Burton named
to. represent .
new party

SKEENA. MP Any. Burton

‘is. the Cofisérvative Party |

of .Canada’s. candidate in
. the next. federal election:

“He was the only. person :
to file’ candidate papers. by:2.
the Feb, 21 deadline, “Con- =:
_Servative constituency as--
- sociation’ president Lorne::

: Sexton’ said: last week.”

; “Therefore we. are. can-: aa
the nomination:
meeting which’ ‘was.‘sched-".
uled to be° held. on. March :

celling .

6,” Sexton: said,
- Burton, a. foriner. imayor
of. Stewart who- naw: lives

- in Terrace, Was: first ‘elect.
ed in 2000-as a. Canadian .

Alliance carididate: -
That > parfy: ‘has’ “now:

_ sive Conservative’ party ‘to
‘form the new. Conservative
Party of Canada. :

The next. federal ‘eleos
tion will - feature. ain- even.

“larger Skeena. viding. -

It’s expanding © eastward ”
to take in rural” aréas- ofl in
Vanderhoof and. north.: “109

Fort’ Tt St. Jame, fon

“based”
changes 2°
BAC. will have Wo! more :

deal:
merged with. the. Progres- -

“eatin minister,

“That's becausé of Sf fader
cally- -required. boundary “
changes every. 10\-years -
“Population

MPs,: raising” the total ‘to

. 36, But-those: ridings. are‘ in- *
the: more: populated south-

ern’ aréa, of the.province.:
A-drop_ in’ rural: popula-

“-tién means fewer. MPs cut-
side. of: the: Lower: Main-.
. land.

“AW signs: point: to. Prime ©

“Minister: Paul Martin. call. .
_ ing. ‘an ‘election, for’ some:

“lime in May: »: ws
He still’ has: to. present: a
: ‘budget ta: ‘Parliament: and
with: “the® sbacklash

over. payments ‘ made to”

Liberal, Party” supporters i in
Quebec.

EE. : Ba...
Conéervatives stilt: have:

to élect a leader for: their.
new party. <.
“Former: Canadian: “AL a

”; Harper, On

AB - The Terrace Standa rd, Wednesday, acca ~

“Clement and ‘Auto ‘parts
Smanufacturing executive:
‘Belinda. ‘Stronach: are’ in:

‘the running.

- Party: - “mémbers here: “
“ballots: J.
_- Mailed to: them. That’ 8 be |
cause the ‘riding is too 4"

- wilt “soon “get.

tions. in’ every town.
- Ballots - ‘have.

vay: winner, “after the: first’ f
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to be
faked toa ‘central ‘counting. ~
_! office: ‘by March 17 for. .
ce counting ‘on, March: 20.
: Voters. will be" asked. to bh
‘tank their: leadership fae.

", Nincial. gaming. grant. 7 : on te
+ Birdsell said. the. centre: inay hive: 40 ‘combine’. oa
its operations:and- those. of The Family. Place under: pe
~one roof.

a

Cuts affect.
women’ s centre.

PROVINCIAL BUDGET cuts’ ‘will hurt the ability.

| of the Terrace’ Women's Resource Centre’ on Park. -
. Ave, lo operate, says the. ‘chair of its” “governing

society,”

Frances. Birdsell ‘aid the: ‘province’ had: supplied’

an annual grant: which ‘covered: utilities, operating -.
expenses and. salaries.: : a
‘But the, grant program: ends Mafch 31 and there

is: ‘nothing ' to replace it,.s she said...

The loss of the -grant‘and other pistingial, mons, Te
‘ies means: layoff . notices’ for six:people- at: the
“women's centre and. across the street at ‘The Fami-’
ly. Place, which offers a variety. of family support

‘and: child: care services.

The women’s 8 centré ‘building j is “owned by: the

ia city and. leased back: ala nominal rate.

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“Birdsell . estimates - there i is -enbugh ‘money from
a other sources, including. the federalgovernment, to .
. bring’ back two people.at reduced. hhoursieg.
_ “We: can apply for: ‘specific. projects; but-how do. -

““you'de the day-to-day -work Along with: ‘the needs:
” for-each project?” she said, ” :
-.. | “With’coré funding ‘we’ ‘were: ‘able to do the sys-

‘tem: advocacy” ‘work with the police, with ‘Various of
agencies,” ‘Birdsell added, -
She.said the’ loss. of the provincial: erani: is ‘the

“large: to. have: polling sta : biggest impact. facing the. centre in its 25-year his- .

* ory.
It: could take a: -couple of: months before’ the am
“women s centre realigns itself to reflect’ its, new. fi- |e.
" nancial: ‘position, Birdsell” continuéd, Fs: a
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she said. aa S

> Tt: has: applied for money, to a, variety. of sharit:

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