FIUOLICe continued from page 4.

_ fluoridation, and she

argued that adding the
substance to the public
drinking water supply is
a violation of her
democratic rights and in-
compatible with the con-
cept of a free society.
She wound up by deman-
ding to know what ac-
tion council will take on
the issue.

‘Ald, George Clark
maintained his previous
position, indicating that,
despite the anti-
fluoridation material
presented by Schoenfeld
and Brorup,' the
established authorities
such as national medical
and dental organizations
in Canada still recognize
fluoridation as a
beneficial and safe
method of reducing
tooth decay for children.
Clark stated that decades
of studies regarding
fluoridation have ac-
cumulated statistics
which are overwhelming-
ly in favor of universal
fluoridation.

Clark’s argument was
supported by Ald. Bob
Jackman, who said, ‘‘It
would be very irresponsi-
ble of council to react on
the basis of presentations
from just one group on
this matter.”’ Jackman

Shopping

sion of Jim Pattison In-
dustries
equivocal, stating that
despite the apparent
public opposition in Ter-
race to Sunday shopping
the local outlet will con-
tinue to open on Sunday
because the business is
demonstrably there. The
letter states, ‘‘... we are
here to serve our
customers first, and all
indications are that the
consumers of Terrace are
supporting the Sunday
shopping issue by conti-
nuing to shop with us.’’

Terrace council, hav-
ing apparently exhausted
every avenue of in-
fluence on the issue,
voted to receive the let-
ters as information and
to take no further action,

Sawmill continued from page 1

from that area has tradi-
tionally gone to Kéit-
wanga and Hazelton
anyway.

Other recent
developments appear to
support Heinrich’s state-
ment, Advertisements
have appeared calling for
tenders to construct a
road between the Kispiox
valley and the Cranberry
junction area. A road
through that area would
shorten hauling distance
considerably between
Westar’s tenure in the
Nass valley and its mill in
Hazelton, allowing a
greater daily intake of
timber for the mill.
Tenders have also gone
out for clearing and im-

’ was -.-less..

asserted that he had
spent a great deal of time
examining available
research on the issue,
and he used as final
authority on the matter a
study published in Con-
sumer Report magazine
which concluded that the
research done on anti.
fluoridation findings
failed to meet the criteria
of scientific proof.

With regard to the
referendum question,
Clark expressed - doubt
that the general public
can make an informed
decision on the complex
and apparently con-
troversial issue. Clark in-
dicated apprehension
that Terrace residents
might receive a one-sided
view of the situation by
the dissemination of
spurious research fin-
dings from the vocal
anti-fluoride movement.

The issue appears to
be a charged and confus-
ing one in which even the
scientists are in deep
disagreement with one
another, Arguments on
either side of the subject
can apparently be sup-
ported with enormous
volumes of documenta-
tion which arrive at con-
tradictory conclusions,
and at this point an in-
formed decision seems to
be more a matter of opi-
nion than fact.
municipal council of
twenty years ago,
however, obviously felt
that the public of that
period was sufficiently

informed to vote on in-

itiating the treatment.

On a motion by Ald.
Jackman, council voted
in favor of a final rejec-
tion of the referendum
possibility.

Greta Brorup stated
that she is presently
spending eight dollars a
day to purchase bottled
drinking water, and she
asked council if there are
any further options for
the anti-fluoridation
movement. Ald. Jack-
man indicated that the
ballot box will be open in
November.

The

Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 16, 1 936 23

| From: Terrace council

Further problems have
been identified in the
structural soundness of
the Terrace Public
Library building. At the
June 30 meeting of Ter-
race city council, an
engineer’s report in-
dicated that several of
the support beams in the
building’s roof are either
partially rotted or crack-
ed, At the July 14 coun-

, cil meeting a report from

the Recreation, Parks
and Library Committee
stated that the building
inspector will be called in
to examine the heating
system, insulation and
floor. joists in the struc-
ture. _
Ald. George Clark,
who is a member of the
Library Board,
council that the building
has a severe draught pro-
blem which seriously af-
fects the efficiency of the
heating system during
winter. Clark also stated
that some areas of the
main floor cannot be us-
ed for book storage due
to doubts about the
structural integrity of the
floor joists, .
Ald. Bob Jackman
observed that proposed
repairs to. the roof are

pointless if the building

is riddled with defects.

