avoiding the ‘trip out fo the airport and then back by Vancouver: rat a: 1:30 pm. -bus en route to Prince Rupert; ‘The office is located in__ ; The Herald has learned that there is a possibility the Lakelse Hotel. —~ of an arrangement being made whereby the alrcratt Frank Howard, MP. Skeena, Was in Vancouver will leave Vancouver, land in Terrace, then fly on to yesterday speaking fo sanior CP Air officials and Prince Rupert where passengers could be transferred advised the Herald that there are two detafls which fo the regular [et flight out of Prince Rupert. The Convair would then return to Terrace picking up i 8 The ‘closure of the Terrace Airport by! the Ministry. > ugf) Transport’ through the “impositian of a welght. ‘festriction has. beon ‘solved on a temporary basis _ through: an. agreement. reached between C.P.- Al “and Pacific, Westerm Airlines. The agreement was ‘ yeached yesterday. ” Filghts will begin '. om Sunday, February 24, must ba solved before the flights become official. As of this writing cp Air is seeking authority from These involve approval from the Canadcan Transport ‘additional passongers and then on fo Vancouver, This ‘ . {he Canadian Transport Commission and the Ministry Commission and the Mot and approval for the landing would’mean that a larger number of passengers can be handled In view of the one day schedule, « _. Telegrams were flying back and forth since the . announcement last week of the discontinuation of the _ jet service to: Terrace. Meeting were held in Terrace with, members of the recently formed Airport Com. mittee, chaired by Loyd Johnstone. ; of Transport fo operate a chartered PWA Convair 640 and take off of the Convair. from the Terrace Airport to Vancouver. 4} This aircraft is equipped with pressurized cabin. . ind will be available until April 28, It will be carrying 4 passengers. Due-to previdus committments there oat only be one flight a day six days a week. It has fot bee n possible to find out which day witl be without * service, “4. PL Air is ‘also looking ‘for a suitable aircraft to: fake over the service when tle Convair has to be remaved for previous comittments. CPAir will continue offering free bus service to AU reservations and ticketing wilt be handled by CP Air and the the present rates wil remain in effect. . CP Alr spokesman’ in Vancouver advise that scheduling arrangements have not been completed by the PWAoffice in Terrace advises that the flights will depart from Vancouver at 9:00 a.m. arriving ia Terrace at 11:30 p.m, and will oO, - : Both the Terrace and Kitimat Chambers sent telegrams to fhe Minister of Transport as did both Councils. On Monday a telegram was recelved from the Air Transport Committee giving CP Air and PWA _24 hours within which to give. thelr evaluation of the situation. with regard to alternate Vancouver fo "Terrace non-stop service. ‘Early yesterday we received the information that . meetings w were ta take place between cP Airand PWA ~! fa CP Air spokesman in Vancouver advise that scheduling arrangements have not been completed: ’ Brince Rupert for customers who require this service but the PWA office in Terrace advises.that the flights ‘ and will continue toa do so as long as this service is . will. depart from. Vancouver «at 9:00 a.m. : _ Tequired. . arriving in Terrace at 11:30 a.m. The flight from : | There will be a downtown checking service thus _ Ferrace wili depart at i:30 p.m. and will arrive in tee Conventional | Engines by MAZDA Now & Used Vehicles SKEENA AUTO : METAL SHOP Lid DL No. 01-505., 636. 6572 S Yolume 66 No.8 TERRACE, B.C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1974 Child perishes in Thornhill Fire SA five, year: old. boy- died :. Aagically in a fire thal razed a home: on. Crescent Drive. in Thornhill Monday night. .