. thal there is already over seven million dollars in construction - _aillor “her, irip had: been" * awhnter 77 “Ther: . damage. al iy tor the “creation. of these a Now that former Alderman - lan MacDonald is safely out of the. way, without too much trouble, the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District has lured the District of Terrace Council into itsboudoir and, with only a letter from a junior ad- ministrator, has managed lo get the citizens of Terrace to pa: for a traffic study’ over whieh he. Department. of . Highways hag the right to complete. velo. _ The entire Council. voted to- pay half of thisstudy al a cost af + "83,000 ‘to. the ‘citizens. they ‘represent. Mayor Gordon ~ Rowland, who does not have a ‘yote and who does not take parl in debale, when questioned al theendof the meeting, said that he. was definietely, against. undertaking. this study and would have-voted against it had he the right to-vote. : ‘The frustrating part of this was. revealed: during _questioning by the press when-a newsman recalled to Council ‘presently blacked by . the Rotary ry Department of Highways by refusing to allow permission for | approval of the Kelly Douglas Warehouse at Kalum and Keith and the multi million dollar mall proposed for the former - Catholic Church properly. in addition an 80 acre In- dustrial Park’ is being - frustrated because of lack of knowledge af where the limited - access. highway" through Terrace will eventually go. No “eredance is. placed’ on’ the of-” “ficial Gazelle which shows the highway crossing the overpass and going along ‘Highway 16 west. People in the jmow aresure that this is justa thwarting move by highways to: freeze all construction near. the highway and thal the road will finally go straight out of town | _ along Keith to 16 west. _- Members. of Council them- “ selves agree, as does (he mayor that they have heen trying Lo gel information < ont of Graham Lea’s. boys since last August and to this dale have not. been | able lo get. any information whalsoever. mo Conventional Engines by M AZDA i Now & Used Vehicles _ SKEENA AUTE : METAL SHOP Lid | - AL No. 05-032, . Volume 68 No. 15 . : . = a = Misuse, Alderman Norah Jacques, who bas just completed a tour of _ the city’s parks and playground: d her. fellow ’-coun- areas, tol f evening thal, ' last Monday an exercise of frustration.) ¢ _. She cited cases f misuse and, 1 lake Up- Vandalism De ;. assured that there was a bylaw e , of 635-6572 back-te Council for finalizalion before next Winter... . . Responding Lo question from . the: press Mayor’ Rowland prohibiting the: * u Park an Sover -eaused . by” wmobiles and horses as. well as ‘considerable ; evidence. of malicidus vandalism. -~ and Lodges which have devoted ga much lime money. and effort Mis-Jacques: said that:Clubs’ he . said thal this area had been, pnt through a real hard - Sore’traces “Ui snowmobiles and horses - on One of the principles. of the industrial . park, where con- siderable logging and clearing is going on at this moment, saw “how in the hell can we rent or sell space when there is possibilily of a bloedy highway running ‘smiick. through the center. of: "a — client's warehouse?” : The -mayor was questioned how a terrific engineer could undertake the job of ‘planning _arteries. through the-city and | traffic patterns when the person in ‘question can not get the vital Greig and out. information of where (he main... limited access highway will be it, quile clear ‘thal he was ‘against. the. study, and would have - voted againstit _-if parliamentary procedure would’ have allowed it, {0 077 The “motion was of: course sponsored by'“Ev~Clift, who is. ‘alga’ the ‘Chairman ; of “the Regional - District Board. - He said the press was off base in stating’ that :a -study is. not needed but the: -press replied located, He replied that he did. : not Inew and al this point made - that of course a study is needed urgently but what pay for It when the Department of High- - ways will at no cost to the city. - ft must be remembered that the Terrace Taxpayer already pays‘ a: large chunk of the -monies on which .the Regional. District ‘undertakes’ its studies -and ‘now through “this letter ‘from Assistant. Administrator. Ray : Parfitt the citizens. of = Tervace will be. picking Up an- additional half of the-tab.., . - Following is the letler dver -- Mri: Parfitt's signalure which “wor over. the boys and girls al before.a good crowd.too:-" Dear Mr. Mayor. 