A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 27, 2002 Tax Alcan idea gains steam Property tax break dates from 1950 By JEFF NAGEL THE IDEA of ending Alcan’s Song- standing property tax exemption is getting support from some regional district directors, Thornhill director Les Watmough this region, Kitimat gets much of its revenue from properly tax on Alcan’s aluminum smelter. Watmough said the only way Alcan’s tax exemption ought to con- tinue is if the company’s 1950 agreement with the province is en- forced — meaning that Alcan would only be permitted to sell power in the Kitimat area. says he and some members of the Kitimat-Stikine regional! district board have long wanted to. force Alcan to pay property tax on its hy- droelectric generating facilities. Skeena MLA Roger Harris has suggested it could be eliminated and the money could help finance some type of northwest investment fund. Watmough mat councillors. board did not take a firm stance be- cause of fierce opposition from Kili- “Bvery time we try Kitimal coun- If the province has cast the agree- ment aside so Alcan can engage in relatively: unrestricted power sales, he said, the tax exemption should also be terminated. Terrace mayor Jack Talstra - who also sits on the Kitimat-Stikine re- gional district -says he agrees that Talstra “They should pay their fair share of taxes,” Watmough said. “Why now” He said the Bulkley. Nechako re- gional district - which would get an not?” “They should pay their fair share of taxes. Why Alcan’s tax exmption, should be revi- sited. He said the Alcan’s closure of the Kemano townsite means it no longer has the expenses of maintaining that community — a historic rationale for estimated $500,000 a year if the Kenney Dam and other Alcan facili- being tax exemption. “lf they have something of value Northwest Commun ity College The Board of Governors and College President Is ishosting a Trades Training Forum for all employers who hire trades people in the Northwest region. The forum will review changes to the Trades Training and Apprenticeship ‘System in British Columbla, Trades programs at NWCC, and discuss the trade workforce needs for companies in the Northwest, Monday, December 9th, 2002 Room 2001, Terrace Campus 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. dunch will be served) Please RSVP to the President's Office by December éth, 2002. eo aeeecemeera COMMUNITY COLLEGE Take a closer look. <3 NORTHWEST . 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