PAGE A2, THE HERALD, Thuraday June 16, 1977 HOG FUEL Energy out of waste VANCOUVER (CP) —A the Canadian Forestry study by the Western Forest Products Laboratory shows that gasification of wood waste could offer British Columbia's Interior forest industry the opportunity to become self-sufficient in energy. "A research paper, prepared by R. S, Evans of By GORDON HARDY Bruce Erikson got a letter not long ago from the Unemployment Insurance Commission. The letter told. Erikson that hir type of work was available in town and that he’d better get out and look for it if he wanted to continue receiving unemployment insurance benefits. That made Erikson made. The crusty, thenpresident of the Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association had often gone to bat for people being harassed by bureaucracies. Now Erikson was being harassed himself. oo Erikson went to the UIC and asked where this work was, said he would go and check it out immediately if they would give him the addresses. Sorry, the in- formation was confidential. Not to be daunted, Erikson got the press in- volved. “I wanted those buggers to put their mone where their mouths were!" exclaimed an indignant Erikson. But the UIC couldn’t release the information because, according to in- formation officer rony Strachan, it would be illegal. It couid identify persons and firms. Strachan denies that the letter to Erikson threatened him with being cut off. (It is known however that failure to comply with a UIC order is often punishable in this way.) “As far as I'm concerned, “Brikson later stated, ‘‘if there is work and a man refuses it, he should be cut off. But it's not right that the ule should be forcing people out to look for non- existent jobs.” The incident seems to be symptomatic of the problems that spring up daily between UIC officials and the public. Lawyers and anti-poverty organizations are bitter about what they see as bullying and arrogance on the part of the The National Anti- Poverty Organization in- sists that, ‘Claimants are constantly being frustrated by the bureaucracy involved in obtaining benefits.” _ The Commission defends itself by claiming that 97 percent of all claims are dealt with smoothly. ‘‘T would like to believe,” says information officer Strachan, “that we bend over backwards to be fair". “1 think people are apt to resent somebody who gives them money. It’s a psychological thing.” One of the stumbling blocks for MONUMENTS MARKERS GRAVE COVERS CEMETERY LETTERING Authorized Memorial Consultant MacKay’s Funeral Services Lid. 4626 Davis Avenue, Terrace. Phone 635-2444 biggest ~ Service Jab here, says the hog fuel surplus in each of five Interior forest sub- zones is adequate to replace the natural gas consumed by the industry in these areas. oe The paper says that in all but one sub-zone there would still be a surplus of aw claimants is their failure to understand the conditions of their insurance policy. order to be eligible, you. must not only be unem- ployed; you. must also be actively seeking a job. Sooner or later, you must also be prepared to take a job outside your work eX- perience. This is called widening your availability. What it means is that you are not allowed to restrict yourself to jobs that are not available, nor to hours it work, wages, or geographic areas which make it unlikely that you will get a Allan MacLean, a lawyer who has handled unem- ployment Insurance cases puts it this way: “Suppose ou are a corporate tax lawyer who has just loat his job after twenty years of doing tax work only for big companies. For a certain period you would be entitled to look for corporated tax work only. “Then you might have to be willing to general tax work...The next step would be a willingness to do pretty well any type of law. hog fuel available for thermal-electric power development. The paper, which will be presented to a day-long energy seminar Tuesday sponsored by the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., identifies the areas with high surpluses of hog fuel as Prince George, Kamloops, CENTRE FOR LAW. NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CP) — Premier Bill Bennett today announced construction of a new $16.5 million Justice Centre for this city near Vancouver that will house Supreme, county and provincial court- rooms, Bennett said construction will begin in 1978 and will replace the existing British Columbia Supreme and county court building, parts of which were constructed in 1892. Construction will take two years. ‘The new centre will replace the outdated and overburdened facilities of the New Westminster courthouse,’’ Bennett said in a statement. The centre will contain 11 courtrooms and offices for court administration,. sherriff’s services, lawyers, robation services and a and registry, The building will be located at the corner of Carnarvon and Lorne Streets, on a site now a parking lot adjacent to the present courthouse. Bennett said the centre will be a “key project” in the redevelopment of the city’s downtown core and its construction design will be coordinated with the overall scheme. Cariboo, West