we ET de eek Bigatti Ey eal MESO ST ete eth rey TERRACE _ - Cty couinell's proposed munity/conference centre needs provincial help to get -built, . mayor Jack . Talstra sald last week... Talstra made the statement in releasing -pretimlnary drawings for the'28,000 sq, ft. facility ex- pected to cost.$4-$4,5 million... : very. ‘nicely: with What they envi: ston : for’ our; community,” he. Although the final cost would depend on: what changes . were -. made to the plans in résponse to” ° public: opinion, ‘he sald if. the.” estimate proved accurate,-“This city. cannot accomplish building it unless. we Bet. alot of help from the province," « - Talstra added: the ‘province: will be asked ‘to come up with. “at least" 30"per cent of the . estimated cost. "If we don’t get: ~ funding in that range...we’re - going to have to drop the whole a or er ee ree Soe aes | (com... - : > ey 1 he anid; : “Although. Talatsa said ‘the "province: hasn't indicated, of- - ficlally ‘or unofficially, it will. ; iprovide:as miuch:-as.$2 million _ nor has the city-asked for it, he added that the province favours. _ Terrace’ a5 :a ‘servi and supply. tre’: concept fits in ting it ‘paying: for ‘half of Fort ti John’s $2 an communi- ‘He “en to indicate what . 4 "Recreation. ‘director ‘Steve i “ Scott’: said ;-the:p) . made large:. grants. ‘before: in. 2 proved ‘by: the’ voters. ‘he: faid fall of 1991 with the | : ‘opening: the: following-ye: “eriount couhell: would: consider asking taxpayers to finance: as- -the, city’s share of the-project. aaftlt's. a. figure that's under - discisssion,"”. Talstra -sald, ‘ad- ding the.city should’ ‘Know more. financial: figures by: th ‘end of August. cae ‘Only: ‘then;: “thé: mayor: con- tnaede would city couricil look at how much:is needed and how much’ i¢.could borrow.’ ‘That amount, | combined with city council gauging’ public r reac- thon ‘and. ‘support; ‘would lead to decisi ke th construction. would begin in the tre ~ LEGISLATIVE — ow PARLIAMENT BLIG ATTNS Rk.V. CARDIN VICTORIA VEU 1X4 EBC CAN 1 think we'd probably speed 1 the timetable for the library: ‘Asked what effect this nfoject would have on the proposed ¢x- © . pansion of the library,. Talstra said, ‘We really can’t:s¢e any reason why we can’t-have: both projects in ‘the’ very, near. future.” He: pointed. ‘out:, coli had already given the library ‘board © & commitment to take their pro- posal to - referendum in ~ “November of 1991.00. hea ded, , if it However, became: clear ‘the. community conference céntre project was “|, Mithen T|, Mie adn a 4 KITSUMKALUM band! s water taxi office got a an vuhexpert ; fe and not particularly welcome visitor. last week — the Kalum’ i River. With a combination of heavy mountain’ rains and snow. - melt ‘causing river levels to’ rise throughout the. northwest, A - floods hit parts of Usk, cut the roads to Telegraph Creek and: - Greenville and reduced Hwy 16, West toa single | lane, The preliminary. ‘desi "now be shown to businesses and community groups ‘aiid public. . meetings will be held to measure. support and: to. ‘gather. final design and other ideas. :--:- Talks dismay teachers, board TERRACE = * Contract: talks between ared teachers: and ‘school. district officials: are: go- ing slowly --with - negotiations stalled. on -several key issues, both sides say. ey “We: knew it was: ‘going to take some time because of the. Incrédible riymber “of things they-. -want,’?:<’school board ‘trustee Kris Chapmian said. The talks. ‘are three months old, ‘and . the.. two: sides ‘lave just’ com- pleted their’ initial discussion of » the proposed changes, . and-are- now beginning actual: negotia- ‘}lons,- we “The: ‘fact tha it taken: ‘long: ‘is ‘because of: “their: proposal,” Chapman’ ex: “ : peacefulness. Do they like doing. ; “It this way? We sure don’t.!"°" ‘Houlden said the union ‘is un- sure. of ‘the effects the Goods . plained...“‘We're not'igo ‘apologize. for that. Théy ones .that are lengthet the process ‘by asking. for the _ Barth,’*: _Houlden “rejectéd - that : ‘atalyéls, noting the. school _ wan ‘board! refused to ‘sign: off any ~ ‘clausesiduring the initial walke.”