Hector Gonzalez, Lonny Mazurak,
& : . Cary Manahan and John Dacosta -
i inspect an exhibit by David Sten- |

_ took part.

venson, Klidala seventh grader who - Sclenica falro) on Saturday. ‘See page 3
in. Kitimat’s. District. for full I detalts. a ee

Federal fisheries officials.
have agreed to relax a
mumber ‘of chinook salmon,
conservation measures,
Including lifting a four-
. Meath total ban. on chinook ©
fishing: planned: to’ go into -
effect’ in December, a
| spokesman for the B.C.
, Wildlife’ ‘Federation ‘said
Sunday, -

Meanie, a delegation: of

, Bill. Otway, federation

. - executive director, said in an
\  bnterview he expects federal
‘Fisheries: Minister ‘Romeo
a LeBlanc ty anttounce the
- Uberalized . conservation

: . wtiediftea Const Swen:
~ worked out in discussione be
‘tween. féderal fisheriés ;
_-Feprasentatives and : othe.

‘VANCOUVER. oP) -
"Beal inter Jim Nielsen
sald Sunday he would confer
with ‘his colleagues . today,.
over how to respond to a call -
by Britieh Columbia doctors
for’'a return to fee

Whe; . BC. * Medical-
Association backed- off.

Saturday from its plan to... '

recommend that, the
province's 3,700 fee-for-
‘ service doctors opt out of .
medicare en” masse,
suggesting instead a return
to the bargaining table.
‘However, ‘opting. cut
remains an option, depen-
dig on ‘what happens in the
- next see days.” on"
aisocia president Dr.
Alex Mandevill:

“The ‘doctors, seeking &
Al .2-pet-cent increase in fees
and a guarantee they could
-balatee bil) in the future,
"voted Inst month to reject the.
restnment offer of 18.2 por

“The sasociation also an-
-Dounced if will Launch legal

(CP) =

-. Otway ,

council, W committee of .
sports fishermen, marine

aporte ; ‘fishing, adviniry: atiowabie cateh is tour fish, "recommendations “pecaite

The council and fisheries,
also agreed to increase the

local officials ‘woisldn't
“have accepted them without

‘operators and others ap- . minimum allowable catch to” the minister's approval.” —

pointed to advise LeBlanc on
the state of the: fishery.
Federal fisheries:;,an:’

nounced the’ conservation ao

measures Feb. 1,.evoking a
storm of protest from both
commercial and: sports:
fishermen. nt,

4

Federal fisheries has

‘ maintained: ‘thé measures

were necessary because of
severe declines in, the.
chinook fishery. *
‘said , “federst
ara has agreed to Lift a:
k fishing
in the ofalt be ‘Van-
ate island and mainland
B.C, and introduce a number
of other _ conservation.

“Oty aa hs corel wh:

"federal fisheries agreed to

allow a maximum kill‘of two
fish a day;: Instead’ of the
limit of one slated to go into

effect, t Abell 1. The’ present,

activi It the . provincial
“ governinent Bicceeds in
passing’ legislation ’ banning
balance’, 2; Mandeville

saya the: government | ds *
- breaking its . contract with

doctors that : thad allowed
them to bill patients extra
starting April , 1 if no
‘agreement on foes had been
reached. :
The: aisociation is. not
recommending doctors extra
bill at this time, but Man-
.devillé said‘ that doesn't
mean some doctors won't try
it, oe
The legislation, introduced

Tuesday -by Nielsen, has
been. stalled by New

Democratic Party objections’

to the arbitration guidelines
which allow the government
to choose a threeman ar-
bitration pane] and set its
terms of reference.

The NDP has introduced
an améndment which would

“allow fsoth the doctors and
the govérnment to dach
appoint a single arbitrator.

Those two then would select

‘government's

fish 18 inches and longer, up
from the previous limit of 12 .
inches, Otway said. '

Also’ accepted, he sald,”
was.a scheme for - spot

closures to protect juvenile

chinook, large. numbers :of

which ‘are’ Amadvertently: :
killed when “hooked. ‘and.

“released. “by: sports fisher-
“men,

~ Otway said ‘the: council. :!
~ agreed thet a ‘current ban on \
. chinook. fishing aTound the .
mouth: of the Fraser River, ,
in effect until June 21, should:

be in effect all year. -

A ban on ‘downtiggers, a

Weighted” device which
. carries a-hook t depths not

normally -accessible “fo -

lighter fishing tackle, -would

be modified-to allow .quick-

felease ‘type “downriggers,
‘Otway said. ©

Otway said he is confident
LeBlanc will ‘accept the

a a neutral chaitiman..
‘Debate on the bill; “which

has réeelved second reading,

was adjourned to today.

Nielsen said Sunday that it
was “premature” ta say
whether the government was.

prepared to ebshge the con-
tentious clause.

Mearwhile, Jim Kinnaird,

B.C. Federation ‘of: Labor Il

president, and Jack Munro,

- International Woodworkers

of America president,- have,

despite objections to extra .
‘billing; lined up‘behind the

doctors on the arbitration

“process. .

Munro said Sunday the
proposed
arbitratlon process is
“absolute lunacy," and that
“all heil would break loose if
they (the government) tried
that with the trade union
movement.”

“Uintons Will not “stand idly
by. while the government, in
a dictatorial manner, loads

arbitration proceedings in its
favor,” Munro said.

Otway, harshly criticized
“local federal fisheries staff,
_- saying “they wish the sporis

“fishery would just go away:!! |

‘Vancouver has any. feel

_Award-winner Bruce. Haliser and
‘his dog Nicky performed an ex-
cerpt from “Two Gentlemen of
Verona’ In the Pacific Northwest

. whatsover ‘tor the- sports

fishery," Otway said. “They

are completely” “oriented

toward. the commercial
fishery.” ae

’ The only reason ‘the regu-
‘lations are being changed, -

; Otway ‘sald, . is - because
“Not one of the staff in.) LeBlanc chad” reconsidered - to move swiflly if it wants to .

the strong measures.

