Staff nine hn ms aa -*sPblished ‘every. woakday:2 int 3010, Kalum Street, ‘Terrace, . B.C. “by Sterling 2 atm Ltd. utherieed as eat “BSS « mail,’ ‘Registration. 7 : Brian Gregg: Sad Advertising Sales: a kyu. éNick Walton . “* “Sports: _ Kelth Alford : - Don n Schaffer 4 _Reception-Cinssified:, So - Carolyn Gibson ; Oy. Circulation: oe m ne a“ Mari Taylor . "NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT: ' The eHerald retains full, complete ‘and sole copyright In any advertisement produced and-or any. editorial _ of photographic content published: In the Herald. Reproduction is not permitted without the written permission of, the Publisher. 7 Letters to the Editor =» i. . . 5 - Let, . 7 “ To the Editor, '. During the last two weeks, considerable misinformation: has been. presented in our community regarding: the. : proposed. Pioneer Village to be located on the’ Skeenaview * gite-or Heritage Park. We would like to’take this’ op: portunity to present the’ facts behind the proposal; ; - Ast a result “of ‘enthusiasm geriorated by ‘Taist summer's 7 5 ‘highly: ‘successtul Old Timers Reunion .and a museuths . =“sétninar held in Terrace on Oct. 3-5, 1962, a group of Terrace . -eltizens ° got- together to examine -the- feasibility<‘of. . J etabiishing a museum society ‘and 3 a | regional museum. ; . ‘grant monay. from’ one of the make-work programs to move; - andrenovatea heritage building for use as ‘the first stage of: a Pioneer Village. 4 ‘ Largely’ “through. ‘her ‘efforts, negotiations ‘were un . dertaken with the District of Terrace. A, presentation was: ' given to Terrace council on Dec,'13, 1982, in-which it was - Stated .a Museum Society would be.interested in looking ~ district’ 8 name.” as oS . ‘after ‘the finished hote!-or- pioneer: house ‘on A volunteer «| " basis. At the meeting, council endorsed the concept of the -Pioneer Village and Mrs. Kerby" proceeded. to obtain. per- . _ mission from the owners of-the histotical Kalum.Hotel'to .. move. the building to Terrace, ‘The; -building was given. by “the owners to. the District. of: Tecrate: and- is held. dn the ae) A Cominiinity Recovery Progam “spant to digmantle and : move the hotel was obtained and again was given in the name of the District ‘of Terrace, Five workmert and: a supervisor are presently undertaking this work. The. . Heritage Conservation Branch and-Heritage Trust were also approached and it appears fiat if we can get sin ap- have begun recalling’ “plication in soon, grant money may be available to place the” hotel on a foundation and completely renovate. the interior... Atechnical advisor { e Heritage Conservation Branch is to come to Terrace in Fébruary to assist in layout of the Village end renovation techniques. for the building. | Careful consideration was given as to where to place the - Pioneer Village. The Skeenaview | site was chosen for the ; following reasons: 1 Under bylaw No.944, this property was designated a heritage site on May ii, 1981." 2. A heritage building, presently used as the Crait ‘Shop, . is to be left on site, 3, The site would offer 24-hour surveillance, minimizing . the chance of vandalism or theft of valuable artifacts once ‘the buildings were completed. . -. 4,. The use would be compatible: with ‘the proposed . Terraceview intermediate care facility and would provide ’ considerable interest and pleasure for the senior citizens housed there, - §& The nroposed Village would be a passive use of park - land and: would not present noise conflicts with adjacent ‘residential development. _ 6, The size, aesthetics and surroundings of of the ete. dre : compatible with a Heritage Village. _ proposed by the District of Terrace to be. ' . Heritage Village. The acreage is situated in the-N.E. - corner of the proposed Park,-a location which’ would be. difficult to we for playing fields. A total of 4.75 acres would ; A total of .1,73 acres ‘adjacent to Sparks s “was for the remain for. ball diamonds or other active sport uses. A Heritage Village in Terrace offers exciting possibilities ". for school children, history butts, naturalists and even the _ ploneers themselves. One of the philosophies of the Terrace _ Regional Museurn Society is to foster‘a spirit of community .. cooperation ~ it was such cooperation that characterized - the early days in Terrace and allowed many. community ' facilities. to be built and operated on a volunteer basis. ~ Thank you. Yours sincerely, — a os