I,EGrSLA~£VE LI~?,ARY, COUP. 77/78 VICTORIA, B.C., ,~61 Aldermanic candidates for eI° ction By Donna ValHeres men-friends, delegations stated. Herald Staff writer or whatever," hesaid. "Our rigid restrictive Mumford He halfeves it is his job to attitude is forcing us out • This is the last in a series of aldermanic candidates' help people with their of the market for in- profiles. Doug Mumford has a goals as long as those dustry." Today we feature Gerry Duffus, John MacCormac, wholelist of concerns and goals do not conflict with A long range plan should and Dout Mumford, three of the seven contenders for a detailed platform' but the fights of others, be made to encourage the three available seats on council which will be filled hiis major "plank" in his Another duty of council is secondary industry, after election day on Saturday, Nov. 19. platform is his role as to "find,welcome and according to Mumford. Duffus, a property manager, Maccormac, a alderman. foster new industries," This development plan painter, and mumford, a security guard and in. Mumford, bowling Mumford said. would include future cumbant alderman, present their views on Terrace, lanes owner and security Terrace has suffered industrial sites, municipal council, and what they would do if elected. guard, was elected to from a lack of diver- residential sites and Other candidates vying for the aldermanic seats are council by acclaimation sification in industrial recreational sites. incumbents Helmut Giesbrecht and Jack Talstra, Lily in the by-election held development, he added. Such a plan would have Meilsen and Alan Soutar. last June. "We should not be trying to include Thornhill, This is the conclusion of our three-part series on "It is my duty as an to put obstacles in the Mumford said, if not by council candidates which was preceded last week by a alderman to listen and path of a developer, but amalgamation then by rundown of regional district candidates for electoral consider the views of all we should greet him cooperation between me area Ca and school trustee candidates. individuals, clubs, warmly and allow him two communizes. Tommorrow in the Daily Herald we will have a minority groups, proceed with limited Cooperation between complete recap of candidates running in all elections. pressure groups, friends, restrictinns,"Mumtord Terrace and Kitimat must also be encouraged, be said, because the two are economically Terrace dependent and should beth benefit from any industrial, recreational 0 or medical facility in either town. "Better service for less | cost through better I I management" will have I to be provided to VOLUME 71 NO. 136 20C WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1977 municipal owned recreational facilities, Mumford said. Concerning rezoning, Mumford stated be would Duffus like to return as an Gerry Duffus describes alderman "to continue himself as a "back up the fight for the rezoning man" and wants to bacg of the 4700 block, Lazelle up the people of Terrace Avenue." on council. A public hearing should be held to give the Duffus, who served two property owners, along contrary, they should be and feels he is now in a "I feel that my in- terms as an alderman on with everyone in Terrace, given every chance to position to give more volvement in many council but did not run i n a chance to give their give input to as many mput. aspects of life in many the last • municipal views for or againsl~ the decisions as possible." "I have supported all communities has taught elections, stressed that rezoning. ' 0! his five month positive development me to make decisions," municipal affairs are "I feel the citizens of record on council, proposals, and am Mumford said. "I stand "people services," such Terrace should never be Mumford stated he has pleased to say that I took by my judgements but I as policing, firefighting, denied a chance to ex- worked hard to learn the part in recommending can, when proven wrong, reads, sidewalks, ~dress their views," systems and procedures the library referendum," admit it and change my drainage sewage, water .' ~.~ umford stated. "On the of municipal government he said. view." systems and gargage disposal. Anyone elected to MacCormac feels especially if Thornhill is J, council must be familiar MacCormac council could do more to against amalgamation. with these areas and John MacCormac said people who could lose ~romote secondary in. must do a great deal of his reasons for getting their jobs, he said, "and ustry in Terrace. MacCormac stated he homework before making into municipal politics for we can't afford to have was definitely against decisions on council the first time as "many anymore unemployed in "It's a responsibility of spot zonign, but since which will affect these and varied." this town." council to seek monies 1972, councils have areas. He first decided to run The real loss, though, whether local or out of promised they would "Healthy and in- when, during the MacCormac feels, is that town," he said. Council draw up a master zoning telligent dicussions with municipal by-election in 36 residents have already has to come up with a plan, ~which no cermet fellow adermen, seeking June, two candidates got been transferred as part more feasible plan to has done since than. the advice of staff in by acclamation, a of the provincial promote investment '! members,~a fair. amount situation he feels is guveromenF phase-out of within.Terrace, .. ::::::.:,- MacCormac concluded of common sense and "unhealthy." the lodge and nobody his platform by staling ligic, and most important MacCormac stated he knows what's happening. "We should seriously thatbe has no conflict of of all listening," are the I" has four major "I want to let people look at 1,000 acres west of interest in serving on things needed to make challenges if he gets knwo what the hell is the airport," which could council and that everyone council work, Duffus elected to council. going on up there," he be available for in- has to join together if said. The "sensitive Duffus said op- themornot. How wecan They are getting said. dustrial land. he said. Terrace is to prosper. Anyone elected to business" of recreation is tlmisticaily. "These off receive them and how we Terrace an expanded, develop policy must be another responsibility of us who are there now can adjust to them if they permenent job base, well acquainted with the council, he said, and the should decide to make do come. keeping what Terrace legal documentaries, mayor and council this our home town." already has, ad- such as resolutions, bills should meet with the Earlier in the town's "Most importantisthat ministrating the com- and bylaws, public recreation commission history, residents were by taking these under munity in an economical works, and finance, monthly, told of a copper smelter, consideration, now, we way while maintaining Duffus aid. Discussions on how to a steel mill, port can derive the greatest services, and "doing the "Money can be drib- improve and upgrade development and railway benefit for Terrace," above three in a way that bled away in small recreation facilities in ex~pansion. As a result of Duffus stated. "The works with the people of amounts," he warned. Terrace would result in a thin, people made "some mayor and council are Terrace -- not just for Borrowing arrangements smoother operation of panicky and expedient expected to and must them." for large projects can run these facilities and decisions." Duffus said. give the leadership and People don't need a into hundreds of thusands greater use of the All of these things will direction." "big brother" approach of dollars, Duffus said, recreation complexes, comein time, he said, but The alternative to this from council, Mac- so this money must be "We have weathered we have to decide is anotherr and bust, he Cormac said, and instead spent wisely. an economic storm," whether we still want said. should be able to determine their own wishes. He has specific plans to Whale beached French fries see Terrace grow, and feels we must show solid before soliciting help STEWART,in B.C. Stewart(CP) simistic that the whale smell fishy fromo.mm..,, senior govern- -- A young whale could survive the night on ments. beacheditselfTuesday on the mud fiats." RICHMOND, B.C. sidles, while he has been However, the social, (CP) -- The British consistently refused beth political, economic and mudflats near this British The mayor said Van- Columbia . legislature's federal and provincial environmental aspects of Columbia coastal corn- couver Aquarium of- food inquiry committee government assistance, development must be munity after being freed ficials were contacted said Tuesday it would in- Alan Barker, manager considered before any from the flats earlier in and offered to assist in vesti~ate the pricing of the B.C. Coast steps are taken to develop the day. any way they could. Mayor Ian MacLeod "If the whale is still practmes of McCain Vegetable Co-operative Terrace. said the whale, whichhad alive in the morning, Foods Ltd., Canada's told the inquiry Monday Skeenaview Lodge is been freed by local we'll attempt to move it largest french fry potato that Spetifore stopped one of ' MacComac's citizens, beached itself into one of the shnilow processor, buying potatoes from special concerns. again shortly after dark, salt water pools in the Several committee Fraser Valley farmers, Council should and appeared to be in harbor," he said. "They members feel that Me- leaving 14,000 tons worth "demand" that decisions critical condition. (the aquarium) indicated Cain's, which is believed almost $1 million without involving planning for the to have received close to a market, senior citizen care "He appeared to be they would come in and $20 million in various facility should be made v ery disoriented" " , " dean y thm" g the y could to MacLeod said.