Arsonist hits | local store Pole late at night | . SOMEONE TOOK advantage of items left outside a local: _ business to. set a blaze that caused thousands of dollars of damage the first day.of September.” : Around 11:30 p.m. Sept. 1, the Terrace fire department. ~ tesponded to'a.call from.a passerby who spotted several - boxes and wooden pallets on fire. They had been piled up against a door at the Terrace Furniture.Gallery on Lakelse Ave. across from Northern *. Vacuum and Sewing Centre. - fl The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - Ai1 CITY OF TERRACE | . 2006 TAX SALE Pursuant to Section 403 of the Local Government Act, a Tax Sale will be held in the Municipal Council Chambers, 3215 Eby Street, Terrace, B.C., at 10:00 a.m.; September 25, 2006, for the disposition of the following property. The following properties have. delinquent taxes as ; of September 8th, 2006: Folio # Address: Legal Description: Upset Price: | -00322.000 4627 Goulet Ave. Plan 6602, DL 360 2,806.21 01230.000 4725 Scott Ave. Plan 3268, DL 361 , 7, 061.14 01503.000 3502 Eby St. Plan 3693, DL 361 5,336.41 ‘02611.000 4819 Walsh Ave, ~ Plan 3579, DL 362 6,575.89 06291.000 4816 Warner Ave. Plan 3798, DL 611 9 A59.17 06512.006° 5112 Agar Ave. Plan 10558, DL 611 \ 5,926.97 '06586.000, 5128 Medeek Ave. * Plan PRP 14301, DL 61} 5,849.02 ° 16501.000 5408 HWY 16 W_ Plan 1016, DL 1745 © 79, 290. 92. The sale of the’ following property is subject to the above Section 403 and Section 252 of the _ Community Charter. ot _ “It hadn’t gotten through the rear exit yet but there was. % smoke in the building,” said Peter Weeber, Terrace fire z chief. Firefighters doused the flames and set ‘up fans to remove, . the smoke from inside the building. a removing debris from outside their businesses.’ . . “Definitely don’t let debris accumulate outside your _ business or there’ Savery good chance somebody will light 7 oo iton fire,” said Weeber. > a *“. > Arsonists have set fires inside of dumpsters and wooden pallets adjacent to several commercial businesses, he said, adding the Salvation Army has been targeted in the past: « “Tf there’s no debris, there’s nothing to burn,” he said. Weeber estimates that. there was a. couple of thousand s> dollars in damage to the outside. of. the Terrace > Furniture. be Gallery building. © “. *The door was destroyed and there \ was minor r smoke a damage inside. - | MLA wants ridings _ in north preserved preserved, says Skeena MLA Robin Austin. wf "down south,” says Austin. . “It’s already a challenge to have our concerns heard.” The Skeena riding extends from Gitanyow to Kitimat and Austin believes it’s a manageable size now. __ “Relative to my colleagues on the west and east of me, ‘Thave the best and most:serviceable area as a northwest- ern MLA,” he says. “I can reach most of my constituents - within an hour’s drive of Terrace — I can drive around my | “? “entire riding i in one day.” Austin appears before the electoral boundaries com- { mission in Victoria today, Sept. 13. He’s telling the com- {> mission that even if the population in northern areas has ' - dropped, no ridings should be eliminated or amalgamated. The commission is to ensure each MLA in the province I represents about the same number of people. That average by the number of MLAs and with B.C.’s population es- ® timated at 4.2 million, each of the province’s 79 MLAs * should represent roughly 52,000 constituents. Just seven per cent of the B.C. population lives north of Williams Lake. He hopes even if the numbers here are lower than the average, northern ridings will remain in- tact. “On an effective representative basis they need to main- tain eight seats in the north,” Austin says. Pommunity — seaders & Writers Program Literacy and English-as-o- Second Language instruction VOLUNTEER TUTORS NEEDED Summer is coming to an‘end. What will you do | | this Autumn and Winter? Consider becoming a - Volunteer Tutor and help others. . ‘Volunteer Tutors work with one ‘learner for two hours a week to help them improve their reading and writing skills, or lend a hand to new immigrants to Canada as they learn. English. FREE tutor training will be provided. If you want to help others, contact the - _- Community Readers & Writers program °. - at the Terrace Volunteer Bureau 3235 Emerson Street. Phone 638- 1330 for more information. Weeber said the blaze was definitely arson, and advises - building owners to avoid suffering a similar problem by. q F IREFIGHTERS look over the damage caused the eve- ° ~ ning of Sept. 1 after boxes and pallets were set on fire outside of the Terrace Furniture Mart on Lakeise Ave. | SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO TF PEOPLE i in rural areas are to have any sort of voice . ~ in-the B.C. legislature the ridings in. the north must be. “If we lost seats in the north it’s going to be even harder " for the voices and the concerns of northerners to be heard is determined by dividing the population of the province. . ~ 1-877-767-1965 Sponsored by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of B.C. And local organizations “SELECT STANDING COMMITIEF ON FINANCE ANO°GOVERNMENT.SERVICES Char Blau Leksteom, MLA (Peace River South) 0 Deputy Chair Maurine karagianis, MLA (FRquimtalt Metchosin) BUDGET 2007 CONSULTATION What are your views on the upcoming 2007 provincial budget? British Columbians are invited to participate in the budget consultation process now underway. A public hearing is scheduled for: TERRACE Thursday, October 5. 