tl Bee vpn des. acd LEGISLATIVE LIERARY, + PaRLIAMENT SUILDINGS VICTORIA, 8.¢., V8Y-1X4 #61 Ten of Twelve Forest Fires Under Control But Hazard “extreme” Wat oe mate Above, smoke from forest fire clearly visible {rom centre of Terrace, sky, below plans, is plume of smoke. flight landing at Terra ce airport last night, White patch i ot at ek ite elds mat, n VOLUME 72 No. 130 f ‘Vf, RUPERT STEEL SALVAGE LTD. TERR ail AT ; | COPPER BRASS ; _ ALL METALS & BATTERIES ar heraid OPEN Tit 5 p.m. r ai o we Location Seal Cove Phone 624-5639 L » _ 208 _ THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1978 ATTENTION: Graduation Supp.. has had to be delayed due to Grad picture not arriving from film lab in Winnipeg Expected publication date is Tuesday, July 11,1978. From Edinburgh Scottish Ensemble Will Perform Terrace Concert Fourteen musicians from - the Scottish Philharmonic Society will be visiting Terrace and Prince Rupert in October. The in strumental group, called the Scottish Baroque Ensemble are from Edinburgh, Scotland. The date for the Terrace performance has been set for Wednesday, October 18 - probably at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre, though this was not confirmed. The Prince Rupert date and time has not been established as yet, A total of $626,654 in Touring Office grants was approved at a recent meeting of the Canada Council, In Ottawa, for such cultural tours.as this one by the Scottish Baroque En- semble. Others, include: Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn, the ballet duo who will join “Entre Six” to tour Ontario, after a successful tour of Holland and Germany: An opera extravaganza from Belgium, : :le Centre lyrique Mr. Pe. George _ a8 -already-stated, will get the. de Wallonie’’, with a com- pany of 300, will tour parta of Quebec and Ontario: In their group will be in- ternational soloists from the. Paris and Vienna Operas, La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera Company, with a 70- piece orchestra and dancers from le Ballet Royal de Wallonie; the National Ballet goes East... Les Grands Ballets Canadiens goes West to Hamilton, Winnipeg, Victoria, Van: couver, Kelowna, Kamloops, Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, North Battleford, Prince Albert, . Saskatoon, and Regina. Terrace and Rupert, carer Great Britain. Up to $30,000 has been allocated for the Scottish group, which will also visit 18 other cities in the West. Indians Won't Be Licenced PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. (CP) — Fisheries officer John Tuwttens says he will wait until acting chief Ed Join of the Stuart- Trembleur Indian band steps down before he tries to en- forcelaws calling for Indians to take out new food licences limiting allowable catches. Tuvttens said John, a University of British Columbia law student whe Is to step down July 16, is responsible for the band's refusal to submit to the tions, “The whole band has been taking out food licerices for the 29 years that I've been here,” said Tuwttens Tuesday. ‘I haven't bothered going up there again this year. I'm waiting far this month’s election of officers,” : Tuvttens would not sa what he would do if the new chief—a position for which John is not running—takes the same stand. ta JS. John, whose remote reserve lies northwest of Fort St. James, said the licences would not be an issue during the election because band members have already voted unanimously to oppose them. “A lot of people are prepared to go to jail because they do nat want to accept the licences,” sald John in a radio-telephone interview. "I think there could be confrontation.” John ssid Tuwttens has threatened to make arrests and confiscate fish and nets if the regulation is not followed. Indians fishin without licences face fines of up to $5,000. The B.C. Union of Indian Chiefs argues that Indians have aboriginal right to net salmon in inland waters without licences or quotas. The federal government says licences are needed to stop non-Indians irom poaching and selling salmon. July 4 Kills 706. CHICAGO (AP) — Traffic accidents killed 706 persons during the long July 4 U.S. Independence Day holiday weekend, a final count by The Associated Press showed Wedneday. In advance of the holiday, the National Safety Council estimated that between 650 and 750 persons might be killed on United States roads between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Tuesday night, The deadliest four-day Independence