CT CLEARANCE ‘SPECIAL. “No reasonable offer refused”. Sales Department” ‘Mon. to Fri.. 9 A.M. ‘to 9. P. MA, Sat. 9 AM. to 6 P. M. : "695-2801: o} | ‘Preater*s. erties, Wtetorie, B. . | cx Lazetle “Vear No. : oT oo UEST EDITORIAL : Arena battle. ~— looming | BY: VICTOR JOLLIFFE i see that. these monies would be statement issued yeslerday garding the Arena: fund ising. committee states - as Blows, | 7 originally arrived at an. reement with Mr, Walter Yeo - doa Mr.. Boroditski, two ofessional fund raisers; about’ E $18,000 callected by the ena Association since 1965 ‘ing used for operating capital d raiser’s commission and or -.. milary, and office expenses m the Arena headquarters, It expenses would | be dited. ain return J contacted the Tax mepartment’ in Oltawa and . mranged for tax receipts to be ssued by the District of Terrace r donations to the Arena Broject, : All funds collected since the kception of the Fund Raising committee were to be deposited na special Trust Fund held by District of Terrace. ‘ We have now arrived at this 2,426.40 as of July 26, 1971, and & has become obvious that there re in fact two trust funds: one eld by the District of Terrace nd one held by the Arena eessociation. | Monies such as the Rolary’s 206,000 contribution have not een paid into the District of errace Trust Fund but rather to another account. The original intent of setting ap the District of Terrace Trust und was to assure the. ontributing public and to onour a committment made to mie Income Tax Department, by meme Mayor that the District of. -Associates for tsed.-for. one purpose only: the building - of an Arena, ‘I see no reason why the Fund raising Co mmittee Chairman Walter Yeo has not insisted that . this money. be paid into the Trust-Account held by. the municipality, The Arena Association “has asked to go to tender for a first stage of, the construction and | tenders for the second stage should be called within the next . week, Contractars will want to know © where the money is going to ‘come from andthe Municipal Council bylaw cannot allow ‘a ‘contract to be lel. unless the Tunds have been deposited or a . Bank has guaranteed them. I want to make it quite clear: that I am one hundred percent for an Arena and have made my own contribution: along...with everyone else but as Mayor I have a responsibility that is spelt out clearly’ in Municipal . Act. The Department of ‘Municipal ‘Affairs have told me personally the | | - that Council can and. cannot ~~ do. We cannot step out of those lines, The penalties are quite severe for a duly: elected memeber of the council. ‘the matter of the ‘ foundations on the blue clay we will be asking McEihanney and a. written guarantee that they will be responsible if the building heaves as they have designed - the building and it would appear ‘at this time that the depth of . reat eis -not conform to ‘ls, frat levels ¢ ignced. n. re im errace ee reat ‘to * dreg.” ares ‘in BENG BP Poor join: ‘Quiet Revolution mm Are you poor and do you feel - Sour normal Canadian rights Serre being infringed _upon mpecause of your economic ee tatus? m™ Ifsothereisa group’ in British - aeolumbia which cares about wour rights ard ‘has the esources ta combat social fiscrimination. The British - Columbia Mederation of Citizen’s ssociations, with the. mssistance of a federal = ppertunities for Youth Grant conducting a survey in the mrea to find out what specific roblems poor people face, the © @roups they have organized to help ‘themselves to find: out avhere poor’ people's. groups should be formed and to find the folutions to their problems’ *. ae TWO university graduates, Peter James;-24, of Vancouver mand another grad are part af.a feam that conducted a brief - urvey in the Terrace” area fore’ continuing, ‘on to. Prince... Rupert, am While here they spoke ito Marious resource ‘people and: rivate | individuals — for - a. The object of ‘the ailrvey’ i to”, 22 : ontact individuals: to: whom | | oe One of the + individuals spoken: than’. ‘immediate needs in Terrace’ was an apartment’ tennants group. , James claimed that - Jolliffe had told him-that rents in Terrace were too high and that atennant had no recourse under | existing laws but to comply with - a landlords wishes. Another problem that: faces “not only poor people but many ~ affluent residents is. that t unwed mothers. -- Unwed © mothers are understood to leave Terrace out of shame, give birth and then return,..a. regreltable Situation he was told. According . ta- James | “the | mayor {old:him: there was no'-- housing’: shortage “in: Terrace: ‘and that there was adequate low income housing development." . These homes are purchase units - not rental units the mayor. said, The. ‘survey disclosed, - that prices in Terrace were: higher : ‘Normal, ‘but near ‘reasonable: ‘considering the isolation factor. - To ‘object of the “survey is to ° “get nhameg.and addresses, where. .. Information about poor people! 