Mayor seeks friendly mill MAYOR JACK Talstra wants something different from Skeena P p Cellulose, considering its now 45 per cent owned by taxpayers. Pol ice nab boy. with gu n “I do think the mill should be part of the community and the A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was found walking the streets of | Community should feel part of it. Maybe there's an opportunity for Terrace carly Sunday morning carrying a sawed-off shot- | them to acta bit like a co-op,” said Talstra last week. gun and house-breaking tools, One possibility is having the mill act as a lumber yard for Police spotted the boy, carrying a pack, at about 3 a.m. purchases by local people. Oct. 5. Inside the pack, police found various instruments ‘Years ago the mills here had an open house where you could used to break into homes, including a drill, torch, bolt-cut- buy lumber on a Saturday. It gave it some local flavour, you ters, tape anda flashlight. know,” the mayor added, ‘The police then searched the boy and found he was carry- | . He'll be pushing’ to have at least one of Skeena Cellulose’s ing a sawed-off shotgun slung under ‘his-arm, beneath his directors be a person from the northwest and suggests that should coat, He was also carrying ammunition for the gun. be a permanent arrangement even after the province sells its stake Terrace RCMP say the boy will be charged with posses- | Some day, . bees sion of a prohibited weapon and possession of house-break- Part of that idea is rooted in Talstra’s position that taxpayers and ing instruments. ; northwesterners are going to have to take a big interest in Skeena Cellulose, now and in the years ahead. Frid ay, October ZAth “]’m excited that people are back to work but it should be real- Terrace Little Theatre Presents ATYs stolen - itp fs ging to lake he arapenton of tt company, R.E.M. Lee Theatre 8:00 pm POLICE ARE looking for the public’s help in solving ‘ ? ° ; management and unions to make enough money to repay those " Iwo big thefts over the weekend that they believe are loans..That’s a monumental task in itself,” said Talstra. “We know Tickets are $20 each at The thefts occurred between Sunday afternoon and Jovennent an entrepreneur to purchase it from the banks and the Uniglobe Courtesy Travel Culprits made off witha white 1988 Tnerntional fat | Ts sid the northwest should also look for the right kind of J 4718A Lazelle Avenue Terrace : owner, 4 company interested in making a long term commitmen “aa deck truck, licence number 3992 XK from Convoy to the region. Proceeds to TL. T. Building Fund Supplies in the 4800 block of Keith Ave. During the sane evening, six Arctic Cat ATVs -“Bear Cat” series, and two . Arctic Cat snowmobiles “Jag” series were stolen from Neid D t = N | i= R TO Ww . N_ Enterprises in the 4900 block of Keith Ave. rea m co m es r U e Terrace RCMP believe the two thefts are connected and “]'VE ALWAYS had a dream not to have to work anymore,” 2, ; that the thieves may have hot-wired a nearby forklift to lift | long-time Terrace resident Alfred Johnson said last week. ws 2 Free Tickets the ATVs and snowmobiles onto the stolen truck. The sto- That dream has finally come true for Johnson. He had the six oe len vehicles are still packed in their shipping crates. winning numbers for the Wednesday Oct, 1 Lotto 6/49 draw of =|. > Fill out and drop your entry off at: Anyone with any information about this'‘crime is asked to | $5 million, And he says he had to check his numbers four or five be , The Terrace Standard, | call the Terrace detachment at 638-7400. times before it sank in. Te : Johnson played the lottery every once in a while, “whenever fo - 3210 Clinton St. Terrace B. Cc. 3 FROM FRO NT have a little extra money,” he said in a calm and reserved voice bee over the phone from Richmond where he was picking uphis$5 [> : ~Entr y deadline Tuesday, October 21, 5: 00 pm. illi his Monday. Log g e rs U nsec u red nat