Vol, 2, Issue No. 37 Municipal review ord TERRACE — A study has been commissioned by the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine to determine whether Ter- race’s city limits should be altered to encompass some of the rural areas on the edges of the municipal boundaries. The resolution to initiate the study came at the Sept. 6 regional district - board meeting after the latest in a series of delegations from resi- dents of Kalum. Lake Dr. who have been unable to . secure a reliable source of drinking water. The Kalum Lake Dr. community is a group of 17 households located just outside the northern edge of Terrace. Due to low water tables and silty_ . Study - dents cannot’ obtain: soils in the area, - resi- water from.: wells. :-The City of Terrace has stated that it cannot pro- vide water service out- side the municipal boun- daries without. being classified as a utility. by the provincial govern- ment, and the regional district has also declined to put in a water system due to the high cost; assistant administrator Bob Marcellin estimated the cost of a feasibility study alone to be in ex- _available tax base. meeting several’ user-pay alternatives were .dis- cussed, but on a. motion. by Hazelton director Pete Weeber the board decided on a comprehen- sive review of the Ter- race municipal boun- daries. The object of the study will be identifica- tion of fringe areas which might be ap- propriately absorbed by the city, _ A Similar study was conducted in 1980 by Dr. Norma Kerby, a Terrace planning consultant. In an interview Dr. Kerby said the main criterion of such an investigation is to balance the cost of providing services to fringe areas against the She stated that. the . 1980 indicated — no. TERRACE, B.C. WEDNESDAY, September 10, 1986 boundary ered Ministry of Municipal Affairs. The matter came up- for: discussion at the, Sept. 8. meeting of: Ter- ‘race mimicipal council, and the reaction among the majority of council members was less. than enthusiastic.. Ald. Bob _ Jackman suggested that the regional district is at- tempting to ‘wash their hands of the matter’, saying that provision of municipal services out- side the municipal boun- daries is not the city’s responsibility.. Ald. Ruth Hallock stated, ‘‘This is simply not. within our jurisdiction.’’ Mayor Jack Talstra observed | that the city gov- ernment’s first respon- sibility is delivery of -water within the existing boundaries. Coastal crash claims victim. A-man from the Cariboo is dead as the result of an aircraft acci-- dent. in the Queen Charlotte Islands. A economic. justification ».North Coast Air“ de- for including: Thornhill . in the municipality, and she added that the cost- benefit situation for areas such as Terrace North was even less ap- pealing. A new study would i in- volve gathering of data such as property values, population density, and analysis of infrastructure costs. Any recommenda- tions would have to be ratified by municipal referendum, after which approval would have to be sought from the cess of $10,000, At the regional district Outside Dale MI Le Prec. Sept. 1 18 12) 0.6mm | Sepl. 2 18693) «1.0mm Sept: 3 15 120 12.2mm Sept. 4 1 Tf) 12mm Sept. § a3 1 nit Sept. 6 25 12 nit Sept. 7° 24 10 nil Forecast: GClouding over middie of the week. Showers at the end of the week. Get- ting cooler. Inside Business Guide 8 _Ghurch Directory 10 Classified Ada 22 Coming Evants 16 Comics 21 Crosaword 21 Dining Directory 14 Entertainment 18 Horoscope 18 Letters 7 Opinions 4 Sports 6 Stork Report 20 Talk of the Town 5 ‘Havilland © ' ‘Beaver airplane crashed southeast of Masset on Aug. 30 after encounter- ing adverse weather con- ditions on a charter flight from McLinton Bay, on Masset Inlet, destined for Prince Rupert. . Parish Lalonde, 19, of Horsefly, died in the in- cident, and his fellow passengers Ted Witzke, 50, of Vancouver and Herman Snow-White of Delta were taken to hospital in Masset with serious iniuries. Brace, 26, of Prince Rupert, the pilot of the aircraft, received minor injuries, x “Rescue -Coordinas ~ tion Centre represen- tative, Captain Barr, stated that the airplane departed. from the Seal Cove seaplane base at about 2 p.m. Aug. 30 on a round-trip flight.which should have taken about 1.5 hours. Barr said that ‘the RCC was notified by North Coast Air person- nel at 5:30 p.m. after the flight was two hours overdue, and a search and rescue operation was mounted immediately. Barr stated that a local continued on page 24 Usable timber felled on the Mt. Layton Hot Springs property at Lakelse Lake is sawn into dimension lumber. Operators said some of the lumber may be used on the site in future construction. See story page 17. - Marcas Legislative Library, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 EC Homemade jams a and jelties were just one category of delights featured at the Skeena Valley Fall Fair. For com- plete results, photos and story see pages 14, 15 and 19. Optician sends gift overseas Terrace — A local op- tical suuplier has responded generously to a plea for help from Poland. The agenda at the Aug. 25 meeting of Ter- race council included a hand-written letter in French from Eugene Maciejo of Sejny, Poland. In the letter Maciejo explained that his mother had become afflicted with failing vi- sion and, for a variety of reasons, he was unable to obtain eye glasses for her in his native country. Marciejo concluded by requesting that the City of Terrace donate the glasses. He added that possession of foreign — currency is illegal . in Poland and the Polish _ zloty is valueless outside that country, circum- stances which rendered him unable to pay for the article. Terrace council declined the request, but the letter was publicized within the community. At the Sept. 6 council meeting Ald. Bob Jackman displayed a new set of eye glasses, compliments of Brad Benson, proprietor of Benson Optical. The spectacles, accompanied by a City of Terrace Ker- mode bear pin, are now on their way to Mrs. Maciejo. SIGN OF THE TIMES TERRACE —School’s back in and more children are out walking, running and riding to school. Remember to display your Block Parent sign when you are available, RCMP note. Block Parents provide a safe place for children in need of assistance. If you are not a Block Parent but would like more information, contact the Terrace RCMP for Further information, to show you care. The Block Parent sign is a sign of the times. 2 RN ET eo ample ne Ee : Ta ed, a eee pen hy op 3B .