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“PR LINE-UP

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‘H YEAR NO. me ae ~

Briefs presented -

problem,

An hour Jong discussion with Labor Minister
Chabot was’ “very successful’ according’ to’ a
statefnerit made by Mayor Jolliffe following’ the
meeting late Friday. aftérnooh.. Chabot’ indicated
that he felt the need for industries related tothe use
mee 6of saw-logs whith would. help to: keep the

= §6community economy, Btable Mr. Penner, of the ..
LW.A., said he was “very much impressed by the
minister. He seémed to understand our probleins.”’

Frank Munson, -représentative -of° the N.W-L:A.-

reported that 10 copies of the briefs were presented

- which Chabot would be handing out to various
¢habinet ministers. The next move‘is to‘put Land
- Resources Minister Williston ‘in touch. with the

‘Heré are the texts ot the brief t' presented at the

mas meeting.
FROM MAYOR JOLLIFFE

Ours is a bedroom community
‘for the employees of Columbia
, Cellulose and the Municipality:
= does not benefit from the
, taxation produced by. the pulp,
mills located in Priace Rupert, -
although the timber resources .
surrounding our community are
processed in the Prince Rupert
filp mills. The District of
- Peryace receives the bulk of its »
f revenue from property taxes
4 generated through ~the .
fey, employees engaged by’ either”
., Columbia Cellulose or. its
' gubcontractors,: and .wheri. a
| shutdown. occurs, whether it.
; originates from management or
a. labour, it has a direct effect on
the community of Terrace.
There is said to be some 700

i employed... by: . Columbia

-Cellulade

and subcontractors, and I:

sure you are Aware of tlie chaln
' yeaction ‘whieh seta‘ in’ when -
"’ these ‘men become: idle., -
"Tt is. my feeling. that the
j Columbia ‘Cellulose Company ©
B Lid. has a direct responsibility.
to see that the operation of its
: Tree Farm Licence in this area

. Bteady employment record. ; -

{ The District of Terrace has.
-invested many hundreds of,

a thousands of dollars of the
mm: taxpayers money. in providing
m™: such services as sewer, water, .
|. roads: and. pumping and
lution control centres. These .

have heen supplied by Columbia
BR Cellulose if they had moved into

\ an area and built a complete
company town.

We. ask you to urge your
colleagues in the’ Cabinet to -
encourage Columbia Cellulose
Company arid other companies:

unit such .a
oo ood plants, Panitie: board
plants or other industries based ~
on the raw timber product, -

COLCEL WON'T COME .
fl Mr.. Minister, unfortunately, -
- we received a letter. from. Mr. -

employees.” elther:. directly .

| isrunin sucha way astokeepa -

cilities would have had to -

to bulld additional facilities in.” ;

Carter,

General Manager,
North

em Woods and Lumber

Operations on ‘December 2; 1971 |

declinign my invitation jo meet
with you and discuss our mutual
problem affecting this area, A
copy of their letter is. enclosed

with thie brief. It will be my -

intention that we’-will be
attempting to have a more

-direct communication .with the —

Columbia Cellulose Company.
AS @ matter of interest, the
‘District: of Terrace. receives
“very ‘little in the way of taxes

m .this company: Their
woods operation is run from an
old army building located on
Highway 16 and Apsely Street,

stolen

In the last few. “weeks there
has been:a rash of thefts of 8
_ track stereo tapes in Kitimat.
Three .were reported to the
RCMP -in the: past two weeks

’. with another happening on Dec.

1. Eugene Cavacece reported
that 15 tapes had been stolen
from his car while it was parked
in the Civic Centre lot. He also .
said the culprit had attempted
toremove his tape deck. RCMP
are investigating.

