Council shorts Kitsumkalum plan supported FOLLOWING A report from city staff, council has decided to sup- port the Kitsumkalum band’s plans for a recreational-office com- plex, The band plans to construct 2 two-storey building consisting of a full-sized basketball court, stage, conference facililics, convenience store-gift shop and space for six offices. - Economic development officer Peter Monteith and recreation su- perintendent Steve Scott noted the proposed facility would be a benefit to the community by increasing the options for those plan- ning to hold conventions here, _. “From the aboriginal meeting sector alone, there is a potential for significant economic impact on Terrace,’’ they added. The con- struction of a gymnasium with stands also offered another way to [draw peapie to the community, "As for taking bookings away from the city, the report pointed out : the gymnasium did not compete with any city-owned facility. And because. it was expected to be larger than the arena banquet room “but smaller than the arena itself, (he whatever it is) it was not ex- pected to divert revenue from city coffers, “It would fill a different niche,"’ they suggested. Church wants ditches filled CLEANLINESS may be next to godliness, but not outside the Christ Lutheran Church. And the church council wants the city to do something about it, At issue are the ditches located along the Park Ave. and Sparks St. property lines, ‘‘The ditches are deep, steep-sided and usually full of discarded paper and grown to weeds,”’ council chairman Les ‘Watmough said in a letter to council. While the church did ils best to keep ihe property attractive, “even after picking up the trash and ‘weed whacking’, we still have a deep and ugly ditch,’’ he added. - ‘Watmough also pointed out the church was located in the centre of the city, just a block and a half from Lakelse Ave., it’s main street. - With the cily’s co-operation, he said, the church and that part of the downtown area could be kept attractive, ‘“We need to fill the ditch, then we can keep it clean and neat.’’ The matter has been referred to the public works committee. Hatchery lease renewed THE CITY will renew, with conditions, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ lease on land occupied by the Eby St. ‘hatchery, Although the old lease expired at the end of 1992, engincering director Stew Christensen explained renewal had been placed on hold until the city decided whether it needed the site for constnic- tion of a well to augment its water supply. Although that well will now be sunk at Frank St, ihe new five- | year lease to the DFO will contain a clause stating that if and when the city docs need the Eby St. site, ‘such would take precedence -over the Eby. St. hatchery.” Meanwhile, design plans for the Frank St. well, pump station and water mains were ta come before. a committee of the whole meeting this week, - Grant. req uests advance | Two COMMUNITY organizations have cleared the first hurdle in their efforts to get grants from the city this year. Council last week agreed to include requests from the Aurora Summer School of the Arts ($7,500) and Family Court Youth Jus- tice committee ($2,000) in the first draft of the 1993 city budget, ’ This is the third year Aurora has’ sought city money but the indicated it was the last grant request the group. would be making. However, it may still ask for future financial support for specific summer school events. ct The money requested by the family court committee is to be used: to offset costs of the provincial conference it will be hosting this year, Travel show travel okayed COUNCILLORS APPROVED economic development officer Peter ‘| Monteith’s plans to take in last week’s Calgary Travel Show, this ‘| week's Edmonton Travel Show and spend a day at the mining in- dustry’s Cordilleran Round-up in Vancouver in between. Travel costs were expected to be approximately $2,500, Also approved was a request that Tony Toriglia, swimming pool foreman, and lifeguard/instructor Rinette Legace attend next week's two-day Canadian Red Cross training workshop in Vancouver. The total estimated cost is $800, Proclamations approved | COUNCIL HAS agreed to proclaim Feb. 15-19 Chamber of Com- merce Week, Feb. 21-27 Scout/Guide Week, March 8-12 Mining -} Week and March 22-April 3 Music Festival 1993, It has allowed agreed to the Scouting and Guiding flags being flown at city ball during their week. Emergency trip. approved COUNCIL HAS given fire chief Bob Beckett the go-ahcad to at- tend this month’s Provincial Emergency Program course at the jus- tice academy. | Beckett was recently named deputy co-ordinator to the local PEP YP program after tourism and economic development officer Peter “Monteith asked to be relieved of the job because his job frequently took him out of town. _ There will be no cost to the city for attending the course. KID’S FIRST | INTRODUCTION TO PRESCHOOL . _ Ages 30 mo, to 5 years : This: 20. diy program will introduce children to.a "preschool environment which includes group - interaction, art, science, pre-math, pre-reading, circle time and indoor/outdoor free play. — Start Date: March Ist Completion Date: March 26th Times: 9:30 am to 11:30 am or - . 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Cost; $7,00 per day CALL 638-8890 Parents n may choose to enroll their children in our regular {) ‘program at the completion of the Kid’s First Program The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Fobrttary 3, 1993 - Page A9 Re-elected band chief looks to new complex _ TERRACE — Kitsumkalum band members have re-clected Steve Roberts as their chief coun- cillor. Roberts won with 48 votes beating. out three challengers in the band election held last Tues- day. Art Collins took 33 votes, ‘Alex Bolton collected 19 votes and Terry Brown gamered five. All of the band’s 105 registered members vated. Incumbent ‘band councillors Cynthia Bohn,.Alex Bolton and Laura Miller were re-elected, and candidates Christine Munroe and Wayne Bolton were élected .to band council for the first time. Fourteen candidates ran for band council. , Roberts ‘says: his focus for this year will be shepherding © the band’s plan to build a $2 million community centre through to the ‘construction stage. ; The centre would include a full- size basketball court, a kitchen area and space for offices. “It’s money and common sense that’s holding us back,’’ Roberts added, ‘‘We’re getting really op- timistic about the project now. As time goes by it looks more and more doable.” Learning the Ro Pays Off Help kids climb to new heights of personal and team achievement. CCE SCOUTS CANADA He said the band hopes to raise half the money for the project by the end of the summer, If all gocs well, Roberts said, they cautd be breaking ground late this year or carly in 1994, Roberts says he also plans to in- crease the band’s involvement in fisheries issues. He wants to sce the band’s river guardians gain the same status as fisheries officers, with the powers of search and seizure and laying charges. He also expects Kitsumkalum members will participate in the Tsimshian homeland fishery again this summer, The band last ycar used beach seines to trap excess sockeye sal- mon from enhancement areas on the upper Babine River. Roberts said they plan to use beach scines again this year, and might also try using a fish wheel on lower reaches of the Skeena, The wheels were tried un- successfully by the Kitsclas band last summer, ‘The river was just too swift at Kitselas canyon,’ he noted. “They just could not control what happened when the wheel hit the water,”’ He said they might also consid- er establishing a small purse seln- ing operation above the Tyee test fishery, or even right dowa i in the estuary, , now under new would like to welco Slumber Lodge Slumber Lodge would like to thank all | our customers for their patronage over}: the last 18 months. 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