Bob Parker

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Tarrace, B. c.:

‘Serving Terrace, the Hub City of the Mighty 5 Skeena Valley | in Northviestern | British Columbia

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4 “Tarracé, B&:;

29th YEAR, No, 46

_ 18 Pages .

Wesesda June 7. 1967

“Toe-8 Copy

“You cant
fight fires :

with

Malevolent mackerel and great leaping ciodtish!

Sure we know it? s great fishing country in these parts, :
But when they start catching them with a fira engine, eyen

Ripley wouldn' t belleve It,

That’?s the fishy story told’ by the ‘Terrace Municipal Fire

’ Brigade!
A bunch of the volunteer

municipal fire hydrant,

Then a wriggting flash of silver anda brief splat,

Astonished firemen discoyered: that . the machine had just.
captured a 6 inch cutthroat trout,

“He was kind of squished,’* volunteer Rick Olson said,
Trout was caught in the suction pumper and met a sudden
death when dragged to the mesh, _

Mesh is designed to stop hoses being clogged with crud or
corruption according toa Fire Department spokesman,

Some villain filched. the fish

There. have been rumors of piscing presences in the local

water supply beiore,

_ Something fishy about it, in fact,
” But it has been malnly hearsay,
It may continue to be hearsay,
The tangible, visible presence of a 6 inch trout of some 2 to
214 inches in diameter, hag disappeared. -
Some villian filched it from Its fire department sandtuiry

the same night,

Informed sources suggest that some midnight: skulker” filched
the fish in a desperate effort to remove the evidence that there
Is marine life "on tap’! in Terrace, -

is always wise.to keep a reasonable distance from fire
engines when they are being used to fight fires, ;

Ab additional hazard is now present.
in the mouth with flying trout when

Bystanders could be hit in
the big hoses begin to mays ;

firemen were working aut with rex | |
gular smoke-eaters Tuesday night’ -

Kt was just a regular drill to train men to fight tires,
Water comes in handy when fighting fires, So they took steps
- aod started to fill the tank from their friendly neighbourhood

(May 30

Cie ary wes

a he ta ii “aq:

r

RCMP s see new bill.
as hit-and-run curb

Garagemen won't be able

Get behind
development,
Chamber told

Terrace Chamber of Com-
“merce president Willy Schnel-
der has told members of the
chamber to get behind local de-
velopment.

. Specifically referred to the
hews of the Kitimat waterfront
development. .

In a letter to member's of the
chamber, he commented:

“Terrace Ls mentioned as the
hub of a future distribution cen
tre,

“The question arises, are we
ready for such a-development
with regards to the availabillty
of land and industrial sites?
WELCOME TOURISTS

Schnelder also referred to
the increasing number of tour.
ists visiting Terrace,

He sald that the Chamber was
no longer actively. involved in
direct tourist promotion but, he
added, “I still fealthat we should
welcome them with a big smile,
a host: of information anda lot
of genulne hospitality,

.“f am- sure they will not only
appreciata but also remember it
together with the beauty-of our
area,’ ?' the Chamber President
noted,

He added:” “It ‘might ottset |

ow fringe Penetitsy dust and fly-
. ash’? Lm

.

‘| damaged ‘motor vehicle without:

ta repair a damaged car after ;
July 1, unless there's a police sticker on the windshield. :

" ‘That wilt be the effect of ‘an’
order in. council passed -by the
Provincial. Cabinet ay 30

Terrace’'s RCMP Staff Ser-
geant John Maldans is in favor
of the legislation, .

**From a police point of view,
thls is a very good idea,’? he
said,

He explained that the new
legislation was aimed at hit and
run drivers,

“There are always a fairly.
high number of these.incidents
but it seems particularly high
in this part of the country. 38
Maldens said,

He said that hit-and-run aceld
ents averaged between one and
two each week in Terrace,

- The order in: couneil rules
that ho garage may repair a

an ‘official sticker on the wind-
Shield ‘stating that the aecld-
ent had been reported to the
police, -

STICKERS |

In Victorla, ‘Attornoy-Gonersl
Robert Bonner said failure to
comply with-the new regulations
will constitute an offence. ‘

He added that B.C. -is. adopt
ing @ practice proved successful
in Alberta,

Stlekers, marked “Provincial:
Motor Vehilcle Clearance,’ ? will
be required In all cases where
the damage exceeds $100, The.
form also provides space for
stating. the location and time of
the accident, and the nameofthe -
Anvestigating officer, |.

