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GST =, outside of the Terrace area) . ane 17 NO. 4 By JEFF NAGEL - a, THE CITY has quietly jacked “up the - cost of Terrace’s planned Sportsplex. by $900,000 to. $4. 9 million. | - And it is preparing: to borrow money: . to pay for. that: increase: and: a possible... shortfall in fundraising. 2 The i increase i§to convert: the exist ing. arena ‘and: pool: to ‘geothermal: heat. to tie: in with planned’ ‘geothermal use" in. the new -portion, ‘said, ity” special - light. = projects director Paul: Gipps: © os pledges ' City. council didnot disclose: the ‘in crease: two weeks ° ‘aga. ‘when: it ap . proved ‘the ‘hiring, of an: architect aiid _ committed -the: city ‘to proceed. . The: city is’ also’ ‘contemplating, bor: vo fe a: surge. ‘in donations. rowing up to:$1.69:million :to:pay - ‘for: contribution: fromm a donor. like. Alcan: the. geothermal: component: of the: over: = all -project,.. according -to-.a Kitima- Sukine regional district report. - shortfall of as muich as $800, 000. | That; loan: would pay: for the: ‘extra. $900,000 to upgrade the existing ‘arena and pool, plus up to 5790 000 -of of Be0- : “al the base project'cost of $4. million. “with a $2. million: federal- provincial in- flowing in: from’ taxpayers, REGISTERED NURSE Elaine Pigeau, top, buys some cool juice from Kara Anderson at the Mills Memorial Hospital picket line Aprii 30. Kara and two friends-were not the only ones to set up a’juice stand. Alexan- dra Eyjolison was also. selling cool drinks at-her own juice stand. Below, Terraceview Lodge resident Den- nis Husband was a constant presence last week at that facility's picket line.” thermal work within the new’ ¥ building area, Gipps: said. That $790,000 is part - ity ‘officials have..until: now main- thined the sportsplex “would .be built’ frastructure. gratit-and $2, ‘million being” raised: in: donations = owith | -figthing: Countil: gave the: project the. -gieen’ even, ‘though’ ‘cash , donations, ~ and other. ‘promised contribu= "ofc | ~ tions ‘remain. well. back “of the ‘target'at +. saids 2.7" $700, 000°. = because ‘construction, has. don’t make’ “Up: the” ‘gap,- council is now Z poised ‘to: use the’ loan. to make uip ay The matter was before regional ‘ ‘diss ; am trict ‘directors, who last: weekend ap=-* Proved a a plan that will gee ‘taxpayers, crace_and- rural “areas. “years ‘ahead, - €OS ts.” in ‘Thornhill and “other oiitlying areas... pay 30 per cent. of the costs‘of repay-— ing the-up to $1.69 million loan. | That cost-sharing i isin line with: the: “local practice ‘of. operating .. experises for facilities. like - the. pool, -arena-.and= ‘library: ‘being: ‘split 70-30 between Ter. : Wet want: the = ‘fegional’ district: t0 : “share: ‘ins that - because.’ we “have: an." agreement - with: ‘thein. ‘an cost-sharing: ~ “And: although “the: geothermal. work ~is being” ‘done ‘up-front at’ the fime™ of ~ “construction, it’s: being considered ‘an. . operating - cost. activity.“ “« Prince Rupert, ‘and: other. Ways of changing : "the economic. base ‘of-the northwest: - a council wants, a ‘court: ruling requiring “AL. | Can to use power: surplus to-its. aluminum :. «the aluminum giant wants to-sell “surplus yer power made | available after’ ‘modernizing 3 its smelting: operations outside. the region. "wins. and “who “loses, ”:the’, “reality. is that: with. technological change- ‘and: moderni-’. . » -zation-you, will” lose “jobs,” said: ‘Harris explaining. the: purpose of-the: conference i ‘it méans. significant ‘job loss of 600. to. 800°. erosion,” “their values in their- homes are. dropping: and: ‘schools’ -are . ‘closing: -The:,-Key-- ta: ". changing” that-is -to. broaden the- employ® Workers: hit the bricks © WHAT BEGAN asa labour strike by health. care. » workers : escalated into: political. protest hete’by late last week as members from, other. unions began showing-up'at Mills. . Memorial. Hospital and Terraceview. Lodge’ picket lines. “You should have ‘seen the. téachérs,” Said Doug Lan- 2: ‘caster a key ‘member: of the Hospital Employes’ Union: (HEU) as he stodd in:front of Mills. April 30.0" ; “They. had a big | banner ‘and came over the: overpass,” a _ he. said of approximately. 