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EDITORIAL:

- Instead of havine each of the three Northwest
communities of Terrace, Kitimat and Prince
Rupert competing separately and often, against
each other for a share of the Northern
Development pie, what about all three forming
one stron union equal or surpassing the clout of a
60,000 population city-say like that of Prince

orge.

Such a ‘‘Tri-Northern-Community Pact”
(Trinorcompact) could soon get together and
examine and list its priorities. Once it has
‘decided on them, it could launch a serious
campaign and go after them.

“United we stand - Divided we fall” is a
principle the United States found, long ago, to
work and to pay off.

While Quebec is arguing the merits of
Separation, the three communities of the Nor-
thwest could be “PHaKTical" (a home-made
word incorporating the initials of Prince Rupert,
Kitimat and Terrace) by strengthening its im-

ct financially, politically and economically.

me of its aims could be:

1. A unified. plan for the best all-round
development of the Lakelse Lake Property,
rather. than piecemeal exploitation. The
estimated cost of this is $100 million of which half
would come from the federal government, one
quarter from the provincial government and the
remaining quarter from the three communities
and private capital. Initially, the concept might
incorporate a National Health Spa (on a scale
like Banff) tied in with Kitsumkalum and
Mt.Hays SKI Hills, a fish hatchery, and a con-
trolled resort development.

It would tie in with our Northwest Community
College, which would carry out research into the
development and train the staff that would man
the hotels, health spa, riding school, resort
facilities, and possibly a Childrens. (In-
ternational) Village, Botanical Garden Water
Sport and Ski Shool and other parts of the
development such as a Northwest Wildlife Park
and the Fish Hatchery.

2. To introduce one at a time, labour intensive
“Clean’’ industries after the manner‘{ Swit-
zerland. Some suggestions have been; a hang
Glider factory, Tree Nursery, Prosthetic ap-
pliance factory. Native Arts Industries.
Aluminum Arts, ,

4d. The development of tourist facilities to be co-
ordinated with a thoroughly integrated Nor-
thwest Package Tour plan. This would enable the
opening up of the region to tourists at a ted
ithout destroying or otherwise spoilir
“environment. and environmen

. ‘Under the ‘Natural Wonderé’ untbrella

developed for educationalyy recreational pur-
poses as the Lava Beds and extinct volcano
crater, on the Nass, various historic sites a list of
which would be too long to include here-the Ghost
town of Port Essington could be resurrected and
rebuilt, on the Skeena. Two luxury pad-
diewheelers could be built.to ply the Skeena
between Rupert and Terrace; Passenger ex-
cursions could be run on the CN line between
Terracen and Rupert and steps taken to link u
the passenger service with Kitimat.
Metlakatla and the former Minishkinisht t
be considered-along with other ghost towns-for
restoration as show places. A series of T'V —
documentaries could be produced be either the

“surrounding the various .points of interest

within the general area of the three com-
munitses. e Native showplace of K’Shan
might wish to come into the pr ofram ina
compact with the various Native ges and
cultures, somewhat akin tothe cultural revival
now taking place among the Carrier Nation in
the Burns Lake area,

The possibllities of enrichment. of life
economically, culturally and socially for the
three communties of the B.C. Northwest under
such a program are almost limitless.
suggestions listed her are but a few of them.

Heré is a challenge that is being flung out-
undoubtedly for the first time. Perhaps, now
our economy isin such a distressed state, and the
Manpower is available and the ticans
searching for vote-getting platforms with which
fo win an election, the time is now, ripe at last,
to launch this three community propodal, Call it
Teinocompact, Tricomplan, or any name ‘you
wish... but three ‘‘Heads” - three communities,
each equal to the others, and all working as one,
could certainly command a lot of respect, at-
tention, and - at this time - political “clout”,
Let’s hear from you. Write the Herald, Terrace,
B.C., marking your letters ‘Trinorcompact,
care of The Editor.

