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By KEATH ALFORD |
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“TERRACE— Perhaps because af: ‘Heraltt:
‘enquiries,’ CN ‘Rail saya | a: potentially.
_ dangerous situation that built up over the.
weekend in Térrace will not reoceur.:.~°.*.
“From” last Thursday to: “Moriday a
afternoon, the number’ of tank:railcats
_ carrying methanol built up from. 20 cars
under - the .Sande .. St... Overpass.’ to =;
approximately 60 cars backed up to r
‘station Itself.
“Tt had been runoured that-the unusual
build up was due to a snow slide on.the BIC. .
Rail tracks between Terrace and Kitimat,
‘their finat:: destination. However,
‘Officials stated. the cause was: really 3
_ baicklog of rail:traffic due to the four-lay :
+ New. Year's. holiday. _ 7
, ‘Twenty care of methancl per. day travel a
throtgh Terrace on their way to Kitimat... <
This methanol is manufa ctured in Alberta
"and. loaded. oa: ships . in’ Kitimat, by::
. Celanese" comipany. Ocelot of’ Kitis :
ships three rs per day through: Terrace, .
The large ni ber of methanol care, were ‘
all ‘from Alberta. - a
Tho, methanol, was in tank card bearing

ad

GNR hauls. The cars were all properly :
; placarded with standard. international’, :
& indicating dangerous cargo... “The.
" ig. United Nations ‘numerical. - -
designation ‘of methanol. “The small“ sa o
“indicates the material is combustible... .
Lyle: Stewart,: safety. officer fur’ ‘the. .
-coniparly in. Kitimat: Bays.a methali l fire mo
a best’ ‘fought by a polar solvent ‘foam,
‘This 'type- ‘of foam “puts a- blanket”. ”
“be een the methanol] and the smothering
foam Without that blanket, ‘the alcohol: in”

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offshore. energy. “Agreement.
between | Newfoundland and

"TERRACE Get ready for. sone fun and a fine evening 8.
entertainment, _ The annual ‘Terrace Coop Talent Show i is.

on its way.

The, avent will take place at the ‘REM Lee Theatre on -

‘Saturday; Jan, 22, ‘at 8 pm. Dogré will open. at 7: 30'p.m.
Tickets are free and available at either the’ Co-operators
Insurance Company or the Co-op general offiee.. Although

fres; the organizers are aski for donati ‘that’ willbe
organizers are asking — - 2 wording. must be ironed out.

given tp the Northern B.C.. Winter: Games... .
"The Terrace show. will be a district event, ‘and two other |

competitions will be taking place before it to chose the ‘six .

finalists who will compete on Jan, 22

in addition to the six main cpatastan other local ‘ddlent ;

will round out the svening of fine performances. e oe

vege ee " HéraldBtaft Writer © yrs “th
; ‘KITIMAT- Trying | to. beat the wintertime blues? ‘The
. Kitimat, Winter Carnival may | be just want you" Te Hooking ”
for : -
The'carnival will take place over three dae, jan. ‘a 29
. and.-80. “Organizers have: sent fect rocy to: every
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weil ab ‘to “Vancouver. and Victoria.“ oe
“ Byvents. you can enter include’ akydiving;: snow achapting
and sniowmal building, polar bear, dive, rugby. and softball
on. snowshoes; ballet, acrobatic a
“races. we .
For the not-so aitileticalty inctined,
: bese, chilt: ‘eook-off, ahd.a liar’s contest

““Inforrhation ‘and -. entry forms: ard Amable. “from

Kitimat's Chamber! of. Cominerce : votfigg,. Riverlodge,
Tamatl, or through the: vartous tepergonng Sepurs.

‘The polar solvent fda is kept, ini Kitimat,”
“The Terrace Fire: Department: ‘has ‘none, :
Due to the $20 per’ "gallon: eost.oF the foam,”
~Ocelét is unwilling to give any to Terrace.
"However; should a fire occur, they would
bring the-fodm up to the fire in a 5,000
Ballon: ‘tanker. they are. about. to get. .
Bringing ‘the. correct methanol. fire
“fighting . foam | from - Kitimat. to Terrace
“would require some time. Until then, the
-. best'the Terrace fire department could do
“would be: to let thé methanol burn, while
‘keeping. the fire under’ ‘qoatrol,-. ‘Trai
crews. ‘would attempt to. disconnect ' ‘any
Durning -methanol cars, from “other. non:
burning : cars, and: any- ater dangerous

iin ‘the® Tong - dispute’ ‘came
. when ‘federal

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635. 2333. or. 635- 095.

