Vol. 2, IssueNo. 35 _

New

system
delayed

TERRACE — The ex-
pansion of the municipal
water supply planned to
begin this year will, re-
quire the construction of
a new dam on Deep
Creek. An engineer’s re-
port to Terrace council
states that the one-meter
maximum depth of the
existing Deep Creek
reservoir would have to
be doubled to make the
proposed system work
effectively.

The construction of a
pipeline link between the
Spring Creek and Deep
Creek reservoirs was put
into the current
municipal budget in
order to provide Terrace

with a more secure.
gravity-feed water sup-—

ply. The present supply
from Spring Creek is
adequate for only part of
the city, and it -is
augmented by Skeena
River water pumped
from an intake gallery on
Little Island. A compre-
hensive reservoir system
would provide higher
quality drinking water at

lower cost without

reliance on pumps.
According to the

engineering report,

prepared by city engineer.

Ralph Keen and John
Siefken of Peterson

Engineering, the prob-.

lem with the Deep Creek
reservoir is ‘‘vortexing’’,
the whirlpool effect

‘which can be observed as
water drains into a pipe. -

The report states that

vortexing has to be
avoided because it draws

air into the piping system
and renders the network
inoperable. In order to
eliminate the problem, a
constant reservoir depth
of at least two. meters is

required for the 450 mil- .
limeter intake pipe. The

only remedy for. the
situation is construction
of a new dam.

- The report concludes
by pointing out a
number of other. dif-
ficulties ‘in

distribution and pressure
regulation which are an-
ticipated in the course of -

continued on page 24

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Auction set for Sunday

Kelly Jackson, proud owner of a 16-month-old steer,
weighing approximately 1100 pounds, will compete in the
4-H Club auction Aug. 31 at 12 noon. This js Jackson's fifth
year as a participant at the auction which will be held on
the Thornhill Community Grounds. Don't miss the Skeena
Vailey Fair which runs Saturday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, Aug.
31 at the Thornhill Community Grounds. More detalis page

7.

water.

Date Lo
Aug. 18 8 «28
Aug. 19 22 «6
Aug. 20 23.7

Prec.
16.9 mm
none
none

Aug. 21 25 9 none
Aug. 22 21. 8 race
Aug. 23 711) (1.4mm
Aug. 24 99°12 «2.2mm

Forecast: Sunny skies,
cloudy periods. After-
noon highs 20, over-
night lows 10.

Inside -

Business Guide 16
Church Directory 3)

Classifled Ads 22
Coming Events 10
Comics 21
Crossword ai
Dining Directory 14
Entertainment 7
Horoscope 1B
Letters 4,5,15
Opinions 4
Sports 8
Stork Report 19

Talk of the Town §

TERRACE — Paul
Clark, the Terrace op-
tometrist who has gained
international promi-
nence as a wheelchair
athlete, may soon receive
recognition from his
hometown with a street
named in his honor.

A report from the
municipal Planning and
Economic Development
Committee to Terrace
council on August 25

Legislative Library,

Parliament Buildings,

Victoria, B.C,
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= Cyclist Dennis Maxwell gives Jennifar-Wiley,.9, a ride in |
the Terrace Vortex Shuttle during the ohildren's festival 5
‘held at Lower Little Park.’See story page 42.

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an iels Berq uist photos

Face painting pals

Lee Loranzo, 10, (left), with pal Dawn Belgrave, 5, both sald, ‘Getting our faces painted

was awesomel" The face painting took place during the Terrace Children's Festival.

City may honor Paul Clark

recommends that the
western portion of
Highway 16 between the
Sande overpass and the
city limits be named after
Clark for his athletic
achievements. Alderman
George Clark, chairman
of the committee, ex-
plained to council mem-
bers that the main
thoroughfare is the only
downtown road _ that
does not already have a

name, and he added that
construction of new
roads will be well into
the future.

During discussion,
council members pointed
out a number of minor
difficulties with re-
naming the street, in-
cluding the inconveni-
ence of address changes
for businesses located on
the highway. Coopera-
tion from the post office,

and possibly the Ministry
of Highways, may also
be required, and conse-
quently the proposal was
tabled to the next com-
mittee meeting pending
further research.

Paul Clark recently
returned to Terrace from
a series of European
competitions with a col-
lection of gold medals
and more world records.

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