‘C. Mueller of Kitimat
. reported to RCMP. that someone.
went through his car on Dec, 1
between'7-9 p.m. while if was
porked in the curling club int. -
The only missing article wasa -
set of keys from the love
 Compartinent. -
A number of walters.
-jackets ‘were - reported. Stolen:..
‘from the Chalet:in ‘Kitimat on:
"Dec, 1, At 2:30 ‘a.m. the

“following morning : a man’s,
‘brown suede’ jacket valued at .

*, 960,00 was also stolen from the
” Chalet. RCMP are investigating
“both thefts. .

- The. Workme
Compensation Board mobile.
unit. will -be_ in-: Terrace.

|. tomorrow to conduct another
their series of Safety. seminars

' . Seminar leader,-S.C.’ (Steve): :

” Kershaw, of the WCB Safety.

Research ‘and... Education’,

Department;. says: the- seminar ~:

‘atresses the ‘Importance. of the.

' foreman, firat “line:
: '. supervisor, - in ” accident.
| prevention... >
“The direct supervisor is the
key man ‘in the safety program. .-

. because he isin constant

|: contact: with. employess,"'” he.
pointed out.“ “Tf employees:are:
" to work’ safely, the supervisor “

* Must make'sure that they have -.

. the knowledge ‘and. skill'to do"

» thelr: “work, in a a wala: ‘manner, -

- Safety seminar - :

‘appendage. A E ot
: “The ‘seminar ‘will: begin at D oo
a.m, with an hour off for lunch,. ~~. :
continue. unill 4 p.m.)
“25. participants”. are

.

reflects ‘top.
, Bedident: Prevention,” M

takes: ‘precedence...
“expediency. or short cuts.

v over:

safety program ‘is not ai” rhe

- activity’ that-is superimposed

: upon, company: organization; .
“he said. ‘Safety must be mt
of

- production. Hi mont bea part of _

into: every element:

the. company, | 2 iat

and '

Abou
“expected to"attend. the Terrace,
_peminar in Room 6 oni the lower.

Level of ‘the Vocational: School, -

“ gonditions”.

"November. :
unced

~. members

“eit cupenvit attitude toward .. th eae

Kershaw. said. , Management.” 4
must make it clear that. safety.

‘the property taxes fer. which are question - -the “etteianey ‘ot the-
$6,956.04 - Their Pohle Lumber
operation plant-proper produces
» $21,811.84 in taxes, Both these

amounts ‘include School, .

‘Hospital and Reglonal District
taxes so the Municipal portion is
‘substantially less. This is in,
‘marked contrast to Prince

Rupert where Mayor Lester,

upon opening the mew: $2%-

_Col ‘Cel: cperation,: ve do 1ée]

‘stron that a decision made in
ithe inte aes should not
ve such. adverse on

conditions here in Terrace. °

Columbia. Cellutoss recently
-announced that on

- December ist, ali.crews w id

‘be back in ‘operation. Yet there

is evidence to suggest that some

. Million Civic Centre. complex - contractors were not rehired at

_amnounced that. Columbia

_ the resumption of -production.

~” Cellulose had givena direct This: further adds to - the
$30,000.00 and would be paying insecurity of local contractors,

one-half of. the cost--of this

building through their taxes..

For. these reasons’ and
. because * of. the. refusal . of

I would Mee to to thank youfor Columbia Cellulose ‘to consider
your time and would ask you to .a révision of rates, the local

‘pass on our thoughts to your

logging contractors -are unable

other Cabinet colleagues auch to rehire their services. This

as The Honourable. 2.G.
Williston, Minister of Lands, —

Development... ‘Trade and
- Commerce,
FROM: RAY FLAHERTY

In the past eighteen months ~

’ “shutdowns” ofthe.” logging’
- operations in the Terrace area
- Initiated by Columbia Cellulose
Company. These closures have
been of. varied durations ©
’ ranging from two to four weeks.
The Reasons given for these
‘¢elosures* were in all cases
related to. ‘‘poor-market

decision _for the:
shut-down - was

The

The. point being that warnings: .
are never more tharftwo to four
-weeks in advance of.a closure.