‘Legislation. astablishing the
regulation was ‘passed at the
1986. session of the Leglelature,

How are they biting? |
Metoria wants answers,

” How's fishing?

That’ s the question the Fish
‘would Uke to have answered b

Fish ‘and Wildiife

ak ‘they took

and witdine Branch’ tn Victoria

v all sports fisherman who tock}
out licenses to ‘fish. for atéethead trout: Im: British Columbia,

“The Branch sent out questionnaires to everyone who took oitt'|.
‘the special ‘steelhead fishing ‘Hcense, Now.

have ‘the complete. forms .setiimned to the Victoria. office of the’ |"

‘Branch - so Information: cit te complted thats
; wil asalst in flshertes management plang...

“about holf of the questionnaires have been vatumned, ‘But more |.
. geturne are Wanted « + Including thosasrom fishetmen who. werent |
‘auCky cao to, catch, fish or who didn’t Eshing

ey. would like to |.

IT’S DRAMATIC but there’s no cause for alarm.
Herald’s Gerry Gauthreau at a safety exercise Saturday when Kemano Safety
Sqad went through a simulated drill, The “victim” ‘Terrace: man Pat White was
supposed to have. been dynamited. : Soot,

Picture. above was taken by

What do‘the people of Ter-
race do for recreation?

baid replies,
That’s the question that will
be put to some 1500 local people

Grade 1 ta senlor citizens.

And to Pete Fanning director
of the Community. Centra and

mittea, . the Giestlon. “is deadly
serlous, :

They are’ trying. to ‘plan ‘to
meet
needs for the future,

Local. survey will’ ask:

What sy you do for recreation?

No, we're: not looking for rh

“ingly important- in the age of
covering ah age = range from

-what the people of- Terrace need

thé Terrace Recreation Com-'

Week Peak.days will be Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday.

the town’s recreation. _ completed... by the end. of the
af month -

The. answers. ‘supplied to an
around the town. survey will
glve them the facts to plan
4 realistic program, .

Recreation becomes increas

antomation, .,
-“We want to find out exactly

In the way of recreation, Fan-

ning sald,
“The questionnaires go out this

-The survey is expected to be

‘STAR
checking | the puckeshootin,

at. the. recent: Trade Fai
‘ the: Lak ol,

Red Berenson, of" the ew

k Rangers, seen

@ abilities Sule “Kitimat youtgster |..s

_ been taking shots in the dark,

-of British Columbla,

| Saturday in Vancouver’ he sque-
ead past his’ closest ‘competi.

tor
| BO
: a9 POINTS

| spte-o00 points in aday-longtest

ie: in Terrace gune,

" University of British Columbia
and a trained staff, .

‘According to Fanning, the sur=
vey will ask all ages whether
they are ‘happy. with. existing
recreational facilltle s, and what
they. would Uke to see in the
tuture, :
“The prupose 1s to ‘plan. and
also to see where we may have
-been misguided in present Dro
grams,*' he said, *

- “Previously, we have just

Now we have'the chance to find
out what the people want,!'
While only 1500 question-
naires will be distributed, they
~will cover a reallstle crass
section of the local community,
- Young people, children, tean-
agers, adults, and the old folks
will respond to the survey:
Helping distribute the ques
tlonnalres are local schools, and

\ town streets,

‘ excuses," !

“meters.
raised

Terrace. Municipal Council
will take a new Took at down-
town parking problems.

