re City Beat Garden idea under fire A DEVELOPER is objecting to the Proposal to put a community garden on a vacant lot downtown, Lawrence Stella of VLC Holdings, who is building a commercial/residential building at Lakelse Ave and Apsley St. noted he will have to pay the city for park- ing charges and argued that the garden lot should in- stead be paved for parking. “We believe this lot should remain commercial, and 4s city-provided parking for the further developments In the east part of the downtown core,”’ Stella wrote in a letter to council. The garden proposal was made to the city by the Ter- race Anti-Poverty Society, Low income residents would share the work and share in the harvest, Council in the fall decided it was a good idea, and agreed to allow the group to use the city-owned proper- ty on Apsley St. The city also commited to fence the property and provide a water hook-up, Councillor Tim Down backed Stella. “Tam in favour of a community garden,’ Down said, ‘‘however there have to be more appropriate places to put it,”’ Councillor David Huil disagreed and said a garden is a worthwhile use of a vacant lot that might otherwise just sit emply for five or 10 years, Hull said it’s not hard to eliminate a garden if some Bear hunting The Terr. ban drive falls short Referendum campaigners got little help here A BID TO end bear hunting in the province has ended without success. The initiative, which attempted to force the government into holding a province- wide referendum on bear hunting began September 9, Proponents of the ban had 90 days in which to gather signatures from 10 per cent of the registered voters in each of the pro- vince’s 75 Electoral Districts. That period ended December 9 and al-. though the 1,700 volunteers had gathered some 88,000 signatures, it fell far short of the required 220,000. The 10 per cent goal was only reached in six Electoral Districts and Skeena was definitely not one of them. “We can’t say we succeeded with flying colours in Skeena,”’ says initiative proponent Anthony Marr, “‘We only got a couple hundred signa- fures from your area,’ he said. ‘We needed 1,700."’ Marr says that part of the problem was that he found il impossible to spend enough lime in each riding, “At 90 days we were spread way tao thin,”’ he says. Marr says the guidelines laid oul by the Province’s Recall and Initiative Act are way too tough, “We would likely have made it if the demands weren't so unreasonable,” be says, pointing out that many U.S, states have longer canvassing periods and require less signatures than does B.C, Despite the outcome, Marr says the referendum bid was a success in that it brought the problem of bear poaching to the forefront. On his eight-weck road trip around the province, Marr says he received many hours of television and radio coverage and had 120 newspaper articles written: about the issue. Plus, his group gat the signatures of nearly 90,000 people. “That's one hell of a performance real- ly,”’ Marr says. ace Standard, Monday, December 30, 1996 - A114 | i sy 4 # - Was th * 3 Nights Accommodati and Airfare Included. - Terry Irving Terry Irving 3 the winner of our Chrshnas Tip Contest for 2 to Reno. STANDARD modation | betier use for the property ultimately arises. Councillor Val George said he’s still in favour of the plan, but said Stella should be given a hearing, Group angles for money YOUTH CENTRE advocates are trying to gel the city lo commit to staffing such a facility if it gets built. Robert Oliver, the chairman of the Terrace Youth Centre Development Committee, noted support pledged by several councillors in the recent election and called on the city to at least commit to pay for em- ployces to run the centre. The group so far hasn’t been able to find a suitable site. Mayor Jack Talstra reacted with some trepidation, saying he had ‘‘visions of second sheets of ice”? danc- ing in his head, “We shoulda’t mislead these people,” Talstra said, noting the city isn’t sure what it will have money for at the moment, Councillor David Hull said the idea was premature. “We've got a long way to go before we talk about Staffing,’’ he said. Council referred the matter to an upcoming committee-of-the-whole meeting, and invited the youth centre group. Munroe rebuild planned THE CITY will proceed with local improvement projects to rebuild, pave and install sewer along Mun- roe St. from Haliwell to Twedle, Bylaws were introduced at council last week to go ahead with the project. Tip #3 All Terrain Skiing Tips ere rete ee eeaner eset bade To begin skiing the bumps select widely spaced bumps on a moderate slope that you feel comfortable on. Begin by traversing the bumps and absorbing them by Hexing your knees and ankles. Now use the top of the top of the bump to help your turn your skiis then complete your turn as you ski down the backside of the mogul. At first, traverse across a couple of bumps between turns to help contral your speed. As your confidence builds you can shorten your turns. An all terrain ski clinic for all parallel skiers will.be held on January 1 1. Skiers will be grouped according to ability. 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