The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 10, 1999 - A3 ee 4 “wut oe” : ‘ ; a he . . ay o Toth e ‘ oo, : . x 1 = v “SE = ena a ve i Sena b eee . «Moen turns 651 " Terrace Standard columnist Yvonne Moen celebrates her 65th Kamloops helps her cut the cake while her granddaughter _ birthday at the Happy Gang Centre, Her son Gary Moen from Nastassia Ljungh plays the piano, _ City to help out Lee theatre THE CITY has promised to “bankroll the R.E.M. Lee “ Theatre’s community-use “plan through next year. That commitment, de- -Cided last week by coun- > cillors, was critical to the new Terrace Community ° Facilities Society being “able to operate the theatre. ' The city will provide $10,000 to allow the soc- iety- to meet theatre ex- penses for the rest of 1999 and up to $30,000 more in 2000. The facilities society signed an agreement this fall to lake over the com- munily use portion of the theatre from the school district. The school board had indicated it could no longer afford to make the theatre available to com- munily use. Council’s decision came after considerable council debate over whe- ther the contributions will become permanent and whether it’s right for this CES C TERS FRAFIL ERE RAE SRS RRO RAR ROP RASS EL EES - a a ~42 Bat Offer In Effect Until Nov 30/ 99 SERIE EGET RELIED EGR asees peett is outgoing council to contri- bule money now for the year 2000. City councillor Val George, who is also on the board of the society, said the society hopes to even- tually come close to breaking even. Liquor sales will begin starting with the next con- society THE SCHOOL district has finalized a deal to put a new society in charge of community use of the REM Lee Theatre. The Terrace Community Facilities Society is taking over all theatre operations outside school hours and will be responsible for costs and revenues con- nected with community use, The society was estab- lished so that peaple who are interested in promoting arts and culture could con- You Get . cert society event on Nov, 25, George said. That’s expected to be a major source of new reve- nue, “Realistically I think it’s going to take them a couple of years to get the subsidy down to zero or a very smal] number,” George said. He noted the city hea- vily subsidizes other faci- lities for public enjoyment, Even if the sociely uses all $40,000 the city is not expected to have to shoul- der that entire amount. The regional district is being asked to contribute about 30 per cent of the grant, The regional district is close to the statutory limit of how much money it can give away each year in grants-in-aid. Regional district affi- cials hope to find $7,000 in the 1999 budget and an- olher $6,000 next year to make up a total $13,000 contribution. takes on theatre role trol community use of the theatre . It was created last spring after the school board, which owns the theatre, announced that community use of the theatre would only be available only if users paid ail costs. School district secretary treasurer Barry Piersdorff said -that while it: receives money from the education ministry to operate the theatre for educational! purposes, that money With Only 9, 25% Financing We Can Save You Over sq 000 in Interest! oe ; For Genuine ARCTIC CAT Parts And Accessories. Beals Ww. remaining ‘models: we're” Selling At Cost age of this Super Blowout Clearance 7 Bctull: m anufacturers warranty. ARCTIC CAT What Snowmobitings Al About: doesn't cover after-hours costs. Even though the district receives money for rent and a portion of ticket sales from community concerts and perfor- mances, Piersdorff said that money only offsets one-third of the costs of the theatre's operation, ' “He: added the district isn'| interested in selling the theatre because the board relies on the estima- ted $45,000 educational grants the theatre pets every year from the mini- stry. To eliminate the deficit the theatre is running due to community use, the Society will increase use of the theatre to increase its sources of tevenue, said Ken Veldman, Terrace’s economic development of- - ficer. Various options? includ- ing sales of liquor during adult concerts, will also be considered, ae News In Brief Beware ‘809’ SAVE YOURSELF a lot of moncy and don’t ever respond phone calls, answering machine messages, c-mails or pages asking you to call the 809 area code, say police. The 809 area code is in the Bahamas, the haunt of sophisticated criminals who will then charge you $25 a minute or more should you reply, police say. Tye Bahamas are oul of the jurisdiction of North A@crican regulations pertaining to the ‘pay per call” system that exists for 900 or 976 numbers. So the 809 area code can be used for pay. per calls without any limits. Police add that complaints to phone companies will not get you anywhere. They’ ll simply say they are billing on behalf of a foreign company and, in turn, the foreign company will say it has done tothing wrong, Breathe deep MINISTRY OF Environment testing here shows Terrace’s air quality was good for 100 per cent of the month last October. Of 744 hours tested at the B.C. Access Centre last month, the number of inhalable particulates, or air pollutants suspended in the air, averaged 11 well within the gaod rating. Al one point last month the maximum hourly teading jumped to 65 inhalable particulates, while the maximum daily reading was 24 particulates. Government guidelines recommend a daily refer- ence level of no more than 25 inhalable particu- lates to prevent breathing difficulties. Only Burns Lake, Houston and Smithers showed readings in the poor, marginal or fair category, while air quality in Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Port Edward tested better than air quality here for the month of October. Ministry staff Douglas Johnson says that’s com- pletely normal for the fall when open burning ac- tivity in the interior peaks. And, he says, readings this year fare betler than previous years despite there being no restrictions on open burning for the first time in four years. Libs back oil review FEDERAL LIBERALS in the Skeena riding want their patty to back the lifting of the federal ban on oil and gas exploration off the north coast. The party’s B.C. wing adopted the Skeena group’s resolution, which becomes part of the offi- cial policy of the Liberal Party in B.C. and goes to the national convention next year for debate there. “We are as concemed about the environmental impact of exploration as all of you are — we live on ihe North Coast,” past candidate and delegate Rhoda Witherly told the convention in Victoria. “Our resolution asks for a lifting of the moratorium, a review of all aspects of exploration and calls for consultation and discussion with residents of the North Coast. and other stakeholders before any dril- ling can commence.” The Skeena Liberals pushed seven other resolu- tions, including one demanding more lead time from federal fisheries on sportfishing regulations. 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