TRINORCOMPACT

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Follow up on

- Skeonaview Lodge

The following article
ap the February
lasue of THE NORTHWEST
WORKER, in Terrace. As
the article says, the decision
on the ultimate fact of
Skeanaview Lodge will be
made soon, As it appears to
this editor (of the HERALD)
the fate of the
“‘pgychogerlatric care’
institution and its elderly
patients is a Largely political
one, as well as an emotional

and-let us not forget-a.

laman one, it is to be hoped ; Oriemation

the public will not allow the
issue to be dropped, buried
by bureaucracy, of .
doggled into obscurity. We
feel the Labour Council is to
be congratulated for its part
to date, in keeping the
matter outin the open where ©
belongs. -

On December 20,1977, the
provincial minisier of
health, Bob McCelland, on
a gleaming government jet
Into Terrace and before 75
bundled souls in the Town
Council meeting room held a
public meeting to hear
citizen concerns about
Skeenaview Lodge, At the
meeting he proudly an-
nounced that decisions about
the future of Skeenaview
would -be: made “in

the pressure, the ad- -

ministration agreed mo to
move anyone.

Before McClelland arrived
the unions were Informed
thai the meeting was to be a
closed meeting only 14
persons being invited. After
a great amount of shouting,
yelling, and being accused of
“erass politicking” the union
managed to get the meeting
open to the public.

As expected, McClelland
was unaware of the
downgrading af the | Reality
r:} 1

: Remotivation Programms at

the

Community". A victory for .
local involvement? Keep
reading.

The reason that the
minister cames that the
Skeenaview administrators
had decided to ship out 10
longtime elderly reaidenats
againat their will

just before Christmas, the’

Labour Council, when they
got wind of it, put a picket
Hing demanding a stop to the
Planned moves, Workers at
Skeonaview Lodge refused to

cross the line, and bowing to —

Clever as a fox

By Don Marshall 7

if criticism {s
heard them but in this

case I think I'll take the risk,
- The'mamner in which the

makes me sich as Canadians
we should be a great people
but what disturbs me most is
the realization that the
political fortunes of our
leaders rest on rhetarical
ability and speech writers,
rather than strength, moral
Ppupee or dep
character.

The serles of phrases that
have conjured up strongings
of sympathy for out

esteemed. “foxy” Solicitor
general make me wonder
just how sick out nation‘is. I

in the newspaper that
following Fox’s resignation,
M.P.s were weeping in the
hallg and hear on television
that it’s unfertunate when
every other man in Canada
has tha same problem. Fox
was the one to get caught. I
can't help but compare our
scene to the moral
decadence of Rome.

Now I can’t in all honesty
condemn a man for having
an affair with another man’s
wife, ‘Although I feel hard
pressed to understand that if
he had a need Cte coln an uid
seafaring expression ve
his ashes hauled), why. he
had to pick oa a. married
woman. These things
happen all the time in Ot-
tawa (and everywhere else)

because of the’ isolation

M.P.'s suffer from their
marital infidelity isn’t really
the point at ail. ‘ ,
The real point is that-our
nation’s chief law en-
forcement . officer the
epitome of.respectabilliy for
the law, has committed
forgery. Now, this is not.
‘some uneducated cretin
a.ch for a few
bucks, this is Rhodes chair in
law who had to be well
acquainted. with the sevre
nature of his crime.’ Legal
forgery (fraud) is virtually
lorgery (fraud) tually
the worst crimea lawyer can
ever commil( in terms of
professiona] conduct).
Trudeau says it won't be
long before Fox again would
be able to serve the puble,
when the public would be
serving him in lhe slammer,
. But let me paint another
scenario, because I fell the

media. and
. ‘Dewspapers have reported’”
~, theresignation Francis; Fox"

ot

the instituation, These
programs which are aimed
at redeveloping basic social
and personal hygiene skills
in the residents, were the
backbone of the progressive
attitude and progress at the
institution which had ac-
tually been working. not
merely to warehouse the
edlery but to remotivate
them to take an active In-
terest in themselves. and
their community.
Subsequent to the meeting
i has become apparent that
most, If not all, the local
briefs will support
Skeenaview Lodge being
rebuilt where it is, as ls:Le. -
with 150. beds, laundry,
kitchens, ‘etc. . However,
disquieting rumors
are.¢ the .

