| | “Robbers” - Grocery sought . A police. investigation continues: following ~ armed located at - intersection of Kalum and Haugland.’ Terrace RCMP’ S/Sgt. John Veldman says. two male - ‘suspects entered ‘B&G Grocery at about 9- p.m. Feb. 6,. wielding a sawed-off | ‘Shotgun. ”. operator turned over $402 in cash and:the two men fled. ° ‘Terrace RCMP. ask anyone who saw ‘anything suspicious _in the area around the time of. the robbery to contact the . _ RCMP at 635-4911. robbery. at” Bec | the. The The. B.C. government will spend $13 million to maintain essential services in Cassiar until - the end of June. By then, ‘the “community that was built on. A person in a liquor es establishment, “when asked to leave by an. asbestos and considered a pillar of the northern mineral ‘industry by miners will iri all likelihood be a ghost-town. Government representatives, establishment employee, must do so. Common reasons for asking a person to leave are intoxication and patron conduct. 7 _ Section 42(2) of the Liquor: Control and Licensing Act states. - (a) A person shall not remain in a licenced establishment after he is requested to leave by the licensee or employee. (b) A person Voluntary fine: $100. In British Columbia, IT'S THE LAW. values. p rotecting children is.one of ‘the most important responsibilities of a society. It must be done in a way that supparts.families,< and, deciding how , best to support families while } protecting children involves looking at many of our most fundamental W: need your views and ideas, and invite you to participate in a teview of British Columbia's child protection legislation. he Honourable Joan Smallwood, Minister of Social Services, has appointed a 10-person panel to consult with British Columbians and to prepare a public report on its findings. The report will provide a framework for new child protection _ legislation that will respond directly to the'needs: of today’s children and families. P anel members will be visiting all parts of the province and holding public and private meetings in many communities. Panel members are interested in meeting with special interest groups, the Aboriginal community, professionals and anyone who wishes to be heard. If you would like to make a written submission and speak about it at one of the public meetings, please send one copy of your submission to: Community Panel _ Child Protection Legislation Review Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 shall not enter a licenced.establishment within 24 hours after the . time he was requestéd to leave the licenced establishment, ‘commissioner, | \ = including Prince Rupert. MLA Dan Miller and a job protection © held several meetings in Cassiar last. week. Tan Smallwood, vice president of ' the United Steelworkers local in Cassiar that is the bargaining agent for nearly al! the 400 laid- off workers, said yesterday that. an Industrial Adjustment Service committee has begun interview- ing the jobless miners to deter- mine retraining and relocation options for them. A contingent from. Canada Employment ‘was expected to arrive ‘yesterday :to * - handle unemployment i insurance claims. -The. mine- is in: the process PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN © _Issues and Action _ Public Meetings will be held in the following communities. . “Wednesday, February Lvsergscted : Tuesday, February 25.0 > Maple Ridge | Surrey ” Nelson Cranbrook: _ Chilliwack North Shore - Victoria " Nanaimo. Dawson Creek Fort Nelson Vancouver Vancouver Kamloops Williams Lake Prince Rupert Hazelton Prince George. Queen Charlotte City Port Alberni’ Powell River + ‘If you do not have a written submission but . would like to speak at a public meeting, please : book a time by calling toll-free 1-800-663-1251 (8: 30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday) _. ‘A discussion paper, Protecting Our Children, _ Supporting Our Families, prepared by the Ministry _of Social Services is available as a background ~ oe docuiment. er | | Kelowna: ier ocededs ~ Tuesday, March 3 “Tuesday, March 24 Thursday, April 9 oe - Wednesday, April15 5s * ‘Tuesday, April 28 | Tuesday, June 23 Thursday, June 25 ‘Watch your local newspaper for further notice about meetings it in your area. Copies of the discussion paper and further information about the panel members’ schedule. © is available by calling toll-free 1-800-663-1251. (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday). Province of British Columbia Child Protection Legislation Review Thursday, February 27° Thursday, March 5 Tuesday, March 17 Tuesday, March 31 . Thursday, April 2 Tuesday, April 7 Thursday, April 16 Thursday, April 30 Tuesday, May 5 Thursday, May 7 i ee a Wednesday, May 13 Wednésday, May 20 -: ‘of being mothballed. Smallwood said that due: to the ‘debt. load ” Cassiar Asbestos was carrying 4 : _- added, -- black and white, no agreement- Terrace Review —- Wednesday, February 12, 1992 5 Exodus from Cassiar begins _ when the underground operation 7 started, the mine never Teally. ‘had a. ‘chance. There was extrem — pressure for production to pr vide cash flow, he said, wil maintenance and mine develop- 7 ment matters becoming s second- ary. The ore e body that the town was originally built around was. near, exhaustion. when a new deposit was discovered. The new deposit, however, demanded underground rather than open pit mining methods. The soft ground required an unusual technique called block caving, in which the . , shaft ceiling was allowed to’ cave « in and the ore removed from the end of the supported sectionof | the shaft. "It’s really. unusual," . Smallwood remarked. "There. afe 1 only two or three others like: it ‘inthe world.” He noted that the ore _ reserves are still economical and the ‘markets for the product are | . still there, but the need ‘to re-' - structure the company *s debt killed the operation, 2 The .government is. com- _ mitted to maintaining services like water, sewer, road mainteii- ance and schools until the end of . June. | Westar — - — Continued 1 from page ° 1. — . npn pte art yet eTReT RTT ae Westar. on the ‘Ritwanga opel ation. ra commissioners, said Monday. night he believed from what was - said at the meeting that Westar and SCI had an agreement-in- ‘principle on the sale, buta | Westar official yesterday after~ ‘noon denied that. _ After examining the SCI ‘statement of Feb. 8 Bob chase, : senior vice president in charge _ of finance for the Westar Group, ~ said he doesn’t take issue with anything in the statement but "There is nothing in in-principle or intention. We haven’t - signed anything." Although Chase said he "wouldn’t be surprised" if some- thing of nature did eventually - emerge with SCI, he also noted that Westar is still holding dis- cussions with other potential buyers for the Hazelton and _ Kitwanga assets. Langford said he was impressed with the turn-out at . the commission hearings and the ‘level of interest in the Westar |. transfer, He and fellow commis- * sioner George Watts received about 25 briefs on the issue. They ‘have until the end of the month to report to the. Minister : Of Forests. “Garth Langford; one of the “oa - Any sale agreement on the ; _ . Westar assets and tenures would have to be approved by the _ - Minister of Forests. upport Your Lung Association tw wet Sanleatsaan ee eae eee opt oT ‘ Lae si ae al ence eee rerena: eae 5