TORONTO (CP)! ‘Mike unheralded contender, fs Calgary .. lawyer Doug . oe: Mitchell, will end up being | <3 Bpmed today as the next: commissioner of . the .. ‘Wyadaworth--had ‘béen‘ithe i -on “favorite, but an Canadian Football League; . i bis ad. 3 it 4k a ip § : % 8 ie was learned Wecneatay, The. CFL aanotitced a: news ‘conférence ‘of “major ” significance” here at 12:15. ‘p.m. EST - today... - speculation ‘grew. “fhat’ dt would concern: the. -naming. of a successor to ‘ current: commissioner ©" © dake. ; ry ™ lass & ‘Sons and All *. ‘Seasons -both wrapped up - the first round playoff series with wins Wednesday night - _in men's basketball, These" two. teams will: row: play | each other in a best ‘of three .. ties. ‘to determine. this, ars, ‘champs. ~ in, ‘the early. game, Eve’ Clipper fought back from: .. ‘i> an 28point deficit in the first “ \half-to make the game close - oat the half 42-87 for Kluss,' “3 Inv the second half. Kuss ~ “game on strong” again’ to = fake the win, 96-77 and-the”: ‘} ‘semifinal series 2-0. Fred - + Lindsay was top -man for yo Kus? with 2: and: Willie latst Chemo | ‘had 20. ; “For. Eve Commercial hockey in Kitimat: | | ae 6 Kitimat Commercial . = hockey tournament. is on |. this weekend at Tamitik ; | afena. Eight teams are : - eatered in the three’ day event. ‘: “Kitimat Allstars, Prince 2 Géorge, Skeena Selects, and Kitimat B make up division _., até of the round-robin 4 tournament. In the second : division is Terrace Omineca -ball‘handjing Dave Crawley put‘in 27 and ‘ Richard Klein and, Paul Walker each added 20. -In the second game, All.“ Seasons needed overtime to - _defeat Skeena Hotel 90-84. ‘Ivar. Toop. had::two key * * gaudaur,’ 62, “who, hasan-, - end of his existing term: in’ and . “were the first- indication “that, Mitchell, 45,. 4: -former * - pro foatball player: nvolyed cian the. Canadian : ‘Olympic ; - Movement and the Natlonal - Hockey League,’ “had? been ' selected by the. CFL com- 1968, * nounced he will retire at the 1935, Reports trom ‘the Prairies: mittee to‘replace Gaudaur, who took over: the post in: While CFL officials would not confirm the purpose’ of the news conference or the ” Feports ae sélection, two sources ‘who .. - for. comment ' night. -However, he was’ registered in. the downtown " , "Mitchell ‘5 wished to remain unnamed ’ confirmed the decision. Mitchell was. unavailable " Wednesday ‘Toronto hotel at which the ' News conference is to be held, though, he had yet to check in, , DISAPPOINTED a - Wadsworth, also a lawyer and © former Toronto Argonaut, disappointment ‘at _ the selection committee) : telling me they had selected “expressed. *. Getty, not . : getting the sition when he ° was contacted “Wednesday at his Néw Hampshire. ‘home. “I was certainly ',, terested,” said Wadsworth. "But f got a calt today.from ~ “4 in- Terry Klelty (a member of . someone else.” ' Mitchell's nome. was never mentioned among the possible list of candidates, _ Which also included former Edmonton Eskimos Don a successful oil executive: Hon Stewart, a . former Ottawa Rough Rider ‘decided the “gtar 1 Tow a awyer "working for the federal correctional services; former B.C. Lions ‘president -Jack Farley’ Eskimos’ . managing director Nerm Kimball; _ B.C. ‘Chief Justice Allan . McEachern; Ontario, Premier: William . and Davis. One source speculated that Mitchell got the nod because the CFL committee ‘new com- missioner should be a Westemer. . “-Gaudaur was president and ‘general manager of even , RE EA ENS See Sg ae me gee set Sak Fe et ee ee ee T™ aah, March a 1984, Pages Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the | Eastern Division for 14 years before taking over the commissioner's post from Senator Keith Davey. ' A four-man committee ‘selected to find a new commissioner wes com- Jennings of Calgary and Dick Rendek of Saskat- chewan. It was expected they~ would present their recommendation to the Jeague’s board of governors _ at the annual meeting in. posed of Kielty, Argonaut — president Ralph Sazio, Roy Toronto last month. However, the governors came away from = the meeting without naming the Individual and promising -only that the new com- missioner would be ap- ‘pointed before the start: of the 1984 season in June. The league's semi-annual meeting in Calgary during the first week of May was seen as the likely time for the announcement, . “When you find cut who it is, you'll. know why we have to wait,"' Kielty had said at that time. Thee baskets for’Skeena atthe |. °- -end of regulation time to ” time. Ge a) In ‘the. “overtime, send the ‘game int: over. |. : | Seasons . got some ‘steady. ae ‘ ‘to give them the victory. Froese had 