draws protest CALLING IT a diserace and a health hazard, Keith Ave, homeowners Dixie ind Olaf Thorsen ripped into council Monday night for not taking action to contro] dust there. “We're just fed up with it,” said Olaf Thorsen, who lives on the gravel west end of Keith, “The house is filthy inside because ofthe dust problem.” Calcium chloride to control the dust is on the way,. but it could be until the end. of the month before it urives, Thorsen said applications of calcium chloride last only a couple of days because the road is chewed up by more thun 100) loaded jogging trucks every day. City administrator Bob Hallsor said the city is negotiat- ing with Skeena Cellulose to see if the company will share in the costs of paving that section. Councillor David Hull sug- gested asking the company to have a water truck spray down the. dusty road for temporary relief. Dixie Thorsen called on the city to either maintain the road properly or close it. “We're fed up of eating everybody’s dust,” she said. She promised to continue calling mayor-Jack Talstra daily until something is done. Firefighters ban burning ALL BURNING permits have been suspended after Terrace and Thornhill firefight- seven Brush ‘or gti o"The- grass; the-léaves and the underbrush. ure just incred- ibly dry,” Randy Smith said Monday. . “We haven’t had substan- tial rain in over a monthnow,” Smith said none of the weekend's fires pot away, but added.‘there was potential for danger. Local hits $88,000 win A TERRACE MAN who matched five numbers on the April 22 Lotto 6/49 dmw has won $88,000 prize. “The clerk suid a large prize hadn’t been claimed yet. | said ‘] sure hope it’s me’,” said Robert Whitfield. “The clerk validated my tickel, then said “You better look at this.” “l was shocked and over- whelmed,” he said. “I will still work every day, but this win will change my life for the better.” _ Whitfield plans to share a portion of his prize with his family and bank the rest. The ticket was purchased at Copperside Foods, Cecile Senechal, of Terrace. was another winner last week, picking up $10,Q{K) on a seratch-und-win Bingo lot- tery ticket bought at Copperside Hl. The local inother-of-one plans to buy a new car. Three battle for title A THREE-WAY tie for the lead has emerged after Monday night’s action in the OPOV floor hockey playoffs. One of the leaders, A & D Trucking lost two chances to take sole possession of the lead, losing 8-5 to the Back Eddy Blazers and 4-3 in overtime to the Great Whites. In Monday aight’s other game, the Westpoint Warriors thrashed the Predators 10-5 to guin a share of the lead, Wong wih A & D and the Great Whites. | Dust-up ers spent the weekend batttitig’ Si. an Terrace fire chief A2 - The Terrace Standard, mam needay, May 10, 1995 ™ Coopers to be honoured EDNA AND BOB Cooper are on their way south next month to receive the Order of British Columbia, It’s the highest award of the provincial government and Is given to citizens who have made outstanding personal contribu- lions to the province and to their community, Ta the case of the Coopers, the award represents years of in- volvement in public and voluntecr life. They were nominated jointly “after the provincial government asked ‘the public to put forward prospective candidates. . What makes this year’s awards unusual js that the Coopers are one of three pairs of people to be chosen to receive the Order of B.C, . “It's the first time we've ever had two people as a pair chosen From front- — but now we have three pairs,”’ suid provincial protocol officer George Baker last week, The investiture at Government House in Victorid next month will be the first such one for newly-sworm in Lieutenant Gov- emor Garde Gardom. Former Lieutenant Govemor David Lamb and his wife, Dorothy, make up one of the other two pairs to be honoured, : Bob Cooper served as a Terrace alderman for many years, was a director of the Kitimat-Stikine regional district and held office with the Northwest Loggers As- sociation. Edna Cooper also served as a Terrace alderman and went to be- come a school trustee and chair of School District 88, She has been the president of Terrace Little Theatre and an ac- tive participant in the arts council. School budget layofis would be necessary if the school board had managed its money more effectively, She’s critical of the decision to hire vice principals at Uplands and Clarence Michicl, saying they7ze not needed. “Most of the staff at those schools has agreed they don’t need vice principals,’’ says Lam- bright, , Those positions mean more money will be spent on adminis- tration, she added. As well, the board may also have to consider how to come up From front person will be moved to the pub- lic works building. The same goes for the building inspectors and business licensors, as’ midst of the ritaps"ihey nééd ih theif Work are’ Ieeated at ‘publip -. Works, _SPORTS _ Their vacant off ices will. be- come the new home for the senior administration, who will be back in close proximity to the rest of the city staff. Lottie Zoglauer, CRI City honing oe £ Yous Complete Hably and Cra At tors Joy of Painting Oasys Demonstrations and Course Registrations, May 13 with Certified Ross Instructor with $300,000 to meet its class size agreement with teachers. That money was coming from the aboriginal education budget, but now cannot be used for reduc- ing class sizes, or on teaching as- sistants. * The only exception to this rule is if native education advisory boards and the school district both agree to use the money this way. , So