eee aees “PAGE Ad Terrace, B.C, Sports, Entertainment Circulation : ” Published - every Wednesday at 9232 Kalum Sky A member of Varifled circulation. « ~ Authorized os second class mail, Registration number? 1201. Postage palin cash, return postage guaranteed.’ . MARK HAMILTON ELREEN TOOVEY © — ‘The Herald retalis fall, com aA weekly paper published by Sterliiig- Publications Ltd. - NOTE OF COPYRIGHT PAT O'DONAGHY :. - Advertising . : ‘COLIN-GOODALL: 7. GARY ROWLAND... plac and sole copyright is aay arveriiserment produced and or : + J ufitariat or photographie eonient published in the Herald. Reproduction is not perniitied wilhowt the wrijlen pernission af the Publishers. eo ‘PUBLISHER. GORDON W. HAMILTON [ EDITOR. “Nae Super -Mining Royalty Could Be ot .. Silver, Standard — Mines -Limitéd of Vancouver, in a paid advertising : campaign un- ‘dertaken © throughout- the province, indicates that Leo ‘Thortiis Nimsick could have tolled the-death knell ‘for the - development of the two largest _copper depusits in North America. : , "Silver Standard indicates that the -"Super-Royally’’ imposed “by the? provincial government will (erminate production plans -for Iwo huge capper orebodies . wlhat_ have been developed in - Northwestern -B.C. _». The reference. appears to. be “to the Stikine Copper deposit on _- Galore Creek and Lliard Copper on Schait Creek, both in. the: “lower Stikine River hasin. * ». 'Both-these deposits were | “;mentioned in the F.L.C. Reed. ° “and- Associates report : which was the. basis for eventual “Capproval of . the CNR con- “struction “norlh to Groundhog ‘ ‘the mining ‘firm’ refers to the. Death where it will link up. with B.C. Railways. Liard Copper Mines: hasan estimated ore reserve of 310,000,000 ions while - Stikine’ Copper has an .estimated reserve of 100,000,000Lons. Both mines show approximately 0.40 percent copper. In the Reed report, bolh: these mines were listed as having a moderate to high prababilily | of opening before 1980... _ The Silver Standard Mines.” claims that there is a preven - potential for 1,600 tons per day uf . copper - concentrates from these operalions,’. They ask “what heavy Ereight traffic will “now be available to justify ‘construction: of B.C, Railway ~ extension io| Dease Lake, due for completion in. 19767 Another point brought out by Knell. copper smeiter, which should be built in the Kitimat-Prince Rupert area. I[t asks what chance now remains for such a: smelter. eo “The #.L.C.. Reed .reports stales "a further key. con- sideration is the location of a smelter in the northwest, The logical place for a sinelter, and eventually a refinery as well, would be Kilimat. The case for a Terrace-Dease. Lake. rail -connection is strengthened by this possibility. The report states that if the © “Terrace-Dease Lake ‘railway were buill there: would be a potential copper ‘flow. of “ap- proximalely 250,000 tons -per year through Terrace. ‘ : Silver. Standard “Mines Limited: control. -Nickel . Mountain Mines located “ap: “THE: FOUR-WAY, ma tthe things we think, say‘or do: Is it the TRUTH? {" 9: WSC FAIR to all => ad 3, Wait bull GOOD uv “WILL and BETTER| “- FRIENDSHIPS ?; - LL Win it be BENEFICIAL, to Peo: qa, Wall | concerned ? po proximately 40 miles west of the Siewart-Cassiar Highway south of Iskut River. IL has eslimated reserves of 3,300,000 tons.of ore grading 0.80 percent nickel and 0.62 percent copper.. A mining - rate potential af 1,500 lons per day ‘exists wilh an output of - 30,000 \ons per year of con- centrale. The firm. also ‘has, “ITH. : Asarco, properly about 60 miles: south of Houston with reserves of 30,000,000,000 tons of “near grade" copper and. molyb- denum ‘ore. mining rale is 10,000 tons por day. . This#weuld mean 12,000 “1ons per year copper contained in 48,000 tons of concentrate. Despite. these | excellent properties Silver Standard has indicated .that: it will con- _centraie. on. gelling. Minl. Copper into production... The - ‘firm ‘said ‘it is ‘fortunate this fine orel = dates. ‘The assumed. dy, is located in the - Yukon Terrilory.” 