Frag! A fire at the Terrace Swim-_ ming Pool damaged a portion of the roof.on'the southeast corner _ - of the building at about 6 p.m.— Monday night. - Assistant fire chief Per Halvorsen says the fire - burned a hole about a meter in. diameter through the shake roof to the decking. Halvorsen says it was reported to: pool staff by a passing resi- ‘ dent, and by using fire ex- tinguishers they had things ‘pretty well. under control”. by the time the fire department ar-- rived. He says. the cause of the fire is- unknown but there is speculation that a_ carelessly Fire damages pool § ‘tossed cigarette could. have _ started the fire. ° About an ‘hour later, the Thornhill Fire Department and Ministry of Forests .were. called into action when a brush fire was started by children playing with matches about 30 meters from the east end of Ord Road. Fire .Department spokesperson Billie Hoving says:the fire took hold quickly and could have easily burned out of control. She warns that brush is often much drier than it looks, and parents § are asked to both educate. and supervise their children about the danger of fire. _ Program announced — for young scientists: | . “Contributed by ~~ Lue Gagnon The Terrace Parks and Recreation Department is pleas- - ed to announce that Jean-Pierre - Turcotte will be instructing a Young Scientists program for children starting April 24. A graduate from the Ontario " Institute of Science and Technology, Jean-Pierre is a part-time resident of Terrace who works for four weeks at a . _ time as a lighthouse keeper on an island near. Prince: Rupert. ‘When his four weeks are done, - he comes to Terrace for another . four weeks, where he works ona sailboat ‘he is patiently and lov- ingly building by himself. . -* We have managed to convince this very busy and interesting pressive knowledge with the Ter- ‘race youth. He has prepared a number of exciting yet simple hands-on experiments on themes such as electricity, air pressure, light, and even.astronomy. © “Anyone interested should con- tact Lue Gagnon for complete a (ad details at the Terrace Parks and Recreation office in the Terrace Arena, 638-1 174, Economic development ete ey CORR OSE TER GS UE ae en, Curse of the Starving Class, the Terrace Little Theatre’s latest production, opens with arun of “sneak previews” beginning tomorrow night. The drama, an. award-winner by American playwright Sam Shepherd, promises to be a dark adventure in family conflict. EX. TERRACE & DISTRICT { MULTICULTURAL \7 ASSOCIATION _ Would like to say a big officer hired by city TERRACE — The city has hired Peter Monteith, 33,:to fill the position of Tourism and Eco- ‘nomic Development Officer. ‘According to Mayor. Jack Tal- stra, Monteith’s job will be to liaise with the community and ' identify areas where improve- ‘ments can be made. “This is the best thing that’ $ - man to share some of his im- happened to our community ina number of years,’’ says Talstra. ‘““We want to expand our tax base and we can only do that by getting out there and hustling.” He said the 1989 budget includes $115,000 for tourism promotion and $80,000 for economic devel- opment. This is about double last years’ budget, he says. - ‘Monteith will be moving to_ Terrace with his wife and two children ‘in early May and start work on May 23. His work experience includes economic development ' ‘for Brandon, ‘ Man., where he-matiaged a half million dollar annual budget and supervised a parking study, downtown marketing study and a revitalization plan for 452 downtown businesses. Adminis- trator Bob Hallsor says Mon- tieth and his wife have visited Terrace and like it. ‘‘They’re looking forward to the move,” he said. _ NOTICE OF ELECTION ~ PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of School District No. 88 (Terrace) that | re- quire the presence of said electors In the places herein designated, on Monday, May 8, 1989 between the hours of ten a.m. and twelve noon, to elect: Trusteé (one). — for one and one half years (1989/90 calendar years) to represent the . Terrace area and environs; at the SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE, 3211.Kenney Street, Terrace, B.C. for the electors of the Terrace and Terrace rural voting area, The mode of nomination of candidates shall be as follows: + .Candidates shall be nominated In writing by two duly qualified electors of the Assess- ment District. The nomination paper shall be delivered to the returning officer, In person or by registered mail, at any time between the date of this notice and noon of the day of nomination. The nomination paper shall state the name, residence and occupation of the person nominated In such a manner as to sufficiently identify such candidate. The nomination paper shall be signed by the candidate. In the event of a poll being necessary, advance polls and regular polls will be held at the following places, dates and times: . — Advance Poll, Friday, May 19, 1989, School Board Office, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p. m. — Advance Poll, Friday, May 26, 1989, ~ Mills Memorial Hospital, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. = Regular’ Poll, Saturday, May 27, 1989, Terrace, Rosswood, - - Usk, Thornhill, Lakelse Lake, Cadarvale, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p. moo | GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at Terrace B.C. _ this 17th day of April, 1989 - (Mrs. ) Elaine Johnson Returning Officer - School District No. 88 (Terrace) 3211 Kenney Street, Terrace, 8.C. V8G 3E9 a THANK YOU To everyone who helped to make the 5th” _ Annual: International Potluck dinner a very | enjoyable and entertaining evening _ and especiaily to: Bert's Delicatessen B.C. Telaphone Canada Safeway Children’s Fastival Comm. Don Diego's Filipino-Ganadian Assn. Gim's Restaurant . ‘ GIN's Convenience Store Goldan Flame Restaurant Overwaltea Pizza Hut Polly's Cate. Savala’s Restaurant - Shan Yan Restaurant Sight & Sound Sikh Community Spae-Dee Printers Tarrace Co-op K-Mart Terrace Drugs Misly Alver Books Terrace Travel * Mohawk Tim Horton Donuta Niko's Pizza Totem Press Northern Drugs Wilkinson Businass Machines Northwest Speciaity Foods + Woolworth's | For their generous donations. | Thay, Ap 20, Fay, roi a Se Apl22 Special prev TERRACE UtTLE THEATRE San Sot Curse Oi The tarving 288 Directed by Daniel Barnswell Nobody locks the way iheyare SNEAK PREVIEW Ean SSHETTUAE May 11, (2, 13 and May 18, 19,20 Teckets $7 ALL PERFORMANCES pin WeColl Playhouse, 3625 KalumSireet THOAETS alate Sgt & Sond MATURE vie ays Te eo ot i eR ely en eter TSE TA. Tare mix Bes as dag SE oe RO a a