Clark Pi Les.-"Up Terrace "Centre. Funding European Gold
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i: I I. Legistati'~eLibrarY, wdi~ment Buildings, ..... i:iii:¸ i, ..... , ........... ~ ~KK,'~tCt~, U.td., WEDNESDAY, August 12, 1987 . 50 CENTS i, Cooper deserts t t co u n c il m e,.e,ti n g I; to k, il-vote. TERRACE -- Aid. Bob Cooper and Aid. Me Takhar and Ruth walked out of Monday night's Halleck were out of town land council meeting saying, "there is did not attend the meeting. ~ " too much at stake here for so • Prior to Cooper's departure, few to deal with," effectively en, council considered the advice Of ding any further discussion by the city's solicitors, Lidstone, council on seeking an injunction •Young~ Baker and Anderson Of against log hauling on Halliwell Vancouver, who said that be- and NorthSparks. cause of a failureto negotiate an Cooper told council that it agreement with the logging truck was his understanding that if operators in respect to extraor- logging traffic were banned dinary traffic on city highways, from Halliwell, the road would "It is now n~ to look no longer be considered an arter- beyond the authority the city has ial road and provincial funding under section 581 of the Munici- An elite gsthedng, all of the 165 guests at the TerraceOIdtlmers' reunion and annual banquet held at the Terrace for re-building the paved por- pal. Act regarding the regulation Hotel were residents of Terrace prior to 1958. ,. -. tion of the road would be lost. of 'extraordinary traffic'." Acting Mayor Bob Jackman The solicitors' recommenda- said that because council no tion was that council consider a ~(~:i ¸ longer had a quorom, they could resolution under sections 128 (~i ~ make no decisibns and ihe meet- and 211 of the Motor 'Vehic~ Terrace ing had come to an end. It then Act which would limit vehicle turned into an informal discus- traffic on Halliwell to a gross sion between Jackman, Aid, Vehicle weight of less than "Centre. George Clark and Doug Smith. 60,000 pounds~,~ ~ . .., and residents attending the . Cooper made_ a motion that m~. M~.yor~ Jac.k Talstra cehfnued on page 24 tO get .... "i,i funding .14 boo.st Premier Bill Vander Zalm, Health Minister Peter •Dueck and MLA Dave Parker have jointly announced funding in- creases' to three Northwest child development centres., In h recent news release, Vander Zahn said that •centres at Terrace, Kitimat and Smithers would share $177,632 in addi- tional funding which was part of a one million dollar province- wide increase. He said the fund- ing would enchance therapy ser- vices including physiotherapy • A Woceeelofl of canlem, led by the drumbeat of Victor Reoce, carried, two and professional staff. massive totem poles to their final destination In front of the band office at Vander Zalm said,~'The . the Kltsumkalum Reeewe during therecent pole-raising ceremony. The event was wltneseed by thousands of people. For more coverage, see pages 16,17 Health Ministry has worked 18, .... ,. closely with many groups and d ~ individuals both locally and pro- vincially in enhancing services for special-needs children and their families." Clark pi les.-"up He indicated that/he increases. Lee Kidrakiy took a moment to reminisce recently at Heritage Park after giv- ; were a part of the government.s Ing the Regional Museum Society the hot chocolate urn which served as a . European. gold: commitment to keep families'to- centerpiece at Ten'ace's Princess Ice Cream Parlour from 1923 to 1930. See ! . gerber and ensure communities story on page 15. in the province had the resources [ " to give special-needs children the 'ir, Paul Clark, the 2P-year-old Terrace optometrist, has opportunity to reach their full once again garnered an armfull of medals in his athletic potential Outside Inside specialty of track events for wheelchair athletes. Child development centres Date lille 'Pm¢ A~. 3 24 11 nll Business Guide 10 provide early intervention for A~. 4 24 14 nil Church Directory ! Aug. 5 25 13 nil 12 The veteran disabled athlete came home last week with three children up to six years of age Classified Ads i A~. 6 25 11 nll 21 i' more world records, along with five gold and one silver medal col- with a variety of handicaps and A~. 