00-0 “Just .back on ‘the {a - aftér’a week in othedactor, as the ald gag “hag it, Actually, it. was. -. particilacly yirutent, fluc T yas in’ bed with. ] wag so - | - gure’ was going to die that leven’ cancelled my curling et; When a guy. is fot. on ~erumble around him. “At school my, students, - : “without my" finn “hand, on °° «the ;‘helm,>.were: wallowing -- ”, in: asea of: silliness, They. of Stil w ‘and shaky, but - : : m.gad joint _ account .with | your” wile. «: ee wpe My only consolation was. that if I'd invested in some. © thing, we'd have had an instant depression, and ['d- have lost every nickel, That vould be a sure thing, with _ my fuck, a —DOPARS & Along with the special joys of the holiday season conia ‘an unusually ‘high ‘number ‘of fires, accidenta and other ‘mishaps. It’s not only a sea- son to be joyful, but one, to be caref es Start inside the house. If you’ra going to have a real tree, keep it fresh and in. plenty of water to keep tha © needles from drying out toa quickly. . : Electric lights are another | potential source. of trouble. Overloading oes a creates heat, ot crate dg FE Eg: ‘tree, heat : produces fire. Ff . f Hang as fow lighta as pos- f . f f : sible and 3 check for worn cords and -damaged sockets, ao Another pote tial _ fire source is found in ell the gilt wrappings around the tree. Pick them up when discarded — for proper dispoaal. Juat to be ° sure, it’s. good idea to have © a fira extinguisher near the ~ tree. lon Toya are safer, but be care- ful to get the right toy for tha right aged youngster and ~~ watch out for flammable or - chemically hazardous .items. The hig danger is on tha highway, though, and ‘the © - only advice here is that with -. -all the other celebranta driv-. ing around, you and L-are ge- ving.to, need ‘all the help we — “can: get, and ‘ & cleat_head ‘is: vital . David arret,. Premier, Mr.’Premier: oe we sute with more thaa just a passing ‘interest. the - speech made: by’ the -M.L.A, for ~ February. 18th, 1974, Lo, We are concerned aboul. a: - few ui. Mr. Kelly’s stalements, _mure - particularly his suggestion -to turn’ predator >. gunlrel aver to the Department wl Agriculture, Mr. Premier, this would spell’ ¢ disaster fur all forms of wildlife ‘in whe province,. Agricultures -‘ altitude based on whal we have * witnessed in the Okanagai.ig to ’~ S¥ wipe out any species that: in- Slerferes with crop production. : and, ik. desirable species get --eaught in the bargain it is just «(00 bad.-'There ure many fac- ‘jjons inerested. in” predator = gunirel did we find the Fish and’ Wildlife Branch has a. very o difficult task urying to balance ‘uN these. : ~ “This is made more difficult when we find that the Branch jas invormed the agriculture people itwould be unwiseto pul. arms ur ‘ranches into an area " ‘ebecause of a possible prodatar We find it hard to. > prablem, “understand and accep! the fact “"alhat these, people.ga ahead, in splieaf these warnings and then expect the. guvernment agen- Ws cia bail then out. . We feel Mr. -Kelly tus also iled jo recognize thal much of lace with wildlife are caused by past lack -of capabilily of, the manage [he resource, and he is ~ hem al this date. ; He is in our soon, He either forgels or. was Unaware that up until wa years igi he. Branely: was. badly Sheanhglul inpul- into lend use .