We would like ta invite any ‘ltizens within a Soraile radius ‘of Terrace: who auppert the Iden‘of a Ploneer Village ‘and. Regional Muséum to contact the Society’ s secretary at P. oO. “ Box 325 of Box 246, Terrace, Reta! Must 8 Society ee pre ve? ee TO! ater esi mre oe ; : most: affected. workers will be recalled, many, haye a thelr: jobs, permanently: apically the battle for ie countries - unwilling ‘to t take : ~The’ worldwide ae has wi . | countries aF the able: atiiong bureaucrats lookin: use hat hc Fresdom House polities survey: ‘shows 44 * . gentof the world’s ‘population generaily cannot observe the - , ; Uni ersal elaration of Human Rights ‘The surve . TORONTO: (cry — = iiemployni in thé. rrecession- ‘battered . iiining ‘industry has surpassed ‘$0.per. cent -of - normal: working levels’ and although industry officiats 4 ‘gay " About/70, 500 of about 135,000 workers “jazmatiy canpioyb _ inmines and. amelters are jobless and industry officials say _- Many jobs will be lost because of changes in world’ ‘demand . and: the’ ergence af new producers. in Third World equntri . Peter arrian, ‘research directo nited "| Steelworkers of ‘Aimerica, sald any substantial: Incréade'in _ jobs will lag six months behind a general ‘recovery: in the industry... ; =. John Bonus, managing. director of the Mining Aszoctiition ~ of Canada, added that the level of activity in the‘pteel, auto "and construction. Industries in North “America, a factor in the: mining slump. | -- we than six: nionths;. . om . At Inco. Ltd: in Sudbury, more than 1000 workers’ have been permanently laid off and 9 ,500 are uy. a revel in ~ April after’ ‘being off the Job ‘since last May. : gts -Honier , Northeastern, : “ther Steelworkers, sald’ financlal. pi i ‘ particilarly in’ the: ‘winter. month, haw ‘resulted in family . Probleme. .. : ; “os Problems. in. ‘the’ mines shave ed. to proposals by | ‘some "companies ‘for renegotiation of contracts: to’ lower cost by : freezing wages or, changing other provisions. °°. The” Me: “Mill. Mini which: + Represents about 200 released in the ast few days redictloie that}the: recessiin ts | watts a ‘end ee recovery Is beginning to take hold: Betaeaists Caution’ that expansion ‘will be Limited, and will largely reflect a statistical swing as inventories begin | e be rebuilt fron "low levels, Still, positive real growth is expected ‘to-show up in the: current quarter, marking the first three-month period i in ‘which the: “economy will have ‘ expanded since the spring of 1981. Factors cited in support of this fiseliide gains in overail - economic output. and in goods-producing industries in “November} a small advance in housing; and an Improving US: market for, Canadian’ ‘exports. . = “Clearly: we: ‘are ‘in the vicinity of what’ “appears to be the bottom of thisrecession,” Bays, Jamies Webber, deputy chief” economist; ‘at-the Toronto’ Dominion Bank. :, Webber says his hopeful view of the economy is. based ¢ on a number. of developments: -U. S: demand for: Canadian exports | is growing, especially for lumber* ‘shipments to-a reviving “American housing ; sector. New-house building is also picking up iy Canada and |. “financial” ‘markets: have been ‘signalling. an end ‘to the recessidn since late last summer. As well, some companies laid-off workers. < .“’- _ The great ‘uncertainty, however, is “when consumer Agricultural markets sought’ — Canada must try to win its share of REGINA (CP) — agricultural. market opportunities that are expanding, growing and diversifying at a mind-boggling rate in Pacific Rim countries, mariagement consultant Hen Sarsons aad Tuesday, ‘eorisumer who-requires both efficiency ‘and choice in his” food supply, Sartons told thie fourth Ament Managing Farm. Technology seminar. - -'. . Sarsons, former chief executive officer of csP Foods Ltd. of- Saskatoon,” now works -with | the: Liaison Group, a - management: consulting firm that supplies a wide range of * services: Aneliding advice on domestic. and international marketing, ” A recent study’ of Canadian involvertent in South Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia: showed Canada was sadly lacking BC, ; “We fomd that Canada enjoyed less than one per cent of ' thefood and. agricultural imports of these nations," he said. “lt appeats we are even further behind, if that is possible, in such countries as Indonesia, ‘Thailand ‘and the Philip- pines: “ee . - South Korea’ “offers Canada excellent market