Vol, 2, Issue No. 20

Municipal taxes go up,

capital works go ahead

The annual frenzy of
number-shuffling is over
at city hall and, after the
dust settles and the
figures fall into place,
residential taxpayers in
Terrace will be paying
12.5 percent more pro-
perty taxes than last
year. In return for the
added levy, several
capital projects will go
forward, the municipal
deficit will be retired and
a moderate surplus will
be created.

The 1986 municipal
budget and tax rate
bylaws were passed by a
unanimous vote of Ter-
race council at a meeting
May 12. Ald. Bob

dollar value of the added
levies will be $71 in
municipal taxes, $39 in
school taxes and $8 in
regional district taxes —
a-total of $118 for the
average home owner in
the District of Terrace.

_ Aportion of the added
income for the city will
go toward wiping out a
$47,000 deficit left over
from 1985. In addition, a
$100,000 surplus will be
set up in the general

revenue fund for 1986,
The recently-declared
moratorium on capital
expenditures has been
lifted and $211,920 is

budgeted for new pro--

jects. The section of
Keith Ave. between
Molitor St. and Kenney
St. will be paved at an
estimated cost of
$80,000, and $48,000 has
been set aside for paving
the Park Ave. hill. The

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Legislative Library,
Parliament Buildings,
Victoria, B.C.

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Fred —
Weber
receives.
broadcast
honor

TERRACE — Chief ex-
ecutive officer of Skeena
Broadcasters Ltd., Fred
Weber, has been named
Broadcaster of the Year
for 1986,

Marg van Herd, vice
president of. finance for
Skeena Broadcasters,
said@ the honor was
bestowed on Weber at a
meeting Thursday, May
8 by representatives for
the B.C. Association of
Broadcasters.

Thrill of victory

Winner of the celebrity goat milking contest during the
Thornhill Community Fun Fair was Tom Hamakawa, prin-
clpal of Thornhitl Junior Secondary School. Money from
the goat milking contest went to the Terrace Child Develop-

Van Herd explained
that the association is
made up of broadcasters
from throughout. B.C.
Nominations for the
award were made and

Jackman, chairman of
the Finance Committee,
stated, “I think it’s a
responsible budget, but

it’s not an easy budget.” ment Center. See story page 15.

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Native business opportunities
Delegates from northwestern B.C. gathered in Terrace on the weekend for a conference which covered opportunities for i
Native business development in Northern B.C. See story page 3. |

A rack of seedling trees attracted the attention of passers-
by in the Skeena Mall recently. The display was set up by
the Ministry of Forests and Westar Timber as part of ac-
tivities for National Forest Week. See story page 12.

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