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GERALD CODERRE..a GAIL HOLLAND... clean BILL SMITH Sa erase MONTY COLBORNE. ... = £ idea against it ; mixed blessing up the mess themselves lower taxes get together. e ; © eo 9 it & = i ou ou favour Thornhill-Terrace union? ei . + ; ; . . . . = : i = By ANDREW PETTER the amalgamation of quite a bit.” Terrace, they're not in too Gail Holland of Thornhill organize and grow at its (amalgamate) and maybe Glen contended that: bs E and: Thornhill into the City of But Helen Crowder of ood shape. 1 think we'd felt that amalgamation own pace,” said Terrace it would bring our taxes Thornhill has “‘pretty well :: 1 ® BRIAN GREGG Terrace would be a good Thornhill disagreed. “I’m ike to stay where we are wouldhelp“‘tocleanupthe resident, Harry Smith, down,’ said Isabell everything ...that they: iJ © Areferendum has never idea. The results may not against it,” said. “I - andkeep our taxes down.” mess” in her. neigh- speaking out against Durand of Terrace. ve..,, The blacktop is as = et taken place to determine constitute a scientific poll, live out in Thornhill and I Gerald Coderre of bourhood. “There are old amalgamation. Smith But Thornhill resident good as what they have ¥ a4 whether or not residents of but they are interesting, don't want to be Terrace believed that carsinpedple’sback yards believed that Thornhill Jim Glen, was against over thereand they can dig ; a . #errace and Thornhill . “I think it’s a good amalgamated. Wehavea amalgamation would be a and stuff like that,” she residents should fill in amalgamation for just the it up here just as good ast: would favour the idea,” said Hans Hamhuis very good fire department mixed; blessing for the said. “Ithinkpeople would their needs “as they can opposite reason. “I think they can over in town.” = “amalgamation of the two _of Terrace. ‘That way = an ‘T know because they peopleof Thornhill, “It will benefit by it. Sure the afford to’’ and should we should go by our- Mont Colborne . of & communities, so the Terrace itself will be a saved our house at one help them for thé wulities taxes are going to go up, govern themselves,” selves,"’ jen said. Thornhill was not con-: = Herald decided to conduct bigger town and Thornhill time. .We've got a good —butit’snotgoodforthem to but you have to pay for The question of taxes “They've got themselves cerned about tax in-} _ Sits own ‘mini survey’. will be maintained under _ street, at least in front of come into the city to have services.” a was on many people’s intothe biggest tax burden creases. ‘“‘I just think its ® We asked people on the ‘Terrace jurisdiction. Jt our Place, and from the (to pay) more taxes.” he “I feel that Thornhill minds. — in Canada, so really why would be a good idea for: street if they thought that would upgrade Thornhill streets I've seen in aid, should be given a chance to “I think they should ~ should we help them.?” them all to get together." 2 hey SCHED Po SSA eA AML Doo NDA UE A ; VOLUME 71 NO. 8 the” Serving Terrace, Kitimat, the Hazeltons, Stewart and the Nass’ THURSDAY, MAY 12, 197. TERRACE, B.C.. meowners “am @€6©6 Maintenance m @ budget: hikes .... By BRIAN GREGG DOUGLAS \ CHANNEL REALTY LTD. "632-4721 . 969 City Centre KITIMAT ‘IDEAL WITH THE FRIENDLY FOLK” SS aS Amalgamation awaits study By ANDREW PETTER Herald Staff Writer The City of Terrace has had ‘‘ongoing discussions’ with the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District about the = possibility of amalgamating Thornhill into the © municipality, acting mayor Jack Talstra revealed % ay. . "3 “The general feeling is that Terrace would suffera i _ real economic loss (if amalgamation were to go = : ahead)," Talstra told the Herald. “But the studies | : haven’t been finalized - a lot of work has tobe done. 3 This is what we are getting together with the Regional :: | District to discuss.’ But Les Watmough, Thornhill representative on the Regional Board, said that he is afraid that with amalgamation, Thornhill would be the loser. “T am afraid that our taxes will go up without (getting) the services,” he said. The amalgamation issue dates hack tothe Mid- _190’a, but-it has once again came to the fore because 2-06 water and. sewer-study soon to be undertaken by _ €AR STEREOS from KITIMAT RADIO & TV Lower City Centre Mall 632-2024 for onan ee GRIPINToedeeeGesase see SeLebesshe ates Hance eSoceeSaSe aetna eee oH tobeDetele oe ' a, RSP FER oan GD senses erento sokioncmnanas real property and special { the Regional District. 