Bi6 = Terrace Review.— Wednesday, July 24, 1991 . — [Looking back... North Sparks was still simmering this week in 1987. A local company had a contract to haul 430 loads of logs out of the Kitselas area but the city passed a resolution restricting the number of loads to 60. Rod Amold of RJA Contracting, however, had already made the commitment and he told city council he was going to truck the 430 loads out of Kitselas in spite of their resolution. Mayor Jack Talstra said the city was taking appropriate action, not specifying the nature of the intended action. In 1988, Christy park was the focal point for conflict. Terrace ‘Youth Soccer wanted to build the other two soccer fields that were in the original plans. The Northmen Rugby Club wanted to relocate the old Mills Memorial Hospital nurses’ residence there. Neighbourhood residents and superintendent of parks and recreation Steve Scott said the city didn’t need either of the projects. There were already parking and noise problems there, they said. And besides, there were already enough soccer fields in town. The matter was referred to committee, and we were told we could expect a council decision on the future of the Christy Park development by mid-October. Council had a number of concerns in 1989. There were the ongoing train whistle complaints. There was a request for support from the proponent of a 4600 block Haugland neighbourhood pub. There was a request for a crosswalk at Eby and McConnell for Parkside Elementary children. (That one was resolved: council declined the request.) And there was a question as to the safety of Lanfear hill. Was the sidewalk safe? Was it falling off the face of the bench? Public Works checked it out, and although a little work was needed, the hill was safe, we were told. But it was the Sustut-Takla forest licence decision that held the attention of city council. Alderman Bob Cooper wanted a meeting with forest minister Claude Richmond as soon as possible to discuss an impending disaster there — a large area on the western fringe of the Sustut was being destroyed by bugs, said Cooper, and plans should be made to begin logging the area early in 1991. T he conflict between residents and loggers on Halliwell and round the community four years ago, we witnessed the sod turning for the bandshell, the Kermode Friendship Centre announced they were gearing up to provide legal aid, and local environmentalists were not surprised when a pesticide spraying appeal board decided the use of Vision in the Ministry of Forests Salvus research project was okay. "We don’t have that much faith in the review process anyway," said one. "And the government is doing everything in their power to make it even tougher." In 1988, the Shames Mountain Ski Corporation was offered a low _ interest $505,260 loan by Frank Oberle, federal Minister of State for Science and Technology, and MLA Dave Parker. The money came too late to do anything in 1988, said a Shames spokesmen. But next year... We didn’t see much activity on Shames Mountain in 1989, but at Northem Native Broadcasting things were different. Three days of testivities heralded the successful completion of years of hard work and the start of the first phase of bringing satellite communications to northem communities. Also in 1989, Lawrence and Jeanette Pelletier’s 50th wedding anniversary was cause for a family reunion. Only the immediate family was invited... about 100 people in all. The Smithers Fire Department made a $5,000 commitment to Terrace’s Fire Safety House. And a local group, the Skeena Protection Coalition recycling committee, was preparing to make a presentation to the city. They had their eyes on the federal government’s $50 million Environmental Partners Fund. few other items from this week in our past. It was 1987 that the Looney hit local banks. Many people were confused... They began collecting them like rare coins. In 1988, local Tories chose Ray Halvorson to lead them into the next election. And the number of signatures on a petition lobbying Victoria for a University in Prince George topped the 10,000 mark. Also in 1988, Mills Memorial Hospital was approved as the site of a nuclear medicine facility, a group of 39 ex-provincial nursery employees bought five Ministry of Forests nurseries, one of them in Thornhill, and some labour negotiations were getting a little tense. A lockout notice was served at CFTK, IWA was having a problem with indusiry’s desire to have complete control over scheduling, and talks at Alcan had broken down completely. ; ; In 1989, Sunday opening restrictions were being eyed, there was a