e a Crash Helmut office open ORGANIZERS OF the move to remove Skeena NDP MLA Helmut Giesbrecht from office now have an official headquarters, Fumiture and office equipment was moved in over the weekend to a location on Lakelse Ave. It’s the same office used by the Mike Scott Reform campaign for this year’s federal election. Volunteers will.use the office to plan their strategy lo sign - up 7,600 people who were on the voters list far last year’s provincial election. ; es That figure works out to 40 per cent — the amount required -by recall legislation to remove and MLA from office and force a by-election. Organizers can officially file a petition with the provin- cial chief electoral officer asking for recall on Nav.'28 and have 60 days after it's accepted to gather the signatures. Recallers have a $25,000 expenditure cap but that doesn’t take effect until a campaign officially gets underway. Driver charged THE DRIVER of a pickup truck that rammed through a fence and into a pile of lumber on Skeena Cellulose proper- ty faces charges of impaired driving. The brown 1988 Chev pickup was eastbound on keith Ave. around 1:30 a.m. Monday when it crossed the road, hit the fence and came to rest against the lumber pile. RCMP said there was extensive damage to the fence, lumber pile and the pickup, A passenger sustained minor injuries. The driver appears in court next month. Mine the Tat, says MP SKEENA REFORM MP Mike Scott says he’s found a new way of pressuring the Americans to listen lo Canada’s side of the Pacific salmon fishing dispute — open a mine in the far norlhwestern portion of the province. The move to develop a huge copper/cobalt deposit in the Tatshenshini park would get the attention of the Americans because they strongly opposed the project on environmen- tal grounds, said Scott ina letter to Premier Glen Clark. Scott noted that prominent Americans, including vice president Al Gore, opposed the mine and pushed for its inclusion into the park created by the NDP four years ago. The lobbying group included Alaskan commercial fisher- men, the very same fishermen who reap the benefit of Canadian fish, said Scott, The MP said environmental damage claims were never fully explored and that a moratorium could be lifted and a mine developed without affecting the overall park status. “I think that might get someone's attention in Washington,” said Scott of his plan. a a Mystery light in sky A GROUP of Nass Valley residents aren’t sure if it was a trick or a treat but they did see a huge bright light in the sky Hallowe'en night. . “It was really low and really fast,” said Greenville resi- dent Selina Sampare of a light the size of a house which passed over theit car at 8 p.m. Hallowe’en night on the Nass road just outside of Gitwinksihlkw. She described the light as the size of a house with the front being bright white and the sides and back being blue and red. Sampare’s husband and son jumped out of their car to get a better look at the light. “It went really close over the mountains (over Gitwinksihlkw) but they didn’t hear a noise,” she said. The Sampares were travelling back to Greenville from Terrace the time of the sighting. “It was scary,” said Sampare of the sighting. Another car came up behind the Sampare vehicle and ils occupants also reported seeing the light. “They were jumping around and shouting they were so excited,” said Sampare. ; RCMP said there were no reports of the sighting. More gardens approved CITY COUNCIL is giving the green thumbs up to more communily pardens in Terrace. Councillors agreed Monday night to let the Terrace Anti- Poverty Group organize a second community garden on a large parcel of vacant city-owned land just north of the Skeena Kalum Housing project on Haugland Ave. In addition to its intended use by lower income people seeking to grow vegetables, the sociely’s Helga Kenny says they also hope to begin growing produce for the food bank. The land has about 79,000 square feet and is expected to keep the local group busy for some time, City planner David Trawin noted the community garden will act asa good buffer between light industrial zoned land to the north and the multifamily housing project. Vacancy piques interest INTEREST in filling the city council seat expected to be vacated by Tim Down is already building. “I’ve had three potential candidates come and ask me what it’s all about,” councillor Linda Hawes said Monday. Down is taking a transfer to Chilliwack with B.C. Assessment Authority and expects to leave town in December. As soon as a letter of resignation is received from him, the city will begin the process of holding a byelection. Once a chief elections officer is appointed by council, an election must be held within 80 days. Down says he may hold off for a while on tendering his resignation, adding he’ll base his decision on the wishes of his fellow councillors. “My feeling is they may want to see it in the New Year, after Christmas is past,” Down added. A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 5, 1997 Carnaby sawmill to cuts 60 jobs Entire shift will be cut when mill restarts SKEENA CELLULOSE'’s Carnaby sawmill won’t be Starting up for another two weeks — and when it does, 60 workers won’t have a job. Closed for more than five months as a result of the SCI financial crisis, the sawmill near Hazelton was supposed to start up Monday bul now that won't -happen until at least Nov. 17, says Hank Randrup, the new manager of the Carnaby and Smithers sawmills. The delay stems mostly from fall break-up that’s made logging roads impassable. “We just can't get the wood in, and we have an inventory problem there (Carmaby),” Randrup says. , But when the sawmill does begin operations, not all 148 employees will be recalled because an entire shift has been canceled, “Rven if we go back to work on the 17th, as planned now, there will be at least 60 people out of work in Camaby,” says Mo