“FROVINCTAL EXBRARY

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VICTORIA B.C.

4 lany of the old time residents of Terrace were on hand for the launching of Nadine Asante’s History of Terrace, Monday night. These people, who.
are the history recorded in this locally produced book, mingled with town dignitaries at t the Lakelse Hotel to mark the release of Nadine’ g History. .

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SERVING. TERRACE AND DISTRICT

TERRACE,  B.C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER: 15

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linister of Health 0.k A. 's Hospital enlargement

oe ministerial approbation
men in effect the authority for the
m ospital Board to go ahead. with

vole seeking approval from at :
meerasl.60 per cent of the owrler..

eclors who cast their ballot on

me subjeci. This balloting will A

Sake place on December 9. °

Should the hospital. ‘financing. wa
a’-law meet with the- -approval.. -
nog the. Owner-eléctors the Board

meme oposes to “carry oul: the
Meee llowing . work’. at: Mills
Mescmorial, ‘They will cause to
ae constructed in addition to the
mespital and removaie existing
ea to accommodate,

. mp proximately 25 additional.
: | ule: care beds -with . initial

: i Hcommodation . completed for.
mg beds. The Board will ‘also,
Bequire space .. for -

“ 1 Be proximately 166: psychiatric:

Raves and space for the day care

eeealment of approximately six.
Aychiatric cases.
bp The by-law would also permit
mse Board to undertake ‘site
EE provemind and to. purchase
Hajor depreciable equipment
lid supplies and lhe required
rking capital. -
Hin so. far as ‘the’ Winch
Femorial

in Hazelton is
rode : . .

ish and Wildlife I

concerned the funds: would
permil the Board to construct 4
‘new - hospital Building . al.
Hazelton  which..

care’ beds

~The plans: for’ the. Kitimat ©
General ‘Hospital. include * ‘the
completion of the. unfinished
area-of. Lhe hospital ©

‘accommodate approximately 3
extended care beds, to renovate
the -acute care area of the

. hospital. and -(he~ ‘purchase of

‘major, depreciable equipment
and supplies, improve the site if
recéssary and Brovide working
capital, ~—

The ‘Hospital Board members
were-unanimous in their
support. of. this Hospital

Financing.” By- Law and will -
" extensive |

undertake. . -an
information: ‘program to assure
that the owner-elec lors are well
informed of the urgency of this
hospital improvement ..
program. .

‘esponsible -Mineral exploration.

Mr. Fred Harper, a Fish and.

Idlife Department: Biologist.
ioned in Fort St. John, has.-
Shard a. what he terms.:

regulated, unplarined and’
esponsible mineral ex-
ation. He describes this.

Wage as the most serious

feat to all wildlife in the area.

erious: co it really was. °° fo

ziugene Schieman is in satistaticey
ndition in, Mills’ Memorial’ Hospital
owing ‘this accident around : hoon: Of

onday,, coe

Mr. Harper's ‘statements |

were included in a report en-...

titled ‘Wildlife Values in the
‘Southern Watershed of ‘the!

‘Stikine River in Northwestern -~

British Columbia” which was
prompted and largely spon-
sored by the Kitimat Stikine -
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would -
accommodate approximately 45,
beds including | four aS

pital a
“are included ih the total amount” :
’ requested. | - =

; Williams,
Resources, Recrealion..and.

_ministrator . and Mr. -
Bruneski one‘of the Ski resort

Biologist: charges |

Minister ** ‘of

Conservation is not receptive to
private development. of ski

facilities in ‘the Province and '
‘indicated this thinking : during
the course of a visit to his office -

by Jchn: Pousette, Kitimat.
Stikine Regional District -Ad-

promoters,
‘Discussing plans for a ski
resort on

indicate however that he..was
agreeable ©
participation along with the

- ‘Ferrace and regional govern-
. ments,

Mr.’ ‘Pousette made. “this

‘feeling known to the Regional.

‘Board during the course o f-last
‘Friday's monthly: meeting of

that body..The Directors were |

obviously disappointed at.-this
decision but were not inclined to

- lel the matter: drop. .

Director Ev. Clift noted that
considerable time ari. -money
had already been spent cn the
(project and was of the opinion

“that: the- entire * proposal had ta

7 Schieriian Was | proceeding east on’
ghway 16 near the Thornhill Motél |
when his Volkswagen slid on the frost:
éred road and skidded into. the path
ncoming. logging truck,
truck struck.the back:

Don

Kitsumkalum |
Mountain, the Minister. did.

to . government .

_ of Fe taps SI ae

“the - Honourable ‘Robert

be re-assessed with. clear and.

concise terms of reference

-being obtained in -se far as
provincial participation is. -

concerned. .
The. Administrator also
recommended that the Board

go back and look’ at the entire -

proposal from the beginning,
_ with a complete re-assessment.

of the ski plan in the light of the

financial implications which

are now. involved and which.

directly concern the tax-payer,
Director Stickney was not too

_ oplomistic and said that unless:

the provincial government was’
willing to foot 70 percent of the

bili the plan otild never get off .
the ground. ‘But don’t believe -
in Santa Claus’ he commented.
The promoters of the Kit-.
/sumkalum Ski. area had’ sub-'
mitted plans: which - would
‘ create a ski resort to the west of .
‘Terrace.an the north slope.
‘Kitsumkalum “Mountain.
‘initial, development. would
' consist: of a double chairlift,
4,500 feet in length with a 1,200.
foot vertical rise powered by an’
eléctrical drive ahd having’ a
capacity of 800 per hour, at an.”
* travel back. and forth to hotels.

installed cost of $221,000. ;

The.