ireulalng ;
“Hospital Programs diviaton

of the Provinical Govern-
ment favors another location
anda reduction In size to leas
than 70 beds.
sheen i Lodge will be
eenaview \
made soon it will be in-
g to see what that
decision is, Will it support
the presentation s from the
community or a predecided
decision by the nebulous
“they'!?

ab pthe eee mena st

Pana?

crookedest, most awesome
aspects, present themselves
when we consider'that he is-
the third Solicitor general
sitting in the House of.

Commons, barred by Howse

~Fuled---from © answering
questions. abolt that cabinet

porfolio.. aa
I'm not so gulliable ‘to.
believe that Fox resigned
because .he helped
girlfriend get an- abortion,

That happens in immature f,,
~ situations and now ob- |

viously -amomg the
respected society, Fox is

of now barred from answering:

question about police ac-
Uvities, while he was in-
charge: I want, therefore,to
ask why now? Why at this
time were these fact brought
to light? Jean-Pierre
Goyer and Warren Affrovns
were also replaced as
solicitor generals by
Trudeau. This game of |
musical chairs leads me to
believe that there is more
behind it and that far worse
scandal is yet afflict the
Liberal party. - :
Fox has been currently |
involved in two inquirles into
the R.C.M.P, He had refused
to give certain documents to
the Keabie Commission. In
this case he- avoided
releasing information by
apllying under section 4B2 of ©
the Federal Court Act by a.
decument stating that ‘the
information in questionas in
the interest -‘of national
security, This makes me
aaid because he seta himeelf

"up as being supreme, Other.

countries, have the same
legislation but a Supreme
Court Judge also has to look .
at the documents § in
estions and agree that the
documents not he reteased in
the national interests. - :
- The other nmisgion is the
McDonald Commission and
it is a national Royal
Commission, -It will be in-
teresting now to see if ‘the.
commission asks for these
same documents nd if the
newly appointed Solitior.
general eleases them. :
This couple yet exploda |
the government's worst
scandal yet, and the gly, fox
Pierre Trudeau his govern-
ments continually plagued
with scandals and misad-
ventures for the past four
years, must hear the barking
hounds at his door,
To be clever as Fox, may:
not be clever enough this
8,

pubrcaticrnct ete letters In ony

letter that, in tis

harwpeper

pacer oly won cya t ouse ems at
ie eiwa

ite, all racial ant voliglousnbuoue and levels of education

their own parsonal convictions, We should remind ai) fetter writers.

&xcthon it they are libeltous, slanderous or fraudulent, anc! would ask
. them fo keep their language within the bounds’ of i
harvethempublithed. The ed/tor reserves the right
ar ists opaven a’ rat fi tori, Ty Ight, however
are n sf le r
only be exercised after caretul consideration, andoniy with when
It gppeers ‘thera is no alternative. 4 rearet:

fo expresa
that
does not absolve them frorm

toed for MM of
fo fetus eublicaian of ary
Wil

=

‘finland waters, the oil, even"

ti organizations in
a ath one most
and the one m
dict accountable to the
residents in the Northwes,
the Labour Advisory VOICE
Comunittee feels obligated to
Pats nike to your Feb,
ollo reply to -your Feb.
6th feature article, “Does Oil

