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Library referendum sought by board

By BILL MARLES
Herald staff writer

Terrace district council will meet with representatives
.Of the library association later today to discuss an
association request to put a $175,000 library. expansion '
proposal up for referendum in the fall, aor
Jian Soutar, library board chairman, said the library
needs 1,728 square feet more space in order to. meet
provincial standards for-a population of Terrace’s size.
According to Soutar, the library has 17 percent fewer
books and 25 percent jess space than it should have.
- An important question during today’s committee
meeting will, be. cost sharin af e $17,000 in capital
, . Contributions will be sought from. private
individuals, -the provincial government, and the -
mite bray has a display pro |
e library hag a | ay problem, Many of its books
have to be kept from the shelves because of a lack of .
ace, Thus, many readers de not see ‘hem. But it’s not —
ne.library’s fault because there is no place to put th
books that are in storage. — P 7m °
-_The library has been having problems because of a
| Fapidly growing circulation. Over the past five years or .
so there's been a doubling in the numbe r of books.

The library has been pressured to expand services to someday be regionalized. When this happens, he feels.
Terrace and the oulying regions, A year agoa bylaw for ~ Terrace is the obvious centre. But if Terrace does
the sharing of net costs of the Terrace Library with nothing to improve Its library, Prince Rupert might get

- Thornhill and Lakelse Lake was defeated at a regional —_the regional centre and offices to serve the area from
district meeting. Terrace’s mayor of that day, Gordon. Ocean .Falls to the Yukon border,
Rowland, knew of the library Space problems arid Soutar syas everyone on council seems to be in favor of
opposed the addition of a possi e 5,000 more patrons to the library expansion in principle. At least nobody has

2 already over-extended building. \ ' com eout against it yet. .

Soutar is basically agreeable to Thornhill and Lakelse .

Lake using the library. However, he feels the library -,Soutar hopes construction will begin after the
_eannot expand its services until extra space is provided. November referendum. He would like to see the
Soutar says the’ library system in this area will. extension completed by June of 1978. ‘ ,

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SEIN ee SHIPMENT OF ALASKAN NATURAL GAS _

ian

he ees

ena MP Iona Campagnolo presented a $7,200
cheque, Monday, to the Kermode Friendship Centre

Society in Terrace and she was determined to meet as .

many of the centre's co-ordinators and participants as
possible. It didn’t take much prodding to arrange these

’ §Skeena
Campagnolo said Monday. |

proposal. .. She

. ¢hildren for a photo with society president Lorelei Smith
and Campagnolo. The children are (standing at front

' CAMPA

By ALLAN KRASNICK
Managing Editor ,

Though Department of-

Economic

Regional
(DREE)

Expansion

incentive can become a real -

spur to growth in the
northwest, no specific
rojects affecting Terrace
ave yet: been forwarded,
~ MP Iona

‘Mrs.
Terrace

mpagnolo said the
Development

Corporation has listed a

‘ nuniber of industrial options
. and money to meet the costs
of providing infrastructure
for value added resources”
is available under the
federal-provincial Regional
Development Incentives
Agreement, “but it is the
private entrepeneur who
s to. take the initiative,”

To date, though specific
projects - have
suggested for Prince Rupert

_ and Stewart, according to

Campagnolo not one has .

emanated from Terrace.

‘During a wide ranging,
_ ane hour.discussion with the
‘Herald, Campagnolo
touched on a number of

_ federal and regional issues

notably national unity an
the Kitimat oil port
a

ormally asked, at first, to

_ seemed

been

'- “While there are §
of questions being asked -

ra

orient the interview towards
local
discussion proceeded on the
national unity question, talk
about national matters
‘to. dominate,
erhaps a fault of the
nterviewer, and-when aide

in to say “‘times up,” many
local concerns had not yet
been discussed.

On -economic
development, the Skeena
MP called on the city and
regional district to develop
specific plans for growth.

“DREE can become a
real incentiye,’’ Mr.
Campagnolo said, “It could
rovide funds for a small
actory, perhaps
furniture making’. or
something that ties -in with

our local resources.

“That could be just ‘the
kind of industry te become'a
really important part of. the
community but it has to be
really. special.”

Campagnolo cited the
East Kootenays as an area
earlier earmarked. - fo

development funds, os,

till a lot

about DREE and: other
programs, the fact is that
é- East Kootenays was
once one of the least
developed areas in the

‘issues but as.

-Peter Jones stuck his head -

for .