0s fee - Atthe, March Board Meeting . of the: Regional District “the” egional District’s budget was _ amended: to Include = ~sub-\-” : Highway 16 leads inlo Terrace “regional program for an- area Which the Board considers to be an extension of the. greater Terrace fringe area or an area ‘which to date has been a “spin- olf"! from- Terrace proper. “This “Planning Area” ex- _ the oldest stroying City Parks game ‘answer when asked “if parks and | playgrounds... However, when asked if there had been any convictions under these’by-laws he replied “‘not to my knowledge’. He gave the here had: been-}“any prosecutions,’ In. other: words: ihe mearis 16 avoid (he wanlom destruction is on the books but the Jaw is just not enforced.,- ‘recreational’ areas.‘imust be " - more than frustrated lo see the . fruit: of their good citizenship destroyed by thoughtless or downright: criminal actions on the part of a‘small segment of the community. 2.2 > Alderman, Jacques also went "into. detail.on the damages al “Agar -Park were scorekeeping “bares amicus” SIGNED OVER NEXT SEVERAL has rol escaped in thal a large . {pile.af top soil stored-there . for -work this ‘spring |has just about disappeared. Pee et | Mayor Gordon Rowland suported Ms. Jacques misgivings and mentioned that: - - the opening of Riverside Park has been delayed because °. of - damage caused by citizens “using jt for automobile dragging or other:reasons. 7": 7 ‘ Last--year ‘By-Law was: given > Three . preliminary » peadings prohibliing all terrain = vehicles: irom “using “public playeroutds or Pane: : and™-adoption-has. not “because of the insistance of (he. : . ‘Skéena-Cassiar School: Board “shat. other smaller. types =6f, vehicles -be “included ‘causing some problems of description The Administrator assured th ‘the ‘mauler would - be brought NDP. Executive The fullowing. ailicers “were elected durin# ihe course of & Terrace NDP Glubnceting held in Terrace on Sunday April 7, 974°" = ne anne President, Guorge © Kofoed, First “Vice President, . Garry Tupper; Second Vice President, Bruce Hulchison, Scerelury, John. Chan-Wing; ‘Treasurer, Ms.: Vera. Koss; Directors, - Kathy Coxworth, Dona Moraes, Rita Harvey ‘and : Lorraine Kofoed. Francis Tsikuyic: © + “The. Club ’ Represantalive to «-) Skeena-.... Prévinclal Assacialion. ‘Gaorge. Bergen-and the: representaliye © on: the |, Skeena:. "Federal Association is Guy, Rushton, owever,. ‘all. according" ta” Administrator Jack-Hardy. final - " ‘reading not . ‘been’ given by. the by-law: Gary Vernon Lauk, Minister of Industrial, Develapment, Trade ‘and. Commerce, while . answering questions in ‘the Lepislalive Asembly, said that -several subsidiary: DREE agreemenis Would “be~ signed uver-the next several, months. -” Referring to recent signing.of ‘wa:/' 50-50: cost. sharing agreement :with . the. Federal Department af. Regional . Economic Expansion involving” social and economic studies af B.C,'s Northwest, the Northeast -and: Koolenay. regions, the Minister slated ip the Assem- agreements. -. would be tiegoliated ’ manths but said thal it would be unfairly. ralsing expectations, , -orlowering }hem, Jo speculate “as lo when whey: *; will’ be cumpleted.-* nas “Mr, Lauk, said still ‘answering “seperate negotiations-in regard ‘Jo northern. railways: and high- seperate from (hese. The original agreements Firefighting “Natives from six’ Hazelton ‘trea villages allended a special two day ‘lecture session in Hazelton recently, ynder the -auspices of the. Department of Indian Affairs. and run by the Terrace Fire Department. . ‘ ‘The (wo day. Fire Prevention ‘and *Fire Fighting “Technique ‘session included lectures an Fire’ Ingpections, ,Fire -Bx- =(Hallon;* Entry, :‘Hescue, ‘Breathing, Apparat -~ Police Invest “Thornhill Fire “bly, hat the subsequent specific . iver=the fext few :.; questions; that-there has been - “ways, “bul DREE® is really ‘\nguishers, “Leaders, ' Ven-: us, Hose. Vandalism at Agar Park & SUBSIDIARY DREE AGREEMENTS WILL BE signed taken logether wilh the railway . extension: and- .development program = an- nounced last summer would mean an. expendilure of $325,000,000, This when looked al with the highway - discussions “now under way, involving some $300,000,000.: would, mean spending a billion dollars in the pporthy age “Mayor Gorden : Rowland On the-advice-of legal-counst - " the hospital has reinstated Mrs. Wall... Afler a - Uhorough in- vesitgation it was delermined thal.there were nol sufficient ; grounds for. dismissal. ; : "after a month's absence Mrs. Wall therefore has resumed her former positfon-as a cook in the . “Dietary. ‘Depariment with’ no “EXTRA SCHOOL — | HOLIDAY > B.C.’ school children’ an extra day off, The British Columbia ° Legislature, acting on. a .com- ment altributed. to Gavernor- General Jules-Leger during an " outing in Vieloria, has decreed More Permits Less Value stitulianal: construction at at “tolal permiit-value of $270,971. As compared t6.ane permit this - year valued at $90,000. .. Other construction areas are _ up this year however. Dwelling unils permits issued 30 far this -year-have-a-total permit value of $396,000 involving 13 permits as-‘compared: ta. toal permil ‘yalue-in 1973 of $272,000 In- volving the game number’ of, permits: 8s Alterations are up: this year © with elght permits being issued fora total permit value,-of - * $57,000 while last” year. there were twa issued ata lotal value +". , : eae oe the selopm", of $3,500, . - Commercial “ gonstruction: + . ' aspect is most pradlicable. - District views this as a major problem which must ‘examined and resolved in view of the following complications: Ee Ee eT er from which to forecast future trattie ‘requirements from the following aspacts: 1. Traffic demands from two major port cities Into a major central distribution hub Cie. Terrace) . . a 2, ‘The impact of- tran- sportalion’ requirements from and into a northern. resource base by a major centre such a5 . Terrace 26 3. Urban, traffic -and tran- - sportation requirements in the - central .Terrace area’ (both present.and future), AL this juncture the latter immediate and The - Regional be 1, ° The: completion‘: of the Skeena Bridge.and its impact a5 a feeder into Terrace’ the unorganized area, from 2. An . expanded . and - developed urban area adjacent 10 the Terrace area and the traffic this area will ultimately generate, ° Hedi agieed completel his ig! own pay. increase: however staling that he’ was not, in the finaricial position Lo devote full * ine Co the mayor's. job and that’ he ‘fell ‘thal! his: present Wage _ was in‘line with the amount of "> {ime that he could devote (o the city's business. Alderman Gerry’ Duffui, who -yoted ‘against the resolution, ‘gaid «thal: he considered “the presen’ “wage adequale. He. suggesied that the matler be hanved over Lo the Union of BC. -'Wospital Baoktracks joss of non-monetary benefits but she will be paid only one half a month's wage. The hospital ‘'s lawyers did : emphasize (hat had the hospital received: Mrs. Wall’s full cooperation al the onset of this incident her. dismissal need never have taken place. thal ‘Tuesday, April 16 will be an official school holiday, bringing the length of Use ‘school break for Easter to five days, . School. will. be let oul sday aflerncon, and. students will nol return’ until Wednesday morning. . ” value is down this year wilh one permil. bi permil value of $80,000 while 10 ihe end of March 73 six permils had been: issued’ :al..a total permit value of. $113,200. Industrial construction {s also logging way behind last, year. Ta date in 1974 (here have been two Industrial permits issued a ala ° tolal» permit ‘value..af $13,500 while last year at the end of March ‘three -permits «had ‘been issued’ aa, lotal permit | value of $84 OO as: There lane indicatlan of panic ‘at City. Hall however.and there isan attitude of !the-lull before Counell. 