r i item nat be RE. ene _Joutdo, ° . -, [band made LEGIS!ATIVE LIGRARY, PARLTA ( , oes a VICTORIA, B.C. smess - a yay. TERRACE- wBlerving the” | KITIMAT Progressive — eed sha vaio ee 7 geet” . Northwest a 1 “VOLUME 72.NO. 71 ps we WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1978. r Roger Duty of the Vernen department of . recreation says the southern city “is a bit em- — barrased about the Terrace-Kitimat turnout but peop le involved. It really doesn't matter where, Photo: Eric Broru just as long as they get off their butts and par- ticipate.” Dufty initiated the challenge with Terrace because of his familiarity with the town - he-was recreation ctor until August 77. - Dufty pointed out thatin lieu of the Terrace turn- out people in Vernon are getting toget'er to rally forth and beat the Terrace points. Dufty hopes "the event will become ; an a nual one. More on the challenge. on page 5. . orup terrace: could ket, an ‘outdoor farm and garden ‘market for the summer . Months. if. council -ap- the challenge did what we wanted It to do - get “This wile of the’. market will promote a” greater ‘self-reliance “on local foods sources at the _ _moarket group proposed a ‘ downtown parking lot. as the site for the. market. . freves ae ‘an application — household level,” he gaid, . the type of crops which rom. teed pet rou of in- The farm. and’ garden are..grown'; locally are. residents, market would. be: open’ presently: supp) fedto, the 2 mmet:*one tt , mires: only. at: ippicds ‘goes back many yedrs, . late “reflecting «the * higher aon thee to. Spokesman - pany abee ould ‘wansportation, wae or the . grou: oug coun ape ; ’ avertisl cranes ig held on Saturdays’ from. na ste Aberley,: “‘:..and... directly tied to .the tact that the.Terrace area is blessed with a maritime climate and rich. river soils.” Aberley a ‘regional - planner, ated out that locally’ grown. fruit- and. vegetables currently: have no sales outlet, and . the proposed market would promote * the development of - local produce ag an: aust y: ‘approximately 9 am: to’ 1: PR Residents. of. the Greater Terrace ‘area would be attracted: to the ‘downtown area because ~ -of thé. market and would. tarry on to do ‘their shopping. ‘at other _downtown stores, he said, . which would be an ob- vious benefit to local . business. The sroleainan f for thee. By Joy Allan Whoopee! Bulls, broncs, ‘barbecue, cawhoys, dancing, Hf de. Jjust.a few of the many, many ‘at-: tractions. ‘sf; the famous: ~The. rodeo, scheduled this" year for June 10th land {ith has romised to ‘itself, for this year’s performances. There ‘are 14 different events drawing cowboys from ‘all over" BC. and, Alberta. Last year's rodeo “had three special attractions for. tle. cowboys. These included - a jal are cowboy: trophy, saddle by Gil Bowe. It was- ‘donated b by Barry’ Herman ~ of & .G. Plumbing. An al around cowgit! trophy valued, at annual Kispiox: Valley Rodeo is bi $150 was. donated by North Country ‘Sports ‘Ltd. and: the’ Jimmy]. McRae memorial: trophy was carved and donated :by K’San, ots The Kispiox Valley. -I’ eat “non-|- eo in.B.C, “sangtioned r -of the’ provincial or. multinational - ° stores,’ Aberley said, and with Bass, Vibe anne peabtna PSE Me an Sik ~ Do wntown. “packa and hs ysical plant costs ~ Tesponsible the ex ception of. potatoes, the local crops. would do little to compete with volumes: marketed by the large stores... “Flea. market type. . ; itema,'s Sillalso besold at... “spine. of the: stills -in tis: : market, Aberley stated. The. "group" ns to., operate the market under one_ business permit with © @ small core of local residents being” or embelel, oe : Terrace may get - Open. marketplace organization, stall: rental and cleanup. .- This © was.