The Terrace Standerd offers What's Up as a public service to Its readers and community organizallans. ‘This column is intended for non-profit organizations and those events for which there is ‘ne admission charge. Items will run two weeks before each event, We ask that items be submit- led by noon on the FRIDAY -before the Issue in which it Is to appear, For other contributed articles, the deadline Is 5 p.m. on the THURSDAY before the’ Issue comes out, Submissions should be typed or printed neatly. ee eee JUNE 23, 1993 - Terrace and Dis- trict SPCA is having its monthly meeting in'the Library Basement starting at 7:30 p.m. Ip10 eh eee JUNE 10 & 24, 1993 - Video tape and talk on co-dependance "An averview of co-dependants” at The “Terrace Library basement 6:30- 8: 30 p.m. Everyone Welcome. 2p8 eee JUNE 26, 1993 - Combinéd sup- port group meeting for persons with chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia, information is also, ‘available for anyone interested, 7:0 pm. Friday at the. Happy _ Gang Center, for more information’ phone Dartene at 638-8688 or 635-: 4059 - aeons ‘JUNE 28, 1993 - Lakelse Commu- nily Assoc, General. meeting Mount Layton Hotsprings at 8 pm for further information 798- 2449 2p9 2p9 Le JUNE 29, 1993 - Volunteer} Bureau and Seniors Information access is having its annual general, |; meeling in the Library basement at 7:30 p.m. 2pl0 Sees : JULY 6, 1993 « Diabetic Teaching.4 ° Clinic is having a refresher ‘clinic’| | sfor-one day, a doctor's referral is ¥- Tec quired, contact Daria Rill, RN at 35-4050 or 638-1956 ° : etre s. * OCTOBER 23, 1993 - The BCOAPO Branch 73 is having an Annual Tea and Bazaar featuring year-round practical gifts and baked goods. It is held at the, Happy ‘Gang Centre, 3226 Kalum Street, at 1:30 pm. tin ' . eS 86s _A PLACE TO GO When pragnant {and necding support, BIRTH- . RIGHT offers confidential. and _flon-judpemental help to any}. woman dislresséd by an unplanned pregnancy, come in for a’ free |’. pregnancy test, baby or. maternity _clathes, or just a friendly and sym- pathetic listener, office at No. 201, ’ 4721 Lazelle Ave, (in the Tillicam Building), open 11:00 a.m. to 1 .pm.,: Monday to Friday, 24-hour he] pline 635-3907 ee ee T&K SINGLES Coffee meeting every -Tuesday 7:00 p.m. at Mr. -Mikes: June 12 & 13 to Rupert for Sea, June 17 Evening walk 8:00 | p.m; June 19, 7:30 p.m. Bowling; June 20 Games nite, 7:30 p.m.; June-26 Supper at Bea’s, 8:00 p.m. For info phone Bea at 635-3238 or Carol 632-3547, 2p8 ee ees ; ‘TERRACE ART ASSOCIAITON Summer workshops for July and August, all workshops are held in the Terrace Public Art Gallery. tin ad es ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE seeing your grandchildren? Are you interested in gaining access to your grandchildren? In promoting, - supporting. and” assisting families ‘maintain grandparent ties? For ‘more information please cal} 638+ 0228, a : ape cor er . 4th. “TUESDAY OF. “EVERY MONTH = Alzheimirs and demen- lia sipport groups. hold meeting at the mental health centre at” 1 pm. ‘on Tuesday. tin eee THE - HERITAGE -PARK - | MUSEUM Is now open to lhe pub- lic from Tuesday to Saturday, for ‘hore information regarding tours, weddings cic, ‘please phone the museum at 635-4546 or the Ter- ‘race Regional Museum Society at. 635-2508. ‘ a) sae . « BOY SCOUTS BOTILE DRIVE - call Kim 635-3656 or Sue at 638- 1790 Terrace, Will Pick Up. eseut . BEVERY MONDAY evening at 7:00 pm Northwest Alcohol & Drug Services present an on-going Relapse Recovery Group, call 638- 8117 for more information. |: ; | fees 3RD THURSDAY OF the month B.CP.A Advisory Comm, is hav- _ing « meeting at 200 A’- 4630 Lazelle Ave at 7:00 pm, ee Spldy. Around town, page BS RAILROAD MEMORIES: Dick Wells looks out at the old Skeena bridge at the _ brid ge beck in the 1950s as part of the Terrace/Kitimat railway line. He visited- east end of town. Wells was one of the engineers responsible for building the here at the beginning of the month and