ELECTION FEATURE Talstra: social i issues ‘now. By ED VUDIN : Herald Staff Writer Jack Talstra, seeking hia third consecutive term on JACK TALSTRA... . «dime to move on -- evolved to the Temace diatrict council, vill channel his energies inte “social concerns" if he is re elected on Nov. 7. “This ‘year Terrace ‘council was able to go into ‘social concerns’ proving more can sow be done without raising people's taxes," he said. As Talatra explains it, the rote of council has gradually polnt where public works is no longer the only area of concern. With the expanded tax base and a healthy revenue picture, he ; says now is the time to look into investing in social concer projects. ‘The 33-year-old lawyer has a Terrace resident since the age of seven. His ELECTION FEATURE - Watmough is anti-amalgamation wt By ED YUDIN - Herald Staff Weiter If voters in Area E of the Regional-Distriet of Kitlmat- . Stikine return Les Wat- mough to office, one fact is . eertain — they will have a @rong voice against the amalgamation of Terrace and Thornhill. ‘Known tp some as ‘the king of Thornhill’, the 48-year-old scaler is disturbed over what he foresees as an attempt by the B.C, government to convince Terrace taxpayers that amalgamation with Thornhill is advantageous. :“T have my doubts that the director will have much say In what happens because muveipal affairs have thelr mainds made: up,” he aaid. “They are going to make it (amalgamation) look very aitractive for Terrace." : homemaker, he has raised a An amalgamation study committee has been set up to research the feaalbility ‘of amalgamation or possibly incorporation for Thornhibl. Watmough notes that if the issue ia taken to referendum, Terrace voters far out- number Thornhill so the vote would be “weighted”. He objects to the fact that Thornhill is a relatively large community that it ‘‘is nol Iikety to be given the chance to pick ils awn destiny.” Watmough's own destiny Changed when he moved from Alberta to Terrace 15 years ago. He doesn’t say why he made the move, though he notes ‘the grass is greener over the hill.”. With his wife Diane, a family of three daughters and, one son.. A scaler foy LES WATMOUGH.. .. king of Thornhill Politics ruined marriage ‘NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C, (CP) — Political mManceuvring ruined his tarriage, finances and plans to live in Brazti, Nor- man Delmonico, 63, a former provincial clvil servant, told British Columbia ‘Supreme Court Wednesday. — Delmonico is seeking to re- cover up to $4,000 he spent trying to get his severance pay and pension owed since he resigned four years ago. He also is seeking damages for mental stress and lass of Canada Pension benefils. He said he had planned to a Brazilian widow and live there but the marriage foundered because he had to retum to B.C, because of problems getting his settlement from the government. The Brazilian government would not allow lim to stay there without that a District belleves Regional iresponsibility is to iprovide the with require facilities to Thor- vbili. Vote for a rep. on the Regional District who lives in ‘Thor. ‘enta operated a farm ‘on: . * palsing taxes.” He would like - ‘|: to. see. the. municipalty: & park program: ot that. makes sense."’ stom Streat and-the young Talatra received “his basic education in schools, Talstra went down south for his secondary school! education and a law degree al the University of British Columbia, but returned to open his own law practice in 1976. He is married with three children, Michae] 3; concems priority package, he Usted publlc irannl:, the reorganization of the arena’ - banque! room, and the continuation of park development. ‘AS far aB the transit systen) |g concerned, he says Twin River Timber by trade, be has always had some -lavalvememt in community activities, Watmough helped io ‘consiruct parts of the original Thornhill “Com- munity Centre. He says mos residents he has d to are against amalgamation. He per- sonally is opposed bul has an open mind, if the the advantages amalgamation can - clearly demonstrated, - “However that goes, we ase going to have to make dealt and good deals,” he pointed aut: “Weare going to Terrace...’ "develo ‘funds are available without The erena banquet room should be "restructured for a youth centre perhaps in conjunction with handball courts, On other issues, Talsira BAYS a plart-up housing program for young marr: couples would he a good ifea He aiso is hoping for copaplation of the Terrace community plan, and noted the need for a new garbage site replacement. Such projects are now feasible, says Taletra as the boom. and bust days of Jesrace are a thing of the past. bus system ‘proposal, which he indicales len't worth the proposed coat for Thornhill at Jeast in its present form, Walmough says hia moat salisfying accomplishment during his four years on the board of directora of the regional district was ihe. final approval of the Thor- ‘nhill water sysiem. Con: tracts were awarded at thi be . lasi-board meeting. . . Besides the amalgamation issue, Watmough will push for a sewer system, sireet lights, and a completed community pian, if he JUST. FOR FUN VANCOUVER (CP) — Once In a. lifetime it’s Yves Trudeau, 28, a figure skating instructor who broke the world marathon dancing record by 1£ minutes, said Wednesday. Ninety-seven hours on his feet (from hot jive to stow shuffle) at a local disco will get Trudeau into the Gulnness Book of Records said Cliff Peacock, one of the j The | time to beat he said was 96 hours, 49 minutes set byan Englishman, A second dancer, Paul Welsh, 27, gave up after 88 hours. The dancers started at La.m. Sat- urday and. got fresh partners every hour or sa. Teachers, boards bargaining VANCOUVER (CP) — Representatives of teachers and school boards will be involved in. bargaining sesgions throughout rhost a ai British Columbia ‘toda: they approach the dea line ‘Those that fail to reach agreement will go to binding: arbitration. good to do a crazy thing, [ VANCOUVER (CP) — staff will be laid off at the Brannan Lake heroin treatment centre, even though it has lost almost half | of its patients following a court decision which struck down the, province's com- pulsory heroin treatment - act, an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission official said Wednesday, Commissioner John Russell said the number of patients at the centre near Nanaimo on Vancouver The Heratd, Thursday, November, 15, 1979 Page § ‘Staff to stay anyway Island fias dwindted ta 17 from 20 but the: 100 em- ployees will be kept on in ‘case enrolment picks-pp.- The centre, which has: an annual budget of $2.5 million, can handie 150 patients, but * would operate, Pafticlently with 50, he said, Enrolment Is expected to increase, especlally if ‘the federal government changes the Criminal Code to allew eonvicted berain addicts ‘to volunteer for treatment as part of their jail sentence. Despite the high staft- patient ratio, an ad hoc committee formed to protest compulsory beroln addiction treatment is demanding an investigation of the centre. Committee chairman Bruce Clark said Ron Spence, 44, who died in _ Nanaimo Regional Hespital Nav, 3, received Inadequate medical attention. at the contre, He said a full-time doctor should replace the part-time doctor at the centre - continued drainage, sewer ; and water programs | - continued paving programs - increased park & Fey” ‘Islarid development. - ~ arena restructuring to include " 1 7 youth centre. ON NOVEMBER 17th RE- Elect TALSTRA, J veto watch that Thornhill sueceeds niurning backthe On Wednesday the Is reprosented falrly on the challenges of Nadine Asante average increase in ten- ve year councils an y Greening 8 tative agreements was about Hia concerns include the Saturday. 9.5" percent Lie) TE RACE. 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