20 Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 8, 1986 Private Property Week proclaimed TERRACE — This week, Oct. 5 through 13, has been dubbed as Private Property Week. by Philip Musselman Private Property Week is a reminder to Canadians that their pro- perty rights are not guarateed in the Con- stitution. These rights should be protected by the public’s participation in government matters, in order to be heard. The purpose of this week in- volves the understanding of property rights. These rights would include the right to use property in every legal way and the right to keep others from interfering with that use. The week has been co- ordinated by the North- ‘west Real Estate Board in co-operation with the Canadian Real Estate Association. These organizations wish to stress that Canadians should not take their property rights for granted. Although there will not be any major ac- tivities during the week the Northwest Real Estate Board encourages residents to give the mat- ter some thought. During Private Pro- perty Week the board is drawing attention to the way that the Charter has failed to protect property rights. ‘“There is a need to preserve property rights,’’ explained Rusty Ljungh, P.A.C. Repre- sentative of the North- west Real Estate Board, “our own community ~vas built by people look- ing for new opportunity, and the cornerstone of that opportunity was private property.” Mayor Jack Taistra accepts the Private Property Week proclamation from Northwest Real Estate Board rapresen- tative, Rusty Ljungh. The newly formed Arthritis Society of Terrace announced that their recent fund raising campaign has been quite successful. Members of the loca! Arthritis Society are (L to A) Ed- na Fisher, president; Joyce Bergsma, treasurer; and Edna Jensen, secretary. Fire drill to be staged TERRACE — Fire Prevention Week has resumed and tomorrow night. many Terrace residents\-will be follow- ing their floor plans in order to participate in the city-wide fire drill. by Philip Musselman Last year Terrace celebrated its first Fire Prevention Week. Through the cooperation -of the local fire station and ‘McDonald’s, the Get Out Alive Campaign was first introduced to this area and only a year before the idea had come from an Edmonton fire fighter who felt very strongly about the fatali- ty rate of children because of house fires. The program allows the fire departments to educate children about fire safety. Part of this year’s pro- ceedings include the equipment display which took place in the McDonald's parking lot on Oct.4. By now Ter- race fire fighters have visited many of the schools in the area to create safety awareness, Thousands read classified ads Northwest hospital auxiliaries meet TERRACE — The an- nual conference of North-West Area Hos- pital Auxiliaries was held in Terrace on Sept. 26 and 27, attended by 26 delegates from Terrace, Prince Rupert and Hazelton. Also present were guests Pauline Lamb and Zofia Kaller, executive members of the B.C. Association of Hospital Auxiliaries (BCAHA) based in Van- couver. The Auxiliaries of Kitimat, Burns Lake and Smithers were not represented. The conference open- ed on Friday, Sept. 26 with a wine and cheese social at the Inn of the West. On Saturday, a business meeting was held at Mills Memorial Hospital, followed by lunch in the Hospital: cafeteria. After lunch the visitors were taken on a tour of the Hospital, conducted by Norman Carelius, the Executive Director. This was followed by an in- teresting and informative talk by guest speaker Zofia Kaller on ‘‘Rules of the Meeting Game’’. Ms, Kaller is Parliamen- tarian to the BCAHA, and an authority on Parliamentary pro- cedures. She is also Quality Assurance chair- man for the Auxiliary to Vancouver General Hos- pital. The day’s activities ended with a dinner par- ty at the Inn of the West. On the morning of Sept. 28 the visitors were taken on a tour of Terrace’s Heritage Park. Mrs. Janet Wilson of Wrinch Memorial Hos- pital Auxiliary was elected North-West Area Representative for the year 1987/88, replacing Mrs. Dorothy Lewis, who has held the posi- tion for the past two years. Thursday Oct. 9 The many activities dur- ing this week have and will be happening because of a lot of organizational work which was done by the various groups that are involved with Fire Prevention Week. _ The Fire Chief for a Day contest will take place after the fire drill on Oct.'9; winners will have a chance to visit the fire halls in order to give the various fire chiefs a day off, Each entry in this con- test must have par- ticipated in the drill and have a floor plan drawn out, -Last year in Terrace there were 342 incidents, 162 fires, 33 insurance claims, and the four top causes were: heating, smoking, 17 incendiary or set fires, and six cook- ing fires (in descending order), There was one death because of fire last year, three injuries caus- ed by fire, and four in- juries caused by the in- haling of smoke. Over — $3500 raised | by Edna Jensen Terrace Contributor TERRACE —A recent door to door arthritis canvass of Terrace and District appears to have been very successful. The tally of funds to date is $3,921.07 with more to come in. A final figure from the Sep- tember campaign will be published soon. All monies raised are sent to the Arthritis Cen- tre in Vancouver to be spent in the B.C. and Yukon region for re- search and training for the advancement of ar- thritis treatment. Many advances in drug and other treatment technologies have. been made in recent years, There are over 100 dif- ferent types of ‘arthritis and the disease has no age, race, or climate bar- rier. The next public meet- ing of the Arthritis Society Chapter in Ter- race will be held on Tues- day, Oct, 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Terrace Library Arts Room, A _ guest speaker will be in atten- dance. Everyone is welcome, Fire Prevention receives its kickstart in Terrace and Kitimat as representatives meet to Spread the news. Kitimat Fire Chief Bill Dawson (left), McDonald's representative Rachelle D’Silva and Terrace Fire Chlef Cliff Best got together recently to announce the beginning of Fire Prevention Week. The highlight of the week will occur Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. when residents will participate in a nation-wide flre drill. Take caution when The public can help reduce problems with black bears, Environ- ment and Parks Minister Austin Pelton stated recently. ‘“‘My Ministry is seriously concerned about the number of re- cent black bears in- cidents,’’ Pelton said. **T would ask that the public cooperate in tak- ing measures to ensure that bears are not at- tracted to residential areas — both for the sake of human safety and for the benefit of these wild animals.” Pelton said these measures include fre- quent removal or secure storage of garbage, keep- ing pet food inside the house, storing barbeques after use and prompt removal of other food outdoors items from gardens, such as fruit and. berries. “We are fortunate in British Columbia that we have the opportunity to live at such close quarters with wildlife,*’ the Minister said. ‘‘At the same time, we must show them a_ healthy respect if we are to reduce the number of potentially dangerous encounters.” ee ee