managed to ride tha rails, Atrip HEN DICK WELLS east end of town, it’s like he’s just travelled through time. After-40 years, Wells, who now lives in Sooke, has returned to one of the many sites that he helped build a3 part of a railway line that ran from Terrace to Kitimat. “T"l] never forget how bloody cold it was down there,”’ he says, referring to the . bone-chilling temperatures he endured while surveying in Little Canyon. The railway, built by CN, dates back over four decades. In the early ’50s, Alcan was’ building its smelter and hydro stands at the foot of . : the old. Skeena, rail-,.. way bridge at the project in Kitimal. The construc- tion Jed to an industrialization of the northwest. The tailway, seen. ag a necessary addition to the Ter- race/Kitimat area, was part of the process, Construction on the line began in September 1951. Wells, in his carly twenties, had just graduated in engineering from UBC. As he says, ‘‘it was his first real big job out of school,’’. And what a job it was. For the next four years, Wells, along with other engineers and crews, as- sembled a railway line through the bush, including 20 bridges, all the way to Kitimat. Weils was the only engineer who was involved with the construction from the be- . ginning to the end. . ‘As he outlines the procedure, it. Crossroader's Diary Watermelon and work in Zimbabwe Kirsten Murphy is a 24-year- old Northwest Community Col- lege student working in Zim- babwe with Canadian Crossroads International. She will attend UBC. in the fall. February 8 . My placement al Tshelanyemba finished the end of January and . Pye been: living and working ‘in the city of Bulawayo. (population 700,000) since then. : Bulawayo is a lovely city with wide, spacious streets and fear- less drivers. The city’s imbalance of wealth is expressed by a mix- ture of bread baskets: and brief- cases, Today was my first day of work at the Natural History Museum. Ivan Murambiwa. (the ~ ar- cheologist) is:still away but: his assistant of sorts has been very. - helpful in seeing that I settle in. I am the only volunteer and one of the only whites at the museum. | Despite having to crack # pro- | tective shell. imposed by most employees, I feel comfortable with my co-workers. 10:30 a.m. morning is the: highlight of. my day and af excellent opportunity : to practise my rapidly expanding Ndebele. I have applied to work ‘fea-time: in. the at the Legal Projects Society as a way of learning how Zimbabwe’s welfare system operates. When I .told this to the woman interview- ing me, she just laughed and said there is no system (contary to government propaganda). In any case, they’ve agreed to lake me on and I start next weck. hollering ‘‘dollah doljah dollah’’ (dollar dollar dollar)” and 10 young women. with oversized ‘watermelons sprinted toward the truck. Minutes later we were back on the road, sinking our teeth Into massive wedges of juicy watermelon and laughing as the ~ seeds flew into our faces and hair. After we ‘finished our watermelon, the Gogo turned to . me and shouted into the wind the usual battery of questions: Where | was.I from, how long had] been’ in Zimbabwe, where was I going? _ “When [ told her I. didn’t. know .. Where I'd. be staying that night," she announced I would stay with” ~ her. was slightly taken aback by her assertiveness but grateful for a place to stay. My gut instinct was to trust her. Once we arrived in Masvinigo, I watched my pack being loaded on ‘a trolley with. the., remaining _ watermelons. More than my pak, hospitality. ... becomes obvious that it was a | dautiling task. First, a preliminary survey had to be drawn up in Terrace, This meant that the approximate route of the line had to be plotted on a narrow corridor map. Then, engineers had to make a projected location for the line. They drew up a line that appeared to be the best route, And then came the hard part - the CN crew would have to go into the bush and “put that line on the ground,”’ ” Obviously, this