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Under the leadership of Commanding Officer Ron Knoedier the 747 Squadron Air Cadets
demonstrated a fresh and disciplined look at the annual Christmas Awards Banquet.
Above, Knoedler and his wife, Officer Cadet Lori Ann Knoedier, are seen relaxing with some

casual conversation during the event.

= Higher costs could mean |
_ increase in transit fares |

os The 1989 greater Terrace an-

nual operating agreement is

‘presently under review by the

city’s Finance Committee, and
rising costs could mean a fare
hike. When compared with the

. 1988 contract, next year’s agree-

ment with Coastal Bus Lines
contains a $4,000 drop in fixed
costs. The new budget, however,

shows a 2.6 percent increase in

operating costs due to higher
driver wages and an increase in

‘B.C. Transit administration
’ charges.

According to Steve New, B.C.

Transit manager ‘for small com-
munity systems, the higher cost

_ of administration reflects the
full cost. of contract adminis-

: tration, financial planning, fleet
8 management and marketing ser-
vices supplied by B.C. Transit.

’ He says the total increase will be

- - phased in over the next few years
_ with charges of three percent of
the direct cost of operation in
- +1988, 6.5 percent in 1989 and 7.7
. percent in 1990, New says that

the increase puts the adminis-

tration of the small community

systems program on a _ self-

. supporting basis.

=: The - total expenditure. for
‘operating the transit system in
':1989 is expected to be $227,702.

New says that the city’s share of

this total will be $86,583, the
regional district’s $61,459, and
the balance will be carried by
B.C. Transit.

Based on 110,000 paying
fares, the projected revenue for
the system will be $61,460. Of
this, $45,938 will go to the city
and $15,522 will go to the

“regional district. But when com-
pared to the 1988 budget, the

city’s share of the total cost will
rise by 5.7 percent while
revenues will drop by almost two
percent, This could be attributed
to the economy, according to the
committee — more people can
afford a car and associated ex-
penses like insurance, gas and
repairs — but it could also mean

a fare increase is inevitable. The -
last fare increase was implc-

mented July 4, 1988.

According to an analysis by:
B.C. Transit, the population will |

remain static at 14,000 but the
number .of passengers will drop
by 10,000 — from 120,000 in
1988 to 110,000 in 1989. It also
indicates that the average
number of passengers per
operating hour will drop from
27.3 to 25.2 and the cost of
operation per passenger will rise
to $2.52 from $2.26.

Northwest Academy
of Performing Arts

‘Take lessons in preparation for the
Pacific Northwest Music Festival -

Junior & Senior Speech

Piano and Voice

Piano Technician — Jim Banman

"Telephone 638-1183 _

When the present fare struc-
ture is compared to other B.C.
communities however, we're
already well above average.
Compared to the provincial
average, adult fares of 75 cents
are 11 percent higher , the 65
cent seniors’ fare is 28 percent
more, and the student’s rate of
65 cents is 24 percent more.. _

The lowest fares in the proy-
ince are found in Chilliwack —
50 cents for adults and 30 cents
for students and seniors. The

‘highest adult fares are 80 cents

in Dawson Creek and Prince

George. Terrace charges seniors

the most at 65 cents, and Terrace
and Prince George are tied for
the highest student fare at 65
cents,

The 747 Squadron A Air Cadets .
annual Christmas Awards Ban-.
quet was held at the Terrace Air-
port last Friday, and under the
leadership of Commanding Of-
ficer Ron Knoedler, the
squadron demonstrated a fresh
and disciplined look.

by Tod Strachan

The underlying theme was a
greater variety in training to at-
tract new cadets and a greater
demand for self-discipline to
help them grow. To add to the
quality of the event, a first-class
meal was prepared and catered
by Eleanor Hailey while the pace
of presentations by the many in-
vited guests was smoothly
regulated by master of
ceremonies Blaine Gaffney.

Knoedler told guests and
parents the squadron staff now
consists of five instructor/of-
ficers as well as five civilian
volunteers who assist in pro-
viding an educational and en-
joyable environment for the
cadets. Under new criteria
allowing 12-year-olds, the
‘squadron has grown to 49

- Members — double that of a

year ago. “The 12-year-olds
have fit in perfectly with the
other cadets,’’ says Knoedler,
‘‘and I am proud to have them
as members of 747 Squadron.”

Knoedler spoke with pride
when he described events of the
past 12 months, with highlights
such as the Canada Day parade

in Stewart, the Change of Com-

mand ceremonies last
September, the Remembrance
Day parade, the Kitimat Sports
Weekend, Timmy’s Christmas
Telethon where cadet Ravi Gill
led a group of local cadets to
make their own personal dona-
tion of $4,000, and the Senior's

~ Tea and Bazaar and the annual

tour of Christmas lights.
Knoedler says the coming year

will see not only the ‘traditional

programs like rifle range and

drill team, but “also new pros re
.gfams such as photography’ a
under the leadership of: Don _

Cann. Another : big plus. for:
cadets in the coming year will be ©
flight instruction by instructors |

Dan Eastman of: Terrace,
Allistair Beaton of Kitimat: and.
—. Mark Adams of Smithers.

Sports weekend is planned for
January (if you can imagine
playing baseball on snowshoes)
and in May the squad hosts a
Northern sports weekend.

A highlight of the evening was

the presentation of promotions:
and awards to 11 cadets and
special recognition for the sup-
port of the Ministry of Trans-

port through airport manager

Darryl Laurent. Quint Parker,
Peter Mehs, Colin Cann and
Mike Tudball received their

LAC (Leading Air Cadet) props ©

while Carrie Jo Normandy,

Robbie Gardner and Chris
‘Bishop were promoted to. Cor-

poral. Promoted to Sergeant
were Christine Mermans, Kim
Bork and Robert Flynn, while
Nicole Jenkins was elevated to
the level of Flight Sergeant.

Resident
turns 100

Terraceview Lodge resident
Yock Hing Chow will turn 100
on Tuesday, Jan. 10 and. the
lodge will be celebrating with an
open house from 2 to 3 p.m.
Terraceview staff say there will
be plenty of cake and coffee,

and everyone is welcome to at-
tend,

Chow was born in 1889 and
moved to Canada at the age of
20. He took up residency in
Skeenaview Lodge in 1953 after
spending 44 years in the Cariboo
and Lower Mainland and has
been a Terrace resident for 36
years.

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