weapryg etic ie? LDEGIOUATIVE Geen’ s PeALLAMENT eUILD Dios ‘come. 77/78 OL ( . ‘ — mo a, . — phosicn cement : *] Serving the ves Weather. i ee _Expected cloudy today with Progr eSSIVE “wet snow and mild temp. | aah one | Good skiing! N orthwest eS : High 3 Low -2 = oo. a J ‘. — VOLUME 77 No, 27 _ ‘ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1978 | inKitimat _ | Heavy Labour Menu at Munro Lunch “ by Gary oe . ae +The no-host luncheon in honor of federal new monitoring agency taking its place and what Labour Minister John Munro was attended by about 65 diners at the Kitimat. Chalet, at noon, Monday. The unions, pulp sulphide, CASAW, chemical and smelter workers, Teamsters, ' USWA, CUPE, Firefighters and other labour organization reps. asked questions of the Minister, along with officials from Alcan, - EuroCan, small business and the man in the 5 t. _ - . Questions from the flcor directed to Munro dealt primarily with the lifting of controls, :the _-Up By 109,000 ~. @anada Has 991,000 Jobless But the number of the government is doing to achieve its goal. .. The Labor Minister said we need “input” from everybody - whether the organization or union - belonged to the Canadian Labour Congress or “Joe Blow’s organization off: the street.” ..He mentioned the fact he thought Canadians had learned that a little restraint on their part was beneficial to all and hoped that this restraint would continue. after the AIB guidelines were raised {n mid-April. ‘ mo, _ Ottawa (CP) - The meeting with leaders of were 389,000 acutal A driver was charged with driving too fast for conditions last night as fa result of a collision at the corner of Kalum and Soucie. . ss k, Atabouti1:15,a truck: [turned the corner onto striking the frout fender 8 e front fender of a car wailing at the . [stop sign. ‘One passenger in the| Chief _ Commissioner, . Mrs, K.P. Hayes of the Girk Guides of Canada . and the Honorable Grace McCarthy, British Columbia Provincial Secretary, will be among the guests at the offi opening of Guide’ House ‘on February 15, 1978.: The new building, located at 1462 West:sth - Sale of cookies and a. adult volunteers - throughout British Columbia. One-third of . the yearly profits-from . portion of the mem- . rship fees finance ‘the provincial operation; _ The three-story structure contains a % Guide Shop for over-the- = counter and ‘mail order - fishery in he Sadat ated ataretaseSatnceabyatetatat nesntererererey sbiatocetietetetety : PAUSaticeb eho S HL ANRNS SS See ‘ way oe : thes : p an . en ey : 2 - : High steppin’ talent is featured at the Terrace Little Street beginning Thursday, Feb. $ to Saturday, Feb. ‘Theatve’s production of “Hisses. and Kisses”, @ 11, Monday, Feb: 13, and Thursday to Saturday, Feb. ‘yarlety show with dancing, music and lots of laughs. 16 to. 18, Tickets can be purchased at McColl Realty, Performances are in the Lithe Theatre on Kalum -in 197, 7 crease also‘is sib as tail: as salmon in its - contribution to industry earnings" sald Johnson. The herring industry employed 3,900 fishermen and 6,000 shore ‘workers . Reporting on Salmon Enhancement’: Program progress, Johnson ‘said at in. the. first year of the program 240 million iry and smolts, * ,.- representing a potential yield of over. 2.0milllon adult fish were produced _ in 1977 from new and Strike Notice Served — Terrace, B.C. (CP)- Members of Local 2012 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees _em- ployed by the Terrace. municipal district have ratified a new one-year agreement, ‘calling for a four percent wage. ‘in: crease, dim Lamb, CUPE national’ representative, said today the agreement will go to Terrace city council for approval.: _ The ‘four ' percent (tn. approval by the federal ant-inflation. board, «he far el bat taken to Avenue, Vancouver, was roe es ne Palen the woman's built through - con- ‘sMemorial Library. @ WOMAN § tributions “from the enrreee 1, fices | ore Guiding Family, friends The general offices — cl cong in the car were) Of. the Guide movement, They M dflearh Sth vtinured, {he Provincial Govern- The an in which the sa njur eto” ment and the Vancouver Boar eel aiid the eee, CSucased] Fomdaton at a con of Provincial Coumell of 40 Fo. ice oma ; ximately $2,000.) $215,000 - including Jand poT aires TeP 2 v.w. Rabbit on Park Ave., going thru a.l ddl at appro mately $2,000.) ond furnishings, thé 16 areas of the V.W. on Park Ave., going a large puddle. cee ered | he mre na OUEY e om Erchoniax mn iy re : ‘ ? ‘ ‘ l cidentto RCMP and was] building will serve the meet regularly.