eepmnises promises. | King crowned

| : Digging up old ghosts.

TIT looks for actors fora play 0 on
the notorious Lizzie
Borden\COMMUNITY B4

a Familiar names once more took |
| top honours at this year’s ing © of.
the Mountain\SPORTS B7

City council says j ithasn’t = |
forgotten about its commitments a
for n more Parkland\NEWS A10 |

LOCAL RESIDENTS will soon
get the details of Thornhill’s

“wish list’? for elther incorpora-
tion = ass at, = independent
municipality or amalgamation
with Terrace,

The list will appear in the form

of a letter to the municipal affairs
ministry -requesting a formal
Testructure offer from the. pro-
vince. ;
Andrew Webber of the Kitimat-
Stikine regional district explained
the list will outline “what the
restructuring committee - figures
the province and/or city must
come up with to make cach
proposal fly at a referendum.

It will take into account the

The next step is to forward the
letter to Terrace council for its
approval. That’s necessary be-
cause the city would have to
agree to any conditions that might
be attached to the amalgamation
scenario,

And once that hurdle is cleared, i
Webber said the letter would be ,
sent to Municipal Affairs and
made public at that time.

‘Although the next council mect-
ing is not scheduled until Mon-
day, Aug. 14, Webber will ask it
to hold a special meeting to deal
with the matter as soon a8 Pos
sible, -

' Meanwhile,” number-crunchers
in a couple of other ministries are

| THE CONSTRUCTION has finished an

that's been Bob's motto during the building of his unique crafl

Sidhu hasn’t made mortgage pay: possible to'determine.; : for the xeceiver,  *
. 4 ments. . Gordon did’ caution. that more °~ He said those connections stand
. Georgilas lawyer Yim. Carpick ‘complete : or other financial in: © to work in favour of Geargilas Ihe.
has suggested that: more than formation may cause BDO to . vestments” in | secking “the
Tr O m- e r [ ac e $320,000 went to places not con- ‘revise its report, bankruptcy ‘application. 7 o
nected with the Terrace Inn... |

d today’s the ay Bab Reeds expects to float dawn the
Skeena River in KISS, his eight-foot plywood craft. KISS stands for Keep It Simple Stupid and

"floats the Skeena —

By BOB REEDS
BY THE TIME you read this I
expect to be drifting down the
Skeena toward Prince Rupert

in KISS, the 8-foot cockleshell © Railroad engineer, named Don, ment, putting me ‘forever ia his - week, Georgilas Investments can some members of the local arts ~ would. have: to” provide: ‘Hf the

on which I’ve been working that I’d trade my kingdom for . debt, . 4 Teceive monies it is owed. a ‘community ‘wondering who's : group disappeared, - 3

for the last three weeks, - a plane to-do the job'in 10 ‘The christening party wis” There are also'a number. of local next, ;  Birkedal dismissed ‘that, recall- oS
When I arrived in Terrace minutes, he was back to lend fun. We didn't use champagne » | and government creditors lined. “It 'sends’a message they don't > ing she had tived ia communities

Monday morning, July 10.1 me-onehalfanhourlater... © for the following teasons: Too, up. : with . ‘the total reaching “gare about the arts,’? said Karen _ which lacked: curling °rinks ‘and

planned to build the boat in a Ray, behind the meat counter expensive, might smash my $450,000. - . Birkedal - of the Terrace Concent - there had never. been an ‘expecta- an

week for less than $100. Alas, at Safeway, cut into » package ~ quarter inch’ plywood bow and - The bankruptcy application i isto Society. - : tonthe municipality -had to pro

Mr. Murphy and his laws took of bacon and handed out small »-vide-one.‘Why: does:it have ta.

over — if anything can go slices for my pork-and beans, stuff. | heard is. a.counterclaim by Sidhu _ music: groups had. established * be: sports: versis the: arta?” she .

wrong it will go wrong. Every- marking no charge on the Sam Collier did the christen- who wants to regain control. ~ provincial and: national reputa- asked, : ee!

thing takes longer and alll that.
Iam not complaining. These
three weeks have been among

the toughest and also among

drove me with my luggage _ accounts, and financial informa- —Birkedal_ maintained the arts "said a8 a taxpayer she'd ratherece |
the happiest of the almost 80 As if he hadn’t dare enough * from the bus terminal to Ferry © tion. from: Sept. 1994 — when — were: ‘an important | part of the her money: ‘going toward:c woot
yeara I have: been on this already, Walter Racdeke ar- Island. — | Sidhe bought the: Terrace inn —_ a community, helping * add to. i 4 ng TLT’s exémption that
planet, - fived on a-miny Monday to. . From a huge brandy aniferr::| to April of this year. © r-- “yibrance of life’. _Inczeases for councillors,
Terrace and its people have

treated me better than I’ve ever

~~ cif has. - discretionary, powers: to.
been treated. before. Tom Adair of the Terrace Search over the bow while naming my plication, revealed’ payments to - exemption at atime when: TLT © grant tax: ‘exemptions - to: non
Wade, the Ferry Island camp- and Rescue crew. Fred told ship. ‘with its . KEEP T "various . individuals, ..iticluding- was ‘trying to build a new facility, © profit organizations. which: mee -
ground manager, couldn’t be how his crew fs rated second -SIMPLE acronym, =: : family ‘members of. Sidhu not... one that would benefit: arts and © the’: ‘guidelt vt : c
more helpful. only to the Calgary fire depart- Terrace, I love you. TM be. J knowingly connected to the ‘Ter- ~~ nude’ groups tirougha ¢ city. Act. - Terr

