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Kermo

‘A LOCAL | group aiming to: make the

‘northwest’s own Kermode beara symbol:

-of the 2010. Winter Olympics... wants to

hook up ‘with a southern movement that’

has the same goal.

‘It could also result ina ‘clash of Valucs’
between the northwest ‘and the southern
group when’ it comes to, Tesource. devel:

opment.

The southema group ‘is lead fy. youthful .

- West Vancouver environmentalist Simon*

Jackson; who has led an ‘effort to-set aside“ —
_a sanctuary for Kermode bears on B: Cs .

' - central’ coast, - ; -

Jackson and others say the white bears, Fe

a genetic variant of the blick- bear, needs...

_ a large preserve. protected from: logging :

and other development to ensure: ‘its Sur-
vival.

The local group, one of many across

MARK THERRIEN removes drywall and insulation from the old CN. rail station Slated for demolition t this week,

By REBECCA COLLARD
THEOLDCN rail ‘station will be torn
down this week. ;
; The'brick building locaied next’ ‘o
the VIA ‘station was builtin 1959 and .
originally held CN Offices anda pas-.
senger waiting room.’ :
- The building, which is about. the me
size of an /avemge three bedroom

and Thornhill.

“I can tell you there is nothing more. powerful - .
than to be an MLA representing a community that,
is the largest community in the. north. other, than’.

Prince George,” Harris said.

“It could be perhaps 20,000 people and proba:
bly be the second largest city north of Kamloops,” -
he said, “It sould be: a very.: powerlul. Statement:

for any: MLA‘to ise.”

“In. what could be a 1 Vocal is issue for néxt. May’ s
provincial election; Harris’ ‘said a. larger-size. mu-"::
nicipality would give more weight! to efforts fo at.

tract more businesses. .

“There would be: ‘some tremendous advantage ‘

- es,” said Harris.
* A merged Tern

ing area would dovetail nicely: with plans t to'en

large the aiport, he added. .

* Mergers’ have: been: iried! before foi ihe’ ‘are

how governmed -by the Kit Stik

house : “was: last wed. in March, of
2003, .
~~ At that point i in n only, field offices, :
~ CN officials say they decided to”
move: those offices to another. €N of-
fice. building and tear down’ the struc a
~ ture.”

district, and the. last-one wet down -to-defeat:

de promoters tc

BC. formed to ‘explore the economic

opportunities presented by. the’ Winter -
Olympics, wants the Kermode to. become
_ the symbol of the games to publicize the .
‘northwest asa place for: investment. and
“ growth, 7 ;
<2 But: if: it: ‘means “co-operating with 7”
= Jackson’ 's. group, which is well-financed ©.
=and which already’ has the ear of influen: advarice, A2.:
“tal people, that’ s OK,: ‘Says: group. Chair
- John Taylor...” “

modeé would be a great mascot lo foous

attention to thée'arca,”

‘Taylor noted. Jackson’ 8 efforis. focus

_ On, preserving Princess, Royal - Island,

“MORE. INSIDE.

. Kermode movie, plans

. Jackson’s’ founded the Spitit. Bear

“Youth Coalition: to ; Promote the @ sanclu:

Street. :

‘Generally “speaking,

“pality.

-resulied in. the

‘Thornhill than’ have it, merge”
cwilh Terrace, :
“Policing cosis were also a
+, factor: as: minicapalities : pay...
‘more the larger they-become.
The NDP. government of the:

“pot” through: ‘one-time: giants.
“and lax freezes fe for a period of *:

“day it made more, sense to nove the.
© ¢mployees to the other building,” said
“CN spokesperson Graham Dallas.
The ‘building .was built after the
“original Grand: Trunk Railway: Sle
tion,.which sas. constructed - on. the, ,
oo 0 site sin: 1912, Was. moved, to Keefer ;
"We: did, look. at ‘possibly refur 7

bishing the, building. but al the’ end of _ The station was used for passes

Merged city good ic

SKEENA MLA: Roger Harris. says -he wouldn't
urn down any new. proposal to merge, Terrace -

- Thornhill
haven’ teasily accept: the idea.of either j joining up
~ wilh! Terrace ¢ or. even ‘realing, their awn. munici~

“Financial” aiaiyses in* 1995" ‘and 1996: which, ~
1997 referendum, “determined:
that it-would be more expensive. fo: incorporate.

door.’

dea: I

-residenis”

: mente: ced

oo cia ‘could. ‘be S perhaps
“20, 000 people and proba-*.
“bly .be the second largest”
“da did allempt to swecten the ely north of Kamloops. "s =

: 18 being unique in that it
has. “the. pty ‘and other attributes .of a. munici-,
: pality: but.does. hot’ ‘have 4 uinicipal government. ° :

~- further his Kermode project. --
“ -"Perrace city: “councillor ‘Marylin’ ba.

REBECCA COLLARD PHOTO “

End of line fc for railway / ‘station _

-pers: until the late 1980's when VIA Ag
“who had taken over passenger service: -
from CN, Built the ‘stationette next :

Crews will finish ‘removing instila= ,
tion,. -gyp rock and asbestos from the.
“building before it is torn.down. ,
“Dallas says work on the site should
._ be donne by the end of the week.

“One. of those strongly: opposed to any ‘change a
in’ ‘Thornhill’s. governing status is its regional, dig:
triet director, Les Watmough... BB
: He's also the president. of the Skeena NDP. ;
provincial, constitency associalion and a constant :
‘Critic of the. current: provincial: Liberal govern-. ,

or gel wrongly ‘accused. of, -
some things,” said Watinough “a
last week. “The last time there * J
was a ‘referendum to join Ter- -
race Of not, thé suggestion was ©
Tobbied against it: But [was
-in'Britain then with my daugh-:
ter and was. notin town to do
omy strong lobbying.” . ,
; do.

