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Vol. 3, Issue No. 21

Council may
seek public |
vote on.
pool project —

TERRACE - ame ‘Terrace
voters may get an Oppor- -
tunity to ratify: or turn

half-million.
dollar proposed expansion

to ‘the. ‘municipal swim-

ming. ‘pool, -

~ At the May 25 meeting
of Terrace council Ald.
Bob Jackman put forward

_a notice of motion to hold

a referendum on. the issue
in’ the - ‘November civic
election. J ackman said he
felt’ there’ was” ‘strong

public support for the pro-

ject’ when ‘it’ was’ ‘initially

_ announced, but the cost‘to
taxpayers has: escalated

since then. © ey,

<*Pyblic opinion. “may.

have ‘swung: against. this,
and:I think-we should ask
ourselves’ if: it still

‘represents a good value”,

Jackman said.

Additions ‘to ; the
municipal . pool. complex
were originally proposed
in late 1985 as part of the

city’s application for Expo.

Legacy funds. The grant
proposal called for an ex-
pansion that included a
wading pool, hot. tubs,
enlargement of the exer-
cise’-room and other

amenities, along with con-—
struction of a bandshell in’

George M. Little Mem-
orial Park.

Ross
takes

trustee
‘seat

TERRACE — Barbara
-Ann Ross, a finance clerk
and resident of Thornhill,
has been elected ‘to the

School District 88 board .

of trustees.

Ross defeated the only
other candidate, Daniel
Sheridan, by 132 votes in

the May 23 byelection.

‘Voter turnout was poor,

according to Returning

Officer Elaine Johnson,
with a-total of 486 ballots
Ross received 309
votes, and Sheridan got

_ Ross is expected to be
sworn into’ office at the
June 9 meeting of the
school board. She assumes
the seat left vacant by. the

_fesignation of Dave Park-

er,

-amounted to
- $163,000, the pool expan-

Cost for the project was
estimated at ‘just. over
$450, 000.. with .. grant
monies expected to cover
$266,000 — a net expen-

diture. to.. Terrace tax-

payers ‘of about $200, 000.

“When the grant finally
arrived earlier this year it
only

sion, called. by one alder-

_man a “‘Cadillac’’ project,

had: grown to an estimated

$500,000, and the, band--.
had apparently

shell:

vanished — - the..-net

-estimated cost’ to -tax-

payers ‘had. increased to
about $325,000. :

_..Fhe- phrasing -of the F
“referendum question will
- be a challenge to construct

because the Expo Legacy. |: a

grant money is tied to the
project. Outright Tejection
of the pool project would
mean the $163,000 would
have to be returned to the
B.C. government.
Jackman said the mat-
ter will be put-into com-
mittee to examine the

—Yamifications of exactly

what question the public
will be asked to answer.
Ald. George Clark
pointed out that the pool
expansion was also design-
ed to correct some pro-
blems in the , existing
building. Condensation in

one area of the structure,
built in 1974; has resulted
continued on page 24

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Many youngsters, accompanled by their parents, attended the Kiddles Sports Day, “sponsored:
by the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of Canada Lodge No. 425. One of the most
popular events was the “Treasure Hunt.” Three year old, Brad Sousa (left) found four sticks
hidden in the fleld, which he refunded for two silver dollars, a 50 cent plece and a quarter, .
Standing near to Brad are his family: Reann (front), his dad Ed, Kevin (baby brother) and his:

mother ar Cathay. See story page 10.

-. Photo aby Daniele Berquist :

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Mayor Jack Talstra (left) has signed : a proclamation declaring May 25 to 31, Hemochromatosis awareness week in the City of
Terrace. Maureen Worobey (right) is hospitalized once a month for treatment by Terrace physician Dr. Geoff Appleton (center).
Hemoachromatosis is caused by an excess of Iron In the bady. The disease Is crippling and potentially fatal if left untreated

said Worobey. See story page 20.

Legislative Librar
Parliament Buildings,

Regional
District |
| approves -
water —
‘study |

TERRACE — After years
of clamoring for a reliable ©
supply of drinking water,»
residents of the Terrace:
North area will -have their.

water requirements:, stud- |

ied’ by the. Kitimat-Stikine _
Regional District. aay

People living on Kalum:
Lake’ Road, Merkley.
Road, Johns ‘Road - and —
Orde Road just: outside”
the. Terrace municipal
boundaries have had ‘little’.
success in finding ground:
water through wells and:

suade the city to extend its -

expressed fears ‘of ‘bei

1. ‘designated a water Sai
foo if. it’ ‘provides - water tO 0-200).
|; “gmyone beyond _ its bor: .
ders, ‘and’ the ' regional:
district ‘has ‘maintained -

that setting up a separate:
-water system for the par-

ched residents would’ be.
prohibitively expensive. :
At the May:23° ‘meeting —

of the regional district”:
- board, however, Terrace” a
directors Jack Talstra and’ -
Ruth Hallock successfully —

moved that a feasibility .
Study be undertaken by

‘the regional ‘district to-

determine how the needs.

’ of Terrace North residents

tt

have been ‘unable to per--

7 -cominunity water service: ve
‘to their area. The city has:

would best be served in .-

- ‘terms of water .supply.
..The subject arose as the

result of a petition from.

10 householders on Merk-.

_ ley Road, and the. motion ..
| passed without. Opposi- —
_ tion,
- debate.

but not without,

A. board ‘esolution to.
conduct the study was re- ©

quested by assistant ad.

ministrator Bob Marcel.’
lin, who said if he were

armed with the resolution

the contract for the study:

:. could be put out ‘for:
"tender. Marcellin said the.

study will probably cost. .
between $5,000 and
$10,000. - Directors Joe...
Murphy and Gordon Rob-
inson both indicated they.
had been approached by
Terrace North residents
with requests for such ae
study.

Director Pete Weeber
expressed reservations.

“These are the people who”

set up a hue and cry about’
the (Greater Terrace) Of-
ficial Community Plan:

They beat off any hone

at regulation and then’

‘ come up with a request for =
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