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PARK AVENUE.

REALTY LIMITED

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1977

‘ment; to the 8.C.
Development ~ Cor-

poration.

TERRACE, B.C.

a

REALTY WORLD

Dr. Andrew Thompson meets with local leaders

Federal government
hearings on the Kitimat-
Edmonton oil pipeline will
lake place on the west coast
region in late April or early’
May Dr. Andrew Thompson
told persons who attended a
meeting of the Regional
District of Kitimat-Stikine

_ Friday.

Dr. Thompson. was
recently appointed by the

if. Minister- of. Fisherias;-
Romeo .LeBlanc and _the |
| Mitiiiter of’ Transport,’ Otto:
Latig. He is a’ professor of ©

law at UBC on leave to the
federal government. He was
chairman of the B.C.
Energy Commission until

June 1976 and he is now in

charge of the inquiry.

He said some preliminary:

meetings will be held in

Terrace, Kitimat and

~ Cloverlawn gets
one month delay

The District. of Terrace
Municipal Council. granted
Cloverlawn . Investments
Limited a one»month delay
in construction start-up date
for the Skeena Mall which
will be constructed at a cost
of $7,000,000 on the former
Roman Catholic Church
property on  Lakelse
Avenue.

In a letter over the
signature of Carl McGowen
of Cloverlawn a ‘formal
request was made of council
for the delay. He requests
that the commencement of
construction be set back
toJuly 31, 1977 and that the.
date for completion also be
moved back one month to
April 30, 1978.

Mr. McGowen, during a
visit to Terrace last week,
called on Mayor Gordon
Rowland to brief him on the
status of the project. He
indicated that numerous
changes in drawings with
regards to'Overwaitea and
relocation of some of the
tenants within the shopping
centre have, unfortunately,
extended the time that
Cloverlawn had allowed in

its schedule for drawings.’

The Cloverlawn
spokesman assured the
mayor that, at this time,
there seems to be no doubt
as to the firm’s ability to be
in the ground during July
1977,

Wayne Epp
Hospital Chairman.

Wayne Epp was elected
Chairman of the Mills
Memorial Hospital Board of
Trustees last Wednesday,
March 23.

During the course of the
Hospital Society meeting

incumbant Chairman Vic
Jolliffe and Trustee Satwant
Singh both were defeated by
new members Don Highe
and Richard A. Wilmot, both
elected for three year term-

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- cluding | the

Prince Rupert as well as the

. lower mainland. He said the

federal government sees the
question of oil tankers as a
west coast issue, not a
problem of particular
concern to the northwest
alone.

"He. said public input will

take high priority during the .

inquiry: and he hopes the
pul

the -news.media.".. -

‘Thompson. will. inquire .
¢

into and report upon the
social and environmental
impact regionally. (in-
impact on
fisheries) that could result
from the establishment of a
marine-tanker route and

construction of a marine

terminal (deep water oil
port) at Kitimat; ‘the

THE DISTRICT OF TERRAC

iblic will -become inyolved -
and: keep: informed through -

navigational safety and
related matters associated ©
with the establishment of a~
marine tanker route -and
construction of a marine
terminal at Kitimat and the -
broader concerns and issues
related to: oil tanker.
moyements on the’. .west
coast as might be:sffected -
by the proposal. 3

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issues

will. report’ “upon
representations made to
him’ concerning the terms
and conditions which should
be’ imposed, if authority. is

_The-pretiminars uakleings +
“will-outliné how ‘thé

given to establish a marine ©

terminal at Kitimat, on the.
size, construction and
operation thereof and on the
size, construction and’
operation of tankers in the

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approaches thereto.

He said the first stage will:
be to make sure people
understand applications —
proceedings, funding and
timing. The hearings will
not be going into evidence at
this stage. Their purpose at

- this stage will be to set the

ground rules of the inquiry.
“From those ‘people who

show concern at the first set.
of heéariigs: Thompson will -
WB OUI Hl ues determine who will ask
are developing. ‘Thompson:.quéstions \and..who can-

present witnesses at the-
second set of hearings which -
will be held sometime in
mid-summer.

He hopes to have a
complete information
package for the public in
May from both
Department of Fisheries .
and the Department of,

E honoured departing Mayor. Gordon

Rowland. for his many years of service as alderman and mayor by
presenting him with the chair that he occupied in counci! as mayor,
Above Alderman Dave Maroney makes the presentation as Gordon reads

the commemorating plaque

for his new home in Vernon, B.C.

affixed to the chair. Gordon leff'last Tuesday |
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Transport on all data
concerning the pipeline.
The formal hearings will
come later and will be
breken up into different
subjects in each communit
the hearings are held.

Kitimat: may hear on the

oposed terminal and tank

‘arm ‘while the people of %

Prince Rupert may hear
information on maritime

-traffie and tanker ..gafety.

Persons. who--wish

on A P ect.can
do‘so by visiting the com-

_ munity the subject matter is:

being discussed.

It will be at this set of Pe

hearings that the compan

will put its experts forward. ©

, Attending the meeting

vwere Vic Jolliffe, Helmut
. Giesbrecht, Les Watmough,

Joe Banyay, Bob Copper,
Sharon Biggs and George
Thom. :

Three
charged

with murder

Garth Clayton Young,
age 29; Patrick John
Pepin, age 17; and
Richard Douglas
Gerow, age 23; all of
Terrace have been
charged with first
degree murder
following the in-
-yestigation into the
death of Paul Andrew
Arnold, age 26, also of
Terrace.

