PAGE A2, THE HERALD, Wednesday, December 18, 1974 .

of the Kitinial-Stikine Regional
District-took-place in the Board
Room; «4644 = Lazelle. Avenue

' beginning al 9:00 a.m. Saturday

2 December.14; 1974. Chairman
o Ey Clift. was in the chair, - -

"gy delegation of members of

the Nass :. Valley “Communily
~Associalian was .in attendance
to ‘protest "building inspection

School. District- 88 held its
;Board:.Meeting Monday night,
this was the last_ meeting. for
Keith Tucker and Dr. R.E.M.

“Lee..: The Board extended

“thanks to Keith Tucker for. the
“time he dedicated to the Board.

: Tucker. felt. that as he wasn't:

-able (o give all-his time ta the
; Board -he fled he has shert-

-rehanged them bul just being on

Ube Board is the best educatio
.a person can have. :

tthe’.School. Board is well
appreciated for the work he has

done’. on :-the- working com-

imiti¢es Over years. -

Lee said The’ way

“this year there. is’ certainly
: going to be something amiss.”
He. urged": the.’ teacher

member of this Board."
-. Jack Cook, who ran for School
- Board.Trustee. and won. this

Jang with incumbent

The regular monthly: meeting»

‘different’ from other .
-Taunities . claiming: special ‘

- On the | ib - |
Education Scene |
- Nancy Orr, and Dennis Brewer,
. Mr, Brewer- allended, the ~

Dr. R.E-M; Leé as a member,

snegotiations —have been going -

; . Participating
districi, Lhaye been proud to be’

year will be Sworn in on Janury.

"regulations .in, the Nass’ com-

munity where the life-style is
com-

‘concessions should be made in

‘their - particular case, The -;

Board agreed to have a
delegation from the Board meet
with the members of that

communily in the new year.
The same applied to an appeal
made in writing from the,

Conference for New Trustees In.
Vancouver, , -
The new Auditorium: for
School District 88 ‘will be .of-
_ficially opened in mid-January,
and the New Thornhill Senior
“Secondary School will start full-
time instruction for the Thor-
nhill students today, the 18th of
December.
The Caledonia Secondary

Kispiox Valley Farmers In-
‘stitute and other residents in
_ Electoral Area ‘'B".

‘

Kitwanga Road ,

This road receives a com-
paritively high level of main-
-tenanee because of the heavy

use by logging trucks etc.

There is no gravel source inthe .
Jarea_ suitable ‘for crushing and
repairs are made using pil run

School has been: asked to par-- 5

ticipate in the T.¥. program
“Reach for the Top.”” | On
January 28th they will fly to
Vancouver, and on the 29th
they're scheduled for. taping
session and if they're successful
in winning wilt have another
taping session. on the Jist. .
Students -who are going from
Caledonia wiil have expenses
paid by the T.V. Program,
are Robert
Johnson, Daye Thompson,
Heidi Brouwer, Gwynne Mc-,
Cullough and Spare Karen
McVey, The School Board is in
full support of - this and will
provide up to 150.00 for spare
expenses. a

In March 1974, the B.C. Association

material. _

The road is basiclaly a low
standard grade, huilt..of local
materials and strengthened
with gravel; travel conditions
vary widely according to
weather. : os

"Because the road will ac-

comodate anly a very small .
amount of traffic after the
bridge at Kitwanga comes inte
service, this Department is not,

of Non-Status

Indians.felt that Mr. Frank Hatcher should be given
recognition for his interest in Indians and what they
were doing, through the Outreach Program.

When he was made Head Chief of the Special .
Programs Division, they (of the Outreach Program)
thought the occasion was fitting to honour him with an
Indian name, which is. ‘‘Gikume” which’ means

“Chief” in the Kwakiutal Language. .
Vi Gellenbeck of the Northern Region Outreach

Detachment

The. main purpose of increased patrols and police activity daring ,

death ‘and ‘injury on our highways. ; : a
“a: This’ years drastic increase in molor vehicle acelden|s are
shawn on - aitached statistics sheet. . - bons poe
MAIN’ CAUSE, OF ACCIDENTS: :

{Speed (Too fast for conditions). —
2, Fail to yield: the right of way.” ©:

this time. is 10 reduce motor vehicle accidents and, thus prevent.

says he is a-very humanitarian person and the native
people have a great respect for the man and really
‘appreciate what he’s doing. : .

“Mr. Hatcher was presented with a pair of moc-
casins at the Northern ‘Native’ Development Council -
meeting on Saturday by Neil Sterrit, former Chair-
man.of the Council... 4 mo

‘s

Thornhill Junior

they

‘oe

-Following loo closely."
8. Impaired Driving. "
ALCOHOL: AND ACCIDENTS:

drinking drivers, -*.