the company gives a statément —
:on thelr expected.production in:
that year. This is usually.
recognized as an index for the
amount of work,. and
subsequently - the: amount af
employment available ta.

logging contractors. However,
‘production. needs seem to
change at short notice and this

‘ usually leaves contractora such -

“as ourselves stranded, antl often
many of the companies own
employees -
_ predicament. Because of these
‘inconsistencies,-.and the total

disregard for the welfare of -

those dependent: on logging
operations, and -the. uncertainty
caused by Columbia’ Cellulose.
generally,
have moved out of
“the ‘ared. Yet’ this area is
- potentially “one-.of the best

logging. areas'.in British ——

Columbia. ant
LAY LE
This lack of advance notice by:

the company’ -is :such. that “it
| allows ttle «time for. a

“ eontractor to seek‘employment

’ elsewhere. . AS a result we lay
idle until such’ time: as: the
‘ company . decides’: ‘to: resume
production, noes
‘The. reasons... expressed | ‘for
» shut-downs © -are.
questionable inthe light “of,
here:
Although it- iis: net. fer, us to

there. have _been -several

“At the beginning of each year ~

in’ the same «

_Whany of ‘our.

rations; being’ carried out“
_ the “provinces.

actlon has been taken with the

awareness|' “that many

‘Forests and Water Resources . livelihoods vare affected, - but

and The Honourable W.M.. “auch is blem, and disgust
Skillings, Minister of Industrial our problem, and disg

at the-present situation, and the
‘record of Col Cel over the past

two years, that we feel such an .
- action: is. necessary if. the

Provincial Government and the

public are to recognize - the

merits of our case.

Our dispute over rates has
become significant because of
- our present financial difficulties
, caused by the repeated layoffs

“and in particular . that of.

November.

“There has not: been any
-revisionof rates in the Terrace
Area’ since 1968 but substantial .

"increases have been received

. @lsewhere by other Jegging

contractors.

: MORALLY OBLIGATED.
hii. operating Same

. ‘Contd: on Page’ ‘5s

Firemen were called out at 10:15 Thursday night to
extinguish a blaze which did $8,000 damage to this
‘small duplex located at 4532 Gréig Avenie in
Terracé. The biilding is owned by Bertha Vogel

and was rented at the time'ta Henry Lincoln. There
wéré no injuries. Fire Chief Andy Oweris said an
investigation is underway’ to determine the cause of -

the blaze. =

.. Weather

Chilcotin, Cariboo, Central In-ferior: Cloudy periods today.

Mostly cloudy with a few snowflurries in the Parsnip district,
Forecast temperatures (high, low: today, high Tuesday):

Tofino 40-20-49;..Port Alberni 403040; ° Port’ Hardy 4022840;

_ Prince’ Rupert: 35-90-40; Terrace 28-25-32; -Sandspit 42-35-43;
. Kamloops 30-15-28; ‘Lytton 35-18-27; Penticton 37-18-32; Kelowna
+ Oet5-30;' Blue River 25-5-18; Revelstoke 281-8 Cranbrook: 26- +:

Bld; Castlegar 95-12-25; Williams Lake 224-15; ues! 22-5-20; =

- Prince George 20-5-15; Smithers 15-0-15;

 DRLEE
' As..a_ candidate for sehool.
trustee, I have been asked to

_ “makea fewcomments in a form
’. of a guest editorial. Education

.is.something that is not just

' lingited to the young but is a life~
- long process, a process whichis: © gomm,
* time consumirig and costly. The.

‘ basic mechanisms by which an
education is obtained have still. .

