| Terrace gets gravity check Bresrrrr TERRACE — The armed forces were in town last week, running operations of a different sort, Rather than practising troop formations or survival techniques, this unit was in town to measure gravity. The procedure was part of a three-year process called Opera- tion Bouguer, in which the Forces have been collecting ‘‘gravity anomaly’? data from the Yukon, — the Northwest Terrtories and B.C, The overall cost for the project js about $4 million, with $15 million slated for this year’s oper- ation. While the procedure sounds complex, Captain-Mike Walker of the mapping and charting es- fablishment attempts to explain it in layman’s terms. Walker, who has an engineering degree and spent a year and a half studying mapping and surveying | with ‘the British army, says. the 22-member team is measuring gravity values at different points in Northwest B.C. He notes that gravity measure- ments differ al various points due metal, ..box,.. to variations in the earth's crust, Gravity also changes ‘as it is measured from the equator to the poles because of the flattening of the earth. Three helicopters are equipped _ with ‘“‘gravimeters’? - ~ extremely expensive devices used to obtain _ gravity values. A. gravimeter. “Looks. unimpressive -“simply:a small However, Walker... poinls oul, each one costs be-. tween $50, 000 and $100, 000. But why measure gravity in the first place? , There are a few reasons, Walker explains. Data from the operation Is entered into the National Gravily Data Base in Oltawa, cre- ated 15 years ago to provide in- . formation for national and inter- national geoscientists. - Specialisis there can use the in- formation in earthquake predic- fion and refining data on the “parth’s shape, Tn addition, ha says the Amer- When the mapping team flew here from Ottawa, each ” gravimeter was given its own special seat, he added. When the mapping team flew here from Ottawa, each device was given ils own special seat, he added, . Measurements are taken at 10 km intervals with latitude, longi- tude, elevation, time and. gravity being determined ‘at each point After the program is completed, more than 4,500 points will have been surveyed. — ; ican Defence Mapping Agency requested such information, mainly for their ‘inertial naviga- tion systems.’’ . This system uses gyroscopes lo help guide jets, airliners. and satelliles and increased gravita- tional knowledge: allows it to respond better. The agency is a co-sponsor for the operations along with the de-: partment of National Defence and Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR). Walker says EMR initially un- dertook the measurement pro- gram, the Forces becoming in- volved to help with the cost. “One of our roles. has been to ‘support the mapping of remote areas,” he says, adding that while the Forces have supported civilian mapping projects for over "40 years, this will be the last year f°" "°° eee BS they do so. The unit. has been re-organized for the technological age - it will switch from surveying to digital mapping. Information will be en- tered into databases rather than on to paper maps. Walker says the digital system is more flexible than previous cf- forts, but also requires incredible amounts of information. This’ year, Operation Bouguer began May 9. in .. Whitehorse. After completing its slay in Ter- trace, the unit moved on to Dease -Lake for about five days to com- plete the project. The only. part of Canada left to be measured. is Hilesmere Island jn the Arcic. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 14, 1993 - Page AQ - Having problems with your WCB claim? - You can get free, confidential advice, when a Workers' Adviser visits Terrace on July 27th. - To make an appointment for a personal interview, call ine Government Agent's Office at 638-3200, - The interviews wlll be held at the B, C. Access Centre, 101. 3220 Eby Street, Terrace. ; - For advice without an interview, contact Workers' Adviser : office in Richmond toll- free at 1-800-663- 4261. ” Ministry of Labour and Consumer Services oe ed ‘€ % 4 46 8 s. * Fe & 4 & & & ae *. . 8 Glasses A Day Water Facts — WEIGHT LOSS Most of us are aware of the expression “drink eight glasses « of water a day". Why so much? Is it really that impottant'to .