7 a HoraldStalf Writer. necestments fatal $2,448,000; , - Watmough says that although the study will look : sere pencil Camainien | memeamigcieeeg mececne™ || budget, set ab a seven (70ere eats total $74,000, { Both Talstraand Watmough felt that amalgamation percent increase over last f 6: ear, will be decided upon . Friday. Total 1977 mill rate ‘including schools and hospital ‘is about 109.120 compared to last year’s figure of 105.910. Owner of a home with a market value of $20,000 can expect a 6.6 percent in- crease over his last years taxes. The owner of a home. with a market value of asc ts total $74,500. . gales of services, $7400. # would probably not take place in the near future recreation, total $476,300. despite the lack of sewer and water services in Other revenue from own : 0 *, : sources, such as fines, = “Sometime down the line there will be setts tals. lid : = amalgamation ... but it won’t be in the near future,” rentals, litences and per = Watmough said, “The advantages are not enough to $251,000. mits total 4 government outweigh the disadvantages Provincial & unconditional transfers total s* $513,200. Regional district and provincial government conditional transfers total $93,000, Levies for other Supertanker stop It's playoff time and this group of shimy superstars $60,000 can expect a 5.9 governments including | percent increase over last School board total $2,141,500. H h | year’s taxes, gcamell plans spend not ma jor nassie coiferman Helmut government services in- VANCOUVER (CP) _ ship Princess Patricia, ho, ve th ‘teacher pad cluding $5,000 for the the ‘The distance it takes a which left here Tuesday oan et the finance Ut Anniversary and §7,500 supertanker to stop is night for a five-day round of ¢ vnitte a id during the elections. _ irrelevant, says Jack trip to Ketchikan, Alaska, comma ee, sa he his It will spend $825,800 on Cressey, project manager Cressey’s company,.con a e af mee ie ded protective services in- for Kitimat Pipeline Ltd. tributed a controversia: committee decided 4 Gluding police, $464,200; Although —supertankers $25,000 sum to the $90,000 reduction in services was not desirable and there was not enough surplus to use up. “Our only alternative was to raise the mill rate....This {s§ a main- fire, $255,300; emergency measures, $30,200 and other services, $75,900. It will spend $850,900 in transportation services with need at least two miles to come to a halt, and the narrowest eat of Douglas Channel, the route to the: roposed Kitimat oil pipe- enst of the cruise. Ths North Central B.C., Municipal Association convencion is being held aboard the ship. , ul ply Douglas , the largest amount of line port, is 4,800 feet, Vieship w: ; x COTES SACS Manic uteetrin anal itt th gning towards | Crsey id ths would no Channel, yhich Gestey are playing all out. They are (from left to right) Luke atreet maintenance. bakin ponnar ban pes vi costly and ineffective and a service.” This would include years, Energy Minister Revenue to the municipality will come from provinces individually. Environmental health $135,300 on, the swimming pool. ot “The stop factor, is not delegates that ‘‘the water is not narrow and tortSuus.”’ § Gauthier, Farron Holland, goal tender Shane Leibel, and rushing forward Norman Larson. The four were, it services will total $193,400; relevant," he said. "The big r honing their skills for the next visit by NHL scouts, anxious tocheck out the 1984 erop of potential all-stars. the following: Taxes from public health and welfare factor isthe width anddepth ° But Ralph Hall of the ey services will total $163,100 of the channel - and h is Cowi- an ; League of : , ’ and nvironmental channel has no undue ‘co'.ica wareness : Ey UNIVERSAL UIC 14 cents A GALL development services wil] navigational hazards. Resource Workers At- jit re > ‘ . total $26,500. As one of about 250 tempting to Terminece : i . as U an a U Council plans to spend passengers aboard the Env. \:mental Rape, says i s UNDER ATTACK ; , y [O $64,800 ‘in recreation ad- Canadian Pacific cruise the °° wilt be istorted. 