VOLUNTEERISM TO BE STUDIED Terrace Community Forum will be held again in September and the subject for discussion will be yolunteerism in the area. Organizers hope to be able to schedule the visit by Bill Vander Zalm, minister of human resources, to that time and plan to invite him as guest speaker at the forum. One of the chief recom- mendations to come out of the June 12 cammunily forum involved the need for a stranger community spirit in Terrace among the residents who live here. Forum organizers believe one of the main aspects lacking in Terrace is voluntary action by residents in making the community a better place to live, The September forum will seek ways to make volunteerism a viable form of community participation. The decision to hold the forum resultsed fram a visit by Sandra Wilking, of the provincial Voluntary Action Resource Centre in Van- couver, to Terrace Friday. Wilking met with Sharon Biggs and Ted Taylor, of Terrace Community Forum and Juanita Hatton, of, Golden Rule, to outline a forum proposal on voluntary action in the Terrace area. Biggs and Taylor said they were impressed by the proposal as it was very similar to outline of the July 12 Terrace Community Forum. They plan to involve Terrace Community Ser- vices, which is presently seeking funding from Victoria to Become a volunteer agency in Terrace and the service clubs of the community.. A service club council is planned for the fall with representatives from each club in Terrace par- ticipating. Itis hoped such a counci! will provide the service clubs with com- munication on what each group is doing so there is no overlapping of work and each group will be able to assist the other groups in- volved, The forum also plans to, form a building by-law committee and has ap- pointed a team to modify the recommendations which came out of the July 12 forum. The Voluntary Action Resource Centre is designed to gather and disseminate information on volun- teerism to communities Kermode Centre seeks volunteer support Kermode Friendship Centre, which has been established by Native people andstaffed by Native people, can provide a sound relationship among Native residents culturally, legally and recreationally. The centre, formerly the Salvation Army building at 4551 Greig Averiue has office space for various resource people, a recreation area, an arts and crafts centre handles courtwork and counselling in the Terrace- Kitimat area and_ this - Septemb 4 throughout the province. It is funded through the Department of Human Resources. Its goal is to provide support services to groups and individuals who are advocating and developing volunteerism in their communities. ‘ The services which VARC provides are a province- wide clearinghouse of in- formation related ta voluntary action, allowing | residents to learn who is doing what, for whom and where: an on-going newsletter to keep com- munities abreast of voluntary activities; to assist in impraving. local delivery systems for voluntary services by aiding in the design of innovative and more effective use of human resources; con- sultation to existing and emerging volunteer programs and resources groups, emphasizing eater cammunity coor- ination, communication, planning and legs duplication. It also provides services to sponsor and support . workshops and conferences for volunteer staff training and to document voluntary action in B.C. through the use of slide presentations, video tapes and publication of research documents. VARC- is presently producing a handbook on volunteerism in the province. It will consist of three major parts, in ad- dition to an introduction to the book, in workshop type format. The bock will contain an introduction aimed at gearing the reader's thoughts to the subject alhand; a section on er set for Community Forum participation, involved through brainstorming, etc.; a section on resource, an information. section to add to participation and a ‘gection on actual planning which involves concrete planning of course of action. The VARC library in- eludes subjects on aged services, alcohal and drug prevention, children’s services, citizen par- ticipation, criminal justice, cultural activities, education services, en- vironment, family services, government, handicapped and rehabilitation, health services, hospital services, housing, abour and business, low income and welfare, recreation, religious organizations, transportation and the associations, histories, profession and research of volunteerism. : EROVIHZIAL LIBRARY PARLIAMENT BLDS. VICTORIA B,C. la a He en ew, COMP. Sandra Wilking discusses the many aspects of volunteerism with Terrace Community Forum organizer, Sharon Biggs. A second forum is scheduled for September and the subject wil! be volunteerism. “ | VOLUME 70 NO. 29 . PRIGE: 20° the herald WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1976 TERRACE, B.C. REALTY LIMITED | REALTY WORLD’ service is funded by a - federal grant. John Alden, secretary- treasurer, is also in charge of the recreation committee. Through his efforts a ladies softball team has been formed and the local is also sponsoring a men’s scccer feam.,He has plans for engaging olher age -groups andis alsd able tsserve as a ~" tthe ‘field of sports which ~ meeting hall. .'.