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Dear Sir:

I would also like to add
my voice to George Chinn’s
recent letter to the editor op-
- posing the multiplex proj-
ect

Surely in a ‘city where.
' 90 per cent of i its residential

Streets have no ‘sidewalks °
and inadequate street light-
ing, it should be obvious
that there are more impor-

_ fant priorities.

Indeed, some of. those ”
_Streets even have three foot —
“deep: open ditches on each
side of the road:

Ti is plain to me that in

_ Dear Sir: .

This is’ an open. letter:
to all the. recently elected
municipal people whom, I
_ guess, representme. =.

So, whomsoever. of you: ;
‘all knew that I (and my fel- ~
low Terracites) were. going |

.. to. own a brick in the wall of

the old Co-op building, prior -
.to the municipal elections, I”

would like’ to offer ‘you the.

_.chance to: state “your: case,
‘. prior to ‘my, freedom of i in-:

formation request. ©. 7.

Secretive, high -end busi- -
“ness ‘deals, have’ wounded -
this community for far. t00,".,

* long, -:
“Oh, : ‘hey: Did you hear.
“that Jimmy - Pattison owns

_ the air that: we breath?, OK, "

~ just another rumour. ”

Personally, I : like some 2S,
T like ~
"the idea that Ican have a say.”
in how my tax: dollars: ‘are

form of ‘consensus. :

“Spent,”

Yes, Tm guilty of: not.
showing up for municipal .

‘meetings (oh, except for. one”

-that did not: make, a differ-

« ence), but, give me a break. .

.. - There must be some kind’ .
ie of bigger effort made by this.

- council to. give notice: to

us, lowly ‘peon taxpayers,

regarding how you plan to

_ spend my tax dollars.
. Honesty in politics. God

forbid. .

_ Now -you want ,t0, raise. *"

taxes. Some “new thinly:

veiled way of building a

sports/multi/googleplex
thing.
I seem to recall some pre-

; vious councillors stating that

they would hold the line on
municipal tax increases un-
til this economy showed at
._ least a measurable gain.

- Purse
snatch >
- diagust

. Dear Sir:

. I would like to express.
~ my disgust toward the young
‘women who snatched my .

mother’s purse on Feb. 16,

- 2006.

“Not pose a threat to anyone.
She is a kind and trusting

woman who would probably .

have given you. money if
you needed it so badly.
Walking every day i is her
livelihood.
And I hope this enjoy-
ment is not lost forher. »
Thank you to the gentle-

her.
Shame on you, girls.
This lady has lived in
“Terrace for over 40 years.

She is a proud mother and —

grandmother. And should be
‘treated with respect. ,
_ Carla McColl,

-Terrace, B.C.

P.A.L.

«Possession And
‘Acquisition Licence). &

AFIREARM
SAFETY COURSE.
will begin February 27"
at 3406 Eby St 6-9pm

| the P.ALL. program teaches:
Firearm Safety

‘I This 12 hr. course prepares

Phone JOHN HAILEY at

635-6542

Thora is ented class space 90 call today!

city.

This beautiful s senior does

“man: who- stopped to help.

'S budget problenns

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD ~

Our present economic: situ-.

ation, going into debt for a
second. sheet of ice makes
absolutely no sense.

Despite the fantastic spin

, of the proponents of a sec-.

ond sheet of ice, it will bring |
no economic benefit to this.
Chian

Instead, as Mr.

it will only add hundreds of
thousands of dollars in op-

“erating costs to acity bud-
~ get already stretched. to the

limit.

Unlike Mr. - Chinn how-
ever, I do not see the need ,
for another referendum.

The people of Terrace/
Thornhill have already spo-

suggests, we can be sure that ° ken on. this: matter and it is

Raise taxes? Wait just at

It’s “coming, but it-ain’t
here yet. And it certainly is ©
not. warranted until you can
tell, me where all the snow ..

3

removal budget money has:

gone for the last three years

when I have no snow. in my
yard and : the freaking irises :

"its citizens.

and provincial politicians —
but as‘a democratic’ society
we will be completely. lost if 12, 13 14 45 16° 147 18 a= a
we start accepting this kind Ji. Begianers Yoga Py ba . _ & "
of behaviour from our lo- >: eae re Bags” ” arabe jpaesycane, ; toy tia ©
: cal municipal politicians as a 8 (a 1pm} (iGam-tpr) tn lpm) || (10am-2pin) SA a
well os 8 —— —
Gary Mills, {79 20. {at |fa2 |f2s |faa 25
a Terrace BC. ff. °- a en |e
‘|2e . 127 28 29% (30° |[31
are already above ground on | sues? Nam 44m C2S5 #1 | brecctigy
Feb. 1,2006. ete. ; tanta , Theo Gass a aS a _
_ Chris Spangl;, || ge PS? Di St as Tee.

Phone 638-8177 to
register for programs.

SUNDAY MONDAY

CALENDAR OF EVENTS _WARC 706 7

time for our elected officials TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

to start to respect the demo-
cratic process and honour
the wishes of the majority of

Ts Ah 1Gen-tpm

(March 14 sa be 7 rol

I understand that we have
become used to being lied to...
and ignored by our federal

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