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ment of northeastern

Perrault Thursday at a
news conference rejected

published reports of an

“alleged. breakdown" in the
talks..He told reporters. the
two governments had “some

. loose ends.to tie up” on the
cost-sharing deal to.upgrade
_ rail and port. facilities in

_ouder to make the province a

.” eoritender for a multimillion- -

dollar coal contract | with
dapat, =

The’ senator.’ said
_ agreement.in principle had

’ been, reached . earlier ° this

‘week’ .when federal and

> provinelal ministera ‘met to -

discuss a number of issues,
including coal development,
Followup’. talks between
‘Prime Minister Pierre

-Nrudeau.and Premier Bil
_| Bennett _

conclusively.

A: Vancouver newspaper.

ted the B.C, govern-
ment. was “‘enraged’’ to
earn agreement on sharing

coats of the estimated $675- -

‘million infrastructure. to
allow ‘development (of . the
coalfields would be tied to
clearing, up dispute . over
ownership of the Roberts
Bank coal port and signing

- gn agteement to allow the
Alaska Highway pipeline to

pass thi _the province.
. Perrault said the ‘federal
overnment made it clear

g taiks that the B.C.
position. on, taxation of. the
proposed pipeline would
have tobe cleared up quickly
and provincial ministers

» pared.) "2

“. Poison

found —

. floating |

.PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.
(UPC)“~— Canadian Coast
Guard officials have issued a
warning to mariners to be on
the lookout for barrels

* Jabeled K-CIDE 320 after one
barrel waa found Tuesday at
the entrance of Prince

_ Rupert harbor.

. A coast guard spokesman
Thursday speculated that
. the contents of the barrel,
which he said were highly
toxic. and volatile, was
‘ trom an American

‘Mon. threugh Sat;

opment
“B.C, coal rederves fell’ apart —
during {ederal-provincial
_ meetings this week.

By GALL DOTINGA: . -
Herald Staff Writer”
- Most of us take'our speech
and hearing for'granted.
' Tn-an attempt to make us
more aware ‘of | these
primary senses ‘and some of
thelr disérders, May has.

tanker enroute from the

‘Alaska oilfields to the lower, +,

United States. : “Children.
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dedicated to women’s rights’
and-peace.
‘Through , the- years the.
“original meaning’ hag been
changed: to encompass
general’: celebration’: of ..
mothers. = We all honor ‘our. -
nothers on this special day
and’ who doean’t stop: and’.

think ‘about. just how, much

she has done for her family’:

“mo

Audiologist Mike Stinnett works with hearing

wut

“typical” mother ds un

 selfisi,: : untiring | and
dedicated to the happiness of" -an
*her family. This may sound
old fashiongd but .every: -

mother. quietly gives all he
energy and timé to this end”
‘and her love will hever go out”:
of style. It-will be. remem~,
bered all- our. lives and”
always appreciated 7
Seen Sas ear o
‘The beat mother passes‘on
her: Yoving ;ciiaracter:- and:

ao

generosity’‘to her children -

Age

‘An independent - career’:
woman can be just as good a
mother “as a woman who
spends’ most of her ‘time. at
home with her children. The -
- main ‘requirement for a.
‘loving family ts not-the Ume.--
-spent..togethar. but * the
‘amount. love that’ is- given.
‘A: imother’ leads her’
_ family’s:. lifeatyle and--
* character by her own. per-
. sonality, Some families are.
* moré, demonstrative: than
“others, some fight more and
‘some laugh more but no one.

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motherd and how much they: .
have done for us?) When we
- need money? When there’s a
‘pile of dirty laundry? . A
special dinner that you.can't
‘quite .-make. -yourself?.. .

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is special to"our mothers, {t..” amare

Special hélps here
‘Being a-mother is more than ajfull time job, and some.”
mothers'can use a rest, ‘counsell at.
_ times: -.- " aa a, : morta :
Some of the groups thatanswerthisneedare: ss:
~ “Mothers time off, is a service for women of all ages. , It-ia >
run-in Saint Matthews Church and helps mainly young ="
_. mothers with two or three children’ who are frustrated at
shome: ‘A: babysitting service is provided while women are
-. taught budgeting, home skills, diet, baby care and other

. . he Womens Center -holds ‘day.and evening
- programs for women. : During the day it-is a'drop-in center:
and in the evening a coffee house or it may present

- deal with issues of coveern to women. ‘They can he reached

ab 695-5145. - 0 - :,

| Theemergericy homemaker service helps out families who

_need-help in maintaining their home during an emergency.
. The Kermode Friendship center is geared to help families.
They hold -workshops and run programs.

