are gga tI TIES TIRE EET EM eS ee meena go Mette ee tee TO racer nae ne anh oa utions, if any are named, will likely parallel those cited in the last two traffic studies bought and paid for by city taxpayers. “The issues as outlined in the minutes of the Jan. 21 Tourism and Economic Advisory Com- mission (TEAC) meeting include: ‘Inadequate street lighting on Kalum and Eby streets. As was outlined in a recent traffic study, fraffic lights are needed on Lazelie where it intersects Kalum and Eby. Crosswalks are Tequired on Kalum, especially at Hamer and Loen. The section of - Keith between Tetrault and the Sande Overpass is.dangerous for both drivers and pedestrians. Recommendations _ made ‘TEAC members Dave McKeown by and Gerry Martin: That a street light be hung on every pole along Kalum from Park to Tuck. By Martin and Barb Kerr: That the city install a traffic light at Lazelle and Kalum. *And regarding the 4600 block Lakelse, by Elaine Maikapar and McKeown: That the city remove portions of the south sidewalk at Kalum and Lakelse and portions on the north sidewalk at Emerson and Lakelse, and that ‘the city fund the alteration. This yee make it easier to make t turns and get out of parking spots near the end of the block. *Upgrade city strects and side- | walks, cover ditches throughout ‘town, and build a sidewalk on the north side of Keith from the ~* Sande. Overpass cast. Extend the’ Sandy Overpass through a por- tion of hospital property to align ‘the overpass and Tetrault. It almost came to pass. Alder- man Darryl Laurent made a motion Monday night that the TEAC report be received the recommendations contained therein be adopted. Mayor Jack Talstra pointed out that such a motion would mean hanging a street light off every power pole on Kalum. Laurent changed his ‘mind. Instead, the TEAC report was sent to the Planning and Public Works Committee for further _’ discussion, and, perhaps, a few ‘recommendations. There is a wealth of informa- tion available that might heip the 2 Terrace Review —- Wednesday, January 29, 1992 Traffic — Continued | from page. 1- ' ing committee debate, the sol- committee on the above * noted and other traffic concerns, in- cluding _city-initiated traffic studies. and council discussion over the past several years cover all of the above and much more. Three traffic studies are avail- able for examination. One by Lee Consultants Ltd. on the Ottawa St. closure was criticized by alderman Bob Cooper in January 1989 as not covering a large enough portion of the downtown core. ‘The study was expanded to include the down- town core. Early in 1990, there was talk of a highway corridor study to be done by the province, It was eventually decided the city should take advantage of this and have the same consulting firm examine city feeder streets as well. The study, by Lee Consultants ‘Ltd., began in the spring and when it was complete early in 1991 there were a number of recommendations. These included changes to Sande Over- pass access, involving a traffic light at the south end of the overpass and an alignment of the overpass with Tetrault St., and a traffic light at Keith and Ken- ney. Also recommended was the immediate installation of a traf- fic light at Lakelse and Eby. . A few weeks later another city initiated “study by Hamilton Associates was also completed. This one suggested cither the -widening of. the 4600 block Lakelse or providing alternate routes around it. Widening, according to Hamilton, would mean re-creat- ing a four lane road by removing the portions of sidewalk and providing two eastbound lanes at the Kalum intersection and two westbound Jakes at the Emerson intersection. The plan would slowly eat away 4600 block sidewalk and eventually it would be a four lane road with no on- street parking available. Also.in the Hamilton report were traffic lights on Lazelle at Kaium and Eby and the eventual widening of Lazelle to four lanes between those same two streets. Completion dates from 1996 to 2007 were cited in the report for various projects. _ Kitlope - — Continued from page 1. — last undisturbed temperate rain forest in the world larger than 100,000 hectares. . At the hot springs summit last week, the gathering included three foresters and the senior operations head of woodlands for West Fraser, and several Haisla, including three people who were born in the Kitlope while the area was still inhabited more than 50 years ago. It was convened by EcoTrust and the Haisla, and included..numerous representatives ‘from: provincial and federal - - government agencies, an ecologist ‘from California, the dean of forestry from UBC, the president of ‘ Conservation International from Washington, D.C. and other specialists in a variety of pro- fessional disciplines. All made presentations that put forward a series of options for managing the disputed area, and in the end it appeared that the Haisla and West Fraser-Eurocan, through the mediative services of Eco- Trust, will continue meeting until they mutually agree on a plan or hit an impasse. Conservation International PRINCE RUPERT’S ay $48 ane per room/per night on a Standard Single, Double or Twin Come in and enjoy our Waterfront Restaurant or have a drink in Charley’s Lounge. Call for a Reservation Toll Free 1-800-663-8150 70ST, MOTOR HOTEL Room any Friday, Saturday or Sunday -| 222 West 1st Ave. > se ee 624-6771 ——T O DAN. president Spencer Beebe, prepar- ing to leave the meeting Friday | morning, said, "This is an im- ‘portant moment in- ‘history.: ‘The opportunity is extraordinary, compared to other areas. - My observation is’ that this kind of ‘ly the way to go. "There is good ‘reason for distrust, anger and bitterness, but that has not been the case here... If the trust is maintained, there are many possibilities." The meeting was punctuated by statements of overwhelming eloquence from. Haisla elders who had a background of direct experience with the Kitlope. Towards the conclusion of the. second day Bruce Hill, an ex- logger and angling guide from Terrace who had earlier narrated a slide show of the Kitlope area, said, "What I have heard from the Haisla at this meeting has changed my life." . West Fraser presented as its preferred option an application for a Model Forest program meeting and discussion is exact- | ‘under the federal government’s Green Plan. The program would . : puild a public involvement pro- cess for the whole of West Fraser’s million-hectare Tree Farm Licence 41, part of which is the Kitlope watershed. At the end of the meeting the com- pany’s representatives were noncommittal on what they had heard but agreed to continue the process. Russ Clinton, the company’s senior vice-president in charge of woodlands, said in con- -clusion, "Progress~ was made here because all representatives expressed themselves, and now we understand each other a little better. We have a responsibility. Timber supply is critical, but after this we .are willing to explore the alternatives, which should lead to more specific discussion. "Rach of us here want a happy ending, to protect the culture, the environment and the econ- — omy.". . -Next week: the options... 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