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The Terrace Standard; Wednesday, December 8 2004 - Bt a a ”

_ Around Town

_ Skeena Jr donates _ - handcrafted toys —

“TERRACE ANT I- POVERTY gotan unexpected, aE but welcome surprise last week: : oT he Grade, to woodworking class a Skeona Jue. J nfor Secondary: of nated dozens — - handmade:

7 ios. wood

puzzles: * heart - “shaped: * boxes.

* priaed, an she! vsaids 2 From: | “the kids — thal” A

*: Just divesome.” ‘So, far, 350 children representing 119 local fami- - ‘lies have’ been n-sighed tp for the program, -which- matches. donated presents ta, Children’: and: ‘icens ”” “who: “otherwise: wouldn't: have. anything. under the ,

- STUDENT. James Weget witht” “a puzzle. ”

By JENNIFER LANG - .

- ROWING UP,-Eric, Duncan “always dreamed : “of “travelling jo ‘farolt “i Places. ol ‘As he pore over his maps, “he. probe: yoo ; aS : ” ably. never realized: his dreams would ‘take himall. 2 ap m expecting quite. a bitin more. to; sign. up'o over: _ the way: lo Antarclica’ ‘one day. Jones: . whe Rext Lo ;weeksy’ “she said, reminding anyone et "his. Week, the 22-year-old slarted work ‘ag a Cook at the Amundsen-Scolt South: Pole’station, _cserving up” hot meals’ lo scientists: aind consi “ton. workers... He's 16, 900 kms trom Terrace; a “the: middle. of’a-frozén continent’ jwiee the sizes of. Australia at. a remote 1 research ‘station: Jocaled.

. ‘at 90. degrees” south “his. home: for. the'next 13-

~” soups.”* Then he'd bring the food out to where. the “crew wasworking, © aay pose Amundsen-Scott: is’ named, after. the fiést tw explorers (6 reach-the. South Pole, Antarctica’ is. the coldest, driest and ‘highest continent, ‘The ‘ats: ~ mosphere is-thin-and. pollution free:al: ‘the. ‘pole, making itan excellent place for astronomical and ~ atmospheric. research.” ‘ Duncan says ‘several’ furidred of § scientists sand." 7 : constiuction “workers dre. at the pole: right’ now, en ie making the most of, the summer. SaaS ~ ‘A new, ‘elevated: ‘research. ‘station “under: ‘tone struction’ is ‘slated for conipletion i in 2006, répluc-", : ing the: present. domed station: builtin thé 1970s." Ff . ““Duncan-says the’ ‘cooks..are ‘already using. thes pes “new, galley to. produce’ ‘four ricals a ‘day — break= oe Fast, tuneh, dinner: and midnight meal for the.” men shift. The base. is. Jocate nearly It ‘ © sca “evel. He's’ been: told tot’ to: ‘expecta good... |- _ hight’s-sleep. for as ‘tong as liv weeks while, his Je body adjusts t0-the altitude, oi oo ~ Duncan:can ‘expect td york 54h ju: “work oe . weeks: : He’ WL hive: . by: eight, foo side bed... bE room: » | : TO THE POLE! ‘Alex Duncan has landed ao. inhabitants sspond: theif. spare ‘time: iching. Job. at the: “Amundsen-Scott fesearch sta- DVDs; using: the. Internet iv. s-ayailable. ‘by satel: ; tion. : : : . _SENNIFER LANG PHOTO.

= went Ament en well raising: 5 $3,000 fot ioe | Ant Poverty's Christmas, Compas "

oo STs. tio big: ‘deal becaise ly ve already hind somic a " experi¢ioe working-in. the, north,”": Duncan “told: -.the Terrace Standard afew: days. befare heading». + Sout. “Bit, up north, you'caii, get away. You can: +; gel ona plane. But not atthe: south pole.”

AC 'S- 5 SUMMEr in the: southern. ‘hémisphere. ‘To

we andi ii high of: light. . a ‘The:'sin won t ‘set for another - ‘three: monits. oy - Then, after.a few weeks‘of: wilight, the. base will: be submerged: in total darkness. until September.

"Duncan: says it's kind of like. moving to.the In- ;

“2 cel, with, 24 hours of aay:

—™ en library: ‘Rumour: has” it the: gang likes: 10 heat -up * ternational Space Station for a year; personnel ares 20 Since then, he’ 5 campleisd a ‘diddying sania : in: the! sauna and then Tace’ outside wher it’ $ “72 : ~_ isolated. from mid- February’ to-imid- October. physical: and psychological: tests required. (0 pass f ~~ Duncan's new boss deséribed it less charita- “muster, at. the South Pole. He. was even seni. to: “blye “The chef said ir s dike: 3) roluintiry. prison’ ‘Denver fora psychological exain. that deteimined sentence,” a . she’s-up for it. °

- Last “year, just 58: ‘people. spent ihe winter He's “grateful ‘10: staft Tertwee” 5 medical ve Amundsen: Scott,” aid ‘only: about “1,100: fave: = clinic, particularly 1 nurse's Sande ‘and. Carty, an ‘done 50. since. “1956, This, winter, ‘Duncan: will be ~ one aftheme =" ae : This ‘begs a question. Why’. : : : _“Because-] wanttolhe grins, “Tecan say ve oN

; been: there, Plis,. Tcan: Bel a job:anywhere alter: : that. * Besides, tic thinks it‘ will be-furi. Duncan: applied -moiiths - ago. alter” Seeing: a “pasting on the’ Internet from with a polar: services:

No ROOM AT THE. INN: A cast of 2541 ‘is used “ company. The job was only, open to U.S. citizens; “Yor each. evening's drive- fee nativity,” pre--:1-:. but. Duncan sent his’ application | inanywayes er t _ sented Dec: AOand 11. FILE PHOTO * ss “Pye always: swanted to go there,” he. explalins, a

Nativity comes to life co : “He ‘didn’t hear anything for months. Then, he *

-reeeived’a letter from the: company. turning hint b ‘in - aT SOA: COMPL ETELY: ‘different’ kind: of drive “down because he doesn’t have U.S. citizenship. ° «AP through.»

