\ Association has taken the first 7 _waye-thal, the,. school . dis! ‘ire: ee . . _jnehide’a ‘restaurant , lold the Rotary & Conventional Engines by MAZDA ‘New & Used Vehicles’ Metal Shop Ltd. 635-6572. “PL No. 05-032 Volume 68 No. 27 ‘ “The: B.C. School . first: day ‘co! ‘; boards, ‘jeachers | employe -schoa] boards have - lomeet the urustees’ bargaining-.~ team:on duly.12'in Vancouver: © appointment . bargaining sible reasons for secr informant, a well know - city businessman of long standing “4g thal this land has been used for years as & emergency landing strip for alreraft unable to land at the Terrace Airport. He said thal one of the airlines had used this field as late as this past winter when the airport was locked In with fog. . Another fact about the former :Frank Farm is thal certain di “people have ‘heen. irying for ears to have ‘this area dedicated: as°'9 ‘national. wild ‘bird sancluary. Huge flocks ol 9s %a Canada Geese stop on this farm both in the spring. and fall. EV GL de . We have confirmed thal flocks ~of up to 2,000 stop on thisfarm al ary given time. This of course will be ‘desiroyed as con- struction gets under way. ‘ Citizens are angry that none Committee ’ Minister of Municipal Affairs the Minister for’ the. En- -vironment, Hartley Bob Williams’ secretary. None: of these communications. have been graced with a satisfactory The bewildering report on the ° development of the former Frank Farm in the McConnell’ Street, Lakelse Lake Road area as tabled at the last meeting of counell is becoming a little more clear as irate citizens come in to the Terrace Herald Office to protest the develop- men! of this land. It was impossible to get al delails from meeting on this maller as even the report of the Committee of the Whole dealings wilh the . proposal were written in such a fashion as to make a mockery out of calling the. regular * council get-together an open - . public meeting: ~ we The Heald ‘now ' some cilizens have been lighting , this move for more thana year, Letters have. gone. to the irale citizen told the Herald that it is a shame thal . the only farmland - in the area should be changed: into a housing, project, when there is so much other. lan available intown. He objected’ -y to the manner-;that this waa * dealt with in a Committee of the” ‘Whole meeting. held at. 12:00 noon; and the misleading or disguised report that was mal ublic with the labling, without baie ‘of the: repert of the ‘Commitlee of the Whole. “What the citizens. of Terrace “are-not being told” said our The oldest newspaper i : a TERRACE, B.C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1974 - Teachers Open Negotations 10 legislate ~ pro bargaining af . le * salaries, lo replace, the awk- ward and costly board-by-board negotiations currently ‘provided — Trustees form specialized services. “The secretary - treasurers ol the: participating ‘boards were th the province's asked 1¢’serve notice to their es teachers. this -morning,” said.” Mr. Madson. Tyesday:was lhe. niract talks could .. oe ‘boards: that: the leachers- will, ized bargaining a d Mr. Badson. ‘The, e-abjeclive is to be fair to - achers and-boards,:and to ~alimiante the perennial round of - -ynseeessful negotiations. en- ding‘in arbitration awards." - The BCSTA estimates it cost bargain under provisions of the Public Schools. Act, and the BCSTA has. long .- : opposed the , compulsory, sloye bitralion feature of negotla’ [ Teachers of this care out at any council meeting. Of course with the Committee of the Whole system of handling the city’s business, (bere is no need for duscussion as the matter has been debated in the committee meeting and - the general public never gets to know the pros or cons of a decision or. which of the six aldermen supported a_ par- licular project, - the Municipal Planning, Zoning and Traffic n the Pacific Nor oe Preuier'’s office, Victoria. B.C. In the Frank’ Farm project for instance, all the: general public was able to find about it what was tabled in an open meeting and this was the . height of disgusing information. The report States, and. we ‘quote verbatum “Mr. C.M, Gale, Municipal Engineer briefed the ‘commillee ~ respecting the nature and basic content af Norman Enterprises thwest et meeting § come See a 5 Limited proposal to Develop District Lot 363, The committee Soe aS was ‘also Informed of a Major Gordon Rowland has indicaied at Council meetings; - and. ‘privately. “to.” this writer that