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TERRACE — Certified Childbirth Educator Marianne Weston will start teaching again in the new year after a year’s sabbatical. Weston has taught an 11- week series call ‘*Prepared Childbirth - A Labour of Love’’ since 198. She took a break in 1987 to become certified as an instructor and to complete a ma- jor project for the International Childbirth Education. Associa- tion.

The prepared childbirth classes will be held on Tuesday evenings at the Terrace Women’s Centre. Onily a limited number of spaces are available, because of the in-depth nature of the series. Weston said, ‘‘It’s - not that what we teach is radical-

"ly different from, for example, a-

hospital class. Bul we do spend extra time on discussion of op- tions in childbirth and a great deal of time understanding the issue of informed consent and taking responsibility for the ex- perience. 1 don’t teach a lot of complicated ‘breathing methods’ - 1 don’t believe they work that well anyway - but I al- ‘tempt to help each expectant parent accept that giving birth is

a powerful and transformative.

experience. As far as drugs and pain relief go, each woman must decide for herself, weighing the risks and benefits. Good basic understanding of pain control ‘ should start early in pregnancy.

. A research team from the Royal British Columbia ‘Museum has discovered a large native village site, likely aban- doned hundreds of years ago, on a small island northwest of Prince Rupert.

The discovery was made on an unnamed island, 15 kilom- eters west of Prince Rupert, The size of the village suggests a population of 600 to 800 people who occupied a site containing at least 35 houses for thousands of years. The village appears to have been abandoned prior to the arrival of Europeans.

In a December news release, B.C. Tourism Minister Bill Reid

- said, ‘This is a remarkable find because it was previously believ- ed that this and other nearby islands were used only seasonal- ly by people from the mainland. Finding this large village site proves conclusively that these cuter islands were once the traditional territory. of a large, well-established social group

Certainly labour is not the time to discuss or decide how one feels about drugs in birth. It is

_true, however, that rio drug has

been proven safe. Less is often better for baby.’’

Relaxation, coping skills, designing a birth plan and life style concerns are covered as well, Weston has a very large lending library and offers several unusual films and a big stack of handouts. She en- courages women to bring a sup- port person with them. ‘Often this means husbands,”’ she said, ‘“byt just as often it isa friend, a mother, a sister or perhaps a professional labour companion. I even have siblings attend, mostly to see films and to learn about birth and babies. If a woman wants to bring three or four people with her to class, I think that’s great, as long as they all are supportive of her needs.”” _

Weston indicated that the benefits of her smaller classes in- clude helping parents develop a real support system with each other. “We end up working as a team,”’ she said. ‘‘We become

friends and help each other. It’s

very special.”’

The Prepared Childbirth Classes start January 19, 1988. Cost is $45.00 for 11 weeks. To register, call 635-2942 or leave a message at the Terrace Women’s Centre 638-0228.

_ Ancient village found near Prince Rupert ~~

about whom we know very little.

‘“‘These results and the excite- ment they generate are a direct result of the countless volunteer hours contributed by many Friends of the Provincial Museum, who provided funds to support this research. 1 wish to thank the Friends for their generous support.”

-The Canadian Coast Guard in Prince Rupert also provided essential logistical support.

The first findings were made during July when a party of biologists, anthropologists and archaeologists from the Royal British Columbia Museum undertook a field project on a cluster of six major islands northeast of the Queen Char- lotte Islands.

‘‘Who lived at this site and what happened to them remains

a mystery,”’ said Reid. ‘‘Future

research will hopefully answer these and other questions and establish the full significance of this find.”

Crown land for sale —

The provincial government and Crown corpcrations are of- fering approximately 1,550 properties, with a total estimated value of over $100 million, for sale.

The agricultural, commercial, industrial, recreational and residential properties are listed in the third edition of the Crown Land Marketing Catalogue, now being distributed throughout the province to the offices of the Ministry of Forests and Lands, government agents, the British

Columbia Assessment Authori- ty, and real estate boards, and to public libraries. _ 7

The public can view the catalogue at these places or can

buy a copy for $6 from the Queen’s Printer Bookstore, 506 Government Street, Vic- toria. ;

The ministry plans to publish a catalogue on a quarterly basis.

Persons who need details on the properties should contact the nearest regional lands office, th minister said. ,

The regional office for Skeena is located at 3726 Alfred Ave.,

Smithers. The telephone number

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Following the official parade and skating demonstrations at Terrace’s Dec. 27 Diarnond Jubilee celebration, it was

. time for everyone to join in the fun — and that’s exactly what they did. Young and old alike laced on the old skates

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