It would take columns to ment in all of Canada and in- back, often I hope. And ‘Tony, - sace Inn, > and had the potent to generate - \ eusling ris

name everyone who has visited
while P've worked with a°$1

12-inch saw made in China, a-

$3 eight-ounce hammer, $3

combined squar¢. and level —
I wailed ...
when Iwas forced to pend. ar.

my principle tools,”

Sta

When I was stuck with a
day’s work of rasping io bevel
my bow and remarked to a
visiting Canadian National

packages until I was ready for
the rest of it. He didn’t know
me from Adam. Where but in
Terrace?

take ime to his apartment for a
hot bath and a dinner with Fred

temationally as well,
He warned of a sharp bend
to: the left with a. large, nasty

" Whirlpool“ which -sucked- in: a’
canoe last fall, drowning” one

of the three occupants,
the

Lou Haselmeyer arrived t the we .

day. before. our christen’

party last Wednesday with a”
raft of useful gear and equip--

besides, I'd rather drink the «

ing honours. She and her

boyfriend were among my first |
Terrace contacts when. they ~

. got at the Terrace Sally Anne |
thrift store Sasa poured beer >.

Derek, Jeff, Rod, i Van, oe
Chr, the - ‘Newfie. .

areas identified as being ‘of ‘ working’ out their own cost im- Andrew Webber :
greatest concern to residents. At plications. for incorporation, or The highways ministry was car :
public meetings’ held’ two’ date, amalgamation. | Lo rying out the same process on
these have included taxation, eq- : For example, Webber noted that road maintenance costs... :

uitable representation on an amal-
gamated - council and road
maintenance,

“A draft letter is now’ in the
hands of committee members and—

THE OWNER of the Terrace Inn |

denies he uscd monies from its receivership, :
operations for personal or other ” Payments to American bank ac- oe
business expenses, 2+: .- counts are also listed’ as’ well as =

Amarjit Sidhu, who is fighting &,some cheques. retumed : “BS mot ss:

move to place his company into.
-bankruptey, denied. the . ACCUSE.
tions last month as ‘part of an.

ongoing court fight ~

The accusations were ‘made’ by:
the lawyer for Georgilas Invest- .

ments, the former owner‘of the
hotel who wants it back ‘because

Georgilas- Investments was suc- :

cessful this spring in ‘having

Sidhu’s company, 476740 B.C, ~

Ltd., put into temporary receiver-
ship.

It now wants the company
declared bankrupt so the hotel
can besold.

That. way, said Carpick last

be heard here Aug, 8 Also to be

Carpick’s suggestions about the
more than $320,000 arises from .
an examination of various bank’

The examination, entered as an.

affidavit for the bankruptcy: ap-

Also on the payments list. tie .
| American hotel companies ° -in

|; which, Sidhu had or has an inter. ©
et and ia ieee which’ solc

having sufficient funds. :

in drawing up his. cost estimates
‘for: cach-: scenario, consultant

' Eugene. Lalonde had plugged in

figures

Would be required. :

The: ‘examination by BDO: Dun

‘woody: chartered gcountant: Tos
: topay creditors, a
~ Sidbu; im'court documents filéd;
“has” ‘questioned the connections
» between ;Gtorgilas : Investments
‘and ‘those now. Tanning: the: ‘hotel

“Terry “Gordon found’ $10,950

deposits made to a personal AC

count of Sidhu’s,-
Gordon also said some the end

source of some payments was ini- °

COUNCIL’S decision to review

» the tax. exemption granted the
Terrace Little Theatre (TLT) has

Pointing: out local theatre and

tions for their quality, she added,
“Terrace is the envy of a lot of -

other communities,””..:

She was also irritated that coun- 2

cil should be questioning the tax

visitor revenue,

hotels subsequenitly went info :

Based on all this information,
the province will put. together | its

C offer: a

Suggesting the: ‘offer. would not

:- éomie down before September or

q once they have given thelt com-... The: ttomey-General’s- office ‘October, ... Webber. . conceded
"ments, Webber. will draw ‘up a was, now’. preparing OWN: ‘that's Going to make fe tight
@ final version. That :, will. {kely "projections for' po time frame for a referendum this
happen this week, he added. oO fall? 9 _ ;

: City tax stance
draws criticism _

empt facility. Hull had :angu
that, unlike the curling club;
did not offer. a. service: the ‘

Suggesting the * “amoun

"money involved. inthe ‘taxex ©
- emption was “'nninaacule’?, phe:

Under the Municipal Act, coun-

TUT