7 tract the centre to that city. : | ment negotiators lose out in “parcel of land on. the in-: end. of Keith Ave, -] the proposal, 'Bregional district directors ‘TERRACE — After nearly two years of cecnching for a new site for the correctional centre, corrections branch Officials are | starting over again. Here's a brief chronology of.events to. date:. - ecApril, 1989, —. ‘Word that ‘the corrections branch ; wants: to move, the - ‘existing Hwyié: centre. ‘and is’ con- sidering .a 32-acre. site tear ‘Soucie.on the berich prompts residents to start a petition opposed to such a plan. - “4s # Qetober, 1989 — Bench- ‘area: residents lobbying against -any site near. them ‘suggest industrial parkland on west Keith Ave. instead. . ’ April, 1990 — A Prince Rupert economic develop- ment organization tries to at- ® Jane 1990 — Govern- “their bid to acquire a 53-acre ‘dustrial parkland at the west, The |. privately owned land — iden- tified as.an ‘ideal’ site for the jail — is purchased in- stead by Skeena Cellulose. The site search is extended to outside City limits, ‘@. Sept. 12, 1990 — BCBC indicates seven sites in Thor- nhill have been identified as suitable and are being pur- sued. ©. February, 1991 — The identification of a site near the Copper Mountain sub- division in Thornhill spurs residents into action. They hold: a public meeting and draw up petitions attacking oa Feb. 16, 1991 — Recognizing . the residents’ ‘opposition, -Kitimat-Stikine vote 9-2 to reject the rezon- ing application for the pro- posed Copper Mountain site. terrace — A new provi labour ministry system of ‘ing that wages and benefits are Compla rightfully paid employees - is~. working but is backlog; says: an industrial labour relations officer. . Roger Davis of the employ- ment standards branch said checking a company's entire payroll record based on a com - plaint of just” one employee | is ‘time consuming, “The physical task of check- ing is not the problem, but the calculations by us or using com- - puters is taking time,”’ he said, - Under the new procedures, a complaint by one employee that _ he or she hasn't been paid over- time, for cxample, can lead the “ branch ‘to. examine -all of the / employer’ S records, “TERRACE — “proval for a fall referendum to causing a '- Councit ap- expand the library is part of a plan to have the rural area con: tribute more to community facilities, says mayor Jack Talstra, - Yet. holding the referendum isn’ t conditional upon the rural area surrounding the city agree- ing to share. more costs of all ‘ other community. facilities in - the city, he said. _Falstra’s comments follow a Feb. 17 meeting between coun- cil. and the library board in which the former agreed to a fall vote to determine iif tax- payers want to borrow money for an estimated $1.2 million ex- ‘ pansion to the library’s Lower ” Little Park building. As early as a year ago council - had said more money from the rurai area will be needed for an. expansion. The rural area now surroun- ding the city contributes $42,000 or 14 per cent of the library’s operating cost. Latest library user figures have 29 per cent of its members living out- side the city. Talstra reiterated the city: ' position several weeks ago by. saying council wants a more equitable sharing arrangement © with the rural area for all com- " munity facilities ‘before any More major projects are under- taken. “T see the library as a separate issue ... looking at it in the sense it is our policy in the future for recrea- tional. and cultural. services in Terrace,” said Talstra last week, Talstra said the planned fall library vote will see city -tax- payers being asked to borrow an: estimated $325,000 of the pro-:. ject $1.2 million expansion cost. He added thatthe remaining . . aints time consuming — Thay’: Sure: The coffipany folléws- agente ne ap can be diffi icylt.,~ pore tions concerning payments ‘and: *... *At the same tinie, Davis s said? the introduction of computer : _ benefits for its employees, Davis couldn’t say how many: “such. checks have been paid or calculate the, dollar amounts in=.