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VOLUME 72 No. 6 ; 20¢

B.C. Tel and T.W.U.
Two Talks get Nowhere

die
here

Two elderly residents
of the Terrace area are

known to have died
during the first week of
_ January,

George Myatrovich,
age 77, away on
January rd. Mr.

been a

, trovich had
paliat at Skeenaview 4D

: for some time.

Henry Kenya, 71, ied
Terrace. The funeral
service for Mr. Kenya

will be on Wednesday,
_ Jan, 1, at 2 Bm. at
MacKay’s funeral .

OTTAWA (CP) —

‘Federal mediator - Mike
Collins

told Labor

Minister John Munro on

he has been
unable to resolve the
contract dispute between
the British Columbia
Telephone Co. and the
Telecommunications
Workers Union.

An aide to the labor
minister said Munro {s
expected to announce his
next move today.

Collins, chief con-
ciliation officer in the
labor department's
western division, was
pointed Dec. 6 to at-
tempt to bring the parties
ether.

é 10,000 employees
represented by the union
have been on etrike since
late November. Their last
contract expired more
than a year ago.

Munro's aide said the
minister has a number of
options—do nothing and

jet the parties attempt to
resolve their own prob-
lems, ask Collins to
continue his mediation
efforts, appoint another .
party to look into the dis-
pute, make a recom-
mendation to the parties,
or ask Parliament to pass
a bill legislating an end to
the dispute.

A major issue in
dispute is the contracting
out of work to non-union

employees.
Thee union wants
renewal of the con-

tracting-out clause it had
in the old contract.

The union wants to
protect its members by
generally prohibiting the
use of oulside workers to
herform jobs. normally

one by union members.
But the company does not
want a renwal of
contracting-out . clause,
which it feels is an im-
pediment to efficiency.

Nishga Land Claims Talks

Arab King’s Nephew
_ May Boycott B.C.

VANCOUVER (CP) —
The nephew of King
Khaled of Saudi Arabia
warned Saturday that he
may end negotiations for
$71 million in contracted

hases from British
lumbia firms if the
rovince won't allow him
breed and export
falcons.

Prince Bander Bin
Saud Bin Saad Al Saud,
24, said the contracts he
has negotiated with
“eight top companies” in
the Lower Mainland
hinge on the province
overturning its ban on the
export of wild falcons.

udi Arabia would pay
the $1.5 million start-u
cost and $300,000 annu
budget of the falcon
research facility, the
prince said, but “the
other deals might fall
through if the project
doesn’t go ahead,”

The prince said half of
the birds bred in the
facility would be sold to
hunting enthusiasts and
the other half released in
the wild to boost natural

ulations. The
acility’s stock would be
built up from wild birds

as ‘‘a show of sincerity”
on the part. of

government and added he
wishes to meet with
Recreation and Con:
servation Minister Sam
Bawlf to discuss the

‘oposal.
Oe john Small, a Yan-
couver consultant and the
rince’s Canadian
usiness representative
said the prince had
signed interim contracts
with six local companies
to supply industrial

uipment, food and pre-
fabricated housing units.
He said talks are con-
tinuing with two other
firms.

Small said Saudi
Arabia has ended tradin
with Denmark since tha
country pt a moratorium
on the export of falcons
from Greenland.

A spokes for Westwood
Buil Systems Ltd.
which Small said had
agreed to sell 1,000
prefabricated housing
units for $35,000 each
said Monday the firm had
had some discussions
with the prince, but no
contract has been signed
and no mention had been

Get under way in Ottawa

OTTAWA \CP) — The settlement package. COURT SPLIT oe oY .
British Columbia and 1 don't think our The court split on the _ : Unier provincial gtisby ‘Small also said "
ederal governments position is asking for the issue and the deciding | while we in Terrace enjoy an abundance of pure water to such an extent we tend] Tegulations, birds bred they had discussed sales

deliver their longawaited moon," James Gosnell, jy | it and raised in captivity to Saudi Arabia but made
- Yesponse today to a 21- Nishga tribal council judge ruled echnieality, totake itfor granted, ot around the world are not so lucky, and safe drinking could be exported, but net no agreement with the
al for chairman, said in an However, the federal |waterisincreasingly difficultto obtain. This little girl in Thailand is able to drink falcons captured in the prince. None of the com-

t Indian
rotting the Nishga land interview Monday. “If government said the [clean water because Canadian boys and girls collected UNICEG pennies last nies contacted said it
claim e : 7 un- bad si
wi

you ask for the moon you action indicated that 1 i. ; : F CONTRACTS
maicate at [Hallowe'en and the money.was used to drill unpolluted wells. While this picture) coneTRMED

The claim covers the ‘won't get it.” Indians do ha’ oe etn :
5,000 miles of the Nass No treaties cover the aboriginal lana rights may not seem to be “news” it may enable some who dished out pennies to the hob-) “me prince said he is

captured in the provin- made of the falcon
ce’s north. . project. "bjhi3w ifgyt firy

River Valley in nor- area and the Nishga say and agreed to begin goblins and elves at Halloween toknow where the money went. anxious to take. six return to Saudi Arabia in
thwestern B.C, and the the entire valley still negotiating land claims. —— LT falcons back to his uncle February.