Day weekend was in 1972 when 758 persons were killed. oe Last year, a three-day holiday, there were 553 traffic deaths. Abuse Reported REGINA (CP) — About 170 éases of physical abuse ofnchildren were reported to the Saskatchewan social service department's child protection registry between July and December, 1977. The registry also received reports of 759ncases of child neglect, 34 of sexual abuse and six cased of emotionally- abused emildren. Saturday. RCMP Report Kitimat The Forestry Department is having problems moving men and equipment to fight the fire in the Kitimat ‘Valley, according to Kitimat RCMP, due to curious sightseers. Drivers are requested to refrain from parking or stopping in the area. At approximately | p.m. on Monday, there was a three vehicle accident at the entrance of Herse Creek Park on Highway 16. No injuries were sustained in the accident, but one vehicle left the highway. Damage is estimated at $500 for that car. Drivers were identified as Davene Bater; of No,"5-619 Lahakas, Laurie Reynolds of No 17-863 Lahakas and Ken Giles of n No, 17-681 Dadok Street, all of Kitimat. ; Cause of the accident is still under investigation. A car was destroyed by fire caused by what appears to have been an overheated flat tire. - Philip Stewart of Kitamaat] Village was the owner of the vehicle. Mrs. Barbetti of Kitimat reported that her car, a blue 1976 Chev Vega was struck by a hit and run driver while parked in front of 63 Braun Street on the evening of July 2 Damage was estimated at $100. Anyone having in- formation on this incident is requested to contact the Kitimat RCMP detachment. nel Robert Feltis reported willful damage to his vehicle while it was parked at Kitimat General Hospita! Tuesday. Hannel Bolk of 99 Baker Street reported a break and entry at her house at about 6 a.m. Tuesday. Nothing was taken and a youth was ap- prehended a short time later in the area. Lynn McNeil reported the loss of her wallet on Finder is requested to contact the RCMP. Pete Irving reported the loss of his wallet near Ralph Service on Monday. Reginald Barnes of On- tarlo reported the loss of his wallet in the Nechako area on Monday. aE Kathy Arcer repurted the loss of a silver bracelet sometime in the last week. Terrace Police have not ye! made positive identification of a partially decomposed body found at Copper River flats Sunday afternoon. The body, that of a male Caucasian, was entangled in the roots of a tree at the junction of the Skeena and Cepper Rivers and was found at about 4:30 p.m. by two local residents out walking with their children. No foul play is suspected. * part of- the building. -: Mills Memorial $10,000 Damage in Locker-Room Blaze The fire at Mills Memorial Hospital, which was discovered at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, caused damage that is now estimated at $10,000. The smouldering con- flagration oecurred in one of the locker room areas and had spread to or damaged a secorm locker room when a patient noticed smoke curling up from beneath a door and called a nurse. On the nurse's arrival the hospital fire plan was im- mediately put into effect. Nurses swiftly evacuated - the patients from the paediatric, maternity. and wards to another The RCMP closed off roads to leave free access to hospital vehicles should it be necessary to evacuate the hospital. The Fire Department was on hand and in action so promptly that John Allan, hospital administrator estimated the’ fire, which occupied two rooms ap- proximately 40 by 20 ft. was extinguished within ten minutes of discovery. The firefighters used water to put the fire out. In addition to the clothing stored in the locker rooms, damage was done to the walls, windows, doors and fixtures by the smoke and heat. Although smoke detectors and sprinklers are installed throughout the hospital, the locker rooms were not so equipped. ; the total loss is covered by “fire insurance; - Allan ‘said, J and restoration will begin at once. Cause of the fire is not known, but is being in- . vestigated, There was no loss of life or injuries during the incident, FIRE UPDATE The fire between Terrace and Kitimat that has been burning for a week now is still out of con- trol, Seven thousand acres have been consumed and the origin has been attributed toa cigarette, according to the B.C. Forest Service. — The fire “looks a lot better today (Wednesday) than it did yesterday,” stated Terry Walker of the Prince Rupert Forest Service. The fire has made ‘nomajor advances” and ‘‘just crept a bit up the northeast mountain side, near Schulbuckhand Creek.’ Most of the fire-fighting effort is concentrated in this area. Walker said that the cloud cover has kept the temperature down, ‘and due to this, the local winds were notas strong. Walker remarked that the change in the weather was “‘a good break”’. Two hundred and fifty men are still working to extinguish the fire, stated Walker, A fire camp, which provides room and board for 100 firefighters has been set up next to the Kitimat River Bridge. There is also a headquarters command post near here for the day-to-day operations: where helicopters land and per- sonnel are stationed. Another office is located at Skoglund Hot Springs, where the overall control is formulated. In addition, eighteen tractors, ten tanker trucks, two rubber-tired skidders are being used. Four helicepters with fire retardent and water are also working at the scene of the blaze. Two new fires in B.C. were reported Tuesday night, according to Walker. Ten of the twelve current fires in the province are now under control. A fire 30 miles south of Atlin is ‘now giving us trouble”, Walker continued. Current reports indicate it is about 40 acres in size. USSR Gets Discount On Satellite Bill UNITED NATIONS (Reuter) — Canada expects to present the Soviet Union with a bill for $3 million to 4 million for recovering radioactive debris scattered by a Soviet nuclearpowered satellite which disintegrated over the Northwest Territories in January, Canadian diplomat Erik Wang said Wednesday. He said the coat of the search and recovery effort so far totalled about §12 million and the uperation will continue through the summer, The claim against the Soviet Union would not in- clude costs which the Canadian government would, in any case, have had to bear, such as the pay of servicemen involved in the operation. The claim is ta be presented in the next few months under a 1972 coh- vention on lability for damage caused by space objects. international fe Cedarvale’s last original building This picturesque, vacant building in Cedarvale is said to be the only original house of the many which once made up the village of Meanskinisht -now known os Cedarvale. All the original homes were bullt of cedar sawn in the local mill, on the banks of the Skeena. The once lovely wooden church has burned to the ground. The cemetery nearby les overgrown with weeds and the protective fencing has long since rotted - although the occasional burial stilt takes place there. The Church bell, that hung by the highway adjacent to an historical marker Is said to heave heen rolled into the river (or stolen} by vandals, About a dozen families with long memories and fond associations are trying to preserve the little that is left to remind them of the time when Meanskinisht was nicknamed the “Holy City" throughout the north, So far they have met with little suc- cess. Gov't. Day Care Centres To Close by End of July VICTORIA (CP) — The provincial government plans to increase subsidies to privately-operated day-care centres and to close the remaining government- operated centres at Lhe end of the month. Human Resources Minister Bill Vander Zalm Trudeau VANCOUVER Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's visit here bepinning last night is scheduled to include a luncheon speech Thursday, lour of Liberal MP Art Lee's Vancouver East riding, a meeting with Liberal can- didate Art Phillips In Van- (CP) said Wednesday In an in- terview the government does not want to be involved in | operating day-care centres because it is too costly. Day- care centres should be op- erated by privale groups or societies, he said, There are only six govern- ment day-care cenlres, all in Vancouver, Each is Jicensed for 20 children. Vander Zalm said higher rales for privately-operated centres will be announced shortly. The present govern- ment subsidy for day-care operations by private groups ig $i40 a month for each child, Visits Vancouver couver Centre and a walk along the false Creek seawail. The prime minisler was scheduled to arrive at Van- couver International Airport at 5 p.m. aboard a govern- ment jet. ue His speech Thursday was to the Men's and Women's Canadian Club of Van- couver, followed by a question and answer session. Trudeau is scheduled to leave Vancouver for Calgary at 6:15 p.m. Thursday. The prime minister is to preside Friday morning as grand marshal of the Calgary Stampede parade.