A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 24, 1997

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CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

The Mail Bag

Wait for better deal

Dear Sir:

The upcoming referendum leaves ‘Thornhill voters
with two choices, to amalgamate or stay with the status
quo. We.should remember several things. We have al-
most twice the land base of Terrace, good water, an air-
port and almost 5,000 people purchasing goods and
services. , no

Terrace has a shrinking land base, poor water, sig-
nificant debt and one of the highest tax rates. in the Pro-
vince. mom as oa :

Let’s tell them we'll pass this time and wail for a bet-
ler deal. If we want debt, we should create it building a
future for ourselves on this side of the river.

_§. Emery

Help bring back ferry

An open letter to Premier Glen Clark:

I am writing to express our concems regarding the
impasse we appear to have reached over the inclusion
of the City of Prince Rupert in the Alaskan ferry schcd-
ule,

Prince Rupert benefits significantly from its position
as the southern terminus for: the Alaskan ferries,
reportedly as much as $70 million annually. This does
not include the ‘‘spin off” benefits for the enlire north-
west cortidor through to Prince George. These benefits
are equally significant,

B.C. has always enjoyed a good relationship with our
neighbours in Alaska!

Like all friendships, however, there are periodic dis-
agreements. As you well know, our current dispute
over salmon fishing is one such disagreement,

The salmon fishing dispute has been ongoing. Be-
cause it represents their livelihood, the fishers in Prince
Rupert reacted in the only way they thought they could
to bring attention to the matter. Clearly, their actions
proved to be misdirected and wrong. ~

The permanent federal injunction against similar fu-
ture actions, obtained by the Government of Canada,
attests to this fact, The fishers also failed to fully con-
sider the serious ramifications that their blockade
would have on the financial well-being of Prince
Rupert, the entire northwest and the state of Alaska.

While the frustration experienced by the B.C, fishing
industry is understandable, we do not wish to debate
the complex issues of the salmon dispute here. That is
quite a separate issue from the withdrawal of Alaskan
ferry service from Prince Rupert.

We can also understand your reaction to the drawn
out salmon treaty negotiations...but now believe it is
time to pul this unfortunate incident bebind us and
endeavour to restore our friendship with the Alaskans
to its previous form. .

You can help us do so by agreeing to the Alaskan
governor’s demand for an apology, aud payment of
what we understand to be $1.5 million in damages. Al-
though it might appear to be once again giving in to

! goliations.

As for the $1.5 million in damges, this would quickly
be recovered from the taxes generated by the $70M
spent in Prince Rupert by the Alaskans.

Please help before any further damage is done to the
economy of the Northwest.

Sharalyn Palagian, president
Terrace District Chamber of Commerce

Terrace, B.C. -

Councl

llors delay talk |

of raising own pay

CITY COUNCILLORS are
going to delay a decision on
whether ta give themselves
a pay increase.

The mayor is presently
paid $20,256 a year and
each city councillor gets
$8,830.

Those amounts haven't
been raised in two years, al-
though the city’s past prac-
tice has been to have those
rates keep pace with infla-
tion.

Council asked city staff to
review the rates this year
and compare what Terrace
pays with other
municipalities.

But mayor Jack Talstra
suggested council not make
a decision until after the
Oct. 18 referendum on the
possible merger of Terrace,
Thornhill and outlying
areas,

He noted the vote could
mean an expanded city
council, and that such a de-
cision should wait until any
new representatives are in
place.

There’s a big range in
what civic politicians get
elsewhere,

The most lucrative place
to be in muncipal politics is
Prince George, where the

those domineering Americans, we believe it more ap- ,
{ piopiriate to turn the other cheek and Work ‘with all
E parties to ensure the success‘of thé Salmon Treaty ne-

FRBC doubles
city’s request

Forestry specialist to be hired

THE CITY of Terrace got more than it bargained for from
Forest Renewal BC.

$47,000 more.

The city had applied to the crown corporation several
months ago for a $47,000 grant from Forest Renewal to
hire a forest sector specialist.

The specialist is to review forest issues in the region and
make suggestions on how to make the most out of the
resource.

‘*We wanted someone to develop a strategy for the com-
munily,”? says Terrace economic development officer Ken
Veldman. ‘Everything from following up on the North-
west Task Force to investigating value-added to finding
out exactly what forestry means to Terrace’s economy.”

But two weeks ago, Veldman received word from Forest
Renewal that they were approving a $94,000 grant —
twice the amount requested.

“‘We were hoping to hire someone for six months,” he
says. ‘But FRBC has approved funding for a full year.”

Veldman says the position wilt likely be put up to open
tender and the city will hire whoever is most qualified.

“‘Given the variety of things involved they could come
from a number fields,” he says. ‘‘From a development
background to a professional forester and everything in be-
tweei.”’

Apparently the reason why the city got the extra money
is because FRBC combined two programs into one.

According to Pat MacKasey of FRBC, the crown corpo-
ration’s forestry coordinator program was rolled into their
implementation program.

That resulted in a grant of $30,000 to develop a forest
sector plan, plus $64,000 to implement that plan.

“It’s their prerogative to spend it as they see fit,” MacK-
asey says. ‘As long as they spend it wisely.”’ ,

, MacKasey says the city will also have to. make. quarterly
ports ‘to Forest Renewal to advise them on how’ their
work is proceeding. a

“Tf they went out and played golf for three months, that
wouldn’t be acceptable,” he says. ‘‘But if they worked to
get industry, community and First Nations groups involved
in a coordinated effort to stimulate mew forest-based ac-
tivities, well that’s exactly what we want.”

MacKasey says similar plans are also in the works for
other communities in the northwest.

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