Vol. 2, Issue No. 13 Municipal council will consider fair wage bylaw A delegation of con- struction union represen- ' tatives filed objections to the tendering process in- volved in awarding the RCMP building general contract with Terrace municipal council at council’s March 24 meeting. Only four aldermen and the mayor sat at the meeting. Ald. Mo Takhar is on vacation, and Fred MacDonald, having resigned his seat, was absent. In a letter to council Paul Johnston, secretary of the North Coast Building Trades, argued that the removal of a standard wage clause in the terms of the tender discriminated against union firms bidding on the job, Johnston stated that the clause was ~ deleted by the architect, Royce ...... Condie Associates, 11 days prior to closing of tenders, and he called the deletion “unilateral action on questionable grounds’’. Johnston concluded his presentation. by calling on council to adopt a method of imposing pay- ment of union wages for all workers on the pro- ject, or, alternatively, to re-tender the entire con- tract. A motion by Ald. George Clark to re- tender the contract was lost due to lack of a seconder. Although Johnston contended that the union wage clause was council “policy”, Mayor Jack Talstra stated that the terms of tender were written by Royce Condie and did not represent a position on the part of council. Mayor Talstra was supported in his statement by Ald. Bob Jackman and Ruth Hallock. Talstra also pointed out that amend- ments to contract terms are not unusual in the tendering process, and he added that all com- panies who bid on the job were notified in writing of the changes. Talstra concluded by saying, ‘‘I don’t mind this council taking a look at the issue of fair wages, and sitting down with this contractor (Hegge Construction) to discuss the matter of wages."’ At this point the matter of a municipal fair wage bylaw arose. Clerk-Administrator Bob Hallsor informed council that several municipalities in B.C. have such bylaws, and he suggested that the Union of B.C. Municipalities would be able to supply continued on page 24 Outside Date Hi Lo Prec. Mar. 17 5 2 1.8mm Mar. 18 9 1 384mm Mar. 19 10 4 48mm Mar. 20 13 -10«1.66mm Mar. 21 B 3 52mm Mar, 22 6 2 tr.mm 1 0.0mm Mar. 23 12 =- Generally cloudy with afternoon highs around 10, and overnight lows of 4. Inside Business Guide Church Directary 18 Classified Ads 22 Coming Events 10 Comics 21 Crossword 21° Dining Directory 2 Entertainment 24 Horoscope 20 Letters 4 Opinions © - 4 Sports ‘ 6 Stork Book 10 Tatk of the Town 3 Grade 3 students from Thornhill Prima Legislative Library, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C, V8V 1X4 “S0CENTS Some Grade 12 students from Caledonia Senior Secondary School recently received their personalized jackets. See story page 10. oO gai lopmen mw Aes t’scheduled for Shames Mountain presented to Regional District TERRACE — The Shames Mountain Ski Corporation, repre- sented by local sporting goods proprietors Bob. Park and Roy Long, submitted its develop- ment timetable for the new ski facility to the board of the’ Kitimat- Stikine Regional District on March 22, The timetable calls for development to begin in April 1986 with the con- struction of three road ry School recently visited with senior citizens at the Happy Gang Centre In Ter: bridges through the Shames valley, Con- struction of two and a half kilometres of road will be carried out during May and June, followed by timber clearing in the area of the proposed a Te race. Pat Olson, instructor for the students, said the youngsters are currently studying the topic of ploneers and the ear- ly daya. Olson decided It would be of benefit days, Students were provided with Informatl were also given a quilt-making demonstration by some of th on about what it w 6 seniors. to have the young people talk with senior citizens to learn about their school a8 like In the early days around Terrace. The young people base lodge and adjacent parking lots. Work on trail layout on the moun- tain slopes and water, electrical and sewer engineering is scheduled to go on throughout the - summer. Concrete footings are to be poured in the fall for the lodge and the lift towers, Winter work in- cludes finishing _ trails and timber clearing where necessary. Final construction on the lodge and lift towers is to take place in the spring and fall of 1987, and the grand opening is set for November |, 1987. The proposal included a tentative offer to operate the Kit- sumkalum ski facility during the 1986-87 season, The regional district board decided to arrange a meeting be- tween the development corporation and the ski hill committee for fur- ther study, including the disposition of Ski Ter- race assets such as lift equipment. Fire Report On Sunday, March 23, the Terrace Fire Depart- ment attended a grass fire behind the local courthouse,