op- portunities. ta sell wheat, barley; malting barley, live. animals, feédstuffs and ‘oilseed: products; che said. : - “Yet we-have been notably: sunsuecessfiil in, penetrating this market.:We have fiot set out to work with the South Koreans. in developing their food and agriculture.” © South Korea, along with Pacific, has a centrally. planned economy. that’ encourages - private and co-operative enterprise to grow and develop, he’ . said, . he government ‘recognizes torsign Investment requires tonietd te Iniprove access to markets, Sarsons- sald.” ‘ff a have been too caught up with the. Issues of.our i ~-{yuiHHonal identity and our national dream to take a hard ldpk ” ‘at Why we should start ‘building a new. dream abd a new: strategy for the requirements of the next 2» years. aaa ‘ihan it was during Jemeny Carter's years in ee , employment is stable in‘the major: gold sniniag. areas of. Tioga and | Kirkland Lake. : Pacific countries are “developing ‘e a! ‘new. iniddle’ class ° in sales to the three countries, said Sarsons of Salmon, Arm, . other growltig ‘economies in the profits. an makes no serious limitation on, the return of | ‘profit (a the investor who haa eared money in South Korea. Canadians should look seriously at -tmatching their’ marketing strategy to the needs and interests of. the ‘ iq workers had not: clianged “conduet developed by the, -had ‘not made any: ‘Aignificant impact on Pr the ‘Isra “oceupied Arab: territo eB, . work member commission, ‘of: which Canada. Is: a ‘prinelpal UN boty’ dealing: with’ human. policy guidance for, the l UN in. , {the ptatus of millions Year-old sys \ o£ black South: Agricans - partheic with little hope Under Pyetoria’s schemes; separation of the races isscen 8S the best ‘way of guaranteeing the’ e safely of the enormous workers: at. _aleduisiage Lid, Wy \ syatinry, fas “refected company demands for @ wage freeze in a. new contract. Operations bad been: closed ‘since the. summer. and Falconbridge first saiditwould not start operations without an “agreement.” But the: company: sTeopened in January - without -a new contract ‘and negotlations are continuing. __ In British Columbia, Gibraltar Mines Ltd. and Newmount Mines signed contracts ‘with the Canadian Association of Industrial, Mechanical arid Allied Workers that froze wages “during the first yest even’ though workers were till on fea » tayotfe > ms - a Similarly, pyr Ani Mine int the: Yukon negotiated Mo: increase in Wages in a new'contract with the Steelworkers, on the condition that the company reopen. The erouing-effect of the recession wan also fet at BC. - Coal, ‘where : members: of. the Office ‘and Technical | key Employees Union accepted a’ four-day week tied to a geven- 2 - per-cent rollback in. wages for the remainder of 1903 in Hardest. hit. have. been mines. which. produce nickel, ; - copper, Jead, zine ‘and Iron ore.. .Many. of the: ‘unemployed mine and. smelter workers ta fe been without a ‘ob more : _ exchange for no more layoffs for-the rest of the year. They had earlier negotiated a 15-per-cent: increase.” oo Warrian’ said bargaining between Cominco Lid. ‘and the Steelworkers union at Trail- and Kimberley, . B.C., which a begin next week for. 5,300 workers, will be pivotal, for. in- “dustrial relations in the mining industry. Neither ‘gide has tabled proposals; but:. there. has. been “speculation. that the company will seek concessions... Layoffs have also affécted, the asbestos and potash Bee tors and uranium ore mining in. Saskatchewan... " The only bright spot is in gold mining where rising prices for the precious metal has. ade. it more. profitable... “Several Bold mines have increased thelr’ workforces and ore om ‘jending tn Canada will beat to shi om ign af We, ae says. . es race itr ‘ mr ‘Ottawa-based Conference Board cf Canada, says the gain in economic output in November reported Friday by Statistics Canada reflects i aneconomy on the: verge of expansion alter 13 months of tecession. ‘He says the economy. will grow by — about ne per cent at an annual rate in the current quarter aftera 6. 8-per-cent fallin the final quarter of 1982, and & 5.1. . per-cent. fall for the whole year... .