. : | _ Spent il years here , ie The local labour ayivement loses' one of its most * « farmiilér ‘faces’ this .week when . Jit Lamb,. fhe Canadian Union “of; Pub s. Employees (CUPE) northwe 'n-tepresentative for tHe past 11 years, heads south. As of Feb. 1, CUPE’s national representative int: Victoria ‘essentially doing ‘the ‘same job, I’ve been doing hére,”” he SAYS: . LY Lamb’ first: came to the north - in: (1977, initially working out of ‘Prince George before moving to Terrace i in-the fall of -i979 to open the CUPE office here, . “At that time, he recalls; the union handled just 10 collective agteements in the northwest, - Now, that figure i is 21, a mark. of; the .union’s success at - ” “Organizing the unorganized, - which is always a pleasure.” ° " sLooking:, back over his years héte, Lamb: ‘says one of the’ highlights * ‘was his four years as President oF" the regional labour coungil, which included the days - of the’ Solidarity. movenient. Having Jed the council - through demonstrations and Protests which,.in turn, involv- ed’ ‘Working : with people from. Council shorts. - Tax fine TERRACE - — It’s not the date - payment of local taxes is sent that counts, but the date the city receives the cheque. ; That’s the message ~ Woolworth received through a 10 per cent penalty — $5,792 — ; assessed on its taxes last year, ‘Although the company’s che- que didn't arrive until July 5, two days after the deadline, : Woolworth asked for a waiver because it. left. Woolworth’s Toronto office June 27 and was postmarked June 28. Treasurer Keith Norman pointed out that the cheque left Toronto just three working days ‘” before the July | long weekend, a period he said was unrealistic in-expecting it to arrive in Ter- (:. Tate. In any case, he said, tax notices clearly stated postmarks would not be accepted, at worth did say.there were ys because the tax noticg Sent to its store here and not ~ tothead office in Toronto, ‘dut’ - Nérman. said, that, had always . been the case. He added that the - notice was sent the end of May. We have never reversed (a falty charge) to my ke wledge unless we made a mistake,” said-Norman. Council last week accepted a committee recommendation the penalty. Stand... Last year, aldermen: Tejected. a similar: re- quest’ from Mohawk Oil Co. © < when its: payment: arrived just one. day late. VE KKK ot 2; cit): ‘has agreed to Provide “Layton 7 golfing ‘in works “TERRACE — Mount Layton ’ Hotsprings owner Bert Orlearis ~ Says he might not need all the land he first thought necessary . to'add an‘18-hole golf course to - the Tesort, | ‘! Orleans first wanted 153ha of * Grown land:to the south of the “resort in.1988 but now says he tight need only the 81ha he’s in the process of buying from. the’ provincial government. The lands branch had said it - would sell’ only half of what Orleans first wanted but the ~ developer then countered by --. saying -he needed that amount. ‘and an additional 21,Sha. -: : “But Orleans now’ says con- suitants have looked at the 8iha ‘parcel ‘again and ‘‘it appearsto be sufficient.”’ A final decision:,. Eos ‘Will be made once a survey of -*\ the’ parcel is completed by the 7 lands branch. ~ <2 IF it is decided there is enough - id there, he said preliminary Work: on” the :18-hole “course . Iig'-in-a quality: course: would ‘ministry approval. “they're worried about. affects “heathy Mcuattain | Creek.” : he will be would . begin © immediately. © * Héwever, he ‘cautioned,’ bring-- oe immediately north of the ‘resort: await environment Environment officials say jim Lamb ‘many different unions both in the private and public sector, he describes it as ‘‘a very in- teresting time,” _ He also made: many good - friends during his eight year stint as president of the federal Skeena riding New Democrats association and enjoyed fighting three elections, “winn- ing all of them.” go Mary. Lou Warren ’ Although he will continue: _that political involvement in his new home — he will be living in Mo Sihota's riding —‘**I'll pro- bably take a holiday from it-for a while, at least until the provin- : cial election is‘called,”’ Lamb said the move: to. Vic- toria was both a personal and .career choice. He had planned - to move away. eventually,” but ° plea turned down guards and matrons working. at the local. RCMP detachment with hepatitis B shots, Sug- gesting the move, Inspector Larry Yeske pointed out the