ar bsdatatl | : sTH i veae oma —_— ferrace business. slowing. down — by MARY OLSEN - _ reached a seasonal slowdown. a For.a_ community dependent . ‘on: the . forest - industries, the condition of retail business -is- usually as healthy as the mills are busy. erefore © the recent Colcel shutdown plays a significant part in the present sluggishness of trade. --- - Serious. as this may seem, it isn’t affecting the optimism of the ‘businessmen I spoke to. Dave. _ Hijerpe at Bob-Parker Ford, for instance, ccheerily. * proclaimed 1971 as their best year yet.: ‘Sales are slow now, but he-feels that: all will right iself next year when‘a conservative government is: voted in. Dave confidently added, “And you can quote me on. a that!” ; ENTHUSIASM AND UPSURGE - _interested citizens will: be happy to note ‘that ery person contacted shared Dave’ 8. enthusiasm ft not his political views. _ "Willie Schnieder at Sun Life Assurance explained — thie picture in cycles. Money has been (in his terms) - “expensive”. With the government's white paper .. on taxation hanging over their heads and Nixon's . | \ \ a 4 Sete cans eee ae Cee | threatening economic package, large businesses . have adopted a cautious “wait ‘and see”: -attitude. But Mr. Scfnieder’ sees a loosening up of . economic tension. Interest rates ‘are going down. and money. becoming less expensive” While he doesn’t expect a fantastic change, he says there is. definitely going to be: an upsurge. . a _. -° ° BIGGER HOSPITAL NEEDED Jim McKay, president of the Chamber of ‘Commerce, 1 is enthusiastic about the: possibilities opened up by the access to Stewart. Thé Terrace: Chamber of Commerce presented. a. ~ brief’ concerning the construction of a new bridge across . the Skeena .to the B.C. Chamber. who. tii tin ‘+ presented it:to-the provincial gavermment --It-wag:s. very: favorably. received: a ‘as. Vasa “petition for. incentive monies for development north of the 52nd °’ ‘parallel. (north of Prince George and west to the © Charlottes). Mr. McKay has. been contacted by a number of firms inquiring about-construction in this region - and already foresees the need for expanded medical facilities i in Terrace to serve the empleo of the Stewart area; -.: This - growth is reflected} in the. real estate business where John. Currie of. Pruden said. that ‘more new homes have been built this year than in many years previous. “If they* ‘weren't. being: sold : they wouldn't be built.’’ he added. - According to:‘a :spokesman | at the municipal business licensing bureau 25 new business licences have been: issued’ in’ the’. last ‘four smonths. .Jim: McKay:. hears that the. new blisinesses are succeeding. If. we manage to. get through : the — shutdown with. things ‘still looking good, it'may oi that. Terrace: has: a broader base than we i NO RUSH ON LOANS ~ "From Dave Collins:at The: Terrace and District According to an informal survey taken among Terrace businessmen, the ‘local economy . has These two pupils of Copper Mountain School flash a ~ “Y" for victory. The boy’s thoughts blended in well . with. Thursday's Remembrance Day ceremonies. : Parades i in. both Kitimat and Terrace marked, the sister’ annual event, “Peace RCMP. members highlighted the affair by displaying their seat tunics. For a more Setailed account, see otos page 3. "School Board discusses recalls” | “bi ood" te : The war was “several: years. over before Kitimat came into existence but | still:each _ - November 11th’ its” -people . gather together to” remember: those, sho died". Many fought on épposite sides ‘and yet on this day they gather together to bow their-heads and - : pray that there will be no more, 7 ae : -: warn their children that though “they met in Mt. Elizabeth ‘Secondary School. - Auditorium; almost 300 of them standin side b fide i in. weeny Nass Indian ns. -Amalgamatic into ‘district on. - Trustee Mrs. Naney orr met with departmental o officials in Victoria to.discuss the proposed school. district amalgamation with the Nass. Indian ‘communities. ° Departmental ‘recommen: dations” were: heard” * at . the Board meeting on Councils snowball youths © The snow. ‘gods. have. seemingly forgotten sabout Kitimat and Terrace area. - Close to two feet of. stow did however fall. in..the area’ last weekend and since the weather ° man is predicting snow flurries occasionally and since no- winter .is complete without a little snow and slush, ‘local city councils have decided to. take” action,*> Reports from Kitimat say the city. crews there perform road- clearing tasks to high degrees of efficiency but co-operation from ' everyone is needed: = -: In a. recent: ‘newsletter - "council members asked locals to..