The building inspector’s.

findings will be entered

on the agenda at the next

council meeting July 28..
Ce

The owners of
buildings which con-
stitute a hazard to public
safety will soon be called
to account by the
municipality. At the July
14 meeting Terrace coun-
cil resolved to send out
notices to owners of fire-
damaged buildings and
other dangerous struc-
tures to attend hearings
into eliminating the pro-
blem.

Six properties were
identified in the resolu-
tion: two burned out
houses on Graham Ave.,
a fire-damaged house on
Kalum St., another fire-
damaged house on Greig
Ave., and two open con-

provements on the
Babine slide road, a
move which would per-
mit larger volumes of
traffic out of Westar’s
holdings in the Kispiox
forest district.

Gerry Dodd, district
manager for the Ministry
of Forests office in Ter-
race, said that cutting
areas 32 and 35 represent
about 18 percent of the
total cut in TFL 1. The
separated cutting areas
will be known as TFL 51,
and Dodd said that new
allocations and new
management schemes
will have to be establish-
ed for both Tree -Farm
Licenses. .

An independent

source has stated that the
land where the new mill
will be located is present-
ly being surveyed, and
another source inside the
government indicated
that around $13 million
will be spent in its con-
struction.

The implications of
this. project for Terrace
are not clear, but com-
bined with the capacity
expansion of Prince
Rupert’s pulp mill it is
apparent that in the near
future there is going to
be a great deal of wood
from the Kalum Forest

District travelling both .

to the east and to the
west of here.

told |

crete foundation works
on Park Ave.

Property owners will.
be given an opportunity
at the hearings to outline
their intentions for
eliminating the hazards.
A 60-day period will be
allowed for clean-up,
after which the muni-
cipality has the option of
removing or destroying
the offending structure
at the expense of the

owner.
eae

Terrace council has
unanimously endorsed a
position paper on
reforestation authored
by the Tourism and
Economic Advisory.
Commission in conjunc-
tion with the Regional
District of Kitimat-
Stikine. The position
paper advocates new
systems of inventory
classification and pro-
duction capacity for the
Prince Rupert Forest

Campbell continued from page 4

policy advisor for the
Premier's office. She has
to her credit an array of
degrees and university
postings, success as a
merchant in the
restaurant business, and
a variety of work ex-
perience including a
summer spent in a Prince
Rupert fish packing
plant. Her approach to
northwest issues is com-

plex and non-
confrontational.
With regard to

‘forestry, Campbell said,

“IT do not favor curtail-
ing log exports unless
there are definite pro-
cessing options for over-
mature wood. We should
look for more value-
added production and
determine what foeign
markets need in the way
of forest products, then
try to produce it rather
than just trying to sell
what we have.”

She perceives the
native inland commercial
fishery as a two-part
issue: the need to
preserve fish habitat,

and the need to reconcile ©

the interests of native
and non-native

region, and increased
provincial funding levels
for silviculture as a
means of job creation
and increased forest

yield in the area.
nee

Terrace council and
the Women’s Resource
Centre (WRC) are at-
tempting to arrive at an
agreement regarding
transfer in ownership of
the city-owned property
which the WRC is
presently leasing from
the municipality.

The WRC is proposing

to make some major im-
provements and renova-
tions to the house, and
they recently requested a
long-term lease arrange-
ment from council, The
Finance and Administra-
tion Committee has pro-
posed an outright sale of
the house, and the report
entered in the July 14
council agenda indicates
that the WRC is willing
to discuss terms.

The house is currently
being appraised to deter-
mine the market value of
the property,

fishermen. ‘‘The federal
government is playing
one off against. the
other,’ she said.

- Campbell said she has
consulted with a number
of native leaders, and she
has come to the conclu-
sion that the difficulties
for some bands in the
province could be
alleviated through
economic development.
Success in this area, she
said, could moderate the
issue by demonstrating
their abilities to achieve
goals outside the land
claims context. Camp-
bell expressed a_ belief
that, in some instances,
the land claims reflect
frustration rather than ‘a
genuine desire to ‘Sown’’
the province. Although
Campbell said that she
endorses the party policy
of remaining outside the
negotiating process, she
did say that the provin-
cial government and
B.C. native people could
work together to
pressure the federal
government for a speedy
settlement.

If Kim Campbell
somehow comes out on

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