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TERRACE — As it ap- local’ and others toca!
4 proaches age.60, the com- manifestations of larger
munity of Terrace con- questions, came before the
tinues to experience public; some of these were
growth, to seek social and return engagements of un-
economic stability, and to resolved situations. from
“ycome to terms with the previous years, and others
%@ volatile and often un- were unprecedented mat-
* predictable world around ters that may carry for-
it. . ward into future years.

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During 1986 Terrace
%. had its share of ups and Terrace Review, here are
+ downs; unemployment re- some of the significant
"mained at unacceptably events that occurred in our
y high levels, and the area community during 1986.
— ygcontinued a modest trend :
JANUARY

away from the boom-and-

‘+. bust single industry _re-.
~® source. economy toward
-*becoming a regional hub rival of Halley’s Comet
% for government agencies was a dismal disappoint-
*, and the provision of retail ment; observers of the
_ 4 services. An assortment of feminist movement, how-
Ye issues, some uniquely ever, had plenty to watch

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From the pages of the.

- The anticlimnactie’ar-

HAPPY

In Review

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as the municipal council
chambers reverberated
with assertions
women’s rights. The issue
was abortion counselling,
and it is guaranteed not to
gO away.

Directors of the
Kitimat-Stikine. Regional
District, in despair over
the financial condition of
the Kitsumkalum Moun-

‘tain “conimuinity~“ ski“ hill,

decided to allow the public.
to determine whether it
was worth the cost and ef-
fort to continue operating
the facility. .
The. Terrace District
Teachers’ Association, at
odds with the board of
School District 88 over
several contract issues,

‘began an instruction-only

campaign that was destin-
ed to last well into the

following school year.

Under long-term
pressure from local native
Indians and environment-
alists the Canadian Forest

:Terrace racks up another vintage ye }
1986

Service scrapped its pro-
posal to test the pesticide
Garlon on some islands in
the Skeena River.

"FEBRUARY

The B.C. Winter

of Games, -possibly the gala

event of the year, proved
that Terrace could pull
together as a community
and host a provincially
significant gathering with

a degree of success that
was stunning to watch. As

evidence that our organ-
izational ability isn’t
limited*’ to" “sports)-«the
Pacific Northwest Music
Festival came off in equal-
ly good style.

The conflict over Sun-

day shopping came across

the local horizon as two

large retail outlets began
opening in defiance of the
B.C, Holiday Shopping
Act. Within weeks, other
stores had followed suit.

Students at Skeena sec-

-ondary school walked out

_ flict between teachers and

the era of distance educa- tendered. to -Hegge

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of classes-briefly in protest >. | >:
over the. continued con- ns

school trustees, In an.
unrelated incident, the .
fiery and articulate chair-
man of the school board,
Danny Sheridan, resigned
his position as chairman a
but stayed on as a trustee. for the construction of ay .
major alpine skiing resort a
just west of Terrace. k. =
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Workers’ Union reached a quarters forthe local y-

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_ MARCH
Northwest Community p

egan struction, a non-union*
troduction “of telecon- general’ contractor from *
ferencing equipment for Dawson Creek; setting the *

delivery of academic pro- stage for a protracted and.”
grams to regional branch ,, :

campuses.

The Shames Mountain
Ski Corporation released --.._.
its development timetable ~~"

tion began with the in-

an

occasionally unusual labor {*-
dispute. -

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