Referendum Called For

• : .... ":,' ..... t;*"' "':'~" "~:'',,:. ",~'' . ~.~ ~.,. , ,~,. "-,L.Y~'~.~r..J:,~'.-',." / '. " ............... .~ - " .... , " : " ~" , "-."~ ' " ' .... "' / ~ ..... '- • ~ uorary, t~ I Padbm ent Buildl..~ "~ : i" ii! ~U (jI~N 1 Vol. 3, Issue No. 6 TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, February ! I, 1987 I I ~ I ' I I I II II1'~ I I II1 Forest planners invite suggestions TERRACE -- The general Smithers, said in a recent public is being consulted interview the information in establishing the next gathered during the •con- five.year plan for manage- Sultation process will help ment of the Kalum Timber determine the volume of Supply Area (TSA), the timber offered for harvest crown-owned forest area in the Kalum TSA and the encompassing the Terrace, allocation of the allowable Kitimat and Stewart re- cut. Other issues, such as 4(.,x " ~i'" gion. recreation and mixed resource use of the area, by Michael Kelly will also come under con- sideration. Boyd • Brown, regional The last time a similar While most of us think offiying to a warmer climate during the cold weather, the Snowman Family visited a residence on Tuck timbes supply analyst for Avenue in Terrace after a rec.ent snowfall. Photo by Danlele Berqulst. the Ministry of Forests in ¢ealin~l on Imlle 23 Referendum called for ,,-, Sunday . ~ .~ .,..i!:.'.~.".' " "~ hc i TERRACE -- The issue ed citizens and discussions of whether to allow un- among council members. "- ~'. , restricted retail store Bursts of applause and oc- openings on Sunday in casional groans were Terrace will be decided by heardas advocates and a public vote -- in Novem- opponents of the status ber. quo presented their arg- A packed gallery wit- uments and were question- nessed the resolution by ed by council. Be mine, Valentine Terrace council Feb. 9 Barry DeRosier, mana- Kindergarten students of Copper Mountain Elementary School in Thornhlll will be giving their hearts away this Valentine's after nearly an hour of ger of the Terrace Over- Day, Sat urday, Feb. 14. Photoby DanieleBerqulst, delegations from concern- waitea supermarket, in- dicated that opening on Sunday had allowed his operation to put 17people to work on the extra day :~ ,. • and boosted the store's payroll figure by $75,000 annually. Under close questioning by Aid. George Clark, DeRosier stated six of the jobs were .//. ~ continued on page 2 Outside HI Lo Rreo. Feb. 2 1 -4 12 rnm s Feb. 3 1 -3 2,8 rnrn Feb. 4 3 -4 6.6 mm Feb. 5 3 - 1 17.8 mm Feb.6 3 0 14,6mm Feb. 7 3 0 2 mm Feb. 8 3 - 1 3 mm : i"~ i.~ L .... Forecast: continuing mild, generally cloudy, near end of week get- ting colder. Afternoon highs - 1 or 2.Overnight lows around freezing. Inside Business Guide 11 Church Directory 10 Classified Ads 22 Comlng Events 8 Comlce 21 Crossword 21 Dlnlng Directory 2 Entertainment 20 Horoscope 17 Letters 4,5,15,19 Opinions 4 Sports , 6 Stork Report 11 ' The week of Feb. 15 - 21 has been proclaimed Multicultural Week in Terrace. Marshall Burgess (left), Nirmal Parmar, Mayor Jack Talstra, Talk of the Town 5 Malthle Ramsundhar and Comfort Osei.Tutu joined hands in friendship after signing of the proclamation at City Hall. Photo by OanleleBerqulst. TerraceRevicw-- Wednesday, February 1 I, 1987 :.j~,<: ~.~ ..- ,.,-., ....:.-,,.:..:..:.: ................... ,,,.,., ..........."-,-~,(:i~::c.::/.:.~;,:.~::..~::,:: .:~-. ~ " ::~:::'~,,';g~9.s37 ~.~.,:~.: ]-:, ~'.<::.:~ ~ *~ ; /,':, <-,: :.~ "*, - <~"< " []C yr b6g i nTe rra(..... ;e servl c e PWA public affairs of- Canadian airports by i TERRACE -- Air B.C., nouncement last week, Air the industry before Travellers flying bet- the Vancouver-based com- B.C. representative Ron regulatory reform, with ween Terrace and Van- ricer Ruth Montgomery 1992. The question for muter airline recently pur- Moore characterized the two-airline service couver presently have recently confirmed the Tercace" is how soon L.. chased by Air Canada, has move as a sign that airline available in only a few .?their choice of three purchase has been finaliz- they'd get around to us. If applied to the Can~/dian deregulation in Canada B.C. communities outside flights daily during the ed, but she said the CTC this type of aircraft is ,Transport Commission will intensify rather than the major population Week, but the recent pur- has not notified the airline already operating here it (CTC) for .permission to deter competition in centers. "We view chase of CP Air by Pacific regarding the imposition might convince them to begin a scheduled service domestic air travel. deregulationi" he said, Western Airlines has fos- of conditions on the move sooner rather than between Terrace and Van- Moore pointed out that "as a growth opportunity tered, speculation-: about takeover. Montgomery later," Clark said. couver. monopoly was more com- • that will ultimately benefit service cutbacks dile to the said her company has not The MLS, Clark