TERRACE — Terrace
council has decided to
take no further action ona
proposal to allow logging
truck traffic on Halliwell
Ave, and North Sparks St.
until the Beli Pole Co.
holds .a public forum to
answer the concerns of
residents in the. affected

' area, A representative for

Bell Pole, however, has
responded by saying it’s
up to council to convene
any public meetings.
Using North Sparks

~ and Halliwell would pro-

vide Bell Pole with the

' -ghortest hauling distance

between its timber supply
in the Kitselas area and its
mill on the west side of
Terrace. The proposal en-
countered serious opposi-
tion, however, at council’s

Committee of the Whole
meeting Jan. 5. A number
of people who live on the
two streets protested that

log hauling is not compati- -

ble with the residential
character of the area.
Other problems were also
identified, including the
load limits for the road

and -hazards to pedestri-

- ans, Council decided at its.
-tegular meeting Jan. 12 to

tequire Bell Pole to hold
an information meeting
on the proposal.

‘Howard Aronson, for-
est supervisor for Bell
Pole, stated recently, ‘‘It’s
really council’s respon-

sibility to hold meetings,

and it’s up to them to
decide whether Halliwell is
going to be a commercial
street.’” Aronson confirm-

- ed that Bell Pole personnel

would be made available

-to answer questions. if a

meeting is organized.

. A later report indicated

the City of Terrace
scheduled a meeting for
concerned residents on
Jan. 20.

Aronson said Bell Pole
is currently examining
some alternate routes for
the truck traffic, but. he
said. specific information

on the routes will not be
_ disclosed until further in-

vestigation is complete.
Aronson also declined to
comment-on a suggestion

-€rom council that Bell

Pole participate in a cost-
sharing program to up-

grade and maintain

Halliwell.
‘The Kitselas timber sup-
ply, he said, is important
to the company’ $ Opera-
tions because it constitutes
about 50 percent of this
year’ s allowable cut. “If

we're not able to start this ©

winter, we'll be facing re-
ductions in cut. It would
hamper operations.”

Due to road and forest
conditions, the Kitselas
tenure can be logged only
during winter.

woop LOT
CONSIDERED

Council has endorsed a
suggestion | from the
Tourism and Economic
Advisory Commission

to the Kenney St.
_crossing from a heavy in-

ipality apply for a wood
lot license from the
Ministry of Forests and

‘Lands in order to manage

the Deep Creek watershed
north of Terrace.

The proposal involves
about 450 hectares of old
growth forest in the water-
shed reserve that supplies
drinking water for the cit-

-y. In supporting the con-

cept, Ald. Robert Cooper
pointed out that the plan
would give Terrace both
revenue from timber sales

and management control —

over the critical area.
Cooper also stated that
second-growth timber
gives the soil improved
water retention..

Ald. Mo Takhar in-
dicated that adminis-
trative costs of the project
would be offset by timber
revenues.

The wood lot program: cd
is currently being expand- —
ed by the provincial:

government with an un-
confirmed proposal to ex-
pand the small business
sector of cutting rights
from its present 11 percent
to 25 percent. The license
confers management ten-
ure on small areas of
forest land and requires
submission and- approval
of a 15-year working plan.

ZONING AMENDMENT

A narrow strip of Cana- |

dian National Railway
property along Highway
16 on the west side of Ter-
race is in the process of be-

ing rezoned, At the Jan.

12 council meeting third
reading was given to a
zoning amendment bylaw
to change the rail line area
from the Sande. Overpass
level

dustrial zone to a utility
zone.
‘Council representatives

‘stated the change is in-

tended to forestall any
further construction of
bulk petroleum storage
facilities in the area.

OFF-SITE STORAGE
_ ADVISED

In the 1986 annual audit |
received at the Jan. 12 -

council meeting, the city
was urged to store dupli-
cate computer tapes of its
financial records some-
where other than the
municipal building. John
McMynn of Carlyle Shep-

herd and Co. stated in the _
report that a large fire in —

the: municipal hall could
destroy the city’s. accoun-
ting information beyond
recovery.

McMynn also pointed
out that the building has
no smoke detectors or fire
alarms.
istrator Bob Haillsor told
council members that the

tapes are presently stored

ina fire-proof safe, and he
explained that. the
municipal building was

‘an inventory account for Hy
‘sewer and water ‘connec- a
tions.

‘Committee for study.

-Clerk-Admin- |

‘Halliwell trucking d
returned to council.”

(TEAC) that the munic-

| departures over ‘the
previous audit done. in.”
March 1985; early depar- |
“tures, however, were up 44
erected prior to the enact- October 1986. percent. The report con-
ment of building codes re- The report noted a 30 cluded, “Overall system.
quiring fire alarms. percent reduction in late ‘performance... is con”

- Other recommendations ;
in the audit included the
hiring of a purchasiig
agent, -universal applica-.
tion of penalty charges
against overdue accounts, am.
and the establishment of fi

who attend:

Council referred the gg
report to the Finance i

BUS SERVICE RATED i

_AB.C. Transit audit fil- J
ed-at the Jan. 12 meeting
of Terrace council in- —
dicates. on-time perfor-
mance for local municipal -
busses is about 63 pecent.
The survey was taken in

-. Thornhill Jr. Secondary

: The Terrace Centennial Lions will be holding
@ January 21st, 1987 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

al 635-1 332 for more information.

discussed

Please contact Ken McDames, Project Chairman,

tain’. problem" ‘areas were
identified’ and _ will be

to achieve.
ments.’’

ATTENTION

Parents of students

Thornhill Primary School

-Thomhill Elementary School

School

ree, Drug Awareness

‘Workshop held: in Thornhill Jr. Secondary sane oo! library on Wednesday

of interest in the area.

_ Kitimat and District —
on Monday, January 26, 1987

_ Premier William Vander Zalm
and several Cabinet Ministers |.
will be in Kitimat to meet with: *

“Everyone is invited to a public “Town Hall”
meeting at the Riverlodge Community Centre
- in Kitimat at 7:30 p.m. to meet the

Premier and Ministers and discuss issues

residents, business people

and municipal officials

_ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
call Dave Parker, MLA - Terrace - 635-4215

, | Province of British Columbia

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