oe SH en ay shyt aap oop ona pet SSE OREN TENN Or dic iri DONALD THOMSON was just one Uplands Elementary stu- dent last week to experience life from the perspective of a _ handicapped person. The student and Northwest Community ’ College employees were taking part in an awareness cam- paign. Students find what it’s like TERRACE — Last week’s students were asked to al- national access awareness tempt an assigned, task but campaign concentrated on under conditions which difficulties faced by people would show them what some whose freedom of movement of the problems could be. is in some way impaired. For example, an exercise As part of that, eight Nor- requiring them to try button- thwest Community College ing up a coat while wearing employees spent several rubber gloves was designed hours dealing with the pro~ to show the difficulties faced blems presented by trying to by the arthritic. do their usual tasks while Operating a wheelchair, confined to wheelchair or trying to carry a glass of having one hand in- water while using a walker capacitated, and picking out the container The college also gave some containing coffee beans Uplands Elementary pupils. -, while wearing. A, blind fold an opportunity to experience “were others. “ee what it-was like to dave some It'didn't take ‘long: for the - form of handicap: _ students to find out just how Awareness lab organizer difficult some of those tasks Elizabeth Snyder said the in- were. _ tent was also to get the And their experience also _ Students to think about what prompted a lot of questions could be done to make life which, Snyder said, indicated ‘easier for such individuals, _—tthe exercise had been a Stic- At each ‘‘station’’, cess. Accused TERRACE — May 27 was Charles Sankey’s lucky day. | The Port Simpson man.was in Prince Rupert provincial court, charged with failing to appear there on a previous date. His was the first case before new Terrace Judge Ed de Walle and, as is the tradition, the new judge dismissed the case. Carlie Trueman — the defence lawyer in the case — said a judge’s first case is usual-. ly carefully selected by Crown prosecutors, [t’s usually a-vic- timless crime in which the Crown has a weak case. “Judges aren’t appointed all that often,’® she says. “When it TERRACE — Residents have the chance this Friday to give their opinions on the economy and the environment when the province’s round table on the issues arrives. There'll be an informal after- noon session and one in the evening for presentations. Information will help what the province calls a sustainable Bavarian Inn is now OPEN! Grand Opening Speclat person strikes it lucky — happens it’s kind of like a big wedding. There are’ various | traditions that are followed and ~ this is one of them.”’ Trueman said the dismissal of " ‘de Walle’s first case symbolizes. the independence of the - new judge from the. provincial government's administration of. ‘the court system. After the first case, the court turned to more serious matters. De Walle heard a preliminary hearing into an alleged assault, — and at_the, conclusion decided there was enough evidence to proceed and ordered the defen- dant to stand trial. , Your opinion wanted development strategy. It'll be subject to another series of public meetings. The afternoon session takes place from 2-5 p.m. with the evening session taking place from 7-10 p.m. There’s an hour: alloted for general discussion. from 10-1] p.m. The location is the New Terrace Inn, Te ee Le i Ce dale at alld ol ashe " 7s 9 8 eater el wethe te Arh Aah GRAAL AR AARALSD Prarie tarp i Me. Ewan’ Ss | “Weekly Special - 4 Door Sedan - Alr. Conditioning ALL TRADES ARE "WELCOMED ON NEW & USED CARS & TRUCKS SUPER USED VALUES Tues.-Fri, 11:30 a.m. + 2 p.m, Lunch 4332 Lakelse Ave. ) : s Babarian Jun FOr Restaurant Kitchen Open 11 a.m.-0 pm, Dally 635-9161 y