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| Local fans and practitioners of jezz dancin
acheduled to take place in Prince Rupert

will be Interested In an event
n early May. The B.C. Annual

Jazz Dance competition will be held over a three-day period in the anrt

city’s new Civic Centre and it is expec

ted to draw same of the finest dancers

in the province. Judging will be in 11 categories and thousands of dollars
in prize money Is being offered. Further information on antrles and ticket
ayallability for performances can be obtained by calling the Jazz Produc-

tlons Assoclation in Prince Rupert at 1-800-663-7760.

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a and 79.

Letter

To the Editor;

Santa Claus was a little late
arriving in the Bulkley Valley,

‘but two Super Ministers and one

Parliamentary Secretary finally
attived in Houston and Smithers
on the last weekend in January.

‘In an attempt to convince the

people of our ‘region’ that new

government policy is alive and
‘well, and good for us all, old
_ promises were regurgitated and
_ “new monies were miraculously
- found — money for the Granisle
‘Road upgrading, asphalt for the

~ Good 1987 for Alcan

A recent report released by
Alcan Aluminum Limited in-
dicated a rise in income and
stock for the company.

The report showed a definite
increase in the fourth quarter

which ended Dec. 31, 1987. Dur-
ing that time Alcan was able to

secure a net income of $136
million (U.S.) compared to the

_. 1986 figure of $61 for the same
~ quarter.

‘The company finished the

year with a total net income of
‘$433 million (U.S.) compared to

- $277 million in 1986. Shipments

‘for the 1987 fourth quarter even

- fncreased, 566,000 tonnes of

aluminum was shipped (all

forms) while 526,000 tonnes

Theee two local children were among the

Houston airport, a long overdue
cheque for the Smithers Expo
Legacy Project, salvation for the
Smithers Ski Corporation...who
knows what else.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not
knocking the return of a small
share of our tax dollars to the
north. I’m simply pointing out
the. manner in which it is being
done. Many people in all com-
munities involved’ worked long
and hard for the projects in
question and many other pro-
jects not yet recognized. Let’s
not lose sight of this community
involvement. Governments have
historically attempted to buy us

were shipped previously. The

quarterly operating renenue and

consolidated sales reached

$1,868 million, compared to.
$1,482 million; while the year

end figures were $6797 million .
compared to $5,956 million and

2,197,000 tonnes were shipped

in 1987 while 2,119,000 tonnes

were shipped in 1986.

The increases in production
symbolize a strong demand for
aluminum despite some labour
problems at various sites. Accor-
ding to chairman and executive
officer, David Culver, continu-
ing success in the world

- Aluminum Market as well as the

reduction of costs have made -
1987 a successful year for the

large company. |

multitude of colortully-costumed

youngsters who attended the Terrace and District Multicultural Assocla-
tion's international potluck dinner recently. For more pictures see page 18

Insanity in h
Comm en tary ES

ate as eee re

see me, sitting calmly amid .
chaos, and think, She deals with —

- all this turmoil quite well. But,

by Stephanie Wiebe

HELP WANTED: Psychia-
trist/Journalist needed to treat
freelance writer with headline
disorder. Must have good
sense of humor.

I think I need professional
help. All my adult life, I’ve been
plagued with thoughts of
newspaper headlines. Strange,
eh? Let me give an example: It’s
been a hectic afternoon. I’m
folding laundry, burning dinner,
and thinking about the busy
evening ahead. My kids are chat-
tering excitedly, both talking at
the same time, vying for my at-
tention, My mind shifts into
neutral, and suddenly I can see a
headline — ‘‘BERSERK
MOTHER STUFFS SOCKS
DOWN CHILD’S THROAT”.

Or how about this one? I’m
standing in line at the grocery
store, running late, impatiently
drumming my fingers on a Car-
ton of melting ice cream. The

ria style

with our own money, but never
have I seen it done so blatantly
or with such vigor.

There was a note of concern,
however, expressed by at least
one local community leader at
the intermunicipal meeting held
in Smithers, when the question
of jurisdiction with respect to in-
dustrial taxation reared its ugly
head. Perhaps if Victoria has its
way, they will pick our pockets
even cleaner than they are now,
and in that way have more
goodies for future handouts.

os Jack J. Kempf, MLA
Omineca

“man ahead of me has chosen _

three items that need a price
check, and he decides: he’s
forgotten molasses and needs to
dash off to get it. Flash! I see the
headline — ‘‘WILD WOMAN
SQUASHES ICE CREAM ON
MAN — INCITES GROCERY
STORE RIOT’. Sometimes
there’s a subtitle: ‘“‘She was car-
ried away, screaming, ‘But it
was s’posed to be the express
lanel’’

I think I have to find another
way to handle stress. You may

Does this

Letter

To the Editor;

The rationale for the propos-
ed closure of CFPR/CBC we
have been told over and over
again is because with a popula-
tion of 100,000 in this listening
area we do not have enough peo-
ple to rate this service.

How interesting then to learn ~

that our fellow Canadians in
Yellowknife have a CBC station
with about twice the staff of
CFPR serving a population of
less than 25,000 people. And,
in Whitehorse, the CBC station
again with twice the staff is serv-.
ing a population of less than
30,000. CE oO

That is almost 60 staff
members and population of
about 50,000.

Are we less deserving than
other Canadians?

inside, I’m seeing. headlines. —
“LOONY WOMAN RUNS
NAKED THROUGH
STREETS”. Subtitle: ‘‘As
police took her away, she was
heard to ask, ‘Why were all
those people /aughing?”’

I’m trying hard to remain in
control, but let’s hope some pro-
fessional help is on the way. I
can just see the headline —
“DOCTOR SAYS WRITER IS
BRAIN-DEAD”’’. Subtitle: ‘‘I
don’t know how she can write a
column. That woman is mad as
a hatter.”

region |
deserve any less? .

Our efforts to “save”
CFPR/CBEC have been most in-
teresting and frustrating. This
plan was initiated here and pro-
moted at great expense (keep in.
mind we are always hearing
about cutbacks and shortage of
money for the CBC) with no
consideration at all, it seems, for
how drastically it will effect all
of us, The closest examination
of the proposal has convinced us
that the plan has no merit what-
soever. We only hope we can
convince the CRTC panel to re-
ject this application on March
11, 1988. .

I want to take this opportuni-
ty to thank everyone who has
helped in any way to Save the
CBC. .

Evelyn Basso
Alderman, City of Prince
Rupert and Coordinator,
Save the CBC Committee

Parforme? John Kaplan and his assistant Nila wilt present “Abracadabra”, a show of
eatre. Kaplan's repertoire includes levitation, making objects appear and disappear Into and
some of which Involve audience members. Tickets are avaliable from
is sponsored by the Skeena Juntor Secon

at the F.E.M. Lea T

out of thin air, and other demonstrations,
- Sight and Sound or at the door. The show

ment.

magic and Illusion, March 6

dary School athletics depart-