Q• IROTIH¢-rAL LI2RARY P~RLIA~E~T BLDg. vxcro.~£A B.C. COup. Hospital Tax!.Comedy of Maronevstudies confus,on continues ' civic leadership in dmasters With the MuniciPal Tax Also included in the•request Harvey, in which it was held with over 2,300 elected Sale only a matter of hours was that the: District of stated:- Problems and respon- Please be advised that the sibilities in planning for officials participating. away, the "circus" Terrace designate hospital local government response Following• descriptive surrounding the tax lands as non-taxable to be Board's application to presentations and analyses Council for a grant in lieu of to disasters were studied payments by' the hospital included in the Tax and discussed by about 40 of disaster threats, with 'continues. Another letter to Exemption By-Law up for taxes respecting Hospital which elected officials of all lands taxed in 1975 has been mayors, reeves, aldermen council from the Mills revision at that time. and other elected officials levels of government might Memorial Hospital Board The hospital has not given the consideration of be faced, conference studies Council of the District of 'during a recent four-day Chairman of the Finance received a reply to this conference on civil 'were largely devoted to Committee was read at letterupto the present time. Terrace. problems of pre-emergency May we at time time, May I further advise that emergency planning at the Monday night's council Federal Study Centre, planning, immediate meeting and it resulted in request a reply and again the request has been denied disaster response, and request that you include with the recommendation Arnprior, Ontario. another victory for City hospital lands in the 1976 The Conference of Mayors recovery actions by local or Hall, that "your organization municipal leaders. By approach, the Regional and Elected Officials .in- The letter addressed to amendment to your Tax volving representatives means of lectures, the mayor and council is as Exemption By-Law. District for assistance, in demonstrations and follows:- After the above letter was view of the fact that the from all provinces and 'the Northwest Territories was discussion groups the civic read, Mayor Gordon Hospital is a regional officials dealt with unusual On September 30, 1975, the Rowland made it quite clear facility. held September 20 to 23, 1976 under the auspices of responsibilities which they Mills Memorial Hospital that the statement made by I trust you will find the and their administrations wrote to Municipal Council the Finance Committee above self-explanatory; Emergency Planning Canada. would have to- bear to asking for consideration in Chairman was not factual. however should you have coordinate and" deal ef- the form of a grant in lieu of He, in fact, read into the any questions or require any fectively with~ disasters taxes to cover the tax bill meeting a letter dated further explanation con- Since the program of From left to right are: J.G. McMynn, Mayor, Midway, B.C.; D.C. specialized conferences was rat~ging from floods, presented, by the December 4, 1975sent to the cerning this matter, please started in 1957, a total of 28 hurricanes, snow' storms, Municipality. for 1974-75. Board Chairman, then Bill do not hesitate to contact me Maroney, Alderman, Terrace, B.C.; D.A. Carmichael, Alderman, Granisle, B.C.; S.K. Metcalfe, Alderman, Gibsons, B.C. English and~17 French earthquakes, etc. to nuclear at your convenience. language studies have been attack. Hospital Board 70,0. s9 PRIOIi lO" makes futile gesture The Herald has learned, It would appear that the despite the Mills Memorial hospital grounds and a Hospital Board's in camera chunk of the new con- meetings, that after four struction will be sold years of haggling and tomorrow morning at bravado, the members of auction. There is a reserve the Board voted to pay the bid to cover the taxes so " " " ' ~ • the herald $7,o00 in taxes owing the someone can pick up this District of Terrace in back ehoice property and a piece taxes, of a hospital for the $7,OO0 WEDNESDAy, SEPTEMBER 29, 1976 TERRUE, B.0,' However the gesture is a owing. sourcefutile oneasthereisno of revenue from pllcatlonshowever.There aresome corn-The redicts Kalum Hill disaster which the money can be Hospital Board can still pay Jolliffe p obtained. The i~rovincial back taxes for a year before hospital authorflies have the sale becomes final. It already indicated that there will have to pay interest and " , " is no known way that they costs to ..the successful There i was rnuc~ ' ln fact Mr. Jolliffe warned the recently announced 2) Bring the houses that and tax pay.er of .Terrace,. I" only turned on following his can authorize this payment, nlnaer nowever.. ...... s,~eculation around City Hall Council that its Horseshoe Horseshoe Drainage Ditch sit on top of the hill mielng .