Ce oo 3,000-°B.C. Truckdrivers

UE ES ’Vate in favour Of Strike"

About $000 truck drivers further action : will ‘be
in British Columbia taken by the union until a.
belonging to the Team- report is handed down.

fe

than a year fisern

"the Nishga have not _1n 1969, the Nishga took

made de their their aboriginal land- oe _ , ters “Uiton have voted said Teamster
proposal public but it is rights claim to court and = , . ro, | overwhelm ly in favor drivers on the weekend
range. economic develon Suerne nea, ~ as S e of strike action to back voted 87 per cent to reject
C . . , : e e : their contractdemands,a a proposed six-per-cen!
ment plan as part of any Canada. ac-Telens Con Hames at lashed ; union - official said incteate, and voted per
.C. Telephone m- lanes also lashed out include union exempt- mediator and is an ob- Monday. Cent Lo Strike if necessary

pany is irying toblacken against reported non-management em. vious slap in the face for Ron Owens, business in the dispute. °

oe ° e union members by in- statements that s » ployees that - are ins.”’ BI _ agent of local 31 of the | Owens said the main an
Oil Pi eline Co nuendo and allegations, visors fear for their’ Pacrabbing,” he said. ort this brin oer union, said, however, that issues as far as the union _—_
pe an ‘— according. to a local safety. Thisishypocracy ° Last week all‘wnion ess Five peaple w ohaye nowalkoutisimminent at isconcerneddeal with job o

kesman for the on their part, he sald?""** tienibers” received: a-- ‘help - . the 83 companies repre- security and working
: ecommunications Reports by company  Jetter from the company settlement whelp ‘bring ** sented ‘by Transport: conditions. ~*~ +. -- .
still interested Ewe xm RAS bis Rea Jedi, Crees terra UES ren mele cae
ccor open. : - by mail. This offer came . all ens said a feder: xpired in December, ##### im

a Blanes, B.C. ‘Tel’s services going,Blanes ering the time a a report by Dr. Noe in- conciliation officer has Base. rates were not

primary concern seems said, but according to the federally appointed tervention by Collins,yet ‘seen appointed and no 2Vailable.
8,

counteract ad- companies own figure’ wwediator, Mike Collins, B.C.Tel has rejected

KITIMAT, B.C. CP. million, said Joudry. | verse publicity, Recently published elsewhere, the wag - to pring them bothm he said.: . :
xilimal Pye Lines fq, The inital NEB op- we company brough aa Actual," number of Vgeuer”a‘suitable set Ay well lost spring 2 © OD tions Signed for.
RPA Reheat Bie eonsotum’s request, rdation®’ propagands fatotove supervisor to TMEM aay fee, pera mediln
application before ni Negotia m ; tt
National Energy Board pending the outcome ofa expert con Drane. three workers. don't proves B.C. fe. ‘has no poor ‘to created the Merritt coal mine
for perm iasion fo build oposal itdine Trans publie affairs: me ; apr) ese figures doi tention of listening toa dispute. The tonnages found
an superpo: * reason, Blanes 8: KAML . " oun
Kitimat and a pipeline reverse the flow of a CARRY ‘slant which he (CP) LOOPS. al mine (thustar),” he: added, “do

tries to create is: to un- : 1 7
con earl Hae Wate Eta vee WU to picket more poles — sexing aot guaran gz

| hich’ . workers could be in the present time.” a
Company president effectively killed by new 90d praise scabs which . a : ion in Merritt James Ball, president ;
Ce ease now..do out jho jobs,” . pal joint poles serving Blanes, a spokesman for complains to provinicial operation in of Imperial Metals, said

