- Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 16, “1986

Terrace Council news >

Census
continued from page 1
ly in the StatsCan com-
puter. According to the
last census, taken in
1981, the population of
Terrace was 10,914 and
the population of Thor-
nhill was 4,281. Clark in-
dicated that McDonald’s
restaurants would not
have chosen Terrace as a
location if they had not
taken the trouble to in-
vestigate the area
demographics closely.
The implication is that
Terrace may have been
passed by’ for other com-
mercial developments
simply on the basis of
population figures.

Ald. Bob Jackman
suggested that perhaps
Statistics Canada could

Students get

continued from page 23
were complete with
brake drums, shoes,
wheel cylinders, etc., and
have provided the oppor-
tunity for much practical
experience to the
students,

In addition to the rear
axle assemblies and the
GMC truck, film strips,
slides and training
manuals on such subjects
as General Motors car-
buration and braking
systems have been pro-
vided,

Piers Strike, District
Service Manager of
General Motors of
Canada said on a recent
visit to Caledonia that
GM is pleased to be able

to assist institutes of

learning in Terrace in
return for the help GM
has received in use of the
facilities of Northwest
Community College for
dealer training
throughout the Nor-
thwest.

Strike pointed out that
the donated vehicle is
equipped with a four
speed overdrive
transmission model
700R4 and powered by a
4.3 litre V-6 engine.
“The engine is par-
ticularly interesting,’’ he
said, ‘‘because the car-
burator has been replac-
ed by a throttle plate and

single injector. A
number of engine
parameters are

monitored by an on-
board computer which
gives the injector a com-
mand to open or close
depending on _ condi-
tions.” Strike is of the
opinion that this type of
exposure will do much to
ease the transition from
the classroom to the
retail shop.

Bill Sturn, principal of
Caledonia Senior Secon-
dary School, was also
very pleased that the
students would now be
able to work with a unit
having the latest ‘‘state
of the art’? technology.

‘be approached with a re-

quest to have Terrace
listed as ‘‘Greater Ter-
race’, an entry which
would include ‘the
population of Thornhill
and convey a more ac-
curate impression of the
number of people who
actually live in the area.
The idea was referred to
the Planning and
Economic Development
Committee.

The census-takers will
be knocking on the doors
of local households on
June 3. In the letter to
council, the Statistics
Canada regional director
claims that B.C. had the
highest rate of ‘‘under-
coverage’ of any Cana-
dian province in the
1971, 1976 and 1981

experience

“Up to this point,” he
said, ‘‘because of ex-
tended warranties,
students were forced to
practice on vehicles that
were at least five years
behind the times.’’

Sturn also felt that
having the very latest
modern equipment to
work with would make
the student’s classroom
experience much more
useful in the work field
after completing school
and joining the
workforce.

During the past 10
years, Jim McEwan
Motors has been involv-
ed on a continuing basis
in automotive training in
Terrace. In excess of 15
persons have been enroll-
ed in mechanical, body
and parts appren-
ticeships with Jim
McEwan’s sponsorship.
A large number of local
students have been in-
volved with the work ex-
perience program jointly
sponsored by the local
school district and the
dealership. A_ large
number of the 40-odd
employees of McEwan
GM are graduates of
Caledonia and other Ter-
race institutes of learn-
ing.

During a presentation
ceremony recently of the
new truck, Caledonia
School principal Bill
Sturn and School
District 88 Superinten-
dent, Frank Hamilton,
expressed their apprecia-
tion of the support given
them by Jim McEwan
Motors and General
Motors of Canada.

McEwan said he
would continue to give
local educators whatever
help he could in the area
of technical training.
McEwan said that by of-
fering a good practical
grounding to our young
students, we will assure
us all an enriched
lifestyle in the years to
come, Our young people
are our future, he said.

counts. The estimated
loss to B.C. in federal
transfer payments due to
this fact has been ap-
proximately $148 million
over the past five years,
the letter stated.

Municipal ad-
ministrator Bob Hallsor
informed council that
the local government will
be making maximum use
of free promotional
materials available from
Statistics Canada.
Posters will be hung in
prominent places,
municipal mailings will
be stuffed with printed
notices, decals will be
stuck and buttons will be
passed around.

The message from the
mayor and aldermen of
Terrace to residents of
the district is: ‘Count
yourself in’.

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A recommendation
from the Public Works
and Transportation
Committee to allocate
$18,422 for completion
of the Spring Creek
water treatment building
was referred to an in-
camera Committee of
the Whole meeting at the
April 14 session of the
Terrace municipal coun-
cil. |

The recommendation
was initially questioned
by Ald. Robert Cooper,
who observed that the
cost involved appeared
excessive in view of
monies already invested
in the building and the
small size of the struc-
ture, which covers less
than 120 square feet.

‘It’s one of those in-
teresting cost overruns
we have,’’ Mayor Jack
Talstra remarked, and
suggested that the matter
be discussed in-camera.
The general public and
the press are excluded
from in-camera sessions.

Although few details
of the situation are
available, it is apparent
that there are problems
of somewhat more than
minor dimensions at the
Spring Creek chlorina-
tion facility.

Labor council

continued from page 1

of recognition for
workers killed or injured
on the job occasioned a
heated discussion among

municipal council
members at the April 14
meeting,

The controversial por-
tion of the proposal was
a request that the flag in
front of city hall be
lowered to half-mast on
the day of recognition, a
procedure which is nor-
mally done only for
police officers, fire-
fighters and municipal
employees killed in the
course of their duties.

“It makes a mockery
of the gesture,’ Ald.
Ruth Hallock argued.
“Lowering of the flag is
associated with acts of
heroism, but some in-
dustrial accidents are
caused by irresponsibili-
ty.”

Ald. Bob Jackman
remarked, ‘‘If we do this
for this purpose, where
do we draw the line if we
get the same request for
other causes? It erodes
the symbolism.”’

Ald. Robert Cooper,

however, said that the

woods industry, for ex-
ample, was just . as
dangerous as police or
fire work and that in-
dustry was as important
to the community as the
other occupations.

The proposal was
adopted by vote, with
Ald. Jackman abstaining
and Ald. Hallock record-
ed opposed.

- April 28 will be a day
of recognition in Terrace
for workers killed, in-
jured or disabled on the
job and the flag will be

lowered to half-mast.
* * *

The Terrace fire de-
partment has been given
the go-ahead to draft a
mutual aid agreement
with the fire department
in Kitimat. Approval for
the idea was granted by
Terrace municipal coun-
cil at the April 14 regular
meeting.

The agreement is being
proposed for use in the
event of a major fire in
either community.

A Wednesday smile

Trenna Anderson js a student at Copper Mountain School.
She enjoys swimming, roller skating and babysitting.

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