The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 9, 1998 - A3 Skatepark ( @ 3 startup date | | —____||_News In Brief gets closer ee “untae Oe Just smell that air TERRACE RANKED near the top of all areas in the northwest when it came to air quality in August. ‘TERRACE’S LONG AWAITED skatepark is wait- There were no hours of poor air quality and air quali- ing for the go-ahead from city council before con- ty was ranked good for 94 per cent of the time in Au- struction can kick-flip ahead. Expecting the 10,800-square-foot park would be in gust, indicate measurements taken from instruments at the access centre on Eby by the environment ministry. the ground already, some skaters are disappointed with the setbacks, i A forest fire near Telegraph Creek affected that area’s air quality in August. “I kind of expected it to be ready by now,” said twenty- ‘ one-year old Guye Buskermolen. : D 3 _ City councillor Rich McDaniel, who started pushing for KITT on t touch that b at : a pat two years ago, said last week that things were com- not Mae bats aie oficials 3 re hey ould be ents ing along. : . nee _ __ An advisory design committee will suggest to council FyIng rabies. The notice weat out last week following a next week that an idea location is the northeast comer of recent incident involving a toddler. F | the arena _grounds, near the gravel road leading to the playing it ber own baka i nicked typ . ded aoe " nnis courts. , _ Once the planned location has been formally presented to ae nought the child simply had a handful of dirt, it, city council will then vote on whether or not it is accept- The ch ke 4 ie now going through P ao nse ¥ ace able. as ar y “I'd be very pleased with this spot,”” said McDaniel. cinations ~~ one dose of tabies iramune globulin that .. And skaters like Buskermolen agree. “It’s a good spat fe meee ne vrecies vnecine somes estab because it’s up by the arena,”’ Buskermolen said. “‘Ie will £ , th th : co have first aid close by, washrooms, telephones and a store Oct at help the immune system produce a the street. Ir ‘ ” antibodies against the virus. 7 Meer anit on a good recreation area, “That’s a lot of shots for a little kid. It’s a lot of shots 7. AcDaniel said planning is for anyone,’ Rigoni pointed out. Such preventative taking so long because measures are vital. that che I wants to pe certain “Rabies is fatal,’’ she emphasized, adding there is no |. | that he ceation of the park treatment for the disease once it takes hold. } i ie t. . ce the cement is While most people associate contracting rabies with L laid in ce grown. there 5 being bitten by a rabid animal, Rigoni stressed that the ,. no mov ing it, added the city virus is transmitted through saliva, Therefore it can be ‘i . picked up simply through touching the animal. = ‘ The cement vn a Although there have been no cases of human rabies around , or ‘an , 30, in the province since 1985, Rigoni noted more than 100 years a said, ¢ th people each year are treated for suspected exposure, a ton craig, chair ene Bats are the only common carriers of the virus in mitee which is backing the B.C, — up to 10 per cent of those tested were found to skatepark, said plans have Rich McDaniel be infected with rabies. also been on hold because of deliberations on where the . 7 They'll hit the road city wants to build a possible multiplex. Although the location for the multiplex has yet to be determined, planners said they would not need the north- LOCALS HEADING to a Prince George rally protest- east corner of the arena area. ing various government policies are packing their bags ‘a ‘We wanted this spot, and we wanted to wait 10 make for the bus trip Sept. 11. , 2. Organizer Lome Sexton said 11 people had already signed up as of late last week for the journey to attend | sure the multiplex didn’t need it,”’ Craig said. Although the youth action committee is short $68,000 of the Northern Coalition of Dissatisfied Citizens rally. “We hope to have a lot more as we get closer,” said - the $240,000 it needs for the park, Craig is confident the money will be raised once construction begins. Sexton of the planned journey. The bus holds 41 people. “The people of Terrace have been really supportive,”’ Rally organizer Bill Lynch says it’s important to Craig said. ‘The community has put in more than $189,000 into the new park.” draw as many people from as many political parties as possible to the event. Some of that money has gone into building ramps and “Tf the rally is overwhelmingly supported, by resi- [ . jumps at the temporary skatepark. Also poured is 80 per cent of the concrete jumps for the permanent park. All dents, this will dramatically effect the political scene in B.C.,’* he said, that’s left to pour are the walls. Lined up to speak at the rally is Michael Walker of “But we can’t go any further ahead, until we know the take 90 days to build. That means if council gives the go- g fhe Fraser Institute. Vancouver talk show host Rafe ahead soon, the park could be in the ground before the end ser sta oe » «aq arena hill. He's one of many skateboarders awaiting the word that city council wi { Kemano project, has cancelled, citing other commit- M Sel is eave tee eRe woes fly,” said approve a location for a permanent park. if that happens soon, the new one could | ments. location,'’ McDaniel said. He predicted the park will only of the year LUKE HEEMAN does a nose-grind at the temporary skatepark location on the ~ Mair, popular in Prince George for helping kill Alcan’s be constructed and ready for use by the end of the year. REESE ia Maal PRO | 4 aii} A YF a oS Vy That's The Circulation Of The STANDARD Act now, and get up to $400 in Cat Cash™ when you buy a 1999 Arctic Cat® - before September 30, 1998. 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