Vol. 2, Issue No. 46

TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, November 12, 1986

Terrace Forestry committee

renews lobbying efforts

TERRACE — A long-
standing’ organization of
local people is again
beginning deliberations on

ways to achieve more ef- .

fective reforestation in the
Terrace area. The commit-
tee met Nov. 12 at North-
west Community College
to consider means of ap-
proaching both the B.C.
Ministry of Forests and
Lands and the federal
Ministry of Employment
for increased silviculture

funding and greater flex-.

ibility in training forest
workers.

The committee includes
local forest industry

representatives and ad-
visors from local govern- |

ment bodies. The Nov. 12
meeting was attended by
12 people, among them
Robert Cooper, a Terrace
director for the Kitimat-
Stikine Regional District.

Cooper described the
group as an ‘‘ad hoc com-
mittee of interested peo-
ple’? who are exploring
ways of improving pro-
spects for the forest in-
dustry in the Terrace area.
The committee formu-
lated its proposals by issu-

ing a position paper last
summer, but Cooper said
further’ action was
prevented ‘by a series of
upheavals in government
as Premier Bennett resign-
ed, Premier Vander Zalm
appointed a new, cabinet,
and a provincial election
took place.

The position paper ad-
dresses the terms of the

Forest Resource Develop-

ment Agreement (FRDA),
a joint federal-provincial
program to fund
silviculture. activity. The
FRDA allocation for the
Prince Rupert Region is
$17 million over the next
five years, but the position
paper argues that an addi-
tional 15 million would
create 470 permanent
seasonal jobs in intensive
silviculture and, in the
long term, increase the
second-growth forest yield
by 15 percent; the higher
yield would eventually
result in 122 direct jobs in
logging and sawmilling for
the region.

Cooper said the

Minister of Employment
is being approached to

Sure shot

Wayne Carlton of Terrace Is one of many who recently com-
peted for the Northern B.C. Winter Games tryouts. Carlton is a
member of the local Kermode Archers Club. See story page 10.

Don’t forget to vote

Make an informed decision when you cast your
ballots on Nov. 15 for aldermen and trustees to
represent you at the municipal level. See synopsis of
all-candidates meetings on page 4 and 23.

allow greater flexibility in
the types of personnel be-
ing trained locally for
work in the forests. A pro-
gram initiated last year at
Northwest Community
College provided skilled
people for field work such
as planting, but Cooper

said supervisory training is |

also required for a com-
prehensive, locally-based
workforce. ‘‘The terms of
FRDA are very rigid and
specific,’ Cooper con-
cluded. ‘‘We’re trying to
cover some of the gaps in
it.”

Waiting lines
return for
city cashier

TERRACE — A series of
objections from the public
has ended a scheme to
reduce long line-ups that
occur four times a year in
city hall. A letter on the
agenda of the Nov. 11
meeting of Terrace city
council demanded the

removal of a $6.66 late-

payment penalty from a
quarterly municipal utility
bill, and Clerk-Adminis-
trator Bob Hallsor told

council members that a

flood of similar com-
plaints has come through
his office.

Payment for municipal
services such as water and
sewer falls due four times
a year, coinciding with
other business taking
place at the end of the
financial quarter. The
result is long and tedious
line-ups at the city
cashier’s counter on the
last business day of the
quarter; Hallsor explained
that in June of this year
the city administration put
the deadline forward three
days in an effort to reduce
the inconvenience. Despite
notification of the change,
many local property
owners appeared routinely
on the last day of the
month to settle their utility
bills. Late-payment
penalties went out, and
cries of outrage came in.

Hallsor said that after
considering various op-
tions it was decided to
return to the old system of
setting the end of the
quarter as due date. In
response to questioning
from council, he stated
that setting the due date
after the end of the
quarter rather than before
it would be unworkable
because the Municipal Act
clearly stipulates a penalty
for any bills left outstan-
ding after Dec. 31, the end
of the fourth quarter,

Council resolved that a
letter be sent to com-

plainants explaining the
intent of the early billing
experiment; there will not,
however, be any refunds
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Participant
Lisa Parker, 15, is one of the
members of Terrace’s Royal
Canadian Air Cadet 747
Squadron who participated in
the local Remembrance Day
parade yesterday. Parker said
the march is a worthwhile
event as it encourages people
to pause and remember
sacrifices made by the war
dead. -

Time to remember _

Remembrance Day Parade Marshal Lawrence Kirkaldy led
the procession in Terrace on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Participants
from the Royal Canadlan Legion, the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
Royal Ganadian Legion, the Elks, B.P.O. and Elks Order of the
Royal Purple, Knights of Columbus, Boy Scouts, Cubs, Girl
Guides, Brownies plus many other groups joined In the parade.
The groups, accompanied by color commander Bill Bennett,
assembled at the Safeway parking lot at approximately 10:00
am. Participants marched to the Tiilicum Theatre for a
ceramony commemorating the valiant efforts of Canadians
who died for their country. The groups, accompanied by the
Terrace Pipes and Drums, then proceeded to the Cenotaph tor
a wreath laying ceremony. Watch for complete coverage of the
parade in the Noy. 19 editlon of the Terrace Aeview.

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Parker

gets

victory
confirmation
and new
assignments

TERRACE — Last week
Skeena MLA Dave Parker
not only had his recent
election victory confirmed
but also was given added
responsibilities in Premier
Vander Zalm’s new
cabinet. Along with his
duties as a backbench
member of the govern-
ment, Parker will act as
parliamentary secretary to
both the Minister of En-
vironment and Parks,
Stephen Rogers, and the
Minister of Forests and
Lands, Jack Kempf.

In an interview over
the weekend Parker con-

firmed he had received the |

appointments, but he de-
clined to speculate on the
nature of his new respon-
sibilities. ‘‘I’ve got a pret-
ty good idea of what the
duties are,’’ Parker said,

“but I'd rather not com-

ment until I receive the
briefing book.”’ He is ex-
pecting the documents to
arrive from Victoria
sometime this week. .
The addition of Section
80 (unregistered) votes to
the unofficial Oct. 22
count gave Parker a
margin of 1,158 votes over
NDP incumbent Frank
Howard. The final figures
from Skeena returning of-
ficer Barbara MacGowan
show Parker winning with
48.55 percent plurality,
Frank Howard with 41.74
percent, Liberal William
Hayes with 4.93 percent,
and Independent can-
didate Gordon Sebastian
continued on page 23

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