| aLlimi City plants donation on youth centre’s front yard By DUSTIN QUEZADA THE CITY has donated 35 trees to help finish the final stage of landscaping at the Muks-Kum-O! Youth Centre, a condition the housing society had to meet in its development permit agreement. . And now, the youth centre is one step closer to opening. “The (youth centre’s) final inspection is pending, but it won’t be granted if there are outstanding development is- sues,” said city planner David Block. The centre, a converted correctional facility on Braun St. just south of the CN tracks, is close to being finished, but a lack of money had hindered the society’s commitment to an agreed-upon landscaping scheme. Two weeks ago, however, the final trees and shrubs were planted by Muks-Kum-O] agents. The city was able to donate an estimated $5, 500 worth of trees and shrubs from the large supply it acquired when it purchased the old Lanfear Nursery at the west end of Walsh . St. in the fall of 2004. . “We bought (the nursery) as park land to extend the Howe . Creek Trail and acquired a large supply of trees and shrubs,” Block said. With the landscaping done, the society's executive direc- 7 tor said the centre is very close to being operational. “The renovations are 99 per cent done,” Danny Sheridan said. “There’s a little painting left.” If the imminent final inspection gets a passing grade, the . city will issue thé new centre its occupancy licence. Normal- _ly the city requires a security deposit of up to $13,000 when it issues‘a development permit, but in this case, Block said’ the housing society indicated they could not afford it. - _ Therefore, the city issued a building permit, but the grant- — __ing of the occupancy was dependent on the landscaping re- quirement being fulfilled. Sheridan said he wasn °t frustrated by the delay in opening the centre, which will have 10 residential rooms for young people and four identical, self-contained bachelor Suites for. seniors. “As with any project, there are delays,” said Sheridan. _ The city will also donate $1,500 worth of trees to the Ksan House Society’s new transition house, as well as shrubs and trees to the Terrace Beautification Society and the city’s parks and recreation department. Youth Centre. CITY PLANNER David Block facilitated the donation of trees to Muks-Kum-Ol DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO Local man fined for taking - logs, disturbing fish F abitat A TERRACE man has been fined $20,000 for removing logs froma PY jog jam on the Kemano River and compromising fish habitat in the process. Jerrad Zuchotski, a log salvager who works in Kemano, plead guilty to one count of fish habitat destruction in Terrace court July 26. , The removal of the logs dates back to November 2001 when the Depart- ment of Fisheries and Oceans was advised of his actions. Zuchotski painted. - the ends of the freshly cut logs to conceal his activity, say DFO officials. | A joint investigation by DFO and by the provincial forests ministry re- vealed nine large Sitka spruce logs had been removed from a log jam in the Kemano River, and were bundled up at the mouth of the river. ay a FOR CLASSES BACK PACKS | © Several Styles & Colors _ To Choose From! ° Five Year Warranty!. Regular $69.95 | ALL STAR SHOES 4617 Lakelse- “Avenue, Terrace, B. C.° 250-635- 6703, ~ (Conservation Outdoor - Recreation Education) . 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These fish had not been properly stored or refrigerated ‘and the risk of someone getting sick from consuming these salmon was high. An Officer contacted the local radio station and a broadcast to the public warned of the potential health risk. When purchasing fish ensure the seller has proper licensing, documentation, and’ issues a receipt. . Retention of Coho salmon opens in local streams below Terrace on August 26, for one fish a day over 50 cm. The possession of Coho in the Kitimat River is two fish a day over 50cm. ~ « Terrace Habitat staff are involved in a collaborative effort with various agencies, the Lakelse Lake Watershed Society, and the. Kitselas First Nations on the Lakelse Lake Sockeye Recovery Plan. Presently they are collecting adult escapement estimates, DNA and disease sampling, as part of the baseline information needed to help restore sockeye numbers to historical levels. « Once again Officers worked with the RCMP on road blocks in the Terrace area that resulted in a number of charges for the RCMP and DFO. It's bear season! Please remember to keep your garbage inside, and clean up the any fruit that falls on the ground. Did you know.....there have been reports of white sturgeon: (Acipenser: transmontanus) in the Skeena River? The white. sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish species in North America. The largest recorded sturgeon weighed in over 600 Kilograms. . , REPORT A POACHER, OBSERVE, RECORD, REPORT. for offences imvolving salmon and offences. occurring in tidal ¥ telephone the FOC. toll-free number 24/7 at 1-800-465-4336: “provides. ORR forms, keep them in your glove-compartment of your car “and of with your fishing license. Terrace office located at or (A) Ke ith Ave nex! to Excel Trucking. “The logs were estimated to be worth $15, 000. 7 During the investigation samples were cut from the logs and from the stumps and tops of trees from the Kemano River by forestry staff. The sampling was done in an attempt to match the samples from the Ke- © mano River to those logs that were taken by Mr. Zuchotski, officials say. . The samples were. sent to.be analyzed in order to match DNA. The results ~ were conclifsive; all the samples from the Kemano-River were matched by (i) (| © Fisheries and Oceans Canada will use $17,000 of the fine to promote conservation, protection and enhancement of fish and fish habitat. e The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - A3 News In‘Brief ‘in at Prince Rupert this season, the 2. 000- “passenger |. president of a province- . |. to change the way. British. | ‘| Columbians choose their ” MLAs. lawyer in Victoria, was “Voting BC at its annual ‘general meeting in Victo- | ‘ria last week. - co-chair: of the ‘Yes for - » STV’ campaign in the last provincial election and has for the old Canadian Alli- ‘mean voters would vote for more than one MLA over. Kalum fire doused | A FIRE was reported to local forestry firefighters on the north end of Kitsumkalum Lake August 12. An initial attack crew visited the area that afternoon and returned August 13 to put out the 0.2 hectare fire. » The cause of the fire is under investigation. This is the second fire reported in the Kitsumkalum Lake area in the past few weeks; a fire broke out on an island on Sand Lake August 7. ‘Ship taken away = ONE OF the larger of the ciuise ships stopping at Prince Rupert this year won’t be back in 2006. °. 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