DENNIS COCKE

"Nobody in province

__ "Nobody in this province
is getting a fair shake,"
Dennis Cocke, a former
minister of health, told 75
Terrace residents at a
public meeting in the
Terrace Hotel Monday.

Cocke said the Social
Credit took’ over govern-
ment during the worst
employment period of the
year when there were 79,000

ople out of work. He said

here are now 120,000
unemployed today in the
best employment period of
the year.

He charged the govern-
ment with playing a ‘‘shell
game”, He said it keeps
finding money it didn't know
was available before. They
recently found $135 million,
hesaid,and changed it from

one side of the ledger to the
other side.
Cocke said people

believed the “tales” of NDP
mismanagement but the

rovince did not have the

high deficit on December 11,
1975 it had in. 1972. “We
could have told a much
more frightening story when
we look offiec,”’ he said. .

He said “these majestic
businessmen who were
going to get B.C. moving

i) Pee

again would have reduced
the budget if the NDP had
been wasting money but
they increased the budget
by $8.3 billion.” *

Cocke said the Socreds
are now sending the ‘first
show’ of the travelling
exhibition’? to Terrace
because ‘‘someone has
whispered in their ears
things are not going well up

er if

e,

“] hope the people up here
will not accept tokenism,”
he said, ‘There has to be
assurance of economic
development.”

He added that assurance
was killed when the Socreds

refused to sign the rail °

agreement. The govern-
ment has shown signs of
making plans to use the old
W.A.C. Bennett rail
development which would
have the rail line by-pass
Terrace, The only line north
of Yellowhead 16 would be
from Prince George to
Dease Lake.

Cocke said people have’

forgotten whal it was like
when the NDP introduced
the land freeze. He said
people were alarmed

cause land could be ob-
tained through ‘purchase,

getting a fair shake

lease or otherwise’ but
under the new Crown
Corporation Act the Socreds
have the right to ex-
propriate any land in B.C,

He said when the Socreds’
were in ‘opposition they
‘caused a big uproar because
they said ‘purchase, lease
or otherwise”, a term used
by. all governments in-
cluding the old Social Credit
goveriment, meant there
would be exprapriation.

Now the Socreds are
planning to set up a board to
manage crown corporations
with powers of  ex-
propriation. :

He said an early hint the
new government was going
to reduce health care in the
province came when
education minister, Pat
McGeer, announced the new
UBC health centre.

Since then the Socreds
have dropped the high risk
maternity and childrens
hospital in Vancouver,
made cutbacks in home
nursing care and dropped
the ambulance training
program. Only 15 of the 45
vehicles thal were to be built
and equipped as am-
bulances are on the order

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Dennis Cocke, former. minister of health (left) and wife, Yvonne (second... -.

from right) tatk to local residents at the public meeting in the Terrace
Hotel. Yvonne Cocke is president of the B.C. NDP Party.

Reduced subsidy
will cut services

Captain.L.B. Fleming,
President, Northland
Navigation, stated that
since the announced ter-
mination of all federal
financial assistance to B.C.
coastal shipping operations,
the federal government has
now embarked on a new
program which will result in
a reduced subsidy at the
expense of a severely
reduced level of service to
the west coast,

“We feel that coastal.
residents and businesses are
entitled to have a service at
least equalling that
provided to them at the’
beginning of this century,’
Captain Fleming said. ;

On Friday, September 10,
representatives of Nor-
thland met with the federal
Minister of Transport in
Ottawa and again presented
to the: gévernment a
proposal that was put for-
ward in mid 1974, The
program provides for a fully
comprehensive, modern and
efficient service for cargo,
passengers, and mail, on the

basis ‘of a diminishing
subsidy requirement.

_ Captain Fleming said,
“We are convinced that this
concept is the only solution
to the problem of servicing
the requirements of the

whole of the northern ~

coastal and island com-
munities in the context of
reasonable cost.

“It'was apparent during
our meeting that Mr. Lan
was: not conversant wit
Northiand, the
requirements of the com-
munities, and the physical
elements and demands such
service entails.”

Northland feels that
laxpayers of the coastal
communities deserve
decisions that-are based on
knowledge and proper
research —-a basic principle
which the government has

ignored in the termination of

the subsidy. .
Mr. Lang indicated to
Northland that the drastic

termination of the subsidy
was necessary in order to
shock the. provincial

One 4,000 sq. ft. steel warehouse on

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concrete stabi

One 1,600 sq. ft. warehouse on ‘coment
slab, located on Hwy. 16 E. in Thornhill.

638-8171
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638-1247.

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government into assuming a
certain degree of respon-
sibility for the provision of .
services, _
Captain Fleming said
Northland must decline
further comment until the
minister has had an op-
ortunity to study Nor-
hland’s current proposal
and to give his reply as
promised at the meeting,

. Cabin break in

David Lloyd, of 4816 Loen
Avenue reported his cabin

- was broken into September

ii at Lakelse ‘Lake. Two
sleeping bags, camping

: equipment, a Bissel sweeper

and a flashlight totalling
$100 were stolen.