: =, “Two days. later, he: received ‘a’ call: from ‘the:

“From: he-. comlort: “oF your car you ¢ ‘ean cruise Soith Pole. TL was the head cheb, offering nimi : “through! ‘seven. ‘brighily lit: life-sized biblical : scenes, os » job: anyway." 8 - brought: ic. lifesi in: the Temage Pentecost ‘4 je" TT They: needed, someoné |: bly's:parking ot, eon " : sec ePherets live, pedple and ive" re re working'o on got

: i nais organizer: Carol Laird said OXE _ plaining last y arthe Ahe §cenes.-This-year, “Uiey’ re: ‘looking to add sheep . and othel bamyar qd creatures. .

“They're ; Wi : He always wi anted to triivel: “Thad globes sind

somplete all the (ests he: needed | {n time el ex memorized: all the Duncan, a ‘cook Aho” s: Worked i in ‘Nutiawut tare. : World capitals ‘by’ Grade Br wanted to Bet, Out, tee 2 VAS soon as 1 grace dy was gone.” "

‘da’ S- fat north helped. jai at stranger lo extreme weather ednditons or thei -- Jation-of living above the arctic: cirel ;

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Soul Pole, He ne on writing a niewsleiier on te! eo eulae: basis: and: sending:it.and: photographs via a ‘ mail. to.anyone | who's, interested. : oe Write ‘lo Him. ‘al. anlareticnomad@hotmai,

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= By JENNIFER LANG: 7 a ce “STAFF” AP. the: ‘Terrace. -],

Women’ ’s Centre ‘opened, the .” “doors to the public last week, . -> signaling. ‘afresh “start: and: othe: promis¢-, of. upcoming “events afd programs... eyo ay s the first time:in near- «ly a:year ihe centre has kept . régular operating hoursy. oe 22 eSIs:becn:a long fiaul. to, cone by: here, .to. ‘guarantee, that AR “estimated 900. people pulled itrough i ihe. “aye - Will bes here,” drop-in

- “nativity: scene. last: Christinas:* Lai d “expects: there.” “coordinator Franees Birdsell: ‘sould bee even more this: nan OPS said 2 2. - * She's ‘one of three coor, | ‘dinators who.are, now work-- ing Gut of: the centres which - “will be, open three ‘days a - “. Week. alls’ ‘operating hours ,

“are, ‘Wediesdays:. to Fridays, f M20 am. Wy 30

“Foundation rai Ta) organize i a serigk ol ‘upcoming. fee. “woikshops, ” and” :-Weslerman.... _ “Westerman Workin ‘with @ a ‘Coaliti in-of comniu-: J - “nily. agencies, ‘including: the: pen RCMP, Ksan House Society, - “7 -: Keriiode: Friendship Soci ety, and the“health-unit: on” “-erime: prevention;in:the aréa: *: of Sexual abuse withit the [ - family and partnerassaully * The: blue: ribbon “cam ~-paign i$:a. recent example. * “A tolakof 112. blué.ribbons. ; signifying sextal: or.-doimes: » lic assaults: ‘on Jocal-wornen: Vere, ‘placed | downtown; a “That's only what was ree [os 7 ported arid “that’s- only. adult a S women,’ ». Birdsell:said. “COME ON IN: women's ceritra: coordinators Maureen Atkinson: lett, Darlene Wes-. .. - She notes, when. the: i. for wh ~terman and Frances Birdseli: © /REBECOA COLLARD PHOTO . povertiment-removed : core, funding’ for women's: cen=..) tres, “it was:declared-that we: |< - had:-achiewed full equalit | “She says, “We don’t think. an e're there yet, when there's | 112 vomen suffering” from ~ |: o sexual ‘abuse’ and’ ‘ass ut" ine: ~- the past-yeats”> -

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"Women’s. centres across “B. C,loattheir.core: provins ”

: “cial funding ‘lastApril, forc- *. 7 3s * ‘ing: many” +m ‘close or: keep” “Women i in ni need of assise “erally. Birdsell said. We

reduced operating hours.” Fagen were referred: across ~ -have a‘new board, a rallye We tdok a break,” ‘Bird. © the street. to. ‘The. Family * energized: board: The « sell’ said. ‘In’ the. ‘meantime; Place, which is run- n by: ‘the Avanting. to Be iBieetee

: some.staff had “béer:Wwark ~ ing atthe Women's centre to sort oul the funding cris

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“eT he tour is free, but Laird. Says donatioris af hor pera food-items:Wwill be: much:dppreciated,

THE food will. be. donated ca) the Tetrate Churetc

“holding. a :drop-t in. 1 planning -- session, “for. ‘members . and oo community, partner: rom:foon.(d. 1:30 pitt

7 "The nativity’scene. Will he ‘pen ‘December 10-. sand: k from 7-10 p.m. at. Whe Pentecostal‘Assembly. "

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