A16 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 13, 1995 News In Brief FM radio returns. CBC Stereo FM has retumed to the local cable system, © The signal was lost last week when Skcena Broadcasters changed the technology it uses to bring in several TV sig- © nals, Those TV signals used to come in via microwave but are now received via satellite. That meant an end to radio sig- nals which were carried in conjunction with the TV sig- nals, But Skeena Broadcastérs has now found a BC Stereo. Signal on a satellite and has resumed service, Listeners can find it at 94:1 on the FM dial. os The company is now testing out replacement Stalions for CHQM-FM, another signal lost when the conversion from microwave to satellite took place,’ Socred. leader coming LARRY GILLANDERS, the leader of the provincial So- cial Credit party, is coming to town tomorrow to speak ata Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon. His topic will be land claims. Once the dominant provincial political party, the Socreds are now down to one seat in the legislature. Gillanders is from North Vancouver and has already visited other places in the northwest, The luncheon begins at 11:45 a.m. at the Bavarian Inn. To book a space, contact the chamber at 635-2063, Cable lobby idea backed THERE's lots of interest in forming some kind of cable TV ralepayers group here, says a local viewer. Laura Hanson. says she? s getting a big response to her call for cable subscribers to band together. “Pye had approximately.a hundred phone calls al- teady,”’ Hanson said last week. “‘It is a big issue.” Hanson wants to create an organization to lobby Skeena Cablevision for more varied channels, lower prices and betier quality. ‘A lot of people who have called me are the elderly,” she said. ‘They are stuck at home, they can’t get out, and they are dependent on their TVs.”’ Hanson is now circulating petitions in Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Smithers. She says she and others are irked at the recent change of some American networks from Detroit to Seattle, which she says means less variety. . Hanson can be reached at: Laura Hanson, 4731 Halliwell Ave, Terrace, B.C.. V8G 4G2. Or phone 638-8535. t ‘Under negotiation THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT’s social services ministry is: negotiating an agreement with the Nisga’a Tribal Council to, have it take over the responsibility for “enon flow tn nomena two weeks ago of a START NG Eetine Band in BumsLate |) OME JUST ep ne . ‘ ar av, Social services minister Joy MacPhail said the agree- “NAVI SS 4501 Lakelsa Terrace, B.C. ments with native governments fall under the new Child, a Rs —_* ff 1-800-813-1158 Family and Community Service Act which provides for “@ otk 2 = ay more involvement of native people in the planning and : ae 1 1 os P~ delivery of services, COUNTRYWIDE The Lake Babine Band is the. 11th native government to sign all agreement ¥ with the Provincial government. | FURNITURE & APPLIANCES (SINCE 1963) CT ELAN Scott smacks feds THE PROVINCE . should cut off the money, tap to Ot- tawa, says Skeena Reform’ MP Mike Scatt, It?s the only way to make Oltawa pay attention since it stopped $47 million in transfer payments, he said. Ottawa’s withholding the money because the provin- E —— « FREE CELLUL AR cial government won’t let ff : gts « . people moving here from ff § -- _ i elsewhere collect welfare ff ." muvee PHONE. for three months. “British Columbia is. one of the three ‘have’ pro- vinces. It’s a net contributor to the Ottawa coffers,’’ said Scott, - For the ‘federal govern- Oe 7 , co cies “ HOOK UP. bia in sucha fashion | We're free at night. From Spm every evening until 7am the FIRST 30 wrong.’ _ next day, Freedom offers free unlimited local calling. i- [don’t know who they’d — do it and I don’t know from a legal point of view if icy | We're free on weekends. Every weekend { from 6am day could, but 1d be looking a tq Zam Monday local airtime is free. | - every way.” Scott said Ottawa is using ) FREE WEEKENE income taxes collected in ¥ We're free to start with. Sign up for Freedom before Oe a ) f | 2 | AND EVENINGS. fallow ls cna coune ofc, f . December 3ist, 1995 and BC TEL-Mobility wil waive both the 2 4 activation fee and your first year’s system. access fee Qe combined saving of $108, | tion. The federal government. says the three-month residency requirement to . .: Sos Nect welfare is against the ’ H i tara” cy an Ie breaks eatine f We re free for the first 30 days. Sign up.before for ee ot unl- § December 31st, i, 1995 and you get all of your local calling | 0, materia se teal yea, © 0°81 A forthe fst GO days, Soe : ~~ KEITH AVE, MALL — SKEENA MALL CITY CENTRE The provines in hs . This plan is based on 430 month, vaneless contac DAG 0; Regular tuiés of-65¢ a minule analy ving non: | TERRACE TERRACE KITIMAT d d Sa t " D my a Nerds to trim . bgeeg x tree parlorts, Eaily cancion fees apply. Long dstance 2 ches ard laios.are axle. New actvaions only. 635-5333 635-4948 632 5000 d welfare spending. whe Provincial officials’ expect - to save $23 million.a year: through the residency. Te. quirement. ©.