Terrace tradition to |

revived for Christmas |

‘TERRACE — The massive ever-

green tree on the grounds of the
Terraceview Lodge that over-

‘looks downtown Terrace like-a

verdant sentinel will be strung

with lights and illuminated for

the holiday season this year.

In years past the tree has pro-
vided a festive beacon for the
community during Christmas,
but the tradition has lapsed dur-
ing the 1980’s. It’s going to be
revived this year, and it will be
used for a good cause.

The Terraceview Lodge will
be. taking contributions toward
adding lights to the tree, with

each . donation expanding the

string by one bulb.
“Te’s a method of creating

community awareness,” said:
Kathleen Delgatty, Terraceview

Lodge administrator. “It’s a

way of making the community

proud of our facility.”

The donations will be used to
purchase items for the seniors
residence that aren’t provided by
the Ministry of Health funding
formula, she said. Recreational
articles, special pieces of equip-
ment, arts and crafts items, and

: the construction of a play area
-for children are a few of: the

things the contributions could
buy. We' Te looking for ways, of

creating a more home-like en-
vironment for the residents,”’
Delgatty said.

The first lighting of the tree

will take place Dec. 1 at 8 p.m,

during a tea and bazaar set up by -
the Terraceview board and staff

and the. residents and their
families. -
Delgatty expressed gratitude

to B.C. Hydro and- Terrace’s.

Northern Drugs for their help i in

getting the project started.

Donations toward adding
lights to Terrace’s Christmas.
tree can be made at the Terrace-

_view Lodge, or in boxes that will :

soon be appearing in several

locations in the community.

- Potential tragedy averted
_ by alert local: woman |

Patricia Lopston has received
a letter of thanks from city
council for reporting a situation
dangerous to school children
and thus: averting a potential
tragedy.

Lopston wrote council i in mid-

October to voice concern over a |

story told by her child regarding
an excavation made by young
children in a vacant lot on the
southeast corner of Sparks St.

’ and Scott Ave.
She ‘told council. that after’

visiting the site, she had reported

the cave to the RCMP, who told
her she should advise the city in
writing.so they could make the.

property. ‘owner .aware of, the

potential hazard and have it rec-
‘tified.

- Regional District —— continued from page 2_

mough said the whole idea. of

privatization deserves. a debate.

in the legislature, and he said.

- lack of debate is the root of the:

whole problem. |
‘We have no idea what the

problems will be,” he said.

‘And it bothers me because our
road conditions are so unpredic-
table.”

. Watmough said he is also con-
cerned that in the past private
contractors had provided back-
up to highways crews when re-

quired, and he questioned who.
would back up the contractors if.

they were unable to maintain

‘roads during a severe winter

storm, -:

Three directors, Gordon Rob--

inson of Kitimat, Peter. Weeber
of Hazelton and Andy Burton of

Stewart, opposed the motion
saying that private contractors

could do the job and they
weren’t convinced that the job

‘done by the ministry in the past

had really been all that good.

Weeber said that he has com-
plained about winter road condi-
tions on the Terrace end of: the
Hazelton/Terrace highway in
the past “and nothing much
happens”.

- “They have their own prior-
ities,’’ he said. “‘A contractor is
going to have more to lose if he
doesn't keep up the road.”

Burton agreed with Weeber
saying, ‘‘Contractors are going
to be investing in equipment and
that is incentive to do a good
job.’”’

He said, ‘Under government
operations there tends to be, in

my mind, a lot of waste. I drive

up that road (Highway 37) and I
see graders sitting there, I see

-Lopston also told council that
a portion of the cave had col-

lapsed during a heavy: rainfall’

but it was still large enough for

several children to crawl inside. —

A subsequent report to coun- .
.cil from the Public Works Com-.
mittee said that the hazard had

since been rectified and recom-
mended that a letter be sent to
Lopston thanking her for avoid-

‘ing a tragedy by her prompt. ace .
tion.

Kenney Street Crossing
Talks Continue —

City officials and represen-

tatives of Skeena Cellulose have
discussed the city’s concerns
regarding the safety of the mill’s.
: Kenney St. crossing.

The talks followed reports
from Terrace residents of near-
accidents at the crossing due to

-mud and debris, and a subse-

quent threat made by the city
that Skeena Cellulose would lose
their right to use the crossing if it
were not maintained in a safe

- manner.
‘Discussion between the two.

parties also addressed city con-
cerns over a drainage ditch that

was built on the north side of the
‘log'yard and a request made by 7
_ the city that a screen of trees. be

‘planted, for

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The holiday spirit

This trea, at the edge of the bench overlooking Terrace, will be strung with

lights soon to remind focal residents of the community spirit that is an.
essential part of the Christmas holidays. The decoration project Is being

undertaken by the Tarraceview Lodge, and donations will go toward buying —
items for the lodge’ 's senior residents. mo

City ties in to
provincial system

TERRACE — The first concrete

effect of the regional economic

equipment parked and not

working, but a private contrac-

tor can’t afford to have equip-

ment sitting there not being util-
ized. ‘He’s going ‘to work his —
 equipment.,’? .

According to. Burton, priva-

tization has “got to be more ef-
ficient’’.

“T can’t see it costing more,’’
he said. ‘I think it’s going to be
more efficient.”

While he admitted that high-

_ ways maintenance is an essential
- service and. the new system

would probably experience
‘some growing pains’’ and re-
quire: ministry supervision, he
said he believes the private sec-

tor can do a good job and.both
the public and the contractors
will be winners.

“There’s no reason why the
private sector can’t provide
essential services, especially in

-highway maintenance. J think

it’s a good step.

‘*He’s going to be accountable
to his banker and to his own

-financial fortunes .and if he does

a good job he’s going to do
alright. He’s going to get ahead

and to me that’s what it’s all

about.

“Tl see privatization as
benefit to the contractors,” Bur-
ton said.

‘RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
for School Trustee

ELECT

. development plan announced by

Premier Vander Zalm in Octo-
ber came to Terrace recently in

‘the form of a computer designed

for use by city economic

- development officer Rob Greno,

Greno said the city had ap-
plied for a cost-sharing grant to
purchase the system back in
April. Just as he was prepared to
re-initiate the application, the
‘“‘Super-Eight”’ scheme was un-
veiled and all the economic
development officers in the pro-
vince were offered the same

cost-sharing proposal on an. in |

terconnected system.
The B.C. government paid 50

percent, or just over $2,500, of ©

the cost of the computer. >

Greno said the Terrace com-"
puter includes a word processor -
and data collection and analysis

systems, Through the use of a

‘modem it is tied to a. provincial

economic statistics data bank, _

The system is a two-way set- -—

up, and Greno said his depart-
ment recently finished entering
all the information on Terrace’s
promotional brochures into the
provincial data system. a

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