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oe

. the job.

DARRYL LAURENT: This

policy should not change at all. As
have pointed: out-in my answer to

the first question, the -continued
development as a regional centre
depends upon our-continued efforts

. fo provide the best options in

terms of commercial ‘light indus-

|. tial and service businesses,

DANNY SHERIDAN: We need
to. continue. our development

- policy; and.in the next three years

complete the other 75 percent of
- MO TAKHAR: I don’t
really think there should be any

t

changes, I would like to see more

secondary. industty. Not major: | | -
industries like. pulp or steel milis °
but smaller, clean industries that
Won't harm our environment.
ADRIAN VAN. de

MOSSELAER: I would. like to see

‘council react to the i issues that are
' of concern to the residents - of

Terrace. I would like to see coun-
cil stand firm on city by-laws.

After all, it is their wait-and-see -

attitude that is continuing to cause

a safety concem at an already.
fatal, local pond.

Is traffic safety in our community

satisfactory?

_. BOB: COOPER: Traffic safety

has always been and must continue

to be a concern of council and the

citizens of Terrace. Development

_brings changing conditions and

ever-changing problems that we
deal with every day. There is
always room for improvement and
areas that require. special attention
will be dealt with. .

RUTH HALLOCK: No — it
certainly isn’t! Terrace has some
monumental bottlenecks and they
*must be addressed before they

become absolutely unmanageable.

The Sande Overpass and Highway
16 (Keith Avenue) east of the
overpass are two areas that come
to mind immediately and there are
plenty of others.

DAVE HULL: ‘I think traffic

safety in the city is generally fine,
with the exception of Keith Ave.

My views and suggestions in that-

area have been well documented
over the last two years. Traffic
safety is a matter of constant
monitoring, and changing to match
or suit changes in traffic patterns
and volume flows. .

RICK KING: There are definitely
some areas of concern here such as
the need to create a bypass for
trucking so they can avoid the
overpass, which has had a tragic
history. We need a second over-
pass in town, crossing lights on
dangerous intersections, and
stronger enforcement of drivers not
yielding to pedestrians wanting to
cross of proceeding through cross-
walks.

Also, we need to remove snow
piles from the middle of the streets
in the downtown core, We used to
remove them and we should still
as they are a hazard and nuisance
for driver and pedestrian alike.

DARRYL LAURENT: I believe
the overall answer to this question
is "yes". However, there are some

major structural changes which
must be addressed. The most ob-
vious improvement that must be
considered is the replacement of
the Sande Overpass for through

C.O-MEE e:

traffic on Hwy. 16. This would
give large transport and log haul-
ing. trucks an alternate route to the
mills and other industrial sites on

the west side of town and avoid.

the necessity of making hard 90-
degree turns at the Sande Over-
pass.

There have been some improve-
ments made on the downtown
streets, in particular at the intersec-
tions of Emerson and Lakelse and
Kalum and Lakelse.

DANNY SHERIDAN: We can
never do enough for safety in any
community. I’m still not pleased

with the pedestrian crossing situ-

ation in the city, both on the
response of drivers and pedest-
rians. We are doing ongoing traffic
studies and try to respond to public
concerns, but as we increase our
regional centre viability the prob-
lems of traffic, crime, etc.
increase, It’s a difficult balance.

MO TAKHAR: We most
‘definitely need a second overpass,
and we began working on that a
couple of years ago. I want to
continue pushing for this project
every time I see the Highways
Minister or our local MLA. Keith
Ave. feeder streets are also a con-
cern and that has to be looked into
to see what can be done, One-way
streets, for example, might be an
answer.

ADRIAN VAN de
MOSSELAER: There are many
areas in the field of traffic safety
that need addressing and improv-
ing. Crosswalks that are poorly lit
— or better yet, how about the
crosswalk on Kalum in the middie
of the block with no street lights
nearby? I certainly will address
problems ranging from unsafe
ditches on residentia] streets to
poorly designed intersections in
our commercial districts — and we
certainly need to be a driving force
in having the situation with the
Sande street overpass improved.

Traffic safety is an integral part of

keeping our community safe; a
safe place for our children to grow
up in.

BOB. COOPER: Again, there is
no doubt that the amalgamation of
Terrace and Thornhill is part of the
future development of our area.

The duty of city council and the

citizens of Terrace is to make sure

‘that the provincjal financing for-

Mula is realistic so that jt will not

_ be a drain on our. resources. There
‘are many potential benefits to

amalgamation but the time and
circumstances must be acceptable.

RUTH HALLOCK: At this early
Stage nobody can even guess what
might be "in it" for Terrace. There
are-months and months of negotia-
tions to wade through before an
answer starts to emerge. The Pro-
vincial Government can expect
some tough bargaining sessions if
a move to amalgamation gets
underway. For my own part I’d
want the people of Thornhill
treated equally as well as the
people of Terrace. I'll be fighting
for a "win-win" outcome!

DAVE HULL: The amalgama-
tion of Terrace and Thornhill is
inevitable. This change will require
considerable study so the change is
Smooth and beneficial to ali in-
volved. There would. appear to be
somewhat more gains for the
Thornhill side in an amalgamation
plan but J think the key will be a

_ Amalgamation with Thornhill: what’s in it for Terrace? |

sizeable fiscal contribution by the
provincial government.