in- noculations are already available to police officers. Guards and matrons handle the same prisoners and so should be given the same pro- tectlon as officers, said Yeske. He said four full-time guards, two part-time guards and two part-time matrons are employed. Total estimated cost for administering the three-shot course Of treatment is $1, 200. . ss. 2 2 ae Aldermen have ‘unanimously ’ approved rezoning of three pro- perties at the corner of Kalum and Soucie from R2 residential - to Pl administration. and assémbly, The change. will allow the “Construc- 10. -begin for a couple: ‘of years, tt KE ‘Council has once again. ap- . proved a request fram the Ter- race and District Community Services society to waive the arena banquet room rental fee for the Choices program’s an- nual Christmas dinner and dance, +. “We would like. to: continue ” to organize this function as it is sO important to the mentally handicapped people in this com- munity,” ‘supervisor Marilyn. Taron. explained i in making the _ Tequést. khhkk ” Féb, 4-10 has been proclaim.” ed Snowarama Week, Feb. . 18-24 is World Vision 30-Hour © ~~ ‘Terrace ‘LitthyPheatret ta: pro-': 1 4 eps iv eee with selans, a theatre on ‘the ‘site. tidn, however, is not expected” wild.a new | Famine Week and May thas been declared Multiple: Sclerosis Month. In approving that last, council also gave the go-ahead for a local MS Carnation Cam- paign canvas May 9-12, retirements in the union’s Vie. toria office gave him the chance to do so with CUPE. “The same opportunity would pro- bably not have presented itself. again for many years,” he adds. Describing northwesterners - as “very unique and friendly,” he says he will miss them. However, he promises, ‘he will be returning to the ‘region to ’ holiday and visit old friends. kekkk . Replacing Lamb at the Ter- race CUPE office is Mary-Lou Warren frora Qualicum Beach. A school district employee there who has been involved in her Iocal for the past 14 years, Warren last year worked for six months as the CUPE represen- tative in Nanaimo.- ““PIL be picking up. from where Jim left off,’? she says, adding that with a number of negotiations coming up in the next few months, she will have lots to keep her busy. Although she arrives when the city is fully'in the grip of winter, that doesn’t bother Warren who says: she would rather have ‘‘the snow, sunshine and bright blue skies” than the grey, wet southern winters, Warren's family will be stay- ing in Qualicum Beach until her eldest son graduates from grade 12 this summer. She also has a 20-year-old daughter and eight- year-old son.. While she hasn’t yet had time to find ‘out what community groups and organizations are available here, Warren says “I tend to get involved and I look’ forward to doing that." . now offers “Fishin for a great deal?” The Misty River Tackle Shop in the Agar Red & White Store Fishing vackie _A Great Selection! Priced to Clear! 5008 Agar 638-1369 Mon-Sun. = 7:30 amoMidaight | “xan ‘AGAR RED & WHITE Locally Owned and Operated for “The Pertonal Touch” . The City-of Terrace has changed some of ita telephone oa . Sumbera, in ordar to provide fong-tem improvements to, - - customer service. mae f TERHACE The new fAumbere to note ara: - Aquatic. Centro 698-4755 Parke & Recreation Oifice 636-4760 Trouble Calls (After Hours) §384744 | Fax — City Hail 638-4777 - . Non-Emergency Fire Dept. §38-4734- ' Animal Shelter 38-4736 Thank you for your patience during this transition period, ” Feb 14° Alyansh- . after ail the meetings. Please send your written > | 7 BC Forest Service office nearest you. A joint program of BC Parks and the BC Forest Service to shape the future of parks and wilderness systems i in British Columbia. _Parks Minister John L. Savage and Forests Minister Claude Richmond invite you to attend public information sessions. We'd like to tell you about Parks Plan 90 and the Wilderness Area draft system plan, answer your oe questions and hear your ideas. Have we identified the | _~ right areas to protect? Are there other areas of . provincial significance? __ If you wish to make a formal presentation, please register by calling your BC Parks district office at 847-7320. ~. Public information sessions will be held throughout the province. In your area, open houses begin af 2 pm, followed oey pub ic meetings eginning at “30 pm. 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