An ent nae Kaba RS ED AI ‘Monaghan. By DUSTIN QUEZADA FOUR KITIMAT Stikine regional district board mem- bers are in Victoria today and tomorrow to press cabi-: net ministers to pay more at- tention to the northwest. “We want to let them know the northwest status - — our needs and what they . should focus on,” says re- gional district chair and Ter- ‘race mayor Jack Talstra. | He’s joined by vice-chair Joanne Monaghan, directors’ Alice Maitland and Craig “Caruso and staffer’ Andy Webber. “It’s a good move,” said northwest have different issues and if the (cabinet _ ministers) aren’t aware’ of ‘them we have to make them aware.” - The locals will meet with ministers for the. environ- ment, education, aboriginal ~~ relations and reconciliation, ‘community. services, en- ergy, mines. and petroleum - - resources and public safety. _ . Monaghan says the four: local regional district direc-. tors have different priorities but some’ issues are more "important than others. — > ° “fair share agreement,” sim- | Both she and Talstra were ° '. quick to mention the need to ‘ run hydro power up Hwy37 north of the Meziadin Junc- tion and completing and fix- ing the Kemess Road up to industrial road standards. Monaghan aiso wants to _ lobby energy and mines min- ister Richard Neufeld for a ilar to’the one in the Peace River regional district... . Since 1994, that district has ‘received ‘a. provincial grant. to. offset’ the loss of would-be taxation revenues from industrial facilities that - are located just outside of . ~ municipal boundaries... “Monaghan says "locals are concerned that cancer MLA smacks gov't | "By MALCOLM BAXTER THE LIBERAL govern- ment’s decision to cancel the fall session of the Legis- lature is undemocratic, says '. NDP Skeena MLA Robin Austin. - _ Austin said going to Vic- . ‘toria and working through’ the legislative sessions is ° one of the main things the people who elected him ex- pected him todo. __. “Tt’s the only opportunity I get to directly question the government and ministers about things that are going _ on,” he: pointed out. _me. _ It was also his best op- portunity to express the concerns of everyone in the riding. . : ’ For’ was claiming the economy was in’ great shape’ and booming. _. “Thave to continue to tell them it’s not - not where I live and not for the people ’ T-represent. They’ve taken that opportunity away from Austin said the cancel- lation of the session made him wonder what the Liber- - als were afraid of, especially since they were the ones that came up with the schedule and were now breaking it. He suggested: it-was a case of “‘we don’t want the opposition around and ask- ing too many questions.” And had the legisla- tive session taken place as scheduled, Austin would have been asking questions - about the Alcan agreement | with BC Hydro that was part- of the company’s August 14 modernization announce- ment. He maintained the deal represented a “major policy change”, changing the tradi- tional, historical agreement of power being used to cre- ate jobs. That said, “I will find oth- er ways to do it, trust me.” Politicians twist arms for money, health care — “We in the - ‘sented with a list concern- ing Alcan for power sales, mn s | Clearance Sale! ck { ke Lake as a park and increased Se mo ’ incidences of bears in urban . * areas. Mike de Jong, newly ap- . 7 pointed aboriginal relations § ~ and reconciliation minister om All Garden End of Season | . . Py : "Will be asked to explain the McBike Movie Madness... Artful Cup Saturday Accesories government’s “New Rela- _ tionship” with aboriginal people as it pertains to bands ’ here and why some’ land ° claims are being fast tracked © ... While others are not. Finally, solicitor general ‘John Les will be pressed on providing money for the re- - gional district to erect five billboards along Hwy 16 that implore women to desist . from hitchhiking. Talstra says it’s been five or six years since.a regional _ district delegation made the | “TERRACE & DISTRICT = COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY The Board of Directors for TDCSS is seeking individuals with fresh ideas that would be interested in volunteering as a member of the Board commencing September, 2006. TDCSS is a'Non-Profit Organization offering a variety of specialized programs geared towards helping people in our community. For further. information, or to express your interest "in joining our team, please phone i Se ; ‘ oe Joan nne Monaghan patients will be obliged: to travel to Prince George, in- - stead of choosing other cen- tres such as Vancouver, ‘if Open Sundays Noon - 5:00 p.m. Skeena Mail ° Terrace “Le gemmas@monarch.net © A radiation therapy brought to ‘ ‘ip to the capital and that a ee ee - - aon py bg a 635-3178 | crocs aas 1 BOO Community services min- “It’s good to have face- www.tdcss.ca JULIET to-face ‘meetings so they know who you are and you — know who they are,” said a possible restructuring of , the chair, adding both the Dease Lake local govern- cabinet and the local board ment to possibly join the re-» have changed substantially gional ‘district, the question Since the last visit. of Thornhill .and whether |. 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