~ ° it became‘a reality for the Native population through the efforts of Mrs. Vi Gellenbeck, Joey Van- dergeest and a small group of co-workers. They had the support of BCANSI Local 118’s membership but the Kermode Friendship Society still needs the continuing support of the members and nearby reserves, according to a spokesman from the centre. Gellenbeck recently left Terrace for Fort McMurray and Vandergeest, who has constantly given his moral support, will “shortly be leaving the Terrace area. “We must pull together and with the membership support and support from residents we will do the utmest .to fulfill the aspirations of the mere handful of people who ob- tained the funding for the centre,” | said one spokesman. The society has received $10,000 from the First Citizens Fund toward the cost of the building and the- balance of payment has been. borrowed. ‘During a meeting June 23 Betsy Lomax was elected president; John Alden, secretary-treasurer and Jo- Anne Kwatashin, vice- president. The society still remains a non-profit organization and is presently looking to the community for its continued support. The centre is planning a. fund raising campaign to pay the operating costs of the building, recreation equipment and renovations. A weekly bingo is held each Tuesday evening at 7 .m. anda dance is planned in the arena banquet room Friday, July 23 beginning at 9 p.m. The Commancheros will be performing. The centre alsa Serves as the office for the Native courtworker. Mrs. Rosemary Supernault | he sees as ary important way le involved. of ‘petting: peop. “He cannot do it alone nor can he accomplish satisfying results if the centre is to benefit the Native communities-at- large, unless we have continued support of the BCANSI local membership and nearby reserves,” said a spokesman. e hall will be made available on a rental basis © for meetings by any local. . organization or group as the basement and upstairs each holds about 60 people and there are kitchen facilities. For further information contact 635-4906. NORTHERN NATIVE -- FESTIVAL Rena Bolton, a home school coordinator for School District 88, is organizing thie Third Annual Northern Native’ Festival which will be held from September 4 to 6 in the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. ‘The festival was originally scheduled to: be held from July 31 to August 2 but these dates conflicted. with the Lions Riverboat ays uring the July 31 weekend; however, final details are presently being worked out. The Herald will carry full details of the times and. places on next'week’s sports page when the details are ys. L. Alden said the sports! ‘events will be held expected lo be completed. © The northern native festival will display arts and crafts and there will be participation by dance groups from Ketchikan, ‘Alaska: the Cape Dancers’, the Kaian Island Dancers and possibly the Haida Dancers from Masset, Dempsey Bob and Tom Reece will demonstrate carving and will’ have 4 display of northwest coast art. Don Yeomens will also -be bringing an arts and crafts display to the festival. Break-ins David William reported his residence broken into and asmall amount af cash stolen. Sandy's Grocery. reported a break-in and the theft ‘of $400. in’ Olympic: coins... Dr.-. Brooks’ Clinic was broken’. into, “The - calculator stolen. "|... Terrace Shell Service station was broken into and $90 in cash taken. Park Avenue Realty ‘reported their office broken into and some : cash’: and -.a-.sm Everyone is keeping ‘their fingers crossed for the Riverboat Days Weekend. Hopefully the weather will improve for the parade down . Lakelse Avenue July 31 at 10:30 a.m. (See page? for more details.) Svetlana Smith, a professional director from Vancouver and an in- structor ‘in the Summer School of the Arts in Terrace, has offered ta teach a junior drama workshop for.children ages 9 to 13.as well as the advanced acting and directing course. Stefan Cieslik, one of the coordinators of the Summer Arts School said any students who were-planning to: take ' Robin’ McColl’s, course will be very in Prince Ruperi rece terested in taking this course as Smith is a highly ualified and experienced ama instructor. The course will be held. from Monday to Friday Jul “26 to 80 inclusive and will cost $15 per person. Students ° are asked to apply in person on the morning of July 26 at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. For further information telephone Stefan Cieslik at 635-3804 or 635-2101; ‘or John Chen-Wing at 635-7763. - Smith has directed for the Smith offers drama course New Play Centre, UBC Stage Campus and. ‘the Vancouver. City College Studio 58. She was the founder and director of the Women's Theatre operative and a teacher of creative dramatics , for children. ; She was involved with the BCDA Drama Festival, Performance '76, held in Terrace from June 1 to 5. Smith was well received by the students who attended her workshops at that time. ives green light on transit system Six B.C. municipalities will receive over $2.3 million in provincial assistance for improved transit services this year, Municipal Affairs Minister Hugh Curtis an- nounced recently. © The mynici alities are Trail, aple Ridge, Kamloops, Prince Rupert, Kelowna and Penticton. _ Curtis said the provincial’ overnment’s participation involves $1.7 million in buses and other capital investments, $500,000 in annual subsidies to cover 50 percent of the anticipated operating deficits and $125,000 in start-up costs, _ He said the program calls for extensive local par- ticipatice in the planning and in the operation of the services. . The minister made it clear «that the six munjcipatities are “only the first recipients’? under the 1976 program geared to support public = tran- portation in'B.C,. 