-devision-making,” Ihe “must mpyrtant factor calfecting : sucbadly finguced thal. it .was _-paneyal practice forthe stalf-to ” “be confined av thelr -homes or” ~alfices from January antl April - P gieh -yeur. as ihere were: nt dunds cavallable © to purchase *is0ling for their vehicles. ” 20 2 his: meant shal no survey ar Spal ark cal ¢ carted out - | patrol work could be ei ~anunily, “When one> considers “and the Braich was uitible todo - because Of lack of information and enforcement... Staff morale U8 Gwas"atcan all me: low which further decreased efficiency. - -tund compounded the problem... Mr, Premier, aur executive. -direcior “hug travelled ex: jensively « thraighou' meénieal, = Doug: Kelly > an - ‘For years Ihe members of this ‘ame percent increase in con- thé: presenv. problems we now . Fish and Wildlife Branch to” ? peing unfair in bis criticism af; ‘capinion expecting tea much too undersiaifed (and ‘still. Is;-far ” ihm? matter, but is: fabt: im: proving), cand: ‘hey “bud > no - wildlife population., They were. V proper job al. management. this. rovince: during the short - period “thal . he - Hon, Jack Radford has been in office and, his repuris 1a us, from every seciion of Unis province are thal ... the mmurale of thu Tish, and Wildlife Branch staff has never been higher, He repurls that irom ihe . Directors — pasition dawn to the lowest field -staff imember-all show a new pride in their -werk and express the. ~ feeling that Finally they have an - oppurtunity to really. ac: ¢amplish:something.in the way - af matiagement uf the wildlife of this province. sate The area of enforcement is a - graphic example, Mr, Premier: organizalion ‘petitioned for improved and stricter en- forcement, @ very. necessary iow int wildlife management - - ‘but our requests fell on’ deaf vars, The resulls this past year under the Hon, Jack Radford’ speak (or. iiemselves. The ehforcement slaff: were. finally instructed 1u go out and do the jub hey were hired to do and more important they were piven the tools to. do this job. ¢. These tools included additional ‘staff help und modern equip: ment -, such , as. radias, . four wheel drive vehicles and air- erat, ‘The result was a-forly- victionsand for the first time in memory; Mr. . Premier, | the Braneh actually appealed:"a court case, in fact. several We are quile surprised, Mr. Premier, thal neither Mr. Kelly nur any afthe loca] people [rom hls his “area «who, have” been widely quoted in the press since, Mr. Kellys, speech, - none’ of hese: have’ mentioned “the: changes in hind use or the Toss’ of habia! as being any, parlof the cause Of the! decline ‘ins wildlife. populations. |; Mr. Premier, it hag-béen shown 80° any mes in sa miuny places, both inside and outside of this. ’ province shat habitat is the preaes( ‘vonttelling factor 04 Wildlife pupulalions, and we we somewhat dismayed that none ul these concerned people have * even given eognizapee (0 that ‘fae. We find. it even more surprising that ssome-of the “peaple- wha. according 10 the press: reports: are discounting | ahis fact are spokesmen for the facming and ranching com- thot one of the first things a. ‘farmer or rancher must do ina new: area is creale hubilat for hls dumesti¢ stock and continue io maintaiey thar habitat iz his, “gperation is ta survive, we find ~ hard (oaecep! that hedees not realize that. wildlife deservés:- “ihe same ‘consideration... > We disagree with Mr::Kelly's request for. an, all-parly; com: mittee to investi t and Wildlife Branch operations and Ihat represefitatives of Fish and..Game ‘clubs work a5 a. vilizens commiltee wilh the , Branch in the interim, With the * farmer we can nol see where it” would serve any useful purpose al the presen! lime and, could possibly. hinder the smooth integration of the much needed new. staff ‘into’ the” Brarch's ‘uperation. With he latter, at uur last converition in May 1973 in Prince George g resolution “was pissed requesting thal Citizen Advisory Committee te _ struck lo Work with the Fish and Wildlife Branch and aid |hem ‘in ‘develuping their programs. The “Bish and Wildlife Branch cimpletely accepted . this propusal and in, fael suggested thal ‘it be expanded -fyor the headquarters level lo eicompass a commiltee1o work wilh each regional office. "This committee would. not. be, compused of just Fish andGame. Club representatives, bul would - _be represenialive of all groups’ in'a region concerned wuhiour |; wildlife and natural resources. -_ ut ‘Our office has been! working with ihe Branch in drafting lerms ‘of. reference. fr hese: ‘ gommiltlees and we lave high’. . ‘them: hopes uf. having te the Fish | liave. Dear Sir: “Is. ihe British Columbia's government lake over existing. . businesses. and. the. starting of new. enterprises’ good for. the “province? Premier Barrett” “says yes. He claims it is being done for the benefil and interest of thé citizens, «1 don’t huy his agrument, What. his govern- meni is doing: is. immoral, - because it. takes weallh und power out of :Ihe hands of the, peuple and places it in a central ‘body. Such actions will never guarantee’ the. happiness... uf -- anydne in the province, but the government themselves. , ©. In, the. the ©. Pramier, Bish and Wildlife Branch, : Again, ‘our.- Executive Director! reports from: his: « travels Unroughout the province, ihe majority) of: our’ tiember’ froups report: the’: same thing and fully support the’ a. p. AS an’ example we refer you lo an ad,” placed: in ihe Prince George. - than. Minister und. the Branel Wildlife Kederuiion has never, in’ its» -higtory: had such: goud lasson ? “with either the Minister -or. he * Chizen on February 22nd bythe. “| - _ Spruce City Wildlife Association, ane of our member proups. . -‘Tosuovup Mr. Premier, we ihe Directors of this Association cspeaking. tor the majority of uur thirteen. thuusand = imem- bers, are more.than pleased by ’ the uelions of the Hon, Jac Radford since his. appeiniment ‘as Minister’ of Hecreation - and Cunservailion, suppurl. oo es Sincerely 7-0" KE. Mankelow | President, ) 5 The: programs” -- introduced ‘by himsalf and “the: Wish and Wildlife Branch since... - his’ appulntment have our, full” «+ "He lives al 4928 Lazelle, Terrace. ° resources. and land, -il wang louwn il. 27> AML governments hays 2. ° a 11 thing - very clear,, thal» any “teadership: decision or. action ‘errible record. af running companies efficiently and have jew. examples of success, to point to, When companies run- by peuple are poorly: managed: - : they: are. eliminated : through competition, 2:Not- sa. withts - government! ownership.” The ‘pour taxpayers “are forced [0 --. keep such enlerprises.golng. In the next provineial election | - Iam sure thal the. voters” will. ~ :tancel their. membership in the : “ “Union of Canadian.:Sucialisi’: ~*, Republics’t and replace it with a ‘Hovernment. thal. has” enough ~ faith in people to allow them a . Measure of Wealth, power and - “eonarol over what is theirs: -absulule power ‘corrupls "ab- - ee ‘this not only -holds’. Sincerely yours Marvin Lee : also 7 bre’ .called “* Station”, which is located in the . game area. ‘tn late June af, *” George, found ‘uirseives . hungry,’ wal The Editor:-_ it is my duly as Leader of. BC Progressive ' Conservalive Party. at this time to tell youa “veurately about recent events on (he political scene in British Columbiay he Right.away let me make on thal-1 have taken has never involved: nor ‘will: it, ever, in- xplore. ihe ‘possibility: Wat’ = MLAs from:all,three opposition aruies might: form a Provincial ~ nited: Opposition Party. + The alks “were: ‘essentailly “ex: loratory ‘fri-nature, © ” but it Jus" clear ‘thal’ several MLAs | et of Commerce nelosed herewith Is a copy of | ticle that recently ap- peared in our local newspaper. would. like lo. Know if the viel complex referred-lo was ‘“North Route lust year three couples of us, on motorcycles, . toured “thraugh Canada an‘ Alaska, We left Prince Hupert on evening in a driving rain- siorm, headed for Prince About 1:30) AM. ‘we «.*, and cold and almost out of gas, Sleve Truitt is 8 years old and isin Grade 3, ET, Kenney School. Sin. our’ situadon | it was a _ desperate plight, And, we were -semmingly in. the, middle o were piving serious con- sideration .