we eee et em

cee mepee ot

we eu

. BRANDON, "Man, 1 CP) — ‘
‘Doug. Christie, leader of the . §

re ata ibe

shoe on ote ok np ING Lage teresa saat nee need tion

1, 1980.

Food Mat

Qped 000" MENON
6:30arr- Ti pm. Le a ‘Open.
7days, week . 24 Hours ;
55, Ent 5-1
me Satisty Tummy & Tank

365 DAYS A YEAR" - —_

Chevron Service :

 Migtoria- based :: Western
 Cainada, Concept,, came'2,$00
| Kilometres * to” ‘proclaim ‘ a
“message . of

sépartism, but almost no one.
aowed up to listen.

e

Only two. people showed up
at a Brandon University hall

to hear’ Christie's appeal to .
westerners to fight the. ‘rape |

of the west by the east”. with

"the threat of separation.

"Independence is “the paly

fool for developing-the west's
~ fesources for the ‘ people
’ living ° here,"
Saturday. “But: if you don‘t

*Teare, or-you don't think you :

have the power. to change
_ things. you wan't.”*

“., The sa-yearold Victoria

lawyer ‘said. the federal

; government. “works - for. the
- “interests: of Ontario: and
Quebec. Therefore,

a ie ‘will fave to fight .
the benefits of their .

ate: “depleted. us

A. ‘Jelter: distributed by
“ Christie’ “asks | the:. western
premiers. to demand several
‘guarantess for the West
during the coming -con-

. ‘stitutional talks. It. warns

‘that. if, nothing is done, the
“powers used to exploit the

West will be entrenched in

‘the constitution.

~ He said the group, which.

he declined to call a party,
has about 12,000 members
* BCrOss Western Canada:

We oe get

there’ are no fires = buraing
‘in the Kalum Forest District
_ andthe fire warning is low to
moderate, The warning has

been low since Friday due to
_ the recent rain-the area hag.

- ‘experienced.

While the, forest fire
situation looks. good there,

Alberta, Saskatchewan and

- the Northwest Territories

_“lare-all devestated by fire.

See : Bae five for details

By CARLA WILSON

‘lierald Staff Writer
A public hearing will be
held to evaluate citizen's

concerns over B.C.
Hydro's proposed
spraying of ap.

proximately 171 acres
near Terrace.

The hearing will be held
in Terrace on July 16 and
17 in the barnquel room of
the Lakelse Lake Hotel.

Marcel ‘Poulin of
Kispiox is appealing a
1980 permit application to
the herbicide

271 (acres.
reduced by 100 eres,

One area to be sprayed is
along the Copper River

“weatern:

- he said .

ae

oa now are hen our resources

(AP) — ” Authorities aay ey

have no clues yet to the mys-
. terious illness that

about 500. children ,a
dozen adults to eaeiet I like

files at ‘a ‘carnival, Seven
children were slill in héspital

laday’ but none; ;were
reported ‘in serious, .con-
ition iz
Health! officials sald the
adults and, children, b¢tween
seven aid 45. inhaled fumes
of some.kind al ‘the:cdinjval

grounds. Sunday iin this

English Midlands towh.
‘The. children: and ‘adults

fainted ahd experienced

nausea, headaches, diz-

ziness, leg pains and watery.

eyes, one policeman said.

“Whatever it was, il must |.

have been strong stuif, " said
another.:| “The | kids, went

down like’ninepins.” ;

Almost 300 children were
taken te four nearby
hospitals, and first aid on the
spot sufficed for 200 others,

Health official Johri Wood
said some
over as they. sht beside their

some later_ returned: com-
‘plaining of new altacks, of
nausea and, dizziness, police
skid.

- from about seven thiles

from the intersection jof -
Highway 16 and the
Copper Hiver.to a point
approximately 15 miles
from the inlersection:

. This will affect aboul i71

acres, The olher area.to
be aprayed Is west of.
Terrace towards Prince |

Rupert inanarea starting

approximalely at the
Lakelse. River lo’ a, spot
about 16 miles west of the
river.

