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TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, Bo.

I could ‘eal: “this

week y we ran a tary; as ‘you

column
thoughts'on ‘a mushy Monday, ‘have ‘probably. geen, predic. «
Or perhaps - an’ ‘editor's ting ©. this. mess,”
dilemma.’ * - _ weatherman. wasn’t kidding.
The “Herald. ‘office: is : UNSUNG HEROES .-

unusually - dilent, dike. the

snow, -

Despite | -the

from Apsley : Street and
Lakelse, “

Our reporter and ‘women’s
editor, Diana Smith worked
her way in the snow all the
way from Olson Street. ° -

JUST FENDER

‘We decided to walk when I

spotted one fender of my car
sticking: out from under a
mound of snow.

But your busy Herald néws .

crew was on the job by9 am. I
reserve nice days for showing
up later,

.Qur general
Gordon Hamilton, wasn't in

yet. He was too busy digging -

his truck out to piek up our
circulation manager and
accointant, Bernice McPhail.
Then he ‘got stuck again.

A couple of’ typists‘made it
in shortly after noon. The rest
of the staff was: snow-bound.

Meanwhile,. freezing rain

‘ was promising to make
skating rinks. out of the
streets. Al least it was melting
some of the snow.

RACE IN VAIN

Now I really don’t have
anything against snow. But
after’ racing down to the
deadline Saturday there's no

paper today. You see, the.

pages, made up here, are sent
by bus to our sister paper in
Prince Rupert where they are
run off on the press there,

But 45 miles down the line a

snowslide blocked traffic. The
bus, its passengers and our
pages, were stuck overnight,

However, the bus made it
into’ Rupert several hours
later.

.This means the paper we all
worked on to get out for today
(Monday) won't get in until
11:30 in time for Tuesday
selvery. ‘In. the meantime

were! hounding. away, for
ell,

Bday? “8 pape fn etis aye
win your: ‘Monday paper
which comes. out Tuesday this

threesfoot . °
mattress of snow my wife and
I made it In. We mushed on
foot through knee-deep’ snow

manager, :

unsung heroes ~:our carrier

boys and girls.. Talk about -

rain, sleet and snow. These
youngsters: will be mushing:
through snow and drifts. as

high and higher than they are .

to deliver your Herald to you..
And sometimes, they get

Tapped on “the Arnuclkles for _

tee late: an
a

The poor kids were calling
in this morning. “What time
‘will the. paper get in” they
were asking. - 3 ;

TOUGH JOB

~ Tommorrow, we replied. At
least ‘the rain will have
leasende

‘Tomorrow, we replied, At

- deast .the ‘rain.will have

lessened the snow by then, but ©

then there’s the slush--and- if it

freezes? Well, ‘it's even

tougher.

. [have nothing but respect

for these youngsters who

probably have the dirtiest job
” in the business,

Td like to'say. a simple and
truthful, “‘thanks” to you
younger guys and gals who
deliver the. goods.
preciate it. And we'd like you
to know it.- :

he

Over the weekend I-was
invited to speak at a public
relations conference held here
by the local teacher's
association, 7

What they wanted out of me
they got. That was how to play
footsy with the media. in an
effort to present themselves
and their needs to the public,

Frankly, inviting the media
was an excellent idea. They
learned of our problems and
we, of theirs,

But what was perhaps more
ae aie the; a a jor:

is'a ne ¢ planned .
: i Nt ‘BHA called: e ‘a iting.

for’ grade 11 and 12 .
students .

“Phe!

. But the’ employees of ours: 1 :
- really feel sofry for are those.

the Terrace-Thorabill area, Which

_ for new Canadians.

We ap- ..

be outlined and some: of ‘the
students will. be. able to put

*. their knowledge - “of ‘this.

