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DAZZLING sunshine ensured a spectacular

¥ and colourful Riverboat Days parade Saturday.
Huge water fights between duelling bands of
pirates and firefighters made for refreshing fun for
the combatants and the crowd alike. Judges named
the musical float by the evangelical churches of
Terrace as the best overall entry of the parade.
Other winners included: Commercial -— 1. credit
unions, 2. Best Western Terrace Inn, 3. Terrace
Chrysler and North Coast Anglers; Non

Commercial ~ 1. Hire a Student, 2. Riverside

Music Festival, 3. Sew it Seams; Vehicles — 1.

Heritage Truck, 2. Stock Car Association;
‘, Groups — 1, Girl Guides, 2. Terrace
| Child Development Centre, 3.
Kitsumkalum Dancers.

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 9, 2000 - AS

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

The Mail Bag

Leave the farmers’
market just as itis

Dear Sir:

The Aug, 2 editorial entiled “Parking” says it is
perhaps time once again to consider the idea of a
new location for the farmers’ market.

Can you believe anyone would revisit this topic
alter the community spent almost five years telling
the city (with: overwhelming suppart) that they
don't want the market moved. It works: where it
is. And there is no parking problem.

There is not another location in this town, of in
very many other communities, for that miaitter, thal
has such an abundance af parking’ spaces. We
have been allowed to use the Evangelical: Free
Church parking lot and the medical clinic parking
lot and we have the George Little Park parking lot,

The market is busy, and people have to be care-
ful walking, driving and. parking in this area, There
are certain -places where they cannat park, in frorit
of the washrooms, for-example, as it blocks ‘the
view when trying to pull on to Davis-St.

People were not complying with the no parking
signs on Davis, because, |-feel, they did. not-see
the restriction as being necessary. They drove up to
the no parking sign, wondered why not and decided |
to take a chance and park there anyways.

And many people were fined. IU became, very.
difficull to enforce. The city. then had to-take an-
other look at the situation and they decided. that’
parallel parking along the side of the Park on
Davis would not be a problem. People usually
comply with requests (hat are reasonable.

The market is a great success and we should be.
building on that success. It’s an- avenue for tour-
ism, for community fund raising, for developing

mall business and supporting established focal bu-
sinesses. It’s an expression of our multiculturalism.

The market is not likely to grow in numbers of
vendors or in physical size as we have. come to |
realize that a community ‘our size can only. sup-
port a certain number of vendors.

To keep our market healthy we have had to re-
strict our vendors to the geographical areca. within
one hour travelling time from Terrace. We will not
be increasing the numbers of spaces at the market.

However, the market can keep grawing in other

ways. ] see the markel’s potential for becoming a
market square, an extension of the park, with multi
purposes. If it was paved and partially covered it
could be used up to eight months of the years as an
ouldoor recreational center.

It could even be flooded in ideal weather | con-
ditions for an out door rink. In Kansas city, mid-
night basketball was introduced in a vacant fot that
was lit and equipped for youths to play basketball.
The crime rate in that-city was cut by 25 per cent.

The square could be used for publie events that
neede tu’ be ‘under’ cover on those ‘aceasionnl' rainy!

days we get. It could also be used for extra parking.
when necessary for activities in the park, etc. aT
could be a great show case for public art.

There is a kind of magic at the farmers’
market. Let’s be positive and go with something
that's working.

Lynne Christinasen, Terrace, B.C.

Hear us, too

Dear Sir:

While going through some back issues of The
Terrace Standard, Ucame across some quotes. . °

“If they would go directly to the residents and. .
get some input from them, it would save a lot of
problems for a lot of people.”
“We don’l want to see any residents have to go
through what we’ye had to go through.” “We sim-
ply do not want the facility near our area.”
“This is a residential area and we don’t want it
becoming an industrial area.”
These quotes from the Feb, 20, 1991 issue of
The Terrace Standard, are all attributed to Jeanette
Anderson, speaking on behalf of ihe Kirkaldy
Strect Residents, at a time when BCBC was took-
ing for a new location for the minimum 1 security
correctional facility. :
How is it that Jeanette Anderson is now denying
the East Halliwell Neighbourhood the very same
rights she demanded and got for her Kirkaldy
Street neighbourhood?

Anne Barwise,

East Halliwell Neighbourhood, Terrace, B.C.

Here’s to Mighty Moe
Dear Sir:

Myself and many others do not think Mighty
Moe is an eyesore and a distraction.

From reading about Mighty Moe's situation and
the poor excuses of the highways ministry and he
personal harassment from the RCMP, this made
me think of what this can do to this poar harmless
tle old man's life.

Talk aboul eyesores. What about all the blue
ribbons pul up at Easter hanging from every street
light and pole in Uiis town, Or maybe the flags out
up by the city on the bridges on taxpayers dollars,
Some may think this is a distraction.

What is all this going to cost us taxpayers for
the concrete barriers to be placed and then re-
moved, and the days in court when Moc appeals
his driver’s licence suspension and the costs of
judges, iawyers and the RCMP.

I am sure if the RCMP had time to follow. any
one of your readers around for long enough, they
could find same comprehension problems and have
their licence suspended for six months also.

I have used Moc’s rest area many times myself
to have lunch and-bring my stress level down and
just watch (he river run by.

Bev Rosenberg, Terrace, Bal

About the Mail Bag

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Our address is 3210 Clinton St., Terrace, B.C.,
V8G 5R2. You can fax to 638-8432, And you
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