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Alcan to Construct |

‘Plant in Ireland

Plans for the construction of a
major new AJumina Extraction
plant, with an. annual capacity
of 880,000 short tons of alumina

~ per year, to be. built in the

‘

- republic of Ireland were an-
; nounced. by Alcan Aluminium
Limited. . .
In a joint announcement with

: the Irish Government, Alcan's
__ chairman and Chief Executive
«) officer, Nathanael V. Davis said

the capital cost of the project is
-estimated. at 100 millions,

+ pounds (about 290. million

oy

’

dollars at current exchange
~pates) over the nex! four to five
years. oy
Site preparation: is expected
to start late this spring once the
required - planning per-
mission” has been granted by
the Local Limerick County
authority, Main construction
will start Jale.in 1974 and the
first production of Alumina is
scheduled for early 1978.

The plant will process im-
ported bauxite, mainly from
West Alrica, but it will be
designed to use bauxite from
other sources as well. Since |
Iretand has no Aluminium
Smelting industry, the Alumina
production will be exported lo
mee! prawing requirements at
smelters in Britain, Scan-
dinavia and elsewhere in

* Europe.

os

, “The choice of the Irish

Republic, Alcan said, was made
after. “considering ' allernalive
Jocitions and was dictated by
several faclors © including
lreland’s membership in the
E.E.C. which pérmils free
entry for alumina into other
member, countries, ‘and ~ the

availability of an .excellent
plant site with favourable
conditions for.the deep water
transport of incoming bauxite
and oulgeing alumina. .

The plant will be lacated on a
thousand-acre island in the
estuary of the Shannon River,
opposite the Shannon Airport
and about 18 miles from
Limerick, the plant. will in-
corporate .the most modern

equipment for the control of [i

dust emissions and no difficully
is expected. in meeting an-
ticipaled enironmental stan-
dards,.

Ownership and operation of
the plant will be the respon-
sibility. of. a new. subsidiary,
Alcan Ireland Limited, in which
Alean Aluminilim Limited will

own al least 70 per cent of
the equity. Of the remainder,
some. 20. per: cent has been
reserved: for A-S Ardal Og
Sunndal Verk (ASC) of Norway -
Cin which Alcan has a 50 percent
participation) and 10. percent
for. Ab Granges Essem ‘of
Sweden (in which Alcan holds 21
percenl). Both these companies,
and Alean U.K. Limited will
draw alumina from the Irish
plant for ‘their respective
smelters. so

There are no plans to smell
of the alumina in Ireland
in view of the lack of power in
adquate quantities. — -

Financing the project will be
through equity. contributions
and borrowings from Alean and
its partners, . equipment

‘financing, bank loans and

other long. lerm sources of
-capital in Europe.

1.C.B.C. Motorcycle

>) Rates-

The ‘Insurance of British
Columbia has announced
changés in motorcycle
calegories which mean that
many’ motorcycle owners will
“pay less for Autoplan protection
than originally anticipated,

Norman Bortnick,
president and general manager.
of the Crown corporation, sald
‘the size-and-calegory--structure

was, revigwedizatter. ICBC,
received": submigsiong..\ by’
motoreyclifis._who,, contended

Adloplan's,.. system + contained
. equities, re
- “Autoplan's basic motorcycle
categories reflected cubic-
cenlimeler. displacements, the

sume as (he private industry,” |

Bortnick said. .
‘We had no other system ‘lo
- categorize these vehicles:

“We knew that motorcycles in :

general had experienced a bad
claims record ~ with accident
benelit and physical: damage
claims subslanlially exceeding
"the premium
. 1970-72 period. However, these
slalisties were not braken down
into displacemen| categories.

“The ‘matorcycle groups

coniended that there were =

inequities inthe calegory
classifications, While our rates

remain unchanged, wevdecided ,

to, reclassify the. cubic -een-

limeter, groups."*
We'll study the claims -ex-
perience carefully this year to

sed whether further changes.

“miiy be in order for 1975."
-AWoplan hag four calegories

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Chines Foods a
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RESTAURANT

for motoreycles. The former
groups were: ‘‘mopeds”’ - or
motorized cicycles; motor-
cycles with engine
displacement. under 100 cubic
centimeters; those 100-259 cc;
those over 250 cc,

‘the changes pul motorcycles
under 100 ee displacement in the
same -calegory as “*mopeds".

machines Under - 100° ec.

