We need a better attitude Dear’ Sire” I moved to Terrace in Dec. of 2002 and have watched in disgust the way our community is being run by our elected officials. First and foremost in an economy that is as bad as ours, they, should be doing whatever they can to create employment, yet when an opportunity arises to do that _-they seem to come up with all sorts of answers, some of them based on their own moral convictions and not those : af the people who elected them. ~The latest issue of not opening on statutory holidays is just-one example. The chamber tecently did a survey ~ and 64% of businesses surveyed said they didn’t want to “open. on statutory holidays. That's fine but what about the other 36% who do want to open? . ‘Is ‘it’ the right of city council to tell a businessman who has’ invested everything into his business that he is ~-not-allowed to open and make money? What if all the businesses that wanted to stay open but they didn’t have : enough. employees to do that, then they just might have to -hire someone. -We should be just as concerned about creating one job. as. we are about creating 100 jobs. The same as Wal- _. Mart’ opening and the casino that was shot down, How many jobs would the casino have created? Yes there are some moral issues but is it the right of “city council to force their moral issues on us? [have some difficulty believing that our city council is concerned about what the public has to say as I - phoned councillor David Hull numerous weeks ago to! “-have:-my concerns heard. He informs me that statutory ; holidays are for me to be home with my family. That : should be my decision not his. ‘ He then informed me that he would stop by and talk to m. It is obvious that my opinion is not important as : “Why pick on Alcan? Dear Sir: -Kitimat has not attracted new development for about 25 years, Does an investor view our area as a difficult » place to conduct business based on-how we treat the sin- gle largest employer in the Pacific Northwest? ‘Should the District of Kitimat work with people to de- --yelop ‘new industry instead of mugging existing and pro- ven corporate citizens? All of us need to realize that we oo Jare, Competing with the world to protect our ability to -- ‘compete in the future; there are no guarantees, ‘Phere are a number of questions I have been asking > myself. Is litigation really the best means to attract in- . vestment? Is there a public mandate for mayor and _ council to spend a huge amount of taxpayer’s money to “Wage a campaign against Alcan? -~. When has government developed and mandated pri- Yate corporate policy? Who elected Trafford Hall? ... -.In this society, the business community pays the bulk ; of the taxes. To my knowledge, we did not vote on a de- “cision to fight Alcan, Stranger still, is the fact that Alcan _is paying incredible amounts of city tax to provide Kiti- ~ mat-with the resources to afford this fight. When you say it out loud, it sounds quite silly. _... As Alcan considers its future, dozens of countries are ’ lined up to sing their praises and position themselves as ; the best place to conduct business. y a }——— -~] —— bonus is points ——— Fe mo * Cobgion yalid. frarn May 7 to.10,.2003; ; }—— “Exduging Lotta, Gas Gar, tobacco, gin cartlicalss, presaiptions, Wraianes 406 (2003. geen ll Present this coupon with your Sava-On- More Card io tha cashier al ima ol purchase. Only “=—=amreswe Goce palnl event coupon par grocery purchase. Coupon vatd rom May 710 10,200). Tote ————=SSae Cashiat: Scan coupon. Enter PLU 6050 coda key. Enter. Place coupon in ditwar, t ¥ a ae ant Geet cee Se SSeS i 1‘ =