A “+ LEGISLATIVE LIGRARY, .PARETARENT BUTLDINGS, | WECRORRA,. Ce, SS ET aE — " . ABS: C's. goto chief eating Nt Seeetiatl el = ate ely Bs ket Ft ” -vaticou\eia (ep) oe Four workin n plaigsd & % storeys to their deaiths in a tarigle of concrete, stee). oe and Wood Wednesday when a platform broke'‘away : ae and: dropped ‘irom the to " Atider construction. . "2 It was the final time the platform ‘which carried : them ‘io their deaths was. ta.he used, Workers were pouring concrete on the to tower'a Fool when the form. ‘on which the men wére A foot o of an affice tower ; g separated! rom the. , tide of the bullding aad plummeted to the grotind. ‘The iitiorn ws was tefl in’ the concrete pouring. " "One witness ‘sild ine bodles landed on tacks, of "cement “blocks, iron talis, and on" tens ¢ and but- : ; er tresses in ‘the atairwell ¢ ‘oa, the exit side of ‘the building, . called ‘the Bentall Four Tower.: another witness sald the four men rode the. ~, platform all the way down; another, sald. one f man can was flung away. before it. landed. “3 The dead. were: identified as Gunther Couvruex,.. Lot 8, and Brian Stevenson, a1, both af Vancouver; Don 2°. - Davis} 34, of nearby Burnaby and Yrjo Mitrunen 46, we _ of West. Vancouver...’ a ae Part of the shattered plattorm ‘smisshed. throuigh woe “ the construction site fence and trapped an elderly,” aid dider’ sheets. of. of phyweods ‘anolher: wit. fee ys ~ ness said. see eee Se Re eet COMP. 77/78 ‘He was helped by passers-by, and lp awiy, ee ~_ apparently not seriously burt. ‘Doug Low, a- newspaper. advertising represen hme Lo, acmewmpier edt Sree 7: Dh, — carried by ihe crane when a mass ¢f seaffulding oo wee ‘The ei. an abut own by she Workers. Ca Me pensation Board and the cornes's degarment, which He sal he heard loud abouts that eould bave eom : : Stee why the neo team, either the falling men or from workers'ani the warnings. “To. workers. 7 ground barely missed being ‘seunhed by the deb ground: sho on - However, witness Judy Wales, said abe henrd no h vo seguide wher si, koked to see “*pleces of paper and oe Seas oer | 7 BE conducting It tere own knvectigaiton. its at pigneod falling f from the tower above her: | Ta ee ante alee Dh metres from her and bounced off-a parked car: a Another | shest smacked into # van outside a neneity . ‘ a ‘hour's sey Food Mart s:anamtipm 635-5278. cone 7 ms Service’ : Rag 535-7228. We Satisty Tummy & Tank ° a Votume 78 No. 5. 4 re AC i KE r 1M Tv "Thursday, January 8, 1967 , 7 Shain ini the coroner Bn, for “glee: ‘Wednesday - thorning, .. under the im- - : “let for nearly two years, confirmed post,, shedding ‘some, light _ on a. curious meeting with. . ~ ‘his ‘apparent’ successor ‘earlier: in the day. | “Bob ‘Galbraith. tried the highbacked.. éxecutive "soffice he was the man in charge. of BC.s . 150 coroners. * Then: Dr.. ‘McArthur, eee. Ginther’a fish ‘stovy-is about the oe ~ that didn’t get away. « When Ginther took apart - the. water regulator to find out ‘why his water’ presaure had dropped; he saw “a jaw... and: two” eyes | " mariog back af, me.” - ; ‘Ginther complained | "gt the - municipal helt, _ Where staff told him lots |, a creatures get caught |. : in“ water screens, but * water being constantly turmed. on and off - wsually pulverizes them ": fit pieces too smal to “The: ‘aquatic - orgaatem,"" as .it is * called by chief health we néver identified by. the department, . coupled. with New nail in coffin. _ MANCOUVER ACP) _ * Christmas week flood “damage to B.C. salmon ftocks hammered ‘another pail in the coffin’ of one of « _'B.C.'6 prime resources, | ' fisheries experts said : ; We ednesday. They also sald if stocks ,. “are to survive, there will.’ - have to be strict cheures: - and ‘tougher conservation’ .. . measures this year, ‘can’ expect stricter catch - fimite <'and. increased by 1982, federal fisheries .. official Fréd:, hy Sieve asia: in ‘ inter + rel agreed with Carl . Walters, & University’ of B.C: fisheries expert who .. sald escalatingdemands on salman stocks exten ve. damage (o stocks in the flooding will force ex- .