MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY y . Terrace eview — Wednesday, September 7, 1988 Province of British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General GENERAL — CORRECTIONS, TERRACE, B.C. invites contract proposals to provide the follow- ing services, in Stewart, B.C.: COMMUNITY SERVICES ORDER = To work directly with the probation service to ensure successful completion of Court Order and altemate measures hours. Contractor is responsible for developing and maintaining a range and variety of. suitable work locations, screening, assigning, equipping and super- vising cliantele In accordance with Corrections Branch Stand- ards. For more Information on. this - program or to submit written proposals, contact: Deborah Poland, Probatlon Officer for Stewart, B.C. (638-3231) or Kerrle Deines, Local Director, Probation Office, 120 — Court: house, 3408 Kalum Street, ‘Terrace, B.C. V8G 2N6, Phone: 638-3231. _ Project or Job Humber: Prevince of British Columba an Ministry of Transportation & Highways HIGHWAYS — TENDERS Electoral District: Allin Electoral. District , Highway District: Geotechnical & Materials Brench Project or Job Baserigtion: This Contract is tor the = Ong | Ta Roeder a cereretiation | dloolng bat pit, under the direction of a Ministry ee constellation 5 Is van pata Tene: Sen Double stars visible Jeger Opening Oia /Tine: Seplomber 16. 1208 « with good eyesight. Mizar \ Surety Bid Bond or Certilied Deposit is visible as a dougle whens @® Merek Polaris _\ The Little Dippe Ursa Minor. :* a —— 0. a ms loris ” New ie Cheque is not required. viewed through a telescope. ve c apoctatns and gondios of ander a alana oe é o-_ : 8 . . fa . 7 - oa “T. trea of charge ONLY {torn Geotechnical & Materials a Og MOF oe we -.-] casstope! Branch, 4837 Kelth Avenue, Terrace, B.C., VaG 17, . 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The provincial government is currently leasing more than 5,000 waterfront lots for cottages, residential, in- dustrial and commercial use, _and director Ruth Hallock calls the sale ‘‘a frightening prospect”’. , Although the government has said that no new development is expected and sales to existing leaseholders will not go beyond the high water mark, Hallock is concerned that once the lots are sold there could be limited public access to waterfront areas. According to Hallock, water- front leases were restricted to ‘Canadian citizens up until five "years ago, but that policy was dropped and many waterfront properties are being leased by. foreigners. ‘“This could result in uncontrolled development where we don’t want it,”’ she says. Skeena MLA Dave Parker says, however, that the leases were originally established under ‘the clear understanding of public access. and not one lease has had to be cancelled or reac- quired in order to provide ac- cess. ‘*Consequently, the con- version from lease to private ownership is a logical next step.” . 1938-1988 The Night Sky The “summer triangle” Last month I concentrated on three beautiful constellations that stand out in the evening sky at this time of the year. These constellations are Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila. Through September and October you will have no trouble seeing them in the southern part of the sky where the brightest star of each one marks the corner of the so- called “summer triangle’’. You will find Vega, the brightest, star in Lyra, almost overhead in the early evening. Because they are such prominent constel- lations, Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila serve as markers for finding other constellations during the summer and fall. There are some other constellations that serve the same purpose at other times of the year or in other parts of the sky. Two of these constellations are Cassiopeia and Ursa Major. These constellations can be found in the northern sky on any clear night of the year and at any time of oe _ at by Allen Wooton the night from the latitude of Terrace. In this ‘respect they differ from last month’s featured constellations. . A small part of Ursa Major, the Big Dipper, is very evident fairly low in the northwest during the evening at this time of the year. The handle of the Dipper serves as a pointer to the bright star Arcturus in the constellation Bootes. At its other end, the two stars that mark - the side of the Dipper point at Polaris, the north star. Polaris is a fairly bright star, but by no means the brightest in the night sky. Its importance comes from its chance position very nearly in line with the Earth's axis. Thus, if you are facing in the direction of Polaris you will be facing true north. Here in Terrace there is a difference of about 23 degrees between true north and north indicated by a magnetic compass. You can check this easily by comparing the direction of a compass needle to true north indicated by Polaris. While Ursa Major is fairly low in the northwest, Cassiopeia oc- cupies a position fairly high in the northeast. This constellation is supposed to represent a queen sitting on her throne but it takes a pretty