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Emergency crews kept busy > by brush fires and accidents

: ‘TERRACE: ‘AND Thornhill

“ emergency crews responded to a number of calls, - including: two bush fires in. the same location during a.

“busy week last month. —On- June: 18, ‘two’ cars...

collided -on Lakelse Ave. in front of the National Car

_. "A female passenger was |

taken to hospital with minor — injuries. Both drivers were =» unhurt. «. -

The day ended witha first responder | answering the call of a pedestrian struck by a

, vehicle-at Kalum St. at-10:41 p.m,

A fender. bender in front of Totem Ford | on Keith Ave.

‘» Wes: Patterson

_ resulted in no injuries:just before 5 p.m. on June 20.

Fire crews found a small fire burning on a back lot along’

: the tree line in the first of two.late-night bush fires at 5100

- * Keith Ave at 11:40 p.m. June 20. - a ' ‘The second blaze at 12:15 a.m, June 21 left charred grass and bush but no other damage or injuries. At 3 p.m. June 21, . a single vehicle accident at Eby and Merkley road called the crew to transport one person to hospital.

A faulty heat detector at 7: 15 p.m. brought out a fire crew -

to the Terraceview Lodge June 22.

- At the same time, the’ first responder picked up a young | girl with a broken ankle at Christy Park and transported her to hospital.

The busy week’s last call’ came on June 23 with an early

“morning response to a Ziegler Road ‘address in Thornhill to .

pick up a semiconscious female and take her to hospital at 12:45 a.m.

The Thornhill Fire Department responded to two calls for - vehicle fires early the next week.

At 4 a.m. June 26, a service truck was destroyed after a blaze of undetermined origin. =

Thornhill fire chief Wes Patterson said the-parked vehicle

. burned near the fire hall and the blaze i isn’t considered suspi- . cious, It’s believed something went wrong with the vehicle; |

causing the fire.

He said the truck was in town from Vancouver to perform .

maintenance on the pumps and fire trucks.

The damage is estimated at $30,000.

In the second vehicle blaze at 4 a.m. June 27, a transport truck brake locked, buming oil in the rear end, starting a tire on fire. -

The driver pulled into the Chevron just outside Terrace

_on Hwy16 and put out the fire by the time the fire crew ar-

rived.

Patterson said firefighters cooled the hot spot with water to -

ensure it was out. The vehicle was driven away for service,

| - Passport applications taken ~ at federal office in Terrace -

me : Irs BECOME a lot easier to geta passport in Terrace and

» area. . “Applications can now, be submitted to the local Human

| Resources and Skills Development Canada office where -

| documents will also be checked and payments taken.

_ |, The-idea is to reduce the waiting time-and the inconve-_ i nience created under the old system of mailing away the ap-~ ,

~plication. along with important documentation such as birth ceftificates, says Passport Canada official Dan Kingsbury. .. “What-we want to do is make the service more accessible , to all Canadians,” he said. ° “A’ person’ applying ‘here can expect a » passport returned within 20 working days, not including transit;sime and Pro- viding the application goes smoothly. “. “What we’ve done is train people to make sure the ap-

~ plication: is filled out correctly and to know what kind of —

"documents are needed,” said Kingsbury. ; . The federal government has.come under ¢ criticism for pro-

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George. Other members of the Board include: e Steve Thorlakson, Mayor of Fort St. John Chris Morey, Mayor of Fort Nelson

Colin Kinsiey, Mayor of Prince George _ Chief Steve Wilson, Haisla First Nation Herb Pond, Mayor of Prince Rupert.

Greg Kamenka, Mayor of Lillooet

Open and Ready for Business -

Secretary to the Board. - Submit your Proposals

Guiding Principles

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address below.

‘Northern. Development Initiative Trust Open Letter to Residents of the NDI Trust Region

We're off and running! The Board of Directors of the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDI Trust) is excited ‘to announce that we’ve made some real progress _ towards fulfilling the goals of the Trust, and want to. share our: accomplishments with you. The NDI. Trust will give northerners the funding and ability to identify and pursue new opportunities for stimulating economic growth and job creation. This unique and historic program will benefit ‘residents " from Lillooet to Fort Nelson and from Valermount to the Queen Charlotte Islands.

. The NDI Trust was established through’ legislation last fall with an initial investment of $1: 35- million. The NDI Trust is comprised of'a Board of Directors and four Regional Advisory Committees (RACs). The Peace, Prince George, Northwest and Cariboo-Chilcotin/Lillooet RACs each oversee a $15 million regional fund. The NDI Trust Board manages a $50 million cross-regional fund. A further $30 million

» will be allocated this fall.for projects to mitigate the impacts of the devastating mountain pine beetle

- epidemic. Each RAC will also receive an additional $5 million allocation. ‘Operating expenses ‘will be funded through interest earned from the initial investment.

The NDI Trust Board is made up ‘of two municipal representatives from each of the four RACs along with five government appointed members. The Board is chaired by Mayor Rick Gibson of Williams Lake. Vice Chair Bruce Sutherland is a business owner in Prince

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The NDI Trust office in Prince George is now open. Staff currently includes an interim Executive Director and Executive Assistant/

The NDI Trust Board recently reviewed the first group of RAC Project proposals, and. is anxious to receive additional proposals. Proposals must adhere to the NDI Trust Guiding Principles. It is important to note that these funds private sector projects providing the proposals follow NDI Trust Guiding Principles.

Each Regional Advisory Committee assesses the proposals and makes recommendations to the NDI Trust Board. Due diligence and ‘business case tests must be completed for each Proposal. All projects must demonstrate broad community support and fall within:

e Forestry ¢ Pine beetle recovery Transportation ° Tourism ¢ Olympic opportunities - e Mining * Small business « Economic development * Energy © Agriculture

Where possible, the proposal should demonstrate: e Leveraging .¢ Sustainability * Job creation ¢ Small community participation .

To receive a full copy of the NDI Trust Guiding Principles, please contact the Office at ‘the ;

Our Commitment

The NDI Trust Board is committed to open communication with. residents of this | region. We plan to communicate regularly with the four RACs and a variety of groups and agencies throughout the NDI Trust region, and expect to launch our web site in September.

For more information about: the NDI Trust, please contact: Karen Borden, Executive Assistant

Phone: (250) 561-2525 « Emaii: ndit@telus. net

Northern Development initiative Trust

301-1268 Fifth Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3L2

Stephanie Forsyth, President, Northwest Community College in 1 Terrace | Lita Powell, Fort St. John business owner

Len Fox, Mayor of Vanderhoof

-Rick Wozney, Mayor of Kitimat —

Hugh Jones, retired Williams Lake forest industry leader

are available for both public and