Dear Sir pee S ;

~ Let's get-the facts straight!

~ We need another ‘arena for: all the
istrict, not just the ones that can so obviously afford it

- Let’s not forget the families that can: least afford orga

|rrorta rene ases

Our operating costs are too high, I agree.

+. To help offset the arena operating costs.in 1995, "Terrace :
Minor Hockey rates went up 18 per cent and will go up 18
per cent again in 1996 and probably the year after that.

t However, the best cure for the arena operating deficit is
lo insist that the city recreation department actively prom-
ote the arena in the off season, much like Kitimat does...

ee cee eee

month a cheap investment for our children.

| [ wouldn’t hesitate to pay more taxes, much more, if the

benefits went directgly to my children, as an arena does. «

; Just as we cannol abandon subsidizing our senior citi-

zens, we shouldn’t neglect a minimum increase for the

development of our children,

: Ms. Julseth, private arenas will not come to small towns |

and if you had chosen to attend more of the meetings that

you were invited to, you would know this.
‘Remember that about 15 to 18 per cent of all of Terrace”

is associated with’ the arena facilily, not three per. cent as.

some would like us to believe. :

Terrace has a teal waiting list of at least 300 Kids, We.

Will easily fill the second sheet of ice:

The kids that get up at 5:00 a.m. will continue to get up

2 Iwiee as many doing it. We can go back to registering five-
year-olds as most other communities are doing.

not a cost. Please vote e yes on Nov. 18,
“ a Vance Hadley

Terrace, B.C.

’ “Dear Sir: ;

~ Lam writing to you in regards to the second sheet of i ice

a brainer [have ever seen.
‘This’ is a project that should have been completed at

we second sheet of ice.
This is not about middle aged seople and haw many
ue holes we have on our golf course. This is ‘about giving
“opportunity to both young and the young at heart: Out ice
situation is at its worst in years, waiting lists, games start-
“ing at 1’am, practices starting at 5 am. The demand is there
“and the building is within our grasp.
The second sheet of ice is not only about opportunity. It
is: about heritage and a dream. Our children need the
chance to play like their heroes. To dream for that hour

heir own dreams and keep alive their friendships and their
love of the game, ;

“Through the love of my family. and the support of
-aminor hockey, | have had a chance to live and chase that
dream. Although my dream has ended, don’t end theirs
~ before i it. can start,

~ Shane Maitland
"Spokane, Wash.

Editor's note: - Shane Maitland lived in Terrace for

: Chiefs WAL championship team,
: %o

Dear Sir: Cog Pe
“TE we-used councillor Gordon Hull? 8 ‘scenario y of u users
een ‘pay the full shal we would net have an arena ora pool ora
“library or for that matter, schools or a hospital. -
oo Can you imagine the people in the hospital at any one
‘time paying the total cost of running the hospital? How
_ about while your kids are in school-you pay all the teach-
" ers wages, upkeep, and costs of the school? What about
charging every time you took a book out of the Library?
"We provide these amenities for the betterment of all, As
a society, we have decided that we all will pay a little now
to have these amenities available when we need them, or
: wish to use them. It is no different with the arena.

; arena or we price the use of it out of the reach of. many,

"what will the cost be to Terrace? __

“:am glad that Mr. Hull can, and would be willing to

ay the full cost of ‘using the arena. But many cannot.

~ We provide ‘the pool and arena so that‘ we know where

ur children are and what they are doing. Can you imagine

he vandalism that would occur if we turned loose the 500

plus ‘children using the arena on the town? ,

‘We’ say we need more for kids to do lo keep off the

treéts. 1 don't. know of a better way. I'd rather have my

‘kids at the arena a than n hanging around the mal! or worse. °
: Terry C. Prinz

Terrace, B.C,

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lay. hockey. more and so people can figure skate and
lay ringette, as well as the older people, too,
7 vtesAnd so we -don’t-have to get up af 5:30 in the morning
AO play hockey because we will have more ice time.
: : Nathan Park
_ Terrace, B.C.

a

“eary “Dear Sir: .

family would set an unenviable precedent for all facility.”

disers. | am sure it is not his intent to create elitist facilites
but that is what would happen.

- There is no community in-B.C. where User groups ate: ws

nsked io pay. 100 per cent of operating costs.” “,
“Even. with the second sheet, the subsidy of the com:

bined facility will be less than the extent to which (axpay: A

ers subsidize eithér the parks or the pool.

“This: facility: will: have to be built some time. The cost: ;
pf construction is only gaing to go up. This is a prudent

business: investment and needed recreational investment in
our kids, Lam‘going to vote Yes" on November: 18th. .
ee oe ‘Roger. Harris

that they are at practice. that.they are ‘Trevor Linden’ or:
‘Pavel Bure’: Our rec leaguers need thatiice'time to relive >.

zed sports. They have the kids that: probably most need - pos
he social interaction and guidance organized sports offers, an

Most. people of Terrace will consider $4 to $6 per.

ae

= 2 at 5:00 a.m. even with the second sheet, only there will be.

