Kermode Net Photo Essays

42nd Rotary Auction

42nd annual Rotary auction concludes successfully. Over $57,000.00 "book value" goods and services were donated to the auction.

Skeena Valley Fall Fair 2002

If you won an exhibitor's prize at the Skeena Valley Fall Fair, you can pick up your winnings this evening from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Terrace Public Library.

Riverboat Days 2002 Parade

The Riverboat Days Parade is always a major attraction, and this year's parade easily measured up to its usual high standards.

More Canada Day 2002 photos

Thanks to Terrace Fire and Rescue for these additional photos of the highly successful Terrace Professional Firefighters Pancake Breakfast held on July 1, 2002. You can get all the details here.

Canada Day 2002

There were two major Canada Day events in Terrace on Monday. The 4^th Annual Terrace Professional Firefighters Pancake Breakfast in the morning, which was a huge success. Then, beginning at noon, the Picnic in the Park at Heritage Park Museum. This event too, was well attended.

Caledonia Grads 2002

If our class were an average one, I would list our great many achievements, a long list of personal and group victories. However, we are not normal. The Class of 2002 has been confronted by a great many hardships this year, and we have not faltered at one.

Santa Parade 2001 — A Parade of Lights

Sponsored by Kermode Net Inc. — This year's Santa Parade—A Parade of Lights—was the biggest Santa Parade ever . . . At least in Terrace. Hundreds of parents and children lined Lakelse Avenue in anticipation, and, an unusual occurrence here, the parade started bang on the advertised time of 6 p.m.

Remembrance Day 2001

Remembrance Day 2001 in Terrace was much the same as it has always been; an important reminder of the sacrifice six decades ago and how lucky we are to live in a free country. There was one difference this year, however, the weather, which, while typically wet, was untypically mild.

Hallowe'en Spookarama 2001

Problem number one was the weather. A deluge overnight Sunday turned the Christy Park parking lot into Christy River, and soccer pitches into Christy Slough. The rain eased a bit on Tuesday, but only enough to turn the river into a creek. And the grass didn't dry out a bit.

Terrace Water Rescue saves lives

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Veritas grade seven class holds memorial to remember those lost

A Veritas School grade seven class, taught by Glen Palahicky, took time during their Monday lunch hour to walk from their school to city hall to remember all those affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C.

Fire at Willows Apartment

A fire at the Willows Apartments for seniors at about 3:11 this afternoon resulted in little fire damage but a lot of smoke damage to one suite on the ground floor. The smell of burned plastic permeates the hallways in all three levels of the building.

Skeena Valley Fall Fair – Attractions Entertainment and Logger's Sports

See also: Skeena Valley Fall Fair – Animals, Kids and Exhibits

Skeena Valley Fall Fair – Animals, Kids and Exhibits

See also: Skeena Valley Fall Fair – Attractions, Entertainment and Logger's Sports

Taekwon-Do Garage Sale

The Northern TaeKwon-Do Acadamey is holding a garage sale at 4818B Highway 16W on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. that has much more to offer than your average garage sale. There's the usual household items, of course, but in addition there's also a bake sale, barbequed hot dogs, pop, and TaeKwon-Do demonstrations.

The demonstrations include children's events, self-defense techniques, sparring, and board breaking. If you like what you see, you can join the club.

Riverboat Days Parade (photos by Alice Kellar)

The Riverboat Days Parade was as grand as ever, and this year we didn't even need the Terrace and Thornhill fire departments to spray an appreciative crowd with water. It rained!

Riverboat Days Parade (photos by Rainer Giannelia)

The Riverboat Days Parade was as grand as ever, and this year we didn't even need the Terrace and Thornhill fire departments to spray an appreciative crowd with water. It rained!

Riverboat Days: Concerts in the Park 2001

The weather wasn't bad. It wasn't great. Butit was good enough for hundreds of tourists and residents to focus on Little Park to enjoy what was probably one of the best Concerts in the Park ever.

Riverboat Days: Crime StoppersJail & Bailout

The Terrace Crime Stoppers Jail & Bailout proved to be as entertaining and valuable to a worthwhile community cause as always.

Riverboat Days: Skeena Valley Emergency Services Challenge

The 4^th annual Skeena Valley Emergency Services Challenge was organized and manned by Thornhill volunteer firefighters and spouses. The event attracted a sizeable crowd, and besides being entertaining, it demonstrated some of the rigors these guys have to go through both in training and on the job.