- tenalve closures this ‘year. _ The fishermen will }ee : _ 365, DAYS AYEAR’ ‘ ., guest ~ evacuation of 75 others. showed up “for . work “and "insisted . the job was’ still hse “tt ‘owas, a strange’ : morning,” a. employer’ in . * the office sald. ° : “Galbraith * ‘showed | up as the new chief coroner, It. was the first any of us had. heard about it. a \ “boul 20 minutes later, ‘in walks MeArihur, giving .- the impression that he was stl the chief. “The two of them had a closed-door meeting in the shies votfiee, and laced Hotel blaze leaves" leat “MONTREAL - (EP) — Fire swept ihrough the first ° three floors of the down- town Constellation Hotel . eatly today, killing. one . and. - forcing - “The fire broke out on the ground floor of the, 12-.- “storey! hotel shortly: hefore - 3 aim. EST and: within a hour five slarms had been” sounded. ° : The “dead woman, about 20 and, of Chinese origin, * . was found. by firemen huddled. with a second ~ woman in a stairwell | as they searched the “upper notin.” “, | Hooks of the hotel. Neither woman was identified, Seven questa were taken: 4 hospital. ‘suffering from” C. L, Young, |. smokeinhatallon and other - unspeciied injuries... : men wearing oxygen. masks went. through the - hotel floor by floor. amt doom Fraser, chief “of the. . Fraser. “River and Yukon regions, agreed. “There are some pretty - tough ‘decisions that : will have to bé made and you'll ‘he seeing that (closures),””, | ‘he sald “The industry is going to have to bite the " bullet’ on chum salmon, chinook’ and coho." *" Bil Procoyatton; ‘United ” Fishermen and. Allied Workés Union - business’ | agent, said his members ~ .- ane willing todo their share ’ to maintain the resource but hope sports fishermen wilt also contribute, ; Although. salmon from ’ the eggs destroyed in last month's flood would not have returned to spawn until 198400 1965, the loss of ‘those eggs “‘contributés to’ the over-all (salmon stock) problem,” Fraser said. Incteased Ushing has _ more than halved salmon runs in (his century and. chum salmon are now decreasing. at a rate of . ‘about six’ per cent a year, _. he sald, Federal - Fishérles. "Minister Romeo LeBlanc introduced new salmon "wena generar. office in — Vietoria, alts ‘and. if they several ‘alia. to: the | at “The feedback we. se got: was that there. had'been: a” * delay In getting: the order: " about’9 ‘a.m. and-startéd —din-council introducing himealf around “(rescinding a, MeArthur’s appointment) " through. cabinet . because -some of the ministezs were . late getting to Victoria for” ” ‘the meeting.” wo “Ss the $47,000-a-year post in. _ March,:1979, stayed in his office all day, refusing’ to talk to ‘reporters. He: confirmed he bad, ‘been , by door alerting a pital ‘and : ” leading them down by a pear stairway. Some guesis - “were lifted from the hotel "by fire department ladder ° - trucks. . Hotel guest Fred Rumble . ' of Richmond, B,C., said he , Was awakened "by: the smoke in his. eighth-floor. ‘poomi: . “There was ‘no alturm,” Rumble gaid bitterly.in an. interview . ‘at. the. Four’. - [wo | men on one jc job. “asked” to resig “Fight. ‘ai Galbraith, 4 : “ROMP: inspector ho: has" - “lawS and | ‘degrees . . - business - “adininintration, | 5p Wednstny © ‘algo: declined: comment about the rinit-up, ” Galbraith, “ga; “getired frim the RCMP:18 months- iv y ag officer-in:charge of :detachment: in 7 siburban © Coquitlam. Mcarthur, spotted to * Since. ‘then, : the -attorpeygeneral's ° department, on. the de-. velopment of @ progratn ‘te : combat Juvenile ¢ crime. " smelled smoke in my room, then I-ran down the staira, * When, I: got to: the; fire’ ‘down: so | opened the hall door ; and the corridor was full of ‘smoke. “E got my suit and. overcoat gn and yan up and the 12th. floor shouting. ‘fire, fire’ -and escape there was a fireman "banging on the door saying : Seasons. Hotel across the. . . street, where the. guests : - had been taken. . "-Firemen-saw me from | the street and brought me down on a jadder on. the outside of .thel ‘building. Apparently ‘their. laddera . ‘ go a8 far as the ninth wl ; . ‘was lucky.” ° ‘Another “guest, - said in. an interview. with CJAD: radio: “r wake up conservation menaures last year which [facused -on commercial fishermen but ‘the minister did-not place strict catch or equipment limits on sports fishermen. Fraser . sald < the restri¢tions. will ‘probably: “who : ‘declined: to be. identified, i o¢ anything but there-was «= - : no fire alarm or: anything _ will” be imposed by 1982 and: - peedicted stricter closures: this year for sports fish- . ermen in the Fraser River . ‘ares, Increased downriggers. and echo ‘sounding gear by sport- amen have © dramatically increased their. catch ‘which tiust be restrained if the remaining fish are to be disirteated fairly, officials : For the second year ina row the recent floods hit chum salmon hardest, fish eggs. ~ maturing ‘in’ river and destroying . stream beds, Fraser and Walters said. “Things are not good for - chums -anywhere; The : things ‘are badly overfished (federal fisheries). operate In any rational “way, there shouldn't be any {shing. "use ° of ° ‘(lor chum) next! year ot for. ‘lel me in.” . “Z let him in, then 1 went” dows. the rest of the way” and herei am," he said. ‘I. don’t know how it staried . like that.” : Assistant inanaget Ben “Magazinichsaldabout 54 of * the 161 rooms insthe bofel were occupied. 5 . “We don't know how it started yet,” . said "Magarinich, said.,. Both he and Fraser taid the situation for coho and ” chinook is also severe, ‘and require _ strict monitoring in.198i.. ... Conimercial § fishermen can-expert a good run of sockeye ‘salmon this year, and‘a better rusi in 19€2, Fraser said. A good pink: _ salmon run is also expected this’ year and. that will. ‘provide some relief’ for - cornmercial fishermen who had a oot year in 1980, iced. 9 he, has“: : worked .as. a’ consultant. to, a about quirter to five “and: Phil: Esposite, a egend’ in his own time in - the National Hockey. League, calls: it gults today. , See: defalls : on Page GTtAWA. “cry = ‘United States hab agreed t to. stop using “agents ‘in Canada to register, persons . ‘eligible’ for a possible oliitary draft... spokésmiat for the eatiertal atfairs depart: - a) consulates. are "But the external’ affairs “spokesman gaid the.'U.5. ment-said Wednesiay the .“¢hbipartment again told the- ‘WS: Embassy here it did -, ‘ndt want the. ‘embassy’ to use ‘non-diplomiatic, staff - = ‘paid offices for registering ” young - "Americans cin the next 10 year,” waters ~ Canada. ~ Embassy officials have rs pgreet | te stop’ this prac- tice, the spokesmen said, , Luciano: Mangiafico, ' information. officer at the US, Congulate-Geheral ‘in Calgary, suid ‘Tuesday the © American government had decided to keep using . agents:té register eligible persons for. the draft * deapite a note of concern .. That | decision followed * earlier: reports that U‘S. cilizens tnnorthern Albesta a of agents to be halted 7 would have to goto’ Calgary toregistér at the: boasulate-. general. The. U.S; governmeat wanted to set up offices and” use nondiplmatic staff-to regiater American eliizens in citied Where: there were used that mechod in “July when registering the federal government objected ‘after hearing ‘about it: The’. U.S. is registering M-year-olds this week ‘The: spokesman: ‘said Canada is’ no “ -registration of eee males in Canada provided itis done inconsular offices * by consular offictals,- An embassy official sald Tuesday the embassy i not applying pressure on - Americans ' affected. to: register, but ia making the legal requirement laown mnrowgh news releases. | “HELP iN ‘BLAST | "pasiatance. ‘in. identifying’ ® vehicle that’ was. J: 5 geen in the. area of Tuesday's night explosion, 1 ‘shortly before it ocemred. . : +. Right now that is ail they have'ia trying to. : Garavel the ‘mystery surrounding: the: blast. 