BLOOD, ALCOHOL LEVEL
.06 ‘percent * a

SOBER DRIVERS :
ames oe
7Almes: 7
35"limes -

hazard on ‘our highways:
bi Probabiy 2000-3000

TRAFFIC CHECKPOINTS: |

A Spec
Dec

“gl | Drivers’: Licence,
convenience: for -everyane .

aD) Drinking Drivers. -

3. Dangerous or careless driving. ~

THUS: Drinking drivers cause the more s¢
2: Tnereased chances of causing anaccident with drinking: .. -.

1 Holiday, Season checkpoints an
“forcement activity commenced during Safe Driving Week and will
Jocbe carried out until and Jan, 74, ©

Drivers’

1.-Approximately 20 pereent ofall necidents involve’ drinking '
drivers. However, more (hen 50 percent of Falal Acc

idents involve

Hl

CHANCES OF ‘HAVING -AN ACCIDENT AS COMPARED TO

a). This clearly shows that the drinking driver {s an extreme

lives could he saved In Catiada every year
all drinking drivers could be removed from our highways.

special squad will conduct moving checkpoints commencing 13
0; 74:0 pe 7

9:.The purpose of checkpoints and increased patrols: -To deter
e drinking driver from using the streels and highways during the .
oliday.season, Lhereby making travel safer for.everyane. -

3; What Police look for in Traffic Checkpoinis: 7° = ;
F Certificales and- Vehicle

: Registration will have lo be produced by drivers - Il will save much
enc if drivers ensure lhat these are
“available before being stopped.

d incréased patrols and en- °

Secondary opens - _

: Phornhill Junicr Secondary
School opens its doors following
myriad construction problems
. which have delayed (the event

since September.
comes as a relief ta Caledonia
Secondary School staff and
students, who have. been

- teaching and learning ona shift

system. |

On Monday of this week the
teachers and stalf of the new

Independents must
continue research _

- added thal ‘we strongly believe:
there is au.importanl role for
and independent agency in such °
research areas as education -

“his essential that the
Education Department's new
Research and Development
Division does not. displace the
independent research functions

such bodies as the Educational

Research Institute of B.C," |

B.C. School Trustees

Mrs. . Madson’ “reacted

: Artec Tomato |
* Agtes Indiin farmers were
eullivating irrigated feldy full of

‘The news .

currently being performed by :

Association: President Eileen,
Madson said today. (Tuesday),.

‘favorably to the Education. -
Minister's announcement of the. :
newly-formed division, . but

school moved their files, etc.,
inte the school... Tuesday, a non-
instructional.day: was held. for
teachers. and students, 50 they
could aquaint themselves with
theschool, And today the schaol
officially. opetis and starts: full-
lime instruction under the new
schoal's °: Principal, Skip

Bergsma, and slaff, +.

Watch for further’ details on
the new sehool in-next weeks
paper. . tes

policy and evaluation and in the.

schoo! district programs.’”* ”
_ The. Minister -

Education is interested-in gn-
suring! continued “funding for
ERIBC, particularly as" an
evaluation service for the B.C,
‘education system,and a8... an

information “exchange. van.
- educalion research. projects :.
throughout . the’

underway.
province. :
-Mrs.. Madson added, regar-
ding the program of the new

assessment ‘of provincial. and:

; recently ©
reassured the BCSTA, said Mrs.,
- Madson, that the Department of

pension and

"\Gharge under Sec. 238 Criminal Code for “Driving- while under
: ", Maximum Penally: Fine $300.00 and or 6 months

00 and-or 3 manihs.
Maximum 3

"months imprisonment: =. boas .
ao. ard Offence: Minimum 1 months - Maximum 1 year,
4, Driving.with more. than .08 percent blaed alcohol (Sec, 236
CC arn ote . .
-£ > Maximiim) Penally: » Fine: $1,000.00 and-or @ months im-
J prisonment, - - ae ; ; an
“pLengihy.suspension of driver's licence may be imposed in ail
driving difences under the ‘Criminal Code, in. addilion to other,
malty. es
4, Refuse to provide Breath Sample: (Sec. 235 (2) C0.)
:.:ay'The driver of a motor vehicle must comply wilh a demand by
a peace officer.to pravide a sample of his breath, and accompany
the peace officer to the neartest place where such a sample can be
_» laken (police office’, , _
_ by: Persons refusing to comply with the demand are Hable lo be
- charged with Impaired Driving (Sec, 234 C.C.), thus could face twa
oy charges. Bas a : 7
Maximum Penalty’ for-refusing Lo provide a breath sample:
fine. and-or .6 months imprisonment, plus suspension of

i ‘Icerice at discretion-of Court,
Syn Toll) -
=~ 2 ~4 f H
» ro

ee 7 mae Shia 4
: c= : a el ace
I that. sarms were caused by

+ gcandiiavisins orice helloved . 1
> othe welgling of. the, ginal 'seq-xerpent dormunyindr,

ete teeta eee we see

Fae ahaha atte e!

