ot “s in the. transaction.’ “AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 4, 2006 2005 INNEWS -TOM:CHIPMAN (above) holds a ahoto of his missing daughter, Tamara, ‘following a Nov. 23 RCMP. press con- | ference that brought the case to the public’ 's attention: The 22-year-old was last seen Sept. 21 hitchhiking near ° : Prince Rupert. Below, Terrace baby Jenna Parkes recovers in an Edmonton hospital after undergoing a heart . Continued from Page AS. _November THE. ‘CITY of: Terrace «: ‘borrows « : $1, 050,000 to. “purchase. . the. long- » ~ emipty Terrace Co-op building in: the.; “city’s ‘downtown. The: sale is finalized | J, just, two weeks before the: ‘municipal ° the city used a Smithers tealty company - Boaok - Once a retail hub. for: the’ area, the. of declining revenues." - OOO o Terrace ‘Standard readers learn for “the first time the plight of baby girl Jen- | ‘na Parkes. Just five days old, Jenna suf- fered congestive heart failure and was flown to Vancouver General Hospital. ‘She and her mother are medevaced to Edmonton,;where she is placed on a \ for'a heart transplant. A televised municipal election de- - bate thrusts the issue of the long-pro- - posed sportsplex/second sheet of ice _ into the middle of the election campaign . _.and promises to be the key topic. The Terrace’ Men’s Recreational Hockey League also weighs in to the debate by circulating its choices for _council based on questionnaires it sent © to. candidates Tegarding the proposal.. 8 OOOO “Terrace voters elect two. council ° ‘newcomers ~ Brian Downie and’ Brad ‘Pollard — and four of five incumbents. ” Carol Leclerc, Lynne Christiansen, ~ Rich McDaniel and Marylin Davies are returned to council, while Stew Chris- tensen fails in his re-election bid. - Noters. return, ‘Hal Stedham . to “the, Tat ‘ Si “ election’ and draws criticism from local . _ business advocates after it was learned.’ _ | » building was closed i in: 1998 after years ; dustry. A TERRACE RCMP. officer dons a gas mask as a precaution while he re- directs traffic on Keith Ave. Dec. 8 after a nearby chemical spill. The spill, at the. CN rail yard, was contained. : _ transplant. Not even five months old, ‘Jenna's condition improves, dramatically after, the procedure. school board. and elect first-time trust’ - ,ees Diane Collins’ and Art. Erasmus. Thornhill trustee Lorrie Gowen retums ‘by acclamation. The electorate votes yes to the ref- erendum question of whether the city should continue adding fluoride to its water supply. oo mS 5 Skeena MLA Robin Austin is named chair of an all-party legislative committe to study the aquaculture in- ooo oe Terrace RCMP Inspector Marlin De-. grand learns he’s to be transferred to a ~ post as the force’s career development -and resourcing officer in Edmonton. - The transfer will take place in 2006. OOOO The Northern Health Authority “announces a reversal of ‘a controver- sial plan to close beds at Terraceview ‘Lodge and will instead increase the number‘at the facility... 8 . 99004 ; RCMP from Terrace, Prince Ru- pert and Smithers begin investigating the disappearance of Terrace woman Tamara Chipman, who is last reported seen Sept. 21 hitchhiking eastbound on Hwy 16 near Prince Rupert’s industrial park. She wasn "t reported missing until Nov. 10. 000 In-the face of. public opposition, MLAs bring forward a bill to cancel legislatation passed six days: previous- ly that gave them pay raises, a pension plan and increases in constituency of- fice budgets. , Oo o . The. Coast Mountains School Dis- trict addresses lost instructional time due to the two-week teachers’ strike by. “extending the first ‘semester one week and shortening the second semester by the same amount of time. The. ad- justment is made only for secondary — school students: se OOOO A Nov. 27 fire at the three- -storey Manor Villa Apartments at Kenney . St. and Agar Ave. destroys the roof, "fire damages the top floor and water’ damages the bottom two floors. The late-night fire, its cause immediately unknown, leaves 20 people homeless. ° - December _ DAILY SEARCHES ’ between Terrace and Prince Rupert are coordinated at the Kitsumkalum Fire Department. Firefighters, -and friends and family .of missing - Tamara Chipman scour the area to no- avail. - gy : o eo A vote of: non-confidence in the federal Liberal government prompts a December campaign for a Jan. 23 vote. Local candidates include’ incumbent New ‘Democrat Nathan Cullen, Con- ‘servative Mike Scott, Liberal’ Gordon. Stamp-Vincent and Phil Brienesse of the Green Party. e000? | A Dec. 8 chemical spill in the CN rail yard in Terrace is contained defus- ing any public risk. As a precaution, RCMP temporarily block traffic on Keith Ave. . a a ad Baby Jenna Parkes is the recipient of a new heart in hospital i in Edmonton. - The Dec.2 transplant is a success. o+ood A Navair charter courier aircraft-. crashes immediately after takeoff into a wooded area just beyond the runway fences at the. Northwest Regional Air- vort Dec. 20, killing the pilot and co- § pilot. | of _Hwyl6. volunteers . "Invitation location and materials list. -;, Ministry of Environment “ BC Parks. 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