32 points.on the night and Kloskie had 23. ~- For Skeena Ivar Toop and Phil Letham each beored 16. Allstars, and Alcan ’ Allstars. Action gets: underway Friday with the Black Hawks taking on the Terrace Omineca Allstars at 8 p.m. Kiitmat: Allstars and Kitimat B will play the second game Friday at 10 p.m. Games run all. day from ‘Erie Froese and . some. key - rebourids by Mark. Kloskle = ° THEC CROW'S NEST PASS. ~ the system backs up. That year, Canada lost about $600 million in export grain sales. The only.solution is to increase rail capacity. expansion. And an. n expanded rail system will require additional rolling stock and: maintenance support, creating still further i eal alia j y Saturday starting at 9 a.m. - , AGREEMENT. and the finals are set for ‘3 : p. m. Sunday. | And that's exactly what the Western Grain Transportation Act is designed to do. Billions of dollars will be spent on labour, _ materials and equipment over-the next ten years, The new Act stipulates that Canadian . suppliers be used, and that purchasing . must be done in the region where the - investment is being made, This will spur "industrial development- and economic : “growth tight across the’ country. ~ 375000 JOBS FOR CANADIANS. Canada’s Rail Expansion is expected to employment. CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS | FIRST IN LINE. | Manufacturers across the country will feel the impact of rail expansion orders almost immediately. Cranes, , ‘ bridge materials, x ay Gud be steel fabrication, Mie track maintenance machinery and ~- workshop and construction . Tse equipment will be ’ needed. Further orders will | Pllow, as the railways begin to expand their locomotive fleets and acquire more rolling stock. ELECTRONICS AND T lie Crow’s Nest Pass Agreement was. , signed in 1897. It provided federal “ ‘” assistance for the construction ofa 300 | —————————————————— mille: ‘sail line through the Crow’s Nest Pais ve : og oe - . tin the Rocky Mountains. In return, the rail- “Local Sports Shorts ways agreed to a fixed rate of half a cent " tgs: per ton per mile to transport grain. : thre . wey “jean: _ i. 1897, the Crow Rate covered the full -; nae in _ Allstars, Kitimat Junior B Black Hawks. Smithers 1 ares) syn OSE of. moving: grain, By 1982, it’ covered wt» Only -20% of the railways’ réal ‘costs: The 14" . Crow Rate was never intended to prevent the modernization and expansion of our railway transportation system, or to create’ distortions in Western Canada’s economy. "But these were the effects it produced. ou I - . ¢reate 375,000 jobs in a wide range of , THE WESTERN GRAIN occupations, over the next decade. Major : projects like ten miles (16.1 km) of new — TRANSPORTATION ACT. profs lite ten mies (16a8 " The new Western Grain Transportation “ Roger's Pass, double Pete UE TRE Tues SU PLM geen 8 nn. eer fry * Kermodes” favored’ 4m ; ‘the Caledonia Kermodes are favored in their first game gf the provincial boy's ‘AA’ basketball championship in = Vancouver on Marclr 14th. The tournament draw released earlier this week matches the seventh ranked Kermodes against tenth ranked Centennial Centaurs. . ‘Provincial executive. member Ed Peterson of Vancouver _ , said in an interview, ‘Centennial has a good team. They're not dominating in size like some of the teams down here but they're a fair size, They carry a mixture of seniors and * juftiors and usually carry about 15 players, but 1 imagine rege a they'll only take their best seven or eight ta the tournament, Act is more than simply a piece of legisla- tracking many parts . ‘They did have a 25 game winning streak going at one time. © _ tion that brings western grain fr eight rat€S oof the system, and TECHNOLOGY. [think Terrace will place in the top eight.” into line with today's costs. : - expanded repair Over $500 million will be invested to make Canada's rail system one of the most ee technologically advanced in the world. ae Canadian manufacturers will supply oe The new Act means the revi- | talization of 4 rail system . that has been deteriorating The Kermodes are gearing up with a three game . . Sxhibition series against sixth ranked Parkland Panthers. | The first game will be played tonight at 8:00 p.m. at - and port facilities will create thousands of construction jobs. " Galedonia gym. The series is a fund raiser for the Ker- for twenty years. Billions pees : ce Te oe, centralized traffic control : nee rete are $s for adults and 1 $2 for students, ata -of dollars in new invest- Many more jobs will be generated in systems, computer cdn- * * gpm, Series passes areavailable for $7. spandss, . ment means farmers the manufacturing and resource sectors, trolled signal systems ' ‘will be able to ship to produce the materials needed for and hot box detector . Final rankings in provincial boys ‘AA’ baskalbailas selected by the anecutive ‘, ofthe, pravincial tournament, all they grow. And it ; means renewed economic BU growth for all of Canada. _ CANADA'S RAIL EXPANSION, - “TOMEET THE DEMANDS - OFA GROWING WORLD. systems. Tei 2 U} Windsor Dukes Det re | . 