i r- ~ Magic mushro ome premiere ee mene parte Ft LEGISLATIVE LICPARY -- vey COMP, 77/73 PARLTAMENT LEE DIN, VICTORIA, if.C., vay-1%4 tb1 TIONS CEASE om case goes to app eal court | Dr. Steen Andersen sald: ~ By BILLLEVITT OTTAWA (CP) - Northern pas not ruled ou giving Ina sm out giving Inuit ana whites their own rritory in the eastern lAretle Epp aid Thursday after a meeting with the Inuit- Tapirisat of Canada that a new territory might give them political and economic control and allow them to remain part of the larger Canadian family. “We came to an un- derstanding today that, whate ver institutions are put into. place, that they not create a separateness,” Epp said in an interview. “There is this question of how to preserve their Inuit way of life and it's valid,” he added. “But there has been no agreement on this as the route to go.” Ironically, the last Progressive Conservative majority government 1959- 1963 under John Diefenbaker tabled legislation to create the proposed territory but it ded when Parliament ad- Joumned for an election which returned a Liberal minority ~ i @mvernment. The Tapirisat, which represents 17,500 Arctic Touilt, 4,500 Quebec Inuit and 1,500 Inuit from Labrador, wants a new territory called Nunavut carved ow of the Northwest Territories, « The proposal for Nunavut, an Inuit word meaning Our Land, was presented to Epp follow Ing the groups’ annual meeting earlier this month in Igloolik, N.W.T. Nunavut's boundaries would roughly coincide with the federal riding of Nunatsiag where Inuit have traditionally formed an overwhelming majority. It would cover all the land north and‘ east of the treeline, approximately 2.4 - willlon square kilometres, but not include the Mackenzle Valley or Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories. A territorial government would be set up following the settlement of land claims giving the natlves the right - to resource royalties, and provincehood would be at- tained !n about 15 years. But Epp stressed that "we could not come to specifics @ agreements or were they sought," ‘We just wanted to clear the air as much as possible.”’ Howard house leader Skeena MLA Frank Howard has been elected as the NDP'’s caucas house leader, “Tam delighted,” he said. “It was mentioned to me that my parliamentary ex- perience and derstanding philosophy of parliament Played a role in my being wlected for this position. Howard served 16 years as the MP for Skeena, prior to his election victory last May 0. The position Is akin to a cabinet post in government. Howard's duties will be to keep orderly activity in debate in the house. As well, be will deal with the government house leader on business, and will be the substitute leader in the use. “Wer're going to make mure things click along and see we don't mise the boat,’’ he concluded, Jost Konst, the manager of the Kitsumkalum ski hill, is working bard to installa new T-bar andj night lights for skiers. He denies that there is any mismanagement. DEFENDS HILL Konst optimistic should be." He says the f¢ By ED YUDIN H Herald Statf Writer Jos Konst, the operator a@ the Kitsumkalum ski hill, admits the operation has some financial problems but he is op- timistic about the future. The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, who operate the hill, is spending $161,000 to in- stall a new intermediate run. In addition night lights will be installed at the new T bar. Up until now, it was surmised that many beginners and intermediate skiers found the chairlift run too challenging, and the ‘bunny’ hill too easy. That’s now expected to change. “Our competition is Smithers, now we can give local skiers a full spectrum of expert, in- termediate and beginners tuns,’’ explained Konst. “We are going to have a rea | struggle for the first § to 11 years as we have too much _— capital equipment for our market. But it is the board's directive to give the best possible service to the aren, which is why wwe are bullding the T- rr." “ooking at a few years down the road, we'll be glad we made this investment." The Regional District is saving a considerable sum of money by in- sailing the equipment itself, The $161,000 price tag would rise to about $240,000 if handled by a private contractor. Konst says if the work isn’t done now it could be prohibitively expensive in the future. Cecelia O'Neal, who operates Tabor Mountain at Prince George did question the investment, considering the financial problems the hill ex- perienced last year and possibly again in 1990, She says the Kit- sumkalum operators shouldn’t worry about the competition from a hill as far away as Smithers. While the capital ex- penditure idea is a moot point, Konst denies ac- cusations the ski rates are toohigh. He says the daily rates are in Hne with those in the rest of the province and in fact “are lower than they Trailer burned A trailer was extensively damaged in a fire at the Vista Village trailer court on Wednesday