‘If drinking’s too Second in a@ series By Jullette Proom Herald Staff writer . Do you drink too much, or does someonw think you do? There is a free counsellor in Terrace who can help you with alcohol or drug related problems. Frances Sabine can he reached at 638-8488 or found at No. 5 4554 Lazelle Ave., Terrace. He splits his time between Terrace and Kitimat, soit's best to make ‘an appointment. Most people who have used the counselling service since it was set up in July have been referred to it by doctors, employers or social agencies, Sabine does ac- cept people who walk in off the street though. When a person goes to the alcohol and drug counselling service for help, they have _ t be prepared to face the fact that they have a problem which will take work to get rid of. “The probiem is not always a drinking prob. em,’ said Sabine. ‘Sometimes it’s a com- munications problem. In either case, I can help.” The first stage of coun- selling is an assessment of the case. “The client and I probe into the drinking — the extent and the pattern of drinking,” said Sabine. “Thave to take everytinng the client tells me as the truth, but I have to remember that by the time he comes to see me, everyone else is convinced he has a problem. He's heen badgered,"’ said Sabine. In the assessment stage, Sabine works with the client to isolate drinking patterns and tries to find the cause Clark accused of Tory MP’s defeat | , called Monday for an in- DOUG SMALL AWA (CP) — Op position Leader Joe Clark's office denied Monday that it | interfered in a Sunday nominating meeting thal rejected incumbent MP Stan Schumacher as a Progressive Conservative candidate in‘ the Alberta riding of Bow River. But Schumacher sald in a telephone interview from his Drumheller, Alta., home that Clark supporters enginecred his defeat. “It was reverige, pure and simple,” the nine-year Com- mons veteran said. Clark said last year that he wanted to run for the nomination in Bow River, a etide and. give. him to clear shot at the seat. The ah Ave TEE sed Clark politically, and Schumacher says Clark loyalists went out of their way to secure his defeat. The nomination was won Sunday by Gordon Taylor, an independent MLA in Alberta ‘and former Social Credit cabinet minister in the province. WANTS INVESTIGATION - John Aimers, president of the Progressive Con- servative Youth Federation, e,and.give him a vestigation into the nomi- nating meeting. Aimers charged that many who voted for Taylor had no previous connection with the Conservative party, and said he would devote time before the party’s nt i av. in g “gecure a reversal” of the meeting’s outcome. “The Progressive Con- servative party cannot afford to have any ofits MPs dumped under cir- cumstances which indicate that the will of the majority of its 8 flouted," , news release. Sorel ee sald he would check to make sure the number of paid Con- servative party mem- ships in the constituency corresponded with the ‘number of votes cast at the meeting. He was defeated. by a vote of 501 to 414, Thirteen ballots ‘were spoiled. But if party records show there are at least 928 memberships, there would be nothing to investigate, Schumacher said. Cherry Point _ firm withdraws — QLYMPIA (AP) — The Trans-Mountain Pipeline Co. asked Monday that its application for a permit to establish an oil tran- sshipment facility at Cherry | Point on Puget Sound in Washington state be placed in en inactive Status. A ‘Company attorney An- th , En 'y aul told the Facility Site Evaluation Counci that Trans- Mountain wasn’t ready to give up on the application . but conceded that the _.Magnuson amendment .to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, unless changed, apparenth preclu es a Cherry Point oil port. . That: amendment prohibits issuance of a: permit for establishment of an oil transshipment port at any point on et Sound east of Port Angeles, Wash. “We would like to put the application in a_ holdin pa at this time," Pa Id the council, Trans-Mountain, under of Atlantic © the sponsorshi Richfield Co., had proposed establishment of an oil port at the ARCO Cherry Point refinery for receiving of | Alaskan crude oi]. The oil would then: be fransshipped to the midwest by reversing the flow of an existing Canadian pipeline. - Manitoba prem WINNIPEG (CP) Premier Sterling Lyon sa he soon will, form, a study group to review all gove ms ro procedures oath eliminating activity. During a news — con- ference, his first since being elected Manitoba premier on Oct. 11, Lyon said the aim of the study group would not only be tosave dollars, “but also to restore pride and challenge within the public service and to begin the necessary exercise of defining those matters which fall properly within the scope of government.” One co-chairman of the an eye extraneous atudy group would be Sidney Spivak, a minister without portfolio in the cabinet announced earlier in the day, but Lyon said the other co-chairman has not yet been recruited. _Lyon said another chore facing his Progressive Con- servative government is the preparation.of ‘‘a clear and com hensive statement” 0 ition. The premier said expecta to find that the