. TERRACE - A regional ; district director says'he’s tiot in favour of. converting a debt. it’s - owed by. the. Shames Mountain - Ski Corporation into shiares in the company. | ran The. ‘corporation * ‘owes’ “the: _ regional «. ‘district’ more . ‘than | $300,000 for ski lift-and other” equipment “it purchased - from the district's: now-closed Kite" sumkalum ski hill in. 1986. It. Ki -walits the © equipment for a ski... development « on | Shames, Moun- tain west of Terrace,on Hwyl6. : Thornhill regional district Watmough ° said last: Week. taking. ‘shares ‘would ) regional: ‘district. ‘back in. thé’same position’ as when it ‘operated Kitsumkalum. Vell be back:to where we started,”' sald: Watmough refer- ring: to. ‘ithe: he region alates a largest single shareholder 4 in 1 the closed by referenduin i in 1986. ‘Pm opposed - ‘to the shares ‘for the simple‘ reason we Shouldn't. gamble, and that’s what it is, a gamble on the stock market with taxpayers’: money. It’s not right,”"‘said Watmough. In February Shames officials asked the: regional: district’. to convert the debt into $25 shares, : giving the latter a 29- per: cent stake ‘in and making’ “It. the LEGISLATIVE asaenmey PART, PARENT ROG CARNIN A'TN3 UreTORIA VBV 1x4 +V, RC CAN - corporation, ‘Watmough ‘said he instead thinks a payment schedule — first . established ‘in: 1986 :and subsequently renegotiated: three times when Shameg. couldn’t “pay — should again be set back, Kitimat. alderman Ray Brady “said his council will likely ap- prove the debt. into shares con- version because it is one way for the regional ‘district to get the money’ iti is owed, The ski corporation would walk away from it and buy new or other equipment,. We could - be left with the: (Kitsumkalum) — equipment.back,” he said.” ~ “T kind of have iny‘doubts: we could receive - $300,000 ‘for jit (the equipment) anywhere else,””: Brady said, Brady:added that the regional district. could: ‘probably’ sell. its shares at some future date, thus receiving the cash it expected Tace’s - - Michelle. H with” the. Simon: Fraser rd-setting : year” : “ech of ‘the three All ‘ women’ ’s basketball, but Ter: 4 : _ “dey’s 8 placement in tthe first.” one, means the:’ American, league recognize” her. as n¢ ofthe top ten players; . Simon Fraser University i is.” the only Canadian: school. - _ that: plays in American con- ferences: and .no Canadian female. basketball:player ‘has been:so recognized'before: « Or” colirse: All-American -: Hendryi is, in fact; very much ': all-Canadian.. The’ -20-year- _ old. tprned’down morethana — - ‘dozen ‘scholarship: offers’ | oe from American : universities, “She's the best: al-round. . player “dn - our’ 25-year ” history,”. " SFU_ head’ coach ' -¢oaches of the more than 400 we! ‘ . Colleges. and | universitiés ins “Hendy picked up & ile at ‘Scoririg S records; inchiding district player-of- -tlieiyeat, . : Sport. ‘BCs u ve th stead; : ‘she's -got-a- : With. a ‘retord of. more . ‘than «30 points. in. every . “ - playoff ‘game, she couldn't '. beignored this year, She pro- Pelled'SFU to the American - ‘conference -national cham- ‘pionships :for the’ fi rst: ‘time *: i. ever, and within. seven over.” i; time-points of a Final Four: a playoft berth.” oe - “pm still amazed: at how ; nsistent ‘she* is,’ McNeill -- said! ‘She works hard, often” - on: her own ‘after practice, _ ‘but’ is‘no. prima. ‘donna, In- ate | titude, i is a team player,'and © one of the most: scoachable | athletes I’ve ever had? -- = quiet ‘with an. inner little © . Senior Secondary coach physiotherapist, Soy And she doesn’t forget her . past, etediting much of ‘her success with. solid - ‘training . from ‘former.’ Caledonia Hugh MacKinnon.: : = Now studying for’ finals, ‘the second-year - thajor. “in kinesiology says she hopes to: become a’ team‘ trainer. or Fish patrols _ money needed TERRACE -~ While it supports the intent of regulations being introduced under the new angl- ing guide management policy, 4 local advisory body suggests en-.. forcement will prove impossible unless the environment ministry hires more people;’ a The policy, which came into effect Sunday, sets limits‘on the: number of guides operating on’ specified rivers, the number of clients they can take out during the course of the season and: what it will cost each to. fish,on’ restricted waiters. - However, ‘the ‘city’s tourlsin “ and economic development ad- visory © commission . says the regulations _ “will..be Open: to. abuse’ because there are’ only two ‘conservation officers based in Terrace to cover'a large’ area.” : That area. ‘@xtends from’ Cedarvale. ih’ the: east’ to. the Ocean and, from Priticess Royal: Teland’ ‘and - the” headwaters .of the Kitlope River. 7 extending « hore. Pacific in the. south” ; UWe were just amazed at the amount of. territory involv said commission member Elaine Maikapar following a meeting - With Jocal conservation officer - “It seemed 3 Peter - Kalina. ludicrous. ad Pointing. out the policy ‘will not-be able to achieve the goals |. of protecting and managing the - Tesource without effective en- forcement, she said the lack. of - adequate manpower meant the “‘ministry' was essentially relying : ‘on “an ‘honour, system,’ . - VAS a ‘result, she suid, : abusés . would: ‘certainty occur’: with: those Witnesiing the violations : inevitably.: -conctuding ho Tesource management was ‘being, carried’ out. The danger’ then: "was people would begin to lose respect for the ‘system asia whole. . . Matkapar said ‘the: commis: sion’ ‘ Warits the . environment ministry. genietated - by the new licences thwards to. take in most of the 1a dpe an Elaine Maikapar ’ Senior housing work underway TERRACE — Ground was broken Monday for the second of the three-phase Twin River Estates senior citizens housing project. The 30 units will join the 30 now built and should be ready by the fall, says project general manager Dennis Palmu of Im- pact Construction. ..~ ‘We'd like to get the framing . done by May-June and start wiring, plumbing in July,” he said. ; built in modules on. Lakelse Ave. just acrass from the Royal Canadian Legion are the’ pro- duct of the Skeena Senior Citizens Housing Society, The condominium-style units when the agreement to sell to. Shames was first struck... ee "two regional district areas — the others are Terrace and the'rural. area stretching’: south: toward Kitimat — directly involved in the Shames' proposal. - That's: ‘because: they. are the cont'd A2 Students fo make condom! appeal TERRACE —.A group of Caledonia Senior Secondary School students want the school board to install condom machines in their school. : Devon Kuiper, editor of the school’s BearTrap student newspaper, said the group will go to the school beard's April 10 public meeting. “We're going to ask them ta install the machines — or at least seriously consider it,”’ said Kuiper last week, “Tt seems like they (the board) keep putting it off and avoid making any decision — at least that seems to be the feeling of students -here,”’. he said. “They feel the school board isn’t doing anything.” The BearTrap conducted a survey fast December which found. that'-86- per-- cent “of students are in favour of putting . condoms’ in the schools. “It’s talked about quite a lot around here,’ Kuiper said. - The issue has been addressed by most northwest school boards since the Skeena Union Board of Health last year issued a statement urging condoms be installed in high school washrooms as a way of preven- _ ting the spread of the HIV virus ‘which leads to-AIDS. So far Kitimat's school board has voted against the machines, and Queen Charlotte and Prince Rupert trustees have voted in favour. The condom issue came ‘up at an in-camera committee meeting of Terrace trustees and school counsellors earlier this year, and was tabled. to use © “the. itevenue: Northwest Roundup — in 38:bed | extended care : teellity, will be built here. He pital - administrator mak es : provincial: government. the ss could open as aera chamber of » commerce - Paper &' “one. af the co- . will: ibe, nae 't'E es meeting to hear two pitches made by. companies: ‘which want. wood Licences from the Vanderhool Pulp and - owners Is Alcan — sald there.’ .