Cn Cer te Se Az2 - The Terrace Standarct Wednesday, October 29, 1997 Recall forces get top advice CAMPAIGNERS attempting to oust an MLA using tecall legislation had better have a defensible reason for pursuing that option, says former B.C. attomey-general Bud Smith. “It won’t work if it's a partisan exercise,” Smith said in a visit to Terrace Monday to speak to Rotary Club members and volunteers in the campaign to recall Skeena MLA Helmut Giesbrecht. “[ have a tremendous amount of faith in the com- mon sense of the voter,” he added. “If people use recall frivolously or for purposes that seem dodgy, then the citizens won't support it.” Smith was in the Social Credit government that started the process of bringing in recall legislation by holding a referendum on the idea in 1991. The following NDP government drafted and passed the legislation, An 18-month waiting period after the 1996 elec- tion is now about to expire, opening the gates to recall efforts. Akey part of the debate is when recall should be used. Smith says he doesn’t think it’s necessary to have the MLA with “his hand in the cookie jar” — that is guilty of breaking a law or outright corruption. He predicts it could work to hold the individual MLA tesponsible for odious measures imposed by the government, but says it depends on the MLAs involvement. Smith took a close look at recall options when Smith says he advised the group not to attempt a recall of McGregor on that basis because she was a newly elected MLA and that an effort to tie her to the “budget He” would fall flat. “As you get further away from the centre of the hurricane, it gets harder to make the argument,” he said. The expecied recall campaign to remove Skeena MLA Helmut Giesbrecht will be based on the MLA’s overall record of representing the constituency. °.- Akey piece of the work here — drawing up a 200- word statement that would go on the recall petition —is underway, according to Skeena recall organizer Lome Sexton. -Smith says that document i is one of the trickiest parts of a recall campaign, because organizers will have to back up every contention made about the targetted MLA. And canvassers at the door have to stick closely to the script on the petition, he added, noting that over-zealous recallers who stray into. other argu- ments-with voters could invalidate the recall effort. ’ He says organizers can expect the MLA's sup- porters to be watching closely for any slip-ups at the doorstep. The biggest obstacle to a recall, Smith says, is the fact that voters have to sign'a public petition — a prospect that some will fear. The second big challenge, he says, is answering Smith said his main fear is a recall effort that col- lapses, because he says it sends a sigual to those in power that the status quo is okay, Better, he says, to ’ have the threat hanging over them, not yet used, than to have it used and fail. “With this newfound power comes « ‘esponsibil- ity,” Smith says. “You ought to be ver: coreful not to use this power frivolously.” Smith predicts that recall, once used, will break down the system of party discipline and make MLAs responsible to their constituents ahead of the party. Government MLAs would vote against legis- lation that would be unpopular with their conslituents, In fact, Smith argues recall is already working, noting government ministers are visiting Skeena and Prince George — the constitutencies targetted for recall - much more frequently. “Government is now bending over backwards to look after those constituencies.” Recall isn’t in place in any other Canadian pro- vince, and Smith predicts after the first B.C. MLA is recalled there will be demand from voters across the country for the same power, He noted that recall is a power that negates the advantages the government has in controlling the timing and spin of an election campaign. The recall effort against Giesbrecht could begin as early as Nov. 28 and will require sign-up of 7,600 voters who were eligible to vote her in 1996 pyChildren’ s Birthday roy Looking For Something A Little Different For Your ‘ MULLIGAN’S HOMERUN 4818 Hwy. 16, Terrace (Behind Home Hardware) asked to do so as a consultant by a Kamloops-based —_ the question who's behind it. within 60 days. The spending limit for the cam- Baby's Name: Baby's Name: group that wanted to recall MLA Cathy McGregor Supporters of the embattled MLA will be out —_—paign is $25,000. Richelle Whitney Garret Daniel Schweng on the basis that statements the NDP made about _ planting rumours and suggesting that various inter- If successful, it would force a byelection in mae i 1m oon ee the budget being balanced were fraudulent. esty praups are oul to remove the MLA. which Giesbrecht could run again. wei aht: Bibs ; Don Sex Fem ale Weight: 7lhs 10 oe, Sex: Male : : 1 1 Parents: Parents: Dan & Rose Marie Schweng [ Claudia & Dean e OUNCII TO WeIgGN CasSiINO OPTIONS nto Baby's Name: Scott Doraven BEFORE