Both areas are in’ ‘the.
same spraying: /ap-
plicallon,and run. along
B.C. Hydro power lines. ~
The applications have
been approved . by’. the .
provincial poilution

its plans to od a si abi
plant in Kitimat... |
sed

i Ocelot

-The company saysiLis still

continuing to. work ‘with the:
B.C,.-government to deter-

mine whether Lhe proposal is

feasible’ under. the new
natural gas pricing formula.

bul sile preparation in
Kitimat is Boing ‘ful speed
ahead,

~ We do not have: the ae
ficial word yet of whether’:
Coast |
build.
methanol plants in: Kitimat.
but a. temporary eumpsite”

or West
Transmission will

for workers is being set up,
said Ben De Kleine, cily

manager for the: District of

Kilimal. °

Other sile preparations .

rau 15 fect of sand--and
developnient ; of
roads. The location selected

“by. Ocelot for the ‘proposed

. plant is northwest cof ‘the
Alcan smelter.

A’ spokesman for Ocelot

‘said the company. made 8

“plans even lipugh it did not

access:

ro na i dasa

- these objectives of
canula would) receive a
cheaper: price . for natural

: decision to continue with dis:

Know ‘whether’ it would ‘still: -

feasible under’. the
provinelal
natural gas pricing formula:
tisk involved with our
optimistic.”
- Brawnléey a “spokesman ‘for

the company. Natural gas is

used for. the: producto
methanol.’

government’ S-

_ Earlier this spring. Vie

* would Jo longer be feasible.

: "We: realized there. is’ a.”
“Prime. Minlster ‘Trudeau
decision’ but . we were very “
‘said “AL;

pricing,
more sales -in. B.C.
Companies camplyjng with

the -for-

gas. As both Ucelot and West

‘Coast Transmission planned:
‘only: lo produce ‘methanol |

and export. most of It,
Kitimat ; Council. members
feared the proposed plants

ie recenl ‘statement by

proposing an ‘export tax on

all forms of ‘energy would not :
Affect elther company.
“That's belween’ Victoria
{and Otlawat : It has nothing -
“to “do “wilh us,”

said
Brownlee,

hot hy Sina Queyeas

: firmili ‘Whileli ali:
: couraged further: processing
Jane

‘department.

jnastalling |

parents keeled

~ Children -jin the . hospitals, ©
Most were discharged but

Nottinghain county heaith ,
, officials began an Inguiry. ‘

. of 24D, which ‘controls
“Aboul 100 ‘acted...
- would be sprayed in this .
- section. .

- Bpray certain areus along
their, power lines with
‘ Tordon 101. ‘The &
would be done
helicopter, faid  Con-

Woman, car missing _

Suzanne Munsell,

Rupert was reported ‘missing on
‘Friday, but police believe her car ‘went’

Inte the Sheena River;

‘re tracks leading into the river:

were sighted: at 7:30. a.

- approximately .40° miles west of ©
Terrace. Muneell, a social worker, left. -
for an tnterpigw Is in Terrace that mor- 7

oe

23, from Pr Ince

m., Friday,: .

. Wall.

oe en

ne ee aoe

ning. A missing persons report was
filed with police that afternoon when

- she did not appear... .

_ Divers went down Friday, but called —
the search olf because the river at’ that a!
spot. is deep and muddy. Me.

In the past, there have been other .
ineidents of vehicles going Into the river
‘In the's same area, ‘known as Hole in the

Canada

y
Canadian » diplomats” living
abroad have been -wounded
or assaulted in ihe last. if
months, and (he government
has distributed a, booklet to

combat lerrorigm.-
” During’ “the:

period, ‘the - neWwapaper Bays ‘

im thin Otlawa dispatch, there

ft

_ This. city's: annual:

- ther problems.; oa

“from. ‘dowsing.