9: As the provincial tranait ~ > effort is reorganized, other communities can look forward to receiving transit assistance in the future, the minister said. Curtis said the start-up dates for the improved transit services selected municipalities depend on the completion of staff recruitment, municipal council approval of plans, negotiations with’ the local transit operators and the availability of buses. . However, Curtis did release an approximate . timetable for the start-up of the new services. ; Transit services will first be provided in Trail and Maple Ridge where no local public: transit exists at resent. By mid-August, one 1s will serve Frail while by mid-September. two buses willbe serving Maple Ridge. Trail should have three buses by this winter. Curtis said plans for a comprehensive ‘bus service ‘in Kamloops are , well ‘ad- yanced and by mid-October a fleet, of 14 transit’ buses n the, should be operating in. that city. Transit services in Prince Rupert will be improved by early November in ac- cordance with the service levels prescribed by the city’s council. Existing services in Kelowna will be significantly expanded by late, November through an increase in the fleet size which would permit a more frequent service. After the new changes have been evaluated and a more ex- tensive transit plan for- mulated,. a complete overhaul of the Kelowna transit services will be undertaken in 1977. And in Penticton, by year’s -end, a three-bus ree-route service should be in operation. This service has: been designed to provincial service stan: dards and will link the major residential areas and activity centres, Curtis said. Co- . RCMP stress bicycle safety during Riverboat Days: The Terrace Detachment of the R.C.M.Police and the Terrace Centennial Lions Club will be holding a ‘‘Safe Bicycling Rodeo” in con- junction with the Lions Club “Riverboat Days'’ celebrations. The rodeo will be held in the Safeway Parking: Lot on Lakeise Avenue in Terrace. Registration will begin at 1 p.m., Sunday, August 1st 2 and the course will remain Open until 4 p.m. The rodeo will consist of a registration, mechanical safety inspection anda short ' course designed to test young riders’ ability to ride their bikes safely. This particular rodeo will be mainly for riders, in the age group of 5 to 12 years. Participants will be required to supply their own. bicycles and should have a basic knowledge of traffic signs and rules. Dave Toop, of the Toca Craft store in Terrace, will be in attendance and will give advice and answer questions concerning care and maintenance of bicyeles. ~~ Participants of the rodeo that complete the safety course and mechanical inspection will be eligible to win a boy’s ten speed bike, to be drawn for at the end of the day. Parents are asked not to bring their children to the site before 1 o'clock registration time as the course Will be being set up in the morning. Two-car collision A two-car collision oc- cured at 11:40 p.m, on July 17 on Grieg Avenue, A van driven by Bill Crouch with passenger Grant Papps struck a car driven by Allan Auriat with passenger Sam Legebrokow. ° Legebrokow was taken to hospital with serious head injuries. Fire claims life A fire July 18 in’ the Greenville residence of Terry Stevens took the iife of Reynold Brian Mudrick, a youne boy staying at the ouse, A cigarette is believed to be the cause of the blaze. ‘ Vehicles stolen Larry Monk reported his 1968 Volkswagen stolen from a gravel pit on High- way 16 East. Alcide Bousseirre reported a motoreycle stolen from his garage. It was later found a short distance down the street. - Valuables stolen John Rundles reported a Crolin watch valued al $500 stolen from his belongings at the Terrace pool.. HJ. Swanlund had. three rings worth a total of $300 taken from his room at the Lakelse Hotel. A juvenile was arrested and the rings recovered. Theft Orville Metin reported the thefl of $200 worth of tools from the back of his pickup. Manuel Rapozo reported about $20 worth of potatoes stolen from his property. Museum. train.arrives | © July 22 7 The Provincial Museum Train will be touring the northern portion of the rovince this year and will in Terrace for the period July 22nd to July 25th in- clusive. During the 1950's, many British Columbians ob- served how quickly steam power was vanishing from their province. Most people simply accepted its passing as a price for progress, though some attempted to preserve examples of machinery for posterity. Because they did se, several live steam operations exist today, including the ‘Royal Hudson” excursion train, secentiy restored for use on the B.C. Railway. The success of the “Hudson” coupled with both the availability of other historic rolling stock and the Provincial Museum’s desire to expand its travelling exhibit program gave rise to the Museum Train project, The aims of the Museum Train = are: 1) To give citizens throughout B.C, a better opportunity to view and study the Museum's collections. 2) To measurably in- crease the historical knowledge of the province's natural and human history. 3) To encourage and strengthen community museums by enlisting their major: assistance in travelling exhibits. The “star’’ of the Museum Train is the steam Jacomotive, CPR 3716, a freight engine built in 1912 at the CPR yards in Vancouver during 1974-75. The water car ig on loan from B.C: Rail, while the box cars are recent acquisitions from the CPR which used them on its Canadian Transcontinental Train. The flatcars are simply cutdown box cars from the same source, while the two exhibit and single theatrs coaches are part of the CPR's Dominion Train and thus upwards of thirty years ald, . In the exhibits, care has been taken to represent all major applications and use of steam power in B.C. since the 1830's and the curators have included information on all regions. Moreover, a careful balance between artifacts, models, photographs and documents ve been attempted. The theatre coach will include films and lectures. ee ee a i ee ee ee on ee ee ee