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. * pclentific panel: which is to study. the dumping of

5.” ‘tne tailings in the sea at Kitsault in northwestern

; British Columbia “sald -W be hopes. the.
_ -Nishga Indians of the direa will change their minds _
and participate in planned hearings:
‘De LE. McInerney, chairman of the University

of Victoria biology’ department, said from Victoria
that" public hearings of the fedérally-appointed “-
tribimal will not start until late May; about a month :

__ after waste from the molybdenum niine is expected .

tostart pouring into Alice Arm about 140 kitometres oe

north of Prince. Rupert.
‘But be argues that the delay could prove an ad
yantage because the panel will bave a chance to
: monitor the impact of dumping on the inlet and have
. some basis on which to pasa judgments. * .

And be sald the ponel, inchiding an’

“ oveanographer__ and a ‘civil engineer from. the
University of B.C, will have b to turn a blind eye to

ea he

: te hevy acl commitnen! the comps fing ;
Made to the projec ° ”. ‘
n the compaiy's mill goes into tion,
. Probably about mid-April, the mine crran, cone
dumping about 12,000 tons a ilay of rock wastes into,
t the inlet under.a special federal permit granted in: a
197 by the Liberal government. The permii allows. ,
dumping of wastes below depths of 100 metres but ~

mium, lead, nek, mercury, arsedic and molyb. .
denum in the sludge will poison fish and marine life :
in the area: ‘They have sald publicly they wil
~ boycott the ‘panel on grounds that a decision has *

. already been made. 7
Mery si be wants ape the Hage to -
public’ interest groups as well as to scientific ex:. fie
pert and the hearings could be held in the north °

Veg TeAaRy,
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“vANCOUVER’ OP) - The chairman ofa.

; const aren'as ell asin the Vancouver akea, whire
most.of- the technological expertise is centred. -
ie “We: keep: hoping the Nithga will participate in
‘some form, We haven't hada forinal yes orno yet.”
‘Melpernay said the panel's recommendations will

;, Additional input from’ outside groups. However, he
will not have power to subpoena witnesses,

“ ‘that appropriate action be taken." ;
J. “Headded that “without prejudging the issue" the}
‘ panel might conceivably find a range of alter.

-tatives between. total shutdown anda continuation - . 7

of-the project as is.

the scientific evidence is that the dumping is in ©
keeping with ‘the Fisheries Act.:. os

Bernie Selder, responsible for fund
raising at the Child Development
Centre in Terrace, accepts a cheque
for $52.40 from the student council at,
Caledonia Secondary School. The.
siudents poised the mo through

“TERR ACE-RETIIAT

donations from the parents of 35
children who attended Kiddies Day
at Caledonia on Saturday. The kids
wete entertained and fed and.
donations ‘accepted in lieu of
‘babysitti t.. ;

Gingles, left the co-sponsor of the
Student council presents the cheque
along the council members Gary
Moen, Jay Cline, Janet Mostad and

. Rudy DiGiovanni.

Volume 75:No; 70”

a By MICHAEL HOWLETT _
Herald Stail Writer

“The Ministry .of Forests
has finally committed itself
-ta public hearing into the
Proposed ‘Kitimat
Provincial Forest. . -
» According to. Ministry
spokesman Cameren. Beck,
the most specific date which
can be given at this time is
mid-June. The exact date
and location have ‘not yet .
been ‘determined and

dependant open what time

* hor thoi refute
Local environmental:
groups had anticipated a.
. hearing being held as early .
as March or April, although
mo exact official date has.
ever. beeni given: “The
Skeena Protection Coalition
has been. critical ca the

Lumber - =
market ©
at worst

VANCOUVER. (CP) —
_ This year will probably be a
worse for B.C.’3 lumber
industry than the slump of
1980, says Don Lanskail,
president of the Council of
Forest Industries,
In. an industry review
prior to the start of COFT's
. annual meeting. today,
*Lanskail said Wednesday
“that not only does the in-
dustry face bleak econom-
ics and possible layoffs, but’
* its timber supply is being

., be matle public and based on scientifie findings and oo

‘Asked bow the $194 rillioa invested by Ainax ina ao

. mill would effect the inquiry, McInerney said the . _
focus of the panel would have to be to determine if- a

according to Beck are

- the CIA cémes

Was Ken Taylor really ¢ a spy for the CIA?

” OTTAWA (cP) — Did”

: Tran, secretly collect, sen”

sitive information for the
U.S. ‘Central _ Intelligence
Agency’ that went beyond
his normal diplomatic ~
duties In Tehran?

The suggestion - Tayler -
may have éhgaged in
clandestine. activities for
‘in’ The
Canadian Caper, a newly-
released . book piecing
together’ the . behind-the-; -
scenes events leading to the
daring: January,
escape from [ran of six U.S.
diplgmats hidden by Cana-
dian embassy personnel.

Coauthors Jean Pelletier,
who broke the news of the

- Canadian-led escape for

Montreal's La Presse, and
fellow journalist Claude

Adams state Taylor tran

amitted sensitive in-
formation fo U.S, agents hh.
Tehran.

Although the co-authors
said in a recent interview
most of their information
came from sources in

" Washingtin and Ottawa,

1984, .

there has been no ‘official acitivities, PeHetier and ©
the,” Adams say the former am-.

