will result in a by-election here. youths in Copperside Estates last Tuesday. was engulfed in flames. probably saved his life.” treated locally for minor bums and released, through a residential area on the southside. Recall meet next month ONE OF the organizers behind a local effort to recall has declared rtarty divi- Skeena NDP MLA Helmut Giesbrecht says there should be Widow still wants answers dend on 2B cares par Yi are Courtesy of Your a meeting of key players next month. THE DISCOVERY of a on the Issued and outstand- Community Lorne Sexton says that approximately 200 people have signed up to work on the campaign which, if successful, And he rejects suggestions recall is connected to political parties. “It’s not about the Reform Party or the Liberals try- ing to trash Helmut,” Sexton said. “It’s about representation. Game causes burns A DANGEROUS GAME almost tumed deadly for three Thornhill fire chief Art Hill says the three youths, aged nine to 12-years-old were making small fires in a dish with model airplane fuel, window cleaner and a lighter. According to Hill, the canister of fuel was. accidentally spilled by one youth, creating a fireball. One child ducked . under the table and another turned away to mn but the third “Fortunately the other two didn’t panic,” Hill says, noting how (hey rushed the third yoltth into the shower. “Thal The youth was flown to Children’s Hospital i in Vancouver where he is now recovering, The other two children were Southside stabbing A TERRACE youth was stabbed Friday while walking Terrace RCMP say the youth was approached from behind by an unidentified male. The man attempted to stab him. The victim received a minor cut to the abdomen. He was treated at Mills Memorial and released a short time later. The suspect is described as a 6’ tall, 140-150 Ib caucasian male with black hair, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt. Police are asking anyone with any information on this mat- ter tocall Constable Casault at the Terrace detachment. 41-year-old fighter plane wreck near Whistler is final- ly providing answers for a Terrace wornan. Mary Miller Ford, 66, was married to Royal Canadian the CT-133 Silver Star jet fighter when it went down in 1956. No trace of the aircraft - which was on a short train- ing run — was found after it ran into bad weather and vanished from radar screens, Four decades Jater, Miller Ford is remarried and recalls that era as a liftime ago. But she still wants answers and the ability to put it all behind her once and for all. “] had to find out,” she told the Standard, adding her own quest for information turned up documents 10 years ago that showed the jet's canopy had in fact been found in the mountains near Whistler in November, 1974. Nobody had notified her of the find at that time. Last Thursday the remain- ing pieces of the puzzle turned up when a private pilot spolted pieces of the fuselage Group aims at human toll ‘ ALOCAL committee to handle the impacts of the Skeena Cellulose shutdown is getting ready to set up shop here. . Along with ones in Smithers, the Hazeltons and Prince Rupert, the committee is to act asa central information and referral service to peo- ple and businesses affected by the closure. - In turn, the local committees will feed into'a regional one, says local committee head Sharon Taylor. ‘ For now the committee will concentrate on the social and personal financial impacts being felt by sthase; laid off, because, 6 of, the, Skeena, 2 Cellulose closure. “Tid second newsletter, coming out this ‘week, . concentrates on other social services assistance programs. Along with i, they hope to have a Jobless rate contact agency and phone number set up for people to call in Terrace. Taylor also said the committee will act to find the truth behind multiple rumours floating around regarding the future of the company. “This is one of the more serious downturn cycles [have ever seen in the northwest,” says Taylor who has lived in three northwestern . communities over the past 31 years. . “There have been other situations but they ~ have been more localized. This is hitting the whole. region. The tentacles have reached so wide,! PSHE said. CUO Bas _, Other committee 1 members, include : a city rep- resentative, the TWA, Skeena Cellulose, local creditors, the school district, Kitsumkalum band and the Salvation Amy. nudges up business with the outside : THE LATEST employment figures for the northwest. appear lo defy the direct and indirect job lasses caused by. ” tion rate'in May was less than June and June was less than July,” says Human Resources Canada labour analyst James world now because of improved communications such as data transmission,” forestry companies to explore the possibility of one of them operating Skeena Cellulose, according to employment and investment min- istry spokesman Don Zadravec. He wouldn’t name the companies, but said there were at least a few and that discussions are ongoing. . West Fraser northwest general manager Bruce MacNicol said his company was one of (hem, but said the discussions were “nothing al ‘all substantive.” They note that higher pulp prices now indicate the company could be operating at 4 profit and securing customers that executives fear could be lost in a lengthy shutdown. “But John Nixon, spokesman for the two banks on the issue, said that is just not on. “There would still need to be an injection of capital even to start-up the mill,” Nixon said. “The banks are not prepared to advance new funds until a business plan for the long-term viability of the enterprise is in place.” -. Plane wreck to lost prot It’s about democracy, not partisan politics.” - Air Force pilot James Miller By Order het "e Board who was at the controls of Assistant Secretary James Miller about 10 kilometres from Whistler. “] was in shock immediate- ly although I’ve been waiting for this for the last 41 years,” she said. 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S Internet Services 635-3444 That’s Terrace Builders Do-it Centre's owners Ernie Froese (Left} and George McCullough (Far right) presenting Genevie and Harry Taylor of Kitimat with the grand prize in the recent Terrace Builders Airmiles promotion, The Taylors will be spending 7 glorious days in Hawaii-including air fare, accomodation and car rental. “The timely prize came as a hugh surprise” states Harry, “I've never won anything in my tife and employee Carmen Lucier insisted we fill cut an entry form, It will be a great way to celebrate our 56th Wedding Anniversary next month.” 8 You Can Do It Special the Skeena Cellulose Gilham. said Gilham. é shutdown. | While explanations are hard == This new workforce uses as no Federal government statis- © to come by, Gilham believes computers, high speed on a lics indicate there were. that workers are keeping | modems and other technolo- SJ — rot 55,130 people working full homes and families here but —_gy-to connect them with busi- Pe |__| and part time out of a labour. have moved temporarily else- nesses and clients elsewhere. = force of 60,170. where for employment while The official unemployment ye 2 RS (als) oO That’s an increase from waiting out aresolution to the rate for the region last month ao nol yf June which listed 53,700 peo- Skeena Cellulose crisis. . was 8.3 per cent, a very slight near , a ple employed out of a work = But Gilham also believes increase over June and .7 per ciao " a i { ti force of 58,600, © there’s a slow but steady cent below the national rae) tay ! 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