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one sheep have
spected locally, he said, and -

“We need lo get a handle
on this bunch and let them
know we aren't going to be
pushed around .,, it’s im-
portant they hang around
and talk to people (in
Terrace) ... they have been
closeted down in their ivory
tower making changes like
ICBC,” he said.

’ He added he was shocked
when he heard gas as high
as 99 cents a gallon in
northern B.C. “It’s only 69.9
cents in Vancouver,’ he
- said. ,

Yvonne Cocke, president
of the B.C. New Democratic
Party, said she is trying to
understand why three times
as.many people have or-
dered memberships since
the election than were
members in December.

She said the NDP
provincial headquarters has
s0 many orders for mem-
berships the computer is
unable to handle them.
“People want to be invelyed
and informed in the NDP,"
she said.

She said there will also be
a shift of funds from the
Lower Mainland te large
constityency areas like
Skeena.

Fuel stolen:

B.C. Forest Service
reported the theft of two 45
gallon drums of aviation
fuel valued at $100. were
stolen September 10.

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FRANCISCO TRIGO, owner of the building on the

sortheasi corner of the Kalum-Park Avenue in-
tersection (above) received a letter from the District

of Terrace Municipal Council complementing him on
the beauty of the floral display to the front of his

Prince Rupert likely port in coal deal

The Japanese steel in-
dustry has agreed ta
negotiate with Quintette
Coal Limited. for the pur-
chase, on a long-term basis,
of five million tons of high-
quality metallurgical coal
annually from the com-
pany's property in nor-

theastern British Columbia.

In a conditional letter of
intent, T, Nemoto, Director

and General Manager of .

Nippon Kokan K.K. and T.
Moriyasu, General Manager
of Kobe Steel, Ltd.,

representing the Japanese
Steel industry, said they
consider the Quintette
project to have = great
potential for becoming a
reliable coking coal supply

‘Source to their industry in

the future because of its coal
quality and abundant coal
reserves,

Denison Mines Limited
owns 38.25 percent of
Quintette and manages the
entire project. Mitsui
Mining Co. Ltd., and Tokyo
Boeki, Ltd. own the
remainder. It is intended

Wildlife regulations create
communications problem

New regulations requiring
hunters to report kills of
mountain goats, mountain
sheep, grizzly bear and
cougars -haye created a
roblem of communications

tween fish and wildlife
officials and hunters, ac-
cording to Dave Crack,
conservation officer for the
Terrace area.

The regulations, in-
troduced last year, require
hunters to report to fish and
wildlife officials: the length

and width ‘of thé’ skulls of

grizzly and cougars. plus a
tooth extraction to deter-
mine the animals’ ages.

They also require hunters
of sheep and goat to provide
the horns for measurements
and a tooth extraction to
determine the ages of the
animals.

These reports must be
made within ten days of a

Crack said the regulations
are good because they will
provide for better wildlife
Management. He said the
wildlife branch had net been
collecting data of this kind
until the regulations were
made.

So far only five goats and
been in-

heis available at any time to
answer questions from

hunters = about the
regulations. ;
Crack said permits can be’

given for hunters who are
planning to spend longer
than the ten day
requirement on a hunting
expedition.

There is also a problem in
communities like Kemana
and Stewart where there are
no fish and wildlife officials,
he said. In the cases of the

look

Ri nds Mastes of Banmbenrdiny Lid.

isolated communities there
are plans for an end of
season inspection.

‘The province is so large
exceptions have to he made
in some cases,”’ he said.

Les Cox, chief en-
forcement officer in the
Smithers region reported to
the Interior. News in that
community it can take up to
two hours to clear a party of
two or three hunters and
“sometimes they have to go

out of their way” in order to

comply with the reporting
regulations,”
-."Tm surprised the hun-
ters haven't been com-
palining. Se far it's just been
the government agencies.
Speaking about wildlife
protection in general, Cox
said all the machinery is in.
place to do a first-class job.

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“It just depends on how
fast the public wants us to do
it,” he said, citing a shor-
tage of finances which
results in a shortage of
manpower, —

The subject of a man-
power shortage within the

ranch related to wildlife
protection came up Jate last
month in a meeting between
branch officials. and a
Smithers group demanding

populations statistics on

Brizzly bears. -

Dr. David Hatler, a fish
and wildlife biologist in
Smithers, said he is the only
biologist responsible for

wildlife management in the

region.

The region encompasses
30 management units and

106,000 square miles.

Municipality for the untiring work that he put in to
developing and maintaining this display which is a
credit to the community.

that the Canadian-based
ownership will be increased
as this project develops.

‘Stephen B. Roman,
Chairman of Denison, said
that agreement with the
Japanese steel industry is
dependent on feasibilily
studies, now being con-
ducted at the Quintette
properly by Denison and
due to be completed in late
1976, being. mutually
satisfactory to both parties,

“We plan to make a
production decision whether
or not to proceed with the
project early in 1977 so that
actual construction at the
minesite could begin in
early summer. If we decide
to go ahead, our objective
would be te produce ¢oal
from Quintette beginning in
1980 at an initial production
rale of one million tons of
high-quality metallurgical
coal a year, increasing to
five million metric tons per
year in 1984," Mr. Roman
said.

