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Take a walk on the

historical side |

HERITAGE PARK Museum offers up a combina-
tion of enrichment and exercise today (Aug.:9) dur-
ing Riverboat Days.

Back by: -popular demand, museum staff will
take visitors on a three-hour historical tour that
starts at the museum at 1:30 p.m. : a

Visitors’ will walk the Howe Creek Trail to
downtown, making stops at places of historical sig-
nificance to the area, before making their way back
up to the Bench.

‘Those taking the tour will also get a book pro-

duced by museum curator Cindy Hansen called-A
" Walk with the Founder of Terrace. It’s filled with

; stories in the area’s history.
Call the museum at 635-4546 for info.

‘It's your day, do what

- you want to do.

THE. KSAN ‘House Society, : “Kermode Youth
Programs, and Terrace Anti-poverty’s Youth
Garden Workers invite you to celebrate the UN’s

International Youth Day 2006: Tackling Poverty

Together. |

On Aug. 12, all youth, regardless of where they
identify on the race, age, and social spectrums, are
welcomed to attend the events, stand up, and have
a a positive and fun International Youth Day. .

‘ Events. are as follows:. -

Critical Mass Bike Ride & BBQ

Meet at Terrace Anti-Poverty, 4628 Park Avenue
(across from Dairy Queen), at 12 p.m. on Aug. 12
for a community Youth Bike Ride through down-
town Terrace. Learn about appropriate bike safety,

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. text and pictures of some of the most noteworthy.

the rules of the road, and how to prevent bike theft. '

(Itis encouraged that youth under the age of 16 are.

accompanied by adult chaperones.)

‘A barbecue, by donation, follows to raise mon-
ey for a new free bike-exchange program. Contact
Diandra at the Ksan House at 635-2373, ext. 23.

Youth Safety Events & Dance

_ The Kermode Friendship Centre hosts events
geared towards youth aged 10-18. Between 6-8
p.m. there will be a dunk tank, drunk goggles and
an obstacle course, as well as other games, a safety
quiz (with door prizes), and love gloves,

Two local DJs will be coming in to throw a
dance from 9 p.m. to | a.m. and safety positive
information will be available all evening. Contact
Kermode’s Sara Squires at 635-4906, ext. 28.

Poole pockets award
TERRACE’S CHIEF administrator is the first
in B.C. to receive a unique award for municipal
officers.

~ Ron Poole earned the first certificate in local
government executive management by the provin- _
cial bourd of examiners at a special ceremony ‘in
‘Vancouver recently.

Poole earned the certificate in part because of
a report he compiled on the partnership, between
the city and the Terrace Lumber Company, when
the latter was negotiating to buy the local sawmill. .
from the receiver overseeing the sale of the former
- New Skeena Forest Products assets and land.

Poole says the city’s loan of $950,000 to the
Terrace Lumber Company was a unique challenge
to write about in his report.

“A partenering agreement was the first of its

_ kind that we. did with TLC,” Poole says.

“Some people say, ‘you’re assisting business,’
but we aren't, we
‘are partnering for
economic devel-
opment.” .

The loan was a
unique move that
required a lot of
work in terms of
following provin- °
cial regulations
and in policy set
out in the com-

said.

_ “T can’t believe
how many times
they told us as well
as the judge in.
court that they had
no precedent to
work from_across
the whole coun-
try.” Poole says.

Local government certificates recognize aca-.
demic, training and work experience in local gov-
ernment. Candidates qualify based on their experi-
ence and mandatory education criteria determined
by the board..

The certificates are given to people in munici-

Ron Poole

palities, regional districts, and improvement dis-

tricts around B.C., including the City of Vancou-

’ ver.

Established under the Local Government Act in |
1948, the three-member board represents the Lo-
cal Government Management Association of B.C.,
the Union of British Columbia Municipalities and
the Ministry of Community Services.

Poole has also been named to sit on the three-
member board and is expected to take on that posi-
tion in September.

TERRACE STANDAR

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 9, 2006 - Bi

= Sneak peek -

CYDNEY Rusch surveys some of the mini: canvasses on display at the. Terrace Art Gallery the day before the Aug: 4 opening reception”
of the gallery’s August exhibit. Several Terrace artists, members of the Terrace Art Association and local celebrities submitted more
than 100 original pieces that will be auctioned off later this month. See page B2 for details.

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Blue- clad volunteers
keep watchful eye ~

By SARAH ARTIS

‘LATE AT night, when the

rest of the city sleeps, they
drive through your back

~ alleys, eyes and ears peeled

to their car windows.

