. Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources, has painted the ‘ finger directly at the Kitimat-Stikine Reglonal District Baard for fhe tack of of progress In the development of Thorntill into some form of organized governmerit. ; .. Tha Minister mada the charge during the course af a “bahind closed doors meeting with the Regional Disirlet, City Counc! and others. Our informant said ‘They sure caught hell for getting: involved:in the hinterlind fo fhe tune of hundreds ct thousands of dollars worlh of studies.”. | . ‘ a.) now famous quote coming fram the lips of departed aiderman lary’MacDonald was repeated by Mayor Gordon Rowland for the benefit of Regional District Chairman Ev Cilft. Thiswas‘"Fhey are wasting their time checking on the sex life of field mice up the Nass while neglecting social needs of Thornhill.” - .. The Minister then said that once the .. Mr. Willams took up the cudgel again during the.course of a pytlic meating attended by some 500 citizens. Replying to queries as to what is happening with Thornhill’s request to. become, organized said that this was the Regional District’s fault .: “They. just have not done their tomawork. This Board has @ responsibility fa look at this vary ‘carefully ond to make positive recom: mandations fo the government.” . - — 5 an Regional District does its homework pregress will be made and long sa[ourng in Victoria will - ‘Be avolded. | This attitude by Minister Williams along with Municipal Atfalrs Minister James Lorimer's statements that “NO WAY” wilt there be a Water. Resources District set up for Thornhill makes the. . course of action quife clear. A plan for Thornhill musi came from backed by fact. There is no doubt that a recommendation should have come from the Regional District Board, fram the con- siderable Work done on the Thornhill question ovar the pas) few years. This could possibly be because of the lack of policy dirac-- tives coming out of Victoria. in justics to the Board hera isa list of undertakings by that Board since 194?. Perhaps these can now result In a mast plan and be submitted fo Victoria as a Board - Recommendation as directed by Minister Williams:- - REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KITIMAT STIKINE ..A list of the items showing Thornhill Planning and the relevant September 1989 - Deputy Minister ‘of Municipal Affairs agrees to assist Region with planning assistance with departmental planning assistance with Dapartmentat planning assistance forthe Thornhill - = Harelton areas. ~ a wo Boose . 1970 :, Thnorhill ratapayes callected signatures for application for greatar Thornhill Area Water Improvement District. When ap- pileation is submitted Oepartmant of Water Resources advises that it is.not: praparéd to recommend the ares requested because it is © uneconomic to sarvice.. . . a . , 1970-1972 - Reglan starts planning program with Planner from Oepartment of Municipal Affairs staff. Region collects percolation data, soll type data and demographic information and meats regularty with Planner to discuss ongoing program development. 1973- Region adopts subdivision control by-law with four focal planning areas for greater Thorahill area. . duly: 1972- ’ corporation assistance showing floading plains, trasnportation flow, fand use and projected land use, and zoning proposal. 1 1972. Region preparas zoning by - law. ; ‘ June 1972 ~ Thornhill Advisory Planning Committee reviews aren plan proposals and recommands pfltity servicing as part of com- munity development program. ; Region heids public hearing. July 1972- Thornhill, Water. Incorporation Committee = with assistance of Region petitions the Water Rights Branch for in- ‘corporation of Thornhill Water Improvement District No. 1 ‘for water and sewer service and fire protection for the ‘preator Thornhill area. : . September 1972 - Municipal. Affairs announces no further in- fora greatar Districts is 10 he permitied and the. Thornhill Water Incorporation Committee petitions ara allowed to die. : So, : March 1973 - Minister of Municipal Affairs agrees to provide planning