wot TO meta hee ae TO SO en re, oy eee soe Liason tli ent ea Se Nag oe k +” by John Henigmian, a pesticides biologist with the. _ opposition _, Arm, said Wednesday if he ““had.his choice marine "senior scientist at the federal a) . a LEGISLATLVE Lizeare, 4 coup. 77/78 . a _ + PARLIAMENT BUL1.5INGS, Dos >, WIGTORIA, 2.0, vol . WBY=1%4 imals - By MICHAELHOWLETT ce Herald StalfWriter ae * ‘The preliminary findings from an examination of ~’ bones irom the Kitimat Valley area has established {hat animals in the area are subjected to dangerous, ° ‘The sad was orighaiy inaugurated. «result _f a meeting between Canadian: Association of . Smelter and Allied Workera (CASAW) représen- } -latives and Ministry of Environment officials jn: ot fluoride, ee “danvary 1978. uoede loan abv potent rind keyels ee the Kitimat ta: flourogia, The study, ‘carried out over a two year period on of a Plan ndean cause aboor + wey - “ “Tones: of 58 animals collected by trappers and: | > Ministry of Environnient olficials,- was’ completed: . - (Delong ot te ed d ono cr fh ’ the food chain, both of which contribute to the ac- oe cumulation of fluoride levels in bone material, aa ‘While individual animals baye dangerous levels, © nals Group means are under the 2500 pom limit, ; The 3 samples ' Were divided up into Jerouys depending upon where they were taken in relation to ° * the Alean plant site, The large groups were then - Fish and Wildlife’ Branch in Victoria, '_ The preliminary results show that Muoride levels‘ in individual animals located within five miles of =. * _ the Alcan amelter in Kitimat are above the level of 2500 parts per million (ppm) set by the National anmalies ete el at which mleranecgte abnormalities pccur in bones. a0 Amax's » Increases "OTTAWA (cP) “of. plans to dump 100 million ' tons of mine waste into Alice disposal would be stopped _ Altogether. . » But Michel -Waldicbuk, fisheries’ ~ department laboratories in West. Ven- ‘of sludge daily from a mol- ybdenum mine into the northwestern British Celambia inlet, ' ‘The decision to stop ocean dumping of wastes from mines and pulp mills would have to be a political one, he ’ atkded. : A memo written by Waldi- chuk after he reviewed the controversial proposal ‘in 1978 was released Wed- nesday by Fisheries Minister Romeo LeBlanc to back up disputed claims Waldichuk * had approved the project. ‘Despite growing op- position locally, Amax will start dumping sludge through a pipeline int the next two weeks when its mine at Kitsault, B.C., is ready to go | into full operation. Waldichuk argued dum- Ping ‘raine wastes in the, ocean would be less harmful fo the environment than’ puiting them Into a tailings pond oo land or ina nearby creck, as hid been done during previous mine Reagan Lawrence ‘in a pensive moment the show drew an overflow crowd at Mt. before going onstage In Wednesday's fashion © Elizabeth Theatre. Dorothy Cheyne operations from 198 0197. = show “Foolish Fancies’. Sponsored by the y provided the. commentary and Gert, Crockart ome af soiling ih y . Auxiliary to the Kitimat General Hospital; was the planist for the show. conditions should be per- . — , ICBC. strike may last long time * The stubbpraness showed Kevin Krueger, ‘shop ¥ by management throughout. steward for local 378 of the ;# the negotiations and the six (QMfice and Technical Ent -: “Thonthe the OTEU hag been Ployees Unidn (QTEU) is “working without a contract worrying = about... the . has started speculation as to of an. independant third party to mediate in the dispute. They have asking for a slightly longer working - day wo as to be able to have 17 days off per ‘year, for . government in 1974 in whal - - be to give in to the govern- “whether | By MICHAEL HOWLETT “completely and havea't be Lite ‘downtall.” "staff remaining inibe offices mh wane at bir given “anything on any The ‘ote has” been . would cross any picket line, strike [is oaly issue,” said Krueger. ~ * demainiting® : : four days. old but already appointment The union has so far possibility ofa long walk out... : ICBC management's aims it “It could go on for three to ‘ the affair. six months,” said Krueger. ‘.,' “Krueger Says that “T'm afrald we will have a*\:inanagement has been long strike though it could be | negotiating in bad faith and resolved in a day if + +, has done all it can to try to management came off its bring down the union. by high horse and agreed to. _ insisting upon having each third party inquiry.” P it makes taken overtime rates, contracting cnt ls reat anderataffing, and infact wishes to see the : im return to the Private sector. They almost seem to double time in order to limit overtime worked because of staff shortages, and for a [5 per cent wage increase over one year. B.C. Hydro, from whom the pay scale for ICBC workers was drawn in 1975 has the 17 holidays per year and currently enjoys 15 per: ’ Cent more & year in salaries. At present, local $76, which .is composed of five members in Smithers, five in Prince ’ Rupert and 12 in Terrace, is not picketing its offices. It feels that this “is not necessary since ~- the Inaitagers who are the only The Insurance Agents Association of B.C. has recommended to its 50 members that they do no extra work for ICBC while the strike lasts. This decision follows on the heels of OTEU President Fred Trotters’ accasation that the govern- ment was attempting to use - the Independants to break “ pboet $1.4 million for medical and property damage cliims. sub-divided into east and west of the Kitimat i river’ to control for. wind currents in the Valley. . Inthe zeroio fivemile range 15 samples [rom fur- . bearing animals were inspécted which averaged at a 1,270 ppm. Eight samples from the east side.