Staff Sergeant Dick
Latta said the in-
vestigation began at
12:10 pam. on Saturday
when the body of Arnold
was reported to police
and became public
when the three suspects:
appeared in provincial
court at 3:30 p.m. on
Tuesday.

He said the major
break in the case came
when police located the
victim's car in a
parking lot in Terrace.

Arnold’s bedy was
discovered at the end of
a logging road near
Kalum Lake Drive
north of Terrace.

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Fifty years ago this week,

| PULP MILL FOR KITIMAT
‘ Vancouver Man Announces
: Plans for an Early Start in
the Richest Valley on the
‘: Continent

* Construction of a pulp and
* paper mill witha capacity of
#4 250 tons daily, involving the
expenditure of several
© millions of dollars, will be
=commenced at Kitimat
‘shortly. C.F. Pretty of
*Pretty’s Timber Lands of
Vancouver made the an-
= nouncement recently. Local
& people know the extent and
©: the value of the timber lands

= of the Kitimat Valley and it

ehas long been the local
‘dream that a P mill
:would be established to
utilize the timber. It is
= common knowledge that the
Kitimat Valley is one of the
i richest in British Columbia,
% not only for its pulp wood but
asa mineral area and as an
= agricultural area.
% While Terrace is within
“reasonable distance of
& Kitimat we would not advise
% a general boosting of prices
“or a too optimistic en-
uthusiasm. Years are
* required to establish and get
Operating a pulp and paper
“ mill. However the dreams of

* closer to a realization. -

< SOME BIG SPRUCE LOGS
* Boom Sticks Forty Feet
ong and Five Feet Thick
hipped by Little to the

ast. .

All the big timber is by no
; means found on Vancouver
Island or on the Queen
‘Charlotte Islands. This
: year’s operations by the
«Geo, Little sawmill and
‘: logging firm has brought out
: some very heavy and some
= very good timber. Many

“3 logs have been hauled into

* Terrace which measured
‘five feet and over in

% Ferry Island area. A good
many were shipped to Lake
% Superior poinis as boom-
* sticks. These sticks were 40

* feet long and only could be

: loaded on a car. They were
e biggest pieces of timber
ever handled in this district.
The logs taken to the

= sawmill had to be blasted
i before the saw could handle
* them. A lot of cottonwood
“ trees were cut that were

‘ee

= even larger. The cottonwood
: is shipped to New West-
‘minster where it is
manufactured into veneer.
% The first shipment was sent

* by freight but the charges

ate up all the value and now
s other means are being
& worked out to beat the
& freight rates. The logs may
be floated down to the coast
® and there loaded on scows or
= itimay be that they will be

.% Manufactured in the raw at

= Terrace and shipped below
* for finishing. The northern
: cottonwood makes a much
: superior article and it is in

emand in the south if the

Can

_ The prize winners,were Mrs
_ A.H. Barker and Dr.
After. bridge the :guests

TOURIST HOTEL
CHANGES :

Geo. Tessier has ail White
Help and He Offers

fravellers Advantages

George Tessier, the new
owner of the Tourist Hotel at
Terrace, is meeting with
very favorable patronage
since he got started. He has
made a good many changes
in the hotel, both in
management and in service.
One of his first moves was to
secure all white help and he
got the best. The dining
room service is extra
now. He has also fitted up
and furnished very nicely
the cottages adjoining the
hotel - for the = ac--
commodation of com-.
mercial travellers who
desire sample rooms — they:
can have them adjoining’
their own private rooms if.
desired. Mr. Tessier is-
running a first class hotel:
and his patrons are well:
satisfied with it. :

TERRACE NOTES oo
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dover.
entertainéd seven tables. ‘of’
bridge in the G:W.V.A: Hall
last Wednesday. evening.

Turpil,.

enjoyed some dancing. At
midnight the hostess served
dainty refreshments.

Mrs. H.L. Frank and
daughter Mildred spent a
few days last week in Remo,
guests of Mr. and Mrs,
Wilsons.

After the Easter holidays
Miss French will give
lessons to beginner's during
the noon hour at Mrs.
Young’s.

Miss Mallott was a visitor
to Copper City over the
weekend,

Amy Little, second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.-
George Little has been ill for
the past few weeks.

Mr. and Mrs, Doll and
daughter of Woodcock spent
the weekend in town. They
have purchased Dan-
Clacker’s place on Braun.
istand and will shortly move

ere. ye,

Capt. Hearn and R.
Beecher of the Lakelse
hatchery were here over the.
weekend. .

The Ladies Guild of the
United Church met at the
home of Mrs. Sousie on.
Thursday this week. n

. iy

Mrs. J. Harrington spent:

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the latter part of last week:-

in Pacific.

Government Agent, N.A.:
Watt of Prince Rupert, was’
here over the weekend on
official business.

Mrs. P.G. Skinner of Usk
was a recent. visitor here.

The Vanarsdo] basketball
team was here Saturday last
and were defeated by the
local people by a score of 10-
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