, A2 - The Tarrace Standard, Wednesday, April 26, 1995 BANKRUPTCY HEARING Inn action delayed ee ee ee ewnrye ree eee ere eer eee woe eS eee eee eee eee eer ree eee er ee ee 2 with dent mate year. pose: proj cons year. lead info ale the “Nisga’a meet n Kincolith THE NISGA’A are having their annual convention in Kincolith this week, hearing updates on land claims talks the federal and provincial governments, Going into the convention, Nisga’a Tribal Council presi- Joe Gosnell said he and other Nisga’a negotiators aren't happy with progress. on the talks. Delegates also heard that a federally-subsidized fisheries program on the Nass River won an award this year. The award from Department of Fisheries and Oceans is in recognition of the program which compiled esti- the s of catches and of the number of coho in the Nass River. Nass River runs are esti- mated to have an annual com- mercial value of $3 million. I. Terrace gets gov't grants THE CIETY of Terrace is due to receive $687,000 in pro- vincial government grants this The grants come in two forms, money for general pur- s und money for specific ect planning and truction. All told, the province is handing out $122.4 million in municipal general srants this That represents a two per -cenit ingrease over last-yean. 1: .1 fetabe se Ciatie tbe bi Computer returned A CRIMESTOPPERS tip has resulted in the recovery of a notebook computer stolen from a ‘Terrace residence late last week. RCMP say they were told the computer was stolen April 22 but that the Crimestoppers tip and further investigation to an anonymous phone call being made to the comput- er’s owner. The computer was ther recovered but no suspects were urrested, say RCMP. Shotguns stolen RCMP are looking for rmation in the April 24 theft of two shortguns from 4425B Greig Ave. Thieves forced both the front and back doors of the building, taking a 12 gauge sin- shot shotgun and a 410 gauge single shot shotgun. Those with information on theft are urged to phone Crimestoppers at 635-TIPS. | SPORTS . i By JEFF NAGEL THE TERRACE INN could be back in the hands of Amarjit Sidhu by next Monday. Sidhu appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver Monday with a new lawyer, who sought and was granted a one- week ‘adjournment ‘in bankruptcy ‘proceedings brought against Sidhu’s company by the hotel’s former owner. The judge agreed Vancouver lawyer Paul Mancuso should be given until next Monday to pre- pare for the case. But on Friday Sidhu paid all the outstanding payments — more than $13,000 worth —- that he owed the hotel’s ex-owner und mortgage-holder, John Georgilas. Lawyer Andrew Bury, acting for Georgilas, said Monday his cli- ent is so far the only creditor in the bankruptcy action, which he said is now likely to fait thanks to Sidhu's maneuvering, “I’m concemed the judge is going to say “Mr, Bury, you're Mr. Georgilas’ lawyer and he’s not owed any money, so go away’.” Bury said he will be filing Terrace newspaper stories as indi- rect evidence of other creditors, but conceded his legal position is weak without those creditors formally joining the proceeding.“ °** “We're hoping somebody in Terrace will hire a lawyer down here and show up,” Bury said. _ “I’ve got to give it to Mr. Sidhu — he’s clever,” Bury said. “He’s saying who's the squeaky wheel? Is Mr. Georgilas. We'll take care of him.” “Our receiver might be out on Monday and Mr, Sidhu could be back in control of the hotel.” - As for Georgilas, getting -paid : what he’s owed does not give him great confidence for the future if Sidhu regains control. “‘He’s happy he’s been paid, " Bury said. “But in the bigger pic- ture it’s a disaster.” The longer the hotel remains Group proposes 200-seat theatre WHAT’S PLANNED to be a theatre complex scating 250 people took one step forward last week with the unveiling of a con- sultant’s report. Richard Schick of Victoria says Terrace Little Theatre —~ and the public — will be well served by a building containing more than double the seating capacity that now exists at the group’s McColl Playhouse on Kalum. The consultant is also recom- mending a rehearsal hall, lobby and lounge area and workshop area in addition to the usual amenities of a public use facility, Terrace Little Theatre president Gorton Oates, said..the; sagiety’s ... 1 board, was happy, with the report .§f and will now move to other buil J r ing issues, Among those are having an ar- | chitect design a building that could be up to 15,000 square fect, Oates cautioned that final de- sign will depend upon the amount of money that can be raised and on overall construction costs. “Tt may be that we'll start with a basic theatre, cut the size by 7,000 or 8,000 square feet, and have it designed so we can add on later,’’ he said, Unresolved to date are the soil conditions at the proposed build- ing site — between the Skeena River channel and the River In- dustries building on Keith head- ing east out of town. ' The building location is being donated by local businessman Glen Saunders. It requires fill. Uniil more is known about soil conditions and exact building site, crucial engincering work aimed at building foundation te- quirements can’t go ahead, said Oates. He said the society is pleased with a plan by Saunders to also construct a hotel facility at the location. “A meld between the two will be beneficlal for both,’ said Oates, Oates estimated the theatre sociely already has $200,000 in equity it can devote to construc- tion. Approximately half of that amount is the value of the land ‘upon which the McColl Playhouse now siis, financially mired, said Bury, the poorer its reputation, and ultimate- ly the less i's worth. Sidhu left Terrace April 13 when the court named Smythe MeMahon Inc. interim receivers for the hotel after it had been shut down by siriking employees and by utilities that had cut off heat and’ light. For more oni the past business dealings of Amarjit Sidi, see pageAll, #4; Customer 46\| Appreciation Day Watch this paper for complete details! ge CO eee SN 0.0 i _ >. ane a a a a a ae a 4 » om 6 GRIME |g! STOPPERS Alberta Williams - Murder - Agus 26, 1989 Prince Rupert Crimestoppers are asking your assistanice in solving the murder of Alberta Gail WILLIAMS which occurred on or about the 26 of August, 1989. WILLIAMS was bt seen in the downtown area of Prince Rupert during the early morning hours of August 26, 1989. WILLIAMS is reported to have been seen get- ting into a vehicle near the Prince Rupert Hotel. Her body was located approximately 37 kms east of Prince Rupert along Highway 16 on September 16, 1989. If you know the identity of the person or persons responsible for Alberta WILLIAMS’ death, Crimestoppers would like to hear from you. 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