2006 9 am to 12 pm 4553 Greig Avenue -or contact: Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk Assistant ond Committee Clerk WE. WANT TO. HEAR FROM YOU ’ Skeena Room, Best Western Terrace. Inn and Conference Centre , For more information on attending this public hearing of the all- -party committee; ; OS gs sending a-written or online submission; or obtaining a copy of the Budget 2007 Consultation Paper, visit our website at www.leg.be. ca/budgetconsultations Office of the Clerk of Committees, Room 224, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4; phone: (250) 356-2933; fax: (250) 356-8172; toll-free in BC: 1-877-428-8337; e-mail: FinanceCommittee@leg.bc.ca. The deadline for written submissions is Friday, October 20, 2006. PROVINCE OF rise couse a i me DA th a th i i NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS: of the property. 2. ‘Only commercial property is subject to G.S.T, Both taxes become paya “redemption period. propertylies)F or sale, OWNER MHR = LOCATION , Mobile Home CASARSO, Pamela 28633. 13 | 4625.Graham Ave. 489.44 Mobile Home . MORVEN, ‘Theodore 301 27, 1 3614 Kalum St. » 580.77 .Mobile Home BURKETT, Bonnie 38054 6 3614 Kalum St. 364,57 Mobile Home LONG; William 36733 45 3614 Kalum St. 256.98 Mobile Home GILLIS; Paul 24411 28 3624 Kalum St. 350.21. _ Mobile Home PARNELL, ANNE 25103 17, 5016 Park Ave. §12.03 1. Tax Sale properties are subject to tax under the Property Purchase Tox Act on the fair market value le if and when the transfer of title occurs following the expiration of the. 4. The municipality makes no representation, express or implied, as to the condition or quality of the Jud Degerness a a, Collector/Director of Finance . Dg feo! _ You've learned: many. lessons about manag: . ing money.and investments. Why not pass. them along to‘ your children or _grandchil- . HELP YOUR CHILDREN (AND GRANDCHILDREN) _ . BECOME SMART INVESTORS cases, tax consequerices can_arise when you transfer property- including securities to a relative under the age of 18. Income dren? The ‘sooner kids ‘learn. the basics of saving and invest: ing, the better prepared they'll be for their financial future. Here are a few tips for. get- ting young investors off to a good start. Teach them how to save. Give children an allowance, “then teach ‘them the difference between saving and spending. Show them how to divide their Kevin Marleau Investment Representative earned by the investment, is attributable to you for tax purposes until the recipient. is 18. This applies only to “ | first-generation” ~ income. .- amounts earned each. year by the. original. investment. : “Second-generation” income, “such aS compound interest,’ is taxable in the child’s hands. However, : capital gains earned “money into two pools - one to spend and the other to put into a ‘bank | account. babysitting, m ~ chores, offer to match the funds they put . motivated to save more. Make stock: picking fun. Children are often fascinated by the idea of owning shares of a company. 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This way they’ It be underestimate ,,your children’s ability to _ are familiar, But make sure they're quality. by.selling an investment at a - profit are taxable in the child's hands in- stead of yours: - Show the way. Children learn n by exam, ple. Show them how you save ‘and invest. . Explain how you reached a‘ “savings goal, such as buying a car. Or demonstrate how - you invest for their post- secondary educa- tion. Stress concepts such as setting ob- jectives and making regular. investments. . These are lessons that will last a lifetime. - They'll equip your children or grandchildren’: with the knowledge and skills they need to- become smart s savers and investors. . Member CIPF ‘ UPCOMING BROADCAST | ‘HOW TO RAISE A MONEYSMART | CHILD |. . TUESDAY, SEPT. 19th)” * FOR FREE ADMISSION TO THIS _ VIDEO PRESENTATION CALL KEVIN OR SIERRA TODAY. — SEATING IS LIMITED. Edwardjones Serving Individual Investors 107-4716 Lazelle Avenue Terrace, B.C., V8G1T2: | ‘(250) 638-1202 or 1877-638.1202 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Select Standing Committee on Education a John Nuraney, MLA, Burnaby-Willingdon, Chair _ Gregor Robertson, MLA, Vancouver-Fairview, Deputy Chair . Bye you have ideas to enhance adult literacy in your community? ’ and seniors. WE. WANT TO. HEAR FROM. YOU! The all- -party Education Committee is investigating effective a strategies to address the challenges of adult literacy. The Committee ‘has been asked by the Legislative Assembly to hear the public's - ideas on how to improve adult literacy rates, particularly among the a? province's aboriginal people, English- as-a-second- language adults, _. Please’ pre- register to ensure a time slot at the public hearing.’ You can also participate by submitting your ideas in writing, on- audio/video tape, or via a toll-free telephone mailbox. 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