-, making © ) Magnificent seven honoured SEVEN .. PEOPLE were given the city’s top honour June 28, positive and significant differences to the i community. Bev ‘and George Buj- tas, Sandy Glendenning, . ‘Don Highe, Corbin King, Bill Redpath and Mohinder ' » Takhar received the Order - of Terrace from Mayor: Jack” ' Talstra in a brief ceremony ., oat the Terrace Inn... == Bev Bujtas has- lived in Terrace since 1952 and is best known for her volunteer . . work with the Beavers and Terrace Youth Soccer.. ‘She was a Beaver leader -- with the Ist and 6th Terrace, troupes for 11 years and has. , been loaning her time to the. soccer, group since 1984, including the spot she still _ holds — registrar. a She married George, who emigrated from Hungary in, 1957, moving 10 years later to Terrace.’ George was 7 also: involved with the Bea- -- ’ vers but the bulk of his time . uwent to Terrace.Youth Soc-' - cer since 1979. He has held ~ every post: imaginable there , from coach to equipment | manager to division head.° ' New Brunswick born and raised Glendenning came to Terrace in 1976 to work for . » Skeena Broadcasters. (now -' Standard Radio"’where she still works). ; Glendenning has tireless- ly worked to. improve the community. She has orga- - nized or helped to organize a number of fundraising ini- _tiatives including the Food . for Friends campaign,’ the Sharing Tree, Standard Ra- dio’s Radiothon that raised ; $20, 000: for health care in the region this year. This year, she organized a garage _~ Sale that garnered $8,000 for > '. the. youth emergency shelter .- among other accomplish- ’ . ments. ‘Don Highe, whose son _ Angus accepted the award on his behalf, has lived in Terrace since 1968 with. . wife Barbara. The British-born Highe . ‘worked as a land surveyor for more than'30 years be- fore his retirement last year. recognized = for : MAYOR Jack Talstra (third from right back row) and RCMP Const. Chris Rusnak i in Red Serge join the ‘seven DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO. recipients of the Order of Terrace for 2006 at a June 28 ceremony. . In the community, Highe is best know for his involve-. ment.with the Terrace Blue- -backs Swim Club, for which" he was president at one time, and for pushing the city to ' obtain and develop the soc- © - cer fields situated at the end of Sparks St. in the Horse- shoe. ‘Highe has also served on _ the. Mills Memorial Hospi- tal board ‘for more than. 30 years. _ Corbin King, who grew ; up .in Terrace,: settled in Prince Rupert after a stint in . “the army, before returning to live permanently.in Terrace in 1951 with wife Lillian: | ‘For 28 years, King man- aged the Terrace Co-op and: was‘ well. known for pur- chasing supplies’ from local producers. As manager, he oversaw the store’s expan- sion in 1967 to a full-blown department store on Greig ™ Ave. King was instrumental in pushing for a new school on the Bench where he lived gz: ZWILLING | J.A. a 275TH ANNIVERSARY _ 30+5 PIECE CUTLERY SET : (Includes § Piece Hostess Set) REG. $243.00 SALE PRICE $139. ud | 275TH ANNIVERSARY WIN GOURMET SET ’ (Includes § Piece Block Set + 4 Steak Knives) REG. $280.00 “SALE PRICE $179.99 275TH ANNIVERSARY i '7 PIECE CLASSIC CL CLAD» _ COOKWARE SET + 4 PIECE GADGETS | (Pastry Brush, Garlic Press, |. Peeler & Spatula) REG. $437.00. SALE PRICE ‘299.99 Open Ae Noon - 5:00 p.m. Skeena Mall ¢ Terrace gemmas@monarch.net 4-800- 563-4362 The Ant ' skinworks.ca Dr. Nick Carr, MD, FRCSC, Plastic Surgery . ‘Dr. Frances Jang, MD, FRCPC, Cosmetic Dermatology with his family. He coordi- ” nated other families to form . the “Local Water Improve-. ment District” and shortly after the area had ‘its water — . system. , King also served on the school board and played a role in establishing three schools in Terrace. He. was also a member _of the hospital board, the li-. brary board, the farmers’ in- Stitute and a regional district director. After moving to Salmon . Arm for, a decade Corbin. and Barbara returned in 1989. King continues to be” - involved with the. local se- niors’ association. - Dr. Bill Redpath ‘moved to Terrace with wife Gil- ‘lian in 1980 and they’ ve had three sons here. ..- Dr. Redpath i is bestknown for his advocacy in the de- velopment of health care in Terrace.. He has served.on the Terrace ‘Health Monitor- ing Committee, championed the introduction of chronic’ disease . management and played.a leading role in the ‘development of: the Park Avenue Medical Building.. He helped. the clinic be-. come one’of the first in the country to’ adopt electronic medical records. _ Dr. trusted with the introduction of: information technology into hospitals in the North. Outside the medical field, Dr. Redpath has played an’ ° ‘active part in the Terrace Tennis’ Club and lead the - development of the Haliwell tennis courts. He has .also coached Terrace Youth Soc-- cer, culminating with a gold in. 2005 with the under-16 boys team. Businessman Mohinder ‘(Mo) Takhar has resided in Terrace with wife Dar- shan since 1970. Since then, . his first company, . Takhar Trucking, has been hauling, logs. / In 1984, Takhar started Redpath currently 7 serves on a Northern Health Authority ° committee en-_ Braun St. . Eleven years later, Takhar he owns several residential properties. Takhar was