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Page A12 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 3, 1992

DEMANDING JOB of driving a logging truck is backed | up by ihe
efforts of the Northwest Loggers Association. That's association.
president Alex Houiden with one of his vehicles.

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TERRACE The’ ‘provincial
government bargained: down the
price it’s paying a;company todo
road
here...
Nechako’ ‘Noriliccast’ Constric-

tion; Services was” : successful “

bidder wi; an
$148 milfloe by ids clan
ing i contract f for’s ‘a9 saihlon

Details’ of the. tied price for

is area: ‘anid for the other 27 in

‘ “province © “were:
reecaty.

2,36 years, beginning ° Dec. ‘1,
199t and ending: “April 11, 1994,

" Companies’ were, evaluated on:
the basis.of 60’ points for their ca.»
pability | and 40 points for the bid

price:

Highways, minister: Art ‘Char. "

bonneau has. said_. ‘he'll: be .con-,

ducting a eview of the progrant

and. bridge’ maintenance o
~ payers, of British Columbia are
» getting good value for their dol-
“lars; that high standards of service

Teleased

whieh tumed’ over road and
bridge maintenance to private
companies,
 “T want to ensure» that the tax:

are” maintalined-: 5 and: , that;
‘maintenance workets“are® treated ~
a fairly," lie said:

“North Coast Road Maintenance

Ltd, which | held. the. contract.
a from Dec, 1988 to Dec-1991 sub}
~—_ ‘ mitted a bid of $18.992 million.
“The Skeena area. contract js for _
- $13.2 million, . -

It did the work the first time for

4 “second: "successful bidder.

was. Don Hull and Sons Contract -
ing of Terrace which. submitted a”
.-Price of $15.9 million: - -

Northern. Roads’ ‘Ltd; based. i in

the Okanagan, submitted an-ini-.

tial "bid ‘but -

‘not “a detailed
props res

Safety a priority

Loggers gro up

TERRACE — Alex ‘Houlden
doesn’t want the May 20 loss of a
logging truck driver in an acci-
dent here to be forgotten.

The death of Adrian Wensvoort
highlights the need for safety at
all times, says the president of the
Northwest Loggers Association.

Police and the Workers Com-
pensation Board are investigating
the accident in which Wens-

voort’s truck left a road in the .

New Remo area,
The fog load slid forward,
crushing the cab.

"We all feel a sense of Joss and ©

the realization that it could be any
one of us," said Houlden.

‘And while the association real- .

izes money isn't everything, ‘it

does have a life insurance policy

for members.

Premiums on. the “$100, ogo
policy are paid for by the associa-
tion.

"We've had it since 1587. The
idea came up after we had some
extra money built up," |
Houlden fast week,

Formed 30 years ago, the’ asso-

ciation is the oldest one of its.”

kind in the province.

It has ‘45 members directly in- |

volved in the logging and hauling

business and 45 associated mem-

bers,
"We're a service, a voice for
dealing with the industry. And we

jovernment lowers
road contract prices

The Skeena area covers 559km
of road and has 92 bridges.

. The highways ministry also ne-
gotiated the price downward in

three other areas - the one cover-

ing Smithers and Stewart and the
one covering Prince Rupert and
abe Qiieen Charlotte: Tslands.

Ti“ Smithers,” Bulkley “Valley
Maintenance submitted a bid of
_ $30,902 million but settled on a
: final price of $29.919 million.

‘In Prince Rupert, O’Brien Road |

‘Maintenance submitted a price of
-$6.944 ‘million and signed for
» $6595 trillion,

For Hwy37, Yellowhead Road
and Bridge (Stikinc) Ltd. is doing
“the work for $21.655 million. -

That’s higher than the compa-
ny’s initial bid of $20.790 million
bid ‘but reflects a change in high-

“way classifi cation for that area,

; E
pub placed fi fir rst among B.C. pubs”
and’ restauranis .in raising: money _&

‘to fight muscular.dystrophy. -

': For: the’ ‘month of March, ‘pub

employees, raised $1,200 by sell-

ing :shamtocks - which . were ‘(hen oe
Placed i in the establishment, : Pio
_This is. the first major event for

‘and will: repeated nex year, says
Mmatiager Penny Walch.

“The public deserves au tat: -of
support,’’ she said.

The pub won 4 ‘weekend for two
at a Vancouver ‘hotel and tickets
to the Indy-style: ‘race. this: Labour
Day weekend,”
tok a kok:

Keeping - Jogging. trucks”

sound mechanical shape is not an

easy taskee 2

, Lyle Ganley's done that for’ 27
years'and on. May 29, he retired
from. his job with Houlden Log-

QUT ‘AND. DABOUT

ging. oe
Ganley began working with
Houlden as a driver. ' Re a

a. th we * 3 .
‘The “chainber. of commerce’s:
tourist information - “centre, offi-
cially opens: its: doors’ to visitors

June 13 with the annual How:

doyoudo Day event.

