" B1 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March-8, 2006 Oe : ‘ QUEZADA va DUSTIN Around Town. Mag features Terrace pond of dreams “THE WORDS of Terrace resident Carol-Freeman have landed in the February/March issue of Our ‘Canada. © In the My Backyard feature on page 46, Free- man shares a winter photo of her backyard off. of Kalum Lake Dr. that features a pond “when: fully _ uncovered, is a bout as long as a hockey arena.” m bordered by snow covered forests and a looming mountain... Clearing the i ice, writes Freeman, i is a chore. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s well worth ’the effort _to be able to’ share: something. fun a:and healthy. . and for, the pleasure of ‘being. outside together oPreemane a miki looks for talented ‘teens this. Friday — Youth’ Troupe’ s-production of. “Louder, : I-Can’t. Hear. You” a*comedy by William Gleason, will. “be held Friday, March 10, at 1 p.m. at the McColl . Playhouse. : # ‘Director Garion Willer is secking three females. and three males’ (all parts suitable for teens) for. | this play with performance dates in June. Every: _ one welcome: ‘For: more information, e-mail Garion or ‘the » Youth Troupe coordinator Amy Turner, at info@ - omytltca oe of the second annual Trades Fair and Skills Canada Competition Friday, March 17. That's welding student Stryder Dennill. College builds on last _ year’s trade fair — NORTHWEST COMMUNITY College i is hosting - jts second annual Trades Fair, °° The trades department at NWCC. invites stu- -, dents and community members to the day-long. - event that will feature several trades related attrac- - tions.. their fields and trades in general. Plus, tours of the trades shops will be offered at various times throughout the day. . - The fair will take place in conjunction with the -annual Skills Canada Competition. Members of Awards ceremony at the end of the day (3 p.m.). The trades fair is on Friday, M Terrace campus. _ Contact Ken Downs at 638- 5468. There’ s lots to do for _ the younger set WHO SAYS the youth have nothing to do? The. Kermode Youth RESPECT Program at the. Kermode Friendship Centre offers plenty of free " activities to occupy all youth between the ages of * 10-18. Programs run seven days-a-week to-keep , ’ and the community. The following are some of fers each week for teens: net access, Xbox and games, board games, arts and crafts and music. : _ Days and Times: Sundays 3-5, 8-9:30 p.m./ . Mondays & Wednesdays 7:30-9 p.m./Thursdays 7:30-11 p.m./Fridays. 6-12 a.m./Saturdays 2-8 p.m. Youth council meetings/activities: Sundays 7-8 p.m. Youth AA/NA sharing circle Sundays _ 6-7 p.m. Homework club and tutoring: Mondays to Thursdays 3:30-5:30 p.m. Swimming: Mon- . days, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30- 8 p.m. (meet at the aquatic centre and it is mandatory to bring © your own bathing suit and towel). Yoga (all ages): 5:30-7:30 p.m. Workshops: Thursdays 6-7 p.m. Movie night: Thursdays 7-11 p.m. Dances: Adult . (17 years and up) Fridays 9-1.a.m./Teen (10-18. n The pond, four fect deep and self-contained, is | ~ sharing ‘the best of Canada’s outdoors,” writes i" ‘AUDITIONS FOR. the’ Terrace Little Theatre ; TAKE a tour of the college’s shop as‘ part’ . . Local industry representatives will be « on- -site . and available to discuss job opportunities within the public are invited to attend the Skills Canada. March 17 from . 9: 30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Cedar Building at the » youth active, busy and involved with their peers - the regular free programs/activities the centre of- Drop in: The centre has computers with inter- . ~ Tuesdays 4-5 p.m. Wellness Warriors: Tuesdays | _ places,” band camp produced results that were music TERRACE STANDARD Cul ‘ural By DUSTIN QUEZADA WHEN PHOTOGRAPHER Brian Harris took a “Tibetan personal journey” 18 years ago, he brought his camera and it changed his life. ; When. his pictures were .warmly” received in Canada, the 54- -year-old realized he could pursue a career in travel, photography, traditional culture and service. He has since been using his photography to bring benefit to-his employer Seva Canada, an organization that exists to restore vision to those ‘who are needlessly blind in areas of the world where sight restorative surgery would not nor- mally be available. “I’ve been doing one project after another,’ y _ said Harris from Vancouver, where he is-prepar- ing to bring.his latest show, Beauty and Transfor- mation, to 15 communities in B c. and Alberta. Terrace is his first stop. Harris's previous shows have been the product: of 15 years of work in the Himalayas but he calls the new show, the result of five months photo-° graphing i in India last year, his best work to date. “One ‘generally