bn eeeieametl idl A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 27, 1998 Man says he saw monster in lake IT WAS BIG, it was swimming and it was in Lakelse Lake. That’s all Jerome Lasaga is sure of and he says he wishes he had a camera with him to record what he saw last Tuesday, The Thornhill man says he was enjoying the beach at Lakelse Lake picnic site when he saw what he describes as a large whale-like creature swimming towards shore. “The thing was so huge, that was my first impression — that it was a whale,” he said. ‘It scared me out of the water.” Lasaga estimates the creature was 25 to 30 feet long, witha brownish colour skin or hide that glistened inthe sunshine. He spotted it about 100 metres beyond the swimming area, adding it would submerge, displaying a tail as it did so, and then surface again, repeating that cycle a number of times. He said he could not only see the creature but also hear the sound it made in the water as it moved. Lasaga said he thought the creature was going to beach itself some distance away on the shoreline, so he raced over there to get a look at it. He says he found nothing, so con- cluded it remained in the water, possibly near a large bed of weeds at that spot. He rejects all conventional possibilities ~ that it was a boat, drifting object, swimmer or perhaps a moose or bear swim- ming the lake. “It wasn’t a moose,” Lasaga said. "I know that it was too huge and when a moose swims it doesn’t go down like this thing did.” Another possibility is a group of deer or bears swimming in a line might have the appearance of an undulating creature. B.C. Parks officials said a black bear sow and two cubs had been seen near thal end of the lake around the same time. Although Lasaga says no one else was with him when he saw it, he says a woman he met same distance up the shore he said. “She was just white.” day to corroborate his story or explain what he saw. on Tuesday, May 19, can call Jerome Lasaga at 638-1647. also said she saw it. ““This lady asked me if I'd seen it too,” Lasaga said he now wants to contact that woman or anyone else who may have seen something unusual in the lake that Anyone who saw anything in the water around 4:00 p.m. More shutdowns at SCI SKEENA CELLULOSE has announced new shutdowns of its Terrace logging operation and sawmill in June. The sawmill will be closed for two weeks starting June 8 and the logging division will be down for three weeks starting on Monday. The planer mill here will also take a one- week shutdown starting on June 15. All Terrace operations are scheduled to restart on June 22, according to company spokesman Don McDonald. The Prince Rupert pulp mill is also in the midst of a maintenance shutdown, The ‘A’ mill is scheduled to restart on June 22, but the restart of the “B’ mill wil) depend on market conditions. Smithers and Camaby woodlands operations are tor remain shutdown but sawmills in those locations are to resume operations on June 1, “We're all just getting murdered on lumber prices," McDonald said in explaining the new round of shutdowns. The good news is that pulp prices are improv- ing as the company had anticipated. McDonald said pulp is now hovering around $600 per tonne. “We're quile optimistic that prices have moved up and are firming,” he said, ‘All we need is for everybody to act responsibly.” He added the company is doing its part by restricting production through its maintenance shut. Work has begun on changes to the pulp mill’s boilers during the maintenance shutdown, McDonald added. - That will amount to about $3 milfion worth of the total $150 million in capital expenditures planned over five years to-make the pulp mill into a lower cost producer... McDonald said plans for all that capital spending is being reviewed and refined with a goal of going ahead with the upgrades that get the company the best bang for the buck, “Our goal is to run that mill so at the bottom of the market we can at least break even,” McDonald said. Airshow seeks city money AIRSHOW organizers are asking for $5,000 from the city to help get the event off the ground, Airshow society spokesman Brian Lindenbach told council Monday night the group has raised only $8,000 out of a total scaled-down budget of $28,000. “We need the money to secure the acts,” he said, adding they’ve already had to cul some acts from the lineup. He said the original budget was more than $40,000. Lindenbach said major sponsors who have supported the airshow in the past have dropped out this year because of the economic downtum in the region. He said the event should break even if about 3,000 people show up. The fast two shows have drawn between 5,000 and 6,000. The city provided seed money in the air- show's first year, and thal was repaid after the event made money. Councillors said they'll consider the request at an upcoming committee meeting, but asked for detailed financial statements for the airshow, “We have to treat this as a donation request because there’s no guarantee of getting it back,” councillor David Hull noted. North Coast Liquidators 4450B Greig Ave, (Behind The Terrace Standard) ‘Something for everyone (Cheap!) Mountain Bikes $40.00 and Down! es Water Lily Bay Resort errs Lakelse Lake, B.C. *Quiet, comfortable, two-bedroom lakeshore cottages. *Fireplaces, fully-equipped kitchens. Boat, canoe & paddle boat rentals *R.V. storage, «Campsite & Marina, ©Golf& Hotsprings nearby. *Fishing, birding or just relaxing. *Daily or weekly rates. Phone or Fax: 250-798-2267 Or write: Water Lily Bay Resort, Box 70, Terrace, B.C. V8G 4A2, ‘ THANK YOU Thank-you to the following businesses for their contribution to the Challenge of Change ‘98 Conference sponsored by Terrace District Teachers’ Union: Groundworks, Central Flower, Mr. Mike’s, Elegance Fashions, Ikon Office Solutions, White Spot, Spee-Dee Printers, Dynamic Health Service, Nyce Lady Fashion, Misty River Books, Northern Credit Union, Northwestern Specialty Foods, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Air B.C. We thank all those that helped to make this conference a success! Rezoning advances CITY COUNCIL has given third reading to a bylaw that would rezone land at the cor- ner of Eby St. and Keith Ave. from M1 light industrial to P1 public and institutional. The rezoning and Official » Community Plan amendment is to make way for plans to move the human resources ministry offices into the B.C. Buildings Corp. offices there. The only objection at a pub- lic hearing Monday came from Betty Demmitt, who feared increased pedestrian traffic on the overpass would © result if social assistance... .. recipients have to cross the tracks to get their cheques. “Tt would be so inconven- ient for those clients to come - across,” she said, “Net only that, the traffic is heavy enough on the overpass-as it is without adding to it.” She said the increased traf- fic would make it even more difficult for eastbound vehi- cles on Keith Ave, to get onto the Sande Overpass. Planner David Trawin said the rezoning is now waiting on approval of the highways ministry, which is examining - the traffic flow issue. City council won't finally adopt the bylaw until it’s approved by highways, Trawin says he's also hope- ful the highways ministry might be able to act on its long term plan to redesign the south end of the overpass, He said that plan calls for a full four-way lit intersection in which Tetrault St. would connect directly fo the over- pass via a curved route through what is now the hos- pital lands. Trawin said the local hospi- tal board had always opposed the highways plan, but added the hospital land is now in the provincial government's hands, presumably making it easier for the plan to be car- ried out. Fire crews in Alberta NEARLY 40 northwestern fire fighters were sent to Alberta on the weekend to battle continuing blazes there. Three local fire specialists have also been sent. As many as 90 northwest fire fighters have been sent to Alberta for two-week stints so far this year, ian Meanwhile, heavy weekend rains have dropped this area's fire hazard rating to low. . 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