The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 8, 2003 - A3 @ Happy birthday, Vesta ONE OF Iwo Freeman of the City of Terrace, Vesta Douglas celebrated her 93rd birlhday Sept. 20 at the city's 75th anniversary corn roast hosted by the Terrace and Skeena Valley Rotary clubs. Erle Crawford and his band sang “Happy Birthday” on the occasion. From the left, well-wishers Gordon Hamilton, Laurie Hall, Phil Davies and Cheryl school teacher in Terrace and has spent her retirement years attending and supporting a variety of functions. Habart gather around, Douglas was a By JEFF NAGEL NEW SKEENA Forest Products and the City : of Prince Rupert have ended talks that were expected to lead ta a $20 million city invest- ment to re-start the operations. The company says it won't need the Rupert money, which would have acted like a loan but taken the form of the city buying the pulp mill and leasing it back to New Skeena. That complicated sale and leaseback struc- ture proved to be an obstacle to getting other investors on board, president Dan Veniez said. “There’s not an investor we've talked to that would come. in with the city there,” he said, “It’s an impediment. if not an outright block to other money coming in.” Other investors want to buy into a company that still directly owns ils assets, or make an invesiment that can be secured against the pulp mill and timber, he said. Veniez said the end. of talks ~ by mutual agreement,..with, Prince Rupert council —Te- raise the money it needs elsewhere. “The external environment has improved eee a nee flects. heightened confidence New Skeena: will - and that has been a driving factor,” he said. 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It then pushed that date back to Oct. 7. . “We also wanted to get out of the artificial deadline game,” Veniez said. “They were pul- ling deadlines up. that weren’l helpful to anybody.” New Skeena officials have said they need a total of around $50 million to restart the opera- tions. 7 oe Veniez* would! not! disciogé “how ‘thuch’ df*" that has been conimitted' or ‘secured so’ Far!""™ “"" Nor would he predict when all financing would be in place. “UPTO*4001N “ARCTIC WEIR 7s ORACCESSORIES ~ OR AFREE 2" YEAR EXTENDED WARRARTY CONTRACT! 1 News In Brief He’s the Sergeant YOU CAN call him Sergeant now. Corporal Scott Lovell recently earned a promo- tion giving him the new rank of Sergeant and along with that, increased responsibilities at the Terrace RCMP detachment. Lovell, who has been working in Terrace for two years, was selected to fill the vacant Sergennt’s position at.the end of September. . The position was left open when Jas Basi was promoted to the detachment’s second in command ~ Staff Sergeant— in April of this year. “It works cut good for us because he's been in Terrace for two yéars ndw and knows the needs of the community, so he will fit right in,” said Basi. Lovell says he’s happy about the promotion. “My family enjoys the area,’ he said, “I’m an avid ouldoorsman, fisherman and hunter.” There’s no word yet on a replacement for Lovell, who was one of the shift commanders at the de- tachment. Police looking for hit and run witnesses LOCAL POLICE are asking for the public’s help ia solving a hit and run which resulted in injuries to a 15-year-old boy. The Sept. 8 incident happened when the young person was walking across Thomas St. and Halli- well Ave. intersection at 6:30 p.m, A red Ford Mustang turning from Halliwell to- ward Thomas struck the pedestrian. Police say the pedestrian went over the hood of the car on the passenger's side and struck the windshield. The driver of the vehicle made no al- tempt to stop and help the young man. The pedestrian suffered injuries ta his hip, head and shoulders where he hit the vehicle and the ground. If you have any information about this hit and run please contact the Terrace RCMP at 638-7400 or Crimestoppers at 635-8477. Kitsumkalum getting lights at intersections IT'S GOING to be easier to see at night where roads at Kitsumkalum just west of Terrace inter- sect with Hwyl6. The provincial transportation ministry has in- stalled, but not yet energized, a series of lights between the Tempo gas bar on Hwy16 and where the Kitsumkalum village council office is located. “There’s also going to be a single standard, past there were Spokechute Road cames down and joins the highway,” said local provincial transpor- tation ministry official Don Ramsay. 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