afternoon. Kitimat RCMP say there were no occupants in the unit at the time of the blaze. The trailer is owned by Frank Dion of Kitimat. Police and the Kitimat fire department are conducting a full investigation. are QUEEN CHARLOTTE On Wetinesday, the Crown cases will proceed depends R. T, Lbw upholding a the federal Food and Drug Parnell, that the act was Every year people flock to CITY, B.C. (CP) — stayed possession charges on a decision by the B.C. provincial court decision in Act. intended to prohibit the the islands to harvest the mushrooms from the Queen: Prosecution of magic against three persons Court of Appeal. Queen Charlotte City last In the decision, Judge R, manufacturehof the mushrooms, Charlottes can have as much: mushroom pickers on the arrested Sept.5andd. . 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Call iS - We are q JDK. _ J \ open Mon. throngh Sat., 6 a.0.-5 pm. 5 ey | Inuit a LOSSES QUERIE | Bo e e | e m a ay get fot Ski hi I said own land | | a money maker ; By ED YUDIN Herald Staff Writer Two independant ski hill.’ operators say the Kitsumkalum = ski operation should be running a ‘profit rather than operating in the red _ as is presently the case, One of the operators has suggested an in- vestigation should take place, with a comptroller put in charge of the financial operations. Cecelia O'Neal, the operator and president of the Tabor Mountain Ski Development Company in Prince George says the 1978-79 hill operations costs were “‘out of line’ - with those of comparable operations such as Tabor Mountain . ‘She pointed to the $81,768 in salaries paid employees last year. Tabor mountain paid only $30,000 in wages last ar, “Not only that, but we - operale seven days and nights a week. Someone up there is paying some very high salaries,’’ she said, Paul Dietrich, the manager of Hudson's Bay ‘ Mountain in Smithers, says he operates the hill _ With only nine employees, including himself, Kit- Sumkalum manager Jos Konst: has admitted an average of 17 employees used at Kit- »,sumkalum. That figure pice will go up again. Konst noted that season’ rates are not excessive as they are based on a strict formula of 17 or 18 times the daily rate. In addition night skiing is being offered on a full scale this year. The latest assessment . a@ Kitsumkalum pegged the value at $1.25 million. The new investment will up that to $1.75 million. This, he points out, is another justification for the T-bar investment. “Smithers is going to build a chair lift, and at that time their day rate will rise substantially,” he said. “‘At that time we will see an increase in day rates and not such a large increase in season passes,” The hili ‘has recently had a master plan designed by a professional. The cost was picked up by the provincial government, a move Konst hopes is indicative of some future aid coming sumkalum's way. Konst denies the charges of financial mismanagement. ‘‘Hf each and every civil servant took as much interestin the job as 1 do, it would save the tax- payers a lot of money,’’ stated. Kit- ‘rises in peak days and - falls during slow periods. Both Dietrich and SYSTEMS SAID GO BURNABY, B.C, (CP) — Operations al the British. Columbia Systems Corp. were expected to return to normal today after 360 union employees voted Thursday to accept a contract agree- ment with the Crown corpo- ration, A spokesman for the B.C. Government Employees Union, which represents the workers, said 95 per cent voted in favor of the agreement which provides an eight-per-cent boost in each of three years, ’ Employees went on slrike Wednesday in Vancouver and Victoria even though mediator R. J. Phillips had not booked out of the dispute. ‘t The agreement was reached during overnight negotiation sessions. FISHERIES O'Neal were impressed by the 26,000 skier day traffic at Kitsumkalum last year. They Indicated the $203,812 in revenues collected was in line. However, ‘both were surprises by the reported $34,815 debt incurred last year, ( This figure has mow dropped to about $29,000 in the last few days due to a government grant), . ‘There should be no debt at aill,'’, Dietrich stated. He pointed out that Hudson's Bay Mountain had to pay out $27,000: in interest and $0,000 in consulting fees, butstill showed a profit of $40,000 last year. “When I look at 26,000 skier visits and the mountain doesn't. have any debis whatsoever, I can’t help. but think . --out~ to Kitsumkalum-~*there’s-got-to-be a profit’ but definitely not a deficit,” he added. “I would say whoever is in charge should put a comptroller to find exactly where the funds went to and why,’’ O'Neal suggested. "It is not necessary for ex- penses to be as high as they are.” She added there could not be any implication of wrong doing until the details of each ex- penditure was examined. The two operators were especially perturbed by the high fuel cost estimates for Kit- sumkalum this year. The 1979-80 budget calls for $29,200 to be. spent on fuel needs. Tabor mountain .Spends in the area of $7,000 annually, Smithers is closer to $15,000. O'Neal concluded the estimated 1980 total expenditures of $353,000 was about ‘150,000 out -@f line, ire Teer passes.’