" Perpace Hotel has:heen.sold ta. "Caledonia Hotels Lid.,, Augie. Geeraert ‘still’ remains” the -” According to an: interview ~ granted Welt Liimatainen News: : Directorof CFTX-TV and Fadia | * ~ aver the past weekend, | the “Boom” inso far as the’ Ner-- thwest is concerned has dim- med to a practically inaudible . “beep”. : . ’ Walt was speaking to Iona - Campagnolo, freshman, MP. for; Skeena -about~ northern development and -the concern. “ by a group of northern mayors about the apparent swing by the provincial “powers (hal be” to the east in so far as develop- © ment {s concerned. . a During the interview - Mrs. Conventional: Engines by —_ MAZDA _ New & Used Vehicles - SKEENA AUTO __, Metal Shop Ltd. “DEALER LIC. 09-275 "635-6572 at é . : Terrace owner “Campognolo stated that in her opinion the N.D.P.-prioritles for development have shifted to the north-east and the Kootenay. ‘region with a definite swing away from the north-west, She - stated that the provincial government has commissioned studies in the north-east and the pick it up, this is what he-found.- Ob- ously someone s thered: un-enougt OWN Spec: r.» have. their da the car and poe ~ $300,000has been inéluded in the | Five-Year Capita] Program for. 1975: However itis not. known’ :division granted d durin ecent ‘visit ‘lo Terrace--has - industry.) 02). ~ It was pointed out that several |: # ' whal this will meat at that time in view of the incredible rate of inflation inthe? construction faclors.enter into thé question. ;. - The’ eventual location: of ’.the - Tova) Court facilities will have a + aring on the'short: term plans ~.- for a Terrace Security Building. f Resource Building in Terrace The construction.of a: Ruman, - become R ditional. spac "Another factor; Kootenays which aré required -by the federal. government before any action can be taken - “under. the. Department of Regional Economic Expansion - agreement signed earlier Lhis year. Because these studies have been commissioned [ar areas to the east, Mrs. Cam- pagnolo feels that ‘ the: north-' ‘west has been by-passed .° She in fact lists the provincial development priorities. as: Number’:1. the. North-east, Number 2, the Kootenays and. ‘running.a poor third the Pacific Northwest. oo: . The Skeena’M.P. states that Serving Terrace and area since July 11, 1908 ‘insofar as the federal cabinet Is - concerned the northwest is still ihe... top ~~ priority, «- for development, = In- fact Mrs. ‘Campagnolo’. reports. that D REE. Minister n Jamieson and Ron Basford, Housing - Minister, will both be visiting ‘the Northwest early in Sep-" TERRACE, B,C,. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1974 Airport Extens stigated by the Carriers. The : Mayor Gordon Rowlarid of Terrace has heen advised by the office of the Minister of Tran- . sport that it will not consider lengthening the main strip at the Terrace Airport to'8,000 feet from the present 6,000 feet. -- In previous correspondence the Ministry had ‘advised . that - such a request should be in-, special meeting of the District. of Terrace’ Municlpal :Council . ame back Tuesday to - years the post was, Assistant. Cit Herald learned on hearing of this , statement. from -Ottawa, that the President of C,P.Air had indeed made such a request. ° in .its. annual’ report. to the Ministry of Transport...) °- Following receipt. of, this information, Mayor Rowland *. again’ communicated ‘with: the Federal authorities and has received, - this refusal, Patrick Monahan, Research Assistant in the’ Office. of the _ Minister. of Transport, -in a letter addressed tu the mayor, acknowledges ‘that a request had .indeed -been made by Canadian Pacific: for .an...ex-. tension of. Runway 14-32... °°, Returning officer will not be Ablt of a’ bombshell fall ona. . Rowland reiterated his opinion thal: the ’ past. election. was . conducted: honestly; and ‘ef- -fictently by the Electoral ‘Oi- ‘ficer and his:staff and that the only reason the eity had:to look for a Returning Officer was that civic employees had sefused to undertake, the task: <0." “Alderman Gerry. Duffus was - -alarmed: at. the , possible cost . : that “this-.could mean tothe: _-Mtaypayer and sald: that he’ had the preatest reapect for ~ Mr. Buchanan 0 million‘dollar. agre finance “the .firat. sta multi-million-dollar: ” “highwa : program in northern “B.C. will: - announced this week.’ moment appears to be dormant.” bul ‘by ino. means- dead, is: the ; ‘possibility of ‘amalgamation with abil, This ‘would: . increase’ the ‘need