Se ee

re "emia ets ee tattle mat mee Bet ee hee mae he Neg ese te

erie ae BE wt

- ete. TTR :
» PARLTANENT BUTLDLIGS,

_ NESTOREAY Bs Ce .
BALES

"Tuesday, August 5, 1980 | /

Westend
Food Mart

. ‘Open -- a
6:30am - “1pm . _— open, a
635-006 ce
We Sitist) Tumny & Tank

Pt SSDAYSA YEAR”

The: rathifications off ‘the: ‘federal’ ‘government-~
provincial government: -Aluminiim Company’ ‘of
Canada affair are staggering.; - _-

“Try to forget; for a moment;. » fate of the valuable -
sockeyé run and the. disruption. to- the: ‘ecological: |
balance that affects rivers all. the way to the lower .
mainland: : If you're on the other side; forget, too, the -
need for hydro power for industrial production, export’
and-residential: use. aM

And, if you can accomplish, that slalght-of ‘mind
exercise, ‘consider the following; which haye emerged
during the dispute: . ;

1) No one is certain: who, has conttol: over: ‘a tiver
that begins’ and ends in. British: Columbia and has”
- flowed the length of the:province for hundreds; maybe
thousands, of years. Alcan -says: the province: ‘has .
control and that Victoria turned that control over ‘to it .

_ 2B years Ago. The federal government says that since

" fish spawn. in the river, it's‘a-‘federal issue. The.
province, as of today, says nothing. Otte would have
thought this matter. would have been resalved long:
ago, but the federal government: and Alcan: are-now in:
‘the courts asking’ a judge to ‘Inake-a decision after.
hearing nine hours of testimony. Nine meailly hours in
eons of time. -\..:;.

- 2) The. governing. body: -of the ‘Dominion ot Canada,
~ through its elected ‘representatives, .demanded’ that’,
one of Canada's natural resources be utilized: as such:
by increasing the flow of water from thé Skins Lake
' Spillway... A Thultt-natlonal corporation. in effect told
- the people of Canada, by defying | the repregeptative, t to:
gotohel, =. :

+3) The resulting court case spent very. Little time on’
_ the issue of whether or not there was.a real need, to
"raise the river, levels.’ It dealt‘with what amounts ti
hoary old. laws and. techni¢alities: and th thd presiding
judge, after hédfing ‘the nine hours of testiinony, said -
he would base decision. on those two technicalities.

Mr. Justice: Thomas Berger: is to hand’ down his’
decision today: : ‘

Whether you. agree’ or ‘disagree with. the: judge's
decision, one’ jridisputable fact emerges and that is-
that those who we elect to govern, apparently do not ©
have. the right.

-Alean isa corporate citizen; in exactly the samme way:
that Mr. or Mrs, J.Q. Public is.a citizen. Laws are’
laws but surely a country, a: province ‘within that.
"country, and a corporate citizen which claims to be a
good one should bé able to reach a compromise when
the good of the province and country is invalyed.

That they cannot {or will not) do so is thé frightening
aspect of the entire situation.

(or . the desire), to “govern,

face few m OC
. “ hamé'ot B.C, yiire « and who.
_ willbe. responsible ‘for the.”
-tontingency action. and the
" details of the actions’ planned --

“inthe event ofa. herbicidal
‘spill... ;

~ By CARLA WILSON

" Herald Statt: Writer
B.C. Hydro’s apray.. ap.
plication has been upheld by. .
‘the: pesticide control appeal
board... “:with * : “few

modifications...
Hydro. will ~ $i praying
. vegetation “which.” would

damage conductorsif it grew.
high enough, . The herbicide’:
‘ Tordgn=101 will be used, it's a.:
- combination of | 24D and.
Picloram. -; | we

The. -$pray: program - is “bo
conttol brush and trees along -
Hydro's power lines.“ ‘Two |
areas: are to. ‘be. Sprayed
‘under: the permit.”