= persons who drive before expiry of the 24 hour periodare fiable toa’

tomatoes when Cortex visiteds division, that “It is Interesting

Mexico in 1519, ‘The Spantards
prommly brought seeds and veel.
pos hack to Eerape.

sludied are those identified. in
her Mareh 20 White Paper.”.

to nole thal the areas to be-

phos merhins see en Ce ie dae

planning any significant
upgrading program. Main-
tenance levels will be adjusted -
to suil'the amount of use the’
road gets. -

We will continue to malntain
“the road regularly, but [doubt
whether major expenditure
could be justified al this time.

Yours truly, *. :
F.L.R. Martin : ae
District, Highways Manager’ . .

In cout't Jast week there, were

- five charges of people driving

with a blood alcohol. content_o
over .03. These were: 20...
“Murray Kuemper, nineteen,
Gerald Babichishin, twenty-
two, William Robinson, sixty-
four, Vernon Keith, fifty-four. :
Eugene Wilson, twenty-five.
Each recieved a ‘choice. of-
three trindred dollar. ‘fin
fifteen days in jail fu 2 |,
Gilbert Medeiros. paid a one
hundred and fiity dollar fine on
a theft charge:: Maria. Medeiros
paid the same.fine or) another
charge of theft. «Maria Olivera;
charged with ‘thell, paid’a”one-,
hundred and fifty dollar fine.
Mary Larssen,. alsa charged
with theft, paid one hundred and ~
fifty dollars. aa
Carl Witte, twenty-seven,
paid a twa hundred dollar fine -
on an impaired driving charge
and another twe hundred
dollays for a hit and run charge.
Jerry Barlow, -fourty-seven, |
was also charged with impaired
driving and paid a three ‘hun-
dred dollar Fine: .
- William Roy, twenty-seven, .
paid one hundred’ and fifty
dollars for driving while under
suspension, Daryll Redman,
twenty-one, was charged: with
driving. wilhout a’ drivers
licence and paid.a ten dollar
fine, He also paid two hundred
and fifty dollars for driving

without Insurance.

Accident

Report = f

ther were ale
: aah treok, BU Ma
Ford owned by

driving a’ 1974

"Kim Bergen, was backing aut of
a driveway in the 4700 block on °
“Walsh when he was struck by a . §

1970 Ford driven by . Brian
Rosche, Marsh's vehicle
sustained three hundred dollars
of damage and (he other car had
one hundred dollars of damage,

. Marsh.was charged as having
no. drivers licence and backing
up while it was.unsafe to do so.
Michael Allen Thompson,

driving a (1974 GMC..ono ton °

Iruck owned by Harry Thomp-.
_son, suffered six hundred
dollars of damage to his vehicle
when he was in collision with a

1974 Datsun driven by Torgerier °

Novik.*- » Thompson * was
_ ‘proceeding easl-on. Highway 16
_ and attempted lo make a_ left

turn onto’ Kofoed Rd; Al the

game time” Novik was. al-
‘templing {o negoliate a- right
turn from -Kofoed. Rd. . onto
Highway 14. Novik’s vehicle
swung wide and strutk
Thompsons. vehicle on the left
side, Novik ‘was. charged with
- passing on the right...”

‘Andrew J. | MeWhinnie,
driving a 1970 Datsun owned by
Margaret “McWhinnie, was
involved: in a single vehicle
accident when ‘he ; failed to.
negotiate a right turn onto the
old LakelseLake’ -Rd. from

“woodland ‘Heights: Trailer“.

Court, : “There have been no
charges laid and the case 1s Blill
under investigation. ——
_—

Holation
In the |Northern | Hemisphere
the rotation of thy carth is coun.

the hands ef the clack hetew the
erquatoy.

_ Service for this area,

News ©

: ’
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| the region

s
The Board received and filed
_a leller from E.D, Blix of
Kitimat -who is proposing a
“Regional Wilderness Ranger
This
“writer will be advised of the
first meeting of the Board in the
new year and will then be in a
position to attend for a personal
presentation. :

The Terrace Jayeecs were
piven permission to add a block

ta. the Regional ,District’s .

