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Bob Cooper

Candidates grapple
with water and dump

TAXES, COMMERCIAL
development, Braun’s Is-
land and the site of a regio-
nal landfill dominated the
regional district all candi-
dates forum at the R.E.M.
Lee Theatre Nov. 13.

After drilling mayoral
candidates on Braun’s Is-
land. drinking water, “Jeff
Dilley returned to the floor
to-question. Area C candi-
dates on the same subject,

Calling safe drinking the
“toughest question of the
night,” Pegpy Julseth criti-
. cized- Terrace-mayor-Jack
Talstra’s’ plan to bring
Braun’s Island into the city
and use pravincial money ta
improve . their drinking
waler before taking to
Bratin’s Islanders about it.

~ She questioned whether
residents would want Ter-
‘Tace’s fluoridated and chlor-
inated water supply,

Area € -oppanéent Bob
Cooper admitted he didn’t
know too much. about the
problem, but said it didn’t
appear the city was at fault,

. Dilley also questioned
Julscth on conflict of inter-
est procedures, causing her
lo say she'd step away from

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the table on issues where
she might stand to gain
some financial gain.

Several candidates run-
ning for the Thornhill seat,
also disputed city councillor
Ron Vanderlee’s’ propasal
io amalgamate Thornhill
one section al a time,

“I. don’t: think that’s
possible,” said incumbent
Les Watmough, “It’s one of
ihe most ridiculous things
I’ve heard.”

He said doing so would
be equivalent to “eating a
lobster one claw at a time”
or “doing a jigsaw puzzle
with half the  -pieces
missing.”

Thornhill chatlenger Ted
Wyatt also questioned the
feasibility of sectioning
Thornhill off, and said the
residents wouldn’t go for it.

Another challenger,
Mike Moote, said Thornhill
residents he knows would
have appreciated more
choice during the last amal-
gamation vote.

“It was assumed they
wanted to amalgamate not
incorporate.” Moore said.

Moore also said his posi-
tion as assistant fire chief in

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Thornhill shouldn’t conflict
with the regional district,
but said he would consider
stepping down at the fire
department if there was.

Wyatt said he’d like to
improve housing standards
in Thomhill by encouraging
community pride.

On the topic.of a regio-
nal landfill, Juiseth said she
favoured one in Thornhill,
pending the site could be
made environmentally safe
through a clay base and pro-
per filtration sysiems,

As a Thornhill candidate,
Watmough confirmed his
preference for Onion: Lake
easi, saying all northwest
communities should chip in
and use the new location.

Watmough also avoided
taking a position on the
multiplex, saying it wasn’!
an issue in this election,

And although he was in- -

volved in carly planning
stages, ultimately the issue
would be decided via refer-
endum, ,

“This thing belongs to’

the people,” he said,

Both Julseth and Wat-
mough took on the issue of
Thornhill’s water and sewer

Mike Moore

Ted Wyatt
master plan.

Julseth; in defence of
previous work during her
term as Thornhill director
from 1993 to 1996, said the
plan is “solid and good” and
a similar plan should be en-
couraged at Lakelse Lake.

Bob Cooper highlighted
the difficulty of represent-
ing an area “nearly the size
of .Prince. Edward. Island
which has 26 MLAs and
under 200,000 people.”

Even though the area re-'
presents people from Kita-
maat Village to north Eby
and Jackpine Flats, Caoper
said he could bring a perso-
nal touch to the regional
district board.

Jack Talstra knows how to work productively. He knows how to
listen. He knows how to work with Council. He knows how to
deal with the people in senior government, the ones who must be
convinced of an idea's worth before a decision can be made in our

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favour. He knows how to work with the other Northwest mayors to
solve regional problems. |
In short, he knows how to represent our community in a most effective way.

Does experience count? Yes.

COMMITMENTS

The environment and a new landfill site:
The provincial environment ministry
is pressing to have our existing refuse
dump closed. When this happens,
Jack Talstra believes the new site must
incorporate an innovative design ~
with provision for on-site sorting and -
‘blues boxes’. |

More public involvement in city government:
Jack Talstra is committed to initiating
a review of our Council’s policy
regarding closed meetings. The goal?
More openness,

Changes to encourage more paving: Jack
Talstra is in favour of revising (to the

advantage of the homeowner) the
cost-sharing formula for Local
Improvement Programs. This, he
believes, will encourage more street
paving in’ our community.

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Local crime prevention: Jack Talstra is
committed to te plan to establish
‘drug-free zones’ around schools.

Maintaining our downtown core: Jack
Talstra believes our downtown retail
area must be properly-and imagina-
tively—maintained to ensure it stays
competitive with other areas of town.
The City and affected businesses both

have a role to play. . |

Development of sceni¢ walkways: Jack
Taistra is committed to the concept
of ‘preen walks’ along the banks of
the Skeena and Kalum rivers. If we
act now, the plan will be in place
before more development occurs,

Contamination of wells on Braun’s Island: -
While the island is ourside’the city,
Jack is committed to finding a solu-
tion, in cooperation with the provin-
cial government, to this problem.

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