- one “point which appeared to aniber ome council. eis heca "pds others piace da operate under: Fegular “business licences, but council referred the proposal to the general ‘overnment committee or further cansideration, “‘Terrae ce livestock evicted ducks, Chicken pigeons, ' ‘goals and and pigs _ were evicted ’ Keith Avenue F Dror rlies _ after Terrace district © administration received’ a number of complaints from surrounding ‘homeowners. At Monday's meeting, “council received'a -letter from | one - resident ~ complaining ‘of . ‘the inconvenience - of “the smell end’ the. unsightly The rodeo has been going . strong for almost 30 years 7 now and still has the hel of some, of the origin . cowboys who help et the rodeo on its’ fete in]. the beginning. Some off. the cowboys include Jack many times’ saddle bronc ‘champion, : Ted Campbell, and Marty Allen, ‘to mention a iqw. With the calibre “of ‘cowboys increasing each year, the interest a bit of luck and lot of work, the: rodeo will continue to grow.: ‘bigger. & better, «(0 an: Semi trailer of beef salvaged from Skeona The semi- trailer which plunged into the Skeena River about 16 miles east ‘of Terrace Sunday ,was recovered al about: 8: ‘30° p.m. Monday. The severely damaged 1977 Kenworth and its ’ contents of 30,000 pourids -” ; afm meat were estimated Be worth $120,000, Demet anid driver of; the k Ray MacKenzie of Edmonton, escaped from. the. accident and ‘was treated at Mills Memorial Hospital for a cut on the - head.- ~ ye 7 One.’ “unconfirmed. source reported that .an unidentified bus driver en. route -to’ Prince George - discovered MaéKenzie on the side of the raad and drove, him to hospital. MacKenzie was hauling the load of ‘meat. from a learning experience tor adults .who have - retired. or have come to: . the stage ‘in life when ‘purpose is a problem ’ con inde to be available ‘in Terrace. shown; RS Old: Ones” “is’“a “ slide-tape: | montage - exatnining the time- ng and social ef- feets of growing old in da and in China. ntries' discussed in common ‘reference to each ‘other not in com- Pcie tod each other. - ixty-four. year young ¢Doris | Marshall * ‘Toronto has been visiting the region pregenting the slide-tape montage’: to groups of.aged concerned citizens. Doris. represents -a group, . er group ‘that set-up ‘the ‘montage, and cally itself Development’ Education . in Action (DEA) - a pm ram, with. senior Edmontonte Terrage and . Prince Rupert at the time of the mishap. The hanging sides Pat meat apparently started to. sway. and MacKenzie lost - control of a the truck. awe first got: together on the ingpiration of the late Gordon Struthers. who ‘spent some time in China and . provided “some of. the “mess”. caused by the animals. The animal contro] by- | law states that no animals, other than domestic “dogs and cats are allowed ‘within district boundaries, except-in rural . zones. The 50M block Keith ig _hot zoned, rural. - Council: “was informed by” ‘administration that the problem. ‘had already » Growing old i in China | “These Old Ones”. comes: photos: used in the montage. .- We all, members of the. group,: feel that ‘the at- ‘Htude in Canada toward ‘aging and aged people must be cha "attitude: ‘adopted: ‘by. some. ple is influenced by this social Perspective.” ~ Doris carried ‘on to. explain the feelings of "uselessness held by some when they reach the magic age .of sixty-five... - “When the sixty-five year ‘threshold’ is passed most people are considered - or - consider: themselves - useless... We are at- tem: tite to change this feelings. Asa group ina city where there is of large Population’ of aged people itis important’ t we have our meetings’ in place, at.a time, and in 4 ‘way that is convenient to: .tiose. who. would . most benefit from them. |- we have to: offer is a chance at a learning’ — experience which has ‘heen, enou, group which has viewed the montage to be much h to get every: been dealt with © by district employees. _ Photographs ‘of the- . illegally kept’ animals were obtained and ‘the ‘“offending _ parties’? notified by mail that the animals must. be removed, , _ Under the by-law, the _ | Ectins owners could ace fines of up to $200 per day if they continued, to keep the animals. . ~ to Terrace “more aware of the reality of growing old.’ What brought a Toronto representative this far ‘north?: The visit was in reaction to'an invitation The -sent'out by the Labour Advisory: Board Terrace jand district’ a invite Doris to p resent the montage ‘in’ the region. Bill. Horswill. of the. Labour Advisory Board says the invitation was to promote and expand the - ideas being discussed in the Northwest Outlook, a study of ‘political and economic involvement in the third world. China's . presence in the: DEA montage make it par- ticulariy relavent % the Outlook. ‘ The presentation takes place today at 2:30 p.m. at the .Skeena View Lodge; «tomorrow, Thursdsy, at 2p. m, in the - Senior Citizens’ room at the arena. All are urged to attend people have to do what -- they want to do", says and get involved. Marshall. aint ft ~ CASAW Kitimat votes: will be open from 6 a.m. * but the bargaining power .by Scott Browes . Members of the Canadian Association of Smelter and Allied Workers Loca] I- in Kitimat, Kemano and the region will be going to the ‘polls April 20-21. The vote will decide the new executive of the union and decide referendum for the proposed: merger bet- ween the 6000 member strong CAIMAW union -and the °2300. member _ Strong | CASAW ‘union;.. thé 20-2ist al gates, >» union «: tba hall, Kemano, and: ‘hospital. on a to 8:15 a.m. and from 1:45 p.m. ¢@ 5:30 p.m. Union hall voting will be from 9 a.m, to 5 p.m, ’ ..—Kemano voters. may cast their ballot from a 30 to 9 Dm. . . Advanced voting will take place at the union halk April 14, 17, 18, and || a ee . CASAW business agent Peter Burton commented on the union merger ’ proposal: “The” ob- eke. of the: tw “detnocratie rank ‘union movement would be greater. If the _ vote were to pass, the merger would effectively begin at that time.” ..In the running the lone candidate for president in the .executive. election is. Alex -Loker. |. Loker receiver the title “hy acclamation” and has no voting: ‘sweat to" look forward to, . Position of Treasurer is ‘being sought after by Ken Ball and ‘Al ‘Naraasen. : re office of Rerording oe ersarn ie ben aought ahd file ‘by. Bill- ‘Rovinglan and: "in Mike Whelan. *, ; Canada. We-wouild still. .. Members are urged to Plant. gale ‘voting boxes have our local autonomy: - vote, am a - Skeena: M.P. looks _ & ’ at federal budg et ‘railroads - between now ° 2 will now ny able to” Skeena M. P. Iona. aaa si 's Comments’ . telephone’ to the oral immediately after the budget was brought down by Jean Chretien, Monday night: - . “This is a very ; serious budget for serious times; - it includes many im- portant items. A few things of special interest to my ‘Northwest B.C. ° constituents are: The 100 percent” industrial :tax ‘incentive | writeoff in Research and Development that climbs to, 150 percent. after tax . cost, or as little as 20 cents on the dollar for ° company research. Transportation and: Railways: - Modernizing © of equipment, main- tainance :of. trackage, - signalling, motive power and rolling stock - this is needed. An incentive for | these items is given in increased = capital allowances . in the budget for all. depreciable “and — 1983. “Of special interest for - Terrace and district: Family farms can now be left to children and heirs. provided they remain in agriculture, .free © of inheritance. ‘duties: “Loggers’ will not. be: charged room and board . While living: in bush. camps Sales Tax Plan. If all ‘ovinces decide to come. and accept the federal government's ‘offer to help, reduce the provincial sales tax, this. will mean a $1.1 billion fax cut to Canadians. “The reduction in the ~ sales tax of [wo percent: “will cause an increase in - consumer deniand and lower prices’ directly. “This should streng the private sector without - direct government in- tervention. » “Registered Retirement ‘Savings Plan. The budget offers .two new, more flexible ‘alternatives: © (1) The * purchase a fixed term plans and.(2) They will be ‘offered .a’ Registered. ‘Retirement Income Fund.”’ Regarding Bill C28, Skeena ‘MP Iona Cam- ‘pagnolo had this to’ say, in the . telephone °. con-. versation with the ‘Daily Herald from the corridor ss the House of Com- | Bill C-28 puts the Civil Service on the sanie basis. as the rest of us who are in. the private. sector, (Civil Servants, are well paid and now have’ good ° benefits.’ n will the. Skeena ‘member he i : the riding ; again? - a | will. be in Skeena,” -she said, “as soon as the Prime “Minister ‘drops _the Writ’ In other words, as: soon as he calls a federal election.” ...And when will that be? “Oh, to don’t think you will have | very long to wait,” ‘she laughed, equipment purchased by. A six foot deep ‘itch running along ‘the north wide of the 5100 block Mills Avenue is a potential danger to children and adults, according to, nearby residénts, who are asking Terrace ebunell to do something about it, | , Phe come a hrm gle Pate COMP. 77/78, !