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4 Clreviatlon- 635-4357 Sterling Publishers | gin, 6 ge MogleeulkleyMiver , Not only has the damming an: aberration. tliat gave ~*-who do’ the studies "on te everyttitarnate “ways; of a

el "TL Open letter to. Norman system is the host to the of the Nechako River. excessive . powers and vifonmental imfere too, generating electtical, power,

PUBLISHER.Calvin McCarthy “P Sitison, president of the Jargest population of chinook created - major _ ef concessions tothe Aluminum :, people‘ who live Herunters and even hydro . power

EDITOR: Greg Middleton = ‘sssoclation’-of Professional galmon in.the Skeena River vironmental damage, 60 has Co, of Canada... The Oh Some,of them em Tho not through the use of turbines, -
oe anes .-[- Engineers of B.C. . “drainage and: ‘rates. either the’ smelter complex -in — vironmental: damage-tovttie and ‘sportsmen wl ment which do. not. require.

___, CIRCULATION. TERRACE - 635-6357 | ae Mr. Jobnson: one. or €wo: as the top Kitimat, Fluoride emissions Nechako‘River, Ootsa Lake ~ want. the... environmen” rammoth dams, diversions.

a Published every weekday at' 3212 Kalum ‘Sireat, | © you were quoted’ in the steelhead river ui British and reservoirs, - Where in the

from the smelter are @ spread ‘and Tweedsmulr Park was deste ere. the opinion that ie
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postage guaranteed. Sent eee - He overly concerned with the ‘Imighable, if it was not so substantial risk to the health have been made that would.” vel be aoihe sat 6 concerns hours of darkness, when
a ———=—= {© environmental impact of the® serious. for you to say that’ of people ‘ahd wildlife. As have: lessened. the. ens : well have the sam Onthe . thereisa huge eurplus?, Why °
NOTICE OFCOPYRIGHT::° . ---'  Kemano Completion Project they are “minot'rivers"’. ‘In “welt, another by-product of vironmental: damage ’ - that am expressing. € lee SE
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any advertisement produced and-or any ediforiai or our. a I. ie dioxide, which re acceptable. 2! i the 9
srotograghle content published in:.-the “Herald, I find your statement damage, I .cannot- believe sulphur. ' more accept §
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. facts, For a man- onesty, believe that by problem in the region. ‘To yironmentally ‘degrading to the entire engines ~ geverely.: burt
Ayo ere and positlon (eine reiea ‘patural rany of us, another smelter industry is not necessaty for" fraternity... ‘* If lates near our second largest
_-/ .. to’ show so Hittle -un-' pow of the Nechako River is an, unacceptable health: the development of British - engineering aren Need induatry. which: 48. 50
- ” derstanding of the.ooncerns from 2200cfé prior to‘Alcan’s' ‘risk that we do not want, Columbia. | It is inevitable really cares as ald not dependent upon recreational
. > of citizens in the northwebt{8’ Kemanol tolesathan 100 cts, You talk about trade-offs . that ‘the Kitimat-Terrace are saying, you wo ee ened ts

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; ae - an insult. paneer will not :be’major of. aluminum’. smelting, area and Kamloops would defend an environmen shitig, | and... cause:
B C U nN ha “you are quoted as saying asruption to fisheriedl the ‘electricity for resale, have grown into productive disaster such as Kein irae nedented “damage. {0° -
ad ° ' that the flooding of a few same must be sald for the weighted against . en communitiessimply because While there are engines ing Beleuiture; “foresity;,
, - gqure miles and dropping of Morice and Nanika rivers .- vironmental . damage. of the resources and-op- marvels wildlife, Indian food {ishing,:

ater level of a minor "“swill close :. ap-~ Emough :has already been portunities available, While numerous to mention, your tional fishing-tor
with Alaska (MO NSe Bec. is trivial proximately cnedhird and’, traded off “— fourism,, yaa’ and 1 could "be “profesalon i net and'vever ° recreational fishing for