- volved, but did say.'there are.. fewer problems . than an- ticipated: =. : “It appears that the dollar figures are not as much as I had - feared in might be,”* said Davis. “"We’re seeing less infractions’ than first thought," he added. . ' What -the employment stan=” dards brarich - does’ see: is: a misunderstanding of how time and half or double time provi- sions are calculated according to provincial labour’ law, Davis continued, | "He acknowledged that the. er process of determining time off, More Day! eEvery item in Stock Is On, Sale! - ENTER. T0 WIN! A Genuine Leather “ty Design” Lounger Chair’. Enter at Store nt 8 | fairer Poost a ag | s shared in ‘a somewhat more equitable 50/50 cost basis: and 4 but we are | ; estimated expansion costs in ad-- : _ begin, negotiations with the iF have happenedititt Rah aw tras abet Pasir 2g * Our Comprehensive Weight Loss Program Wilt Help - Qver ONE MILLION Clients This Year!'it Includes: ” a Safe and ‘affective BB Nutitional supervision "MB Hutitilonally balanced 7 al No calorie counting © oF Ht plans 7 was welcomed by. the ‘ibrary’ board, said . chairman, Willy:: Schneider, a “I think the. wheel of fortune has tumed -in- favour’ of: the” library,"’ said Schneider, «:.. =, He and other ; -library- board — members’ were ‘critical ‘of- a. council decision to put off a: library’ referendum last.year.un-. til ‘its “plan for,a com- munity/convention centre could be developed. ’ “From what 1 read there’ 8 a ‘realization that~.while: it -(the ~ ‘community/convention : centre) may have ‘been a worthwhile idea, it just isn’t going to fly,” Schneider said. ; The library board’ repeated its request: for -an ; referendum; earlier Our client, Charlene Berry. fost 30 ids. Jack Talstra $325,000 will have to come from the rural area ina separate : Over 1700 Cantres: Worldwide referendum. a . The library board will revive an earlier lottery grant applica- tion for one-third of the amount | ™W and it said ‘it can raise-up.ta $150,000 in the community, ~~ Si Talstra based. his borrowing. : are foot expansion of split ‘between. the: city ‘and the> the building was needed, surrounding rural area on: Expansion ‘proponents- say population. the building is too small for the “We are having a census in umber of books and amount . June but I believe the popula- Of. material it contains, too tions are now similiar — 10,000; SMall for.the:number of people in the city and: 10,000 in the that, jase it ‘and that working ‘ area,” he said. - conditions are inadequate. “It ‘seems “ofily. fair our recreation. facilities ‘should be 4644 Li LAZELLE 638- 1800 AVE., TERRACE “Special offar consists of 3 weeks of NutriSystem Services. Does not include cast of , NutriSystem foods, maintenance program, body breakthrough activity plan ar oles Now clients only at participating santas. Offer expires Mar, 16/91, Talwecominels HOT SOAINGS * The mayor said council ‘will: RESORT m3 “ETD. want a better definition of the - vance of any borrowing referen- dum. He said ‘council . will now regional district to expand the _*FUN- FUN: FUN amount of money people in the rural area. contribute to . the Slides & pools library, avery Wednesday, News of the referendum plan § except Statuatory Holidays 2 for 1, bring a friend wtf oi rk font Ree or ‘ofc : et aed ie _ program. payroll calculations is’ _ helping businesses. ; Some’ ‘problems: ‘that. have Oc. “curred are ‘due to the’ computer programs not. taking into. ac- i count the - “requirements under provincial. labour laws, he said. | CALL 708. are All pools and slides are. 2 for t ALL DAY a e City of Terrace and School District No. re ® District of f Kitimat | and School District No. 80 ° Patrons, Sponsors, _ Friends: § e Telethon contributors and workers ¢ Biileting: families In Ter- °.§ race and Kitimat *.Hostesses, Sports Chairman, Security people, . 1 Drivers, Communications, First Ald people, Results, P.R. people. and the many, many volunteers who contributed their time and ef- | fort which made the games a success, for without tyou It could not.