40. teachers. Woe BP . Also. appearing-were | ‘Canadian Union of: "Public: Ein- . ployees (CUPE) :members, unionizedelectrical: workers, |<. clerical: workers,. ‘members: of: the: TWA’ ‘and’ members of |’. . the Canadian Auto Workers, the | union: which Tepresents . Alcan workers. 202 Terri Williamson. and: Dave. ‘Kawinsky, thie president. and: vice President. respectively, of the CUPE’ local rep- : resenting cily workers: were on the’ line with, tw; “other : city workers, -- °° = . “We're here in. protest of Gordon: Campbell ‘and ‘in ~ support of the. HEU,” said: Kawinsky..- . Health care ‘workers: at, Mills: and: Terrigeview;- who began ‘strike’ action: April 26; remained ‘off the, job late last week despite’ ‘being ordered: back. io ‘work- by provin- cial government. ‘Jégislation.” ‘The: legislation. also. cut their wages. and. benefits. Workers-also defied a back-to- | worker order of. the. Labour Relations, Board: that: was - made April BOE eee ae ‘Several ' ‘hundred worker’ at “the” two: facilities, mem- bers of the HEU, the British Colurhbia Government, and: Service Employees Union, ithe International. Union ‘of .. Operating: Enginee cand the Health tion, Were: among ‘more. ‘than: 43,000: other: health care workers across: the province: who: werlt_on, strike. o Conta! Page A2- - ment base,’ thought that-a legal solution willl fix: val of. , this. It'won’t;" he added.» ‘Alcan official whose job is: to ‘Took: al ‘de- ~ velopment options ‘for: his company. Don. With him. will: be a businessman. from the Parents are panning the four-day week ~ said Diana: Penner. * when’ the plan was brought i in-last. year, ; Regidinal distict ‘officials said the: ‘loan ‘repayments will be treated as an-- ‘nual ~ operating expenses. for - the: sportsplex,. and-. will: therefore: be. sub- ; ject, -to. cost sharing... with Thornhill, Lakeise Lake and. rural: Terrice,” Jes nual cost of the lodin:- - The” tegional district: -board | algo, ~The: way it was. explained. tot us $ the ; “confirmed * its’ existing. cost-sharing ‘agreement’ “will apply. t0' the: “other an: : nual costs ‘of the sportsplex., : ‘The ‘geothermial: part of the, owill: detiver_cnergy cost: ‘savings: esti- mated: at’ $140,000. a. ‘year. “compared.” vith: what the -sportsplex: would have ‘cost each: “year. with. conventional heat. ing, Gipps said: -: ee ~The» existing: poolzand- ‘arena. cost. seas: : the: ‘city about: S185, 000..per year‘in en-).. AF we don’ t ‘fund raise you’ "Te going a ergy. ‘costs, he: said. Adding ‘the: second. to: pay :forcit: in’ ‘your: taxes,” he: o Says. ° ... Sheet of ice: inthe new ‘Sportsplex area Because | ‘the city is: determined to do. r would have driven that up. to’ $250,000. ~~ it! "Design work i is being. done by PBK two,” Gipps said. ‘sessed more ‘than - they! Te being’ -bessed: now,” _Watmough, said. i vf ‘Watmough - said‘he’s still: urging his “the: ‘sportsplex. funnd- raising effort. That’ s° because. the.: more. money is But. geothermal will cut that to around . : Mt 11,000." : ‘Architeéts:. ‘It’s. expected” construction ni Tes. going: to- ‘be ‘cheaper to run in wl go out to tender this summer. Bo =) Nort west t revival SKEENA MLA. Roger Harris is: hostirig a° one-day regional_ development: conference “economist Michael. Goldberg. ‘: es “The Alcan: people. were: coming: “ality. The’ May: i session ‘is frame’ ‘around, - around,” said Harris.’ the prospect : ‘ofa new Alcan: aluminum»: smelter ‘in. Kitimat” and “will “address. the, chambers. of commiérce- and. economic: de- “potential - ofa: planned container: port ‘at: - velopment officers..: <2 : wo “ht's:time to, position ourselves: ‘region-. wy °. ally,”°said Harris,"There's, been way too. ~. But. lurking in ‘the. “background: is” ‘thes rauch: parochial infighting.” : a ‘Kitimat: council: ‘suit: “against ° “Alcan, The. 2 “Harris has ‘also-been bending: the ear tof: Premier. “Gordon: Campbell, clining economic trends’ in. the northwest. ~ “) SBased* ‘on: what ‘we -hope : will come’. , ‘out of the May L1- session, I. hope: to en- -“page:-hirn,” said Harris.“ 7 “He's: said’ “that “if* ‘someihing : ‘makes : sense. for the northwest, he’s interested. no - But Haris ¥aid. Campbell’ has: also. ex: 2 “pressed: frustration, at the: Kitimat ‘couneil we Suit, against Alcan.. gory ‘ * “There ‘are: all sorts “of ‘things happen-- . around’ us but: the Alean’-suit. does’. said Harris. “Technology. causes “Tesoniate, our: there and it’ s. fot ‘go0d," : : “Harris. Seed 2 "Hamris: ‘who is: also the: minister of stiite -smelting needs “in. the’. area. It’s. worried 7 .- “Regardless of court: cases: : cand who “Tf Aican builds:a 600,000 ton. smelter; . people,” ‘ ‘What T mi hearing fiom; people is-tiat 7 “separate plan ‘aiméd at revitalizing ~the. said Harris. - “ready-i in a. “couple of weeks: . . “What we -have to do is get past: ‘the year aimed ¢ at the: pine beetle problem in’ , ‘On tap’ for. the. conference is a ‘seit, a “Among” other things. that ‘plan’ ‘calls. for. - “new markets - for ‘pine-beetlé. .infécted -- wood, ‘It-also encourages small operators to develop value- added uses. for jhe wood, - Macmillan ».was coming : west’ already: : MOST PARENTS’ TURNING. out for pub- lic meetings are oppused: ta the: fourzday - ; will vote to continue the. four-day... week or, : school week, says one local school trus-. - revert to.a five-day week,, she. says. she iss tee, listening to parents. "We're hearing: paren: say they’ re. not 1 prepared to take that risk. lof continuing). + cnificant: buy-in’and JF: the: _ kids-are not being» met, )'t continuing. she said. oe ; hesitant about ; *- Penner. herself was. the’ fist: trustee. to! ae oppose closing’ schools: Friday as one way of casing-a school ‘district budget. defic One year on; Penner remains “‘uncon-: - vinced about. the. educational” ‘merits: of. continuing the: four-day. schedule. oe “She did research last ‘year. on four- ‘day ..K’shan school; There, 14 of the.17 parents ee "present. ‘said ‘they: opposed: the. four-day ; "_week:on educational grouids) 7 ‘Several parents. said that, while One: or. two.-of :their childreti were: doing. fine, '- their. other children: ‘were. not doing well...” “-* Opinion became: more’ mixed when the .. “ MT nae so get ‘a “sense, Sad while there was not.a lot’ of. information,” that’: there would be problems witht at-risk kids three ihan it is right: now : 10. niti the as Thornhill regional:. district” director Les Watmough | said the ‘expectation’ is. oe : : the: energy savings will “offger’ the ane taxpayers” of Thornhill will-not be wie a constituents: in ‘Thornhill ta get: behind “ . raised ‘the ‘léss. will" govon:the-‘loan to. “be: repaid by the: celty ¢ and the tural. ar: 7 "Saguenay, the heartland ‘of Alcan’ activity a - “.in Quebec, Harris has also. invited UBC’: © “way, but for. the rest. we're passing. the hat : “He's. calso- ‘invited regional. politicians, nn impressing as upon hin the. importance . -of reversing de-. . said mo oe for” ‘forest Operations,” is-also: working ona. ‘northwest forest industry, That should’ be: a Harris © ise - describing it. as “something. a similar to’ a. ‘plan. announced ~ earlier this — - “And while Penner won't say yet if she — ed “If the community . does not have: a. sige. ea basic-needs of : chaired! 4 public meeting. April. 28 at Kiti. “option ot school clositres: came: into: ee oo