“Togeta turnaround in the first quarter, you will have to _ Bee positive growth in November and December, and this _seems-to be happening)" he’ says. “Basically, it looks as. though: ‘everything. is:starting.to improve, though we. are ” going to have to wait | for conditions to gel better in the U.S." “1 Most. economists consider a further: ‘strengthening of the U.S, economy pivotal. because’ the’ prospects for! growth, in = the Canadian’ economy .are 80 poor. Analysts say early gains will. have’ to come ‘in. cexport-, related industries, in sectors such.as forest products, autos and. consumer durables. Any large-scale rebuilding ‘of in- ventories will then work through into gains in produétion and, it is: hoped,: into creating more jobs.; 24. : This in turn, wotld lead to an. ‘improvernent in the domestic economy and an inereape, in. consumer’ “Spending levels.. i 7 . ‘Wester : “farmers, farm: organizations’ ‘and “Prairie _provineial- governments should pressure. the , federal government. into. designing ‘ more,. suitable. - economic -Teguldtions:for- the ‘agricultural. industry, he said; : : me is: time |we. pressured our government to develop . bilateral: trade agreements. ‘in food and agriculture, #0 we. . ‘eareprotect: ‘selected markets.” ° £ “In. 1982, the Canadian: government provided. ‘extensive successfully bid on a‘contract to sell 825 subway cars: to the -. New. York Metropolitan | Transit. Authority., wae. * > Food: and agriculture provides.17 per cent af the: jobs in ‘this country, Sarsons said, adding | ‘they are the backbone . andreason for’ the exiafence of the Canadian tranaporiatin system. “Bot that. does not ‘seem to matter,” he ‘sald, Canada iB. not capable of. designing onulvalent punperis for. sales of _ Maree products. ” : ‘Violence. feared: "WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) — “Win, ‘lose or "draw," anys the ‘logo’ én ‘the front of Rick Martin’s rig. |" ‘He'won Tuesday: — no-one. shot: at him, or, repped Bs ‘conttete block on his truck from an Gverpiaga, as. x through the United States, But today he says he’s ievig ‘in his ‘hand, aan? et oe Martin said he saw the windshield ot a truck shot out bya: ‘gui blast from the roadside as fe drove through-Kentucky . Jon Tuesday, the second day of a strike. by: independent truckers to protest against scheduled iricreases In:federal . tue! fax and highway ser. fees they say will drive. tivo out. ot ; of business::- Elke wiany Canadian trickers, ‘Martin said he fears the . uns, and vialenes t thal have eedun ts to rule tt the roads in the - * Mebutting down” his pia for the: next ‘Soulh Aten ip. a "confessions. . * forced transfer. "jo. the “homelands” and resettlement , ‘camps - women, the group. said, were struggling: to: survive | ‘on ~ “barren land-and without water, sanitation, food, 1 ’ who.work for the white economy. -Emest stole director of fiational’ “forecasting for i ‘ec ay _ and offered the business people a chance.to present, heir feelings on the question, that manager offered only | two - » ehurches,". | low-interest ‘credit! 80 Bombardier Inc.-of Montréal could . few days because. “my us skin's not thick enough, 1'm afraid of selling blown aeiiy by - \goome, craxy dove, there.” wy ne! hi Soin Africa. os set up | ms the party : ‘are’ not applied to-ta “freedom. fighters,” and its security. forces often ‘ha -ylolated the right to life inside and outside South gaid:in-its report that conditig: wane eh fundamentally. and: European, Bepnantisf " Moreover; the: forced removal of the bla ‘the hinterlands was still. a: characteristic: ; ~ policy... In the: spared tectiory 0 of Namibia, or: South-Wes Afric: - aa “the: working: group: accused South. Afrlesdin: authorit \. continuing to apply torture to political prisoners, Anctading - mutilation, and to aubject « captured guerrillas to such.crue] ” ‘and-inhuman treatment: a5 poisonous snake bites orce . “the main vi fms’ of Black: women ‘and children were meddleal services.’They are separated from: thelr - Phe group i also found child labor was widesptea - ticularly in the rural areas where children were thé victims “of severe cruel abuses and exploitation. Black child labor in- South Africa, the group felt, may. be sald t to be a ‘modern form of open.or: toncealed slavery... a _ Further, the group said it received evidence that: al. the Robben Island prison:young people were ‘subjected. to the worst kdnd of treatment. They were crowded in cells in-the then, sometimes in full view of the police. . - Kaleidoscope By Keith Alford... '. “I'm caught in the middle,” a friend of mine, sald. to mie - over the phone yesterday. Of course any reporter | would know that. feeling in all its exactitude. . Just take the past ; few days here al the Daily. Herald, for example, © Wednesday, Jan, 26; I write an article on ‘the Noithwest ‘Women ‘Agalnst Rape's “anti-pornography” campaign. The background or research for that piece was a copy. of the . dist the women are circulating and two telephone interviews ”. with them, ; The obvious question - what's the next ptep? - was ‘acked, ~ And we were told thal boycotting and picketing were. -being foreseen.