AK Si We like Terry | Local schools raise, Local arm wrestler. is. winning: his. way t to ae world class. corn 0 from the deep oh big . ‘plans - Kitselas. Canyén has it alNNEWS. AS. , | 50001 00 PLUS 7 est ‘* ($1.10-plus 8¢ GST- outside. of ihe Terrace reo) ‘a 78195 ‘VOL.17 NO. 23° ep et esa w.terracestandard.com ” Fourday | week legal tiff revived ‘Same parent back in court - ~ By JENNIFER LANG» fe A TERRACE. parent: is. taking. the Coast “Mountains - again. launched a. second: petition: against. the. district. 5 in- Vancouver“ -. = According -ta’ district officials: the petition: ‘claling the the financial savings of. more than $1 million...” . “She thinks there. was: a-lack of transparency,” ‘school ‘board chair Lorrie ‘Gowen: said.’ school week in‘place:for-a second year. ‘Students, teachers: and parents: . “Tt comes down: ta,” what's one: person’ s idea: of a fair’ - consultative, Process?" Gowen said,:Sometimes people ~ are not. always going to be:happy..with ‘what they heai.” . ~ Kiti’ ‘K? Shan’ Primary; Kitimat: City: High: pending the boatd’s fitial ‘decision: , ona fol week, Were: also, eltculated. : | At the end of the tunnel — MARIAH NIEZER; 11, directs her eight-week-old Dalmatian, Roxy, through a turinel at the. Fall Fair. The tunnel was one obstacle Goutse. oe cost'$1:8 million. district officials sald, ! [components set up for a dog agily competion, which took place during the weekend. ee - REBECCA COLLARD PHOTO. "The ‘original: lawsuit “erided’ up’ costing. the. ‘district. : dered to pay.t the petitioner for her court costs. : ooo At the time; -Purssell.: described feeling: vindicated iy : the decision. : THE AUG. 27 slide. east “of Tere a8 side. ‘of Nass. 5 Canny in the Nass” “well as other u iuses. ci meni ‘said it “has ‘also. been push’, week, he did: tell. the: district it would. have t6 embark on race which blocked Hwyl6. into’ : Valley. It comes out at: Hwy37, oe The: road: is’: ‘governed: ‘by ‘the: ing to. have the. Connector i im- the next day -has: given renewéd ~ > providing. access “to Hwy 6 ‘via forest. service and not. the: trans-,. ot ‘impetus to: those: calling For ‘an al.” Kitwanga t to be sou rf ‘portation’ ministry. and began life- : st-west.route.;'.'. «|, Regional district irector. larry’ eetwo. Kitiemt: Stikine: ‘regional i Nyce "said the. use of. the’ Connec-: “companies. i a to ‘Kincolith’ has, been:. built, : district ditectors say two’ “Specific “> tor When the: slide blocked: ‘Hwyl6. “When there was. ‘lots af logging “ some” ‘point: there “will : be‘a’ pen sultation and school calendars. >. ‘stretches’ of; todd. should be. im- : proved . its: value. ‘a8 in alternate. ‘in the ‘area, the: road awas. main-” there “and the’ Connector. ia proved...’ a “route tained: ‘by forestry. companies. and : part : “of economic development,” One, the, 5 iki Cranberry. Con- ae “The message was pretty: clear. its-use by ‘other traffic: grew. © ‘he-said, . ; ke nector linking ‘the Nass ‘Malley: » That. road “is” ‘pretly ‘{mportant, ” Burit has fallen. into. ‘disrepair Bulk, Zemenchik;. ‘chair ‘of the -north of Terrace, with: Hwy37: north: said. Nyce. - 0.0: in. recent: times: because: logging.: transportation ministry's: volunteer cof. ‘Kitwanga, ‘was: pressed jinto™ “He -and- other. ‘regional “district: has tailed’ off; a circumstance:.-North Coast regional. transporta; vo four-day. week for another year. es STs an. jmportant: “route. 10 ‘was introduced here! last. year. ; _.’ Parents in’ Stewart. and - Kitimat Village’ say ‘hey. like’ it, while. some :parenits: in other communities urged the.’ board to. return, to’ a regular, five-day week, © a -The- most'activeis a group of: District. of Kitimat par service because of. the slide. ©. *- diréctors. ‘have for’: ‘several ‘years. ” -which: has. helped fuel’ calls for, it tion “advisory committee, ‘says. ime ents ‘who: mounted. lobbying efforts aimed. cat the provin- oo _ Motorists: were. either: ‘able - to” advocated, for: improvements to" 10, ‘be: improved. - provements to the: Corinector. have: ” cial. government, 7 fee Jeave or arrive’in Terrace Via the. the- ‘Connector, . emphasizing its ° Nyce, who: is: ‘also an ‘offietal been discussed. anid, studied but” Their efforts resulted:i facesto: face: meetin g with’ a . Connector which, begins just out ~ tourism : development - value: as - with the