ga Ol tr eh iy HELPING OUT: Northwest College welding stu- dent John Vicente constructs tree guards that will protect beautification society trees next spring. Vandals claim seven trees JUST ONE of eight birch trees that were newly planted on Park Ave. beside the medical building survived at- tacks by vandals in October. The remaining tree has now been removed by city crews and is being kept in a safe place over the winter. The trees were purchased through the Terrace Beauti- fication Society’s adopt-a-tree program. “The incidents happened in so close a time period it’s got to have been the same people,’’ said beautifica- tion society member Lori Lindstrom of the attacks. She’s particularly upset because, at $225 apiece, the trees will be expensive to replace, “We have been discouraged with this one,’’ said Lindstrom, who has been in charge of the project since its beginning two years ago. Lindstrom said the society would have liked to pur- chase sturdier trees but had to go with smaller ones be- cause the root balls had to fit planting holes in the sidewalk. So next spring, when the trees go into the ground they'll be protected by iron tree guards made by Emile Marchand’s students. at Northwest Community Col- lege,-A welditig instructor, Marchand decided.to.help . out by donating the’ materials “and had his students’ make the four-feet-tall guards to protect next year’s trees. “People will have to o work at breaking them,’’ Lind- strom said. She admitted guards should have gone up wilh the trees but at a retail price of $150 each, the society ac- cepted Marchand’s offer in the hope of saving money in the long run. Little did Lindstrom know vandals would destroy seven of the trees before the guards were teady. Now she faces the pinch of buying replacement trees to plant next spring and finding enough donors to make up for those who couldn’t wait for the two years the project has been going on. Breathe deeply TERRACE ENJOYED good air for 88 per cent of Septem- ber, indicate readings from an environment ministry test- ing station at the Eby St. access centre. There were readings of fair or worse for 12 per cent of the hours but no readings of poor quality. The air testing instruments record the amount of particu- late matter in the air which, if inhaled consistently, could have an impact on people with respiratory problems. Health officials note that poor air impairs lung functions which could increase asthma and other breathing prob- lems. Local seeks midwife certification A LOCAL PERSON with midwifery train- ing expects to apply to be fully registered by the B.C. College of Midwives next spring. “Tf I’m successful then [’ll be registered to practice in Terrace. That’s my inten- tion," said , Margaret Miskelly who received training in Australia, Midwives offer care to healthy pregnant ‘women and their newborns from early ‘pregnancy, labour and birth and up to six ‘weeks postpartum. Candidates are required to submit a port- next year folio to assess educational equivalency, pass written, oral and clinical examinations to determine if they meet the college’s competency requirements. There are currently 48 registered mid- wifes in B.C. Forty of these women are providing primary care at {5 hospitals across the province, The rest have applica- tions for privileges in process, The concept of registered midwives was introduced several years ago, becoming for- malized with the creation of the B.C, Col- lege of Midwives. Helping Handyman Program VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! Looking for Men, Women and Youn: Adults, who are dedicated to helping the elderly/disabled that live in their neighbarhood ta maintain a comfortable and safe independence. Volunteer to help with...... Raking of leaves Cleaning of evas. Cleaning outside windows Minor home repairs Snow shoveling of sidewalks & stairs Phone Shannon at 638-1330 aint Gall the TI 800 661-65: Hyou, Suspect Hitaud i can set you up with. Of course, your BC TEL PhoneMart™ store offers a lot more than just phones. But we do have a lot of phones, Which makes us the perfect people to answer all your gift needs. Not to mention all the clever SwzartTouch™ Personal Call Management services only we Our phone number is SO. Blets you spread your payment over easy installments on your monthly BC TEL phone bill. For BC TEL PhoneMart™ store locations and hours call toll-free: 1 877-877-5552 SmartTouch™ Personal Call Management services are available to sing!s resideniial line customers In most areas. SmartTouch™ is a trademark of Stentor Aesourca Centre inc, BC TEL isa licanced user. FLEXPAY Is availabla on your BC TEL Phone Bill on approved cradit (CAC) only. FLEXPAY includes PST and GST and 16% Interest.