‘Aldsiman George

que Malenfant, '..gectetary;” Jenny Virtue, cor- Fesponding . secretary; . and Sharon Rinaldi, treasurer. ‘The

(2. Terrace Review — Wednestay, October 28, 1987

Clark, who ‘has often played the role of ‘an apolitical “v2. N@negade in Terrace council, announced last week he won't seek re-elaction

a7 i this year's civic poll.

“TERRACE. ‘The Terrace “Association for Community Liv-

“ding, a local society dedicated to the rights and betterment of con-.

ditions for: mentally handicap- ped people, elected a new

‘${0-member board at their an- Rual general meeting Oct. 19,

- Former board president

. Margaret Kennedy noted that -the association has lapsed into - inactivity recently, and she ex-

.pressed hope that a new board

‘gould revitalize the organiza-

tion.

The Oct. 19 meeting was

“heavily attended by local «embers of the B.C. Parent

‘Network,.who after elections oc- cupied eight of the. 10 available seats on the board. Executive of-

- ‘ficers elected by acclamation are Sheila.

Ed. Rogers, -president; Hansen, vice-president; Moni- recording

remaining five director positions

| went to Pierre Lucier, Colleen. Wright, Hedy .Volkmann, Alan — ‘Mather and Donald New,

Margaret: Kennedy withdrew

er: name. from nomination » ewen a. tie vote was announced, tieninating the necessity for a

Advocacy group “elects board

second ballot. The association is a member -

“Organization of British Colum-

bians for Mentally Handicapped People and owns the Three Rivers Workshop building’ on Agar St. The building is present- ly occupied on a lease basis by - programs under the direction of the Terrace and District Com- munity Services Society.

HOUSING PROJECT

COMPLETE |

TERRACE — The Muks-Kum- -|

ol housing project, begun just over a year ago, is now com- plete, and the Housing society's - board of directors have invited the Terrace public to the official Opening at 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at 2602 Tetrault St.

The project, which consists’ of

. 20 fully renovated houses: and: a: 22-unit apartment block, is in-:

tended to provide housing | for native people in need and their families.

€

Tate

~ Clark done with politics

7 “AL the things I set:out. to do. -Pve either done,:or.found them : to be un-do-able.” >

At the end-of four years in: ‘Terrace council, this was George

Clark’s assessment of | his

reasons for not seeking another

term as alderman. He also said in a recent interview that he wants to devote more time to his

life at home. ‘‘I wouldn’t be able

to give 100 percent to the office,

and I don’t want to operate that way,” he remarked,

Clark has been an ‘action:

Oriented council member with a ‘remarkable absence of align- ment to political parties. His wit .

and unusual and often effective

ideas have enlivened many of the. ‘bi-weekly gatherings in the _ Municipal chambers.

“I’ve got no political ambi- tions,.and I don’t like the political side of things,’’ he said,

and expressed satisfaction in the cooperative attitude that is now.

the rule among council members as Opposed to the divisiveness and _ polarization . that plagued municipal politics in Terrace when he was first elected to of- fice, oo.

In reviewing his period as an alderman, Clark said, “There were more good things than bad.’? One of council’s major accomplishments during that time, he said, was the creation of the Tourism and Economic Ad- - visory Commission, which he described as ‘‘a forum in which

’ business and labor can com- _ Municate’’. completion of the

He also noted the RCMP building and the establishment of the City of Terrace logo through a public participation process as other high points.

On the negative side, Clark

‘said he is disappointed that.the. Halliwell. Avenue log. hauling - . controversy was not resolved.

Clark has been a long-time ad-.

-vocate of putting a ‘spending: ‘i limit on municipal election cam-. . -will continue with membership

paigning in- order to make civic office a more realistic goal-for - candidates without heavy finan-- cial backing. He recalled that his first campaign manager, Fred

MacDonald, raised a grand total - of $45:to fund his bid for the: said, he will eventually apply for.

aldermanic seat, and the sum eventually found its way into an. African famine relief charity.

Clark’s efforts to set a spend-. ;

ing limit were doomed to failure,

however. ‘““When I made the

motion in council, | couldn’t -

even get a seconder,” he. smiled.. “I feel.that I’m leaving ona

-- positive: note,”” Clark said. ‘‘The

economy is going up, diversify- ing.. mee His. ‘community involvement

in the Terrace - Beautification .

Society, of which Clark is a

founding member. He also ex- pressed interest in a broader role in: the Terrace’ Multicultural Association, : and perhaps,’ he

a seat on the city’s Tourism and Economic Advisory ‘Commis- sion. - '

He’s not going. to disappear, but things certainly won’t be the same at council meetings after Novy. 21. .

_Newhawk Gold: Mines. - steps. up drilling

Newhawk . Gold- Mines - an--

nounced recently that its surface.

drilling program on the Sulphurets property north of Stewart will be expanded from a

‘planned 25,000 feet. this year to

35,000 feet.

The decision to increase the drilling program was revealed by Newhawk president Don McLeod after analysis of recent- ly drilled holes indicated wide in- tersections of significant gold and silver content at depths be- tween 500 and 1,000 feet in the property’s West Zone. The addi- tional drilling will consentrate

-- Primarily on that zone.

-Newhawk reports that crews

on site are extending anine by 14 foot decline at a rate of about 20

feet pér day. A third shift is be-

‘ing added to the existing work,

and when the decline is complete the company says it intends to begin a 15,000-foot -under- ground diamond drilling | pro- gram,

The road and barge link to the property nearly finished, McLeod said, and.a. winterized permanent camp will be moved on to the site when the road is

completed:

further information call 635-3178,

Wednesday, November.25 — - The Te vices Society will hold its annual. general meeting at-7:30 p.m. in the ‘ Dasement room of the Terrace Public Library. Everyone Is Invited, and for

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