joliday © race Review — Medan, January 25, 1989 - - Shopeing - Act done - “TERRACE - — While local busi- . "messes and politicians con-, - -- - template their position on. Sun-- |. - day shopping, the official word . |. - from. Attorney General ‘Bud |: Smith i is that: the Holiday Shop- - ee me " ping Act is officially gone and |¢-: won't be replaced. Attorney: to - General staff lawyer Jan ‘Rossley had earlier indicated ‘that the-- Jawyer Joe Arvay~ of: the . ministry’s Constitution, Depart} 0 | ‘ment was considering further: "appeal or new. legislation, but Smith’s latest revelation draws. that avenue toaclose. 9.” - This’ leaves many local mer- chants’ ‘on uncharted ground. “Skeena ' ‘Mall’ management has . decided | on a policy which would see. all of their tenant businesses open on Sundays. This position, however, hasn’t been well received: by a number of store -’ ‘owners. One survey indicates - that more than half oppose the idea, and of the 20 percent who are in favor, half were either open on Sundays prior to the court. decision or have been _ opening ever since. ‘According to one owner, this - Jeaves Skeena Mall merchants in a difficult. position. While Sun- . day opening may not be accept- . able fora number of reasons, to remain closed could mean a fine _. imposed by the landlord or out- _ Tight eviction. Prior to press time, a mall management rep- _ resentative, Carrol MacLean, _. failed to respond to an earlier phone message and later was unavailable for comment. ~ In the meantime, Mayor Jack Talstra says he has received several phone calls complaining about Sunday shopping, but while Smithers. council is lobby- ing the provincial government for new. legislation, Terrace has decided to discuss the matter with Victoria before taking a ~ course of action. | bias ~ ohne 4 us, eet ok peat Tagen ae pe IS TIRE ge ig | erie Ma ath a cee Pee TN apa Tria,” Cifsa etn Ki Sa TC Three Northwest Community College students rec District Network. Manager Don Kerr.last week. The B: students qualifying for financial assistance. Education program and Anita Jordan an BERN GOT 5 er UENO AL Beads a n OPad E ee ios Od eived B.C. Telephone Bursaries valued: at’ $250 ‘each ‘from . C. Telephone awards are given Pictured above with Kerr are. Joan Mat ib Pog eee eae e ne ao san Sim Sear me terarer sine Poi out periodically to selected _ wick of the Early Childhood ° d Kate Finlay of the Human Service Worker Program. _ eR ee etre Bat alpha Shik Sn gral a » Terrace Peaks to celebrate 20th year The - Terrace Peaks Gym- nastics Club is celebrating its. 20th anniversary this month and local organizers have invited the _ entire community for cake and _ coffee during an open house at 1. p.m. this Sunday at the Thorn- ‘hill Community Centre. Accor- ding to. club spokesman Erica _ Neves, they were unsure of their exact history, but a letter recent- ly received from the club’s organizers, John and” Ellen Simons, has brought them up to date. | ‘Neves says that the open: house gives the club an oppor- tunity to publically display their | plans and a model of.a proposed $1.3 million gymnasium com- plex, and to demonstrate just © ‘how far they've come is the past 20 years. She says that the club began in January 1969, with local organizers and help from Clarence Michiel Elementary’ principal Les Orr providing the momentum. — Long-time resident - George Gregg. dies "George Gregg, a 35-year Ter- "face resident, died at the age of _ Canada." is a ‘founding _ member: of the.C ess ori. After set-. 7 whichis waastaried ont the Prairies tling in British Columbia, he met and married his wife, Elaine, a former school principal with School District 88, who died on May 7, 1983 of pneumonia. Gregg served in the Canadian army during World War II and has been a: member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 13, since moving to Terrace in 1954. But George is best known for his cheerful visits to downtown mer- chants; and his many friends in the local pubs, bringing a bit of the Irish blarney to the new land. It was while he was making the rounds that he joined the _ Downtown Lions. He is fondly | remembered by hundreds - of Terrace residents... He is survived: by three sons, , ‘Robert i in Kitimat; Sean in Ter- © -gace; and Brian; ‘eight : grand. — children and. ‘three great-grand- children. ° “John Steinberg presiding. aa . Funeral services. were held. January 24 at 2 p.m., Pastor . They began with literally no equipment however. For a $1.50 annual membership, youngsters practiced gymmastics on. old mattresses under the supervision. College thanked by Russians - A letter from. Ottawa’s Soviet 7 Ambassador, EB. Liakina, recog- . fizes the contribution of.North-. west Community College Adult Basic Education students who collected .over $2,000 for the _ assistance of Armenian earth-. quake victims last month. In his . letter .Liakina . thanked the. students for their “warm words of sympathy" and. “sincere help. - Jn total, 1 the s six northwest cam: and compassion”. both patients the public to observe Pediatrics - Psychiatry Medical/Surgical 7 \ Maternity 7 Intensive bare Unt: Mills r smorlalasks visitors to watch clock Administration and: staff at Mills Memorial Hospital recently expressed concern that local peo- ple with friends and family members in hospital are 1 not observing visiting hours, creating problems for and medical staff. - . ‘Our patients (your family and friends) need adequate rest in order to get better quickly,” said MMH administrator’ Norm Carelius. ‘Often patient rooms are crowded with — visitors who stay well beyond the approved visiting times. This is detrimental to our patients and we respectfully urge our visiting regulations. Your ‘co- operation will be helpful and. greatly appreciated. ” Visiting hours. 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Parents may visit 8.a. m. to 1 e m.. . 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. oo 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. p.m. to 8 p.m. 4. _» Children may visit 3 p. m.. to 5 Pp. ms '"~ Sundays only. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. me 7-p.m. to 8 p.m. . ~ Fathers may visit: 10a a. m. to 8. “pam, Siblings may visit } pm. and: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (halt hour visits only), 5 to 10 minutes at the discretion . - of. the nurse or physician. . Children wonder: 12 years | of age may not visit; except as ine. Lbs dicated above, Two Yisitors, only er Patient. ree of local volunteers, Since that . time, the club has obtained the best possible equipment. anda professional instructor who can offer local youth training t to the "ein such difficult moniénts, it _is so important to feel the sup- port of people around you,” he wrote. NWCC ‘campuse’ “an” the “region more than doubled their ~ goal of collecting 100,600 ‘pen-~ nies which were to be added. to. the. Canadian: relief: effort for Armenian. - earthquake victims. Smt es ° can be permanently set ‘UP,, os _. instructor, Roque. Berthiaume : . : - to offer: help to. those i in need, In’ 7 | | that spirit, the. college effort was. limits of their ability — almost. . To offer. the best” in ‘training, . — SAYS Neves, the club needs its. own - facility where ‘equipment, - ‘puses” “collected ‘more. than 200,000, ). pennies which were per- ‘sonally* ‘delivered to the. Russian . Embassy in'Ottawa by college during the. last. week of 7 December. Boe “ Their fundraising ef fort began - with: a challenge from the. . Castlegar campus of Selkirk’ ~ College who: came ‘up “with the original. idea, ‘but no score wdS_. kept as to who won the challenge _ — the idea wasn’t to win, only” joined by, college staff . and students, local ‘children ‘and. many businesses. AA \f you are getting married... . This basket - holds information and gifts especially “helpful for you. . ‘Cali your": : , Welcome Wagon - es hostess today.