JANUARY REGIONAL DISTRICT directors are falking tough about making Thombhill stand on its own, They agreed to continue the drive towards’ Thornhill’s in- corporation or else amalgamalion with Terrace, kakkk CRACKDOWNS BEGIN on commercial vehicles which have not been licensed as such, Vehicles used for business or commercial purposes without a motor carrier of commercial vehicle decal will be ticketed by by-law enforcement officers. — kkkkk THE NEW council got some financial good news at its first meeting. There will be a surplus of close to half a million dollars from the 1993 general operating budget. kk kkk Terrace is lending its support ta Kitimat in the struggle for the northwest’s orthopedic surgery ~ service, A decision from health minister Paul Ramsey will decide whether or not the orthopedic service will] move to Prince Rupert kk kkk BLAKE BRENDON Lenny Sigvaldason rings in 1994 as Ter- race’s New Year's Baby. He was bom at 2:33 p.m. on New Year’s Day to parents Michelle McMorris and Terri Sigvaldason. kak kkk A DAYCARE CENTRE could be jn place for teen mothers at Caledonia Sr. Secondary school by September. Victoria has given conditional approval to spending about $350,000 to build the daycare on the Caledonia school grounds. kk kkk A CLOSURE of the Copper River may be necessary to save the summer steelhead run. Some anglers are following nei- ther the bait ban nor the catch- and-relcase regulations, says dis- Kk kkk THE KALUM Forest Service and logging companies operating in the district have to clean up their act. This is the message in a report released =by forest minister Andrew = Petter == examining whether logging operations had complied with the Coastal Fisheries Forestry guidelines, Kalum district finished second last in overall compliance, Skcena Cellulose and West Fraser also finished near the bot- tom of a table comparing compa- ny compliance records, ka kkk MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital is cutting the number of beds from 67 to 52 as of March 1. This will be the second major cut to bed numbers since health care budgets started shrinking three years ago. ak kkk THE CLOSURE of a potline at Alcan’s Kitimat aluminum smelter will result in less work for temporary and part time em- ployces. As part of a company-wide plan to cut aluminum production, Al-: can announced the closure of Line 7, According to Kilimat Alcan spokesperson Alan Hewitson, the closure will not'have any impact on permanent employees. kak kkk AFTER MORE than two years looking, the University of North- em B.C, has appointed a regional coordinator for the northwest Tegion, Dr. Margaret Anderson will be the eyes and cars of the university in this region. kk kkk THE SALVATION ARMY is puzzled by the large number of people who didn’t pick up a Christmas food hamper. Approximately 50 hampers out of 420 requested ‘and readied were not claimed during Christ- mas weck, says Lieutenant Norm Hamelin. FEBRUARY .of Northem B.C. trict conservation oficer Ken Fujino. THE FEDERAL government will participate in the province’s pub- lic review of the Kemano Com- pletion Project, says Fisheries minister Brian Tobin. He promised that federal offi- cials, including key fisheries biologisis, will be made available lo testify at the B.C. Utilitics Commission public review. ak hk INFORMATION ABOUT the expansion project grant applica~ lion has been concealed from the library board, leaving chairman Willy Schneider wondering about council’s intentions. This reaction came ofter he learned that the city had known a decision of the BC 21 provincial grant application had been post- poned and had not passed the in- formation on to the board, kkk kk COUNCILLOR DAVID Hull wants the definition of what council can refer to as in-camera mectings broadencd, Current council policy specified only personnel, property and Icgal matters as qualifying for behind-closed-doors discussion. Kk kkk RCMP INSPECTOR Lawrence Yeske is warning the city it better cough up more money for polic- ing this year. Yeske points to the 3,979 hours of voluntary overtime pul in by Terrace RCMP members in 1993, He said he may direct officers to start billing all overtime if the city doesn’t realize more support is needed, kk kkk NORTHWEST MAYORS are worried about how municipalities will be represented in land claims talks. In a meeting between federal, provincial and municipal officals, government officials told the northwest representatives that af- fected municipalities may get ob- server Status in future land claims negotiations, kakkk DAYCARE OWNERS Sharon and Mickey Bromicy can no longer continue to operate their Hamer Ave. daycare as it is, Because their 16 child daycare is in an Ri zone that allows no more than an cight child daycare, the Bromleys are breaking a by- lax, The council rejected a rezoning amendment that would allow the couple to run the daycare out of their Hamer home, kkk kk THE FORMER nurses residence at Mill Memorial Hos- pilal will be turned into a hostel. Under a new society, the local Elks and Royal Purple are leasing the residence to room 12 visitors to Terrace needing accommeda- tion. Renovations are to begin this Spring and the hostel is expected to open by the end of June. Kk kkk TWO SKIERS saved a snow- boarder stuck headfirst in the snow at Shames Mountain. When the skicrs found him, he was hypothermic but still brea- thing after 45 minutes upside down in the snow. The snowboarder spent two days in Mills Memorial Hospital and was released, Kk kkk THE HEALTH ministry says it wants to add a pediatrician and base an opthamologist in Terrace. This news came in the same release announcing health minis- ter