One fami This week I would like to tell you 4 little about the Chris Troel- stra family. Chris and his wife Alice were married on Nov, 12, 1946 in Hol- land. Mr. Trocstra had already been a shoemaker for 25 years before arriving in Terrace in 1954, The family bad left Holland’ with their three young daughters — five-year-old Berta, four-year- ald Anaka and two-year-old Audrey. They took a 20-hour flight to Montreal, rather than the. nine-day boat trip. ..- pene Once in Montreal, Troelstra — with only $105 in his pocket for the trip ~—— and his family boarded the train for their new home in Terrace, B.C. : They arrived Feb. 28, 1954 and Mrs. Troelstra can remember a muddy. Terrace - already into spring breakup. Her brother, Otto yan Barneveld met them at the train. He had already setiled in Terrace in 1948, and later bought Doc’s Cartage [rom Doc Caulder. (Otto bas since passed away), Mr, Troejstra first. worked -at’. Pohle mill-‘and Sande mill. Then a fire bumed down the only. shoe - repair shop, owned by Albert Nuvonen and the local merchants at the time felt their should be an- other shoe repair business, They Visitors from afar talk preservation Contributed Guests from the Phillipines and Ecuador headlined the June 21 luncheon of the Northwest Devel- opment Education Association. Cecilia Perez and Moises” Pindog are part of a tour entitled “Travelling Together: A North/South Dialogue on Com- munities and Forests”? organized by the B.C. Environment and De- velopment Working Group based in Vancouver. Terrace was one of 16 B.C, communities visited. Perez and Pindog represent or- ganizations in. Ecuador ‘and the Phillipines which have been in-. volved in alternative, communily- based forestry and land develop- ment. They discussed sustainable forestry mayagement,: community,’ employ eli mds?" “aboriginal rights and feneral-land-ise i issues . with northwest residents. At the’ luncheon, Moises Pindog, an Ikalahan native of the Phillipines, . stressed: the .impor- tance of shared cultural and en- vironmental values as,the founda- tion of community building. He saw similarilics between Young book sleuths get world-wise Children will have a chance to become detectives this summer as part of the Terrace Public Library’s Summer Reading Club. Young sleuths will be tracking down interesting geographical trivia as they go on a round-the-world trip through the bookshelves of the li- brary. Children of any age can join — there*s no charge, The club will meet Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. in the library starting — with July 9 and going through to Aug. 13. Activities will include 7 ly’s journey “Here 'n There”’ by Yvonne Moen put some money together to help Mr. Troelstra open his first shop in Terrace — downstairs in the Kenney Block on the northwest comer of Kalum and Lazelle in 1955 -(now an emply parking lot), He bought his equipment from Joe Spitzel and stayed al. that location fora couple of years, — He then moved to a more con- venient location on Greig Ave., across the street from the Terrace Hotel in a building owned and built by Bill Reynolds in 1957. He stayed at this location until his retirement in 1978 as Ter- race’s shoe repairman and served many local people over the years. The Troelstra’s had three more children born in the old hospital in Terrace. Son Peter. was born in 1955, Cheryl arrived in 1959 and: Elsie arrived in 1962. Four children went to school at Riverside, Three. graduated from Skeena Junior High and the last three from Caledonia, all going forestry issues and practices here in the northwest and those in the Phillipines. Control of the land is directly Tinked to how land is developed and used, he said. In other coun- tries — such as the Phillipines and Malaysia — government ownership of forests and other resources can result in exploita- tion and non-sustainable land use. Cecilia Perez is involved with forest preservation in Ecuador, and is part of a “Protected Forests’’ campaign there. Her or- ganization, ‘‘Friends of Nature of Mindo”’ has received internation- al -assistance in the quest to preserve Ecuadoran forests. She sees efforts here to preserve old growth forests as critical