- through. He. added: the “qvailability of the. boar ‘dayt'a:thonth they can - “The fact is that there are ex- tensive proposals on the table from both sides,” he said. ‘It appears extremely unlikely that we will be -able to resolve everything before June 30.7 -That's when-the current con- ‘tract — signed last. year follow- ‘ing:a 19-day teacher strike, = “runs out. . This time school . ‘hoard 7 riegotiators “‘WANt & three-year: contract, while the teachers are insisting on a one-year agree: : ment. : "Naturally: we ‘don! t want. to go: through this process ‘every year,”’ Chapman explained. “What we'd like to have is a ‘prolonged | - period .of -and Services ‘Tax (GST) will now: only. fini away, : “He. sald the “unic demands -will Include: int to take’! the oftects of the: into account, as well as making up for inflation and the years of restraint, The union also wants to reduce from 11 to seven the humber of ‘steps it takes _tetichers to reach the maximum ‘Salary in ‘the district. Houlden said’ curretit..teacher wages Falige, depending. on experience and. qualifications, from $25,000 to $52,900. More snags:are expected on clauses dealing with the contrac- ting out of teaching services, class sizes, and provisions re- quiring teachers be members of the B,C, Teachers" Federation. Houlden added that different trustees at the talks tend to pro- duce different results. It's like walking into 'a tornado on some occasions, On others it’s like sit- ting down in the Empress Hotel for tea. It.-seems to vary somewhat on the trustees pre: sent.’ oo JAGR STREET TAI emener ete 1 nee AM re ARENA GY IME io nee TERRACE — A B.C, Wildlife Federation spokesman is attack- ing the decision by provincial prosecutors to drop. moose- poaching charges recommended against three Nass Valley native men, Prosecutors did sO because the men are native, and might have taken the. animals for food, district conservation ‘of: ficer Peter Kalina said. The case relates- to ‘a’ Nass-area “moose shooting in January. “Tt’s plain and ‘simple poaching — which is the steal- ing of the- resource,’ B.C. Wildlife ‘Federation - regional president Gil Payne said Friday. “If we want to put the resource first, everyone : should be: treated’ ~ equaily- der-the law.?) 4, _ Wildlife Act charges against natives are. automatically sub-: ject to approval by Crown counsel in Prince George, in conjunction with officials in No GST please TERRACE — The owners of a private water utility company in upper Thornhill want an exemp- tion from the federal govern- ment's planned goods and ser- vices tax (GST). Donna Ziegler of Woodlands Utilities said last week an ex- emption is needed or it will have to charge the seven iper cent tariff, “Our rates are regulated (by the provincial government). If we have to charge the tax, we'll have to ask for more money,” she said, “We're in kind of a Catch-22 situation. Municipalities won't have to charge for water service but we aren’t one because we're a business,”’ Ziegler said. Ziegler added the company provides water to more than 400 residences and does so as would any government body, Various federal officials talk- ed to last week anid GST legisla- tion clearly indicates that municipalities do not have to charge the tax for their water delivery systems, At the same time, they said the federal revenue minister does have the authority to grant exemptions in certain situa- tions. Le Victoria. The: special procedure — known as the sustenance policy — is in place to make cer- tain charges aren’t laid when native people shoot animals for food... . Payne said the policy lets poachers go unprosecuted and leaves conservation officers helpless to stop the violations. “'They’re there to enforce the laws equally‘ with respect to everyone,” he said of conserva- tion officers. ‘‘And when they try todo that, they’re stymied - by the political system. Orders come down from the top to not lay charges."” Prince George régional Crown counsel, Peter Ewert ‘declined to comment. ‘on -the . “decision: to-not prosecute. Payne said so few’ charges against natives now go to court that some witnesses don’t even bother telling focal conservation officers when they see viola- tions, ‘And then people say if the Indians can do it, so can we,’ he said. “We're totally against this policy. I’m all for equal rights — but not more rights.” He said the government is reluctant to prosecute natives because of native land claims now before the courts. He said the policy makes wildlife stocks the scapegoat in the political disputes. The case was one of 31 con- firmed moose poachings last winter in the Nass Valley, Kalina said. The animals made easy targets due to heavy January snowfalls, and several backup conservation officers were brought in to increase patrols in the area. -have‘on the cost-of-living, and a: ‘into ‘fong-term tons? tract ‘with’ the: new: tax’. effect . on's . wage Northwest Roundup