Mould, atid Dean Clairmont, At back stand Mary-Lou
Torglason-and Rachel Mould. Mrs. Smith said the funds
will go towards hiring back the centre's administrator

ay

takes place |
. Friday when the Commons —

‘holds. special debate on the
_ issue before the cabinet goes

‘ Dean Kennet

from left) Kevin Mould, Dwayne Clairmont, Yvette —

and providing new programs, Total grant to the centre is

GNOLO’S LAMENT _

province and now they are

‘doing well.”' - :

"fo Campagnolo, minister

united?! she was asked.
“] think we will but I’m
concerned with Bill 101 (the

'

No specific proposals -
| to help Terrace develop

on

Special inquiry says Indian claims, __

social effects need time for study.

. OTTAWA CP - Aspecial inquiry order by the federal

government said Tuesday a northern pipeline can be
' built through the Yukon, but that construction should

be delayed by two years until 1981.

"The call for a delay in the
scheduled. start of work on
the $10-billion project led a

list of conditions the Lysyk -
-be

Commission felt must

met 30 that “undesirable -

social and economic
consequences of the project
can be kept- within accept-
able limits.” =

The report was the last of

built. ©. 25°
The final public debate
hursday. and

behind closed doors,
The inquiry, headed by
Lysyik of the
Universit o

the two-year delay is needed
to settle and implement
native land claims, select a
route thro
Yukon and ‘allow Yukon

- communities to prepare

themselves for the
development a pipeline will

' bring, oo,
. At. a news conference -
following release of the

report, Lysyk turned aside
questions of what the U.S.

“yeaction to the delay might

be... ;

Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd.,
Canadian ‘partner in the
pipeline’ proposal, had
planned Oo start
construction in the summer
of 1979 on a line to carry
Alaskan natural gas to
markets in the United
States. A connecting link to
the Northwest Territories
could be added to move
Canadian gas, if needed, in

of state ‘for fitness and language’ legislation “the 1980s..

amateur sport, one reason
British Columbia has not
received its fair share ‘of
federal grants 1s that. the
province. has’. been
represented ag all rich,
“Why should we, who are
northerners, not receive the

same DREE - assistance as-

Cape Breton? " she asked
rhetorically. “Why?

Because everyone thinks:

B.C, is too rich,

_ “Much of my work is just .
in breaking t
‘That is .what-

down
thinking.
DREE is all about and that
is what national. unity is all
about. —

..“(Phat’s why it’s
important we remain -
united,” - ‘ coos

But will Canada. stay.
~ federal. election,” a

“government of

.c00l it, because the

Weather

Tuesday: . High26

’ Low 14
Sunny Skies.
Wednesday:

High 26

Low 12

Sunny skies about the
same as it was Tuesday.

introduced by. the Quebec
Rene
svesque) and the tactics of
the Levesque cabinet...
sat parently, Levesque,
last week, told certain of his
more hard-line. ministers to
were
elected not on a plattorm of
separation but on a platform
of good government and
they’ve been sucked into the
vortex of language rights
and education,”
‘Accordin ' to
Campagnolo, this pre-
occupation has opigvented
Levesque from fulfilling his
larger mandate. She added
that if Bill 101 becomes law,
the stage will be set fora
constitutional amendment
that may be ‘decided in a

referendum by the rest of
Canada.”

become one of the most .
bitter in Canadian history if
the-. new Conservative |
national unity strategy
develops along lines
suggested during the recent
Commons debate,
Campagnolo said.

During that debate,

(Continued on page 2.)

An election now might -

The recommendation for
adelay is expected to lead to
pressure from parts of the

S. petroleum industry for
President Jimmy Carter ‘to
reject a crossCanada line in
favor Of: a competing
American proposal.

‘El Paso Pipeline Co.
wants to: build a pipeline
across Alaska to the port of
Valdez, where the gas would
be cooled into a liquid for
shipment by tanker to the
lower 48 states. =

Other recommendations
in the. Lysyk report,
following a fourmonth

inquiry, call for:

aBY Ottawa to the native
groups as part of a land
elaims

lementing any
setilement immediately.
Both government and the
natives feel agreement in
rinelple on the claims will
“reached next year.

Payment: by the Foothills
company of a minimum §20
million into a heritage fund
which could be applied to
“in prove various aspects of
the quality of life” in the
Yuken. The payment also
would provide additional

e

ae

. economic ‘consequences of

- British |
Columbia law faculty, says’

h the southern’

settlement,.
; permitting them to begin
‘™

benefits to the North, which
now faces the full negative
impact of a pipeline while
the benefits go to the south.

- Establishment of a single
‘planning and regulator
agency [to ‘Oversee all
aspects of the pipeline and
to make a more detailed
study of its impact on the

- Yukon if the government.

| five: special ingliries decides to go abead.
ordered: by the. ‘Trudeau . Despite its caution, the
ther, the: «commission said: that ‘if its -

* ‘met,

the project can be kept
within acceptable limits.”
The federal cabinet ho
to decide the pipeline
question within a week to 10
ays “after Parliament
completes a special pipeline
debate . vs

e” met
sovial’ and”

the release.

