f | Legislative | Parliment Buil Boe | Victoria, | vev- “124. we Progressive. o Northwest Memorial’ Hospital;- Library dings B.C, . ” Serving tho Oe Mili 7 Reed — "by RALPH RESCHKE - ; Herald Staff Writer - 2 i “Allow me to introduce; for.thoss of you who don't: woes : " plready know her, Mra, Millie: Reed, a nurse at Mills. Mo h.-. Today is a special. day for” ‘Mlle: because: ite her, we . last: ‘day of service in a career {hat Hap'sponmid 20 “years in the nursing» profession, © ae ~ Yes, sad but: true,.. Millie will be retiring ‘from _ “nisin and leaving Terrace... won She plans te move to Comox, on Vancouver island; ne ‘to be closer to her children and. gramchildren.. Her daughter and son-in-lew live on the island -where her daughter's hushand. serves as a4, RCMP - oa _olficer in the Courtnay detachment. is available," : living in Langley, B,C, Ontario. five. Her own gon is also in the RCMP and he serves as ‘al security ‘officer in Oltawa. * = - ~ “Terrace has been home to me while I worked heré, wht but now that I’m through with: work, I would like tobe... f .4 little closer to, my, family, especially ‘my grand- * *. ; children,” she says while looking, at their pictures. oo Millie is looking forward toliving on. theisland. a ” “One of the reasons I'm leaving - is that it's. very } difficult to travel anywhere from Terrace. Airplane : trips are too, expensive and even to travel, by. bus doesn't get you anywhere,” she explained, “Down on the island, you can visit Vietorla or Vancouver or ‘even go Into the ‘States. ' There are many- ‘choices: i . That ‘same yt year. Baw thie family come north to Terrace where Millle began: working’ as a. pratical’ what used to be called ‘Terrace and District, . | inert tne in toe nee : aaa -§ She -remembera in the early. years just how ‘en , tertaining it was to’ work at the hospital. “That was when they still hada fireplace in the men's Ward:and usually the firat patient who awoke, _ anid could walk ,-would make a fite in the fireplace," she. reminisced, “and whenever a strong downdraft @ would blow up, the. staff and patients would be left gasping for air as the room slowly filled with smoke. “And duringthe winter it got so cold that the nurses “had two choices when writing their reporis: they’ could put blankets around their shoulders and have |. Bora and raised in Winnipeg, Millie’ 8 father was an electrician, working in his‘own business, we, -Mother stayed at home and looked after the three . girls and one boy. She‘ lost ‘her: brother during. the - - “second world war and has only one remaining sister, -Millie began her. nursing career in 1958, anid took a years training at St. J ogephs Hospital: in Part Arthur, -In 1955, after nine years of marriage, she moved ; west with her Busband Albert ‘and thelr two children, . Lynda, who was elght, and Jim, who happened to be ; Poonie you should know oa “Terrace: nurse: | that city's hoapital. “y stayed. long enough ta observe 4 all the season, ‘she baid, “‘and enjoyed my stayup there very much.” She still forresponds ‘with a nurse that she met: - while working’ up there, "It took a Lttle-while to get used to the sur 4 being up. ‘for 24 hours, but it was still'a great experience,” she ; recollects. When she came back i in 1977, ‘she quickly réalized one thing; and that wag that Terrace has one of the “ best hospitals available,.-i--:' *, - ay "The administration and the staff give that hosp an suneaere that ean’ : year ‘term: She has a Heart Fund. the course: of a few. years, ended up marrying Albert's : ‘other brothers. Her _ husband ‘Albert died in the early 1960's. - a It was the classic three brides for three brothers: . There will bea dinner held tonight at the Bavarian | ‘Her sister Zeta and her |: . husband Harry will be coming up to help Millie i in’ - celebrating her retirement, ; fe Inn in Millie's honour. Millie Reed. oe ap ‘cold hands, or they could plug in a heater and cause : - the lights to go out,” she continued... ° ; _ Millie stayed in the Terrace area ‘until 1916, when - she moved up to Yellowknife and spent 14 months in An’ interesting point about her marriage is that _ Albert, her husband, had two otherbrothers, and over * beat,” she said: qui ] ‘ both of Millie’s sisters “Liberals boost saging popularity ott was the day after for the Liberals on Thuraday as - the party began plotting a future without = =-Prime Minister Trudeau and the . ‘> eountry sometimes ‘mean-spirited | took. quick, -ptock of the leader ‘ who | dominated Canadian Politics for more ‘than. ‘we. _ years, . declared the’ prime ‘minister's retirement gives = . them a chance’ to boost sagging party popularity in the glow of a- coming . leadership campaign and © convention. _ No one is In the contest yet. Still, pressure is on - party president .lona Campagnolo .to run. And. backroom supporters, ‘who . waited for months- Trudeau's snnouncement,’ _ are awaiting-.word from ° favorites. ‘such as former finance minister John Turnet and Energy Minister Jean . Chretien,’- expected within the next few’ weeks to start the race. . ‘In Halifax, the phones haven't stopped ringing as the