° "Shawn -Balattl died in the: "Inferno. His tiothar’ and. four other clitldren. managed -Lo ’ éscape the blaze although -Mrs.. suffered burns to her . The long awaited takeaver of Thornhill and other outlying districts could well be included - in Dave Barrett's ‘Resource Dividend: Budget” for 1974-75. During the course of his budget speech, Mr. Barrett’ made reference to anticipated new: “acquired. last summer did not arrive al fhe’ scene untll shortly after ten p.m. -RCMP -and- the ‘District of Terrace: Ambulance, were also on the scene. Although mo. cause, has yet - been determined for thefire, an. RCMP. spokesman indicated extensions"’. - + Réedntly the: city Pre a submitted ‘a. proposal to ~the: Minister of Municipal Affairs In “which it requested the extension : "of its boundaries in. all. direc- ‘tions ‘including: Thornhill, : . Lakelse Lake and areas’ to.the: ‘west, south And: north. of ‘Terrace. The plan was of a greater - Terrace Municipal Area.and If .: this is approved lhe takeover; ment attempted to’ contro! “fire using at least one’ of t * fankers. The ald fire “tr through ; accidents. lo: for the still young year. the direction of the Minister of :. Municipal Affaire James. Lorimer. The premier algo “made reference Lo new municipalities’ . and this leads to speculation - ‘and half ‘official confirmation that there will be several new | mercy flight the initial alarm. The fire, which swept through .. Thera was little left ‘at the Balatti home in . municipalities ' and boundary : will be a matter of routine.on”: PROVENOTAL LIZRARY PARLIANENT BLS. yicwenta 6c. ~ CP Air officials indicated Se me y Sunday. and TPA. However later in the day” we. lear TPA had withdrawn its offer of an F272. °° COMP. that safety was the prime. reason for the discontinuation of the service, and that the airline was doing everything within reason: to provide the best service to Terrace without jeopar- dizing safety of passengers and equipment. iH was also learned that Dick Hurst, Chief Licencing Officer for the Air Transport Commitiee was awaiting confirmation trom the two airlines involved and once this is received by. telegram the necassary licence will be iSsued with the paperwork taking place afterwards, ‘An official of the Ministry of Transport advised the Herald that he wa. not surprised that the runway finally gave out af the Terrace Airport as they have- been anticipating it since the arrival of the heavy jets some five years ago. He said that. weather conditions each spring were such that the striphelp up. He said it took an emergency such as the present one fo finally get the necessary Improvments approved. He sald that he was losing credibility with Oftawa as he reported the need each year with the result that it was only under. the present upgrading could have come about. ° as « Thornhill Take-Over Could Be In The Budget - cammunities wauld ‘see ‘their a Mr. Harrett in fact was asked direclly to indicate what where thenew communities and whieh Further Railway delays unnecessary TSI AE es President'Wayne ‘ Gaunt of the : Terrace and District Chamber... ‘» of Commercs,-inva news-letter - -addressed to all'members of the railway construction: will. Hat benefit Anyone. _ Mr “Gaunt’s . ‘comments ‘yesulted. :from . information - ‘imparted to’ some. [fifty ‘mem-: bers of the Chamber and guests,” who’ . assembled .. for.“ the- February monthly tmeeting at the Terrace Hooel. .Mr. Lloyd: Hostland, Project Manager. for the route: north- project.’ of Canadian National’ Railways’ and Bill Horswill a‘ Consulting TRUCKS ‘Chamber; 'has- expressed “the ~ : “opinion that any further delay in position” to better ‘understan circumsfaricas that the 685.6138. borders extended hut refused: all comment, * : “writing . Chamiber’”, c said-Lhat hé was. of. the opinion ‘that all the people wha‘ at the. “nesting. now. we the: difficulties- encountered construction project, including’... engineers, < ‘environmentalista, sociologists. éa, * He commented that, in his ‘opinion, the’ necessary ‘check *: and safeguards are. built into the projec’ t and further. delay - will not: benefit, anyone.” “He: added: however, “Should the construction . “proceed ~ proposed the’. demands ° an oe I “"Stmonthly.