8, ‘oups.can be forwarded. roposed’ : add- -job- mes: Said it is” ero by James was mayor Victor, © , Jollitfe:. who « Said one Lm ‘the “aimgl car acciden involving ‘driver. Patriela | ividuals, | jut) " So far they have received a Jot a upport = but, most... ‘of. vel Dewaclit of Terrace occurred | 1g miles south’ Nreport rear: tire -blow-out’ caus he: driver’ lo apply ‘the brakes tind eventually loose” cantrol,: asending the vehicle into: @ adjacent roadside ditch, ” What in your opinion 1 as community’ 8 A COUPLE “OF. BIG ONES that didn’t get away...the salmon weighing in at 72 and 74 ' Pounds were caught by oubof-towners Dr, Bill ECan ACO | » Wilson:(74.b) and Fred Vochatzer (72. 1b). Shown holding the fish are “Bill and Bill’ from, . the Remo Bar Resort, * eomy pany they a taken the opportunity’ to allot... “annual: vacation: during: ‘the _ippage. ee The Inte ha \ Of Layoffs cause | cash problems With the woods layoffs both | “Canada Manpower Centre and - ‘Unemployment Insurance . officials expecta rush of Applications soon, *- Because many of’ the woods . personnel temporarily laid off by the voluntary, woods closure are family men . with considerable debts they will be looking for alternate sources of income, . At present most of the _ workers are ‘hanging. tough” - Waiting for-rain but: Manpower officials expect a.rush of job. ; : Seekers elther later this week or during the early. part’ af next week. ‘Unfortunately. not too. many ~ gute or labor: type. of job: situations . are” vacant in: this: * t. “area at pre Another probiern: facing the: ; workers (is ‘that, most:Jarger’ construction -. ‘ites jhire “only union: labor.-* =.” While « the “workers: may . © belong toa woods anion they are ‘not entitled: to- work in another field “wittiout ‘baying Construction , atid La Union registration * ‘and. work " woods workers have stated that “the woods. closure policy: enforced ° by - the lumber companies is good because it protects. the men from a ‘thazardous and treacherous | forest” during hot spells such as the one experiericed now. - The banks, — finance companies, and. store : charge companies, havealsoitaled that while no special policy exists covering ‘layoffs of ‘this nature they will be Tenient. °° -Anyone owing money that‘has been faithfully’ been: paying " their debts will not be punished: if they" can’ only: afford ‘a minimal or non-payment. — . They are all hopeful that'the extremely. dry. spell -énds quickly ‘and..that. the ‘woods , Workers: can Bet, back, to work * soon, wo A coupld: of. coinpanies: have ‘stated. that. ‘minor - “penalties must be imposed when accounts fall behind but have stated that they.are very minimal and not t- “severe, . . Each account is aerved on its own. merits: ‘they Bye the $2,000 * accident: Local manKen Cromarty was badly shaken Saturday, July 24, when the vehicle he was driving erashed -into the east end of Legate Bridge located some 20 miles east of. Terrace. ‘The man was taken. to hospital and. treated for facial lacerations, broken arm and undetermined chest injuries after his ear had been tolalled — at an estimated $2,0 value. Terrace’ RCMP still investigating the accident, say Cromarty - vehicle apparently left the road around midnight. --. and after. experiencing trouble with the soft’ road shoulder met the” bridge structure. _ Million dollar centre opposed A mittion dollar shopping ‘centre complex proposed for Terrace may have a major obstacle to overcome. :.opposition from local businessmen and ‘an alderman. The property upon which the complex is planned is currently zoned residential and must be re-zoned commercial before development can occur. A public hearing to decide the rezoning has been planned at 7215 p.m. August 8th in Municipal Council ‘Chambers. ‘At a Council. meeting Monday aldermen debated the rezoning | application: by Ray Skoglund ‘owner of the proposed development site on Lakelse Ave. across from the Roman Catholic Church. All weather records smashed Whew. Its hot, - The past five days have either met or broken ‘all previously - established © temperature records in this area, On Tuesday, July 27, an all lime high record for that date was established... 95 above, That was at the airport. The weatherman admitted ‘that. Terrace and Thornhill” _ thermometers which read 100 degrees and up may have been accurate, Because the airport is at a higher altitude and less closed in than: Terrace, the fermperature here could quite easily have been at least. five degrees higher locally. Not only are the daytime temperature records tumbling ~ but the evening records are aiso falling by the wayside. “A> record’ low - of “64 was": reported at the airport Tuesday night. ‘The prévious record high ‘low was 58 degrees. The normal high during the daylime for this time of year is 71.2 degrees with the lows around the low 50’s, That means the temperature is about 15 degrees higher than - normal during the evening and about 30 degrees above normal during the day. Peqple have been complaining that their drinking water. is‘ especially. warm; suffering from sunburns