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compared to the damage nine-tenths of,.. their commercial fishing, somewhere else’ today if: will come Up irs ives of Ot that can be cupictat ite
caused by the mudflows and respective flows, By ‘agriculture, Indian food - more pasponsible thot will replace ‘water ina places throughout the world,
a ashfall from Mt, St. Helens.’ yemoving that much‘ water, fishinig, and recreation sport ‘development had taken to 95 percento! Se what coud wt Oe
¢ . There is no doubt that the: rearing areas will be lost, ‘fishing.bave all been place in the past, future river, and that 8 Weechako Surely, in thia. so-called
O-a Ca - an - ‘Mt. St, Helengeroption was. spawning areas will be negatively: affected - by generations would havabeen happen to’ the enlightened time, there Is
= , Te major environmental: altered or lost, .pulp and Kemanol. Thetradeoff hae the benefactor®. PNRM sounson, 1 challenge opportunity for
| sdne crap vipin*saa’ Mantras "Eeeg™ok poe ton GARY Seen ie sain th Sing Ge Een ae
i he cabigplus,’said fires. that. burned up’ Fraser River systems will ; . : - Fesour’ where Bt
spate eae Suga Mane aw Hone eamertini abo ating ot. Aurich rye * Sort Datei ome oneal ocean
British Columbia and the president and chief econo-’ in northern 0 over. the. readily, and drought ver callous disregard for other tradicts your reference to’ -hydro-etectric” develo ent Columba needed; col:
federal opposition parties mist for the ‘Toronto past three months, Un’ ditions creating low. water callous disregare Seal toa minor ‘of our. important _ fishery desperately. needen; 04
fortunately, man has no flows and warm water. Values and interests, . . ‘“‘trivial damage to. . servation, prudence an
con tS an peta said, the increased control: over such natural temperatures during peak Mr. Johnson, again you iver.” Where you obtained rivers in this Prova hudbanding the resources 0f
oe neiple T y of con- spending, estimated to be | calamit - — salmon migrations could: are quotedas saying, “Dams your information on the. sad tale. Z eA adits 6 now
eT ae ave pele Your Wowie ofa nng of eae ft) oh ers, owl Sve et ecg anon ah, ch reat revbe, i
Canadian portions. of. the’ a small effect this’ year, © mo akrecting | d some of us would not,be created by the Mt. St.Helens , steelhead fishery which are’. needed,. I am not suggestin
_ Alnska Highway. pipeline. when Canada’s real gross . and Moriceriver systems'is _ spawning, That does not mn MOG ad heen cretion ig mysilfying, 1” only a shadow of their past we sit on our resources of
Petroleum industry ational product is expected : totally lacking, or you include flooded timber, lost. here i pol the wold TE fisheries” t runs ave all (do real. “development, rather
. fish and wildlife wildlife habitat, lowered overly conscious. with would doubt if fisheries © grea . pon
spokesmen said jobs,’ to.fall by close.to one per Simpy Meter em Wine: v "e vironment in past years." ement people in Almostunlimited funding for that-.we merge new 6h
- healthier national economy ¢ent. - " “ag non-entities. ~ The’ water tables, ete. - environment In Bit yet naan Sti chad fish hatcheried, fish ladders, terprises: with the natural «
; tf. .- But‘in'1961; real’ " Nechako River happens to be ° cots 7". That is an absolute fact, Washington State have search and evety 0 att aaa
ef Eggi anim ce 4 etied igen caer Te, yan, eM Ma Etta enon eer «ent. en
decifion, which -means two per cent “and this would: the Fraser hiver Sys id. ye abl to mills such as the one in fishery of the Toutle ‘tiver -Jdea has been used with oaly. if. people show more concern:
Canadian gas will likely be bring it well over two per “is the parent stream to the could cause irreparable pulpm ne Oe ery af ; 1 eed success. Are ‘yo for long-term: 6 ai¢- and’.
| 5 wil 5 it wee ; a ; diginous and Kamiloops,: which’ should although. I would, not be 4 a ee erm. Aceeigan her
Gapped toULS. markets by cent," Peters said, Stuart Lake sockeye run, damage to indiglnous and Kaveibopl, Whe con surprised if some fish did trying to tell the people of - resource, stabiliy) Tether
early nextyearinadvance of ‘ Steel company executives which agers “i the major ana sularly if s aevere dy structed Pulr; effluent from indeed survive that’ in- British Columbia: that the- than short term boom dimes
completion of the entire were more enthusiastic, sockeye populations in BE ave ‘take hold in | that mill: combined -with gredible holocaust, simaply’ engineers in’ thia’ provines: that have. and, will continue
Tnuibillion: dollar project. Peter Gorden’ chairman and “As well, this river provides ‘period were to take lola ih; Em’ Ht ‘from’ thé « feeause the odds rule ot @ magi¢: potion or” to raise:the ivp.of more and’
mn: doll ree : for the domestic: sewage from: the - because the odds ruleoutthe have some mask. - @ sho refi
In Calgary, lan Smyth, chief ekegutive officer of passage for the Nadina the _ northwest F is slowl if life © abilitytodo things that could) mora -peqpleanthe. refuse to
‘ve director of th "said the approval ; River sockeye'run and isthe remainder of the.summer. city of Kamloops is slowly. total. wipeout of any 700. i i
exec tre etroleum aeonetltuies a muchneeded ‘natal stream for; an im- | Kemano Completion could " killing one, of the great | system subjected to this kind ~ inate. one on. the Columbia j aed British) Columbia rape

