New. building to cost $850. 000

Transition house effort renewed

with hopes of a 2005 completion |

: ‘TERRACE. MAY: be get-

ting. a new 18-bed ‘trans--
_ ition house’ as. any as |
next! August. « "
Oe MWeéosée it “asa vital
Z “part: of-a- ‘safe community,”
“| Said: Campbell . Stewart, a:
“director: of the: financing

“-ecommittee _for.-ihe : _Ksan

o Holise Society project.’

- os The. building will bé*a”
So gafe place’ for: women and -
*. children. who -are fleeing
_ interim:
- housing, : replacing a cur--

“abuse. or need’,

“rent Structure: no. longer

. “considered. Suitable for the.

need...’

; “Last: “week the commit :
_ “tee unveiled -a. model of

the | few, buildings which i is §
cost :

. poatimated *:

=!" $850,000,

The” new: “plan: is a

scaled’ back -version of a
facility. previously: consid-
"ered bythe society.A lar-.

| “ger two-floor-facility con-
_. Cept., proposed’ last. year

“Was. deemed: too. expen-~

sive.

Jan Lafrancois, Ksan" 's
-- director’ ‘of services, ‘says

\. the big change will-be that... —
’ ta-number, of, services. will.
.. :be- available: Le “the: same 7
as location. .

The. new. facility wil

The new design is fora

De 6, 000 square foot building’ -

_. Which: will. have eight: bed- :
“roomis.. :

fromthe 1 poe vies. |

= has. ‘also. ‘created’ 8 print. to’

“b
~ also: house -the Ksan‘ ad-. e., sold. Two ; ‘hundréd. .

o a ministration’ offices, :
cluding™. counselling: and

i. prints of. the piece, called.
‘in- - geapueh”. will be. E sold. a

CAMPBELL STEWART holds a “model of the. Kéan -

House Society's: combined transition: house and ad-.

ministrative building, He and others on a committee

a to raise money for. the Project unveiled the model:

“last week,. The new. building’ will cost an. estimated .
$850,000 and if everything. works out;-the building -
_ could be.open a year from now. Two: current Prop- 7
_ettles. will: be sold. to Aelp, finance 1 the 6 project.

Local ' ‘artist Joe Mandi’

~ of ‘the: West, for” the. nex
a month. 7

has: ‘been given» iby “the.
“Real Estate Foundation: ‘of :
on display at. the: Coast Inn ‘B.C. *
have. been” pledged by. ;

“Tocal ‘groups, -

The: print and the model ;
oF the new: ‘facility: wil be.

| Another 475, 000. gran 7

variety of grants. -
‘and .. other: ‘monies ~

_ Stewart says. the coni- “cstfucture, oo

‘mittee : sis. apeiying’ for’ ‘a a

“He. says any: outstanding ~
‘amount. will be catried~as \
hae mortgage - ‘on the new

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - A3

_ News In Brief”
NDP duo visit northwest.

-FEDERAL NDP leader’ Jack Layton and. his. wife, °
. Olivia Chow, are holidaying. on. the: Queen Char-- .
‘lotte: Islands this. week at the “invitation: of, Skeena-
Bulkley, Valley: ‘MP Nathan’ ‘Cullen: .!
a be ayalcng. and: x hope ‘fo, siop in. on. n

LAWS" elected to Pailiament for. the. first-time: inv vihe ,
“June federal election. Chow, ‘also: a ‘Toronto: city '
“councillor, was’ unsuccessfl i “her: bid’ for a Par- .
: Tiamentary: seal, \, a
Jo... The duo! met-with. area. civic ‘leaders in: Prince.
“Rupert on Aug. Tand: were’ “guests. ‘ata: $15: -a-plate™
: NDP barbecue in ‘that ity the-same day... "
oo “Layton: was, a Toronto. city, councillor : for WW
years and: was. president’ of. the Federation’ of. Cana:
- dian’ H Municipalie Ja : —

” Happy 10th

“THE: UNIVERSITY of Northern, British Columbia ‘
: ~ celebrates. its YOth’ anniversaty with a: special ‘con- -]-
. vocation cetemony:, ‘Aug. AT. At. its. ‘main. Prince
” George campus?" 2
". Honourary ‘degrees : will: be preseinted ts toa \aunber
of people: ‘instrumental in its: founding, including. -
“former: Social Credit premier Bill: Vander Zalm,
». former, NDP’ Premier.-Mike Harcourt. ‘and. former’
NDP cabinet Minister: ‘Ed. John.

The convocation. address will. be. fiven. by ye
-UNBC' s first. chancellor. Lieuteriant-Governar- fona
Campagnolo. “ - |

* A big: part’ of thie. day: features the official ‘open-
“ing of UNBC’'s, $12 million” medical building, Part.
of the Northern Medical Program. .

~ The program: ‘takes i in its first: 24: students this fall
-ndreing. the béginning. of:a-concentraied effort -to .
‘fill physician ° ‘vacancies dn: the north by training
“doctors i in the north: aa

” Medical: students. will take scrne, of their training.
in Prince: George: and the program is a ‘Satellite, op-

eration to the. UBC. medical schools: ‘ -

Fire under control.

i $200 each.
“+ Outreach services... - ;

- “Tt means easier: access.

