Roe 2s, The’ Thornhill Vohinteer Firefighters -Association is very old, if we get the new | - Public. meeting’ taxpayers Af 7 nae a 2 eee . “ y GAIL DOTINGA . Horald-Staff-Writer - ornhill residents have the opportunity to vote for a ‘revised | trangit system - in ‘Saturday's referendum. . Harlier.. this. year at a “rejected a ‘proposal by the’ ‘Urban ‘Transit Authority . (UTA) for a bus service from Thornhill to Terrace because they” did.-not . like the scheduling. The UTA has revised the proposal and is ° ‘once again presenting it to 4 By GAIL DOTINGA ak “one pumper -truck and two "Herald Staff Writer ' tanker trucks. appealing to ali residerits one they won't be ‘as ‘fhere to vote yes in Satur- necessary as they are now," - .,. day's referendum for a new said - Perry. -, . The new pumper truck will - cost Thornhill residents -approximately $30 a. year The 30 volunteer members more in taxes. The price algo © il residents v r buses is every 90 minutes for ’ the Queensway and Kirkaldy . areas.and every 45 minutes for the Bench-Horseshoe. ‘area. The hours of operation - Will vary with each area... should’ be in sometime this August. “The tanker trucks are Three years ago Thornhill residents went to referen- Dust © Service will begin at 7:30 am. in the Kirkaldy area, 745 am. in the Bench- ‘Horseshoe and 8*a.m. in Queensway: The buses will go until 11:30 a.m, in Queensway and the Bench- Horseshoe’ and only tll: 11 dum. to obtain a pumper truck. and voted yes. However,: due. to - the provincial . government, changing the assessment of -the area each property owner received & tax cut. This: resulted in the fire department's share of the . feel there isa real need for it. . “We don’t have that:many - . getlous fires but alot of. includes all the equipment. needed for the truck such as- covers ag } a Oly gle a.m. in Kirkaldy. Afternoon . Service will begin again at 2:30 p.m. except for Queensway which will begin at 3:15 p.m. The last bus will be at 7-p.m. except for Kirkaldy where service will end at 6:15 p.m. Starting Firefighters appealling for yes vote tax money being cut to the point where they could not afford to truck, Residents can vote for or against the new truck this Saturday at Thornhill Elementary School from 8 am. .t °8 p.m. buy the ‘pumper | hours on the weekends will be later. at 11:30 a.m. - Operation hours are geared for those going to Terrace to work. but will also ac- commodate those wanting to go into. town for the day. One zone fare is 40c and two zone ig 7c. Travelling strictly within Terrace or _ Thornhill falls under the one zone fare, going from one community to the other is ' 95¢c...Na° provision. for bus ‘passes hag been .made yet but according to a regional district spokesman they could be implemented later on if the service goes into: operation, — . “So far I haven't heard of any complaints from people that the fares are too high,” planner with. the regional district. . All Thornhill buses will stop at the Skeena Mall plus there will be a major tran- ’ sfer point in the downtown’ area. oo The transit service if voted for will mean an additional five mills to every household - in Thornhill depending. on assessment. That. roughly works out to be ap- proximately $25 per year. Other sburces of revenue for the system will come from ridership and ad- vertising aa well as being subsidized by the provincial government, The total cost is $85,202, In a recent survey done by __t proposal. =~ However, a signatures . were children or teenagers not! eligible to vate. _ Terrace district council... - has already voted in favor of... a-transit system which’. | should be implemented this’... summer. If Thornhill: tax-" ~ payers vote yes, they could - .”" have bus service by the...’ winter. The UTA claims that - the system will be im- plemented at minimum of 16 .