Senior Citizens’ Housing Society office, corner of Apsiay Street and Lakelse Avenue, each Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. Heritage Park Museum, sponsored by the Terrace Regional Museum Sociely, is open for tours daily from Wednesday to Sunday between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For group tours, school tours or weddings, please make an appointment by phoning 635-4546 or 635-2508. The Mills Memorial Hospital Thrift Shop is opan Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m., and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Lazelle Ave. in Terrace (just up from Spee-Dee Printers). The Terrace Art Gallery is showing a Summer Art Show featuring local artists. Hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 12 noon to 5 p.m. For more information, please contact Cathy during office hours at 638-8884. July and August (through Labour Day) -- A park interpreter is available to conduct guided hikes and educational programs for school groups or other organizations. To book your group, call the B.C. Parks Office at 798-2277. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays: day and evening programs. Sundays: day program (Jerry's Rangers) and evening program. Mondays: evening program. Register now for September entry in the Terrace Montessori Children’s House Pre-School. Your child will have fun, participate in unique field trips while learning independence and responsible behaviour in an atmosphere of caring and trust. For further information, call Michele at 635-3087 or Tim at 635-6338. Friday, August 23 -- Support group meeting for persons suffering from M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis}, also known as C.F.I.D.S. (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dystunction Syndrome), in the downstairs meeting room of the Terrace Public Library at 7:30 p.m. We will listen to a taped lecture by Dr. Paul Cheney of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. For more information, please contact Kathleen Talstra at 635-2718. Saturday, August 24 -- B.C. Old Age Pensioners’ Organization, Branch 73, will be holding a barbecue at 5 p.m. at 4814 Scott (president's home). Bring a salad or dessert. All members and guests are weicome. For further information, phone 635-9090. Tuesday, August 27 — A second tutor training (learn to read and write or to improve your literacy skills) is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. at The Reading Place, 4722 Lakelse Ave. For more information about upcoming or current PLT activities, do call us. Our telephone number is 635-9119. Our summer office hours will be 12:30 to 5 p.m. weekdays. Thursday, August 29 -- Films: “Moving On", about how the problem of wife assault was solved in Landon, Ontario with the efforts of all social services. Introduces a new program, “Changing Ways", to treat men who batter for their illness. As well, a short tilm, “New Shoes”, on the relationship between traditional romance and violence against women: at the Terrace Women's Resource Centre at 11 a.m. . August 31 and Sept. 2 -- Time to prepare for the upcoming Skeena Valley Fall Fair. Prize lists are available at the Terrace Public Library or the Terrace Co-op. In outlying areas, check your Tourist InfoCentre. Prize lists are free of charge. For. further information, call 635-7592 or 635-7402, ° _ Saturday, Sept. 7 - A free child carseat safety check will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ICBC Claim Centre located at 4612 Keith Ave. The event is being sponsored by the Skeena Health Unit. For more information, call 638-3310, , Saturday, Sept. 7 -- Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. and Yukon‘s second annual Heart Charity Golf Tournament. Shotgun start. Many wonderful prizes. Entry fee includes steak dinner and green fees. To register, phone the golf course at 635-2542. Sept. 17 and 24 -- Diabetic Clinics wil! be held at Mills Memoria! Hospital. A doctor's referral is required for these clinics. For further information, call Mills Memorial Hospital Dietitian Joan Marr at 638-4050. Thursday, Sept. 19 -- The annual general meeting of the Terrace Regional Health Care Society will take place at 8 p.m. in Skeena Room 1, Terrace Inn. Currant members may renew their memberships on or before Sept. 19. New member date has closed for voting rights at this meeling. Memberships may be purchased at patient reception, Mills Memorial Hospital. Tuesday, Oct. & -- A Youth Diabetic Clinic will be held at Mills Memorial Hospital. A doctor's referral is required for the Clinic. For further information, call Mills Memoriat Hospital Dietitian Joan Marr at 638-4050. enrolment report for the 1991 fall semester. College president Don Anderson said that the report was "very positive — particularly because most of those students accepted have paid a deposit." Overall to date there have been 1,029 students accepted this year, compared to 754 last year. With August not yet over, those num- bers will rise, Anderson added. All of the NWCC campuses Show an increase in enrolments except Hazelton, which has rela- tively low numbers. Anderson Stated that university transfer appli- cations are up 20-30 percent over last year. Further positive increases can be seen in the popularity of the business administration pro- gram. The Prince Rupert campus has accepted 49 students this year, up from 23 last year. In Terrace, there have been 53 applications Terrace Review —— Wednesday, August 21,1991 23 Enrolment balloons at college received, compared with only 34 in 1990. The nursing program has been very successful, Anderson con- tinued. "This will be the first com- plete second year this year, and the first year is filled", he said. In fact, the college will be unable to ac- commodate all applicants. "We will be turning people away due to limits". Anderson added that it is college policy to "overaccept" applicants due to people making last minute program changes, opting for a different campus, and other vari- ables that affect final enrolment. In concluding, Anderson said the enrolment outlook is a very posi- coming back he says, which could be indicative of an improving . economy. The impact of the.Uni- bia is going to be a positive force, — versity of Northern British Colum- according to Anderson. « It’s Time for a Chan Helmut Giesbrecht tive one, Trades are once again {| New Democrat for Skeena MOL WIN A TRIP TO THE *, 7:50a.m., THET OAH OB 24 WiBEO __. a OP re HF oa . Draw will La PR ta Rhee eos 4 een ee at be made on AM59 at Friday, August 23rd. * PRIZE INCLUDES TRIP FOR 2 TO VANCOUVER, 2 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION, 2-3DAY PASSES TO THE MOLSON INDY. SON INDY August 15 Karyn Kirk, Terrace August 16 Rey. Lance Stephens, Terrace August 17 Russ McFarland, Victoria August 18 J. Mitchel McRae, Maple Ridge August 19 Andrew Mile, Terrace August 20 Frank Pongracz, Terrace August 21 Diane Fraser-Easton, Houston