“[{ consider my children’s development an investment, -

ES project. Come on people! This is by far the biggest no

“least five years ago. Now that the opportunity is-here, we.’
need to. go, forward and complete our Boal; that being a

more than 19° years. He played on the (1991 Spokane

Think about what would happen if we did not have the -

ds nd rf would like a second sheet of ice’so wer!

| “= Councillor. Gordon Hull’ s willingness lo ‘pay tor his.”

“portion |. of

. future,

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 15, iyyo - a5

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

The Mail Bag

; Dear Sir:

- The ice rink.is an important part of our
‘community, and just because you don’t per-
_” sonally use it, you shouldn't think it doesn’t -
_ benefit-you. The arena is a place where the
_--community gathers to-support each other,
~ cheering on Jocai athletes, a: rallying point
for the communit. Have-you' ever heard of

Dear Sir:

I cannot believe the poor
attitude these ‘No’ -people

- have toward what would be
“an excellent addition. to our

recreational facilities. ©

Our present arena has
served us - well
years but is no longer cap-

able of
“demand for ice time.

:-There are waiting lists
‘for children and adults ‘to
join ‘hockey. Even if they
could it includes. practises
for eight and nine-year-olds
and men’s
games starting at 10:30 p.m.

over the

ae

community spirit? :
Come out on a weekend and. watch a
game, See the people: who come: to the —~
games. Before you give a blanket statement e
of ‘No’ toa second sheet of i ice, see- who it a
affects besides yourself, :
K. Newman
Terrace B.C.

+

at 5:30 -a.m.

handling the

’ the future. .
November 18.

Lel’s s. not let the pessim- :
istic altitudes. of. a few hare- °
brains: rilin. the: chance : for
something: beneficial for the”
-Terrace arena now and:in
Vote yes. on. |

Malcolm Simons
Terrace, B.C. .

for the ‘Yes’ side |

AS THE DATE for the Second Sheet of
Ice referendum approaches, { would like to
clarify some issues for our taxpayers that
have been raised in the press.
M@ There are more than sufficient users
to. warrant an expansion. of ice facilities.
_ Our communities are growing in population
. and our young people need additional space
for recreational development. Terrace and
‘Thornhill are accomplishing that in’ an
orderly and financially responsible fashion,
First, the swimming pool was expanded,
paid for by all taxpayers including ice
users. Secondly, the library was expanded,
paid for by all taxpayers, -including ice
users. Then. parkland was purchased and .
some of it developed, paid for by ‘all tax-
payers, including i ice users. Now it is the

turn of ice . users for

their facilities to be ,
expanded, ~and — to
remain.” consistent,

hopefully «paid for by

- all taxpayers, including

ice. users, pool users,

- library: “users, ° and
. Mature trail and park-
land users. .
“In Terrace and

Thornhill the principle
has ‘always. been to

~ share and grow togeth-
“er and ‘that. principle

should not stop now to
suddenly exclude a
| our
community.

M@. The cost of this

‘project is not going to.

get any cheaper in’ the
The

Second .
Sheet committee has.
worked over four years on the design, loca-:
-.tion and financial: costs’ of the building,
They are competent’ people, volunteers all,
“and ought to be. commended for their excel:
“Vent efforis.

: Capital costs. should: not be. confused
‘ ‘with’ ‘Operating costs. The’ capital cost to the.”
. taxpayer is $2.2 million dollars or $51.80:
per taxpayer per year for 10. years.

~~: The operating ‘cost isa council-of: the-
day: decision. You as taxpayers; have’ the.”
~~ ability to eléct councillor: who will imple
“iment your. philusophy. of. ser. pay, be it-100..
“per, cent return, 50 per cent ‘return, ‘oT no
return: [f council wisties 10 exact:a:100 pe
“cent. user pay philosophy, it has
- to.do.so and if that: is what: you-as’a com-~
munity want, you should elect that type. of.
- dotincillor. However, ‘please do‘nol.cor

‘Mayor Jack Talstra

the ability.

that cost With the actual building cos ae

allof tis, ‘ ~
“Eb This building. is. more: thar an
“sheet of i ice. In the summer, . itt and the. ‘arena a
“will function as‘a trades or convention cen-):
» tre. There will be: ‘approximately’ 7,700": of city couneil fi
sqate feet of mezzanine or second: floor ., improve | e city orth
space for other activities. “A leen centre, A:
coffee. house, a video: game: area, of. cost-
recovery. lype. entreprises have been sug-°.:
. gested. This“aren may be as ch @ as we.
‘ever’ get to.a youth ‘community. cenire. Thi
building is “designed “fi iple:
benefit to everyone in our community, °
| persohaily, hope you Will vote ‘Yes! fo
“this: facility on. November, 18th, but above
all that you attend the’ polls: to vole. It i
your. decision. Whatever the outcome,
council and | will abide’ by: and implement
whatever: your decision’ will be:"That's whi

ji

rale on the swimming pool and arena’ is
about 56 per cent. If you wish it to be high-
er, then your instructions to council should -*:
be to that effect and council will ‘raise the -.
cost recovery rate. to what taxpayers. and
users deem. acceptable. To be consistent, :
once ‘an acceptable recovery: rate is ‘deter- :
mined, it should be used’ throughout’ the :.
community, for the library, parks, recrea-
tion, swimming pool, soccer fields, perhaps” 750,000 through fundraisers and donations ‘from’ the com-
even roads-and other user pay endeavours..."
@ Private enterprise cannot build and -.
operate this facility on a break-even basis at”
the. present time. Our population ‘simply
isn’t large enough. Perhaps 20 years from:
_fow, when our population may have dou- : ”
bled, can we do what has been done in the,”
lower mainland with private facilities. In
‘the meantime, ’an entire
generation of our youth

will have passed us:by.

