Vol. 2, Issue No, 22 Local forest | research planned > Two forest areas near Terrace have been selected for a long-term experiment in stand re- juvenation. The B.C. Ministry of Forests an- nounced the project in an information brief in- cluded in the May 26 ‘Terrace council meeting agenda. The experiment is - designed to determine which of nine currently used methods of replan- ting and brush control are most effective in pro- ducing successful conifer tree growth on restocked forest land. The sites ‘being ex- - amined for the project are Salvus, on.the north bank of the Skeena River about.50 kilometres west of Terrace, and a plot of land at the intersection of the Wedeene and Kitimat Rivers. Both areas have been clear-cut logged within the past fifteen years. The total area involv- ed is about 18 hectares, which will be divided in- to thirty small plots. continued on page 24 among growing children. | Grad car Students at Caledonia Senlor Secondary School in Terrace have been working for the past threes months bullding a Grad '86 Legislative Library, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 car and the dream machine can now be seen gliding through the city streats. See story page 20. Council hears fluoride protests _ . Terrace, fike . many. other North American and European com- munities, began adding fluoride to its municipal drinking water supply in the late 1950’s after studies indicated that minute quantities of the element had the effect of reducing tooth decay -Atthat.time,a municipal - referendum authorized the district to treat the water supply - with fluoride at a ratio of one part per million. Terrace resident Cecile Schoenfeld, in a delega- tion to Terrace council on May 26, expressed a belief that the practice should be re-examined Women routed back to work Job re-entry program director, Maureen McGuire of Terrace, is helping local women get back into the work force. See story page 10. and put.-to’a referendunt again. She argued that - recent medical research indicates that consump- tion of fluoride on a regular basis has long term health hazards which were unknown thirty years ago. Schoenfeld cited a study from a U.S. university which im- plicated fluoridation in increased incidence of birth defects and bone deterioration. She was interrupted at this point by Ald. George Clark, who counseled wariness and scepticism in accep- ting such a_ report without strong cor- roborating evidence from other independent sources. A presentation to a previous council session by Schoenfeld on the same subject had promp- ted council members to invite a dental practi- tioner to speak on fluoridation. Terrace ‘dentist Dr. Joe Zucchiat- ti addressed the May 26 meeting. Zucchiatti stated that he has been practicing dentistry in Terrace for more than a decade, and he said that during that Business Guide 16 Church Directory 10 Classified Ads 22 Coming Events 8 Comics. 21 Dining Directory 18 Entertalnment 2 Horoscope 20 Letters 4,18 Opinions 4 Sports 6 Stork Book 8 Talk of the Town 5 Outside Date Hi Lo = Prec. May 19 13 5 13.0mm May 20 164 8 20tr May 21 13 3 tr May 22 12 3 06mm May 23 13 1.08mm May 24 May 25 116 17.2mm 18 9 &2mm Forecast: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and morning sunny periods. Afternoon highs around 17, wit ovemight lows down to 8. time he has.been able.to detect a pronounced difference in the dental health between Terrace children who drink the fluoridated water, and children from rural areas, who drink un- treated water. He recited a lengthy list of en- dorsements for. fluorida: tion, including the B.C. and Canadian Medical Associations, B.C. and Canadian Dental continued on page 24 Residents | warned against drinking. es | water TERRACE — A letter - from the Skeena Health Unit to the Waste . Management Branch raises questions about the effectiveness of the sewage treatment system proposed for the Mount Layton Hotsprings development and also casts doubt upon the pre- sent suitability of Lakelse Lake as a source of drinking water. The letter, dated April 17, 1986, formed part of the agenda at the May 24 meeting of the Kitimat- Stikine Regional District board of directors. In the letter, health inspector Bruce Gaunt states, “We are not confident that the secondary/tertiary treatment provided by the proposed aerobic “lagoons and cattail pond. will; “by itself;*reduce enteric microorganisms to levels acceptable for discharge into a drinking water source.”” Gaunt also stated in a covering memo to the regional district,“‘For your infor- mation, Lakelse Lake is not a potable water sup- ply. It is a drinking water source that is not potable. Residents should boil their drink- ing water or switch to a continued on page 24 Beekeeper Abe Wall of Terrace, checks over the condition of one of 35 bee hives he keeps In his back yard. See story page 10.