CIVIC CANDI DIDATE S SPEA

. The Jollowing are excerpts from statements made by local can-
didates for Terrace city council and the board of School District 88
at an all-candidates forum sponsored by the Terrace Jaycees in. the.

R.E.M. Lee Theatre Nov. 10. Moderator for the council debate was

Jaycees president Brian Champlin, and Guy Lunch supervised the

trustee Segment.

‘BOB COOPER: Surveying
the light turnout at the public
forum, Cooper gave credit to the
Terrace Jaycees for organizing
the event and then summed ‘up
local conditions and politics by
stating, ‘Stability probably does
bring apathy.’’

Looking back at our progress
in the past 12 years, Cooper says
that now is the time to look for-
ward to the next 12 — our entry
into the 21st century. ‘‘In that
time we’re going to have to
‘make some responsible changes.
Do some long range planning,”’
he says. ‘“‘We’ve seen our
sawmills evolve from log hungry
machines to real technological
machines without smoke. And
we are looking probably at a lot
of similar types of. im-
provements in industry that will
give us that clean air we
deserve.”’

Cooper says he has enjoyed
his years on council, which have

offered him the opportunity of.

talking and listening to area
residents; he has also found the
‘opportunity to make the town
what I’d like it to be” a re-
warding experience. He says that
his vision of Terrace is a com-
munity which is ‘‘a good place
for kids to grow up” and at the
same time ‘“‘a good place for
people to retire’’. ‘‘And that’s
coming,’’ he says. ‘‘And these
things will make our town grow.
We'll be the center for educa-
‘tion, health care, transporta-
tion, This is the direction we are
going and I would like to be a
part of it.’’

Cooper says that he has lived
in Terrace for the past 61 years,

has been in the logging business .

in the area since 1946, and
because of this background and
his knowledge of machinery and
' -gperators, public works has
been His major area of concern
in the past and will continue to
be in the future.

Show that you care
about your com-
munity: get out and
vote November 19.

Hull says
that the process of local govern-

DAVID HULL:

ment is too slow. It’s bogged
down in ‘“‘bureaucratic com-
mittees’’, he says, “‘And hope-
fully I can do something about
that.’? He adds that he believes
the present decision-making pro-
cess has become ineffective
because of ‘‘cliques’’ and
“coalitions” that interfere with
fast, efficient and responsible
leadership.

' “There is no place for cliques
and coalitions,’’ says Hull.
“Council is no place for
friends.’” As examples, Hull
describes the handling of issues
like the provincial police
building, Christy Park develop-
ment and the swimming pool ex-
pansion. ‘‘We need positive ac-
tion,’’ he says.

Hull promises to “stand in-
dependently’? and to ‘‘vote on
the issue’. He adds that he will
work to the best of his ability to
bring about positive change and
while doing this he will be
‘‘responsible to the people’. Ac-
cording to Hull, our future relies

in part. on tourism and Terrace.

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“must build on and support the

economic potential of develop-
ments like the Shames Mountain

Hot Springs. He adds, however,
that local problems and issues
can’t be lost in the overall
scheme. ‘*I was appalled to find
out we have streets like McCon-
nell (on the bench) that don’t
even have sewage systems.’’

BOB JACKMAN: “I enjoy
helping people with their con-
cerns,”? says Jackman. And
promises, ‘If I can help get any
of their concerns on the priority
list I will.’’ Jackman lists the
major accomplishments of
himself and the past city council
as correcting problems with the
Sparks St. sewer lift, installing
better lighting at the entrance to
Terraceview Lodge, setting

lower fees for Minor Softball,

improving the city budgeting
process, setting policy for re-
sponsible staff spending and bet-
ter job performance, implemen-
ting a staff evaluation system,

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the establishment of the Victim’ 8)
Assistance Program ‘and a.
general: Teduction din vandalism

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According to Jackman, thie ci-
ty has major decisions to make
regarding recreation, tourism
and economic development —
but adds that these issues have to
be balanced with basic city. pro-
grams in everything from the an-
nihilation of potholes to new
sidewalks and the development
of a proposed library expansion.
And all of this, he says, must be
done without raising city taxes.

Some of Jackman’s sugges-_

tions for accomplishing this are
to improve social services, en-
courage volunteer groups, in-
crease the hours and length of
season at Heritage and Fisher-
man’s Parks and initiate.a
search for ‘‘clean’’ industry.
‘‘We have to protect. what we
have,” says Jackman.

‘We have to prepare to serve
as the hub for Kitimat, Prince
Rupert, the Hazeltons and the
Nass Valley while at the same
time giving them a sense of
belonging as we establish,”’

Vote Nov. 19

DARRYL LAURENT: ‘‘Ter-
race is on the move,” says
Laurent. ‘‘We have been re-
discovered,’’ He backs up this

statement by pointing out that

6,600 vehicles containing about

15,000 people took the time to’
stop at the Chamber of Com-.

merce’s ‘‘Infocentre’”’ last sum-
mer and’ adds,
something we can build on.”’

‘continued on page 23

Winter hikes scheduled

Members of the Terrace Hik-
ing and Nature Club met Nov, 2
and came away from the meet-
ing with excursions into the local
outback set for the next few
weeks. .

A walk to the Bish Lakes near
Kitimat led by Kelly Kline is
scheduled for Nov. 20. Partica-
pants are advised that the trail
may not be complete. The group

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“assembles at the Terrace Public
Library at 9 a.m. For further
information call 798-2535,

On Nov. 27 the hike will go to
Hirsch Creek, Coho Creek or. .

Robinson Flats, depending. on
weather. Hikers meet at the
Terrace Public Library at
9 a.m., and further information
is available from leader Jim
Thorne at 632-6055.

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