News brief _ Fire rules change SOME FORESTRY operations will now be allowed to operate on days when the fire-danger rating is high to ex- treme. _ That's one of the changes under new forest fire prevention regulations introduced by forests minister Dan Miller. Old rules shut down all logging operations on high to ex- treme rated days but they need to be changed to more ac- curately reflect the risk, he said. “Under the new regulation, moderate-risk activities such as ‘log loading and hauling will be allowed to continue,”’ Miller said. High risk activities such as yarding logs will still be restricted to cooler parts of the day, the minister added. The change also sees the campfire, railway and slash-fire prevention regulations rolled into ore. This one regulation - applies within 300 metres of a forest. The distance used to be one kilometre. ’ ~~ Unsuccessful tips The four tips gathered here as a result of a TV show on substance abused haven’t generated any activity. Northwest Crackdown, a three-hour show which aired in B.C. and three American states in January, gave information on substance abuse and then asked for information on suspected criminal activity. : “Nothing did result. from those tips,’ said Corporal Rob McKay who is in charge of the local RCMP detachment’s general investigative services section. This effort is different than the new Vandal Watch pro- gram introduced here last month by the chamber of com- merce, Vandal Watch is meant to curb property damage by giving rewards for information which leads to a conviction or con- victions. Fancy rail service Don’t look for linen tableclothes-and more menu selections on VIA Rail’s Skeena run between Jasper and Prince Rupert. Those and other features designed to elevate passenger rail service in Canada is being confined to VIA’s transcontinental line. The package is being introduced the end of this month and is meant to make long rail journeys a bit more enjoyable, says VIA spokesman Carla Whippy. . She did note that the Skeena run now enjoys refurbished equipment that runs on electricity and not on steam. School construction? It will be a couple more weeks before it’s known whether Victoria will spend any of the $582 million announced last _wéek.for new school construction and improvements ‘here in Terrace, ~ . --Bducation minister Anita Hagen's annoucement on Thurs- ’ day said only that the capital program includes at least 200 projects. ; Replacement of Skeena Jr. Secondary school remains near the top of the school board’s list of construction priorities here, but has been given a low priority by Victoria in previous years. "Hagen Said the majority of high priority capital projects re-. quested by school boattastiré expected ta’ g6 forward.” _ The $582 rnillion allocation is about thrée timés the average ~ tannual grant for capital projects. oe, we aa ° ildgl Sgle- | ENSURCO Saleld of Protection DLN CONTRACTING Ltd. Ph. 635-5859 Fax 635-5855 Mob. No, 638-3739 JOIN IN THE FUN AT TERRACE BOWLING LANES SPRING LEAGUES WERE RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY LIST OF LEAGUES Monday Match Play: 8:00 p.m., $10.00 per week Tuesday Coffee: 9:30 a.m., $7.00 per week Thursday Doubles: 8:00 p.m., $12.00 per week Friday Family Team: 7:00 p.m., $6.00 per week $1.00 DAYS: Friday Nights 9 pm - 11 pm, $1.00 per game Shoe Rental Not Included MAY 15 to AUGUST 28 How to REGISTER The person on contro! desk will take your name and phone number and the name of tha lgague you wish to bowl in and how many people will be with you. We will then call you about a weak before the leagua starts, Give us a Call Fall Leagues Start in September... tls not too early to register for these leagues. mae GS0709 1 T Lazelle Ave. Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 15, 1992 — Page A3 Local ranger patrol ready TERRACE — The Canadian military mow has a presence in this area. A group of 18 local residents has been formed into a Cana- dian Forces Ranger Patrol to act. as the eyes and ears of reserve or regular forces should the need arise. Bach patrol. member is a volunteer and has been issued with a .303 Lee Enfield rife and 200 rounds of ammunition. ' Training under the supervi- sion of two members of the armed forces took place here last week. The local patrol is the ninth one in the province to be form- ed over the past two years, said Major Jan Hay, a staff officer from Ranger headquarters at Esquimalt. Use of Rangers dates back to the Second World War when approximately 15,000 of them served during the height of the Japanese threat to the west coast, he said. The Ranger concept was abandoned in 1978 but revived again in 1990, “We regard them as a very cost. efficient and effective force,” said Hay, “If the forces, regular or reserve, require help in an area, the Rangers can respond. They can act as guides or gather in- formation,’’ he said. The pairols will also act with search and rescue units should their assistance be required. Six of the other nine Ranger patrols are located on Van- couver Island, joining ones at Kitkatla and Port Simpson on the northern coast. Hay said there are plans to form similar patrols in New Aiyansh, Kincolith and Hartley Bay up here. And although the Rangers may be new to Terrace, those in the patrol are not new to the armed forces. At least six of those who have signed up have had armed forces experience. Otiep£thesix is Joe Bradley, to carry out _ aprospectOr who read‘about the Rangers in B.C. Report and then got the headquarters staff interested in forming a patrol = . as wae et cf ? * . » ear ree mT RANGERS JOE Bradley, left, and Sam Lockerby, right, flank its mission armed forces Sergeant Major Dave Haines. The Rangers number 18 in this area and will assist the armed forces if they ever have to come here. That's a Ranger issue .303 Lee Enfield being held by Bradley. ; vate here. “It wasn’t hard to find the people, We could. have easily doubled that,’ said Bradley. The other Rangers. either work outdoors as he does or are people experienced and _knowledgeable about the area ssurfounding Tettaces r at fits in’ With the concep of Rangers being able to withs- tand outdoors conditions in order to perform their duties. ‘‘We like them to be familiar sidered to produce a_ better with the territory and to be self quality model than ones made _supporting when they go outin- in England. . to the field,’ said Major Hay. The .303 rifle figures pro- The patrols are open tO inently in a Ranger patrol. females and there are five — pach group will choose at least women in the Terrace BroUp. ne person as a representative at Bradley.and the other 4 provincial. shooting -competi+ - ., Rangers ate happy, about the, onyds duddi it duc rosideny is as ‘Lee Enfield .303s issued. them Heo een The winner of the provincial reg eset surg) Plpeps from storage. That’s because they were made in a Long meet then goes to Ottawa for Branch, Ontario plant con- national competitions.