(o the concept, thal such a united party would best: serve the. interests of Brilish Columbia in ihe | face of the NDP tegislation. It was also clear that a very large section uf (he population in Britlsh Columbia is telling "the ap- _ posilion parties in a loud, clear and reptilive manner. to get twpether.. You may recall in the South Okanagan by-election the Derril Warren. emphasized unity in his campaign and in the North : Vancouver. by-election the: Social Credit candidate's . ““motlo: was "Let's. Get. “Together” 1 mention this merely. lo demonstrate . very cleanly inet, the feeling that ~s oppusition ..parties should: in ~’ some‘way unite is the feeling of a large number of citiziens, of candidates and of several MLAs. = - : Tt ig my feeling thal the principles and. goals of a .political, parly are more im- -. portant than the label and that _ Ihefutureol British Columbia is “ more important than the future of ‘any. political party or, .. polilican. Hency any discussion which may take’ place in the > future, provided they pul -province before puiilical ex- pedicney, in my views. are - justified. 1 would add at this point. thal. the — Majerity Movement has played no part in. the dicussion which have ‘Jakenplace and thal my single - conlact with the leader of the * Majority’ Movement occurred al his request. At that time, the details of the discussions which ae i had taken place amongst the orth Route Service Boo _ Station. nowhere, We knew we didn't have gasoline to get to Terrace. ‘Then we saw the light of North Ruute Station, a friendly beacen indeed. They were closed, but the owner and his daughler opened lo give us-hot food, gas, und « place to slay, Uf all the pleasant experiences we had in your country, this was perhaps the mosl welcome, We six shall never forge! their kindness and hospilality. .” H these guod people perished in that avalanche please convey uur sorrow ta their families and wut thanks lor thelr goodwill, I. would appreciate hearing from you as to the identily of (hal service slatlon mentioned. Very truly yours, « Jane Nodder Klick Lafayette, Calif, which have lakenplace and any _ ‘apposition MLAs : were ‘discussed. ‘The obvious interest; - af the: MLAs. lo® have “ex- ploralory * discussions wis “a. : sincere one, nol. motivated in--.: any way by the existence of the Majority ‘Movement, but: the need for unity und by the clearly ‘expressed desire uf many, . many. citizens ‘of British Columbia. Ss Lhave written as forthright and honest as.any leader could be , in explaining to the membership recent events, - and, ihe’ redsons ‘Jor “these . “events. In lhe meantime, 1 woul: this letter lo be d be very grateful if you.would ~~ lel me know by lelter, telegram. - ot phone your views in regard to: this issue. Your ‘suggestions “will certainly. be’ given ‘the closest ‘consideralion and at. - lention., 70 G. Scott Wallace, MLA Leader. ¢ __* ® 5 Socialism’ . Editor: Dear Sir: The chill winds of B.c,. “socialism" are beginning to curdie my blood. Since ‘the N.D.P. gained power in August _ figures being noted. : “(a There has been only aboull one percent increase in housing . starts - the lowest in Iwenty years! So what price rents? _ tb). The thirty million dollar ‘increase to schoo) districts grantedby the NDP, _ fall twa and a half million dollars. below the increases granted by the NDP to teachers salaries, So whal price school desks and pencils? ; {e} The second NDP Budgel gives Universities a mere ten ‘percent increase, So what the Premiers flfty percent in- capital grants to. Universities ZERO! _ (d)- Cost for Premier, MLA's Assistatits and staff increased nine million in the first seven months of NDP power. —_. - te) Premier Barrett has five execulive assistants on salary al mare than $17,600 each per year. Premier Bennetl had ONE for twenty years! s (D) Re-furaishing of the office of .- of 1972, we find the following -. Gary Lauk, Minister of in. dustrial Development was $35,000 In 1974, te (g) ‘The NDP government has put over EIGHTY MILLION dollars of tax funds into the purchase of private business by. © ORDER IN COUNCIL without recource (o legislative debate, My question. Con we afford this “peoples” paradise? ; Your sincerely, ‘Patricia Young, '