a hace Jie bint he “ie . oA a © COMB. TTTEE ll adiaiidiiaid es Promos Pret BV=LX# - : RUPERT WE BUY topper, ~ batteries, ‘te. SALVAGE LTD. “Sal Cove Rd.; Pr. apart 624-5639 os ry e 2 ‘brass, all: netals, : Call ts > Weare: tafe is Valume 74 wot ERRACE-KELIMAT 20 Monday, June 9, 1900 Westend Food Mart Open Chevron . 6:30am - 11pm ~~ Open : 7 days a week Wash 24Hours 1, an 605-7208 “We Salisty Tummy & Tank 365 DAYS A YEAR" “Chevron Service Westend : XS _w Wan. Shrug Sit. a am. Ll “pe. out! but “locals — - smoking By GAIL, DOTINGA -\Herald Staff Writer ° The’ ‘Kitimat fire depart- mentis still investigating the eause ofa brush fire that - broke out on Saturday” "morning threatening nearby -homes and a gas station in ~ that community. - The fire, which covered 40 to 80 acres, started shortly before 10 a.m. in an area beside. Mount Elizabeth _ Secondary School that had ~ been Tecently logged. - High winds and loose slash : entised the fire to spread \. quickly. The main concern of - -. firemen was to contain the firé away from. standing: . timber. Another. worry was the Nalabila Esso Gas "Station, just down the road from the blaze. - 1” Residents living across the street from the fire were - asked to watch for burning ‘embers blowing onto their - roofs. -right away to make a guard to stop the fire, and by 2:30 p.m. it had been brought under'control, The rest of the afternoon "firefighters remained on the - scene mopping up There were still hoses at.the scene on Sunday. Men from Eurécan and the ~ forestry. department helped Ln firemen fight the te. : todo slash. a early 8 . “Most likely what: hap- pened was that some kids - were playing and started it,” said Cruikshank. A resident who phoned in .'s, to report the fire was very annoyed with the fire : department. “They were at the high school immediately after I called and then they just sat _ there,’ said Margaret Simons, She then made another call to tell them that the fire was not at the school but in front of her house, “It. took: them a good 45 minutes after I called before IT saw. them: out there fighting. [ can't understand why they would let it get so bad before doing anything about it," said Simons. -~ Other residents in the area had similar complaints but firemensay the blaze started” in the.‘back and they were using the hydrant at the _ School to get at it. People with houses on Nelabila were somewhat worrted. . * “When I saw the fire jump to a stump near the road, I was ready to start packing,” said George Bamberry. “Lt was a little scared,” sald Joseph Pereira. Residents in the Nechako area were asked not to use water during the morning to give more water preasure to. firemen.’ However, the water level never reached critical as Technology said to cope with oi EDMONTON (CP) — Present technology cannot cope with the increased danger of marine oil spills, says Mike Garnett, technical manager of International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd. ‘ Oll-spill technology does ‘possess some efficiency, . Garnett said in an interview, “but the advances made over the last decade could not be described as uf ficient to: negate the threat,"’ Garnett, based in London, was in Edmonton fo attend a three-day Arctic marine oil spill: program technical seminar. Abulldozer was brought in This blaze kept firemen’ and volunteers busy for. hours in -quickly spread to bushes and trees, obscuring areas in Kitimat on Saturday. It started in some. dry grass and smoke. | wn Photo by Gall Dotinga 30Vv’t union reach accord © : on reorganization move By CARLA WILSON Herald Staff Writer The provincial govern-, ment and the B.C, -Govern-' ment Employee’s Union (BCGEU) have agreed on a, plan to protect employees affected by reorganization i in a ministry. The BCGEU has mainly been concerned with the future .of the ministry of “ He said the federation represents 3,400 tanker owners who own 6,300 tankers, about 97 per cent of -thé world's total. The technical department provides advice and assistance when a federation tanker is involved in a major oil spill, Garnett said his group ‘is called to about 15 such spills a year. He said research in the field has concentrated on trying to stop oll from going » ashore, ‘That's where most of thé money has been spent and it’s not proved as suc- foresiry employees now that the ministry is undergoing a massive reorganization, said Dave MacKinnon, staff representative for the local BCGEU. = - The government realizes that relocation may not be a practical ' option for everyone, said a BCGEU press release. The agreement covers the department of forestry and unable | spills cessful as had been en- visaged,” Garnett said there is a move to Increase the ef- ficiency of beach clean-up. More research is also focused on the special problems of cleaning up oil “spills in the Arctic. The efforts of the Canadian government through the Arctic marine oll spill program should be com- mended, he said, ‘It is a great relief to people iike me that the Canadian govern- ment is taking such a serious position on this.’ other ministries that will be reorganizing such as health; lands, parks and housing and : environment, . -No employee with two or more years of service will be forced to relocate im- médiately, said MacKinnon. The employee will be given . options, suchas being of- | fered an equivalent position at the same salary, or with salary protection, the choice of early retirement or: the option of retraining, he said. Theagreement is basically designed to enhance job security, he said. The agreement says that for up to two years forestry employees can refuse to relocate. The major point is that employees can refuse to leave their communities for . a period of time to be negotiated, said MacKinnon. Inthe Prince Rupert forest region. 