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oe

They’ re all smiles because they've done their thing for the fliness
challenge between Kitimat and Terrace. The group walked from the

- Chamber of Commerce office all the way to City Hall as part of the -

Terrace effort to: beat rival Kitimat In this challenge. From left to

-Yight are Judith Jephson, David Gellately, George Clark, Bruce

Graydon, Shetla Jackson, Bill Harrison and Bob Park.

No road test for bus
in pre-crash inspection

VICTORIA (CP) — Stringent school bus
standards were not applied in a motor
vehicle branch inspection of a Conmac
Stages Ltd. bus 10 weeks before it crashed
on Mount Washington, a coroner's inquest
was told Wednesday. . oatint

Don, Chaplin, an area “inspector ‘for the.

“It's not our practice to road test in
(those cases),” Chaplin replied.

Daigneault then asked Chaplin if he
knew of prior inspections of Conmae buses
when. he carried out his inspection in
“sNovelmbemiicne cv anileta den’:

“Chaplin, i 20-year véterdii‘of the’ in-'~”

branch, said there was no road teat of bus," “spéetibn’ bratich!! sdidhe did wot.

even though the company was seeking 4
special school bus permit to allow school
charters.

The bus was still lacking the permit
when it crashed Jan. 30, Two Saanich, B.C,
high school students,.who were among a
group of students returning from a day of
skiing, died as a result of that accident.

Chaplin testified that he was one of three
inspectors who went to Conmac’s yard last
November for a “random” inspection of
the company's buses.

Earlier testimony has indicated the
company requested the inspection and had
sought a special school bus permit for the
ill-fated bus.  ~

The inspectors followed a standard
checklist provided under the Motor
Vehicle Act regulations, Chaplin said.

Coroner's counsel Ted Daigneault noted
that a section of the checklist dealing with
road tests had not been completed and
asked ‘Chaplin whether inspections for
school, buses required road tests.

VANCOUVER— B.C,
Resources. Investment

represent. the Interests of
many B.C. Resources: him.

Daigneault also referred to a reference

to the speedometer on the report, which
Chaplin had checked off as being ''OK."
He asked Chaplin if he was aware that the
speedometer hed net been‘ working for
several years and Chaplin replied: “I
understand that now.” ;
- Chaplin explained later that his check of
the speedometer was:‘meant to show only
that the instrument was present, not that it
was functional.

Chaplin also acknowledged that a couple
of items had been missed in his list. One
was an Inspection of the bus's air vac-
cuum, another was of the ventilation
system.

Daigneault also referred to extensive
corrosion on the bus, and asked why in-
spectors would net use a hammer to test
the metal for soundness.

- “We are conducting a minimum stan-
dard inspection,” said Chaplin. “‘We have
never been instructed to perform other

than a visual inspection. an

‘nomination directly to

_Qoposton Says! Bennett. is s fieing

The ‘Herald, Thursday, May 17, 1984, Page 2

Spark 6

VICTORIA (CP) — The British’ Columbia
legislature adjourned with a sigh Wednesday
for its first summer recess in more than 10
years.

The 57-day session ended after the Opposition
provided only token, lacklustre resistance after
‘an Easter break to 18 bills, inéluding two that
had been expected to-be coritroversial.

show a spark of resistance when asked in the
dying minutes of the. session to approve
Premier Bill Bennett's spending estimates in
his absence.

But the Opposition,’ which accused Bennett of
running and hiding, abusing his powers and
refusing to provide. . accountability for
estimates totalling $700,000, failed to get the
premier cited for contempt of the legislature.
-Depuly speaker Briice Strachan's ruling that
the contempt motion was aut of order was
upheld by the Social Credit majority,

The premier was in China on an economic
mission.

The last time the legislature was able to take

the whole summer off was in. 1973,
; ‘The NDP appeared to. be more concerned .
_ about squabbling over..who would succeed

outgoing Opposition Leader Dave Barrett than
putting up a spirited opposition.
GAVE ASSENT —

Lt.-Gov Bab Rogers gave Royal assent to the
bills including the Human Rights Act — which
rewrote the Human Rights Code and
eliminated that Human Rights Commission
and the human rights. branun of the Labor

Ministry in favor of a human rights council _.

Solidarity strength —
to return, Kube vows |

BURNABY, B.C, (CP) —. Operation
Solidarity committees will be reactivated
at the local level in British Columbia to

Meantime, ©
federation was earlier accused of foun-

‘and the Labor Code Amendinent Act.