-refrain. from ~ pushing ., driveway snow: onto.a cleared ‘roadway: They. also--urged | ts to. keep children, well, pissibly .- eneaisity, wher - show: plowing equipment is. in ~ theit. vicinity, Mayor Vie J olliffe also warns: “Terrace residents to be cautious . during the winter season. ._ Another: matter’. of concern- reported from Kitimat is bumper riding. Youngsters:in. .. both. " - communities’; are. .' > reportedly grabbing ‘onto’ car. buripe nd. going for i a ittte “slide “This. really : “presents a big. problem: to: the ‘driver. who © Tuesday night. it was 3 decided -that “before any: .steps: were taken they sHould be sure all the Aco “Indian councils: understood . clearly the provincial education _. system and make known their own. special requests — not | Provided for-in-the system. — ‘Secondly,..it’ was" decided if ‘amalgamation is finalized the ‘new. school will, be located. “ outside the village of Aiyansh:: -» “, The school will be accessable by public road to all Nass Valley residents. . < : SCHOOL BUDGET REVISED . ‘Anticipating - Minister of -: Education, Denald Brothers . reduction i in the finance formula for 1972, the Board revised the school budget : at the meeting., A ‘budget - of $5, 001,500 was approved. This is $22, 000 less than. the “budget passed in. “October, © “. The Skeena Cassiar School - Districtis .one. of the. larger - districts: affected by the -Ministérs . discussed .reduction of operating budgets - from .110 - percent of the basic operating - doesn’t know‘what to do; if you - stop, : the. child’, -could, slide: * underneath the. car -and. yet ‘if you keep going the same.thing is _ likely to happen. ‘The only way - to'stop this is for. all:parents to _ it maybe fund to ‘slide -behind cars ‘it -is. also: dangerous . Parents, it’s up t to yout * officials. toa + Superylee, the constriction, - budgets’: to 108.> percent. Members of the Board feel sure they .will be able to live within their reduced, means. ') | - : CUT BACK ON REFERENDUM . The proposed’ ad tion to. ‘the "Hazelton, Secondary School has * been cancelled.’ Ratepayers will now be asked ' to approye’.a $2,671,000 referendum for essential school - buildings and equipment at the December. election. « -ADDITION IN. STEWART: The Board has approved ‘the Department of Education plans “for .an, addition ‘to. Stewart “Blementary School.-: Henry.- ~ Dickinson, ‘guperintendart “of School Planning, . who: ‘designed the building, recently spent 5 days in Terrace -conferring. with | Trustees’ and School Board Dickinson will ‘org nize the” . bids for tender, anegotiate: ‘the ’ several contracts and generally. o Here ore: ms Brian: Carr (Safeway’s head man) feel: that: the well. ‘Credit Union comes the word that people are sav ge Pipe : - spectators. The :kil more than is ‘usual, the the. pe month, normal the: studios at ‘CFTK Thursday to the only music c ’ checking accounts | sed : march. in’ the community’s while '‘members of '‘Skeena. Secondary _ $8,000." Remembrance Day Parade: The event School's band performed inside the’. ge many parade entrants.as well as « :Tillicum Theatre. See photos on Page 3. gre 2 apy. to bring you -the resuming. account ‘of | These-.are , the. People’ -of - Qhaling -with aac ak of Terrace area, Equipped, wi : '; $$mrh Pentax‘and 8. trated: -'selder at the Bank of Nova Scotia. ae thinks ‘that — - things: are about normal for this time of year and ., - ‘remains fn this bus about ‘the future, said eke Any person: Oni" ‘the’ street’ ‘ell AU - ‘Mars, but man’s first clése look «>, cal the red planet was blurred by: Be “effects of the layoff are difficult to assess right now. - “Mr. Carr bays: that Octobér and: Novemberare © ‘traditionally slow. months: ‘at Rrocery stores. 9? -. Dick Evans féels that: whether or ‘not his sicidin.* é i's Jet sphere’ sou “ih fal vith frazen' Me ‘ _ -ullimately affected depends onif the men. get back on Li ory said thal ewe also ent a: were slated to dle Springer a to work on time, : t x Fa the'almosphere: foe fee Br aR Z wing tf “Ie they don't it could take the cre ht - Christnyas trade, ‘Norm Miller told me.: - Mens wear’ November is:a: good ‘month for’ work clothes: But Mr. Miller hag hada very good year so far: and doesn’t appear to: be overly worried: ;: *, Meanwhile a: ‘representative. of ‘Colcel: confirms thet’ the back to: ‘work date:is still. scheduled: for “. “November 29. We're: halfway through and alk ‘is when ‘Mariners. thin 2,000 aking photo, aph -overnight.. Thur 8: smashed the drivers: