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Dear Sir:

This is in response to last week's letter
from Les Watmough.

I am typing very slow so you will under-
stand, Les. Please do not hesitate to call if
your confusion regarding the ‘‘airport
lands’? continues.

There are two ‘and’? activities in prog-

ress in the area in and around the Terrace- tension of the City of Terrace. Ferry Island Avril Albright Beverly Evans Bea Muff will provide practical strest smart advice and tips to cope wil
Kilimat airport. is also included. : Rachel Almer Rose Marie Flaming dean Nika these difficult econamic times. The workshop will:

1) The 1,000 hectares of land currently This area will be under the governance of | judy Axelson Nora Ginas Betly Nordstrom sh how to idenlify naw souces of revenue fag. 15

owned by the provincial government and the City of Terrace. No more, no less, than Cathy Baxter Maria Gonzolez Judy Nyland show you now fp ee ; ; nar

. . : aes ; ; money-saving lax sialegies, crealive sources Of moneymaking
occupied under a licence of control and oc- any other land in the city boundary. This [| Joyca Back Teo Grant Marlena Paterson ideas}: .
cupancy for the purpose of operating and extension is very desirable and has no ef- | Betty Bellamy Audrey Green Marion Purschke did. practical relevant and easily understood tool
aerodrome by the federal government (this fect on private lands as the area in question || Marilyn Bennett == Jana Hartness Carol Reynolds give you congid, practical, fe evan! and easly Ungersond 100s.

i : teal ‘ : Diana Bland Joyce Kashman Carol Righ lo survive ‘in the’ marketplace. {lowcost marketing tips, keeping
being the area delineated by a big fence and _ is either owned (or soon will be) by the Aire J ya Booth 1 " Kraus tout Rob bok existing clients, es — ionic
“No Trespassing’’ signs) is about to have port Society or the provincial government. ee alae Neen Sede a . : , tenes

: Rosemary Brand Nora LeClair Colleen Sanda *provide you with information on: rights, cemedies ond options in

the following happen: Money expended: Probably no more than | ma B Shirlee Lind Elaine Sa provins ye a. P

a) The operating ‘‘footprint’’ (the part $1,000 for newspaper ads and time spent by Sandy Bullock Fran Lindstrom Hary Scortorough key “Sh ond of concern fo cnet businesses (eg. financing, legal,

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with buildings, asphalt and airplanes) of the city and provincial government staff. Ida Campbell Erica Lloyd Bery! Schooner m naceoeceiel “ ‘in ho. fol :
airport is to be transferred for $10.00 from © Make no mistake Les, quit spreading | Marion Clift Aveline McConnell Ruth Shannon give you the opportunity to enroll Nisan followup, one’ fo one
the province to the YXT Airport Society falsehoods, innuendoes and lies. With the | Crispina Cote Jeonnia McElray Sally Smaho counselling sessions with business acivisors;
(the non-profit society taking over the air- exception of the land being transferred to Renee Cox H Nellie McFadden Elan Smith h For more information, or to preregister for this
port). This footprint is 600 hectares, the non-profit society operating the airport Shee Dat aie Bertha Walmoug FREE WORKSHOP, contact 635-5449.
se . ' ; ; Debbie Dahms Cecilia McGladrey Mary Wilfen ;

b) The remaining 400 hectares will there will be no change in the ownership of Phyllis De Hoog Linda McMurray Alex Wan This event is sponsared by Community Futures Development Com.,
remain ihe property of the provincial the lands in the airport bench area. ‘| Marge Drahored Edna Moore Joan Wright Terrace Chamber of Commerce, Western Economic Diversification
government and controlled by the crown The progress and success of the City of [| Maria Durando Joanne Morrison Pauline Wyalt Canada, Northern Savings Credit Union and Forest Renewal B.C.
lands branch and their policies. So of the Terrace and the non-profit society operating J Sharon Ellerman Erne Matscheling Margaret Wyatt

1,000 hectares fenced off on the bench

lands near the airport two owners, non-

profit society and the B.C. Government. —
Money expended: $10,00, plus the bit of

Don’t
leave us

out in
the cold

Dear Sir:

If Kitimat should not have
a resident —orthopedic
specialist, our hospital
would be reduced to very
little more than a clinic,

Why? Because our lone
general surgeon would not
be! able to provide enough
work for an anesthetist to be
situated here fulltime. =~

Without the anesthetist
there would be no general
surgeon, Without the gener-
al surgeon babies would
have to be delivered in Ter-
race just in case there would
be any complications need-
ing surgery.

Without surgery and other
serious medical cases being
able to be addressed here
the need for the hospital lab
and x-ray would be reduced,
if not eliminated. What
would be left? A ‘band-aid’
station! Lon

In such a situation it is
hard to see how we could
even keep most general
practitioners. They would.
want to be near the only [e-
gitimate hospital where they
could attend their patients.
(Goodness knows, the
provincial government sure-
ly would not finance a
shuttle service for them
back and forth!) ,

Last month, a day of
record snowfall, was. a
graphic example of why we
need to keep our Kitimat
hospital operating as a com-
plete hospital. There was
absolutely no way that am-
bulances, helicopters, or any
other conveyance _ could
have traversed between our
fair cities that day.

If there had been a major,
disaster in Kitimat that day,
without the proper medical
facllities, that disaster would .
have been compounded im-
measurably. :

Would the author of your
Feb, 10 letter have wished _.
to be living in Kitimat and ..
in need of a good hospital.
with surgical capabilities
under such circumstances?
Would the author have
wished to live in Kitimat
that day and be a mother
with a difficult labour sud-
denly coming upon her? I |.
think not. oe

It is easy to say, when the.
skies are sunny and the
roads ate clear, that Terrace. —
should be the medical hub.
with all of the facilities lo-

og!

lime and effort to do the paperwork.

2) The area which ts delineated as the,

high ground above Queensway Drive, Wil-
liam’s Creek Flats and the valley area of
Jack Pine, other wise know as the bench
area.in and around the airport (also clearly
marked on the many public advertisements
in the newspaper), is part of a boundary ex-

the airport will not be deterred by your lack,
of understanding or willful ignorance,

David D. Hull

Councillor, City of Terrace

be tombned

TERRACE AND AREA HEALTH COUNCIL

In recognition of Mills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary’s 50th anniver-
sary the following members are r
contribution to Mills Memorial Hospital through countless volunteer

nized for their outstanding

hours to raisa funds for the purchase of hospital equipment,

Thank you for the tremendous support and volunteer hours yau
have given to ensure quality patient care for the residents of

Terrace and the Northwest area. We salute you!

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