A6 Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 28, 1990 a a ey CE aE Se et ee nee ta oe : : - ' oe What do you cut? What guidelines do you use? In the: end, will all the effort really make a difference? These questions roamed around the carpeted hallways and hushed chambers in the Ministry of Finance in Ottawa, then became the budget through some process that would probably take generations of researchers to trace, and we’re sitting out here jn Terrace looking at it'‘and wondering how these:decisions came into being, ae ee "Getting the country’s balance sheet in order has become a task of such daunting proportions and of such a confusing nature to the voters and taxpayers that the Minister could probably throw darts at.a flowchart tacked to his office wall to make those decisions and few people would notice a difference. . ‘ti Three critical programs in which federal money can eign Hy oe : te Nanay ttt any lt Git ht play a significant role in the Terrace area are the EE SSN en A NL Women’s Resource Center, the Forest Resource Sah Development Agreement, and upgrading of the Terrace- Kitimat airport. We already know about the women’s cen.er = its funding has been cut by 100 percent. The fate of a second FRDA is hiding somewhere in the - Westem Diversification Fund, waiting to be diversified. The airport upgrade is part of a long-term program which, it appears, will be installing equipment long after technical advances have made it obsolete. Over a period of five years the federal and provincial governments have spent $300 million trying to repair some of the damage done to B.C.’s forests, including the forests around Terrace, by irresponsible industrial practices.. Most of that money was invested in replanting, ‘and if FRDA is not renewed there is a chance-that those plantations will receive no further silviculture treatments, and part of the original investment will come to nothing. The current state of our airport acts as a limit on growth, and action on the landing reliability; terminal size and amenities and customs facilities will have to take — place to’allow other initiatives ~ some of them involving , ‘ lot to offer -- we just have to get possible -- eagles during the federal mioney ~ to be successful. the word out 3 - golichan runs, spawning salmon, sites, cut firewood, etc.? The ve : eet ‘ ' a » ¢ CONCH ’ ’ wes ewe Hard information on the budget has been difficult to I watched a segment on TV the © maybe moose and the forgotten land required for the facility, in come by because the printing process on the public other night about a carwash that black bear, which provides just as town, would ultimately be much documents didn’t even begin before Michael Wilson big a thrill to many tourists better suited to value-added was forced out of downtown stood up in the House to start his budget speech. As the —_ Vancouver by excessive faxes. as the /ton-illusive but clusive residential use. Kermode. information begins to trickle down, the real interest from Mind you, the owner made a this area should be directed toward what was left in it, decent killing by selling to a Local forest industry officials : . wal at in ene oa | we agra tet HG NTS oe OM vx, x ae ih) wor tis iy y . TOE tty mae NER AAG Ne ent TR WY my wet in Be. MO ee pen nw tninay ees 5952 Hany ae Ye Pee act HNN HL A . MF i LH, thy Pres gO sii Wl) | Ley, Na). gene Rb ange Parmer cana iene eine le Mn ke th OO Tem enema nm tee AA AA A CRE Rk | Wednesday vine, Perspectives iby: Bob Jackman. u sffi + - 3! —— Last week’s column ended with the suggestion that Terrace has a north, where there are all kinds of opportunities to build nature trails and wildlife viewing Kermode bear will attest, but viewing sites for some types are Several people at the meeting not what was cut out of it. 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Advertisers must assume responsibility for er- rors In any classified ad which is suppiled to the Terrace Flaview in handwritten form. In compllance with the B.C. Human Rights Act, no advertisement will be’ published which discriminates against a person due to age, race, religion, color, sex, nationality, ancestry or place af origin. mo, 4535 Grelg Avenue, Terrace, B.C. V8G 1M7 Phone: 635-7840 Fax: 635-7269 eee One yeer subscriptions: in Canada $24.00 — Out of Canada $50.00 Seniors In Terrace and District $12.00 Seniors out of Terrace and Disirict $15.00 high-rise developer. Wouldn't Terrace be a great place for him to re-invest? The B.C. Medical Association is running a great ad about ambulance diversion in the lower mainland. Isn’t it nice to know that our emergency ward is always open, even for flu victims? And that serious injuries ‘are still treated as serious, rather than just being another statistic? And that older people who need treatment have names, not just wrist tags? _ While we'd all like a few more amenities, many people in Terrace are quite happy with the status quo -- for good reason. The public meeting to discuss Council’s Tourism and Economic Development Strategy brought an emphasis to lifestyle that, while - mentioned in the report, was not treated as significantly as perhaps it could have been. One gentleman supported "the non-consumptive aspects: of wildlife". I guess it’s a new catch phrase at the Wildlife Federation, and though it pits those who would rather look at and photograph small animals against those who would rather kill. them, it’s worth considering. Animals tend to be elusive, a3 — anyone trying to spot the. landfill ad will be lobbying the Highways ministry to increase teh standard they have placed on the Nass Road upgrading, for which they become responsible April 1, and the Regional Advisory Council’s Transportation Planning Committee previously identified Nass Access as a top priority, while federal participation on the Iskut Resource Road is still a possibility, despite the budget. Opening new areas or improving access will not only help industry, but may alleviate some . of the conflicts between commercial and sport fishermen, "foreigners" and "locals" alike, The biggest benefit from a new Corrections Facility (remember when they were called jails?) is not in the somewhat paltry grants in lieu of taxes the city receives from BCBC, but rather in the jobs created or — maintained, the purchases made by the employees, and the property and school taxes they pay. You have to realize that a grant in lieu of taxes is only a reallocation of the tax money you've already paid to the province. 7 So why does the jail have to be in town? Why not a few miles called for a recycling plant to serve a Regional market, thereby keeping transportation costs __ reasonable. We're talking lifestyle here, so why fot go one step further and reduce the need for recycling by banning some waste completely, and forcing sellers of products to take back containers like four-liter plastic jugs and unused shells like tires, batteries, and light bulbs that outlast the product’s useful life. I’d rather pay my share toward a rail-car shipment of old aerosol cans back to Mississauga, where they came from, than pay for the ongoing disposal of them at our municipal dump. What about a municipally-policed deposit system for potential garbage? — If we put the onus for disposal on the suppliers instead of the users, we'd see bulk milk containers and other re-usable packages disappear fairly quickly. ‘Or don’t you have any coffee cans on your workbench? This column, and others, is submitted on a re-usable diskette and fed straight into The Review’s computer. How long before I can get a copy of this week’s "paper" on diskette? Of course I'd pay a small deposit...it's a lifestyle decision.