“scheme; AE 2 a 2 od THE EFFORT loca! resi- dents put into stringing their homes with brightly coloured lights and de- corating their yards with ornaments. and nativity scenes is nothing short of awesome. It took five judges two and a half hours Dec. 17 to visit all 22 homes and bu- sinesses entered in this year’s lights contest, Taking into considera- lion. theme, colour props and the amount of lights, judges gave the best home award to Howie Ritchey who lives. at 2415 Cramer Street. “I -like it because it doesn’t look gaudy,” said judge Howard Chafin from the Terrace Beautification Society. “It’s very classy.” ‘Judge Raja Sandhu, a realtor, said ite liked the fact that the whole house was decorated, not simply just the front section. “It probably has the most lights,” he added. Second place for best home goes to Ken Juniper and his home at 5306 Mc- Connell Avenue. Honourable mention goes to Bud Kirkaldy, and his Charlie Brown home at 4707 Weber Street. The award for best ef- fort goes to Roy and Au- drey Alaric for their twink- ling domain at 4705 Sou- cle Avenue. “A lot of planning went into this one,” said judge Diana Wood, a realtor. “They used all the space they had.” ' Judge Judy Chafin from the beautification society said she thought the home was quaint. “They've got everything,” said Chafin, noting house and yard was covered top to bottom with flashing lights, hanging icicle lights, Santas (including one on the roof), snowmen and candy canes. “The award for best apartment/mobile home foes to the Chisholms, at 21A Woodland Heights Park in Thornhill. Lights delight contest judges The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - A3 ee eg Bee BRIGHT LIGHTS: Christmas lights contest judge Raja Sandhu marks Roy and Audrey Alaric's home at 4705 Soucie Avenue. The home won the best effart award in this year's lights competition, apartment/mobile home category goes to Tom and April Spizak at 72-4625 Graham Avenue. Best commercial build- ing is Tillicum Twin Theatres. “It’s eye catching,” said Sandhu of the well-lit home. “They put a lot of effort into decorating everything. They really thought about it.” Second place in the Dump costs on the increase until garbage decision made THE CITY is paying its landfill contractor more than 50 per cent extra to operate the dump on a month-by-month basis while it awaits a final decision from the regional district on where a sub-regional dump will go. : Director of engineering Stew Christensen had hoped the city would be out of its dump a few months; after dump contractor Double M Ventures’ contract expired i in August. , Council wanted to quickly take advantage of new lower estimates of the environmental costs of closing the landfill, possibly closing the dump this year and redir- ecting all local garbage to the Thornhill dump. That ‘aon step, however, isn’t allowed under the r ermit, so the city is waiting for a final whaler “Thornhill or a new. site near Onion’ Lake will es futire sub-regional dump. “If it turns out to be Thornhill, we could be there al- most immediately,” Christensen said, iy ecaastien ieee Lae sue BER are uot ae we Te ae Leos i Pee iERBACE | o3 WEG ; BEEPTSAS tT Pee Pere ELT rere t Gy ATTIRE ae es rrace Chrysler will pay the equivalent of the *Excluding: Vipers: Prowlers, Dodge Dal RAR AEE EM eT DERRACE : meta 2 TF RRack ao iL Ea ee eats 7 TERRA SE tr EHV ebeH ap OR, GST for you. kota Quad Cab. DLR. 5958 TERRACE AT CHRYSLER | www.terraceautomall.com 4916 Hwy 16, Terrace 635-7187 © 1-800- 313- “7187 pag DN ° we , SO VERRACE TERG ACE Mp CTE fd AUST TERRACE TERRACE ERGACE TERRA onkd CCE amin dean Scott Hamer’s home al 5233 Mountain Vista, Thelma Odell's home al 2802 Molitor, and Jim Young’s home at 4931 Park Avenue. have to keep operating ils dump for another three to five years. said, the city has upped the monthly payments fo the firm by $2,000 to $5,700. venue due to lower than usual construction the last cou- ple of years. month from two years ago, he said, noting that the com- pany bid at a time when new development had peaked. next lowest bid of $8,400 a month back when the dump contract was first: let. nue until February, by which time it’s hoped the regional district will have made a decision. The annual contest is sponsored by local busines- ses, realiors and the beau- tification soctety. Totem Ford supplies a judges' van each year. Other must sees include But if Onion Lake is the chosen site, Terrace will In order to keep Double M on the job, Christensen He said that’s in recognition of the reduced dump re- Tipping fees are down an average of $2,400 per Even at $5,700, Double M is still far cheaper than the Council authorized the increased payments. to conti- : ere News In Brief Stop smoking boosted KITSUMKALUM AND Kitselas villages have te- ceived just under $1,000 to assemble a program to help stop people from smoking or to begin. Community health nurse Cynthia Morris, who will run the program, said heart disease, one of the by-products of smoking, affects 37 per cent of na- tive peaple. “This: will be an awareness program. Teens and pre-teens are an ideal group for targeting,” she said. As a personal statement about tobacco, Morris said she doesn’t pass along cigarettes in the feast hall to teenagers, “I’ll- pass’ them tothe hereditary chiefs, but not to the teenagers. I'll give them a loonie or toonie instead,” she said. The $988 grant to the two villages was one of 29 announced by the province for pilot anti-smoking projects among aboriginal communities. Good news bears SOMEWHERE IN Japan somebody is learning more aboul northwestern B.C. That’s because two small, stuffed Kodie Kerm- doei bears from the Terrace Tourism Council were sent there by a local collector. They have a tag giving general information on the kermode bear and the tag also has the tourism council’s 1-800 number and its website address. The two were part of a shipment of nearly 150 which arrived in town the first part of December and are now available in various stores. All told, 1000 bears have been ordered, says Rana Nelson of the tourism council. Another ship- ment is expected in early February and a subse- quent batch will be in town in time for the 2000 tourism season, The air up here Terrace’s air quality was rated good 99 per cent of the month last November Air quality is measured by the amount of fine dust particles in the air. Any reading above 25 in- halable particulates is said to cause breathing pro- bles and increased hospital visits for asthma and cardiopulmonary disease. While the mean air quality here last month ho- _ vered around 10 inhalable particulates, the max- imum hourly reading jumped into the poor range at 61 particulates during one hourly test. That's still nothing compared to maximum hour- ly ratings in Burns Lake, where readings peaked at 500 inhalable particulates, far below the federal air quality standards considers healthy to breathe. Back for five years UNIVERSITY OF Northem B.C. president Charles Jago has had his contract renewed for five years effective July 1, 2000. “Under his leadership, the university has estab- lished its academic credibility at a national level and has contributed significantly to the advance- ment of northern British Columbia,” said UNBC Board of Governors chair Alice Downing. The university’s Prince George campus’ was owned by Queen Elizabeth HW in 1994 and Jago ar- rived one year later. UNBC now has nearly 3,400 students. BC's provincial government departments and essential service providers have done their job in preparing for the year 2000. No disruptions to essential services like utilities, buses, ferries, pharmacies, banks, and credit unions are anticipated, In case of glitches we do have back-up plans. Enquiry BC operators will be available to answer questions about Y2K and essential services during the New Year’s weekend. Enquiry BC: In Vancouver 660-2421 in Victoria 387-6121 Toll-free from the rest of the province 1-800-663-7867 For information on provincial readiness check our web site at http://www.y2i.gov.e.ca _ Action 200 Mitenalum Bug Strategies for BC bs BRITISH &) COLUMBIA Information, Sctance and Technology Agency.