AG - The Terrace Standord, Wednesday, sao s 8, 2003 | The Year sar In Review Discover what over one million women already know. There's only one Curves. Just ask our members, Curves offers a proven 30-minute workour, CITY COUNCILLORS Rich McDaniel and Stew Christensen take the oath of office Dec. 2 after being elec- ted to a three-year term in the Nov. 16 municipal election. Christensen and Carol Leclerc are new council- lors this term. Ron Vanderlee was defeated at the polls and Val George did not run again. November Work is halted on a sidewalk being built on the east side of the Sande Overpass. The completion is pushed back from the end of October to spring. kkk Radical ideas 1o help the school district raise new re- venue and cut costs are tabled by a budget task force. They include closing more schools, moving to a four-day school week and corporate sponsorship. The ideas and suggestions are referred to a number of other committees for further study and decision in the new year. Teachers union reps called some of the ideas absurd. The Coast Mountains School District faces a $4-5 mil- lion deficit for the coming year, ttt Most city council candidates at an all candidates forum here said they’d trade city support of the 2010 Olympics for provincial assistance here. They also favoured allowing Alcan to sell power in the northwest region if it creates new industries and jobs. took. Forests minister Mike de Jong unveiled: legislation to overhaul the Forest Practices Code, cutting costs for B.C. forest companies. But the details aren't yet set. Industry reaction was supportive, but environmental critics called it a recipe for disaster that will spark re- newed international campaigns against B.C. Products, Kkkkke Airport officials said WestJet wants to start passenger service in Terrace and would send its CEO here. bth More schoo! closures could be coming in 2003, Coast Mountain School Board trustees revealed, ; But parents won’t find out which schools may. be ona new hit list until at least February. Some trustees said the board should be more up front, and announce earlier what it is considering. kkhkkkk Jack Talstra urged RCMP to use caution in dealing with mayoral challenger Bob Erb of the Terrace Mari- juana Party. Talstra said he didn't to be accused of dir- ecting police to investigate his rival during the election campaign. RCMP Inspector Marlin Degrand said he wouldn’t allow politics to affect policing decisions. Erb provided free marijuana to supporters of his at an open house on the day of the advance poll. oOo Jack Talstra defeated Terrace Marijuana Party chal- lenger Bob Erb by 2004 votes to 373. The Nov. 16 local elections also saw the election of councillors Marylin Davies, Lynne Christiansen, Rich McDaniel, David Hull, Stew Christensen and Carol Leclerc. The latter two were new challengers taking seats previously heid by re- tiring councillor Val George and Ron Vanderlee, who lost his seat. New school trustees Nicole Bingham, Hal Stedham and Lorrie Gowen were elected, joining incumbent Diana Penner to represent Terrace and Thornhill. kkk hk A one hour per day cut for 250 special services assis- tants, custodians and maintenance workers was averted when union and school district officials agreed to use $575,000 that was in a job security fund. kkk MLA Roger Harris proposed eliminating Alcan’s long standing property tax exemption on its dams and gener- ating facilities. The idea got support from local politi- cians across the north, including Terrace’s mayor, but was panned by Alcan officials. They said the corporation already pays large amounts of tax. Harris said some flow of money — possibly from a share of resource revenues — needs to be harnessed to create a northwest development fund to aid the region. KKKKKK Rosswood prospector Paul Wadsworth was found guit- ly of manslaughter in the shooting death of Don Pears at a mushroom picking camp in 1999. Because he'd been in jail three years, he was re- leased after being sentenced to time already served. Kahkkhkk A budget advice committee urged finance mininster Gary Collins to find ways to aid hard-hit rural regions. ; kkkkkee Skeena Cellulose’s Dan Veniez and Canfor’s David Emerson struck a deal that will see Canfor market SCI lumber, That will save Skeena money and expand Can- for’s market reach and product lines. The duo, who scrapped publicly i in the summer, said the deal is good business. bok Voters were able to choose their own poll in this year’s local election and. some said that opened the- door to people voting more than once. Returning officer Elaine. Johnson said the system