will be the Liberal party's in ng federal election. “contested. “He, : ‘will’, “'vative- MP.Aridy Burton, tye. “492 votes, . “collected: 123- votes. We have: -afforded. our- os "selves an: Opportunity: to’: “wih: this néxt ‘election and ° “that will be my. singular . ‘Richardson | ‘told ae . Focus;”” ~erowd.in Prince Rupert. “Andy Burton, it’s time -owiden’ a 48km stretch’ of : - Hwy37 north. of Kitwanga. : “<- Work ‘will start approx- LOkm north-of Kitwanga.-. And:sbticig. valued. ‘at’ $4.6 fnillion, ares -- The. ‘entire. section will will, drews last week: pretty ® said Andrews of. the job.” ing job closer-to Tertace;.. "MILES! “RICHARDSON’ ] - candidate i in Skeena-Bulk- 7 - : rn "Tey. Valley in ‘the-ypcom-- |. - » The: former’ Haida lead. “|? | ie er won. thé, party’ 's: hotly- oe re , “nomination |." March 28 in Prince Rupert ~ he “on, the sixth ballot, beating]. »-out seven ‘other. candidates. | - ‘square. “off: as against incumbent Conser- -NDB” candidate ‘Nathan’ ~ - Cullen and Rod- ‘Taylor of: the: Christian Heritage Par-. " Richardéon ‘captured: “to wakeup, “he said’ “The __ People of this riding have wanted’ “effective Tepresen-°. |. tation, have ‘wanted a Tep- “resentative that can: hear... “their: voice: and: take. that” “voice. to Otlawa. ‘And the: F people. of: this. riding, are! going. to.. get ‘that, din ‘the : imately: 62km north of Kit-.: wanga and continue until ‘Interoute: Construction’ d: of. thé -Kootérnays has-: the contract: ‘for: the!-work |’ »-Drivé law a EW. safety. feature’ when: * the: ‘Job jis. compleié, rum" ble strips on both. sides, of, be-repaved by’ putiing new.» asphalt on top. of the-exist-". -° ing. layer:and the.shoulders.. On ¢ither. side of “the. road -. ‘be widened . and paved, said’ transportation’ : ministry . official Brent An-' Aes, ‘Straight = paving; . straightforward,” whe oo The: asphalt - “on. ‘this: * stretch: was road was: put” _ down in. the “early 1980s ° and: i s nearing U the, end of. an ‘Tenders are now y going: Out-on. another, major’ pay; - “This? will involve repav-. ing. and. shoulder widening’. = “Local man arrested ‘Miles Richardson 1 to. wave | Liberal standard i in election. ~alunini = Medal,” ‘, “other candidates, oe } °! But tess ‘than: ait of the Ot 539° members, = , Tew: sign-ups. —- actually ‘most st ballots, “ee al botiginal: ‘Achievement a} nence inthe mid- 1980s: -MILES’ RICHARDSON gives victory speech after’ aoe - winning the Liberal nomination for the ‘Skeena--’ Bulkley riding i in the next federal election: .. | “next election.” defeating » Prince Rupert businessman * Bill Parmar; who. received LPT, votes, © ‘and. ‘Terrace’ ~ “mayor. Jack. Talstra, ° “who. ‘Party ‘members used a ‘preferential ’ ballot system, '~ choosing.” a: ‘first-choice .- candidate and. ranking the - Test, in order of preference. a " The: candidate with the the. first count. ° “Tsimshian Tribal, ‘Coin ua cil: president: Bob Hill had the -least ‘voies on the first’ count’and was First, to bess eliminated”, : “© Nisga’a’: leader Hairy” “Nyce. was dropped on the a ‘of nearly ‘28km. of Hwy37: beginning at- the -intersec- ” -tion with Hwy16. south. to ee “sOnion Lake. 908, “Andrews said “this. “will : “bei new asphalt as ‘opposed - to ‘grinding. up ‘the existing 7 surface. and mixing ‘it with © new material that occurred « ” “last. year on Hoy37 closer. to, Kitimat. the: highway. “A ‘machine is used to © create ‘divots. along .“the- ‘shoulders when: the new. " ‘pavement . is, pul: “down. “These. create ‘a. rumbling f sound. : should” a. vehicle~ + stray off’ ‘the. road.” The: “sound: is’ meant’. to ‘alert, = drivers they: ate. in danger: . OOF going off the road... - ~The contract for: Hwy37 a! south to Onion: ‘Lake in-- cludés paving. the network: tof. gravel roads ‘at:Lakelse: : 2 Lakes in the First- Ave.” “ Lakelse. Lake Road, Crest: : oe Road and’ Kroyer, Road a . area,” : a * This. follows" on work” done by the’ transportation ‘ ‘ministry’: over. several: years to- ‘bring. the... for drugs in Rupert © "POLICE ARE. expecting possession “of cocaine. for the! = purposes: ‘of trafficking charges 10 be laid against: a- ‘Ter- ‘race’ man after he was” arrested. while leaving & the: °-Prince “ -. Rupert bus.terminal. . “RCMP. in’ that’ city. say cocaine, ‘crack ‘cocaine, e; diug’ paraphernalia’ and money. was seized i in connection, with. the: arrest’. “2 Phe? name hast! L ‘been, teleased pending ‘the formnal . laying: of charges, ‘but he-has: been given ‘a. Tune court, date’ in,:Prince : ‘Rupert. ve He’ has, been’ released from o tustody.