Jack said United. States ‘marine f
: Blanes sald. LC, dro or the union, the only con- and federal represen- within five years, Bob 0! i
Monday that ihe bow protection ed cai its Remember it’s the Cablevision ¥alon with sideration given will be tatives, he said. P . Goods, land’ negotiator his company’s surveys
ey sid & licatt roposal «would. be Gl:& % «=American B.C. Telephone poles will for emegency | er “Even if people don’t for Shell Canada show “at least 30 million
} oma er an application Pro ved, in expanded comtrolied B.C. be picketed if workman failures. where hydro cure wno is right or Resources Ltd., said tons of mineable coal
Eat’ Joudry, form, if it could “attract Telephone Company that do any work on these, subscribers would be wrong (and most don't), Monday’ e sts on the property -
Kitimat chairman, said new investors from the has locked gut 10,000 fom toa statment without light or heat. iso they shouldn't sit and . speaking in a community, central B.C,
’ 748 - -TWU fs) Goods, , :
them come back ti uit 5 Worker "picket pol i a complet telephone interview from _ One survey done by a

the original application, U.S. oe back 0 will not - ‘ :
filed with the’ board in ‘The Kitimat proposal them come bac munication Workers denartinentes hospi ce cee in ne his Calgary office, said Japanese firm, he said,

resves Basal ; _. Union
December, 1976, will be and the possibillty that “Sut . ' + alent ; his com has signed shows that a mine there
1 ' The ‘TWU spokesman The union is aksing ans fire halls because these spokesman stated. pany ig could produce “350,000

revised to increase the some other company ; i an option agreement for
said he had talked to expecting to get ers. arg vital to public safety. Blanes said his union is #1 1,250 ares at Cold- metric tons of clean,

diameter of the 75mile might set up a superport 1 4 it . ;
seabs’' crossing th from all wor'! B.C.Tel will ‘go on asking the public to appl:
crude oll pipeline to 36 on, the West last stled picket lines and the because they are con- forever providing lousy pressure Pm Ottawa water Hill, two miles washed coal (a year) for a
raitial throughput of the West Coast oil pore majerity have asked why sidering this legal Bervice," Blanes said. ‘because normal free erent id Merritt, and all sid any mine :
e . doesn't eting. . e only was collective baraining can’ .
volume (is eatin nated at inquiry under, chairman organize them as well ‘20 Pacccording to Ken’ telephones will be occur with B.C.Tel when Columbia government for would be an underground
day, increasing to 700,000. After several months of We , don’t vhave con - Restored to | normal the real control js in New mineral gh °C. wn of the elght known oeamns |
bacrels a day within five hearings, the inquiry ‘rontations and suffer the wo service if is if the public York.” i parcels of Crown teat a depth of about |
years. y adjourned indefinitely Humiliation of being 1re at and. 1,000 feet.
Capital costs for port last month because there #lled a scab. mo, The agreement bet-
facilities and the peline were no active proppsals Most of them also : Loto anada ween the subsidiary of
now are estimated at $750 under consideration. stated they eW © oo Shell Canada Lid. and the Eurocan
/ vo : . . own e@ land, im-
but are helpless to do _ rial Metala and Power Emplo
anything Blanes stated. Po Pid. of Vancouver, must ployee
. ° «The following 12 1584184 " onewed '

be renewed annually, Dies from injury
said Goods. ;
Whether or not the Eighteen year old Za Baw

Remo

Firemen were called out

suumbers each won $1 1992754
million. The last five ..The following eight

Fundraising Dinner

done this year. hospital January 8 from

He said his company injuries incurred while
will be sending in an employed at the mill.
exploration crew after The took place at 8:20
the spring thaw to begin a.m. Friday Janauary §
drilling operations to when Muszka was drawn
increase the present into the rollers of &
proven reserves. conveyor belt and was

The mine would have to baldy crushed. There
produce between 1.5 and were no eyewitnesses to
j 2.5 million tons of coal a: the accident, and further
f year to be economically details --were not
viable, Goods said. - available, .

. . -  toafirein a house at New §uUmbers ineachseries numbers each worl mine goes ahead will Muszka, an employee
Will elect candid te Remo Monday morning. gwon $1,000, the last $100,006. The last five on the results of Eurocan pulp — mill,
Ae , av , aces _. - Both Terrace and four $200 and the last numbers in-each serle™ ¢xploration work to be inkKitimat, died in

The Annual: Meeting’ of and in addition jw the Amateu® Sport, rosea fire fighters)
the cat Acocciation wil ‘lection of new executive, een Federal Liberal . grey tive gmmkenters
be held Saturday, Will feature selecton of Association will hold 8° firetruck outof a ditch, en
January 2ist in Prince coming National Liberal fundraising dinner“in route. The Terrace

Rupert, it was announced Mrs mpagnolo's tinguish
| Rupert by Association Convention In Ottawa, honour, ‘The doer will the | a with: tinguished
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President, Stuart‘ and a report from also be held at the Crest ;
ae. _.. Parliament by ona Hotel, and tickets may be Was” available The ti
7 pe ee ge «Campagnolo, M.P. for purchased from Joyce chimmey area of the
: The méeting will take Skeena, and Minister of Krause at 635-2156 or at house, and loss was
place at the Crest Hotel, State for Fitness and the doorl believed to be negligible. Ja

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