Ray Tremblay, of the Terrace flre department,
demonstrates some of the equipment that will be used in
conjunction with the new emergency response vehicle
the department has purchased. Three months of work

has gone into preparing the
is pleased with the support they’ve gotten from the
community, and from the Terrace volunteer

flrefighters.

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New emergency vehicle for firefighters

by RALPH RESCHKE.

« Herald Staff Writer

TERRACE— After three
months of volunteer labour
and a number of donations
from the business com-
munity both in materials
and manpower, Terrace
finally has a full-scale
‘emergency response
vehicle.

Terrace Fire Chief Cliff
Best says the new vehicle
will be used on a daily
basis and not allowed to sit
idle until an emergency

such as a train accident or
auto accident.
“It will be used as

transportation for taking ~

care of the community
services the fire depart-
ment performs,” says
Best,

The vehicle was pur-
chased in 198 by Skoglund
Logging Co., but has’ not
been used since. The
Terrace’ Fire, Department
bought the unit in
February and has been
working on both the in-

terior and the exterior ever
since. Thecost nf the truck
was $41,000, with the fire
dept. paying $20,000, the
district paying $16,000 and
the Terrace Volunteer Fire
Dept. paying the
remaining $5,000.

This unit will replace a
1974 GMC Suburban. : Old
age and rust had set in, so
theunithad to be replaced.

The unit is painted fire
engine red, with the name
Terrace Fire Dept. in gald

letters on both sides and
rear of the vehicéle.

The. body is fully in-
sulated and it is equipped
with an _— electrical
generator, a winch,
flashing lights, radio,
siren, and more. ‘

The unit also has four
large halogen floodlights to
light up the area at the
scene of anemergency, It

alsa carries several , por--

table lights'to light up any
areas that can’t be reached
by the vehicle.

Hope for consensus dashed,
Albertans quit assembley ©

EDMONTON (CP) ~— Alberta

Indians quit the Assembly of First

Nations on Thursday, killing any
hope for an Indian consensus onthe
controversial issue of sexist bias in
the. Indian Act... . ee
‘“*We have to take a stand,”’: Wilf
McDougall, president of the Indian

Association of Alberta, said as he'led .

his delegation out of the meeting.

“We haven't got any guarantees
from the federal government.”

’ The Assembly of First Nations, the

political voice of Canada’s 300,000
status Indians, later voted to accept a
strictly limited reinstatement of
native women and children who lost
Indian status through marriage to
non-Indians,

Under their plan, newcomers
would be enumerated on a “general
list" of Canada’s status Indians.
They would be eligible for some
benefits but. probably would not be
able to live on a reserve without band
approval.

Newcomers would have to apply to
their bands for undefined active

- membership. Indian men retain their

Status regardless of who they marry.

David Ahenakew, grand chief of
the assembly, said Indian leaders
have gone as far as they can to
compromise with Ottawa, He said

they want full contro] of their own

citizenship and expects a reform bill
to be tabled in Parliament next week.

“If it’s in conflict with: (our
decision), it will be opposed,” he
said.

DECLINES COMMENT

Ahenakew declined comment on
the significance of the Alberta
Indians’ walkout. Joe Miskokoman,
president of the Union of Ontario
Indians, said it was “unfortunate but
inevitable,"

Federal Indian Affairs Minister
John Munro said Thursday from
Oltawa it was “too early to say” if
the government can live with the
conditions drafted by the chiefs,

However, a government working

. paper on the new bill says the law

should guarantee the right of rein-
stated women and children {o live on
their reserves, .

Alberta Indians, the richest in

‘Canada, have the most to lose if the

law is changed, Oil-rich Alberta
bands had accumulated $326 million
as of March 1983 of the $366 million
held in band trust accounts by the
Indian Affairs Department..
rcAlthough: a-sudden ‘influx of Yein-
stated band members would change
the financial structure, Alberta
Indian leaders say money isn’t the
only issue, ; .
‘Miskokoman said 182 chiefs or

delegates who voted for an end to the
discriminatory section are depending
on a fair settlement. He called it a
difficult but necessary first step.
toward Indian self-government.