progresses at what one does and on this particular trip I. stayed in only three. Harris said. “That allowed me to. get “more deeply into the subject r matter.” > | STUDENTS from § six elementary band. {roams take part i in the 2006 band retreat at the Dr. R.E. M. Lee Theatre Feb. 24- 25. Healthy band programs take a musical retreat | ‘By DUSTIN QUEZADA THE DARE to Dream Foundation’s annual to the ears of band program supporters. The two-day retreat had more ‘than 240 Grade 6 and.7 band students from six schools — Clarence Michiel, Cassie Hall, Uplands, ‘Thornhill, Veritas and Centennial grams,” said Waynes I ones, with the Dare to Dream Foundation. ’ The Friday and Saturday workshops were led by special guests and musical profession- als Don Clark, Julia Nolan‘and Laszlo Klein, along with 15 local clinicians. The event was again capped. by a gala concert with two mass bands on the Saturday — a tion, shows his friend ¥ Cynthia Hunt, who. has \ a for 15 years i in Ladakh’ s remote Himalayan vilages. Another reason, adds Harris, is a switch from film to digital, one he calls a huge transformation. .. ‘Harris says the ability to make daily reviews of -his work, and:re-shoot if necessary, allows pho- tographers for the first time. to work i in. real time, the way other artists have long done. ae. “I was happy and inspired,” Harris said of the breakthrough. “It affected my mental: states and.” :those of my subjects.” It also affected his productivity. The digital technology enabled’ him to shoot 20,000 pictures — four to five'times.more than his - output would have been with film ~ and experi- ment. Along with the 20, 000 photos, he‘and his wife. compiled video, indigenous music. and sounds for the multimedia show. - The show, pared down to 500i images, portrays : the work of four people and projects that exem-.. '. plify ‘the qualities of wisdom, beauty, vision and - lol compassion. ne a "It starts with the comipassion theme and a look _ ° at the work of Harris’s longtime friend Cynthia _ Hunt’s 15 years of service, dedication and passion *.. in Ladakh’s remote Himalayan villages: | . When: political unrest in Nepal derailed plans to work there, Harris said he stumbled upon the .. ‘show’s second subject while staying in a‘Tibetan - 2 : guest house.” ‘Dr. R. EM. Lee Theatre. ‘See pa e B2 for details. With beauty as the’ theme, Harris “depicts the ” life of Raja Banerjere, the fourth generation owner... of Makaibari Tea Estate, one that has been trans- - formed into a model of how to reorder society, into ™ and equitable community... “His work just fit into thie show,” - Harris said. ” eye hospital’s organizational methods. The- last theme — wisdom — looks at the life of J... an 86-year-old Indian saint and his disciples. Ma-) fe haji leads his spiritual community: in. the care of". 100 cows and one elephant as an act of devorion i to the Divine Mother. “It’s a pilgrimage. place for Hindus and wan dering saints,” Harris added. ” ; To sum: up the show, Hanis says. it comip ise 638-7283 | ~The show's third element is vision, ‘a'look: at: ’ - Seva’s"work in India. Harris said the show finds. . ~ beauty in the order and structure of the Chitrakoot t SEGUE EDA RSS eT Resa Beauty” and | ‘Transformation; ‘the /90-minut show, will be presented Saturday, March 18 at ‘the. © ~ SARAH A ZIMMERMAN PHOTO < teams, : April | gms to’ “get: the community "excited so that she and the ~. cancer society’s local branch: can meet'their goals... Pr “We're. hoping for: 26. <4 300° individuals," Owen said, adding $ $61, 000, is’ “the target. =~ 7 Last year, there were 24 ; teams: and .276 ‘Participants * who raised $55,000. “Money raised from ‘the | ‘relay, along with the soci- . . _ ety’ s other fundraisers, such ~ as March daffodil sales, an door-to-door. cam-° |. - paignand Cops for ‘Cancer — |z in September, go toward a “i number of aid measures for _ people diagnosed with can- cer, said Owen. ~ _ Helen Owen* sooiety’ S swore IT MAY be: March for most of us, when, minds wander to - | - “warmer temperatures, spring, Sleaning "ine blossoming. = night that put the young musicians’ new and improved skills to the test. i Jones wasn’t just happy with the music that came out of the weekend retreat. Continued Page B3 years) Saturdays 8:30-11:30 p.m. Cost is $1 to get in or volunteer to help clean up or dress up for the weekly theme. To check for themes get a calendar at the Ker- mode Friendship Centre. That includes the Emergency Aid Program for people. di ‘on ; . * agnosed with cancer that helps patients with travel. arrange-— Pee ments and accommodation during treatment. Continued Page B3_ ‘Christian — honing their skills in:a series of workshops. “The whole purpose (of the retreat) i is to add value to the delivery of the band. pro-