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This’ year r-the Skeena’ Forest

party was more than “a
{Christmas party, JI was alsoa

Randy Giddings new Chamber Président

The “Terrace and District
Chamber ‘of Commerce held

_ their. monthly. meeting on ‘the ':

10th of December al (he Skeena

Roorh. at, 6:30 p.m, where they ~

» eleeted their new executive and ©
* directors. -Elecled as president

by. -acclamation:. was. Randy °

» Giddirigs,-the, vice-president in

” charge: of” marketing for-C.M.

we * Laursen. Conétruction, Elected
™ for ‘viee- presidents - of the.

’ Chamber were Slan Ford, Ted

|. ‘Taylor,;elected for:,position of
' {reasurer was Albert Jolmson;
Pacific

accountant , for *
Securities. .

The. installation: Banguel ‘for
the. new: *execulives” and

©“ diréetars will be at.the Terrace

"> Hotel im -the Skeena - Room,
- January 16th, the-theme of the

 banguel will’ -be. “Community
Builders". ..;; :
“The ‘new ‘Directors. of the
- Chamber of Corimierce, . afe:
Bruce’ Carruthers, ‘Wayne
aunt:

e ‘pelleve tr in the rights of.

“the individual, employee .and

’ “owner, ‘operalor to join or not to-

‘ doin the: ‘Union or Associatton of of
C

“aLWe elleve. in ihe rights of.
: lhe? Union: ita vorganize.em-

We: ihelieve in Seniority
within: ‘each cerlifyed: Con*
““fpaetor,-; note claim {wide
; Seniority. within: Ihe” whole
Management ‘License. .

“Rich, “Green, Hugh -,

‘McKinnon, Willy Schneider,
Dick Sharples, Pat Boyle and
Sheila. Jackson.

Licenses . and: other. forms of
“Tenure. °

: _ 4B: We believe ‘Coniractors
: employees, Should ‘ not, replace
Parent: Co... employees: har- 7

vesling the other 50 percent.

(3):We believe all. Major.Co’s
should plan ‘their harvesting ‘to: --
mainlain’ steady employment ©
+ on a year ‘round basis “where.

By ey rl:

“(ay We believe inthe right: of.”
~ the Independent Contractor-lo : ~
” harvest.a minihum ‘of: 50-per-
cent of all (imber on Tree Farm.

The new ‘exectilive will Kack a
volunteer committee - of.
Chamber members who will 00

Shelford

“possible,
(7) Wa urge. ‘all ?p a
stale ‘their position, clearly: in
order.to work out iriendly' long . -
term solutions-in the Industry, -
‘which , will have. extreme*dif-
ficulties for the next, year even
“with maximum Cooperation | of
all groups,
(8). The ‘North West Loggers
Assn. or: myself -have - never:

dhat ‘we . represent. the; -em-
_-Ployees as suggested by Mi,

’ ewe

Burnstake Tree Farm licence:

The. Village of Burns Lake is.

on Uhe. way. to gelting’a 45,000
- acre, Tree:-Farm Licence...
whugsourees Minister Bob

“AL “the rouhar. meeting on

_ Tuesday, December ‘ard, the

Terrace Shrine. Club. No.18

elected ‘their ufficers for ' the
. year 1976. ‘

announceti approval. .

: Glen
Patrick.
Patte rson:

Patterson « clea Patrick: son
of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Pallerson -
of 4819, Loen Ave... “Terrace

-» passed away in. Mills Memorial ,
. Hospital ‘on December Sth as a °
~ ‘= pegull of imjuries sustained in
an automobile accident. He was’:
born -in’ Nakusp, B.C.-on -
November 2nd 1968 and came (0. :
Terrace: with his’ parents in
1969, °°

from’ St. -Matheivs Anglicin
: Church with ‘Rey, Don: Lewis.”
officiating. -Pall bearers were
Gordon ©“ Rowland, | Harry.
Rogers, Gordon : Duplisse and
Keilh Melanson.” :
- Internment, was: in
'; District. of. Terrace. Municipal,
-” cemetery.”
'. Surviving: ‘yelalives ” are, his:
parents Neil. and: Pauielle.
. ‘Palterson : and ; sister Lynn,
- Grand’ parents .Mr,. and. Mrs.’

“Pred. -Poffenrolh,:: Mr. .Paul.. :

: r. and “Mrs. Pele,
“#3. Hellner,-Uneles, ‘Archie, John
ose and Bob, Paltergon.. Aunis. Mrs.

