The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 15, 1996 - A9

Council Briefs

Lane to be sold off

between Lazelle, Park

THE GRAVEL SECTION of Ottawa Street from
Lavelle Ave. to Park will be closed up and sold
off.

City councillors rejected other options to either
pave the road for through traffic or develop it as
city-owned parking.

The Terrace and District Credit Union, as the
immediate neighbour to the east, will get First
right of refusal on the property at fair market
value.

A gas main would make the land difficult to de-
velop, and city staff anticipated the credit union or
adjacent businesses will want to buy the parcel
and develop it as parking.

“It’s only good for parking anyway, we might
as Well let private enterprise develop it,’’ said
David Hull.

The city will put a covenant on the land requir-
ing that it only be used for parking.

Paving approved
for bench project

A PORTION of Thomas from Halliwell to Gair has
been approved for paving this year.

All affected homeowners petitioned the city to con-
duct the paving as a Local Improvement Project.

Those property owners will share in the cost. The
city’s share of the paving project is $23,000,

The city will put the project out to tender.

The LIP brings the total number of approved LIP
paving projects to $100,000 — well short of the
$400,000 budgeted for this year.

Council’s policy is ta proceed with LIPs on a first
come, first-served basis to make the city’s public works
budget go further,

Reno job handed out

COUNCIL HAS issued the tender for renovation of the
city’s public works building to Prince Rupert-based
Nesbitt Construction.

Their low bid of $144,800 beat out competing bids
by J.A.C. Kennedy and Wayne Watson Construction.

Nesbitt’s price, plus $16,800 contingency and various
extras not included in the job brings the project total to
$197,935 — within the $200,000 figure budgeted by
council. Soe,

The firm also handled the construction of the city
animal shelter.

Bylaws rejigged

THE RULES goveming development and subdivision
{ bylaws in the city will bé replaced. © -- > a

City planner David Trawin tabled a new proposed
bylaw that will replace a number of older bylaws.

It’s expected to simplify the rules for developers,

“Will this be a replay of the sign bylaw con-
troversy,’’ councillor Ed Graydon asked.

Businesses this spring protested revisions to the city
sign bylaw and forced some minar revisions to the
proposal that was eventually passed.

=
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
* «he

INTRODUCTION TO COMPLTERS/AWINDOWS

is,

Hospital
budget
word
possible

MILLS MEMORIAL Hos-
pital just might know how
much money jt’ll have to
spend this year by the end of
the month,

Although Premier Glen
Clark did call an election
just hours after his govern-
ment introduced its budget
April 30 — placing the doc-
ument in limbo — the finan-
cial gears of the province
continue, says a health min-
istry official,

“Normally what happens,
election year or not, in two
to three weeks hospitals
budget letters will go to in-
dividual hospitals after the
budget is tabled,’’ said
Kathy Santini.

“This year is no different
regardless if it is an election
year or not.”’

Mills Memorial is waiting
to find out the size of its
budget as that will ultimate-
ly determine how many em-
ployees will be working at
the facility.

At best, Mills will go
through yet another year of
having its budget frozen, |

That's based on state-
ments made in April by
health minister Andrew Pet-
ter who indicated that there
will be an overall increase
in hospital spending and that
no hospital will receive less
this year than it did the year
before.

But there might be a com-
plicating factor in all of this,
Santini added.

Hospitals and health care
wnions are waiting for a
report from industrial in-
quiry commissioner Vince
Ready,

He was appointed April 23
to see if there was a way the
two parties could come to a

contract settlement.
Ready’s report and
Whatever wage — recom-

| mendations itcontains could

have an effect on hospital
budgets, Santini said.

re,

with the purchase
of regular
. A&W Fries
plus tax OF Onion Rings.

Nothing else tastes like the Teen Burgers. A specially seasoned patty
topped with process cheddar, crisp smokey bacon, fresh lettuce and
tomato. And now you can enjoy it for this
very special price every Wednesday until
May 22nd. So hurry in to A&W.

4616 Keith Ave.  Skeena Mall
Terrace Terrace

> @ 1996 A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.

t

i , s

DATE: May 21 & 23, 1996
TIME: 7:00 p.m, - 10:00 p.m.
COST: $50.00
| INTRODUCTION .TO WORD 6
DATE: May 28 & 30, 1996 :
TIME: So p.m. - 10:00 p.m. MORE JOBS
COST: 50.00 ee a.
NO CUTS TO HEALTH The BC Liberal Taxpayer s ean will: J CAPITAL PLAN °°
, CARE, EBUCATION OR 7 ale 4 pian mal wall create
INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL 5 PUBLIC SAFETY over 50,000 more private sector jobs. “Over 100 new schools

Eliminate the jab-killing corporate tax.

DATE: June 4 & 6, 1996

-$116 million on capitals.

; ; A. - or oun except on banks and financial institutions a _ :
TIME: 7:00 pam. - 10:00 putt me “anager plan wit Itt Reduce the regulatory burden on small construction by past
COST: $50.00 ‘Tnerease funding for health secondary institutions.

business by one-third over the next two

care, education and public
safely by an-average af 13% years.

over four years... resulting

in the hiring of 2.300 murses, LOWER TAXES
2.500 teachers and 600 Ze = Reduce personal income tax bv 13% in
palice officers (wo stages. over the term of the four year
-Comunit $60 million for mandate.

children’s services. Reduce the school tax on property by 30%

ee the first term, and by another 30% by the

year 2002, '

-Build neccessary hospitals
$40 million for 2 new".
provincial jails: -

-Road and bridge .
construction to maleh = &.
historical (rends. 7
-Completion of the Island
Highway. cons

ae “Jo register for above courses please vtact
- registration affice at NGC, pi one 63 6
> For farther information on: course
please contact Grant at 638-5435;

DJ
MAIN
CONSTRUCTION

SMALLER, SMARTER GOVERNMENT

.-Taxpayer’s.Save_
$292,000;000
~ 89,000,000
7,000,000...
10,000,000:

¢. Reduce overhead and bureaucracy.
Eliminating non essential adminstrative costs
Co-ordinating administrative functions within government
Reducing number of ministries DO ae
Cutting the advertising budget — eee
-# .. Welfare Reform = oa -
Replacing wellare cheques with electronic transfer of funds 231,000,000
Reducing rates to employable recipients ~ | : - 195,000,000
+ Eliminate business subsidies . re 145,000,000
¢ Conduct an efficiency review- achieve a 5% reduction 408,000,000 ...
(Every government department except health, education acer
and public safety)

Custom Housing
Finishing
Residential Framing
Foundations
Commercial Renovations

! Year Warranty on all Workmanship & Labour

onone 635-1745 © Fax 635-1748 I