“. “wipredictable game-to use on
‘ the school newspaper. :
 But...spelling certain words

. “wil be a hassle. We must face

-radopting Americanized
“spelling - and dropping the

these Youngsters. who have
’ been taught from grade one up
to. the “British” spellings.
U.8. SPELLING
a Well, for years newspapers
“in Canada here followed the
Canadian Press style book in
‘the simplified
. American spelling for the’
"most part is used, I. per-
sonally prefer the Ainerican’
Spelling. -
English is difficult enough

Al the Herald’ we simplify’

’ spelling--which is probably
- confusing because we were all
taught the old way. ;
But for example, we spell
colour “color, labour,
“labor; centre, “center;
jeweller, | ‘‘jeweler’’:
programme, | program’,
among others, .
“We are also. Introducing
Americanized spelling not yet
adapted by CP; but that is the
_ decision of the individual

newspaper,
Thus . traveller . and
travelling will -become

“traveler and traveling”;
enrollment, “enrolment”; and
SO on, 1
However, theatre — will
remain “theatre” (as it is in
the U.S., as well) and ch
will remain cheque, unlike- he
US. which uses “Check”. We
will not use slang spellings
like “nite” for night, unless,
. for example, a place is called |
“The Twi-lite Lodge” and then
it's 4 proper name.
So, to our readers, that’s
why we use the simplified
spelling. It’s easier and more
logical. And, we would point .
* out to ali teachers of English, .
particularly, those ‘teaching -
“Writing | 11)" will, take:
Cognizanicd of this for at least”
the sake of their Journalism
students. .

] Planners considered |
| for Regional District

The Kitimat-Stikine Regional

Board is considering hiring
professional planners to assist
in developing the huge region it
serves, |

The firm under consideration
is ‘Canadian Environmental
Science Ltd., Vancouver. ,

It was recommended to the
_local board by Bob Hallsor,
Secretary-Treasurer. of the
Cariboo Regional District,

Canadian ‘Environmental
Sciences is cpvlyed by the

| residents,

Cariboo Region ‘to make
tecommendations on. planning
and the thorny issue of zoining

all unorganized areas within .

that region,
‘FREEZE OPPOSED’

Their proposal to temporarily |

limit al? subdivisions to 10-acres
in a six-month “land freeze”
was opposed by Cariboo

The freeze, said the planning -
firm, would allow them time-to

Fj ‘iring Indians.
angers Howard

-Skeena MP Frank Howard
lashed out last .week over the
firing’ of. 10 Indian fishermen
from Port. Simpson..

~'Howard,. who is. running for
NDP national leadership, told
Indian. Affairs’. Minister -
Chretien that at least one B.C.
fishing’ company, planned ‘to
rqmove a‘-number” of Indian:
fishermen from ‘its active. list..

.Most‘“of- these mien; he. said,

these would be* in ‘the Nass-
Skeena: .

“Just a few. days ago, [ am’
told that 10 Indian ‘fishermen
from Port Simpson had been
fired,” by -one of .the fishing
companies, Howard said. |

- In his letter, Howard’ asked
for an immediate investigation
and steps taken to preserve the
position, of jhe Indian people.

adequatly plan a suggested
zoning system.to embrace the.
entire regional district. .

It did not affect Williams
Lake, Quesnel and 100 Mile
House which are organized’
territories, .
Now, the Kitimat-Stikine:
regional directors are con--
sidering uniform ‘planning here.

- SPECIALISTS

in a letter to the Regional
District, Erik Karlsen, planning:
.co-ordinator with. Canadian
Environment Sciences said:
“CES: brings specialists from
various: fields together for.
development planning and
implementation, "

We have,” he said, “eon.
sulted ‘private industry...and ta
public bodies, including the
Vancouver-Fraser Regional
Parks District, ' Capilano’
College and the Cariboo
Regional District.”
Karlsen said his firm would
“welcome the opportunity to:
meet _ with ‘your board's
chairman, planning committee
and’ yourself (John . Pousette,
Secretary-treasurer) to discuss
our firm and how we may he of
service to the: Kitimat Stikine
Regional District. .

would’ ‘be in the’ Nass-Skeena |:

area,’ a _
In a-letter ‘to ‘Chretien,
Howard, Jong an advocate of

shing company had ~ ap-

Indian’ Affairs in Vancouver.

The ompany, ‘he. said, in-
dicated.it was going to with-
draw a: umber Of gillnet boats
from service and that : moat of

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stricter laws to control the ‘use
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; Aleohol also is.an important
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areas where some drivers. ap-
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lhe government does not wish to
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particularly in areas where
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