A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 23, 1997 Recallers buoyed by Skeena debt tactic used by province THOSE WHO want to recall Skeena NDP MLA Helmut Giesbrecht say last week's intervention by the province in a crucial vote has helped their cause. Unsecured creditors were faced with a ‘yes’ vote after the province intervened to also act as an unsecured creditor. That gave enough muscle to reach the required per- centage to have approved a deal to pay each unsecured creditor $10,000 and 10 per Yes, you can change THERE’S NOTHING to slop a person who has signed the petition to recall Skeena NDP MLA Helmut Giesbrecht from changing their mind and asking to be taken off, says Elections B.C. Au official with the cent balances. Although that deal was better than one which was on the table, support for the recall movement is growing, said Lome Sexton, a move- ment organizer. He said more people have signed the petition and more canvassers . have. been recruited because of anger at the way the province forced the ‘yes’ vote, “Dan Miller did a great job for his riding,’’ sald on outstanding agency said that while there’s nothing in recall legislation setting out such a procedure, the recall group should act on such a request. T can’t see them not will- ing to do so,” said Jennifer Miller. But once the petition is Help brought in THE SKEENA Taxpayers Association brought in an ex- pert last week from Vancouver to help organize the batile against the recall of Helmut Giesbrecht. Susan McPhee, who worked on public relations issues for aboriginal affairs minister John Cashore and forests minister Dave Zimhelt, spent a week at the association's offices and may retum in January. Elaine Pigeau said the hiring of McPhee was a wise use of the association’s limited budget. “*You know it’s hard to run an office on volunteer help when everybody is working,’’ said Pigeau. Having McPhee retum depends upon the association’s ability to pay and whatever circumstances arise in January, she said, FROM FRONT Miller defends forced deal Rigsby said they’ll begin by pressuring Miller to keep his promise if the courts approve the restructuring plan. “We're going to hold Dan Miller to his word and pursue money f for this alea, FELT ES a] Hazel Itons-area contracto 8. are the ”? Be ab ‘ ‘He Leesa nei, Rigsby ‘said; adding ‘there are ‘already Tawa Gs being | filed by subcontractors that could into bankruptcy. result in contractors going Anger about the goverument’s action is also concentrated there. *“T’ve had phone calls from people saying I’m burning my NDP card, I’m Alice Maitland. tearing it up,”’ said Hazelton mayor “I thought it was such a despicable move,’’ Maitland said. “I: had heard in advance they might do that but I could not believe they would. They must know there’s such a thing as decency and morality.” Terrace mayor Jack Talstra said he’s also disappointed, particularly with the perception that the government steam- tolled the creditors. “Even a simple person like me knows there could have been a better way,’” Talstra said. He said the government should work dilligently to help the creditors once the plan is in place and should appoint a director to the board from the northwest, perhaps even someone from the contractors’ group. “It’s no skin off their nose and it shows they have some respect for the people that live here.’” Miller said he doesn’t expect people to be happy. “Everybody wants to blame somebody else,”’ he said. ‘When Is it that people in the northwest start to say maybe it’s not just the government’s responsibility to fix every- thing?’” “Every step of the way when there was a problem, the province had to fix the problem,’’ he said. “If the Liberals had been in power, they would have shut it down. Where would people in the northwest be if that had happened?’’ “Most of the commentators in southern B.C. have vil- lified the government and me for our efforts. I have no problem with that. 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