3... King George Dragons . : ‘ 6 sy not ranked Rankingtast ott ‘ STEEL AND LUMBER. ‘In 1984 alone, nearly 5 million ties will'be ordered fram Canadian lumber suppliers, This, and other huge orders, along with “ 3) MEI Eoules 4) Penticton Lakers . ".illarny Cougars 6) Parkland Panthers + TY” Géledonta Kermodes 6) |, Abboisiord Panthers » Hon, mantion, en | ~ Hon. mention 9), Stevaston Packers _ 10)" entennial Centaurs Honoranle mention: Duchess Parks Okanagon isso Richmond, Cranbrook. Minor rep hockey There is lots of minor rep hockey action this weekend in: _° "The enactment of the Wester Grain ~ ‘Transportation Act on January 1, 1984 marked the beginning of the largest national construction undertaking since the building . of Canada’s railways in the last century. ‘additional work in wood treatment plants, will mean more jobs for Canadian lumber industry workers. Millions of tonnes of steel will be supplied by Canadian industry for the double track- ing of a significant part of the western rail " ‘Ferrace and Kitimat. The Pups reps are playing ‘in their * gone tournament in Terrace, the Terrace Juvenile reps are : hosting Whitehorse for their zone championships, and the Terrace midgets reps are in Kitimat for the midget zone championship series. ; ‘Terrace, Kitimat and Rupert pup rep teams are in... > - ; Terrace this weekend for the pacfic-northwest zone pup * championship touraament. , Friday-and Saturday with the final game se‘ for 3:30 Bm. - Games are scheduled for t Sunday. to TheTerrace Chrysler Juveniles are playing a three game ” geries against Whitehorse to determine the zone winners. * "The winner of the series will go on to play the winner of the * Peace-Caribou zone on March 16-17. ‘The:juveniles are just: ” back from the B.C. Winter games in Ft'St. John where tiey ‘ placed seventh overall, losing both of their games-lh: what e - tw6 gantes in the semi-t final seriés ‘The midget and up rep’ tears will bé charging $1 per coach Dick Kilborn cailed an unlucky draw for Tertace,: " Both teams that defeated Terrace went on to the medal ogg GM ~The ‘rotem Ford ‘Midgets play their final zone series in Kitiniat on Friday and Saturday... The Terrace hit idgets advanced to the final sates by def eigting Rupert, midgets in ast weeke din Terrace. : person for their games‘at the Terrlite arena. The money is needed for the travel fund aiid -Ptiblie ‘support is ap -Précited, re ‘Alnor hockey rep teams schedule far March 9-11, 1704 tn Terrace and” witimal. ‘ FRIDAY aoe , 0:00 p.ni. Totem Ford midgets va Legion Bomber midgets (Kitimat) #:15 p.m, All Seasons pups vs Rotary atom repa (Terrace) ‘ 10:15.p.m.. Terrace Chryslers juveniies ve Whitehorse (Terrace) » SATUROAT 30. GM. Terrace midgets va Kitimat midgera (Kitimat): © 10:90 a, Lm, Kitimat atoms vi Terrace pups (Terrpea) | 1890 wiv Terrace Juveniias va Whitehorse (Terrace) a Lf SUNDAY oh +- , 4130 pn, Terrace pups vs Rupert (Terrace) ny fm. Terrace midgets vs Kitimat midgets. (Kitimat) + tS om, Terrace juveniles vb Whitehorse (Terrece) . eo s a0 p.m p.m.’ Finals of pup. tournament. necessary "a tiBo talrea ed Lone ea a and in peak years like, “Over the next ten years, the Government ‘ of Canada and the national railways will invest up to $16.5 billion in our ail transportation system! Over the fast two decades, there has _ , been a continual rise le ~.» iit world demand for grain and prain ue ‘products. At the same time, a promis : world has increased demand for coal - a - from British Columbia, sulphur from a Alberta, potash from Saskatchewan — ‘ and other Canadiasi fesources. All of these products move by ai the 1978/79 crop year, ; \ ‘Transport Canada _ Lloyd Axworthy, Minister Transports Canada Lloyd Axworthy, Ministre a eee ee eee system. Orders for new bridges, rail cars and diesel engines will also play a part in the recovery and expansion of Canada’s steel industry. SHORT AND LONG TERM BENEFITS. The construction phase of Canada’s Rail Expansion will inject billions of dollars — into the Canadian economy over the next ten years. And guaranteeing grain and — _ other resource producers access to abate ahd rarer | ‘ Pore r—. world markets creates long term trade > 3 Opportunities that will ultimately — Moy benefit all Canadians. ;