ES — ETAVAY CAN VES CAN ARET ETAT AT ETAT ES EN OTAP ANT ET ACER ST ODE TUATATADETETETERAT SNS TANASS rate teresa vw. \ rata. TARATAT TATA a“ arta ate AP Orr rte wre 2. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 4, 2006 - A3 . " » candidate Mike Scott stands “Re-elect Mike "even though he is not the incumbent MP. Scott was the MP in this tiding from 1993 until he ‘the time he was a member tye : vatives. awning at his campaign of- fice use the word re-elect. team,” Scott says. ; member. of parliament here tion.” ‘confuse’ uninformed voters ce ‘MP in this riding really. is. .“As. the electorate we de- serve'to get clear. informa- tion,” - Larisa Tarwick.’. Rea SNe ORO See hd OE ca a aS our MP at this point.” The. incumbent MP in the Skeena-Bulkley | Valley PAUP ADRs t TET we ee Poses Cullen who: *was elected in the last federal election in aT word. “‘fe-elect” infers , that the person it is attached to is ‘the current elected official, ‘stepped down in 2000. At “And the clear informa- tion is that Mr. Scott is not’ "FEDERAL Conservative tof the Reform/Canadian Al- iliance party, not the Conser- His lawn ‘signs and ‘the “We wanted to first of all. : remind voters that‘l was the" But, some constituents say o the signs are deceitful and. says: local educator... 2004. Tarwick ‘believes the - by): his decision. to print . ‘campaign signs that read - Scott,” “That was.a decision that -. was made by-our:campaign . . for many years in the past and I am. seeking re-elec- “ about who’ the incumbent Tiding i is'the NDP's: Nathan a run campaign f years ‘of Parliamentary experience means seeking “re-election” j is warranted. -in the past. Se “It’s just very confusing, there are two signs’ saying ‘re-elect me,’ . 299 she says. Terrace teacher Al Lehm- ann agrees using the word is misleading; but his concern . * js ‘that. since this. riding’s. boundaries were changed, Scott’s signs are being post- ‘“.ed in communities that were not part of the riding when’ he was an elected official. - “Mike Scott did represent the Terr ace area, at. one time’ but the whole riding has been reconfigured since he was an any -people.in communities now part of the larger riding, will be confused. - “It s not a lie, but it’s misleading.” Scott.doesn’t believe the a ‘signs a are deceptive. “No, I don’t’ think it is “confusing at all, 1 think itt MIKE SCOTT says even though he’ Ss not the incumbent MP i in thet upcoming federal election, his neary eight ‘SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO is very truthful,” he says. “I have been a Member of Parliament representing this region for quite a length of time.” ; The Canadian. Oxford ’ Dictionary defines re-elect as to. “elect again, especially toa further term of office.” [News In Brief not someone who held office IT’S GETTING. past time for the ‘provincial government to. put: substance to its. “new ang POR a aff of PEISEATE WRTATATATAR a? native groups, says provincial NDP leader Carole James. ¢: James backs the goal of the five-page document } to improve the economic and social well-being of Y native peoples, but says Premier Gordon Camp- ty, bell has yet to follow up with concrete action: me - be another document that has no ‘teeth in it,” said :: James who was in Terrace recently. “The new relationship document. provides a aaaheeaahianeel onteiteimetenta te relationship” document signed this spring with “There have to be actions to follow, and: itcan:t" but-did. ot-become, a.campaign issue. « Mp." ” Lehmann Says, adding | framework’ and an intent but now it’s time for ‘some details. We’re certainly going to pursue the premier to follow through.” - © Campbell did announce a $100 million package ; in the fall to improve the lot of native people but there are no details yet on how it is to be used. The new relationship document itself was ne- gotiated between the province and native groups leading: up ‘te " Tt'lays out what's called a “strategic vision” to involve native people in making the province the -best educated.place on the continent, the healthi- . _ Homeowners — Insurance | Wi ghtman & Smith ‘Insurance ~ ‘the “May 2005: ‘provincial election . James- Said, ““Revenue sharing is also ‘something ‘ a that” could happen. Treaties'may take’a long time _and revenue sharing from the land base is a step in . Raed James says premier must follow through — . est place, the most environmentally- sound place - and the piace with the best job creation record. “What we have now is a set of words. What we. ° really need for both First Natioins and all British Columbians is certainty,” said James. One pathway to certainty is through economic ‘- agreements that don’t involve treaties but do pro- vide'job and investment opportunties, she added. “Everybody: benefits. from economic growth,” the right direction i in the spirit of a treaty.” Numbers take off THE NORTHWEST Regional Airport is due to have’ one of its strongest passenger years in some time, judging by figures up to the end of November. : There were 90,086 passenger movements at the air-. port to the-end of: ‘November, which should help make’ 2005 the second strongest year since 1999.’ .-Last year’s January to:December total was 99,062. passenger movements,’ meaning the airport would have to break the 9,000 level this month to better that annual tally. just two Decembers:' , * This November's passenger movement ‘total reached 7 7,730 which was third highest for a’ November’ going. - back to 1997. Sg There were only five missed. flights because. of weather in November compared to seven in 2004 and nine each i in 2003 and 2002. ee - 3 Car radio jacked _ SOMEONE. STOLE a satellite radio and ‘damaged the interior of a grey Oldsmobile Alero in December.. ‘The thief, or thieves, broke into the vehicle while ‘it was parked along the northeast side of the Terrace | Arena, some time. between 11 p.m. Dec.:10 and 10 p.m: _ Dec. '1L. 638- 7400 or Crimestoppers at 635- 8477. ; ~ Charred building i in ns }- | _ ‘holding pattern’: -. THE. MANOR VIEW apartment building on: ‘Kenney. . St. ‘that lost its roof arid third floor to fire'in Nov. likely won't be fixed until spring, according to Terrace fire ; chief Peter Weeber: * . 3" He still hadn’t heard back from the i insurance adjust- dT. ‘er Dec. 20 and believed he wouldn’t until January. “The building is probably in a holding pattern until 2 ee spring. The company people are paying the bills and J * that’s the insurance company,” he said. He believes owner Sat Gill can’t rebuild until he” he’s = contacted by the i insurance company. That awaited reply plus the winter weather 1 ‘means : ae the structure Probably won't be rebuilt until ‘Spring, ‘| Weeber said.” That would be a a tough goal, to réach i in ‘that statistics . going back to 1997 show the 8,000 mark \ Was topped i in . Terrace RCMP ask anyone with intimation to call Efforts to contact Mr. Gill about what future plans : 2 for the building are were unsuccessful a . Twenty. people. were displaced after the fire ripped 7 through the third | storey of the building. . Teen Ge Motorist mishap _ A LOCAL woman suffered minor whiplash ‘ater oe u becoming the victim of a car accident Dec. 19. Just before 2 p.m., a Terrace man driving east on: _ Lakelse Ave rear-ended the woman’s vehicle as she was - "stopped in traffic before making a left turn off Lakelse Ave. into the parking lot of Sonbada’s Stegk. nae i ‘He was ‘charged with’ driving without“dué Care ‘tin