of. Greig Ave,

. ‘Ferrace RCMP have. ex-

: pressed concern over the number

of motor vehicle accidents in the
Skeena Mall parking lot, ‘and |
there may ‘soon be a number of
changes. Mall ‘management | is.
looking at angle’ parking, larger

- spaces, more policing of the’fire .
_ emergency latie, ‘one-way traffic
- and. the “possibility . of finding:

staff parking; on the south side.

“City council's’ Finahce Com-

me mittee,. ‘Skeena Mall .manage-
-ment and RCMP Staff Sergeant ,
Woods met on May 31 to.discuss

‘the problem.:Woods said he had
examined information on: the
number of accidents per stall

~ submitted by L&C Management

Ltd., the property management
firm for the mall, but he still
believes the number of parking

lot accidents is too high. Woods _
. pointed out problems like park-

ing spaces that. appear to be

' designed for smaller cars —

which is the case in most malls
— and added that angle parking
is more accessible than perpen-
dicular parking and would be a
better arrangement.

- But Carrol McLean of L&C

| Management said that by pro-

~~Solutior -sought: for:
| parking lot crashes |

viding angle parking through

out the parking lot they would.
restrict the number of available |
spaces. He added, however, that-
they would be looking at angle

parking and larget parking ,

: spaces, possibly at the west end -

of the lot, for the convenience of

c larger vehicles such ‘as .campers
‘and motor homes. . 7
~~ McLean also : said that they

* were in agreement about polic-

ing the fire lane; they. have ae

issued tickets inthe past, and are [i
willing to investigating alterna-. .
-tives to improving. the parking ;
‘congestion: currently found at @
.the mall, But he said one possi-

ble solution: they had explored

— obtaining a portion of the #

CNR right-of-way south of
Greig Ave. for staff. parking —
had received a negative response
from CNR.

But whatever solution is
found, it will need to be en-
forced. And as far as enforcing
parking regulations in the mall is

concerned, mall security staff —

may soon be able to issue
tickets. Woods is looking into
the matter of the right for

owners of private property such '

as Skeena Mall to issue tickets. ,

Preschools. zoned out

TERRACE — ~ School zone signs

_will not be installed in  pre-
“school and day care locations,
‘sCouncil madé' this decision fol:

‘lowing an RCMP. review of traf- -

fic in the area of the Netty Olson
Pre-School to determine. if
school zone signs. were neces-
sary. And according to Director

~ of Engineering Stew Christensen

‘the RCMP findings were that
‘these signs would not be ap-

propriate and the’ suggestion was
made that.a fence with a secure
gate should be. installed.
. tm
Christensen also pointed out
that there are a number of pre-
schools, family day cares, group
homes and adult care facilities in
Terrace, and if a. school zone
was put in place at the Netty
Olson location these other
centers would expect the same. .

CNR blamed for
rude awakening

’ TERRACE — The city has been

getting some complaints that

CNR train whistles.are sounding -
more often and they’re getting

louder.

One complaint comes from
E.R. Green who stated in a letter
to the city that “CNR is disre-
garding the Anti Noise Bylaw of

the City and: is. sounding . the.
. whistle of the trains at.all hours
of day and night’’. According to

Green, “‘It shatters my dreams
at 0200 hours in the morning.”’

_ Mayor Jack Talstra ‘says, “T.

Roofing contract awarded :

IKO Armour Plast torch-on .

Telkwa Roofing has been giv-
en the contract to re-roof the
tnorth section of the Terrace
Arena roof at a cost of $14,800.
: . Telkwa Roofing’s submission
| listed four different roofing ma-
terials ranging as high as
$19,400; the bid accepted will
consist of a five-ply 15-pound
‘tar and gravel roof eligible for
the Roofing Contractors Associ-
‘ ation of B. c. (RCABC) guaran-
‘tee,

_ The city received: one other
‘bid from Lifetirtie Roofing who

‘offered to. supply and install an

haven't heard a whistle for quite
a while,’’ and Ruth Hallock

says, “I have heard it but. it.

seems they try to mute it at that
hour.’? But Bob Cooper says he
‘has noticed CNR using train
whistles ‘‘blowing a lot more
during the day’’, and Dave Hull
‘said a train whistle woke him up
one night recently, Talstra sug-

gested that perhaps CNR just -

needs a reminder and Green's
letter was referred to the Public

sion.

roofing system with a 10-year
guarantee for $8,920. It was
pointed out to council by super-
intendant of parks and rectea-
tion, Steve Scott, however, that

Lifetime Roofing has been oper-
ating in Terrace “for a few

months” and as of June 23 had
not received a City of Terrace
business permit. Scott also
pointed out that the products
‘proposed for use by Lifetime
have not been approved by the
RCABC tiof is Lifetime.a mem-
ber of the association.

Works committee for discus- mm |

After or enduring good-natured barbs from long-time associates Saturday evening, Bill McRae

was rewarded for his patience and many contributions to the community over the years by
being named Terrace’s second Freeman. McRae volunteered as the victim of a roast held In
conjunction with a fundraising auction for the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Foundation that pulled in
$30,000. Bill is accompanied by wife Helene.

Roasting Bill McRae is over
and the Celebrity Auction is a
thing of the past for most local
residents. But not for alderman
Mo Takhar and mayor Jack
Talstra. It seems they still have a
few details to sort out.

This matter came to light to-
wards the ‘end of Monday’s city

council meeting when Talstra -

was ‘describing :the: event -and
said, ‘‘I paid $500 for a turban
and I didn’t even get it.’’. -
' The turban he was talking
about belongs to Mo Takhar, at
least it did, or maybe it still does
— who knows? There was a lot
of talk during the auction as to
whether or not Takhar would
put his turban on the block,
following which Takhar re-
moved it from his own head and
placed on Talstra’s. Everyone
applauded and cheered so the
bidding began. And Talstra
won, he says; he outbid every-
one by raising the price to $500.
During the discussion in

chambers, Dave Hull suggested
that for $500 Takhar should
have the turban gold-plated and
turn it over to it’s rightful
owner. Takhar then promised he

would get: Talstra a turban -

“‘sometime’’ but there was no
talk of gold.

But it seems there was some
confusion, or possibly a lack of
communication between alder-
man and mayor last Saturday

- night, Because Talstra then said

to Takhar, ‘Actually, it was
only $450. You were supposed
to bid $500 and keep the tur-

' ban,’”’ It may take some time to

sort this one out but it doesn’t
really matter — the hospital
came out a big winner and that’s.
all anyone really wanted any-
way.

There is one city alderman,
though, who thinks Talstra
made a wise decision by spend~-
ing the extra $50 and buying the
turban himself. Bob Cooper,

Whose turban is it, anyway?

while eyeing Talstra’s receding

hairline, pointed out to him,.

“It’s getting to the point where
you' re poing to need one.”’ |
But Talstra has one "other
bone to. pick. Takhar made a
purchase at the auction too —
he spent $270 for a book, ‘‘Reci-
pes for B.C.”’, autographed by
premier; Bill Vander Zalm. And
Takhar, the sharp businessman
he is, apparently intends to re-
cover that $270 —.or possibly
even make a profit. After he

bought the book, Hilda Talstra .

asked for a look. But Takhar
simply put his right hand. for-

ward, pulled the book back, and:

said, ‘‘Five dollars”’.

When Talstra told council
members of his wife’s disap-
pointment, Takhar responded
by saying, ‘““Why? Do you think
that was out of line?’’ Possibly
not, It all depends on just how
well Talstra can do in the turban
rental business. ,

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