f AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Road maintenance pitch backed by provincial body NORTHWESTERN POLI- TICIANS now have the __ backing of their counterparts around.the province in a bid to boost staridards for winter road maintenance. - That backing through. the . Union of B.C. Municipali- ties ‘takes the form ‘of. ask- ing’ transportation minister Kevin Falcon to review the ” current road: maintenance - " classification system. ; “Such a review is critical ‘to. change the ‘current: sys- tem which. sets standards “by the amount of. traffic on any particular road, says one “+. 9° Kitimat-Stikine regional dis- trict director. . ° Joanne Monaghan, also : a’ Kitimat municipal coun- . Cillor, says driving safety and not numbers of vehicles | should determine the level of road maintenance. “We have some of the severest road conditions around up here, but we don’t . have the numbers to satisfy the standards as they are set _now,” she said. - The Union of B.C. Mu- nicipalities request for a ‘review comes: after civic governments across _ the province voted in favour of a regional district. resolution ‘at the organization’s annual convention two weeks ago “in Vancouver. Although the regional district _ resolution - went down to’ Vancouver asking for a‘review for northern roads, it was amended so the review would encompass all Toads. Monaghan has. been a’ persistent advocate for im- ° proved winter road main- tenance standards in the north. ; Her efforts were con- sidered . crucial in having . the transportation ministry increase winter road main- tenance on Hwy37 between Terrace and Kitimat. Similar - attempts were also made to boost standards on the roads leading into the Nass Valley and in the Nass ° itself but were turned down by the ministry. , "Monaghan said she and. Harry Nyce, the regional | district director who repre- sents the Nass Valley, are continuing their efforts to get the Nass road standards increased. Northwest gets left out SKEENA NDP MLA Robin, . ‘Austin is disappointed the legislature’ s. finance com- ‘mittee isn’t coming any fur- ther west: than Smithers. to ‘“hear what northwesterners _ have-'to‘ say about “govern- Ment. spending priorities for its next budget in 2006: “From what I’m hearing . in:the’ House’ and, from the member | in Smithers, the economy there: is booming - because. of | mining. But. out ~here we’re ‘still waiting for that golden decade to ‘shine on: us,” “said - Austin ast “week. | : . “Thad hoped the commit- tee would at. least come .to £ oh Terrace. It is in the centre of the northwest,” he added. . The’ committee makes “a Yearly swing through the “province to hear what peo-- ple say. about how the gov- . ‘ermment should spend their tax money. Aside - from: appearing in Smithers today; the next "closest place for the commit- tee to meet up here i is Prince ' “George. Last year the committee was in Prince Rupert, Ter- _ race and Houston as ‘well as Prince George. There is only one MLA from the north on the com-_ mittee this year, Liberal Blair Lekstrom from the northeast who is also its chair. Last, year’s . committee : had only one northern MLA: . on it-as well — Bill Belsey - from Prince Rupert who was its chair. ; __ Lekstrom said this year’ s meetings are important be-' ~ _,cause of the flexibility be-.. ing given due to an expected budge surplus. “We want to hear how British Columbians would prioritize these vides an important oppor- tunity for the Puy to put their views forward. . Joanne Monaghan Ss subscription products, were THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WOMAN who knows that stressed is desserts spelled backwards BUT THERE IS ONE PLACE where they can all get together and start to change FREE REGISTRATION. JOIN NOW ‘PAY ONLY $14 — SAVE $30.00 “4 800 682 8011 WEIGHTWATCHERS. 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