a oR (72 ABRESLATINE LIBRARY, COMP. pws jo. ee Lp oo " PARLIAWENT BUTLDENGS, I . BO ry , |, VECTORTA, B.C, jl : ; . VBV-EN4 ; creeper meee eee 5 Volume 75 Wo. 58 Tuesday, March 2¢, 1981 all ‘set. What do animals, “balloon ‘ egiris, carousels, Dreaden dolls, poodles, dalmations, leopards and lions have in common? The } answer to that riddle will be unveiled Saturday night “when the Kitimat Snow aValley Figure Skating Club presents its spring show, “Under the Big Top.” . Members of the club have been working for the past moth under the direction of Jaiet ‘Jejina, the club professional, and skaters will be. perfecting their routines in rehearsals ail week: * . »., ‘wo performances of the show willbe given, one on Saturday, March 28 st § Pmh., and.another Sunday, -March 29 at 2 p.m. at the Tamitk Sports Complex. | A silver pair, Marcus and Mdanie Solheim from the North Shore Winter Club in North Vancouver will be the quest skaters. In addition fine skating is promised by Jocal club members who have represented Kitimat at several competitions. cand brought bome rary medals. Club members. have worked hard to ensure. that this year’s show will be’ a success. Skaters from age Tickets are on sale around ‘town and will be $3.50 for ‘adults, §2 for students and $1.50 for children and Senior Music The Pacific Nor- thwest Music Festival continues today at the R. E. M. Lee Theatre with the Choir Classification. The Adjudicator is Neel Gantly. . Sessions are. 9:00 am, 1:00 pni and 7:00 pen. All sessions are open to the public, Midge hockey was fast paced in Kitimat. See page 9 for more details. ; - Regional district awards contract ‘Norlake Constrection was Jow hidder at $51,837 and was subsequently awarded the contract fot condtruction of . ‘the Thornhill Astinal Shelter © by the Regional District board which met Saturday in ° Hazelton.. . The board ado pted by-law 161 which ‘them to borrow up to $65,000 to cover construction costs. Yukon Maintenance Services was.recommended by the finance committee to receive the region’ ‘4 contract for janitorial services. The marina advisory committee announced up- coming price bikes at MK. Bay Marina in order to bring local rates: into line with - those charged at other marinas arqund the country. Costs for the first night go up |. to SS phs micorage. Ad. ditional” nights will ‘be a ‘plus moorage. Parking for cars and-or trailers will be $1 per day each. Camping will cost $6 per night. Use ofthe . marina railroad will cost $90 per day. The commiittes also decided to limit coramercial- industrial space to 600 feet and double their rate for 1981-82, Moorage will then be ‘ot a first-come firstaerve basis, The board gave second reading to by-law 157 which is designed to make several changes to the official set- Jement plan for Kitwanga. This involves a recom- anendation to the B.C.,Land Commission that 89 héctares éf land adjacent te Highway #7 on the outskirts of town be removed from. = tthe Agricultural Land Reserve phill's advisory commission ra and | * rezoned rural- Industrial. were named, They are: Bil Godden; Jim Piper, Yvonne 4 7 Johnson,- Jim Culp, Ron A public meeting has heen . *. called: . to discuss proposed changes for? p.m. Monday, April 6 at Kitwanga. Community Hall. Regional directors Les Watmough, Marty. Allen and Peter Weeber will attend the meeting, . A public meeting was also set for 8 p.m.. Wednesday, April 15 at Thornhill Com: munity Hall to dincuss by: law 132° which proposes several amendments to the Thorntiil Official Settlement Plan. Directors Waitmough, Talstra, Eltis, Thom, Cooper and Kerr will altead the meeting. Nine members of Thor- the - Lawrie, Bill Watson, Donna edie, Linyd | Feu and “Hovings : nyiaw "442° “whieh. establishes ‘an advisory plagning commission for Hazelton was given second reading. It was also resolved . fo add several unin- corporated settlements in the vicinity of Hazeltonto the basis, and it was suggested “~~ commission's jurisdiction, Bob Marcellin was the staff member and Marty Aflen the director appointed to advise the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing in Its: planning af the Kispiox - Rick’ and Veronica Lowrie are practising. See page 11 for more a dotalls. By MICHAEL HOWLETT” . Herald Staff Writer. ‘Afler collecting a petition - with over 1,500 names and . pestering district . ‘and provincia] authorities for. seven months; the Kitimat | Concerned ° “Parents” * Association has come up with..a. $50,000 provincial: - grant to -help- fence inthe council unable to come to an’ agreement - on Khe . matier Monday. -+ ' ‘Tabtsa Loke was s proposed ag the namefor the area and discussed, Alderwoman Lee Ells was in favor of Sentinel © . while ‘AMoniiag Ray Brody suggested. that councillors ’ get away from birds and fish . amd name streets and neigh- ° borboods aiter people who - ' have made contributions to Kitimat. _ ’ ‘The matter was tabled until a full council sits, _A report on the Haisla Overpass déaling with its - demolition was received and referred (to a budget | discussion. A study con- ducted by. Peterson “Engineering Limited determined that the stair ‘ structure on the pedestrian overpass had deteriorated ta Such af extent that: it was Nyland were appointed to the Advisory Recreation Commisaion for two year terms expiring March 31, we while Brady and Elis ited to-form an advisory ‘gommiitee to examine what could be done Igcally for disabled persons. A motion was passed that a delegation of Kitimat councillors go to Victoria to ’- distixs, among other issues; ferry -service ‘to Kitimat, municipal boundary ex- tensions; and the Hot _ Spring's development... aon ‘The issues were’ described aa political areas which have to be deait with on a political that many decisions taken in the provincial legistature were being made strictly on : the amount of political lobbying being done. ; Ina final plece of business, Cable Car Road ‘conditions wet ene Gin tee omenens ene Geseribed as atrociounr See. by Brady, who said that members were © group’ pressed Kitimat , District Council and Skeena. MLA Frank Howard for improvements. to the ditch. Council refused to entertain ~ ‘the notion of chising in the” .ditch’ Because -estimatdd _ costs for such . a-“project . Tange. between 46-8 maillign. -Couneil ‘did ‘agree, - however, to include $150,000 "Page 1 Classifieds ee Pages 1641 7 in its - provisional budget | to: cover the cost of fencing both badly. designed," . allace, “But Mat i it ls c Comerstone on. ‘Co s tution - Association’ ‘Chairperso Sherry Wallace..“He that it wos dangétois and'ab | eyenore.” an The ditch, which is. posed ta have no more 18 inches of water in it. , found. at* ‘the . time of drowning to have more wey five feet. The problem is. -ellt which washes down thé channel and blocks prope ‘drainage, “It's not that it # sais — 4: snag tiwy. 16. TERRACE LTD "Complete Office