Foundati
| of raising money

A. $60,000 cheque from
Vancouver-based Mr. and
Mrs. . P.A. | Woodward’s
Foundation has helped the
Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital.
Foundation complete __ its

commitment toward buying

the. new CT scanner at Mills
Memorial Hospital.

. The Lee foundation. had
said it would raise $650,000
toward the CT scanner pur-
chase and installation cost of
$1.65 million.

The scanner: went into

‘operation in September, re-

placing a unit which the Lee
foundation raised money to
buy in the early:1990s,

Lee foundation — chair
Kevin Kennedy said last
week the Woodward's foun-
dation was happy to make a
contribution to a project out-
side of the Lower Mainland.

“Their contributions are

“in the medical field, ” he

said.
Lee foundation members

first applied for the money

four or five months ago and
have been forwarding infor-
mation to the Woodward’s
foundation ever since.

The “P.A.” in the found-
artion name comes from Per-
cival Archibald Woodward,
one of four sons of Charles
Woodward, the founder of

. the Woodward’s chain of

stores in B.C. and Alberta.
All four sons went to work
for the company.

The ‘Woodward Founda-
tion was first set up in 1951
but the name changed to the
current one ‘in 1953: when

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - A3

lon hits its goal
for CT

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: The R.E. M. Lee Hospital Foundation has met its target of raising $650,000 for the

new CT scanner at Mills Memorial Hospital. Shown here with the new scanner are board members, from the left:
at back; Norah Ryan, Pat Johnson and Mitch Griffith. In the front, left to right, are Karlene Clark, foundation chair
Kevin Kennedy, Eileen Kennedy and Lawrence Stella.:

a

Percival Woodward. and
his wife became more in-
volved and began providing

more endowments. Percival -

passed away in 1968 and his
wife died two years later.
The foundation supports
projects which show a clear
health care benefit through
the purchase of equipment

or staging of specific activi-
ties,

With the Lee founda-
tion’s financial obligation
met, Kennedy said it will
host an event to recognize
the community’s involve-
ment in raising money.

“We just want to say

_ thank you,” said Kennedy.

In addition to the Wood-
ward’s money, the. Lee foun-
dation received two substan-
tial local individual bequests
toward the $650,000 goal.

A $100,000 donation
was made from Joe Hipp in
memory of his wife, Olga,
and $50,000 came from the
estate of Eleanore Muehile,

Those two gave the Lee
foundation, a’ base in 2004

upon which to:start its drive

for the $650,000.
Kennedy said the Lee

foundation has .its eye on
two new projects, one to .

renovate the quiet room at
Mills and the other is to pur-

‘chase oncology equipment.

News In Brief

_TERRACE is losing its community policing officer to

* catching motorists who failed to buckle up during the.

-being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

RCM Pp officer transferred

the east. ;

Const. Rochelle Patenaude, who’s been doing the job
for about one year, has received a promotion to the rank
of Corporal and.a transfer to a position in the public rela-
tions unit at the national RCMP headquarters in Ottawa.

“It’s, well it’s of two minds because I really enjoy
Terrace and working here and the people are great but
it’s a great opportunity for me and a good challenge,”
she said last week, adding that her new position will
involve planning public events and red serge duties.

No new community policing officer has been named |
yet but the detachment is looking for a. replacement
from within its ranks, she said.

_ Patenaude moved from a general duty position into
the role of community policing officer last year to take
over for Const. Kelly Martin, who moved to Prince.
George after her husband, Const. Doug Craig, trans-
ferred to the major crimes unit there last year.

a 9 s e Bs
Don’t sniff and drive
HIGHWAY patrol officers. were cout in full -force

month-long seat-belt campaign in October.
’“T think it’s a very good effort for what we had,” said
Const. Stu Egers of the local highway patrol.

Officers handed out 179 tickets for seat-belt infrac-
tions, 188 speeding tickets and 10 tickets for excessive .
speed, or driving at speeds more than 40 km/h over the
posted limit. They also nabbed two drivers for impaired
driving and issued 12 24-hour driving prohibitions for

‘Getting behind the wheel while high on-illegal drugs
or even after taking prescription drugs that warn people
not to drive until they’re accustomed to the dosage aren’t
the only two impairments that can lead to a traffic ticket.

. Painters, and others who are exposed to fumes from '
chemicals used on the job, need to consider that before
driving, advises Egers.

“If not ventilated properly, fumes can go to your.
head,” he said, adding the results are no different than
sniffing paint or other chemicals on purpose. .

Man found dead =
A 71-YEAR-OLD Hazelton man was found dead’ on

Nov. 3 after failing to return from mushroom picking ir in
the Cranberry Junction area on Oct. 31.

Stewart RCMP located the man’s vehicle, but a subse-
quent search of the immediate area failed to locatehim. .f =)

Over the next three days, a formal ground search ‘f° *
of the area was conducted involving:-the man’s family, J-.. °
Stewart RCMP and search and rescue volunteers from J.
Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat and Smithers plus‘Ca- f°
_ nadian Rangers from Hazelton and Stewart. On Nov. 3, f =
the body was located by séarch and rescue personnel.”

“The cause of death is under investigation and foul
play is not suspected,” said Const. Greg Goodwin of
‘Stewart RCMP. “At the wish of the family, no name

has been released.”
Cranberry Junction is about/150:kilometres north of... 4
Kitwanga on Hwy37. RCMP and, the B. C. 4 Coroner’ s-

Service continue to investigate. ° ue

Grizzly bear sightings about normal -

DESPITE ALL the calls to conservation officers Struthers recalled that. when he was working

about grizzly bear sightings and problems, this in Squamish, conservation: officers had to put °~

year wasn’t any worse than usual. down two black bears in mid-December after
That’s the word from conservation officer Dar- they got into compost, garbage and remnants of ‘

ryl Struthers, who’s in charge of field operations fruit trees. a

for the Terrace and district area. _ “What it comes down to is if a L bear i is coming’
“No I wouldn’t say any more than normal,” through neighbourhoods and there is an easy food .

he said last week, adding that the three grizzlies source such as garbage, fruit, bird OF Pet. food, ©

spotted between Thornhill and Copper Mountain they target that food;” he'said.: oe

generated a lot of calls to the office. People need to be responsible with managing.

| In general, conservation officers did receive * bear attractants even in winter, he said as that de-

with more black bears.

“We definitely handled more bears than last
-year,” he said, referring to the number of black
bears euthanized and the number of traps set for:
them compared to last year.

Hopefully bears won *t encounter hurians again
until next March or April, he added.

Bears should be ‘in bed” now that the snow
has fallen and their instinct is to hibernate.

“Normally the only thing that’ll keep them out
of hibernation is the availability of human food, ”
said Struthers.

more bear complaints than last year and did deal velops good year-round habits.

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