Elections were held at the
General Meeting Tuesday,
December 14 and a new
alate of executive ‘officers
was elected for the coming -
year. Comrade Dave
Simons will be heading the
executive this year ag.
President, Other members
of the executive are as
follows: First Vice
President - Mary Ann

‘Burdett, Second Vice
President - Bob Bennett,
’ Honorary Treasurer - Norm

Butterfield,
Secretary - Esther But-
: terfield, and Directors - Roy
Clifford, Jim Peden, Ernie
Hainstock, Bill Davies and
Harr Fisher.
‘Congratulations Comrades
and the best of luck to you
- for a productive year In
Branch 13.
Comrade Jim Switzer will
be with us as Immediate
- Past President and 1 am
‘gure the incoming executive
will be looking to his ex-
: perience for guidance. Past
ecutive pins were voted
‘in for Comrade Jim Switzer
and Comrade Hank Barg in
recognition of the service
they have given to the

anch, .

” ees are available for
e

festivities at the Legion but

they are limited and going

Honorary

New Yeara Eve

ee

By Maryann Burdett
Royal Canadian Legion
(Pacific) Branch No. 13 .

Terrace
. cates !
fast so if you wish to spend
New Years Eve with your
comrades at the Legion it.
would be advisable to pick
up ‘those tickets at the
Branch fairly quickly.
Tickets are $25 a couple, $13
asingle. There will be music
by Old and New, food
supplied by our Ladies
Auxiliary and we all know
the top notch quality of their
catering, door prizes and
party favours. Once again it
sounds like a grand night at
the Legion. New Years Day
will see the annua] levee for
members at’ the Branch
from 11 am. till 3 am.
Come along and start the
New Year off in Legion

tradition.

I would like to offer ad-
vance apologles for the fact
that thera will not be a
dispatch in the paper over
the holiday season. The
writer will be taking a short
holiday at that dime.

Merry Christmas to all the
members of Branch 13 and
best wishes for a happy and
fulfilling year in 1877. May
we do our small part toward
peace in the world by
working: and socializing in
harmony and friendshi
with one another an
everyone within the circle of
our lives. Ged Bless.

Library News

.. While taking the annual
trek in search of the perfect
Christmas tree, we got to
wondering about the origins
of that and other customs
associated with the season.
The Encyclopedia
Britannica says that
"evergreens have been
associated with Christmas
as symbols of survival since
‘the Middle Ages. The first
North American’ Christmas
Free, according to The
Canadian Christmas Book is
claimed by Halifax in 1846.
The exchanging of
Christmas cards is. a.
relatively recent
followed in all English-
_ speaking countries and
‘nowadays in many others as
well. The first Christmas
card, says The Book of
Christmas Folklore is
believed to have been
designed in England in 1943.
Canadians started making
their own cards around the
18708 and more often than
not. the cards depicted
cuidoor winter themes such
as snowshoeing and sleigh”
riding. By the 1880s the post
office was -noticing. a

actice -.

by Elaine Perry

“Christmas rush” and extra
taen were taken on to cope
with it. .

Because Yuletide was
originally an end of summer
feast, food and drink
inevitably over-indulgence)
have always heen a central
part of the season. |

Poinsettas are widely .

accepted as a Christmas
Plant, but they made their
way into Christmas custom
relatively recently. The
plant was discovered b
Joel Poinsett, the us.
ambessader ta Mexico in

‘The writer whose name is’ -

synonomous with Christmas
is, of course, Charles
Dickens. The first of his
Christmas books, A
Christmas Carol, is the one
great Christmas myth of
modern. literature.
Together, his Christmas
books, essays and stories
represent a celebration of
Christmas attempted by no
other great author.

Best wishes to everyone
this holiday and for 1977
from all of-us at the library.

Kermode >
Friendship
Society —

The. Kermode Friendshi
Society would lke to th ;
the following for donations
to the Christmas Party: -

Bert’s
Lakelse,

Co-op,
‘Delicatessen,
Pharmacy,

Overwaitea, Queensway.

Winterland,

Trading,
Delicatessen.

Northland

There were about 60 -
children whe attended the
party and it was greatly
appreciated. Special thanks
to all these who donated
their time to help make or
repair toys.

