Grandue raining ln Stewart
has begun a seiles of massive:
lay-offs: which ‘will see between
400 and 500 workers put out of .

‘| work at the Premier Lake mine

slle,, some ‘200 miles north of
here.

represent a figure some where
between 40 and 60 percent of the
total work ‘force at the site,
In announcing the lay-offs,
the Company. gave- three

of copper combined with higher -
production costs’ and. the
provincial
mining ‘royalties: legislation.

. Since the’ announcement - of
the lay-offs a series of meetings

Union representing the workers-
and the company. As well-cf- |
fieials of various government
departments are expected in-
Stewart in the near future lo see
about job ‘placement for the
suddenly. out-of-work miners. _

Those 400’ -'500 workers .

reasons, the plummeting price .-

governmenl’s .

have taken place involving lhe.

A GHOST TOWN IN THE A MAKING

hus: sent “a ‘strongly worded

statement\to Premier | Dave .. .

Barrell -coniaining - ; three
recommendations. © McLeod
called for immediate recinding
of: . all - ‘mineral royally

legislation: in. the - pravince,

legislation McLeod says. has

plopped all. exploration ‘for

minerals in the\Stewart area at

a time. when silver. and gold .

prices are sky rocketing.

“The second recommendation

from McLeod was the removal
of Mines Minister Leo Nimsick
in davour of a man.:‘‘wilh ex-
perience. who could. gain lhe
trust of : mining people | in the

. province." vhs

The third and final. recom:
mendation “was for a - joint

. provincial-federal-workers .and
“industry “ commillee to’ help
establish an’ Excessive. Profits -

Tax fer the mineral industry in:

‘the place: of thé - Royalty -

Legistalion currently on. the
books.’ The letter was signed by’.

“Newest Ghast Town. mi

According to veleran Stewart
news man, Jon Spires,. the full
impact of the lay-olfs. hay not
yet hit the small‘ north’ coast
town.

Everyone: is. in the, panic .

stages now,"’ he sald yesterday,

"and . the ‘full impact af. the
+ siluation probably won'l be tall.
unt

late
February.” ot

The reason for this, according
la’ Spires, is - the. highly : tran:

January

‘aitory - nalure of. the ‘Stewart
papulace, especially during the

Chrisimas season, when many

-families leave for, points south.

One. of those ‘who became

“javolved'In the question was
“Northern Affairs Minister Alf

Nunweiler, who arrived ‘in
Stewart yesterday for the firsl

‘ia series of public meetings in

(he north, Although the avowed
purpose of those meetings: to
hear ~ input © on northern
development from northerners,

- Nunweiler Spent much ofa

~ publie meeting Monday heating

. hala lack~of- eommunicalion

wthern people, those inStewarl al

about the situalion. -..

When he arrived. abnthe fi,
Stewarl airport, hewas'greeled :
-by a large’ crowd of Stewart | :

residents, most of them mines).

employees. Also onthe airstrip].
was a large Christmas Tree,;
_ decorated with empty cups.

In response to Nunwiler’s

question as lo what northérners |.

want for the future, he received
a lot of answers saying the same
thing, Whal fuluate?. -

According to Jon: ‘Spires,
editor of the Stewart Sentenil,
the feeling of the meeting: vas

has (o be blamed for a lack: of
government informa tion on the,
needs of northerners. |: .

And the feeling of the nor-

any rate, | is that they. wank their’
Jobs.” nae . :

Mayor Tan McLeod of Stewart

“lan MacLeod, Mayor of B.C.’s

. DEALER Lic, 8-273

Rotary &
Conventional”:
Engines by’

MAZDA
"New & Used Vehicles

‘SKEENA AUTO |

Metel Shop Led.
635-6572"

a

VOLUME 68 NO, 50 ~

~The] | -
‘resident painted out that: the | =
“only industry’ in Slewart wis -

culling back extensively and |.
_ that.the future-look beaks; -.

‘the her

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Ww 1974

TERRACE, B.C.

Prantar’sa Offica,

Victorla, H.

. TRUCKS. .

Riverside :

BATS

Terrace, B.C.

19% budget.

. five people:

Yona Cémpagnolo, ‘Member of :
Parliament’ for. Skeena, an-
nounced ‘today that an ad-

Kalum to’

be widened

I: was revealed during

. discussion of parking problems |

on: Kalam, north of Park, east:
side, at. last Monday’ 3. Couradl
meeting What i is anticipated;
thal, the. widening: ‘of Kalum
Street: will be included. in ‘the ,
¢apital.works program " ‘in the

On i December 6at?: 30 p.m. Mr. Clint Budden saw .

