by the Skeena School drama department, will be Ombud pit AVP Ur fabs eee me oT ake enough to keep him’ Prime Time Crime, a mystery-thriller, put on shown this Friday at 8 p.m. in the R.E.M. Lee Theatre, in Terrace. By GAIL: DOTINGA ‘Herald ‘Staff Writer me Karl Friedmann, B.C.’s * ombudsman was met with a ‘good response during his — ' two-day -visit to the area. He received ap- ‘proximately 20 complaints _from people in Terrace and» spent Tuésday in Kitimat listening and talking to the residents there. “About 20 is what I ex- * pected,” Friedmann said. “After we finish our tour of . the northwest we should liave about 100.'” >. Terrace residents have | similar complaints as those * peceived from the rest of the .‘tprovince. . | . + Friedmann uses the case of a worker being crippled in ..‘gn accident at work as an example of a common -."gomplaint he receives about “the Worker's Compensation Board. ‘4iPor those who never - leome across byreaucracies *-fhat- much or never had to rely on words to mince their ‘way through, filing a claim with WCB can be a- ‘harrowlng experience,” said Friedmann, .*- According to Friedmann the WCB's adjudicator can be rough and suspicious and " may only decide the injury is - worth’ five per cent of his- - jncome because the injury "goes back to an earlier in- cldent. oe “It happens quite often and for the worker he has to go back to the physiclans,”” added Friedmann, “It's hard ‘on the worker, here they've worked all their lives, never made a claim and now the whole system backfires on them.” sman eee ee ee ne rer ares If the complainant is not satisfied with the WCB’s decision, it can be brought to areview board but the WCB can still throw out that - decision, A quarter to a third of all review board decisions are nat accepted by WCB. “This maze of appeal channels alienates and irritates the worker,” said Friedmann. : There are some changes Friedmann would like to make such as having more input by the ‘WCB at the - yeview board so that both sides can argue it out and that the board of review : decision stick. As it stands now all the ombudsman can do is make a recommendation to the wcB, ; * most of the time our recommendations are ac- cepted. Some feel it is a weakness with our office but 1 feel it Is necessary,” Friedmann said. ‘If we could make decisions then we would be over the government as a whole and people would be complaining about us.” Other complaints he has dealt with in Terrace have to do with land uses or are with the department of highways. Disputes with highways mostly deals with flooding problems on individuals’ property resulting from the building of a’ road or a bridge. : “This is quite a common complaint up here and I don’t think the highways department is as sensilive as it could be,” said Fried mann. -WEST VANCOUVER, |, B.C. (CP) — Nothing is sacred these days — . including the garbage of _ this wealthy Vancouver suburb. _, Consequently, residents 4 jaye set up ani impromptu “Neighborhood Watch to ; ensure their trash {s not 5 stolen. ; _ Residents- are par- tieipating in an ex- nental curbslde rec- y¢ am to con- vert presorted glass, _ EVEN GARBAGE» WORTH STEALING metals and newspapers into reduced garbage pick-up bills and a longer ifespan, for landfill garbage dumps. But garbage | thieves- have been ripping off the best -of the recyclable items.’ The gatng rates for recycltd materals are $35 a shert (2,000 pounds) ton for glass; $45 a short ton for metals and $35 a long (2,290 pounds) for news- paper ’ South finds complaints | ’ Most of the people that have comé to the om- budsman have.done some of the work in resolving the dispute themselves,’’ he said. “A lot of them are rational about the problem,” The ombudsman’s office has jurisdiction to deal with only: provincial ministries, corporations, commissions or boards. However, they will take on complaints outside their jurisdiction and ot handles complaints plaintant to another source. “If a person with a problem from UIC calls, we'll phone UIC and invite, them to resolve it,” said Friedmann. } The Ferry Island campsite “will be officially opened Saturday Terrace district _ council was told Monday. A camping fee of $5 per night per family will be established. The revenue for this will pay for maintaining the campground, according to'a committee report tabled at the council meeting. In other council business a delegation of residents from Kalum Street presented their complaints fo council at the previous meeting and got results Monday. The district will go ahead and install proper drainage on South Kalum between Haugland Avenue and Graham Avenue so that Due to greater, than. ex- pected workload the om- budsman's office is not always able to deal. with those type of complaints as much as they would like to. Some complaints are resolved the same day,,, others take up to two to three months. “It depends on the bureaucracy we're dealing with, some are really helpful — and the case can be finished quickly,” Friedmann said. “others drag their heels with petty issues and waste costly time.” . Friedmann had studied the * goncept of ombudsman and how it was introduced by the various provinces prior to his appointment. “T never thought of being. ‘one,’ said