Tax ups and downs Tax rate cut to help some flgurea l'or It~t year and the percentag¢ increat~ddecreme. The ~g. w~ rcpr¢~nt the am~tlt to be patd pcr $1,0#0 of msessed value det~florate,'; he conceded. ~CE ~ Council tm held I~ been hit hard enot~h," letually see tl~lr lax bill go on the Fol~. ,, ~ also cover only tares collected by the clty for Therefore, counCil had set tax down, at least as far as the dty's Noting ma attempt to put together the line on its 1993 budget and a long-range mad Improvement general municipal ~end~es. that will be good news to at least rams so the amount collected i.q portion was cortcerned. In terms of overall city sl~nd- prosram was rejected by council ~ome homeowners. real dollars in 1993 will increase ia~ the budget calls for only a year, added, '!We wlll O--- *_1: With assessed values of houses by ea average of about three per R'~Tdentlldt $'8.21 $9,61 -14,7 % cent. marginal incr¢~e to $10,72~ mil- have to rethink that one.', hav jma an average or 21 In mother cost cutting measure, That approach had been mad lion, $66.25 -0,6% per cent ~s year, many residents no mw planner and economtc de- Uellty. feared their tax bflis would in- for all clastflcatto~ of property, Howewr, Talstra petnt~ out, City treasurer Keith Norman holding the line like that had wlopment ofltcer would be hired crease by the same amount this year. M~0t" Indmtr~ $40.24 $35.46 e13,5% However, ~tmell has softened sald ILK', tax I~tv cut tmmlaled to a meant spending cuts in ~m¢ break even point for homeowners ar~as, Tu~ng ~aide suggestions the th¢ blow by 'flashing the residen- tax rote cut 1~1 anything to do Light Indtam',J~ $28.50 tial lax rote by nearly 15 per cent. of 17.8 per ~nt. : For example, very f~w capital projects such as road rebuilding with this being an election year, ('I~ tax rate is ~0 amount Therefore, he explained, If the Buaiaes~ $24.17 $26.25 -g% ' would be carried this year and Taistra pointed oat, "I/we: were homeowners pay per $1,000 of assessed value or" a home had out 8one up more than that, the total lees money would be spent on really eoa65o~ of ciceroni :we assessed value,) would probably have gone: the gca~onah $13,49 $13.95 -3.3~ ' tax would 8o up ~ well.: pothole repairs or dust control as "We think this is the age o[ other way with a lot of~ry On the other ~n(l, there would well, $11,71 +3.5%: i :' restraint," mayor Jack Talstra ex- visible projects." :i ::! i!: Farm: $12.14 plained, "We agree the taxpayer be some homeowners who wotdd "Out streets will continue to College Sewer vote finds on June 12 TERRACE -- Oueemway area Responses to a questionnaire UNBC voters will go to the polls June 12 distributed at a public meeting to decide the fate of a proposed Feb. 18 indicated a slim majority $1.9 million sewer system. of respondents support theprojeet mystery Regional district directors ap- as proposed. proved the June 12 referendum The problem of raw sewage TERRACE -- Northwest date at their Saturday board meet- surfacing in local ditches and Community College officials ing. watercourses has put the regional: want to know why the Univer- Sewer comn~ttee organizer district On the environment minis- sity of Northern B.C. (UNBC) Chris Clarke is calling it the .c0m- try's pr0vince-wide list of pol- plans to offer a course here in munity's last chance for a sewer luted sites. competition with college system 75 per cent subsidized by Kenworth St. :residentDon courses. the provincial government. Hjorth tested water' entering his NWCC president Don "I doubt very much that we'd property in Michaud Creek a few Anderson said he's discovered get a chance like this again," she weeks ago .... said. He said the sample, taken in UNBC plans to offer a second The low-pressure sewer system fast running water, showed a col- year English course on women proposed for the Queensway and liform count of 1,000 per 100mL authors that is substantially the Churchill Drive areas would cost That's five times the •level at same as a course to be offered each resident either $350 pet 'year which public beaches hre closed. by the college. over 20 years, or else a $2//70 • It has also hurt the housing UNBC spokesman Rob van up-front payment. market in the area. Adrichem called it "an un- They would also pay an Clarke says real estate agents fortunate oversight." estimated $150 per year for oper- estimate homing prices will in.: He said the course will be ating and maintenance, and crease at least enough to recoup liste& dn .the:.