he ts dead against Committee of: -the »: Whole. meetings. -He said that he. is- completely helpless however,: because even if he bans Com- |, millee of the Whole meetings - . this will not generate debate in “public: . He said ~ that othe Chairmen of the: various « commitlees. simiply. telephone all aldermen who’ did: nol - - atlend the meeting: and> thé 1 -maller ig. discussed’ in’ this ihal the recommendation ofthe manner leaving little incentive committee” is all that a clllzen for debate in open public attending City Hall mectings ar meetings. Mayor Rawland said by the force of things read in’ he is doing everything possible their newspapers, This policy is to solve (his, matter recommendation made by. the Municipal Planning, Zoning and _ Traffic Committee al a meeting held June 5th, 1974 regarding said zone proposals.) -, TU was recommended that the recommendation -of .. the Municipal Planning Zoning and Traffic Commitlee of June Sih, 1974 respecting Norman ‘En: lerprizes Limited Development proposal be endorsed” end of quole. . . The phrase “recommended couP meto light 4 : . _ more than $250,000 last year in. . direct costs 10 boards for the 74 MEETING — ididate” All Candidate meeting in which | ‘Arena. each candidate will be allowed individual negotiations.“ . he ‘deminishes OF “Individual boards ‘in? thi cal architects -t LGR ; re o A‘proposed new bus terminal : ** for-Terrace may have fallen by: ~ ihe way-side; Ted Garner, local _* bvs.;agent who is planning !0 - cthe facility which would Herald'lute lasi week ihat bids © for “construction. of ther. ter- minalicame'in al three: times assessed: value. q er had pul.a $65,000 price “the: lecminal ‘but. the ‘bidder differed, turning In dof $199,000, 2 “8 TLsither-ba¥e 10 cul costs, raise more maney dr forgel the Wholé Thing,” Garner old the - Horald:” Ag. it “stands now the yerminal is in‘limbo and it may. -beawhile yetbefore adecision © an’ the future. of the proposed" |. siructure is;made.: yssians was quickly e Fire Deparime of a fire-bug of aome race Credit Union e bin, is the Credit he prompt action af the Terrace ble damage could have occured. A fire which could have ha: smothered by the Terrac evening. The fire, appar kind, erupted inside a bi Building on Lazelle. Theonly o ‘Unions gas meter an Firefighters, considera n behind the Te “Drilling has by Bill 31 Alex C. Rilchie, President of “Silver . Standard sald’ Silver Standard’s | Liard Copper _development : in. northwestern | B.C has been-delayed due to” - _ political factors ~ royalties under: the «B.C... Mineral | Royalties Act (Bul.3i):and the: federal — indication’ ©’ thal. provincial royalties may nat be deductible from . taxable in- thwestern “B.C. “but. itis, in- consistent when it doesn’t’ en- courage mining development,” Rilehie said. ‘The B.C, Railway Bee . : come: So, : Ga : 2 F op EThe government.is Lalking | q : ae. : about.. big © things “for. .nar- extension to Dease Lake will be | completed in’ about three yeans but without’ concentrates from our Liard Capper and from. the Kennco Stikine property, Lean't . see what freight there: will be. “Either Killmat.or Prince Rupert is‘a-logieal place for a smeller, but withoul the can- centrates .from,, Lhese’* proper- lies, they can forget it.’ He said there will-be drilling program this-surmmer ‘on nine” Silver Standard ‘properties, some of them: assessment work -to hold the preperties in = good . standing.’ Hecla Mining Co. will have a modest. diamond © drilling ~assegsmenl;* . + ‘There will bean All Cani Mecting:at.the Terrace Banquel Room ‘on Saturday i]t once again be ized and sponsored by the a. District . Jaycees. ‘The procedure will be similar ia the last Municipal. Election : to speak for a set time and then will: face questions from the general public. .- The Jaycees Invite all citizens to come forth and get the facts before going to the polls on . Monday duly. 8. fallex having some grudge against an employer. It could be. a-number’ of things... met . to :do~ _ anything about it t ough. We're not going-:lo “get. involved «in: . some-one else's fight.” .° tyniorth of Prince George artiership’. with” Hanoi: ing Co.and. cores are being. nalyzed for crilical impurities. “Quintana - Mine A percussion: dril des much: iders were told at their ‘armual meeling last Wednesday . Ritchie,’ president’ said fill-in drilling on the’ will: be - completed results: are -beller than an- the new. ore reserve figures are 5.2 million tons with “an average Brads of pe ais F with an additional $4 to.” . plant. 