Looking Back...

ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK...

The city was considering the construction of a
new reservoir at a cost of approximately $500,000..
The project would increase the volume of the city’s
reservoir size by a factor of 50 and would provide'a
better quality water supply. It was expected the
project would consist of an earthen dam about a half
mile west of the Deep Creek reservoir at the
headwaters of Spring Creek... Members of the
Gitksan Wet’suwet'an Tribal Council were still
reeling from shock received when the Honourable
Chief Justice Allan McEachern struck down virtually
every argument they had presented to support their
claim to ownership and jurisdiction over 22,000
square miles of land east of Terrace.

TWO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...
Doug Smith, the Strong Communities in the 90’s

facilitator, announced the city’s economic priorities

were: the development of a community/convention
centre concept for some future referendum; examin-

ation of facilities and services that encourage seniors —

to stay in town; a system of wildlife view trails in the
area; and pursuing the city’s goal of having a Univer-

sity of Northern B.C. forestry faculty located in

Terrace ... The city promised funding, administrative

assistance and advertising to help bolster the Terrace
Beautification Society ... Shames Mountain project
manager Mark Grabowski predicted there would he
skiing on Shames Mountain before the end of the
year. .

THREE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK... _.

- The Kitsumkalum Band Council signed a
$600,000 agreement with the city that connected the
village to the city’s new sewage treatment facility...
Council adopted a new policy requiring administra-
tors to refer all offers of gifts to council, who would
decide whether the offer would be accepted; the move
was in response to a controversy surrounding a
donated Kermodei bear and local taxidermists...
Asitka Resources Corp., the parent company of .
Orenda Forest Products, announced they were .
prepared to invest in a $300 million pulp mill at.an_
undisclosed northwest location. |

_FOUR YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

City council decided to have the old Provincial
Police building on the corner of Kalum and Lakelse
assessed for its heritage value before deciding
whether to demolish it... The regional district agreed
to write a letter to transport minister John Crosbie
supporting city council’s lobby for a decent baggage
handling facility at the Terrace-Kitimat airport...

— Compiled by Diana English

The digestive process continues:

*..comments coming down the pipeline indicate officials are
raising a real stink about the sewer situation.”

Terrace Review — March 20, 1992