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~ local-resolutions

A change of direction in
_the manner of requesting
federal funds for upgrading
the Yellowhead Highway,
was one of seventeen
Tesolutions dealt with at the
Annual Convention of the
Yellowhead Interprovincial
Highway _ Association
recently in Edmonton,
Delegates from: forty of
the four-province sixty-five
member centers attended
and participated in a variety
of discussions ranging from
the need for upgrading in
various regions of the 1900-
mile route, to future policy
and the Yellowhead’s place

"in western access. -

Paul Schab of -North
Battleford was elected
preaident, replacing Tan

acKenzie of Portage la
Prairie. Peter Lester,
mayor of Prince Rupert was
elected Association vice-
president.

Provincial vice-presidents
are Dave Maroney, coun-
cillor of Terrace for British
Colambia; Jim Burgess, of
Russel for Manitoba;
Alderman George Dyck of
Saskatoon for Saskat-
chewan; and Tom
Forgrave, coordinator for
intergovernmental affairs
of: Edmonton is vice-
president for Alberta. John

uzil of Vegreville is
Association secretary-
treasurer.

Directors are Barrie
Hodgson, Yorkton; Byron
Moore, Vermilion; Lynn
Tokle, Radisson; ar]
‘Simmerling, Clearwater;
Chuck Forget, Kamloops;

5

s Bonar Bain, George Hug
and Glen Lavold of Ed-
monion,

George MacDonald of
Edmonton, was presented

the Tete Jaune Award, for’

twenly years of dedicated
services as a board member
of the Association.

Harry Brodie of Van-
eouver, president of the
‘Western Transportation
Advisory Council, delivered
the key address, entitled,
““The Yellowhead and
Western Access’. He
stressed :that despite Ot-
tawa’s contention to the
contrary, the Yellowhead

’ Highway is in fact a part of

Canada's trana-Canada
highways system, and that
it will be playing an in-
creasingly important role in
weslern access as the
Prince Rupert ocean part
develops.

Leo LeClerc, assistant
deputy minister of Alberta
Urban Transportation was
the guest speaker at the
banquet, and Marcel Roy,

riiamentary secretary to
he federal ministry of
transport, represented Hon,
Otte Lang at the convention.

With respect to Ottawa
support the association will
offer all possible backing
and encouragement to the
four provincial ministers of
highways. atid _ tran-
sportation in their efforts to
press for more generous
cost-sharing arrangements
with Ottawa, by placing the
strengthening and
up trading needs of the

ellowhead in top priority.

The delegates also agreed
unanimously that the
association should offer
maximum cooperation in
coordinatin their
premotional activities with
the various tourist

romotion associations
oth = provincial and
voluntary, across the
western provinces.

Two resolutions stressing
the urgency of Intensified
rebullding of the
Yellowhead between
Terrace and Prince Rupert,
were passed unanimously:

One resolution dealt with
the urgent need of
rebuilding the Little Fort to
Kamloops stretch, and
another stressed the
development of Coquihala
Pass Road, as a_ sorely

needed: short-cut to link up.
‘with the Trans-Canada

Highway at Hope, B.C.
Strengthening the highway
through Manitoba was also
urged.

Highway contract let

Another multi-million
dollar contract has been
awarded for continuing
construction of the 350-mile
Stewart-Cassiar Highway
37, bringing this year's
contracts total costs for the
route ta almost $26,000,000
and assuring employment
for over 150 workers for twa
years,

Announcement of the
latest project award on the
northwestern highway came
jointly recently from High-
ways and Public Works
Minister Alex V. Fraser and
Frank Calder, the M.L.A.
for Atlin.

Latest contract award
went te the joint venture of
Commonwealth | Con-
. struction Company Ltd.,
Vancouver; and Geddes

‘supervision, will be

100,000.

A 22-mile stretch between
Sawmill Point near Dease
Lake ‘and Pinetree Lake
which has been constructed
and paved, is now complete
except for the last mile of
paving.. Dawson Con-
struction won this contract,
starting the job in
November of 1974. Tatal cost
was $8,000,000. .