The provincial government
should not have areas of 6,000

people virtually unrepresented in
‘the process and under-serviced.

RICK KING: The most important
thing to Terrace would be the
increased population base, with
which to help support and promote
recreational, transit and business
concems. We must remember,
however, that Thornhill residents
will ask, "What’s in it for us?"
and, "Will the joining lessen or
increase the tax burden on the
homeowners?"

If elected I would be happy to
discuss the feasibility of such a
joining with all concerned.

DARRYL LAURENT: Amalga-
mation is inevitable; be it in two
years or 10. I believe that amalga-
mation is no more advantageous to
Terrace than it would be to Thorn-
hill. A community of 20,000 has a
much stronger voice in the pro-
vince than two communities of
10,000, particularly when they are
so closely situated. Terrace is
beginning to have a shortage of
developable industrial land and
Thornhill has an abundance, and as
a community of around 20,000
Terrace becomes more atiractive to

commercial ventures from outside 7

the region.

DANNY SHERIDAN: What is
now needed is the inclusion of the
amalgamation of the Greater Ter-
race Area with the City of Terrace
and a successful negotiation of this
with the Province. It’s ludicrous to
continue with the area divided, A
unified game plan would benefit
all.

MO TAKHAR: That’s a couple
of years away yet but I would like
to see it someday. I think a study
needs to be done to examine the
benefits for bo-h Terrace and
Thornhill.

ADRIAN VAN de
MOSSELAER: "Terrace, the hub
of the Northwest!!" The way
things stand now, Terrace has the

location to become an integral —

service centre for the Northwest.
We have got a good start on many
of the facilities and shopping;
however, an amalgamation with
Thomhill would make our com-
munity more vital. Greater num-
bers would mean more facilities to
draw from, and would all be an
added reassurance that we will be
able to deliver on the promise of
being a central service point when
called upon.

Should we have a community/convention centre, an expanded
library, or both? What can we afford?

BOB COOPER: Another integral
part of the philosophy of Council
over the past two years has been
strong financial management.
There is no doubt that a Com-
munity-Convention Centre and an
expanded Library are *both part of
our future development. It is sim-
ply a matter of setting our prior-
ities within our financial capabil-
ities. Again, we must look to the
community for guidance. Referen-
dum in my opinion is the only
way. .

RUTH HALLOCK: My first
choice would go to an expanded or
new library facility. Ideally, I’d
like to see it incorporated into a
new “community” centre building.
As for a "convention" centre —
it’s an exciting thought, but we
can’t always have what we want
and often we can’t even afford
what we *need. Taxpayers have
the final say through referendum.
We can build a new Trump Tower
if the taxpayers want. to pay the
price. I’m one taxpayer who
doesn’t.

DAVE HULL: Yes. A commun-
ity centre will fill a void in physi-
cal facilities in Terrace as the
centre will become a focal point
for community events, activities
and individuals.

The City of Terrace is just that, a
city, and we the people need and
should have access to facilities
concurrent to living in a city that
is the cultural, physical and eco-
nomic hub of the Pacific North-
west.

RICK KING: As. for what we
can afford, I can’t say until { can

take a detailed look at the budget
and sce to what level Thornhill
and other outlying areas contribute
to these types of projects.

I am in favour of a convention
centre built by private concerms,
but not at the risk of the tax
payers. Why should we compete
with already existing facilities such
as hotel meeting rooms, churches
or halls? If these facilities are too
small for some events then I would
think, if the demand was there, the
hotels would be building expanded
convention rooms. It was my
understanding that the hot springs
would like to add a convention
centre to their plans.

A more pressing need is for
improved recreational facilities,
such as a practice sheet of ice, to
ensure that residents in our com-
munity have places to go to enjoy
the payment of tax dollars.

The expanded library would be a
more valuable use of tax dollars
than a convention centre as this is
of constant use and need to most
residents.

DARRYL LAURENT: We
should have a community/-
convention centre and we will
have a library that fully meets the
needs of our community as we
move deeper into the nineties, |
believe that the community/-
convention centre should be
explored before the library expan-
sion because there is a need for
such a facility in our community.
Funding for such a undertaking
would by necessity come from
three separate sources: the privaic
sector, provincial government and

the local taxpayer. The key here is
to raise as much private capital as
possible in order to keep the local
taxpayers contribution to a mini-
mum. That in my opinion is the
only way a community our size
could afford such a project.

DANNY SHERIDAN: The Com-
munity Convention Centre and the
inclusion of the library or a separ-
ate library are top priorities. We
are very lacking in community
function space here, and the con-
vention concept increases our
regional attractiveness and pro-
vides more business dollars, which
means more jobs. As an avid user
of the library I believe it is a very
important focal point in the com-
munity which needs to be
improved.

MO TAKHAR: If the library
board wants to stay where they are
and expand the building, | will
support that. But if they want to be
a part of a new facility, I will
support that too, Its up to the
board. We have a good Library
board and I want to work with
them. At the same time, if the
people of Terrace want a conven-
tion centre I will support that
project as well. We are going to
need it.

ADRIAN VAN de
MOSSELAER: | want Terrace to
continue to be a good community
to raise a family in. Certainly of
the two issues I would have to
have an expanded library as the
higher priority. This community
also requires a place to call its
own, a place to meet. In addition

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