A2- The Terrace Standard, Werhnesdoy July 21 , 2004

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By JEEF NAGEL : If an agreement: is ‘con-
CITY OFFICIALS are. up- cluded, -he ‘said, ‘the. vote
beat they’ll-emerge with a on whatever plan of arran-.
final deal sometime ‘this’ “gément is ‘tabled-would .
week with New. ‘Skeena: have -full” “support of the
‘Forest Products. on. ’pay=:” towns. -Last time’ Terrace. :
ment. of: its" outstanding Opposed’ the’ restructuring, —

: ut was - outvoted by” the |

‘g ‘other towns." 0. _

ly, Teally, well; ” chief ‘ad- ALSO: involved: aS. “the .
ministrative. officer Ron: provincial . government, a
Poole said. “There's vill: ‘which would at. least have.

- on. both sides to- “make it “to pass legislation allow-
happen.” :! “ing -the- towns. to. circum-

‘The. negotiation ‘stage

appears to. have. ended:
with the. broad * brush :
strokes. of an agreement in
place; >.

“We're now. at ‘the: point :
where the lawyers. -are.
working-on an: agreement,”

’ Poole said. a call it’ fine
tuning.”

_No- details are ‘being.
provided yet on how much
if any ground: the: ‘city will, .p
give from. its. initial: posi-
. tion that all taxes ‘must te a:
paid. * cB
Most of ‘the. nearly. $30 8

LOCAL CITIZENS urging a more: lenient: approach | :
with. New Skeena. and. its investor Woodbridge © |. a
‘packed city hall: July. 12. JENNIFER LANG PHOTO ea ae ate «Like a good wine. oa”

{| Fromfont aa We only get better with age

Woodbridge i is : A Remember! Why buy warm"
: welcome, mayor” a _ beverage when you can buy

| assures critics © oe cold for the same price! |
{Terrace mayor Jack Thanks again ans see you in the store,

Talstra told the crowd: the
city and: the other, munici-.°}
palities are- working out an-
7 “agreement” with.-New
‘million i in: unpaid. taxes at. f Skeena’s lawyers, and* that: .*
four northwest. towns’ is. Decide: 0-2 COMpany “president ’ ‘Dan:
owed. to. Prince Rupert,” ee ‘Dan-Veniez en Veniez, was: ‘satisfied: ‘with:
~Terrace’s*sharé:is: more “the city’s July, 10 press‘re-- {
than $3.3 ‘million’:= $2.75, - vent ‘the ‘law: ‘governing’ lease. stating Terrace ‘wel- “|
; million in. current: taxes. - property taxes, © comes: ‘Woodbridge as” an "
rung up: in: ‘the past three. Skeéna,’ MLA” "Roger, investor. . 7
years, plus $576,000. for.” Harris: wouldn’t ‘say if the *.*. “We have: ‘a ‘betier rela: 2
older unpaid taxes: incurted: province will also make. ra tionship. with New Skeena »
‘when the: provincial: gov- ‘contri - than” “we -possibly: ever.
ernment. owned” ‘Skeena ) . have,” Talstra ‘said. - a 7 Lis Jack Talstra
_ that- became. past: -of -a, se- “Tm certainly prepired. “Talstra’ said. the - city a oo
parate ‘repayment, plan.” ° "lo. take.‘to’ the provincial."‘.wasn't -able.ta’ Communi- “We: are very, ‘very por
The negotiations. canie 7 government and: the cabi--- cate. ‘directly ‘with Wood- -sitive,” | he: said, “I just
"after «the - Woodbridge ” net: table: whatever, ‘TE Have. bridge ‘officials for: fear of “ want: to’ say. to everybody
Company -Ltd.” on:July 5. :to take: to make: this. ‘deal: -being’ accused of interfer- = that. things are: going -very
‘backed away. from its’ plan. work,” -he'said. =" sig. with Woodbridge’ cand: Well. “You: will, probably
to. invest: $70 million. in: "He: ‘said: ‘the’ provincial: its .. dealings. wilh ' ‘New “hear. att. ‘announcement. i in:
New. Skeena and take. ma- help: might not. come in the : aeerre the’ next, ‘little ‘while that ©
_ jority control. 2. ; form: Of. cash, but: conceded LM, |
. The. company, “owned ~ gomie ‘crities-will denounce. “by. letting them: know. we-.
by ° ‘Canada’s s° ‘biilionaire 7 nearly: any. involvement as’ “do “in® fact welcome” them was :
Thomson: fainily, said ‘it ya. aeons subsidy. + to’ the community,” Tals b
didn’t like. the “tone”: ‘of ous Pyernever bought into told the. ‘group, adding . .
“municipal - demands © ‘forthe: mantra. that ‘the: gov-: -! Woodbridge i is the ‘best: poe
- PE “ernment. doesn’t” “have: -4., tential: investor tO" ame
_. property. taxes, ‘and: would* ~
considera ‘smaller. invést-- tole to, play,” Harris, said. ~ forward i in three’ years, “one: of. the parties involved
ment if- another. partir oT don’t think any of us? Talstra also said’he- was“ in’ “the negotiations. that
could be found. - “wants to go: back ‘to. the ~ “ cotifident. a deal, between’. continued - last -: week,
New Skeéna CEO: Dan: ‘model ‘where. the provin-’ ‘the: “thunicipalities ‘and. ‘would. have’ to authorize

_ cial’ government owns: “New -Skeena would: be. ‘such'a move through eis
Veniez. said the: company “this,” he. vadded, . ae completed swiftly. Ss “lation, a .

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a deal-tor end the. taxation :
uncertainty, «.
“The first- ‘thing ‘that
needs ‘to be put to. bed isa

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pieces: hopefully. might fall.
_ into place. But it would be _
a mistake to assume’ any-
thing i is a foregone ‘conclu-
sion.” —

‘Mayor: ‘Jack: “Talstra :
wouldn't discuss the” de-
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