Question of parking meters
was raised,

Council members met Monday

community planning and traffic

At week's and the District
is expected to authorize a
$4,200 expenditure for the Vic
torla-based ‘consulting firm to
undertake a complete study of
local traffie problems,

Worlsey will spend the next
three days making a Prelims
nary study, '

ZONES, TOO

He is the man: responsible

for Terrace rezoning last year,

zoning regulations while in Ter-
race,
Downtown parking fs a grow-
ing problem in this community,
Councllor Dorothy Norton un-
derlined the parking problem,
“Last Saturday you couldn't
get_a car parked anywhere,’ *
she sald, You never saw such
a schmozzle,’? ‘
She blamed store owners for
‘cutting down parking space by
leaving their cars on the streets,
The Monday meeting was ex-
ploratory, ;
SAFEWAY Lor

Barking :fetire pt

Norman Worsley
parking meters “had received
no detalted consideration as
ye

Loffmark
onceramitter

on docks

RITIMAT + BC Trade Min.
ister Ralph Loffmark was en
thusiastic for the glories of the
Pacific Northwest but noncom-
mitta! regarding Government In
tentions on deepsea docks,
Loffmark spoke to the Kitimat
Chamber of Commerce Jume‘l
before formal opening of the
Kitimat Lions Trade Fair,

The Provincial Cabinet Mint.
ster saw a glowing iuture for
the Kitimat - Terrace area and
also gave high pralse to people
with the courage to invest, = _
He sald that new industry
should not. be attracted by of-
fering tax concessions,
But at the same time he warns
ed against inflating land values.
“A new industry doesn’t want
to be gouged for its ldnd,’?
he sald,

Kitimat Chamber of Com-
merce president Art, Lexton-
voicad an apparent concern by
the local chamber: on governs
ment Intentions’ towards the.
area,

"We need access roads, not

members of the Lions Club,

he sald. . in. nis,

with Willis and Cunliffe’ s top |
expert Norman Worsley, P, Eng.:

It fs expected that he will
take a further look at local

-But Councillor Norton also’
| .taised the question of install:

arya pene dated e e

sald that |

; in the area are expected to rise

PARKING PROBLEM

4.000 Press Bi Run:

What price

out for the law,
‘That's the sad lesson I
Hans Fagen last week,
Fagen saw the Herald’
on Terrace Municipal Coune

He piled two ancient relt
for the municipal dump.

4 +

~ Terrace trucker ticketed.

You can be public spirited but you still have to watoh

cars to be removed from city streets and yards, ..
He decided he would come to the ald of the couell

aid help out hard pressed people whose ancfent jalo-
’ ples were cluttering the landscape, ‘

It w.s then that he was aware of a flashing red light.
The ever alert RCMP had spotted the. truck, decided '
it wasn't safely~ loaded, ard handed him a sumnons.

civic duty?

edrned by Terrace trucker -

S Ppage-one story (May 31
il’ sdecislonto ay (ey

cs upon his. truck and headed

Developers sought

Alcan man

‘VANCOUVER

made the prediction in an ine
terview with a Vancouver news
Paper, the Journal of Comme
erce,

He saldthe company. which est,
-ablishad the town, had already

- pesidential and: ‘Commercial de.
valopers to Kitimat.
- Present Kitimat ‘Population is
10,000,
Lemke said the company has
$00 ° fully-serviced residential
-lots in the townsite aren walt-
ing to be developed, |
F DEVELOPERS _ ow.
He said demand for “additional
housing exists in the area right
how, With Samuel Williams
Ltd,’ s terminal project pending
and a $90,000,000 pulp mil!
‘l. proposed by Eurocan Pulp and
Paper Co. Ltd, the demand will
increase.
- He said Alcan owns all the
vacant. property in the area,
The company has been ap
proached by several interasted
Prince - George ‘developers
Lemke said that during the BCI-
‘TF he made contact several
interested Seveloperstrom Varn
eouyer,

NO SPECULATORS

Alcan sells its property on
condition the buyer: develops
it immediately - «We don! t*
want the buyer to speculate withi
it,?' said Mr, Lemke,

The Municipality of Kitimat:
expects the population growth
will include an increase of 1800
new households and about 30
new retall stores. Retatl salea

approximately $10,000,000.