4 — Op: - : : oO : ministration; $184,100 on the Sor" think it's totaly : position Meader Joe clon: The policy would include: _ roawa (cp) — Cone Inprevious years, adélay But- Gillespie told arenas $48,800 on ‘the con- . Safe, Nag from a ; * —A restructuring of us F years. y P. cession; $300 on leadershi _ Gi ta Pro y 4 i says that making unem- 94-7 provincial sumers face “a strong of 60days hds been imposed _ reporters following the one- , P VICTORIA (CP) — Op- yp. ae _¥ ; Bd ployment insurance federalprovincial possibility” of a price in- before the higher crude oil day energy ministers con- evelopment; $36,300 on position Leader Dave *" '\"":.. the ship ig «ct 3 a available to everyone arrangements to eliminate crease of 14 cents agalionfor prices were passed on to ference thatthe “agreement parks; $6,000 on the Barrett has again n-|“y ute amd thaly : a - regardless of individual ota aa tich add auch asoline and 124 cents for consumers, allowing time to isnot sewed up”’ and further Sean ovogtams’ and demanded an immediate sara hal comcare. to : t circumstances has proven [OE a iitte to public eating oil in the next two use up existing oil company talks will be held with the Columbia le gislature to eal super ers " r in a number of government aie _agreed to a price increase : . loyment rate in B.C., said strictor yas stolen from a 4 programs, including in- ,,—Ttroduction of aform of “July 1 of 3.5 cents a gallon Alderman Vic Jolliffe To raise the money the 1976 money. E people are suffering Jungle ..7's Pet Shop i a dustrial incentives, has — Sunse a o elm that for gasoline and 3.1centsfor opposed council Tuesday sewer frontage tax amounts —_ Council’s financial expert, drastically.” He said ‘yesday nig..' after thieves é { oven toocostly andshould §governmen heed th at heating oil with a similar in- . duringits first readings ona of 38 cents were changed to Alderman Helmut statistics jail to show the broke into the store by 4 | fe reviewed. have outlive ei crease Jan. 1, 1978. bylaw to increase Terrace’s 48 cents and the 15 cents Giesbrecht, said the in- “great deal of anguish out smashing a window in the i e “1 believe we can ac- ‘Selulness. Gillespie said it is possible sewer frontage tax by 20 amount was changed to 25 crease is the result of the there.” ; Op. . . i oH complish more with less by. —An agency-by-agency re- the provinces also will agree cents. Jolliffe claims the cents. os provincial government The statistics show an in- — Police discovered the | s applying policies which are view of all federal Crown to the same increases two proposed 10 cent In- Jolliffe says it was done to pulling out of previous crease in unemployment in broken windo at 12:30 am more sensitive to local’ corporations to eliminate @wicg next year. creases will mean tax- make up a deficiency and commitments to “subsidize B.C. to 9.1 per cent from 8.8 Wednesday and called the ie { Progressive Conservative S€°¥ I Alastair Gillespie said with the growing unem- es. at, se ep, = givin the provinces vanes has ; . ‘ government would seriously g esponsibility for industrial Wednesday. ployment situation. Slir- om ¥ ac tt ; review the policy. Clark said in a speéch to a party economic policy conference in Toronto that the principle of universality conditions or individual circumstances,” Clark said. The review would be part of an extensive policy for One that would be producers go ahead with The bylaw says $108,228 abainst it as a warning for mill increase and it will make a major statement on morning police received a t reducing government eliminated would be plans to boost well-head oil hastoberaisedand the total -next year. He added that mean no overall increase.in economic initiatives at the call from the owner: who : ending unveiled by Clark Petrocan, the federally- prices by $1.a barrel every taxable foot frontiage is there was notenoughtime to the budget's percentage NDP convention in Van- then reported L..e stolen boa : a the conference, owned oil company six months starting July 1. 208,973 in the municipality. find’another waytoraise the over last year. couver May 22. constrictor. . 4 {wy development ‘“‘to end the conflicting and often. competing maze of govern- ment programs we now have in that field,’”’ “those whose functions. are obsolete or better carried out by the private sector.” The minister said seven of the 20 provinces al a federal- provincial closed meeting including the producers Alberta and Saskatchewan, The higher prices for con- sumers woulu come if the federal governmeni 2nd the Jolliffe serves notice of sewage tax battle payers are going to pay a 30 percent increase when the rates should be going down. council has taken the wrong route. He said it will go through but he is voting municipal programs. He said the bylaw will mean a three-quarters of a Barrett, commenting Wednesday at a news conference on statistics released Tuesday which show an increased unem- per cent of the work force ast month. Barrett said he would Light tawsong ervoks have pr obec a siithering boot ot y. A trree-foot boa cun- - owner who claimed a small amount of change had been stolen. The following