Court a : | 2

postage meter on which will be
inseribed “Home of the Pacific
Northwest Trades Fair'’, There
- 4g--no: cost: ‘to the’ Regional
Distriel. =) ss ees
An ilem “in the Accounts
Payable asking the- Board to
approve the payment of $70.88

for a new suitcase caused some -
’ stir during the meeting ending

with Mr. Pousette agreeing to
pay for the item himself. The
suitcase had- heen: purchased
from Ev'’s: Mens-Wear in
Terrace. Mr.’ Pousetle said that
travelling forthe: Regional
LDistricl has‘ already cost him
three suitcases ‘including a.
genuine cowhide- one given to
chim by his wife...The Board
reluctant to create ‘a precedent

’ which could eventually lead lo_

purchasing. trousers elc.,: worn
oul. in the Regional Districts

. Service. The Board passed 2
resolution precluding items of a-

personal nature from being paid
by the Board, —

Details of the 1975 student _

employment programs will he’
sent -to-. . participating
municipalities ~ since the

- Regional District Board is now

responsible to collect ap-.
plications and claims for for-
warding ta the B.C, Department
of Labour. ~.. °- my

“Director -George’ Thom,
representing the District’ of

' Kitimat said that a reply (abled
jn the House of Commons by the
Honourable Don Jamieson was
most significant and that all

_eoncerned should continue to

_ work for expansion in this area.
He said Mr, Jamieson's

- statement can be interpreted In

meaning that we should see

action very shortly.

‘Mr, Jamieson replying to-a.,

question from Prince. George -

_ Peace River M.P. Frank Oberle:

saidi--

‘cannot answer that question in

‘the terms used by the Hon,
“member. .I can say, however,
(hat subsequent to his question 1
made‘some inquiries and the

Northwestern. Development
“. Hostland to some ve

'-Brilish

Agreement. ‘for
ahedd

Columbia -is‘ moving

quite-salisfactorily. 1 got. the:

., impression. that. it’ will be

possible. for, us lo reach:

agreement on specific projects
in the relatively near future, “1

‘would: repeat whal. I “said.

_, earlier; we are prépared Lo go
aheadas ‘fast as ‘possible and
~ are ready © to “discuss these
‘matters with.the govenrment of
“British Columbia: al any time:

4 “The: Minister. of :-NMunicipal

- Affairs, James «Lorimer,. has .

indicated ina letter tothe Board

“enumeration forms for (he
district was born by the -lax-

' payers Of the District, and that.

it is possible that his Depart-

towards this cost. The Minister

has indicated that his staff will’:

be studying this ona provincial

~ basis over the next few weeks. °

Mr. RH. Ahrens, Director,
Department of Recreation and
Conservation, Parks Branch
has acknowledged with (hanks
receip! of a copy ‘of the
Historical Inventory of the
Kitimat-Stikine Regional

| distr

Hon. Donald C.. Jamieson’
. (Minister of Regional Economic
Expansion): No, Mr. Speaker, 1.

project.
_!vertised as being “5 mill when it
‘should have. been -2.5--mill.
_ Another referendum’ will take
“place on February 8 ‘lo-decide
the. issue. . - ce :

that the cost of printing the.

ment may make a contribution.

prepared by students during the
summer months. 6

A recommendation from the
Technical Planning Committee
that the Board be advised that
it has not ‘objection;to the
railway being. located: on :the
west side of Lava Lake because
of the evidence submitted by —

CNR, Project Manager Lloyd

Hostland and Mr. Morgan. of
“MEAT... In fact the: T.P.C.
recommended that.: the... west
side of the. lake. is. the :most
salisfactory .. alternative

.

‘ Jocalian- for tha: proposed

railway. Regional District
Planner Ray Parfitt shad -in-
sisted that he, ag “District
Planner; . considered that the
railroad should go on the: east
side... This prompted, Lloyd
lical

remarks at the lime

“The referendum held in

“connection. with ‘the :Hazelton
“Jee Arena’ has beel ‘dectared

null and~ void -because- of an

~ arror’-made. in’ advising the

of the, cost-of the

taxpayers
The cast.'was’ ad-

Dave Lane will be hired 10
check’ out ‘the change’ in |
assessment inStewart following -

thé partial: close-dows’ of -the

mine in that community.

. Deter Wagner -and ‘6 selle
Mortimer have been added ‘to -
the Lakelse Lake, Advisory’
Committee. 0

~ Another emplayee has’ been

added to the Regional District
-payrall ona part time basis. He

is Bob Marcellin who was a
summer student for the Board.
Director George Thom, voted
nay and asked that bls vote be
so recorded. ae

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