“ _ : weeks, maximum 20 weeks, Voting will take place Saturday, ‘July 14 at the Thornhill Elementary School “from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. m4 The Herald, Wednesday, June 11, 1980, Page 3. ae aturday ee ‘aid . Tosh’ Yamashita, - the reglonal. district . most ’ people who signed the forms were in favor of; the transit” lot of PS . . ‘mall ones,” said Brian hoses, axes, fire ex- [To wh, #° = Os : Ee ee oe . . "i Perry, a volunteer fireman, gulshers and first ald ircn. | PRICES A ss i a _-.. “Several times last year we " “Ifeel very positive thatit re - a _fouss EFFECTIVE : . Sg vc} weally needed. a second will pass,” said Perry. “For R ad 9:00-6:00 y Wed. June 11 fill - ; " *, pumper truck, twice when adequate fire protection we O ' Thurs. & Fri. ° ed. ! a an we got two cals at the same need: another -pumper - ot, 9:00.9:00 | Mon. June 16 vs -vtlme and-then another ime truck.” ae ; ooo st ‘2. ‘nswhen the main-truck broke . The new truck will enable - h : 7 f down? "firemen to fully utilize the Of I leS Terrace’s o “Thornhill currently has new hydrant system which '«. | By CARLA WILSON Inflation _ = co _-Herald Staff Writer ° _ Residents of Birch Avenue Fighter hte are upset that their houses «” - ae - and property are covered “een a with dust and presented their : . . OUTDOOR. RECREATION Larry _ Zakreski J problem to Terrace district — council. Monday evening. _ .Murdoch Robertson spoke | & for the residents and suggested if council, paves Park Avenue then they will pay for paving of Birch. Avenue. : A petition with 10 names on it was presented to council. ‘Later in the evening Alderman’ Helmut ~ Giesbréecht made a motion If your dog seems to he heeling properly, and if you can that council look at the cost . walk him through a complicated series of turns, stops, and of paving the roads and _ starts without using the leash to carrect him, then he is * make a report to the public YES! INFLATION IS DRIVING UP PRICES ON EVERYTHING. BUT... WATCH US! = 86 AT THE PRICE BUSTERS RETAILS ARE =—ss& 4 COMING DOWN...CHECK FOR YOURSELVES! 8 works committee. The probably ready to move on to the next exercise, "6 teat whether your dog really knows the heel, walk him towards some distraction such as an open gate, another.dog, ora person he is interested in, and see if you can turn away at the last instant and cateh him by surprise. If you can’t, he. -_ ftuly knows how to heel, andhe deserves a lot of praise, anda new lesson, — ~ “if he can be [ricked, polish him by repeating the temp- *» * tation, distraction, correction routine until nothing distracts - “file from.“watehing 4.,¥0Un.n48d Reeling... properly. _ siete dite 'the’sit on’ command, the’ automatic ‘sit, and ‘the sit~ _. your dog. . ou “Phe automatic sit from the heel makes a very good im- stay. The sit on command is handy when you want to control. - The trail crosses private » Once you have your dos ficelliig, {fib;tiext'Iéason' should-be, recently heen erected across ‘ motion was carried and the report will be ready for the committee -within a week, said Bob ‘Hallsor, city ad- ministratar. | “In another delegation Alan Forster spoke on the closure of a trail from Lanfear Hill to Caledonia subdivision. — property-and a fence has ‘dhe tral, said Forster. “Forster’s son’ Johnathon and two of his friends also _ presented petitions to pression on the public, and will go far towards giving your dog a reputation for good manners and decent behavior. The ‘sit, stay is useful for leaving your dog for afew minutes, with the trail was quite’ widely — “some degree of assurance that he will remain there until you ‘return. - . . ‘The sit can be a very useful exercise. an ~-o teach your dog to sit on comrfhand, start him off witha heel command, and when you stop give him the commandto found a simple way to. ‘ - git, Drop your left hand to his rump, press firmly down, and place his rear on the ground. [f your dog co-operates, praise him sufficiently to show your approval, but not too en- thusiastically — we want him (o sit, not get excited and jump . back up to play. * Tf your dog does not co-operate, and resists your attempts _at placing his rear on the ground, firmer measures are called for, With a strong dog, things can get interesting here, but _ there dre methods available to persuadehim to obey. "If your'dog squirms away from your left hand when you apply your downward pressure, practice the sit with him - heeling close to a fence or building. This will limit his side stepping. Put a Jot of downward pressure on with your left - hand, and with your right hand pull steadily upwards on-his leash. This upwards pull will help control bis attempts, at resisting, and the constriction to his breathing will encourage him to do as he was commanded. Immediately as he sits, slack off the leash and praise him for his obedience. council on the subject of the trail being closed. — Hallsor said he was aware used and he had pointed aut the problem to the public works department and the parks department who have reroute the trail. He expects the trail to. be. rerouted within two weeks. Howard to look into acid rain Frank