Al4- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 9, 1998

NDP to lose crucial support in boundary shift proposal

THE PROVINCIAL Skeena riding will lose the Kitwanga area should the recommendations of an electoral boundary commission be adopted.

Judging from the results of the 1996 provincial election, that could also mean a loss of crucial votes to sitting NDP MLA Helmut Giesbrecht.

The area contains the villages of Gitanyow and Gitwangak, both of which voted heavily for Giesbrecht, and the predominantly white communily of Kitwanga.

In fact; of the 443 votes cast-in the three- places, Gies-- brecht claimed 277. His overall margin of victory for Skeena was less than 600.

The commission recommends the area, essentially those people who live west of Hwy37 as it runs north of Kitwanga, be added to the riding of Bulkley Valley- Stikine.

Should the change go ahead, the Skeena riding will con- sist of Terrace, Kitimat and tiny Cedarvale.

“We're obliged by the Electoral Boundaries Commiis- sion Act, and reminded by the courts, that we must adhere lo the principle of representation by population as much as possible,’ reported commission chairman Josiah Wood in a report released last week.

“Atthe same time we must balance that principle against other factors relevant to effective representation, such as geography, history and community interests,’’ he said.

Giesbrecht’s not thrilled at losing the area, saying the commission instead might have moved the boundary a bit east. That way, he would represent residents who live on both sides of the highway.

“T would have preferred to have that happen instead of this,”’ said Giesbrecht of the recommendation.

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Giesbrecht added he'll probably bring it up when the commission holds a series of meetings to hear what people have to say before issuing its final report.

There are 22 such meetings scheduled but there only two in the north, one in Fort St. John and the other in Prince George.

“T’ve contacted them and said that’s not good enough,” said Giesbrecht.

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Other northwest changes would see Meziadian Junction taken out of Bulkicy Valley-Stikine and added to the North Coast riding.

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Across the province, the commission recommended ad- ding four new seats —— two in the Surrey-White Rock area, one in the castern Fraser Valley and one in the Burnaby- Coquitlam area to reflect increased population. Other ur- ban ridings would be adjusted to take into account that in- creased population.

The commission did not recommend the elimination of any of the current 75 seats in the legislature. And it did have the authority to add as many as six seats to the legis- lature.

It did note that rural ridings were difficult to deal with.

That’s because legislation requires riding populations to deviate no more than 25 per cent above or 25 per cent be- low the provincial riding population average.

The electoral commission can can recommend straying beyond that limit due to special circumstances.

Its report noted that while modern communications tech- nology is an asset in rural areas, it in itself is nat an ade- quate replacement for face-to-face contact with an MLA.

» Slow down speeders

Members of Citizens on Patrol, Lyman Jaakkola, a new recruit, and Barb Hazzard are making sure people don’t speed along Keith Avenue. Citizens on Patral, don't issue speeding tickets; they are volunteers who work with ROMP to reduce speeding and crime. The group is hosting an open house Dec, 12 from noon to 5 p.m. at their new office in the Skeena Mall.

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