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By JENNIFER:LANG: a: a TERRACE RESIDENTS | didn’t; ---scrimp when it came to. picking 2 Ae - Out gifts over ‘the holidays’ for.” © local. ‘children: they’ ve- never. met, va.Salvation Amy official: says... ~: Many individuals and: ‘busines- ; Ses collected . toys. for: the Salva: °: “tion Ainly to distribute to families, “with children-inder-i6 along. with.” Christmas’ ‘food: hampers. een oo "Weld: go’ pick up: toys’ ‘from ee . different’ places: and. there’ were + Tots'~"and_a-lot-of them were’ high : priced,” ditector of community. ° and ‘family ‘services Tan. ‘McDo- 7 i =’ nough said. _ Ho - SThe Salvation ‘Atty. still had 10: ro “purchase some additional: gifts. to ~ meet: demand, and were ‘able to | _ inelude,-smail ‘toys and: “stocking, - - stuffers i in the hampers, a 4. - < He said’ toys. were given to ap- -- an "proximately ” 325 families- with ‘-children..He was, impressed by the. high quality of thé donated toys. “A lot of 340, toys were ° given:. oe That? ‘says:.a ‘lot: about people,” : “McDonough said, “adding ‘the do- hors remain-anonymous.- - a ena thought, ‘That’s ‘a’ lot. of ~~“; money for someone to give’. ] was. - really. overwhelmed, Between that ARMY CADETS were among thie volunteers whd helped assemble Christmas food ‘hampers: with - and. the: volunteers, ‘that’ Was the Salvation Army last-month. JENNIFER: LANG: PHOTO ~ “Christmas,” re He said: local volunteers contri- ‘buted. -upwards:of 1,000 hours of’. - year, which is down slightly: from (The: Christmas 5 appeal and’ the’. welfare comes into: force. =.” S théit time ‘tothe Salvation-Army _ the 2002 holiday season. . Kettle Campaign’ raised $77. Odo, ":SMeanwhile; 2: ‘flood of: non- “pers Ji. dine December,” whether - it, was. “McDonough, said.’ =. ~~» working at: the ‘ Thrift: Shop :on' Keith. Ave., assembling’ food, ham-. he money will suppor lea aa Pers’ or manning kettles: outside. ables, ensuring’ those -.in: need .-Army’s Weekly sdup kitchen ‘that: shelves ure stocky for: the! months local. businesses. . a :, share i in ‘the. Spirit: of goodwill of: operates. out: ofthe. Carpenter’ 's ahead... “Volunteers were a big, big ‘the holiday season. - _- Hall’on’ Wednesday: afternoons... “backbone of this: ‘They: were a big. . Terrace’ residents were event". MeDonough said -fie -hopes to ” ‘more’ enerous: when it-came to: fi-. “The Salvation: ‘Army distributed § >, 560- hampers’ to families and indi - Belsey would trade away raw log exports SA ‘PROPOSAL’. ‘from: “North, cabinet order.” a a Daily, News’ “he'd. pressure, Victoria.” “as. well, he. ‘added. Hy i f ! : “The hampers. contained: all the, : “ingredients for a Christmas: meal, the-last two weeks of December, : “the amount, of food that: came: in,” a New: ‘Skeena’ § president. Dan. Ve- . agreed | to. the ‘plan. 20s 6h 2" eéat is going | jo. domestic: mills,” : - sempaee break: in “exchange ’ niez-can-restart the operations. so) Harris also: continued to. defend he ‘said: _ 00.8. TE uction in. raw (08 Ox: “His: ‘slumpage: probably. has the. cabinet | “order. that allows: AWS «ports won't work, “predicts, “very. little to.do' with whether he’. log exports ti this region.; J bee “Skeena’ s MLA. “starts-up. the mills,” Hartis said. “fi. While. actual, export levels oe Roger Harris’ was’ “reacting to would be’ very surprised if’ Ventez ‘have: ‘been: nowhere .neat’ the 35. - Belsey’ s_ plan, which. calls: on.” would gay-yés- 10 this." o- “per ‘cent limil;he said ihey have. pale Skgena to. guarantee a start <"-pHg ‘idea would, have litte: -ef- ‘helped’ keep loggers. working. ity , WP date: and agree to linfit raw. log fect: on thé company’s. -chiances,*> the‘region:: : wy : exports to,.10 per cent of the ‘cut - while. hurting: loggets who depend The logs: that ave: ‘been Xpor “: over" the ‘next. two. years, ‘rather. on-exports,:he Said.” 0. 6 :- ‘ted-iave helped ‘make, more: logs™ a than. 35: ‘per: cent allowed ‘under: a. . Belsey ts told. the Dig ‘ " ". . He’ said West: Fraser had likely oe mill for' much of the ‘past seve: eral years. “because raw log: exports ; See ee New’ Skecna has- qnade more’ than’. "over. the past ‘year j and: a half: _ x FREE AME VOUCHER] cal 1 . 