Terrace Review —— Wednesday, November 27, 1991 15 Regional district zeroes in on mining, tourism for 1992 economic development A number of economic devel- opment project proposals for 1992 are being examined by the board of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine and the regional district’s Economic Development Commission. The regional board represents the entire regional district, while the Economic Development Commission repre- sents the area excluding the municipalities of Terrace and Kitimat. Included in the regional district ' project proposals is Minerals North 1992. It’s the third annual northwest mining conference, scheduled to be held in Terrace April 23-25, and the Economic Development Commission hopes to include an added attraction — a trade show. The trade show is expected to attract 70 northwest suppliers anxious to show their wares and demonstrate their skills to the general public and the 150 mining executives who will probably attend the confer- ence. Minerals North 1992 should create a bit of a financial boon for the city of Terrace, but the event itself is expected to run $15,000 in the red. This deficit would be covered equally by the province, the regional district or the Economic Development Commission, and the City of Terrace, which will be asked to contribute in part by waiving arena rental for the trade fair. ALASKA HIGHWAY BASH A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Proposals for the Economic Development Commission focus primarily on tourism in the Hazelton area and the lower Stikine. One of their biggest projects might be working with the North by Northwest Tourism Association and the Yellowhead Highway Association in a effort to tap the wealth of the thou- sands of tourists attracted to the north by the 50th anniversary of. the opening of the Alaska High- way. The idea is to promote the concept of a circle tour — head north to Alaska on the Alaska Highway, and return by way of Highway 37 and Highway 16. The regional board voted to send North by Northwest $3,100 to pay a portion of the cost of printing a brochure, and the Economic Development Com- mission has invited a representa- tive of North by Northwest to their December meeting to dis- cuss ways in which they can help the agency. The Economic Development Commission likes the idea and thinks it’s about time a missing piece of Alaska Highway history is told: Highway 37 was instru- mental in the construction of the Alaska Highway. While one construction crew headed north from Dawson Creek, another forged their way south from Watson Lake. And to get the necessary equipment into Watson Lake, a road was built from Telegraph Creek to Dease Lake. With this road link in place, equipment and supplies could be barged up the Stikine from tidewater to Telegraph Creek, driven by truck to Dease Lake, barged north to the Dease River and then down- stream on the Dease River to where it enters the Liard River at Lower Post. With the speed of barge traffic, though, it didn’t take long to appreciate the value in extending the highway to Watson Lake. $3 million paid outin UL during October in Northwest ‘During October the amount of Unemployment Insurance bene- fits paid out in northwest B.C. was 14.48 percent higher than October 1990. According to the Labour Market Report for North- west British Columbia, a month- ly newsletter issued by the Ter- race Canada Employment Centre, regular benefits came to $2,932,762. The area covered by the report extends from Houston to Terrace and Kitimat to Telegraph Creek. There were 4,188 active UI claims in the region, 1,580 of which were in greater Terrace. The claim numbers are 10.38 percent higher for the region than in October 1990 and 7.26 higher for greater Terrace. Although work sharing and training were major components of major revisions to unemploy- ment insurance announced by the federal government last year, the amount paid to claimants in training programs was down 39.84 compared to the same month last year. Work-sharing claimants received $8,154; that program was not available in October 1990, The amount paid out to claim- ants on job creation programs decreased 45 percent. Terrace CEC manager Shirley Kimery pointed out that the revisions just went into effect in September, which would partial- ly account for the low numbers. She also said the CEC can advise or urge clients to go into training programs but cannot order or direct them to do so. MacKay’s Funeral Dervices & Crematorium Ttd. THE BODYSHOP 4626 Davis Avenue Terrace, B.C. V8G 1X7 — ‘Phone (604) 635-2444 - . . _a ° Jeanette, Schulmeister . 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