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4 Terrace Review. —— Wednesday, January 8, 1992

WALKING AGAIN WITH —
HELP FROM KINSMEN

by Hetty Barton

‘Terrace resident. Bill Ross is
walking again — with little pain —
and a lot of mobility, thanks in
part to the Kinsmen Rehabilita-
tion Foundation of British Col-
unibia. At age 76, Bill still goes
bowling three times a week.

In October 1989, Bill was
admitted to ‘Burnaby General
Hospital for the replacement of
one knee, Bill suffers degener-
ative arthritis, which resulted in
much pain and limited mobility
in. ‘his knees for a number of

"years, "I felt like crying a lot of

the time," says Bill.

“His first knee operation was so
successful that Bill’s orthopedic
‘Surgeon suggested doing the

second knee while he was still in
hospital, rather than incurring
thie added expense of travelling
north and south again.

The surgeon suggested that
Julia Ross, Bill’s wife, join him
in: Burnaby about one week
before his release, to become
conversant with care required to
help Bill through his recovery

period and to travel home with:

aim after the operations.
Julie says, "We didn’t ask for

“help. I just phoned to see if they

(Kinsmen) knew of a place I
could stay near the hospital."
Julie outlines, with gratitude, the

‘prompt attention her request

received » ‘from | Rob. Finlayson,
currently president of the Ter-

| face. ‘Kinsmen Club and Ter-
‘yace’s rehab coordinator.
The Kinsmen Rehabilitation
’ Foundation arranged and funded .
. Julie’s air travel, lodging and

meals, and Bill’s air fare home
to. Terrace. Bill and Julie both
agice. . that they could have
handled the extra expenses of

- tal

Julie’s trip to Burnaby but add,
"We would have been flat
broke."

Bill and Julie: Ross have lived
in Terrace since 1968. ° Bill

worked at Mills Memorial Hos-

pital for five years and then for
the City as a maintenance car-

‘penter until his retirement in

1980. ;

Bill has a woodworking shop
in the basement of their home.
He does cabinet work, coffee
tables, doll’s cribs and other
types of joinery and craftsman-
ship, which he sells at arts and

crafts shows and uses as gifts,

With Bill’s workshop in the
basement and their living area
on two levels, Bill says he gets
his own physiotherapy at home
just going up and down the
stairs. For two months after his
operations, he went to the hospi-
for physiotherapy. He
explains, "You baby your ten-
dons for so many years. They
need to be worked again.” Fol-
low up x-rays and six-month

check ups (done locally by an —

itinerant specialist) are also
required. Too big a step up or
down still causes him some pain,
but Bill is proud to point out
that he has 110 degrees and 113
degrees mobility in his knees...
the maximum for an average
person is 120 degrees.

Julie Ross says she was an

avid canyasser, during the King.
men Mothers’ March until she’

had back trouble a few years
ago. Last year, she canvassed
again. She and Bill both hope to
participate in this worthwhile
cause. Julie says, "It’s something
1 really believe in, so I don’t
mind asking."

The Kinsmen Mothers’ March
begins Jan. 15. |

| E\VERYDAY IS
SHIRT LAUNDRY DAY

_ Men’s or Ladies’ cotton or poly blend shirt

| Richards
lon Emerson

‘THE DRYCLEANER & SHIRT LAUNDRY

Swing in to our DRIVE THRU ©

Richards Cleaners
3223 Emerson St.

_ Terrace
a 00: am: to 6: 00 p.m. — Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:90 p.m. — Saturday

Phone: 635-5119

Bill Ross and grandchildren Nath
return to good health and humour. The Kinsmen

an and Letetia Heeley celebrate the new year and Grandpa's

getting Ross the medical help he needed.

Rehabilitation Foundation was instrumental in

Burned-out building declared —
nuisance, owner gets notice

The building at 4539 Greig Ave.
which once housed the Terrace
Public Market was declared a
nuisance by the city early last
month. The building is in danger
of collapsing under a heavy snow
load, assistant building inspector
Paul Gipps told city council in a
memo, and should be demolished.

‘The building still stands, how-
ever, and may forésome” timerA
structure declared a nuisance
requires a public hearing before
the city can take action, according
to city administrator Bob Hallsor,
and that won’t happen until later
this month. -

In an Oct. 22 letter to the owner

' of the building, John Georgilas of
Bumaby, Gipps stated, "It is the -

opinion of this office that the
building in question has been
damaged in excess of 75 percent
of its value.. Therefore under Sec-

tion 970(8) of the Municipal Act,
the Building Department of the
City of Terrace hereby notifies you

that the building located at 4539

Greig Ave. shall be torn down."
Gipps pointed out that the fire
damage was only a part of the
problem. Fire-damaged beams as
well as rafters and ceiling joists
cover spans broader than engineer-
ing limitations allow considering
the potential snow load on the

roof. Also, he said, due to frost.

action and weathering in the
exterior cement block wall, there
was serious. doubt that the wall
could support expected snow loads
this winter.

The foundation of the building is
also suspect, said Gipps, Severe:
cracks indicate it is susceptible to
frost action and would require a
structural analysis by a Registered

Professional Engineer in B.C. if it
was to be used again. ©

In recommending the demolition
of the building in a Dec. 2 memo
to council, Gipps included a copy
of the city’s Miscellaneous Bylaw
#841-1978, Section F(1):
Council may declare any building,
Structure, or erection of any kind
whatsoever, or any drain; ditch
watercourse, pond, surface water,
or any other matter or thing, in or
upon any private lands or highway,
or in or about any building or
structure, a nuisance, and may
direct and order that the same shall
be removed, pulled down, filled
up, or otherwise dealt with by the
owner, agent, lessee, or occupier
thereof, as the Council may deter-
mine and within such time after

‘the service of the order as may be.

therein named."

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