Al6o Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 10, 1990 Copper smelter — Continued from page A3 the general public. They also met with representatives from the Kiti- mat-Stikine Regional District, Terrace city council, the Haisla people in Kitamaat Village and officials for the Ministry of En- vironment regional office in Smithers. "We know B.C., and we know how things are done here," Taylor _ remarked, The province is one of the top eight producers in the world of copper ore, and he believes there is an opportunity in Kitimat to take the industry a step further. The company’s next moves will be further research into sources of ore, markets for finished copper, plant planning, financing, and then the government permitting process. 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And | by eliminating a few small details ‘like foundation insulation, electri-— cal wiring, the hole for the foot- ings and the plumbing, got the price down to $39,371.20. It | wasn’t that they weren’t planning to put any plumbing in the wash- room. The city would just have to do the digging, wiring and plumb- ing themselves. However, when ‘they added the cost of the digger, electrician and plumber, they found that the net savings to the city would only be around $420. Last week council took a look at this revised plan, saw that the price was still around $45,000, and said no way. Maybe next spring. Why not let Public Works do it? asked alderman Dave Hull. They’re too busy, replied city administrator Bob Hallsor. Perhaps next spring, But maybe they could at least start on it, suggested alder- man Danny Sheridan. Perhaps next - ‘spring, Halisor repeated. But if-we © accept the revised tender, sub the: electrical and plumbing work, and dig the hole ourselves... we could at least: start- on it, Sheridan insisted. Then we're right back to $50,000 for.a five-holer, and there - wouldn’t even be any hot water, countered Hull.. ment went. Until finally, a deci- sion. Retender next spring. . And so the argu-. You may have noticed a few names missing in this story. Alder- man Bob Cooper was absent. Mayor Jack Talstra basically stuck to refereeing. Alderman Ruth Hallock didn’t argue, she only voiced a desire to go back to ten- der next spring, And then there was Alderman Mo Takhar, who said little and listened a lot. This led Takhar to two conclusions: First, if they wait until next spring the next council, if it was any different, would have to deal with the washroom. And second, the whole affair was beginning to “sound a lot like a car the city once bought. It took months to agree on a make, model and colour for the $7,000 purchase. But.a short while later, when it came to choosing one of two $200,000 fire engines, it was whiz, bang, buy. Perhaps the city. should forget about the washroom. It may be quicker to go ahead and build the $4.5 million community/convention centre instead.