tiered tea SABA hen a If TSPS wus pit in operation, Wl ‘would a probably begin jn .: 1983 of 1984 and would affect all the Terrave operators. The _ are currently §1 operators: here now, 3 The B.C. Tel olfice in Vernon is defiiiively woing: 10 "TSE : - and Dawson reek, ( ‘ranbrouk und Terrace a aye the: other _sitles being looked a, ; ; Anybody, who has: worked fur: B. C: “fer tor wo" ar: ‘more years ig guaranteed 4 job in the company, said Hishoff:. The . operators will alsa he given preference for jobs. thal become: sn in other departments. if the Tew equipment, is’ in- ata. ; : : yes aa : we wy ‘Shirley’ ‘Dodd, an. operator: “and a union representative . pirgues that attrition i is not going to help her. Dodd is married; “her husband has 2 business -in town and’ she: has three . children. Sle sald she wouldn't be able to move if the next Job . " “dhe was offered in the company: was inanother town. |. --. ‘ Dodd said’ the'union is opposed to automation because’ it i - haturally means people will lose their jobs’ and’ with less "Members he's ‘union has less nenotiating power, we ; distatice éalls woukd be hin lod through Vriney GicorRe. suid », >: Bishoff. Hawever, no +o] decision has been miede an this - ~ because a feasibility study by. Be, tel 18. currently un ; derway Ce i . “implemeniation | tl 1isps wind probably mean: were. Tereare and. Tene. (he. any telephonic nperittors, in 4 yy en i ce égotiations between ‘the’ 1 ltedancamisga “workers 7 ‘union ‘and, the.B, Cc, Telephone company are: contin. the -. union’ scontract expired at the endol Jest year: : yoy “wi rnmendaon aiid preséat it it 6 the sera minister of labor ; ‘There are four seéiions 10 the union’ ‘3 collective agreement, the master section covers all employees. Recommendations . _-on'this section were given to Peak by the union and. B. c. Tel last week ‘reports “¥awrenko. - ‘The other three sections. the. contract: cover. thé plant. workers, the traffic operators and the clerical workers, The. - plarit-seetion of the contract ig: currently being Pensenice to. “Peck-aaid Yawrenko. os aye oo “hat April ‘98. these“calls" ‘were. “channeled. to Vat ‘ rather: than.&,local dperateriThis ‘meant.the total: ‘operator. i houra‘eut, down in. a typical‘2+-hour. period equalled the work.-: { of five: people,* adid- Erna” ‘Biglioff; ‘manager’ Of operating. ‘peetvicerat Tel. She. said. these ieople haven't lot their’. : (Bs ea sf tae weeps in Apri ad plane ite 3. .C. Tel has hired nine fe in: April an plana to re 25° ° government. has” appointed -Ed' Peck ‘as the conciliation. in ‘the Mext two. months, : ‘she ‘continued. - conimissioner- --Both sides are currently. making ‘a: presen- ae em stands: for’ traffic services pastion ajatom and refers . tation to Peek; ‘When they are finished he will write a report ce teh Ree ee ene “Negotiations have beén. underway-t jince ‘fast, October. and: face::to’ face.” ‘negotiations ‘broke:-off .in: January» reports... George.Yawrenko, . a. union’ ‘spokeaman:’: “The federal ~ ’ Westend Westend os ; “chew Serie _ | Food in T sian: -lipm. ' THaye aves 'e Salisty: Tuinmy & Tank. 365 DAYS A: YEAR" a ‘KEMANO- 7 stirs, ale.: ‘tall us - ate: eae mo Rasa Men. trough iu! Ls aa 3 pa . — 520: inveived too,.. they. have agreed to. provide a life skills. - counsellor for-the héuse and — will pay the’ ‘society a: fee for their elients,.said Sabine.” The Osharne:Guest, House’ his derreased ‘its number ot -- patients ‘to: “nine; jthey..are- _ ehronically. ‘ernotionally Ciaturbes and; the’ nt ane iB . -grald Stall Reporter’ |: Afier more than twa years of hard-work.and. hoping it i lodks as” though, a: Terrace. group may get 2° transition : howse for farailieg tn .crisis. The..soclety has ‘sent. a budget proposal to, the.:long termi care.department of the ‘ministry of health