Be- The Terrace Standard Wednesday apr 26, 2006 hain. reaction EAR-OLD local man crashed this. Toyota Corolla into a parked ve vehicle, 7 ‘a chain: ‘reaction involving two other, parked cars April 20. The acci- . |. ppened ‘after the'man lost consciousness due to a pre-existing medi- ion while driving east along.the 4600 block of Lakeise Ave. around =|. 500 e was taken. to hospital with minor injuries where he was ‘treated : Police § say no > charges & are being laid. ~BERT HUSBAND PHOTO - : month. " Firefighters attended ; a ‘bam burning | that eft the 50-year-old building in ashes April: 6, The blaze at 4923 Graham St. had fully “engulfed the barn by. the tinie firefighters 2 ar Fived at 8:44'p.m. ° ~“Tt was .the: biggest. fire I’ve ever’ seen,” : ‘said Terrace. fire chief Peter Weeber, adding - ~ the barn was full of hay and burned easily. ° “ The’ 22 firefighters. who responded took ‘about two hours to put out the flames, said, Weeber. ~The barn continued to smoulder through- out the night but was in no danger of: re-ig- nhiting, he said. Unfortunately, the owners lost several - baby goats and rabbits in the:fire, but an/ad-. . with ‘the Pigs, i ide - ; ; The cause is ‘not knows, but the owner ~ “was using heat lamps in the barn to keep the small animals warm, Weeber said. pete barn was ‘Saved lor s fy Bie t : We suspect that may have been: the cause,” * he said, adding that people often use heat. lamps to keep baby chicks and rabbits - ~ warm. » ; Anoff-duty firefighter’s keen eyes helped saved the, Terrace Lumber Company from a blaze April 10. : ‘ While: driving "past the lumber yard just _ before 4 p.m., the unnamed’ city firefighter. "saw smoke and called in his Co-workers to ‘assist the company’s employees with extin- ~~ guishing a fire burning i in a machine i in ‘the log handling area. _| “Mills burn down all the time,” said Wee- ber, adding that the. large amount of wood plus the oil used to run the hydraulic ma- Shines can burn easily. Grows kept . anks to fires . "TERRACE FIRE crews were kept busy. by . - three blazes i in less than one week earlier this ‘homes on Agar St. rae : Tracy. Reinhardt noticed the ‘fiames 2 ap- ; * ““proaching her house, called the” ‘fire départ-" : “Our biggest concern was that it s one of the largest employers.” . ‘Debris in the. machine: sparked ‘the’. fire, meaning millwrights had to dismantle part - of it so firefighters could get at the, flames, “said Weeber. ' ~The fire was kept to a minimum and was. “put out completely by seven firefighters ji in about half an hour.* damage was done, he said.” ‘Quick thinking and resourcefulness saved : ’ several homes after a'grass fire burned out Of control i in the southern part of town April ~ 10. - A fire started by a resident to clear some land on Medeek Ave. began spreading north up the hill toward*the forested area 1 and © te we ment and her husband Les, who came home to help her contain the blaze, said Weeber. » When firefighters arrived, the whole fam- ily, including teenagers Kara and Todd, were battling the fire with shovels. “We don’t. recommend that people put themselves in danger, but they did it safely and did a good job,” said Weeber. “If. they hadn’t been there and it'd been. later in the year, we would’ ve Tost build- ings.” | "Weber reminds the public that they need a city permit to burn grass in their back- yards. ‘The burning season goes from April 1 to” May 15 and then from Sept. 1 to Oct. 15.- . “We're predicting a real dry summer this year because of the mild winter.” he said. “Burning is a big concern for us,” added Weeber of the potential for trouble. [Factory oIREGT __ SPRING SALE -16"x 16” x 2%" SLABS (rey $2.99 ea. 8" x 4” SCP. PAVERS . (Grey) « | 8" x 16x 1%” SLABS (Grey) _ TYPE 10 CEMENT (e8 Lb: Bag) -00¢ ea. .99¢ ea. $10. 29 ea. SPECIAL PRICING ON SECONDS OF ALL KINDS! | NOW OPEN ON SATURDAYS | Buy Direct And Save. "SKEENA CONCRETE PRODUCTS LTD. 3751 OLD LAXELSE LAKE DRIVE, TERRACE, B.C. 638-8477 OR 635-3936 WHO QUALIFIES? Seniors and persons with long and short term disabilities residing in your own n home. . HELPING | | — HANDYMAN fl TERRACE "VOLUNTEER BUREAU it's quite likely y your hearing will retire before you do. “We can provide help with: % Spring Yard: Cleanup _ Outside Windows ‘Eaves “Minor Home Repairs = ’ “Call the Volunteer Bureau to register o at _638-1 330 vey F 50% Orr [Fact SHER 4 Pi 41. Saucepan w/cover and assist AT hondle. List price $156... - $78.00 | | 50% OFF 28cm av gratin, open. list price $146 73.00| | SAVE $45 ‘20pe. Victoria flatware, 4X po retirement age. The good news is most’ can “be ‘helped -with the aid..of the latest. pint-.. . sized and more aesthetically. pleasing, hearing enharicement tt technology. an - ‘ 7 ‘ unitron aot . hearing ) on 3L. Dutch oven w/covet, perfect for soups & chilli, List price $146 gemmas@monarch.net * - The building smelled. smoky after but no. ™ $34. 99 Spe settings. list price $79.99 IN OR PHOME| © AKEWARE GADGETS & _d slan He r in —ee ans 0% | are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, > are a Canadian citizen, > ‘have resided in British Columbia for at least the prior 6 months, a > have owned and held registered title to property in that portion of Electoral Area “C” of the Regional Dis trict of KitimatStikine that is a participating area for the Skeena Regional Transit System Service Area for at _ least 30 days prior to signing the elector response form and do NOT quality as a Resident Elector. - If there is more than one registered owner of the property (either as joint tenants or tenants in common) only | one individual may, with the written consent of the majority, submit an elector response form. For further information, or to obtain the Elector Response Forms, or copies of the proposed Skeena Regional " Transit Service Area Establishment Bylaw, please contact the Regional District of KitimatStikine office at 300 — 4545 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, BC, V8G 4E1 or by telephone at (250) 615-6100 or 1-800-663-3208. Given under my hand at Terrace, BC this 21st day of April, 2006. Bob Marcellin, Administrator | cs Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine have resided in British Columbia for 6 months ond in that part. of Electoral Area "C" of the. Regional qf