In addition, ag modern Shop:
ping centre is under ‘construc.
tion, Among. the commercial |-
developers ‘are Kelly Douglas
and Co, Ltd,," constructing a
ner Valu,‘and = Gverwaltea.

address "ot thanks,

major Kitimat growth |

Alcan spokesman RL Lemke said his company
expects. Kitimat to increase its Populafion by fifty per cent,

Lemke who headed the Alcan |”
-exhiblt at the BC. Trade Fair |:

“‘Taunched &, campaign’ to attract, |

: OFF TO AFRICA will be Skeena

In a T.V, statement ‘in. which:

predicts

MLA Dudley Little whohas been
appointed provincial govern |
ment representative to a Com- :
monwealth Parliamentary Con :
ference in Kampala, | Uganda -
October 14 « November 2, Com -
ference is expected. to study -
Commonwealth relations and
trade barriers,

Ross draws.
suspended.
sentence

Gary Stephen Rass, the 18
year old youth who attempted. ~~
to extort ‘$5000 from Skeeia:. §
M.P. Frank Howard has-been:
given another chance. ;
Hoss was given atwo-year sus« *
pended sentence and placed on.,

a $500 good behavior bond, He fa
initially received a year jail &
sentence, a “oe
Ross was charged with exe -
tortion after he sent.a note to
Frank Howard demanding $5000
as the price of allence, . .
Skeena M.P, Frank “Howard
yreaued seniency for the youth

he stated he had served a pri.

ott another food
et o

son sentence for armed robbery” . a.
while dn his youth. .

Takes Jaycee contest.

Terrace’ ‘s Dan

- Dan McKerracher went for the
experience and came back to
Terrace the top teenage driver

In @ downto-thawire finish:

by’ one slim: point’ in the
safe-driving contest; : ,

-He scorad 749 out-of a posse

‘of driving skills ‘and know how
. which would make the ‘average
“driver calla cab‘instead.

- Hie win gives: him a big trophy
forse, .@ small trophy for

paid: trip ‘to: Toronto to contast |
fh anadlan*-champlonship, A-
“yistt to Expo i is algo on the agar.

nt eKerracher was keen |:
s:.the trip: alte

“and eer Terento He

pane McKERRACHER.

ly

‘minute ‘examination’: Actual:
drivin involved parking, pull’

best driver. in Be

local Jaycees May 14, He said |
he didn't feel he had a. hope
of beating zonewinners from the,
big ‘cities. :

4 feured it was fost & wast
of the. $78,"' he told the Herald.
that was the amount allocated |”
by Imperial O11 to send: him to-
Vancouver-for the contest, <<»

But while. he: didn’t. rate, his’ t
chances high,: ho did ao some
practising, wel
It didn’t make much ain
ence, © : :

The BC chainpionshtp contest.
‘wag entirely. different from Ahe. |
Terrace trials, . ‘
NERVOUS. TIRED

The 25 candidates wr wrote a 50:

ing out from a curb, a tortuous
exercise on a figure 8 pattara,
.and ‘driving. the eft tlros: of the
car through 8 rows. ot. ek
‘Dalla, ‘backwards and

Pew did Dan M ertken

: hed: avon the’ ‘championship came

about tuking on the other top 24° -
teenage dr drivers Saturday, morn- .

ae
“AL- was nervous: pnd. tlrea I
only had - ‘thi'se hone: sleep 53
he explained,

driving he: felt’ he: ‘wasn't the
worst? ‘but the news, ‘that: ‘he.

aga shock, vi ies
SAT was. st oe he’ sata.”
: While August. 9, the day of the,

. ‘satlonad ‘Chamipionahips in

ont, Iooma: larga,‘in ‘ban Mee M

"Kerracher's plans,’

more pressing duties.
‘His class at Skeena Secondar

have voted him yaledictor

e. Preieation: exbholes Fihds