Plans for the Terrace Library expansion have been in the
works — and been worked on — for three years. Now it appears it

‘will be 1992 before the issue is put to a vote. Architect Allan Soutar
(right) was putting the finishing touches on the. latest model
Monday. For the first in a two-part series on the library board’s
fruitless efforts to grow with the community, see page 8. —

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WEDNESDAY, October 9, 1991

Vol. 7, Issue No. 41

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GRAVITY FAILS. public works crews checked out the Greig Ave. storm sewer system following
the flooding of a few businesses in that area Sunday afternoon. Above, workers vacuum out one
storm drain, but in general the system was found to be in good shape. The only solution for the
Greig problem may be to block the Kalum St, connection and put in a new storm sewer under
Atwood from Greig to an open ditch near the CNR rail line.

LEARN NOT TO BURN — IT’S
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK: PAGE 17

First fall storm
overloads system
in usual places

The first major storm of the
season passed through the Terrace
area Sunday. and left behind the
first high elevation snowfall and a
considerable’ amount of rain. It
rained most of the day, but the
peak of the storm hit at about 1
p.m. with what can only be
described as a cloudburst.

It was short lived, only about 10
minutes, but many local residents
said they have never seen rain like
that before. It’s unlikely we will
ever know how much rain fell: the
storm headed up the Skeena Val-
ley, missing the airport weather
office entirely, and was therefore
never officially recorded.

The official record for the day
notes a total of 7.2 millimetres of
rain, most of which fell between

11am, and 5 p.m., and a moder-

ate five minute rainfall at 2:40
p.m. Thunder was also recorded at
the airport between 2:42 p.m, and
2:45 p.m. The reason for the high
elevation snow was a mid-day
drop in temperature from +6°C to -
2°C due to an active cold front.
This didn't affect temperatures on
the valley floor, however.

_ Three businesses were flooded in
the brief downpour. The Terrace

Review offices had about four.

inches of water on the floor, the

Neighbourhood Public Market next
door had several inches of water,
and the Video Stop on Lakelse
Ave. had about three inches of
water on the floor.

The city’s director of engineer-
ing, Stew Christensen, says the
problem on Lakelse was caused by

wind blowing leaves and plugging

a storm sewer drain. But he says
the problem on Greig Ave. is
currently under review. It may be
necessary to reroute the storm
sewer at Atwood and Greig to an
open ditch near the CNR tracks.

The area has had it worse. Last
year’s major rainfall began at 6
a.m. on Dec. 5, discharging 16.2
millimeters (0.64 inches) of rain
that day, 20.2 millimeters (0.79
inches) the next, and setting an all
time record for December the next
day with 111.4 millimeters (4.39
inches) of rain. The all time one-
day record for any month was set
on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 1978, when
we got 114.8 millimeters (4.52
inches) of rain.

Video Stop operator James Wold
said he has repeatedly complained
fo the Terrace Public Works de-
partment about the flooding prob-
lem at his business and described
the continuing situation there as
negligence on the part of the city.

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