. confirmation _ of,
-_ allegatt ons, bassador was gathering and
And slthough they do not : -relaying- information ‘that’ .
use the word spying to «would compromise him if
describe Taylor’ a: _ intercepted. Hoy

Fulton wants. inquiry

“YANCOUVER (cP) — we “My” concern with cag is
The proposed federal’ that Chevron may even
government bill that would AA start drilling. this' year in
‘end a niseyear ban on oi “Queen Charlotte Sound, and
' tanker traffic on the B.C.
coast is i thought out, New: ‘Bolng so. far a8 to tell the
Democrat Jim Fulton said, _ public there's fdor. billion
Wednesday. berreis of oll in B.C, without

bothering to say that Queen

The eviroameat critic ©: Charlotte has suffered the
from Skeena said that Bill‘. largest seismic shocks in
C-48, the Canadian Oil and - the area,” Fulton sald:

Gas Act, is being pushed ©
through Parliament by the
Liberal government without - D'Arey sald the public niust
“pre r. environmental . be made aware that-while

and inquiries. ‘the environmental issues’

Fulton said the federal “are critical, Hie qbestion of
govetmment is misleading ‘tanker traffic on the West
the (public about the dangers.“ Coast really is an energy
of, tanker traffic and off.  tssue.
shore drilling off the BL. . 1, He sald there is. coa-
siderable pressure’ on the

‘the government is now’

B.C. NDP. MLA Chris

The’ ‘beak states ‘Taylor

_ met with a U.S. agent, one”

aa: “mumbér of anofficial
Us. “agents-atlarge in

_Bearan, nearly December,

allow supertankers in 3.C,

‘aad the responsible agen-

cies must be accountable.
- "Tt is government and ir
dustry who are behind these
decisions,” sald D'Arcy.

supertankers into its waters

tsa bonus for thé United!

States, which presently does:
not allow supertankers into
any of {ls parts.
Fulton and D'Arcy were
part of a panel present for a,

public showing of the Nova

television series film Bleck
“Tide,

Without “being too
specific, Taylor Was asked
‘whether be would do a little
clandestite work ‘for the:

_ngeaia tte US eoere.

that might help defuse the

“bese Hostage crisis, But it
- would have to be an in
goverment. of Canada 0°

formal relationship between .
Washington and a well-

.placed western: diplomat .

who had access in Tehran.
Taylor was to report any

useful. information, in- -

security around the
occupled U.S. embassy
compound in the heart of the

ity, daily routine inside the

*7-acre complex where the
US. hostages. were being
held and internal political
developments.

Taylor's motivation is
ssid io «have been
frustration with the chaotic

‘franian political situation

and with the lack of support
from weatern diplomats

eroded by | people with
different landuse -plans and
an epidemic of insects:

.. About 6,800 loggers on the
West Coast. already have .
faced sporadic work

‘demand

VANCOUVER: (CP)
The start of a new sawmill

and the partial closure of an

existing plywood plant will
lead to the elimination of
some jobs at the 100 Mile
House - operations of
Weldwood of Canada Ltd, a
company spokesman seid
Tuesday.

Harry Smith - » said

-Weldwood is working with

the' union and the faderal: -
government to ensure that
the workers who lose their
jobs will be placed in other
company operations in the
central B.C. area, .

- said. {The financial side is really.on the politcal

aide of the question.’ 2 ai
Migister Ronies LeBlanc, “wba ie

He said Fisherieq.
“approved the: will Have the final say,
“whatever the panel decides, “

'Melnerney) made thres points about eviticisin 6? -

” the resignation of the earlier panel chairman, cae

| ticipate haa resulted'in an unavoidable g 3
‘Historically, ‘Kitaanlt has been ina very sctive 3:
mining area, with several other operations nearby,” §
80 that it is “most ‘unlikely to expect: ay.

catastrophic results from ‘initiating restart of at
dumpling; ,

Alter initial dumping begins, the panel might be 4

See te Lae ote Of her the process wou :

”

__ effect the intet. eS

timing of the hearing. “approximately 20,000
“There bave been lots of . hectares ..of-.the Valley,
things done. and said. bottom'.between Kitimat
already", sald Jim Culp,.. and Lakelse Lake. Much off
“president:.of the Terrace’ the area has already been
. based environmental group, _,, Refgrested but is also slated
tte time tn get on with WT ee ‘for future industrial use.
Culp was concerned that the : In his announcement,
delay in” amnounciig : the Young said that any further
bearing date meant ‘there " forestry investments in the
~wouldnot be one. “Wewere valley should be preceded
concerned . that ‘they by the security of 4
wouldn't hold the meeting”, Provincial . Forest.
-said Culp, ‘{If they: didn't... designation. “Uluimately”’, |
have one we. would have , Young sald, “It Is mt
ae as Wee existence of several |

wooneern a public resource, ~ Provincial *

receive tht views of publ should its size and |
groupe’ and individuals”’, be?

” Prepared briefe must be An information ps

” gubmitied by May 31, and cesitaining details of the.
only groups which’ have forest proposal will
submitted prepared briefs” Available from the office
will be beard. | ee, “the Farest ‘Service

The Kitimat Provincial’. - Manager in Terrace. Briefs

_ Forest, ft propred last pot
‘ “year, .

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