., “This ‘meeting was’ an exercise jn

futility,’ he said.’ "The ‘chiefs have
just wasted two days on a decision.
that has already been made -in
Ottawa,” :

Munro will meet

OTTAWA (CP) — Indian Affairs -'-
Minister John Munro says he will |”

with Canadian chiefs

meet in Edmonten today with chiefs
from across Canada to discuss: the
divisive issue of equality for Indian
women.

Munro said Thursday it is
“somewhat encouraging” that the
chiefs, of the Assembly of First
Nations have agreed, under certain
conditions, to support a government
promise to eliminate a section of the
century-old Indian Act — that

discriminates against Indian women. -

It is ‘too early to Say” if the federal
government could live with the
conditions the chiefs have attached to
their consent, Munro said outside the
Commons. .

The legislation would éliminate a
section of the act that strips women
and their children of their Indlan
status and the right to live on
reserves if they marry-non-Indians.

The act doesn’t penalize men who
marry non-Indians. In fact, it grants
Indian status to non-native wives and
the children of such marriages. |

About. 23,000 women and’ 40,000
children would be eligible for rein-
statement under the | proposed
legislation. oo

.Most native women’s ‘groups.
support the change but a large fac-
tion of the assembly fears a flood of
wamen returning to already poor and
crowded reserves. The federat

‘

@

_John Munro

legislation is also seen as un-
dermining Indian aspirations to
govern themselves and to determine
for themselves who has the right to
live on their reserves.

The chiefs also want legislation
allowing the federal government to
expropriate provincial Crown land to
expand reserves and protection of
bands against lawsuits that may be
launched by Indians refused rein-
statement on reserves,

Water shortage may be a boon

VANCOUVER (CP) — The global
shortage of water expected by the
year 2000 will not affect British

Columbia, says _—-' provincial
Environment Minister — Tony
Brummet. oe st?

In fact, it may, create an op-
portunity for eéXport, and’ his
department has’ already had
inquiries from promoters about this
possibility, Brummet told a dinner
session Thursday at the Canadian
Water Resources Association can-
ference. . ;

“Water supply has never con-

cerned us here because we have a
superabundance,” he said.

“By the year 20H it will be a
matter of critical concern around the:

globe, but there is not going to be a

water shortage in BC.”
Reports indicate the supply will be

critical in Mexico and the United

States, he said, and conceded there
will be some pressure on Canada and
British Columbia.

“But the prablems here won't, be
supply problems,” he said, they will

' be problems of flood protection and

allocation between competing user
groups.

Responsibility for freshwater fish,
wildlife and waste management are
all under the umbrella of the
provincial Environment Ministry, he
said, because “when these problems
are handled in isolation, it is counter-
productive,”

He said that the expected shortage
offers an opportunity to export water
which flows from coastal streams
directly into the sea and cannot be
diverted for irrigation or other use.

Promoters have contacted the
Environment Ministry. dbout ship-
ping fresh water by tanker from such

streams, Brummett said, but any
decision would :’epend on financing

“and other fac:or:.

Trouble in B.C.
for Canadian Tire

TORONTO (CP) — Sluggish ac-:
tivity in British Columbia and
unexpectedly hefty losses from its
U.S. subsidiary have dampened
profit expectations this year for
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., says
president Dean Muncaster.

Muncaster said following the an-
nual meeting Thursday that even
though the company’s marke! share
is rising, it will be difficult for the
company to reach the share profit of
85 cents expected by some analysts
this year.

The interior is equipped
with shelving that carries
a vast array of equipment
such as the ‘‘jaws of life”,
vetter inflation bags, K-12
power saw, breathing

‘equipment, wet vacuum

cleaner, compressed air
and oxygen tanks, pumps,
fire hoses and nozzles,
stretchers and first aid
equipment, . fire  ex-
tinguishers, jacks and
shovels, and a smoke
ejector, .
‘As well, the vehicle is
roomy enough so that
additional equipment can
be carried.
. The Terrace Fire
Department would like to
thank the businesses and
organizations that assisted
them in obtaining the
vehicle.

