Y LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PARLIAMENT BLOG TIN? Ree CARIN ‘YLOTORIA HO CAN mo ice-skating .rink is included in the newest ‘proposal for a com- munity/conference centre ‘drawn up’ bys a local businessman. “Rich | McDaniel brought his Tyey + usels who want. to: ‘see it’ made plan ‘for the céntie to the city's tourism and economic develop-' - ment commission, and it's to be “considered: along with all other. proposals, ‘for ‘the centre. / at. ser oat of. local i ice users who want “'a-’second - ‘sheet of" ice. :Loc ports’ groups “say: the. arena’s ice rink is being used at 1x4 capacity and there . are long waiting | lists . of people ‘and groups trying to get: more. ice time. '“E was visited: by: a ‘group « of part.of the process,” -Monteith, the. city’s économic | development, officer, McDaniel’s- plat : other involving. a. ‘secon : of ice: —~ would : probably y ;in- volve. building. the- centre. adja-- _cent to’ the arena; .Monteith ‘said, to’ take advantage .of the ‘arena ice-making plant's. ability to. ran two. sheets. of ice,:“If council, decided it-was going to ’ do’ something like’ that,- that ‘would likely dictate. its location.” moe Council's plan: nowis to build ‘a centre on vacant, land. it. owns adjacent to.the court house,- ‘ ‘Architectural drawings. . for ‘the -plan” were prepared ‘for . McDaniel “by local - architect Alex. Inselberg based on:’an. Tuc ‘earlier - proposal made several’ .a years ago by. the local Kinsmen club. rae oa | Inselberg’. said “the ‘Plan: in- cludes: A “junior. ice skating : ‘rink ‘measuring 74 feet. wide by 149 ‘feet long, about four-fifths: the size of the arena's existing ice “rink. o : oA new ‘library on ‘the se- cond floor, “covering “10,900 square feet, with the. possibility - of later expansion ‘by: ‘another iiloh: of the newest: ece.'Of. diagnostic equip- have ¢ a very’ y ahiit ‘life, Susan Winther, :-the! nuclear” _ medicine technologist “in + ; charg of: the!) Tew. Repart: a ent, ‘at, Mill © Memorial, says ‘and blood tests. upori the. type., ‘done, * ‘Wins 3,000 square feet. * An art gallery on ‘the se- | cond floor adjacent to the new library. * A restaurant with an adja- cent lounge and bar, seating 160 people. ‘@ A day care centre covering 1,500 square feet, with an out- door play area, * A 9,000-square foot con- ference hall seating up to 750, that could be divided into as many. as three separate areas, . e An upper assembly © hall holding up to 234:people, and including a smail dressing room for performers. ; : @ A 30-foot wide lobby area, with room for displays, * A small meeting room Games bed guest — falls far short of what's neec ed TERRACE’ — Northern B LC. Winter Games organizers here will have to cut some events if more billets for young athletes . aren’t found, say organizers. : So. far only 300 households : have signed up to ‘take 738 ‘athletes during ‘the Feb: ‘1-3 weekend, says games coor- dinator Marge Skead. Approximately 1,800 of the - 2,500 athletes: expected’ are under 18, and as a:result’ must don be billeted, d. according to o.winter., ; gamés: “regulations. Places must ‘be found’ for ait least three-quarters of that . number, -~ 1,350 athletes — by . mid-January or else organizers will have to start: cancelling events, organizing committee spokesman Maria Thomsen said Friday. Thomsen said the first sports, to be dropped would likely be the team sports with the highest numbers of athletes competing. Those events haven’t. been decided yet but basketball, " hockey, indoor soccuer and : volleyball are expected to be on , top of the list. On the TERRACE ~— The RCMP’s 1990 Christmas Counterattack starts this weekend and runs throughout the holiday season as police. look for impaired drivers. And while awareness of im- paired driving is at its highest level ever, police say the number of impaired drivers on city streets still needs to come down. Terrrace RCMP have charged 199 people with impaired driv- ing so far this year — down substantially from the more than 270 charged in 1989. During last year's Christmas Counterattack campaign, more than 4,300 drivers were stop- ped, 10 people were charged with impaired driving and 400 traffic tickets issued. This year, ‘police are en- couraging everyone to be extra careful during the holiday Thomsen. added. t econd ice sheet idea surfaces’ TERRACE — A second indoor : seating 1. < ©Two smaller | meeting rooms, covering 600 square feet ‘each, and seating up’ to 50 peo- ple each. “It would be -.a. ‘multi-use building with everything under one roof,” Inselberg said. .