The changes to the Labor. Code allow the
cabinet to declare special projects, such as
Expo 36 — the $1.5 iill:on world transportation
and communicatit ‘position being built in
Vancouver — to e@ .conomic: development.
projects and op t all contractora and

*. workers, -
However, the New ‘Democralic Party did -
“it easier to certify or lecertify a union local,

They also restrict sec andary picketing, make

and make political job action a strike.

The virtual lack of oppostion to these bills
was in marked contrast to the uproar last
summer when the first version of the human
tights bill ‘and similar program-cutting
legislation was presented.

The opposition coalesced into the Solidarity
Coalition which brought the province to the
brink of a general strike, and prompted the

Social Credit government to let several of the

more contentious bills die on the order paper.

These bills, though relatively unchanged,
received only token opposition during this
session which began Feh, 13,

DID NOT MOVE: ;

The government did not move on its threat to
legislate labor peace on the Expo site or on its
threat to impose anew contract on the pulp and
paper unions, though its Labor Code changes
prompted a walk-out on the Expo site Tuesday.

Earlier, the legislature ordered the pulp

industry to end iis lockout at-20 mills and the

12,700 workers to go back to work. Legislation
ordering this also gave the government the
power to impose such a contract.

The revised Residential Tenancy Act, which.

eliminates rent review and the Office of the
Rentaisman, was approved in three days. Rent
controls were abolished last July when the first
bill was presented.

‘The legislature as well gave approval to an
$8.38-billion budget, down slightly from the
$8.4-billion budget last year that provoked so
much outrage because of the ensuing cuts in
personnel.

Tie new budget called for an increase of
eight per cent in the provincial income tax, to
offset what the government sald was a shortfall
in federal funding, and provided for a further
income tax levy to offset federal penaltiés for
imposing medical care user’ fees.

GIVEN PASSAGE

Another bill to get quick passage was the
Constitution Amendment Act, which set up an
electoral commission to determine which
ridings should have greater representation
based on- population figures supplied by
Statistics Canada.

Intergovernment Relations Minister Garde
Gardom tabled a new expropriation act
minutes before adjoumment which provides
for quick arbitration in cases where ex-
propriation is contested and quick deter-
mination of compensation if the government
offer is rejected.

The government used night sitting twice to
push through legislation in contrast to the
previous 84-day session that ended Feb, 10 and
during which the government. resorted to
closure to force passage of a bill for the first
time in the 12-year history of the B.C.
legislature.

the leadership of the

€

National
= ‘Physical Activity Week
May 13-21, 1984

er ae

ensure the protection of employees’ social,
political, hyman' and economic: rights, the -
president of the B.C. Federation of Labor

“said Wednesday.

Art Kube said after a federation meeting

that any employers using the Social Credit’

government's new Labor Code laws. to
violate those rights will be subjected to
strikes, boycotts or hot edicts. Operation
Solidarity was created last summer by
groups opposing the government's
restraint measures,

Kube also said that if the new program
fails short, the federation will ‘revise it,

“There is no question that the meeting
expressed a very militant mood — more
militant than [expected,'' Kube said. “But
at the same time, I think there was an
understanding that people are going back
to their local unions, to their individual
unions, to gather. membership support,”
-’Kube.also said the-federation will fully
support. the B.C, .and :.Yukon*’ Building
Trades Council in its strategy against the
government. -Council president Roy
Gautier has warned that a move Tuesday

. by some 200 construction workers to walk

off the job at the site of Expo 86, the
communications and transportation fair to
beheldin Vancouver in two years, was the
_ first move in labor’s war against
provincial government amendments to the
Labor Cade. .

“Tf ‘the building trades engage in job
action, the building trades will have the
full support of the, B.C. Federation of
Labor,” Kube said. “We're in ‘constant
contact with the (council) and if they
undertake any job action they will have the
support of the federation and any other
unions.

The Labor Code amendments will allow
the government to declare projects such as
Expo economic development projects and

open to all contractors and workers. The

Amendments also restrict secondary
picketing and make it easier to certify or

_decertify a union local. .

“Local shareholders chosen to aid BCRIC.

“We were locking for a
group of individuals who

The

for the federation meeting to plan
resistance to the amendments.

‘follo w in g
shareholder was appointed

dering in Its response to Social Credit
changes to the Labor Code,

The charge was made by George
Hewison, secretary-treasurer of the
United Fishermen. and Allied Workers
Union, in. Wednesday's edition of the
Pacific Tribune newspaper.

Copies. -the newspaper were
distributed to ‘abo leaders as they arrived

Hewison said he thinks there has been a
lack of decisiveness and perhaps an un-.
derestimation of what the bill really
means —or perhaps an underestimation of
what union members are prepared to do to
combat the legislation.

He said he thinks that if union members
are given the facts, they will be prepared
to fight.