“Motorcycles with
displacemenis of 250 (o. 650 ce
vet the group rales. formerly
given’ 100-250 cc machines.

‘Those over 650 ce remain in the.
sume top rate. calegory that.

) formerly. covered all machines

aver 250'¢e,

-"“Theffect, all machines under
£50 ce excep! the “mopeds” will
now: cost less to insure for
‘basic third-party Hability and
aceident. benefits - than they
would ‘have ‘under -Autoplan’s
original classifications’',;
Bortniek said. °, ;

ENGAGEMENT

Mr, and Mrs, .lack Hardy are
pleased {to announce the
“engagement of Catherine Alix to
Me. Blaine Turner, son of Mr.
and’ Mrs. .G.W.V. Turner of
Salmon Arm. The wedding will.
take place on March 9, i974 at
. Knox United Church, 4907
Lazelle Avenue in Terrace.

”

m. to 10pm.

‘ unemployment rate at 6,9 per

- gent in January 1974,

me cate ds", | PLOYMENT |
Those 100-2505 ce! moye infovthe .. A modest ‘increase:
‘categary-Tortdeslyrassigned s- pergons * raised «the, .

§ * ‘

Osan ee aE ap povpemste

peaks Ko

THE HERALD,

\

The Telephone Employees Community Fund made its final gift
from. the 1973 Fund this, week when Chairman. Tom “Wishlow ~
presented a cheque in an amount of'$150.00 lo Mr. H. Derwey of the
Heart Fund, February is Heart Monthin Terrace as proclaimed by.
Mayor Gordon Rowland and Sunday February 24 will see volun-
teers soliciting funds in a blitz campaign in the community. The
Telephone employees have taken an initiative and made their,

contribulion, ahead of time. a

cent over one year ago, The 25-
44 year age group accounted for
a large portion of both monthly -
and year lo year increases,
Employment gains .remained
exceptionally strong in January
with some , 936,000. persons
employed during month
‘representing a growth of 73,000
jobs and 8.4 per cent over one
‘year ago. The contruction and
manufacturing industries.
conlinue to record unusually
high rates of job formation.
Growth in the service sector
employment. is much more in
line with previous trends.
UNEMPLOYMENT
In’ British Columbia the
number of persons unemployed
rose by 3,000 to tolal 70,000
persons in January 1974. The
level of unemployment was |
much higher one year ago when
95,000 were without jobs in the

SUMMARY. : .

The British Columbia: labour
markel maintained . unusual
stability into. January with.only
a modest seasonal contraction
in employment opportunities of
some 3,000 jobs; in sharp
contrast to a usual. decline
exceeding 20,000-jobs for the
manth. : _

Though .the number of per.
sons unemployed rose to 70,000
during the month, the actual

cent was a full three percentage
points below the record level
experienced one yéar ago.

All. seasonally -adjusted' in-
dicators confirmed substantial
underlying improvement in the
labour market. . The seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate.
dropped sharply from 6.2 per
cent in December 1973 to 3.5 per

. . province. .

LABOUR FORCE AND EM. "in Canada, the seasonally
“1, &djusted” unemployment _rale

5,000. déclined only.marginally to §

- fatal”! per cent -inJanuary andwag

provincial Work force to. accompained’by.a large rise in

1,008,000 during January and | the actual unemployment rate

represented a growth of §.0 per to 6.9 per cent.

"AT THE LOGAL CHURCHES, .
* PENTEGOSTAL TABERNACLE.

’ Vasa) Lazella Ave.” . r
service Schedule -
Sunday School 10:0 a.m, vee . be
Morning Worship Ti:oa,m.. Plianes:’ oh
Sunday Evening 7:15pm, Olfice 635-2434;
Bible Study 1 Home 635-5736,
Wednesday 7:30 p.m.:

Youth Night Thursday 730p.m.; Pastor: M. Kennedy
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71:00 Morning Warship .
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KNOX UNITED | caTHoLic CHURCH

7:30 Thursday Night
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ct URe H. . Laxdtse Avenue
‘Lazelle Ave. ee : f
+ Sunday School , SUNDAY MASSES
1 Senior 12M up 10:00 om. =f ga0a,m, 10100 a.m;
> Under 12.11:00 a.m. . 11715 a.m, 7:20p.m,
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Pastor D, Kalser
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and Sunday School Iam.
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TERRACE, B.C,

the apparent trend toward
centralized financing of
education expressed in the
budget speech.

