a ace Standard, Wednesday, January 23, 1981 — Page AZ fae Application tc to. Increase Rates main in Terrace as there Is 0 7 . place to go, Community Pian “shows com- - There would be no > feed to ‘mercial property within present housing areas adjacent to the Utopians propose . or, ad: vocate impractical ideal social ‘ar political schemes. In case operas to This letter is is response to the cus in council | chambers Jan. - council has forgotten whiy it is core area as it now exists, What spend public maid to aie “NOTICE OF P UBLIC HEARING | there, let me remind:you that ever shall you do with this. “ure eer therm ere Lea a ie Time: 9:00 you are there to catry on the ci- . One suggestion is to abandon thi ‘space ty em soon, ve Date: March 18 1991 ty’s business in the best interest’ the business and economic ‘ ill eake they f ite Tomorrow ‘Location: Crest Motor Hotel . of the community asa whole, development program and: ter- ile € vatible " r erie 222 Ist Avenue West. ur HOW... f you-singly or severally.can- minate jobs related to it. The c oundian munity relation Prince Rupert, BC. — ‘The area declared. for: the not consider the implications of ; money could. better be spent ship even. with differences of THE APPLICATION, doing otherwise, then 1 strongly recommend that you hand over. the reins to those who can and will. preserving the status quo and reducing real taxes which would be an easy one for you. ©: You could also devote: some rezoning | application «at''"4742° Davis is presently listed as’ ‘high © ensity. residential: which ‘your ing in regulations and bylaws. lates is 200 persons per acre. ‘zoning is presently: the only zoning which can allow these bers: - wes foa “handful: of ‘residents, “some of whom are not property - jwners, can determine the . uture of the core area contrary what was laid out.in public icarings leading to the develop: : nt of the Official Commiuni-: Y Plan, then it appears to me to re bordering on anarchy. Anar-. hy is a: an absence of govern- bi a.state of lawlessness litical disorder due to the ibsence . of governmental thority, c: a utopian society f individuals who enjoy com- lete- freedom without govern- ent, d: absence of order, , On November 30, 1990, Pacific Northem Gas Ltd. (“PNG”) applied fora an: i increase in natural gas rates to become effective January J, 1991; The Com-. §- mussion, by Order No, G-1-91, dated January 8, 1991 authorized an acrosa the board interim Increase of 4.572 percent over existing rates, subject to tefund . § with interest, if determined to be appropriate after a a public hearing. THE PUBLIC HEARING ‘The Commission has set down the Application for 1 public hearing to com- mence at 9:00 a.m. local time, Monday, March 18, 1991, at the Crest Motor _ Hotel, 222 - 1st Avenue West, Prince Rupert B.C. . The Division of the Commission named lo review the Application is com- prised of the following members: Mr.J.D.V. V. Newlands, Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the Division . Mi. N. Martin, Commissioner _, Mr. W.M. Swanson, Q.C,, Commissioner. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE APPLICATION : The Application, supporting material and Commission Order No. G2. 91 are available for inspection at the Head Office of PNG at Suite 1400, 1185 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4G6, at its District Offices located throughout Its service territory, and are also available for inspection at the office of the British Columbia Utilittes Commission, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. | An Executive Summary of the Application will bemade available for inspec- | opinion and personal ideals, § The concerns expressed by © groups within the city must be heard and acknowledged most certainly but must not be allow- .ed to overrule wise and concern- ed decision making so as to crip- ple growth and expansion. The notéin-my-back-yard CNEMBY) attitude precludes the possibility of working and building for John Q. Public in general, The City of Terrace needs management not manipulation. ’ Asa passing point of interest, I remind you that I had asked council at the public hearing of Jan. 7 to withhold a decision until my architect had com- pleted the conceptual drawings. : This hearing should have been directed to what the people of this area had to say, nothing More, nothing less. Council has not made a decision, the NIM- BY group decided for you. . 4742. Davis rezoning shall be submitted: again, ‘shortly. Ray E. Lovstad lh case council has >5 forgotten why it is there, Tet “me-remind you that you are there to carry on the ci- : forests. ©: : “Imagine my dismay, then, when I read Mr: Rob Browns: ~ column’ of Dec. 19, 1990 ‘Sorry, old friend, it's just not the same’’) Mr. Brown's article’ isa. ‘good exmaple of self- — been teaching for several months that in signing those forms 1 had joined an of- fickally pro-choice organiza- tion. “This is a definite conflict of interest for me since I have :_ always been a lobbyist for *- pro-life and am currently the « president of the Terrace Pro- wee life chapter, And just last week I recely- ed in mailbox a letter from {the B.C. Teachers % Federatibn telling me why I ° oe '} shouldbe opposed to Cana- -. dian involvement in. the war “io the Golf, I was" uiged to” ‘send a letter or fax to the =: Prime Minlster telllng him of :- my disapproval. 1 was told . “your students count on you | centered and selfish writing, He laments how everybody has easier access fishing areas (in other words, only he should have access to the best -fishing). . He speaks of the “short term bang for your buck pro- vided by logging’, ignoring: the new forest growth which: — 4 _provides ongoing silviculture .’ jobs and proves that forestry is both continuous and sus- tainable. And he categorically states | that fisheries and wildlife’ ‘far outweigh” | - values to advocate for them.” How dare they! How dare _ they use my membership fees --. 0 promote their personal - political: views. How dare. - they encourage me to pro- mote these. views among my -. students. With the teachers ‘tedera- tion saying that teachers are pro-cholce and. saying. that we are against the war in the Gulf, I can't help but wonder if the day is coming when a teacher's political views will determine if. he/she will be -_ hired to. teach in our public “schools, Perhaps that day” is “already here. nT Brenda Ferguson, Terrace, B.C. timber values, when the fact is that none outweigh the other — they’re all impor- tant. I guess everyone longs for “the goad old days” to some extent, but Mr, Brown is ob- viously living:in the past. I, however, plan to enjoy the world we've: got today, . ‘and to continue to do so as I work toward: ensuring that - the world my children and ’ grandchildren live in is one they will enjoy too. Rick Brouwer Vancouver, B.C. PFBC cards will be honoured for stamping only on] | the above stated date, and not for redemption. Terrace, B.C. "Any person intending to request additional information of PNG shall doso notlater than February 22, 1991. Written submissions to the hearing should be submitted, one copy to the Commission Secretary and one copy to the Applicant, prior to March 1, 1991 in order for all parties to be Provided with information prior to the public hearing. CLARIFICATION Persons intending to participate in the public hearing, who are uncertain as to the manner in which to proceed, may contact Mr. RJ. Pellatt, Commission Secretary, or Mr. Simon Wong, Manager, Rates and Finance - Petroleum, by telephone (660-4700) or B.C. Tolt Free (1-800-663-1385), or in writing. Susan Doughty RMT. is now accepting new ragistra- BY ORDER tions for Piano, Singing & Robert J. Pellatt Theory Lessons. Commission Sceretary at 638-0590 SIXTH FLOOR gg HOWE STRREL VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z2N3 START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT! “FINANCING = 12 - 48 Months - on all smail, midsize cars and Nght trucks Aerostar - Fastiva Probe Taurus/ . 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