Friedmann, He feels B.C. has one of the better statutes- for om- budsman in that it covers a wide range. ” If passed by the legislature, rnunicipalities, regional districts, univer- | sities, professional groups . ... ould all come under his try to get the two sides - together or refer the com- jurisdiction. . In time he does see the possibility of opening small regional ‘offices. : “J would like to open one in Prince George and one in the southeastern part of the province." Ferry Island — campsite. opens paving can be done under a local Initiatives program. Alderman Bob Cooper said he expects the drainage project to be done within the budget, The projected cost is $85,000. ‘ Property owners. on the north side of Lazelle Avenue are concerned that a proposed development on the south side of Lazelle will create a ‘lane’ appearance and increase the amount of: garbage there. 1 The developers have not been issued a building permit yet because council wanted to hear the residents’ view on the proposed development. Council decided to talk with the developers and discuss the situation. * ‘the mine and underground aot ma Terrace Hotel ( being changed By CARLA WILSON ‘ : _ Herald Stati Writer ° The Terrace Hotel will be completely remodelled this fall, said Fred Wagner, the new manager.. ‘The hotel changed hands at the beginning of June and Ernie and Ken Mandrusiak are the new owners. ' “We're going to try to make it the best hotel in Terrace,” said Wagner. Co - No renovations have begun yet, he said, just some cleaning ond general work, = ~*. . . The hotel is also bringing in a new chef and will offer a quite different menu, he said. : The new owners hope to attract people who go out for dinner plus conventions and banquets. The beer parlour, known locally as the Zoo, will have a new image, promised. Wagner. The majority of the clientele are good customers, it just depends how they are handled, he said. He's discussed the pub with the local RCMP and they have been very co-operative, he sald. ; ; The hotel hopes to hire students during the summer, said Wagner, although it doesn’t plan any major changes in the statf. : ' Wagner said the hotel hopes to support various. sports in town and would like to sponsor a hockey team this winter. The new owners also have the Klondike Inn in Whitehorse and the “Simon ‘Fraser Hotel in Prince George. Gold mine goes ahead An official of Scottie Gold development contractor, has Mines has revealed plang to . been awarded the contract to start production early in drive the tunnel, 7 "1981. ‘ Harry Scoglund, mine manager of the Scottie Gold property which is just south of the Granduc Mine, said they should be processing 200 tons of gold bearing ore through their rniil per day by next. April. The company built a road into the mine last year, as well as maintenance, and storage buildings, but during a winter snow slide, most of the buildings were damaged. . Scoglund said. the com- . pany plans to put everything underground, including the ore-processing mill and — crushing facilities ta avoid -the same thing next winter. In order to avoid further dangerous slide areas on the road to the site, an alternate route has been arranged. The company, plans to” drive an 8000-foot access - tunnel beginning near mile one of the Grandue road to facilities. Seoglund said that after completion, railtracks will be installed for tran- sportation. - ; 7 ' Canadian Mines Services, © a: well-known... mine . i. wal ? + e soa ited allt itl attiadl - ae ae ee er eS ‘The Herald, Thursday, June 12, 1980, Page 3 NEWS Only two people were charged in court Tuesday by Judge Darral Collins. Maureen Palahicky pleaded gullty to a charge of impaired driving and recelved a fine of $350 or 45 YB. ; riving a motor vehicle while his license ‘was suspended got Mark Sturko a $250 fine or 45 days. McClelland comes hererisirrias Bob McClelland, the provincial minister of energy, | mines and . petroleum resources, will be in Terrace Saturday, June 21. : He will attend the Skeena Social Credit Assoclation annual meeting that af- ternoon, and will be guest speaker at a dinner and dance the same evening. The dinner, which will be held at the Lakelse Hotel, will start at 7 p.m. and the public is invited to attend. court.) No water — Some residents of the Upper Bench in Terrace have no water, despite water restrictions, said Mayor David Maroney Monday ata council meeting. The present restrictions have been changed so that . houses on the upper bench can only water their gardens and sprinkle from 7 p.m, to midnight, and no sprinkling is allowed during 7 p.m, to 10 pm. ° SO Maroney said the most critical area is North Sparks Street. . This new. system of supply water tothe area. If it . doesn't work then it Is possible the municipality may have to cut off the water for certain times altogether, he said. ; The problem Is caused by a shortage of water pressure that occurs when many Terrace residents use the water at the same time. The fourth phase. of the bench water improvement system is underway, said . Maroney. Tight places, open spaces Six Toro mowers with the bag in the back, outof the way, So youcantrim closeonboth - sides, up front too. 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