‘Betly Zwer, Mrs. Marian Ryan

and “Miss Margaret Patterson,

Funeral services were “held: :

‘the .

today ‘of Burns ‘Lake's: ap
plication for a Licence.
Approval’ is ‘subject. io th.
condition.that people living near
Abe Licence area, but. beyond

: The ‘President “tor, the
-goming’ year will be! Mr." Bill
Reynolds; ‘Vice-President, Mr..
Alex J Inselberg’. ‘Secretary:

“Treasurer;“Mr.. Jack.” MoLecd.

_ It was: further ‘discussed..al.-

. that meeting la give full'suppart: >
; lishes |
= = errace Pipe Band. who intend
ta ‘ofganize and: celebrate “the

the. newly ‘establ

"Burns" Night-in.1975, whieh has

. ‘traditionally® peen: done. for:

many. years “by... ihe’. Terrace
Shrine Club. “Due :to° various”
reasons the Terrace Shri ineClub ~

“does not feel itis ina position. lo -
‘ gontinue ,.doing-:!

this’: and
therefore ‘ask ‘the: ‘ellizens--of +
Terrace ta participate and give
‘fo: the Pipe. Band © their full’
“gupporis "The: Terrace. Shrire...
“Club is confident.thatthe Pipe:

“Band will:da: thelr ulmost:.lo°:

enterlaiti ihe general public in.
‘. the (ruly-Robbie' Burns’ spitil.

This aceasion.will lake place.| in
the: Veritas: Hall, “."The--news *
media-‘should “he waléhed:, lor -
"further: anndvncements,
a the! future.” .

- cot ik

ae it cinuch vpasier “to be
critical than. to-be correct.
nya — Benjamin Disiaeli:

"Village boundaries, would: also
‘be involved in the management
of the Licence. This means thal

District: "B’. of. the Bulkley--

; Nechake. Regional Board woutd °
‘elect ° representatives | lo. the -
“. matiagament “committee. for-
: med by Sheen zand Coun il

7" Vv
¥:golutely committed to the polic
“that local: people. will, havea
"greater Say in what's happéning:
“around their community," said --
Williams: *:MBurns:: Lake *
managing: ‘ils own’ Tree Farm ..

Licence-Is:yel. another ‘step: in +

this direction,” “

The advertising :, of the”
“Licence, required. by. statute,
was, completed early’ this year.
The : ‘present ‘announcement °
-means thatthe Minister ‘will
.; place the lands. under. reserve .
fron further. alienation,
This: gives the - Burns : Lake: -
‘Treez-). Farm >) :-Licence
"Management : Committee an
Vopportunity*,
“Working Plan, which must be on
/ an le “Integrated. , Resource ©
; ~. Management. basis. : ‘This’ will
- erisure maximum retuiry tothe:

“ gommunily. of all: benefits -

*-gommercial,: recreational, and.
riviroumental.. 1

integrated ‘Resource ,
> Management- ‘simply means
* that =the » Licende -.will”: be
<Mhanaged - with full: regard’ for
ooWHdlife; *. for: recrealional
~ potential; and Water quailty, 30 .

>. that all factors will be carefully”

~- weighed,?’ Williams said,

no" The actual. “Licence will. he
“issued” when “Ihe- provincial
Forest Service. approves lhe
7Villdge’s-Working Pla. ”" . -

“4 Doug \ Kelly,,M,L.A, for

 Omineca, said from his homein ~

* Fraser Laké, “I'm pleased as 1
can-be that oval people should
‘have stich a chance lo manage
their own affairs.’ This concept

is 100 years overdue.”

claimed in any-way al any-lime.

lo.- prepare a’ -

farewell party and, in the eyes
of some, a funeral banquet...

About two’ hundred -. people’
jurned up; . some. of them:

ying tickets al the door; The
eae inment was provided by
_ dimmy Piper and the Country’.
_ Roadruriners,” “A: smorgasbord.
“supper was served by Manuel’ 3
Restaurant in Terrace. |...

“ Just after the supper a draw ‘
was held for a silver,plate.in-
-seribed with the Union emblem..

The winning lickel, number. *
100046, was held by Scatt Foete,
He has been a member of the -

ordinate “work force. on land-*
scape plans for the’ Terrace
Arena.’ .

