Library hotline Library by phone now B.C.'s newly-created Open Learning Instutute pas launched an experimental brary hot-line system wh- clh links students ia isolated communities to the more than one million volumes at Simon Fraser University's via Mugridg din n 8, ector of University programs at the instutute and one of the creators of the system, says the program which went into operation in September is the first of its kind and is an important ingredient in enabling home-study students In the univeralty program to receive a high-- quality education. “It’s impossible to produce a course package‘ par- ticularly for third.and fourth year university students’ which contains all the material a student may need.” he said. Mudridge said the Open Learning Institute was launched just over a year ago by the B.C, ministry of ucation to provide home- study courges to British Columbians who can't attend conventional learning in- stitutions. Terrace men seat belt award Two Terrace men who were saved from serious injury because they were wearing seat belta when thelr pickup truck colilded head-on with atraclor trailer have received ;Workers’ Compensation Board ‘Belt- Up Awards. Brian Smith of 4530 Lakelse Ave. and’ Ed Betemps of 2702 Keefer escaped with minor injuries ~ when their pickup was hit head on Last Dec. 6 by the truck and slammed into a concrete sw pillar on a highway in Kitimat. The pickup was a write-off and Hazelton, Kitwanga study incorporation Meetings in Hazelton and Kitwanga will take place on Nov.6 and 7 to determine the incorporation plans for those communities, Marty Allen, the regional district director for the area, saya tentative plans call for either separate or comblned incorporation for New and South Hazelton, as well as Kitwanga. Allen, who announced Monday that he will be a candidate in the upcoming board elections, says the incorporation plans are a pray inhis campaign He 8 served as a director on the regional district of “be phones “in the request + Fh Ian Mugridge, (left) director of university programa at the Open Learning Institute, watches OILI Librarian Barabara Webb operate newly-created hot- line system which links students outside Vancouver to the more than one millon volumes at SFU brary. its continuation, Persons wishing more information abcut courses at the institute can write the Open Learning Institute, Box 94,000, Richmond, B.C. V6Y ak or can call collect at 270- 1 He sald the institute offers secondary school, technical and vocational courses as well as university courses which lead to B.A. and B.3.C, DEGREES. Mugridge said OLI will station at the SFU library a full-time Ubrarian whose job it te anwar questions an requests for books and xeroxed material from OLI students, "There's a toll-free number and the student call call any time day or night because there’s a mechanical answering service which will record requests when the librarian ian't available, =~ “We should beable ta puta book in’ a -student’s hands within-one to four days after. depending on the mail said Mugridge. He said students of thé Open Learning Institute wil) be issued library cars which will be kept at -the library so books can be charged out against it. The syatern will be assessed in January and agoin in April so” that a decision can he made about oe soe win the men reported that without thelr seat-belts they would probably have been killed. Belt-Up Awards -~.-a-f. framed certificate and ‘ ned: var with ecially-designad f . buckig" “are given to 9: workers who have been protecting thelr safety by using seat belts when they were involved in accidenta. The awarda were made to the two men, who work for B.C, Forest Service, at. Terrace on Oct. 22 by Mark Ruelle, an accident prevention officer with the W.C.B. Terrace office. Kitimat Stkine for six years, and earlier waa an alternate. Plans to finally pave the second road up to Kisplox is another matter of concern to him. “We're planning to go ahead on that next summer,. the agreement has been sd reached,” he indicated. Co- oe operation from from highways is. On his re-election plans, curd says he ts not aware of red opposition and felt ve given damn good ) resentation,” noting the was a thankless one. in many ways \. ® en wae elected by ac- clamation last time, e CanCel is doing well Canadian Cellulose Company which owns and operates the Twin River Timber operation in Terrace reports third quarter profits of $3.6 million. Total sales for the company are up from $50.9 million to $61 in the third quarter of the year, as compared to 1978. The President and chief executive officer of Canadian Cellulose, Donald Watson, says firm demand and higher pricea for kraft pulp and continulng strong lumber market partially offset what he termed the “negaiive aspect of union strikes totalling 3 days” at the company's Prince operations. Watson said demand for pulp con- tinues to be strong in all major market areas, though pact on the demand for the slowdown in the US.. economy may have an im- paper related products. The record of the com- pany’s lumber operations has been a “highlight” of the quarter and year-to-date, he Bald, adding that the sector made an excellent con- tribution to earnings as peices and sales were higher than anticipated. The outlook for lumber though is not ag promising as pulp. The recent increase in interest rates is expected to have a depressing affect on the housing market in the WAS CRIME MINISTER Confucius was appointed minister of crime for the city of Chung in 493 BC. Te aa a ea a Heats up to 1500 e Built-in fans move 160 cuble feet . the “Free Heat Machine” syste By ED YUDIN Herald Staff Writer Is the B.C. Ferry Cor- poration hurting private industry? That is the fear being expressed by t the provincial highways minister and chairman of the corporalion, Alex Fraser. Aside from its passenger service, the B.C. Ferty Corporation is involved in freight transport ona Limited scale throughout the province, including Kitimat. =F a ‘ . i The idea is to augment service where it is not suf-, ficiently supplied by private’ industry. However, while visiting with the Terrace district council members in Terrace Monday evening, the minister expressed the fear that the corporation might be forcing certain companies to withdraw their business. “We're - having our problems now with the private sector," Fraser sald. Labor concerned about staffing Local labor representative Paul Johnson expressed the Kitimat, Terrace and District Labor Council's concern over staffing at the Worker's Compensation Board Office and provinclal department of labor office here in Terrace in an In- terview Monday. “These two vital offices are understaffed,” Johnson charged. “This means that the compensation board is unable to adequately inspect work sites and the labor board cannot quickly enough inveatigate complaints,” Johnson said there isn't enough public Information being disseminated by these oe er Certified consumer safe Etiminates most smoking problems. 1775 Nicholson Street Prince George, B.C,. Call collect 564-2121 sq. Hh al iiving ‘rea: ev forced air system. © wieaeinee mene seme i offices because they are harely able to keep up with the wotkload they have now. Johnsen said these offices should be edutation-oriented as .well just dealing with complaints and as ine result of the underatafting they can't do this. “This is specifically in portant to the unorganized worker as he or she has no protective body such as a union to go to,’’ Johnson Johnson said the labor union's organization here will be lobbying with the provincim’ government to reane the staffing at both offices. The FREE HEAT MACHINE : will turn your fireplace into an efficient home heating system. , The Free Heat Machine will produce up to 38,000 BTU’s of useable heat. ’ Enough to reduce your: ee bill by as much as 75 percent, of ae Decorative 14” tempered glass: doors prevent heat loss. i te én more area with an In-home “They're saying our rates aren't substantial enough to compete with. They have to set their rates beyond our rates,” he eaid. 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