city councillors decide if “Any proponent can make a propo- tele,” he said, adding he was have been introduced, ane ela Vane eT yr titaa Terrace should have a charity casino, sal to the Lottery Advisory impressed with the video surveil- The casino operator keeps 40 per- Oct, 1997 a eal am * Weight: Ibs 15.5 Oz. Sex: Male they need a lot more information. Committee,” said Terrace economic lance and back-up security mechan- _—cent of all the house table game wins Weight: Bibs 7 02. Sex: Male Parents: Donna & Steven Schultz There are two different proposals adviser Ken Veldman. He said if the isms in place. “My biggest impres- and 25 percent of slot machine wins. Parents: Albert & Nancy Yendevelde for a casino in Terrace. Councillors city were to agree to a casino, then _—sion was the security.” The B.C. Lottery Corporation aiso ’ + will meet with the applicants - the proposal goes through an evalua- From April 1996 to March 97, collects money for the cost of the slot ; Baby's Name: Terrace Inn owner John Georgilas tion process by the province, which § Royal Diamond Casino generated = machines, about 11 per cent. con aril it a and Vancouver charity casino opera- makes the final decision. 10.9 per cent of the provinces total Charities collect one third of the Date e Tine of Birth: sept 10, 1997, 12:29 pm tor Gary: Jackson — and a member from the Lottery Advisory Commitice on Nov, 7. City councillors want to know if they’Li have a say in deciding the size and shape of a possible charity casino. Veldman was recently in Vancouver at Jackson’s Royal Diamond Casino to get a feeling of the operation. “It seemed to be a well run busi- ness — busy with an upper class clien- _ paming revenue — that’s $10.4 million. These figures are based on a $25 bet limit and don’t include slot machines. As of April 1 1997, bet limits went up to $500, casino hours were extended and slot machines remaining wins and the provincial government gets two thirds. The province expects to generate about $630 million dollars through gaming when all new casinos are in place. Until then, charities will be guaranteed $118 million. Oct. 6, 1997 at 8:51 p.m. Weight: 7ibs 11 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Arik & Nicole Baker Weight: 7lbs 14.07, Sex: Male Parents: Emma Wilson & Grahame Samson Get A Free Baby Gift. (Simple, huh?) Just see our service desk for more information Airline employee charged A FORMER Air BC employee has been charged with theft after allegedly stealing close to $50,000 from the company’s office here. Patty Noonan of Terrace was charged in Terrace provincial court Friday with one Garbage idea called costly CITY PLANS to contract out residential garbage collection should be abandoned, says the president of the Kitimat-Terrace and District Labour Council. “We don’t need the added costs that contracting out will bring. As taxpayers we should not have to pay the extra built-in profit to private enterprise,” said council president Norm Lavalle in a letter Marshinew says the investigation actual- ly started “in house” with Air BC suspect- ing a problem. He says the company installed a surveillance camera that record- ed the thefts taking place. Noonan appears in court Nav. 14. tocity council. count of theft over $5,000 Palit i i SAVE-O OA : , : ,000. y Noonan is the wife of Terrace = ifhee es worried that prin wil nrst bid how to get the work Corporal Rick Marshinew of the Prince RCMP officer Gary Noonan. Marshinew SAN 0 * Mi OE Overwaitea a dpthe ong run this means more cost, while atthe came { time Rupert serious crime unit says the thefts says Constable Noonan was investigated SS ction ; chix ear : allegedly took place over two years. but has been cleared. “There is no indica- BCs very own fhod pecgle { iY : ern n = a mies idideet ed ag eaiiig lessand cnbiing ‘eis télthe com- --"Some of the money has been recov- - tion that he -had any involvement in it , - ne F , munity,” Lavalle said. deecQitew whe cae vere tie b De Write-off fans fears ered,” he adds, “But most has not.” ..- Correction NOT ALL ICBC claimants will have increased fees at whatsoever,” Marshinew says. A | TERRACE CO-OP AMAJOR forest company is estimating it will only get about the Kermodei Physiotherapy 15 per cent of money il’s owed from Skeena Cellulose. clinic waived, as was stated Slocan Forest Products, in its third-quarter results, wrote off jn a Oct, 22 story FA $3 million or about 85 per cent of the money Skeena Cellulose Those who are ‘are at fault owes for chips that were shipped to Prince Rupert. That fanned fears smaller unsecured creditors here will get as little as 15 cents on the dollar for the money they’re owed. “Our estimate isn’t based on any more knowledge than anyone else,” says Martin Hape, Slocan’s vice-president of in a motor vehicle accident will have to pay the fees. finance. “It's just a prudent business approach. 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