- TRACE HOSPICE SOCIETY ‘Invites you to'attend our : | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, May 11th, 2004: - Mills Memorial Hospital Education Room _ "4720 Haugland Avenue. ~ a "! Registra tion 7:00 pm for meeting 7:30 pm 7 --Open to community, new Board members needed. - ‘Drive *: the. past’: second ballot. “Matt Vick- 7 ‘ers. was ‘eliminated “next, followed by Prince. Ru-. pert’s. Dave. MeGuigan on: the - fourth ballot. : Michelle: ’ Adkins Richardson, Talstra. ® network. up: to. ‘a paving standard... . . Work there: had’ to: take . into: account between 15™ + to’ the Williams: | Cree Bridge,: a total of 5.2kni, is = also to be: paved. This fol-" i _ tows on work done ‘in’ prev-. uulOUs. years, to widen. it. and: bring it® ‘up* ‘to a | paving “ ‘standard, ae ; “And 7 Akm of. pavement, ‘will be “put -down on’ the’ Old: ‘Remo road’ from. the... lawyer oy was. -dropped: on the ‘fifth ballot .: with. 97 © votés,: leaving Parmar, and: ~ About. half: of: “dk si, Votes’ ‘went to” Richardson, ~ - putting “the © fiery’ Maida, speaker over-the top. ° Riding association offi- : ‘cial Don~ ‘Silversides. said: he had ‘expected: it to-be a. contest: between Richard=.~ °° - son "and: Parmar, adding ‘they. signed _ up. far.more - new. members: than’ Any.” -the-federal and: provincial Park. Reserve. . commissioner, “but. stepped * down ‘in. “March,: opening. . the. door to his-run for the: ° : Liberal, nomination. | 7 ~ Richardson, 49, said he ‘has never been a. ‘member : of a political party: — until, “now, He describes Prime ‘Minister: Paul Martin as a° man’ of vision ‘and integri-. ty. “phe” “Liberal | people. : ‘of: the~ “whole : neha” ” he: added.” Province antes ‘up the money for northwest paving work | “THE PROVINCIAL’ ‘gov-.- , _ ernment.is' spending. nearly. - - $5 million to. Tepave .and * are ‘being financed by ‘the ” increase © in. the - gas. . tax. ‘ brought..in: last ‘year ‘under ‘the:Northern Roads Initia--- and=.18- culverts: and fish ..tive-and others ate being habitat, said Andrews." =." ‘Old Lakélse-Lake. Road frorn ‘where: it"joins ‘Hwy37- “covered by the’ transporta- n:: ministry’s on-going ad: ‘reliabilitation ‘budget. ° . Skéena MLA Roger 4 Harris said the: ‘road work fits in: with ‘the’ Province’ s yyerall stralegy.. When, you.: “ask, Tae hor ° the | province ‘can. do, to. get bs - things going, improving - : transportation: is one of the | things. we ‘can do,” he said. -improvements*- junction, as ‘Queeiisway- ‘that bring ‘axle: weight lim- “100 - metres ~ -beyond - the _Whitebottom * - Forest’ Service. Road... 3 ‘Some of: these projects: -Road - ‘its. up ‘to -100 per: cent all. the year around will help’ “economic. ‘development, - 4 the MLA added. m4 san ENP = ce] APRIL 19-23, 2004 : Compost collection is only: on’ Monday, am » starting April 19th. Extra: refuse. will ‘be. . collected:.from City customers: “without. 7 charge, during: clean-up week. Set refuse’ “out on your regular collection day. and it : will be. picked up sometime: “during. that.” “week. . The’ service: does ::not- Include “major: “appliances, : -industriat Or. prohibited waste.” _ . Publle Works enquiries - phone 6154021. vehicles, _ stumps, 3 waotna os SEOMMINE . “recipiéni‘of a ‘Nation- 7 ‘Award, a. University: of . Victoria~. distinguished 7 “award and. a. }°Queen’ s*. ‘Golden ' Jubilee “Richardson. first - “c¥ose to national promi- — ff As’. president of: the Council of ‘the “Haida: Na- tion, “he” led protests to - B gave ‘old. growth: forests‘on. - South’: ‘Moresby, and was ~ instrumental “in convincing ‘governments “tO, “designate «.. .the Gwaii Hanaas: ‘National. . 'Haida-born’ federal jus: fice department... “least. “otes: ‘after’; each’. round: was™ dropped "and. .. “those” ‘ballots were. réecount-" “ed’and added to other can -didates based’. on voters’ ext-choice’ ‘prefererice..: - Richardson-led the field ° of eight: candid te s from ; ' More recently, Richard- ; “son was B.C.'s chief. treaty party: , needs”to: ‘appeal ~ to - the ... what sei The Terrie Stonder “Wednesday, api 7,2004-A1S : reer ‘DAY ONLY! 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