tage Park by September; intending to teplace them

with young -cedar. trees.,,.. Due .to environmental

‘complaints -and | out-of. control | “controlled”: fires
destroying private’ ‘property, city council’s planning
and public works committee recommended to council
that stiffer ~ rules: ‘governing “yesidential | fires “be
implemented, ‘Council asked, ‘administration to

prepare an ‘amendment to the fire by-law to address |
the problem through a a system of fines up to $1, 000, ;

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‘TWO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Due to a number. of public works projects: being

scrapped, the 5% tax increase Terrace residents were

expecting was réduced to‘ 3.8% in the city’s:annual

budget. Many of the‘ projects failed to gain support. ©
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS WEEK..,

and funding under the Local Improvement Program...
The Terrace Public Library board was vowing’ to
become more aggressive in selling the library expan-
sion. project. to city: council. The, expansion, was
receiving competition, for provincial funding from a
proposed community-convention centre... City. council

confirmed they would be willing to participate in the

B.C. .Ambuiance Service's First Responder concept,
which would see the Terrace . Fire Department

responding to all in-city code 3 medical emergencies —

with their 01 fire truck.

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THREE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

After two years of waits and debates, city ‘council -

job. was awarded toa Richmond construction firm for

a total. cost’ $922, 062, including repairs:and other .
~ miscellaneous costs. A GO B.C. grant. combined with —

an Expo Legacy grarit covered one-third of the project. -
cost... The Terrace Peaks Gymnastics Club was
continuing their search for land on which to build a.
gymnasium, and advised the city they would also be
looking in. Thornhill. The club had been told that a

, GO B.C. application had been unofficially approved,
“but: said the project: would have to remain on hold

until a suitable piece of land was secured... The first-

‘ever graduation ceremonies were held at the North-
‘west ‘Community College. NWCC Board president

Hans Wagner called the event another milestone in
the college's history.

Residential property taxes were going up 10, 61%,
an average between the 6.16% city increase and the
90% school tax increase. Business taxes increased
6.59% but heavy industry was hardest hit, with an
increase of 14.21%... The negotiating process toward

the first collective agreement between the Terrace
District Teachers’s Association and the board of
- School District 88 continued to go nowhere. Press
’ ‘releases from both sides indicated that little was
“being accomplished and the question. of protocol

remained unresolved.

approved the swimming pool expansion project. The _ Diana English

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A year ago this week the first board of directors for t the Terrace Seniors’ Access Centre and Volunteer
Bureau was elected.

24 .  . | Terrace Review — May 18, 1992