Hewitt, -) Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 8, 1986 Expo:legacy — where the money’s gone As Terrace continues to wait patiently for a ruling on its Expo Legacy Fund applica- tion, here’s a look at suc- cessful applications from other parts of B.C. The information was obtain- ed by the Terrace Review from the office of Jim the MLA for Boundary-Similkameen who is responsible for- examining the applica- tions and disbursing the money. The most recent data available is from July 23; a representative from Hewitt’s office stated the cabinet shuffle on August 1 that moved Hewitt from the Educa- tion portfolio to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has delayed ’ further processing, and no significant grants have been approved since then. The approved applica- tions are presented here in accordance with the B.C. electoral map, by constituencies: Boundary-Simil- kameen - Jim Hewitt’s home turf received a total of $1,987,000 in grants toward an aquatic complex in Grand Forks, a recreation facility in Osoyoos, an expansion of Penticton's Peach Bowl and a community theatre for Summerland. Cariboo Minister Alex Fraser’s riding got $145,790 for a curling rink in Likely, a tourist information cen- tre at 100 Mile House, and community grounds improvements in Tatla _ Lake. Central Fraser Valley - represented by ex- Minister of Municipal Affairs Bill Ritchie, an exhibition park will be built at Abbotsford with a grant of $1,150,000. Chilliwack - this Social Credit riding received - Highway $965,000 to build an agricultural and _his- torical facility at Agassiz, restore the old | CPR station in the same community, and build a recreation complex in Chilliwack. Dewdney - libraries will be provided for Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows and a sports park will be built in Mis- sion with $1,138,000 for Environment and Park Minister Austin Pelton’s riding. Kamloops - - Cariboo College will get a playing field with the help of $500,000 in the riding of Claude Richmond, Minister of Social Ser- vice and Housing. . Kootenay - Labor Minister Terry Segarty’s riding got $426,500 for a recreation complex in Fernie. Langley - represented by Social Credit member Bob McClelland, the municipality of Langley received $1,200,000 for a new aquatic center. Mackenzie - a south coastal riding which in- cludes the Sunshine Coast, represented by -NDP member Don Lock stead, received $150,000 for a golf course at Pender Harbour. Nelson-Creston - NDP member Lorne Nicol son’s riding got $100,000 for a community audi- torium in Creston. North Peace River -Education Minister Tony Brummett’s riding received $1,528,000 for a community theater in Fort Nelson, a cultural center in Fort St. John, and equestrian grounds for Hudson’s Hope. Okanagan South - a community hall in Peachland will be built with $450,000 in ex- Premier Bill Bennett's riding. Omineca - Jack Terrace Association for Community Living needs ad- vacates for handicapped people living in Terrace. For more information please phone Janice at 635-9322 or Carol-Ann at 635-3940. Kermode Knit Wits, a club for all persons interested in furthering machine knitting. Regular monthly meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday at noon and the 4th Thursday at 7:30 p.m. For further information call Audrey 638-1335, Jan 635-7517 or Nancy 635-5319, Everyone welcome. Terrace & District Community Services Society Annual General Meeting October 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Terrace Public Library basement. Membership is $2.00 and is available at 4530 Lakelse Ave. For information call: 635-3178 Lorna Copeland 10/15¢ Kempf , Minister of Forests: and Lands, . represents this riding which: got. a total of $736,393 - for five separate applications. Projects will be a com- munity hall in Fort Fraser,. a ski lodge for Fort St. James, a tourist information center for Granisle, a recreation park for Houston, and a community park for Telkwa. Prince George North - ex-Forest Minister Jack Heinrich’s home riding received $420,000 for an expansion of the recrea- tion center in Mackenzie and a new community center for Reid Lake. Prince George South - represented by Bruce Strachan, a Social Credit member; the Giscombe Portage Historical Socie- ty will build an historic farm in Prince George - with a grant of $250,000. Rossland-Trail - NDP member Chris D’Arcy’s riding got $400,000 for a library in Castlegar and an athletic park in Trail. Shuswap-Revelstoke -the Revelstoke Legacy Plaza, a community hall in Pritchard, a wharf project in Salmon Arm, and a cultural and heritage’ center in Sicamous were approved for grants totalling $816,000 in Social Credit member Cliff Michael’s riding. . Skeena - Terrace’s riding, represented by NDP House Leader Frank Howard, received $335,000 for a communi- ty recreation complex in Smithers. Victoria - the City of Victoria, represented by NDP members Robin Blencoe and Gordon Hanson, got a whopping $7,275,000 for a conven- tion center. Yale-Lillooet - Social Credit member Tom Waterland’s riding received a total. of $54,660 fora recreation center in Cache Creek and a.community park in Merritt. In terms of dollars-to- population ratio, each NDP constituent has received an average of $34.15 and each Social . Credit constituent has received $14.32. If the $7 million grant to Vic- toria’ is removed, the NDP figure drops to $6.14. Total funds distributed as of July 23 = came to $20,027,784. Eligible constituencies which have received no legacy money as of July 23 were the NDP ridings of Alberni, Comox, Cowichan-Malahat, Esquimalt-Port Ren- frew, Nanaimo, North Island and Okanagan North; the Social Credit ridings of Atlin, Colum- bia River, Oak Bay- | Gordon Head, Saanich ‘and the Islands, and South Peace; Prince Rupert, the only riding ‘represented by a Pro-- gressive Conservative member, has also receiv- ed no grants. AD effective MLA — ofthe solution. An MLA’s job is to represent his riding, To do this properly, he must have an effective dialogue with the provincial government. — Or, at the very least, he must be on “speaking terms” with Victoria. After all, local concerns must be heard. Dave Parker is committed to establishing a new working relationship with government. His conceptis simple enough: just. some very straight forward talking on some very pressing issues. But without the usual “politics” and bickering. As itis now, Skeena Riding has more than its fair share of urgent, but as yet unresolved, issues. (The impact of change on the forest industry, port service for Kitimat, Native land claims, new initiatives for tourism and highways upgrading, to name a few.) In