They are out looking for
‘trouble and ways to break

a

into your home or business.

They are familiar with all

the dark, nitty gritty pockets _

of Terrace.
But don’t be afraid — these
are not criminals.
They are the opposite.
These are the good guys
looking to. stop, or at least
deter, the bad guys.
_ The Citizens on Patrol

- (COP) is a group of about 20

volunteers dedicated to mak- _
ing Terrace a safe and secure
place to live.. ,

They aim to reduce crime
by keeping watch and main-
taining a visible presence in
the city.

‘Every Friday and Satur-
day night (and week nights
when. volunteers are avail-
able), a. two-person patrol
team cruises the streets until
1 a.m. or later, depending if

.there’s any action that night. —

The volunteers are es-
sentially the extra eyes and

“ears of the police; they dress -
in similar blue uniforms and °

report to head office every
15 minutes through a two-

_ way radio. .

“They are a great help
to us. They are awesome.
I can’t say enough about
them,” said Const. Rochelle
Patenaude. “They do so
much for the community.
They are very concerned.”

The COPs help the police
in other ways, too. .

They control traffic and
parking at busy community |
events such.as Riverboat
Days, check campgrounds
overnight, recover and sell

- stolen bikes, and run _pro-

grams such as the speed
board, which reminds driv-
ers to slow down.

Terry McTague has been
the president of the Citizens

| CITIZENS on Patrol president Terry McTague and other:

volunteers keeps in constant contact with local police

via two-way radio.

‘SARAH ARTIS PHOTO

‘on Patrol Program for two
years and is on call 24/7.

She does it because she ©

cares, she said.
“J’m helping the commu-

. nity out. I’m really into it. I

love it,” she said. “You are
saving people’s businesses
from getting destroyed. It’s
a nice feeling that you are
helping someone.”

Although COPs essen-
tially don’t get involved in

_a situation. unless there is

an emergency —.they don’t
carry weapons, they don’t
arrest people, and they don’t
get out of their cars for their
own safety — patrolling is
nonetheless exciting, Mc-
Tague said.

“It’s. fun and thrilling,”
she said. “It’s exciting be-—

cause you are keeping an eye

on the community.”
Phil Baudais, who has

been a COP for 10 years,

.also volunteers because it’s a

way to give back to his com-

-munity, he said.

““We are always doing
things for people that they

would normally. not do,” he.

said.
Anyone interested i in vol-

-unteering as a COP can call

the volunteer group at 685-
6351, McTague at home at
685-8272 or attend a meet-
ing at their office in Skeena
Mall on the third Wednesday
of every month.

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GARY Fjeligaard needs no introduction to fans of Ca-
-nadian country music. See him and others at Har-Lee’s ©
” Place Aug. 11 13.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO:

Festival fills -
music cravings.

_.THERE’S JUST something

‘about live music in a

natural setting when you’re.
surrounded by people feeling .

that same sense of rhythms
reverberating through their
bodies. ;

For the. ‘eighth straight
year, area residents can cap-

ture that feeling at the Elks

and Royal Purple Riverside
Festival Aug. 11- 13.

‘Hosted «in thé country
’ rushing rivers and working ™-

setting of Har-Lee’s Place,

organizers have assembled *

a lineup of entertainers: that
play a range of styles from

country’ and western and

blues. to folk, Celtic and
bluegrass.
Heading the talentis Gary

Fjellgaard, a kingpin of Ca- |

nadian country music who
has been making records for

- 30 years. .

Fjeligaard has been mak-
ing a living on the road with

a guitar and a song for just

as long, frequently touring
throughout North America
and Europe with his master-

-ful acoustic. guitar,: gentle °
‘vocals, riveting” yodeling,
and ‘tales of his life in: ‘the |
woods. :

Raised on. ‘the Canadian.
prairies, the 2005 inductee to.

- the Canadian Country Music °

Hall of Fame, is a champion
of..vanishing values and the
frontier spirit through his”,
music.
Cattle
treks,

drives, “wagon,
windswept.” prairies,

folks’ with ‘ties to the land’

have all been a source of i in-

spiration for his songs.
Fjellgaard now calls Ga-

briola Island home, and the:

West Coast.environment has-

-brought a universal quality

to.his songwriting.
While Fjellgaard takes.

top- -billing, there’s certainly
no lack of quality. musical: °

acts filling out the lineup. .
The full roster includes:
Country & Stuff from Topley,

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B.C.; Lakeside: Ramblers,

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