“not been: elucidated ‘ and:
. consequently the ‘entire subject.
now,:

“4s).¢+ a8 swe al:
controversial, * Consequently,”
- there is little that Ican say ina
‘few words .that would be :
vsmeaningfulin- the. slightest,. a5 |
regards methods ‘of teac
BiLake of sirrictlum, teacher

Terrace, '
“proforina ,

‘ the year tax frea pericd now in

‘ chelfect - de | applicable to the -

‘Invested fant

. lanning : "
grade gol and silver occurance *‘¢ ;
on Kleansa’ ‘Mountain near :

; " finenctal "
“gatemnee recently“completed
~ shows: that: eppreximately, aw

etcent. return on Invested. -
Finds ta ible-provided that ©

‘esting

tat company. would pay. out.

reent of the net: profits to the

training, e ete. My approach asa
trustee of six years standing has’
been to attempt to keep abreast
of developments in education as
much as possible and to support

the teaching profession in those ~

endeavours which I,.as an

_' dnformed layman, fe would be

* beneficial to the young people in
our area. ..

There is, however, one
subject upon can be dealt with
in this short space. Historically,
and unfortunately, there has

been little communication, |

interest or cooperation between
municipal authorities and
school trustees, Each has heen
preoccupied. with thelr own

problems, which iri most cases

-have appeared to: be mutually

incompatible.’ .At.:the ‘present —

- time however, - there arises ‘an
-issue ‘in. this‘‘area which is

“important to ail age groups end |

‘interests; that is, the provision

-@F | facilities: for. ‘recreational, —

“social - Pat -cultural - activities
: only. ‘mown. asa -clvic
; centre. Tf is not my position to
- attempt to influence the type of
‘centre which’: will - ultimately
envolve, but I do feel that as a

‘candidate. for. trustee, I ‘must ©

enter. “this. controversy by
‘presenting’
of schools: for activities.’

“orientated. ca
‘Hitoricaliy, ‘the: ‘Mitle, “red

= rachool house” of. ‘years past”

> entance, Thé gymnasium of the |
.. \ Parkside School: ‘was ‘designed
*: so .that. it: seould - be ‘used : a

conimunity. In, that relatively’
lnsophisticated’ era, the school
contributed .mightily. It —is

. a to me that the feeling

exists that schools are

‘Which the. public: ‘so destres,

owever, .
DS, times. have “changed.
e::modern school is “very
ophisticated, .. highly
pecialized Institution which

my \ views on the use’.

(public. property which ean-be -
: end te almost any function for

unfortunately, -

attempts to not ‘only provide. .
what ‘is now a very ftivolved,’”

~ Guest Editorial — my eh

“* playgtound areas, modified

: theatre facilities, ‘and: large,
well-constructed gymnasiums.

These facilities have beén:

provided primarily .for the
student and. must. remain
available tothe student

". whenever required. The Board .
of School. Trustees of this
- ‘District has attempted to look

beyond the immediate school

system and to make available .

-the facilities to: the general ©

public; at thnes when they.are
not. required by the schools ©

theniselves. For his reason, thé ~
school. trustees, have modified -
‘the . design. ..
auditoriums.or: qyimnasiune to

‘ facilitate. public. mse, For:
example, the “Skeena Junior .
large aul School possesses a -
torlum: with a well-

equipped stage.-At the time. of.
design: of. this”
consultation was obtained froin’
‘people knowledgeable in the
theatre arts and. the stage was.
" designed ‘to their specifications.: :
Complete -lighting facilities «
-were. Incorporated "together °
with change rooms, etc., helow
the stage. A\separate ‘entrance -
‘ to facilitate public c use Was also
_ included, - Similarly | the

auditorium | ‘at. ‘the Caledonia -
| School “was” provided. with a
..¢ separate“ pliblic, entrance. The

‘ . Clarance: Michiel : School
- possesses: a" “good

“auditoriuin * ‘with *Taxcellent

acoustics * and a. sepdrate

conjunction : “with iv.

~ playground ‘Program. it the: ~ yo

summer thne.

However, I iéve that ‘the
excellent adaptability, of these

public use.

‘technldl education but ‘also. oe

9. Will probably: :

pot dbadline ta.met.