Nova Scotia provinelal paity plans a weekend ‘meeting that: is. drawing © high-profile + Liberal speakers — sme, poarible leadership candidates. — such. . as Chretien, _ Employment Minister John Roberts, Justice Minister . Maik MaeGuigan, Treasury Board President Herb Gray and Economic Development .. Minister Don Johnaton. WANTS JULY VOTE . As well, the party's youth wing, - concerned . that Turner would be practically handed the leadership with an-early convention, plans to push today at a party. Across the iand, LUberals . : for executive meeting Ottawa for a mid-July vate -rather than one favored for June. ‘Trudéau,. meanwhile, says. he will stick to ‘the business of Roverning as - Parliament resumes . Monday following. a’ week- long recess and a first ‘ministers’ conference on -aboriginal - ‘rights’ _ begins March 8. ’ Native leadera- hope his impending . departire will ‘pot - give -- provincial ministers an exose to delay ~progresa _on aboriginal “-jsgues to be discussed: It "Will be the second of four such meetings to ‘define the “special rights that Indians, . ‘nuit and Metis should have ‘in: the Constitution, ° . With the leadersiip race warming - ‘up, Progressive Conservative Whip ‘Chuck: Cook warned that Trudeau may have a fough’ time ‘keeping ' fontetiders and their backers in:the Com- monn, risking the loss-of-a | “ghqwan, - non-confidente vate”. that could topple the lome-duek “ tports Tainigter from British Party whipa moke Sure ~ hevmelf i be.an extremely ~ ond administrator, a really goverament. their MPs are: in ‘the Commons for yates, And Liberal. | Whip -- Trudeau early next week to - try fo set guides ‘for MPs - involved jn the race because ‘we can't have 15 or- 16. people running -around the country when they are supposed to be In the House , of Commons.’ . RUNNING AROUND _ And they will be running around. About 1,300 party faithful are expected at the Halifax meeting for a chance to hear a possible Teudeau suctessor. Other speakers include ‘Inter- ; Prominent’ . Campagnolo Charile . - Turner said he'll meet parties ~ national ‘Trade Minister ' Gerald Regan, considered . an early starter -as a, possible .. Atlantic region - candidate.: The more than‘: 40- member executive meets tonight to begin working out. details: of the convention. ‘Liberal youth president Bruce’ Ogivlie. of : Saskat-.- chewan says the youth wing. ‘ wants a later yote'to allow lesser-known “candidates : with poorer financing to put”. up a stronger . fight. and’ generate . more public : in- . ’ terest in ‘the face of strong Turner and: Chretien niet. works, * Both are said to have ‘the support of 89 per cent of the - national’ caucus ‘behind © them. ‘Turner, on. “vacation in Jamaica, is-to say: March ° 16 whether he will run. fans; such as Ross Milne; | president of the. Ontario ® wing, said lots of people are ' : urging her. to run.’ Perrault, - ° “, alienation added John Reid,. Ontario MP for Kenora-Rainy River. “Our.weakness In the West is something we must deal with." . B.C, Senator, dropped from cabinet in a shuffle last August, ‘said Trudeau: ‘has never waderetood the ‘Western Canada and as lone as he remained leader, the party could make no gains. . - Reaction”. to the —an- “nouncement ‘ranged from . sanguine to “Respectful, ’ And Trudeau’: 's news ra rated coverage to some . extent - around’ the .world,,” from "front-page headlines . in ; major U.S. newspapers: and prominent coverage. in - Japanese papers to a. tiny _ item in The Sun,. Britain's : raciest tabloid, opposite a ‘bare-breasted . Page 3. girl had mainly ia.a button. ' Opposition Leader Brian “‘Allge’ Malloy of Saukat- >Mulroney sald on his aérival national ““vice- president, said the former ; Coltumbla - ‘hag © proven. goed manauer, very. laugh ~ end yet sensitive,” The drama of "Trudeau's . decision to step down, the coming race. ‘and leadership : vote. means good news for a . party sitting 20 points * behind the Tories in popular . opinion polls. . “Tt/puts. the: party. front and centré in the public's - mind,” said “MP. John’. Evans, of Ontario's Ottawa Centre riding. “Theré-is'a tendency for ‘engaged - sin - a leadership convention . to climb in popularity. polls,” - in Montreal from a‘ Florida retreat that the Liberala are ‘Josing an’ “extraordinary - asset" who. “stands . head and Shoulders above anyone élse ., and he’s’ clearly : Boing | to be missed. ”: OFFERS NEW START New Deinocrat Leader Ed - Broadbent, arriving ‘on the same flight, sald Trudeau's ~ departure “offers a new: "beginning ‘for all oof ‘Canada."”