budget deficit will be much higher than the $21 million projected by the NDP government last spring, but fe , declined to guess at the porters has been & imers said in a anitoba’s: financial . and effects. Sometimes he’ll ask the client to moultog his inking by writing down the circumstances around taking a drink, Sometimes a person with a problem will go to a bar and not leave until he is on the verge of passing out. He can’t go home if there is a full glass on the table. ‘Other ‘people -- with problems may go to a party volunteering to serve as a bar-tender.. Not every bartender is a secret. drinker,’ but' some serve s0° they can be in a better position to sneak a drink. If ‘the client must Free counselling service the alcohol is around, who's cing to notice if one drink leads to another? Some people withdraw from their problems under the guise of drink. Before going to an important ap- pointment, the problem Grinker will stop in the bar to ganter some “dutch courage”, One drink leads to another. and before you know it, it's too late to make that appointment anyway. After the problem has been identffie whether he will continue to see the counsellor. — takes a lot of and isolated, . decide - “A lot of people aren't ready to do anything about it,” said Sabine. “It means a dramatic change to a person’s lifestyle and many people just don’t want to change things.” “The person has to realize no miracles are going to happen. It's 2 lot of hard work’’ said Sabine. ‘But it uts to start drinking too. After a certain stage, drinking is an an- tisocial act.” If a person continues with counselling, Sabine helps hime look at his life even LEGISLATIVE Lille ry, 1 HLISMEG VICTLRIA, too taucgt ‘al diadeala ys tela, 76l V8V-1is more closely than during assessment. They try to replace the drinking pattern with a more constructive one, Sabine encourages the client not to see his drinking buddies. The client is most vulnerable at the beginning of the program. Old friends might invite old habits. Sabine encourages the client to get out with people — go to hockey games, the theatre, church, anywhere that people are together. If he has to go to a bar, Sabine says togotoa strange bar — the herald ‘Serving Terrace, Kitimat, the Hazeltons, Stewart and the Nass ( VOLUME 71 NO, 121; Price: . 20 cents TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1977 r, x - : et Try to cut costs Hg aid he hopes t° Balin © months. .NO DECISION YET Lyon said he soon would sign elther the original document or a revised version drawn up by the previous administration, depending on the legal advice he receives. The new premier reiterated his intention to provide whatever help he could to alleviate the situation in Thompson, where layoffs have resulted os immediate loss of 650 3), W © pros 0 more layoffs by co Ltd. in the future. Almost big enough for eight-year-old Terry Bolton to ride is her dog Heidi, TP dis who, at 115 pounds, weighs a good deat more than she does, And he again stated his in- tention to pass retroactive legislation—this fall, if necessary— to bring Manitoba civil servants under the anti-inflation legislation as of Oct. 14, The news conference followed the swearing-in of Lyon’s 15-member cabinet. SEVERAL COMBINED Combining several port- fotos ered at area under feenPrevious u OM two ‘ewer cabinet ministers than his predecessors, Jespite his three ministers without portfolio. ier will survey programs Fou cabinet members nave previous experience in the Conservative cabinets of e 1960s, seven are from the innipeg area, and six are legislative newcomers. One is & Woman. Don Craik, the member for Riel, was given the finance portiolio. In ad- dition, he will be responsible for Manitoba Hydro, a post formerly held by Schreyer. Bud Sherman, member for Fort Garry, is minister of health and social development and correc- tions. Previously, these portfolios were handled by separate ministers. Weather ) Cloudy with showers all day tomorrow as a low pressure centre in the Alaska Gulf continues to give us an onshore flow for the next few days. Today's high, 7 degrees, tonights low 3 degrees. J much of a habit, talk to Frances the client probably won't stay as long. “IT remind my client that making new friends is a gradugl process. If he goes to new places, he might not know everyone or even anyone,” said Sabine. Soon, though, ‘it mushrooms. One thing leads ‘to another and the client doesn't have to drink for a social life anymore.” “I always invite the person to go Alcoholics Anonymous. The fellowship onvolved offers a different kind of support than the therapist offers,’ sald Sabine, “It also provides living proof that a drinking problem can be beaten.” Alcohol Anonymous can bereached at 635-5750 or 635- 5636. There are meetings at 8:30 Monday night in the United Church, 8 p.m. Thursday in Skeenaview Lodge and 8:30 Saturday in the Health Unit. vf Colle, 77/78 Frances Sabine Sabine’s services are free to the client. He is paid by the alcohol and drug commission but the money is administered by the Terrace Community Ser- vices society. There is also a local Durg and Alcohol committee which holds public meetings. Aldermen