' their operations:”.

. was formed ip “Terrace
: Saturday’ ‘to: ‘assist

its
mémbera’ raige. money: ‘far’

“The council: was “first

" propiced by the Terrace and

“District ‘Community’ Ser-
vices Society after it learned:

‘that Terrace District Councll ‘and ‘Alcohol: Counsellor was * \ munteipality ‘for funda.’
Was. willing - to distribute *

‘Funds to. 4, ‘sotial: ‘service °
group similar to thé Terrace ©
and District Arts “Council, -

The arts counell. ‘raises

‘money for-its membership -
through. municipal. and.
provincial ° grants, ~ and -
. through other sources, Each
“member remains separate in
its function Irom the couedl -
and is thus: sable’. to raise
additlonal money: on its own.

Alderman Molly. Nattress -
sald that that in- ‘the’ “past.
Terrace District Council has,-
appeared .to have given:
grants: to. social ‘service
Sroups: at its own whim -
“because: each group. ap--
* proached, council separately
throughout ‘the ‘year ‘rather
than as a collective unit at’
budget. time.: - mo

The members of the new.
. social service council ‘would:
_ be expected’ to’ present. a
budget totheir executive and"
these . budgets would® be
presented to. council ana
breakdown of the ‘grant «

meeting
Saturday were represen:
tatives from Birthright, B.C.
Heart Foundation, B.C. Old.
Age Pensioner’s Society,
Cancer.Soclety, Cerebral:
Palsy Organization, Diabetic
_ Association, Foster Parents
" Association; Goldén * Rule,
Ksan Hoise Soclety, Native
Court -Workers,~. ‘SPARC.
“(Social Planning and Review.
. Council); STEP. (Systematic
Training... for » Effective

_ vices |  Soctety,,:
" Women's ' Resource Center
aswell as the’ Probation |
‘eifice and the - District: of .
‘Terrace. 9

Not all the groups’in. at:
tendence will join. the -

council,.. Mut ‘the ‘ newly
dected executive will have --

meet the April 30 deadline

Music Festival’s gala * per:
formance Saturday. Full results
of the Festiva! will appear in
Tuesday’s edition of the Herald.

"Terrace a

budget submissions, ~..
Franelis  Sabine- of. Kean’
House Soclety.’ was’ elected .
" chairperton; Jane Gellately.
of SPARC ‘and: community .
services ‘was: elected: vice-
chairperson; Fred: Mac-.
Donald, the Northwest Drug

» By MICHAEL HOWLETT

Herald Staff Writer Me
The recently completed
National Convention..of the
‘Canadian Asscciation of
Smelter and Allied Workers
~ (CASAW): held. in, Prince

Géorge March 29-April I, .

saw the adoption of several
‘portant environmental
__pesolutions “concerning the’...
-Kitimat-Terrace region

+ The Convention passed’ a.
resolution. put forward: by
_CASAW Local'No.1 (Kitimat.
< Kemano) which: supported *

. the establishment: of: an.
“tndustrial strategy ‘com:
mittee to develop a plan for
‘the Kitimat-Terrace...
corridor. Another resolution
supported the. establishment.
‘of the: Nechako . River
-Management*:. Committee. ©
‘and opposed the diversion af
waters from the Nanika-
Kidprice water syetem., :

‘The | industrial strategy °
“committee. .is ; supposed . to -
have equal: ‘fepresentation
from industry, forest, ser-
vice, fisheries, lhbour, on |
‘vironmental, *fish’ and wild -

life, public, -and regional
district interests.’ ‘It is' in- ”

“compatible ‘soclologikally
-and environmentally. with
- existing industry resmirces

and Hfe-styles of the area”,

This plan, in tum, is ex-
pected to replace . the
‘existing Kitimat-Terrace:.
Industrial Corridar plan.” :

‘The Environmental
— Committee of Local 1. has
neeandeaiiiiersain

> hsodlal vervices counsel ‘oe ‘Terrace District Court! tected secietary; and Sea
"Gregg of STEP. and: com. |.”

7

mimity services pociety, Wak : “|

elected treanure

the executive ‘will meet tai’
determine which’ of: ‘the
member * groups: ‘require
“money and will approach tha a

“eactvatea ¢ to deal: wit

these ‘and’ other: questions - :
facing . the Kitimat-Terrace:

area: These include recent

‘speculation concerning ‘the

development ola “Liguified
Netural Gas plarit in | the”
area; and renewed efforts 10.
develop an. oll Port at.

passage: “of the” " en:
’ vironmental: “pesolutions
through the convention, the
committee "waa also: ‘Bue
cessful in placing one. of its
“members, -Wiho . Papen:
brock, on the Natlonal
Executive. ;

Other issues which awere
‘ discussed at the convention :
included outstanding |
Worker's “Compensation
Board claims. :at' several: -
‘Joeals, the successful strike
- at Giant. Mines .in ©
"Yellowknife, and the ‘in-
ternational situdtlon: con-
oemning ‘Central - “America.
Harold Taylor, . ‘CASAW,
Local 5 president, charac-".
terized the convention as-
“good and informative’,
ap here was some discussion

“ agred ane . .

reached that. the union vn
‘their executive should have
closer contacts than they
- duive enjoyed in the past.

The union - is ‘currently
‘awaiting the final report ‘of
‘the two. ‘year Worker's
* Compénsation . Board health -
atudy undertaken at. the
‘Kitimat plant. The report:is
scheduled: to be released
Thursday, April 0. monty

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