JENNIFER LANG TERRACE STANDARD é | The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 2, 2003 - B1 7283 Around Town BCYCNA scholarships THE JUDGES have chosen three finalists in an essay contest presented by two newspaper as- sociations in B.C. First place goes to Kathryn Sigismud, sub- mitted by the Comox Valley Record. Sigismud wins a $5,000 scholarship from the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association and the B.C. Press Council for her winning essay. The winners were chosen from among 50 essay finalists submitted by member newspa- pers. Second place goes to Matthew Little, sub- mitted through the Oliver Chronicle, He wins a $3,500 scholarship. Third place goes to Penny Rafter, submitted ” by the Penticton Western News, She has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship for her essay. The students were asked to write a 300- word essay answering the question, “What role does your community newspaper play in your community?” The essays were judged on originality, wri- ling ability (including spelling and grammar), and content — which included demonstrating knowledge of the community newspaper indu- stry. Medical assistants get their certificates THREE STUDENTS from Terrace earned cer- lificates from the University College of the Cariboo in Kamloops last month, Ruth Ann Bahr, Theresa Mary Laderoute, and Christina Sterner have received medical laboratory assistant certificates from UCC, which held its spring convocation ceremonies June 14. The trio were among approximately 9,000 . students who attend one of UCC’s 50 certifi- cate and diploma programs, or one of its 40 . bachelor degree options. Abbotsford U. C. THE UNIVERSITY College of the Fraser Val- ley also counted some Terrace students among in its 1,500-strong spring grad class. Cameron Eyjolfson has earned a bachelor of business administration in aviation. Jennifer Jenniss has completed a commun- ity pharmacy technician certificate. The University College of the Fraser Val-— ley, or UCPY, is located in Abbotsford, B.C. It offers 80 different diploma, degree and certifi- cate programs, attracting students from across the province and other parts of the world, Help plan Pride Day THE RAINBOW committee of Terrace is call- ing members and volunteers together tomorrow for a special planning meeting. The committee is organizing a Pride Day. Members of Terrace’s gay, bisexual, and transgender communities are encouraged to join the meeting, which takes place at the Terrace Women’s Centre Thursday, July 10. The meeting starts at 5 p.m, Friends, family and supporters are also welcome. Call 638- 0228 or 635-3626 if you would like more infor- mation. @ Strike a pose A MYSTERIOUS Cassie Hall Elementary student, her face hidden behind plaster, poses for a photo. Students took part in a - mask-making workshop June 20. Counsel- lor Carolyn Sousa and students worked on cultural activities throughout the year. Go fish ANOTHER Terrace 75th anniversaty event gets underway this weekend with the Kitsum-, kalum Tempo Salmon Fishing Derby, ! Start fishing ot 7 am. Saturday, July 12.° Weigh in from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 am. to 5 p.m. There’s no age limit. ‘More than $5,000 ia prizes will be given away, and you don’t have to fish to win. Bring the family. Proceeds go to the 75th committee, New handbook helps combat discrimination Acts of racism are often subtle but they stil hurt, ore canal) committee says By JESSIE GIES RACISM is everywhere, but ac- cording to a local prevention group, it is sometimes hard to re- cognize. A new, locally-developed man- ual looks at the issue in depth. It also provides suggestions on how the community can respond to acts of racism and discrimination. Nirmal Parmar and his steering committee of about a dozen com- munity members have been work- ing together for nearly eight months on the Anti-Racism Re- sponse Handbook to be distributed throughout Terrace. “The main purpose of the handbook is basic educational aware-ness,” Parmar said, Parmar is a founding member and chair of the Terrace and Dis- trict. Multicultural Association, which is also part of the steering committee, the Skeena Multicul- turalism Diversity Group. The group has been working to- gether since Fall of 2000. “We all felt this (racism) is there in a subtle way in every work place causing a lot of dam- age to people,” Parmar said. Parmar said racism effects ail types of people and can be based on language, colour, age, race or religion. “It is not contained or confined to one group of people,” he said. The handbook shows people fa- cing racism where to go and how to deal with racial targeting, stereotyping. It will be distributed free to all schools and hospitals is Terrace, as well as the Chamber of Com- merce. It’s also available for download from the Skeena