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films and.

| Food Mart

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6:30am-1bpm .;:”
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been designated . “Better
Speech and Hearing Month.”
Approximately 10 per cent

-of the. population suffers
from problems of hearing .
loss or speech disorders. For.
those who do it. is very.
frustrating, not.being able to

loss problems and works with patients in a
- sound booth. Anyone can suffer from hearing
roblems but Stinnett works mainly with young

Photo by Greg Middleton

. _ oA spee:
person has ‘diffieulty in
articulation, a classic lisp or:
omits sounds while in his”

_ to talk,” notes Fisher.

. Speech pathologist Myrne Fisher works at the. Skeena health unit and has little

‘her with her younger patients.

/. Speech, hearing help here ~

expresa théniselves easily in

. everyday situations.
Fortunately most of these :
: ppoblems cari be helped’

medically, .surgically. by

hearing aids or with therapy.

' “The Skeena Health Unit

~ has both a speech pathologist

and‘an audiologist on staff.
Speech pathologist, Myrne

_. Fisher, deals with’ speech -
and language problems,
. The

most - common
disorders she sees: are
speech.and language delays..
ch delay ls when a

speech,” Fisher says.

“# janguage delay is when.

a person speaks. -unin-
telligbly, grammar is poor,
word order is mixed up, it is
difficult to understand what

they have said,” - adds -.

Fisher.
The speech pathologist

- also deals with vocal quality

problems, stuttering and

people who have lost ‘their.
speech and language akills”

as a result of an accident.
“An important part of
speech therapy is preven-
tion, parents should em-
phasize teaching their child

Mike Stinnett is the
audiologist‘ and is inyolved
with hearing loss problems:
A major part of his job is
identification and
assessment of hearing logs,

"We -concentrata mainly
with young children, we try”
to follow every child that is
born in the area especially

‘sometimes it
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coat. of borrowing
dropping sharply in the wake
dramatic 1.23 percent
-. eut in the Bank’of Canada’s
trend-setting interest. rate.

#

helpers to assist

those who for various

reasons are most prone to .
‘hearing Joss.” | .

Tat six months, a child is
old enough “to have its

‘hearing checked,” Bays

Stinnett. =

‘There is algo a screening
program for’ children in
kindergarten “ard first
grade. Any ‘child showing

difficulties is followed up by -

the audiologist. : .
“we place 2 lot of em-

phasis on scliool age children

because’ they have more

"’ problems with hearing due to

ear infections, colds, etc.,"
says Stinnett. — .
_ “When a. person suffers
from hearing. loss the
problem‘ ‘is assessed and
can be

aid.” :

“We offer counselling for.
‘both the patient and the 3
family on how to operate the

- He thought it was a cow

DURBAN, South Africa (UPD — A laborer
says he. was brutally attacked
hippopatamus he mistook for a cow and has.
sued the local Park Board, claiming they
were negligent in permitting the animal to

roa. * 1
David Mbhele, a Zulu laborer, told a Judge
in the Natat Provincial court Wednesday he
soccer after the
attack. He was claiming damages of $18,000.

He said he was walking home when he
nanimal he thought to be a cow.

equipment and deal with the

_ problem,” says Stinnett.

“The . Elks Club works
clogely with the audiology
department at the Skeena
Health Unit: The club helps
out familles which cannot
afford. to buy 9 hearing aid.
They have also donated
money which wae used to

‘buy children’s toys ‘and

furniture for the waiting

room, . ;

Both Myrna Fisher and
Michael Stitinett urge
anyote with. questions or
problems concerning speech

‘or hearing disorders to call

them at the Skeena Health
Unit.

‘rates on loans

. 15.50 h i
‘percent reduction In, its

Bank of ye
Canada, Canadian Imperial .

Photo by reg Middleton -

costs less —

‘rates, the rate cliribed over

EDDEN

of a

“Following . the ‘Th

credit-worthy . corporate

_eustomers.next Monday.
The Toronta Dominion
Bank announced a 1 per- -

centage point drop to 15.50

per cent. The: Bank of

Montreal also dropped ‘to
percent, with a 0.76

lending rates.
The Royal.

