wee AK Le EER RRR LS Ne SBIR AIIA IE " TLRS, PE, rare SUA AA UAL AUST Here is a look at the people and “events that made headlines in our community in 2006. January Tamara Chipman’s family announce a $3,000 re- ward for information about their missing daughter. Chipman has been missing since September 2005 “and is one of several hitchhikers who disappeared — on the Highway of Tears, the Highway 16 stretch — between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Seeggn The Terrace Lumber Company goes’ back toa five-day a week schedule after several weeks of run- ning on a three-day a week schedule due to a dwin-. “dling log supply. a ey i u < EERE s For the third straight year, property values in Ter- % race increase after years of steady decline. Overall, PA ry Terrace’s aszessinents went up from $724.8 million — in 2004 to $767.3 million in 2005 — a five per cent increase. a ~ Scott pointed the finger at a “corrupt” federal Liberal. _ party and said Cullen couldn’t be trusted after voting in favour of more money for the federal gun registry . ° SEES NDP candidate Nathan Cullen wins the Jan. 23 federal election and is elected as the Skeena-Bulkley - Valley MP with more than SO per cent of the votes. ‘The win followed a feisty campaign in which d +: even though he said he opposed it. Y_ vt ‘ TTT & ; , 1 ‘4%, Northern Health Authority starts its quest to buy: . . «; a°new CT scan machine for: Mills Memorial Hos- [- ‘ : . 1, pital. The device is scheduled to cost up to $1.65 | GIANNINO Pretto is surrounded by supporters at a March 3 ry at the. Kalum St: Shell station. Pretto and hig Supporters believed Shell Canada 5 ,, million with the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Founda- should take responsibility for contamination found at the site 2001. Below, CN workers examine a train derailment. , “tion contributing $650,000 and the +healttrauthority _— : — ~ f ty the rest. . . ! ; ct ae BEERES . ‘tamination on the site. He wants the company to ei-". _ The school district has approved a new account-._ ther pay to clean it up or buy him out. | ,, ability contract aimed at improving student literacy, BEEBE “numeracy an social responsibility. . Local RCMP refuse to give any information reé- BEEBE #£|° garding a triple, shooting .at the Cedar Place Apt. : - “4 Skeen MLA Robin Austin launches a petition op- building Feb. 7. Three people were suffered gun shot - i posing the proposed rate hike by natural gas supplier - wounds after a late night altercation. a f i: PNG. He pins the hike on the closure of Methanex ‘ ) Q and say it’s not fair to homeowners to pay for the S88 a ~ Apartment buildings on Scott Ave. The buildings, — loss of 4 major industrial customer. meee ft A group. of Vancouver-based investors. com- plete the $900,000 purchase of the former Keystone formerly owned by local businessman Mo Takhar have been running an 85 per cent vacancy rate. The new owners plan to renovate the three build- pans ings and: revitalize them. They plan to ‘change the name of the apartment complex: from Woodland Apartments back to The Keystones. . ES TE Local RCMP members fire shots as they appre- hend and arrest a suspect believed to have robbed a Safeway gas bar attendant at knife point before making off in a.stolen truck. The robber made off with just $69 and was apprehended after exiting the Cedar Place Apartment at 4931 Walsh Ave. February Shell Canada agrees to pay for an environmen- *~ tal assessment of Giannino and Sheila Pretto’s Shell station site on Kalum Street but do not commit to a time. In late 2005, the Prettos had to stop selling gas for.the second time in four years because contamina- tion found at the site prevented them from using the " property as collateral to obtain business financing. Pretto maintains Shell is responsible for the con- Ksan House Society opens its new facility which brings together under one roof its services for wom- -en and children including a new transition house. ° EEE ’ Figures released show 191 Northwest exploration 1 projects resulted in spending of $100 million, nearly - half of the provincial: total of $220 million for the last year. Pe “Opposition grows to Pacific Northern Gas’ reo quest to hike gas delivery fees in Terrace by 22 per cent. The request results from the closure of the Methanex facility in Kitimat. Starts a petition opposing the rate hike. ra : Three years after the planning started, the North- Q west Regional Airport terminal expansion project starts. A key part. of the expansion ‘is putting in a larger waiting room, security clearance area and washrooms in the holding room. , SE MLA Robin Austin — One of Terrace’s most prolific educators, phi- lanthropists, community advocates and volunteers Vesta Douglas passes away at the age of 95. In the years leading up to her death Douglas donated her. - life savings to more than 30 community groups in Terrace and Thornhill. She died peacefully in her room Feb. 8, 2006. Pe An armed robber who stole money from the Safe- 7 “way § bar, made his getaway in a stolen truck and then sempted to