A10- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Council sticks with bear (7x PSYCHIC MED statue plan despite critics saa inane THE CITY is proceeding with a plan pearance to welcome visitors, The city also still needs to -get io erect a Kermode bear statue in a The $100,000 price tag is about approval from the transportation landscaped island in the middle of — half of $200,000 in surplus money ministry for the plan. the highway - despite some opposi- available after Trawin said it’s possible the mini- stry could reject the boulder-and-sta- © tue component as a road hazard. He said he's begun looking at possible designers for the statue, “We're dealing with three or four different people,” Trawin said. “We'te also going to look at people in the area who can do that tion, | offsite high- Councillor Marylin Davies said way and inter- she had 20 calls from people critical section costs of the idea. ©: a ; connected to “T think it’s a very, very good pro- the Wal-Mart ject and I stand behind it,” said Da- development vies, who was absent.at the meeting came in far where the proposal was first discus- below what sed. : ; the city had sort of thing ‘and try to promote a The landscaped island just west budgeted. local artist rather than someone of the new bridge would feature a | Trawin said who's not local.” bronze statue: of the city’s famed the landscap- The bear statue plan would come white: bear perched atop a large ing project Marylin back to council for final approval boulder. ; a will likely go Davies once those details are firmed up. “City planner David Trawin said ahead this Mayor Jack Talstra noted there he expects the bear statue will cost summer as part of the Wal-Mart re- was much local controversy in Smi- ‘around $50,000 of. the total project lated alterations to the highway. thers when the council there decided cost of $100,000. —— But he said the statue would take to commission a series of wildlife “He proposed the project to im- some time to build and wouldn't be statues. The project turned out well, prove the city's eastern gateway ap- installed before next year. ~ he said, and silenced skeptics there. Five bears [_ |, Hotel & de stroyed Conference Centre . . 3 Full Service Restaurants IN region Executive Boardroom Close to all major attractions AS BERRIES start to ripen’ up bears in the Terrace area will be filling their We ane butlding a texary satel belli . va ‘ . Conservati on. officers Jacuzzi, King size bed, Fireplace, 2 person walk-in shower, heated are reminding local people floors and deluxe furnishings. Help us find a name for our new suite they need to do their part and if we use your name, you win a free night in the new suite. to avoid attracting those hungry Dears (0 residential Fill this out and mail it in! Phone (250) 847-4581 . 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Coe So far -this: year five bears have: been: killed: in-. the: Terrace ‘area - that. area. includes”. outlying communities: such as .La- kelse Lake, Greenville and. New: Aiyansh. - as The most‘recent shoot- ing happened July.:2:.on Rifle Range Road . in ‘Thornhill when a complai- nant was forced to shoot a bear. ; - Of the other four bears killed up te-June 30, one: was shot by:a police offi-. - cer and the remaining. three bears were destroyed. _by conservation officers, - “That compares to seven rag, ae a, ' beats destroyed so far in yy se $580 security deposit required: oo the Kitimat area and just . © Includes $1,145 air tax & freight or Cash Purchase tor $37,990" one bear destroyed in-the ~. dncludes $1,000 cashback = <-: Prince Rupert area. °°. ; By the end-of June. the conservation officer. ser-- vice had received 40 black bear complaints, one wolf complaint, four calls about moose and one for a crow. — all in the Terrace area: ~~ Officers only needed to attend three of the black - bear calls-and “one of the 7 manne ART moose complaints. ; " my ‘The grand total of black : lorer XU a 2008 Mustong Yo Coupe “ : 2003 Ranger FX4 Supereab axa bear complaints for the en- ‘lease for. ar a : ~ Lease for lire district taking in Ter- ( a all’ ‘Bays (By s AG/nonth: . ! 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