~ Prinee Rupert
‘money is in addition to the:

* “The, extra: funds
‘Campagnelo explaitie

ditional $940,000 has been made
available by the Department of
Fisheries for work (his year on
small craft harbours ‘in’ the
area. -. “This

$1,003,000 already .. announced -
‘or such development ‘in: the “
Skeena - constituency: ; this.
winter, and represents a ‘total: |
investment for this year of close.
to ¥, 000, 1000. :

‘about as'a result of a decision by

smoke billowing from a house trailer on Krumm. Rd, 1
in Thornhill; He immediately summoned Mr. Hagen

Schneider to assist him. They entered the trailer and -

found it engulfed in smoke. The men brought out the

in-the trailer..

They were Mark Bolton,

Cherry Woods, and Don Squires of Terrace and Sheila
Frank of Telegraph Creek, These four were taken to

hospital | suffering from smoke inhalation.
reported in fair condition while the other
three are in satisfactory condition.

Squires is

Don

0,000 more for har

- well a8 replacing the ’, super-
“structure. and repairing” ‘the.
* existing ‘approach ‘and whar-

camposed of an estimated cost:

of $7,900,060 for float’ and.

superstructure renewal at

 Rushbrook, and $240,000 for .
: proximately. 2,000 feet of
. deteriorated floats; making up -
" roughly

float renewal al Fairview Bay.

“4 am..véry. pleased that’ his
decision has come about at this
time”, sald (he Skeena M.P.;

> “not only because of the badly

.- needed improvements in small

‘eral harbour facilities that will ”

be provided, but also because of

» Mrs. -s the extra employment that, will
come: “ihe created tne the coming ma

..the.:Minister ’-of , Fisheries: ip: - Minter months.”

move ahead projects which had...

. The fire is believed to have started inthe’ 2 living”
room below the main windows.
heater was in the same general area...

fhead. Al Fairview Bay, \ap-

Ba. per. ‘cent of the
“mooring ..facilites; will be
‘replaced. Also included’ isa:

* “modification © of, the existing.
he .
‘ replacement of the existing”
approach witha new timber pile -..

lighting . ‘system | and

structure. ,

i “Last, “fnonithy;. dire; ‘Cam-
“Bagnolo had annouiced that the

iprogea a Seinolved
oe

opment
nvolyed af
“Anvesline :

‘

An electric space |

cause of the fire is unknown it may have started with ..
the heater. There is no indication of arson, Coroner »
Smith has been advised: The case is still (under in in-.

-vestigation. ae

The fifth’ was Morgan Howard. Quash of. Telegraph

Creek, Ninteen year old Quash was found. to be = dead

of smoke. inhalation: --)

“Alderman. Jarry — Duffus

révegled..at last Monday-

evening’s Councll meeting that

. the--renovations, “and . con-

struction of o.sclssor hoist was

- begun.and: completed without

the ‘issuance: Of.-a municipal
building permit, ©

“It would appear that ‘the

contractor from ‘ou of: town.

. applied for a building permit on:
behalf of Township. Estates:

before Council had -agreed - to

‘allow. the: corstfuction. of the: -

scissor hoist. This applieation
was refused by  Bullding In:

’ spector Thomas on the grounds
* that Council had nat rendered a

decision, Bg

| No. permit. issued for Liquor Store r

‘The: Building Inspector ad-

r ‘vised the City engineer of this in
_ writing and orally.

undaunted, went'{o - work’ and
completed the job, wilh a few
weeks delay when part-of the
‘poof fell down, 1t would appear

that the fitst time the Building :

enovations

‘The contractor obviously’:

Inspector bbserved ‘the : work,”
was.when he was summoned to

examine the damage when’ the .

‘roof fell in, «.

Any” legal action” on: “This
matter would haveto come asa.
directive from. administration,

-To'this wriding-no-such action ”
would appear ‘to have heen - ‘e

taken.