assistance for a greater Thornhill planning area. June 1973- Honourable R. Williams and J. Lorimer meet with Region and Municipality and rapresentativas of Thornhill Ad- visory Planning Commission-during the discussion the Minister of Municipal Affairs cacommends that all provision of services henceforth be on a benefitting Area basis under Regional District mangement. and suggests to District of Terrace, Regional representatives, and Thornhill Advisory Planning Commission that they look Into feasibility of sharing a common water source. The Minister aisa hints that amalgamation might cure some of the “and fire. establishment of a Special Thornhill Water Improvement District No. 1 proposal. eo RTP OR ee Tam’ aoe we FROVINCIAL LISRARY PARLIAMENT BLDS.° “VICTORIA. B,C. went ; COUP. benefit areas for recreation, cametary and library. th, Region assists Thornhill residents In asiablishing Special Benefit Area for fire protection. ; November 1971 - Garbage function is adopted by Region for Thornhill and remaining unorganized ereas. -. ~ Decembor 1973 - Referendum is passed for recreation, cometary September 1973, February 1974- Region lointly with District of Terrace Proposes program’ for planning and community development of greater Terrace {0 show consequences of Incorporation and advantages and disadvantages of alternatives. Program receives favoursble consideration of alternatives. Program receives favourahie consideration from Department of Munictap! Atlairs but is sub- sequently nof approved by Minister, however Minister offers departmental elanning assistance service at a future date when it is aveltable. ; _ March 1974- Region begins updating Thronhill planning program including zoning proporals for Thnorhlit-North Kalum-Lakelse- Queensway-Old Remo-New Remo and other areas surrounding Terrace, a April 1974- Land Commission for Thornhill and remainder of Electoral Ares c.. —_ . " April 1974 - Tae Reglan with Schaol Board agree to instatiation of 12-inch water pipe to Thornhill Sacondary Schoo! with provision for Benefit Area comparablé to original . Meanwhile, ongolng planning work continves In the aress of Agricultursl land use reserve plans submitted to B.C. 7 Rotary & Conventional “Engines = by MAZDA og ‘the reluctant Regional Olstrict Board. : .¢ The Minister's staemant however do not seem ta be campletely New ‘& Used Vehicles SKEENA AUTO | | METAL SHOP Lid | DL Ne. 05-022, . ! Volume 68 No. 19 ~ 635-6572) “WORDS FOR N More Brass Coming TERRACE MUST. ‘GET HELP. “how rotigh® our,” ao Mayér Rowland made it clear | ta Bab Williams and Graham ” Lea that progress will nol come. to. Terrace without some help . school: taxes‘ the “report-shows [ revenue. apenny.! ee ‘The «mayor: presented “the: Minis(ers with actual position of Terrace. Showing the general ‘ prupose“assessmenis only: which: do. not, lake ‘inlo consideration, welfare coals and :, thal Terrace has a: ‘taxable: assessment . - of $1,929,014, meaning a -‘mill. ‘rate: of ’ 45.72 which * 11,000 souls. ‘This isa per capita ~ a Residents of the Kalum Lake ; *'nasis with the, Municipality. - 2. Healso told those presmat {hat “Pohle-Alcan’ Must Comply Bob Williams made It quite clear in answering questions "fram members of an audience of some 500 \ *. far’ aa ‘pollution contral is con- “* charge of $7.93. 00.8 oO ‘shows Minister Willian figures to”: impress upon them the hardship « situation is. The, revenue , in -fGlimat from: property tax is: sees. the . prablem“cléarly: and. help mus( be forthcoming. He - ‘gaid that he did not know just how: ‘al. the imomeal but pramised that a solution will be. found. - oa L - He. said aid “in abraining |" services © in’, Terrace is’ justifiable and suggested thal. -new housing legislation could'be. {some help. We now recognise the weakness commented Mr. « Williamis>and "special funding provides. $47;250-~in Will be.provided. . from. a -population. of. *. _-The Minister. went: on to Say.