Hewison and Jack Gerow, head of the
Hospital Employees Union; have’ both
called for ai escalating strategy to force .
thé government ' "to" Withdraw’ “the -
legislation.

They have not ruled out the possibility of
a general strike at o later date,

Gerow said that what. he means by
general strike is not pulling down the
government, but to use the labor

movement to force the provincial

Only four days left to participate and sign up in

' the Terrace-Kitimat fitness challenge!

On tomorrow's slate of activities in Terrace are
free 15-minute fitness classes in the arena banquet
room. at 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5, 5:30 p.m., 8:30 and 9
p.m.

- Though not free, the Terrace pool also offers an
opportunity to participate in the challenge.’ The

birds, 11:45 to 1 p.m. for an adult noon swim, 7 tod .
p.m. fer a public swim and 8 to 9:-p.m. for a fitness
awim. Swimming times for Friday and the weekend
are available ‘by. calling 688-1177. =~

Friday, though also not free, roller. skating
sessions give teem and pre-teen challengers a
chance to join in, if they haven't already. You must
only compete 15 minutes of cotinuous physical
activity. Roller skating sessions for those under 14
are from 6 to7:20 p.m. Friday, and 8 to 9:30 p.m. for
teens. Regular admission.

* Register your 15 minutes of participation and get
your free recreation pass at the Terrace pool; arena’
“library, iunicipal ball, Northwest Community’
College racquetball courts or All Seasons Sporting

There are no formal activities scheduled in
Kitimat Thursday or Friday, but still many chances
tojoin in. Register at Riverlodge or Tamitik. So get
rolling, walking, switnming, running...

government to act in good faith.

KEEP CANADA
PROWING

“hye

rl

Corporation has appointed
ten shareholders from key
regions of British
Columbia to its newly-
formed shareholder liaison
committee.

The committee will act
as’; an information-
gathering channel for
shareholders in British
Columbia by funneling
investor concerns . and
comment to
management. It was

established by the com- |
pany

primarily to

shareholders who live
outside the Lower
Mainland.

, The: 10 shareholder

membera of the committee
were chosen from a list of
more” than 1,700

nominations submitied by ©

registered shareholders in
British Columbia. during
March and April. At that
time, Board Chairman Don
Watson Invited all
shareholders . in the
province to submit a

“He explained the com-
mittee was set up to gather
shareholder questions and

concerns, decide which -

topics deserved a
management response,

and suggest ways of im-

proving - communicationg
between management and
shareholders.

Watson personally made
the fina] selection of
Committee members after
several weeks of research
and personal interviews.

Crown Forest blaming
losses on labor trouble

“VANCOUVER (CP) — Like British »
Columbia's other major forest companies, .

Crown Forest Industries Ltd, blames labor.
disruptions. for the, $6.9-million loss It, fa

reporting i the’ ‘frat quarter of 1984; |; if
Sales for the quarter: were $137.5 mild

moditites. will remain firm throughout the
‘year and begin to.approach levels required

fo provide an acceptable return on our

irivestment,”” said Rust.
The company ig still concerned about the

would work well together

and contribute different .

points of view to the
discussions,'’ Watson sald,
“For that reason, we chose
people. from different
occupations, age groups
and regions of the province
fo provide a broad cross-

‘section of opinion.” |

_The Company currently
has more than 114,000
registered shareholders
and an estimated 1.5
million. bearer
shareholders. Also on the
committee will be the
company’s manager of
shareholder relations,
Maureen Foss, and two

members of the board of ©

directors, Don Watson as
committee chairman and
Lucille Johnstone, senior
vice-president of RivTow
traits. The first meeting
will beheld in Van-
cououver June 14,

‘ Chamber of Commerce,

member of the Committee
representing north coast
and the Charlottes. Dr.
Mitchell Greene is a semi-
retired physician who has
lived in Prince Rupert for
the past 25 years. He is an
alderman of the city of
Prince Rupert and a past
president of the Board of
Trade for northern B.C.

Plan,

aw SIREEMS)

He Is also a past president
of the Prince Rupert

SUNSET ORIVE ~ MOLITOR TO HAUGLAND $45,969
THOMAS - STRAUME TO LABELLE
SKEENA - HAUGLAND TO KEITH

LOG SHELLS FOR SALE

1) Home: 1.280 sq. ft. with pro-
vision fora Ye loli

2) Home: 32'x40° wilh interior
tog wall, perch area

3} Cabin: it 120, ski cabin,
guest house

Bullt of pine fogs. Will move to
your tot. View Fisher Rd., Tyee
"Lake Telkwa area. Will custom: 5
bultd to your Plans.

