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The Terrace Standard; Wednesday, December 8 2004 - Bt a a ”

_ Around Town

_ Skeena Jr donates _
- handcrafted toys —

“TERRACE ANT I- POVERTY gotan unexpected, aE
but welcome surprise last week: :
oT he Grade, to woodworking class a Skeona Jue.
J nfor Secondary:
of nated dozens —
- handmade:

7 ios. wood

puzzles: * heart -
“shaped: * boxes.

* priaed, an she!
vsaids 2 From: |
“the kids — thal” A

*: Just divesome.”
‘So, far, 350 children representing 119 local fami- -
‘lies have’ been n-sighed tp for the program, -which-
matches. donated presents ta, Children’: and: ‘icens ””
“who: “otherwise: wouldn't: have. anything. under the ,

- STUDENT. James Weget witht”
“a puzzle. ”

By JENNIFER LANG - .

- ROWING UP,-Eric, Duncan “always
dreamed : “of “travelling jo ‘farolt “i
Places. ol
‘As he pore over his maps, “he. probe: yoo
; aS : ” ably. never realized: his dreams would ‘take himall.
2 ap m expecting quite. a bitin more. to; sign. up'o over: _ the way: lo Antarclica’ ‘one day. Jones: .
whe Rext Lo ;weeksy’ “she said, reminding anyone et "his. Week, the 22-year-old slarted work ‘ag a
Cook at the Amundsen-Scolt South: Pole’station,
_cserving up” hot meals’ lo scientists: aind consi
“ton. workers...
He's 16, 900 kms trom Terrace; a
“the: middle. of’a-frozén continent’ jwiee the sizes
of. Australia at. a remote 1 research ‘station: Jocaled.

. ‘at 90. degrees” south “his. home: for. the'next 13-

~” soups.”* Then he'd bring the food out to where. the
“crew wasworking, © aay pose
Amundsen-Scott: is’ named, after. the fiést tw
explorers (6 reach-the. South Pole, Antarctica’ is.
the coldest, driest and ‘highest continent, ‘The ‘ats:
~ mosphere is-thin-and. pollution free:al: ‘the. ‘pole,
making itan excellent place for astronomical and
~ atmospheric. research.” ‘
Duncan says ‘several’ furidred of § scientists sand." 7
: constiuction “workers dre. at the pole: right’ now, en ie
making the most of, the summer. SaaS ~
‘A new, ‘elevated: ‘research. ‘station “under: ‘tone
struction’ is ‘slated for conipletion i in 2006, répluc-", :
ing the: present. domed station: builtin thé 1970s." Ff .
““Duncan-says the’ ‘cooks..are ‘already using. thes pes
“new, galley to. produce’ ‘four ricals a ‘day — break= oe
Fast, tuneh, dinner: and midnight meal for the.”
men shift.
The base. is. Jocate nearly It ‘
© sca “evel. He's’ been: told tot’ to: ‘expecta good... |-
_ hight’s-sleep. for as ‘tong as liv weeks while, his Je
body adjusts t0-the altitude, oi oo
~ Duncan:can ‘expect td york 54h ju: “work oe
. weeks: : He’ WL hive: . by: eight, foo side bed... bE
room: » | :
TO THE POLE! ‘Alex Duncan has landed ao. inhabitants sspond: theif. spare ‘time: iching.
Job. at the: “Amundsen-Scott fesearch sta- DVDs; using: the. Internet iv. s-ayailable. ‘by satel:
; tion. : : : . _SENNIFER LANG PHOTO.

= went Ament en well raising: 5 $3,000 fot ioe |
Ant Poverty's Christmas, Compas "

oo STs. tio big: ‘deal becaise ly ve already hind somic a
" experi¢ioe working-in. the, north,”": Duncan “told:
-.the Terrace Standard afew: days. befare heading».
+ Sout. “Bit, up north, you'caii, get away. You can: +;
gel ona plane. But not atthe: south pole.”

AC 'S- 5 SUMMEr in the: southern. ‘hémisphere. ‘To

we andi ii high of:
light. . a
‘The:'sin won t ‘set for another - ‘three: monits. oy
- Then, after.a few weeks‘of: wilight, the. base will:
be submerged: in total darkness. until September.

"Duncan: says it's kind of like. moving to.the In- ;

“2 cel, with, 24 hours of aay:

—™ en library: ‘Rumour: has” it the: gang likes: 10 heat -up
* ternational Space Station for a year; personnel ares 20 Since then, he’ 5 campleisd a ‘diddying sania : in: the! sauna and then Tace’ outside wher it’ $ “72 :
~_ isolated. from mid- February’ to-imid- October. physical: and psychological: tests required. (0 pass f
~~ Duncan's new boss deséribed it less charita- “muster, at. the South Pole. He. was even seni. to:
“blye “The chef said ir s dike: 3) roluintiry. prison’ ‘Denver fora psychological exain. that deteimined
sentence,” a . she’s-up for it. °

- Last “year, just 58: ‘people. spent ihe winter He's “grateful ‘10: staft Tertwee” 5 medical ve
Amundsen: Scott,” aid ‘only: about “1,100: fave: = clinic, particularly 1 nurse's Sande ‘and. Carty, an
‘done 50. since. “1956, This, winter, ‘Duncan: will be ~
one aftheme =" ae :
This ‘begs a question. Why’. : : :
_“Because-] wanttolhe grins, “Tecan say ve oN

; been: there, Plis,. Tcan: Bel a job:anywhere alter:
: that. * Besides, tic thinks it‘ will be-furi.
Duncan: applied -moiiths - ago. alter” Seeing: a
“pasting on the’ Internet from with a polar: services:

No ROOM AT THE. INN: A cast of 2541 ‘is used “ company. The job was only, open to U.S. citizens;
“Yor each. evening's drive- fee nativity,” pre--:1-:. but. Duncan sent his’ application | inanywayes er
t _ sented Dec: AOand 11. FILE PHOTO * ss “Pye always: swanted to go there,” he. explalins, a

Nativity comes to life co : “He ‘didn’t hear anything for months. Then, he *

-reeeived’a letter from the: company. turning hint b ‘in
- aT SOA: COMPL ETELY: ‘different’ kind: of drive “down because he doesn’t have U.S. citizenship. °
«AP through.»