Riverboat Days: Ferry Island Treasure Hunt

It was a great day for a walk . . . A beautiful place to take one . . . And the second annual Skeena Valley Rotary Club's Ferry Island Treasure Hunt brought it all together.

Riverboat Days: Terraceview Lodge Afternoon for Kids

It was a little wet Friday afternoon, but not wet enough to dampen the collective spirits of kids and seniors at Terraceview Lodge.

Riverboat Days: Lazelle Mall's Community Festival

The Lazelle Mall's Community Festival was a major attraction—in spite of the rain, that for the most part held off anyway.

Riverboat Days: Mr. Mike's Beach Volleyball Blast

A large crowd enjoyed the "real beach volleyball in the centre of town" Monday. There was great competition, plenty of food and loads of fun for everyone!. This was the Riverboat Days: Mr. Mike's Beach Volleyball Blast. And it really was a "blast".

Riverboat Days: Ruins/McBike Skateboard-BMX Contest

Contributed by Tara at Ruins Board Shop — There were over 200 spectators waiting and the energy was building by two o’clock for the skate and BMX contest to begin. Big clouds loomed overhead as we started with the BMX preliminaries. By three o’clock it was raining too much for the skateboard contest to go ahead. The skateboard portion of the contest was pushed ahead to noon on Monday, August 6.

Riverboat Days: Farmer's Market

The Farmer's Market—a huge success every summer, all summer long—was a bit of an unfortunate washout on the Riverboat Days weekend.

Riverboat Days: Show n' Shine

The Riverboat Days Show n' Shine did what it always does, brought out the best of the car buffs . . . Restorers and fans alike.

Riverboat Days: Wild Duck Race

The Rotary Club of Terrace sponsered Riverboat Days Wild Duck Race attracted several hundred people to the Skeena bridges Monday afternoon. A total of 4,500 rubber ducks were dropped, complements of Canadian Helicopters, at the north end of the Ferry Island and drifted in the river current toward the finish line for about half the length of the island.

Riverboat Days: Youth Soccer Challenge 2001

The Riverboat Days Youth Soccer Challenge 2001 offered excellent competition, with teams from Ketchikan, Alaska, and Guadalajara, Mexico, offering a truly international flavour.

Canada Day 2001

We toured the town to see what we could find, and Canada Day 2001 in Terrace brought us both the expected and unexpected.

School's out . . . The Great 8 Second Escape at Clarence Michael!

At precisely 3 p.m. today, Clarence Michiel principal Bill Gook and vice-principal Lisa Blackstock opened the school doors releasing their charges, who have just completed a 10-month sentence, onto our city streets. The last student had exited the scene in a tad under eight seconds, giving us our Great 8 Second Escape. Why can't kids show this much enthusiasm when they're asked to take out the garbage or mow the lawn?

The Class of 2001

Kermode Net Inc. congratulates the Caledonia Senior Secondary Class of 2001 — Yesterday's youth . . . Tomorrow's promise.

IDHL training enhances skills of local firefighters.

Ten Terrace and Thornhill firefighters were recently involved in a four-day, 32-hour IDHL (Imminent Danger to Health and LIfe in a Confined Space) rescue training program. A rescue of this type involves the rescue of an injured person in a confined space where there is little room to maneuver.

Zone 7 Playoffs in Terrace: U-12 Girls Division (Prince George vs Terrace)

The photos on these pages were taken during Sunday's Under-12 Girls final game between Terrace and Prince George. Prince George won by a score of 5-0.

Zone 7 Playoffs in Terrace: Under-15 Boys Division (Terrace vs Nechako Lakes)

The photos on these pages were taken during Sunday's Under-15 Boys final game between Terrace and Nechako Lakes. Terrace won by a score of 10-0.

Zone 7 Playoffs in Terrace: Under-17 Girls Division (Prince George vs Terrace)

The photos on these pages were taken during Sunday's Under-17 Girls final game between Prince George and Terrace. Prince George won by a score of 9-0.

Zone 7 Playoffs in Terrace: Under-15 Boys Division (Prince George vs Kitimat)

The photos on these pages were taken during Sunday's Under-15 Boys final game between Prince George and Kitimat. Prince George won by a score of 5-0.

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