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A UNION official is disappointed a Supreme

a otherwise.”

A MEETING © ‘betwéen
' Terrace;

* have for the. Skeena Val-:.
. ley,” says Terrace councillor

- Marylin Davies, who spear-

_. headed: the Meeting after “
- finding « money’ earmarked
‘for such events. through the
Union of B. C. Municipali-
ties 7

Jocal _ governments

being: involved, ‘she. says;

Court judge has dismissed a certification
application by Hawkair pilots and flight
attendants to become unionized.

- John Bowman. said. the Canadian Auto-
workers Union (CAW) had, at the very least,

~ expected the judge to freeze the application °

‘until the regional airline comes out of bank-

- ruptcy protection.

The dismissal now means the employ-
ees, if they wish; will have to start the cer-

~ tification’ process over again if and when
Hawkair’s refinancing and * ‘reorganization™ 7

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plans | are accepted, said Bowman,
Hawkair went into bankruptcy protection
last fall, citing rising fuel and other costs as .

- the reason. The CAW certification applica-

tion was filed earlier this year."
Bowman described the decision by Jus-

= tice Grant Burnyeat as’ “unfortunate.” He
. said this could be a worrisome trend because
_ it appears'to place the rights of workers be-
hind those of the. company’s creditors.

“We. didn’t, see ‘how. the certification
would be a detriment to the employer,” said.
Bowman. “But I ‘guess the judge. thought

. Justice ‘Burnyeat, essentially accepted -

7 Hawkair’ s position. that it did not have the.
__ resources to deal with certification at, ‘the

Same ti time it was re-organizing. :
““T am. satisfied the company will be bet-

. ter’ able to. handle such an application , once

Leaders meet called a good first step

as everybody else - tourism,
economic development, for-

Kitselas : and ~
Kitsumkalum — officials is -°
being described ‘as a‘ good ©
first step toward achieving -
common’ goals. | |. |
“It was groups of people
who sat: down together and. -[§
‘talked-about the vision we

It’s the first time the three
have
come together without any
other level of government

regional erowth:

adding ‘it’s hard:to’believe'it
hasn’t been done before.
Topics. included every-
thing from poverty, home- _
lessness and economic de-
velopment to tourism and

a

them,”

Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

#300-4545 Lazelle Avenue
Terrace, B. C. .

NOTICE OF MEETING

Regular Board Meeting will bé held as
May 26,2006
7:00 p.m. —
Regional District Offices

Pursuant to Section 814.1 of the Local Government
Act, the following reports will be presented and

considered at:the meeting.

1. Regional -
Financial Statements for the year-end,
31, 2005. : .

2. Board Directors Remuneration and
Annual Report for the year 2005.

_8. These reports and the complete Statement of
Financial Information Package are open for public

- . inspection at the Regional District offices during
regular business hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. |

-_to 4:30 p.m.

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Glenn Bennett

“T .really appreciate- the —.
extension of the City of
‘Terrace inviting’ the’ First
Nations to come: meet with
says Kitselas band
chief Glenn Bennett.
More and more northern

communities, are speaking
in a unified voice in an ef-

District. of Kitimat- Stikine “Audited

Hawkair union plan —
dismissed

by court

the reorganization has. taken place as the

company will then know with certainty the
economic status of the company,’ * he ruled

~ April 28, :

The approximately 20 pilots and flight at- |

tendants who filed for certification said they
were worried about wage cuts and layoffs.

“Starting. all over again is completely up

to the employees. If they want to try again,

we'll be, here. We're going to have to wait

until the company’s future is determined,”
said Bowman.

employer/employee relationship. outside of a
collective agreement.
Hawkair has had several ‘extensions of

~ its bankruptcy Protection ‘Since it was first

Company general manager Tom Beshr
“has said it believes it can have.a successful

granted last October and'‘is due back in court ue

June 9 to provide an update of its reorgani-

zation plans. It has a number‘of unsecured
creditors which will be presented with’a go-

forward plan.
But the company also has one major cred-

itor, IMP Group, from which it purchased .

two of the Dash 8-100s it now flies, to deal

. with as part of any successful agreement to

come out of bankruptcy protection.

Company officials. have said the key to ;
_the’future is obtaining newer aircrafts which —
“are not only cheaper and more efficient to:
‘fly: but can also \catry more cargo and pas: ;

Sengers than its current fleet.

> fort’ to” lobby senior levels

of government, ‘particularly

- when it comes to economic

development or other issues

_ that have a benefit to the re-
: gion, he said.