-. ; averaged 1,212 ppin while six from the west nide . averaged 1,538 ppm. “The sample group ranged : 320 pin f0.2,750 ppm. : ; Tn the five to 10 miles group samples trem 20 fiz : bearers and coe moose were examined. An overall . “niean.Wwas found to be 1,496 ppm. Seven samples: | ; trom the west averaged 2,301 ppm, while idsamples | :. from the east averaged 1,062 ppm. The range was: ’ », found to be from 230 ppm to 3,760 ppm. : , ‘In the 10-45 mile range samples from nine fur- _ “hearers were examined and were found to have.a By BECKY RAGLON . .| Herald Btall Weiter. — ‘Local doctors are angry - and extremely disappointed; with government legislation which bans extra billing Dr. G.M. Appleton, the president — of the Terrace and District B.C, Medical Association, said on Wednesday. Labelling the legislation a .. “dirty trick” Appleton says that government's trump card is knowing that the . doctors will not goon strike. Loral doctors have been in- contact with the 5.¢. -Medical ‘Association: in - Vancouver, but there is a mood of uncertainty as to what the next step will be, _ The idea of balance billing was instituted. in ~ the - medicare contract with the picton, "It was a. diffusing mechanism for both sides," Doctors’ options now will mnents offer or opt put of the system altogether, =. Eighty-six per cent of B.C. doctors voted to go ahead with balance billing. One or ' two years ago that figure . would not have heen nearly as high'said Appleton, who says that the -past year's negotiation for the fee: in- creases has pushed. the’ - province's doctors together. The ‘government legislation calls fer an end of the fee dispute through binding arbitration, but the doctors are legally obliged to do so is something the association bs ‘investigating. H doctors decide to opt out of the medicare plan, patients will have to collect money from the government themselves. Appleton described such a scenario as a“terrible mess” for billing and a great hardship for the patient because it' would be a cash first situation. Appleton said the decision to opt out of the program is not one that doctors will take lightly. The association meets Saturday: to decide what their next step will be. Meanwhile in Victoria Wednesday the government , Unanimously ‘agreed that costs, sald Exnie Hall (NDP- Surrey) and “enough is enough — no more dollars from _ ordinary people's pockets to pay for the cost of medicare."’ Hall was speaking during debate on second reading of a bill which bana extra- billing and authorizes the provincial cabinet to end the fee dixpute between the B.C. Modical Amociation and th’ B.C. Medical Services ‘mean of 774 pp. ‘The magewass90180ppmn." aan In the 20 mile and beyond grouping two grouse, a _ Ong mbose amd seven fur bearers were examined]. ae - Tig mean was found to be 554 ppm and the range from 56 to 1,420 ppm. with “dirty. trick . Health Minister Jim Nielsen _ DBoted that federal- Health Minister Monique Begin was, ‘Hospitals feel ‘eeems to-be holding its own ‘agalmet” the province-wite Tee Rofsbned ania province... Barb Decosta . nursing supervisor at the Kitimat. General Hospital | ‘reports ‘two! murses’ short in mapcal wird apd tree “: Acegoding to the National Research Comeil, ‘a: _ Mouride level of 1,000 ppni or less is considered to be - background level and could occur naturally. A level * of 2,500 ppm. can. cause microscopic bone ab: normalities: A level of 5,000 ppm or over can cause observable - ‘Closures’.while Terrace “Association of. BC. ‘is. con experience.” * cope - The. hospital gets a ned with the situation with “ex- tensive. advertisement and recruitrhent outside ot. the: ‘Terrace is 18 months to | mare a. In order to. et ae _ hospital must . advertis _ that there bas always been a’. ' shortage of-staff. Currenitly there is cne full time position : ~ hort in, the maternity ward, / ‘out of the year for ‘postions available. N rn \ ge yerutted from outside of raring in smaller tcp and in gaining batch of nurses every year and [heir average stay if. recruits | however,. the continuously for aine montit the country as well as out! ‘tide of the province. i 5 x < _ * Stet 4 Long Fores Gein 4 1 4020 Highel 10, Torrees |. 5 = Pam — pen Come” ee Westend Food Mart. 6: 2000 om | 635- 278 ; ah West tend Rg Senice "We Satisty Tummy & Tank Lg, OS DAYSA YEAR”