de- pends on the honesty of voters. KaKKKK The Northern Health Authority has recorded a ‘small surplus, turning a financial corner, Officials. said - they’ ré. expecting to achieve. further savings ‘and-improve. the. balance sheet. It has eliminated 110 full- time jobs.so far. December The airport paid $500,000 more than it planned to in- stall an Instrument Landing System here. Society offi- cials made the decision to pay increased site preparation costs after Nay Canada threatened to cancel the project. The ILS is expected to dramatically reduce the num- ber of missed flights here and transform the Terrace air- port’s reputation. KKKEKK Skeena Cellulose president Dan Veniez proposed a radically reformed system of timber management that would put logging contractors in charge of the woods. The idea could result in increased logging, with contractors allowed to sell on the open market logs that- Skeena doesn’t need. In exchange § they’d take over a variety of ‘wood- lands costs from the company. Contractors called it a bombshell and praised Veniez for the radical re- think of the operations... ves ~ Some” Were“ Skeptical it could’ Dan Veniez work, however, and smaller contrac- tors feared it could leave them al the mercy of four or five big evergreen contractors. Exploratory discussions continued through the month to examine the idea, which Veniez called a work in progress. eek kkk A new B.C. energy policy separated B.C, Hydro’s transmission operations, but in general was a major re- treat from earlier recommendations for broad electricity deregulation. Energy minister Richard Neufeld said dere- gulation elsewhere failed and won’t be repeated here. But-héwW power will be built by private industry, meaning power prices will rise gradually. kk IK The 300 residents of Kincolith are finally connected to the rest of the Nass Valley with the completion of a $33.7 million road. The 29-km route ends their reliance on ferry, boat or plane travel, The first truck bearing food and provisions for the vil- lage rolled in Dee. 4 — a few days before the road was to actually be opened. The ferry linking the village to Prince Rupert had broken down, ; The road is expected to mean Kincolith residents will be able to come to Terrace for shopping and services. tok IK Efforts should resume to make Thornhill and other outlying areas part of the City of Terrace, the Chamber of Commerce said, The chamber also said completion of a multiplex is important to the city’s future. Thomhill voters rejected amalgamation in 1996. tok Skeena Cellulose officials pushed back their planned start-up date from March | to May 1 for its pulp mill and sawmills. KkhkKKK Local gun owner Terry Morris was one of thousands across the country who said he hadn't yet registered his guns and didn’t know if he would by the Jan. 1 deadline. Criticism of Ottawa’s gun registry reached a new peak after the auditor-general revealed its costs were ballooning to more than $1 billion and that officials had concealed the overruns from Parliament. toto The province must re-consult aboriginal groups on the sale of Skeena Cellulose after a court ruled previous ef- forts were inadequate. First Nations also said the judgment bolstered their claims of aboriginal title in the northwest. The judge declined their request to quash Victoria’s approval of the change of owners, but left the door open for them to re-apply. tok IK WestJet insists on a runway up to 1,000 feet longer than the Terrace airport has to start a service here, air- port officials said. A runway extension would cost at least $2 million, they said, but didn’t rule out exploring the idea, hhh hkk The school district expects to balance its budget this year ~ erasing a $3.5 million deficit. It closed five schools in the district and opted not to open a sixth brand new elementary school. tO Ik Victoria approved the opening of the Tulsequah Chief mine on the Taku River - again. The previous approval granted under the NDP had been struck down by the courts, Provincial officials said they’ve carefully reconsulted First Nations, as ordered by the judge. The mine south of Atlin could employ 260. kek ’ Talks between Skeena Cellulose and the IWA have collapsed, The union has agreed to pay cuts of 20 per . - *eent and other changes, but negotiations broke down on the issue of vacations and vacation pay. Company nego- > -tiators said they'll move on and try to strike deals at ~ other mills, tok Ik Demand is high for 25 new nurses who have just gra- -duated from the college’s licensed practical nursing pro- gram. 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