Alé- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 14, 2004 City council told to back oft ety | lifestyle auly with ff Ey : emtat te He Chath begun Repayment oft $3 million in back taxes can wait, group Says o {altealtiy liet. ty eee By JENNIFER LANG _A GROUP of concerned ° _ business owners, sawmill’. workers and: othershas urged Terrace city. council | “to abandon. -its hard-line ‘stance- on New Skeena’ Se. outstanding. Droperty. tax: bill: whe y ‘think they totall ° off. in wLa, La Lan " somewhere,” logging com- . " pany owner, Lloyd; Hull. said. : He: was one ‘of close: to: 50 people who--gathered - Saturday» at the Elk’s: Hall to voice fears that the: city is: Scaring. off: the: forest” product: ‘company’ § poten- . tial. $70 ‘million investor, . Woodbridge International. - “7 think’ council is. way ~ LAEL. MCKEON. | is ‘one off-base on, this-one.”* of more: than- 100 added. former. councillor: ; Le “people who have signed Val George. ‘The, tOP ‘an opens. letier to poten: priority has ‘to. be. getting. tial New Skeena investor © _this mill, up’ and: running. + Weadbridge. ane Taxes are’ secondary.” : at Last’ week, Woodbridge > Coen ST ' cited’ the “tone: ‘emanating caiincil’s: stance -by.: show _ from property tax: credi- Woodbridge. it’has the sup- tors” =. ‘meaning city coun- * pert.of the: e people: ‘of Ter-. cil. ~. as ‘cause for: ‘concern. “race... os over any deal. a : aes “New. ‘Skeena to: get ‘this: operation’ up: community,” he’ said.: and - “running. . again," a ~ George said. we _ are negotiating - over, nearly ployées and: businesses. . ~ $30 -million- unpaid ‘miuini:~ cipal taxes,’ ‘ including. al-. most “$3. million. here - in. ‘Terrace. : -. “It's obvioi’ they éan’ bo a tesult.” pay them: now,” | George: ; ‘said, adding: his. former. has’ not generated” one. - the. $3. million - owed As “- operation’ of existing. ‘indu- really insignificant: to Bel- - Stry..as- well. new y inyest- ting. the ‘mill up: and:run- . meat. . : ning again: My. fear flow. iss How: can the city now -f ’ irreparable: damage, has’ ‘uit around: and-contradict™. - their.:own. recorhmetidai- tons?” he wondered - been. done. o : Former’, Reforin MP. Mike. Scott, who-owns a... The. group: planned 10. "road construction: ‘Gompa- ‘ deliver” ‘its "message. at TY, : wants to ‘counter: city” Monday's 5 council meeting. ChiMEMaN ¢ 5 TIPS| STOPPERS | scm Northwest if Paks] LeScapes — -By Sierre Allison - Parks throughout British Columbia have a rieh cultural and. environ: -mental history and Lakelse Lake Provincial Park is no exception to this. “cultural heritage:t ig the name itself, Lakelse is derived from the word meaning “fresh water mussel” in the Tsimshian language. These bivalves: “or molluses can still-be found in Lakelse Lake and the river’ Often their ‘shells can be seen washied up on the shoré along beach areas. ‘dents, some loaning their: names to geographical locations in the area. The Skeena area was buzzing with railway talk-and the Kitimat Omineca Jolinstane with a‘ railway. station in, mind, pr-em pte the hot springs “property, When the western termifius was. change to Pringe Rupert by’ ‘the Grand Trunk Pacific in’ 1808, Johnstone, undeterred built a hotel and spa-bringing guests from the United Blates seven months. of lhe year, Peter Deboer took up Crown land:on-thelake-north of the hotsprings. A trapper bj ‘trade he ran-his trapline along the marshes of-Lakelse Lake. _ Gainey's Point was named for Gainey who with his partner lost their baat on the lake,. While Gainey-was saved by Bruce dehnstan his partger: | drowned. Furlong lived about: half way down the lake for whom Furlong - Creck and the camipsite and picni¢ site were named, Carl Mueller lived Grichy’s Beach (common: usage) which was.a very: fe pular-resort in the. -old days, Tom Colliver who had raved in. from his | dim Kohne were two more well known old timers al the Lake. :” hatehery on Coldw: er Creek running outof Lakelse Lake with the prime | purpose. of- increasing the’ sockeye. salmon catch for commercial use, . Feeds -dam breaks,’ told water teriperatures, and the-expetises of taking’ . ” i supplies were all ‘problems encountered by Mr, Thomas Whitwell.-In_ /1904t and fences‘can slill be detected as reminders of those fisheries on some of ihe creeks: The.one. permanent tribuite t0.thelr memary is the road into in the, hatcheries’ so long:ago.... To: this day'salmon’ migrate from the | “spawn in small ceéeks, Trees help ptotect salmion-eggs and fry by provid- “| dno shade with branches bility to creek beds * Environmental legacies that can ibe discovered throughout:t the Liakelse’ “grea inchide old growth rainforests that consist of:Western Red Cedar, .| Westér'a’ Hemlack sind. Sitka Spruce. Several of these: trees.vire around 800 yoars‘ald: The Cedar, or Aman as itis known in Tsimshian, has been ° “used for dugout edrtoes and totem poles, the bark has been used for weav- eck thehiiery of traditional and resgurce hased use, | \ : Come ditt and Celebrate » Canada Parks Day.- duly 17. ‘logging ure at the. amphitheatre -.: fied cedat‘trees : Was alartedi ‘ Fun al. R Fishing Derby om the dock tor ages byt to 129 Pe “We’ re here today | to z | demonstrate ‘in spades ‘that -° only hope. — our only’ hope “we welcome them-into our. . -“Scott,.. pointed ® to? ‘the. » damage - the’ lengthy ‘shut- Northwest communities “down: has éaused for em--. or three’ years, “scl 2 shred .of “wealth’:and. our. «. - “community. has suffered as. - “Tom “Dimitrov read’ a’ “recommendation. from’ the |. council . colleagues. appear: cily’s forestry. task” force: - to. be out-of-step. with. pub- ~ that: calls for. municipal. tax ° * lic opinion:on: this issue. _ rate ‘that -provides \incen-° “Most ‘people - feel that-: tives for, the: continued: Established on March L6th 1956, an indication of Lakelse Lake Park's - Shortly after theturn of the century Lakelse Lake had its share of itesk | Railway was slated to-pass the eastern, side of Lukelse Lake when Brute | “with-his wife and large: family ‘at Mueller’s Beach. Grouthie. lived at: 4° ass, homestead, and. . An-the year 190L:the Dominion Government. started ‘to biitd. ‘A Tish 1. é location was thén chatiged to- Granite Crack. Rotten’ eribbing |." ‘|. ‘the Furlong’ Bay Campsite which was. original i built by the men’ working . 7 * Pacific’ ‘Ocean. up ‘the Skeena and Lakelse rivers and-into.the lake, to- |.” while roots purify groundwater and provide: sta- , “ aT whet and a Culturally.r ly. modified trees. throughout the: ‘park: des the Legacy of Lakelse Lake 7 2 : “e Displays and demonstiations of bark weaving anid ‘nity de: “#Hike the. Twin Spruce trail to explore for culturally moa - a + Hike up Granite’ Creek where: the old ‘alion heey ‘pew 7 Check al the Laheise Gatehouse fr. more details, : | * wew.! haalthcheckorg - or tail the Hawt and Stroke Fomasion . 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