Contact Trevor Johnston: 046-5838 |

8:
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| BISTRICTOF TERRACE

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PROCEED WITH
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES

Notice Is hereby given pursuant to Section 656 of the Municipal Act that Council
ef the District of Terrace intends to proceed with the construction of certain
works hereinafter described as @ Local Improvement under the Initlatives

‘A, General Description of the Work
Upgrading (as required) and application of a twenty {20') foot (except where
otherwise indicated) wide strip of asphalt pavement on the following streets:

TOTAL
cost

TOTAL
FRONTAGE

3033.78 |
1763.25!
~ 2442Z.00'

COMUTED = COST/
cost FOOT

$3.02 - 10 yrs.
$3.51 - 20 yrs.
« $3.90 - 20 yrs,

$15.15
$21.95
$24.39

$38,696
$59,567

And for the Cariboo and
Central Interior Nancy
Riegle has been the part

. owner of a second hand

store in downtown Prince
George since 1978. She is.
also a partner in a mebile
home park just outside of.
town. She moved to Prince
George 10 years ago and 1s
a former grade school

teacher with a degree in ~

history.

1

2

3

4, *TETRAULT ~ HAUGLAND TO WEBER

5, MEDEEK - KENHEY TO BRAUN

6. **FEENEY - KALUM TO CRAMER

7, SREENA - HAUSLAND 10 RIVER

8. GREIG - APSLEY 10 SCHOOL

9, KEEFER - HAUGLAND TO FEENEY
HAUGLAND - MOLITOR 10 SUNSET
HILLS = WEST OF BEACH
WARNER - MOLITOR 10 BEACH
CEOAR CRESCENT

$34,010
"$86,202
. $31,299
$43,281

$25 ,449
$28,751
$90,807
$49,006
$10,519

$64,239,

1065.44!
4990.35"
117846!
2499.00'
1051.14"
1187,84'
ea7y.ta’
1979.02"

648.40"
9357,14'

331,92
si7.27
$26.65
$17.32
$24.21
$24,21
$76.5)
924.77
314,95
319,14

$5.10 -
$3.44 - 10 yrs.
$4.26 - 20 yrs.
$2.77 - 20 yrs,

20 yrs.

+$3,87 ~ 20 yrs,

$3,687 = 20 yrs.
$2.64 - 20 yrs.
$3.96 - 20 yrs,
$2.60 - 20 yrs.
$3,06 - 20 yrs.

i, ood. products: ‘sector. but prices and

down fromm $1484°tnillion in the}aam

period a year eartler’ In the first quarter of ’
1983 the company recorded a net Jose of

$11.9 million.
“These disruptions were partientarly

untimely in that they prevented the.

company from taking advantage of the
recovery in segments of our major
aarkets,” Crown chairman Tom, Rust said
in -a news release Wednesday. . .

During the first quarter both pulp and
newsprint prices continued to improve, he
said. The pulp industry was shut down for
two months this spring until the provincial
government legislated an end to the Iabor
dispute. ;

“There are strong indications that price
and demand for both of these com-

the United States. Coastal markets ship

- overseas.  <

Rust is optiniistic that Crown will make,
at least, a small profit in 1984.

The company is in a good position to take
advantage of improvements in the pulp
and paper. market and “provided U.S.
housing construction does not weaken and

_ offshore lumber markets firm somewhat

by mid-year, our wood products operations
should begin to experience more favorable
results.’

The company said Its 1994 first quarter

results were favorably influenced by an.

increased rate for recoverable income
taxes.

: demand are up somewhat, particularly in .
‘the Interior of the province which selis to

Police News

court in June to face charges.

|

“‘TERRACE— Police report that at 1:05 this
morning, a vehicle driven by a Terrace man drove
intb the back of the Inn of the West. The accident
resulted in $8,000 damage to the vehicle ani
building. Charges of impaired driving are pending.

Police arrested a Terrace man on Wednesday for
Possession of marijauna. He will appear in Terrace

Local Improvement.

afqhinty-stx (36'} foot wide strip of pavement)
**( Twenty-Four (24') foot wide strip of pavement)

Furthernotice is hereby given that a copy of this nclica has been malted to the
owner(s) of the parcels of fand llable fo be specially charged for the cost of said
works, and unless within one (1) month of the date of the publication of this
* notice, a majority of the owners representing at least one half of the value of the
parcels which are llable to be specially charged, petition the Counell of the
District of Terrace not to proceed with It, the work may be undertaken as a

Petitions shall ba lodged with the Clark-Administrator, and shall be deemed to
be presented to the Council when so lodged, of which every owner of a parce! of
land liable to be specially charged under these Programmes is llable to take
notica and be governed accordingly.

E.R. Halisor, Clerk-Aministrator
District of Terrace