i } Sa eo naa ee Vol. 4, Issue No. 3 Board to. vote on policy for AIDS | TERRACE — The School Dis- trict 88 board of trustees will vote on the adoption of.a policy regarding AIDS (Acquired Im- mune Deficiency Disease) at the board’s next public business meeting Feb. 9 in Terrace. Board chairperson Val Napo- leon called for and got a Notice of Motion at the Jan. 12 board meeting, and its subsequent passage places the AIDS policy, currently in draft form, on the agenda of the next meeting. The policy proposal has been public now for several months, adequate time for recommenda- tions from the public, communi- ty organizations and school ad- ministration and staff. - Napoleon noted in an inter- view that further meetings will take place among trustees this month to finalize the draft. The draft policy introduction states, ‘‘The board realizes that AIDS is a communicable disease and respects the right of students and ,employees to be, protected | from this disease. At the same time, the rights of students and employees affected with AIDS to receive maximum considera- tion in maintaining a normal educational or work environ- ment is recognized.”’ The four components of the policy are general hygiene, regulations regarding infected. employees, regulations regard- ing infected students, and educa- tion on the nature of AIDS, The hygiene section estab- lishes standard practices regard- continued on page 2 Terrace Branch 13 of the Royal Canadian Legion swore In a new Legion and Ladies’ Auxilia They are President Kelth Trask, first vice-president Derek Hales, second vice-president Roy Keith Norman, directors Lome Stephens, John Oman, Bud Kirkaldy, Joan Davis and Sob Fisher, past president Hang Barg, service officer Lin- da Karu, and Sargeant-At-Arms Bill Gidley. Officers of the Ladies’ Auxillary are President Bey Dickle, first vice-president Linda Fisher, second vice-president Martina Koch, secretary Liss! Sorensen, treasurer Nata Arnold, directors Gall Kilgren, Addie Ryan and Goldie Hill, Seargeant- [a pao - Centre. Legislative Library, Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C, V8V 1X4 ee ne, Chris Troelstra, Frances Lindstrom and Leu Galr have been awarded life memberships by Branch 73 of the B.C. Old Age Pensioners Organization. All three have been active members of the organization and helped in the organization of a variety of activities in the Happy Gang Centre. Seniors become life members Three Happy Gang members -Frances Lindstrom, Lou Gair and Chris Troelstra - have been presented with Life Membership Cards and Pins by the excutive of Terrace Branch 73 of the B.C. Old Age Pensioners Organiza-_ tion, ~~ * In a letter to Mildred McKay, the Treasurer of the Provincial Board in Burnaby, Acting Secretary Aileen Frank said, ‘*The three members have given more than five years of outstan- ding service to our Centre.” According to Frank, Chris Troelstra joined Branch 73 of the BCOAPO in 1982 and soon became ‘‘a most efficient Treasurer’ and a willing partici- pant in many activities of Branch 73 and the Happy Gang Frank said Lou Gair also join- ed Branch 73 in 1982 and that he has been a_ hard-working member ever since. She added that he also served as President in 1985 and 1986. : _ “He believes in the object of the Society, which'is't6 promote” all matters pertaining to the bet- terment of the welfare of the Senior Citizens,’’ Frank told McKay. “Lou continues to be an active member of the organization and participates in the various activities at our cen- tre, many of which were in-. stituted during his term of of- fice.’’ Frank said Frances Lindstrom is a ‘“‘valuable member’’ who joined Branch 73 in 198t._ -“Fran has been a_hard- ecutive for five years, first as a Director and then for the past four years as a most capable Secretary,’ she said. Frank added that Lindstrom continued on page 2 Good year for local . construction Last year was the best the Ter- race building trades have seen this decade. In the final report of the year, Terrace building in- spector Gerry Lichtenfeld noted a final figure of $10,002,935 as the value of construction in Ter- race during 1987. This compared to $4,554,599 in 1986 and only $2,105,040 in 1985, _ Lichtenfeld reported that seven permits valued at $4,204,000 were issued in 1987 for new industrial projects, most of which is attributed to the Skeena Cellulose ‘Project Star- ship’. He also reported the con- struction of 27 single residential units valued at $4,444,545, a single six-unit multiple dwelling valued at $211,150, and 22 residential additions or renova- tions valued at $331,747. The major projects noted for December were the $555,000 Project Starship processing building, a $102,500 children’s care respite home being built by the Terrace and District Com- munity Services Society, a $24,000 office building at Chevron Canada, and a $20,000 renovation by Universal Stores on Lakelse Ave. Date Hl io Prac. Jan. 11 4°66 0.2 cm snow dan. 12 4° 8 .2cm snow dan. 13 +6 12.6cm snow Jan. 14 t -2 12.2 mm mixed snow & rain Jan. 15 2 +1 4.0 mm mixed snow & rain dan. 16 1 2 2.4cm snow Jan. 17 Ao3 1.2¢6m snow Forecast: Cloudy with sunny periods during Wednesday and - Thursday with highs of -2 and lows of -8. Cloudy with snow and occasional mixed rain and snow in lower elevations dur- Ing the latter part of the week with highs to 2. Inside Business Guide 12 Church Directory 10 Classified Ads 21 Coming Events 14 Comics 20 Crossword 20 Dining Directory 2 Entertainment 6 Horoscope 16 Letters 5,6, 7,23 Opinions 4 Sports . & Stork 6 Talk of the Town 5 PIE working member of the Ex- r executive for 1988 at a cerernony last week. reaning, secretary Marle Thomsen, treasurer At-Arms Judie Lambright, and past prasident Lottie Carter.