said, In making the an- mon than competition in the consumer." demise of competition. had time to respond to the will be of more assistance Air B.C. Terrace-Van- to turboprop than jet air. couver licnese application. craft due to the tur- Referendum ----" ¢oallnm~l from page I Moore declined to be boprop's slower approach specific on the terms of speed when landing. The new positions, with the re- referendum is held. Mayor and Doug Smith, • considered in the im- Jack Talstra pointed out Aid. George Clark mediate future. Talstra,s the application, so it is not longer flying time between mainder being additional known what frequency of Vancouver and Terrace hours for established em- that such an action would spoke strongly against the observation was sup- violate the provincial motion. "A referendum is ported by Aid. Coopei'. service, aircraft type or for the prop airplanes, he ployees. The new part- fare structure Air B.C. is said, would be offset by time positions, he said, statute recently upheld by a good vehicle when all a supreme court decision. people who are voting in it Aid. Bob Jackman proposing for its Terrace greater service reliability varied from four to six service. The airline's cur- in adverse weather condi- hours per week. Ron Bartlett, a resident are equally affected by the spoke in favor of the of Kleanza subdivision, result, "Clark said. "With finality of a referendum, rent fleet consists mainly tions. DeRosier stated most of of deHavilland Twin Ot- Clark expressed the the people who took presented council with a this issue that is not the saying that if the issue 1,000 signature petition in case; some are going to be were decided by a resolu- ter, Dash-7 and Dash-8 opinion that a net increase advantage of the oppor- in the air travel market ex- opposition to Sunday affected much more than tion of council it would turboprop aircraft. Moore tunity to shop on Sunday said, however, that the perienced in other com- in his store were Terrace opening. Bartlett stated others." Clark expressed come up again in the elec- tion and return to haunt company has not ruled out munities, such as Williams residents. He also pointed the petition had been sign- the belief that the Sunday acquisition of jet aircraft Lake, when Air B.C. mov- ed entirely by residents of shopping issue should be future councils. out that shoppers who for the new route. ed in would not apply to came into Terrace from the municipality. decided in Victoria after When the question was called the motion was car- Air Canada recently an- Terrace. He suggested outlying areas generated Aid. Ruth Hall0ck, extensive research of the nounced intentioa to seU lower airfares offered to business for other mer- seconded by Aid. Me possible impact on com- ried by a five-to-onemar- gin, with Clark casting the off the remaining 20-year communities within rea-" chants, such as hoteliers. Takhar, put forward a munity economies. Mayor old Douglas DC-9 jets in sonable driving distance DeRosier concluded by motion that the referen- Jack Talstra remarked dissenting vote. The referendum will ap- its fleet. of Vancouver had per- saying that allowing Sun- dum be included in the that after a recent conver- Air B.C. presently has suaded some travellers to day shopping does not Nov. 21, 1987, civic elec- sation with Minister of pear in conjunction with the November civic elec- scheduled service between fly rather than drive; Ter- force anyone to shop on tion ballot. "This is a Municipal Affairs Rita Vancouver and Castlegar, race, he pointed out is that day. question the public must Johnson he had gathered a tion ballot. Wording of the question will be decid- Penticton, Kelowna, 1,000 road miles from DeRosier's remarks decide," Halleck stated, strong impression that no Whistler, Williams Lake, Vancouver, meaning that were later supported by and she received support amendments to the Holi- ed under advice from city administration. Quesnel and several points any travellers under time another Overwaitea em- from Aid. Robert Cooper day Shopping Act will be on Vancouver Island. constraints are already us- ployee present at the Moore asserted that the ing the existing air service. meeting. ::~ company was the busiest In addition to the Ter- A woman who iden- commuter airline in Can- race route, Air B.C. has tified herself as an "'. ada during 1986 with traf- also applied for licensing employee of a local fic totalling over 700,000 to fly between Vancouver department store said in a passengers. " and Prince Rupert, Prince poll she had conducted 33 Terrace travel agent George and Fort St. John. of her 35 fellow workers George Clark said he The CTC review process had declared opposition to found the development in- " for the applications is ex- Sunday openings. Many teresting because the pected to require several of the workers, she said, short-takeoff-and-landing months.

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