vd TERRACE - _ - City council has : ~~ been ‘approached for the . first - time with a petition protesting the’ proposed ‘relocation of the - Terrace Corrections Centre to.a -32-acre. site near Northwest Community. College. Attached to the petition were about 40 individual letters from. affected ‘Maintenance Ferry Island Terrace city council has awarded the contract to main-. _ tain the Ferry Island campsite to Tri-J’s Janitorial and Steam Cleaning of Terrace. The con- tract went at Tri-J’s tendered . price’ of $6,875 which caused concern for some aldermen. ~The other two tenders came from PNV Contracting of Ter- race at $19,985 and Brock Wal- dron of Terrace at $14,987. The difference was explained. a" by alderman Danny Sheridan who called it ‘an excellent utili- zation of other services’. He - said Tri-J had made an agree- ment with the Ministry of Social Services and Housing to utilize an employment program which pays a part of the wages. ‘‘This program is available to all,’’ said Sheridan, “‘but they’re the only one that decided to take advantage of it.’’ Superintendent of Parks and. -|. Recreation Steve Scott says that Tri-J_ will” be responsible for - maintaining the park in clean. and. orderly manner, collecting © fees ‘on behalf of the city, main- Police _ report — | Terrace RCMP charged a 64- | year-old Alberta man for driv- ing without due care and atten- | _tion on May 3 after his vehicle. went off Highway 16 east -of Terrace. Two passengers were injured in the accident and treated at Mills Memorial Hospital. The 1985 Ford Escort sustained about $300 damage. Police say the man fell asleep . at the wheel. The investigation is continu- ing into an episode of wilful damiage on the weekend of April 22 that resulted in damage to 44 - "vehicles in Terrace and Thorn- hill, Police say one or more vandals with a pellet gun went ‘on. a window-shooting binge. It’s the second incident of its ‘kind here in recent months. For the weekend of May 5-7, ‘Terrace RCMP report the arrest ‘ of: two impaired drivers, four 24-hour suspensions meted out, five liquor-related charges laid, and three minor motor vehicle .. - accidents in the area. In the course of investigating a complaint regarding a fire by Highway 16 in Thornhill, RCMP arrested a youth May 6 about 10 p.m. in possession of what they described as a “Molotov cocktail’. Police stated yesterday the matter: is. still under investiga- tion, and no further details were . availabe: = vesidents ° on’ ‘Soucie, -Floyd, McConnell and Mountain Vista Drive. According to one. resident, 90: percent of the home owners are opposed to the move, five per-. ‘cent are not involved and the other five percent are sitting on the fence. contract for awarded tain firewood supplies and re- moving garbage, and will be on call to quiet any rowdiness. Beaty ee In the next few years, . Every week, more and more rural Canadians are enjoying ‘The residents have four pri- mary complaints: the presence of a corrections centre in an agricultural/residential area . -with the noise, smoke and-addi- tional traffic that would result; the fear of reduced property values and the fact that. many. prospective home owners may _ steer away from the area; anxic- . ty regarding the proximity of a corrections centre to a residen- tial area and the fact that there is presently no guarantee it wouldn’t be upgraded to a medi- - um or maximum security institu- tion’ sometime in the future; and, their claim that there must be other areas where a correc- tions centre could be located. Their letters were received for information after alderman Bob Cooper explained that council ‘had not yet been approached by the Solicitor General regarding. the move. ‘‘When we do,” he said, ‘“‘we can determine. what ‘we're going to do regarding a public hearing.’’: That is, if there is a public hearing. According to alderman Danny Sheridan, the provincial government. isn’t required by law to abide by municipal zon- ing, and. without a rezoning — hearing it would be up to the | “Tulameen Trading Post customer Myrile Gilligan is just one of a growing number of rural Canadians benefiting from. increased access to postal products and services through 4 Retail Postal Outlet. | Retail Postal Outlets across the country offer Canada Post customers more convenience. As part ‘of a'local business, they are located close to other services in the community. Retail Postal Outlets are more accessible than former Post Offices. On average, hours of postal service operation in communities with Retail Postal Outlets have more than doubled. Now thousands of rural Canadians can buy their postal products and services on weekends and in the evenings. the number of retail outlets in rural Canada will grow by 40. percent, the benefits of a Retail Postal Outlet. “Terrace Review 1 —Wednesday, May, 10, 1989 a TIONED To BLOCK. CORRECTIONS MOVE Solicitor General to ¢all.a obi . meeting. But administrator Bob © Hallsor added: that the provin-— | cial: government has a policy of adhering to municipal bylaws even though they don’t have to. But they don’t always. As may-". . or Jack Talstra explained, ’ “that’s why the courthouse is where it is.”’ a Lendl lah. Iiiay* MES . Canada Post Corporation is s delivering on its promise. We're in rural Canada to stay. che noo a aoe Oe : MAI L POSTE Soctete canadienne des pastes Canaita Post Corporation Chaba Jacl Wp relies ale a a ied aad fa ogee eters Beet sth Sra ee i