News in brief Birthday medal search starts SKEENA MP Jim Fulton is looking for nominations of people who Should receive a commemorative medal marking Canada’s 125th birthday. He's got 40 such medals, the design and issuing of which Was au- thorized by Queen Elizabeth II, to distributed between next month and the end of the year. _ All told there are 40,000 of the medals to be given. An initial or- der of 1,500 resulted in a cost of $13.90 a piece but that’s expected to drop when larger orders are made, Each MP gets 40 and others are being allocated to various and assorted federal and provincial politicians and officials. Nominations are needed by. carly September and should be dropped off at Fulton’s Park Ave. office. Needed are name, address and language spoken. The medals are to be given to people who have made a significant contribution to others, to the community or to the country. Judging criteria indicates those getting the medals should represent cultures and occupations from the area. Dog virus alert issued Fearing a new parvo virus outbreak may be about to hit the local canine population, the city’s animal control officer is urging pet owners to make sure their dogs are inoculated, Frank Bowsher said local vets last week reported treating four Seriously ill dogs. He said the animals — they bad to be put on. IVs — were suffer- ing cither from distemper or parvo virus. And if it’s the latter, the effects can be extremely serious. Recalling the parvo outbreak of three years ago, Bowsher said dogs had been found on the street in such distressed condition they had to be put to sleep there and then. If {heir pet’s shots are not up to date, Bowsher said dog owners should wasie no time in rectifying the situation, kakkk Patrous of the local animal shelter on Haugland Ave. should note the following changes in opening hours. Effective immediately, Bowsher said the shelter would no longer be open on Saturdays. However, it will open longer on weekdays to compensate. For the remainder of this mouth, it is open 1-6 p. m. Monday to Friday with those hours being extended to 12-6 p.m. beginning Sept. 1. Literacy group gets. grant A LOCAL group teaching people how to read and write has received a $18,000 federal grant. The Reading Place, run by Project Literacy Terrace, will offer a 10-week course for recent arrivals to Canada. Co-ordinator Nat Purcell said the course will concentrate on ‘listening, speaking, writing and reading for 15 hours a week. There'll be, testing periods each week to recap what has been learned, ‘It’s a program for people who are not yet Canadian ‘citizens to taise their proficiency to a point where they could go in to a citizenship ceremony and understand what they are swearing to and to take a driver’s licence exam,” said Purcell. The Reading Place will put posters advertising the program in places where recent arrivals gather. The federal grant comes from the Language Instruction for New- comers to Canada program. It replaces a language at work program which offered instruction to.workers wanting, to 1 read ne i hee vale s =e Vb eh ve a we bly ae ve Pree eee A i i ae i ae THE LURE OF THE BIG ONE often entices Marie Hildebrandt to her favourite fishing spots on the Skeena and Kitimat rivers. But she'd like to see more areas made accessible to wheelchatrs. " Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 26, 1992 — Page A3 ay for Marie TERRACE — The thrill of reel- ing in a feisty 301b salmon isn’t unique to the able-bodied mem- " bers of our society. The B.C, Paraplegic Associa- tion and the government agent’s offices sell fishing licences for persons with disabilitics for $1, anda doctor’s note. The licence is valid for five years, and is honoured by all provincial fishing licence issuers, Marie Hildebrandt, a member of the B.C. Paraplegic local ~ Association, loves to go Gishing and camping. She refuses to let anything like being in a wheelchair stop ber from enjoying the exhilarating feel of netting a large salmon, or relaxing by the shore and soaking up the rays while taking in the beautiful scenery. — Though there are. not anany wheelchair accessible fishing spots or camping grounds in this area, the Terrace Parks and Recreation Department is work- ing to make Red Sand Lake campground available to every- ane. Accessible restrooms will be in- stalled, and a nature trail will be packed down so wheel chairs can negotiate it, The paraplegic association has becn encouraged by these latest © plans, but would still like tq see mare accessible areas along the Skeena and Kitimat rivers where big fish are caught, ; Health meeting reminder — TERRACE — People wishing to make a presentation to the team looking at hospital and community-based services here are urged to get on the agenda aliead of time. Failure to do that could mean not being heard, Terrace Regional Health Care Society chief executive officer Michael Leisinger said last week. The Aug. 31 evening session will follow a day of meetings with hospital management, unions and various health and ‘community care organizations here. 00055 ve for two hours and could go longer if there is demand, said Leisinger. But the team wants a written submission to back up a five- minute oral version, he said, “If people don’t get on the list, they may not be able to speak,” Leisinger added. The evening session takes place from 7 to 9 pm. in Skeena Room II at the Terrace Inn. ; Those wishing to make a presentation should mail or deliver the written version cca oa ahead of time-to Elaine Pigeau, That-evening .session-is get" Chairman, Joint’ Actién,Com- mittee, c/o Mills Memorial Hospital, 4720 Haugland, V8G 2W7. Pigeau said written submis- sions can also be submitted at the meeting but that prior notice is still required. The joint action committce was formed earlicr this year in protest of bed and service cuts at the hospital. Those cuts were made neces- sary when the -Mills budget was frozen at last year’s level, creating a deficit of $525,000. Health minister Elizabeth _ Cull ordered a review’ ‘of Hospi- | tal services here andi in Kitimat _ ara . bb tae ye and in Prince Rupert in response to protests about bed — closures and layoffs. In the meantime, Leisinger. said preparations for the team’s visit continue. : One problem he’s facing is making sure information is up to date. . Latest health ministry siatistics are out of date and don't reflect recent bed closures and. service levels, Leisinger said. “Our challenge is to show them what things are really like as of Aug. I, aiid vibe i + AUGUST 27 saide. ceil ate. tu _ EVERYTHING JIN THE STORE OFF © Children’s © Ladies @ Men’s Including all name brand athletics Great Back to School Bargains!