Aé - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 6, 2000 Kemano food, buildings find new homes here Food bank benefits By JENNIFER LANG A MASSIVE donation of non-perish- able food items from the former Alcan townsite of Kemano has an- swered the Salvation Army’s prayers. The Salvation Army’s year-round food bank in Terrace learned ‘two weeks ago that it was getting thou- sands of dollars in leftover. items from the Kemano grocery store — a Message that came just in time. “At that point, our shelves were | pretty much bare,” said David Sess- ford, director of community and fa- mily services. “It was like -an an- swered prayer, to get this food.” Donations have been consistent this summer, but need for the food bank has increased ‘substantially, Sessford said, adding that new clients are up by 20 percent. - While the donation is actually too immense to fit onthe food bank shelves, it’s unclear how Jong the supply will last. It could be a month, or much longer - it all depends on the demand, Sessford added. Alcan's Kemano transition team decided to donate an estimated $14,000 to $15,000 in grocery items to the food banks in Kitimat and Terrace, says Eleanor Kendell of Alcan’s community office in Kiti- mat. Each food bank got about half of the remaining unsold goods that range from a few cans of soup to whole cases of baked beans, “IV’s a good variety of things that will be useful,” Kendall said, “It’s things they normally wouldn't get.” There’s everything from cookies and tapioca pudding to household cleansers and baby supplies, but the majority of the items are staples that will make nutritious meals. Grocery store ilems are just one example of the pieces of Kemano that have to be sold or donated be- fore the townsite can be dismantled, Kendell said. Libraries in the region will be re- ceiving some of Kemano’s library collection. The team is also finding new homes for computers from Ke- mano, In some cases, entire buildings are finding new owners: Kemano’s children’s daycare centre has been said to Kitimat Village, and four modular homes are even making the move to Terrace. Williams Moving and Storage AN ANSWERED PRAYER: David Sessford packs surplus food from the Kemano gracery store into the Salvation Army food bank in Ter- race. Williams Moving and Storage transported the 3,500 pounds of non-perishable groceries free of charge. Ltd. was responsible for moving everything out of Kemano this sum- mer. “It’s the first time we've evet gone and moved a whole town by ourselves,” said manager Shawn Kluss. By Alcan’s deadline of July 31, the company had successfully moved the belongings of 80 families and other items from the townsite, totalling a whopping 1 million pounds in all. “People over there had a lot of stuff,” he said, noting that Alcan let Kemano residents take anything they wanted from the townsite, resulting in some interesting items for the movers. “Some people tore down their two car garage.” Others chose paving bricks and large plants. But Kluss said the biggest chal- lenge for Williams Moving and Stor- age was simply meeting the dead- line. The company bid on the job in February, and began moving in May. Kluss said nine movers were em- ployed full-time to complete the Ke- ‘Mano move. Although Kemano is the first time Williams Moving and Storage has moved an entire town by itself, the company joined a handful of other movers in 1992 when the mining town of Cassiar closed down. Searchers find missing man’s body THE BODY of a Prince George man who drowned after a rafting accident was recovered last week by sear- chers. James Hepburn, 57, was reported missing by three fishing companions on the Clore River, southeast of Ter- race on the afternoon of Saturday Aug. 26. Both Terrace RCMP and Search and Rescue were called out to the scene and searched the river and surrounding area Saturday and Sun- day with the help of Hepburn's fami- ly and friends. They couldn’t locate Hepburn be- fore water levels rose. According to the RCMP Hep- burn’s chances of survival after en- tering the water, considering the ter- rain of the area and the temperature of the water, was slim. “There's not really a shoreline in that area,” said Staff-Sgt Tom For- ster. “It’s face walls, so he’d have a tough time pulling himself out of the water.” Searchers, which included Hep- burn’s friends and family, combed close to 10 kilometres of the. Clore River to where it meets the Copper and beyond. According to search and_ rescue, Hepburn's waders and. then body were spotted between rocks by a searcher looking down into the river from a 200 foot cliff. To confirm the find and recover the body, search and rescue had to bushwhack down a mountainside stream to the Clore. “Jt was a difficult spot for us to get into,” said Dave Jephson of Ter- race search and rescue. Jephson added that Hepburn ap- peared to take most necessary pre- cautions prior to the setting out in the river. “The boat he was using was suit- able for going out there,” he said, adding that it was a common type of raft with pontoons used for river fish- ing. The accident was unwilnessed, but Jephson -said that the boat had overturned, casting Hepburn into the frigid water. Jephson said that the inflatable life vest Hepburn was wearing is not the best type to use, because it takes too long to inflate. This is the second incident in the Jast month of a drowning in a north- west river In August, a teenaged boy was swept into the Bulkley River near Hazelton. In June, a Terrace kayaker was " presumed drowned in the Nass River after a search turned up nothing. HAIR GALLERY 4711D Keith Ave 635-3729 Classes Start September 9" Ballet © Tap © Jazz - All Levels Ages 3 ta Adult Carele Andersan / Artistic Director Monday, Wednesday & Friday Dancersize ?:30 am - 10:30 am Stretch & Strength Class Twesday & Thursday Pre-School Program 9:30 am - 10:30 am 3-4 years - Creative Movement SUPERIOR PROPANE You. cite COM OF8 thd to alwys be there, | almost 50 years our customers have experienced superior service and commitment. W: have certified Service Technicians, 24 hour emergency service, budget programs and appliance maintenance programs, as well asa full line of products and services. W: are excited to offer our New Programs and Services to all new and existing customers. Contact Superior Today: or information on any of our programs or services, call us at 1-800-667-8831, in the Terrace area at 635-7709, or visit our website: WWWw.superiorp —o # ALL DAY! - Superior Propane ; ile J Avenue BUTTERICK PATTERNS all instore stock! *Memb +c FABRICS 9:30am-10:30am All requiar stock! “Members FABRICS 410:;30am-12:30pm All regular stock! SMembers 19:30pm-Closing All regular stock! “Members =95%" 600 ce & 500 ce Purchase before October 1, 2000 or while quantities last and receive $4.00 SATZASH Purchase ANY other 2000 Models in stock before Oct. 1, 2000 and Receive $400 CATCASH 4 Plus a 2 year Extended Warranty. NEID ENTERPRISES LTD, y Recreation Specialist” wi tai Ave,, Terrace, B.C, Phone 635-3478 Fay i560