Freeble targeted . Her, 1 Thorhilll City council is taking aimrat its policy of not charging seniors (6) ‘Sarbage collection\NEWS AT. THE BEARS won’t be happy, the tourists won’t be happy, and the neighbours definitely won't be happy. _That’s' what city councillor Ruth Hallock predicts will hap- pen in September ‘when ‘the city’ powers up an electric fence at the durap to keep bears out, . The fence will save money be- cause the city won’t have to cover up garbage at the dump as fre- quently to comply with waste management rules. @i Garden winners tickled pink KAY AND HOWARD Hagen are this year’s residential winners from the Terrace Beautification Society's garden contest. Pink is Kay’s favourite colour, and the Hagen’ s garden boasts every imaginable shade of the rosy colour. — But Hallock fears it will steer hungry garbage bears away from the dump and into the backyards of homeowners along Kalum Lake Drive. Pm hopeful that won *thappen . -but I rather suspect that it*will,”” Melderis says a anajor trapping -and relocation blitz is planned to remove as many garbage bears as possible before the fence is turned on, ‘He’s. planning a seven-oflicer ‘she ‘sid: last week. “The bears. three’ days, oe " will be looking for the smells of .- Hi households and garbage, I’m rela- e says traps will also be Io. tively certain they'll start wander-. “ated along the edge of the dump ing ‘ through the residential after the fence is turned on in an areas.” effort to catch any stragglers. Conservation officer Martin ‘All bears that are suitable can- Sidhu compan AMARJIT SIDHU’s numbered company has been declared bankrupt. Supreme Court : Justice Dave Sidbu’s pleas for more time to woo his creditors ‘and regain con- trol of the Terrace Inn, The decision ends the long-- ninaing saga of Sidhu’s. involve-- ment with the hotel,” which’ bills in: ‘eight tmdnth control. . . put up for sale to, the highest bid- Tysoe, last Thursday “rejected -. "holder John Georgilas, who. led - everybody | gels .back,”” Bur stacked up more than $450,0 000 fn a ag, creditors and employees will get, “After the dust setiles, all the - assets the company owns will be trustee in bankruptcy, , The trustee will arrange 4 miect- - ing of all creditors in: the. coming: _ weeks to’ ‘discuss’ ‘the hotel’s ‘ape a ation and its’ ‘finanices,. Bury.sald... _ Sid } required to attend Ahat cling and. provide f : financial information.’ der,” said Andrew Bury, lawyer for former owner and mortgage-. the bankruptcy petition. - “Tf it sells for enough money their money “Tf , 2 Dear: ‘relocating operation : “over. . = never going to see if ‘again.’ ” “fan into” trouble . from . an “Un y wants bear-zapping be didates for relocation will be im- mobilized, marked and moved,” Melderis said. “Some of the bears that aren’t relocated will be destroyed. a He said-‘it’s hard to tell how. much of a bear problem there-will be in-the surrounding residential area after fencing. “The electric fence will dis- place some bears,’ he said. *‘Tt depends a lot on how successful we are in trapping the ones that Dump tt PRIVATIZING THE dump will save $11,000 this year, city coun- cillors claim. The city awarded the contract for the fully privatized dimp. last — week ta the low bidder, Double M Ventures. The company said . it’: could manage the dump. to. waste. man- agement permit ° rules: with: a $44,500 subsidy from council. ; That’s well under the’ present, $55,600 net cost: of Tunning ‘the dump. But it may not ber as good a deal as-ittirsts Under’ the contract terns, the city must first install an electric Tight budgets res ilt TIGHTENING HEALTH . “care budgets ‘are resulting in ‘cuts..to home care support services. - 0. Last year people ‘at the lowest ~ level of. care’: needing. only housework were cut off and’ this year more people are to be af fected, The problem comes ‘from. ‘two areas ~— health ¢ care. budgets that: aren’l growing ag they” used’ to . and the aed to conceritrate more on people who need a high | level of personal care.’ But Vicki Fowler oft level of penonal ‘are ‘a pees might need,”’ she said. 8 to is look at providing service to those needing a ‘higher. Jevel of : care,’ Fowler added thal ‘the goal of. health care is to prevent putting - people into expensive : hospital . wards and extended care facilities fui as long as possible, ” While last year’s target of cut-. g ting: housekeeping to. lower level -. care clients might hive been rela healt “tively” easy to accomplish, this year the job will be harder.’ ~. - That's because agencies which: ° provide home care support have. . _ States. a os Bury said he’s 3 pessimistic abou 47's goite,' . ceiving several detaja nkriptcy action,’ Sidhu. ence nore": Blats provided, by