Diversity Pro- ject’s website, www.skeenadivers- ity.com, in PDF format. *We will try to reach out to everyone,” Parmar said. Other similar initiatives are taking place across the northwest. The common goal is to create awareness on the issue, oe Ley oe RESPONSE. NIRMAL PARMAR says this handbook will be distributed for free ta local schools, the hospital and the chamber of commerce. JESSIE GIES PHOTO The handbook offers tips on what to do if you're a victim of racism or discrimination — and what you can do to stop racism. There’s a section that covers guidelines for community action, as well as as a community action checklist. The handbook also looks at ra- cism in the workplace and what steps businesses and institutions like schools should be doing. Hate crimes are explored, too. The handbock also contains re- ferences and an appendix that of- fers a cultural breakdown of the B.C. and Terrace population. Funding for the project came from the Ministry responsible for Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services, A ‘little’ report earns big kudos Photographs of Nisga’a people singled out as some of North America’s best By JENNIFER LANG THE EXTRAORDINARY spirit of the people of the Nass Valley played a huge part in helping a Vancouver photographer earn a prestigious international award. Gary Fiegehen has been named a Top LO winner of the 2003 AR Black Book award for annual re- ports. He was singled out for for his photography in the latest Nisga’a annual report, Prosper, which it- self placed in this year’s top 100, an exclusive list that includes an- nual reports produced for the world’s largest multinational cor- porations — like Microsoft and IBM. “It's kind of the Academy awards for annual reports,” Fiege- hen said from his West End stu- dio, The announcement came from New York City. It’s considered the most prestigious annual report award in North America. Previous top 100 Black Book winners include Harley-Davidson, Coca Cola and the Dow Jones, This honour is shared with a design team that includes de- signer Jim Skip, writer Brian Pey- ton, and Nisga’a director of com- munications Eric Grandison. Fiegehen, 56, says he is flat- tered, but not fooled. “Out of all those thousands and thousands of entries, I'm sensible enough to know why this one stood out,” he said. “I think it’s the Nisga’a and their story that has won the award as much as my photography. Their achievement continues to resound.” He’s spent two decades captur- ing the faces and images of the ARRESTING BEAUTY: This photograph o of a young Nisge’a citi- zen from Prosper: the Nisga’a Final Agreement Annual Report helped put Gary Fiegehen on a rather select Top 10 list. Nisga’a people. His lens finds scenes of arrest- ing beauty in the crinkly, knowing faces of elders or in the geometric precision of lines of scarlet sock- eye salmon fillets drying on racks inside a smokehouse. Over the years he’s witnessed a_ remarkable story unfold —. the story*of the Nisga'a people and their efforts to negotiate B.C.’s first modern day treaty, which went into effect two years ago. Fiegehen says the fact that the “little annual report” earned no- ‘tice is a reflection of the Nisga’a and their clear-minded efforts to share their story. “A lot of the credit belongs to the Nisga’a because they're’ the ones who knew that ‘public educa-. tion would be a big part of doing a treaty. They said, ‘Let’s tell the world who we are and where we're trying to get to,'” If the outside world understood who the Nisga’'a people were, their efforts to negotiate B.C.’s first modern day treaty would have broader support. . “I's been wonderful to be able to work with such a clear purpose,” he says. “Now, when I'm in the valley, ’'m amongst friends.” Fiegehen says the world conti- nues to watch the Nisga’a with in- terest. “A lot of people are looking at the Nisga’a and what they did,” adding their story resonates in Europe, England, and among Au- stralia’s aboriginals. “I think a lot what they did is incredible.” He studied photographic arts at Ryerson in Toronto, working as a commercial photographer before heading west. His award-winning 1991 book Stikine: the Great River earned the notice of the Nisga’a, who hired him as an official photographer when treaty talks kicked into high gear. Fiegehen and writer Alex Rose later won the Roderick Haig- Brown book prize for their work on Nisga'a: People of the Nass River, in 1993, ‘ Looking back, he recalls many highlights, including the time he saw a 9x12 foot blow up of one of his photographs of a smoke house featured in a Nisga’a treaty. exhi- bit at the Museum: of Civilization - when the treaty headed to Ottawa for federal approval, His job stilt takes him to the Nass Valley, The design team has already started work on the next Nisga’a government annual report, Continued B3