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1984

25 cenis ‘Established 1908

- TERRACE— The ‘Terrace Elks

. committment to improving the
a. Elks ‘Agar Avenue Park, with a
_ donation of $2,500- to the
municipality to be used for gravel
cfush for a parking lot, and. the
“\ purchase of new playground

' equipment.
ca + The Elks have been involved in
. improving the park for the past 15

Elks donate funds

Lodge No.425 reaffirmed ‘their.

Making a $2,500 donation towards the Elks Agar Avenue
Park Is Jim Le Clelr, Exalted Ruler of the Terrace Elks

Lodge No.425. The money will be used for a new gravel
parking lot and a kiddie slide at *heplayground at the park.

“Accepting the cheque is. Mayer Helmut Glesbrecht and

standing to hls right is Al McNiven, administrator of Parks
& Recreation. Tohlis right bi is Lawrence Baker, secretary

for Lodge No. 425.

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‘Tuesday - in their ‘fiat. formal -.

appearance at the: departmént’s
public meetings ‘on the Aluminum
Co. of Canada’s Kemano
completion project.

Thenlne-man panel also heard -
not for the first time — calls for a
full federal public inquiry into
Alcan’s proposal, for a. major
hydroelectric water diversion and
two new smelters in a $3-billion
project in northwestern B.C. |,

There also was continued

criticiam of Alean'’s: intensive:

media campaign in support of its
‘plan. The advertising’ stressea the
creation of 1,500 permanent jobs
and. states that fisheries will be

preserved,

The meeting was more subdued -

than up-country public meetings
last month in Vanderhoof and
Smithers, panel chairman Ward
Falkner said after the session
ended just before midnight. |
After collecting more comments,
the department plans to formulate
its position on the Alcan proposal.
A. brief trom the Mining
Association of B.C. attacked the

de artment's. preliminary:

selentific gibberish,"

at-any-cost

Mining association president Tex
Enemark accused the department
of tating a one-dimensional view in
support of preserving fish,

“It is quite discouraging for
anyone proposiig any sort ‘of
development with potential

fisheries impact to face this sort of -

imprecision and this sort. of
ideology — not to say. outright

“apparent © authority. of ‘the
governnient of Canada,” Enemark
sald,

Alcan has not made: a
‘presentation to the fisheries
etings, which are not formal he
‘arlngs,

The company has applied to the
B,C, Utilities. Commission. for
authority to proceed with the
. project. The provincial

commission has not set a date for

the hearing.

Andrew Thompson, director of

the Weatwater Research Centre at

the University of British Columbia,

peras!‘sloppy; quasi-* “sbi hess tie
And: the Coun¢il. of Foréat,

Industries complained of a ‘“fish-
philosophy,'':

hostility — all done with the

“expressed : misgivings Tuesday
“eotnhigalon
hearings.

“Thompson—. a former: chairiiiaii

of the B.C. Energy Commission
and ‘cominissioner of a federal

inquiry into West Coast oil ports — :

said the Fisheries Department
appeared to be placing itself under
the provincial commission... _,

He urged the department to hold
its. own formal hearings into
Kemano Two, and not to “place
self in the hands of a provincial i
quiry.”

He noted that federal inguiries
usually help cover the costs of low: .

budget interest groups, whereas
the commission will not help to
fund interveners,
Thompson, a UBC law professor,
said that, as defined by the late

‘Chief Justice Bora Laskin, the

mandate of the Fisheries
Department is nothing less than
‘the protection and preservation of
fisheries as a public resource.” |

Fisheries Canada, Thompson
said, ‘as a matter of lawful duty,
must withstand provincial
pressures to sacrifice the fisheries
in the interests | of hydrvclectre
development.”

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_Kemano completion project. meetings _

Promoting Environmental

Conserva tion, who suggested that

‘the fix is in” with Oltawa to allow
Alcan to proceed.

decision ‘was made higher up the
: bureaucracy or at the ministerial
level. |

Phil Gilbert, speaking for the

Council of Forest Industries, urged
. the department not to demand that
, Alcan preserve potential, as well
as existing, fish capacity in the
affected rivers.
Gilbert deplored the principle of
demanding that. resource users
offget potential impacts as well as
‘¢measurable ones. The department
estimates. the Nanika, Morice,
Nechako and Kemano rivers could
produce twice as many fish aa they
do now.
“As we interpret the intent and
thrust of the Department of
Fisheries approach, any project
developer could henceforth be held
responsible for protecting or
replacing something which is not
‘being utilized, and which - indeed
may not ever be there.”

New York loved Walter Mondale -

NEW YORK (AP) — New York
loved Walter Mondale beyond his
. fondest expectations, and the
former vice-president — insisting
the Democratic presidential race
remains ‘‘yery even” — 1s moving -
on to Pennsylvania: with a
formidable delegate lead over
Colorado Senator Gary Hart.

Mondale won a New York
primary landslide with an 16-
. percentage point cushion, Equally
surprising was Hart’s margin over
Jesse Jackson — one percentage
point,

Hart sald the-race was only half
over and predicted he would
“come on strong” the reat of the
Way. ; ;

“T'm not taking anything for
granted,” Mondale said. "i would
guess in Pennsylvania we're about
even. ”

The contenders did not tarry

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after the New York votes were
counted. All headed for
Pennsylvania —s to’ begin
campaigning for the 172 delegates
at stake in next Tucsday’s
primary.

Hart salvaged something from
the day with a vietory in

‘Wisconsin's non-binding.

presidential ‘preference vote, -
Capitalizing on support from
independents and cross-over

. Republicans, Hart captured 46 per

cent of the vote compared to 42 for
Mondale, Jackson had 10, .
Wisconsin Democrats will begin
selecting delegates In caucuses
Saturday.