a Terrace the. Terrace Precut millon ~ _ bought the Gobi Mall and — councillor between ©1983 and 1993, serving as council . liaison for public works, fi- _hance and the hospital. For more than 20 years, — -Takhar has also..been a: :. member of the local Rotary ~ Club, . In 2004, . ‘Takhar -do- _ nated $13,000 tot he sport-.. Splex and $5,200 to the Dr. ~ R.E.M. Lee Foundation. for- a new CT scanner and most. - recently | he is known for joining other area’ investors _ ‘to resurrect the old Skeena, Cellulose sawmill (now the Terrace Lumber Company). — Membership in the Order - of Terrace is given in recog- . ‘nition of outstanding contri- -bution'to the City of Terrace ° and nominations are made by citizens or groups from Terrace. . ' The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 5,2006-A3 | a News In Brief _ The UNBC board has . |. last for Dr. Charles Jago, - who has retired after be- ing the UNBC president Martin on board A FORMER administrator‘ with the Coast Mountains School District is now a board member of the University of — Northern. British .. . Columbia. . Dawn Martin of Ter: race ‘attended’ her’ first meeting last , month 0 cin ‘Fort St. John. 15 members and manages and controls the universi- - _ty’ $ property, revenue and . * business affairs. That mecting was the | for 11. years. The new ff president ‘is Dr.- Don . »Cozzetto. — " Martin: began her 36-. year public education ’ career as a teacher-librar- _ ian and moved on to become:a principal and then the . Dawn Martin = . “| district’s director of instruction before retiring. ~~ Manlostin blaze TERRACE RCMP and Thornhill firefighters responded. “to a call.to discover a vehicle.engulfed in flames on™ Hwy16 near the Copper River Motel, aroiind 4 a. mM. . June.22. The 1990 Ford van was deemed a total loss. Investigators determined that the vehicle had been to |- ‘a local repair shop and it was believed to have been’ on | ~-a test drive when the blaze occurred. oe ty ‘Visitor robbed" eg” A DEASE Lake resident came ‘to town recently but left with fewer belongings. The person reported that - someone took a 9.9 Mercury outboard from a: truck - parked. along the 4600 block of Straume Ave. June 23... } - And someone swiped a Sony DVD camcorder and a Fuji Finepix camera from the Source by Circuit t City on . Lakelse Ave June-22: Burglaries attempted _ ONE LOCAL business: suffered damage and ‘another 5 -escaped damage during. two separate’ break-in attempts. } June 23 and 24.: Glass in the front door of a.downtown: ‘| ” area ‘business was broken during the attempt while a ae south-side business escaped having any glass’ broken. ’ In:‘both cases, it appeared that the culprits attempted 1 to 0 pry tt the doors Open. . 7 7 Boe ~ Owl killed A DRIVER from Burnaby, B.C. escaped it injury y when . his car struck and killed an owl along Hwy37 June 23. The man was driving between Terrace and* Kitimat around 11. a.m. when’ he hit’the bird, causing $1,800. |) damage to the hood and grill of his. 2004 Lexus. “British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office Galore Creek Copper-Gold-Silver Project | es | NovaGold Canada Inc. (NovaGold) has submitted an Application for an -. Environmental Assessment _ Certificate (the Application) to 7 ‘construct and operate.an open pit. mine approximately 200°km southwest of iskut, B.C. ‘The proposed Galore Creek Project is - subject to review under British; Columbia's. Environmental Assessment Act, S.B.C. 2002, c.43 _and Canada’s Canadian ' Environmental Assessment Act and a is being reviewed by both governments through a harmonized | process. Public Comment Period NovaGold has applied to have _ applications for authorizations under the Forest Range and Practices Act, Land Act, Water Act, Environmental _ Management-Act, Drinking Water —_ Protection Act, Transportation Act. and Health Act reviewed ‘concurrently with the Application. A 60-day public comment period on the Application began on July 10, 2006 NOTE: All documents and/or are ‘comments received bytheEAO =... regarding this Projectare —— _ -. considered ‘public and willbe = ‘posted on the EAO website. — ‘Open Houses The British Columbia Environmental - . Assessment Office (EAO) and the _ Canadian Environmental 7 _ Assessment Agency. invite interested : parties to attend open houses being -- held inthe following communities: «. July 11, 2006 (4pm — 7pm) Hudson Bay Lodge, Smithers, BC July 12, 2006 (44am —2pm) | - ae Best Western Terrace Inn and. - Conference Center, Terrace, BC _ July 12, 2006 (4pm - 7pm) . | ‘King Edward Hotel and. Motel, Stewart, BC There will be presentations on the. . environmental assessment * - processes and NovaGold will present’ the Application. A copy of the Skinworks is the premier cosmétic ‘clinic in Vancouver. It is the only combined Plastic Surgery and Dermatology clinic in BC. Skinworks offers the full range of dermatology, laser skincare, and cosmetic surgery. Together, Dr. Carr and Dr. Jang have over 30 years experience in cosmetic treatments. -and willend on September 8, 2006. Comments on the Application must | be received by the EAO by midnight on September 8, 2006. Please send . your comments to: Application is posted at . mo http:/;www.eao.gov.bc.ca. 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