Councillors — in food fight | THE DAILY allowance paid to city councillors and staff to cover meals when they’re travelling on city business is being held at $65 per day. City councillor David Hull had proposed upping the per diem rate to $70. But that sparked much debate between council- lors about how much it costs to get breakfast in Vancouver, “What kind of breakfast do you have,” Val George demanded, adding the cur- rent rale is “more than adequatc.” Hull maintained chea- per family restaurants are hard to find, particularly close to conference venues in downtown Vancouver. “I don’t feel it’s ap- propriate,” © councillor Lynne Christiansen said. “] feel what we have now is excessive.” “What does an average citizen do when they have - to make travel arrange- ments,” she asked. “I think it’s excessive. Really.” George noted most con- ferences provide at Icast one meal for participants. “We. don’t have to spend money on three Lynne Christiansen meals a day usually anyway,” he said. Hull withdrew his mo- tion, saying it was incor- rectly worded. No new motion was put forward, so the issue was allowed to die. City staff had surveyed 20 other municipalities and found the average daily rate paid is $70. The provincial govern- ment pays $51.50 per day. Also remaining the same is the mileage rate of 40 cents per kilometre paid when ceuncillers or city staff drive their own cars on cily business. Contractors joining forces for Nass work AN ASSOCIATION of Nass Valley contractors has for- med to lobby for work in the valley. The Nisga’a Contractors Association to date has seven members, all from Greenville, says Matthew Bright, its president. “What we want is 4 common contract and to’make © sure we have the first opportunity for work,” said Bright, who has his own logging and transportation company. “We want conditions where you can walk away with a profit.” The contractors want an association in place to take advantage of the opportunities arising fromsthe Nisga’a land. claims treaty, Bright added. ‘i a i > heh a: “He described the association 4§ ‘similar ‘venture to truckers and loggers elsewhere who form for common working conditions and opportunities. “jn the past here we were the last ones to get work. We now want to be the first ones,” said Bright. He said there will be plenty of opportunities ranging from all aspects of forestry to construction for Nass Val- ley-owned enterprises. “We've got to stand together. To be strong, we have to have a strong voice,” Bright continued. 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