- But, the spokeswoman volunteered, in that.event _ the group would publish a Ilst of ‘clean stores” in which the « “ public who wanted {o honor the boycott could shop. On! that "future Ist Is to appear a drug store - the only one in town te ‘that does not sell any magazines at all. an Well: . Suddenly the publisher is getting calls from: “gue outraged ou. store, manager AAXing at imp | e ; - recom le’ ta" shop At ano ptore. - id, of tole Pe ‘ili e did the fallow up lo the sory on Jan. ar quotes. that had to be gleaned from the chaff of a diatribe. against this-reporler. a - Then, last Thursday during lunch, the receptionist {this “office gets a. call from an angry female asking for’ ‘the publisher and saying that she strongly objects tomy Teparts on the doings or non-doings at Terrace city council’ and is cancelling her subscription. The address and name oftered is a business one. - ‘Always wanting to know who I’ve offended, I check in the _ many" ‘handy-dandy reference. books available at: any newspaper office. Lo and behold, the business ts listed as a ’ firm of insurance adjusters, and the branch manager is the wile of a newly-elected city alderman. ; Eb s "By the way, there was never a ‘stiggestion that anyone on council was. misquoted or Inaccurate statements were: in ‘any council reports. - +. And then there was the Jast edition of this. column, Printed on Friday, Jen. 25, If yourecall, that concerned the ~ gelling of the ailver kermode bear pin by- motion in council . ~ ta a-woman who was In Terrace giving two lectures‘to area, women on how to have. a more beautiful personality; ets. This column - and this writer - still objects to the concept — of celting the énly award this city has to give for long-term - ‘service to the community. That column suggested that for those occasions where a gift to a visiting dignatary * ‘was. . needed, something else should be offered by ihe city. ” - thought it was'a very straightforward piece, oriticleing a.council decision; It was something of a surprise to betold over ‘the weekend .by a great number of people how. much they., liked: that. particular columm-and agreed with the point being made. Not so with the operator of a local bookstore: andthe secretary of “a committee of ] ies from: various Terrace In the seventh paragraph of that column appears the . Bentence, “Rather it will be sold to Lavern Hislop; chair man. of the school board, who will present the pin.’ Having. been. called worse than: inaccurate over: that sentence, the editor hnd I went down: to-city.hall. and listened 1o the tape of that meeting. We also chécked the requesting letter’ which includes the sentence, ‘the presentation will be made by Mrs, Lavern. ‘Hislep, chair- neh of our local school board.” + 6s? _ The sponsors of those lectures appear to be te "Hislop did not buy the pin. T have been informed: ie the com- mittee did, Hislop only made the presentation..." ' The requesting letter says, “‘as a souvenier of her visit to this ‘area, we would like to present Mrs, Walla i Kermode bear pin.” The committee says ‘they hi | con- sidered other items of local imiport and were merely asking for an:“yes or no” of the pin from. council;. Furthe » they didr't tealize it’had never been sold before. ee _- There also appears to be a ‘misconception someuiiere that Tani ‘anti-Hislop.* if that were so, wh would T have taped ° - over thy Working desk a thank-you note from her? See : the only candidate, either - -munteipal. or : or company of hardened criminals who sexually assaulted gracious enough to thank the Dally Herat for the tot it: , took: ta cover the November elections,“ -—'1!- TE must also think the bookstore opera pédple mentioned here, perator,. for o al ‘the t Kaleldoscope’ still st ands. ‘The. ‘Allver bear‘pin should hot be Sold. - . By the way: ‘the ‘cost is $5.95. a : Pleasantly, immediatety aiter the last ctitiea nking'me for the “pin coburn % Caught In the middle?” .. Yés, every reporter, who ever ti ‘We liye there, Med