“T> think everyone has

~ work. on and: maybe there
_ are times we can be of as-
sistance such as. promoting
»tourism,” Bennett says.
“With our community
ratifying our land code we
may have a look at how the
City ,, of Terrace manages
their departments in terms of
bylaws and*zoning. because
at some point we’ll have to
look at those same types of
policies here.” .
_. Kitsumkalum chief Steve
Roberts also said it was a
valuable exercise and the
commitment to communi-
cate more is important. be-
cause it means each com-
munity can keep the others
abreast of their plans for
- growth.
“There are initiatives that

follows:

‘the theft: of:

e stolen
night while

December

Expenses

ort to change its looks.’

-hada ‘similar fate. ;

things they are trying to”
- another, he said.

“will sign. an agreement. in

better the:‘region.

lish a working relationship
‘between the three comimu-

" will be more focussed,” Tal-

Terrace Crime Stoppers is requesting. information you ma y have.
atorcycles, a mountain bike‘and-some :
sidence on Kalum Lake Drive on April: 14,2006. The '
m a shed on: the ‘property some. time during:
e residents were home... -
Stolen was a Honda XR50R dirt bike that was ; red and black in”
“color, a Suzuki'DS80 dirt bike that was yellow i in color, a Kona 484"
" mountain bike and a plastic tool box containing assorted tools, >
. . On May.1,2006 a member of the Terrace RCMP while on patrol i in
Thomhill on.Old Lakelse Lake Drive. observed a dirt bike enter Old -
‘Lakelse Lake Drive,off Crescent Street and nearly strike a pick-up,
* that was’ travelling on the roadway. There was two occupants on
the dirt bike. The passenger had a helmet on and was wearing a:
“back pack. The'dirt bike sped off and entered the. bush area near
“Skeena Concrete then jumped off and ran into the woods..
.. The dirt bike was recovered and found to be the Suzuki that was:
te rted stolen in’ this theft. It had been repainted flat black i in an

; w Tk is felt that the’ remaining property m
area and based on the recovery of thes uz

If ‘you. have information about this or-any other crime or you
know the identity of the person or person’s responsible for this, or
: any other crime - Crime Stoppers would like to hear from you. .

1g Curb appeal
‘CITY WORKERS were out last week rebuilding |
.the curbs on the corner of Lakelse and Emerson.

That’s Rob Larmour, operating the jack. hammer
with Harry Smith. “SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO -

"Full Sersice

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‘we are chasing after and.
certainly we find that with
the more support we have _ estry,” said the mayor. —
for-the programs that they ©
tend to move forward a little
quicker,” Roberts said.

It will also allow the
communities to hopefully:
‘avoid taking on issues that ..
may adversely affect one

The three communities
the coming weeks confirm,

ing their plan to support one
another on ‘issues that will

‘All West Glass

. Clarica ~ Fred fincsay
Graydon Security _
MacCarthy GM :
Terrace Bowling Lanes -

The agreeme twillestab: |
e agreement Wi Terrace Toyota

nities that may lead to more.
concrete agreements down
the line, says Terrace Mayor
Jack Talstra.

“The: next. round of. dis-:

|Lexating $2.6 million so far.this year.: °

‘On Apri 22.& 23" Terrace Bi
fundraising event. We would li
bow! as well as everyone who contributed to the. pledge drive. Ours sincere
out to the following business that sponsored us. e

Canadian Tire
Crampton Law Corporation .
* 'Kermodei Veterinary. Nes Lakelse Dental Centre - Dr. Mark’Forgie
McAlpine & Co. ,
Terrace Interiors | «.
Thornhill Motors

Cp, INSTANT
, PATRONAGE DAYS

Members Only Sale

“The Vanderhoot & Districts Co: “op thanks its
members. and customers for.their support by
Offering instant cash off in all departments .

_ (cash, debit card, credit cards) from
THURSDAY, MAY 11 THROUGH
SATURDAY MAY 13, 2006

“IN STOCK.
- MERCHANDISE
Do - ONLY. .
Bulk Feed, Petroleum, Farm ..
~ Chemical Bulk and Mini Bag
- Fertilizer and special orders
_' not included.

VANDERHOOF CO-OP SAVINGS FOR YEAR ENDING
. :. DECEMBER 31,2005...
was 5. 8 million (7.6%). On April 24, 2006 General Meeting Mem-
bers approved a patronage allocation of 3.967 million or 5.12% of
2005 purchases. The Board of Directors have approves cheques T

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Saturday, June 17 - Brewer Day
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