hi AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 1, 2006 © la EAT UW R E H oO VI = 7 3614 Cory Dr. - 1.78 acres of privacy, _ Spectacular views from every window, 1800 sf S, plus full finished basement. Top quality 9g throughout ~ $549,90 finishin "CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD | [)Q yiu r Dart, to Oo Pe ae | . " f Dear Sir: he we, eC a I feel we all nd to be good stewards of our town, | ae ‘| corporate and inci ual and do our part to keep things i It is not Wal-Art’ s fault that vandals throw shop- a ping carts over théank. It is not McDonalds’ fault that | i 1a nk Ss to ie lrive ro _ customers throw thr coffee cups over the bank. ~ — _ — Itis not the faubf either one that people walk their . tidy. _ dogs on the trail andon’t clean up after them. pr n red | of c kup tru Cc k ‘ I was taught as young girl that we are all respon- ne sible. I will often t@ a bag on my walk and pick up rane Best deal on the | a sir a kitle 4 scraps of paper and hstic. at / axe | market today!" " Dear Sir: >. ‘with kids, he di not even see our little dog. © agree that the; needs to do their art and ut I am writing, in response to several recent She was hit and.killed instantly as my son | out more garbage cotners, But that doesn’t let nd put Bus: (877) 635-2404 _submissions about uncaring’ drivers killing — watched in horror ~ | the.hook, we need to Lan example to young people. Res: (866) 798-9565 “pets and just driving off. | want to share our The _ part that is different than ‘the other, If you see a need, fit, and stop complaining! Celi: (250) 631-3100 © ~... “family’s similar, yet very-different story... ‘stories is that the driver, who was not speed-- J ° OY _. Louise Freeman, — Email: vance@royallepage.ca oe Our family. moved to Terrace at the be- ° ing, stopped immediately. I could see that he . ee yo Terrace, B.C. Royal LePage Terrace ROYAL LEPAGE \, ginning of Noveniber, and, rented a duplex felt completely awful, but I knew it wasn’t Lo _ Wo #102-4644 Lazelle Ave., Terrace, B.C. gummmmmmmmms iiniuntinit ~~ dn Thornhill until we could get into our ” his fault. an . . ; " = -?-" hotise at New Years, After patiently waiting ' * It took a big man to stop ‘and try to com- © for the day we ‘could actually move into our ofort people he did not even know. I thanked ~-. home, we Were very excited to be loading up him for stopping ‘and told him that it was —onDec.3l, 0 2 not his fault. It didn’temake the day any ‘Unfortunately, we w erent watching our easier, and having to deal with the death of | little dog well enough and she got out on to . a loved pet was not what was ‘supposed to” ~. the road to ‘play w ith the kids of the neigh- - happen, but at least our kids knew that he. ' -bourhood. t was loading stuff in the drive- ‘cared. That niade all the difference that day. way and saw it coming. She was trying to Thanks to the unknown man in the red Ford come back across the road when our kids pickup. . a had come outside when a truck came along. oe Bryan Notheisz and family, : And as Cam sure the driver was concemed © 0s mo Terrace, B.C: - Give tribute to workers» ~ who. do dangerous jobs re Dear Sir: Se »” old. they. are your kids’ baseball or soccer FL wana todraw your, attention to the men coaches. they are. family men who need here and in communities all over the country to be applauded for jobs done well under. who. work in the bush. . 4 -tough situations always. - "Did you know that they are up well be- Fallers pay the: highest workers" com-: ° * fore’ dawn in every weather situation you. pensation premiums there are and I_ know an .imagine?. They almost always have a there have been those injured-on the job © - ~ Jong’drive ahead on rough roads far away, who have had to fight for years to get the i. from all the amenities.. compensation owed to them, men who had Bo No matter what their job is’ in the bush © a high safety record before : that. Jt itis dangerous. They must be strong physi- Can we as a community commend these ‘cally as well as mentally , stay focussed, - men and encourage’ them and their fami- — "practice literally life and death safety laws, lies? Thank you to all of them. Keep up the ‘which of course require them to perform good work; you’re appreciated. yoo. © their: job skills at their best ability every day... -This letter has‘been: ‘inspired by my hus- a | oe regardless of the weather or the terrain which © band who has worked in the bush, for 35 °° Everyone a agrees that class size important to helping students: learn. And that’s why . 