| TERRACE STANDARD Business REv WW Businesses here may get vote on treaty vote By JEFF NAGEL LOCAL businesses may soon be asked whether or not they support the B.C, Liberal government’s plans to hold a re- ferendum on the principles of treaty- making, Terrace and District Chamber of Com- merce president Betty Barton said she plans to raise the idea of a survey of local chamber members, . She said that would ensure any posi- tion the business proup takes reflects the opinion of the majority of its members. “I'd like us to send out a survey to our chamber members so we pet actual re- sponses from real people,” Barton said. “That’s the only fair way to deal with it.” The move comes after aboriginal lea- ders, including Tsimshian chief negotiator Gerald Wesley, said they will ask the province’s business leaders for their sup- port in persuading premier Gordon Camp- bell to back away from the idea. Aboriginal groups say a provincial vote on treaty-making will in- flame racial tensions throughout the pro- 4 vince, and heighten uncertainty. The Kitimat-Stikine “A yegional district “4 board, which repre- a sents mayors and Betty Barton councils in the region have also urged the premier to reconsider. Campbell has since said he’ll press on with the referendum, which he said will happen within six to eight months. Barton said the chamber survey, if it goes ahead, would come out in the cham- ber’s October newsletter. She said the chamber would then pre- sent the findings to the government through the B.C. Chamber of Commerce. Verdict on PNG bill errors close AN INVESTIGATION into billing problems by Pacific Northern Gas is nearing completion, say B.C. Utili- ties Commission officials. Commission secretary Rob Pellatt said a report is being prepared and may be discussed by commissio- ners as early as this week. Some customers found they’d paid more than they should have for natural gas used during the winter. Airport solidly in black It happened because of an error in estimates of metre readings by PNG in January. Those very low and in- accurate bills effectively meant most of the gas some homeowners con- sumed in January was counted in February and billed at higher rates be- cause of a rate increase that took effect Feb. 1. Executive director Bill Grant said the goal is to eorrecl any errors and veri- fy overcharged customers get their money back. The commission is also looking at the computer- ized billing program PNG uses that’s the suspected cause of the inaccuracies. “It was not working well in January,” Grant said. “We want to be sure that is not going to happen on a recurring basis.” Competition boosts passengers, revenue TERRACE’s airport is run- ning a healthy profit, ac- cording, to new financial statements. Net operating profit for the 2000-01 year was $196,277 - an improve- ment af “about $157,060.. from the prior year. _ Part of the improvement is due to the Terrace-Kiti- mat Airport Society’s suc- cess in cutting operating costs. But most of it stems from a $170,000 increase in landing and user fee re- venue. Society president Frank Hamilton said more peopie have been flying in and out of the airport since Hawkair Aviation started up its passenger service last fall, bringing competi- tion to northwest skies. were certainly up thanks to both Hawkair and Air Ca- nada,” said airport society president Frank Hamilton. “Both lowered their fares.” Airport landing fee re- venues are directly tied to the number of passengers. In July, Hamilton said, the airport logged 18 per cent more passengers than the same month a year earlier, prior to Hawkair’s .,. Our passenger numbers, «. startup. Overall, he said, the airport’s financial position has improved by $341,000. But he noted the airport will soon have to pay its 10, percent share of the $2'2 million: Kost of repav- ing the main runway, which has just concluded. That will consume much of the current opera- ting profit. They also face big ex- penses again next year, when the runway apron is to be repaved at a cost of around $2 million. That will also be 90 per cent ( Marylin Davies For Councillor, City of Terrace ¢ 38 years volunteer community leadership in culture, education, health & sports ¢ 43 years independent music teacher * 12 years small business owner For energy, efficiency, interest, time and proven work ethic - paid for by Ottawa. \ SEPTEMBER 2001 SUNDAY‘ MONDAY "S-TUESDAY LUCKY DOLLAR BING PALACE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2001 FRIDAY,” © SATURDAY T.V. 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