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AirBC shows of

new jet aircraft

TERRACE — While most peo-
ple here toiled under drab skies
and rain last Wednesday, a few
lucky locals were treated to sun-
shine and blue skies by AirBC,
The company was in town to

"give demonstration flights on its

new British Aerospace. (BAe)
146 jet airplane and promote its

_ hew three-flight-a-day service to

Vancouver that begins May 30.

Passengers: on the first
demonstration. flight were win-
ners of a promotional contest
aired on. radio ‘CFTK,: and the
second flight took a group of
local business people and civic
officials on a tour of the skies.

The four-engine jet seats 80
people and carries a flight crew
of two pilots and two flight at-
tendants. It cruises at 380 knots
(425 miles per hour) and British
Aerospace says it’s the quietest
jet aircraft in the world.

The interior of the airplane is
a spacious, wide-body design
with large seats and extensive leg
room. It’s engineered to carry a
maximum of 111 passengers, but
AirBC decided on an
80-passenger configuration for
the Northwest run, using wider
seats and greater distance be-
tween rows.

It became apparent during the
take-off roll that BAe’s claim of
quietness was not exaggerated:
the noise level in the cabin dur-
ing take-off and climb was
about the same as a Boeing 737
during cruise. At altitude (about
15,000 feet on this flight) the
airplane is quiet and comfort-.
able. Some turbulance was en-

Decision
delayed

According to a spokesman at
Forest Minister Dave Parker’s
Victoria office, the decision on
who will be awarded a major
timber license in the Takta-
Sustut region north of
Hazelton has been delayed for
at least a week. He explained
that even though a decision was
to be made last Friday, Parker
didn’t receive the information
from his staff until late last
week and it probably won’t be
reviewed by cabinet until to-
day. An announcement could |
be made this Friday.

Although it’s a part of the —
Prince George Timber Supply.
Area, the Sustut region is
geographically closer to the |
Smithers/Hazelton area than it
is to Prince George, and several

northwest operations ‘have been .

lobbying hard for the license."

The Regional District of
Kitimat-Sitikine recently decided
to back two of those Northwest
proposals, Westar Timber Ltd.
of Hazelton for the northern
half of the Sustut and Pacific
Iniand Resources of Smithers
for the southern half.

The Kitimat-Stikine Regional
District board selected these
over two other Smithers pro-

-posals made by Repap-owned

Groot Lumber and West Fraser
Mills because they already have
access to a sufficient timber

supply.

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countered in cloud during climb
and descent, but despite occa-
sional side-slipping the BAe 146 »
conveys a strong impression of
stability.

The landing was accompanied
by a notable absence of noise — -
the four engines do not carry
thrust-reversers, those buckets
that drop down behind the
engines. to direct the engine
thrust forward as an aid in brak-
ing. .
BAe rep Hugh Field, who was
part of the AirBC entourage, ex-
plained that the 146 touches
down at about 95 knots (about
105 miles per hour), a speed too |
slow to require thrust reverse.
He pointed out that spoiler
panels rise up from the wing sur-
faces during landings, with the
wind resistance acting as a brak-
ing aid. “These. aircraft have
been flying in and out of
Chicago for years now, where
runway icing conditions are
among the worst in the world,
and we’ve had no complaints
about their ability to stop,”
Field remarked.

Other executives who helped
inaugurate the new Terrace ser-
vice included AirBC president
lain Harris, board chairman Mel
Cooper, board member and
former Prince George mayor
Elmer Mercier, and media rela-
tions manager Ron Moore. Also
in attendance were represen-
tatives from Air Canada, the
company for which
AirBC is a liaison connector
line.

AirBC took delivery of the jet
less than a week before the Ter-
race demonstration flight; it is
scheduled to receive two more
soon, one of which will be used
on it’s new Whitehorse-
Vancouver service, and the com-
pany has three more on order.

President Iain Harris said the
investment is an indication. of
AirBC’s commitment toe the new
routes — the airplanes cost $25
million each.

toxic,

Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 25,

This BAe 146:jet will soon become a familiar sight in the skies over Terrace. AirBC. will
begin regular service between Terrace and Vancouver this Monday with three flights dally.
The alrplane and a contingent of AirBC, British Aerospace and Air Canada reps were in
town last week giving promotional flights on the new jet.

WMB. takes
inventory |

Representatives from the
Waste Management Branch will
be in Terrace Friday to explain
new regulations governing
hazardous waste and to take an
inventory of local businesses
that generate wastes which fall
under the new rules.

The B.C. special waste regula-
tions came into effect on April
1. These regulations apply to
everyone in the province who
generates, stores, treats or
transports any wastes which are
flammable, acidic,
caustic, corrosive or have any
other hazardous qualities.

According to the new regula-
tions, generators, private
storage facilities and
transporters. of special waste
must all be registered with the
Ministry of Environment ‘and

Parks by July 1 and any new -
facilities presently being built’

must be registered immediately.
For those who are, or may be

_ affected, or anyone who has an

interest in the storage and
disposal of special wastes, the
ministry is. holding an informa-
tion seminar this Friday at 7:30

p.m. in the Caledonia Lecture.

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Dance to help theater

This Saturday evening Vicki Parviainen’s dance students “will
whirl across the stage of the R.E.M. Lee Theatre, and proceeds
from the event will go toward technical equipment to enhance: the
theatre. a

It will be the 17th year for Dance Revue, and this year’s perform-
ance will involve 66 dancers. It’s being billed as a full evening’s
entertainment, with two hours of jazz, pop, rock, ethnic, folk and
tap dancing.

Vicki Parviainen and her students have been entertaining Terrace
audiences since 1971, when the first annual Damce Revue was staged
in Skeena Junior Secondary School, This year, as in the past four
years, the proceeds from the concert will go the Theatre Alive Socie-
ty to help enhance the facilities at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. |

The performance begins at 8 p.m. May 27. Admission is $5 for
adults and $3 for senior citizens and children under 12. Fe

Saturday, July 30 — Terrace Oldtimers’ Reunion
Seventh Annual Banquet will be held at the Terrace
Hotel Banquet Room. All Terrace residents who lived In
Terrace prior to 1958 are eligible. .

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