vivid imagination to see this figure. It is much easier to recognize as a W or M shape (depending on the time of year you see the constellation). Cassiopeia opens towards Polaris so it, too, helps to find this important star. Ste , T’ve included a chart that shows this region of the sky. It shows a number of things that are interesting and beautiful to see near these . constellations. As well, it gives some idea of the relative brightness of the stars. -— 7 Early in the morning of August 26 I really enjoyed observing the planets Venus, Jupiter, and Mars. These three planets formed a distinct line across the sky, the line of the ecliptic (the position of the Earth’s orbit about the Sun). In the east was Venus, shining white and bright. Next was Jupiter, slightly. to the east of south and not quite as bright or as white in appearance. In the southwest was Mars — it shone brightly and had a distinct reddish color. Venus and Jupiter are always interesting to observe, but Mars can be. disappointing if it is far from us. Every two years the orbits of Mars and Earth bring them quite close together and this month Mars will be at its most favorable position for observation since 1956 and most likely the best until 2020. Through my telescope I had no trou- ble picking out some dark areas on Mars’ disc and the southern polar ice cap was very prominent — this end of Mars is tilted towards us until January, 1989. This polar cap should get smaller over the next few months because summer begins in Mars’ southern hemisphere on September 11. I really encourage you to look for Mars this month. It will be prominent for its red color and brightness in the southeast in the late evening. On September 22 it will be closest to us when it will be only 59 million kilometers away. Venus is moving further from us at the moment, As it changes its position with respect to us, more and more of its surface will be lighted: At the moment it appears with about half of its disc il- luminated. Observe Jupiter carefully with binoculars and you will be able to see four tiny dots that change position around this large planet. These are the four largest moons of Jupiter and even in a few hours you.can.see significant changes in their positions. — . Along with these three planets you will see some of the beautiful -constellations of winter and early spring — Orion, Taurus, and Gemini, for example. Jupiter is in the constellation Taurus at the moment, slightly below the prominent and spectacular Pleides star cluster. Venus is located in Gemini and near the beginning of the month it will be near Pollux, one of the two bright stars in this con- stellation. oo | - Saturn is still visible in the evening sky. Look for a yellow-white and fairly bright object a little to the west of south and about 20 degrees above the horizon just as it gets dark enough to see stars. Last month I wrote that theré would be a formative meeting of the Terrace Astronomical Society sometime in September. This _ meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 20 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Terrace Public Library. An astronomical society can fulfill a number of functions; furthering . understanding - of astronomy among the membership and other people living in the Terrace area is probably the most important one. If you are interested in this astronomical society, please feel very welcome to attend the September 20 meeting. If you would like more information contact me at Caledonia Senior Secondary School. Terrace RCMP report ‘a bad weekend for bikers seretigtinrest cpg aa et a Ra Three local motorcyclists over the Labour Day. weekend were admitted to Mills Memorial Hospital with injuries ‘resulting from three separate accidents. Terrace RCMP report that on. Sept. 3 about 10 a.m. the rider of a 1984 Harley Davidson lost control of his bike coming down Kalum hill, inflicting $4,000 damage on the bike. He was taken to Mills Memorial for treatment. . The following day at 5 p.m. a Kitimat rider flew off Highway 37 south of Terrace, doing $1,500 damage to his 1986 Suzuki. He was taken to Mills Memorial in an ambulance. At noon on Sept. 5 a 1980 Honda collided with a 1978 Pon- tiac in the 4700 block Lakelse Ave., again sending the rider to. hospital. Two of the victims | were airlifted to Vancouver. The driver of a four-wheeled vehicle will appear in court Nov. 4.to face charges of impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident after he crashed into some heating _ pumps stored in the parking lot of the Skeena Mall at 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 4. RCMP did not release a damage estimate, but they say it was considerable. Terrace RCMP and an am- bulance crew responded to a call ‘from a fishing camp west of Ter- race on Highway 16 Sept. 4 at 2 a.m, to assist a heart attack vic- tim. Despite their efforts, the 59-year-old Prince George resi- dent was pronounced dead on arrival at Mills Memorial Hospital. The man’s name is be- ing witheld pending notification of his family... ent enh eo ES RETR TNS eS Bees eats some ato MEE