“‘It would be built onto the north side of the existing arena.”’ ‘No cost estimate of the new concept has yet been released, but it is , considerably larger than the centre ‘design released this summer by the city. That design called for con- struction. of a 28,000-square- foot facility at an estimated cost of more than $4 million, Since then, council has said a library wing of 10,000 square feet could fe isn’t looking very ‘good Tight now,’” Thomsen said, “‘If things don't improve we'd. have to drop the sports with the most players. It would. be terrible.’’ She said-organizers hope the low numbers of .corifirmed billets so far-is because people who. will take athletes haven't tu their forms.yet.. “SP don't know. if people realize, but in order to: plan:we - -have to know now,” Thomsen sald.. '‘We need to be:able.to, wut “prove we can’ “put up all thése athiletes. We're hoping Yhat pao: ple will fill out those forms. and get ‘them in immediately. page .A.-phofie drive’ in. ‘the © Horseshoe area is being started to.-try to persuade more ~ residents to open their homes. “Is been going on since the beginning of the ‘summer,’' “‘And that's what concerns us. We've only got about 700 now — that’s a long ways from the number we need.” . . Skead and Thomsen said try. ‘ing to find billets for athletes with families { in Kitimat would attack season — especially around alcohol and applaud employers who are providing transportation home from staff Christmas parties. Christmas Counterattack starts Dec. 8 and runs through to Jan, 3, 1991. This week also marks the RCMP’s ‘‘Safe Driving Week” campaign. Police encourage everyone to become more aware and careful in their regular driving habits, More than 700 accidents have occurred here this year, Terrace RCMP say, amounting to more than 100 injuries and eight, deaths, The local detachment asks motorists to take time to check their cars’ equipment, and to make sure insurance and registration is up to date. Se be added cat.an additional s! million cost, . a - Monteith said a consultant i is to prepare . projected revenue and. cost figures for the city- would be released early:in the new year, ‘prior. to. a public meeting in February. to gauge sponsored design. Those figures . public opinion about- planning. for a centre, “The whole: idea is.to. have : the public. decide - “ whatever's best,’” he said, McDaniel said the idea is still. in its initial stages, and ‘would ° likely. be subject to- many - changes. ‘*What.shall we call. it — an imaginary dream? But nothing ever happens unless you start with something,” he said, aad be. a ‘ast resort and isn’t even being considered right now. « ‘That’s because although _ some: sports will'be held at the Tamitik: sports’ centre in Kitimat,- virtually all-the social events, and opening.and clositig ceremonies are in Terrace, :- Residents -billeting athletes don't have to worry-about beds, as all athletes are bringing slesp- ‘ing: bags and foamies. And they're only aroun for gt most Wa. Mneala,. becaus Juach served at winter. garties venues: ‘Anyone’ wishing to volunteer ~ can contact the games office at : 635-1991... Off to Vernon - TERRACE — Local conserva: tion officer Ken Hoffman has been promoted to head a special environmental enforcement sec- tion in Vernon. The unit will f management violators. Pn ey 8 + oe on He’s expected to leave town this month or early in ‘the. new a medical proféeatt | is hire to. gee if bad health: As connected ae. to wood smoke,’ “Sverre Vedal ‘said atl be “teh ‘rat time a study. ‘ot. ae . Ley pene oe ;