v ) spraying was ‘among. a. broad range. of ex- vironmental issues discussed Tuesday ate "public _ etn ete by the Sasa Pivtecton Coston - - Bp quaton ol whether ot nat tocesty wood € ahead: witha program of berbicide or pestitide: . ayaa “iG@peat speakers included Gordon Shuggett, “a” : provincial forest in the Terrace-Killmat. corridor; - and Dave Crack, a conservation officer who made A ‘ remarks on fluoride contamination In animals .” inthe Kitimat Valley. - oo Sing at eed eer veri a we . , Coy “y 4 es \ - profenslonal forester cocerned with the proposed | SOME tee Ge ag gear et ise Ree ogee cody) pad! oes SOLE Ty ne che ee tee cee ee _. LEGISLATIVE Lilinaay, — COMP. to /78 " PARLIABENT HULLUINGS, eit Stel ee See oko lhe a ce Raha tia et TER EAE oS UBVAIXA are cea! treat to reforatation progiams, limiting the success rate in gome areas to as little as 20 per . cent. While he ruled out helicopter apraying in this’ - : area he said. that the forest industry in general * Svould Uke to see the use of herbicides in ‘certain a 7 epecific areas inthe future, ; . "Sluggo alio'said that a thinning program in the “ Planted areas of the. Terrace-Kitimat Valley. has _ heen held up for the past two years because forestry 7 didn’t have any guarantees that their Investment in _. the area would be protected ih the future.” ‘ _Grackreparted ona Aerie dy doe wins ‘VICTORIA, 2.C., >| “imples collected trom ‘gnimals in. the Kitimat Valley and other areas, Fifty-nine bone samples. "were used in the etudy, Fluoride levels as high as 3,760 parts per million were found in a martin from the Kitimat Valley while a moose in the same area. - bad 190) paris Des mae , os from amartin inthe Kispiox Vailey on the other hand revealed fluoride concentrations -of 720 parts.per million while a moose trom Cran- berry Junction was, found to have 56 parts per. : Sd. | ByMIKEHOWLET ; Herald tail Writer -NDP Nanalino representative and Federal _ : ‘Fisheries critic Ted Miller met co _ftibermen in Terrace Tuesday and weged them to . prepare briefs for.the Pearce Commission.’ _...Millee' feels ‘Qiat; the commission's, ‘recom 7 mendations Ufill'be acted upon ‘quickly. by: the. - federal government and is undertaking a 4 meetings throughout B.C: to help ensure thet’ the. _ opinions and desires of local fisherttien will: be’tn- . cluded in its findings. “Major changes are coming in the near futaré,” _ | ‘ said Miller. “The goverment ¢ delayed and delayed . until the ‘crisis point was reiched; delays are no . Major points raised at.the meéting concerned a) “ government preoccupation with large ‘capital -.: _ projects in the Salmon Enhancement. Program; - - arbitrary regulation in the sport fishing industry, ‘and the problems of a West Coast fisheries treaty. “This is a terrible treaty,” said Miller of the current negotiation effort: fe should back out now | - while we still can. The ernment is bargaining y.- " a. a - we are bargaiding everything away”? " Representatives: recy ng SWAY apter of ibe oe Steelhead Society condoinned the lack of a treaty ee and the effects ‘that continued.’ American‘ te yon! ferceptions had on Canadian Fisheries policy.*¢ ° - 7 .. Without a proper treaty they felt that hatcheries woe would continue to produce cost-effective pink and - - chum salmof, further reducing both numbers‘of sports fishing species and wild genetic pools. Thisin © turn, would hit at the touriam industry aod, if . disease strick, at the entire salmon fishery. 3 “The forest industry was condemned for the - 1. damage ; housing causes 0 salmon _ i "The fiabery department came ender ata oi | . Inability to-tontrol fleet. sizes and catches. 9) - The fishery department also was criticized fot ita general lack of research, which it was felt furtiier aggravated all-of the specific problems brought yp. : and made finding any solutions ali the more: dif-. ari feult.. a ; ro ‘ 4 here In the back row are, left to rlaht: Jenny Brady, Langby Jeff MacNellyter, and Andrea Komlos. In the front row are: Michele Popoff, Lisa'Ziratdo, Wendy Spurn, - and Karleen Schmidt. See e page 5 | Terrace Peaks Gymnastics Club coach Jessica Carleton has. reason to smile. Her ’ team Is off to an Invitational meet In Prince George Friday where the club recently tock — three medals at Regional Trials. Pictured Sr ate eke Ye Sek ee ee em eh eee py Ele oe ‘dominium “association, ex Street at a public meeting in Kitimat Tuesday night. - The women were con- cerned that ifthe tewnhouses developer to see ‘tat the Landscaping was carried out, - The women were also _ unhappy with the monotony of the proposed design and ‘objected to the fact that Creed Street would be turned into a through street. Mayor George Thom said that if two different designs were utillzed It could double the architectural: cost and break the unite into clusters to avold a monotonous facade, A security of $1,500 per unit ia required from the developer. to guarantee og CL i At By BECKY RAGLON | HeraldbtalfWriter =. A familiar. Terrace ‘land- an . inark-may become only. a ° memory : if. the - British Columbia Buildings: Cor- ‘poration goes ahead with , Plans to demoliah a water tower... located. - near - Skeenaview Lodge. . - Murry, Setzer, building - ". snanager for BCBC said at. while. the cotporation was. ' not pushing to have the tower. come down,’ ‘they were . concersied with : the safety. * ‘ampects of the tank: . “The way it stands: right “ agweit must be repaired or -, damolished - immediately,” ‘The tower Is 130. eat tall snd a Beate 79 fest sald Setzer. ’ from the nearest homes. . An, engineering report submitted to BCBC advised | demolition, stating that to ' ‘rehabilitate the structure - : ~ igh devel of ore are lsc with eaitiogs Qj from aluminum smelting plants and can cause “ me “fluorosis, a debilitating bone disease found in both - : humans and animals. “Others who dpoke at the mootinglocluded Wibo . o Papenhrock, a Canadian Association of Allied oe ‘ Smelter Workerg execitive member concemed - with environmental matters inside and outside of on : ‘Alcan; Len Karier, from the Kitsumkalum Farmers Institute; and Jan Mackenzie, an Angilean priest. wha spike‘ ‘on: recent - developments . of dumping in Allce Arm. To demolish or not to demolish However,. a Worker's ‘Compensation Board in- spector sald he couldn't ad ascertain | the, actual ‘slate oo! the water tower because the tower Ladder. is unsafe and” ‘eamot be used unless it. ix. repaired or replaced. : "Tenders for demolition will ‘. "be awarded within a week amd If the District of Terrace grants the contractors a demolition permit the work = could begin immediately. ° ‘At least: two citizen's 8 groups, the Terraceview Society and the Heritage and © ‘Museums Advisory, Com-. mission are concerned: with . the proposed demolition. ‘The - Terraceview Society: has already. : asked . Terrace . ’ pet aside as’a heritage site - with the tower preserved. -. They also. requested . that *. of iovestigating whether the . tower ‘the Victoria Heritage = _. the ‘diatrict should ‘withhold engineers had studied “the: "Paul Sneed, chairman of ‘fie Heritage and Museums “Advibory Commission said. - his group is still in the stage is significant to the : “oommunity, and.said that, = the group.has requested that : i Conservation Brigch look a. ae “Council is in the ‘process: = "pf designating the whole site ’:: as a historical site,” he said. 23° “While we're in the process: ! of designating, | they’re + ‘(BCEC) in the Process. of . demolishing. ad - During. Monday's council meeting ‘aldermen decided. giving the demolition con- tractor a permit as one way’ ‘to atop the destruction of the a guvernaich ‘ -jtuesday of \igmoring.. ‘international: ~ conventions by. allowing Two women. trom. the party to a 1975 international . agreement. which says dumping of radioactive waateis subject to control by - Parisbased Organization af Economic ‘Cooperation and Development.” He exid. the agreement covers “radioactive wastes” rather than the wider aren of ‘ _ emt Coffee Service” 638-1 825 | amaHwy.6W. TERRACE =| The FPatific Nor- test Muse Festal | Westend Food Mart. RE. M, Lee Theatre 635.5274 yaa with the Chor 6; nape "pm | a week Classification, The Gaty Seales ar Westend oe Service open to the public and 635-7228 are at 9am, 1 pm and 7 2ahours . mt “We Satisty Tummy & Tank eee ee - BCBC stall their demolition tower until the entire matter: a but were: told that : fe investigated “ “taxiciwaten," ut the ning ; o tailings. will . include : Fadloactive waates such as” t oe Radium 225 and cadmium. Fulton, the MP for British: : Under the agreement, Columbia's Skeena ‘riding: — “toxic wartes!? froma ‘But Fisheries Minister Romeo LeBlanc disputed his ‘uae of the word “toxic.” LeBlanc told the Commons — that scientist from his "the herald “erage @ figure skaters he - Pages 283 . Woinen s Growth Contre “kitimat court news “Letter of thanks «> Comics and - ’ Ann Landers vironment . critic, sald Tuesday | ‘that Canada is * 36S DAYSA-YEAR” . Bb ne oe, Beretta th bat eee BO NI Lee, Orn tele nee ae (iia a acta ee LT ain week EAE Bal Oar ele Tekan MORE tet :