The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 3, 1999 - A15 >» 4 | Gold mine donates food By ALEX HAMILTON sans os be “IT’S LIKE manna from heaven.” These are the words Anne Shivbalak from the - Terrace Emergency Shel- ter used ta describe the bonanza of food the Snip gold mine from up north mine donated last-month. Shivbalak said three truckloads of food and dry goods were delivered Oct. 16 from’ the now-closed mine,. giving the shelter food to last for months. “We can feed a lot of . people,” she said. “And there’s a lot of hungry people ‘in Terrace,” She couldn’t believe her eyes when six pallets loaded with ‘boxes of marshmallows, flour, sugar, raisins, dates, nuts, ‘Soups, crackers, cereal, beans, soya sauce, tea, ough space for it ail,” Shivbalak said, adding that some of the meat is being stored in freezers all over town, _ There was so much food that the emergency shelter has given some to the food bank, the transition house and Osborn Home. Carol Sabo, executive director of Ksan House . Society, which runs: the emergency shelter, esti- mated the food and dry It’s all over THE LAST WQBKERSsj flew out of a remote north- ern airstrip 10 days ago, ending what had been a decade-long gold mining operation at the Snip mine. Equipment and fixtures were taken oul and woo- den buildings were burned to restore the area in the Iskut valley to as close to its original state as pos- sible, says Garry Biles from mine owner Home- stake Canada. Some buildings at the Bronson Creek airstrip, near the mine site, were ” left and the strip itself will remain, he said. The Snip mine pro- duced close to $450 mil- lion in gold over the years and employed 160 people at its peak, Some of those have al- ready found jobs at Home- Slake’s remaining north- western gold mine, Eskay Creek, said Biles, All told, the shutdown cost approximately $10 million, including $2 mil- lion for severance pay and $3 mitlion for the shut- down work itself, said ‘Biles, “We'll be pretty close ‘to budget. It’s pretty ex- pensive, not cheap,” he noted of the cost. ’ Heavy equipment was sold to the Ritchie Bro- thers auction company While fixtures such as ta- bles, chairs and kitchen ‘equipment was donated to communities up north. - Homestake will visit the site over the years to monitor the results of its shutdown work. ~ The shutdown began in June after the last ore was processed at the minesite. Attempts over the years lo extend the mine's life by find more ore failed. The closure also affects Hawkair Aviation, the Ter- tace-based company which flies two large cargo planes, It had (he contract to fly supplies into the site and to fly out ore for refining. The Siip mine was the one solid performer in an area which at one time “was one of the hottest gold exploration regions in the country, | ‘ing the shelier’s food bud- * pet. ples on a short term basis, Many male clients Men’s coats are especially coveted, veh + i: se | Terrace Totem Ford a $10,000 cheque Sweepstakes drawn Saturday, October 23/99, doth ne on $10,000 VICTORIA SHAW Yellow Jacket KENNY GUITARD Boxes were soon SS ee oe $2,000 RICK & JOY GILKER Blue Jacket BERNICE BOLTON stacked floor ta ceiling, ANNE SHIVBALAK from the Terrace Emergency Shelter doesn't have to go Bike CHARMAINE SIMMER Electric BBQ) RUSSEL BENZER laking up one corner of the grocery shopping any time soon. The closed Snip gold mine donated tons of Bike JEAN PIERCE Red Jacket GORD OLSON shelter’s living room, _ food, packing the shelter's cupboards and freezers. Bread Maker KERI BROWN Coffee Moker FRANCES JOHNSON Then came the meat -— an ? Compact Disc Player LAWRENCEDERRICK olor Shirt : goods d@re worth about This donation of food come from detox; others pa nye lor shut GERALD WHEELER shel ‘ania’ froteer ate $20,000. means that clients can cat are newcomers to the city } D/Coss/Radio © NAN CHAU Coffee Maker =. CHRIS BOOTH quickly packed with “This was a terrific this winter,” Sabo ex- looking for work; while Sony Disemon TERRY ALGER Red Jacket - RON PEAL roasts, steaks, Cornish ~ ®@fly Christmas present,” plained. “It means a lot.” some are fiecing abusive Blue Jacket EDUARDA MARTEL Polar Shirt “BRUCE HALDANE hens, lamb, burritos, ribs, Sabo said. . In operation for six roommates or wives. AdvantixComera — DWAYNE KLASSEN Watch HARVEY GUNNANOOT sausages, salmon, ribs and _ She said the food came years, the Terrace Emer- Sabo said the shelter is Cordless Phone ==» DAVID CLOUTIER Watch ~~ DON MCDONALD one huge halibut, Mee epopPortune’ time, gency Shelter is available always in need of warm Cordless Phone = AUDREY & ROSS Walch MICHAEL MUSTERER “We didn't have en-. When cutbacks are affect- to homeless men and cou- winler clothing for clients, FILUON Wok TER Standing in front of the brand new 2000 Focus, Shane DeJong of presents Victoria Shaw of Kitimat Village with from Totem Ford’s October Sweepstakes Giveaway. 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