_ TO THE TERRACE STANDARD

Ano open letter to
“o> Terrace City Council
a Dear Council:
* Before you go to tender to”

~ ey build a community centre, be

sure you've budgeted enough

- “Money to’ complete the job.

“And. think over the
architect's drawings, The
. building: must be comfor-
table to use, regardless . of

ae weather, .

:- Twenty years ago Terrace
built a public < library,
without: ventilation. It has
-low: ceilings, walls of sun-
soaking ‘glass, and only a
couple of small windows that

~-, Open out a hand's breadth,
“~:. Any door opened for air also
gives: access to thieves and

: a vandals; no security gratings
~ Fare'not
very fair
‘ An open letter to:
~ (Canadian Airlines and Air
- Canada. .

Dear Sirs:
" 4-—+ [don’t think so.

My mother recently suf-. | a
\ fered a massive heart attack: 2°

and stroke while on holidays
_in Kelowna. 1 taok the first

~~ flight: available out of Ter-
“race. Return fare was $688...
..,My mother passed away a -

_ few days later so 1 returned
to Terrace and arranged ‘to

go to Calgary for the funeral.

l inquired as to the policy of

. the air lines when there is a
«death in the family.

.- They have a policy. that
will reimburse you 40 per

--eent of your fare if there is a

_ death in the immediate fami-

“ly.. Because my mom was still

alive when I left, this policy
ae does not apply. ;
Be - [Also you must travel both

" ways on the same airline. In
“order. to’ make immediate -

~~" connections, I flew out. Air
“Canada and came back with

‘Canadian Airlines. My

- brother and sister drove one
way and flew one way.

“Why bother having a com- ©

ae passionate policy that is that
“Sccrestrictive. The word com:
- passionate does not apply. -
here as far as we are concern-

‘ed,-We drove from Terrace
tothe funeral in Calgary.

~"Fhere was no rush then,

Joyce Findlay
’ Terrace, B.C.

aa shears ares aA

: PITCH-IN
east

Let

WELCOME
WAGON

"BRIDAL
‘PARTY.
* TERRACE INN

~ Saturday, ;
September 1 5

1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

ae " 'By Invitation only

1] phone KAREN FARRELL |. | >

| 638-0707

pened Gere Peenete arti We Bert ae ok tas Ce oe

or grills exist for any of the .
. doors or windows. \

_ On hot summer days there
is no perceptible air circula-
tion in the building. The only

_ thing moving are the staff's
purses. Once the library
: Closes at 9 p.m. the heat lies

in wait for the next morning.
At 10 am. Saturday,

August 11, the airport |

temperature was 23.8°C (or

’ 75°F). But in the library it

must have been well over
85°F, judging by the stifling
feeling and the sweat that

soon tricked down my —

forehead. (There are no ther-
mometers in the library.
What you don’t know won't
hurt you, is the motto).

I made a quick tour of the
stacks and left, fearing I was
about to faint.

But staff had to work .

another seven hours in that

nybody want a sauna?

steambath. (Does their salary
contract give them. hardship

"pay for warm weather?)

Patrons don’t | have a

‘choice of library as they do
-- supermarkets. We can either

swelter, or give up reading

--yntil cooler: weather. But

staff are expected to show up
for/work each day, cheerful,

| ‘helpful, and efficient, even
"though they know they’re go-
"ing. to be oppressively un- -

comfortable the whole time
they’re on duty. (Unlike city
hall staff, where everything’s
air-conditioned.)

» Even if city council expects
‘to build a new library as part
of the planned community
‘centre, library staff and
readers deserve instant relief.

..Skip the rigmarole of com-
mittee meetings, staff
reports, and other delaying
tactics. Send @ truck with a

: Cv Sleehnacl

NOW SAVE UP TO

‘t
. ¥e muchgeingiorit
thatlt'sinaclass
byitseit!?
Ted Latumus
The Province

has so

March 30, 1990

‘Accor LX Coupe

(Modal CB 714L)
NOW SAVE UP TO ct. cothaps

4 a

the beet all-round
automobile inthe

(Model BA 412L)
NOW SAVE UP TO

ASUPERIOR
a sk COMBINATION
OF FEATURES
AND POWER
PER DOLLAR!

* Modal selection and et svings per mode! vary by dealer based on dealer inventory.

4838 Hwy. 16 West,—

Kermode logo on the door to: os
the nearest hardware store to'- *
load up half a dozen 24-inch °~ 9
fans (those electrically- .§
powered gadgets with twisted —
blades. that spin inside wire

cages), and deliver them to

4610 Park Avenue,

As soon as the fans are
plugged in at strategic loca-
tions in the library, council

‘should make immediate -

plans to install an ° air-

conditioning unit large

enough to maintain the

library at a comfortable 70°F.

even in record-breaking heat.
Then council should check
the architect’s drawings for
the ‘community centre to
make sure they're not about
to build a 700-seat sauna.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Claudette
Sandecki °
Terrace, B.C.

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Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 22, 1990 — Page A7 ”

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