One area‘is along Copper -
River. from about. gaven »
alles’ from: the’ intersection

; of the river ‘arid Highway 16
toa point about (15 miles

fromi the Intersection,

‘The second area. ‘Is west of.
Terrace in an area starting .
‘at thie Lakelse River’ to ‘about
‘16 miles west of the river.

‘The appeal’ ‘on ‘the, ap,

- plication ; was heard on-July.
16 and 17.in-Terrace, ‘Marcel.

Poulin. and: witnesses: ap
pealed the application. \,

-“The. board has’ decided ee
that the. implementation . of."
_ the perinit will-not cause an’
' unréatonable adverse affect _

to Iman ar the. environment,”
said: 4 letter.té' Poulin.

“Thé board ‘outlined five ~
modifications thai Hydra :

-will have, to follow. -
The acreage to be sprayed
has been ‘reduced by 1007
acres:
amoitit:
- hai Been reduced’ From 4, 113
gallons to'613 galtons. -
Hydro is required: to. ‘pot
any access. roads so that
persons in the area will be

_ aware‘of the spray program.

That, what should be a simple compromise solution The company will, be

based on giving some benefits to all pa

riles winds up

monitoring the water and the |

in a court of law with its cuteonie hinging on two. Tesults will be submitted to

technicalities is an obscene display of incompetence,
arrogance and just plain stupidity. ~ -

That, itseems, leaves one of the three for each of the.

PN.

three parties involved.

the administrator © of. the
Pesticide Control Branch
within 30 dayd.

Finally, prior to the use of

- the herbicide Hydro. must

‘submit a contingency plan in
the event of an dceidental

spill. The plan will cover: the

perished in the crash of .a

. ‘Renton,
" (Monday, ona flight to Prince

Eight die in B.

weekend accidents _

‘Three’. ‘persons . who ;
' U.Siregistered ‘twin-engine. |
. Piper; Seneca’ near’ Prince
George Monday. are among’

_ at least eight persons who:

died accidentally. in: British ©

Columbia - on the: long ”

weekend, Suey
Three other persone died |

- Jn traffic accidents and two -
- drowned, .

. The downed ‘plane. left
“Wash.,-, jearly

George but crashed at Tabor. ,-
“Mountain,” -about- 24. .
_kildmetres east of ‘that’ B. Cc.

Anterion. city.

ROMP: used tracking dogs

. to find the bodies af. the pilot oo

“ OTTAWA (cP) = The: a
‘ernment will sell.up ‘te: ote :
 Thillion’ more ounces of. god
from -its- official ‘reserves,

MacEachen said today. —
' The new sales program re- «
. péeats one announced last De-

. cember. by’ ‘the previous Pro-’.

pressive -Conservative:

‘to reduce its opr ‘in.

& ‘miake-up. of: ‘Canada's ,

In addition to gold, t the re.” :
” serves’ ~~,used. td defend the —
_ value ‘of the Canadian. dollar

‘Finance. Minister. allan

and his wife but had to call
- off the search for the other
victim when fog closed in, No

names have’ beén ‘released, |

Two feenaged: girls died in
a -two-vehicle . collision
- Monday on Highway 97, in the
Interior. just south af 100 Mile
‘House.- .

‘RCMP would: ot identify

the victims, but gaid they are |
'16-and: 17 and from northern -
-- B.C, -The accident dccurred -
. when‘ a small Horth-bound |

‘ ear. in which’ the ‘girls, were

_ riding: crossed the centre Tine ;

and struck a south-bourd

‘pickup: truck. The driver of

“ithe ‘truck was. not.burt. -.
-Gaty Merril Lowrie, a7, of
honnock, | B. C.y disap.

nee oth the Conservative ~

‘and Liberal sales targets are
‘met,
MacEachen’ 8.

