Education degree
coming to Terrace

THE UNIVERSITY OF
Northern British Columbia

is introducing a Bachelor of .

Education degree program
here next year for people
who wish to teach kinder-
garten to Grade 7.

It’ll be two years in length

and means people will no

longer have to leave the area
to earn the degree, says local
_UNBC official Judith Lapa-
dat. .

There’s room for 25 peo-
ple in each of the two years,
which helps explain why the
university is moving from
increasingly cramped space

next to the provincial liquor’

- store to a much larger build-
ing, on :Keith Ave. across

from the Terrace ‘Lumber

“Company. .
The program is designed
‘to take three kinds of stu-

_dents — ones with an existing ”

bachelor degree, those who
have completed three years
of appropriate. university

- less,”

Judith Lapadat

coursework ‘and those who
have a UNBC diploma in

. aboriginal language and cul-

ture, said Lapadat. ;
“We've designed the pro-
gram. so there are multiple’
points. of entry, but every-
body does two years regard-
she said. ‘
Lapadat expects the pro-

of a growing number of re-
tirements within the exist-
ing ranks of teachers in the
‘north.

Next year, the univer-
sity is also reviving a bridg-
ing. program for aboriginal
people who wish to become
teachers.

‘It’s not being offered this

year because the university —

is fine tuning it to be more
applicable to potential teach-
ers.

: to be offered in conjunction
with the Northwest Com-
munity College so as to
give aboriginal people the
courses and preparation they
need leading up to the main-
stream Bachelor of Educa-
‘ tion program.

One complication for po-..
‘tential bridging program stu-

dents is that they often have

“to apply in the spring for any

gram to provide teachers for ° assistance from their home

northern jobs | in anticipation :

: Villages for fall studies.

Farm not a health risk’

| By Sarah A. Zimmerman

DAYBREAK Farms is.
complying with regulations

governing how to deal with
manure at the egg laying op-
eration and health inspectors
say flies at the farm do not
pose a health risk.

The determination comes
after a series of. visits this
summer to the farm by of-

ficials from the provincial
environment ministry and.
. from -

a health inspector
‘Northern Health. _

- An environment ministry
biologist and a conserva-
tion officer visited the farm

after receiving. numerous...

complaints from neighbours
about excessive flies they
believe stem from the farm
and about an odour.

The complaints are the
most recent in a long history
of complaints dating back
to" ‘before~ Daybreak’ Farms
purchased the farm in 1992.
Despite the complaints and
visits from numerous fed-
eral, provincial and munici-
pal agencies, many of the
problems at the farm persist
— prompting the latest in-
spections.

And the farm has not been
in compliance with orders
made by the Farm Industry
Review Board.

The environment minis-
try officials were asked to
inspect the farm because the
agriculture ministry has no
way of enforcing the orders.

”The main things that we
were looking for are how
manure is stored, where and
how it was. stored and at the
time of the inspection the
farm was in compliance,”
says Greg Tamblyn, an im-
pact assessment biologist
with the provincial Ministry
of Environment.

“Essentially they had
cleaned up the manure they
had on site and there were

‘ plans to pump out one of the
barns the following day.”

The July 17 visit was done ~
with the cooperation of the

farm's manager Ron Floritto
who also provided Tamblyn
with a list of improvements
he expects to see completed
in the coming months.

Those improvements. in--
clude:

* installing 24 fans. into

one of the barns in August,
2006

* installing new water
lines to both barns in Au-
gust, 2006

* installing new eaves-
troughs on the barns to con-
trol runoff

* completing items con-
tained in the farm’s environ-
mental farm plan a

* installing ties on road
to provide better support for.
trucks and to get rid of mud
holes

* filling in the remainder
of large lagoons

* removing manure sev-
eral times a year including
spring, summer and early
fall, if possible

* fixing a mower to cut
grass regularly

* obtaining a cost esti-
mate for installing a con-
crete foundation in one of
the barns

* constructing a concrete
foundation under the barn...
The ministry" has asked
Floritto to provide written

confirmation when each of .

these steps has been done.
Though the farm is in
compliance more follow-up
inspections are scheduled.
“If things look really good
on.the farm it’s unlikely we
would inspect again under
normal circumstances, but
with Daybreak, because the
issues have been going on

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oss Lake isa small, clear
water lake east of New
Hazelton, and is part of the

Bulkley River
- system. Thanks

to a fisheries

for some time we want to do .
ex-.

follow-up inspections,”
plains Tamblyn.

The. city is also seek-—
ing legal advice about how :
to proceed with the farm in

terms of enforcing its nui-
sance bylaws.

Residents have . submit-
ted a petition to city council
requesting the city enforce

- its nuisance bylaws. They °
believe excessive flies in.
the neighbourhood originate

from the farm.

‘the trout are hanging around
shore, ‘As the water warms,
brook trout are the first to go
to the cooler, deeper sections
of the lake.

Quick Facts |

stocking pro-
gram, this lake
offers anglers a
chance to catch
brook trout.

Smithers. The best fishing. is
in the spring and fall, when
the surface water is cool and

Gazetted Name
e Six Mile Lake -

Surface Area
e 33 Hectares
(82 Acres)

Maximum Depth
* 8.2 metres

The favorite
fly patterns.
for fishing
this lake are
chironomids,
damselflies,
» leeches and

dragonflies. “If

Brook trout (27 feet) “you want your
prefer cooler Elevation best chance,
water than rain- ° 402 metres look at what
bow trout, says — curves Ben they are feed-
Bob . Melrose, ® July:'1961 ing on,” says
shop pro from Depth Units . Melrose.
_Oscar’s Source * Feet
» for Sports in . There _ are
also © rainbow

trout in Ross Lake and the
Freshwater Fisheries Society

RB Rainbow Trout, BT—Brook Trout

FISH STOCKING

Released ___# Fish___Stock Size ___ Stage

7-Jun-06 ' 3,000 - RB— PREM PENNASK | 8.07 YEARLING
7-Jun-06 3. 000 BT—AYLMER AF3N 5.96 FINGRLING

Stocking records for past two years only, Earliest records date back to
1955. Average size of fish measured in grams.

I-Jan-55 2.000

RB—UNKNOWN

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‘of BC maintains a stocking
program for both species of»

trout. Brook trout have been
released every year since
1984, using Aylmer stocks,
and rainbow trout have been

released most years since’

1955, Recent: rainbow trout

- stocks use Premier-Pennask

strains. More information
about the recent stocking
program is provided in the
stocking table below.

Tf you are planning a trip

to Ross Lake, remember to
check the fishing regulations
first. There is a motor restric-
tion on the lake, allowing

“electric motors only. For

more tips on fishing Ross
Lake, drop by Oscar’s
Source for Sports and talk
to Bob.

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Fishing for Rainbows and Brook Trout i in Ross Lake ©

LAKE ACCESS

rom ‘Terrace. follow
Highway. 16’€ast just past
New Hazelton, tgrthe, turn-
off for Ross Lake Provincial
Park on your left (north).
Follow this road to the lake.

The park is very scenic, and
has a picnic area, beach, hik-
ing trail and boat launch.
The boat launch is single
lane and gravel with a gentle
grade. The park is for: day-
use only.

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