The Terrace Standard, Wocnescy November 29, 2000 - All We're There e- [pe SLi & We Care Please welcome your neighbourhood ONT COMUeuBA canvasiers when they knock on your door, 9 “7? "WO" ation ' KITSUMKALUM City does have option " . of its own pol ice force — — |y BAND COUNCIL MackKay’s Funeral Service Ltd. GARIS TMS GRAFT Gale if U n h a p Py with FR C Ni P Serving Terrace, Kitimat, Smithers & Prince Rupert Monuments Concemed personal \g nd @ THE CITY’s ultimate op- and a very well organized Bronze Plaques service in the Northwest December 2 1Oam- ; pm tion if it’s unhappy with system across Canada.” Terrace Crematorium since 1946 | Kitsumkalum Community Hall RCMP costs or service is The RCMP are a large © & km West of T; 10 set up its own municipal efficient organization able 4626 Davis Street F " eee lian ee il police force. to buy supplies in bulk, he Terrace, B.C. VBG 1X7 | | “ Geri at 635-8177 ‘ City administrator Ron noted, : Funeral Sere = Phone 635-2444 ¢ Fay 635-635-2160 Poole briefly mentioned “They are a very. well |, Association 24 hour pager the possibility of “an inde- positioned contractor and —E = pendent police force” dur- ing a stormy meeting sev- eral weeks ago over sharp- ly increased RCMP costs, “It has’ been bandied about,” said city council- Jor David Hull, “Does it make more sense to have our own police versus the do a good job for tite city,” Hull said. Another factor is that tight now the city gets a 30 per cent discount on the policing costs because of Terrace’s size. Municipalities between 5,000 and 15,000 peopie ’ RCMP?” _ pay 70 per cent of costs. But he said the question David Hull But city deputy treasur- simply reflects a city will- er Judy Degerness noted if ingness to challenge all its Columbia is Nelson,” Hul} a future census pushes the assumptions in a quest for said, noting it’s usually an city over 15,000 people, it better value rather than a option reserved for larger will suddenly find itself serious or advanced plan cities like Vancouver and paying 90 per cent of po- to do away with the Moun- Victoria. lice costs. ties. “We get good value Based on current costs, “The only town about from the RCMP,” Hull that would drive the city’s the size of ours that has its said. “They're an organi- share of the bill up a fur- o e oy al 7 own police force in British zation with a lot of respect ther $750,000 a year, Tas a oe Se cid <4 flogrjacks and engine stands ® ® Medic Alert a Gay pride ees 0 wabwimedleatetizes proclamation 7 = SS : \ 7 issue surfaces x ¥ al gE RT = — ae ~ = = MOST Terrace city council members have backed a i “K). = a es ||| | i province-wide effort to exempt civic proclamations from Hl es ny | the B.C. Human Rights Code, ie . \ ' The gambit is aimed at helping various mayors and DOWNTOWN TERRACE Brin | Ni ) 1 f it The Heart 4 1 j \ atts councils dodge penalties fram the B.C. Human Rights of Commission for refusiag to proclaim gay pride days. « im a Our City | The issue came up as a resolution proposed by the Town of Oliver at the Union of B.C. Municipalities con: i vention in Victoria recently. a , The resolution, which. the province’s municipal lea- ders passed by a wide margin, calls on the provincial government to amend the Human Rights Code so procla-. | mations are no longer considered a “public service.” | | Past human rights tribunal decisions have held that proclamations are a public service generally available to ! —— - ots ee all groups and that to refuse to pass a gay pride procla.: yma E Loy Wists tuatyee vanive te ae! ye mation constitutes to discrimination. ant a ie i Terrace mayor Jack Talstra and most of éouncil voted — noe ; _ in favour of the measure. Councillor r David Hull voted } s : , — fia * : = against it. Uetp “ , _— = The city is the subject of an ongoing human rights ~ =" : complaint after it refused a request from a local group * ‘ for a gay pride day proclamation here. Some of our early OS - Although he voted in favour, Talstra said he doesn’t Christmas Favourite are here : believe the issue should require an amendment to the Human Rights Code. “T’m not sure that there should be an exception made for anybody, including municipalities,” he said. “I just think we should have an obligation and discretion to deal with proclamations as they come forward without threats of somebody behind us saying what we should be . doing.” Light & Dark Fruit Cake (Made from scratch) ; Shortbread Cookies : anda wide varlety of Christmas Cookies & Chocolate Letters 4641 Lazelle Ave, «635-7117 Seo ") ' akery | (across from Terrace & District Credit Union) SNOWMOBILES — 1997 Arctic Cat Powder Special 580 atG + Bath Gre: a f 1%" Track, Mountain Bar ‘4250 1997 Arctic Cat ZR 580 EFI 2” Track, Fox Shocks ‘5495" 1994 Arctic Cat EXT 580 PSI Pipes 2” Track, Mountain Bar $3500” , DEMO MISTY RIVER BOOKS | 113-4710 Lazelle Ave. Terrace 635-4428 © 1-800-861-9716 e-mail: mistybooks@kermode.nel _aypauemaes Located in the Coast Inn of the West ~ anen until i 8pm weeknights oa Silewallers Invites you to a festive evening FuiL MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY co BLOWOUT PRICE “CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE” Wednesday, December 6th...after 6 p.m. Instore Specials “THANKS FOR ome ER GREAT YEART are “Your Ricres ag2t Keith. 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