RARIN' TO GO. Devon Kuiper, organizer of last winter's highly successful O,P.0.V. flac hockey tournament, says initial response suggests the °94 edition will be even more strongly supported, The Kalum Killers are expected back to defend their title. -~OPOV tournament looks to expansion THE O.P.O.V. floor hockey toumey will be even bigger and better than last year, says organizer Devon Kuiper. - More teams, player uniforms complete with names and numbers and a players’ association are among the plans for the ’94 event. Anticipating a mid-January start, Kuiper said last year’s tournament showed to potential of floor hockey in the community. He said newspaper ads inviting interested people to call him had already elicited “*40-50 calls and there are three teams already in place. The interest is there,” he added. — | Noting local businesses such as Overwaitea and - Safeway had entered teams last year, he said the _ larget was to get more merchants-involved’ inthe. 794 tourney. He hoped that involvement would extend to uniforms, Kuiper also wants to see the O.P.0.V. become more organized. ‘That would include a captain’s meeting before the event started to finalize the tules and format. _ One of the thornier issues the captains would have to tackle, he said, would be the rough play that characterized some games last year. While sonic peonle took that as part of the game, he said others were less enthusiastic. ” Also in ‘the works is a possible invitational tournament which could draw teams from Prince Rupert, Smithers and Kitimat. _Anyone interested in more information about floorshockey. can, contac! Kuiper at 638-Q188."-*, NPR Soapeaatens Boe * zone. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 27, 1993 - C3 The Terrace Junior Volley’s would like to extend their sincere thanks to: All Seasons Tim Horton Neil Fleischman and the many parents and volunteers for their time and effort towards our club and tournaments. Winter Games deadlines close ANYONE INTERESTED in forming a netbail team for the B.C. Winter Games in Smithers has only a few weeks to do so. Zone 7 (northwest) representative Joyce Vriend said the deadline for registerlng a team is Nov. 27. Playoff date(s) will be set once she knows how many teams are involved and in a way that fits in with their needs, she added. To be eligible, a player must be at feast 13 years old as of March 10, 1994 and a regular playing member of a team within the Thank You They must also have lived in B.C, for at least one year prior to the March 10-14 Games. Any ‘A’ calibre player or anyone who has played for a national or provincial netball icam is not eligible. The zone includes communities from Vanderhoof to the Queen Charloties and Kitimat to Stewart. Teams, or individuals planning to form a team should contact Vriend at 846-5886 or Hox 221, Telkwa, B.C, And the Games call is also going out to all male junior curlers! The deadline for registration here is Sunday, Nov. 28 with the zons playdowns scheduled for Dec. 11-12 at the Terrace curling rink Team members must be between the ages of 13 (as of March 10, 1994) and 16 (as of July 1, 1993), be affiliated to the provincial curling association, ‘live in a Zone 7 community and have been a B.C. resident for at ~ : pie GDL. HANDL we Quick, agile. The lightest model in its class 2 Value ah Excitement | Legendary reliability “ Unbeatable ae 4h5ec of pure fun ; se Now three models to # Economy ~)“ghoose from sea YAMAHA DON'T RIDE. The PowerTo Satisfy. a least three months. ’ For further information, contact KE N S MARI N E either the Terrace curling club Ken Gibson Trevor Gibson (635-5583) or the zone boys’ 4946 Greig 635-2909 curling representative, Gordon Oates, at 638-0996 (H) or 638- 1131 (W). 33RD ANNUAL __ TERRACE UCTION | Sunday, Nov. 14, 1993 | Channel 10 & CFTK Radio PRE-SHOWING NOON-10 P.M. ~ SATURDAY COAST INN OF AFTERNOON THE WEST || NOV. 13TH, BANQUET 1PM-4 PM ROOM CALLIN —“~” YOURBIDS _& HELP ROTARY HELP TERRACE ” Number five in a series answering the questions most often raised with Alcan about the Kemano Completion Project oe What position is Alcan going to take when the public review of KCP begins in November? Q AL i ; The terms of reference for the British Columbia Utilities Commission do not -go beyond consideration of the potential effects of KCP and how these can best be provided for. Alcan's right to proceed with the project has already een confirmed by the federal and B.C, governments and by the courts. Alcan’s position will reflect the approach we have taken all along. We believe that the project is environmentally sound and will accommodate the needs of other economic users of the Nechako River. To demonstrate this, we are sharing our information with people who have a stake in the results. he BCUC’s review enables us to respond in a public forum, and in.an orderly and factual way, to some of the misinformation that has arisen over the past few years. ; a - Management of the salmon resource was resolved as long ago as 1987, when Alcan ‘signed an agreement on that subject with the two senior levels of -government. To achieve this, we modified the project to meet concerns that nad been expressed and joined in the creation of a co-operative program to © ss conserve the fisheries. Safeguards through monitoring and research are built into the program. . ~.. We know that reduced water flows, at a level designed to protect the salmon ~ resource, may call for remedial measures to avoid economic effects on other ~ users. We are working with these users through the River and Reservoir. Residents Committee and will tell the BCUC about our successes to.date. — Alcan maintains its overall commitment to KCP, We want to complete what oi. we started because we believe it’s a good project for us, for the region and for “British Columbia. nn : : ‘ - River watching | . This is a good time of year for a new look at the Nechako and perhaps:a bettet awareness of its prospects. ; Af you're driving south this week and want an idea of how the Nechako River will be affected at this time of year after KCP, take.a look out the window, At Vanderhoof and Prince ‘George, the river this week looks the same as it will look at the end of October after KCP. .., KCP Information Centre now open in Kitimat Alcan has opened a Kemano Completion Project Information Centre in Kitimat. If you have any questions or just want to know more about KCP, drop by Monday, Wednesday, or Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, eS an Oe Kemano Completion Project: KITIMAT ees INFORMATION CENTRE 224 City Centre ree Kitimat, B.C, V8C 1T6 Tal: 632-47 12