Municipal Government

View from above of erosion threatening homes on McConnell Crescent in Terrace. (McElhanney/Kitsumkalum Flood Mitigation Plan)

Terrace landslide victims sue city and local developer

Landslide was ‘lying in plain sight’, says lawyer

View from above of erosion threatening homes on McConnell Crescent in Terrace. (McElhanney/Kitsumkalum Flood Mitigation Plan)
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name or initials and a last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.

‘Have a little class folks’: Reasons needed to justify Terrace tax increase

Public deserves to know where city managers are coming from, says letter writer

  • Jan 9, 2023
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name or initials and a last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.
Property owners in B.C. are receiving their assessment notices this week. (Provided illustration)

Assessments climb by five per cent in greater Terrace area

Terrace’s bench area proves popular construction location

Property owners in B.C. are receiving their assessment notices this week. (Provided illustration)
This file photo from 2015 shows a sidewalk plow just purchased by the City of Terrace. (File photo)

City’s two sidewalk plows still sidelined

Parts for both have yet to arrive

This file photo from 2015 shows a sidewalk plow just purchased by the City of Terrace. (File photo)
Equipment breakdowns have hampered City of Terrace sidewalk clearing efforts. (Staff photo)

Equipment breakdowns hamper city sidewalk snow clearing

One plow has broken down four times

Equipment breakdowns have hampered City of Terrace sidewalk clearing efforts. (Staff photo)
BC Transit announced two new HandyDART buses were put into service in the Shuswap on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (Contributed)

Advocates call for better handyDART and taxi service

Residents say needs not being met amid high demand for accessible transport

BC Transit announced two new HandyDART buses were put into service in the Shuswap on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (Contributed)
Terrace Mayor Sean Bujtas (right) gaining entry to the managers’ office at Coachman Apartments. (Submitted photo)

Crisis at Coachman Apartments as water pipes burst amid freezing weather

Emergency support services assisting displaced tenants

Terrace Mayor Sean Bujtas (right) gaining entry to the managers’ office at Coachman Apartments. (Submitted photo)
The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop city hall last year. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Nativity scene letters flood Terrace city hall

Knights of Columbus disappointed issue was not discussed

The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop city hall last year. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
A tent at the old Co-op lot encampment on Greig Ave. displays a makeshift Christmas ornament. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

City ‘backs it up a bit’ on spot for Terrace tent city

No designated camping spot yet in sight for city’s growing homeless population

A tent at the old Co-op lot encampment on Greig Ave. displays a makeshift Christmas ornament. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.

Where do the Christians and believers fit in?

Is the city telling Christians there is no room for them in Terrace? asks letter writer

  • Dec 14, 2022
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.
Nativity scene atop Terrace city hall last holiday season. (File photo/Terrace Standard)

EDITORIAL: Better reasons needed for nativity scene ban

It’s time for mayor and council to live up to the responsibility they were elected for

  • Dec 13, 2022
Nativity scene atop Terrace city hall last holiday season. (File photo/Terrace Standard)
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name or initials and a last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.

Regional district needs pay-per-use waste collection

Letter writer takes on regional district waste collection fees

  • Dec 12, 2022
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name or initials and a last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.
The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

City hall nativity scene debate not over yet

Christmas observance was banned this year by city administrators

The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name or initials and a last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.

Nativity ban: City staff should practice what they preach

Will city staff now work on Christmas? letter writer asks

  • Dec 6, 2022
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name or initials and a last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.
Terrace City Hall. (File photo)

Tax increase of more than eight per cent in the offing for Terrace property owners

Rate has been climbing for the past three years

Terrace City Hall. (File photo)
Owners of Deviant Fibres in downtown Terrace want to sell recreational cannabis at the Lakelse Ave. location. (Provided illustration)

City of Terrace gives go-ahead to fifth cannabis store

Market demand to determine number of outlets, councillors decide

Owners of Deviant Fibres in downtown Terrace want to sell recreational cannabis at the Lakelse Ave. location. (Provided illustration)
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Terrace influence increases on regional district board

Population rise gives the city more votes on the board

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Just one major road and civil works project is on tap for the 2023 and that’s an above ground and below ground rebuilding of Graham Ave. from Eby to Kenney. (Staff photo)

Major civil works project planned for Graham Ave.

Council to consider capital projects proposals for 2023

Just one major road and civil works project is on tap for the 2023 and that’s an above ground and below ground rebuilding of Graham Ave. from Eby to Kenney. (Staff photo)
City of Terrace officials have approved the purchase of protective safety vests for its downtown security officers. (Contributed photo)

Council approves money to beef up downtown security

Officials also hope to increase number of officers

City of Terrace officials have approved the purchase of protective safety vests for its downtown security officers. (Contributed photo)
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name or initials and a last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.

Shame on B.C. for funding Terrace bike shelters

Money could have done much more, says letter writer

  • Nov 21, 2022
To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail michael.willcock@terracestandard.com. Include your first and last name or initials and a last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited.