so | oe Legistatice birocy | facliament Buildy 19S Vietoria,6.C C. ue = SOCREDS Tt TURN: THE? TABLES ON STUPICH OE alee Now NDP accused of conflict-of- interest ee a _ \ i. ; ‘. > a a : bq oo VICTORIA (CP) '— - Officials ¢ of the the committee raised no objection to constituency. secretaries, — 1,276 disclosed the money paid by RB Loewen (SC—Burnaby- t's | “Inaurancé Corp. of British. Columbia the motion, even though accused Government MLAs saidna total of {he°tormer NDP government was iy Edrignds) ould the payments to the Premise Bil Bennett's tritst offece' in’ will be asked ta a ‘next week them of slandering Kerater. $21,276 was paid out two years ago tO" return for constituency secretarial society were “only oneatep removed" Smith agid that he had exchan ed “before the legis ature's public The NDP has accused Kerster of ‘ accounts committee to testify about — im tly interfering with claims the NDP-based Nanaimo fro tupich getting the funds Commonwealth Holding Society for ti mth Stupich getting the ed rectly. confidential letters with’ Stup ; services for several NDP MLAs of the day, dealing with the matter, but that he - bend allegations of fraud and g ent made by ICBC, 3 rath ,». Secretarial services for MLAs. the overnment regularl B ‘for ition leader Dave Barrett was not at to dise t, interference in. ~the | Crown — gettinga claim by Surrey They demanded an explanation for - cnpitieny secretaries, but Kerster sal ie ater there was nothing — Stupich tromised an seuss i at corporaticn.n . a firma he used to head, “paid by ICBC why the money was paid to the sal id the payments to the Nanalmo inappropriate about the funds going an upcoming meeting the _* The -committee Tuesday; ‘unan- after the corporation had already - gociely, which has as its objectives anizatlo on were made under “ques- throu the Nanaimo organization committee, probably next week, imously passed a motion in ced “re, ected it. : evelopment and hol of tichkeble circumstances.’ and that the procedure had been romyting a comment from Labor . by: George Kerster (S tlam) - ‘Meanwhile; Social Credit members pro erty ‘and supplying of hall —‘Kerster said Dave Stupich (NDP cleared by lawyers and by Speaker ister Allan Williams’ that. the that would have ICBC officts 8 testify of: the committee have accused the ties in the Nanaimo area andthe | Nanaimo), chairman oF the ublic § Ed Smith, committee would then finally get to - o - before the committee Aug ‘NDP of a ‘blatant conflict of interest: furthering of. socialist education. “accounts committee, isa dred or of Barrett added that exactly the the bottom of the ‘Nanaimo ¢,”" 2 New Democratic © Party Tere of with regards to > funds earmarked for _ Kerster: said the vouchers for the the society, . , same situation is 3 occurring at arreference to the ICBC controversy. : ae = ‘\ iE - ‘Weather | r 2 ‘Monday: igh 20 Ts . |= i a oe nes Low13 fo , of ' ‘| Tuesday: - Highto 7 Gy : JP. 45 dow |, [ae aa. venie A a F ra Serving Terrace, Kitimat, the Hazeltons, Stewart and the Nass ; a, 5 tush tv VOLUME 7LNO. 60 Price: 20 cents WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1977 | “‘Lay on Macduff” 2 eine man! mR RTE Ve es mem ee em Photos pa atory Terrace before,’’ Cieslik said, ‘Rugby : . players grunting, sw eating and wiel { BRIAN GREGG swords and English soldiers They don’t look sharp but the swords. will fight whilst heads roll. Thunder being wielded by Stefan Cieslik (left and Xenis in this pictures caused some blood to flow from Cielik’s hand while they were practicing for Brian Paisley’ & production of Macbeth on Tues: day. Cieslik lays the villain Macbeth and Xenis r jays it on him as Macduff. The setting in this particular scene is - Birnham Woed and the rehersal took .place behind the REM Lee Theatre in from strange sources will be heard as plots, dark and sinister, will unfold." y The production is sponsored by the Northwest Summer Schoo] of the Arts and some of the 25 people involved are busy uy eign neurs a day, five days a week ix-week course. . aeacley says the production will have ‘an .“abstract set’ which creates an, environment of ‘battlefields, - ea8 front of “New Birnham: Wood”. :: tches caverns ne \ “Song people might ¢onsider ie play nares (1 vagpe apes ‘held at the REM L tes Theatre [ : brutal Pond with all that. clanging from August 12-13 beginning at 8 p.m.. sword lay and ‘unts by the players the —- Tickets are $3. make ost seems too real at The swords were made by Bob’s | — \ fimes, Paisle said. ‘Welding and the armous has been The effects people will see in this supplied by the Playhouse Theatre _ production have never been seen in Centre of B EXAMINATION FOR DISCOVERY — — : embroiled in a lengthy. legal wrangle with district council, ‘refused to testify Tuesday at.an examination * for: ‘discovery. his own lawyer initially instigated. 7 ey lication and {0 ‘Acting . “On “advice. of | expenalve ta my. client and | & Tuesday, Johnson Fezoning 2 ega. ca tedaigs in when’ asked. By the éouncel Christopher the taxpayers of - declined to testify at the. Vancouver. - municipal solicitor, if this Harvey; Johnson declined to. Tervaze ”. said Harvey. examination for discovery | ‘According to Crampton, confirmed it was written by’ answer any of the questions “‘Not.a penny. more should and his lawyer served one (ne examination began ‘his client, the © lawyer ed\by ‘Terrace solicitor be spent.until the two . more legal action on the city “innocently enough. with’- refused comment. Bordon Cram ton. A court - parties meet.” | Solicitor and later served aN .Jonneon being sworn-in. He Haryey tried to make recorder had-been flown in But Acting-Mayor Vic additional two on’city clerk- j44 been subpeonaed to further comments on the fora prince, George Jolliffe Bays Johnson 8 x administrator Bob Meerai & ‘case but Crampton said that or is actions were: a plo : espec al y. ac’ were® jus v documents were filed with- Petter the Oath was he closed the discovery at - roceed in ‘legal ie ure ‘that le leads up eto rial, ary aiter’ taking ‘designed {c ‘to : delay Phe ispule a; the - SFrhin “just ‘a stalling - faith and that an out-of- court settlement would save Terrace and Johnson & thousands of dollars. VIC JOLLIFFE... : the Supreme Court in Vancouver Friday, July. 22, personally, petition the upreme Court to quash a council resolution denying a public hearing, into the administered, Harvey made. . “basically. a statement repeating’? his Monday B ALLAN KRASNICK | commercial designation. he had instructed his client "Managing Eiitor ee are miwo, other ‘notices of not to answer.” ‘Nickey Johnson, the Terrace’ ski shop owner sides have to develop good . ' t y noramee the ‘etter into the record, According to Crampton,. Harvey then made some comments on. this t, “stressing that I d apply to make his ohnson refuses to testify at hearing — client appear ‘again to -gath, Johngon stayed mum, tactic...the practice before he appeared | before t tions that ¢ c giving the recorder litile to Jolmson’sbeen following for «stalling tactic”. couneil, a ones were UBwer guestone dures ke down, the last couple of years, an One is an ap lication for’ 4 innecessary and that legal Harvey verve {the notices of Later, Harvey ‘told the it’s continu Monday, Johnson had Supreme Court order. expenses were escalating motion on Crampton but the Herald that his. cliént has . Why woul “he. want to uunauccessrully ‘tried to forcing Terrace to proceed ‘beyond reason, Crampton municipal solicitor would * refused | to run up any: more delay? Jolliffe was asked. arrange a meeting between towards discussion Of jscounted for the Herald. y accept one of the three; _ legal eos “To avoid building,” was and Terrace council rezoning the 4700 Block “cram to's account of the gnly accep! lawyer later “All these things. ‘are hig quick: Tesponse, - and suspend — Tegal Lazelle’ = to. "straight rest of oceedings: ' rsonally served the other STEWART - -CASSIAR.. ” sneceasa . tat tag va a foo af the municipal hal, rollers oracsemarsimanitt necessa : rvey Sa at the taken at hig insistence. We Supreme’ Court has set MICKEY JOHNSON..embrolled in a buitle with the ” Two contracts worth over -$14% . million: have . been awarded under the Canada- British Columbia Northlands Highways Agreement, : Iona . Cainpagnolo announced yesterday. The announcement was made on _ behalf of the Honourable Marcel Lessard, federal Minister of "Regional Economic Expansion (DREE) and the Honourable Alex VY. Fraser, : B c. stighways a and Public, P Woonatruction wt take” glace on: 27 miles “of. the tewart-Cassiar Highway 37 term | 13 and=* create ‘employment - for workers, . Skeena MP The first’ ‘contract for. construction-o- of a 13 mile po ortion | of jibe Stewart- assiar - awarded wh er Cartage and Contracting Ltd. of Richmond; for $4,197,531. It is anticipated employment will be created for about 80 workers, mostly from the | local area. : ~The: completion. date is ” September, 1978 subject, hed " + weather condi “ pre ect begins 2000 feet on. of the bridge which “eronses the Skeena River at the -Kitwanga Reserve proceeding north for 13 miles. | The work will include the excavation of 854,000 cubic hway. was: 8 Indian - yards of ‘material, . clearing of 228 acres, the laying. of 541,800 tons of ravel base: culvert. ’ The second contract for reconstruction of . an ‘additional 14. miles of the same way was awarded one ¥ - Anderson “Construction ‘Ltd; of ‘Hope, B.C. for eR) 944, begs 200 fo «the project 200 feet the_ project highwa' at Derrick ex en north along the esent route for 13.64 tailes o the new highway. alignment. Work will require the excavation of 1,162,700 cubic yards of ‘ material, the clearing of 827, .. ‘ and the installation of "8,406 feet of. created for approximately. boundary. . Contracts let on highway - the acres, the. placement of - 395,400 tons of gravel base and the izistallation of 6, 674 ; feet of culvert, Employment will be 55 workers. To date contracts totalling over $36 million have been awarded for the Highway 37 development. . program, - which is designed ‘northwestern . 0 open wu Britis Columbia's mining’ and - foreat resources to outside - Markets, The highway will open a hew route for formerly Isolated communities and offer a new and shorter route. to the Yukon didn’t even want this examination because ‘we wanted an earlier trial date. “Then he sald that he was, . instructing his client not to answer any questions, again *‘ resented arguments - ‘he had forwarded last (Monda' ay) night, that he was using t discovery as a forum for the whole trial rather. than for the true purpose: 0 go over the facts of each side’s case. “He repeated that he had advised is client not ito tify. ay ed Johnson if he was sworn to tell] the truth, which is the usual first cation. He said he was, And then I put to him a letter he, wrote council in’ May of 1975, asked if ie could identify ihe letter. “Harvey. again said that ee ae, eG a a September 7 hearing on the application for a new hearing into the rezoning application. He said that al lhe Block residents now ion. “I suggested, after the aT De 77 — A Feb. 8, 1977, rezoni petition was signed by wie block's jeneewner said rvey, inclu 20 owner of a structure built along council’s guidelines, | Elker Auto, Added Mr. Johnson: “all we want is a public hearing to . discuss proposal. Then we can make our case and: and the other property make their’ mi ‘Johnson said he plans a phased . .development, growing 6 as business elops. As zoning now . Stands, he told the Herald, “whenever any thing i is sold, as s00n as it’s bought it’s got -to be torn down or burned com, nines Oe tig eis ba Get Ae Tmt OF sh DyM gegen yet yt district. down and then built like this (to council specification).” The couple contends that — proposed are unsuitable their business, Harvey gaid that Terrace was supposed to he ‘Tepresente examination by former clerk-administrator Wayne Buchanan, former building inspector "Eugene Thomas, ‘licence officer T.D, Guesterman. But none of peaple showed up. — these edt Jolliffe said that the trio were ipa slated. to appear un ay, whic have been the second da of the examinations, Jolliffe said that Buchanan was set to fly in from Prince George to appear, that Chesterman , was ready to appear,. and that Thomas " ad even specs for - cancelled part of his holidays in order to testify. Asked why council c fl not meet with the ski shop owner, Jolliffe noted that the district had always ‘made its planning and administrative staff available to Johnson. According to the alderman, Johnson met with Mayor Dave Matoney last week, with “two aldermen” last Friday, and with the new administrator “at teast ance"! in the: past seven ollltfe said that he had only allowed Harvey to at length at Monday right's council ' meeting because he expected the lawyer to eventually submit ;a formal proposal (continued on page: n f 7: 1CeehgAteMMleat emission} [Pattee PAS