Bank of Commerce, Bank of

Nova ‘Scotia and: National :
Bank of Canada all an-

nounced , 0.75 » percent

‘declines to 15.75 percent,

It .was the.. fourth. and

largest: weekly.drop in the.
‘central bank’s rate since —
spiralling. interest rates .
 climaxed a three-year climb

with a record 16.2 percent a
month ago.

The signifi
central bank rate had been
-expected. because of a
continuing drop in U.S. in-
terest rates, which have

fallen 3 percent in a month..

“This substantial decline
in the bank rate has occurred
in the context of a further
steep decline in U.S, money
market interest rates and a

‘moderate firming of the

foreigm exchange value of
the Canadian dollar," bank
governor Gerald Bouey said.

Investment funds had
flowed to the higher ‘return
available. in the United
States when American in-
terest rates . soared.
Canadian rates followed U.S.
‘rates up to compete and stop
the flow of Canadian
currency out of the country,

_ which was causing a decline

in the value of the dollar.

. The Chase Manhattan
Bank, the United States’s
third-largest, dropped its

@ rate to 17 ent

from 18 percent Wednesday

could no longer dance or play

approached a

(UPC), "The -
money is

icant drop in the

and ‘other banks” were
predicted’: to . follow.
Canadian interest rates are

following that. decline.

. During the period the Bank

of Canada set firm bank

‘ment then allowed the rate to
change weekly, reaching the -

t
f.

three years from 7.5 percent
to 14 percent, The govern-

high of 16.2 percent.

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VICTORIA (UPC) —
Innocent: victims af , hit-
cars who sustain damage

‘to their. vehicles ‘will no
longer have to identify the
car’ and.‘the driver in
order to. recover repair

Corporation: of -B.C.,

- Hewitt says. ©
Hewitt, the minister
‘Fesponsib'. for ICBC,

~gaid amendménts to: the
Insurance Act introduced

_ into . the. legislature
- Thursday will allow’ the

ation to deal more

- equitably with matters in
its: jurisdiction .. and
provide more protection
lo the: motoring public.

“In ‘the past, 's people
whose cars’ were
damaged by’ cars known
to have been stolen were

and-rin drivers of stolen.

costs from the Insurance .

* Agriculture Minister Jim -

“retroactive, but will apply - |.

-limited amount in cases
required to identify the

%

car and the driver as well :
as paying a. $150-deduc-
Uble ‘fee,"" Hewitt said. .
“When the new changes
are approved, the only
requirement will be an
identification of the car to
establish that it was
stolen at the: time. No
deductible fee will, be

necessary,”
- Hesaid this provision of
the..act: will not’ be

from the date the
amendments become -
Another amendment
stipulates that the cor-
poration will pay a bodily
injury claim “up to the
full coverage carried by -
the insured,’’ Hewitt said.
Prior to this,
repayment was for a

where there was a breach .
of regulations.”

Iranians electing

By SAJID RIZVI
’ "TEHRAN, Iran (UPI) —
Thousands of Iranians
streamed to the polls today
to finish electing an Islamic

- Parliament which has been

charged by © Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini with
deciding the fate of the
American hostages.

The Islamic Republican
Party, which is far ahead in
the number of seata decided
‘in the’ first stage of voting
this winter, reportedly

pe ee

by a wil

on the

“Hi

favors a policy of no com-
promise on the hostages. .

Khomeini Thursday urged

the Parliament should be;
“390 percent Moslem” —:
obviously a plug for voters to:
strengthen Islamic:
Republicans in the second:

stage of the voting. :
Tehran Radio said:
Thursday polling places in at;

least 22 cities were closed:
because of unrest, but voting : |
began as scheduled in 15,000
booths across the country. ;

“] gota bit closer and saw the animal was a
id hippo,” Mbhele said. “I jumped away.
streaming, The next thing I knew was lying

‘Mbhele said he spent four months in
hospital and was still in great pain.

The Board countered the charges by
claiming Mbhele himself was negligent for
falling to avoid the attack. =~
ppos are timid creatures. They do not
normally attack humans," said a spokesman
for the Parks Board. F

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