Contract for a third 24-
mile section further south,
between the Nass River
Bridge to 69 miles north of
Kitwanga, was awarded to
Emil Anderson Construction
Ltd., at‘a‘ total cost of.

$10,000,000" including ©

materials and engineering
supervision.. Completion

date has been set for the fall
of 1978.

At the southern end of
Highway 37 between Kit-
wanga and: Kiwancool,
about 10 native Indian
workers are clearing right-
of-way on a day labour
basis, using their own
equipment,

work on the rugged
route is subject to weather
conditions during winter,
and in this respect the High-
ways Department, in ad-
dition’ to the construction
and paving contracts,
purchased and'sent $750,000
warth~ .of.” new.- -heavy
equipment’ fo key.areas on

‘Highway 37.about six weeks

ago to assure winter use of
the highway. .

JHE HERALD, Wednesday, December 1, 1976, PAGE AJ

ofc

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~~ ‘There's nothing like having
a cushion or surplus in your

ushions got to do
with bank :

MRS. LOUIE SPERANDIO of Kalum Electric
presents Richard Olson, the Chairman of the Annual
Terrace Rotary Club Radio-TV Auction with a stereo
valued at $379 which will be one of the choice items to
be auctioned this coming Friday and Saturday aver
CFETK-Radio and Channel 10 TV. Close to $20,000
worth of items will go on the bieck in a no reserve
auction. (Sea today's edifion of the Herald En-
fertainment Guide for a complete jist of items and
auction information}.

AIRPORT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Transport Canada is calling tenders for the
opportunity to operate a bus-limousine service at
Terrace Airport. The contract shall be for five
years.

Tenders will be received up to 3:00 p.m.
December 10, 1976. Information and tender
documents may be | obtained from:

Mr. Bill Mitchell
Airport Manager.

. Terrace Airport

" Box 724 |

' Terrace, B.C.

Va8G 4C)

ng?

So if you write a fair number .
of cheques No-Charge Chequing

oe ama BNE

ee eo at Ng = DO

Personal Chequing Account
to take care of unexpected ~
emergencies or opportunities

could be good value.
- Ask about it at your nearest
, TD branch.

Contracting Company Ltd.,

Kelowna. The firms jointly N.D.P. meeting

submitted the lowest of There will be a general ‘ake place as well ‘as the

ene
.

ial BAe Feo ead eB ERE EA

three tenders at $5,630,309
for construction of 25 miles
of the highway between
Cassiar Junetion and
Pinetree Lake. Cassiar
Junction is 75 miles south of
the B.C,-Yukon border.

If weather holds out, some
clearing will be done, as will'
camp preparation, with
most af the work taking
place after spring thaw
through to completion of this
phase slated for the end of
October, 1977: The camp will
house at least 80 workers.

membership meeting of the
Terrace N.D.P. Club at 7:45
pm. on Tuesday, 7th. of
December in the Green
Room of the Terrace Hotel.
Child care facilities are
being arranged by Steve
Lustig and Jan Hurren.
During the course of this
meeting the election of a
second Vice President will

Money stolen

Dr. L. Kobierski, of Munroe
St., reported $200 in cash
was stolen from her

selection of a chairman for
the fund-raising committee.

A New Years Eve Dinner-.’

Dance is bein, sponsored by
the Terrace N.D.P. Club in
the Skeena. Room of the
Terrace Hotel. Tickets are
$10.00per person and can be
obtairied from Vera Ross or
Ellen Simons. ,

-Motor stolen

Reg Sieben reported the.
theft of a Datsun 1200 cc’

engine and two generators
from a car parked 12 miles

but at what price? After all,
PCAs don't pay interest.
But TD does the next best thing.

No-charge
chequing

For those times that your monthly
statement shows a constant cushion

TD Personal Chequing .
Account statement, periods
cover four or five weeks. On-
the Jast day of each period the
statements are checked to see it
No-Charge Chequing- applies. .
No-Charge Chequing includes
all TD PCAs except TD
Personal Service Plan which
has a flat monthly fee.

+ Total cost, includi i i
materials and engineering broken into ‘November 28. West ot jgerrace on of $200. (or more) throughout
$ , : et a whole statement period,
i. TD cancels all chequing
‘ charges for that period...

automatically!

‘

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