- that. present -plans will. make Terrace the: trading center of. ‘the'narth and this will givei! a _ This’ compared ta’ Kitimat-*‘strenger-eommercial base’ but , with. .tuxable assessment, ‘of - ' $1 1,900,000 and a.mill'rate ‘af 6. NO PAVING FOR. - ~KALUM LAKE RD © - his depariment had purchased a Road: prasent at a public meeting were disappointed to laarn that no money had been set aside for-paving of Kalum Lake Road a3 promised by Graham Lea last year: . :.Mr_.'Lea- did revend that he will have-the road re-classitied ‘as an arterial road which means, that maintanance-will be: a. _provincial respansibillty.”, Presently {here isa cost sharing in the meantime special funding must be found. new oll truck and that this has been made available ‘to municipal public works for needed olling of the road. M.L.A. Hartley Dent ax- pressed displeasure on learning that. na funds had been ear- marked far this project. He said that he had made this his gacond priority right after ihe Kitimaat Village road. Ke fultt that there had been some kind ‘ofadministrative error and said that he would check it out in - Victoria. ; ‘ will be ne exceptions in Bo cerned. ee - He said the deadline ‘ bean set for the end of for compliance with regulations has this year and offenders such as the — Pohie Mill in. Terrace and Alcan in Kitimat will have to solve’ lean’ people that there _ their problems by that time or face the consequences. + The Distilct of Terrace 13. at 7:30 pm. at Its Mune one wi regular. monthly meeting budget on Monday May In the council chambers 1972- Water Investigations Branch 1972- Planning data maps are co p the oldest newspaper in the Pacific Northwest . mpleted by Municipal Affairs maps ground water. - TERRACE, B.C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1974 ORTHENERS | Victoria.. _,. The Minister of Industrial Development Gary :Lauk -and the Minister of Human. Resources. . Norm Levi will be in Terrace within the next two weeks according to well informed sources in -. Construction a _financial assistance for the “construction of @ sewer trunk “line which will only service lots owned: by a small. group of businessman. oe: o vIn fls.statament, Mr. Jolliffe Contractors Foundation of: . suggested that the move by the © city to undertake: this can- étruction was shmply.asking'the - government te subsidize trunk - sewers for private owners, He suggest that the money” “would be better spant in ser- > vielng crown lots. . ‘...Mr. Jolllife indicated that he "Neither, Bab Williams or hint that thare would be any ~ softening of the stand taken by > AAines Minister Leo Nimsick in hls tabling of S131” ., Graham Lea was emphatle in ‘saying that the forest industry .> had pald Its own way for, the “CITY BUDGET “Started doing as:much.” ° _. The Highways Minister. raterredto a list of profits made by several mining companies In British Columbia ‘which 4 ~ the bia. ' “There should Have. been a ‘penalty. clause‘in this contract” commen se Mp “However” he, : not the‘only contract’ thal we: haveor will have with this outfil ~and I will.see what pressure I ‘can ‘exert: to get ‘this project provincial government. " Mayor ‘Thom of Kittmat had a group of Terrace businessmen who are in facta “cartel”, He reported that no reply had heen received on this brief. 7.Mayor, | - Rowland has invade application for, some. kind of assistance from ihe. piovinciad or-ifederal, govern-" ments to Install a-miflion dallars ‘worth of storm) and sanitary © sewers tha? would allow. con: - nection ..for. many. new - residential lots in ihe cliy, At’ presant -the existing lines are. ~ fulty) loaded ‘and -several. Mines will have to pay -forest.industry has do Graham Lea gava the slightest . residential. davelapments | are: being held up. - revealed profiis on these firms international aperatlons of from 108 per cent ta 550 per cont over: the -previous year. (The Minister had referred to thls list deveral times on his northern — tour). : roe +. “The mining indusiry has had. a free ride for the past 100 years. past hundred yeara and that It is | and if has come | to the end of time that.the mining industry’ - this freeride, it with now have to. pay Itushave.” stated Mr. Lea.” > "One thing | would