far, Terrace’s native educa- tion council has rejected this op- tion. “There will be .no cutback in city service,” Hull said. ‘The public shouldn’t notice a dif- ference.” But anyone phoning city hall ; will notice one difference if the changes go ahead, The plan calls for eliminating the city switchboard operator position and purchasing a voice- mail system instead. We Guarantee Lowest Prices “Your Low Price Zone" The Creative vt: ‘SeWers City not at all bloated THE CITY OF TERRACE was not a bloated operation ripe for cuts — eyen before the latest round of restraint, says city finance commiltee chairman David Hull. “The city was not ineffi- cient and was ‘not over- stalfed,’? he said, countering what be calls a common but misguided perception of waste at city hall, Eut he added the latest recommendations are a con- tinuation of city efforts to be- | come even more efficient. ‘The city’s been doing more with less already,’’ he said. At present, the city has 12 Management staff, compared to 17 in 1977, Hull noted, There are presently 71 unionized employees (includ- ing firefighters) compared to 79 in 1988, While the number of em- ployees has declined, the workload has increased ‘sig- nificantly over the last 10 years. Over the same period, the number of sewer and waler coniections have climbed from 25 to 135. And the amount of storm constructed, roads built, subdivisions approved and building permits issucd have all risen. The city has also added parks and ex- panded its facilities over that 4 Gime. Fletcher Challenge Canada Limited's Northern Interior Wood Products Division presently has immediate openings for the follewing pasitions: MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR: This position will require a highly motivated individual. “Can dal” should be your personal philosophy. You Must possess exacting standards and the motivational ability to lead your crew in meeting them. Above average technical and problem-solving skills make you an excellent trouble shooter, Your proven track record in the safe and efficient management of subordinates and your extensive experience with performance management systems is reflected by your exceptional maintenance planning/supervisory abllities. An up-time record in the high 90's further recommends you for this demanding role. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising a multi-tradas crew on-various shift patterns, Shift work will include days,.graveyards and weekend shifts {compressed wark week)... Applicants should be computer literate and possess . felevant sawmill experience, A strong mechanical _ background, most likely as a sawmill Millwright, is preferred, Candidates with solid electrical backgrounds will also be considered, CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS. We require 3 industial maintenance Electricians with interprovincial certification and sawmill experience. Ideally, you have worked with Allen-Bradley 2 and 5 series PLC's and are knowledgeable of data highways. - Applicants with industrial maintenance experience in other industries will also be considered. CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHTS ~ We require 2 industrial maintenance Millwrights with interprovincial certification and sawmill experience. Applicants with industrial maintenance experience in other industrles will also be considered, WELDER | A B.C. certified “A” Welder is required. Fabrication and sawenill experience is preferred but not required. Situated 180km north of Prince George, Mackenzie is.a family-oriented community of 5500 people offering a full range of recreational activities and social amenities. Qualified applicants should forward their resumes and covering letter, outlining what learning and development activities yau have undertaken in the last 3 years, by May 22, 1995 to: Human Resources Department Mackenzie Wood Products Box 370 Mackenzie, 8.C. VOI2C0 Fax: (504) 997-2533 — MADE MACKENZIE Cea ae veel IN FLETCHER CHALLENGE CANACA @ LUCKY DOLLAR BINGO MAY. 1995 ~ SUNDAY ° MONDAY. 2 PALACE "TUESDAY: “| WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY“ FRIDAY - ALterrace 74? Air MAY 1995 7 SATURDAY . 3 5 Totem Saddla : Big Brother & Bi 1 Terrace Kermode Terrace Cadat Sor. 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MONITORS 4410 Legion, Terrace ‘Doors 11:30 a.m. Doors 4:30 p.m. SMOKE REMOVAL Games 12:45 Games 6:15 Games 10:00 p.m. WEEKLY CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT ee ee ee THIS YEAR April MAX, MIN. PCPN SUN 22 16.6 06 101 23 16.5 6.0 9.2 24 19.6 3.4 19.2 25 19.3 5.1 eo. 48,2 26 20.1 40 °° 13,2 27 19.8 9.9 17 28 21.3 11.5 13.4 ROAD MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS Although spring has arrived, watch for frost and Icy sections in evenings and | j Mornings. Watch for bridge cleaning/maintenance, patching and Iter pickup crews. Please watch for and obey traffic control signing. To report road hazards, call 638- 8383 during office hours, Aer hours, please call 1-800-665-5051, ee a ee ee me me eee ee DAIL. ORD MAX, YEAR MIN, YEAR PRECIP, 20.0. 1961 -28 1976 15.2 20.5 1983 -17 1967 17.2 21.9 1977 -28 1959 5.4 247 1977 -16 1982 94 21.4 1979 -22 1966 939.6 245 1979 -1.1 1970 249 23.5 1983 -1.1 1964 17.8 YEAR 1962 1981 1962 1985 1972 1957 1968 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: a SONSTRUCTION SERVICES L Your Road Maintenance Contractor — NECHAKO Zag NORTHCOAST ‘For the latest Terrace forecast and. up to date. weather conditons and the | -marine weather in the Douglas Channel call 635-41 92. ;