2 pecept 84 000 a.yeartp $250.0: Thur-_ ing issued 50 far ata . prevalling.I0. say “2 ordering (PROVINCIAL ETAPLRT PARLIAMENT BLDS. NICTORIA B.C. 3. Increased traffic volumes in the Terrace downlown core by the present and future traffic atlractes in both the com- mercial and industrial areas of the community. (Lakelse, Emerson, Eby, Greig, Keith), 4. The impact of fulure residential developments in Terrace on the downtown core area, a 5. Future use of the existing Skeena Bridge and the impact this will haye-on the downtown ‘core of Terrace. | _ In order thal the «tran- sportalion problem can be examined in the above men- tioned framework, the Regional District recommends . em- , ploying the consulting services of the traffic engineering firm lo. co-ordinate the . data presently assembled by the provincial . Depattment of Higways, Stanley and Associates. the ‘District of Terrace and .the Regional District. 7 : A preliminary study” ol present .and future tran: ~ sportation requirements for the — ‘RIVERDRIVE. | ‘Municipalities for — stan- dardization acress the pravince. -. Alderman Richard Green speaking in favour of the motion’ said thal some alderman are putting in so much time on city business that they are-making “Jess {han a dollar’an hour.’ ° ‘nese [igures. are hard 10 month which would mean that the. persons .reférred:(a by Mr. be: pulting” in: €0- Green’ would | | “choyr weeks--on city” business. © | This: could. bean “-€rrar, ~in “Judgement ° jor: in ¢-mental : mathematics-on the part of Mr. . ? 7 Green except for the fact that he rad ‘an electronic calculator on “the desk beside him to do his “mathematics for him,.- Me. Green did refer to Mr. paying altention? Why, it’s a - mannequin was p ‘in = regards ‘following «extent: ‘explore Wail, {isn't he moving? And w. ‘COMP, ric greater Terrace area has beeh va estimated al approximalely in vie of the present inter- relationship of th unorganize area and the District of Terrace to traffic management of the greater Terrace area and the effects of future transportation development on the community, the Regional District requests the participation of the District of Terrace by the following: . 1, Adoption of in principle of a transportation planning ogram, 2 "2, Joint cost sharing‘ lo the Regional District . $3,000; “District of Terrace $3,000,000 00. Council’s “altention to - this -. proposal is requested, Please be Advised tha! -the: regional ‘District “Administration is. willing -t0 ‘meet and ‘further this. program with Council, : oo, ; + Yours, sincerely . Ray Parfitt - ls : Assistant:Administrator *_ 635-375 = "TERRACE B.C. Price 15¢ Clift in this connection but: as Mr... Clift does ~ considerable oo. work atthe Regional District offices, being’ there *.mosl. mornings; it does pot» seem likely that the latter gutsin that + - “amount of time on‘city business elirad’ could doz. Lhis..oF sof ‘course! Mr.“ Doffus who “18” genlleman:-of.Jelsure, in--fa “devole sixty “eity business: “: In any case the pay Incréase passed...with all ° bul. .Gerry:: Duffus voting in. favour. Mr., Buncombe =.’ was". absent: recuperalitg from". an operation and the mayor | of course does not have a-vole unless there is a lie. store display mannequin. The ropped al a stop siga at the corner of Walsh and Munroe Avenue right outside the Skeena Junior Secondary School. Whoever left it obviously was concerned for the students. though, Terrace fias once again been * without air (transport following a-sludy sessiow by six dixporl firemen. which ‘began Friday ~ and has shown no signs of en- _ ding in the near {ulure.. The fire men were among the first ta walkout in B.C, in ~ gupport’ “of . Vancouver = [n- ternational Airport firemen who | closed, thal ‘alrport’ after their ~ demands for wage parily-with: denied. ' ire-fighlers . Vancouver City -Mremen were; - ~Yn-all more than ten. British. .; .. Columbla., Airports have’ been, —, shut-down by walk-outs (0 date .: _and, despite a court Injunction. ack <1 | © and thoughtfully provided a nothern version of afigleaf. _work Friday night, the airports remain closed. ; Terrace, which only recenlly ‘re-aequited airport service - after CP Air-slapped their 727 and 737 jel service to Vancauver dua to runway conditions, is left the Lower although iis possible: Perhaps- - Mr: Hank Buncombe who is now. ‘hours’ a week: lo moe Pa