ah ¥ Vg 4 Spee (T'S A dog's life as least far as Tucker, a golden retriever, w as concemed over the past summer. Cloudy and damp weather made for very few days in which Tucker could hit the water, cool off and coming out shaking off the ex- cess. There were 100 fewer hours of sun this summer than last year, Stats back up feeling summer was a drag IF YOU THOUGHT this summer seemed cooler, weiter and was generally miserable, particularly coming on the heels of a fate spring, than you weren't alone. The weather office has confirmed your suspicions, ‘A few disconnected days of warm dry weather were interspersed by weeks of clouds, rain and cool conditions — there was no one long warm spell,’? said Dan Morrison. ‘‘In fact, many Terrace and Kilimat residents will claim there was no summer this year.”’ It wasn’t unusually wet, but it was definitely not as suniy as usual. From June through August we collected 166mm of rain, about Limm off the norm. We racked up 527 hours of sun, down 104 hours from last year. Our hotiest day came July 25 with a temperature barely cracking 30 degrees. The low point came on June 16, with a temperature of 3.1 degrees. And in August, summer wound down with a whimper, not a bang. Morrison noted that August was one of the coolest on record, with a mean daily maximum two degrees cooler than normal — 19.1 compared to a typical 21.1 degree average. Only one temperature record was set last month — that of the daily minimum of 6.5 degrees on August 5, The amount of sun last month was 70 hours under the norm, bul it has to be even more overcast than that to set a tecord, said Morrison. There was one high point to the weather -— fewer forest fires were reported than for any sumumer over the past 20 years. However, there’s still a chance for a few sunny days before the snow flies, Last September, set a record for the warmest and driest ever, and many locals | are holding out for a repeat performance. Then again, maybe you should stock up on those rubber booties. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 11, 1996 - A9 Fish sellers scooped up in DFO net DEPARTMENT OF Fisheries and Oceans officers say they have broken up several food fish sales rings and charged dozens of anglers with various offences over the past three weeks. ; Officer Kirk McCrae says that one of the biggest of- fences the DFO is encountering is food fish, supposed to be used for native sustenance, being sold commercially. ‘Three or four Indian food fish sales rings have been busted,’” says McCrae, ‘‘And at least two people have been charged with buying the fish.’ Officers also came across a large group of anglers in the Nass, none of whom had licences, Other fishing charges included failure 10 maintain catch records, exceeding the daily quota, angling with more than one line, fishing during a closed time and fishing in a closed area. Several other charges, unrelated to fishing, were also laid by officers. These included hunting at night, possession of a restricted Weapon and possession of narcotics. People who have questions or don’t know if they can sell or buy fish can cail the DFO office in Terrace. Steve Butler Ted Hicks, Sales Manager, is pleased to announce that STEVE BUTLER, through his customer satisfaction and sales achievements, has been named SALESMAN OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST. We know that his many friends and loyal customers join us in extending congratulations. Well done STEVE! ta Kmoe Se, BOldsmobile an BUICK GMEVY TRECHE of Eapettance, nad PONTIAC Chevrolet Gee foo linmm down Sales putor tow customers PLEASE CALLCOULECT TERRACE 635-494} KITIMAT 632-49-41 1-S00-0MC EWAN* {1-800-862-3924 in Al The Bright Svat On [ightway 16 West In Terrace. McEwan Terrace & Leasing ” DEALER NO sad * We Can Make It Ha a’ FLYNN SCHOOL = OF BALLET 3226A River Dr., Terrace Director: LAURA ARCHIBALD Membat of aya denseny of Bass Registration for year 96/97: Auguat 30, 2-4 p.m. September 7, 12-3 p.m. Or Call 638-2077 Offering Jazz for altagas & beginner . tap In Octaber. Register Soon! Classes are filling up. Trumpet /Brass & Elementary Woodwind Lessons , “J ’ Bob Butchart is . = . 638 8025 4A member of TIME FAST, ACCURATE KEYS Complete Locksmith Services. ste, ¢ Keys Cut * Locks keyed * Lock Installed * Locks Master Keyed « Journeyman Locksmiths "§ 46244 Greig Ave. Wie : Phone: 635-5549 1, RITY Fax: 6351918 7" OR The Christmas Craft Season is l'ast Approaching! ' Flowers Ala-Carte has a large selection of dried and freeze dried flowers perfect for all your Christmas crafts, Let our professionals help you choose the perfect colours and even help with designing your creations, .