Ask ‘the
entrepreneurs - = of
Shames Ski Mountain

~ ‘fe coffee every | iwo ‘Week’ or 8. cents. day.,

Dear Sir:

- 110 per cent of the communily were users that would

; cost them a cup of coffee a day. Surely: th ey, could afford

~ that. After all, people are’ “expected tospay. Tor, their own’

coffee, not to mention pavement: go:
If there are enough people, interested in using anew. are-

"na let them pay for it: Of c course as: the percentage of-users

"goes down, thei the cost will go up, If there’ ‘are-not enough

- arena.users in (he-community to make:

€ arena. project: al

least self funding, it should not be built.
The strong protests against user ‘fee. increases for: the

: existing arena indicate a Tack of commitmen to. ay: their

_ they could raise the money. without our tax dollars: :

fair share.
| Why should the. rest of us pay for a. ‘second arena when
they.do not want to pay. any m more than’ they towards t the
one they dohave? .
_ We remember the ‘days when we were'‘allowed. to” roller
skate in the arena, We were told the: staffing cost too: ‘much.
if we can not afford to run-the-arena we have to its full
potential, how can we justify a second one? pond

The Second Sheet of Ice Society did an ‘admirable jobi in
raising $28, 000 in a single. night for-their.cause, L. shows

“Take. heart, olher’ organizations. have® ‘done dt, The

- Terrace Peaks Gymnastics ‘Club have done.very. well on

2 their own, the Second Sheet of Ice can tao,

. “Fercace. This should be » paid by ‘the users of thé facility...

"backs of the other 95-97%: of the population,

; second sheet of:

Mayor weighs in ..

fo “lane

ers and skaters) uses: the existing sheet of

‘ Another arena isa. luxury. It is.a want-not a: nee We
are a sports family and support-all sports: ae

~ [f-we want. to build- something for-‘our children tev 8
build a rec. centre that all can enjoy, all year round..

-. There aré ‘so many beneficial” projects that need our

funding. ‘An-improved water. system,911 service, decent

pavement, the hospital, repairing ‘Lanfear Hill; on and on.
“In these times-of deficit‘rediction and. belt tightening

“should we not begin to learn that we fai earn the: things

we want and now borrow against
At is, nothing’ personal.” At is“jus
“NO” on Nov. 18, "1995.

"Dear Siri : é
Asa laxpayer: an supporting citizen of Terrace’ ‘speak .
for ‘the.'No” side-of the upcoming: referendum on‘ the :

_ My: reasoning is as follows:

City: “of Terrace) : oto
- $2,120,000, Principal. ‘Amount to, abe e Borrowed.
$2,014,000 interest Cost over 10' yen
8750, 000 Donations.

(Editor’ 's note: The city-has. revised. the:$91,000.a year

5 operating loss estimate to a: range of, $26, 000 to $60,000,).

“2. Use. Currently: 3-5: % of the: population. (hockey play~
i he Second
Sheet of Ice Society. would like to see the ta ‘burden on the

who never:

have and never will uise.the'ice.. >
3. Donations: The Second Sheet of: Tee plans’ tor taise: 23

munity.’ There is only § sO tmuch’! money ‘out’ thére for'dona-

‘tions; if itis going to the’ Séco 1d Sheet, of. fee Suciéty

’ where doés that-leave all, the other’ groups in town (sports

private.”

how they are doing

financially, “whether

they will ever see their 4

investment again. Ask” f

the owner. of.’ Mount
Layton

where, his
money is today. Given

Hotsprings |.
investment _

those experiences,-ask

if any. ‘entrepreneur
wants to own recrea-

tional facilities in our *-

area at the present ‘time.
In. our. comsrnunity. we

“pool:
tox: ‘provide

resources...

amenities for Our peo

need politicians like Gordon Hull and Peppy al

a being especially,in regards to the second
“out.

today, we will be piying $162,750 per

money: can purchase. oe

. team, school groups, ‘youth groups, Cab Scai

Scouts of Canada,’ -Heart Fund, Cance Soc iely,

~ dollars. Shoutd they suffer becatise 35% of th lala

dictates to the rest?’

4. The Real Needs of. the Community. If. we had. $
5,794,000. of taxpayer dollars we'should ‘be: ‘looking’ at.
things like: higher educatlont, .¢.. scholarships), ‘school |

Dear Sir: et ie
To lead Terrace and Thornhill into'the21's

~ They have shown the understanding ‘of. fi

_ Some councilors: want louse. ep al the

If we borrow that

‘amount we money cn prime rate

interest: One ;

* Tf we had less special es si pi

"Mayor Talstta’ ‘and i