te I it fi t id: it D Max Min > Total |] D Max.» Min Total O we come 1 S ir st resi en Ss A Temp Temp Precip|,| A emp. Temp. Precip | Yc °C mm it Y.-C» mm VARIOUS. SOCIAL. - services, “counselling agencies and 7 Housing| and officials from the Real Estate Foundation of 2 ~ 9. ‘ 43 -17 9 -29.1 0.0 others toured’ the brarid-new Ksan House Society’s new B.C., all of whom’ contributed construction monies, | have - “| 13° -0.1 -1. : . ‘ = : transition house yesterday in preparation fora full occupancy: ‘been invited. 14 #12 -2.3 14 -17.1 -20.4 T. : by residents next month: . — «The local list includes members from the Terrace. and 15 4.9.49 0 ‘145 -14.7 -18.1 0.0 “We want our partners and other service providers to see Skeena Valley Rotary clubs, . the Northern Savings Credit. : ne aan Bf. ae ae, aro - where they might be making referrals to,” says Ksan House Union and city council. - — 16 0.1 .-1.5 16 -10.6 -1 5.1 16 Society executive director. Carol Sabo last week.: The society had hoped to furniture each Of the bedrooms. : 1 7 "y 3 -{ D) 18 8 “147 -3.7° -10.7. 18:8 The complex,. located. close to downtown, contains both — two of which are family-sized — -with new beds, linen and — a weer ls 7 -. a 7 the society’s administrative and residential: services in one. - the like through donations but just one group, the local Lions 18 2. 9. ~ 4.2 - ‘| . location, replacing buildings at separate locations. — Club, has so far responded. 19 2. 0’ -0.3 a "~The society’s administrative wing was occupied. late’ last ‘At the same time, Sabo said the society faces a monetary : year while work continued to finish the ‘eight-bedroom, resi- challenge because it will be paying more property tax than See eae CE LURES ETUR ESS SESSRSMBEEY? dential. portion. ;- ee it has in the past. a ~" “Sabo expects the final construction cost to. come under the . “We had very old buildings before and their value wasn’t. “wane INTER MAINTENANCE winter $1. 3 million by as much as $100,000. Alp. as high so the taxes weren’t'as high. Since this is a new build- driving ‘conditions... ' Motorists should be a... “And that’s: good news ‘because it will reduce our -mort- a gage, ” she said. oo The society ‘raised $800, 000 through various s federal, pro- woe vincial and other sources leading up to the start of construc- . tion. ge os - While professional agencies t toured the facility yesterday, there’ s another open house Feb. 2 by invitation only. - -. Representatives from government: agencies such as. the a Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation a and B.C. “yp'in-the region as 2005. “closed but the December rate... °° Of 7.7 percent is still lower ‘than: the 8.7 ‘per: ‘cent nt posted. © time ‘or- part, time. from. the Charlottes: to’ just: this ‘side. Of. Vanderhoof i in December . 2005: is. 900: fewer: than. ‘it “was in December 2004. ; wae : . December. 2005's rate of ~ SIT. per, cent. is also higher... ‘than’ the | November. 2005: crate of 6.8 per cent. This ‘region was one. of three in the province to have - _-a higher unemployment rate - tin December 2005 compared ., .; ... “to November 2005. - LO ~"The:-=provincial- rate rann eS “ , dropped from. 4.7, per cent _ > im, ‘November’ 2005 to, 4.5. ‘per cent in December 2005,. ° - while the federal rate at 6.1. -» percent. for that month. was : the same as it was the month : before. , _ December 2005 was the _ third month ina row the un-. employment. rate began to . . Tise after ‘months of a steady a decline. oe “The December 2005 rate. “was the highest of all the re- - gions in the province. Three areas, the Thompson-Okana- "gan, Greater Vancouver and _-. Greater. Victoria shared the - ° lowest rate — 4. percent. ws . employment os analyst Patrick’ Blaine. did | “note the number of full-time. Federal: “people. “working | in’ Decem- ‘ber 2005 — 34,800.— was just 300 fewer than: what it v was in ‘December 2004. It means the largest loss “of employment took place in ’ the part-time labour force, he added. “We've seen this before. We saw this in: 2003, ” Mc- - Intyre said. < He! said the December 2005 ‘figures could be de- scribed as “disappointing” when compared to employ- . . -ment activity in other parts : of: the province. - Winch — : stolen — TELUS IS short one bumper o winch after it was stolen Jan. ‘18 from one. of ‘its trucks parked in.a company compound near the aquatic centre. . . A person did observe the : theft taking place and phoned police but the thieves were: "” gone by the time’ officers 2 ar ‘rived at the scene. Also stolen, this time on Jan. 13, was a 2002 “High” Marker” Skidoo from the ‘yard of a residence “in the '§000 Block of Agar.” And a resident of a house in the 4800 Block of Lazelle Ave. reported the theft of a - | DVD player,-VCR, fax ma- chine, answering . machine ’ and telephone after it was entered Jan. 19. ‘p2- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Transition house » nearly ready . Go os ‘Cash purchase . PLUS. 4 a : s ¢ PLUS i) a PURCHASE ; $ ft PER MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS WITH - FREIGHT. FINANCING” FOR y *3,350 DOWN PAYMENT OR EQUIVALENT (1,050 } D 36 MONTHS ; ' TRADE. ‘0 SECURITY DEPOSIT. . a aware that despite maintenance efforts, they are ‘Still going to encounter hazardous conditions on’ the highways. Drifting snow, bleak ice, compact. snow and slush can occur at anytime. Motorists . must drive with more caution throughout the winter months and’ expect | to encounter a full range of winter driving conditions. The best, defense against winter mishaps is to slow down! 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