‘Al6- - The: Terrace Standard, Wediciday, August 25, 2004

Fire continues |
to smoke away -

- THE HARD SCRABBLE Creck Fire, 28 km northeast: of 4

Terrace near the Skeeria West Bridge, was continuing to.
_ put-up smoke at the-end of lask week...

The blaze, which has singed: more that- 60 hectares of.
. forest, has been. burning for several weeks..."
Firefighters from: Telkwa were: originally put: on ‘the

fire to get it “urider. control ‘but, Were later ‘pulled off. be-.
. cause of ‘the danger. of working: on steep. terrain, sand: loose a

rock..

was in Haig near Hope. fighting a fire there,’

Almost 200, 000° hectares. OF: forest has been’ lost this
year- in the: province. That's 40, 000. hectares more: than
-. this time: last year.

“Although. we've. lost more ¢ forest this year than last,
the province had spent less.

year” compared: with $144. million at this point last year, :

The forest. service. says. far fewer-fires have been
cause by” ‘humans. ‘this: year. that last.’ Humans. have. star-:

“ted 40:fires in. the province this: year- compared with, 173
fires determined to-be cause by:humans last year.

Slightly: wetter and ‘cooler’ weather kept the fire dan-

- ger at moderate in the: Terrace. area, last week,

A FORGOTTEN, (CAMPFIRE, could: have: Started: a sen
. ious blaze had. city firefighters 9 not extinguished it AUB.

12,

'. There were ‘three’ ‘other ‘small fires burning in. ihe Ter:

_  Tace area’ late, last week,. All were under, observation. but :

“none were being: battled by crews, 685.
Terrace’s : AWO! three‘member: initial: attack: ‘Grews. re- i

mained’ on stand. by-and:a ‘larger, 20-membéer. local crew -

Flames: did eat up. a. ‘small: area “along the’ city: “deve: ;

: THE’ HARD SCRABBLE. Creek fire northeast of Terrace continues to smoulder
away. It's been burning for several weeks and its smoke has been very visible.”
PHOTO COURTESY THEE B.C. FOREST SERVICE. . ;

Just over: $122: million. as ‘gone’ to. battling blazes ‘his nae

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“Downtown Lions

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GREAT DEALS

| oped trail across ” ‘the. road, ‘from, Parkside ‘Secondary,

* School. .

“If: there. ‘had: been wind,, it. would've: been. up. ‘the a

bénch. There’ $a lot. of dry cedar Athere]." said, fire’ chief a

- ‘Randy: Smith,

Firefighters : contained ‘the. blaze te ‘a ‘couple’ hundred” ve
_ square feet” soon after arriving on., the scene around | ‘noon ah!

on Aug. 12..°

; a think: somebody ‘camped .0 ot. ‘and “probably: eft it
t;": Smith, said. “They ‘shoulda’ t: ibe: ‘camping, out. there poet

any way.”

ers arrived but, left behind an old shopping: cart. .

“The: ‘fire. crew: Spent ‘about’ half an: ‘hour ensuring the” h

blaze. was. ‘doused,

.. The campers. had. left. ihe § scene: by the time, Geib. . a

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ing time once again: .

few of the stars and planets that: twinkle overhead.’

energy - produced, ‘by. nuclear reactions: within their
cores. Some:of the terms. used’ to. describe: star sizes.

tres. Meanwhile. a main sequence. star may havea

| haved typical. diameter. of: 10, 000 kilonietres. :

When. venturing ‘out to observe’ ‘stars and nianets: give
your. eyes at least ten, ‘minutes: ‘to adjust to darkness,

of your. eye.”

| that are prominent i in northern skies.

dipper, can:be seen in’ the northwest: portion’ ‘of the

‘tion resembles a ‘bear.i in form:

in the night skye

One af the most visible planets is: Venus: “which ean “bi
seen in the morning or.evening sky. This planet is the
brightest object i in, the sky after the sun and. moon. as

So next. time you re in-a: provincial park: camping anid
the allure’of a’ ‘campfire wears thin direct your gaze

yourself ¥ with the: spectacular. night skye

enjoy the outdoorsl.

The darker nights of August renind v us siti is, 5 slai-gar- : ea

A camping trip, away from the light pollution of civili- . ; °
zation, is the perfect way to familiarize oneself with’ a ee

“|-inelude red giant; a main Sequence: star. and: ‘while: ~ -
dwarf, A red giant star falls into the: largest category |. |
and may have a diameter of up to 150 million kilome-. |

: more modest diameter of- approximately 1.39 million : = .
kilometres. Smaller stars, classified as white dwarfs a

. try. to view stars that are well above. the-horizon: and. |.
fo increase your. light sensitivity ‘look slightly: tothe |. -

; side of faint ‘objects,.as- this allows: the “star's or: oo

, planet's: light to fall-on. the more e sensitive outer part a

The Big, Dipper ‘and Cassiopeia a are e two: 5 costlltons os oe

Seven staré, ‘oughly. outlining thei jniage af a ladle oF. i a

aky. This is the Big- Dipper, which.algo forms’ the tail: . pe
‘| -in the constellation Ursa’ Major. This larger vonstella- we

Cassiopsia’s brightest stars cating a unique’ ow shape pe

upwards and spend ‘a few moments : familiarizing

Camping. at the Provincial Parks continues to.
offer lots of beach fun, and: great.swimming.:| ~
Take advantage-of our summer. heat ¥ wave and vty

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