- newsletter, ‘President: Gaunt® ended” > ail” parties~ Involved © ‘inthe : . ithe infant son of Huguette “ regular rimway is 6000 feat long ~ _ While.the runway lo be overlain this’ shorter: Nishgas | given‘ School District school - district ‘but was not” aware of the agreement.. He declined’ - matter,’ + The next meeting belwaen the * Depariment’ of ‘Education and the Nishga. Tribal Council will New Ajyansh. of. detaits’ concerning. the darles “and ' specifies \.of . the | District. »- NDP. Terrace N.D.P;. Club at. 2:00 Halt Wye teal pt g bated aks Thornhill a mere haifhouratier RCMP raceived| Runway Overlay Approved - comment .on the . ‘beheld in-the near’ future” al As yelthere Me marked lack ' _Rroposed, district, as lo boun-' - precedent selting N i School . : “There will bis a i peeling of the: pe Sunday: penal 24 at the: FESO doe is 5,400 feet long. Mr. Harris does not anticipate any difficulty in obtaining the- material required. for. this - project. “. He ‘said: that’ the ‘asphall used is similar to that” - used for highway construction ~ with modification to the Actual % mixture. "9°00 of the'main runway ‘14-22, ra telex message addressed Kitimat Chamber, Mr. Projects)’ to." the Minister. of -Transport states that this the house, clalmed the life af a five year ald . a temporary ¢ solution.” ‘Once’ ‘this auxiliary’ runway: is” . completed construction will get =° 0° ‘ under way of the reconstruction: = lo the Presidentsof the Terrace _ : and. - District Chamber. -of. ” Commerce: gpd. the. LWP. ’ Beasleigh, Assistant “(Special communities created as part of ° a large scale development of > Suéstioned - by: “peporters. : following the. fuser speech - Avalanche matter will be given priority. He states in his message that’ Regional Ministry of Transport officials are‘in contact with CP * <- Air, PWA-and. the: Canadian --. Transport. Commission” .to.: arrange : fornalternate non-jet Service inta. ‘Terrace as a:J He: goes onto stale that “(echnical studies are underway 1o determine the feasibility and’ cost . associated '. with the rehabilitation, of runway 14-22 al “Terrace... -. Congtruction priorities ‘will be readjusted to- allow ‘ior’ solving the, runway problem during the :1874 con- - struction seasqu.' HOWARD RAPS - DREE DELAY ; Frank Howard, MP. for ’ Skeena; sald today in Fort St. James ‘thal there was an inordinately ‘long delay in (he _ signing of a federal ~provincial agreement relating to nether ‘development, Howard : said “which.- -is-: Mr. “agreement, ' “necessary for us in the: north, * . has been..ready: for’ signature: * _ Since. at least. mid-December. "In fact there was a signing date ° .. set of Dacember 181th which waa” ‘naricelled at. the réquest'of the :: -- federal government; becuase. - parliamentary; ibusiness: reventéd Regional: Economic: inister Jamieson fr from leaving said”. ’ government, should be faulted . “sig that agreement. . It seems This “IMT: ‘Howard thal Was two. nant age and I am inclined to think : thal) both the ‘federal. govern- - 33: ment’ and ‘Ihe < provincial for not:having been-able to find a mulvally’ agreeable date to tome: that they are just not trying. hard shough.t " ve made representations to . : both! government §.about this and would urge community and’ local ‘groups todo’ the ‘same - thing.so that perhaps between. - us we can apeed up.the process oo and .. be ‘able’,to «start. some *. planning towards’ development oa number’ of- projects. xi: the A : enllre ‘north that. siniply won't: : possible: .-withoul . the Rupert stretch of Highway" 16, -peredment Concluded Mr. ‘Howard: ; , aa . 1 a Tau ch da toa etea abate acacia bs : speech, Bilt Zobel, “who survived the tragic slide that - killed: “sever. others: less than’ one month ago, :-relurried’ to his ‘job: Monday as a-mail truck driver'