Random motion _
While city council members ponder during coming -
weeks the closure of Ottawa Street in order to accom-
modate a major real estate development, perhaps they
might give consideration to doing something less ambi-
tious to protect local citizens who take their lives in.
their hands every time they attempt to walk across .
Lakelse Avenue. : 0 a

Those of us.who have lived in Terrace for a number
of years have gotten accustomed to the city’s rather" |
eccentric arrangement of through streets and random |
entries and exits onto main arteries, but an objective
examination reveals one of the most bizarre overall |
traffic patterns of any community this size in the
province. .

The 4700 and 4800 blocks Lakelse Ave. in particular
set up a series of conditions that amount to a formula
for disaster..For the entire stretch there are no traffic
restrictions between Emerson and Eby Streets. Both -
sides of the main drag are lined with retail and service
establishments, and hapless pedestrians can be seen

from morning to evening, tacking their way back and
forth through four lanes of confused traffic.

Close calls between pedestrians and vehicles are an
hourly occurance in the area, but last Saturday an un-
fortunate senior citizen didn’t move fast enough and
ended up in hospital with serious injuries. The time
has come to decide whether this section of Lakelse
Ave. is going to be a main traffic artery or an area
where pedestrians and cyclists can feel like they won't
meet an untimely end in the act of crossing the street.

It’s become obvious that the three crosswalks pro- ©
vided are nothing but an illusory type of protection,
and the legal argument that it’s against the law to run
down a pedestrian in a crosswalk doesn’t wash —

ICBC reminds all of us with every annual boost in in-.
surance premiums that B.C. drivers are the worst in

Canada. | oF

The new shopping center planned by the Skeena ©
Okanagan. group, along with. other downtown develop-
ments, is going to make the situation far worse than it.

is now. Parking in the adjacent areas of Lazelle Ave.
is rapidly disappearing with the construction of new
office space, leaving the traffic pressure nowhere to go
. but up.

“This sort of promising economic development is ob-

viously something that Terrace needs, but it also needs
controlled planning. Otherwise the community. will not

be well served.

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Wednesday ss
Perspectives

by Bob Jackman

I guess if I’ve learned
anything over the past months,
it’s that attitudes can be con-
tagious. After four years of
positive activity on Council,
working in a team atmosphere
to accomplish some good —
things for Terrace, I over-

‘reacted to some negative

criticism and let myself get
caught up in the same trap.
When you see the efforts of
colleagues, volunteer groups,
and others in the community
being picked away at in spite of
the evidence, it’s hard not-to
react in kind. _

So, while negativism may be
standard fare elsewhere, I hope
to be able to use this space to
comment on the many positive
things that are happening in
Terrace. oo

,

@ J was pleasantly surprised
by the response of municipal
staff after my recent election
defeat. Many of them called .
(some didn’t) to express their
regrets, and their feeling that I
was the Council ‘‘watchdog”
for their interests. As just...
‘another lowly taxpayer, I-can’t
influence what happens at “‘in
camera” meetings, but I can
assure them that I will continue
to watch over shoulders that
need watching over. I have
never been weak-kneed about
backing them in Council
Chambers and, as I recently

- Jearned, the printed word is ex-

tremely powerful. ;
It’s gratifying that thos: who
knew me best over the past
four years continue their sup-
port. And it’s a good reflection
‘on City staff that they saw in-
itiatives like performance ap-
praisal, budget and cost ac-
countability; and the employee
‘assistance program as positive

happening in Terrace.”

‘« ., [hope to be able to use this space to com-
iment on the many positive things that are —

factors that, rather than
threatening their jobs, gave
them the tools to do a better
job. The vast majority want to
do well and be recognized for
their performance. ©
@ Believe everything you”
read?

It was reported a while back
that the new RCMP building
was $40,000 over budget. The
truth? Even after adding the
cost of renovations to the old _
quarters in City Hall, the pro-
ject is under budget by
$113,000 or so. Just thought

you'd like to know.

oe Another myth to

demystify... Enquiring minds
were told recently that the only
cost of running a municipal
election was the paper the
ballots were printed on and
that poll clerks had to be there
anyway for the school board .
elections... =
femystification: This was a
complete surprise to the -
printer, and it was a surprise to
the municipal poll clerks, who
thought they would get their
usual $100 stipend for the day,
just like the school board poll
clerks sitting beside them —
each body pays their own peo-
ple. I’m sure it will be a big
surprise to the Returning Of-
ficer and her assistants, who
did an incredible job. Ballot
boxes don’t move without
municipal employees and
vehicles. Newspapers don’t
print the ‘“‘Notice of Poll” ads
. for free either. My $4,000
estimate was, if anything, very
conservative, =

@ Congratulations to the
Youth Soccer Association on
their (so far) victory in their
quest to provide another two

' fields in Christy Park. The

kicker in the deal is the fate of

- Howe Creek, which has been
_an interesting conundrum.

Is the water flowing through .
town from the hatchery on Eby
Street actually Howe Creek? Or
is it a drainage. ditch? Depends
who you talk to! Because some
fingerlings escaped from the
hatchery a few years ago, the
Federal Fisheries and Oceans
claim jurisdiction over the
water as prime salmon-spawn-
ing grounds. If you ask the
hard-core public works guy
(there must be one of them
left!) he'll tell you it’s not a
creek at all — just a drainage |
ditch which should maybe even -

be culverted and covered over. | -

And to many others the water-

~ course is an interesting vista of

boardwalks, fern-covered rock,’
and pleasant pools where you
can sit for hours pondering
nature, your faithful spaniel
lazing at your side.

And as Howe Creek (or the
drainage ditch, if you prefer)
meanders through the Christy
Park Soccer Field area, Council
will have to come to grips with
their interpretation of what ex-

actly the prime function of the

waterway is, Once that’s set-
tled, I think you'll see a quick
and dirty resolution of the ©
whole issue. co

@ So Arafat can't get into the
United States without a Visa? -

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