90ur

Although the ©:

“$308, oo for Rushbrook and
- $310, ‘od for Fairview Bay.
. “This. program should he of

“great benefit to.all ihe smali
in our |:

‘craft.’ harbour | users
 Riding’';’ | Said - ‘Mrs,. Cam-.
 pagnolo, “and it-i8' a: good In-
dication” of “the: interest" by
Romeo LeBlanc, -oul new
- Fisheries “Minister,

fishermen.
bring: Mr.,

“It is: my. hope to
slanc’ lo, Skeena

for

~oppattunity:;
ane

“discugions -- helweeh,

: i ties [she

“the newly, annguns 2a "
al Toran re :

starting in. the new year

oad

c.
coum

1 No decision

on intersection

Alderman Jerry ‘Dulfus made |
a fullle effort at Monday’s -
Council meeting to accelerate.
some safely measures al. the.
hazardous North ‘Sparks ~-
- Halliwell intersection..

‘In tabling “a reselution. Mr,
“ Duffus noted: that the: subject
had brought. four- different -
delegations to the) Council

in the |

MINISTERS’
“ViSIT OFF
TILLSPRING|

Mayor Gordon Rowland
“advised Council last. Monday
“evening'that he was in reeeipt |
of a ‘telegram | fraxn Otlawa |
indleating . that! othe - ‘Minister

“problema faced, by west toast :

nthe |.

‘on“the dock improvements ;

responsible forthe Depart-
ment of Regional’ Economic
.Expansion, Don,
and the 'Minist
: ‘Ha

‘Hospital. ‘and’ in
given. as the, rey

Posincnernent..

Chamber, it had been discus:
five limes’ in the Coung¢il..
Chamber and. has been the
subject of two reports and is the’

being awaitdd by council,

Mr, Dulfus' resohitiog wan ag oo
follows:- aaa

Street, Sparks Street-North, and
Halliwell, be. made: ¢ four way
slop.

-(b) That Adequate ‘slens be.
‘posted on Sparks --Sireel,,

- Halliwell. Avenue, = ?and.-
* Skeenaview -Drive.in-.. the .:
2 cena view, Lodge.”

a) controlled! speed | zone:
b) hospital quiet zoné;.
: )-pedesirian tyaffle,

py) 1 That a'sign be ‘erécted én)

+

who is also a‘ director :of. the
Interprovincial Yellowhead
Inlerprovincial . Highway
Assactation, .on his return from
sthe sixth Annual Convention of
:that-body held'-in Edmonton
. November. ath and 30th, sald

According’ lo. the monthly’
statement (o. Council. by
Building Inspector’ “E.Ho

plummeted by more than 35°
percent, o ,

ihe permil value of construction

* Per Henrichsen, us ‘Plant: :
Superintendent, ‘Skeena Forest
Producis Ltd., has advised ali
. employdes* that due. to the

continuous slump in:the-North
_« Ameriean «lumber ‘market; -
4 management: regretfully an: .

“raunces atem| rary shut down,

Its: Sawmill - ‘and : TogEing.. 7

“Alderman Dave Maroney, .

Thomas, (he. permit value ‘of. :
construction in Terrace has’ *

Al the énd of Novembér 1973, -

Products closes.
_ operations effective December “

3, 1974 at fampretion of (he =
: afternoon shift, .

BETWEEN TERRACE AND PRINCE RUPERT:

$8, 000, 200 for Highway. 16

thal: all efforls’ will continue ta

bring the northern’ road ‘up [a--
: clerprovincial Associalion is ihe
that.
$16,000,000 will be spen|.on the...
BC. section in 1975 with half of ~ °

Trans-Canada Standards.
Mr. Maroney sald -

‘thal being . spent between |
Terrace and: Prince Rupert.

‘steod at. $a;143; 163, To thesame.
period this year the permit

-yalué of construction reported a!
“~< Which has jumped to $237,240

stands at 5, 949,723. .

from a record breaking 140.last
~ year,. This years permit value
of dwellings is .$2,767,490 as
compared to $4,293,020 in 1973.

Mr, Henrichsen stales “that
‘the: market situation will be:,
neasgessedin mid-January, 1975 2”
~and thal employees. will be kept,

informed of any developments.”

tyrctgestaty a

Dwelling ‘units are down to.96 "

SRE

Kitimat Stikine Regional District

aver on.
> restricting it- to be used ‘for

ion oon Dec. 14, 9AM.