Paul Ramscy’s decision to move = Kitimat’s —_ orthopedic surgeon to Prince Rupert. CANADA'S OWN Snowbirds were the main a May 3 Terrace-Kitimat Airshow. The air ‘precision team carved airport's apron for display, traction at the graceful paths through the air before setting back down on the APRIL MARCH _ PRINCE RUPERT hospital offi- clals have been unsuccessful in their efforts to bring Kitimat’s orthopedic surgeon there. Kitimat General Hospital's board will use its budget surplus to continue to run an orthopedic service, even after Victoria cuts. of funding. Prince Rupert has given Dr. Sean Phelan an ultimatum: either: move to Prince Rupert or they: will bring in their own orthopedic surgeon. kkkkk THE INFORMATION highway could be coming to the norlhwest By next fall, Northwest Com- munity College expects to be of- fering courses with the University through videoconferencing, Along with that could come ac- cess for students and the public to the Internet, a global computer network, kkk kk THE NORTHWEST'S only crisis line is closing down. Because the Ksan Hotse Sociely can no longer fund a full crisis Tine, it will go back to- its original purpose as a sexual as- sault helpline. Kkkkk SIM GAN Forest Industries, owned by the village of Gitwinksiblkw, will soon be back to work. The company has reached an agreement with the residents of- New Alyansh to end over a month of road blockading. New Aiyansh blocked the roads in protest of the logging of tradi- tional lands, Ka kkk TERRACE SCHOOLS can ex- pect larger class sizes, predicts THE HOUSE THAT Mickey and Sharon Bromley built was in the centre of a storm over daycare zoning regulations. Althoug the 4700 block Hamer structure looks like any other house from the outisde, the double garage doors are a fa- cade concealing their pro- posed and eventually closed daycare facility. Terrace Teacher’s Union presi- dent Cathy Lambright. Province-wide bargaining of teachers’ conlracts may leave Terrace last in the shuffle, leav- ing issues unique to the north ig- nored at the provincial discus- ' sions, she says. kk kkk ; IF RECOMMENDED baund- ary changes come into being, the federal Skeena riding will grow to include Houston and Bella Bella-Shearwater. ; A hearing will be held in Prince Rupert this May by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commis- sion for B.C that re-examines ridings after each 10-year census. kkk ak DESPITE THEIR efforts to keep their daycare running, Mick- ey and Sharon Bromley’s Dis- covery Daycare was closed down by thecily. _Aftera complaint from neigh- bours, city officials visited the daycare and found 11 children their, 3 children over what the | zoning by-law allows, Their business license was revoked the same day. kkk kk A SHARE GROUP could be formed in Terrace, says Chamber of Commerce president Sharon . Taylor. She feels it is important for a grass-rools group to make land use decisions before the Commis- sion on the Resources and the En- vironment shows up, kkkhkk IT MAY BE a while before the cily takes aclion on illegal suites, says permits director Bob Lafleur. The city will wait for the results of a provincial task force on the issuc before making a decision, SERBIAN COMPUTER experts uied to break into Northwest Community College’s computer system. The hackers used a program producing random names and passwords trying to gain entry, At least 250 names and pass- words were used before the violators were discovered. kk kkk MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital needs to come up with $906,000 to cover another provincial budget freeze, It will try to find some of the money by cutting 4.5 full time jobs and using $250,000 budget surplus from last year. kak ik LAC MINERALS of Toronto wants to spend almost $20 mil- lion this year on its Red Mountain property near Stewart, More than half the money is to further develop ore reserves. kk kkk THE SCHOOL meal program at two Terrace schools may be axed, Nearly 200 lunches a day were provided last year to students of - Clarence Michiel Elementary and E.T. Kenney Primary schools. While this is up 150 lunches per day from last year, there have been no increased contributions from parents. kak kkhk AS THE CITY reduces tax- payers’ subsidy of recreation facilities, seniors will fecl the brunt. Arena and pool fee hikes will sce seniors pay belween 55 and 70 per cent more as fo July 1. kk kkk THE FUTURE of green space around Howe Creek is going pub- lic. Called by the Terrace Greenbelt Association, an open session will address the concerns about the construction of condominiums at the corner of McConnell and Munroe. kkaKk A LANDSLIDE near Lakelse Lake ‘has: partially dammed ‘a tributary creck and may leave the Lakelse River muddy all summer, Environment ministry officials are also concemed about the Mink Creek fish population. Kk kkk PROPOSED CHANGES to un- employment insurance will make it harder to qualify and will short- en the payment period. That would mean people must work for at least 12 weeks instead 10 in order to collect. Those on claim will only be able to collect for a maximum of 24 weeks instead of 34, kkk kk TERRACE AIRSHOW organizers are hoping for sun and an audience of at least 2,000 to leave the show funding in the black. The Snowbirds are the main at- traction of the show scheduled for May 3. ake kk THORNHILL homeowners may see a Significant tax increase this year. While the — Kitimat-Stikine Regional District is increasing Thornhill tax rate by only 1.3 per cent, the increases in assessed home values take a big jump. Assessments in Thomhill rose over 13 per cent to $118 million this year from $104 million in 1993.