7 24 13 nil Coming Events 14 lected ~t the annual Stoke-Mandeville games in England. ate designed to maximize the AW. 8 27 12 nil Comics 20 Aug. S 28 13 trace of rain Clark paced the 17-member Canadian team in track and field; child's potential and' minimize Crossword 20 ~t while others were picking up firsts and seconds in the swimming health care requirements with a Forecast: Sunny, increasing Dlnlng Dlrectory 2 pool, variety of services. with cloud towards the end of Entertalnment 6 the week resulting in an increas- Horoscope 18 Paul opened by winning the 1,500-meter race in four minutes, Centres provide therapy ser- ing chance of rain. Highs of 27' Letters O 17.68 seconds. This was a world reco~-d by four seconds under the vices to prevent further disabili- to 28° during the early part of Oplnlons 4. old time. ty, educational and life-skills the week and highs of 22* to 23* Sports 8 Stork Report He then blistered the course in the 5,000-meters and ripped 49 training, family counselling and~ during the latter part of the 6 F i seconds off the old record of 15 minutes, 3.33 seconds. Paul's time week. Overnight Iowa of 12' to Talk of the Town 5 . ) access to other community based 13I. continued on page 9 seryiees. ,i ..r f 2 Terrace Review ~ Wednesday, August 12, 1987 ! i ii.'!i :I Raftin"g deaths,.. "~.~ •.i.. }: .... .II,r,ve" guide s coWehlate~a~a~:r.tr:afntl.l~gfeh~ueb?n waTteh::hYa::r~eenUnUsually high a large factor ~,,:~.;~: ,'..~ ...... ~;~ B.C. recently as tragic accidents .in the recent accidents, Sneed this summer claimed 12 fives, said, and observed that the triggering province-wide ; con- Elaho River accident was pro- tern over the popular sport, bably an error in judgement by the guide. by~Philip Musselman Sneed believes that the : .......... .~,,~,..~- i!: ~:l According. to Paul Sneed, government will take action to owner/operator of Wilderland addi'ess the issue, ~but he hopes Explorations the accidents that that they will not over-react to have happened this year are un- one bad year. common. 'Td like to see the present "Whitewater rafting is regulations evenly distributed Board end faculty membera at Northwest Community College were all:smiles recently at the signing of a two-year col- throughout the province, So that lective agreement between the college and its academic staff. The agreement, reached before the expiry of the old relatively safe compared to contract and after less than a month of negotiating, stipulates salary Increases equal to 2.4 percent and 2.3 percent many other outdoor activities, proper precautions have to be over the two years with an improved benefit package for Instructors. Affixing signatures here are John Morgan, this year's number of accidents made," Sneed said. The guide negotiator for the board, board president Judy Jephson, academic workers president Larlsa Tarwick, and union also expressed interest in seeing negotiator Jim Stone. has been unheard of in the past 20 years," Sneed commented. constructive regulations come out of this issue so ,that all rafters.have a standard basis for safety. Sneed said •the accidents have Chamber hosts debate on dam had a direct influence on his business. "Cancellations are ~!y~: 'rlNIU~C]g -- The long-s~d- mitted to implement its propos- releases, . but Alcan disagrees tion of the river's salmon popu- ing argument between Alcan and understandable," Sneed corn- ed flow regime for the Kenney with the Fisheries data. No one lation, The injunction has been mented, "but I don't like seeing •. :, the federal Department of Fish- Darn. wants to close down industry, renewed annually by mutual eries and Oceans over who con- a perfectly safe sport mined by With regard to concerns ex- but many people are concerned consent of both parties, but last trois water levels in the Nechako the sudden acknowledgement of pressed about damage to Necha- that the negotiations are taking year Alcan announced its intent the potential danger." River will have to be resolved ko River salmon habitat and place, behind closed doors and to get its legal'responsibilities before the end of this month or Sneed directs tours by raft spawning grounds, Burnett con- their interests may not be con- settled once and for all, and the through the Kalum Canyon, the the decision Will be made by a tended, "It's not a question of sidered." impending court case is the judge. At the urging of represen- Lower Bulkley and the upper salmon or jobs ~ it's a question The court date set to decide result. Skeena, He said his licensed ser- tatives from the Kitimat Cham- of salmon and jo'~bs. '' He warn- the issue is Aug. 31, an adjourn- ber of Commerce and the Kiti- Alcan has stated no. further vice offers the same safe, en- ed the gathering that if the ment from the original date last development in its Northwest joyable experience that is pmc- mat Economic Development dispute goes to court the initial March that was granted to allow Commission :a public meeting operations can take place with-'-tical by thousands of, North case and subsequent appeals will Alcan and the DFO to attempt out the assurance of additional A~nericans each year. "For the was called recently at the Inn of stall the situation for several to settle the issue through - the West by the Terrace and Dis- long-term power generation, but ainount of people participating years.