A16 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 20, 1995

Council Shorts

Water fluoridation

TO FLUORIDATE or not to fluoridate.

That could’ well’ be the question on ballots before
volers next year.

The city would save $27, 000 a year if it stopped fluo-
ridating local drinking water.

But council bas agreed lo study t the issue further be-
fore making any decision on going to referendum.

The idea of ending-watér fluoridation here -——- which
has been in place since residents voted for it in 1964 -
is raised as a possible cost-cutting measure in this
year’s organizational review at city hall,

Councillor Ed Graydon predicted a messy battle over
the issue.

“T think we should leave well enough alone,”’ he |

said. ‘‘As soon as you start cutting into health areas,
people get irate about it. Nobody’s making it an Issue.
Why are we making it an issue?** ©

Councillor David Hull said three-quarters of BC. 8
municipalities no longer fluoridate water now.

“T don’t care to dismiss it out of hand,’ said Ruth

Hallock. ‘‘I’d like to hear the pros and cons. from’

people with some level of expertise.”

Director of Engineering Stew Christensen said in the
last area that debated the issue — Comox Valley —

_ dentists and orthodonists lined up on the Yes side

against environmentalists and chiropractors.

Christensen said a referendum is required if the city
decides to end @uoridation, .

“It was put in by referendum, so it has to come out
by referendum,” he said.

Thombill’ s water supply isn’t fluoridated.

- Seniors query trash:

SENIOR CITIZENS at Twin River Estates want to
know whether they” re Boing to continue getting free
garbage pickup. ©

City council decided this year to continue to give free
pickup to seniors who own their own homes.

But Twin River Estates has dumpsters and requires
commercial garbage pickup — noi the city’ § residential
service.

In the last year, Riverside Disposal has collected ; gar-
bage from Twin River Estates for free in exchange for
a tax deductible donation receipt at the end of the year.

But the company isn’t willing to maintain the status
quo, said Wilma Costain of the Skeena Senior Citizens
Housing Society. — .

“Tn short they would like to aet paid,’” she explained, -

Council referred the matter to its finance commiltee.

‘No’ to trail work
THE CIFY can’t do anything ‘to improve the Indian
Face trail up the bench because it’s on private land,

School board chairman John Pousette wanted the city
to either widen Lanfear Hill or do something to im-
prove the security of children using the trail after a
Sept. 19 atiack ona high school girl there. .

City “councillors said Lanfear Hill will someday be
rebuilt, But the city docsn’t own the Land the trail is on,
and would expose itself to liability if it did work there.

‘It’s not our responsibility,” said Ruth Hallock.

Kr istofer Sweet Amanda Sparks Norman Blount Kory Anderson Theresa Savard | Eric Rolleman . ;
Tammy Haselmeyer Laurel Payjack Annilise Brasso Jasmine Williams Stephanie Huisman’ Brad L'Heureux.
Ryan/Chad Grier. Greg Nutma Jim Lecleir Fred Annett Einar Hanson Dylan Gordon — =
Kristin Acker — Jason McClellan Caleb English _ Vincent Drouin _— Eric Roy Florence Braam
Trevor Howe | Brandon Abreu Kyle Randrup -..Chatlie Gair =. «s Andrew McCleary. AdamTeolis
Pat Prest Steve Straw Trev Lapointe. Carla Gemenhardt- .MeaganHeynen Dustin Schibli
N/A Kinney . : Brent t Stokkeland Phillip Durand. * Christa Brinson Cory Veysey Rose Schibli-
— | (eet ke : Casper | | Mike Heinricks Craig Walsh
 John/Justin Soucie John Sarsiat Julia Mitchells -
--- Garret Dempster Clayton Heenan Kolten Taekemi “
-: Tamara Ekgert— Shawn Fagan Kevin/Timothy Braam -
Marjie Brown. -_‘J/J Vanderlee _ Michael Ambridge-
Matthew Chretien - Justin/Nathan = Justin Taekema |
Bob Goodvin. © Voogd _ Kevin Perras
Katsuyuki Wolfe . “8 Satnam 1 Singh W eeege cee

drugs

‘instead

of speed

VAST amounts of money,
court and police time to be
spent pursuing speeders

' would be better spent on

drug enforcement, says
councillor Gordon Hull.

He introduced a motion at
the Dec, 11 city council
meeting that council tell the
province photo radar isn’t
wanted here and that the
city would prefer to see in-
creased drug enforcement
ahead of the new Traffic
Safety Initiative.

It was seconded by Rich
McDaniel, but was voted
down by Val Gearge, David
Huil, Ruth Hallock .and Ed
Graydon,

Gordon Hull called photo
radar and other measures
targetting drivers a thinly
disguised cash grab.

He argued drugs constitute
a much greater problem for
society in general than

" speeding, and said drug taf. -

ficking fines are
“ridiculously low.’*

_ Why is the government
attacking just the driving
public and not the drug-
using public,” he
demanded. ‘‘I'd like ta see
people call out for similar
effort on drugs.””

Hull said police traffic ef-
forts are already working.
He said there has been a
steady decline in traffic fa-
talitics in recent years, while
the number of people dying
of dmg overdoses or getting
AIDS from dirty needles ‘‘is
Still spiralling up.”’

Other councillors said

. they agreed drug enforce-

ment could be toughter, but
said =the —_anti-speeding
campaign makes sense.

George noted there’s a
band of tolerance before
speeding tickets are issued.

“A whole litany of
tragedies have occurred due
to speeding in this area,’’
Hallock added,

oe Help UNICEF}
Aim at

help kids,
unicef €@

United Nations Children’s Fund

For information, calf
UNICEF British Columbia
(604) 874-3666

Zao 42s 12s

Zs ats 4
102) pane Pea? &

Bae a!

2,
teas
="

eure baxe
%

 oA% Fe OSG Ft

2s 4s 22a «'
one rere

Can You. u Think of a Gift wel
of Your.
£.( No Payment, No intcrest for 5 montis
ey Wao Payment, Na Interest for 3 months Starting at
Full Sized Keys
cKATTS 299°
“DRUMKITS .

will Las —
Family t ee
Lives. , 4 Can...
YAMAHA PIANOS ERREe ya
BG YAMAHA ELECTRIC PIANOS aes 59°
per mon.
x YAMAHA PORTABLE KEYEOARDS Iioay pape
_ ACOUSTIC. GUITARS starting at 24] 00
— COMPLETE ELECTAC GUITAR. & AME
Pi
ON SCREEN. KARAOKE MACHINES ; oo
Complete with mikes Starting Bt 57 q
Starting at peg
SAVINGS 70 SING ABOUT SALE

oeee

bane
rs

as

"elt tis pie ate 4,
bese we

| WESTERNER
{SEAT COVERS non

Ze #58 #,

& Et #5

.
*

a!
oan ier

:
RY OEY Oge ase FZe ashe,

anes
1} FED OLY PE PED TE

a

cs

bast FaEot

a a eS ee <5 ry
a? ¢,

Pra

+ #5

Gira | Bf 7.7868
Siren

| Serving You Better

1. Hairwaves is pleased. fo welcome Tricia, « as . thet

Nail Technician and Ken as their new stylist.

Ye

TRICIA COTE

Nail Technicion

KEN KIVI
Stylist

DIANNA JANAS
Owner aor nee

TERI-ANN MARTIN
Apprentice Stylist

l Gomi The Terran
Standard Holiday Train! |

ers of the Terrace Standard and Weekend Advertiser _
extend their warmest wishes to all for a very

erry Christmas and a Happy New Year,