. peveral.

‘facitity,. :

facilities hau lead’. to the belief
that they are open to unlimited.
‘Since the .:,
déatruction of, the: ‘Civic Centre, :

» these | facilities ‘have ‘been §
" widely used,'to‘the polnt'where |.§:°:
- there 1s no shore time available |). <.
‘and what is more disturbing ip. 2. °°.
the beginning disruption of their !

by -th Schoo) students”

Silver award.

_for Alcan. man

arbi Reta aioe

"Four Kitimat men -are the
! latest. recipients. -of. ‘the
Workmen’s'. -Compensation -
Board Awards jor Bravery as a
-reault of their heroic action’ in
a fellow workman at
the: Alcan site in Kitimat last”
August.
“James R: Chabot, minister of
bour, presented the awards at
a -bravery awards dinner
attended by a ‘large group of
community leaders:and fellow
workers in -Kitimat . Friday

evening.

The WCB Silver. Award: for
Bravery, . the . second. highest
award given by. the ‘Board, was .
présented | ::, Fotios
Viahadamis, along “with: a.
cheque for $1,000...

| Francis de. Coteau was
awarded - the. WCB - Bronze .
Betty for: ‘bravery and a cheque .

William’ Doyle and - Robert
. Coles each: received the WCB
Parchment award and a cheque:
for $500..

The. rescue in which ‘the four
“men took. part occurred ‘last.

‘Project's: _
future i is:
in doubt

“'ROBERVAL, Que. (CP) =
‘study on last sumimer’s ‘Oppon
tunities for Youth, projects
shows wide approval of the pro-'.
gram, State Secretary: Gerard *
' Pelletier said'Sunday..° ’..

Butthe government has inat:

. yet decided whethe¥ to continue

itnext year and should make up |

‘its mind. by mid-January, he *-
‘added, °°

“He ‘said: ry per: cent ' of the

eerie der te Penta Cube

-y

jeople asked about the. :

young p
Opportunities for -Youth . pro-.
-gram had a positive reaction to:
" it while between 65 and 70 ‘per
cent of the “adults, Guestioned

‘wi

Angus whedi a'fellow workman,  [

Henry Gibbs, was operating a-
front ‘end:Joader.to load loose
pitch into trucks. The pitch in
the centre’of the pile bad

‘solidified into a: spherical mans |. &

‘about 30 feet'high,:
As Gibbs worked the loader =
near the pile, a large plece of.”

the solid pitch estimated at af

weight of 300 tons broke offand.
rolled down against the loader, :
partially crushing the roll: bars:
and the cab. .Gibbs’ right hand
and forearm were caught and
pinned between - the. volt bars
and the controls, .

trapped ‘inside. the ‘cab dh directly .

below; ihe large chunk of pitch,:

. First to the rescue was Fotios.
- Viahedamis. who. tried ‘ta: Pry «.
open ‘the door. of the loader: -
When he realized that he needed ©
help, :-he .returned to -his. truck”
and drove to the security. ‘gate
-where ; he enlisted the aid: of,
security. officers, : Wayne Doyle
‘and. Bob‘ Coles. The. three:.

cradioed for a first-aid attendant — *
- and rushed back to the scene.:

.. In the meantime Francis de *

"Coteau had. arrived on the seine :

and also tried to free Gibbs. ‘Hi
tao, had® ‘gone for help. .
~\By ‘the ‘time*de Coteau

were assembling ‘a ‘hydraulic:

; later, Gibbs wag free and on his. | :

way. tothe hospital with: the.”

- first-aid’ attendant. .. He.’ was: *
. treated and 1 released the same “

day:

‘During the entire rescue, oud

_ tracking noises came from the:
overhanging plich n mass, ‘pieces
af dt continued * to” roll : down -
around: ‘creeks were clo and:

‘Viahadamis, Doyle and Coles

et

jack in order to mave the, bee ty og