‘two sitlings, one at 1 p.m,

‘six turkeys in addition to ‘salmon and halibut’ for the : Dec. 15 meal, smoothly, thanks to volun- “teer servers who showed “Up to assist,

" Christmas

‘kitchen “plenty support this year.

Christmas spirit feeds families

By JENNIFER LANG HOW BO you cook Christ- mas dinner for 3007

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and another at 4 p.m., says one of the organizers of the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen.

The. ‘non-profit organiza- tion recently: held its an- nual dinner for families and individuals who would

not. otherwise have a Christmas meal, Delphine Dame _ said

300 is. the Jargest number of people they’ve ever served at the meal.

Last’ year, 150 showed up; -which was down from: the 250 people who came the year before that.

The soup kitchen is op- erated “Saturdays year round at the Carpenters’. Hall. by volunteers from the Seventh Day Adventist Church, ~ Volunteer cooks roasted

which went

The majority of those who. turned out for the meal = were families..

“Even at the soup

‘kitchen, that’s mostly what » we see,” mostly families.

Dames said. “It’s

_ A December fundraising drive in support of the soup also received

"Donations for the soup kitchen are still coming in, ensuring the project will

start the new year in strong ‘financial shape.

She and her husband Ron, soup kitchen director,

‘are surprised by the gener-

osity of the community. Dame thinks part of the explanation may be that the fundraising drive was better advertised this year. Another reason is peo- ple opened their hearts. “They know that the community is down and

: out right now, that the ~~ { community” is in need, 80° ' they

their Del-

dig into pockets,” organizer

phine Dame said.

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MEMBERS OF the 747 Air Cadet (Unicorn) squadron were out in force as always to help pack the Salva- tion Army Christmas hampers. More than 500 hampers were prepared inthis year’s annual effort. Air ca- det Corporal William Whitford (standing) and air cadet Warrant Officer Luke Hargreaves, shown here with some of the hampers, were among 20 cadets who spent more than five hours on the task.

“They know a lot of people are out of work so they want to do what they can. It speaks of a commu- nity spirit, people caring about their neighbour.”

Other service organiza- tions offered Christmas meals for Terrace’s less

> fortunate.

Ksan Society’s Terrace Emergency Shelter held its

annual dinner Dec. 22.

As well, the Salvation Army delivered hampers filled with all the ingredi- ents fora Christmas meal

‘to hundreds of local fami-

lies and individuals over the holidays, The hampers also in- clude gifts for children. Last year the Salvation Army distributed slightly

fewer than 600 hampers to local families, Cpt. Dave Moulton said. About 500 hampers were prepared this Christmas.

Students at Caledonia Senior Secondary spon- sored 100° local families registered with Terrace Anti-Poverty this Christ- mas, collecting items and food to fill stockings and

hampers.

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Roseanne Pearce said at least 155 local families on low or fixed incomes had registered for their Christ- mas campaign this year, a number expected to climb. _ Pearce planned to dis- tribute Christmas presents to between 300 and 400 local children and teens.

DFO donates contraband cans of salmon to food banks

By JENNIFER LANG THOUSANDS of pounds of sockeye salmon that was at the centre of a fisheries act violation will end up on the shelves of food banks across B.C,

this winter,

In ‘Keeping with the generous, Spirit’ of the holiday season, federal fisheries ‘minister Robert Thibault says 100,000 cans of salmon seized

earlier this year will be donated to

food banks,

this summer.

‘A. Fraser. Valley .resident was. fined $15,000 for trying to sell more than 35,000: pounds ‘of sockeye ‘in

North Van.

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The Terrace Slandard, Wednesday, January 01, 2003 - A3

News In Brief

Band readies for vote

HE KITSUMKALUM band is gearing up for elec- tions on March 6 with a call for nominations for candidates running for the chief councillor position and for the six band council seats.

A nomination meeting will be held Jan. 20 at the Kitsumkalum community centre. All the positions are for a two-year term.

Diane Collins is the sitting chief councillor al Kitsumkalum and is finishing the second of two, two-year lerms. Stewart Bolton, Shirley Bolan, Diane Lukasser and John Christiansen Jr. are the current corncillors on the council and there. are two vacancies.

Pension bite increases PAYCHEQUES are going to be a bit lighter begin- ning in January thanks to a Canada Pension Plan premium increase.

The rate rises from 9.4 per cent to 9,9 per cent with workers and employers each paying an equal share. That means a worker. will pay a'4.95 per

" cent premium compared to 4.7 per cent last year.

As well, the maximum income level the premi- um is applied against is also rising, from $39,100 to $39,900 before a $3,500 deduction is factored in.

All that works out to a maximum CPP bite of $1,801.86 for 2003, an increase of $128.60 over 2002’s $1,673.20. If there is any good news, the federal government says the 2003 CPP hike is the last one for some time.

CPP premiums began to rise in the last decade after analysts determined. the pian needed more money to meet its obligations as Canaciians retire.

A reduction in the amount of employment insur- ance deductions are also coming in as of Jan. 1

The old rate of $2.20 per $100 of insurable earn- ings is dropping to $2.10.’And the maximum in- come level at which the deduction is applied re- mains at the 2002 level of $39,000.

That works out to a 2003 maximum of $819 compared to $858 in 2002 for a reduction of $39.

Subtract that $39 in reduced EI maximum costs from the $128.60 in CPP payments and the net im- pact of these two payroll measures for maximum income earners is $89.60, Last year, the net impact of the CPP increase subtracted by the EI decrease worked oul to $176.80.

Boozy night for teens

TERRACE RCMP were busy Dec. 20-21 respond- ing to several alcohol related situations. Cpl. Scott Lovell said 17 people were arrested overnight — 15 of whom were there for alcohol related reasons.

The incidents included two boys aged 14 and 16 who were taken to hospital for excessive alcoho! consumption, a 15-year-old boy who hosted a drinking party at his Loen Ave. home while his parents were away in Vancouver and a young man picked up on Kalum St. while walking home drunk without any pants on.

2A drunk, adult-male-was.also taken to. hospital for alcohol poisoning,after smashing the front door. of a Lazelle Ave. business.

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