to. the, meinbers of the recycling com- mittec, farmers and horse loggers, . union and labour council mem- bess, area environmentalists and people involved'in international development issues. For more in- formation call the Northwest De- velopment Education Assacialion at 635-6233. storics, crafts and music from around the world. Juterested sleuths can drop in July 2nd or 3rd to pick up their free but-. "J ton, bookmark and expedition journal and register for the events. French-speaking children have their own club — Biblio Soleil — where they'll have the opportunity to participate ina parallel set of ac- tivities running in French on Wednesday, mornings at 10:30 a.m. Call the library for details at 638-8177. Canada 125 — various activities, 7:00 p.m. -- Northwest Window. 3:00 pam, -- Faith Full Gospel. - 4:30 p.m. -- Sounds of Revival 7:00 p-fa. -+ Northwest Window. 7 00 p.m. -- Norlhwest Window. : 3:00 p.m, -- Faith Full Gospel. 4:30 p.m. -- Sounds of Revival. 7:00 p.m. -- Northwest Window. ON CHANNEL10 ‘Tuesday, June 30 7:00 p.m, -- Hooked on the Northwest premicre show. This pro-’ | gram is full of fishing tips both for the experienced and the in- experienced. Locally produced — join your host Steve Nicholls. Wednesday, July 1 Thursday, July 2 Friday, July3) co hk 00 p.m, -- Caledonia Senior Secondary Schoool 2 ginton : Saturday, July 4°: 7:00 p.m. -» Hooked on the Northwest. : Sunday, July 5s. “Tuesday; J uly 7 ; | 7:00 p.m. -- Hooked on the Northwest... Wednesday, July.& 7:00 p.m. -- The Facts Behind the Food Scar Understanding of Pesticide and Food Safety Issues Thursiay, J uly 9 Saturday, July nu | 7200 p.m..-- Hooked on the Northwest, > ; Sunday, July 12 7 : Monday, July 13 oT: 30 p.m, -- City Council meeting. (live). on to further schooling. Berta graduated from Trinity Westem University with a teach- ing degree; Anaka graduated from Simon Fraser with.a teach- ing degree and biochemistry de- gree from UBC; Audrey gradu« ated from nursing at. Royal Columbian Hospital; Peter gradu- ated from Northern Alberta In- stitute of Technology as an elec- tronic. technician; Cheryl gradu- ated from Simon Fraser Univer- sity with a teaching degree; Eisie graduated from Buffalo College, specializing in consumer affairs and nutrition. The Troelstra’s now have 16 grandchildren and in their retire- ment spend time travelling to visit the family, who are spread out across ‘Canada. This March, Chris and Alice made a trip to Holland and on July 28 are. gathering for a family reunion in Summerland, Both are‘ very ac- not Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 1, 1992 — Page B3 WAITING FOR THE TRAIN: Chris and Alice Troelstra with chil- dren Berta, Anaka and Audrey prepare to board the train trom Montreal to Terrace in | 1954. tive at the Happy Gang Céntre. kKkkkk Now I wonder if anyone can help me. I’m looking for a picture taken of the Mitte building on Greig Ave. of the shoe repair, shop when Mr. Troelstra was there, Also, would anyone have a pic- ture or pictures of any of the doc-, tors at the old hospital? Please call me at 638-0423: ° DONATIONS The Ladics of the Order of the Royal Purple donated $2,000 on June 2 to the Child, Development Centre, The cenire hasn't yet. decided: how the money will be used, but likely options include’. buying more speech therapy. and = computer software. materials, and installing seat belts in the centre’s van. kakak a Mills Memorial Hospital has two hi-tech thermometers and two wheelchairs —_ courtesy Branch 13 of the Royal Cana- dian Legion. Moncey for the items. — $2,600 — was raised by Legion members who worked the booths at the West Coast Amusements carnival _ show here April 23-26. The Tympanic thermometers resemble a space-age pistol and Work by being stuck in a person’s ear canal. The core body temperature is taken from the ‘ympanic membrane within tyo to three seconds. . This device registers tympanic, oral, rectal and sur- face readings at the flick of r] switch, ‘The wheelchairs have sides that can be raised or lowered. easily for the convenience: of older people, only. ov but. ABLE to meet the growing needs of the community. - Thank you for saying YES _to the library expansion.