: =, “Two days. later, he: received ‘a’ call: from ‘the:

“From: he-. comlort: “oF your car you ¢ ‘ean cruise Soith Pole. TL was the head cheb, offering nimi :
“through! ‘seven. ‘brighily lit: life-sized biblical : scenes, os » job: anyway."
8 - brought: ic. lifesi in: the Temage Pentecost ‘4 je" TT They: needed, someoné
|: bly's:parking ot, eon " :
sec ePherets live, pedple and ive" re re working'o on got

: i nais organizer: Carol Laird said OXE
_ plaining last y arthe
Ahe §cenes.-This-year, “Uiey’ re: ‘looking to add sheep .
and othel bamyar qd creatures. .

“They're
; Wi : He always wi anted to triivel: “Thad globes sind

somplete all the (ests he: needed | {n time el ex memorized: all the
Duncan, a ‘cook Aho” s: Worked i in ‘Nutiawut tare. : World capitals ‘by’ Grade Br wanted to Bet, Out, tee
2 VAS soon as 1 grace dy was gone.” "

‘da’ S- fat north helped. jai at
stranger lo extreme weather ednditons or thei
-- Jation-of living above the arctic: cirel ;

In. Tnuvik; he cp with si

Soul Pole, He ne on writing a niewsleiier on te! eo
eulae: basis: and: sending:it.and: photographs via a ‘
mail. to.anyone | who's, interested. : oe
Write ‘lo Him. ‘al. anlareticnomad@hotmai,

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= By JENNIFER LANG: 7 a ce
“STAFF” AP. the: ‘Terrace. -],

Women’ ’s Centre ‘opened, the .”
“doors to the public last week, .
-> signaling. ‘afresh “start: and:
othe: promis¢-, of. upcoming
“events afd programs... eyo
ay s the first time:in near-
«ly a:year ihe centre has kept
. régular operating hoursy.
oe 22 eSIs:becn:a long fiaul. to,
cone by: here, .to. ‘guarantee, that
AR “estimated 900. people pulled itrough i ihe. “aye - Will bes here,” drop-in

- “nativity: scene. last: Christinas:* Lai d “expects: there.” “coordinator Franees Birdsell:
‘sould bee even more this: nan OPS said 2 2. -
* She's ‘one of three coor, |
‘dinators who.are, now work--
ing Gut of: the centres which -
“will be, open three ‘days a -
“. Week. alls’ ‘operating hours ,

“are, ‘Wediesdays:. to Fridays,
f M20 am. Wy 30

“Foundation rai Ta) organize i
a serigk ol ‘upcoming. fee.
“woikshops, ” and”
:-Weslerman....
_ “Westerman Workin
‘with @ a ‘Coaliti in-of comniu-: J -
“nily. agencies, ‘including: the: pen
RCMP, Ksan House Society, - “7
-: Keriiode: Friendship Soci
ety, and the“health-unit: on”
“-erime: prevention;in:the aréa: *:
of Sexual abuse withit the [
- family and partnerassaully *
The: blue: ribbon “cam
~-paign i$:a. recent example. *
“A tolakof 112. blué.ribbons.
; signifying sextal: or.-doimes: »
lic assaults: ‘on Jocal-wornen:
Vere, ‘placed | downtown; a
“That's only what was ree [os
7 ported arid “that’s- only. adult
a S women,’ ». Birdsell:said.
“COME ON IN: women's ceritra: coordinators Maureen Atkinson: lett, Darlene Wes-. .. - She notes, when. the: i. for wh
~terman and Frances Birdseli: © /REBECOA COLLARD PHOTO . povertiment-removed : core,
funding’ for women's: cen=..)
tres, “it was:declared-that we: |< -
had:-achiewed full equalit |
“She says, “We don’t think. an
e're there yet, when there's |
112 vomen suffering” from ~ |:
o sexual ‘abuse’ and’ ‘ass ut" ine:
~- the past-yeats”> -

wonight run.
Last year i

Lait said she’ gol. ihe idea for the arive:through :
vT he he wha ee y eh

"Women’s. centres across
“B. C,loattheir.core: provins ”

: “cial funding ‘lastApril, forc- *. 7 3s *
‘ing: many” +m ‘close or: keep” “Women i in ni need of assise “erally. Birdsell said. We

reduced operating hours.” Fagen were referred: across ~ -have a‘new board, a rallye
We tdok a break,” ‘Bird. © the street. to. ‘The. Family * energized: board: The
« sell’ said. ‘In’ the. ‘meantime; Place, which is run- n by: ‘the Avanting. to Be iBieetee

: some.staff had “béer:Wwark
~ ing atthe Women's centre to
sort oul the funding cris

ap “avasa really great hie = -

“eT he tour is free, but Laird. Says donatioris af hor
pera food-items:Wwill be: much:dppreciated,

THE food will. be. donated ca) the Tetrate Churetc

“holding. a :drop-t in. 1 planning
-- session, “for. ‘members . and oo
community, partner:
rom:foon.(d. 1:30 pitt

7 "The nativity’scene. Will he ‘pen ‘December 10-.
sand: k from 7-10 p.m. at. Whe Pentecostal‘Assembly. "

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Wé needed to gela num
“ber. of things. organized: in-