-showed that

intervened: rea pie

“natant i]
-dollar-last ‘ménth.: \".,

‘The dollar was'85:78 cents
U S. at the end of. July.com-
pared with 87:4 c centy U; s. ati
‘the end of June:

Figures released today |

‘peared ©

‘morning when he and two
friends went for a swim in’

the Alouette River at Maple
’ Ridge east. of Vancouver.
= Police called off a search —

Monday for Jim Godfrey, 18,
of Trail who disappeared and °
is presuined ‘drowned while

River, ‘midway. ” hetween.
Grand Forks and. Christina

| atid helicopters’ falled to find

any: trace of him.”

““Miteh Kolbaba, 18, of.
Castlegar’. was ‘identified ”
early Saturday by police as
the man killed in-a single-car

accident, in that community. -

an. ae
nouncement Was ‘made ina 4.
- monthly statement whieh - °
Canada’s «©.
‘holdings of foreign currency
:yeserves: declined. by “$288.2
milton U.S. at the end‘of -
ed duly. asthe Bank of Canada 5.

“The weather forecast for.

tie. next few days is one we |

‘ haven't heard in this’ area for

NOpyidgs
the Gulf of Alaska that is just
exinning ta build; -is
oo us this” gorgeous
sweather. ‘The ridge. ‘doesn’t
“look as if. it is golng to break
down, so that means ‘we .

—~— are. comprised ‘of U.S. showed official international wy whould have sunny and warm

~ dollars, ‘pther® foreiga

reserves at $4.01 billion U.S.

‘ éurrencies and. special. at the end of July; down from .

=: _ drawing: rights, ‘@- paper: M.3billion at the end of June. -

- Weather for a least the next -

titrep days, and definitely noe

early - “Monday »

“OBC. Hydro will be asked:
"to" ‘notify. ‘Terrace residents
when. the . aerial

- program: will begin:

"order

‘that the pesticide-frée hutfer :
‘zone: can be, monitored: with ...
lant ensitive to” Tordon- | sa

: bpray

“yar, said: ‘Poulin,

Poulin . “eriticized ‘.
board's ° ‘inclusion of a ‘cons,

tingenéy plan. Whilehe infor:

giich AY plait there’ are. no;
requirenient ator approval of.
it it, Peiline 7

. the :

. drop, to 20° million. ounces:

‘currency developed by : the:
International Monetary

- Asti v3 vthete are 21. 3
million ‘ounces of gold in the

reserves, down from a0

onda a0r4 is an extremely -
‘dangerous chernical and the |
board ‘can’t say. there won't -
be ai unreasoriable effect to”
idan’ ar, the environment, he.

Conservative Mgrenments
sales: target. . .
"Holdings of gold would -

‘The monthly.: ‘bepoct, “ex. Re 1e “expected. afternoon .
pressed in U:S..‘dollars , Highs for tomorrow should ©
- because they ‘are thé: priti- ch. 22 or: 23; degrees
’ cipal currency | used. in’ ‘Sioius and: the overnight

foreign exchange’ markets, °°) ar
showed that a -deeline of “ais should rop off to 10.

ap

$247.8 million in out t —

US, currency, - ‘the largest
component in the reserves,

dropped to $1.8 billion at the “
OS foi $21 bon ‘Gause?-

at the end of June.” oe
. After U.S. dollars, goldhas

‘ Pad

An interesting case

” NELSON, Be. (cP) = 7A _thterest on bill paymeits, .

the largest value, in the ‘re.
“serves and at thé énd ‘of Last

"principle — that they mn in : month had a book value of

” ‘GAINESILLE, Fla. (AP)
—A: University of Florida

doctoral candidate’ says ©

may .run a greater

local ‘lawyer ‘who took’ the
_Toronto-Dominion -Bank to
“court aver. an §§.61. ‘interest’

Nils: Jensen, the. Tawyer
: who-. ; personally stied “the

- bank,” ‘paid: although he had .

