Legislative Library, O Parliament Buildings, ] Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 YOUR HOMETOWN LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED NEWSPAPER | TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, July 13, 1988 50 CENTS Vol. 4, Issue No. 28 New ett — the project. Strike looms at CFTK TERRACE — Radio and televi- sion broadcasters CFTK could |. be the site of a labor dispute as early as Friday if no contract agreement is reached between CFTK management and mem- bers of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians local 827. — On July 15 the two sides will be in legal lock-out and strike positions. A NABET statement issued Monday indicated one of the Terrace city council adopted a recommendation Mon- al hla tcl eta day night of the Committee ING: AROUND: The they “strongly support’? a T proposal to build a 40-unit supportive housing complex at Terraceview Lodge. Council also adopted a recom- - mendation that the city give the Terrace Health Care - Society the necessary piece of property between North . Sparks St. and the Terraceview property line as a site for of the Whole asking that errace Health Care Society _ According to Kathleen Delgatty, administrator of ' Terraceview Lodge, this is the first step in developing a seniors housing in works — 10-year plan to provide supportive housing which will be developed with unique design features to insure that the residents’ needs will be met. “It is the hope of the society that this particular site will meet the needs of a wide variety of residents who need partial or total support,”’ she said. Alderman Ruth Hallock adds that the society has ap- - proached several government agencies and says, ““Rveryone we approach with the concept is giving us rave reviews.” As Illustrated by this competitor from Tral, the action was fast and the competition was close making the 1988 Bantam Girls Intermediate Provincial Softball Championship a weekend. Mike’s Petro-Can from Vernon placed first In the Beach Leezurely Gals and Terrace Almwood Contracting outstanding issues is placement of some employees within a wage scale bracketing arrange- ment. A federal conciliator booked out of the dispute last week. NABET represents about 60 Skeena Broadcasters employees in the Northwest. In a statement Tuesday morn- ing Skeena Broadcasters vice- president Bryan Edwards said, § “Skeena Broadcasters is com- mitted to continue broadcasting during any strike... the company has a reputation for good service and it has the intention to pro- vide that service regardless of the length of any labor action,” Edwards said he feels the com- pany has been a leader in the in- dustry with regard to employee benefits and said the company’s final offer made In May was “stair and equitable’. He expressed hope for a quick Terry Huberts resolution to the dispute, which AS 4 result of last week’s has been under negotiation for provincial government Cabinet more than a year. shuffle, the Northwest has a new Island Northcoa Eee Boe MLA named as new st Minister of State Minister of State in charge of the Northcoast Development Region. Terry Huberts, a Victoria resi- dent and MLA for Saanich and the Islands, takes over the post from Skeena MLA Dave Parker. Huberts, 42, is a veterinarian elected to the legislature in the Social Credit sweep of 1986. He shares the two-seat riding with Finance Minister Mel Couvelier. A former member of the gov- ernment back benches, Hubert has also been named Minister Responsible for Parks and Minister of State for Vancouver Island/Coast. His other govern- ment duties include seats on the Select Standing Committees for agriculture and fisheries, ¢cO- nomic development, and trans- portation and municipal affairs. Another development in the rearrangement of Cabinet, which expanded the number of portfolios from 17 to 22, is the division of the Forests and Lands ministry. Skeena MLA Dave Parker will continue as Minister of Forests. The Minis- ter Responsible for Crown > Lands is Howard Dirks, another former backbencher who is the MLA for Nelson-Creston. The Northcoast Development Region, one of eight in the pro- vince created by Premier Vander Zalm last year under a “‘region- alization’’ initiative, consists of the electoral ridings of Skeena, Atlin and Prince Rupert. - Nurses’ residence remains homeless — troversy, Northmen Rugby Club president David Hull made a new proposal to city council last Monday night and asked for permission to use a piece of city owned parkland in the bench area. The 12-acre site is located on North Eby between Dairy and Gair, and Hull said that recreation director Steve Scott ‘told him that the city has no plans for the property and sup- ports the proposal. Hull said he was making the proposal on behalf of the North- men, the men’s soccer league and the women’s soccer team, and he described a project similar to Christy Park but for adult users only. He said the development would include rugby fields, soccer fields and a driving range. Hull indicated that a five-year development plan would be designed in con- junction with the Parks Depart- ment and the Advisory Parks and Recreation Commission. The first stage of the project, says Hull, would involve moving the newly-acquired nurses residence to the property which would serve as a clubhouse. He reminded council that there was some urgency to this first stage as they only have 90 days after Sept. 1 to get the building off Mills Memorial Hospital land. Alderman Ruth Hallock ex- pressed concern over possible city expenses that could arise out of the project, but Hull said the cost of locating the clubhouse wouldn’t be more than $10,000 and the various clubs involved had proven themselves to be good fundraisers. Council sent the proposal to the Parks and Recreation” Committee for fur- ther discussion andarecommen-.- dation. TERRACE — Because plans to locate a clubhouse at Christy Park seems to be mired in con- .