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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - A3

PROVINCIAL TRANSPORTATION ministry employees were e presented with awards 5 by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans
last week for incorporation, fish habitat improvements into road and bridge construction projects. The projects took place from the Queen
Charlottes to the Smithers area and included Hwy37 North and the Nass Valley.

Habitat work recognized |

FOURTEEN Ministry of
Transportation employees

were recognized here last

week for their work in im-
proving fish habitat while
constructing and maintain-
ing highways in the Prince
Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat,
Smithers and Queen Char-
lotte Islands areas.

The awards were present-
ed by the federal] Department
of Fisheries and Oceans
(DFO) at a noon-hour event
Dec. 6 and 13 of the 14 were
on hand to receive engraved
glass awards.

Those recognized « are

Stephanie Gillis, Al McK-
‘ean, Randy Penner, Geoff

Phillips, George Lomas,
Tony Bennett, Nini Long,
Rick Wiese, Daryl! Nolan,

Rob Blackburn, Steve Uye-

sugi, Brad Scott, Rick Mat-
thews and Bob Neville.

The employees worked
in partnership with DFO and
stewardship groups to ap-
ply innovative techniques to
improve or replace existing
road culverts to allow fish to

pass through them and reach .
upstream habitat.

‘In many cases, the exist-
ing culverts had been long-
standing barriers to fish.

One of the projects re-

placed a culvert’ with one.
that has a natural gravel bot- -

tom at Cable Car Creek near

. Kitimat. . ;
Other projects were con-

nected to the Nisga’a’ High-

way construction in the Nass -

Valley.
Mike Kent,
portation ministry’s chief
environmental officer, said
the efforts of the employ-

ees grew from a recognition .

that highways projects could

work in tandem with fish
__ habitat improvements.

Theco-operation between
the provincial and federal
departments replaced a his-
tory which had been marked
by charges laid against the
transportation ministry for

' damaging habitat, he added.

“Our deputy [minister]

“at the time, Dan Doyle, said

this could no longer contin-

the trans-.

” said Kent.

nthe work was financed
by a $2 million environmen-
tal fund to be used in -con-
junction .with construction
Projects.

“T can tell you $800,000
of that was spent in the
northern region,” said Kent.

He said the plan is to have

the environmental work be .

financed as a normal course
of ministry construction
projects:

DFO: regional . enforce

ment and enhancement chief

Bruce Shepherd said the

awards, created in 2004, are

‘not given lightly. :
“It’s really good to see _

highway engineers incorpo-
ate habitat design,” he said.

“I can tell you in the past

30. years there’s been some
pretty dramatic changes in
attitude,” Shepherd added.
He and other federal fish-
eries officials at the presen-
tation’ said it did not take
long for fish to respond to

the work that had been done
and to gain access to habitat »

previously denied them.

Lights judged tomorrow —

JUDGES FOR the 17th annual Christmas
lights decorating contest will be out tomor-
row night to choose the winners.

There are two categories, best residence

and best business. -

And ‘theré are first and second place
_ plaques to be‘awarded in each category.
Recent entries include the Don Maitland °
residence at 5041 McCrae Cresent and Side-

walkers at 4548 Lazelle.

The Johnson residence at 4611 Soucie
has also been entered as the residence’ at
4917 Scott and the Lloyd Nelson home, No.
40, Spokechute Road at Kitsumkalum.

Homes on Bolton between Eby and Sk-
oglund on the Bench have also been noted |

by passersby.

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You can enter yourself or enter anyone
else’s display you see. There’s an entry form:
on Page B3 of today’s paper. x

You can also fax entries to 638- 8432‘ T::
send an email ! idtheWstoom@terracestal:g.
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to enter is tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. bn

Winners will receive plaques from the.
Bear Den trophy outlet.

The results will be published in the
Christmas issue of The Ter race Standard on

Donation Guide

_ Manager, at 635- 5446. Hampers go out Dec. 22- 23.

YOU CAN SHARE the spirit of the holiday season by
supporting local charities and campaigns.

Gifts for local children
TERRACE ANTI- POVERTY is asking for your dona-
tion of a new gift for a local child or teen as part of its.
annual Children’s Christmas Campaign, a program that »
ensures Santa visits every home. _.

Select a gift tag for a child (newborn to age 18) from
Christmas trees at the Terrace Aquatic Centre, Wal-
Mart, Pick up the Pace Health & Fitness or Zellers. To-
day is the deadline to do so. Hampers will be wrapped
and delivered by Dec. 21. To sponsor a family, donate
a gift or make a financial contribution, call Rosanne.
Pearce at 635-4631. -

The society, located at 4628 Park Ave., is also ac-
cepting donations of toys, gifts, etc: to be given to local
children at Christmas. Monetary donations: are also ac-
cepted and are tax deductible. ee ee

- Salvation Army appeal .

THE KETTLE campaign and the. local letter appeal
- gather donations help pay for Christmas hampers, the
soup kitchen, a year round food bank and other local
“needs throughout the year. :

When you see the red kettle at the Skeena Mall,
Wal-Mart, Safeway, Canadian Tire. and the liquor ©
store, please give generously. To. volunteer, call Tan
_ McDonough, the thrift store and community services

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The Sharing Tree

THE MIX, CJFW: and CFTK-TV. and partner Ter-
“race Totem Ford are asking you to support the 34rd
annual Sharing. Tree. Donate non-perishable foods or
unwrapped, brand-new .gifts suitable for a child, teen
or adult, The’ presents are distributed by the Salvation:
Amny along with Christmas Hampers. Drop gifts off at
the Standard Broadcasting office at 4625 Lazelle Ave.,
at Caledonia Secondary, where students are accepting
donations, or help Totem Ford fill its Sharing Truck, |
Deadline i is Dec. 16.

’ Also, on Thursday, Dec. 15, Boston Pizza will offer
a discount to customers with a donation and its servers
will donate their tips for the whole day and night.

| Tree of Lights
SHOW YOUR support for local ‘children. with’ special "
needs by: donating to. the Terrace Child Development .
Centre’s 19th annual Tree of Lights campaign through.‘
to Dec. 15 in'the Skeena Mall. Sponsor a red, silver or
“gold light (from $25 to $100) on the Tree of Lights.

Give a gift to Ksan

THE KSAN House Society is inviting people to stop
" by their new offices at 4838 Lazelle Ave. and to bring a -

» gift. Gifs sould b be for.clients.of,the Ksan House Soci-__
“ety and, the’ ‘Terrace’ Emergency Shelter. Gifts for.men,
women ‘iid’childreii'are welcome. Donations of office,
‘ bedroom and household furniture and supplies is also
welcome.For details call 635-2373.

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