- which nine ‘police afficers

‘embassy personnel on how to" - were’ Injured,

1b: month. :
festival,’

have been? 19. robberiés: at...

‘Canada’s foreign embassies:

and consulates and 20.homb-.

threats against)! ‘diplomatic: ‘
: why the cily should “cave In /

to the ker of ‘the ruffians:: and charges ware tala.

missions, :

Isays the external affairs
is’ 8 ending
more than, $1 million .on

screens al its overseas posts,
designing ° armored. Jim -
ousines: for..use in. (rouble

booklet.
The newspaper RAYS
recent. external, aifnirs

Feport said that in the
* previous 12 months, a Ca-
nadian oyerseas pust had an

possible sniper attack,
another had three “shooting
incidents" ina week andsa

third was tipped off about a

possible. attack and asked

up security.

L
1

f
‘

control bused: and public

. notlces were put out.

The herbicide spray
program is ‘to control

_ brush and Lrees along the

power lines, said Stu
Connucher, transmission

maintehance supervisor -

for 1:C, Hydro.

Torden {01 is a common
chemical uséd in industry:
to control brush, hé said.
The herbicide is made up .

broad leafed plants and
Picloram, which controls
conifer -growth and
promotes. grass growth. .

B.C.. Hydro hopes to

raying
rom a.

not

’ slacher.’

nacher.. :
. We dake all

precautions,” he ‘said, .
“Spray operations will
be ‘conducted
anywhere near
habitations and they will
be conducted under very
atrict conditions.’

i any wind comes up;
the spray operations will
immedialely be shut
down.- A thickening agent

_., it added to, the chemical *
‘to make: it heavier. hé -.

sald. ~
‘In ‘beth ‘areas to be
‘sprayed, the closest
permanént habitation is
five miles, said’ Con-

Tt the’ permit, is ‘ap-
preived, B.C. Hydro will

spray. five miles east of | .

aan ean

areps'of concern.

habitation al copper
River and approximately
five miles west of the
nearest habitation in ~
Heme, said Connacher:
“Poulin has two" ‘main :
' The
first is the safety of the

’ chemieals lo be used.

Both 2-4D and Picloram
have been shown lo cause
cancer. and: birth °
mutalions' in animal
studies, he sald,

. ‘

2-41) has been im-
plicated In spontaneous
‘abortions when sprayed
in areas: avar pregnant

- | women, he sald. . -

- The manner in which
the chemical is going to
be ‘applied is Poulin's
second témeern,

“There's lots of
evidence from accidents

. and data that it's a matter

of luck to control spray-
drift,” he said.

"It's been known to
slay up iti the air for
several hours.”

Connacher said that, .:
the view of B.C. Hydro,
the chemical is aol
harmful.lo wildlife, ;

. To the best of our
knowledge, it has a low

‘lethal minit,” he said,

“An excessively igh
dosage is needed to make
it harmful."

Spraying the areas near -
the power lines: wilh |
herbieldes is the most:
cost-effective: way to
control brush, Connuchor

bulletpraofl:

vallempled firebombing *
 allack and-was ‘warned of i

1

“VANCOUVER. tea
sea
festival is being allowed to
conlinde - today despite
-weekend violence but potice
will be stepping up patrols:
and and enforcing a 10.p.m,
curfew. to prevent any fur-

Festival officials. ad ity
politicians also, “will. ‘be: -
watching the | celebrations °
Ahrough’ next-; “weekend ‘lo -
determine if the festival: will

be slaged agaln: ‘next year.

Three police:officers were |
taken to hospital: for minor.’
injuries they received while .

"trying to control a crowd of :

2,000 to 3.000 celebrants wha |
gathered - around English .
Bay. oo:

Two: ‘palrol. care and ‘two.