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-The eurrent regulations of the ‘Tionsport -
. of Dangerous Goods:Act does not require i
“any local official to be informed when such |
. cargo, is moving: through ‘his area. For
‘example,’ ‘Terrace Fire Chief Clff-Best did:
not know. how’ many methanol card moved -
“through the town daily until he made -
~ enquiries late ‘last week after having been:
questioned concerning the methanol-cars
2 dine the ‘Terrace Yard by, members: ‘of ‘the.
tsand:” - “public, He still has no way of. knowing, ;
” what-other potentially - dangerous goods
are being shipped through , Terrace.
: periodically. . .
-Suchears may be held anywhere along : a.
"pail line for up. to six hours a working day
> sand up to A Hours ona weekend) -
ror . However, CN Rail officials in Vancouver’:
; tald.,the . Herald‘ that’. the CN: Rall:
‘Superintendent’ “of ‘operationg . in. .Princé ,
or Goarge has said thal never ‘again will auch
‘-thaffic.alt inthe Terrace yard. ‘If it is
Lo necessary to hold’ ears carrying: such
CARR, they will | sit- oa sidinigs, other. than ',
_ the ‘ohe™ that runs through the’ canter f

the ederal iovertihent |. “Ottawa 18 | backed 6 off.on
- appeared - certain’ Wed- ° thera ,
nesday aa the province ‘said resour € management.

the ray question of

‘The first sign of an accord

Energy.
Minister Jean Chretien and
-Newfoundland. Energy.

Minister ‘William “Marahall i

emierged smiling from - a,
seven-hour meeting — in
_ Chretien’s office, -

“We have decided that the. .

time has come for.us to Bit *
down: and write an

agreement," Chretien said,

adding. that while ‘only the

there . still is a ‘remote,
~ehanice ‘of failure, -

Chretien and: Marshall.”
: would; not ‘disclose the -
‘specifics that brought al about _

~ thels' optimism: Me
“Bat. Newfoundland

2. Premigr. Brian Peckford,

arriving: ‘in. Ottawa: for a
five-day. visit, promplly told
- reépatters « ithe’ - federal.
‘government gave way on a.
‘toadblock .— the ‘federal
‘government's insistence —

‘that it would: have-ultimate ©
: Fefource .

‘control | over
“management. |
“If there wisno change i in
méjageméent in the federal
posltion, ‘then’ there is no
agreentent," Peckford sald.
28a, obviously, one of the

key areas where the federal |

government - has, moved
‘ significantly is’ in’ the
maénagement - ‘area.

Otherwise, there wouldn't |

be “any “chance \ of an
agreement at: all, oe .

* Rqually aa obvious,

‘ however, isthe likelihood -
Behe:
«< backed

yfoundiand* also”
(08 from” one ‘or .
> several ‘of Its. ‘Previous
*eGbnds yy

Orie ftich ares could have
“beet ‘frevenus, sharing:

-_Pecktord had. rejected. a.

fed ral “offer td share
‘on the same basia

“Reed
~~ Oftawa’: has

Nova
Scotia, in an’ offshore. pact |

~ early dast-year, o
. - Nava Scotia gets the ion’ B.
F : revenues: until it -

average of! the: other .

Proviicés: But’ Peckford

satd last fall he: would not .

accept. ‘Ottawa’ 's timetable
- for, increasing’ the federal,

share: , : a

op

ae 5

_ ‘Those charged:— all but

. already.
“established © -with’

--yenchedt. with that province.

_ becomes § wealthier than 'the-

" VANCOUVER (CP) — ‘Strigped of the
* trappings of his formerly flamboyant lifestyle, -
Nelsou. nin th re-entered corporate life

one is left. :

All. that. remained: after ‘wednesday’ 8:
meeting ‘with, unsecured -créditors. was'$10,000 < -~
in personal assets and.a five-year mandate to
~ put hig company Ne M. ‘Asalbanie. Led. ae <

its feet:

Using ‘a, ittla-known section of: ‘the.
" ‘Bankruptey ‘Act, Skalbania had asked for his: °.
--ereditors’ ‘permission. tor continue - business
-operations - even though’ he was. technically.
bankrupt. If they ‘tefused, he and his company.°
__N. M. Skalbania Lid. would have autoniatiealty: 7

been declared. 1 bankrupt.