a . : nl . oo ° - yan = 2 . at ete vee r d plundered. - *

dian. portant chinook fishery, spell the end of -a large: fishery, rivers in’ North of natural ity. River? ,, and | aa

seen ath the Orel of boost te othwith respect b “Indiginous ‘sturgeon, dolly percentage of the fish stocks” America, the Thompson Mr. Johnsen, you conclude — _foursell and ative yl. sun’

natural gas exports through maintaining existing jobs ‘ varden char, whitefish ont" mattis ae a iva MNS well, Mr. Johnson, the that oem lett tor mt se Should. be’ lebbying the Co-Ordinater-for- the

' ; ‘naw ones.” - very. substantial rainbow system, hardly: (rivi ro ir. son, and. left tor al noua 4 nee oy alltices
the cae staxt Br south. a oon saidhe hoped “this trout population. damage. nes OSs ogiginal Remiano T project 18, children and that engineers . _Boverniment of B.C. to do Skeena Protection Coalltiog:

central Alberta, brancheast is the first step in the

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and west into Saskatchewan realization by ‘governments — oo, ; ee , ee —e— noe meson ow Do
and B.C. and isto the'U.S. that energy-related projects, _ a Se ~ eo a 7 Boots :
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| Smyth said the increased agricultural implements and . FF. vo. Ge : . : ~ mon . “YOR TTTON nee
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cash flow to the petroleum _housing.'s, ae _ .
industry will fiiance more eq Phiilifs).chairman of plan-to increase MPs' — These MPs said Liberals Sf
exploration and develop- . westcoast- Transmission Co. pensions on the eve of the told them the details were a,
ment.and create ‘‘a lot of ‘red: of Vancouver, an equal “Commons summer ‘recess not spelled out in the petition |: ce
Jobs for Canadians in alot of “partner “with Alberta Gas has been scuttled by some: because they did net want

p cep,’ : : " .

_ - But, federal opposition - Calgary sand the. Canadian improvement ‘in their With support from. the
members said-the govern- sponsor, of the. pipeline, ‘benefits should be reviewed opposition parties, the
ment_was hypocritical ©} FoothillsPipeL ines (Yukon) .. by an ingeperident. body,
aili et any “Lid, Baid the eabinet's "7k ae a |
compaitent that the nor- serovel "isa great decision - The plan,’ proposed. by the: Commons would give it
thern section’ will be bullt. - for the economic benefit of Commons members bervice, speedy passage before ade

