The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 27, 1995 - A3 4 a LJ » Lighting up your life INTREPID JUDGES were on the streets last week to determine the winners of this year’s Northwest Real Estate Board's Christ- mas lights decorations contest. Best house went to the Mor- - risons at 4910 Gair, best residential theme went to the Reicherts at 4410 Maroney, best commercial went to the forestry con- tractors' massive tower beside River Industries and best street went to McRae Crescent. The Youngs at 4931 Park were sacond for best house, second in best theme were the Hansens at 9961 Rolfsen. Mountainview and second best commercial was the Tilicum theatre. The judges also gave out two honourable: mentions. These went to the the Stanvicks at 4926 Lazelle and the Kirkaldys at Summit Square. Judges, from the left, are realtor Erika Langer, Betty Campbell and Conrad Ganzenberg from the Terrace Beautification Society, realtors Shaunce Krulsselbrink and Lisa Godlinski and real estate board secretary Myma ae “ACCIDENT-FREE drivers will be paying sless for ICBC coverage next year. _ + In some cases, and depending upon the “coverage bought, the bill could drop by up to $100. ~ Generally Speaking, northwest drivers “will see their premium costs drop by ap- ‘Proximately $40, - Those drivers who will sce the greatest ‘drop come under ICBC's RoadStar ieategory. . These are’ people who have kept their ‘maximum 40 per cent ICBC discounts for “more ihan five years in a row. > Roadstar savings include a five per cent discount onb basic, and: extended ‘thi sow rige- tags eo Nandi : There’s also a 10 per cent discount on col- ‘claims submitted, © : 2 Other « -changes.. incidds. ‘a 'doubling: 3 iy d pay, Tue: lision, comprehensive and other optional coverages, But ICBC is forecasting a general premium standard increase of 1.5 per cent. . And those who drive vehicles more ex- pensive to fix than others or ones more like- ly to be stolen will have their premium tates . increase. ‘In the insurance business, the greater the risk, the greater the premium,” said local insurance agent Jacques Pelletier of ICBC’s switch to what it calls a ‘‘risk-based sys- tem.”’ . And he said the discount rates for Road- Good drivers get ICBC rate break theft of vehicle claims provided owners have installed approved anti-theft measures. As examples, ICBC says RoadStar drivers who drive older vehicles to and from work or school paid $712 last year but will pay only $683 in 1996. . For similar category drivers with medium . priced vehicles, the rate will drop from $919 to $876. And for those with late model vehicles, _ the price drops from $1,092 to $1,038. The above rates are based on $1. million third party liability extension -coverage, . $100 comprehensive coverage and $300 Star drivers is an | award based on low collision deductible with the ecto of Sea amy 4 rats ay ach $50 to $100 of the ‘deductible t rebate for | PEMBERUINK | tga SR: -older-vehicles;.: + *4 “row it has“held’ general” premium tate in- cteases at the inflation rate, News In Brief Beauty of a tax, eh FINANCE MINISTER Elizabeth Cull bas promised to take a look at removing the room tax at medical hostels such as Slecping Beauly Lodge. - The lodge is adjacent to Milis Memorial Hospital and is for people from out of town who need some of the hospital’s services but who don’t need to be admitted, The Hotel Room Tax Act doesn’t provide for an ex- emption from the seven per cent tax for medical hostels but it should, Skeena MLA Helmut Giesbrecht said in a recent letter to Cull. Her promise to look at the situation came ina reply to Giesbrecht’s letter, Squires on board A NASS VALLEY resident has been appointed to the board of the University of Northern British Columbia, ~ Maurice Squires, a program director for a family and child services agent in the Nass Valley since January, is to serve for a three-year term. From 1984 to 1994 Squires was a band social worker with the Gitwinksihtkw band council. He’s Semmens of the Northwest Band Social Worker Association. Library pays its share | THE TERRACE PUBLIC Library has now fulfilled most of its commitment to raise $87,000 for the library expansion project. The library board committed to raise the money by. the end of 1996, but library officials turned over a che- que at city halt for $60,641 last weck. : ‘That along with in-kind donations means the library has raised $66,121, spokesman George Clark said, ' ~ Clark said he has no doubt the library will raise the remaining $12,000 next .year needed to reach its $87,000 goal. : Some contributors have pledged contributions in each year, he said, and uncollected pledges for 1996 should reduce the extra amount needed to as little as $5,000, Failure to file nets fine | THE OWNER of a local company. has-been fined $1,000 for failing to file a Goods and Services Tax’ (GST) return. Richard Sandover-Sly, of Yellowhead ‘Timber Lid, pleaded guilty Dec.'4 to the charge laid under the Ex : cise Tax Act after a Revenue Canada investigation. - Revenue Canada spokesman Stephen Crout said there. ; are about 20 more GST cases before. the courts in northern B.C., and many more soon to enter the system if returas aren't filed. —B. Cc. Tel gets n nod _ KITIMAT COUNCIL says itll back any move by E B. c ' Tel to set up an alternative television service. Kitimat councillor Ray Brady said competition would be. good: for consumers, | The only cable television. provider in,the northwest da, Skeena Cablevision. Terrace council earlier rejected a B.C.-Fel-tequest for. support for. its. -sppication to fedteal ; broadcast regulators. 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