~ Giddings says he hopes he ati -
do. as much’ as: the . past
presidents have accomplished,
as ihey..are obligated to -get
“ {nvolved in activilies thal show
some accomplishment.” :
- Out going president Wayne

Gaunt, stressed to the mem- “TOFU work foree for different

bers, "The community is‘yau ..
let's stress the. values, Look al periods of lime.over the past len
ars, Six other draws ‘were

th aye
ran da eee comounty. we. made for boxes of chocolates.

o> Afler:the- draws: were made °
Tha en hhusiasm. of the*old “and prizes’ awarded a small
‘execu ive ‘committee. and the “procession, carrying ‘the Price
new. execulive: commillee and * flag, rharehéd‘in.Gme to the
“directors “is,_a’ yery:’.good |. “funeral march.” The theme of
- example of Terrace's-com- ~ {his was ‘'Price is dead.” - This
munity spirited people of which .: was in honour of the fact that
we should be proud. - vy the” sawmill -has been ‘sold.
‘Abilibi-Pulp.'and Paper beught
Whether the Membership’ fifty three Tercent af the shares
raies-wi increased will be ‘in the sawmill making it part of
Ssassed ‘by the” executive”

t industiries in
ammillee and brought up at. one of Ihe largest
he. next meeting. Dr, “the world, :

it is being presented by TDFU.

The door prize of the Skeena Forest
President ‘Barry English.

Products annual Christmas party was
ite i ns caae a beautiful tray won by Scott Foote, a
were Barry English, the youn powderman, member of the T.DFU.
president of T.D.F.U, and Paul ~
: Nichol, a’ mill-w wright at Skéena
“ang secrelity Ireasurer of the
Union. .

‘The party cost about fifteen.to-
sixteen hundred dollars. Mist.
‘of which ‘came’ from | Union
> funds. Due te the much smaller

sisting of large boxes of chocolates.

. Huiehingon i in ‘his. ‘alter “ot Nov. =
-97ih-in.the Terrace Herald and .
. Advertiser, -The N,W.L.A.ls is -
an’ Association ‘of Contraclors, :
Owner Operators: and -Mill . work force paying Union dues
: Owners,: all. -businessmen the Union. was ‘forced 10 sell
“willing ‘lo risk.their Dollars in. “tickets this: year. which is nat
- trying to gel the North maving © their : regilar. practice, All
again. Without this type private . members‘who: are ‘eligible will
enterprise would soon go down - . réceive'a turkey this year.
the draings giant International. .; © The: one-- hundred = thirly
~ Corporations are only a form of - -“doltars worth of. centerpieces
“private Socialism... were taken home by the people
“(97 Mr, ‘Hutchinson asked why . ho wanted them: .
"the N.W.L-A. and myself didn’t. teat OG
do “something : about’ high :In-'
terest rates, I would answer for
the -Same- reason+:the’ LW.A.
olher.Untons or: Associations :
chaven' tunfortunalely 1 none of us
have any influence over. strictly =
‘a. Federal -Government S
- responsibility, however-f would:
agree that: the problem should |
be faced. up to because wilhoul -
“radical .change there. is. -no
‘solution to not only the Housing °
problem in Canada but also_the -
Forests lndue ey current

“(100 Mr. Hutchins pe
sorial attack on vite. North ‘West °.
Loggers and myself deserve-no ..
comment éxcepl lo quote’an ‘old
farmer.with yeurs | of fexpérience “
“when he said)."we: only’ tear -
down’ others -i t iorel: ‘to bring «
“them, ‘dawn to: a

oP
The: United States National
“Museum has a collection of mere
than ,.1,500,000 specimens of
plants gathered, fram all parts of
_ the. world: Le

The ‘last. ‘saldicr of the Ameri-

gan’ Revolutionary”: War, dled in Quebec and Ontario.

A mock funeral was held during the.
1867; the last widow of a Revelu- “party indicating that Skeena Forest
tea ‘soldier “passed away In” Products was dead and now a member

‘ of the Abitibi paper-pulp empire of

by Price.

Oyril M. sheitord” *
Secly- “Manager ;

Forest tire
report'for |
‘1974 |: *

In its final report for the’ 1974:
forest fire season, the Canadian
Forestry Service records a tolal
of 7,673 forest ‘fires in Canada. -
during the months of April to
October’ ‘inclusive, affecting a
‘lotal 2,070,000 acres, © - .

For the 1973 fire season, the
.corresponding figures were.
7,475 fires. and 2,947,000 acres.

: During the, month. of Oclober,;
“440 ‘fires burned’ over 116,000,
aéres of forest land, a dramatic
increase aver the same rhonth |
last, year, when -189 [fires af:
feéted-only 3,000 acres, —

‘Average figures f for the month

of October for the 10-year pericd- *
1964» 1973 are 17) fires over.
"4,000 acres, while the seasonal
averages forthe same 10-year’

periud are 8B fires and
2,311,000 actress:
“The stalisties: are compiled”
monthly by the. Forest-:Fire
Research Instituie .of the’
Canadian Forestry Service. ’

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