Kill” Fish? Da we ‘want -

spipeline? Gr.:11 Kids’ Find
Oul, by Corinna Morhart. ~
; Had we been consulted on

have to make public our

expression of, disap-
pointment nor ’ public
the extent of their error and

averaight. We are duty
bound to do so, however,
DOES OILKILL FISH?
Obviously, YES it most
ce does... if the fish is
forced to have to ingest any
of its lethal fractions, If the
fish can escape the oil slick.
or the emulsified, dispersed
forms it often takes under
windy conditions, then it will
early not be DIRECTLY
affected, In’ open ocean
waters, this escape
possibility does exist,

But, please note, we

‘ RIPéseeg the DIRECT effects

of oil-on-water. The indirect
effects are many, and far
pmore devastataing. The food
organisms for the larger
fish cannot escape the ail
slicks,.and so the fish either
run short of food in cases of
heavy concentrations of -oil
in the water, or they ingest

e polluted food organisms

hereby absorbing the
inydrocarbons into their own
systems — much like DDT is
passed through the food
chains — and eventually it’s
passed onto to us, if we eat

these fish,
Similarly,. the shallow

in highly: diluted ©. con-
centrations, can also ad:
ersely affect the eggs and
larve of fish and other
aaah ne animals, If in the
estuaries it will also destroy
he stocks of salmon fry
entering the. ocean | from
heir river rearing habitat,
HE GRADE 1's EX-
PERIMENT. a,
A fish tank. Water at room
pmiperature. Two goldfish
wo ounces of Alberta crude.
second similar tank,
ithout the ‘oll added to.the
ater... and. then the two
gold fish in the clean (7) tank
died? it
Before commenting on the
test tank, allow us to express
our amazement that no
queetion “Wha did the two
es “ the two
i fish in the non-oll tank
ia Sclentific logic aly
suggest some Inadequa
andthe need to repeat tha
experiment, .
_ Now, conaidar the test tank

_ | and the experiment. -

1, In a household fish tank
there ia no wave action dr

tidal curreent to cause the oi]

. are smongs'

the nuclear satellite that fell...”

_ . ff a a
Does oil kill fish?
atc de ts, acest? rntoatt "pravet

if 0

throughout the depth of the Service Detp. of the. En-
water... and thus ‘trap’ and vironment, Ottawa K1A 0H3,
poison the fish

"2. The water in thir rank
was at room temperature,
unlike the cold B.C, river and
coastal waters This factor

No. EPS-8-EC-78-2,)
It describes, carefully and
the size,

the: bl

3, dighifidiantly, the “square “mile” :
itype of fish chosen by the rich in fisheries, In spite of
students — the common ‘adequate’ precautions.
‘goldfish’ is a ‘coarse’ fish, ‘ SUffient. clean-up equip-
definitely unlike the ment, a work-force of 200,000
‘Salmonids” and is in fact persons, 38,000 boats, 300
oneof the hardiest fish in aircraft, over §300 million
existence! Hence theirusein dollars in expenses and
living room fish tanks, compensation to fishermen,
Goldfish can thrive where no and many months of frantic
other fish can even survivor; cleatrup activities, still the
whereas trout and salmon effects of the spill were
t the most sen- termed ‘catastrophic’ by
sitive of fish, requiring evwryone.
tionally high oxygen Even though the spill took
’ levelsand ideal (pure) water place on land, then spilled
conditions in order tosurvive _ over into a harbour, which in
and reproduce. Moreover, turn was at the far, inland
whereas @ goldfish can eat: end of a large bay, never-
jalgae and plankton, (Almost theless the well-equipped
anythin in fact), Most of the port officials were unable to
. larger, commercial varieties contain the oil flow, which
of fish in B.C. waters do not. Slopped over the speclally-
- 4. “"Two ounces of Alberta designed containment
crude oil.” Do you realize booms, and continued on out
that many ofthe crude oi” into the inland sea, carried
slicks “Vegistered and by the currents and the light
reported have averaged winds of the day, In three
between 3 (three) and 24 daysthe entire Inland Sea of
Twenty four) inches thicki? Japan was filled with thick,
Moreover, Alberta Curde olf ‘tacky, a pal omuplitied
is a“‘sweet" crude, whereas sludge, floating up on
the curde oil to come from shores, carried by the tides
Alaska- to the proposed up the river eatdares, and
transshipement port at- :_ eventually either sinking
Kitimat would be a “sour onto the ocean bottom or
crude", . and thereby penetratinginto the sand and
possessing high sulfurice . gravel_on the beaches,
content and a far greater The Miizushima Oil Spill is.
propensity’ to emit. toxic considered by Mr. Nicol tobe
hydrocarbon fractions, the ‘most intensively
especially under turbulent studied and controversial
water conditions. _ ' spill since the accident of the
NOT PROOF ENOUGH? — ‘Torrey Canyon’ in the
Perhaps the above is still Engllah Channel a few years