for police activity’and spaces 0... - Bor the-time-being City”Hall- Js ‘waiting’: to. see . just - what ‘happens: and..what. the: needs * diikely t¢ be finished until the end Fire Marshall who insisted that’ sufficient. water -be made’ “ available :for firefighting. °° Original plans called lor a large: - water storage tankes @ 0° oo "--Laler‘a plan to-install.a four’, “inch . water: system. from" a +, gallery:in the Skeena was ap-- “proved by the School Beard and submilied ’ to “.the” Provincial Deyar(ment of. Education: for sapproval. © iti ns | “The Kilimat-Stikine Regional - _., Diatrict Board then got into the ? ael Sand -requested : thal” the: Terrace Hotel not sold Js Contrary: to. reports cir- --eulating “in Teriaze ‘that the Je -genlal “host at the well-known _. establishment, ; ". Speaking'lo:the. Herald, Mr. “ Gecraert chose to use the words - of -Mark“Twaln: to-state “The _Feporls of my leaving have been grossly exaggerated.” . . “ ‘Phe Hosteller admitted. that serious negotiation has taken place over the past few weeks noon and the second shift will be: ~ Iq elasbes from 1:00:p.m;unti of October or beginning of. November. |... . “The effect af this delay.is thal ‘students, scheduled. to enter the Thornhill Secandary. School, ° “will now: begin the school-term “at-Caledonla Senior Secotidary: ° on: September, 9. - This: means. that’ a double’ shift has been - instituted at” Caledonia. and reduced. scholastic hours. Pupits. will attend in, ihe. mor- : ning from. 8:00-a.m. until 12:00 5:00 pam. but that a purctiase agreemen -never came'about for the multi:: ’ milllion:. dollar “establighment, There’ was a twinge'of regre in' Mr, Geeraert’s-eye as he: * made this slitement‘as he said: ‘that he would have liked td'end “> ‘a Hfetime of eighteen hour work days ard ‘take it.-easy for. awhile, but then os an, after thought he'said “I probably ‘would have missed it in a short time and have longed to be back «. meeting people as in the past.” clually “Will be “when all ‘the © ifs" fall into place, 9-205 year... ubsequent. agreement will be-signed later to'Pririce Gearge and Stewart to Watson Lake. : The. newspaper says : (his week's. initial agreement ‘also calls.” fo 'hirther.. joint agreements lavolving federally- financed paving for, the Alaska Highway, and’ cost-sharing: for exparision ‘of the ‘Trans-Canada and. Yellowhead. Highways or ‘the: finding - ‘suitable covering a five-year, plan” 0. :- Planned. are . raad).im- provements. on highways. in- _ cluding “routes | from’ Prince Rupert to Kitwanga, Kitwanga “"" Bollee’ in Terrade -are. slill * investigating a recent Incident _ thal saw nearly $2,200,worth of ‘windows ‘in. several. businesses’ broken. The yandalism occured’ a-week and a half ago, in the ‘Molz Plaza area on south Kalum. Nearly every business _in the Motz Plaza suffered al the hands of the vandals.” | - “As well -other..retail and wholesale ‘cutlels along Kalum Street south had their windows -” damaged to some extent. “The windows, were broken ‘- Dogcatcher “‘Iywould appear that the era of -free-riinping:dogé in Thornhill: and ° other. areas. surrounding ° Terraces just‘about over, The. _-Pravinclal’ Department ‘of, “Agrioutture ‘is': advertising - for -, Domestic’: Animal - Protection =: ‘in some cases by stones .and, rocks but inmost cases by smail_ weights from. ‘scales’... The weights, when used propertly, are’ slid onto the -scale' to _Mmeasureloads .. up to about 500. A> number. of the “old: ‘and an-varlous pounds, . -weights, ” all. fairly ‘rusted, were foun > Duildings. 052. but as yeL have riot incarcerated _ anyone, \The“investigation continues. 2 ae ‘handling ‘dogs, experience in making ou\reparts, available to ‘-work,’: some”. -evenings, famillarity with area, tacland people. . As ‘Officers Lov'sarve these ‘areas. ."- ‘yo The: Inspector; :: Domestle | Animal Protection’. Act,-~ Livestock . Branch’ .of the: B.C. Department ‘of, Agricullure,..le - seeking part-time ;: people’, ‘to . undertake these ‘tasks ‘in the ~. unorganized tetritories surrounding the area of Terrace, The qualifications required of applicants are experience in write: the above mentioned Inspector, Parliament Bulldings, Victoria, B.C. for Areas good judgement ‘in dealing with - Gedrge to Fart St. John, Prince ~ © Police’ have’ some. suspects. It really isn’t ‘a bea “* Ootober first... |; me 1 them Reyision. -This.