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The association promotes safe snowmobiling and requires funds to.purchase- safety equipment suchas: Pieps,. tadios, : “shovels and probes which are used in safety'seminars.. . : » Currently the association. maintains three cabins in fwo. different a areas. Twoon Sterling lone of which is located in the Nisga’a Provincial Park and. -Tequires.an annua { fee) and one‘on Terrace Mountain in the: Copper River © area, The cabin on’ Copper Mountain will also’ be’ undergoing rebuilding. ~All of these cabins are: used as'a shelter for hikers, four-wheelers and - snowmobilers: The trails to:thase areas have to be’ maintained and kept'in ‘ : good, safe condition. This is accomplished by grooming then with’ ag Sno- - Cat which i isa costly 5 piece of equipment fo maintain ant | insure. - ore "Other uses of bingo funds provide sponsoririg of events including:a. ‘two | doy avalanche-awareness course each January which isn tun in bye a Cerifed | valdinche Co- “ordinator.” SPSS a ‘ a A —_ . i. - ~The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - A3 - the Wal- -Mart construction Site. “TE i ~ Howard’ Frances O'Brien ‘is alleged: to have asé : . -saulted area resident Al Larsen: Sept. 27, 2003 after] 0 viduals. in the: Teirace area’ ‘this. ; Amy. * _ nn ener cutoff ‘rule tor singles. ‘on, |. sh le “foo an ab food: items .came in -over. “single family. ‘homes: were. sold. ‘here’ last t year ver- ; pilus bags.of fresh: fruit’ and * veget-'- services,” including” the’ Salvation: «ensuring the Salvation. Army? Ss. . “expand: the’ “soup, ‘kitchen ‘into/a.. «he said. “The list: couple Of Weeks" “nancial donations: to” the: Salvation - Sally's service in Apri. when the a lof the, ronth] were very. hectic.” on L oe Coast MLA Bill Belsey: to give © Harris. said bigger’ issues, than: ‘to. -grant’ ‘special consideration’ on’ “At you're. exporting 20 per ‘cent . vs “New, Skeena. Forest: ‘Products. a : stumpage’ ‘tikely ‘govern: “whether “sturnpage rates: if New: Skeena ‘of ‘the. wood, . thal. means~80° per “since. 1977. At was originally. used. to'mill large. - Pe trees afflicted’ swith ‘Dutch-Elm ‘and ‘other. diseases.” my “| and over the years ‘produced a variety of: ‘wood pro- _ : able “to operate ‘its: Tertace. - helped’ subsidize: its umber ato f “Documents: filed: in ; court ‘show! : “$10 million from. the sale of. logs : | _News Tn. Brief | Man charged i in: -Wal- Mart site assault | ch TERRACE. man..is facing assault causing bodily harm’ charges related.” toa ‘September incident vat "the yrian’ “apparently: went to” She-site ‘to: complain “about construction noise; ‘police’ said at’ the ‘time. : The altercation. i is alleged. to’h permit noisy: work to take place, police. said . was, treated’. for “injuries :and ‘released. “He ater re- same night... al fo . After’ ‘lengthy: considerationg,. "charges “were ‘ap. proved, by Crown counsel i in December 2003. 250) _ O'Brien is. scheduled to’ make-his’ ‘first: ppear- ; ance in. Terrace’ provincial ‘Court Jan: 16. ‘ ; Real estate rebounds . : according to year-end. ‘stats released Py the North= - ein Real: Estate Board... .- Per. cent from $118,417 in, 2002.” _kets:in-almost all communities ‘acrosé’ the- north ap: : pear to. have ‘turned the: ‘comer, the board said, ; board president and Terrace’ realtor ‘Lisa Godlinski: ., “167 worth $18; 3 million the, previous year: ‘And, 160 — “ sus 101 the. previous year, ‘eBay for. New. Skeena? “off, depending’ upon the. résults from | next month's “court. hearing: regarding - bankruptcy.’ protection for sider thé popular Internet auction’ ‘site eBay. - “That's what ‘Dakota County, Minnesota did. when", cit disposed: of a ‘simall ‘sawmill the: county: owned. i" ‘dicts for public ‘and: private use,” : Sell decision: eBay, "the highest bid: they equipment was’ ‘S17, 000, less. . ve happened. after’: . - LE p.m: ~ more than.three hours’ after, local: bylaws “Ee The average single family horne i in Terrace sold” for $122,892 last year, an increase of early 1 four ur a oo We're! still i in recovery . mode: from. the past: “sev. o Feral’: “years, but-I think the worst ‘has -passed, * said A: total of 246 ‘propérties’ worth ‘a total of $26 J million were ‘sold ‘through MLS: in.2003, up from fo .- . The average length ‘of. timé:’ ‘to sell: a home, in Tiras: was. ms days, compared. to 4 days inv. “We were: very: pleased ‘vith. © aware «IF. NEW. 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