was easicr said _than-done, Construction went on - ° despite rain or. shine, snow. or sleet. Camps were set up along: the line, Sometimes the ground location had to be revised accord- “ing to the lay of the land, back into railroad history — When Wells and his . fellow workers came across ravines, they would send: details to the bridge design offices in Win- nipeg, which would draw up the building plans. After the plans were set and the - land was prepared, contraclors came in to. lay the ties and rail and to build the bridges. And finally, after four years, the last spike was driven at Kitimat. The first steam train crossed the Skeena bridge in 1954, Wells says bridge-building was the most interesting part of the construction. Two bridges in par- — ticular - the old Skeena’ bridge - end another one at Alwyn creck - proved: to be the most challeng- ing. The ‘Alwyn creek bridge, the longest bridge « on’ n the line, was even beset-by a-land’slide that sucked all the equipment,’ includ- ing bulldozers, into the mud. Today, the line. is still used. Wells figures that one or two supply trains travel the Hne each day. At the beginning of the month, he travelied down to Kitimat on the line: with .local track super- visor Dave Viveiros. The trip al- changed - 40 years ago, crews worked in the bush. Now, much of the land has been logged and there are roads in the area, . Wells, now done with the engineering life, donated slides of the railway project to the Heritage Museum. Those interested in seeing the slides can call the muscum at 635-4546 or 635-2508, — Saye TRAVELLING STUDENT Kirsten Murphy takes some time to pose with a couple of Zimbabwean friends at Tshelanyamba. She is working with Canadian Crossroads, March 11 Three days under a blazing Af- rican sun wilhout sunscreen and my nose feels .Jike someonc . dragged a potato peeler over: it, My pre-arranged ride to the Great Zimbabwe ruins’ (400km.NE of hitched on my own. It took me five rides in a variety of vehicles to reach Masvingo (the town n Just outside the rulns), : Baw. The last ride was in the back of ° “a small, while pick-up with four_ Zimbabweans . and .one © other. ~draveller:: One. of:.the -Zimbab-: . weans was a plump but youthful. = looking °° Gogo. - “+ "This Gogo. had the truck come to a grinding halt when’she saw. a ~ handful of women standing on the side oF thé road, She ‘started -(grandmother), » ‘That evening, I was ireated to a “With: the”. delicious meal of sadza, chicken, maize and roasted ground nuts. _ Monica’s daughter, who was. my Age, was In charge: of providing _ me with a bed-to sleep in. At 14:00 p.m. we. ‘travelled. - 20 “Minutes deeper into another high Bulawayo) didn’t work out:so I’. density suburb to: the daughter’s home. Within minules of hitting the crisp cotton sheels, I'fell into a deep Slumber... oe ‘In the morning 1 was, served tal grand, slam. breakfast’ that.would have put Denny's to shame. Be-: fore boarding the. bus to the tuins,’ the daughter. and: I’ returned io. Monica’s home to say. farewell, I Was. hailed © ag -friehd ‘atid then: escorted sto: the - bus by an unidentified gentleman. - exception: of “‘Tshekanyemba, I-have never ex-_ “their. Canadian: perienced — such . overwhelming _ [ saw my passport money and identification disappear down the streel anid into the sunset, To have insisted on. carrying my. pack would have been a great insult. The Gogo (who. insisted I call “her Monica) and I crammed into a shabby old mint-taxi with at least ‘10 other people, The driver gave me a look of confusion and ] polnted: to Monica explaining "I'm with her’! Once out of the “mini-laxi,. ‘we weaved our way down ditt roads Jined with tiny one-room homes, “It seemed like we stopped every 10 steps so] ‘could be- Introduced to clusters of Monica’s extended family, When we reached her modest two-room home, I was instructed. to sit in the Ilving : room where -[ was served piping . hot tea’ while * Monica wont» about wlth, cher - duties.