‘mated movie featuring the Kermode.- °

vies, who’ attended ‘a’ Jackson- organized

# presentation by Goodall while she was in :;
~ Vancouver, also says: it’s a'good; idea’ for ~
- the local 2010 ‘Winter Olympics g group to:

. make conlact..”

Trust, :

week,

“visions.” : on
“Anything. to an extreme, isn’t 2000, 7 a
said Hull.“Somewhere. in between there a
has to be'some middlé ground.” ae
“You'd have to worry about becoming en
involved i in ‘something that would | go‘over.
- the tép ta shutdown resource and forestry ve
extraction’ in our area of the, province” 0
“It wouldn't be good tovbe playinginto:
“the hands of those who would turn the en-. os
: trety of B. C. into a park ” Hull said.

Tax eyed for _
| med students —

Donation drive may fall short»

TERRACE CITY concillor Marylin Davies, likes the idea
Of a One-time tax ‘based on property assessments to help pay
_ expenses of northern médical. students... cod
The idea is being floated by Telkwa t mayor Sharon Hart. we
well as a way'of equally arid effectively raising $6 million,” -
- the amount that’s heeded for the Norther, Medicat Program,

7 _ Jackson’ 'S Most’ recent- project was’ to:
- bring. noted African. ‘chimpanzee’ cham-

“pion ‘Dr. Jane’ Goodall: to Vancouver to
. Which j is‘one. eof the white beat s principal

"habitats.
He: noted that’ ‘the Kermode algo: ekists
in other parts of the, mainiand northeodst
"and northwest,

Davies, who i is chair

“ary: “bun has consistently distanced hima.
‘self from other.environmental drivés to:
. preserve much targer areas of the B.C,
coast under the, banner of the Great Bear
23 Rainforest, :
”:" He has'also‘drawn fire from other © eco: :
‘activists: for: seeking to link: the bear: to -
“the 2010 Olympics arid for working with,
"Hollywood producers to'develap ari nis
@ Local. group to promote. -

Our feeling: is’ that this j is: a ‘positive’ - bear with: Dvp, AN4

thing,” Taylor'said ast week.“We-don’t:. >
“want - to "po -against- anything ' that they -
are. trying to do. They’ ie ‘promoting’ the.
-. Kermode, and Wwe: are promoting the. Ker- oe
“mode” -:
ss long. a8 the: Kermode wins; ‘that? Ss
we fine,” he said. “A lot of it would be out of ©
_our-control anyhow: We j just feel the Ker-.

“He? 5 already done.a lot of work and ;
has made a- presentation to; the: Olympic :
- committee,” said Davies. ce,
-- Another city councillor, David Hull, is
“2. More wary, saying. the, northivest’s idea
/Of using the Kermode ta: ‘promote: the.re~*-

gion as a place fori investment’ ‘and growth 2:

could. be eclipsed b mo pre

Interest from the: monney:- which: could total $300; 000° a. 4
"year, would go toward bursaries of foregiveable loans when“.
medical students Spread out from their base at the University.
of Northern:British. Columbia'i in Prince George for training _
in northem hospitals,“ ") -: i ce
Under.a voluntary. plan: adopted last: year, “Terrace ‘hag Se
commited itself to raising.$388,500, patt ofan area-wide >. |
plan to collect $786,000 of the planned.$6. million.. we,
Monetary ‘amounts were calculated based on poptilation.. ape
Kitimat is down for $323,064 but-has notendorsed the idea, |
Tuitibler Ridge has already paidi its: $65,128 amount while tee lS
- Burns Lake, for instance; has come up with nearly half'of its ©...
$53,060. commitment and Prince George has faised $687, 037 ee
of its $2:million pledge. >. : wo
All told, $1.1-million of the $6 million: wanted fas either -
been collected or pledged so far; co
.. No immediate’ figures were available’ ‘on: 1 how. ‘the: tax Me,
. would be sel up, but'Davlés did say it would nol ‘be ahuge
amount per’ property, owner. are
‘“['m not saying itis-‘not possible to raise “the money vol ee
* untatily, butthis és-an: excellent: solution.
times, It’takes the’ stress off. compani
*» would be: asked. to contribute,” she'said, eer
an “There” s only s0°much. disposable: money to. gO. around rae
vith the-sportsplex effort “still: underway,” Davies. added. Ter!
“This: way everybody gets. to. pay ‘alittle... a.
: ‘Northeastern B.C. seems: ‘particularly active with the cb?

: Continued Pg. AQ

|. he ‘group sel ‘ap. ttiroughit the. 0.43
north. to raise the’ money, says a’one-time aX. one. Ww y of wae
~ ensuring the money is raised. « : oe
“The overall cause: is of fiaving students: Bo ‘out tothe’ ar- or

eas without having the Cost outsyei ah that,” she said said last ee

in these. economic: aa

van meee cite ent gee

‘ple of Thornhill. want ‘ine. to do, They. can ine
up. their own. minds without any. help from me,” -

‘ ‘Waliough said thing in ‘Thormbill ae oi
ng: fell with tow: ‘taxes and : an tnereas

a Peddling poppies’

‘AIR CADET Skyler Howard is one of many. cadets
. distributing poppies In preparation for: Remem- .
-brance Day next week, The funds ralsed | go. to help

: veterans and their famllies. REBECCA COLLARD PHOTO ~