Howard, MLA for Skeena, is concerned about the acid rain tests for the | Terrace area, and concerned about the acid rain itself. Howard said officials in MONEY'S - MUSHROOMS WHOLE or SLICED 10 oz. MILK. HOMOGEHIZED or 2% 2 litre carton DAIRYLAND DUNCAN HINES CAKE MIXES 520 g. If your dog is co-operating, he will soon learn to sit if you the provincial department of correct him firmly and consistently, and keep pulling up On” environment in Victoria are that leash until he gets so uncomfortable he wants to sit. «. looking at the possibility of Fairly quickly you will find that you won’t have to push establishing what they call a ° down with your hand or pull up on the leash, A light pat with chemistry precipitation: the hand and a tug upwards on the leash will be all that is network in the Terrace area. necessary to remind him. Soon after that, he should be sitting ‘The date has not been set, on command with no corrections.at all, "but itis proposed to be some Once your dog sits on command, it is very easy to teach time later this year. ma him the automatic sit. When he starts to sit before you can =“. was told that Alcan puts 7 tell him, in anticipation of your command, this means thathe bout 20 tons of sulphur has learned to take your stop as his cue to sit. Reinforce this dioxide per day into the air, association by corrécting him‘ from now on every time he ‘and that Eurocan produces : fails to sit when you stop. No more commands, he knows about: five tons per day,” what you want by now. Keep it up until he sits automatleally said Howard. He also said every time you stop. ' 7 _ that the amount of sulphur . Ahalf hour aday for a couple of days should have your dog dioxide from sawmill bur- sitting of command, and a éouple more days practice should persis go insignificant that it have him sitting automatically as you stop. Once he ha8- can virtually be ignored. COTTAGE fF ee CHEESE CREAMED or 2% 560 g. tub te demonstrated that much obedience, he should be ready for . the sit-stay. To teach him the sit, stay, walk him into a normal stop and automatic sit, Then, say stay in a firm voice, Take a single step forward, pivot to face the dog, and hold this position for a few seconds. Finally, release the dog from the stay and praise him. a Hheattempts to move before you release him, correct him with an upwards pull on the leash, . The 25 tons of sulphur dioxide that is leaked into the air each day is minor in comparison ta other major areas in Canada, but it is being pushed into the at- mosphere and is coming down to be deposited in the water and on the land, _ AYLMER D" McKENZIE STEELE & BRIGGS GARDEN SEEDS. (All Varieties) If hedoes get up and move, return him to the exact position id. He feels that he wasin, anddo it rather unpleasantly, with a couple of firm . CO eaube for major jerks on his leash. In both cages, don't repeat your stay concern. command: you are not asking him to “‘stay, stay, stay,” yOu =e sulphur dioxide in are teaching him to stay. Terrace, what there is of it, oo Gradually increase the distance by stepping backwards jg likely te be coming from: . ; one pace each time you give him the stay. Eventually you | prevailing winds from will be standing at the end of your leash, Now, gradually Kitimat, It would be increase the time he must stay. A minute is a fair time for a deposited all the way along dog to sit-stay after his first week. the Kitimat-Terrace valley. Dogs competing in obedience trials arerequited tosit-stay = Howard says he has asked _ one minute, off lead, with their owner across the roorn. This the federal department of qualifies them for novice. To qualify for open, the dog must the environment, which has -git-stay for three minutes, off lead, with the owner out of done some work in the aight, Thia exercise is done with about a dozen dogs all lined Terrace area, to provide him up only inches from each other, and it is not uncommon for with the results of their trainers to test the dogs by dropping chairs, wheeling cartsin. studies following which, he TOMATOES 28 ot. : , ; > rCleBen | | | UWP i Be EG = ".-* dront of them, or worse. _ When your dog can sit atay in those conditions, you know he is pretty reliable: - ; Next week the last article on dog training; how to teach your dog to come to you when he Is called. And wouldn't that pea usefulthing °° . plans to communicate directly with the provincial minister of environment to speed up the proposal! to establish the network if Terrace,