“Mr, Barrett inviled school

boards to make their case in-

dividually to the Minister ‘of
Education to reduce the pupill-

teacher ratio,” said “Walsh. ~ .

“Just a few months ago, when
school beards placed extra
money in their preliminary
budgets to reduce the ratio, we
were called irresponsible. Now
the government has set up a

fund for just that purpose, .

above and beyond the budget
established by the school
boards. - ; .

“Perhaps our boards are in

need of more money to finance -

programs requested by the

community, but 1 feel it should

be left up to the local school
boards, and aot the Department
of Education, 'o delermine if

> ‘reduced. class sizes are a
~ priority, -or if some other

programs are move ‘deser-

ying? : Me
> ‘Walsh fears ‘that, ‘under. the,
‘scheme where the Minister can

decide.which districts are en-
titled to emergency funds to
reduce pupil-teacher ratio, “We

4

will gee a return to the squeaky

district financing, where the:
boards which make the most
noise get the money, and those
who do not go withaul.” |.
The BCSTA president ex-
pressed the hope that the

Minister would do a complete

survey of all boards before
deciding how. and where the
money should. be allocated to
reduce the pupil teacher ratio.

_ Reviewing other sections of
the budget, Walsh noted that the
increases in grants to school
boards have failed to keep step

with other budget increases, or. *.
with inflated costs which school

boards are facing. For
example, grants to scheol
boards increased. by $29.5
million, while the provincial
teacher salary bill will cost'an

‘extra $30.5 million next. year.
“The - Trustee

President
welcomed proposed legislation
on deferral of property taxes for
senior citizens at their option,

as well as renters’ grants and.

the tax rebate to homeowners
beyond the $200 homeowners
grant, ,

“All of these items have been
proposed to this government
and the previous government by
the school trustees,” he said. -

‘WEDNESDAY; FEBRUARY 20, 1974

Trustees concerned over Centrali

will see ! ! “For ‘Inglance, we've been
wheel -philosophy of school.

urging the optional tax deferral
scheme for senior citizens since
1965.”

‘Walsh also noted that the

_ government appeared to heed

(rustees' warnings against a
lotal removal of the property
lax for education. ~

“Mr, Barrett has said that the.

$30 to .$4¢ rebate will be in-
creased over the next five years
lo a maximum of $200, mal-
ching the homeowner grant of
$200, lo provide a maximum tax
relief of $400 from education
taxes,” The Premier noted that

ScholarshipsOffered

The Competilion is to be held ‘

The Women’s Commillee of
the . Vancouver Symphony
Society is pleased lo announce
that it is again sponsoring its
annual Scholarship Competition
open to advanced students of
orchestral instruments in-
cluding Strings, Woodwinds,
Brass, Harp and Percussion
(Tympani, Batterle, Mallet).
Two awards of $1,000.00 each
will be presented to the winners.

.. the winners, °

Applicants must be between
the ages of 14 and 24, and must
have beer residents of British
Columbis for at least one year.

ta go any “further “in this

‘direction would have the effect

of ‘rellaving high-income home-
owners of the respousibilily for
financing schools, and Ahis
would not be desirable: |

BCSTA policy states. thal.a

local property tax for edutation
is necessary if.:we..are to
preserve local’: school” board
aulonomy and local control of
education. ‘If all of the money
was coming. from Victoria,”
said Walsh, “all of the control
would come from Victoria also.

‘We're against that."

in Vancouver, B.C, on April 271H
and April 28th, 1974,. and ap-
plications accompanied, by a
$5.00 entry fce musl- be pest-
marked not later than mid-night
February 28th, 1074. °-

Further. information,

ye obtalned. from the
SeNclarship. Committee
Chairman, Mrs. J. R. Ferris,

Mrs, R.R.H. Sturgess, 5210

. Marguerite Street, Vancouver,

B.C., Telephone: 261-4636.

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