Indian char

VANCOUVER’ (CP) —A
native Indian charged with -
violating thé: Fisheries Act
says. 190 people accused of
illegal sales: of: salmon

Wednesilay - Abe: ~victims | ‘of ¢
4 and d”

entrap mer
discrimination, .

one ‘are’ Indias — were
- summonsed-; and:
vehicles‘ ‘towed ‘away in a
pre-dawn- operation. by the
federal’. Fisheries. depatt-
ment: Wednesday.” -

: Fishetles director general
Wayne Shinners ‘said the
department ‘undertook the
operation - alter criticism of
its. failure to: halt “salmon:
poaching on ‘the. Fraser
* watershed and illegal sales.

He told a news vo: erence

¥ that. two Fisheries
‘officers — both former
-RCMP officers — worked

undercover and. set up ‘a’:

"Storefront: ‘operation in the
Fraser: Valley... Shinners

sald the: pair dropped the -
_ only" Ganadia ‘ébitiection in the sultanate is Lavalln

‘word in‘a few taverns that
they. were. interested in
buying * fish. -and.. the
_ poachers cime to them. .
Shinners’ denied
operation — centred
Indiags only... Wo eh!
. “They. were the: ones who -
brought us the fish’ Re a
in’ "response =: to’:
diseriinination:: ‘chatge
levelled’ by. Ed Newman;

. president of ‘the: Native

Brothertioad of B.C...
But. one “of those who

‘ received cy summons, said he
and other: members. of his
band were “pressed ‘con-
tinuously | bya manithey now
‘know was. one of the un-

o dercover. “operatives, with ;

alls. Royce Corniche has. been: sold
‘ hank’ to:covera ‘mor age. ‘Gene. te
the ‘ato: Conimentiert12t-# O00 airerptt.
i Andoof thé many. sports. franchises he hag

” ownedor hadititerests in— Mohtreal Alouettes -_-
-of'the. CFL, Calgary Boomers of NASL,- Van-
couver Canadians of the Pacific Coast League. ~
‘and New Westminster Bruins of the WHL —nol er

had...

the :

— decir new W five year mandate

But they. voted overwhelmingly i in favor of
the plan which calls for partial repayment. of all

creditors within the next five years. -

; Henfi rey.

not available ‘for. comment.

| ber.

Pn

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: “A guy came aroud' the
‘tirst-week of September. ..
and he: e wanted. to ? purchase

‘ptomises ‘ot ‘large cash <
; payoffs for all the fish ihey
“eau a peeves ‘

ANDAR. ‘SERI ‘BEGAWAN, ‘Brunei, Ce pve

. Minister Trudeau became the first western Jeader te.’ Visil

‘ ‘thig Southeast Asian sultanate on the island of Borneo today
ndonesia.

Trudeau was. greeted ‘by “Prince {Mobarned, younger

: brother ‘of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah,
88, It is believed Mohamed will become prime miniater and
: foreign. minister when Brunei gets its Independence. from

 Bitain on Jan. 1, 1964,

* Brunei, a inember of the Asasciation « of Southeast Asian

Nations, is expected to-remain in ‘ASEAN and join the .

“Brltish-Commonwealth on its indepéndence.
“Trudeau travelled to the royal guest house in a cavalcade
of, Ralls- -Royces, Daimlera and Mercedez-Benzes. He then

; ‘went® §© visit the.sultan at his palace and visited the Sit.
Omar Ali Sulfuddin mosque, the gold-domed building that’

loom ¢ over the capital city of about 40,000.

| Briel 1s th

“proiécts,: ‘includin .€ sporis stadium and hospital. ' \
“oriented

rough Southeast Asia and. Japat.. The
contract to assist with the capital's water's y and
Canadian officials see little ‘Potential for much trade, c or

» investment. ; ;
Before ending his Indonesia. visit Wednesday), the.
on. _ Indonesians Promised that Canada’s plea to be exempted
: ftoity Jaws " threatening ~$200-million In coal-handling

‘contracts will be considered. ,

: Tridenii told a news conference in Jakarta that in two
*ihieetings With Indonesian President Suharto ard hia
atabinjet, he had argued that Canada deserves a break from

‘the: counter-trade laws which threaten Canada's $200-
“million share of a huge coal-handling and power project.

- With: the promise that the Canadian plea will be con:
‘sidered, the prime minister said: “From our "point of view
the matter is still under study.”