tangle By Donna Vallieres Herald Staff Writer A rezonign dispute which took place at Terrace council meeting last night did little to resolve the issues at hand and instead engendered conflict and arguments between council members themselves. The dispute involved the north side of the 4700 block Lazelle. Property owners in this block have approached council since the area was first given special zoning in 1972 asking that the block be rezoned commercial. The owners again made verbal submissions to council last night and were supported by Ald, Dave - Peaié’and-Doug Mumford, - who stated he was ad- dressing himself to the “ audience and the media in his remarks concerning a motion. to hold a public hearing on the rezoning issue. In his speech, Pease personally . ciriticized two other aldermen before being reprimanded by Mayor Dave Maroney. (enatemremnirnat -~ sles a DAVE PEASE Ald. Helmut Giesbrecht, replied to Pease by stating there has been a tota misunderstanding of the special zonign concept an earlier council has imposed on the block and the reason for the present council upholding the - present zoning by-law was that council members must look at what is good for all the people in the community, not just pressure groups. - Giesbrecht stated such pressure groups often come fore council to ‘‘blackmail (council) just because it's election time.” Pease's mtoion to hold a public hearing was defeated with an identical motion which followed a_ petition ee by the Lazelle property owners. Farligr in the meeting architect Alexander In- selberg appearing with the CONTINUED, Page: 8 lin Lazelle rezoning lavigation Co. Ltd. the president o South Atlantic west of Fleming said the ship _ he 300-foot ship was Northland Prince to ply Atlantic VANCOUVER (CP)—The Northland Prince, a besengercerge ship operated by Northland t between northcoast British Columbia communities until last year, has been sold to a British company and will be used in the Atlantic, Northland said Monday. Captain Louls Fleming said the 3,000-ton Prince has been renamed the St. Helena and will be used on trips between England and South Africa, stoppi islands of St. Helena and Ascension, loca shipping Ltd. of Cornwall, England, but wouldn't disclose the purchase price. -__ t by Burrard Shipyard and - Marine Ways Ltd. in nearby North Vancouver in 1962 and operated until Oct, 1976, when it was taken out of service because the federal government stopped a $3 million annual subsidy to Northland. att in the ola. s been sold to Curnow Election seen - this spring By PAUL GESSELL OTTAWA (CP) — The government has given high priority to passage of amendments to the Canada Elections Act re-introduced in the Commons Monday 30 they can be implemented before the next federal election, expected tn be held next spring, government sources say. _ Such amendments must be passed six months before - an election is heldif they are to apply, said an official in the chief electoral office. The government has shown. it has placed the amendments on a high priority by introducing them so soon in the new Commons session, said the official. The third session of the 30th Parliament began last week. Prime Minister Trudeau indicated earlier this year Dollar that he will call an election during the first half of 1978. The existence of four vacant Commons’ seats could: reinforce Trudeau's decision to call an election this spring. Starting March 1, he must announce dates to fill the vacancies, either through byelections or through a general election. ALMOST IDENTICAL —., The Election Act amend- ments presented Monday are virtually identical to proposals introduced July 20 in the last session. Those amendments never reached final reading because of insufficient time before the summer recess. Currently, any group can hastily form a political party and enjoy various privileges, such as the ssuing of tax receipts, during an election cam- drops below .90 U.S. MONTREAL (CP) — The Canadian dollar plunged to’ $9.69 U.S. cents on New York money markets Monday, the first time since September, 1939, that it has closed below the 90-U.5. cent level, The drop caught many analysts by surprise. One economist, voicing the opinion of several others in e field, said she hadn’t expected the dollar to go as low as it has. din At the opening of trading, the dollar was valued at 90.37 U.S. cents and reached a high of 90.44 in the mor- ning. It started its decline in the afternoon, hitting a low of 89.76 and regaining some strength by the close. . Atrader said a “big com- mercial seller’’ of Canadian dollars entered the market in the afternoon, helping to push the value lower. “It could be that this United States company is selling out some of their Canadian assets,’ he said. He and other traders also . attributed the decline to the Quebec government's plan to buy Asbestos Corp. Ltd. and the announced layoffs of: workers at International Nickel Co. mines, ; Last Tuesday, the dollar’ fell to 89.86 U.S. cents during : the day last Tuesday but ‘recovered to close at 90.27 U.S. cents. At one me during the first two weeks of Sep-- tember, 1999, the dollar was. valued at 39.29 U.S. centa.