samen EPR ARSENE IE 8 cee etagensnnestete POLARS sak AES ah oe EoD ce tae gene PAGE. A2 “The regulay monthly nigeting ” ~ of the Distrlet of Terrace _-Miunleipal Councif took piace on __ Minday,’ February: Lt with . Mayor Gordon Rowland in the Chair. . All aldermen were ‘present, First: Vice-President Dick. Sharples of thé Terrace aud. District’ Chamber of ' «Commerce was present as.au Donaid P. Highe, | observer. -Allernate Direclor for Electoral Area “C'' io the Kilimal-Stikine ‘Regional. District Board was piso present as an observer. Dale Wilson, Band Director Skeena Junior High School, asked the council that the Band be. appointed officially as representalives of the City of which takes place at Spekan Washington this year. He also requested ‘Ihal Mayor Gardon Rowland write a letler which ihe. band would deliver lo the ‘-Mayor_of Spokane. Mayor Rowland said that he could not think of a more worthy “group: to. represent our. com- “;munity., He noted that the band ° made up of 65° students al- tending » Skeena . . Junior “-Seeondary with the assistance a) suggasied _, concrete should be done for the : of the. - community's appreciation for “-é> their effort andin recognition of . edhe: : through this invitation, ‘of their parents -through | the- Band Parent Association have 4 undertakerr severa) projects to ralse the $4, a0 required for the, vey Ul pee The: ‘band: will play several : concerts in B.C. on both the trip _ down us-well as on the return ‘S trip. Their main concerts will take ‘place in‘a 1,200 seal-am- .) phitheatre at Eixpo74 on June 7. “They will play ihree. times thal . ~ day _ entertainment, ih a-program of continuous “Alderman Gerry. ‘Duffus thal something band as an expression .- hénour Branied them Council appointed Mr. Duffus “lo meet wilh the band directors “and find out haw the cily can-be that : pF assistance. In addilion to aid for the band it-was suggested ‘a ‘suitable gift) from » ‘ferrace be sent to the Mayor of . Spokane: aS a memento of : Terrace's visil; “ Geoif Giles, representing the 8 teri race-Aris Council presented “ela belef to Couneil auiliniag the “gomposition af the Council, its objectives -and ambitlons.”: En “addition the brief requested that .. (ahe..cily allocate “a grant af ° “91000 (a assist (he nine member" : recreation ~pliysieal. recreation with the” _ groups during the. current ‘year's apera tian, Mr, Giles soled that Council “chad. oly allocated $30m to the - “groups last- year whereas “in: io Kitimat a stim: of $13,000, op Biven to tha 1-Sociely alowed: Alderman: “Riehard: Green, : ‘gily’s) Mug ait ing - ‘in “support of the Council Thad, channeled funds towards result that (he community line such adequate Cacililies as. the area and swinining peal, Whe supested that Sever improve an the request uf “$1 AiO, Alderman Hank Buncombe tWwew-tie parallel between the Arts Councié which came asking for anoney und the Skeena “) Junior Secondary igh Selmol “Mand whieh ‘came reporting that wltrough iis. composition was erely 65, they had un- dertaken lo find ihe | $8,000 reqeired Umeimselyes, He asked whal (he Avis Cauneil liad done ‘Uh help themselves, ’ “ Adininistratar : oxparid its exposition fram last yea The neater was referred to the finanes committee fora rocommentation. Acting an the — recom- mendation af the City Engineer, Chuck Gale and the Terrace Delachment of the RCMP Council decided not to go ahead ‘with a crosswalk in front of the “‘Sunnyhill Trailer Court'as this would’ make three such * erosswalks within a very short distance and would only cause ~eenfuston for motorists coming ~ down the hill. ‘instead the city has provided atemporary. sidewalk along the east side of Kalum allowing the i children ‘safe’ passage ta the existing crosswalks. al Straume “and Seott. . A permanent ©. sidewalk will be tooked into for onstruction this year. ern hoaths ‘al the Jaycee's * Pacifle North West T rides Fair “whieh ii scheduled for ie arena aver the May Diy weekend, Jack Mardy “yecummended ‘that. the cily wis purely This year it is na whieh recreational, “gpected thal booths coveriug firefighting aud Public Works “problems sieh as plugged CAWeTs, water distrihuilon will he 7) pbplie cam be made aware of the “a nen, -which -are problems’ facing the depar't- Alderman Tank Bune. “combe sugested that some: i Jlapers’ recovered fron blocked sections of the: system: ©. the “inderwear aid “+ showld be pul on display, * Alderman \ ~ ministralor Jack Hardy will be ‘On a motion Ev Clift, . Ad Terrace al the World's Fair’: _ the period between the dale of juest,- ‘sald thatin the past. most * we 7 sfiould now turn to other aspects af recreation and that we could - Adiiiistration will faok ite’ Jeatured so thet the general, tabled’ by AL On wee, ra emcacoen wma S \ atlenaing the Central Mortgage and. Housing Cor oration Workshop in Vancouver, ‘The