“Sources said Trudeaii offered the Indonesians a trade-ott,

“He will endorse the pricipleof the: counter-trade lawa If they:

” See ‘Trip’ page 3:

Don ‘Henfrey, who drew up the-proposal, said
‘in all ‘his Megle as. a bankruptey trustee he has

"unsectited a Harey al aid bt the, proposal. =).
. “His creditors bélieve in him and believe he
ean make ‘their trionty back: for thei,” said

never Sota ole un go much falth 5 ona :
ron ant pala at only Tce ohne te a be iid acd
"year + but! only if the'com pany makes ‘a peohe!-

‘Skalbania slipped out the back door. and’ was
However, - his
ss avoidance of the media gave credence to a vow
- he'madg in. an emotional apeech Jast Decem-

oo -Diuring that apeéch herevealed to friends and ae
') aequaintances’ the. sorry state of his financial .
affairs and he promised to turn over a new leaf

‘if ‘given the chance. He also begged his second

’ wife Eleni, who had Ieft film two weeks before,

? to return. If'shé did,’Skalbania said he would

* try tobe a better husband and Wwouldavoidthe

. constant publicity whigh he said had strained .

ar re their marriage.” ——

in he’ arrived for. a one-day atay. after.’ “two days in . df
a from, them’? --. ©. persistent,” I call tt .en

. member of the source's’ .

: Chehalis band member,

The-entourage also passed several large construction ;

weeks the man showed up -
‘on Friday. and Saturday
-- nights; pald-In cash for the
‘fish and recorded the names

t bizarreatop on Trudeau's 17-day trade:

treasurer;

- Writ]; ton Lewis, Norm Belina and Dan Young.”

Eleni: arrived ‘at Wednesday's 8 mee
unescorted and had te fend for herself in:
unrilly crowd of creditors and reporters ottsid
the conference room. She later left with hi

husband in a taxt. A

And he must begin paying off more than. sae
"million in unsecured debt. .
His largest single creditor, Revenue Canada} .

is owned'$4,7 million and will have first crack:

* the B.C. Céntrat Credit Union, which is owed

- ‘million; and Tristar Investments Ltd., ‘OV
9 million. uO =

+ These linsecured creditors were advised
Hentrey and Co. Lid: bankruptcy irustees tha
' they were unlikely to receive anything if the
-_ proposal was not accepted. Allowing Skalban!
~ ‘to continué operations lett. open the posslbilit
of partial repayment, ;

~"The-propotal must still be approved by
BC. * Supreme Court.

food "on " ‘ald a ‘source “On the second weekend
quoted by The Province. he said we wouldn't
“y said I didn’t sell food fish geeing- him anymor
and didn't know ofanyotiein beeause Fisheries. ha
the. band who did-and:if I caught him ‘and he was ou!
did, T- wouldn't: tell. him of’ business,”*™: the
anyway. . gad

“He sald he'd botight tood "if Shinners' is sa
fish last “year from ‘the they just dropped the

Chehalis band ‘and 1: ‘told
him’ maybe be should go

back there and buy some — 8.8’. When you're .. tha

But. the. pressure ‘tactic ~
paid. off: when ‘the “man
named .a ‘Chehalis .: band ;
member who had married. 8. . court later this month.

Over a four-month period
Fisheries officials made 206
purchases . of . 55,656
kilograms of fish, leading
Tuesday's summonses ——

band and. would vouch for-
him. -
The source. contacted the

‘ who confirmed he had sold. total. of | 340. alleg
fish to the man: but:sald he . violations of the Fisher!
knew nothing about him: ” Aete”

‘In addition, A cars and
trucks which officials said
were used to transport
fish. were impounded:
Persons charged. under
Fisheries Act face loss | of.
those vehicles, plus fines «
up td $5,000 and one year
jail.

For. ‘two consecutive

of thosa. he purchased fish
from: and’ hew. many fish
they's sold him. , :

"Ae

- Carlson elected

‘Herald Stal Writer
KITIMAT— The Terrace-Kitimat

ae wad

ee ee an

executive for 1983...
Newly. elected ‘are: Colin Carlson, ‘president: Al Egan,
vice-president; Doug. Peters, bocrétary; Anne Kantakls,

The association's: ‘directors will be Gordon’ Coulter, Emil

~ Directors to the Northern B.C. Construction on Araoeathn|
are Norm Belina and i Ray Reid. a

ad

at any profits. Other major creditors includé i ,

— ;
- Association met Jan, 11 at Kitimat’s Chalet to elect i