B8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 17, 1995 Y'VINNE MOEN A PART OF Ternice’s history could be tumed into a parking lot. The old police station on the corner of Kalum and Lakelse is now the only heritage building still standing in downtown Ter- race. ot This ‘building is apparently owned by the McCarthy family. I have heard that they may have plans to replace this building with a parking lot. ] think many pcople would be upset to think this old heritage building could be tom down. But we need support from our city officials. I would like to see the old police station restored as a heritage building. What a wonderful place for a museum. We could fill it with historical memorabilia, and work from local artists. Qn that nole, I would like to write a little about the first police officer in Terrace — Thomas Williams Stamer Patsons, Mr. Parsons was born at Old Charelion in England, and went to school in Hertfordshire. He worked in London for a while, then travelled to South Africa, where he entered the South Afri- can Constabulary, and served with them for five years, From Africa Mr. Parsons pot a hankering to see Canada, and travelled bere to serve in the Ca- nadian Constabulary, He was discharged in 1909 and returned to England. But after life in the vast African veld, and the wild countryside of Canada, Mr. Parsons found life in England a bit tame. — He emigrated to Canada shortly after and in 1912 joined the B.C. police force al Prince Rupert as a special constable. His first post was at Kitselas on the Skeena River. At that time they were constructing the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, so he found his job kept him plenty busy enough. The following year in 1913, Mr. Parsons moved to Terrace to be- come our city’s first policeman. At that time Terrace was very small, consisting ofa small store, a few dwellings, the Terrace Hotel and a police station, The plans for the police station were first drawn up in 1911. If you'd like to see a copy of the original plans, they are now at Heritage Park. The station was one of nearly 100 provincial police buildings which was built throughout the province. These buildings provid- ing living quarters for a constable and cells for prisoners. After Conslable Parsons left Terrace, he rose steadily through the ranks till he reached the posi- tion of Commissioner in 1939, Despite his brief stay in Ter- race, there are still people today who have memories of Mr. Par- sons as a likable man with a good sense of humour. Dance Revue THE VICKI PARVIAINEN | Dancers will celebrate their 20th annual performance on May 26 al the R.E.M.. Lee Theatre. Dance Revue ‘76 was one of the first concerts performed at the then yew theatre, Now, twenty years late, Par- viainen finds she’s still just as excited about the concerts. She gets her cnergy from the new young dancers, aspiring to the stage. This year, she'll be perform- ing some of the same dances that she did in that first Dance Revue. There will also be approxi- mately 50 children and teens doing nurabers that range in difficulty from beginner to ad- vanced. Tickets for Dance Revue ‘95 are $6 for adults and $5 for children and seniors and are available at Sight and Sound. Procecds will partially go towards the REM. Lee Theatre Alive Society. ~ ingen sayy iene ncn ne New Construction & Renovations ' - me 7 ee \ rs a . Siding, Soffits, Facia . : : ra we, ; 5° Continuous Eavestroughing Aluminum & Glass Deck Railings (Residential & Commercial Viny! 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