42, Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 5, 1986

Four candidates vie for three council seats

Graham Geeraert: Council must help establish secondary

Industries.

Geeraert for council

I have lived in Terrace
and the Skeena Valley
for 31 years. My roots
are deep in the communi-
ty. For 25 years my fami-
ly had a local business,
the Terrace Hotel, in
which I worked until it
was sold in 1980. Since
then I have been

employed in many north- .

west industrial projects
at my trade as an [ron-
worker.

I have. never enter-'
tained the idea of leaving
this beautiful Skeena
Valley. I have put my
name forward because I
want to contribute to the
community and help
make Terrace an even

better place to live,
work, and raise a family.

Terrace’s economic
mainstay is rooted deep
in forestry. City council
must pursue an intensive
silviculture program in
the Nass and Skeena
Valleys. In doing so we
will ensure badly needed
local jobs and a future
for our children.

City council has to
seek out and help
establish secondary in-
dustries in which we can
or could use our local
natural resources, thus
establishing a_ sorely
needed tax base.

From June until Oc-.

tober hundreds of sports
fishermen invade the
Skeena watershed in
hope of catching a
trophy salmon or
steelhead. The city
should be leading the
way for salmonoid
enhancement and estab-
lishing facilities to ac-
commodate the sports
fisherman.

At the junction of the
Kalum and Skeena
Rivers tourists park neck
to neck on the road side;
why is there no camp-
site? This is only one ex-
ample of lost revenue.
These are just a few of
the issues on which City
Council should lead the
wav.

Jackman
speaks out

Council’s greatest ef-
fort over the next two
years must be to concen-
trate on Terrace’s con-
tinued development as
the regional hub for the
northwest.

With this ‘‘hub’’ idea
to focus on, other issues
become easier to resolve.
Our position will come
from answering the ques-
tion ‘“‘will this proposal
help Terrace?’’

As a regional hub, we
will try to persuade pro-
vincial and federal
governments to recog-
nize the northwest as a
separate economic area
when they put in regional
offices like the WCB
review board. As a sup-
ply center, we can lobby

for our share of benefits’

from the Klappan coal
project and other new
developments in mining,
forestry and aqua-
culture, and encourage
improvements to our air-
port, We can promote
jobs by going after better
health care services, sup-
porting a new extended
care wing at Ter-
raceview, for example.

Council must continue
to build Terrace’s
reputation in Victoria,
and by participating with
other communities, to
improve the visibility of
the northwest region as a
whole.

At the same time,
there are a number of

Bob Jackman: Terrace should continua to be promoted as

hub of northwest.

potential major costs
that we have to aviod —
the liability insurance
nightmare, increased
municipal share of polic-
ing costs, and the turn-
over of federal airports
to municipalities. Coun-
cil has been working on
these issues with other
communities to help
“soften the blow’? to
local taxpayers.

Some issues are ex-
citing and get a lot of
media attention. Some
are less interesting but no
less important. Over the
past two years, council

has been able to focus on
issues rather than politics
or personalities, and
we've improved the way
Terrace is viewed in the
the province. We can
continue this positive ap-
proach, and help Terrace
make an impact as the
major center in a vitally
important region of
B.C., with cooperation
and coordination of all
the various groups, in-

cluding council, that
contribute to our:
economy and our
lifestyle.

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Doug Smith: Decislon making must always serve the com-.

munity first.

Doug Smith|
seeks

re-election

ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT

Council must be ag-
gressive in its search for

potential economic
development.
Council must be

creative and open when

exploring economic
development and the
community must . find
development acceptable.

LOCAL
IMPROVEMENTS

Council must learn of
community desires in
this area and prepare and
publish a comprehensive
plan. This plan would
allow residents to know
where they are in terms
of improvements. It will
also allow residents to
know where the city’s
priorities lie.

This permits examina-
tion of council’s decision
and is open for discus-
sion and change. The
plan would also involve a
listing of expenditures.

AN OPEN-MINDED
COUNCIL

Council must main-
tain an open view to all
issues and be prepared to

continued on page 14

Incumbent Cooper runs for alderman

In order to maintain
our position as the
regional center for our
area we have to spend
money to encourage peo-
ple to come and be a part
of it.

Our major problem is
generating the revenue
we need to look after our
basic services, while at
the same time making
some necessary im-
provements such as the
upgrading and comple-
tion of paving on our
Streets.

BACKGROUND

Born in Telkwa, B.C.
in 1922. Moved to Ter:
race in 1927. Married
with four children.
Four years in the
Canadian Armed
Forces. Logging con-
tractor since 1951.

Active in Communi:
ty Organizations:

@ Past president Cana-
dian Legion.

@ Past president Ter-
race Flying Club.

@ Past president North-
west Loggers Asso-
ciation.

@ Charter member Ter-
race JC’s.

@ Chairman of Com-
mittee to form Ter-
raceview Society.

Terrace Alderman for
nine years. Active on
most committees.

Regional District
director for eight years.
Chairman two years.
Member of Ski Hill com-
mittee. Member of

Marina Committee.
Regional District ap-
pointee to Hospital

Board. Chairman of the
Economic Development
Commission.

regional center,

Bob Cooper. We must maintain our posotion as the