Council Shorts Access secured THE CITY has a deal with a developer on the bench that should secure access to the western end of the Terrace Mountain trail. Ross Smith, of Rossco Ventures, has agreed to al- low public use of a private roadway up from Yeo SL to access the hiking trail, Although that access may change its position depend- ing on Smith's development plans, he has commitled to maintain a public route to the trailhead, according to city recreation superinten- dent Steve Scott. The city, in tum, will al- low Smith to use part of a city water line. right-of-way in the back yard of one of his lots in the area. Phone buy CITY COUNCIL voted to spend $73,400 on a new city telephone system from Tol- sec Canada Ine. Staff for months had been researching ati upgrade of the phone system at city hall... Deputy clerk Denise Fisher said the Tolsec bid, once numerous factors in- cluding warranty costs were taken into account, was about $11,000 lower than B.C, Tel’s bid, The new system consists of three separale Meridian Norstar ICS systems. Building approved A PLAN for a small two- storey office building with upslairs apartments at 4614 Greig Ave. is getting the thumbs up. Hira Sandhu was issued a development permit for the building, which will occupy a vacant space across from the Terrace Co-op, Learn to Fly! Closses for the Private Pifots’ Licence, and the Recreational Pilots’ Permit begin February 20, 1997. To register, of for more informal fon please coll Kent : 635-9181 or Poul; $35-4552 Remade fhres' Asodaton YOUR COLLEGE'IN: -YOUR commu . ITY How are we doing? When we fall short of your expectation, please tell us. When a tieuspaper story does fof seem to reflect fairly what was said, lel our ceditars know, When we are unable to solve jour complaint, we encourage pou to submit it to the: BG, Press Councll 900-1281 WGeorgia St Vancouver BC VGE U7 Tol/Fax (604) 683-2571 Thu B.C. Press Council was created in 1983 asan independent review board lo protect the public from press inaccuracy or usifairness and to promote quality jouraalisin. Ki ac, eee] ae at www vibe ie \ oat Feds puzzled at NDP rail line sales pitch A TRIAL balloon sent up by employment and invest- ment minister Dan Miller isn’t getting too far, Also the MLA for North Coast, Miller unveiled an action plan Friday to keep the port of Prince Rupert a going concern. Increasing rail shipments is a key part of the plan and Miller contends that could be achieved if provincially owned B.C. Rail were to buy CN Rail's northern line. ‘There are a number of options which could help remove impediments to in- creasing rail traffic, includ- ing a possible purchase of the Prince George to Prince Rupert rail line by B.C, Rail or co-ownership of the line between the two railroads,’* Miller ssid in a press release. His plan is based on the results of a sludy commis- sioned by his ministry that examines transportation problems for the port and offers possible solutions. Hit by the removal of grain shipping subsidies and the impending end of coal contracts to Ridley Island, Price Rupert’s future as a port faces big threats. A concer identified in the report are inter-switching charges involved in transfer- ring B.C, Rail cars onto CN’s line at Prince George. Buying or merging the lines is one way lo avoid those fees, Miller says. He sent a letter to CN president Paul Tellier asking him to consider centering discus- sions on the issue. But CN Rail says the line isn’t for sale. “We have a list of lines that are for sale. This one isn’t on it,’? said Scott Roberts, general manager of public affairs for CN in Ed- monton. The northern line remains part of CN’s mainline, core network, he said. “We believe in fact that the value mostly to norlhem British Columbia is the con- nection that our line pro- vides toa mainline core car- rier.’ Unlike the minister’s press Dan Miller release, Miller’s letter lo CN does not mention the sale option, according to Roberts. “That does not come out in the letter,”’ he said. ‘‘I’m at somewhat of a loss. So it’s not something [ think we're in a good pasition to debate back and forth through the media.”’ The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 12, 1997 - A9 FOR YOUR SPECIAL M|otentine Images by Karlene and Custom Video & Photography now offers Boudoir Photography. The ultimate gift in personal expression. Personal, private, professional photography. 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