purpose of ’ this meeting Is to review . wilh Provincial. and Municipal officials the Neigh- bourhood Improvement and Residential. Rehabilitation programs, which were included in receil- amendments to the ‘Nalional Housing Act. Alderman Gerry Duffus and he City Treasurer will be at- lending a seminar ‘at Prince George on Febrnary 22 dealing with ‘capilal budgeting spon- sored by the Cenler for Con- ihhuing Educailon, Mr. Duffus - is Chairman of. the City’s Finance Committee. A request. from. Terrace Cleaners and Laundry Ltd. for permission to convert the second storey of the firms building at 4544 Lakelse Avenue - inlo .bachelor suites was referred to the: Building In- “spector for recommendations. Couneil voted to mainiain the “status quo in connection with election date and the actual swearing in, The Union of British Columbia Municipa tities, ina nemo, said that it had some complaint that election, and the actual sweariug: in was to lengthy (seven weeks}. Council was of the uplaion (hat this gave newly elected aldermen and ‘the ; mayor a-chuuce ta become familar: with the procedures before actually taking affice. A request lo renew per- mission 4e park @ house trailer al 4723: Graham on cam- pissionale | grounds was referred the Planning Commiltae for a’ issom- 1s _ mendation, A list of 37 items offered for sale by li Mouicipality - by tenfer resulted in eighteen. items heing sold | to the lighest biddec, The remainder will be tlisposed af hy administration. President Wayne Gaunt of the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce has replied lo a letter from the Cily regarding * participation’ in a pramotion to be published in ihe Trade and ‘Commerce Magazine, Mr. , Gaunt advises that | the Chamber has accepted and’all- ‘inclusive package in. the. - publication at a.cost_ of $550, ‘In ‘his letler the C of C-President states ‘that the Chamber an- licipates a growing-interest in this community over. the next few years-and the Chamber _ believes that a ‘professional ‘assessment and write-up of our: area is fully warranted, ; , MEE ‘Galint.potes, thai“ id. thet pasivihe -Distriel of Terrace: Chamber” of:*Cotmerce «has financed the enlire cost. of; this. useful) and - ‘Informative. publication and éxpresses “the hope that Council will authorize. asubslanlial contribution to the = cost, ; The matler was passed on to the newly named "Industrial . Development - and Tourist Management Committee" for a recommendation. ‘ Don BR. Smyth, District Superintendent of Schools wrote © aleter (tp the District regarding croperative use of recreadional facililles.§ Mayor Gordon . Rowland .noted dit this is a- °- reciprocal artiuagement “wilh the cily making considerable use out school — facilities especially during the summet ‘play eround season. Hereunder is Mr. Smyth's letler: Dear Mayor, Rowland: Since the Terrace. Dear Mayor Rewland::, Since the Terrace Arona was “gompleted Just over a your ago the students of the Terrace Opposi ition oi Bonnett Upening the debute on ihe Speech from the ‘Throne, Op- position’ Leader Bill Bonnell: said Ihal ihe key - words ‘lor sulving he housing erisis: ‘are “jneeniives ty peuple’. . The Uppasition Lender said chai heusing problems ‘coil be solved if (he Government would realize ii Proviney have shown: shroughoul our history shat if iy are given a fair and proper incomive, hey can solve almust any problem, ot artificial shortages ob theis oven without Government meddling.” According io Bennett, ihe current housing «problems are largely Uhe result’ af ihe. Government's own aetqns in “Ireezing land ‘suitable [ar . subdivision and unsuilable for larming.. and) paying highly, inflated prices for so-called land bank purchges , _ has been tabied. irate when he was informed thal studies. “proposed a resolulion asking . that the’Stanley. Associate firm ‘be fired, paid off and another _ ha "Pe “unrealistic price’ ‘Bennet recommended tha the > Governineni She-people af this ©: City schools have been able to make considerable use ef the new facitily. This use often involves free access during school hours “ibrough the generosity of the District of Terrace and for same sludents this represents their only opportunity to learn lo” shale. ‘fhe members of the Board and the students af the Terrace avea join me in extending o sincere thank you for this forn af ct-operation. We hope thal ‘the mutual use of the facilities dt Terrace will not only. con- tinue, bul expand. Alderman Gerry puffus became a bit concerned when he learned that the 1974 Plan- ning Program would be held in abeyance until the. Stanley Associale sanitary sewer study’ He became -- the Slanley Study .did not in cluda drainage and storm sewer He immediately firm of consullants be hired. The matter never came lo debate as Alderman Duffus failed to get a seconder for his’ - motion. Connedl Siu0 to