and tothe at.. the... home is ; on Y Romeo “eplanes: :t ‘the | die. oblems. “damming. ‘ministry of lands, parks and . rehabilitation. ae oo federal minister-af fisheries, - vers? ‘peonlaa: phe for.” that says his. “government -has : ““Aleah's.", proposed | ae . Sabine ‘explained victims of cerita d violence housing.. They hope to take Sqver ‘administration of. the | * borne“ Guégt House and 7° suse ones fetwo houses ‘as a”: él at a fon fhbuse, Frances - me a indicated to Alcan.that water, hag connbally ‘aluminum “ siielteta, rcul flows in theNechako and .. expressed cern about th e ease: ‘he fishing, ‘natant ‘Morice Rivers would have » -' a ‘to be‘ iaintained: but. his - a ‘director . of the: - fy. \Chauffered ‘robber - | bungles. it - ELIZABETH, NUE UPD) t— A high-clasa “robbery: ina ' phauffeured limo went sour - , somewhere between a trip to * the hamburger stand and-an. . ‘unscheduled rest stop ona i _ front -Jawn. Lt Alden ‘Boyce, .an ‘unem- ployed Brooklyn, N.Y., man, was charged with robbing a _ Linden,’ N.J.,- motel, then - shiyttling to Nassau: County, “N.Y., to rob a hotel. "The, man apparently used a hired: limogelne fo make - the: trip. w Boyce : was. , prreated “the. _ bame: day because a woman ee nee a et aie See ee AE ee ie — " mad a a Pees i ee ee me ee . ortiwa. Wed) Hansard: repor ‘ : their: 100th anniversary’ ‘in - - the House of Commots. . . In “a ‘message '.. of ' congratulations “ta® the’ who’: members of Hansard, publish the daily ‘ official parliamentary report, Queen Elizabeth sald the reporting - Jordon isn’t - Seta paid: S vieTORIA (UPC) : British? Columbia Tourlam : Ministér Pat Jordan says she * hasn’t*: > been . suinisterial salary ‘ since : , assuming her portfolio a i. Jampiry in accordance saith . yi . featrictions’ in. the Con- o ; stititional Act. ’ . “This information was always public knowledge," she said Wednesday. was formed for-the purpose. of obtaining . a. :trangition ‘ * one Soon. © “Members. of Parliament a broke: with (¢radition. and cc procedure Wednesday to = honor’ members. of.. the“ ting staff on. paid a Pp. The K’San House. Society’ house in Terrace.. Theyhave - been turned down for, funds: before by the department of human resources. but have . continued - to work, towards . : their goal. = ‘Alderman Molly Natiress ~ | attended’ the Wednesday - mesting. :and ‘expressed support far, the. project. She .. said phe Brit bé willing.to - press city: epuneil, to pasint, the. ‘soclety.. . Some. "members of. the K’San . ‘Society.:.and. othér volunteers. have. ‘been letting women and.children who need a place: ‘td sleep and - emotlonal.support stay with’ ‘them. However, these people, — are becdming burned-out: and itis becoming in- © - creasingly . difficult. to: find . : someone who. will Opeh their- ‘house, Sabine says. Prince Rupert city council” has just granted over $32,000 wih 9 gunman bleeding - except.ta say he: wounded by pellets from his. alee shotgun. fire before. . i : to fund a women’s transition . * house for tix months, Here in , “Terrace the K’San Society has been working. Tanger polite -to,.neport, rant than-Prince Rupért for such :’ >. a-bowse. anid. hopes: to have ‘in- coITU : . “T. PPK - . the gitetings from: all those who are asaociated with ‘the “publication ‘of. Hansard ‘In. ‘Canada and: I express my confidence in the condnuing impartiality and accuracy of this institution.” House Speaker Jeanne . sure unveiled a plaque In the rotunda of the main Parliament building .com- memorating Hansard's 100 years. of service. to Parliament, Hansard, | published ‘under the . ‘authority of the House ker and thé Queen's £. for Canada, is the — offidi ‘al. report of House proceedings. 