50 to 60 forestry employees will be affected by the relocation, MacKinnon said, Skeenaview Lodge, which will be closing down in the future, will be subject to this same basic agreement, said MacKinnon. Joint union and employer conimittees will be created to-bok at each individual employee and his option. Ajelnt union-empl ayer dis pute settlement board will be created to deal with these issues, he said. Real negotiations have gone on-since February bat this issue has been discussed Ss “by the union “and: the. government for the past two years, said MacKinnon. Colin Parr, 638, one of the Terrace represen- Secondary School for’ grades _one to seven and to hire a © ‘School board finds anew — native trustee By CARLA WILSON Herald Staff Writer Randy Adams is the new school. trustee representing the -three native Indian bands in Kitwanga. ” “I've always been con: cerned with the education of our people, especially our. native people,” said Adams. _ Adams was appointed by . the minister of. education, Brian Smith, to replace Glen Williams, the former native Indian trustee. Williams resigned from the ‘school. board saying he did not have enough input into board policy. ; : He said he has a lot to learn about what goes on in the school board and what position the trustee has and he expects it to be a.real., challenge. ‘ ‘Our © always tiught. us that a great learner turns out to be a great - man because he is _ patient,” said Adams, ‘His main concerns are the. high drop out rate of. indian students’ fram school, trouble many of these : saan young people have getting jobs and he hopes to increase the cultural awareness of the young people. Adams would like .to see Indian culture immersed in: the provincial schools. He was involved. in.a school, board decision Tuesday .to enlarge the Gitksan anguage. program in Kit- SSiementary. “Saihtor teacher to instruct. the ~ students in the language and in native Indian art. . . “This is something I've grandfathers have alway wanted to do for my people,” he said. ~~ “A person who works: the. hardest:.takes pride in himself and if he ; doesn’t. work. very, hard’ he doesn't © _ have very. much pride," " Adams said: ; He believes this applies to o educational matters as weil . and hopes young people will consider this. - ; Adams will be one of nine trustees but this’: ‘does not) mean “he isn’t o mistic about his potential | fex.imput: “In. the pest y was! ine troduced to politics and it’s the ‘guy that pushes the . hardest that gets the. results,” -he said. ‘Just ° ‘because you don't always get what, you want doesn’t mean you lie down and quit.” The principal of Kitwanga school told Adams about the , Vacant position on the school board and he was interested. _ “Alot of people have been pushing me towards this, it fook me a while to make up- my mind but [ am really excited now,” he said - Adams ° is currently. working a8 a cultural enrich- ment teacher at, Kitwancool School: and will be finished “there at the end of June. He- ‘sald for the last ‘few. years he's been building up a cultural awareness program in the area. He’s also building a cr ving house with: funds fro ‘Jocat sawmills?’ ean oe writing a book on ‘Indian history and art. Adams said he will give out a-newsletter to the band councils to keep them in- formed on the school board. Union is asking council support © ‘By CARLA WILSON Herald Staff Writer The local Telecommunication Worker’a Union (TWU) has drafted a letter to Terrace city council asking for thelr . support. The TWU hopes. council will support the workers in in sisting the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) holds TWU spokesman, local hearings:on the quality of — service in the B.C. Telephone Company, said: Ken Blanes, ; : "The union isconcerned about the company: § plans to phase out 70 to 80 operator positions by 1983, No‘one will be fired said the company bul the operating staff will be working out of Prince George, " Municipa l councils at Dawson Creek, Vernon, Cranbrook and Nelson have all been unanimous. in supporting TWU members on this issue, said Blanes. The TWU ‘expects their letter will be read in the Terrace council meeting Manday evening. . . with the leaders of his 5,000 metre race on the fatives at the B.C, High School Track and Field second lap. Detalls of the meet can be found on championships last weekend In Vancouver, runs page 8... f . .