* IS RATE HIKE EXHORBITANT? Is the rate hike at Kitsumkalum mountain exhorbitant? That was the question posed to Hudson's Bay operator Paul Dietrich and Tabor Mountain operator Cecelia O'Neal by the Herald. O'Neal didn’t think the new rates charged at Kitsumkalum were out of line. The daily tow price of $9 was quite reasonable, according to the current standard. The $215 season adult pass at Kitsumkalum was comparable to the $200 charged at Tabor Mountain in Prince George. The hill operator also noted that past formance has shown that “raising prices does not affect the skier, if anything more come tothe Hill.” She did note, however, that the sharp rise from $130 to $215 in the season adult pass in a angie yess, sould u ata lot af people and result Paul Dietrich ‘of Hudson's Bay Mountain in Smithers took a different view. “Tf we take an exact line, we are looking at roughly a'12-1 15 percent inflation rate,” he _ explained. ‘'T think the prices at Kitsumkalum are too high for both the season and daily Daily rates at Smithers are $8 for weekends and holidays, $7 for weekdays. Kitsumkalum is charging $9 for day skiing all the time, $7 for night or half day passes. Smithers coat $7 on weekends and holi weekdays. This compares to $5 all the ime at | Kitsumkalun. The season pass for days at " Smithers is $165, the same at Kitsumkalum. : er- . sses at ys, $6 on Junior Quebeckers pro Canada SASKATOON (UP) Frenchspeaking minorities outside Quebec have grown more favorable over the last two years to a referendum victory for the Parti Quebecois, Gerald Godin, PQ member of the Quebes legislature, told university students Thuraday. : ° Clark optimistic too. TORONTO (CP) Canada can overcome the prospect of ai gloomy economic future and attain energy self-sufficiency by 1990 if we start now, Prime Minister Joe Clark said Thursday. In Toronto to address the Conference Board in Canada business seminar, Clark said the board's forecast of an al- most no-growth economy for this year and next is a Tealistic view of what will happen if nothing is done to stop it. However, he said: ‘'It isa time for realism about our economic problems — it ts not a. time for pessimism about our economic _ prospects. Clark agreed with the conference board's quar- terly forecast that sald Canada is feeling the evar- increasing effects of an economic slowdown in the United States, a situation that is not likely to change for some time. . The board forecast that as a result of inflation and slow or nonexistent growth, Canada's real growth for this year will be limited to 2.4 per cent, with an inflation rate of §.2 per cent and an unem- ployment rate of 7.6 per cent. Clark said the resource base Canada enjoys can give the country resource in- dependence and a com: petitive advantage over cauntries such as West Germany and Japan, who must continue to depend on energy sources beyond their control, "What distinguishes us from other industrial nations is that our energy future depends on hard decisions today, while theirs depend on hard deals every day, We are not a captive supplier, we're not a client state. We are free to sell our goods and services Clark said that while his government accepts responsibility for achieving Canada's economic poten- tial, a similar commitment is needed from the private sector. I think it is wrong that so much of the entrepreneuial emergy inthis country, which should be directed at star- fing new enterprises, has chosen the safe ground of consolidating established enterprise. " Clark told the more than 70 delegates that he has sensed a mood of optimism | among Canadians “because . they are patient to get on with achieving the potential they know can be ours.” Eurocan faces charges Eurocan’s Kitimat pulpmill has been charged with frecuented by fish, or thatflows into auch water ;or on - ce from unlawfully depositing slash in a river inhabited by fish, and they will come to trial on October 18. The mill has pleaded not guilty to the charge, which carries a maximum $5,000 fine for a first offense. The miil has been charged under Section 33, sub- section 3 of the Fisheries Act, which states that ‘‘no person engaging in logging, lumbering, land clearing or other operations shall put or knowingly permit to be put, slash, stumps or other debris into any water the ice over either such waters, or at a which it is likely to be carried into either such: waters.” : Specifically , the mill is alleged to have put slash into a tributary of the Little Wedeene River near Kitimat, by allegedly driving trucks pulling loaded skidders through the creek during the routine course: of a legal logging operation, between Feb. 21 and Feb. : a of 1979. Eurocan has pleaded not guilty to the: rge. . :