-- cal groups to bring in the white vans has prompted the Locals ask for photo radar City council to debate issue SUPPORTERS of photo tadar here have persuaded city council to take another look al the issue, Council had previously given the thumbs down to having photo radar units op- erate within city limits. But requests from two lo- city to reconsider the matter. The Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce and the -RCMP’s community ’ consultative committee are both calling for photo radar at selected locations, “The obvious benefits of reducing the number of speeders on the streets are of course, fewer accidents, less injuries and perhaps eventually even a lowering of motor vehicle insurance rates,” said committee chair Darryl Laurent. Chamber president Skip Bates is also endorsing the idea. “The program has proven not to be the tax grab:many Skip Bates letter to council. “The use of photo radar at problem locations has resulted in reduced incidents of speed- ing, and less ticketing. Safer driving was exactly what the program was intended to achieve.” “Our community will benefit from the reduction in accidents, injury and deaths,’’ Bates added, RCMP photo radar unit officers in Prince George say they'll come here as soon as the community indi- cales it’s wanted, The three-van, _eight- member unit that’s been charged with covering the north has so far not ventured west beyond Fort Fraser, Councillor David Hull said council has cansidered the issue twice and it’s a dead issue. “1 don’t know why we're talking about it,” Hull said. “We've said time and time again we don’t want photo radar in the city.’’ Const. Frank Pitts says the unit has received a number of requests to set up in this area. Pitis said one site that was definitely identified by 1o- cals as needing enforcement is the straight stretch of the Nisga’a Highway running through Rosswood. Some city councils have refused to agree to bring in photo radar as political retribution against the pro- vince for its wide-ranging grant reductions. Some councils have indi- cated they’d only do it if some of the money went to local police costs, rather than the province’s general revenue, Others have shied away from it as simply an un- ‘popular idea. But Pitts says the photo radar program is not a “cash cow”’ as made out to be, but is aimed at ending B.C.’s reputation as having the highest accident rate in North America. He said the program is so far on track to meet or ex- ceed its target of saving 50 lives per year and §365 mil- lion in accident damage and health care costs, “We don’t want your money,” he said, adding photo radar officers would prefer to see everyone pass- ALL YOU NEED ATOZ expected,”? Bates said in a school budget team grapples with deficit THIS YEAR for the first time parents, teachers and union !. representatives will have a say in how money gels spent in schools in Terrace. The new budget advisory committee has been meeting regularly. So far they've agreed on a few new priorilies for the school district —- an elementary school counsellor, a program to teach safety to teens and hiring a Punjabi lan- . guage teacher. . And a few ideas have been frowned upon. The com- mittee didn’t think it could afford to hire three extra elementary vice-principals to train them for a critical shortage expected in the next few years. And it’s recom- mending that the Core French Summer Institute, a summer . French immersion program, be scrapped. The toughest decisions are yet to come. There’s a short- fall of about $600,000 in the budget. And that money will have to come from isting programs” aR eet on The committee will have to go over the school district’s budget fine by line in order to find money for any new pro- " grams, said board chair George Neumann. So far the school district has saved about $30,000 by re- assigning @ secrelary-treasurer and superintendent. Other changes add up to about $102,000 in total saved this year on administration, says Neumann. That means ihe school district is spending $100,000 less than the education minis- try says can be spent on education. “That money’s going back in the classroom,’’ said Neumann. Neumann said the school board and the budget com- mittee also have to decide if they'll be trimming any mid-** dle management or inside worker jobs due to the amal- gamation of the Terrace and Kitimat school districts, What gets trimmed, what will stay and what, ifany, new programs will squeeze in the 1997/98 school year has to be decided by April 27, That’s when the commiltee will make a presentation to school board trustees. The board doesn’t have to accept any of the committee's recommendations, since the board has the real power. But four trustees regularly attend the budget committee meet- ings, so it’s a good bet most of the recommendations will be accepted. The City Beat City, union sign contract THE CITY OF TERRACE and its unionized employces have signed a new three-year contract. It provides total increases of 4.25 per cent over the three years to workers who have gonc without a contract for al- mos} 16 months. CUPE local 2012 members get a 1.25 per cent pay in- crease effective January 1996, 1.5 per cent effective Janu- ary of 1997, and another 1.5 per cent effective next Janu- ary. Also provided is an increase in the medical transporta- tion allowance and group life insurance, effective this sum- mer. City looks for savings THE CITY is carrying out anather review of its opera- tions to make sure there aren’! more cost savings to be found. ' But unlike the major cost-cutting exercise of 1995, coun- cil this time hasn’1 put a dollar figure on the amount of savings it wants to s¢e, “TZ would suspect there won’t be anything major come out of this review,’ city councillor David Hull said. He predicted most of the available savings have already been achieved, but added the new councillors haven't yet been a part of itch a process, The cuts of 1995 resulted in a one-time saving of around $1 million, he said, and ongoing savings of $500,000 a ear, ; vn some cases, he said, the city spent money to save money, citing the purchase of big, new lawnmowers that can cut flelds more quickly and efficiently. Hull said the latest review doesn’t mean council suspects there’s waste. He says he believes the city management and staff are doing a good job, adding there’s generally high morale at city hall. As evidence of that, he noted the city and the: union managed to reach a new contract agreement without a strike like the one that disrupted District of Kitimat opera- tions earlier this year. ‘The union is working in harmony with the management and | think it shows,’ Hull added. aot A - Abrasives B - Batteries C - Chainsaws D - Drill Bits E - Extension Cords F - First Ald Kits G - Gloves H - Handcleaner | I - Ignition Parts ‘J-Jeans ~ Cane. K - Knives L ~ Lawnmowers M - Measuring Tapes N - Nails | O - Oil Filters P - Paper Products Q-QLinks R - Respirators S - Starters T - Tarps B Utility Knives TEL. 635-7393 Mi Uvex Safety Glasses ; Upholstery Cleaner m Ulven Shackles A Used Wire Rope § Universal Joints 4427 HWY 15, TERRACE Unions Untoader Valves FAX 635-4076 ing their vans doing the speed limit and not getting photographed. “We're not making any- where near what the crilics said we'd make,”’ he added. 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