~ ambulances had. windshields.

smashed by rocks or bottles .
when ‘the, revellers clashed "
with. ‘policemen.. :

~The riot started: “when
rowdies ‘set’ fire (o large
garbage containers and then
tried lo. slop -, firefighters:
‘the: blazes.
When a firehose was turned
on the panyns crowd, ihe
. turned iu

Festival ..¢

Graham: Clark: said: he: Will.
resign If there is'a répeat-of
the riot. at Erigllsh Bay in.

~ Clark sald he #8: Sppdaod to
cancelling-‘or curlalling the

a from under the rocks once a -

and teoatums wha come ‘out

Mayor Jack volrich, whe
is also the chairman of the
- city’s police board. sald he is

satisfied the: police acted
_ bro perly and ‘that: ‘their

t did “not ‘aggravate
the’ nie rs.

Volrich: sald ‘next
festival. format ‘will

ears
be.

“reviewed and’ changes. may’ -

“be made. ©.
lf there is any recurrence,
| however, the city will have:

‘fou take very definitive ac.

"We would have to take
serious measures inme-
diately.”

-More policemen - ‘will - be
called in ard the beaches will
be.cleared at 10 p.m. PDT as
‘tequired by a clly ‘bylaw,
Vancouver police chief Don
Winterton told a news —

. conference , Sunday | af-

ternoon, And if necessary, he .
‘said, police will be equipped

with riot gear: io clear the

.growds, ©

He, expressed hope: ‘that
will not be. necessary. but

That: gear. |
‘In addition | to the thre ;

policemen admitted -

spital, six other valiverien
and a-fire captain’ were in."
Jured, three police care and |
twa) ambulances +’ were
damaged. and businesses

‘remainder, of: (he. 9-day. “were amaged: .

whieh: fealures a|
-bathtub race across Georgia”
Strait, an. air’ show,’ beaty.

‘ pageant” and: nen ‘related ©

events. ~
ile sali ‘he doge: not es

Beer supplies

‘spots ant disiribuling the ,

-Winterton | sald #9. stall
"group: EAN persons brought
their own--liquop. ‘and

drunk but were canceal a

_«aclarger group of 2.000. to

9,000 decent citizens," |.
quer. was confiscated

still good here

' Molsona, .€ arling-«’ Keefe
and Labatt's breweries have
issued a 72-hour lockoul

- nolice to their employecs.

e DERAMT AP APPLICA TION APPEALED

The union has been
working without 4 ‘contract
since, mid-April and hotels
and private individuals have

hoon slacking up their beer

supplies’ in the event, of a

_ shortage.
the host governinent to beef

People have heen buying.
quite «hit of heer, said the

said. .
“The areas don't lend
themselves readily. to

machine central of
brush.”
If the trees grow up into

Hydro’s fines, the lines
will be short-circuited,
Connacher said.

Poulin does nol sym-
pathise with Hydro‘s .-
point that helicopter
spraying Is the cheapest
way.

“My main contention in
that we have our
priorities wrong,” ‘he
suid, ‘We've put more
welght on economic
heneflts than on health
rinks.”

The spraying in taking

‘place striclly on crown

on hearing will be tl July 16

. areas,

mansiger al the government
liquor store in ‘Terrace:

ltcwever, there is bo, im-
mediate panic for the
Terrace area beer drinkers.

Anolher shipment of beer
in expected loday, 0 the
liquor.store Is nol concerned —
wilh its supplies...

The management of the
heer companies and the
union planned to meet
Monday morning.

land and on inaccesalble
said Connacher, |

“Wedon't put ourselves

“forward as experts in

.

chemicals,” he said.
However, on spray
projects, properly cer.

{ified and Pricensed
sonnel are on han io
ensure safety. .

Anolher area will be
prayed by the chemical,

he sald. A 1979 approved
application has been
extended lo this'year.

This area’ runs along a
power line as well, and
covers appreximalely Hi]
acrea on the other side of

the Telkwa Pass towards
Prince George,-
Connacher,

sald

¢

wR eta et per, Me RE -