Prince Rupert is the likely
port for export of the coal
although other possible sites
are still being studied. A
decision from the British
Columbia government is
expected soon.

Denison will arrange for
design, engineering, con-
struction and start-up and
will manage continuing
operations. Mitsui will

royide expertise in

ydraulic mining and wash-
plant technology and Tokyo
Boeki, its marketing -ex-
perience. ,

“We are convinced that,
with the cooperation of the
companies and government,

DISTRICT OF TERRACE

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

S12 of Lat 3, Bik 35, DL 360, Plan 1075, R.5, C.D,
‘Lat A, Bik 17, DL 360, Plan 1949, R.5, C.D.
Lot 15, Bik 9, DL 360, Plan 3426, R.5, C.D.
Biks A & B, DL 360, Plan 6736, 8.5, C.D.
Easterly 1) acréof Bik 21, OL 361, Plan 966, R.5, C.D. ; .
Lot 3, Except parcel A, Blk 12, DL 361, Plan 1117, .R.5, C.D.
Lot 3 of BIKA, DL 361, Pian 1265, R.5, C.D. - ;
Lot 2 of Lot 2, Bik 12, DL 361, Plan 3100, R.5, C.D,
‘ Lot |, Bik 2, OL 362, Plan 4269, R,5, C.D.
Bik 5, DL 364, Plan 1044, R.5, C.D.
Lot 1 of Bik 1, of Lot 1, Blk B., DL 368,
Lot 22, Blk 6, DL 369, Plan 972, R.5,C.D.
Lot 24, Blk 7, OL 369, Plan 972, R.5, C.D.
Lot 21, Except Sila of 5% Bik 2, DL 611, Plan 1992, R.5, C.D.
Bik 3, D.L. 611, Plan 2067, R.5, C.D.
Lot 6, Bik 5, DL611, Plan 3080, R.5, C.D,
Lot 2, DL 611, Plan 3350, R.5, C.D. .
Lot 2 of Lot 1, Except Part Inctin Plan 4660, Blk 4, DL 611, Plan 3404, R.5,

Lot 15, Bik 6, DL 361, Plan 972, R.5, C.D,
The North Portion of DL 1745-see D.D. 1136-1- R.5, C.D,

ANNUAL TAX SALE NOTICE .

Pursuant to Section 395 of the Municipal Act, on the Thirtieth day of
September, 1976, at the Council Chamber of the District of Terrace, at the
hour of Tea o’clock in the forenoon, there shall be offered for sale by
Public Auction each and every parcel of real property including im-
provements, upon which any of the taxes are delinquent. The following
properties have delinquent taxes as of Seplember 10th, 1976. :

Plan 3349, R.5, C.D.

Lot 1 of Lot 2, Blk 3, Plan 3154, DL 611, Plan 4957, R.5, C.D.
Lot 2 of Lot 2, Bik 3, Plan 3154, DL 611, Plan 4957, R.5, C.D.
Lot 64, DL 615, Plan 1215, R.5, C.D.

Lot 10, Biks 5, 6, 7, DL 837, Pian 3320, R.5, C,D.
Lot 19, Plan 5873, DL 937, Plan 5874, R.5, C.D.
Lot 20, (Plan 5873) DL 837, Pian 5674, R.5,C.D. - Ts
Lot 4, Bik A, SubDiv. Biks 5,8, 9, 10& 11, DL 838, Plan 3460, R.5, C.D.
Bik 1, DL 977, Plan 1035, R.5, C.D.

Lot 7 of Assgd Bik t, DL 983, Plan 6446, R.5, C.D,
That part of DL 983, shown as roadway Plan 1127, as defined on Plan 7081, .

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R.D. Dunbar,
COLLECTOR

“necessary

this project will be carried
forward to a successful
conclusion,’’ said John
Kostuik, President of
Denison and of Quintette.
“There is nodoubt that, with
appropriate freight rates
and provision of the
infrastructure
such as town site services,
railroads, road, power and
communication lines, coal
from this project will be
competitive in price.”

Mr. Kostuik said that rail
freight rates comparable to
or less than those paid by
coal producers in squthern
B.C, will be vital to the sale
of Quintette coal in lhe in-
ternational market.

The northeast region of
British Columbia has large
quantities of high-quality
coking ¢coak, as well as ail
and gas, forestry and
recreation potential but is
underdeveloped with regard
to provincial government
services. Rail and com-
munity facilities to serve a
variety of resource projects
will be necessary, if the
region is to be developed,
Mr. Kostuik said.

Located within the Rocky
Mountain Foothills region,
the Quintette metallurgical
coal property covers 96,000
acres and is considered to
contain 2.9 billion tons of
coal in place.

“We believe that the
Quintette project will
become a major long-term
source of high-quality
metallurgical coal,” Mr.
Kostuik said. “Japan is
Quintette's natural market,
considering our Pacific Rim
location.”

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