~ keep the kidneys working so hard? You bet it is. According to. Dr. Donald Robertson, M.D., M.Sc., drinking, plenty. of pure, clean water may be the only true “magic pation’ “for. permanent weightloss. Water suppresses the appetite naturally and ‘helps the - body use up stored fat. The kidneys need plenty of water to. - - work properly, If they can't work to their capacity, some of the Work load is passed on to the liver. One’ of the liver's*most ~ Important jobs is to turn stored fat into energy. lf the liver is. too busy taking on the work laad of the Kidneys, it can't ‘be s using the body's fat stored properly. The result.-.fat remains | stored in the body and weight loss stops. So aleters, tink up|: LAKELSE LAKE LODGE was recently in TOIrace to collect “gravity anomaly data, 4 Atter the operation was completed, the only part of Canada to be measured was Ellesmere Island. | -ALL MAPPED OUT - Captain Mike Walker of the mapping and -charting. establishment stands beside a map that shows the measurement points for Operation Bouguer, Fis 22-member team WILD BOAR ROAST & : TERRACE — Here are convic- tions resulting from recent cases ~ heard in Terrace provincial court: . March 19 . Daniel James Fagan was con- ‘victed on two counts of impaired driving and one count of mischief + causing less than $1,000 damage. ‘He was seven months and seven ‘days in jail and: is oh probation _ for two years. \. Jeffery Paul Hansen was con- ‘victed on two counts of impaired - driving, Hansen was sentenced to 21 days in jail, was fined $950 “for one year. "- guilty to impaired driving. He was fined $500 and Is prohibited from driving for one year. “alcohol level over the legal limit ‘of 0.08. He was sentenced to 14 ‘days in jail and is prohibited from ‘driving for one year. | Eilen Joanne New pleaded from driving for one year. “Sanuel Joseph Allen Delpopolo was convicied of assauli, Del- popolo was sentenced to 30 days in jail and one year on probation, “and was ordered to pay restitu- tion. wy March 23 » Glen. Allen Johnson pleaded -guilty to impaired driving, ‘Johnson. was fined $850 and is prohibited from driving for one “year. “Chad Leonard’ Kessler pleaded . ‘| guilty to impaired driving. He & was fined $650 and is prohibited = © from driving for one year. . Gerald Russel Harris pleaded “guilty to three counts of assault ‘and one count of failing to comp- ly with a condition of a recog- nizance, He was senienced to five months in prison. March 30 — Dease Lake Peter: ‘William ° Jakes pleaded Ity to impalred driving. He ay $450 and is prohibited ‘from driving for one year. : Randy Jim Ferguson pleaded “guilty to two counts of obtaining : merciiandise | under false _! pretences. He was given a suspended sentence, one year on ‘probation and an order to perform ‘25 hours of community work ser- vice. ” Riehard Jackson pleaded guilty to’ assault and: was fined 5400, ‘given one year on probation and is ordered to perfrom 35 hours of ‘and is on prohibited from driving . ~ Brian Bob Schankowitz pleaded : ' Donald Jan Presby- pleaded -Builty to driving with a blood-. - -gullty to impaired driving, New - was fined $400 and is prohibited — ‘COURT REPORT. community work service. Richard Stanley Skuba pleaded guilty to assault. He was fined $150 and is on probation for nine months. March 30 — Terrace Donald Louis Anderson was convicted of impaired driving. He was sentenced to six months in jail, is prohibited from driving for three years, and is on probation for one year, April 1 — Stewart Henry Joseph Pynn was con- victed of sexual assault. He was given a suspended sentence, two years on probation and an order lo perform 75 hours community work service, Lloyd Archibald Rodway. pleaded guilty to assault. He was _ fined $400. ‘Christopher Broce Bumett pleaded guilty to impaired driv- ing. He was fined $500 and is prohibited from driving for one year. , Carl Clausen pleaded: guilty to impaired driving. He was fined $450 and is prohibited from driv- ing for one: year. Cecillia Bernadette ~ Clayton pleaded guilty to breach of proba- tion and was sentenced to one day in jail, Think about it... listening? alse and simply didn’t catch your ad at the precise time it was aired. 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