There'll be a-ribbon cutting: at
10am. and refreshments on. hand
-Until 6 p.m,

The “centre assists travellers
_ wilh information on sights and
: facilities of the city and region...

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~ Skeena Broadcasters has a .

eda new kind of position.
It's a combination reporter. to
cover community activities and to

“become involved in those ac-

tivities, says company spokesman
Chris Holtom.

The reporter's name is Pamela —

LaVoie. ;
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‘The Standards Council of Cana-.
da. has a: 10-page. booklet out on
the origins of standards, how they”
relate to modem safety require-
ments and how. to recognize a
certified appliance,"

A. federal crown corporation;
the council encourages standard-

“ization in the country.
‘Copies are available by writing:

‘to ‘Standards and the Con
sumer’’, Standards Council of

Canada, 1200-45 O’Connor: St,

Ottawa, Ontario, K1iP 6N7. -

Meet Kodie the Kermode

TERRACE «+ Kodie Kermode

‘will soon: grace the . pages. of °

20,000 colouring books being

prided: by the Terrace and Dis-_

trict Chamber of Commerce.

. The . creation of local artist;
Marianne’ Brorup Weston, Kodie~.
ti

4 area ,tttractl ve
area ,dttractions as a ; The pook is:16. pages ‘in length -

he chamber is looking for.

The. _expectatior
will catch the eye of chilldren wh

a
nomic. development officer Péter.
“is. working onthe:

“"We were looking for some-
thing fresh and this is it," said
Monteith of . the campaign now

cittering fits thiéd year, >.

Show Your Pride is designed to

- boost ‘local pride in Terrace. and

area. Ts ‘slogan this year is "Take

oA Vacation: In Our Home Town,"

” Shames

Village, J

formation on how to contact the:

city or the chamber for more in-
formation, said Monteith.

They'll be distributed through ff

businesses, . the chamber’s in-
focentre and the city.

Artist Mérianne Brorup. Weston
took her’ ‘idea of using Kodie for a
Project io Monteith last fall.

‘The character: is based on a

- teddy: bear givea- ‘her the e day s she

allenge "1s" :
“something: ‘that “kids “want. to
» colour," said Brorup Weston.
 She’s had ‘previous experience

with : colouring -books,. ‘producing

said :

a‘ child. irth organization aa

promote safety as much as we
can,” said Houlden. who runs
Houlden Logging.

The association negotiates haul-
ing rates with mills and, negotia-
ties bulk fue] prices ‘for its mem-
bers. ;

cooperation with mills. wo

‘That again raises the safety is- Be
sue, something Houlden says f
should be uppermost ona driver’ s ¥
. Mind. . gy.
"Ie something does. tiappen, we 9: se
‘include it.in a'‘newsletter we send &

out to our members," he said.

The association. also has ‘a §
- repeater. and - two-channel radio.
‘system for better and secure com:

munications while on the job.

An audio metric testing booth
bought by the association enables f

members to have, their hearing %

tested each year as required by
the Workers - Compensation
Board,

Overall, Hotilden says the area
does not ‘have a large amount of
accidents ‘given : the number of

helps out

trucks on the road.

He. notes that there | are:

mandatory inspections every six.
months and spol checks can result.
in orders to take a truck off the -
road until it is fixed. ae a

But it also docs. other. Ahings, ’
such as setting. out rules for driv- ¥
ing on particular logging roads i in ¥

small: business with a=

_ variety of financial ©

loains at fla:

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somoccessnezense
9. &

: 00k who’s draprine
out of school. :

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XS ucceeding i in 1 school i is tough. Teachers ve
“always been worried about. kids dropping oute fo

This government says we can't afford to ope
maintain current programs and. services. Do’ «|

we now have to worry about the govern-. ay .

ment dropping out of public education?

Call + your MLA. Tel the government we
to stay in school, ee

a. nen

he ideal time for a child’s oS

first dental visit is between * .

the ages of 2 and 3. To encourage _

this, the dentists of B. C; are par- .
ticipating in a new program for .
children under the age of 3. The .

free First Dental Visit program” ’
includes:

‘ orientation: to the dental office -

+ a visual check of the child's.
teeth . :

* an oral health consultation .

_ with parents : -

Ask your participating. deritist or
the staff at your health unit’ for :
details of the First: Dental Visit
program, ce ee

k Does 1 fot. cover a detailed exam ae
or preventive/treatment services

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‘College of De
Dental Surgeon of 8. nC, a

BC Ministry OF HEALTH AND.
Ministry RESPONSIILE FOR SENIORS

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