1¢ ig similar in format to the official report published: in the British Paritament. Conservative Party leader Joe Clark said Hansard was “daily evidence of one of the essential i ents in ‘our parliamentary democracy, dom of apeech, * surgery nin h ” "Wednesday: alter ‘gunned down by potice to end. ‘also suffered .a superficial. four-hour wound and was‘ taken, to node: thal. began. “hospital. Her. condition. was. Paci ure aan appkibelieved; to..be-seriqus... . of ‘A police spokesmatiSald Story and: Photos’ ‘on page 3. What are these youngsters Up to? They" Photo by carta Wilton VANCOUVER: (UPC) — A. condition, “2K year-old Jman :uriderwant ital late... a. sea ernode aed ata downtowa-park, -- At * on his. VICTORIA (UPC) — Long-held teara by British Columbians that they are “the forgotten people” in confederation could be allayed if the Liberal government moved on funding for port and rail expansion in the province, Premier Bill Bennett says. The premier said in an interview Wed- . nesday/t that Prime Minister Plerre Trudeau had -beeit. given ‘‘a unique opportunity” to. answer the people of B.C. who had been wondering. ‘if ‘‘their interests are being adequately taken into aecaunt by the federal government,” Bennett ‘said the outcome of. discussions about the coal Industry during Trudeau's - frip to B.C., a' meeting of federal Cabinet “ministers with B,C. counterparis and the ‘visit of Japa nese Prime Minister Masayoshi ~had been taken into surgery + The. womany : ‘Ha’ was" “W6-year-pld Debbie Read, : t ends. ntifed ca,could fire on him, . whe fired by'tha, emes ncy sponse team,’” 38 an. at the scene. it a hall hour later, - The mah; -identifed: pp ‘io charges ad yet been jaid,. wigs Read apparently: _ uArthur:Abegpipa‘resident tf © The incident reached the. | hme hysterical again and neighboringSurrey, was crisis stage when, shortly sade her dash for freedom. swounded in the-abdomen and before 9: p.m. EDT,, Misa’ Herlcaptor fired at “her but - ‘rushed to: Vancouver . Read became hysterical. atid’ 6p egnds' later’ war cut down, - General Hospital. . ‘began to run from her. abe By ja singleshot’ from a- . AS hospi ital. spokesman ductor." ao pHeeman ‘eroughing refused “She was “appaenty thy. Ohira: this week§ “ Id be “the key td finding the answers to ifese questions." He called thi lyst few days — when the province’ preset development and ports and a rail’ link system to B.C. coalfields — had’ pen important ones for B.C's future growth “They have’ demonstrate to the people of B.C. that we are not the forgotten people of Canadian. federation,” Benhett said. The Social Credit premier said he agreed with the chargé amade last week by B.C, * Industry Minister! Don Phillips that Ottawa °. was delaying port expansion am the establishment ofa rail-link infrastructure Geparimen will not'hold an . have: .to be. continued -in - ateordance with’ ‘federal: by a représentative of the - .Alean; -A spokesman for ‘minister ft believe: only one shot. wys-lired (by police) and it leo tiv its case for funding, for ~ ‘expansion of west coast. ‘presented the. federal ” government with! a unique papertunity to. te eftee of tt y the. of ednesday from Skeena MP ‘Jim Fulton, LeBlanc said the. water {nthe twotivers would . legislation, Fulton said today. LeBlane ‘said he Was: told’ _ feasible.” B.C. government that no Hich”” formal. propedal had been made to the government. by LeBlanc. confirmed: thatthe © “had.. seen. -no atone fom Ate - percent. higher | than *. required for port and concern and commitment to °| ‘day.s price.” transportation facilites in " “full public’ discussion” but . Sources in the mining . B.C. ifthe coal agreement «, ‘gaid LeBlane did not feel. it. industry say noftheastern ' -was reached. ‘was within the mandate of ‘coal prices would have to © ‘The sharing deal iB the fisheries department to - be priced at $75 a ton to. dependent on Canada and sponsor a public hearing, .