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(Circle | only one): a) Pine Beetles: c) Queen of the North 9) Something else: (please write in) ~. Bb) Oil and gas At Question Eight, we'll take a short ‘break, a breather. Pause here’a moment, get a cookie. Olives? Okay, whatever. 8. I paused at this question as instructed, and: a) Got a cookie b) Thought about a cookie _c) Got some olives instead d) Had some other refreshment or a short break “or whatever , e) Other: __ (please write in) 9, Consider the following: “If you "re so smart, : why ain’t you rich?” (Circle only one.) a) Got that right c)I am. rich, I live in- NWBC . If you answered a), move to question 14. If you answered b), move to question 13. If you answered c), answer questions 10-12. 10. What I like most ‘about living | in Northwest : _ British Columbia: ; a) clean air c) clean earth d) Other: b) clean water ; (please write in) . e) What? PLEASE NOTE: You may circle as many as ap- . ply. (Sorry I didn’t mention that earlier.) 11. Here are alternate answers to the previous question: b) I need a moment there : . °). Badly : . a) It has one of everything I need and not too ; - many things I don’t need at all “b) It’s quite close to Alberta, the Yukon, Van- -couver, and so forth c) It’s quite far away from where I grew up d) It’s quite close to where my family lives " e) Ilove the Northwest Regional Airport! T Those . long, long runways! Ooh! ; aaa 12. (This is actually a short ot break for those who moved to directly to Question Ten. Please feel free to stretch at this Point. . 13.1 stretched ‘a) yes b) no! c) What is up with this? t 14. I follow instructions, ; as I said I did, way : back in Question #.1: a) Well -b) Quite well -¢) Badly 15. Lhave small holes poked into this newspa- _ per due to Question # 6. : a) Yes b)No —_c) I’d rather not say 16. ‘Now that I have read all the instructions, I will only follow the directions for Question Num- ber Eight. a) Got that right b) What? c) Gotcha! d) (please write in) & The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - Bt . DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO pee es anon) Terrace Beautification Society celebrates its 20th anniversary” ‘By DUSTIN QUEZADA and _YWONNE MOEN | a ‘FAST FOOD: wrappers strewn about, * the streets and sidewalks. A gravel slope outside the arena, Pure concrete on the sidewalks of ; . the city’s main street. 8 That?was Terrace before the Ter-. race Beautification Society. came . into existence.. As the society celebrates its 26th ‘anniversary, its first president says: ‘it’s -hard to imagine what the city ; | would look like without some of the _ changes it undertook. ~ “If you were to iook at pictures of the downtown 20- years ago, you'll | see quite a difference,” Clark said. That difference over a two-de- - “cade span was born indirectly with ‘the opening of Terrace’s first fast food’ restaurant, 1983, says Clark, “I was a city councillor then and McDonald’s, . in _there were a lot of complaints. of lit- ter,’ said Clark. In an era when the city still wit- nessed big snowfalls, garbage would” accumulate in the snow and then ap- pear all at once when it thawed, said Clark. ; ‘Even though the problem \ was ‘caused by customers, not the res-. _ taurant, then-owner. of McDonald’s, Malcolm Hilcove, was very Sensitive to criticism; said-Clark. _ Hilcove would join: ‘Clark. to ~ ‘found what is now known as the Ter- | race Beautification Society. The society adopted as their mis- sion statement the following: The ". Greater Terrace Beautification Soci- ety is committed to. making Greater - "Terrace a more attractive place to “ity for beauti _laboratively. with government, busi- _Mittee was to orga- ‘nize. a “Garbathon” situation live, work and visit by: fostering | Beaton. responsibil- ness and individuals to achieve our _ beautification goals; and: eliminating litter. The first order'of business for the Terrace. Litter Com- 0 8 cation; working col- .. accident, who had beet a sirong sup- 'porter.of the group’s endeavors. _.. The’ second significant project « saw grass boulevards’ planted on the: - sidewalks ‘of Lakelse Ave. around ” “1988, giving the. downtown much needed greenery. “ “We got each store owner to put. in. their: sharé: (into ~a tradition of a one- ' day city.cleanup that | celebrated its own < 20th anniversary in April. ; The committee then approached lo- cal businesses , to sponsor gaibagécans “ and, says Clark, the improved quickly. : “Once the litter situation improved, — } we thought, ‘It looks - - cleaner but it could look prettier,” Clark said. 7 ' Within the next five years, Clark . counts three initiatives as the major .. projects the society undertook while he: was still a member. _ In 1986, the hill that leads: up. to. the arena from Kalum.St. was un- sightly and gravel topped. Today; the hill is a grassy cen-. trepiece of town, bordered by shrubs and trees and a favourite lookout “spot with. a picnic table at the top. . The society later chose this site to” plant a memorial tree for Rick King, the former city councillor who tragi- . veally died with his son in a highway - George