TERRACE — The chief medical . fficer for the Skeena Health 7 “Unit said last week that a recent- Pere Jy" reported ‘outbreak of type ‘A’ ~ hepatitis in’ the lower mainland . and central Vancouver: Island last year. on’ ‘the: North Coast mainland the number of cases is only. slightly above the rate recorded : “Bowering said there is: no vac- cine for type ‘A’ and the most _ - effective prevention is good hy- - There’ s no ‘guatantee ‘there if everyone stays clean and _ washes their hands after going won't be an outbreak here, but to the bathroom, we. won't have “a serious problem.” Bowering : said type ‘A! hepa- titis is difficult to trabk:- for public health officials’. because the symptoms, vary greatly, -In- : fected persons can mistake’ the illness for a mild case of the flu, or it ‘can develop into a serious. : ‘permanent. liver. damage... ‘region, he said,:is an escalation -in the incidence .of type ‘B’:. - hepatitis, a more severe strain of the disease that is spread, like -. continued on page 23 ‘Of ‘greater. concern in he vo _,hasn’t yet spread. to this area. es ~Wwikon, oo . 2 ""Honorable Mention: Vicki Correia, Trevor Harti, Wilfred Hig- o: sgitison, ‘Stephanie Hynes, Robbie Larmour, Monica Malhotra, * -} {Sheldon Mcinnes, Randy ‘Menz, Renee Morven, Jenny Murie, <2 Dry David Bowering said he gienic practice. “It’s a fecal-oral “believes a rise in the number of infection route,”’ he explained. cases..on the Queen Charlotte. ‘People get bored with hearing slands may be related to the us talk about good hygiene, but Vancouver Island problem, but hand-washing really | works. for Skeena school ames of students who made the school’s first term honor roll. Those named to the honor roll achieved grade point averages be- etween 4.25 and 4,375. Honorable mention signifies 2 an average be- ween 4..and 4.25. — The students are: Honor Roll: Curtis Bretherick, “Margaret. Botelho, Catherine ~ Cann, Sunny Deol, Cathy Dickson, Bao-Van Diep, Tien Du, Jason - Dvorak, Bryan Fick, Deanne Frank, Anna-Marie Graham, Shan- ‘non Hamhuis, Emily Henderson, Kenna Miskelly, Sarah Morgan, ; Meritorious Achievement: Carl Anderson, Fatima Botelho, Mark -Neeve,; Tyler Robinson. . Honorable Mention: Andrea Arnold, Amanita Coosemans, Nan- “ey: Dubois, Ambur Hail, Angela Henszel, Leila: Jormanainen, Bar- fen bare Kuzyk, Lisa Lamb, Lung Liu, Tami Moritz, ‘Kyle Stevenson, 7 oS ‘Chris Wilkinson. : ; : . - Grade 10° : Honor Roll: Frances Brodie, Jessica ‘Campbeil; Rick Dhami, Shad Edmonds, David Edmonds, Karen Erstling, Leslie Hanberg, _3."Troy Hansen, J ason Krause, Penny Lou Keumper, ' Stacee Martin, - ‘Shelley, O’Brien, | Danny Scarborough, David Shepherd, Alison “Siemens, Cindy Wisniewski, Dave Wolfe. : Amandeep Parmar, Paul Strangway. . _. .\ Honorable Mention: Heather Bretfeld, Stacey Brown, Kamali “oak, Buttar, Kevan Letawski, Mike Parker. ey from Br anch 13, - Contributed by ticipate. There will be a a sign-up _. Peter Crompton sheet on the. lounge notice The Legion Bonspiel ‘i is ‘now board. 01 Congratulations to Beckie _ Wilkerson. and ams, * kamp for winning the Zone > Our dart ‘players travel to Essay and Poem contest. Their Prince Rupert for the zone efforts are now at Pacific Com- ~. playdowns ‘on February 25. ‘mand. If they are successful at ve are in Kitimat on March 18, + .¢ The same rules for this rades, Be playoff will apply as. for other _ - sports, Only: voting Ordinary meetings are every second Tues- wider their. belt in the last 12 help. months, will be eligible to ) Par- . Honor roll released Skeena Junior Secondary School administration has issued the | -tween 4.375 and 5.0, Meritorious achievement indicates an average - ‘Pelletier, Matthew. Phillips, Roy Preyser, Megan Reid, Robin . ‘ “’Meritorions Achievement: David Hambuis, Kannin ‘Osei-Tutu, Tina Hoven- ¢.-On Saturday afternoon, that level, they will then. move |. March 4, starting at 1 p.m., we on-to the Dominion contest. All ~~ will have our cribbage playoffs. the essays and poems entered © This is a new event of the Pacific. from our branch can be viewed. : Command, The zone playoffs in. the Branch lounge. They ate. © very. well worth reading, Com-: on Don’t forget our “general ae atid .Associate. members, with day of the month. We on the ex- | three meetings or work parties ecutive need. your ideas and We will Remember Them. PREMIUMS _ As a result of contin- ually increasing” numbers of bodily ‘injury and property . damage claims in British Columbia, most B.C. motorists will pay $40 to $60 more for y their Autoplan vehicle premiums in 1989 — an average 8% increase. WHO PAYS MORE?. _ Vehicle owners who» had one at-fault claim. disease involving jaundice and Motorists billed in 1989 for accumulating five points or more against their driver's licences must pay the 1989 rates. This is part of the continuing effort of . ICEC to increase costs ‘to drivers. who break the law. Points Premiums Points Premiums there 4 to wee in 1988 will see their =| 9... Autoplan. premium , increase by 63% or more. An owner with two at-fault claims will - pay approximately 116% more, > The premium for Basic Third Party | Legal Liability, the — $200,000 compulsory | coverage, is increased - 11% on average. Collision premiums and . premiums for Compre- hensive coverage are only slightly increased. Some vehicle owners will even see a decrease in Collision or Compre- hensive premiums due | to the ‘aging’ of nearly - 40%.of the vehicles j in B.C. DRIVER POINT | _. PREMIUMS In 1989, Driver Point Premiums will be increased by about 20%. SENIORS DISCOUNT As of January 1, 1989, senior citizens ‘who qualify are eligible for the 25% handi- ‘eappéd driver discount - in addition to the 25% seniors discount. These ‘ discounts apply only to the basic insurance and can combine for a total saving of nearly 44% for a handicapped DETECTORS On new policies or renewals as of January 1, 1989, ICBC no longer provides coverage for. radar detectors. The definition of ‘equip- ment’ in the Insurance {Motor Vehicle) Act has been amended specif- ically to exclude radar ‘detectors. TERRITORIES ICBC has adjusted _rates in a number of : territories to reflect - current claims trends, Rates for the Fraser Valley (Territory J} are — “up slightly in addition ‘to overall premium » - increases, Collision premiums | are reduced for South Vancouver Island(Ter- vitory B). Except for Bowen Island and Central and Northern Vancouver | Island, all islands off the B.C. coast are in Territory B, making the overall premium increase slightly less _ than elsewhere. The Pemberton area ‘north of Garibaldi Pro- vincial Park is changed from Territory A to Territory M, with a resulting decrease in premiums for most veh- icle owners in that area. ngee, dathaeiiaaili nals sikidiliitiedingaiannitdnttaainatinaaicinnall cara abe ge ao 6, Shi Rae Eo RE Ra AE KE ea REE :