A14 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 28, 1994 News In Brief Remember to punch 604 IT’S GOING to take more number-punching to make long distance calls within the province beginning Jan. 8. Callers are going to have to include B.C.’s arca code of 604. The new procedure is neces- sary because North American telephone companies have run out of area code combinations owing to increasing demand stemming from fax machines, cell phones and modems. “Telephone companies in the Canada and United States “have used all available arca codes that contain a second digit of 1 or O. Changing the dialling pattern will open up a pool of 640 new arca codes, each capable of providing eight million additional telc- phone numbers,’’ says B.C. Tel spokesman Dale Reid. People who use speed diall- ing equipment are asked to make the changes as soon as possible. College gets grants NORTHWEST COM- MUNITY College has received $14,757 from the provincial government to im- prove ways for people with disabilities to attend. The money comes from the provincial government’s Skills Now program which looks for ways to boost train- ing for people so they can find and keep employment. And the college is also get- ting $56,000 from Skills Now as a matching grant to buy new training equipment. This particular program Matches money or donations from businesses, industry or individuals. Indigenous people noted HARD ON the heels of 1993 being declared the Year of the Indigenous Peoples by the United Nations, they now have their own decade. The International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples began this month with the aim of strengthening international co-operation. Theme of the decade is ‘A New Relationship, Partner- ship in Action.’? The theme of the Year of the Indigenous Peoples was ‘‘Building A New Relationship.’’ RCMP get new guns THE RCMP are trading in their trusty Smith and Wesson 38 revolvers in favour of a new weapon. That new weapon is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol which carries more bullets than the Smith and Wesson revolver. The weapons cost $500 and will be phased in over the next years, The old weapons will be destroyed. Moves to purchase new weapons began when criminals started carrying and using more powerful guns than the police. Dog unit officers and emer- gency response team mem- bers carry $mm pistols when on regular duties. Money for child care NORTHWEST COM- MUNITY COLLEGE is get- ting $90,000 to find oul if there’s adequate child care for people going to school in the northwest. The money from the skills, training and labour and the women’s cquality ministries will be used to hire one full time person and one part time person for one year to travel the northwest. College official Larisa Tar- wick says the idca is to also help students find child care spots and to create a network of child care information. ‘If we want people to go to school and mothers don’t have child care, that prevents them from doing thal. n Food bank aid THE PROVINCIAL liquor store is keeping its Christmas food donation bid in business leading into January to help assist the Terrace Churches Food Bank. The food bank, which doesn't operate during December because of the Salvation Army Christmas hamper program, opens again Jan. 9. Pictured here are liquor store employees Deborah Ritter and Dennis Griffiths with some of what has been collected. Also taking donations for the food bank are Terrace Co-op, Overwaitea and Safeway. “Safety First” A.R.K. Extinguisher Ltd. Sales and Service In TERRACE Drop Off At Valley Oxygen, 4751 Greig Ave. 436 Enterprise Avenue Kitimat, B.C. 632-3536 Office Hours: 9 a.m.-Noon Monday, Wednesday, Friday Call 635-6511 for selected numbers. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN TERRACE wishes everyone a Very Merry Christmas. We will be closed for the holidays December 26-30. — We look forward to serving you in the New Year. Classes begin Jan. 3, 1995. All emergencies related to registration will be - answered daily. Ms 4 rear wos? DINNER SPECIAL Steak & Lobster 6 oz, fop Sirloin broiled to perfection, and a 4.5 oz. lobster tail served with het melted butte: and your choice af baked potato or rice and vegelable, soup or salad included, Tender Breast of Chicken lender breast of chicken stuffed with baby shrimp, topped with a Hollandaise sauce, Your chaice of baked polate or tice, soup af salad included. 14.95 FOR RESERVATIONS CALL: 638-0644 or 638-1503 4402 Lakelsea Avenue, Terrace, B.C. 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