In B.C. Dave. Barrett,’ ‘aj of Caan’! oe mmittee, would increas . jolwning for the : sufnmer

said the eis a geet 1:7, Brie : I. said. 7 .
sristake which leaves B.C. eject ah ite daa Feasts lower to 15 from 2 the years Gerard Duguet, Liberal
possibly threatened by. Fatiing pine in’ the ground of service an MP must have _MP for Que ee East and

Alberta's access to markets within afew days. to draw maximum bene . vice-chairman of the all

“sigh tty shoud be NPT cig Un Ferenc SR, py

Ours... ee ob Pearson, Yukon government sion of about $20,000 a year jf contained. no details

B.C. Energy Minister Bob . leader, siid he is confident “Instead of $13,000a yearifan because it was only to

Me Clelland said the province “the decision signals the ‘MP retired after 15 years’ commission a study.. .

will have. to redouble ifs beginning of construction of Service, There is no age — MPs now can collect more

effort to keep its U.S. natural . the whole pipeline. ;
gas customers. so pipelin requirement and a young than $400 a month for life if

mic said ‘thé decision wilt MP with enough service they retire or are defeated _
harvers said the ‘move Lksty siamulnte the area's. con eat hep after six years in office. At
ive badly-needed aid slumping bousing market. “T - 7 age 5: is in-
in Catade’s economy, but would sess probably that Several opposition MPs, creased to keep pace wit
would not be a panacea~for we're going to se2 the price who ‘asked not to be iden- .rises in the cast o| ving. .
all the country's ills. off “houalng* here go up tified, sald in interviews the = Longer service brings
“T think it is important to “tomorrowsi committee tried un- larger pensions. After Me
realize that this in itself-is -. In Anchotage, public and successfully to get a years’ service a retired MP
not going to pull Canada out -private officials praised the - majority of members of ail can get 75 per cen 0
of recession, but it will move. f° 0". parties to sign a - petition average annua ary.

_ which were open to his kind during the Thirtles. .

oo ) He hacked tles, cut cedar and pine poles, fence ,
AT R IL L sts, cordwood, farmed, clerked and cared for; .

: Iestock: During his: short. leisure hours,’ he,

ous ‘read, hiked, hunted, skied and partied. Belng an.

Set

fo eligible bachelor, he eagerly attended box’
TH | N KS socials, hootenannies, square. dances and pic-'
: nics. Agood mixer, he was always welcome and

a -| conducted himself in a gentlemanly way. Yes!

by ‘Sven was liked by all who knew him. I
. ; , ’ Sven saved his money during his many years |
Thomas Atrill | In Sweden, always hoping toreturn to Canada to :

J areunion with old friends. This he.and‘his wife |
were able to do this year, and an enjoyable trip.

| wish | could have seen and talked with Sven t WAS:

when he returned to our valley after. an absence

of40 years.
~~ Tremember him, He visited our place during.
the Hungry Thirties, while workin: for John, the
Potato King, who lived nearby. | emember the
carefully bullt log cabin with Its perfect dove- |

talled corners and fine homemade furniture. {
also ‘remember the clean cut young man who
went on the occasional tear, fo return to his
homestead determined to renounce booze

‘4oraver. | remember the long trips he made on

his well olled and maintained CCM, with the

fashinable double bars and underslung han-

diebars.
“For speed,” he explained. .
Sven was one of those Scandanavian pioneers
who contributed much to the development of this
valley. He worked In ail the usual occupations

| will now tell you why L.think Sven left!

‘Canada those 40 years ago. This isthe story as | -
‘heard It: ”

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“John, the Potato King, had a beavtiful'three |
year old gelding. It was Intelligent, obedient, : -
althy and & good all around horse. He neade :

dmoney and was offered a good price If he could |

deliver the animal to the buyer who Ilved in a}
town 20 miles'away. John asked Sven to do this;
chore for him, for the ride and for friendship’s |
sake. Sven took the horse and delivered it, and; .
was never seen again. |t seems he needed a’
drink or two, real bad and, not having. any”

money, used th horse money for liquor.”

1 hope the story: isn’t true and that. Sven and!
John parted friends. -

if | had seen Sven,.1 would have asked him, 7