_* “Terrace Review — _ weilissday; Agu nahi i989. Tse it... by Stephanle Wiebe How long ago was that Cher- nobyl nuclear accident? A cou- ple of years? Well, I think the. radiation has finally hit Ter- - race, Now read this carefully, it. may take some concentration to follow this one: When I was a kid, 1 used to watch ‘‘Gilligan’s Island” every week. I worshipped that show as the epitomy of North American culture. There was an episode about the castaways finding ‘a box of vegetable . seeds, but they didn’t see the warning label that said: ““Cau- tion! Experimental Radioactive | Seeds!”? You know how dumb Gilligan could be sometimes. They each planted their favorite veggies, and because of the radioactivity, the plants grew to.a gigantic size with a super-crop of food. I remember Mrs. Howell became a bit over- energetic, because she ate these huge radioactive sugar beets, but that’s beside the point. ‘The point is, that I went out to the garden the other day and discovered the biggest zucchini I’ve ever seen. Mega-zucchini. This squash could feed the ~ Third World. At first, | merely ~ now T-realize that this was just ° like Gilligan’s radioactive seeds thought it has been’a while since I checked the garden, but — obviously, delayed Cher-. nobyl nuclear fallout has reach- ed my’ ‘garden and radioactified -|- my zucchini. Didn’t Marianne eat.radio- ~ active carrots and acquire " ‘super-strength vision? Or was that the Professor? I can’t — remember what the Skipper- and Mr. Howell ate. Anyway, figuring that the average Russian may not have seen this historic episode of © “Gilligan’s Island’, I thought” the proper authorities should _ be notified. For all we know, there could be a trail of humongous radioactive zuc- chinis all the way to Moscow, and maybe I’m the only one who, remembering this show, — has made the connection. Now that I think of it, didn’t Gilligan eat radioactive spinach and gain super-human strength? Or was that Ginger? What super-powers. would _ result from consuming my mu- tant zucchini? The people must be warned. . Tax exemption for - association cut "TERRACE — The city has amended the 1990 Tax Exemp- tion Bylaw. City council ap- proved several properties for exemption in early July, and the list included the Terrace Associ- ation for Community Living Model Railroad Club. Because of this, city administrator Bob Hallsor advised council that the association qualifies for an ex- emption for only 20 percent of the total floor area. The 1990 Tax Exemption By- law gives total exemption to the - superb, A top hat and some old-fashioned costuming, travelling companions put Terrace library board member Ken the library's entry in the Riverboat Days parade. aclassic MGB convertible and s some stuffed Beddle in the.driver’s ‘seat of . Herman’s Creek and. flooding on the lakeshore — analysis — by Jorma Jyrkkanen | Dave Parker and I have both come a long way since that first heated meeting in the local Ministry of Forests boardroom, where I rejected his logging plans for the Bell-Irving forest for lack of consideration for fish and wildlife. : It looks like we are. going to lock antlers once again, this time: on Herman’s Creek. For those who don’t know it, | Herman’s Creek is a small logged tributary to the Lakelse River near the top: of the tiver, and it is crucial for recruiting the _ naturally pre-sorted alluvial gravels which form a vital basis for British Columbia’s most productive fish habitat, the top end of Lakelse River, | Logging to the stream bank may well have increased the gravel movement in Herman's Creek due to destabilization of with - resulting Another complication is that: logging may well. have .con- tributed to the flood threat in the Lakelse system, particularly from the heavily denuded Wil- liams Creek tributary to Lakelse Lake. The upper Lakelse River is superb | steelhead, coho, pink and whitefish spawning habitat. It provides sucker habitat and is heavily utilized by trout rain- bow, cutthroat and the unique . Lakelse cutbow hybrids and dol- - ly varden as well. It is wonderful ‘fish-tearing habitat, and aesthetically, a magnificent piece of water for fly fishing or just enjoying nature’s vitality. Herman’s Creek is itself one of the bést cutthroat trout rear- ing habitats in. the Lakelse - system. If. any. place. in Canada deserves the maximum ‘Protec: tion of the Fisheries Act, it is the top end of Lakelse River. What of how we rate as a species who professes _ a concern for this planet. When. 1 was working for the . Ministry of Environment, we ran a beach seine: ‘through there one year, right at Herman’s Hole, and pulled in a net just chock full of practically every kind of fish in the system. The Herman’s Creek gravel fan forms the gravel sill which establishes the gradient for Lakelse River. Floods and cur- rents and the action of spawning fish distribute that gravel down- stream so that other areas are restocked with spawning habitat. . A fact of hydrology as it was related to me is that if you lower a portion of a river bed, par- ticularly at the top, the whole river cuts a new bed because rivers seek out. their old gra- dient. Bill Chudyk told me once that they caught regional. district who own property-at 5010 Agar Ave. The Terrace Association for Community Living offers support services and advocacy _ for mentally handicapped adults but only utilizes a portion of their building for association activities. The entire main floor is. leased to the Discovery Day Care Centre, and a portion of the basemenit is leased to the Terrace Native: language pro prompts meeting of A special Meeting of the Board of School Trustees of School District 88 was convened. July 25 by chair Val Napoleon. by Nancy Orr ~The meeting in the board room of the Terrace office was called to discuss the report, “Gitwangak Gitksan Immersion and. Gitksan Preschool Pro-. posal’. _ ¢Glenn : Williams, Gitwangak ' Band chief councillor, spoke to : the-trustees - in. support of the 7 report and requested the Board’s - alsistance to implement tt the pro- * agcompanying Williams, were a ‘group of preschool . and Terrace Child Development Centre, Terrace Curling Associ- ation, Kermode Friendship ‘Centre, Mills Memorial Hospi- tal. Auxiliary Thrift Shop and Terrace Little Theatre, as well as properties owned by churches and religious organizations, health care facilities, public and private schools ani the Cham- ber of Commerce InfoCentre. ram oard primary students. from the Gitksan school whoperformed a song of -welcome and of farewell. Napoleon thanked the chief and the children for their presen- tations. _ ‘The Board will study the im- plications of the report, together with the concept of individual Band agreements, in the coming _ year, in a detailed examination: of the Master Tuition Agree-. ment, the funding formula that determines féderal contributions to provincial education for Native students. “ Unable to attend the meeting “were trustees John Pousette, ‘Lavern Hislop and Katie Lud- wig. oe \ 4 g the banks, meander scour. we do there will be the yardstick continued on page 17 ANT GUIDE wie o This spot could _ be yours. - Terrace Hotel Copper : Gr ill at the” G@ vot 1 635-6630 For your dining pleasure we have expanded our Copper Grill Restaurant hours. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fine Dining In quiet surroundings! 5 p.m. — 10 p.m. 4620 Lakelse Avenue 638-8141 id - Mon.—Thurs, 10:30 a.m. — midnight Polly 's Cafe.- _ Chinese & Western Cuisine Fri, & Sat. 10:30 a.m. — 1 amt. _ Sunday 12:00 a.m. -~ 10 p.m. . 4913 Keith Avenue, ~— 638-1848 o 638-8034 _GIM’S RESTAURANT Chinese & Canadian Food OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon + Wed (1:30 a.m. — 10:00 pin. 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