A14- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 30, 2002 Buses are the latest target for provincial gov't cuts casts, plus smaller in- By JEFF NAGEL THE LOCAL bus system faces a five per cent ser- vice reduction unless Ter- race and Thornhill tax-— payers kick in extra money . to offset provincial govern- ment budget cuts. That’s the choice B.C. ' Transit has given cily council to deal with a bud- ° get freeze imposed on it . by Victoria. A B.C. Transit report. says the net cost of the . system next year to the | city and regional district would be about $187,000 if council approves its plan ~ to chop approximately 375 ° hours a year of service. That would translate into a loss of about 1.25 hours of service each day, | The alternative, the re- ieee eee creases for wage hikes. B.C. Transit planner Tania Wegwitz says the crunch on its $116 million transit budget could have been much worse. “We feel a little bit lucky that we were able to maintain funding,” Weg- witz said, noting B.C. Transit’s budget is just fro- zen but not facing the dra- el af government ministries. “We were put into the same category as educa- tion and health care,” she said. She said it’s estimated B.C. Transit would need another $10 million within five years to continue ser- BS IT MAY not exactly be a nice day anymore for the, vice at 2001 levels, and : local transit systems. It faces either a cut in service another $14 million to says. ‘gr having to have taxpayers kick in mare money. at meet new demand. B.C. Transit is forecast- port says, is for the cily in the same period, B.C. and regional district lO * Transit statistics show. pump in an extra $13,000. _ More than 58,000 “If municipal partners ~ people rode the bus from covered all of the service Anril to September — the expected to be reduced, highest ridership in the the net municipal share of ¥ history of the service. costs could reach | Bus service now goes to $199,800,” it says. Some new locations — in- That's up from a local “cluding the -Birch Hill contribution of around bench, the front door of $170,000 prior to recent’ Canadian Tire and pre- service changes. viously unserved parts of The total cost of the Thornhill. system, most of which is Terrace Transit rider- covered by the province, is ship numbers have also estimated at $583,700. gone up since the school The budget squeeze on district cracked down on the Terrace bus system ynauthorized use of school threatens fo reverse the buses by some students. just-completed expansion Stats also show use of of service that took effect HandyDART vans has in August and is already pone down eight per cent. proving popular with riders. Some HandyDART Summer transit use was ysers may have switched up nearly 45 per cent over to the regular system since the previous yeat and re- ;.the introduction of Dennis venue was up 53 per cent .. Dart buses that kneel to Former HRDC worker pleads guilty to fraud A FORMER Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) worker here has plead guilty to fraud and theft for stealing more than $73,000 from the federal depart- ment’s employment insurance program. 7" © °*" Colleen Helen Russell, 42, was charged with 14 counts of fraud and one count of theft June 24, 2002 after a series of fictional employment insurance claims were uncovered by HRDC’s electronic system. Those charges date between Sept. 23, 2001 and Apr. 3, 2002 when Russell was working out of the HRDC of- fice here. She was arrested March 28, 2002 at her office where police seized a computer. They later used a search war- rant at her home. ; Russell no longer works for HRDC. She entered the guilty plea in a Prince George courtroom and will return to court there Jan. 9, 2003 for sentencing. ‘GREENWOOD CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES accommodate disabled ri- ing all transit systems in ders. And the report notes B.C. will face cost reduc- a similar province-wide tions of about 3.5 per cent decline may be partly due next year without in- to the introduction of user creased local contribu- fees for services such as tions. It’s higher here be- physiotherapy appoint- cause local contractor ments. Coastal Bus Lines trim- Costs are climbing, med costs last year avoi- says B.C. Transit, which ding a 1.5 per cent service forecasts a 10 per cent reduction that has already hike in fuel and insurance hit most other systems. ‘ CITY OF TERRACE Mi. NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given te the Electors of the City of Terrace that an Election by voting is necessary to elect one Mayor and six Councillors Tor a three-year term commencing December 2002 and terminating December 2005, and that the persons nominaled as candidates and far whom votes will be received are: MAYOR - One {1) to be Elected Surname Usual Names Residential Address ERB Bob '3514 Dogwood Avenue TALSTRA = Jack 3801 Spring Creek Drive COUNCILLORS - Six (6) to be Elected Surname UsualNames Residential Address 4514 Cedar Crescent Skeena Drive Gossen Subdivision COBURN Don 3505 Bruce. Crascent: = DAVIES Marylin = #5-3215 Kenney Street HULL David D. 4104 Anderson Street LECLERC Carol 4615 Westview Drive WUNGH Rusty 2033 Pierson Street MCDANIEL Rich 2507 Skeena Street MCINTYRE Allan 5102 Miils Avenue VANDERLEE Ron 4839 Straume Avenue CHRISTENSEN Stew CHRISTIANSEN Lynne ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES: November 6, 2002 November 13, 2002 City Hall, 3215 Eby Steel City Hall, 3215 Eby Street Terrace, B.C. Terrace, B.C. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES: November 15, 2002 November 15, 2002 Terraceview Lodge Mills Memorial Hospital 4103 Sparks Street 4720 Haugland Avenue Terrace, B.C. Terrace, B.C, matic cuts hitting most Her acceptance speech will be really short “Yes!” is short, sweet, and perfect. ~ Kina» Gy Cnr ll ».. Prince Rupert “827-3 hy Compl “Cheap!” “Cheap!” “Cheap!” Daily Dash 8 Service to Vancouver's convenient. 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Greenwood 4635 Lazelle Ave., Terrace, B.C. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 638-8165 _ OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY * Canadian citizen; the day of registration; Persons qualifying as “Resident Electors” who ara not currently on the List of Electors may register at the time of yoting, by com- pleting a resident registration card, and by providing two pieces of identification proving residancy and identity. The qualifications for Resident Electors are: * 18 years of aga or older on General Voting Day; * A resident of B.C. for at least 6 months immediately praceding * A resident of the City of Terrace for at laast JO days imme- diately preceding tha day of registration; and * Must not be disqualified by this Act or by law from voting. SPECIAL NOTICE TO. ON-RESIDENT: PROPERTY: ELECTOR Gloves Scarves Hats Earmufis. “Wool ¢ Fur ¢ Silk © Rayon erly elector at the Cily of real property. A person who is nota residant of Terrace, but who has baen ao registered owner of real property in Terrace for at least 30 days before General Voting Dey, may ragister as a non-resident prop- ertace Municipal Offices during regu: lar business hours, until Friday, November 15, 2002. A quall- fying nonresident property elector may also register at Ihe Polls on November 16, 2002, providing proof satisfactory to the official that the person applying is antitlad to register in relation to the real property, and if applicable, providing written consent from the other registered owners of tha “ QUALIFICATIONS FOR: NON-RESIDEN PROPERTY ELECTORS. * Conadion citizen; * A resident o City of Terrace; majerity of the other owners; October, 2002. Elaine Johnson Chief Election Officer The qualifications for non-sesident proparty electors ora * 18 years of ag of older on Ganaral Voting Day; British Columbia for at least 6 menths imme: diately befora the day of registration; * Registered owner of real property in the City of Terrace for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; * Must NOT be aligible to register as a residant elector in the * Must only ragister In relation to one plece of property; and * |f more than one person cwns the properly, only ona owner may register and that person must have the writtan consent of a * Must not be disqualified by this Act or by law from voting. 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