Don Dunster Don Dunster, 65, is di- vorced with three adult daughters who live outside Terrace. ~ Dunster has lived in Ter- semi-retired. He continues to work for clients and con- ‘Sults in the areas business administration, _ accounting and office management. - Dunster spent two terms as a recreation commis-, sioner, helping secure Ter- race as host of the Northern B.C. Winter Games in 1983. He has been a board member _with the hospital, the now- defunct community health council and with Terrace and ‘District Community Services Society. ‘ Brian Downie Brian Downie is 58, mar- ° ried with three grown sons. He’s lived in, Terrace for 15 ' years. He.runs a small tour company and works as a for- estry consultant. He’s a reg- istered professional forester. .. He was the district man- ager for the B.C. Forest Ser- vice ‘here from 1990-2003. He is the president of the. Riverboat Days Society, and is a director of Heritage Park : Museum and Terrace. Eco- nomic Development Au- thority. He’s volunteered for Terrace Minor Hockey and is involved with the Terrace - Tourism Society. He was also the interim president of the provincial Skeena Liberal constituency association until he stepped down to-run in this munici- - pal election. ple ae race for 31 years and is now © Diane Collins Diane Collins, 45, has been married 26 years and is the mother of five children who have all attended or currently attend schools in the schoo! district. A | Kitsumkalum-based” resident of the Terrace area for 18 years, Collins studied business administration at NWCC. She has worked as a self-employed consultant — assisting and training © new -,businesses. ‘She helped the Kitsumkalum treaty nego- tiator for three years and _ -was chief councillor. for . Kitsumkalum for four years. She’s been a member or board -member of several Terrace groups. Art Erasmus Art Erasmus is 64 and has | been married to Lesley for eight’ years. Erasmus, who holds a masters degree in education, retired four years ago after 39 years in pub- lic education as a teacher, school principal and school district administrator © in Prince George and Terrace. A father to two adult daughters who received their education in the public system, Erasmus works as a part-time coroner. In the community, he’s involved with Rotary, vari- ‘ous club..and district level positions, community ser- vice, fundraising and pro- motional programs and the ski patrol. ; 1 Mary-Ann Freeman | Mary-Ann Freeman is 39 years old, a wife of 19 years and a mother of two daugh- ters in high school. ' Both she and her hus- band are self-employed and Freeman -has been a volun- teer within her daughters’ ‘schools since kindergarten. Freeman has been on the parent advisory council ex-. ecutive for eight years and the district parent advisory council executive for four years. She is well versed -in the areas of. advocacy, reading and_ parents’ and children’s rights within the school act. _ Freeman, a Southern Baptist, has been a Sunday school teacher’for 10 years. Stew Christensen ‘Stew Christensen came to Terrace with the Ministry of Transportation in 1969. He worked in several -Tegional management posi- tions before becoming the City of Terrace’s Director of Engineering i in 1987. He retired from the City in 2001. Christensen’ has served 11 years as a school trustee and has been on city council for one term. He is a member of the forestry task force, commu- nity forest committee and the ‘Kalum Land and Resource Management Plan group. ° He is chair of the regional district solid waste manage- ment committee and is one of the city’s directors on the Regional District of Kitimat- Stikine board. ‘North Ceritral Marylin Davies Marylin Davies, 65, is a 42-year resident of Terrace and is running for her third term as city councillor. She was instrumental in starting the Pacific North- west Music Festival, _ has been a cirector of the B.C. Winter Games, and is past- president of the B.C. Ladies _ Golf Association. * She chaired the 75th city anniversary _celebrations;. Municipal Association convention held ~ here, ‘is chairing the BC Li- ons Kermode Spirit Bears Project and currently serves as president of the UNBC Northern Medical Trust. She is a director of Ter- race Economic Develop- ment Authority and North- west Corridor Development. Corporation. ‘Glenn Kelly “Glenn Kelly is. 50 years old. He.is married to Dar- lene and has two children, Jordan and Kimberly, who live at home. He is employed by. Ack- lands-Grainger as manager of its north coast branches. He’s lived in Terrace for four years. i _- Kelly has been on the | ‘board of directors for the Terrace and District Cham- ber of Commerce. for two years and is the current vice president. He is the chairman for the 2006 chamber of com- merce’s trade show. He is an avid angler. Lynne Christiansen ’ Lynne Christiansen is a fourth generation Terracite who lives with her two teen- aged children. She has been: on city council for two terms and most: notably has worked as -council health liaison for six years. As such,’ health issues are her top priority. She is also the city’s li- aison to, the seniors advi- sory commission, the city’s health task force group, the Terrace and District Heri- tage Museum Society and to the development services department. She also sits on the Ter- race Public Library Board. Brad Pollard ‘Brad Pollard; 42, has been living in Terrace for 21 "years. He is seeking his first term on city council. He works as a consultant and entrepreneur running his own business, Acer Re- source Consulting Ltd. He has worked with for- estry, industry and govern- — ment working .on providing responsible and _ practical resource management strat- egies for development. _ He is the president of the Terrace Salmonid Enhance- ment Society and is a mem- ber of the Terrace communi- ty forest committee and the Terrace Curling Club. