-A2=The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Tories to pick candidate _
for election on March 9 |

CONSERVATIVE PARTY members i in the federal Skee-”
na riding. have. chosen March-9 as: the date: they'll

_ choose a candidate. for the next federal-election, .-,

With-a-federal: election: all but, assured: for later-in the :
‘spring, ‘the March. 6 date” can’t come. i00°.soon; says.
Lorne Sexton,’ the’ president of the party’ 8 Constituency °

“ mos St, James:
The date was: decided Jan: 24: at the’ founding: imiceting .
of ‘the Conservalive: Party? 5 Skeena constituency: asso-.

: association.

- ciation: JU was:held, to-put. in place. locally.the late 2003

merger: of the: old Progressive, Conservative, Patty, of Car.”

. Tada - and the: Canadian: Alliance.:.

“We? re. teally: ‘going to have‘to- ‘move “fast, ” "said ‘Sex:

> ton, noting that the. membership. lists from, ithe: ‘Iwo former.
parties, heed to be. merged. and an: election’ ‘team. put’ in:
place. .

the only declared candidate. °. :
‘Approximately 50° ‘people turned ‘out, for the Jan. 24.

founding ‘meeting, Said Sexton, and ‘the majority, of them.

Liberals urged to get going
as federal election looms —

- ANYONE who wants. to run. for the federal Liberal nomi- .

nation in Skeena should’ act quickly to avoid: d-disappoint-..
_™ment, Says’ a’ top: party official:

“green light committee” "is-out of luck, says: Rex Renke-
" ma,- the” Liberal party’ 8 ‘vice-president: for B.C; wo
~ That cut off may come very: quickly, he warhed, be-

that could be:called’as-early: as “April 2°

“We're. riot-far away,”: Renkema said. “T's extremely”

-urgefit, We -need to get’ the Nominations: in and. we need
to get the candidates’. campaigns: up: ‘and’ running in ad-
"vance Of ‘the writ being: dropped. me

>: Although’ several prospective’. éandidates: ‘have said aoe
-they.. Awill. run, Renikema said, none had filed. disclosures | .
~ house,”

Terrace. from’ where-we live.”

as of Friday. ..
He said B, C.: campaign director Mark Matissen. -dould

_ ~set-a date for- the nomination: meeting at. any point. after |
“at least: two: candidates’ ‘are approved: That - would leave os

_-any slow or. unapproved candidates cut. off, -

The: nomination. meeting: would ‘be “seven, ndays after ;

: that call is made;

: Candidates: have ; another incentive to pet. ‘approved ©
ito” the. ‘party ‘list’ and: 200. blank:
- More than the five forms at a. “fim

arly: they get’ acces
“membership forms —
_ that are’released: to, other members. aot

Filing “memberships” as: they. ‘are sold: is: also critical, “
_ Renkema said, because: only: members signed: ip more.
~ than two: weeks. before: the nomination: meeting. are. al-
lowed. to-vote.”

‘Since, no-one. “will ‘know the mectirig ‘dats until: ‘a 1 week ao
ahead, he: said, ‘smart tcandidates. will be filing early arid. of

~ often’
-Renkema:-said the: pariy’ is being: vigilant i
: membership lists are correct with’ no ‘duplications...

i

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‘North Coast Land. and:
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JHIRED EQUIPMENT,
REGISTRATION

 Skeena District’ :

_ The si of Transportation, Skeeria District, is.
updating its lists of registered Equipment for Hi Hire for the
fiscal year 2004/2005. :

If you have coristruction equipment to register, have
acquired new equipment, | ‘have equipment, that is.
currently registered that requires changes, please. contact .
the District Office. for registration: forms,

“All owners.of. dump tricks or. belly. dump trucks |
should provide a current weigh scale sia as this is sed,
~ for calculating hourly tates...

= Registration forms are avail lable a att.

. Skeena District Office, Ministry, of Tansportation
4325. Keith Avenue, Terrace, BC. V8G 1K7..
Phone: 250+ 638-6401 or 1-800- 663: 9910
: Fax: '250- 630-6414.” : :

, Re-registration forms: ara e cuneftly belng male out to’
- all Hired Equipment: contractors.
-in the Skeen District.: °° “>
. The deadline for registration
~ is March 15, 2004

‘Don’ ‘Ramsay:? :
District Manager:
Tearaporation

* lnity of —

80 far’ “Aady Birrton,. elected ‘2 ‘as. the Canadian ‘Alliance
. MP. in 2000 and now the: riding’ s: ‘Conservative, MP, ‘is.

“The: ability to actually succeed: ‘in: in-doing. anything j in 1 ap- :
. ‘propriate is very: low.”
cause time-is- tight as: ‘the. party’ prepares: for-an, election mo

the. store’s grand. opening and: said he’ "8: -optimnistic ‘much: oe
can -be-resolved.’ . “~ : a

enguring _

That ‘comes. in. response. to revelations’ Of irregularities ~-
ass’ signups. of. members by: organiz-*

were fortier Canadian. Alliance’ ‘party. ‘members
“We're going to have 25 directors: [of the ‘cdristitueni--‘ }
i ey. association] and: we selected 20,” said’ Sexton,

The remaining. five spots will ‘be- filled ‘Tater, most ™

likely. ‘by people out east” how’ that: the ‘boundary of. the.
riding will extend: almost , Manderho fand take i ia ‘Fort

_ Sexton, wha. was: president of the Refon
“stituency association here and then: ‘president: ‘when that

.‘parly--transformed: itself irito the Canadian Alliance, was —
first! sélecied as.a- ‘director: Jan. 24: He-was, then named |
“the? ‘president: 0 he j new association: “There: were, no .
other’ nominadlons, just me,” noted. Seéxton.: wis
‘Although: most, of :the ‘people - at ‘the. Jan. 24, ‘meeting ;

‘One’ of: them, Prince - ‘Rupert's John MeNish who held *

‘posts: in, the old’ “Progressive Conservative constituency o 2 Gift Ceitificates available for full hair, esthetics, : F |:
7 fy

‘Association. directors: mel over: the weekend to contin: _ , :

“association, is now a director with. the new association. ,

ue putting together anew: organization. _

ers. “working on ‘Paul ‘Martin’ 5: feadership campaign.
Bécause members must appear’in person. ‘to ‘vote ata -

: : “nomination: meeting, he. said it’s. impossible’: for. “such a as
Once a nomination. meeting date.is. set any candidate
who hasn’t filed papers: and. been approved. by: the party's.

“meeting. ‘to. be swayed by an individual . who’ has - ‘bought
Ahree: memberships " or. by” someone who. signs up their.
dead dog.’The dead ‘dog can't: aciually vote,” he: ‘noted. |

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yeu don't’ have™ to: turh ona. “single Tight. ‘in the
Lee. said. “Hts like: we: have another airport. in...

° She “also: said’ her’ house. vibrates: from ‘reftigerated
“trucks that arrive at Wal-Mart in the: middle of the night. «
“Tt’s.a feeling -- ‘not just a: sound,” Lee. ‘said. “It diter-"
ally. goes. right through" “Your: body.” mes

“party con- - eS

‘were. former. ‘Canadian: Alliance members, Sexton did fe
oe Say. former Progressive Conservatives were present,

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