The man for all - emergencies nange - up his beeper After 14 years as a volunteer with the Provincial Emergency . area Program, Terrace coordinator Ray Tank has left the scene of emergency rescue and disaster relief in our area, The City of Terrace received Tank’s Tesignation, Dec. 31, 1991, with: regrets in November. According to past deputy coordinator Denise Fisher, the city thinks highly of the work Tank has done. "He’s probably the most active area coordinator we’ve ever had," Says Fisher, Tank joined the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) in 1978, -He spent the first eight years as a volunteer on the Ter- race area land search and rescue team, eventually taking the posi- tion of Terrace area manager. Tank then moved up the ladder in October 1986 to the position of Terrace area coordinator. The PEP organization is divided into nine zones in the: _ province. Zone nine, Terrace, covers the northwest corner of the province from the Queen Charlotte Islands to Burns Lake and from Bella Bella to the Yukon ‘border. Zone nine coordinator Rod Salem manages the area with advisory help of four zone chiefs under the head- ing of Search and Rescue, Air Rescue, Amateur Radio and Emergency Social Services. Under this umbrella, Zone nine is divided into a number of areas, one being Terrace. Each area in the zone is headed by an area coordinator who coordinates effective the efforts of Search and Rescue, Air . Rescue, -Amateur Radio, Emergency Social Services and, in the Terrace- area, the Water Recovery Team. One of Tank’s greatest achievements during his tenure as area coordinator was the development of the’ Terrace’ Emergency Plan. The Terrace . Emergency Plan, which took effect in 1987, is a large manual which anticipates every imagin- able type of disaster and outlines a coordinated course of action for all emergency organizations. In producing the Terrace Emergency Plan, Tank best demonstrated his dedication as a PEP volunteer. In order to accomplish the monumental task, he worked many long months of weekends, evenings and even his annual holidays from his regular employment as a truck driver with Big River Distributors. As the search continues for a replacement for Tank, the cur- rent deputy coordinator, Terrace economic development officer Peter Monteith, will take care of things. Monteith will have some assistance, though. Tank has told the city that, time permitting, he will be available to advise Monteith and will provide some orientation for the new area coordinator once he is found. Primarily, though,- Tank is planning to use his new-found "spare time" to relax. He says he . enjoyed his 14 years as a PEP volunteer, but there are other things to enjoy in life as well. Terrace Review —- Wednesday, January 29, 1992 9 Ray Tank and his wife Shirley got a special presentation from Mayor Jack Talstra and Terrace ‘city council this month to honour Tank for his service to the community as the volunteer area coordinator for the Provincial Emergency Program. Tank resigned the position at the end of 1991 after five years. Young Einsteins get ready for annual Science Fair — The 27th annual — Terrace Science Fair, with the theme "Leaping into Science", will be held in conjunction with Science Week on Saturday, Feb. 29 from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Caledonia Senior Secondary School. Major funding for the Science Fair has been provided by. Terrace Dis- trict Teachers” Union, the School District #88 board and commun- ity groups in Terrace and Thorn- hill. Highlights of the Science Fair include a visit by Dr. Dick Williams, a professor and dean of the faculty of education at University of Victoria. He will. conduct a series of science dem- New ambulance chief arrives Wayne Mol: | see a lot of energy in town. The new unit chief for the Terrace B.C. Ambulance Service | station worked his first day here Jan. 13. Wayne Moi, formerly the unit chief at the Fort St. James ambulance station, thinks he’s going to like it here. It’s much different than the greater ’ Fort St. James area with it’s total population of around 5,000 people. “I see a lot of energy in town," Moi says of Terrace. "There's just so much going on." Moi joined the BCAS in Logan Lake in 1979 as a part-time paramedic and assumed the position of unit chief there in 1984, He took on the job of unit chief in Fort St. James in 1989, Moi replaces former Terrace BCAS unit chief Mike Dwyer, who was transferred to Port Alberni: last October. Terrace paramedic Barry Franzmann served as interim unit chief while Moi completed commit- ments in Fort St. James prior to moving here. Moving to Terrace with Moi are his wife Laura, his 13-year- old son Bryce and two-year-old daughter Courtenay. Moi’s favourite off-duty activities include skydiving and exploring the uses of his computer. onstrations in Terrace and Thornhill schools for students from kindergarten to Grade 12. Two free shows, Saturday, Feb. 29 (11 a.m. and 1 p.m.) will be available to the public at the R .E.M. Lee Theatre. ' Entry forms for the Science Fair must ‘be received at Caledo- nia Senior Sécotidaiy School by Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. Students’ exhibits will be on. display all day Feb, 29 in the gymnasium at Caledonia. Contests will be held at various times throughout the day: block tower building, straw tower building, a paper airplane contest, the two-egg drop, scav- enger hunts, and a foil boat designing competition. This year Canadian Women in Timber is again sponsoring the “Tret’ Aging Contest, as well as three displays: tree identifica- tion. wood products and how trees grow. KINSMEN CLUB OF TERRACE Valentine’s Day Raffle available from any Kinsmen member, at Wayside Grocery “Accent on Hair *Mohawk «Heather's Balloon Magic «Back Eddy’s «Terrace Review. Only 1000 tickets for sale. Buy Now! Feb. 8, Skeena Mall 12 - 6 pm. Winning prize package includes: ‘s Halr styling - courtesy of Accent on Hair « Transportation by chauffeur-driven limousine - courtesy of Terrace Totem Ford « Accommodation for two at the Desiderata Inn « Continental brunch served Sunday morning | ¢ Corsage & boutonniere by Heather's Balloon Magic ¢ Candlelight Dinner at the Bavarian Inn « Fresh flowers & champagne in suite ¢ Babysitting pald (in the Terrace area) . Prize must be taken Feb.15, 1992. Transportation is In Terrace area.