oa 7x, . ae can * - ay * . Whistler; Bue en PEE ee aenare hich SN awe pee ME a aot Corrections considering Frank’s field At least one of the latest rumors circulating in Terrace is correct. What is commonly , known as Frank’s field, 43 acres of farm land west of Northwest ‘Community. College presently - owned by Ted Hidber, is one of the properties preferred’ as the Site for a new correctional center in Terrace by the B.C. Buildings Corporation. BCBC corporate affairs manager ‘John Murphy = con- Shames gre firmed their interest in an inter- view Monday, but he says resi- dents adjacent. to the property “shouldn’t be concerned at this point. He says there are at least ‘two other properties in the area. that are being considered andno’ § purchases will be negotiated un-. til appropriate bylaw zoning changes have been approved by a public hearing and city coun- cil. a continued on page A15 management team - ‘The Shames Mountain Ski ‘Corporation is considering’ _Ottawa-based. D.R.*° Matthews and. Associates to oversee con- : 1. * ‘struction at their resort develop- - ment west of Terrace. The team members are experienced ski area. operators and planners. D.R. Matthews and Associates have been the planners, builders or managers for a number of ski area developments including Nakiska, Alberta, the 1986 Olympic ski area; Big White Blackcomb. and . Panorama; ° Silver Star; and several ski develop- ments in the U.S. The management team will be Resort; - _responsible for budgeting the project from the commencement of construction, doing layouts of trails, lifts, base area, power, drainage, the day lodge, maintenance. buildings, parking ‘areas, and ‘yater systems at the Shames Mountain ski develop- ment site, and moving all materials, towers, equipment and buildings from Kitsum- kalum Mountain to Shames. They will provide liaison be- tween government inspectors, forestry, environmental groups and Ministry of Transportation; hire specialists, do equipment review, and purchase and organize the ski area operations. The expected s start date for the management team is Féb. 12, pending acceptance by Mat- thews of the ski corporation’s [™ proposal. Shames Mountain Ski . Resort is expected to open in the fall of 1990, as soon as construc- tion is completed and snow per- mits. This winter (1989), Shames would have been the first ski resort in North America to. be open for business, with skiing in mid-October. On Jan. 1, 1990, when the rest of B.C. was ex- periencing heavy rains, Shames ‘ Mountain had a snow base of 213 cm (approximately seven feet) at the proposed base area day lodge. Snow conditions have continued to improve since then. Gerry Martin, co-owner of Northern Drugs Ltd., has been elected the new president of the Shames Mountain Ski Corpora- tion. Martin, a director and ac- tive member of the company — since 1987, replaces Dr. Barrie Phillips. Dr. Phillips has served . as president since 1987, during the period when the ski develop- ment went from concept to reali- ty. Dr. Phillips, an internist in the Northwest, has found that | his increasing responsibilities. as an internist for the area from Kitimat to Prince George, pre- vent him from continuing as president. He will remain on the board of directors of the cor- poration. * Milbea! Theft is theft, but there’s something uniquely low-class about stealing from the library. Ter- race Public Library staff member Kathy Willcox displays the empty boxes from which story cassette tapes were stolen, the most recent episode in losses that amount to nearly $5,000 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1990 Vol. 6, Issue No..3 - over the past year. For story, see page A2. For Stephanie Wiebe’ s opinion, see Bt. Stephanie Wiebe photo. -50¢ Phone 635-7840 Fax 635-7269 TERRACE — The RCMP have been wrestling with the problem of how to recruit members from among visible minorities and women for years. The solution they’ve come up with is an active recruitment drive directed at people who haven't, up to now, exhibited much interest in becoming police officers. On Jan. 23 Cst. Andy Lum and Cst. Barb Fleury will be in Terrace to speak to stu- dents and hold 2 public in- formation meeting. Both of- ficers are members of the RCMP recruitment team - based in Ottawa. Jane Dick- son, a member of the Terrace Multicultural Association, says the team is particularly Looking for a few good men and women interested in reaching stu- dents at the junior secondary level’ who haven’t yet made firm career choices. The public meeting will be held in the Terrace Public Library at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23. Lum and Fieury will also be in Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Smithers during thelr northwest B.C. tour. A new forestry program that’ Ss; good to the woods - . page. A15- ap tee ae a per roan T Pee a og Te center Tart oe ditedin eta ae ae ee aeons re ape me arora = a figure Lblee cn we ey NT LE ELLE PB te, ta eA pa RE on oe Ah nes ety jee