-UNBC'ealendar, - they'd have to pay iU'ound$1:,000 the 6~t lo'homeoWnd'~ "if; tli~': which is already being printed. each for hookup to the system. sewer getsbuilt. ~, .... It would Still require residents Health ministry .officials have But whether the course is ac- to mainta!n a septic tank, which .served notice that they will tually I~ffe.red here will remain would pump out sewage to the tighten thescrews onOueemway up in .the air until college and main sewer line. and Churchill Drive residents if university officials can sort it Regional District officials say the referendum! fails., , out. - the community recognizes there's Health officers began issuing The instructors' union had a crisis but they're still reluc- cease and desist orders in early demanded NWCC include a tant to pay to fix it. Cent' Page A2 clause in the contract commit- ling itself to provide the first and second yeai- courses, rath- Teachers to vote er •than let UNBC take over those areas. on strike tomorrow Anderson said the collective ., ..',, - agreement signed earlier this TERRACE- Teachers here said Terrace District:iTeai:hers month•provides a clause under vote tomorrow on whether or not Union president Cathy .,Lam- which administration guaran- to go on strike. bright. :, : ,¢ , , tees faculty will be consulted The strike vote was called after We are very drsappointed that on various issues relating to there was a breakdown in media- the board has adopted a hhrd-line UNBC. tion last week. position." - : The college and university Talks were adjourned last Wed- The integration of handicapped nesday, with mediator Barb Sharp children into regular' classes is s!gned an agreement earlier citing a lack of meaningful prog- one of the:issues at the top of the this year setting up a process ress. teachers' agenda. for. determining who will offer The school board' has offered '!After giving us and the B courses here. Have sign will travel mediator their assurance that they teachers a two-year salary in- The university has agreed were prepared to bargain towards crease of 2.5 per cent in the first not. to offer first and second BORN AGAIN: A bicycle traveller calling himself Jacob Licht rolled through town last week. a new deal, the school board year and 1.8 per cent In the sec- year courses in direct competi- He says he'sa born-again Christian and is going wherever the road takes him. He left Van- fatled to make even one modifi- ond. tion with similar courses of- couver about a month ago and t~'dvelled west along Hwy 16 in recent weeks. cation to their position despite No further dates for talks has fered by the college, our movement in several areas," been set. Mother of all bi ngos worth $250,000 TERRACE -- Organizers are Profits will go to a new primary McLean. guarantees its purchaser nine worth $100,000 by itself ending the amount of cash involved. calling. it the "Mother of all school under construction by the~ ',.:::"I.~t year there were people cards to play the bingo's 15 main the day. They'll also be in contact With Bingos," Gitanyow Independent sere'01:( > from the Northwest Territories games. There are 15 main games in all. the Hazelton RCMP. The title probably has some- Society and to the village's '~ni" "find the Yukon/' said McLean. McLean said some people are Two of those are worth $15,000 A large money winner last year thing to do with the being held munlty centre. If last year was any indication, expected to spend as much :as each and the remainder $10,000 was escorted to Smithers by the the day before Mother's Day but This'll be the second year the a small village of camper trucks $800 on cards for the event. each. tribal police as an additional it also refers to the $250,000 in village has sponsored a $250,000 and RVs will be setting up soon "You can really go for the Organizers are also putting on a security measure. as players arrive. gusto," he said. prize money being Offered. bingo. Last year's-was held to number of speciality games with The school society no~, has "People are phoning us every That nine-card purchase ,: is Nearly 1,000 , people could earn money for the village's com- prizes of at least $1,000 each. three buildings ~ the gym, pri- crowd into the school munity hail. day. There's a lot of interest from called a 9UP. An additional six people wanting to buy a ticket," cans or 6UP will cost $100.