A& - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 3, 1995 Residents say go it alone IF THE system of local govern- ment for Thornhill has to change, incoporation is preferable to join- ing Terrace, That was the most frequent comment from people attending last Wednesday's public meeting on the future of Thomhill, Gail Murray drew widespread applause from the 80 present when she declared, ‘‘I would hate to think we would be ruled by Terrace.” Doug McKay agreed, describ- ing the. Alea of amalgamation as | “scary”. Pointing out be had lived in Terrace at one lime, he said he found the services ‘‘non- existent’’ for the amount of taxcs he paid, ‘*That’s one of the rea- sons | moved to Thornhill,’’ he added, And there was more of the same from Wes Patterson, a 15-year Thombill resident, ‘We don’t want to be saddled with Terrace now,” he said, adding Thornhill could learn from Terace’s mis- takes lo build its own community, Tf the community was going to be forced into a change of goverment, Patterson said it should be incorporation ‘‘so we have contro] over our own destiny.” That idea of Thornhill being “forced”? into change was repeated by Sharalyn Palagian, but she threw her support behind amalgamation, arguing the com- munity could not afford in- corporation. However, she questioned how many Thornhill residents would sit on the expanded city’s council and who would decide where any provincial grant moncy received as part of the amalgamation pack- age was spent, Peggy Julseth, Thomhill direc- tor to the Kitimat-Stikine regional distict and member of the restructure committee, said coun- cil representation was ane of the Attacks irk city councillor TERRACE MIGHT be well ad- vised to pull out of the Thornhiil restructure process, That was the “knee jerk’? reac- tion from city councillor Ruth Hallock after last week’s public meeting tumed into a ‘Terrace bashing session.” Given the atmosphere, Hallock said it appeared Terrace’s con- tinued participation was an ex- ercise in futility. Apart . from the un- complimentary references to the city, “I was some annoyed at hearing over and over again that (Thornhill’s services) were so perfect,” she added, THE + LURGASSOCIATION \ Pacifie Northern Gaslitd DIVIDEND NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Pacific Northern Gas Lid. has declared the following dividends on the issued and. out- standing shares ofthe Carporation: 6-3/4% PREFERRED SHARES: A semi-annual dividend of 84,375 cents per share payable on July 1, 1995 lo shareholders of record at the close of business on June {5, 1995, and CLASS A and CLASS BCOMMON SHARES: A quarorly dividend of 24 cents per share payable on June 22, 1995 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June B, 1995. By Order of the Board K.L. 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WE NEED DONATIONS al your good old junk. Please call and leave. massage for pick-up. Daytime:638-0544 Evenings: 638-8838 CALL FREDA SCHMIDT Referral Coordinator L, TERRACE VOLUNTEER BUREAU mn FA. However, having had a chance ta sleep on it, she had reconsidered, Noting only about 80 people at- tended the meeting, Hallock said their views were not necessarily indicative of the way the majority of people felt. And it wes still early days in the process, The moming following the meeting, the committee met with Derek Trimmer of the Municipal Affairs ministry in Victoria. He outlined what grants were avail- able from the province in the event Thornhill incorporated or amalgamated with Terrace, **We’re not the only players in this game,’’ Hallock poitted out. “The provincial government: is involved and they have their own preconceived notions of how it should go. They have a formula they'd like to see followed.’’ Only once all the negotiations have been completed will people know just what package they would be voting on, she said. And until that informalion was available, she suggested it was difficult to get positive reactions to any change. “There’s a long way to go,’’ Hallock said, adding a Fall referendum date might be op- timistic. - . Dodge Caravan/ 7 Plymouth Voyager items to be negotiated as part of putting together a possible amal- gamalion package. Derek Trimmer, representing the Municipal Affairs ministry in Victoria, said council would de- cide where the grant money was Spent unless the province attached conditions to it, For example, in the case of amalgamation his ministry could specify the grant money could only be spent on capital projects in Thornhill. Don Chesley, manager of Skeena Sawmills, pointed out the draft report of consultant Eugene Lalonde indicated major industry . would be paying 30 per cent more taxes six years after amalgama- tion without any increase in ser vices, “We can’*l stand the 30 per cent increase so let that be the basis of your negotiations,” Chesley told the committee, In response to Thornhill resi- dents’ concerns about taxes, Lalonde said they would go up whatever happened, “I's a ques- tion of whether you want to have control over those taxes,’? he added, Trimmer also noted Thornhill had benefilted in recent years _ From the provincial government’s undertaking to hold the line on taxes for three years. 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