ig fl q a am i -TERRACE — Vol. 3; Issue No. 4 “TERRACE. Anyone calling .the municipal of- . fices here during recent . months has .been an- swered, District: of Terrace qual- ified. for status as a city, all the trappings of a new era were put in place. ‘Qn the evening of Jan. 22, however, it became of- ficial. At a ceremony in the Skeena Mall attended by. hundreds of local peo- ple, B.C. Environment and Parks Minister Step- hen Rogers - presented Mayor Jack Talstra and Deputy Mayor Ald. Mo Takhar with letters patent making Terrace a city under the Municipal Act, along with a: unique cab- . inet proclamation, ‘‘This has never been-done be- fore,’ Rogers said. ‘“To- ~~ day has been proclaimed ‘City of Terrace Day’ “throughout the © province of B.C.”’ In addition to its de- signation as a city, Terrace also celebrated sixty years as an incorporated mun- icipality. In brief speeches . made to the gathering by ‘Hello, -City of © Terrace.”’ As soon as Ter- - race council received con- . firmation last year that the the Mayor, Skeena-MLA — Dave Parker, Skeena MP Jim Fulton’s constituency _ secretary. Norma Randle, and other prominent res- idents of Terrace, one recurring theme was pre- sent in all remarks - Ter- race’s greatest asset is its people. Two Terrace people given special- recognition at the ceremonies were Paul. Clark’ and. Vesta Douglas. Mayor Mo Takhar, Clark said in his world-wide travels as an international- class wheelchair athlete he has told* people every- where about Terrace, and he concluded by calling Terrace class’’. Vesta. Douglas was given an enormous carved wooden ‘‘key to the city”’ as a symbol of her status as.Freeman of Terrace. In “a city with _ presenting it Mayor. Jack. Talstra remarked the key’ would give her access.to “everything in city hall -except the vault’’. Douglas accepted the honor by pointing out that hundreds of other people in Terrace were equally Communi ; The Greater Terrace Official Community Plan, a set of proposed guidelines to control development. in the rural areas surround-_ Outside . Date Hi Lo Prec. dan. 19 2-3 1.0mm Jan. 20 4 1 10.8mm dan. 21 2 1 0.4mm Jan. 22. 3°60 trace Jan. 23 2 0 06mm. — Jan. 24 2-2 1.8mm dan. 25 1-1 1.2mm Forecast: Mild, general- ly cloudy,. occasional light snow or mixed rain and snow. Afternoon highs 2; overnight lows oe inside | Business Guide 15 ' Church Directory 14 Classified Ads 220 Caming Events 8 Comics et Crossword 21 Dining Directory 2 Entertalnment 17 Horoscope 17 Lettars 4,5 Opinions 4 Sports 6 Stork Report 14 Talk of the Town 5] ing the city of Terrace, has been shelved by the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine for three months, . . At the Jan. 17 meeting In receiving a @ certificate from Deputy City status declared | B.C. Minister of Environment and Parks Stephen Rogers (center) travelled to Terrace recently to convey the official Letters Patent making Terrace a city under the terms of the B.C, Municipal Act. Along with the document, recelved: by Mayor Jack Talstra,.. (left): Rogers -. eo presented Deputy Mayor Mo: Takhar: with av proclamation dectaring Jan. 22 “City of Ter - “ tace" day throughout the province. The. ceremony was part of Terrace's 60th birthday celebrations at the Skeena Mall. Sea more photos page 12. deserving of. recognition for their efforts in making | Terrace a better place to live, “There is nothing of the regional district board, Area C director Gordon Robinson stated he was under ‘‘tremen- dous pressure’? from his constituents to oppose im- better than to be a helper,’’ she said. ‘‘When you cease making a con- tribution to the communi- ty plan put plementation of the com- munity plan in its pro- posed form as Bylaw 247. Robinson said he felt that he had no choice but to carry out the wishes of the ty, that’s: when you begin to get old.”’ The ceremonial events were interspersed with. on ice electorate, and he put for- ward a successful motion, to have the plan tabled un- til the March meeting of the regional district board. continued on page 23 . FERRACE —. “Meet your MLA social evening a success | The Skeena Social Credit Women’s Auxillary sponsored a social titled “Meet Your MLA," on Saturday evening, Jan. 17 at the . Masonic Hall, In Terrace, Helane McRas, (left) Mickey Dychahowsky, Chris Shaffer and Marion Purschke greated everyone at jhe door. See more photographs page 16. Photo by Daniele Berquist. “50 CENTS entertainment by a variety. of local performers, in-_ cluding the choir from Clarence Michiel School, . members of the Terrace Little Theatre and a vocal quartet led by Ginny Low-.. rie. The themes were local, with titles Children of the-North and the Skeena River Moun- tain Valley Blues. The program, conducted at a brisk pace by Master of . Ceremonies Doug Smith, concluded with the serving of a city-sized birthday cake contributed by mer- chants in the Skeena Mall. : This celebration was something more. than a. party, it was a landmark in the history of the com- munity. During the - past decade serious problems have developed in many social and economic as-- pects of living in Terrace, but each succeeding: chal- -lenge. has’ been met with’. | “determination. ‘and ” crea-: ~ tivity. The graduation: to status asa city isa morale’ ‘booster, the icing on the’ Teal cake, It would appear this community. can take on with about anything | - style. =. Regional District eyes new office The Kitimat-Stikine Regional District is considering moving from the present location on Lazelle Ave.-to the building that houses the government agent’s office at 4506 Lakelse Ave. . At the Jan. 17 regional — district board meeting ad- ministration was given . authority to finalize necessary arrangements for the move, Assistant. administrator Bob Mar-"- cellin said the. larger premises, located on the”. of the. second floor government building, will be slightly higher in cost than the current offices: but will allow consolida- tion of the regional - district’s operations, © resulting in better com- munications and more ef-— continued on page 17 such as: its operations — Pa Vn “apse af ee eae ate aa Ore oR Roe xia let Bo ae Ta nee so ee ty