takola change in life,” he said, adding that he’s still not _ Draw ° be held. Wednesday, October 22/ 97. we sure what he'll do with the money, but already has a few plans in _ Winners will be notified: remaining 55 per cent. mind. N AME: The province earlier committed $45 million in other road Johnson, in his early 60s, is a carpenter and works at Eurocan. om - construction money, and financing from FRBC for hard- | He says he still might work for a few more years, until he’s 65, ‘ADDRESS: | = pressed contractors. Nearly half of that amount comes from reductions in _ _ — — — : PHONE: — stumpage costs for the region and changes to the Forest Practices Code. The (otal provincial package works out to at least $169 million and will grow in the years ahead because of stum- page reductions. The banks are ealing $300 million of what was owed them by the company and are providing $96 million for improvements. Over the next three years those improvements to the Prince Rupert pulp mill will lead to the loss of 161 jobs from the current workforce of 760. A further cut of 64 jobs from contracting out and flexibili- ty is possible should those provisions be accepted by unions al any two of the other kraft mills in B.C. Prince Rupert pulp workers are taking a 10 per cent wage cut in return for 20 per cent of the company’s shares. That 20 per cent comes from the provirice’s 45 per cent stake. : have’ helped f make the. ‘day a | ce csompler ees The job loss-and financing package i isnot that different Terrac Copperside! vena Hardware from what was being talkéd about in Jung when ‘he’ banks aa Standard §=—-Scotiabank Kermode Veterinary stopped financing Skeena Cellulose’ 's operations. #2 Leo Dejong of Dynamic Health Services Clinic Banks’ spokesman John Nixon notéd that while they set Thornhill! Motors —«T-Berry & Friends Tea North Coast Anglars labour cost reduction targets, how that was done was up to Skeena Broadcasters House Canadian Helicopters the province and the Prince Rupert pulp workers. 8 Terrace Times Arlie Watson Sun-Life Insurance , Blue Aidge Ventures = Lunch Box Deli : Totem Furniture Canada Safeway Copper Mountain School Pendragon Computers ; Terrace Cooperative Ground Works Coffea Westem Equipment a HZ Association Company Lid. g | | f All Season's Sporting Peg-Rin Enterprises Kondolas Furniture Goods Farwest Fuels Skeena Animal = ; Tolam Press Terrace & District Hospital q a > > P| a , Norther Motor inn Chamber ot Commerca Northern Light Studio Norther Savings Credit Misty RiverBooks —- —‘Terrace Correctional = q , Union Kermadai Beverages Cent a2 : fi : =i Al j ides Nemo - Si « Alm-Wead Contracting Terrace Builders Do-il == Tony Demelo - Sight & : Road Runners Centre Sound Terrace Crime Stoppers are asking for 8 Motorcycle Club Braid Insurance Thombill Husky your assistance in solving the theft of a | |, Lape eur ce Bet Peed Tacos Uc. ice ua Clear Bottlers lass Slipper Bridal vehiclesform the parking lot of tie Aquatic @ | eer Terrace Chrysler shop Center, during daylight hours, in A. Williams Enterprises BC Automotive Bobbie Phillips “ , ; . Terrace.B.C. Totem Ford Bavarian inn Cinaway Impressions gare, BC. between 11:20 and 16:40 on Re-Max-John Evans Caldwell Bankers Your Decor : : Laurie & Shaunce 7-11 Convenience Stora | Terry's Lock and Key September 25, 1997, unknown culprit(s) ofrisselbrnk Hoh Hodge -Freybe U dust Legs . _ la Petroleum les Happy Days Hand Bag attended the Terrace Aquatic Center dur Elker Auta Electronic Futures & Luggage Co. ing daytime hours, while the pool was Hite ALogger Agency End of the Roll Johnny's Walding closed to the public for servicing, and stole Contral Flowers. Fountain Tre © Terace Carpet Ona Ethical I . : Images by Karfene Sears Canada Rhea Rouw a car from where it was parked diagonally Coca-Cola Botliing Lic. Subway Lauria Monture pus in ae of the main entrance to the pool. 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