” ‘To arrest spoilage of greans, keep a small flat sponge in

“| the vegetable bin to absorb

Mee ls Pow OT

moisture,

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ee

Regional District. of -

Kitimat-Stikine Board
decided to leave the cost
sharing arrangement with
District of Terrace for the
arena and swimming pool
complex as is during its
meeting December i7.
The board received a
report from Director Jo
Sarich and Director Lea
Watmough who studied the
arrangement following

‘complaints from Lakelse

Lake residents who have
been asked to pay higher
taxes for the complex than
Terrace residents. 7
. One-third of the cost is

The major problem en-
countered [In 1976 was a lack
of funda, The present $10,000
operating budget © is
inadequate to provide. the
level of fire protection

uired in an area the size
- of Thornhill. We have had to
cut back to almost nothing,

in ‘onone of the moat important

aspects of a fire department
— tr — in order to
make It through this year

financially. Supplies have
been used up and not
replaced and most of the

equipment is in poor repair.
r basle expenses —

3 heat, power, insurance, etc.

shared by the regional 3— we have about $3,500

district, however, in areas
where the population is
sparse the landowners py
more becauie of the low
ratio.

The board madea request
that the regional district
auditors be permitted to
andit the costs attributed
towards the operations of
the Terrace arena and
swimming pool complex and
recreational rograms
associated with the arena
and swimming ool.

The request has not ap
pesred before council.

The following report from
the Thornhil] Fire Depart-
ment was accepted by the
board. The regional district

' ja considering a third

referendum for fire
protection . improvements
under a five year program.

The Thornhill Volunteer
Fire Fighter’s Association
had a fairly successful year.
Our. present strength is
twenty volunteers but
twenty-five is the manpower
strength we would like to
have. This is strictly a
volunteer organization that
was organized for the sole
purpese of providing fire

ighting service to the

ornhill area.

To date the following have

been accomplished this
cr: ;

1) Insurance underwriters
he fire
department and reclassified
the fire protection service in
the Thornhill area which

means a reduction in fire ©

insurance premiums.

. 9) Fire-calla. have-been
-: reduced ‘to. fourteen,.,.The |

"remaining for training, fire
fighting, supplies and
‘equipment replacement.

We would like to hold
another referendum in the
Thornhill area to enable us
to raise revenues to evolve
into a more efficient fire
fighting unit. What we
propose is that we develop a

ve year program for
Thornhill] Fire Department
and ask for taxpayer’s
approval. The original
referendum in 1973
established the fire
department. The second
referendum in 1975 enabled
us to acquire a hall and a
truck, and now our next:
logical step is to develop into
a full fledged volunteer fire
service that is financially
sound enough to train fire
fighters, carry out a fire
prevention program, and
actually fight fires in a safe
and proper manner.

The board considered a
request from Gordon Little
to have a subdivision on
Little’s Island but it decided
the subdivision would be
subject to flood plain

regulations.

e George Little Estate
presently has a warehouse
and sawmill built by Gordon
Little who owns one fifth of
it. Estate plans are to sell
the island and Little wants

total estimated fire damage... <5

amounts to $88,500 but.
$78,000 of this was caused by -

one fire. oo
3) A fire prevention and
inspection program was
carried out — checking
furnaces, fuel‘ tanks,
fireplaces, gas tanks:

4) At present we’ are at-

tempting to have a Fire
Marshall appointed from
one of our members. This
would enable us to issue
permits for fireplace: in-
stallation, etc., now done by
RCMP. ;

fe

- rathor talk fo a person than a BEEP a |

gt aE

Peas ada, .

to subdivide’ where the
warehouse is located. “Then
I could move my machinery
onto that small area. and
thereby be protected,” he
Informed the board in a

letter.

a rer
Frank Armitage, of
Stewart, asked the ad-
ministration to ask
about the cost of putting a
repeater near Meziadin
Camp for TV reception in
that area. —

The board accepted a
recommendation that board
chairman Joe Banyay and a
member of the § ad-
ministration staff meet with

the provincial government .

representatives, other
associated regional
representatives and the
District of Kitimat to

The regional district: has
sald the to

animals will have to be paid
for by. the local taxpayer.

Gordon Rowland, John
Sarich and Les Watmough
were appointed to represent
the regional district at a
seminar on regional
recreation in the north at
Prince George on February
12. The seminar is being
organized, by the Leisure
Services’ Branch, Com-
munity Recreation Division.