‘In addition there. would be a”

beginner lift: which would cost
$6100.

The resort would include a
2,000 square foot dry Indge with: ”-
. full basement costing . $60,000

The , complete. cost including’ |
equipment. would be $315,000. It:

had: been suggested that power -

to site, upgrading and building

of roads: and sub-division ser- .

viees would be underwritten by .
the government, ot

The financing of the: project .
would involve the sale of shares.

‘ with-the understanding that the
shareholders would have’ the

first dptich on leased: govern-
mentand at the base. with the

- maximum. of three. leases” per

shareiholder.

These leases would: serve as:.
part of a ski village recreational -

-, complex withchalets being built -

at the base of the mountain near
the chairlift. It was felt that this.
-would prove popular for skiers ..
from ‘the Prince. Rupert and
Killmat areas allowing them to:
spend the week-end. ‘at the
mountain. withouthaving to

The weekend W was a ‘bisy one

7 ‘for the RCMP mostly concerned

with - investigating -sbveral
_breaking © and ‘enterings and
Some theft from parked cars.

| Thieves hit |
: parked cars:

Three cars parked i in various
locations. throughout™-Terrace
were broken into and their
-Contents removed over the
weekend, By some twist ‘of fate
all. were parked in hotel parking
Tots; one at the Lakelse; ane at

_the Terrace Hotel and one al the :

Luso Hotel.
. sSofhe time overnight. on: the.
“tenth. and -eleventh Gary’. ‘Car-

dinal had his pick. up -truck |
. broken, . into and. two “:irifles-”

stolen. The truck was parked in
the. rear parking iot of..the

’ Lakelse Hotel. and entry: was

gained through a side window,
And Carl LaBlane of the: ‘Luso

Hotel:had his car broken" into .
but + ‘some, as yet, unidentified -
method.and was relieved of a

buckskin jacket, work. coat, a
hard hat and various. olher
articles. valued at about. $100.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

- Minister of Education
in Terrace Nov 27.

The Honourable Eileen
Dailly, B.C. Minister of
Education bas indicated that
she would: attend the next
meeting in respect of the
establishment of a ‘Regional
for the Pacifie

S Northwest which wiil take place

in Terrace on Monday
.November 27 at the B.C,

" Vocational School. She will be

accompanied by Mr. A.E. Soles,
Superintendent of  Post-
Secondary: Services in he r
. department, .

The meeting was originally
scheduled for Prince Rupert on
November 17 but was delayed to
accommodate — the :: Minister's

busyschedule in view of her.
intention of being at the meeting ‘

in person,
The results | of the last ‘meeting
_ held’ by .th? Regional’ College

" Steeritig’” Commitiée-. held. .in’
"Terrace last October. were sich ©
that thé pi Chairman’

Dr. ,

. members expr sed definite

optomism for the © first ume

. established: ‘in :
. edircational’complex’ with little’.

when questioned abou | the
possibility of obtaining such an.
institution for the Pacific,
Northwest in Terrace, °

The Steering Committee's:
proposal to make use of the B.C.
Vocational ‘School #. icilities _
which ‘are utilized” «

less
‘thin 75° per GEE of its “capacity

would ‘allovith
"$6, ot: p00

or no capital costs involved, °

Board to. receive. 7
mining report .

The Regional District: of
Kitimat-Stikine . Directors,
during: the course -of - their

‘monthly meeting held. in
. Terrace Council Chambers last.
~ Friday-heard a progress report ©.
from Dr. W.D. McCartney, Ph:-
Dy of the Victoria-firm of We-..

Healdath, ‘Environmental, and

Recreational Consultants Ltd.;

in- regard to a report ‘on. the
mining potential of the Kitimat.
Stikine ‘region.

The report, one of several
‘commissioned entirely ‘or in
part by the Regional District in
‘order to prepare a complete and
comprehensive dossier of -all -
factors that can. be beneficial-to
the’ rapid. and sensible
development of this vast region,
-is designed to give an impartial:
appraisal] ‘of _ the. | mining
potential of the Kitimat-Stikine

' region. to ‘allow un-emotional

and: organized planning | in the
future.
Dr. MeCartney reported that

‘the report is. in the final stage
and that he anticipates ‘that it. ;
‘will be in the hands of: ther ;
Ad-:

Regional District
ministrator, John. Pousetie,
within the next ‘two-weeks..

In his report to the Board, ‘Dr,

McCartney described, a-series-

of maps. which~ have’ been

completely devoid of any. alley.
mineralisation.;...;::, a7
The: report: will..not. “make.
" pecommendations.: It will state’.
- facts’ as ‘the ‘creators. -of.- the
report see.them and it will he up’.
to others. to make.the political.
decisions’ such -as‘ a: choice’:
‘between. “mineral exploration.
‘ programs’ or wildlife . ‘con-

‘servation: ete: was

‘The maps sand report will.

*- indicate the areas-of probability -*-

of “disc overy a

In the. preliminary ‘work "it:
seems to appear: that:

and its region lies in‘one’
‘high: probability . areas’ with a.
high. . coppe “Potential

Dr. McCartney
Board of the importance.
these maps and reports be kep!
up to date to which: the Board -.
' Administrator replied that itis’,

“the hope of the Board: that the.

province, will see fit to’ keep this’
Mies

prepared as:part of. the: report: "

as having. been devised “in a

unique style of presentation in : ‘:

exception of Russia, The maps
themselves, covering the entixe

overlain | ‘with - ‘trangpate
sketches. ede will desert
il:

prepared. on’

through which’an