Concludes Chief Best,

“We feel that. Terrce is
very fortunate to have this

Unit and we're sure it will

prove to be a great asset to
our community.”

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VICTORIA (CP) — The public now has
to rely almost totally on the goodwill of
moter c: crievs to ensure buses are

-maintaine ~ an ! inspected, a senior official
ofthe pro aci-J motor vehicle branch told
acoro:e it quest Thursday...

Phil Tovzeo |, direetor of standards and
compliance, said only black-and-yellow
school buses vere inspected by his staff
since vehicle testing stations closed. las!
summer.

All other buses, even those with special
school bus permits, were inspected on a
random basis and in the carrier's yard, +
said. .

Toogood was testifying in the 12th day of
the inquest into the deaths of AdamKerr,
17, and Scolt Branson, 16, who died after a
45-seat Conmac Stages Ltd. bus, carrying
64 students and teachers from nearby
Claremont school, lost its brakes and
crashed on Mount Washington Jan. 30,

Toogood said there was no set schedule
for inspection of buses, other than for
schoal buses which by statute must be
‘inspected every six months.

Inspections were by and large a
“minimum standards examination,” he
said, duplicating remarks made by Don
Chaplin, chief vehicle inspector in the

. Victoria area. .

Chaplin, testifying earlier in the day,
refused to be drawn into any controversy
surrounding the closure of the testing
stations last July 7 by the Social Credit
“government as part of its restraint

Buses only given
random inspection —

“IS there any doubt in your mind you
would be in a better position to objectively
judge safety standards if you‘had the
facilitiesof the tesling station?” Macaulay
asked, .

“Certainly parts of it,” Chaplin agreed.

“Parts such as brakes and wheel
alignment?” Macaulay said.

"Yes," said Chaplin.

Chaplin testified only school buses or
buses with school bus permits were given
inspection decals. Other buses were not.

To Macaulay that posed a problem for
the public in identifying a bus that had
passed an inspection. What should the
public do? he asked. ;

““T'm not in a position to offer an
opinion,” the 20-year veteran inspector
answered. “I would have to refer to my
superiors,’’

Lower Mainland
bus service down

Vancouver — Commuters in Van-
couver, Victoria and other parts of the
Lower Mainland had to find other.
means of transportation to get te work
this morning. Members of the
Independant Canadian Transit Union
continued their rolating strikes which
shut down bus service in these areas

program.

Questioned by

tem

Police News |

TERRACE— At 9 a.m.
Thursday, someone gained
entry into the office at Bell
Pole Lumber. The culprit
gained entry into the office

lawyer
Macaulay, representing the families of the
two dead students, Chaplin agreed that
more sophisticated testing was possible.

Malcolm

news blackout.

forcing thousands of commuters to take
their cars or hitchhike to work, {-
Meanwhile, talks between the union:
ad Metro Transit continue under ah

DISTRICT OF TERRACE

Heritage and Museums
Advisory Committee

The District ‘of Terrace would appreciate -
recelving an Indication from persons interested
in serving on the Terrace Heritage and Museums

Advisory Committee.

by forcing a window.
Police report that a por-
table radio and a
calculator were stolen,
Police are continuing their
investigation,

As well, a single level.
residence burned to the
ground Thursday al 3:30
p.m. on Crystal Road, in
the area of Jackpine Flats.
Thornhill Fire Dept. .at-

lands.

The Heritage and Museums Advisory Com-
mittee Is a voluntary Council appointed agency,
whose function Is ta make recommendations ta
Council, on such matters respecting designation
of heritage buildings, structures, and lands, and

the demolition, preservation,
renovation of those bulldings, structures an

All Interested persons are requested fo contact
Mr. Bob Halisor, Clerk-Administrator, District
of Terrace, either personally at the Municipal
Office, or by telephoning 635-6311.

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