run over two police officers in Jan- Wary: convicted and sentenced less than,a month - afterommitting the crime. Robin Wayne Rody, 36, pleaguilty to one count each of robbery and flight. frora peace officer and is sentenced to two years - in pon. TT YE LA Robin Austin travels to Montreal for Al- cans shareholder meeting - his trip was paid for by: thedistrict of Kitimat. Austin was joined by Kiti-* mzMayor Rick Wozney, several Kitimat council- lorand union Officials to raise the power sales issue wi Alcan shareholders and its board of directoss at it inual general meeting.. » . SEs |. Financially- -troubled Hawkair strikes a deal with _ “ot its major creditors, Field Aviation, to to elimi- . ple a fixed monthly payment for a Dash-8 sold to. te. company. It’s expected to save the > company j 00,000 a month. SEG being anti-immigrant by Langley Liberal MLA ’ Mary Polak. Austin fights back that she took his Feb. 16 comments about filling job vacancies with Jocals - rather than immigrants out of context. Austin him- self isa Canadian immigrant. .2 : . SER. ‘The city decides it needs to'close the gap between the $4.5 million it says it has and the $10.5 million “construction cost before proceeding with the second sheet of i ice project. BREE a B.C. Forest Safety Council appoints Roger F Harris’ _ as province’ S first forest safety ombudsman.: ° SEBES nee Mills Memorial Hospital celebrates its 45th birth- . day party. : ; Pritt. The. provincial government devotes $100 million for native people to develop social and economic _ expertise. o = a es co APSE SEND haan ote mente eS ee nee Cet - April : The Terrace Lumber Company: announces a two- week shutdown of its sawmill and temporarily lays off about 20 log yard and sawmill workers. It’s the» first of many challenges the mill faces including * a. soft international. lumber market and difficulty se a curing rail cars to export lumber: } Bids on the proposed sportsplex/second. sheet of — ice come in at $10.5 million — $1.8 million higher . than bids received last summer, making city council ‘unsure of how to proceed with the project. — ERS Tahltan ratify a deal with NovaGold Resources » providing them with money, jobs and business op-- portunities. The deal involves a major copper and . BEBE gold mine in their traditional temitory north of here. | City councillors give themselves and the Mayor a> _. pay increase — the first increase in five years. * _ March BREE _ UNBC buys a new building i in hopes of tripling Hawkair rejects a union bid by its staff citing the company" s creditor protection as its reason why. ‘its campus size and offering new programs... - It pays $950,000 for the former highways build- EERE Se Nisga’ a Lisims Government secretary-treasurer ing on Keith Ave... Just. one year previous, local business people Edmond Wright is presented with the.2006. Aborigi- nal Financial Officers leadership award. - Mike and Michele Scott bought the building from. the now-defunct BC Buildings Corporation for. just: . EES ; Family members and friends of women who have $485, 000. gone missing along. the “Highway of Tears” walk - from Prince Rupert to Prince George to raise aware- ness about the missing women.’ 6 See 7 ; The Terrace Youth Emergency Services Soci- .. .ety’s executive director Debbie Scarborough says the group has purchased the former transition house as the home for the proposed project with a $226, 000. loan from an anonymous donor. She begins soliciting provincial and federal gov- ernment officials for $661,000 in funding for oper- to mf | M | "The only youth to be positively identified in a brutal attack ona city snowplow. operator two years ago is given a deferred custodial ‘sentence of four months. | He’s ordered to live at an approved private resi- dence and abide by a list of rules. ° a BESS \ City announces it will reduce the general tax rate. 4 for homeowners and the non-profit sector, and hike. ( .. business and industry rates in order to raise taxes | _ overall by 5.6 per cent: The increase is expected tO 2 ating expense, but neither level of government will _Benerate and additional $320,000. we 7 : commit to the project. : So BEE _ : Ee Ee ‘Ten CN rail cars spill off the track on the west School trustees vote to keep the four-day school ' side of the old Skeena bridge. It’s the second derail- -week instead of reverting to either a standard five- ment in Terrace in less than four mouths. - day week or a variation of a five-day week. SEEEa The trustees were not unanimous in their decision UNBC sets a balanced budget after a 4.5 percent but they were unified in saying the provincial gov- increase in money frorn the provincial government. ernment didn’t give them enough money tokeepthe anda : two per cent bump i in tuition fees. en os schools open all week. “MRS. VESTA DOUGLAS, one ° of Terrace most ‘celebrated teachers, philanthropist and community BEae a ‘ Please turn to Page AT for more sof the 2006 booster passes away atthe age of 95. j Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin is accused of year in review. | “ot