A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 12, 2006

| : Medical bus - Introducing...
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THE NORTHERN BC

_ service to
_ Start soon

ib PATIENTS HOPING to use the new. Northern Health §
‘| medical transport service to get td ‘out-of-town appointments ”
need not wait much longer.

. The Prince Rupert-Prince George route, which stops in
Terrace, will start running the second last week of July, and

| *. two short-distance, same-day routes will also: start at the end

i. of this summer.

|; . » .. The Terrace-Houston bus route begins the first week of Fo 7 .

Be September and the Prince Rupert-Terrace route starts the . iiiiil aoe scstatseaomssebaniatnt Sejeanreniecns ieuenasvbasi
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- first week of October. The exact departure dates and times. « . Event D ates

_ are still to be announced. . —_ —— a
: '  * Northern Connections is a new’ service that will provide "
i. . low-cost travel services to northem health patients who need _
rf to go to larger centres for specialized health services.

Bo : Rather than introducing | the bus routes all at once, the un
ih — health authority is implementing the service in stages. _— . " Crabfest Music Festival. : s | Gingolx / Kincolith
“ / “By phasing in the program, we can keep better track of ~ Edge of the World Music Festival .. ae ..Queen Charlotte Islands.
; ° how each route functions, make changes more ‘effectively, ff
(and introduce it to, our communities as we move the service _.. Atlin Arts and Music Festival ......
up. to ts full capacity,” said Sean Hardiman, regional man- Jt Prince George Folkfest..............ccscseciceeieeens ..Prince George
“ager of the onnections Program. . .
The. reservation-based service will be available for any ff. Peace Country Bluegrass Festival Dawson Creek
‘northern B.C. residents who need a physician-réferred health J Riverboat Days i Terrace...
_. service that isn’t available in their home community. oe
Fares will range from $20 return for short distance routes, a : Grizfest ..Tumbler Ridge
to between $40 and $80 return for long distance routes de- oo, ‘
pending on the length of travel. + fe Gian invitation Goldpanning . . aa. on Pe mo “August 5 - 6.
i; And patients must book their trips ahead of. time. : Pp DS......0. — a zi
i; °° “They can’t just walk up and use the bus,” said.Northern _ : “Udderfest Fringe Theatre Festival senses PINCE Rupert. August 9 - 13 .
Health director of communications Mark Karjaluoto. a .
ae Northern Health has worked with its contractor, Diversi- JP _ Dawson Creek Fall Fair and Rodeo. were Dawson Creek —_— August 9 ‘13
['. ” fied: Transportation Ltd., to develop custom-fitted coaches — . - Prince George Exhibition... sevie August 10-13 .
"and buses, all of which are wheelchair accessible, to provide 7 SO . oo , ust 19
1) the service. | Summerfest. tee sesereneseees P ( me August

‘August 24 - 27

i . For more information about the buses and service visit :
- WWW, northernhealth. ca/nhconnections.

ae June warmer : . 7 For more information nites oni or a complete |

- list of local events call: 1 -800-663-8843

than normal > | T _ or visit: www.NorthernSignatureSeries. com — - COLUMBI Ao

BRITISH
b- ° _ JUNE weather in Terrace ‘the city with 20 days. of Oo , oo - - - " re - . The Best Place on Earth
fo combined extreme “wind speeds exceeding 30 . Ss = : , ne _

~ temperature variations with km/h and the peak speed of
ff very little precipitation 78 km/h from the south re- _
7 _ according to Environment corded on June 2. a ;
- -. Canada. ° ; me os ee OR re a ne : ro 4
i _. The average temperature. a Ma Sat ee ee = Mes oo CO
_ of. 16. C- was 2.3.degrees _
" warmer than normal for the . °
-.. month, making it the seventh
_ warmest June in 51 ‘years of
_.. weather records but nowhere
' near the extreme average of
19,2 € from 1958.
The warmest day, June
11, saw a high of 32.8 C that .
_ tied the record for that date
" first set in 1969.
The coldest morning, ©
* June 29, saw the tempera-_
ture drop to 5.9 C.
In comparison, the —
monthly average .tempera- .
ture for Smithers was 13.9
C, Kitimat recorded an av-
erage of 16.6 C and Prince
Rupert noted an average of
12.6C forthe month =
; Only eight days had any |
_ Measurable rainfall here and
four days had only a trace of.

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: _ precipitation. - ~

‘a ' +. Total. precipitation was
| . 18.1 mm for just 35 percent ° § 7
of the normal ‘amount for

‘June, making it the fourth
_ driest June since records be-
Poo» gan in 1954,

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drivers
POLICE, laid nearly 150 : Ss | oe ——— oe
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Police impounded. 11 . oo
ON Most NEW 2006 AND 2007 FORD AND LINCOLN VEHICLES:
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vehicles and handed out. 34
: _ Speeding charges, [7 ‘seat- |
belt charges, 17 defective ve-.
hicle charges, 16 no drivers.
licence charges, 21 commer-
cial vehicle charges, seven
. + liquor charges and 25 other
| miscellaneous charges.
_ Officers made 13 small ©
drug seizures, nine driver’s
7 licence seizures related .to
driving while impaired, is-
~~ sued 17 violations and made: _ “ Sear i ii == _ - LA ee
six seizures on fisheries mat- "| : FORD F-150 . Saas. | | . FORD RANGER -
ters. Police. issued notices , , - co, See o eee \ oe a
and orders for 99 defective et
vehicles, one for an unse- _ . a Zea 7 ae, ;
-cured load and ‘22 for -vari- _ . ; ee OE SE i ial rn a FORD FUSION
ous other violations. . SO
Check stops were setup |. |
at the intersection of Hiwys, [= (we GET YOUR FAMILY PRICE Wis FORD.CA OR YOUR LOCAL FORD STORE )
16 and 37 at Kitwanga and
Hwy 16 west of the Kalum ;
River near Terrace.
Terrace highway patrol
v ° officers worked with local -
-.detachments and the Work-
ers Compensation Board,
CN police, Commercial Ve-
hicle Inspectors and others in
their focus on road safety.

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