The regional district will

write toz,Monique Begin, —

Minister; of Nationa
Revenue, ‘stating its belief
there should be a customs

ae

a 1 Sonietima since March 1st, 1976, a

ae . Corporation.’

develop a term of reference service in‘northern B.C.
for the consultant on the

Kitimat-Edmenton oil

pipeline,
he board decided to
employ as consultant Dr.
Roy strang, who is Plant
scientist and is presently a
professor in the Faculty of .
orestry at UBC. He is a
Terestrial ecologist and
before coming to UBC he
was employed by the
Federal Department of
Forestry and the Federal
Department of Indian Af-
fairs for evaluation of the
MacKenzie Valley pipeline /
and the associated highway ~
development. .
Strang will work fcon- ‘
junction with Dr. Derrick |
Ellis, Hydrological,
Ecologist from the":
University of Victoria. Eliz’ .
is presently overviewing thé | *
Kitimat to outer Pacific ‘fj’ °
portion of the pipeline.

pemkic
Po ina
te

December 24, 1976
December 27, 1976
December 31. 1976

Dog control in the regional
district has been turned
over to the regional district
by the provincial govern- -
ment. This service was §:
formerly conducted by the”
Department of Agriculture
(see story in this issue).

te aT aid
orl ani ar

HERE'S

veastorRense a if mp

: @ Cortificate of Insurance was issued
‘In any of these Rate Classes—04,
14, 204, or 214, for the vehicle of.
which you’are the owner or principal

operator. of a vehicle owned by

District of Terrace

: OFFICE HOURS:
During the Christmas — New Year holiday season, the offices of the

District of Terrace will, in addition to the normal weekend closing dates,
be closed on the following days: .

Monday, December 27, 1976

THERE WILL NOT BE GARBAGE PICKUP ON THOSE DAYS.

Garbage collection for those days will be as fallows:
REGULAR PICK UP

Puhlic Works Emergency Telephone Na.:

TF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FORM INTHE MAIL,
A SIMPLE CHECKLIST TO HELP YOU DETERMINE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR
‘THE SAFE DRIVING INCENTIVE GRANT. YOU WILL QUALIFY IF:

THE HERALD, Wednesday, Decembar 22, 1976, PAGE AS

... around the Regional District

nsion of customs services
oO. new. locations. Some
smaller customs offices
were closed across Canada
where the volume of
customs work did nat justify
continued ation of the
office so that there would be
enough resources to
maintain current levels of
service.

The board has requested
the Ible placement of a
customs officer at
Telegraph Creek as a result
of relocation of the
RCMP detachment to Dease

Lake. :
Begin informed the board
in a letter that budgetary

restrictions have made
difficult’ te consider ex-

“> Merrill & Wagner Ltd.
Williams Lake, .B.C.

WANTED

Highway Logging Trucks.
Steady hauling until break-up

Phone E.H. Borrow 392-5132 392-7454

NOTICE

Friday, December 24, 1976

Friday, December 31, 1976

WILL BE PICKED UP

Thursday, December 23, 1976
Tuesday, December 28, 1976
Monday, January 3, 1977.

.

If you qualify on all five counts and

. have not recelved an Application
Form, please call in at any Motor
Vehicle Branch office. Pick up a form.
Complete and mail to:

tor, *
— — ; The Insurance Corporation of
a You are asiigte male under age 25 ritish Cotumbia,
? and, ag the owner or tha principal - Box 5050,
ne Vancouver, B.C, V6B 4T4

someone over age 25, you have
+ °.. #tGumutated not more Ihan five
F - ,. penalty points on your driver's

; |. leence-since January. 1st, 1876:

‘Since January tst, 1976, the vehicle
has not been Involved In an accident
a where the driver, no matter who was
"a0, 2. 1 driving, was determined to be in any
tf 5 degree résponsible for causing .-
bodily Injury, property ‘damage, oF -
-. @olllsion damage tor’ which a claim
or 108s has-been paid by the

commercial delivery purposes nor, is

_ A The vehicle you drove is not used for:
M itpart’ot a fleet.

wee te DiMateyh S o
. All insurance pramiums and olher
; “monies owing by you to the Corpara-

eS tan have been paid in full.

" No applications will be accepted
alter April ist, 1977. .~:

And congratulations! Keep up the
safe drivingrecord. . . - .

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