take an ad in the program sponsored by the Knights of. Columbus covering the North West Music Festiva} in Terrace. . Alderman Dave Maroney referred 10 a “Secret Mecting” held with Minister of Highways Graham Lea during which the laller was reported to huve promised to dosomething aboul the deplorable condition of Keith Avenue oul past Kalum Lake Drive. Since the meeting, to which Mr. Lea made il quite clear no press. was (a be ad- mitted, nothing has been heard from the Minister of Highways. Maroney said thal somciting has lo be done for the. people on that road especially now. that the Department of Highways has indicated thal ihe course of the new through high- © way will be over the overpass — and along to Highway 16 West. He agreed now this is not a Highways’ matter the cily will have to do something this year. However since Lakelse from - Eby to the Kalum River Bridge & in equally terrible:shape the’: Minister: should“ cail: \another.. secrel: meeting: so that hefean make more promises to fix ‘that ~ now that it has been gazelled’ as “a controlled access . highway and ‘the responsibilily of Mr. Lea's Department. -' Alderman Gerry Duffus drew altentionia the recent! increase in assessment suffered by . several businessmen along the - western stretch of Keith believing that the highway. would pass in front of their doar. He. said: they were furious before bul what will they be like now that they'have. the raise in taxes and no highway. “Mayar Gardon sinigested that, Council "take sleps to. have al permanent ~ Regional Emergency Measures , Co-ordinator uppoitted for Tetrace, Referring to the Mile; 24 disaster of last niouth he said northwest and in’ view. of ihe fad tht aueh emergencies are. likely... neeur. close. | to ‘terse. * his is ihe ubyious. plaee for-such a person. =. He. took advantage af. this : Bennetl wit ihe purehase at 4.82 ueres.in Burnaby, carrying i price jag of S615, Guo whieh, at” Alois id the acre, would | put an unserviced. dot. sab the * of subsite a” system of pubilc. ownership With va system a _ privaie awnership |. 9 Jo purehase Gul invemary ds ulretidy hy ailuble. “Wah it :Beitish awnership oral he land. uf The Government - “nu, here’ should he no sare -ifictal: searelly!: according 10 Bonneit. Ot she NDP Gavernment . Would end its hang-up an the public. ownership. of all residential: lind ““today",- the - housing prices could be dn the way jawards .- solution “romiorcow", sald Bennett. ‘Not His cup of tea: In 16765, to open them again. * ‘down many coffechouses as “seminaries of sedition” bul public opinion was so strong and § so bitter, he s wae s obliged os Leer 3 ay all E. Charles llof Englandl cloacdl + Hall’ “taud. acy” “Engineer Chuck Gale “and all cil appraved the ex- - “penditure of between $80 and iow land , rrace as the hub ‘of the | jumbla: In the + THE ie SRALD, TERRACE, B.C. lime | lo ygain other volunteers at the disaster sie for a job extremely well done,, Council has agreed to installa B.C. Tel type alarm system al the City Animal Shelter because of the .rash. of break-ins recently, .- He mentioned one recent case were a litter of 3lo4 day’ old pups were taken from its mother. -Alderman Bun- combe ‘said that this break-in business has cost the city a lot of money in repairs, The mayor could nol give the exact number - of such cases off hand but said ‘that they were numerous The alarm, which will be cannecled directly {a the K.C.MLP. will cost $350, just a fraction of what the city pays in lappenings " repairs at’ the Sheiler diniaé ‘normal year. fudustrial and) = Tourist Promotion Committee Report The only conclusive piece of business (9 come'out of this caminittee meeting was the change of name for: the com- tiillee. The, committee was called the Industrial. and Tourist Promotion Committee. Now since Council ratified the recommendation this com- mittee will henceforth be known as’ "The Industrial Develop- tent and Tourist Management Committee”. We fect sure that the city merchants involved in tourism will he pleased to know that Alderman Richard Green and his committee will henceforth Manage Tourism in’ Terrace. mittee: recommended — ihal Council ‘write to the Pollution Control Board Branch located in Terrace with a request “that Council receive their monthly reporis for Terrace on a regular basis, - The commiltee also decided to pass the buck in regard to Canada Week activities onto the Terrace Jaycces, if they are prepared ‘to accept il, '. WEATHER January's maximum lem- perature struggled up to’ 42 _ degrees while’ the low tem- perature hit the 5 mark, The ‘average temperature was 16.09 degrees F. There were almost one-tenth of an inch of rain in January compared to 77.6 inches of snow ‘In other matters the “cam” 9; p.m. . voy "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 1a, 1974- : ~* falling oni? days. That brought”