~ee!.mat.m~s matter.snoum presentation. There is still hope that Chairman Jo~,~li~e a~i day Monday as to what Drainage Ditch diversion diversion. I would draw to down. ..... ~reug.mtoy°_ura_.ttent~°n .A. CFTK.spoKesman e.x- City Hall will relent in- speaking to ~vr~ s .~l Vic J~lliffe would be savine project.: would result in a your attention what appears If you were to waiz up me vewre wur~ cumm¢.cc~, piamca mat wnen tne dicatcd by Board Chairman Parfitt. menuoneu ~ me. at.Monda ~ night's Council • landslide which would in his to ben design-error -- and sidewalk on this hill you .Previ°us..eng!neeri.ng camera equipment was set Vic Jolllffe" on a CFTK open ' pessibiliw, oi.'mpreme t;our~, "meeting ~Jolli~fe had ad- Own words (1) Bury the ask that you have the would see that in the last stuams.carrtea out ny,wuns up.somehow or other the line show in which he action wnicn again woum vised theCity Clerk that he houses that were built below following facts checked out. year it has .dropped two to & Cunliffe, 1965, declared plug into the electric power suggested that the two sides cost the taxpayer a pue m would be" makin~ a the Skeenaview Hilland (2) The area of concern is the three feetat this point, right this part of the h!ll unstable, supply had come out and could solve the problem, money... - ": ....... resentation durin ~" the Bring the houses that sit on plan to dig a large ditch and above where the Dis~ict ana.recommenaeo, certain ~!s was not not!cea un.tiI However Council, which Chairman. ~ol!i~e s.tm ~ .... t ~,a Dele'~'ation top of the hill sliding oown. place an :eighty (80") inch Engineers have surveyeo to wor.z.-to..oe earrma "out. rater mr. ananias stm~ ha-~ already paid half this seems to reel mat tins is a ~e;.'ment ~'of- the ,,,~oii,, Mr. Jolliffe had two maps culvert in this ditch along dig..., t'ernaps mat stuay could be before council. He assurea amount to the School Board proolem . .netween" .the H~wnevei;.he co mp'le~e~'y ~ to demo~trate his concern the base of the Skeenavie~ Mr. Chairmp.a, Members ' reviewed," - " that the mishap was not and "the: Kitimat-Stikine municlpadty L ann me refused 10.'d~vtil,~e ::the: andmadeit:clearthatareal: Hill By digging along this of Council'--: I am not an .~ i J olliffe said that he had intentional. Regional District; has no H.nsp~ta.~p~rawnereas me nature of i~s busin~s danger exists asking that all base and dist~blng the engineer, but 'l do not tried :to Speak to the City ' All council and Regional intention of relenting even if . c[ectsion ~ tax, came ir0m:, .~ta~ n,,n,l,~,m~lat~d :~workl~i~usL~.nded undo.an ;, natural: foundati~lt. ,in- believe: you ,have.. to be to, .Engineer. on six occasions .. District . meetings are ........ it.-had theLpewer :ta.r-~scind~:~t h ~;~.~:~.~:~ ~,~. ~ ~}~;' :~.~~.~ ~i~g:~Slt~dy ~:;-!~l~aclyi~i.~'~~a~t~g.::a, large pip~:~Which":~: underst/Ind~dlb'log ~t''': buLat"~il'times:the!Engined~., televised ~;live--by 'Skeena an account payable; Council Aumoriw.an.aWa.s sunject..~ !.~ ~,~,,~:.'~, ~mor~ :i in exiStancei:ib~b.;~thbi:odglily.' is intended .in carry .:fld0d .'...I;,am:saying, ,~: , was,either in conference o r Broadcasters on Cable .. has time"aild tlm{~'-al[ain"~woa~aisDy.'me..tiosplta, l ':!H'~sDit'/ll t:~'~.ddl['na'u'~nc~'i; stud[edi;~:::: " ~"::' ;:"~::~"<~:" ~aler~ the"Mi~niei~lility ,~Irurge<.yoti all to take a onholidays". Channell0. Howe~/er, tothis suggested thai:thehospltdl" :BOa.~d,'one~'. lOCal y. ' • :fias[:o " However : Mr • In a:written nresentatlon could cause a' landslide on walk and see the area of Following the meeting point the audio has been so board - request the funds anomer .at me prowncmi Jollfff'e l~ad somet~"nuite Mr Jolliffe saia.: . this hill, iwhichwould concern for yourselves. Jolliffe observed that he had poor'that the audience has from the Kitimat-Stikine levee. " . different to tell the° c~oun- ';I wish to s~ak to you 1) Bury the houses that My home is not affected been eut off from television little or no chance to follow Regional District Board in I ~ ' v'o one bids on the eilmen • this eveniw, in regards to are buiR below it, and, by this plan, but as a citizen coverage as the camera was these meetings. view of the fact that the -rooe'rt,, tomorrow mornin- '' ' ' ~ ° ' hospital• serves the c0m-, it.~ v~.will :. revert to the~ " . • 1i • • II • ~or~ietrYs• beyond Terraces Mumcit,aht,.....;. : (=ablnet-- -- " working" session old to in Terrece I-initnl..OS,..--, t Premier Bill Bennett and For example during the dustry and education and members of his cabinet met trip to northwestern B.C.