Terrace’ Board Room

sig
wen side . of * Sparks’. Street.
pees “ft . 7 a oo

 Maraziey said “The principal °
aim oft:the “Yellowhead In--

continual upgrading of the high-
way -0,:Uhe™, Trans-Canada
standards‘ wilh gross. vehicle
weight capacity :of (110, 000
Pounds. Some seellons of the

in Terrace |

Ta fact ‘there is" a ‘decrease in.”
al types ‘of. construction ‘with --
the ‘exceplion ‘of alterations

from lhe 1973 permil value total ”
of $76,672 and commercial °
: consiruction which . rose’.to
$1,112,400 this year while last
year “the permit value only
‘attained’ $688,700... :

~ Industrial: "construction - “his | 2

"yaar stands at $674,400 whilé-in

1873, the figure val. the ‘end.of ::
“ Novemnbet® “had. ATRACHER a
$990,000. In’ the, tase” of. in-

stitulional construction the 1974
. figura al the.end of November -
stands at a, permil. value. of.
$362,549 while al the game lime
$2,112,071.

Olher 1974 items are $33, 950°
involving garages and carporls
and a’ permit value: of $30,710
listed a5 ‘Miscellanious, we

the sale of five 30.foat lols on
Lakelse, Ayenue by. the: ‘Dialrict
of Terrace has run into-a snag. :
It would. sppear’ there is; a
the. property”.

‘ municipal purposes. “This
. Bile of the old fire hall,

The Distriat: had. advertised
ihe properties for, sale: on.
» several : ‘occasions calilng : for
tenders, It was finally bid on by

is the..

: the ‘Workman Compensation :

“subject of still- another. report”:

(a) The intersection af Sparks o

between Halliwell Avenue and
Munthey Avenue’ to conlain
similar. wording to the one
recently erected on Skeenaview
Drive and:that“the position of
~ this particular sign be lowered,

~(E) Thata- checker board of
adequate. size. be placed. on the
lip of the embankment ‘at the

. confluence of Sparks Sireet, and

Skeenaview Drive.

“P) That all signs -be of Night
“reflection materials; ;

* Sparks” ‘Street: ‘ang. Munthey
Avente ‘meet. .

The: resolution: oblained .a-

seconder “to allow discussion to
take palce’’. “The opinion of all
aldermen in: allendance’ wilh-

“the exception of Mr.-Diflus.was «.-
“thal ‘hey: would preier to await -. "-
‘the ‘next réport -before® laking ©.

any action despite the fact thal.
-they “‘inditated, - thai: the.
resolution had very good paints.

“When’ the ‘question came the ~ °

_ vote was four Lo one agains! the
_Yesolution. :

Mr, Dultus, cai
ferent UTA

- wag nol killed bef ereaction was
finally taken. . :

‘highway’ care e already’ up lo this.
~ particularly.in Saskalchawan. .

Egy That “a “flashing ‘amber .
overhead ligh! be erected where

Olher parisare up 109,900 grass |

vehicle ‘weight capacity’ while
-slill- other sections.” ara- only
7,400 G.V.W.. standard.

An endouraging factor
-leamed by Diréctor Maroney at

““the donvention was that amajor -

trucking. ‘company will commit '
“itself. .to “the, use of:
Yellowhead this. coming year,
Ona. this: announcement - is
“made il is'fell that other major
trackers will follow: guile.

“One project td be sludied Is'a

by-pass of ‘the City of -Ed-
monton. Also. Mr. Maroney has

obtained’ support: from the |

- Association in ah endeavour to
re-roule : Highway.. 16° (hrough
Terrace along: Keilh from ‘the:
“overpass lo the west ‘end of th
city rather. than havelt direct
-aver: the overpass
‘Greig.
Me ‘Maroney: i of. the opin
“that once: the new. bridge:
. opened

ig.
ang ; major’ trackers

slart uéhig the highway thatthe _

Iraffic at the overpags “would he -
a: disaster. , Mr. -Maroney fas
alsc obtained, ‘support for. this
fromthe | B.C, Chamber :, of
Commerce and the’ Provincial
Yellowhead ‘Association as well
as a. newly formed gtoup called

the Rupert. ‘Route’ ‘Association.

. City sale falls through»

” Bourd ‘and ‘received Cabinet

approval: - :

The Vancouver Office ofthe
WCB, confirmed thé purchase
-and ‘sald, thal-drawings were

“under - way: with’, ronstruclion

anticipated by early ‘spring,
Now the District finds out thatit

‘had no right to offer the land tn
. question forsale, |:

-Efforts will be underiaken to
have:the Lands Branch remove.

, the convenant so that the'd deat

fan, Ba through.

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