-bréach of their contract," -
sald Jensen. |.
."[hope the ‘T-D, through

$978 million U.S. or $1 2 a
billion Canadian:

In keeping with its policy fri

' af developing cancei
| pedple-who have close
nds and family.

overcharge has won What he. paid “hig Chargex bill

Says is a precedent-setting: promptly ‘each | month . the

credit ¢ard holders.’ °

‘Tn an. Aug. 1! dealkion, ° “after. each: payment. :
provincial court Judge LJ.
‘Keffer fotind ‘the bank guilty: “accumulated: $8.61 interim:

oe misinterpreting its- own”: interest: ‘chargeg.én Jensen's .

credit card. contract by - , Hecoutt. «

its coniputer system, will - of selling gold from. the

~~ sattemnpt to find all the people ‘reserves,, the - government’:
: gasé that could: effect: ‘many. , ‘dank. did not credit.his ac. . r ns

- Sount until up to. two. weeks ;

they: have improperly sold 12,600 ounces: at an —
charged’ interest and average Price of. 6642.6 U.S. »

“rélmburse them.” It’ think” arr. ounce or $9.5 million
..-From:-Mareh, the bank hid:

that’s only fair.” ‘Canadian, <
Jensen sued the entire To-.° Other changes in ‘the -
ronte-Dominion Bank reserves included a drop of,

“Some "personality types’

.to ‘be cancer. prone,”’
says “Diana Rivera. “In
‘ Maariy cases, people who tend
oF #get cancer do not. have
clage’ relationships with

familly and friends and don’t
share

i the: maximum ‘

repeatedly: “overcharging .

een ade

etal

and . ' public.

anscoairs frequently, they

» Dilele McCallum has been
“working with the: provincidl
human rights branch. this
summer, visiting reserves
‘and band councils informing
them of the human rights
code.and listening to their
“complaints. |

‘The branch recelves very
few formal complaints from
Indians but they have the
Rreatest number of people

unemployed. A high per--

my G sted on . “point + ‘of

Very few’ f

. By GA IL DOTINGA
‘Herald Btalf Writer
‘Many natives atill-feel they
ate belng treated like
" second-class citlzens...
In ‘housing,, employment,

centage of jobless is usually.
a .good - indictor of
discrimination,” said .Mc-
Callum... *..

Last week a meeting was

“held in Terrace: on Native
services, |
“discrimination ‘ against.-In- -
; five people. showed up.

Rights, Peoples Rights and
Labor’ Standards and only

- “Only a few people come

' out té Hie meetings but wher:

I talk to the band leaders:or
the cpuriel] members I hear &
lot of complaints from each
comunity,” added Mc-

—Calluin. «
Mosl of the grievances she .
recelves) concern em-

ployment. At the Terrace

_ meeting, ore young native

claimed that he ‘had been

arate a nat dg te ale nooen ene nla laoal

looking for, work for a year.

. through’ its local branch it $1.7 million US. in the value bog

Nelson.

and a shalt and still didn’t
have g' ob:

“That is typical of so many
Indians,” said McCallum.

Another situation that she
hears frequent - complaints
about is landlords refusing to
rent to. Indiais.

“AS soon as there is a
housing shortage, Indians
are the first to be dropped off
the list.”

’ Many natives charge that
when they phone aboul a.
placé the landlord will tell
them it’s available but when
‘they go out to see it they are
told the place is taken.
Sometimes .the native will
call back again and be told

that the place is still

available.
“It's not always the

bei anxieties with

manager's or landlord's -
fault. The owners of the
building may specify that
they don't want: Indians
living there. In that case we
goafterthem rather thanthe 4
building manager,” bald .
McCallum. .

If a formal complaint is
brought to the human rights. '
branch and discrimination is .
proved, the branch will —
attempt to find a settlement
acceptable to bath parties.

“Ninety-five per cent of
our cases are settled without
going to court. We have
found monetary settlements
to the victims are often

Continued -

_ DULCIE McCALLUM...
on Page 2

+ ‘change atiltndes.”

“swimming Jn. the “Kettle.” ~

n “tiene; sunny” _and a
aU emocnasa:« a A
dipccants ol

*

ae