Clark. - " Clark.. | >. Clark cites: an initiative that began ' society. With m §6help from the ‘city ™_ for flowers. and con- .tinued maintenance, er pots throughout the city core. Clark: recalls a bo publicdemonstration ing lot for the com- munity to help with” the flower planting in the pots. — “We. had moms,. dads and. boy scouts,” Clark said. “It was fun to get the community involved. It gives them a real sense of ownership.” Clark lists several other notewor- | thy accomplishments. ' The society. was able to: ‘obtain --and place a number. of litter contain- . ers around the main streets, the con- tainers having been generously made « area to become a ‘showpiece. and donated by the welding class at Northwest Community College. . In addition, the city now has . several frequented} lookout points, the -Project),” said ° hh" the southside and along: the Linear “Park; 3°. ~-in.1991 as the third . "major. work by the financial | - thé saciety began to — place concrete flow- _ in the Safeway park- .. "ers by the society. The very dry area‘: also received underground sprinklers, : ak “the Millenium. Trail and the devel... poe opment, of the banks < on ‘the: Sande Overpass. © A.. further . substantial cosmetic: ‘upgrade has. come from the. highly successful . contract . with Provincial Networking Group," ‘whose handicapped - workers.,do-'a : year-round litter . collection down- town,. which. .is .now « ‘extended .to " Cleanliness has. further support: arrangement *. , from the society- -sponsored “Clean-.- est Schoolyard” competition. In 1989, a project of landscaping the area along Greig Avenue, dubbed the “Saan Project” began and contin- ues, mainly due to the property. own-, ership of the CNR. © A- buffer was created to hide* the tracks.and CN’s maintenance: sheds ° : and equipment by planting a row of Sitka spruce seedlings that were do- . nated by Thornhill Tree Nursery. - A good number of the trees got” established and have grown. up to. more than three metres in 1 height. Despite. repeated thinning. out, . they still obscure the annual.show of. : flowers in the later established beds, . aoe which along with hydro seeding the.” | laws whole area, have bec planted with shrubs, perennial : and annual: ‘flow from the city... ~ It now. will’ take. the legal acqui- oh a Sition of the overpass by the.city:to » allow for the completion of this once. large, ‘unsightly « but. highly visible " Clark says:he’s proud of the sc ety’ s work. “Cont'd Page BS By DUSTIN QUEZADA THE PREMISE of the Youth Emergency Shelter has struck a chord with locals looking to help the project. Now, two talented ‘per- formers. will strike. musical chords for the cause. Trumpet player. Courtney Preyser and soprano ‘Ellie ‘Higginson present “Ain't it. a Pretty Night,”.an evening . of solo trumpet and voice works, with proceeds going toward the ‘Proposed youth . shelter. Both Preyser, who. ob- - tained a music degree at the University of Victoria, and: ~~ - Higginson, who got her de- gree in voice at the Univer- sity of British Columbia and a post-graduate degree from the Varicouver »Academy~ of Music, are back in Ter- race after extensive periods away. They, like others, have ~ Jatched on to Debbie Scar- borough’s proposed shelter -for youth who are finding the street is the most forgiv- ing place for them. “We want to give back to - the community and: the per- formance is a way to be in- clusive,” Preyser said. “We all think [the shelter] ‘is a good idéa, too,” added Higginson. Scarborough says the con- _ tinued support for the shelter doesn’t ceasé to amaze her ‘but adds people realize the need for. such a facility. Debbie’ Scarborough “Youth get hard knocks everywhere they turn be-, cause this group: is more: marginalized than everyone realizes,” said Scarborough, the shelter’s executive direc- tor. And when the youth suf- ‘fer a lack of acceptance, it ‘and Higginson. - race, Preyser said she knows . some money through their |’ . talents makes the concert. - art ‘and creativity to sup- - ' port people who need help,” ~ Higginson said. “Music i isa | 90-minute opener. (two by Puccini and two by Carlisle Floyd). - borough. “hunts the community, Scar-. f borough says. © «° “Tt takes a community to raise children like you two,” _ Scarborough said of Preyser Having grown up in Ter- | how invaluable a safe haven [8 for teens will be. . And to be able to raise. that much more special. “I feel excited to use my - healing balm.” Preyser will play: a couple , of 20th Century pieces and - solo trumpet‘ works during a Higginson will close, » singing American folk songs (traditional shaker songs), an art song-(sung in a classical. style) and four opera arias . The musical evening is slated for Saturday, May 13 at 8 p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church. The concert is free but donations are wel- .. comed and encouraged. The intermission will fea- ture a discussion with Scar- " 4 th ’ 4 oF eet, Aenea be er ea ieee segs DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO a . SOLOISTS Ellie Higginson, | left, and Courtney Preyser bring a unique night of music to the Evangelical Free Church this Saturday.