.:- “But Peter Worthington, Hiaveri¢k. journalist and Tory candidate for Toronlo’s — Broadview-Gr- éenwood riding, said: ‘I'd be more inclined to believe it.when I see a stake dfiven through his heart.” He was recalling Trudeau's aborted ‘1079 retirement. — picket captain | hle Lumber, a picket‘ line was. set up at 5:20 a.m. Ap- proximately 76.members from the . Prince Rupert local: were present, and during the Course of the morning another 50-60. people representing the various labour councils in the > area, reinforced the picket iine. No IWA = workers crossed the @ picket ‘tine and workers that were In the mill before the: line went up. came out after being Informed by IWA business agent, Bil Hutcheson,-that they were | not to work behind a legal picket line. The PPWC was supported by the CPU, by CASAW, by the GEU, by the carpenters, and rock and tunnel workers. They plan to keep the mill : shut down | Indefinately. “> Ray Wednesday , e expected soon ‘explained the Kremlin's Security Council veto af a French : ‘resalution aimed - at. getting UN troopa to replace the ee roop.. multinational | posicekeoping’ Torke in Lebanon, ~ * Gemayel retumed tohis presidential p palacé this’ morning’ ‘after a two-day visit with Syrian President Hafez Assad, who supports the Druse and Shiite Moslem rebels opposing . Gemayel’s: ‘government. ‘The Lebanese president left, Syria on Thursday evening, and airport and hotel sources said he spent the night on the - Greek ‘island: of Rhodes‘beforé returning. today to Beirut. The visit, ta Syrla was his first since assuming power in September ‘1982. : Syria has demanded cancellation of the Israeli-Lebanese . accord that was reached with the help of the United States in May™1983. Lebanon's: state radio said Thursday that Gemayel and Assad agreed on a “procesa’ for scrapping the pact, but: ‘gave no details. . A spokesman for Assad déscribed the talks as ‘positive and ‘fruitfil’” and said there would be tangible results “within the next few days.” Opposition ‘spokesmen said Druse leader Walid Jumblatt ‘and Shiite leader Nablh Berri left Beirut’ for Damascus today for'talks with Assad and Syria’s foreign minister, Abdul-Halim Khaddam, on the agreements made, between Gemayel and Assad. Jumblatt earliér told reporters he was unwilling to join the reconciliation talks unless Gemayel is put on trial for - ordering’ artillery attacks on Druse and Shilte communities. In Beirut, fighting flared through the night between ‘governmeiit. troops and Moslem militias along the Green Line: dividing the Moslem half of the‘ city from the prédorhinantly Christian eastern half. 7s KILLS EIGHT... : Police” said eight people were killed and 24 wounded beiween Thursday afternoon and this morning. Gemayel’ 'sexpected address announcing abrogation of ’ the - ~agreement would also call for a new ceasefire in Lebanon's civil war and set a date for warring Moslem. and Christian leaders to hold reconciliation talks in Swit- zerland, ‘local news reports said. ’ The:reports said Gemayel and Assad agreed that con- stilulidhal reforms should be introduced to give Moslems an equal share of power with Christians and that a national, _ coalition cabinet should be formed. The newspaper As-Salir, which is close to the Druse and Shiites, said the Damascus talks also covered guarantees ‘by Syria that the rights of Lébanon’ 8 Christians would be protected. As-Safir. quoted unnamed Syrian sources as: saying Gemayel would announce Lebanon's adherence to the 1949 “armistice agreement with Israel after serapping the with- drawal accord. “Gemayel will assure the [Israeli government. that he will work ot security guarantees for Israel once its forces with- draw to-the intemational border defined in the 1949 ar- ; ‘mistlce:agreement,”’ the newspaper sald, -* Most Israeli newspapers safd abrogation of the ‘May 17 accord wollld lead to a new redéployment by Israeli troops .- in Lebanon and a de facto partition of the country into Taraeli: and Syrian zones. Syria has an. estimated 30,000 troops in northern and eastern Lebanon, white israel maintalns a 15,000-member force ji southern Lebanon. in “Moscow, the official Tass news agericy Thursday Correction ' We would like to make it known that the Teamsters ~ Union (local 213) did not take part in any picket breaking activities as reported in the Tuesday, Feb. _ edition of the Daily Herald, We sincerely apologize for any embarrassment this may have caused the union. However, the External ‘Relations ‘ Miniatry éald in a ‘statement that France hiad never wished to “bear alone the _Tesponsibility of the community of nations in Lebanon.’ " Public blamed | VICTORIA (CP) — The public is'to blame for a iree- _ planting shortfall in British Columbia, a ‘manager for one of the province’s largest forest products companies said Thursday. . Ken Williains, manager of timber appraisal for Mac-. millan Bloedel Ltd., sald, We are doing the job on Jands we own. You are not doing it on the land you own.” Williams, speaking on a panel on Forests in Crisis at the University of Victoria, sald MacMillan ‘Bloedel replants about 62 per cent of the area it harvest and natural seeding accounts for the rest. ~ Jim Bullen, manager of planning aystems for the Forests Ministry, said 65,561 hectares were logged In 1983 and 43 per — cent was replanted using 105 million seedlings. By'1988, the ministry's target will be reseeding §0 per-cent.. of the logged area, ° He blamed the media for spreading misinformation about: the forest industry. "It's little wonder the public is confused: ‘and polificians fail to be aroused about the crisis In the: ‘forest industry today." 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