2 A ‘spokesman for the ‘RCMP says it was ' probably the result of some explosive, such a5 "dynamite although they ‘are not ruling out . other possibilities. - Soil. samples . were. taken’ from the ‘site. + yesterday but he sald itl be sometime before _ the results come back. . At’ approximately _ RCMP. received numerous complaints ‘from . residents In the east end of the city concerning ‘an explosion. Upon, arriving at the scene, ~ . police found a smoking: crater, four meters - wide ‘aiid one acd A-halt meters deen, , BIS, spans: Tuesday, i@-and 0 year-olds for the draft-and ~ “tian fos ela “ thused toprovide places for " ua to go and enjoy the sport “but. Dm: net: for. the. governirient ‘simply taxing - off-road vehicles." - Annual. . ‘registration, _ Moise -céntrol | regulations. and othets, currently being . drafted by. the Motor © Vehicles Branehy’ will come . lato effect this summer. Tom ; Stacbell,. ex: ‘of the-chub also ” agrees “ith - ‘the “new reguiatiogs § wants 8 . moto-cross park and tralte - bullt, with the, wloney: “He, says * there fa _ Pe hicten identifiable so that provincial S niatey of. forestry |s still dtting on a special wed petmit ap- _Plicatlon Eroim Twin River ‘Logging’ which - would enable the ‘change from a ‘ free farm ‘license into -a- dle fark. “Twin River nent in an application over yebr. ago bat | haven’t pectived ' anything from. Victoria yet," be datd Ken '. Stewart, highwais Yehicle co- brah eco apes provincial -Woveinment to. : we money tollected f from ets: ‘nie. Fisher; ” ; presidedt of the Timberline : Oe rater ter cache ‘ annual régistration of off: - road be i. needed: if. ut ort delak item good thing was | favorable to thé idea and’ - ‘off-” tha, ministry . of at . and : park mi lee ‘fees ‘foe the ¥ebicles will be returned.to rove facilities: for. the varias aparts; VE Reel Ee. clubs have a: Jegilimate concern and we are encouraging. the govérnmient:‘to put the _mouey into” developing ‘ trails and parks," he said, ‘The,-ministry is now : handing. out grants of up to "7 $96,000 tothe, clubs in the © . - province for. the development of: all-terrain yehicle. sports. Stewart “gays emphasis has. been - placeil on building trails for - snowmobiles in B.C. the: new registration regulation was; to gain greater contrel over off- road vehicles, ‘Stewart says in. the past there has been - considerable damage to . both - wildlife: Nand the en- - virdament from ‘all-terrain . vehicles, ay prevent this ‘the | goverament wants ta make _ Wolsters’and abusers can easity be reported. Under the: new - regulathess,.-sach vehicle ‘will elther carry a license Bale ora decal,” “In the tong-run it will t the good driver,” Stewart. Annual. régustration will also’ help recover stolen vehicles, ‘The noise. control regulation will require that alHterrain. machines have & propér muffler, making - _ them leas of a-nuisance for the general peat says Seewart _ ‘Severe teacher: shortage predicted VANCOUVER (cP) — University officials prediet a teacher shortage in B.C. in 4 couple of years unless _ interest . in the profession “increases. . “We're in an almost desperate situation,” Roy Bentley, University of _.B.C.'s education dean, pald fran interviews © “*1f, our enrolment pid: urd ait ‘ dithnge, we'll have “tb. reyront more 2 . 2700 ta WHET, ‘teachers from oitside the ; province. " UBC, Simon Fraser, the © University. | and “University of Victoria expect about 1,600 students to be certified to teach ‘during . the 1960-81 academic year, down from - Government. : telented ‘this ‘ttaching er edict that BC's pol of Beteley dectease to 77,570 by 1988 “en fe to 28,099 by K Educators say ; dpereave is related largely Licily about declining ws ool enrolments --in: Eastern Canada which has lowered Interest. in A, _ Western mada, _ ‘Heular:: pat. predicted . iemakaed of speciaists in early, childhood dduteation, learning disabilities, bome economies, French, business education and mo computers. 5 Provincial. education : The: proviate's three éducation faculties ‘are oplimisibe the situation will iriprove. 7 Bimod . Fraser “month teacher certificate ” prograni to grew by 50 students to 450 next year. URC asd Victoria are also. Hoping for marginal intreases in certified _ teachers within the next few years, expects . eerolment in thelr 12- .