5 far’ “clients. to.. receive
; oe “o “gervices,” “said? Lafrancois, a
Po And ip should’. result - in: ;
ae more’ “efficient, usé of : ar s NOT being: called. a raise, but B.C. 5 doctors are. to

* fundg."".. .
-?. The “effort | “raise
oS “money . is. already in: full’
“swing: a :
"But. a “healthy. chuink of
. the: money.” will: come from: «.
“the ‘sale’ of: Ksan’ s ‘current ;
administration : ‘Building, ‘a “$100 million. comes ‘from a. side deal with: private medi-
“renovated ‘house ‘on'-Lazel-
7 Je Ave:,cand: from. the sale we
“ror :.th “eurrent ‘transition

, ‘years to improve patient care.
The: money is part of.a three-year. deal involving a fee

tiated. attempt: | fails:

within the health ministry's overall budget. 0°). 00

~The ' ‘society “expeléts to “mental illness’and addictions: * Wa Tar tebe:

a ‘raise as s much:2 as. $225, 000 on

- COAST st Mounrans st SCHOOL “pistRict an

- Schoo! District 82. intends to apply lime:
whew MF | to its grounds/properties-during the spri ng”
Oo  eaicen |. months and fertilizer throughaut the season.
-wew.hawkalr.ca =i This program:runs from May - Oct. 15.
re” oy |. Areas affected'are: >:
“Tertace; ‘Kitimat, Hazelton; Stewart ond
includes playing | fields and all. grassed areas.

° eit yaur local travel agent.

(me ENTERPRISES ITD. |

“Your Recreation Specialist’

“thanks etyene cane out und rune
| Afow ya HUGE SUCCERS!
a Thank. you to , the following ,
for. a job well done... ©
“@ Rod Cox & Don. Hull & Sons
“@ Garvin O'Boyle.-
@ Skeena-Gravel.>.-
@ MK Backhoe & Bobeat
© Tower: Radio. : ae
“@ West Point Rentals.
‘e Shames Mountain. Ski Chib
@ WP Metal. Works:
© Blue Ridge Graphic
@ Linday’s 0:
© City of Terrace»
e Terrace RC, M P

“@ All the voluntecte whe. feo re
-cleaned-up, ‘handed-out T-shirts & Mere

"Sy cial thanks.to Steve Pereira at NTV & &
- “Spe Mix for all his help organizing the event.

Docs, gov't reach fee freeze deal |

“receive. $100. million more a year. over. the next three. : patients...

will still be paid their standard consulting. fee.”
> freeze. for. the. first:two, years. and arbitration, in the: ‘third a
“year: to determine: the size of a fee: increase if, a Rego: "

ney have’ ‘reached: an amicable. agreement, -
“Health fhinister Colin’ Hansen éaid “$60 milion: ‘of the: a
“4 this government and B.C. physicians to. work together to:
“eal labs. to cut costs, while. $40 million’ will come: from: :
” health, care. system," said. Hansen.
In-return. doctors will boost eldér and ifiaternity’ care -”
and do:tiore’ work’ with’ ‘patients’ suffering from shtonic.° and keep specialty, physicians ‘i in rural-and remote areas..

“One. feature of the: ‘deal involves doetors keeping their :

“CREWS were “expected, lo be off the Hard Scrabble
Creek: fire, 28kin’ hostheast © of Terrace, by. the. end:
of last week. : .

“Steep. inclines; rough: terrain ‘and: smoke: ‘have.
“made: ‘the “60ha blaze near ihe Skecna West Bridge. |
~ difficult. to fight. ‘Nick: ‘Mortiter;: a fire control of.
© ficer at. the northwest fire centre; Says the crew's
“goal. was: to get the cast and west flanks. of. the |
~ blaze under. control. ‘That was’ done’ laje last: week :
~ when the blaze was 60 per cent contained.

vA. 20-persoin: ‘crew. from Telkwa’ was: fighting the

-seedules open at. athe end. of the’ day, to see’ unexpected F
*Should those” ‘appointment ‘slots to be used, physicians | :

~The’ deal was-approved’ by 89 per cent of doctors wha
‘yoted: It marks: the: first. time -in years the two Parties]

’ “This” ‘agreement: reflects. a ‘commitment ‘shared’ by = there, os
~ OF -the.. 995° million the. ‘province: has spent! ‘this a
_.yeat-on the fire:suppréssion éffort, $8.5 million has -
_been spent.on- northwestern fires... -

“More® ‘than, half: of the, 178,000ha. of forest con- |

sumed i in B. C. this S year is located i in n the north,

improve patient care and. build: a, modern, sustainable 3
~The agreement also calls for more ta: ‘be done t6 fina | .

* The: -three-year working agreement. covers 5 the: ‘period .
April Ly 2004 to Marcel 31, 2007. ;

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