~ make it profitable. Japan agreeing on what ‘“Department officials ae “| ‘Southern coal prides-are has been reported as a 10- _participate . in - any - around the $4 mark, . to 15-year contract for: " discussions the company or: “Andthe process is that five ‘millions tons; of- the provincial government _ the price: of that coal will _ coking coal a year. a ¥ RS Leet —~ The ‘mandger of the B. Cc and Yukon Chamber . of. Mines says it's just.as “Swell a conbexport : deal was not struck during the visit. of the Japanese prime minister. -here this “week because: developing deposits ‘In..northeastern - : B.C. ia not ‘economically - Higgs - ’ Wednesday that ‘‘on. the basis of numbers which - ‘are commonly agreed.to today, ihe cost..of selling — ‘that coal would” be: 10 “Higgs sald the cay way - that the coal deal, coul - propeed would be for i provincial government to - take ‘advantagé of the. federal -. government's unpopularity in the West, , and persuade Ottawa to - _ provide funds... im- mediately, ~ The B.C. and federal . governments apparently. , areunable to agree‘on the. ;” cost-sharing . fér’- the: * upgrading: that “would ‘be. - said | dnitiates," says LeBlanc, To Filton, LeBlane said the government. . had amended the Fisheries:Act-, am.resuit-of concern about: development ‘that would”; affect not just fish pat spawning grounds and fish habitat... Fisheries. department technicians. have. heen: agalost Alcar for low water flow Ih the aystem during the. -winter,: Reporte. indicate. . theté' are large tumbers ‘of - fry in the rivers but fisheries personnel will be talking to’ the company and outlining minimum flow requirements. A mild winter is said to be : thereason fish spawn did net the “Bennett ‘says 9 ov’t funds. will convince us" by “dragging its feet” on | promised funding. _ “He put the problem bluntly, but truth- - fully,”’ Bennett said. « "Canada is on the verge of losing an “immediate $500 million-a-year coal deal to supply metallurgical coal to the Japanese steel industry — a deal that would mean §70 - million a year In direct revenue for the _ provincial government — because Ottawa is ean its feet on & rail cost-sharing agreement. | .. “Estimates aré that: by 1990, Japan will need to double its coal imports, pu 4900 dallars,” he sald. There is no reason “why B. C. should not eet a gootl piece of that . et.” , and ¢ claims deal m By. ALAN:JAY looking for dead spawn inthe’: VICTORIA (UPC) — rs.to support ection. gyritish Columbia Fat Nelson Indian Band will receive at least $500,000 a amonth..in-: revenues. trom . “natural ‘gas ‘fletds: under . terms of an agreement with provincial. government. : In introducing legislation Wednesday to legalize the agreement, | General Allati Williams said the Social Credit govern- rchasing — ‘an, additional $5 billion werth in terme of ment’ had. agreed; to share production ‘from fields “beneath the band’s reserve lands. clio, said the pact w retroactive to January 1977. far total more than $15 million and are accruing ata rate of $500,000 a month.” Attorney- Bennett said Ottawa should share the cost ‘of ports, and. rail lines since the federal government would be the major beneficiary of tax revenues from coal sales, He .predicted the development would +. “unlock a treasure-house” for the revenues’ of? “natural: gas: “Proceeds to the band 10 * and open up opportunities elsewhere in.’ Canada. “The proposed rail and port facilities will : not only ship B.C. coal and forest but, will carry grain from the Peace’ River. area and the prairies, potash from Saskatchewan and much more," he said. “The succesd of the meetings will be a very significant step forward in. our relations with the- federal government,” ~ Bennett said. “But if they fail, that will also “be significant.” : . ra oe ee ao OT ep