ng ene gata ane o aa rr a eee nee meee See nee bee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee eee Perera a are ae ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee es ee ee ee hit Gb te dee eee ea EK » Mirror, mirror NOT ALL of the work on Kalum Hill last week had to do with new sewage lines. Crews drilled a hole for a pole at the top of the hill just across from the Munthe Ave. inférsection. There'll be a large mirror installed on the pale and that'll give motorists a better view of the traffic comings and golngs at the intersection. Motorists exiting Munthe and those coming up the hill have to contend with a tricky blind spot. Yanks to get bill for toxic clean up THE PROVINCIAL government has declared an environmental emergency at a location on the border of the new Tatshenshini- Alsek provincial park in the far northwestern part of B.C. And ivlt be sending the Amer- ican government the bill for cleaning up DDT and the defoliant Agent Orange buried there by the U.S. Army in the ear- ly 1970s, , The site -—- used as an oil pumping station by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers from 1954 to 1974 — is known as Rainy’ Hollow, and is located . about 15 kilometres inside B.C., northwest of Haines, Alaska. Found there last week were “‘driims painted in dark army green -. with yellow markings that clearly spell DDT. At. least..one- 45-gailon drum, crushed and painted black with no markings has been found. The spot has a high water table, leading to fears it has leached or could leach into nearby Klchini River, As of tast week, ministry offi- cials placed clean up expenditures at $20,000. B.C. environment ministry in- vestigators first scarched for the barrels a year ago, without suc- cess. They Initially acted on allega- tions that 20 to 30.2.5 gallon drums of the banned herbicide DDT were buried at the Rainy Hollow Pumping. Station, en- vironment ministry spokesman Ritchie Morrison said. - There are also allegations that the site could contain canisters of the Vietnam War defoliant Agent Orange, Morrison added, Last. week new information came to light when a former em- ployce involved in the burial pin- pointed the location to the direc- tor of the Alaska Clean Water Al- liance. Environment ministry officials responded by sending Atlin con- servation officer Glen Slater there to cordon off the site and inter- view witnesses just prior to the Labour Day longweekend, “Tf the barrels exist and are full, the potential for leakage in- creases with passing time,’”? Mor- tison said. Environment Canada and the U.S, Environmental Protection Agency are also assisting. Ceada Reactor, an Edmonton- based Grm specializing in hazard- ous waste management, was to begin excavating the site and tak- ing samples this week. Alaska Clean Water Alliance director Gershon Coben claims the 60-meire long trench is within 25 metres of the Klebini River, which flows into the. Chilkat River. The worker who came forward also claimed drums of an un- known substance were buried at the same time as the DDT. If the sile contains leaking bar- rels, eagle populations could be threatencd downstream at the Chilkat. Eagle Preserve inside Alaska. DDT is highly toxic to birds and fish and is banned for use in Canada and: the U.S. because it tends to ‘become increasingly con- centrated in the food chain. - Agent Orange has been blamed for causing birth defects in Vict- nam. Morrison noted the alleged site docs not threaten the Tatshenshini UNDER COUNTER River. “If the site is at the pumping ~ station it’s actually inside: the park,’? he confirmed. “But it’s nowhere near the Tatshenshini River.”’ DISHWASHER Admiral $499.99 30" EASY- CLEAN RANGE B® Analog Clock ae * 2 small +2 large me burners Admiral a $799, 09 HEAVY DUTY LARGE CAPACITY _WASHER & DRYER DELUXE FROST FREE 18 CU. FT. a Deep Door Shelves * Glass Shelves $1,249.99 The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 14, 1994 - AQ =)SUBARL-—_——_J Why Own the Road... When You Can LEASE IT! 1994 Legacy « Automatic « Power windows & doors « All whee! drive. 1994 Impreza f -5 speed * All Season/Stee! belted radial tires “ | 1994 Loyale * On demand ALL WHEEL DRIV * am/fm stereo cassette * Hill holder clutch. 1995 Justy. « 4 Wheel! Drive . os « 5 speed * am/fm stereo cassette + Decor package. *Per month, Over 48 months « $2,000 dawn 0.A.0. + taxes. 5 year/100,000 km warranty Subaru C.A.R.E. Program 3 year roadside assistance. — Thornhill Motors “The Dealer Who Cares" Dealer #7041 3026 Hwy 16, ‘Terrace 635-7286 N& | MONTHLY } PAYMENTS UNTIL SEPT 1995 2.4.0. Minimum Purchases 3600 ‘WFROST FREE FRIDGE 18 CU. FT. A * Wire shelves Admiral *2 orispors conn 99 PAIR " 199,99 90 CU. FT. FRIDGE SIDE-BY-SIDE ; a * Split Shelves i a Be * Energy efficient H Admiral $1699.99 FROST FREE 15 CU. FT. FRIDGE A * Wire shelves pie * 2 crispers $945.99 Admiral