Nisga’ a Lisims: Bovern: - - Continued Page A Al2 | “education minister Tom Christensen. this ‘suminei, ° ae pia ng easier “ . By JENNIFER LANG » Soo OF phone. ; me ae ‘SHEBA THE CAT: helped usher ina new, high-- Kennedy. stressed inicrochips’ are “especially. ‘tech era at. the Thornhill Animal Shelter, when useful for: cats,’ who typically..aren’t: swearing Pet. “the sleck,- black feline recently became thie first. ‘lags.or other’ forms of identification.: Zanimal there to be fitted with a milerochip identi- . “They” re such: wanderers, they: offen ‘end. ‘up’ ‘at 2ty tag. “the ‘shelter: ‘unclaimed: Me . : Staff’ warn.cats: ‘whoa ‘are- “impounded: ‘ate-only- kept-at the-shelter, for three ‘days — if no. one -clairhs them;*they ‘could’ be’ euthanized. “Eo “Your. cat could-bé-put down.” t The tiny chip is sinaller tian. a graiit Of tice:li _ twas. carefully” injected: under’ ‘the: skin’ “betwee : Sheba’ ’s shoulder’ blades in séconds.** - The AYID Microchip: contains, 4, unique. ‘Serial: ; “jnumber that animal shelter staff.or Vetetinarians’ Sheba ‘doesn’t have to Worry. about that — : she’ Ss “can USE. to verify. Sheba's. identity. ‘and: her rightful: the ‘shelter’s mascot and lives there. permanently, te ‘owner — ‘should she ever. get: los ‘Shelter ‘staff » Unidentified. “pets are: a: frustrating. fact: of life ao ‘simply use: a Scanner.to: read ‘the: ‘chip,, which: at ‘the shelter.” . ‘contains a code: that is. used.to trace the animal's... : Kennedy: estimates: 9. per. cent. ‘of. the oils : towner, The contact and. identifi cation: information ‘comiing’ ‘into: the-shelter-are: from’ owners wonder- . ‘ig stored in the company’s confidential: databas ing ‘if their missing’ pét is-at (he pound.” iy ' > ‘The Thornhill, Animal Shelter. has: started: of- ether ep aduce the somber 9 a ie nia cht. eal ae ple dn ‘ to locate the pet's owner. {t’s.in use at the Thornhill Animal Shelter. JENNIFER LANG PHOTO. ‘the shelter: !to mie ; . Soy as v"Wherr it? comes: :to’ cats, “by laws"-Vary: across. a a ; _ ~ ots aime Cee ees oairol officer North, ‘America. Currently,: "at owners i in Thorn-: be lost, stolen | or altered. “It’s just good i insurance. If your. pet. is lost or Stacey Kennedy. said.:.(It's a:lifelong Identific ‘tion tool.’ She said: the: vast: ajority '- telaimed ‘animals don't “have traditional: "tags of ‘identificatio ny’ sort, Making it “possible to notify the owners. sunless s they drop. by: a” -AVID chip implanted in ait adopted pet as.a pub- ~. your pet.” | “the shelter-has taken, in its efforts’ at reducing’ the number of unwanted animals 'todming the sttects | a Continued Page A2 : gic e r VID; chip: is. permanent ID, that Wheelchair wrestler oo School District to court: over the. four- “day, Sctiool week- mr Tanis “Pursselly who: in: 1: February’ asked. a'B C. Su vk preme : Court judge to quash’ the. four-day week, has 7 a - A two-day: hearing has’ been’ ‘scheduled for. ‘Oct. 4 and po school board: broke, the. roles: an consultation and: disputes me This: spring, the’ board decided to: ‘keep: the fourdiy - we ‘The decision followed: -school- -by-schaol. meetings ‘and . _ public-forums across the: distriet as well as a survey: ‘of ce -Five ‘schools = Parkside’ ‘Secondary,’ ET; Keriney ‘and - ‘outh Hazelton” “Elementary: and. - r placed on- notice of, closure: " "Two draft 2004/05"school calendars ‘and two budget : scenarios,: the’ first” based. ‘on a “five: -day: week, the Second os ST hatts: “because ‘A return: goles the. five-day: woe: would a a "Satinore than: $46,000, including $6,234 the district’ was or While the ‘juidge did not order a retuen: to the: five-day _ : ~ Absent -from: Justice: Ian. Pitfield’ s written: » deciston: me sa service | route . for forestry. Hwy37. for us. Now -that ‘the road id we e. specific guidelines on how the’ ‘board should inter= pret. provisions in. the School. Act governing: public cons" a Thé. four-day week.:has - divided: the ditt since. it . ‘Dog owners must ‘buy. and. renew licenses for CAT SCAN: "This scanner toot reads an ID number contained in the micrachip that is used - T rrace: are. not required. to license > The shelter_is~ charging $20. 70. 10. have. the stolen; it’s ah undeniable | means. of identifying - lic: ‘setvice,: ‘but-will. n not offer: the: program | tothe. The: high-tech program, is: juan, the: latest’ slep-