- sR oF od ee FROVINCTAL. LIBRARY PARLIAYENT BLDS. VICTORIA: B,C, . tember fo take a first hand look at the region, its potential and | its needs. From other sources, whieh are réliable, we learn that there is a move afoot in Victoria to drop the federal-provincial COMER agreement completely and go'it alone on development in B.C. ; information,’ will come about: following a dramatic. move by | This, according to our source of. -the provincial government: to. sign & land deal with the B.C. natives in regard to aboriginal © rights. / - ;TRUCKS HI56A7S + aaa Terrace, B.C} ion "NO Mr. Monahan goes on lo say that he can assure that this option. was. given active con- sideration by the Ministry, however, he continues *'‘an: extension was: deemed | un- * feasible on the basis of-a cost “benefit study. ‘Treasury Board. funds were simply not available for such a project and thus. it: had to.be rejected... -”, > The letter goes o- 02 _. The: Ministry - shares. your concern with regards to ‘the present problems at the airport... , Administrator .We, are. quile, aware , of: the difficulties. that have been encountered - in. the. past’. and every attempt, will be. made to see that.they are avoided in the future.’ I am told that there is ‘very ‘little. chance of the tem- “porary runway being closed for’*. particular ‘emphasis: on :-the -. - forthcoming -.departmental ~~ any significant. period of time this fall due to heavy rains. The Region is aware of the drainage problems on 02:20, and special procedures, and sweeping: i equipment are being employed to keep the runway operative... .. Inaddition, every effortisbeing "3. made’ to \-slruction © _will. most ‘certainly.be in’ - ‘operation before the. winter.” months. ost yp There is no jindicalion'in he letter as to whether there will be’ " funds: made available for. this... _ extension project .in: fulure- budgets. 8 Mayor .Gordon.. Rowland, while .. expressing: proceed with cone"! 3% 14-92. as quickly-as °° Y possible, and, barring..any’ :- unforeseen.” circumsances; it. ~” ' disap-" * pointment.: at .. the “Ministry's © “decision, said that he: was.sure * that Council would: not: let: the matter.drop and that ‘it ‘vould _ pursue the matter further with “* estimates so that this important _ improvement can. be: -un- ’.detlaken at the earliest possible lime. °- Hydro to cut would prefer >, “Richard Green were-appointed —j “to the. Court which“will sit on /Thig court is responsible for. ~ the addition or ‘withdrawal of “aames on the enumeration list. , People have until August 31st to have their names added to the list. After that date and prior to » “October first they still can-have thelé” name added al: the discretion of tha Court of Revision. mee comin . a r ‘problem it’s a ‘people problem. This 4 year old bruin tipping the scales at an estimated 350 to 400 pounds has been fin- ding the ‘ fare excellent out..at .Furlong Bay - Provincial Park, In, this particular case’ he is munching away on Ga considers. excellent... The occupants of the ines Dog Food which ‘he trailer, a Kitimat family consisting of.a mother, ' two sons and a couple of dogs; quickly left the area and reported the intruder to the Park Gate. Park Ranger Erik Brorup,; who incidentally took ihe above photo, went to the scene and tried to frighten’ the diner away eventually succeeding through ‘the neighbours blowing’ automobile horus and motor bikes reving. Perhaps Mr. __RE-ELECT DUFFUS _ ans hnaheahy: avi . irway. ofthe’ rea: proposed e holes." Park and. Mr.-Wayne Epp ap-. peared to ask for support of.th Board ine having the Hydro pla changed a5 it. would cut ‘ih proposed 18 hole course in lwo “right-down the middle.’”’ The Board was sympathetic to the requést and passed a Bruin was simply just ‘B,C. .Hydro, indicating: tha! considers: the original raute,as the only way-lo go and proposes ‘going along that. route. - The - authority did say, however, that cit would continue to matler, re satiated and ambled off into the forest to develop: a new appetite. Ranger Brorup tells us that.the bears are very smart and know what a cooler is. He said that they head immediately for a cooler, pick it up and throw it against. the trees. causing. the con- - tents to fall out. They then’amble over and eat'to their heart's content. ‘It: seems: that their favourite foods:-are: smoked. salmon, bacon, steak, fresh fruit, and of course dog food, Campers are warned that food attracts bear and even a tent will not deter them as they are known to rip tents or otherwise gain entry to seek an appealing ration of food. (Erik Brorup Photo) AA ee ee Er teter PEI eA ee i study:the — ee aetna