‘By CARLA WILSON : Herald Staff Reporter The Thernhill advisory . _ Rrowp,, part of the Kitimat- Stikine regional district, has. applied: to the ministry’ of” . - agriculture - to change the’ - status of open range land in - theiy: area, including old: Remo. ; Residents in the Thornhill: Queensway aréa réport that’ cattle’ are roaming free” “under the protection ‘of. the; open range. Classification of: their area, This is legal but some residents have. com: plained the cattle are. walking over, their . jand, . ruining their (gardens | and: vereating a. hazard. on ‘the * : "Theresa Kirah on: “Lowrie Re. said a,fencé:had to be . built to keep range cattle off their land, The Kirsh’s liave their own cattle atid built an extra strong fence. to separate their registered bull from the bull that'roame - free to prevent a fight bet-." “ween — them. The range cattle ‘are brought in by their. owners . for -the winter, but every 2 Spring they are let out onthe . range. | “There are biting to be ‘ too many people here now. ” and’a lot of traffic; the cattle | are running’ ‘all aver the ‘ road," ‘said’ Kirsh. believes they are a ‘general nusiance anda mess because , they leave cow pats behind - logging trucks |Queensway “Rds? 1 cattle could causea'terrible : accident’. - a A solution to ‘the proble { as Kitsh sees it would be Vand to. costruct ‘eattl guards on all the road a cesses. * Wednesday afternoon, clearing dead ‘wood trom Grade ‘four and five students at Cassie Hall’ ‘Tetrault: Parks rn \ Proto ‘by Carla wilsan Elementary. 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Camere Animaux ia an: for, Three Cher eux Everybody chipped In to pick up some of the » i Lae Movie. |strest = [eanine s litter and.clean up the park.” Blame YAN uy alias | esame winter’ p the pa 4sjion | the Famlly] Movie ived!* {Heritiers me ye ra aH tft om . ee 1 Photo oy Carle watven a She . ithem. ‘She. pointed out that “use the me and. the - mm, - determine an area to be used" ‘also for; open ‘range land, aut ‘of: construction fa B.C, Hydro . the way of:Jocal, residents power Jine through the “Lorna Haigh had her two, =. ‘children: in her car ‘last. 2! Sunday when she almost hit: of cattle. She arounda blind © said they try to keepa watch n Queensway, just. Mitral veld thi the. atile. “gomedia -had. been caning the other ‘way there could . ‘have been’ a collision, she - Stated, 7 .. The, ROMP sald. ‘Twesday ~ they ‘have no. formal com- ‘plaints onthe problem” of. cattlé.on roads. |The “Phorahill: advisory. rou’ a. solution is to change. . the area’ from. open range- land té-a pound area. This “would mean a boundary’ would be drawn around the “aye and all animals would | _have to-be kept fesiced in, “Bald Bob; Marcellin of the regitnal, district. ..The : district. has- ‘applied - to the” ministry of agriculture to do a tions; from. "Thornhill have been ‘sent ‘-to the “ministry | from, “‘Thorahill. ‘The ministry will. Teview -themi and then post ‘a notice of intention. in the affected — area and in the local “newspaper to give the public ah’ ‘opportunity . to .respond. ° “The. ministry had not ‘ eceived this petition as of -Puesday,. ‘Téeported . ‘spokesman. When it arrives. they. will: look .at many factors, ‘such’ as the’ per centage of unallenated land (erown land) versus the per centage of private land and the number of cattle grazing, - Three cattle owners who make ‘use'of the open range’ . are- the: Halversons, the “Tarons. and tha’ Olssons, all in Old. Remo. ” “Anne Halverson. said they oe plan to conetruct a fence for thelr éattle when the ground . conditions improve, tight: : - now the land is too muddy to - defence. ‘They have - hampered by the erty, the Halversons are "reluctant to build a fence, -if “it may have to be torn down bo accommodate B.C. Hydro. - ‘The Halversons” have nine cattle” ‘on open range, in-. cluding a bull, “Halverson a their cattle and will build this sor re te e .. “Phe: Tarons are from’ _ Alberta and are used to keeping. cattle on open” Tange. . ‘They have two cows,-two calves and one steer, they keep the cows for‘ milk. Mary, “Jaron - reports - that ° ‘Alberta .grass has a higher: . food value because there is ‘more, sunshine there ‘and: | consequently less is needed tokeep cattle in shape. Here the Tarons finds there ‘Is not enough grass on their land to feed the cattle'so they have to turn them ‘out. . ‘Taron said a problem ; ‘oceurs because;,the . land - lower ;. than: the... Old. Remo areas. grow ‘ptass: earlier. than thelr land. 80 the catile.. ‘go after it, When the grass | grows on their own land the. eatile come back,’ There is only. a. ‘problem for a few ‘Concerned’ citizens. ‘Tocation of the cattle. \ >; * Olssons also say they try. to: weeks in thé early spring and’: in the late fall with cattle wandering; she said. “The Tarons have had a ‘few. e ‘complaints « on thelr. ‘cattle § g grid say they immediately g0-~ * and get them. Every, day. someone-in the family or. a-.. neighbour. checks: on © the Taron ‘said some .of their cows ‘would have to be sold if: ‘they Were required to be kept e, on thelr land year round, ; The Olzsons have cattle in: Old Remo. and plan: of * - building an electric fence for. them: when they are able..... ‘Erma Olsson sald the cattle metbetter feed when they are: on the ‘open range. and. wil, : ‘return home for the: salt. blocks.on their land. The: keep track’ of where they saltle ore. Pes Sar e forming a committee — A group of concerned citizens in. New Hazelton ; formed a society to, in the words ‘of: the sponsors, "do some thing about the decay - in our-civilization.” The group stresses the need to return to the old values and principles, The group intends to use any legal‘ means they can to’ -.curh the danger zoneand put — _ a stop to'siich concerns as:. : erime, | drugs,.: abortion, .. pornography, socialism, big. ; government, inflation, taxes” The first. ‘move, “and the ” group thinks ithe? wisest: . move, - » forbid: 7 Kitsault workers. okay: cek tess “Blood tests’ ‘of workers: at the Amax Molybdenum mine site at Kitsault, taken after-a. spill of... polychlorinated. biphenyls (PCBs) had oc- Sapa have: ‘been * tigen * make her \ PHONE FOR EARLY RESERVATIONS | 635- 2362 and meet the new management! — pune Remember. mother ¢ on. Mother’ s Day, ~— Sunday, May 11. We've great plans to | the best... dinner from 11:00 a.m. to 1 0:00 p.m. socialists of any kind to. ; Participate in the society or membership in’the club. -- The members of the group “were told'-that a select: membership" ‘of ordinary, honest, hard-working. con- cerned people, acting: on . principle an refusing to. be swayed >. by='),. adverae ‘criticism, can: bring .about “the * ‘group: “A6: privatsly | flnanced by its members and“ will ‘not accept -aid” from * ‘government. ‘or “pressure... groups," The group. ik. - presently. ‘deciding: o hance and a- constitution * ppl’ took’ ‘place when’ ‘the’ s mine. was operated by B.C. : Molybdenum before, 1972. They say the company was | to blame, but because, of the, day one of | Serving i es I Rae Ba RCE na med Be SA a are