1, «around this part of B.C. is often very steep. years. _ # the Province is making informatn, on class size‘available for parents and students. ° “30. * ‘Some of them work: 12 to 16 hoursun-. Kerry Fawdrey, | , \ . nae der these conditions. ‘They are young and _ 7 ok Terrace, B. C. The Facts on Declining Class ze. Class Size in School District 82 a po + There isan average of about 16 | ~~ |. Inthe Coast Mountains school district? — Stor the downhi i TT slide : 2 students for every one educator i Inc. |. +The average kindergarten class has 16.8. a Do = public schools, a near-record low. 1~ students.. Ws ‘ - Dear Sir: _ though and that is how some ‘As the building deterio- §& — * Nine out of 10 classes in 8. C. have Sor + The average grade | 1-3 class has 20.1 a * ~ [moved here last summer apartment block manage- rates, so also does the atti- 8 fewer students. a students. ; : . froma much largertown and ment is absolutely horrible. _ tude of the renters. - : » And more than oné out: of avery, fiv B -- «The average grade 4- 7 class has 241 2 I must say that I’ve been eX-. - Some owner manag- | ITs there nothing the city have 20 or fewer. 7 ‘ . students, while there are 24.2 students 2 tremely impressed. ers make no improvements can do about this? I hate to ; ‘. in the; sd cl . i,» Terrace and its people are whatever and are seemingly see even small areas of this @& ; \ In the average grade 8-12 Class. : just outstanding. quite content. to let these town going downhill. al “- There. is one- negative buildings slowly disintegrate Donna Wiles, %@ To find out more about class size and choice Pirams.in your school district, visit www.achievebc.ca online. thing I must comment on around them. Terrace,B.C. oo Terrace Off Road Cycling:Association’s W CRIME (Ug Kee en ay BY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | 2STOPPERS: : QO . 7pm at Aquatic Centre Meeting Room | 4635 al IPS _ Sunday, March 12, 2006" — oo oo | © Election of new board of directors ° © Activities for 2006 cycling season All members & cycling enthusiasts are welcome Pest Management Plan No: BCTC Facilities 2006-2011 | % ‘Guided meditation cd's & healing, = Beet sound cds by renowned. - Pe arel metaphysic musicians. Oh Applicant: =. _ British Columbia Transmissionorporation _ Suite 1100, 1055 Dunsmuir St, hcouver, BC, V7X V5 Come in and. discover yoursell #2.4732 Veria Ave» 63 Bs Attention: | " . . G, Shrimpton, Manager Vegetati/pest Management . Tel: 604.699.7409 Fax: 604,699.41 Email: gwen.shrimptonfabctc. con, The purpose of the proposed Pest Management Plan (PMP] i is to controt weeand hazard trees that could impact worker safety and electrical reliability in BCTC-managed facilities throughout British Colum, The PMP applies to all Regional Districts in the province.except Central Coast and Stikine. For the purpose of this PMP, facilitieean substations, swilchyards, capacitor stations, cable termination sites, microwave sites, access roads, helipads, and control CSes, These facilities usually consist of structures and buildings within a fenced area, and typically have no public access, — ; . Methods to controt the weeds at facilities include mowing, hand pulling, weetimming, gravel cleaning, grass-seeding, and -\, herbicide application. Trees that present a hazard to the facility will be removed byashing or girdling and herbicide application. “TERRACE MINOR - ‘ SOFTBA L REGISTRATION | The proposed duration of the PMP is from April 30, 2006 to April 30, 2011. iv ‘The use of pesticides i is intended within the area to which the PMP applies. The tradéimes and active ingredients of the herbicides ~ ‘proposed for use under this plan include {active ingredient is followed by trade names brackets): 2,4-D (2,4-D Amine 500, 2,4-D LV ' 600); 2,4-D and 2,4-DP mixture [Desormone, Turboprop); aminopyralid (Milestone, Pling full registration), chlorsulfuron (Telar): clopyralid {Transtine]; dicamba (Oracle, Vanquish];,dichlobenil {Casoron G-4); diure(Diurex 80WDG, Karmex DF: glyphosate {Roundup Original, Roundup Transorb, Roundup Weathermax,.Vantage or equivalentintage Plus, Vantage Plus Max); imazapyr {Arsenal]; metsulfuron methyl (Escort); picloram (Tordon 22K); picloram/2,4-D mixtultordon 101, Grazon);'simazine (Simadex 500 or equivalent, Simadex 80W, Simazine 480); triclopyr (Garlon 4). Proposed Mabrs of applying the herbicides include: pre-emergent techniques, foliar selective spraying, and foliar broadcast spraying, cut atreat and basal bark. _ Adraft copy of the PMP and maps of proposed treatment areas may be. examined in deta t: - www.bctc.com/the_transmission_system/vegetation_pest_management/industriat_ pestintrol/. or in person at Suite 1100, 1055 Dunsmuir Street; Vancouver, BC, V7X 1V5. a \ A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to thieyelopment of the Pest Management Plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the address above within 30 Opt the publication of this notice. N = ; | SF ich Columbia Transmission . | | CORPORATION™ | \ www.bctc.com \ _For further information, call 1635-7144 BCTC is the Crown corporation responsible for planning, operating and maintaining BC Hydro’s transmission assets, including managing transmission lines and rights-of-way. _ * BcTc 06-71