‘the operation Environmental concerns Mine reports unclear : [t is nearly impossible for regional district directors to read mining reports and determine if is safe, Dan Pakula said at the December -Meeting of the Kitimat-Stikine . Regional District’s economic development commission. ‘The reports. are too technical to understand.”’ | Pakula, the director for Telegraph Creek, says - he believes the potential for Girl injured in encounter with dog The fate of a Park Ave. pet will have to await the decision of a judge. According to Terrace’s animal contro! officer, Frank Bowsher, the mother of an eight-year-old local girl who was bitten by the dog last week has now filed a complaint and the matter will be settled in court. Bowsher, says he doesn’t believe the dog is inherently ~ vicious and ke will ask the court _ for permission to relocate it to a rural area. He adds, however, _ that an order could be issued to have the dog destroyed. Bowsher says the incident oc- curred at about 4:30 a.m. last Crippling seems to The invasion of; flu that has decimated attendance in work- places and classrooms through- out the Northwest for the past month is starting to taper off, the chief medical health officer for the Skeena Health Unit _ believes. ‘‘We were seeing high absentee rates in the first two weeks of December, but I think it’s past its peak now,” Dr. David Bowering said Jan. 5. He noted, however, that due to holi- day closures he hasn’t gotten any reporting figures from schools since before Christmas. Bowering blames the influ- enze ‘‘A’’ virus for the severe common cold-like symptoms that knocked many people out of work and school at the end of the year. Influenza ‘‘A”’ is char- Wednesday” on Park Ave, near the swimming pool. The girl and her 13-year-old brother were riding home on their bikes when the dog, a fawn-colored Great Dane cross about the size ‘of a German Shepherd, apparently attacked the boy and bit a hole in the rear tire of his bike. The boy began throwing rocks at the dog to chase it away but il then turn- ed on the girl who according to the mother received a ‘‘serious’’ | bite wound to the calf. Bowsher says the dog was “up-to-date”? with vaccinations at the time of the incident and disease is not a concern. flu virus be waning body aches, ‘coughs and other respira- acterized by headaches, tory irritations. ‘It’s ‘been a cough winter for | people in this area. Bowering — sais the number of flu strains that provoke similar symptoms make the individual bugs hard to identify. Strep throat, he said, has also afflicted an unusually large number of victims, bearing flu-like symptoms but more severe. The virus can easily make its host vulnerable to more serious infections. Bowering advises flu victims to treat the disease like a cold with rest, lots of liquids and the usual care, but adds, ‘‘H youre feeling sicker than you think you should feel, see your doctor.’ welcome. Regional ment at 638-3570. = NORTH COAST TOURISM TASK FORCE | PUBLIC MEETING The North Coast Tourism Task Force invites the citizens of Terrace to a public meeting to discuss concerns and exchange ideas for Tourism Enhancement in PLACE: West Banquet Room, Inn of the West, Terrace | DATE: Monday, January 15, 1990 ~ THIME: 7:30 P.M. Both oral and written Presentations are For more information, call Elmer Derrick, Development Ministry of Regional and Economic Develop Hon. Stanley B. Hagen Minister of Regional and ' Economic Development ot ; the North. Liaison Officer, ‘damage to the . Iskut River system from mine tailings is ‘‘very great’? and the regional district should be looking at the issue of mine wastes more care- fully... According to Pakula, comprehensive mining reports make numerous references to acid wastes but the full impact of these wastes on the environ- ment is unclear. Are the size and conditions of performance bonds adequate? What are the current monitoring systems? ‘Thornhill director Les Wat- mough adds that there are con- cerns over the development of the Iskut mining road as well. ‘‘] don’t know. anything about it,”’ he explains. “It’s the best kept secret in B.C.’? Watmough sug- gests the commission should be involved in the planning process, but information presently avail- able leads him to believe the mining companies will be building and engineering the road themselves, ‘‘I think that’s the wrong way to go about it,”’ he says. The commission intends to approach the provincial Mining Development Steering Commit- tee in an effort to find a greater role for themselves in mining development in the Northwest. 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In the event of a discrepancy between these numbers and the numbers held by the lottery corporation, the lottery | corporation numbers will prevail. | The Board of Trustees of School District 88 and The Terrace District Teachers’ Association are pleased to jointly sponsor a public forum and day of discussion on the Ministry of Education’s ‘YEAR 2000’ proposal for curriculum revision. PUBLIC FORUM Sunday, January 14, 1990 Caledonia Lecture Theatre 7:30, P.M. Ministry of Education personnel and others will review the proposed | changes and hear responses, both positive .. and negative, from: members of the public. | These will be conveyed to the Ministry. DAY OF DISCUSSION _. .Monday, January 15, 1990 i Beginning at R.E.M. Lee Theatre at 9:00 A.M. | Oo Schools will be closed to allow teachers, trustees, and district personnel to meet to-discuss the proposed curriculum changes. (p-.ritt. Parents and public participation ~ is welcomed. +e nee a owe ee EE. 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