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THE Terrace-Kitimat Air-
show’s request for an im-
mediate $3,000 city grant
toward startup costs has
been denied.

Councillors were told
the request - up from the
$2,500 that was borrowed
and later repaid in the past
two shows - is needed now
ta put money down to re-
tain acts.

This time the airshow
was asking for the aid
without condition it be
paid™ back, “added city
chief administrative officer
Ron Poole. _

“They think they can
pay it back, but they can’t
guarantee it,” he said.

He said the society in-

dicated its rain insurance
costs have gone up by
nearly $4,000 and that the
airport is now charging the
airshow a new $2,500 fee.
Councillors said they’d
consider the request within
the 2000 budget process,
but won’t provide the grarp
ahead of schedule. “
“I don’t feel comfart-
able about issuing a che-
que tomorrow morning for
$3,000,” councillor David
Hull said. “If it was. that

important, they should:

have been here tonight.”
Other councillors
agreed similar groups must
understand that council in-
sists on closely scrutiniz-
ing all grant requests and

Police Briefs

Arson suspected

as vehicle burns
THE TERRACE RCMP need your help in sol-
ving a possible arson in the 4700 block of Scott
Ave., Sunday, Nav. 21.

Officers and firefighters were called there after a
vehicle fire was reported 2:30 a.m. that day.

The car, a Dodge Rampage estimated at $2,000
to $2,500, was engulfed in flames when emergency
crews arrived.

Although no one was injured in the blaze, some
damage was done to nearby vehicles and the tatal
estimated damage tops $3,000, say the RCMP.

The fire is being considered suspicious.

“Cars just don’t light themselves on fire,” said
RCMP Corporal Blake Walkinshaw. He would not
comment on whether the fire is related to any other
incidents in the area,

Anyone with information about this or any simi-
lar incident, or if you know the identity of the per-
son or persons responsible for this or any other
crime, Crimestoppers would like to hear from you.

Crimestoppers offers a cash reward of up to
$1,000 for information leading to the arrest and
charges being laid against this or any other un-
solved crime. If you have any information call
Crime stoppers at 635-Tips (635-8477). Callers will
not be required to reveal their identity or testify in
court. Crime stoppers does not subscribe to call
display.

Man breaks court order,
spends night in jail

A 45-year-old Terrace male appeared in court
Dec. 3 for contacting his ex-wife while intoxica-
ted on Dec. 2.

The man, who faces assault charges for an inci-
dent on July 16, was under court order not to con-
tact his former spouse when under the influence of
alcohol.

The man, who also has a criminal record for a
series of violent crimes in the area, was held in
police custody overnight Friday until his Saturday
hearing.

He was released in court and is scheduled to ap-
pear in court later in December.

Spousal assault
TERRACE RCMP were called to a home in the
4700 block of Davis Avenue, Sunday Dec. 5 in
response to a disturbance between a local couple.

The 29-year-old male allegedly kicked his 29-
year-old female spouse in the leg. She sustained
minor injuries. The male was arrested on an assault

charge.

court in January.

‘He was later released and ordered to appear in

New money
man hired

COAST MOUNTAIN
School district has hired a
replacement for retiring
secretary treasurer Barry
Piersdorff, who is leaving
for Vancouver at the end
of January.

Marcel Georges will re-

place Piersdorff as secre- .
tary treasurer Jan. 24, you will hardly
2000, Georges comes ta store says

Coast Mountain School
district with years of ex-
perience balancing school
district budgets.

He is currently secre-
laty treasurer on the Queen

Charlotte Islands for Haida .

Gwai. Prior to this, he was
a secretary treasurer in
Princeton for the Nicola—
Similkameen school dis-
trict. And before this
Georges was a secretary
treasurer for the Kitimat
school board.

Acting superintendent
Sharon Beedle = said
Georges is no stranger to
the north.

“He knows the area,”
she said. “] think hell be
up to speed when he ar-
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that last-minute -requests
presented on an. emer-
gency basis won’t be Irea-
ted differently.
Malkow-Dunham. said
last week she’d still go
ahead with the-trip to
Nashville to choose - acts
for the show, but said .the
airshow won't be able to
confirm those acts until it
gels the money. mo
That may mean an act
that_gets a booking some-
where else for the same

date will cancel an~ap-:

pearance here, she said,
because no money has
been put down.

“We wanted to put a
deposit on those perfor-
mers we want to have,”

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she said.
She: -noted Kitimat
council did approve an im-
mediate $3,000 grant.

Asked why it’s neces-
sary for her te travel to
Nashville rather than get
videos ‘of potential acts
sent hey. she said the
meeting of the Internation-
al Council of Air Shows is
important to attend in per-
son.

~“You can get a lot of
contacts and find out about
other-acts- you might not
know about,” Malkow-
Dunham said.

She said the conference
includes sessions on safe-
ty, sponsorship and mar-
keting, among others.

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