public hearing for rezoning rural land to accommodate North Coast Road Maintenance’s plan to move out of the Park Ave. yard, city council was considering bylaw restrictions on Sunday shopping, and Northwest Community College was planning a student enrolment drive in the lower mainland. And a year ago this week, the Ministry of Crown Lands offered Mount Layton Hot Spririgs a deal on some land for a golf course, only 20 percent of those attending a meeting of the Lakelse Community Association favoured a 20-ycar Crown waterfront lease to Lakelse Air, arid the Nisga’a set up a road blockade at New Alyansh. In part, the blockade was in support of Mohawks at Oka. But the real cause for civil disobedience was frustration over clearcut logging and high unemployment. THE GIFT OF LIFE. the Terrace branch of the Bank of Montreal was awarded a plaque sponsored by All Seasons Sporting Goods for their 50 percent tum-out of employees as donors at the recent Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic. Clinic chairman Lissi Sorensen presented the plaque to Karen Porker while fellow donors Ivy Ray, Gail Grant, Bonnie Armstrong and Gordon Oates look on. Missing from the photo is Suzie DaCosta. B.C. wilds made for foraging Contributed by Maureen Atkinson, Parks Interpreter Lakelse Lake Provincial Park Imagine going on a picnic- hike with friends into some pristine alpine wilderness... George brought the sandwiches and trail mix; Maggie, the ther- mos filled with steamy herbal tea and muffins. You were suppos- ed to bring the fruit for dessert, but instead the bananas, oranges and cherries remain on the kit- chen counter. What are you go- ing to do? After the initial em- barrassment has worn off, you volunteer to search for ap- propriate substitutes that nature will provide. A meadow is a wonderful place to find edible berries like currants, strawberries and blue- berries. Plants like blueberries - grow low to the ground. In well- drained, sandy soil is where you -will find strawberries. Straw- berries tend to grow in patches over a wide area. The leaves and stalk of a plant are identical to the domestic strain. The fruit is usually. quite small compared to what you get at the supermarket, but what they lack in size they make up for in taste by being very sweet. Blueberries and huckleberries can be confused, because they often grow in the same area and the bushes are similar in -ap- pearence. Both bushes grow to heights between three and six feet and the leaves tend to be small and oval shaped. In ‘shady, west coast rainfor- EDNESDAY IS SHIRT LAUNDRY DAY Men's or Ladies’ cotton or poly blend shirt | Richards on Emerson THE DRYCLEANER & SHIRT LAUNDRY Swing in to our DRIVE THRU 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. — Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. — Saturday - ests salmonberries and thimble- berries are very common, Both turn bright red in colour and look and taste, (subject to opi- nion) quite like the common raspberry. Salmonberries are very juicy compared to thimble- berries, which tend to be very seedy. One world of caution: some wild plants, including berries, can be poisonous. If you wish to go berry picking, always take along a complete plant iden- tification book... one with col- our pictures is best. Always check with an identifaction guide before putting a wild fruit or plant in your mouth. In provincial parks berries are protected, and visitors are not encouraged to sample the wild ‘fruits. Berries may seem insig- nificant but they, too, are part of the natural heritage of British Columbia. Wildlife like bears and birds depend on berries as a major food source, so please try to resist the temptation to sam- ple them. In the northwest there are lot’s of places outside of parks where berries are abun- dant and just waiting to be pick- ed. Happy Foraging! Visitor's Programs — Lakelse Lake Provincial Park July 25 - 29 Thursday 3 p.m. — Magic Nature Windows (craft for chil- dren), Furlong Bay picnic shel- ter; 7 p.m. — Basic Orienteer- ing, Furlong Bay picnic shelter, Friday 3 p.m. — Nature Bingo for children, Furlong Bay picnic shelter; 8 p.m. — Safe Hiking Presentation, Furlong Bay picnic shelter. Saturday 3 p.m. — Berry Del- icious, Furlong Bay picnic shelter; 8 p.m. — What's in Her- bal Garden? Guest presentation by Gunter Lenardt, Furlong Bay picnic shelter. Sunday 4 p.m. — Jerry's Rangers, Furlong Bay picnic shelter; 8 p.m. — Priscella Park’s Landscapers (dramatic slidetalk), Furlong Bay picnic shelter. Monday 8 p.m. — Nature Bingo (family edition), Furlong Bay picnic shelter. SRE ra Bs ES TO aN i el isl aS