“Ontario, Canada. (Reprott . hy

teria,
=a p: blological . ; . Eth a
‘mmf jerudle' of) epi davai

4 your prime minister, I can assure you that there’s absolutely no danger from

Letters to the Editor

Bill Horswill replies to

market inspection of marine

products, m lont-term in- -

vestigation to examine ef-
fecis on -humans. from
drocarbons taken into the
body from oil contaminated
marine foods, the bie-
degraaiion of oil by. bac-

etc., an the

Mr. Nicol aptly titled: his

t on the Japanese oil
sql “A Tragedy for Japan
and a Lesson for Ca ”,
What is the lesson?

That oil does, indeed, kill
fish! !- and, because Canada
would have “eyen more
difficulty than Japan in
counteracting a similarly
large spill in’ its waters”,
therefore we (in B.C.)
should, as Mr. Nicol warns,
“ensure, through dedicated
preventative activities, that
MAJOR SPILLS. DO NOT
OCCUR” (our em yt

-By all means, risk a few
goldfish if you must, in the

name of science. and. ex:

perimentation. But,

don't fompare golddish- with
saimon or halibut (apples-va,
oranges?),.. and more im-
portant yet, please don't
jump to the condlusions and
tisk our Prince Rupert
fishing industry on the basis
of the unfortunate ex-
periment — nor,. for. that
matter, on the questionalble
pavice of our incumbent

A protein-scarece world
needa the fish and B.C; peeds
‘the jobs... over 5,000 of them,
in fact, in Prince Rupert
alone]. rs
“DO WE WANT. A
PIPELINE?” you ask...
you very much,

Our office is tecated in the
Annex of the Terrace Hotel
(2nd floor) and is wide'open

No, not at that price, thank

to the public, We welcome -
debate or support from

anyone interested. ” *

SE Te

ee
a

‘Not proof endugh to per - earlier.” A major, - inter-
suade-the authors of this ministerial “study was
clgsaroom experiment that launched within weeks of the
Mr, Cyril Shelford, Social spill in Japan, covering
reat MLA ior Gkoena is water and bottom analysis, a
wi gathestwhen j= —
he clalms that “The poison 4
contained in crude oi] would fERAAN
not kill fish.” :

Maybe not a “goldfish...in | _ .
4& tank... at room tem- “y
perature... with a doseage of . _
2 ounces of Alberta ‘sweat’ .
crude added"... and in only
‘72 hours (with feeding?ar- |
tifictal oxygenation added by
a lube below the oil level? |
étc,..7) and without mixing
the oil throughout-the water, ©
Mayhe then,, just maybe...
but what about out in Dixon
Entranea? ‘ ve.

We would urge the”

students (and Herald
readers) to write away for a
free copy of a-brief En- |
vironment Canada report :{
titled: .THE .MIZUSHIMA {
. OIL SPILL — A TRAGED'
.FOR JAPAN AND A’
LESSON FOR CANADA (by _
C.W. Nicol, Environmental
Protection Service, West
Vancouver, - May 1976).
This informative document
can be obtained. in large

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