The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 14, 1994 - A7 =|Local unionists | ‘ttt gRoad Be |p: Council) back mill strike Mier REAL BUREAU 638-1330 Shorts LABOUR UNIONS in the north- Glover helped organize a short- (across from Totem Furniture) west are going to be handing out notice meeting of union members leaflets in support of a strike of Dec. 6 which drew nearly 50 Heavy truck pulp workers on Vancouver Is- people. " land, “T was a good, constructive ban readied Workers at MacMillan Bloedel meeting,’ said Glover. ‘(Skeena HEAVY TRUCKS could in Port Alberni walked off the job MLA) Helmut Giesbrecht was soon be banned on Lantear last month to protest the awarding there and he took a lat of fire Hill. of a construction contract to a from everybody.”' City council is amending company whose employees are A collection of more than $230 bylaws that will enable it to represented by a union that’s not was also taken in support of a ban vehicles over 12,000 kilo- affiliated with mainline labour or- Christmas party for the children grams on certain city streets. ganizations, of striking workers at Port Al- a+ VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: ‘ needs mature help from now to : December 24 with wrapping gifts, ‘ and filling their annual Christmas hampers. Also mature help need- ed with their Christmas Cheer Kettles (2 hour shifts). NOTICE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S CLOSURES F. Regular Operations will be closed during the Holiday 4 ; Season, as follows: Ha Monday, December 26, 1994 The following ts a “Thank You" to our Patrons for their generous donation for the “Volunteers for Seniors Program”. The only likely candidete “There won't be any work demi, 3 Tuesday, December 27, 1994 and oe Dennis Fisher for that designation so far is | stoppages, but the leaflets will tell Glover, who spent a week in a Monday, January 2, 1995 ' a Lanfear Hill, said bylaw en» | the workers what's going on at Port Alberni last month, is now We wish you a safe and happy holiday season Cail Freda Schmidt : forcement officer Frank Bow- Port Alberni,’”? said Fred Glover back down there to spell off an- Referral Coordinator sher, of the B.C. and Yukon Building other building trades council offi- TERRACE VOLUNTEER ! The bylaw change will | Trades Council. cial. P BUREAU a) enable the cily to respond to safety complaints about the narrowness of the street. It could also be used to keep trucks off some streets that aren’t built to take the weight. “If we feel there is going to be a problem we can put up - signs,”’ Bowsher said. Park plan denied A NEW BUSINESS on Park Ave. will have to provide the four paved parking spots re- quired under city bylaws. Councillors at the Nov. 24 planning committee meeting waive teen! | Friday Night rye Tua, omen ot! @ December 16 4663 Park Ave, would be “opening a can of worms.’” Joyce Findlay had angued 9 the building had been used for . a Mm i] mM commercial purposes for at : least 20 years, The only change was a new business — Bill and Pat Hol- - a land's antique store - was . going into the building. , Wi th a 7 Findlay also pointed out . on they owned the adjacent prop- ome erty which was being left 3 vacant ta provide parking U | a C a Ss eC O space. : However, planning tech- nician Jack Heppelwhite said the regulations were quite oy O r 7} O f e clear: change of use allowed . ‘j 4 the:cily to require compliance _ with the parking by-law. He also pointed out the use O u Ca fj U being made of the adjacent | § y property wasn’t relevant. 7 “That lot is a separate issue.”’ constr com | OO Tob From warmed if a variance was granted in this case, it would just create problems trying to ae¥SWES) 1 our tree and / The intent, he emphasized, ; was to ensure the regulations were the same for ali and that ; no-one appeared to be getling ° VW] in e “special trealment’’, ‘ - iy Agreeing, councillor Ed] § a" Graydon said the city was ac- ; tively looking at ways to in- ; p i { a2 eC crease parking. He was also taking ‘‘a lot of heat’? from the chamber of commerce on : we | shown, **We would be opening up a Sane = can of worms,’’ he warmed, ; , Council last week ratified the committee recommenda- a and rejected the variance Li m it 1 t a b p er - va o¢ efence | family order. added its voice to others across the country by writing to the federal justice minister opposing the defence of drunkenness in criminal trials, City councillors called the defence ‘‘Indicrous’’ and voted to write a letter support- ing a motion by the Village of Fraser Lake, Reps remain MAYOR JACK TALSTRA -[ and councillor David Hull will remain for another year as the city’s two directors on the Kitimat-Stikine Regional jee/| Total of 252 Prizes Available!! ‘Win your Grocery Order Free: Max. $200 Value ‘Win Your Grocery Order Free: § Max. $100 Value Gg: ‘Win Your Grocery Order Free: j _ Max. $50 Value g ‘Win Gift Certificates for $5, . $10 or $20 Values 8 *Win Free Turkeys :. ‘Win Free 10 kg bags of Flour ‘ ‘Win Free 10 kg bags of Sugar “Win Free 12 packs of Western § _ClassicPop. . | ff “Win Free boxes of Chinese | %, Mandarin Oranges m:WinFree10lob Bagsof ff: Potatoes | | And More! x wa ~ oN He ee District board, Business . 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