New York Democrats gave

Mondale a lopaided triumph in the .

state that will send the- second
largeitt felegation to. the
Democratic convention, in San
Fran¢isco hext July. _

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With 98 per: cent of the vote .

counted, Mondale had 605,486 or 45
per cent;: Hart 368,008 or 27 per .
cent and Jackson 44,167 or 26 per
cent,

Mondale won 133 New York

delegates compared to 72 for Hart
and 47 for. Jackson, \

With almost hall. the committed .
delegates to. the ‘Democratic
nominating»
chosen, Mondale haa 1 35, while

convention - now |

Hart has $12 and Jackson 140.5.

Hart. told supporters at a
midtown hotel: “This campaign
goes on to Pennsylvania. Ht goes on
to Nebraska, Oregon, to Texas and
to California, and with your help it
goes. on. to'San Francisco’ and on to
the White. House.”

A large -black turnout gave
Jackson: ‘oné-third of the vote in
New: York City dnd more than a

: quarter ‘of the’ statewide total,

New birthing. bed

a TERRACE

Childbirth Education: Association

shas joined forces with a group of

Terrace * physiciana -and the

“Terrace Womens Resource Center
-toform the Terrace Birthing Bed
Committee,

The groupe purpose is to raise

' funds for the purchase. of a new

birthing bed for Mill's Memorial
“Hospital. ot

Through donations from the

- community, the group has raised

approximately $2,000, but that still
leaves them $9,000 short of the
actual cost of the bed. ;

.  Mill’s Memorial already has one .
birthing bed, bought through the

fund-raising efforts of thls same
group.

‘The Terrace "

The present bed has been in use
since February, 1983 and is used on
@ first come, first served basis.
There are approximately.450 births
per year in Terrace.

Because the bed can be used for
labour, delivery, and recovery, the
room it’s located in is tastefully
decorated to give a more
comfortable atmosphere to the
birthing area.

Grace | Maternity Hospital in
Vancouver uses only these
specially built birthing beds.

A rattle wil be held by the
Birthing Bed Committee on June 1

to raise more money for the new
bed.

Thompeca’s position was achoed:
by? Cliff: Stainaby - of” the Society ~

Falkner denied this — prompting. .
Stainsby to retort he suspects the °

years and have installed dugouts,
bleachers, scorekeepers booths,

7 “and fencing around the entire area.
..-, The organization also installed
restroom facilities and cleared the

_ center anniversary

- by RALPH RESCHKE
Herald Staff Writer
TERRACE— This year will
mark the tenth anniversary of the

_ Terrace Child Development Center
“and Program Director, Margaret
’ Dediluke, says the Center has seen

many changes over the years.
She explained. that the center

first began operating in the

basement of an old house that was

located where the courthouse sits -

today. That was back in December
of 1974.

It wasn't long. after when the:

Development Center made it’s first
move; the new location would be
Motz Plaza.

. Despite the adverse conditions, ;
"the program increased in strength .;
and. utilization, treating’ ‘children —

from “All areas’ ‘of the Northwest
region.

‘However, another move was
made, this time into an older house
at Olson and Kalum. . But even
while offering a quieter

environment and a slightly larger .

floor space, there were stil! many
basic inadequacies.

On September 24, 19877, the
Terrace Child Development Center
began operating out of its present
location on South Eby.

Sitting on land leased from the

school district, the. new cement”

block building cost $118,000 to build
and has room enough to handle 1¢0
kids a year. \

The Center houses two
classrooms (Speech Therapy and
Physiotherapy), a gymnasium,
and a hydrotherapy pool.

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adjacent lot to make room for a

childrens playground.

There are currently. four ball
parks anda playground. The Efks
have installed three ball parks and
the city has installed one.

All the ball fields are regulation ,

size so there should be no problem
with tournaments held at the park.
Over the years, the Elks have

invested between $40,000 and

$50,000 and they currently have a
proposal before Terrace council to
change the name of the park to
Elks Park.

The pool is also used by children
from Kiti K'Shan Primary School.

The center now works with over
150 children a year with children
from Smithers, thé Hazeltons,
Prince Rupert, New Alyansh,
Kitsault, Stewart, Greenville,
Kitwanga, Kitwancool and Iskut.

The Terrace Chiid Development
Center is operated by the Terrace
Cerebral Palsy Association, an
organization which started its
work in August, 1974,

The Association has gathered
together a professional staff

- consisting ofa Medical Director, a

Physiotherapist, two Speech
Therapists, Preschool staff and
_ Administration staff. «

The ‘Therapy ‘and Presehwil 7

programs. work.£]0

" Scheot Disitiets No-8d and No.2.
The Children’s ‘Center. continues -
to vist outlying areas such as New -

Aiyansh and the Hazelton, area,
and has met with great. stccess
with its physio and speech therapy
programs in these areas.
Dediluke says that the center
will continue to provide qore
outreach services, assessments, .
home programs and aide and
parent training in the future.
Funding for the Terrace Child

Development Center comes from |

the Terrace Cerebral Palsy
Association, which in turn is
funded by the provincial Ministry

of Health, the provincial Ministry .

of Human Resources, therapy
services billed to the School:
Districts, and donations from the
community. '

Celebrating ten years of service to the handicapped and
uri-handicapped chlidren of Terrace, the Terrace Child
Development Center looks forward to continuing its
good work with the children of the area. From left to
right are the. staff of the facility, Susan Lang (speech
therapist), Margaret Dediluke (program director,

- physlotherapist), Lois McDaniels (pre-school aide),

‘Janet Easton (Pre-school supervisor), Marg Paine (pre-
school aide), Sharon Striker (administrative assistant).

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