FISHERMEN’S PARK
HAVEN FOR THIEVES

Herald staff writer

Police are advising people not to leave articles
unattended at Fishermen’s Park. _

The warning follows the latest in what has become
almost a rash of thefts from the area.

Yesterday, a 35mm Minolta Camera and a casette
tape player were reported stolen, Total value was put _[-
a ” :

According to a police release, the complainant left
the articles unattended for only a few minutes on the

.. boat ramp. Upon his return, they were gone, “

- : “Police have received a great deal of ’
articles: stolen :from::this" area’ Ue; two" dutboard” [~~
motors) and the public is requested not to leave
valuable or easily-removed articles unattended,” said

Meanwhile, a guest at the Kalum Molel reported
that almost $2,500 worth af fishing equipment was
stolen from his vehicle, overnight Monday,

' There was‘ no indication whether
province visitor had left his automobile unlocked. -

al of reports of *

‘this out-of

TOUGH LAWS FAIL
Marijuana smokers

not criminals-Carter _

WASHINGTON (AP) —
President Carter asked the
United States Congress on
Tuesday to scrap all federal
criminal penalties . for
possessing up to an ounce of
marijuana, but demanded a
crackdown on dope dealers
to ensure ‘‘swift, certain and
severe punishment,”

“We can, and should, con-
tinue to discourage the use
of marijuana,” Carter told
Congress in a message
outlining a broad plan to
curb drug abuse. “But this
can be done without defining
the smoker as a criminal.

Declaring four decades of
stringent U.S. laws against
marijuana a failure because
more than 45 million
Americans have tried the
drug and an estimated 11
million are regular users,
Carter asked Congress to
substitute civil fines for
criminal penalties.

+ The present criminal
penalty for first-offence
session of any marijuana

is a $5,000 fine and up to a.

year in prison. The prison
sentence ig optional.

Peter ensinger,
administrator of the Drug
Enforcement

Administration (DEA), said
Carter’s proposal = is
presidential recognition of
what is really the present
federal practice in pros-
ecution. ‘‘There’s not a
federal prosecutor in the
United States today who
would prosecute a case of
possessing an ounce or less
of marijuana.” .

A DEA spokesman said
federal drug agents do not
actively pursue
investigations for simple
possession of small amounts
of marijuana.

“When we go in thinking
there might be heroin or co-

caine and find small
amounts of marijuana, we
normally refer that to the
state or local authorities,’
the spokesman said. -
Carter's proposal would
substitute a civil fine, much
like a traffic ticket,nfor
existing criminal sanctions,
Congress is considerin
one measure that woul
attach a $100 fine to a
possession violation, said
r. Peter Bourne, the
resident's special assistant

or health issues. He said a‘

second bill before Congress
contains no fine.
Bourne said the admiinis-
tration would not send
Congress a bill of its own,
but irom Carter’s message
it was clear ‘that the

president wants at least
some fine retained as a
penalty. States are free to
adopt whatever marijuana
laws they want,
Carter’s demand for a
crackdown on buyers and
sellers § was aimed
particularly: at large sup-
pliers and smugglers.
‘Going after the opium
poppy (from which heroin is

derived) as close to the -

source as possible is the key

to what we are trying to do,’”* -

Bourne said. ;

“I'm ordering the
attorneygeneral to
concentrate on breaking the
links between organized

‘crime and drug traf-
told

ficking,’’ Carter

reporters.

Youths night out;
they almost froze

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.
(CP) — Ten area youths
were forced to spend a chilly
night’ on ‘shore Sunday
because . they un-
derestimated ‘the distance
involved in drifting down the
Salmon River north of here,
a Provincial Emergency
Program official said

Tuesday.
y totally

The were

unprepared to spend the

night outdoors,” said PEP
co-ordinator Fay Beek,
“They were dressed in
cutoffs, some had shirts
others did not, and at least
one girl only had a bikini,

“Some were close to the
first stage of hypothermia
but otherwise all¥iw

okay,” ses
When daylight came
Monday, the youths

onl
bridge, measured b:
miles, it was considerably .

continued the trip they had
started Sunday, floating In
inner tubes—some singly
and others roped together.
They had planned to drift
down the’ river to a
rendezvous with friends at a

bridge on Highway 97 7 North. ;
rted ou

“While they 5
16 miles from the
y air

farther on the water,”
sald, .
RCMP were notified when
the Fe failed to aan at
e Sunday .
Searebors found two
members of the group
walking out of the area ear:
Monday, having abandon
their rafts, and a plane later
spotted the rest of the group
on the river.
No names were released.

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