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 16, Seven run for school board truste ca o in the race for ci Carol Leclerc Carol Leclerc is 44, mar- ried to Roger and has three grown children. She’s lived in Terrace most of her life and has worked for the Coast . Mountains school district for 15 years. She _ is completing ‘her first term as city councillor during which time.she. has ' served as the city’s liaison to the parks and recreation advisory commission, Ter- race and District’ Chamber of Commerce, the sportsplex - fundraising committee, Ter- race Transit,. the Skeena Diversity Project, the River- boat Days Society, and was on Terrace’s 75th birthday. committee and Terrace’s Social Planning Commis- sion. She is.a member of Sa- cred Heart Parish Council. Robert Shkuratoff Robert Shkuratoff is 41 _ years old and has lived in Terrace since 1994. He lives with his partner > Karla Woeste and their three dogs. -. He has owned and operat- ed the Kermodei Dive Shop in Terrace since 1994, Prior to that he attended the University of Alberta in’ Edmonton, Alberta where he earned both a Bachelor of . Arts degree and a Bachelor - of Science degree. He is a member of the Terrace Tourism Society as well as the Terrace and District Chamber of Com- merce. Tanis Kilpatrick = Tanis Kilpatrick, 46, has: two school- -aged children and is recently re-married. . Kilpatrick worked as a geotechnical engineer for a- consulting firm in Vancou- . -ver before taking a job with "the Ministry of Highways in Terrace in 1991, Now a __ stay-at-home mom, she has been a mem- ber of the school planning council for Cassie: Hall El- ementary, is .a member of the local’ chapter of Cana- | dian Parents for French and ‘ participated in .consultation for school ‘reconfiguration, Mountainview Elementary, © and the tocal school calen- dar. She enjoys the outdoor lifestyle Terrace offers. 15), Rich McDaniel Richard (Rich) McDaniel is 65, was born in Vancou- ver and has lived in Terrace 30 years. He and his wife Lois are have three grown children and grandparents ‘of seven. He is retired from Hal Stedham > Born Harold Stedham, he has been Hal since he ran ~ for school president at King Edward high school in Van- couver with the slogan: Be a pal — vote for Hal. Stedham, 63, taught in the Lower Mainland for 10 years before earning a Mas- ters. in Education Adminis- tration and moved north to - be principal of Nisga‘’a El- running two businesses, To- - tem Beverages and Garden- land, which he operated for » more than 25 years. He has served four suc- cesive terms on city coun- cil. He is the city’s liaison to the sportsplex committee, Greater Terrace Beautifica- tion Society and the George Little House Society. He’s an avid sport fisher-. man with a keen interest in the environment. In the past he’s been involved with the Deep Creek Fish Hatchery” and the annual Kitsumkalum Tempo Family Fish Derby. ementary School. He contin- “ued to work: with First Na- ‘tions students until 2002. : ‘Stedham was first elected a school trustee in 1999 and -has served two terms. Stedham has been mar- ‘ried to Barb for'40 year and — they have three adult daugh- ters — two of them: teachers. dida ‘council © Kim Croot Kim Croot is 45 years old, and has lived with her family in Terrace since 1993. She currently works for Lakelse Air but is perhaps best known for her work as ‘the administrative assistant to former MLA Roger Har-. ris from 2001-2005. _ While she does not belong to local community or busi- ness associations she says she is familiar with many organizations because she attended numerous meetings on Harris’ behalf. Prior to that she. and her husband owned and operated © two successful businesses. Kim believes her politi- _ cal and business background gives her a unique perspec- tive on the needs of the com- munity and: the challenges. ahead. . 2005 - AS “ Gary Turner _ Gary Turner, 57, is mar- ried to Lynn and they have ‘two adult daughters. Turner was born and raised i in Ter- race, trade. He has previous ex- perience as a school trustee, having served as Thornhill’s representative between 1993. and 2002. : -Turner is also very active . in Terrace’s sporting com- munity. : ; He has served as presi- dent of Terrace Minor. Soft-. . ball from 1988 to 1994, has coached high school basket- ball since 1993 and was .as- : sistant sports director for the: .. 1997 Northern B.C. Winter Games here. e | Gordon Oates Gordon Oates is 59 years old and has lived in Terrace ~ for 18 years. He is married with two children. -He worked for 39 years for the Bank’ of Montreal, retiring in 2004, He also works part time for the Skeena Valley golf and Country Club. _ ' He. has served on the board of directors with the Terrace Curling Associa- tion, Terrace Little Theatre Society and and was a mem- ber of the Terrace Rotary Club. He has long been a ‘sup- , porter of building a new theatre for the Terrace Little ; Theatre. He isa proponent of sus- tainable economic develop-. ~ ment and a safe, clean envi- ronment. people to get out and vote. pitalized on Nov. 18. enue). ‘Election ‘day is Nov. 1 8 p.m. school trustees. 19. Voting for - both the school board trustees and mu- nicipal. city councillors will take place at Caledonia Senior Secondary School (3604 Munroe Street) from 8 a.m. until November 19: Get out and | exercise your right to vote a In - conjunction with the municipal and school board elections, Terrace voters will be asked in a referendum whether or not they want the city to continue fluori- dating the municipal water supply. The questions is: “Do you want the City of Terrace to continue: adding fluo- ride to its water supply?” _. And while the benefits and negative effects of fluoridation have been widely. debated, the city is relying on the ability of the voters to do their own research to ' formulate their answer. © The city has been adding fluoride to its _water system since 1965. The only way it can discontinue this , practice is if it is voted down by electors in a referendum. The water supply does have naturally occurring fluoride — less that 0.1 parts per million (ppm) but the city adds additional fluoride bringing the amount up to 0.7 THERE are several opportunities for . Today is day two of advance polls for people who can’t get out on Nov. 19th, the main voting day. Advance polls are open at City Hall at 3215 Eby St..in Ter- race from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. And a special voting opportunity will be held for seniors and those who are hos- Those will take place at Terraceview Lodge (4103 Sparks Street) and at Mills Memorial Hospital (4720 Haugland Av- Rosswood area residents will vote at the Rosswood Community Centre for wr Turner is a scaler. by"