like to: point. out’ ‘sald “Mr, Lea- “Beacuase thera seems to be a : mistaken Impression in. some: areas, that the mining com- common problems of the area. MINISTER HEDGES ON RAI _ .. Minister ‘Bob Williams ac: some: ‘skillful menibers he is said to have lain 2 biamie:on theC.N.R..on the .. other hand local people on, the June 1973- Region assists Thornhill residents to sei up special Kispiox Valley , Highway 16. Hazeltons, Kitwanga, Lakelse Lake, Casslar-Stewart Highway, “The general purpose of our visit was to come uphere put our ideas across as to | what should be done, in so far as northern development is concerned, and to get. reaction back from northerners as to what they would like to be done “ place shortly after the northern . swing. He said that at this time and effort wovid be made to determine [ust when the [program wilt get under way. He said thal we could expect an announcement of. some kind hortly atter.. mB, inistar. sald: thet: co Proposed project are saying that the project is being stalled by the Land Use Commission. His statamant was repeated ata ‘public meeting that. same evening. _ — * Williams did say that he gd met with tha Vice Presidant {the Canadian: Nationa Rathreys eome-tro Weeks ago! at tha Canadian: Callylose Annual... meeting and that anothar meeting would take iso fey as the environment and acology ta concerned and that Highways Minister Graham Lea agreed that fhe delay in new Skeana bridges was causing some that the (raffic om the old bridge was getting too heavy for-lhe one way system: that now, exists.. When pressed for an answer 4s lo what can be done about the old he replied that it is his departments ‘construction of the problems and bridge in the meantimé intention.of constructing a ne asked. when he snapped ‘next month. =) 2. Highways Minister Graham > Lea revealed bis depariment's that there. will bea. total of When |. $4,800,000. spenl on highways lo mbeh. |.‘ Prince Rupert and in the area. “! FE? The Minister: commented that. w deck on tle bridge. ‘Ho Decision on Copper or. Steel Mills — ‘the industrial center of the north and that it appeared that not only the copper. smelter ‘> would be constructed in Kitimat “put also the much’ balleyhooed sleel.- manufacturing "plant would end up in his town. — - - Mr. Williams indicated:that. he. thought Mr, Thom. was unduly oplimistic or at . least premature as, to his knowledge (Williams): no such decisions: had ‘been arrived’ at. by any More Women For North | Graham Lea suggested bringing more women into the north.as a means of keeping workers on the job. ‘It’s Basic, It's slmple, - ‘and I think it‘is‘true said Lea, their way as the panies are ownad by ‘little old jadies running around in. run- ning shoes and starving fodeath in some garret.. This Is érronoeus” ‘continued Minister. “and oa canception.”” : .. Mr. Lea concluded by saying thet Bill.31 is a good Bill. He - sald-it Is better ta take: money {rom an Industry exploiting our own resources rather then teke from thi pockets of the workers, who actually own these resources, - -- : ‘ Ms, Williams ‘interlected that ~ Kitimat from his- grow ‘Help to | _ ott the (op of his head chances . . sll’ warth looking al. — e for 100 years - Lea 2° “yay know, ihe question is.do- the | neglected too long and that there is.some.calching up:to-do. * Mp, Lea said thal $1,000,000 _. Bob Williams assured” a “detepation of peopie from. the Nasa Valley that ali efforis department of (he government. ‘Pp “In ‘his. comments .-Mr. Williams did. not. preclude. ~ th but repeated thal no decisions had been taken. ss Tree Farm Licence nc Nass Valley when the sail-line goes through. He said steps are being taken to praserve the’ ‘Lava beds and “archeslogical and historical. sites in the Valley. a tts vi In reply toa quastion about a’ fown In the Nass (Alyansh) Mr. Williams replied that fo Terrace . ' When asked whal were the possibilities of Terrace gelting a profitable Tree Farm Licence © “lo..be, managed by the. Mun- 'work had been-dona- several ingenaniant arcype an Highway plans for highway. ‘construction™ in the north this year.’ He said - northern “highways had__ been . : , Chief ‘Engineer’. to” look: into. - wauld be made to preserve the. ; L START government departmants are pulling together with # com- pilation of views on the project. _The Land Minister also: sald that consideration is being given to-axtending the ratlway “further. north info: the..Galore eek aren-4o-that: there is an atonémic method af getting the Projects has been earmarked for high- way work on ‘the new Kitwanga~ roule north, 3p in connection. with the road. between Cranberry. and (he ‘Nass Bridge, Mr.:Lea said that he. had just learned about the -qlosure of ihe section of road: and that he had has directed his ~ gelling. lhe “sectlon back “in - commission a6 S00n as possible. © RNASS. flem> commitment ‘has: baen made in this regard-:or- anywhere else along that route. He was more positive when Guestioned abou} a possible dam’ onthe Nass River: and reptied absolutely no plans are belng considered that. Involves damming the Nass River.” . The Minister’ assured: the Nass residents thit.thay-would — be. called Vin and’, consult i before any development doe: ~ fake place in the valley. ' We will not be harassed | ciplaity, Mr. Willlams said-that”. by | an y m n 0 rity g rO U p ; : - When . Questioned about thie Ked slim but he f i ’ looked slim but he eels that it is Andian Land Mayor Gordon Rowland was: of the opinion that there was no Tree Farm Licence available in: this area on which a profit cow bemade, ED ‘this was a federal problem and to threats: by the’ Union of B.C, Indian ».Chiefs _ thal. northern * ‘development would be blocked. unless some progress /5 ‘made ** on "land claims Mr. Williams made no bones aboul what his’ feclings were: -. a most of. these:inines ‘want. Into .. minority groups have lhe right ‘operation when copper was: worth fifty cents-a pound and. now that it is worth three times: that much the operation: must. ba more viable. Wt Is our ins: extent -that these. J suggest! © think iol, { don’! think thal is their right, I think ‘we have an obligation to try and 1 - sefilement’ problem Mr. Williams said that . they have to solve it. When. specifically what the provinelal © government's reaction would be to harrasg.the majority to. tho ° people : tention ta use the revenue from this natural resource to build the infra-structure that is neeed *. inthe north. We cannot separate the two. !f you want roads, hetter social sarvices and son you have to get the revenue _ from somewhere and we think _ that fhe mining Indusiry is a legitimais source of. 9 revenue,” he concluded. right some of the wrongs ‘of the * past al least and we're trying lo do that‘in. thls progeam slong : “ment. - terms of involving the * “Indians in an Industry. in having © ‘a seat on the Boards of Direc- * {ors or. having a percentage ‘hig’ equity? That's whal we want » in Burns Lake. Maybe Ibcan 7 “the CN main line, Did you-ever. :** hear fram. the former Bovern: - happen In olher communities a8, - wall, We've talked ta others wha _we've been in‘ the region. just . this lagt week, So, we're making efforts lo'work with the Indian -people.in nuimercus ways and: improve their lot-and brush nat ‘them -aside ‘with. industrial progress but to involye them In 8 training program, “Tosay it's got 10 beaither onyau settle Il -now, or we dan't co- operate with you 1 think: is wrong and 1, think. it's: most unfortunate {o get this kind of posturing and we. had some posturing just the olher day in Burns Lake. We mel with the BCANSI:status people..We - + discussed a range-of questions swith them and then ‘after the meeting that come oul because the. media were travelling through town they say “The mill will never be -bullt, we'll harrass it and stop it if we. don’t gel out len new demands." This isn'l good enough.-No gavern- ment's going to accept thal This “government isn't going to ac- “cept IL, We're’ busting our back~ sides. fo co-aperate wilh them but we will/nat be harassed. ‘0: concentrates :soDIh: (0 :an. - eventual. copper -amelter and — ST aa ARIE RP NaI te pa EV ae