Kootenay and Finlay. . Evans says that even after gas replacement, the first four would support power generation facilities providin about 174 megawatts a year. SURPLUS SMALL On the coast, the hog fuel surplus isa small fraction of that required to displace the fuel oil consumed, and this small surplus is diminishing toward a deficit, Evans says. The paper says the total Canadian hog fuel surplus of 8.6 million dry tons has a recoverable energy value of 39 trillion BTUs (British Thermal Units). Nearly 5.6 million tons of wood waste is in B.C., almost half of which is projected to still be available annually in the year 2010. . The entire Canadian forest product industry requires about 241 trillion BTUs annually in fuel oil: and natural gas. Evans says that, innprinciple, the prospect of producer gas disp acin; natural fF in an veneer dryers of a wood- . products operation or in the ime kiln and power boilers of a kraft pulp mill, ‘while simultaneously fueling 9 motor-generator plant for electric power is the most attractive of all the concepts of using mill residues.” “However, the concept has not yet been applied successfully on a commercial scale, and capital cost factors are still unknown.” He says the forest cent of total consumption of natural gas and “loss of such a -large market could have a disastrous financial Impact on the natural gas industry, - unless alternative marke could be found.” TOTEM Furniture & Appliances : Have a chair for your a 4 4 + : * 2 oe . fay woot 5 . . Paes t . . * . . ate ' . . : 4 . . . . a r similar to illustration. Large Solection of La-z-hoy, Kroohlor, VictoriaVille and Malestic Chairs. Open a Totem Revolvoe-a-charge. $y 7995 Free Delivery. 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Meanwhile, the royal commission was told Wednesday the attitude of the railway's management was poor. Peter Sorensen, manager — of the Prince George Construction criticized the isolation of the Vancouver head office and suggested the executive hes aguarters be moved to Prince George. Grace’s boy shut out _ VANCOUVER (CP) — It’s just bad luck for would-be tourist magazine publisher Calvin McCarthy that his mother is the tourism minister in ~the British Columbia government. . ‘Because McCarthy, 21, is so determined to avoid any conflict of interest charges: in connection with his mother, Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy, he is refusing to accept lucr- ative government advertising in his new magazine. si “Tt would look very odd if I took government advertising,’’ said McCarthy, a University of | British Columbia student considering a career in journalism. _ McCarthy said his mother has told him not to expect any government ads “bu apart from that I think she i The magazine, The Van- couver Visitor, is McCarthy’s first foray into - the business world. It will be a digest of recreational attractions available in the city and 30,000 copies of the. quarterly will be distributed t uite pleased about the — industry accounts for 23 pet tea.” P °. 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The Counseltor-Program Developer will be responsible for travelling to outlying villages and ‘comniunities tn order to: help ‘full-time ‘students in ‘the Professional | — Studies Program establish proper ‘study habits and study facilities; will research the possibilities and feasibilities of workshop development in local communities; will take part In classes as part of the study and’ teaching team; will act as a resource person to local communities. It would be a definite asset If the applicant were to have university ex- perience, or Its equivalent, and were conversant In at least one Native fongue or dialect. Applicants should be prepared to travel, including flying to remote communities on small planes. Salary will be com- mensurate with faculty hiring scates, now being negotiated. Application deadline is August Ist, 1977. The length of term Is one year definate with future funding to be negotiated. The successful applicant witl be an employee of the Native Studies Advisory Committee. Kindly Direct an application with full resume and background em- ployment history and personal Interest'to: Jeff Marvin, Co-ordinator Programs in Aboriginal Studies . ‘Northwest Community College Northwest College covers the region from Queen Charlotte Islands to Houston. The major physical facilities are in Terrace, but there are substantial programs In the other communities in the College region. Total .ruti and part time enrolment is about 1500 students. BIOLOGY INSTRUCTOR Duties: To instruct first and second year University Transfer courses and workshops and seminars In environmental Issues, pertaining to Nor- thwestern B.C. The appointee may be expected to Instruct In several communities and a considerable amount of travel and evening teaching _ Qualifications: M. Sc. minimum. Salary: In accordance with scale to be negotiated with the Faculty Union, Appointment Date: August 15th, 1977. “Apply with curriculum vitae and ames of references tor. Dr. D.V. 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