and sunsiroke, and unemployment _ due to the heat wave. ' However, there -are fringe beneilits,..it’s too. hot for the insects to. come out and eat mertily away. The water at Lakelse Lake is comfortable to © swim in and the unemployed. oN EWS FLASH” °. Tt. has reported that a major drought has‘ 'Kitimat...they’ve. run. out . of beer! mes oe . motor’. at suspension. \ been hit | “Hénee they are forced to goto : smaller ‘non-unibi’ ‘contractors To ‘collect ‘unemploymient will -have to sit ‘out-about four weeks without arly neem 7 They, © ‘ander’ for, ie first: two: ‘for has net” ; “réceat © legislation, are’ not’ entitled to- yvided ‘tha 5 soaring blue sky high thi: “and:local sources have Llquor sales to the recent labour. i ; pigbabhe nth yh ch they ‘say. has teady: pha The spokesmen : @ top: , Companies: Carling, “Ute le Bens | and Interior’ Brewerles are stil. * produclng: at full. power, spokesmen vattribute the ‘high | e and. Old. Style = consumers a beer x drinking ‘weather * ible hag hot given Terrace. residents ~ a Chance to breathe easily: for” “weeks, . . They say: ‘that the’ ‘pubs: aré " packed ‘with: loggers. ‘presently’ sitting :on:.the dole after thelr, employers enforced forest shut: ” ghout the: ast few downs, th “Although, 0 “beet Terrace :, distributors: went ‘as far to say d. that: jist’ plain old : ‘hot Weather: " creates ‘deeper ‘thirats in:-thelr . “ customers beer sales have. rigen =:.! and: ‘foal -, : ned i left “pi oe |; -Owh encourd#énients for ta afternoons RC this summer, "of 45. daya after he cae In Terrace court action this week loca! man John E, ‘Maynor, 20 was found guilty of falling to remain at the scene of a minor hit. and-run accident,’ The ‘accident’ witnessed in- front of a local hotel parking lot: occurred around. 10: 45 p.m. on July 24.00. 2 Maynor was fined $100 ‘to be paid within 10 days plus a 15 day vehicle: we licence ‘woods workers can spend time fixing things up around the house or just. being with their . families, ‘However the Jack of rain during the past few weeks Takes it precarious at best to travel to favorite recreational spots if the road to travel there is still open. Normally 2,17 inches of rain ‘falls in the area during the month of July. But this month only .95 inches have fallen and no measurable amount: of ’ precipitation has been recorded since July 11. FORESTREPORT The B.C. Forest Service advises that -due to the continuing... Extreme . Fire Hazard ovér the Large part of ~sthe: province that as of midnight ‘July “27, 1971. All Campfire Permits will be suspended for the whole of the Prince Rupert Forest District. Also those areas known as the Prince Rupert Closure Zones R- r-5, R-6, and R-8 which roughly. includes that area surroun Owekeno Lake, Bella Coola, Bella Coola Valley, Dean River, Kemano - Gardner Canal, ~ Douglas Channel, Telegraph Point to Pacific, North-to include Bowser Lake, the Nass River, and the Queen Charlotte Islands,” will. be- subject Industrial © Closure; which requires all Industrial Operations in forested areas to! go on early shift; with work to be -concluded . and workmen . clear of the Forest areas prior to 1 p.m. each day. - Burning: permits are also . Suspended in the above closure Zones. The mainland coastal region from Namu to Stewart is not included. 2 ces “The B.C. Forest Service advises that the whole of the Vancouver Forest District: ‘is -also..subject ‘to a Campfire - Permit . suspension -- and - ‘Restricted Industrial Closure Order. In further court action fines i arose from’ three separate. Charges ; of. attempting. -to operate: a motor vehicle: while maintaining an. alchohol] breath’ reading in excess of -.08. : Jerald Olynyts, 21, of Terrace : * was © found ; guilty under the charge and received a total fine of $350 in.default.15 days with a suspension.of 23 days. He was: appretiended by RCMP after his. “Vehicle | sheered ‘into a power “pole'in the. ‘community - of Smithers.’ His case wag later -walved | to’: Terrace court proceedings. ; ‘Gregory.’ Hatiseni’ aged 20 of ' Terrace when found with hig ear - in the ditch on Queensway was: charged- Canadian government, "*saidanalderman - of the federal - government’s Opportunities - for» Youth program at a council meeting Monday, ‘Aiderman Ev Clift: considered @ program: poorly organized. More information-about gimilar programs should be forwarded to the oem tPality in: fhe - future, he said, : Mayor Victor J oltiffe said the : program had merit. and ‘cited some ‘groups that ‘have. been — traveling through’ Terrace. on various research programs, 1° ‘Alderman “‘Lloyd® Johnston | ‘complained that ..some ‘of. ithe: "individual studies under way or previously completed by federally financed groups could just ‘as easily and more , effectively been completed by” local groups. > Tn July couneil sent a letter to Gerard: Pelletier, Secretary of | State and minister j in-charge of the: Opportunities ‘ for. Youth Program, asking the minister. ta recondiser a grant-to a, Terrace . Cont'd on Page 2