1 gold and: silver. values. ; nonplant la This is 0.26 per cent increase In ° copper metal over [he previou estimale.* ee He gaid the fill-in drill will b irdnsferred “(o> exploratory mill at thelr pr drilling outside the known ore: > milisite, thereby increasing - ulilization “of ‘the.’ signifleant ““.~ volume of small diameter’ logs s ‘: body.sa that two diamond driil-s will be arvexploration, ‘The first “drill oncexploralion is working -- produced in the Houston area... st of the ‘The. capital expenditure to made: by the-Company is ap. . proximately $8.3 million.: There “yi be Siew jobs ‘direcily “oreated ag-a. result of the now and the production largel ig July 1975. The new mill about "3,000 ‘feet. ea _orebody: and has: favorable. geology :: “The . Minta: oreb "profitable and: ail particlpants “feel they “want lo get"it into - mill, *~ production,’*. said Ritchie > ddie’ : contirmed Dees ody: toaks - . bea oye . . : ae Va a ca, A NR aed aS Dee ghee a aE ee a i BO re ty 445 ‘of Prince Rupert. ‘The women's _ council) also: presents gilts: at - Christmas time.” ” “Hostess fcr the affair was + ‘convenor. and’: Judy, .Van-.” dergucht, secretary” from’ . . Terrace. .Geoft Lambly,. vice" ’ “ye president “from: Terrace was , -< calso atthe luncheon: 3. Sawmill bids awarded | Elderly Molly. Olston ‘and ‘also present. were Tony . .-Verhoeven,”, °. ‘president;. Marie - Boychuk, «-~ ~ crowd of friends an shown above prior to leaving the chur _ altended reception. ves Hohourable . Robart Williams today “announced the ‘awarding of the;Houston and , Smithers sawmill bid proposals. ‘The. Houston’ -bid -hag- been - ‘awarded : 10 Bulkley Valley Forest Industries Lid., provided cerlain’conditions are agreed to by July. 19.°A reduced allocation “dn the Smithers’ bid has’ been 5. “awarded. to (wo existing mills, : “on, a gold - -Pacific Inland and Fink's . in the“ Queen’. Sawmills Lid, + Charlottes under option from: Silver Standard.- "* “Bill 31: preciu exploration in B.C: but progcams in the Yukou, and Washington’ State, rd Mines Ltd: . nas revised upward lhe ore estimate of ils Minto . “Both . bid , proposals’: have been the subject of considerable discussion aver . the .past few we have.. “’maonths'’ “staled © Williams, ‘Nevada; “especially during ‘the En- “yironment and Land; Use : "© Committee tour: in’ the area”. ” The only bid submitted an the Houston proposa! was. sub- : mitted by Bulkley Valley Forest . Industries, with (he request thal - the Minister waive the authority. io direel chips. The awarding af the bid to Bulkley Valley Forest Industries . for: 144,000 _cunits annually is conditional,upon (1) direction of. the’ chips’ by.'-the ‘and ingeneral, thé — Minister’ in the besl interests of regional development, (b} chip prices reflecting. regional market values, and. (¢) «the negotiated transfor of Bulkiey “Valley's. ‘residential and “other * ; nds ‘al Hougton:lo° “aha Crown. These: conditions - naust be agreed 10 by. July 19, or “ithe bid will be re-advertised: « Bulkley’ Valley's proposal ‘is @. (9 construct a th d home. coYscone of the ®. thir! “producers in Bridsh Columbia being sued: by the Ege Marketing Board. for “unpaid ~~ past levies. In total the thirt ew :sthallwoo esent “Houston... 10 be - last Friday al-the Saint ‘is designed to produce 80 million « _-board feet of lumber and 56,000 unils of chips annually. Four bids. were received ‘on: the Smithers proposal, originally adverlised at’ 96,000 ‘eunils. One bid was rejected on __ technical grounds ag il did nol - °~ comply with =the advertised -requirements, Another bid, submitted . by. Richmond. *. Plywood Corporation, proposed “operation. of a veneer plam al: Smithers lo supply veneer 10 Its. plywood plant ‘al Richmond in . . the “Lower. Mainland. © In * rejecting this bid, the Minister indicated ‘he was. taking into account the expressed desire of “the Smithers community which favoured a limited expansion of docal industry, and -expansion . thal’ was ‘locally ‘based rather ag War Contes .'. ‘The.go ealled ‘chicken and * Legg. war! recently fo “| legeslature {shitting close to Samom’s Poullry Farm leon efe producers pay $26,000. ‘ “As all no doubt. know. by now ‘the blood donors-clinie wag not: held last week as was.reporled . by:the‘Herald. A mlx-up in’ “communications: led 19° the article: tntitled : ‘Give.and Let ‘Live’, stating thal’ (he Blood