‘ R d Y f BC F la -[subsequently charged.| membership of 34,000 ‘The ceremony is. ecor eat or isl enes -No names were] Brownies, Guides, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Herring is now B.C.’s - terms of earnings and existing facilities. © Rangers, Cadets and on February 15. '_- second largest in ‘“‘stands nearly 40 percent Johnson said that during the first five-year phase of the program, 50 million — , addittd onal pounds of salmon will be added to the annual: grand total - an amount equivalent to one third of current - average production, _’ The Year 1977. was a record-breaker for British . Columbla’s fisheries,’ Dr. Wally - Johnson ‘told the annual Ineeting -of the United “Fishermen. and Allied Workers Union here last week, . Coo \ ¥ said, ey In. Stewart, -° B.C. members of CUPE Local 1804 did not show up for work toddy. The district of Stewart was served with 72 hour strike notice - 19,000 union members. Friday after the mem- ‘bership rejected a con- tract proposal containing a six percent wage in- crease. . Be Municipal clerk Dennis Donald sald the British Columbia. Labor Relations’, Board has assured him a mediator will be sent to Stewart as soon as‘possible. first began. : ; the Candian Labour unemployed. . unemployed jumped . hit an alltime, Mate “of Congress, said he hopes _| The actual jobless rate significantly in all 991,000 in Janury by the the seasonal rate is an in January stood at 9.5 provinces except New geasonally-adjusted indication - of. the percent. The seagonally- Brunswick. - jobless rate, which developing trend. He adjusted number of - reflects trends, naited the | fovernment . unemployed was 691,000. | Quebec remained the a, ail ORR ania a es ae . irat 6 Sa. work, gures -*, province wil we , . T ; a ay, Statistia But critics of the: pected. to increase fumber of “unemployed- Prinie Minister Trudeau, speaking at Prince fical opening of the Northen BC. Winter Games. Canada reported today. government policy economic policigs. 339,000 compa with George, at the Inn of the North,prior to the of- oo The seasonal jobless described the jobless Federal officials have set 314,000 in December. ; . — . : rate fell to8.3percent last situation as one of he Seattle a bs Pet cant ; os arene , me oo . bee month from 8.5 per cent. grea soci es - -a . . -Egegs, . . . - December. In. January, ever to face Canada.” 1981. Critics say there Sk MP T “ K t t d p R (D rt - 1977, it was 7.5 per cent dames. MeGarth, “Gre roviteg ee oiteation eenia : in. | errace,. ul ima an . rince u e | op anpite an increase of fers critic, called for an Gier the next few months ° «Back from busy dinner . hosted © by the Canadian system of Secondary Fitness and Amateur from. December said the -early budget with em- Statistics Canada aid speaking engagement in Alderman . Earl Mah, government. She then - a Sport, as well.as M.P. for unemployment increase phasis on private sector the seasonally-adjusted PrinceRupert,whereshe ‘Tuggday morning Skeena sped to Kitimat where .:At .m; Tuesday Skeena, Jona - Cam: was less than usual job creation and regional jobless rate rose in four addressed Social Studies’ M. yf Lona’ Campagnolo she was guest. speaker at (th ¢ day) Mrs. pagnolo was: -host on between December and development. — provinces, including _ Students at the. Prince addressed the Junior a Rotary luncheon, This. fas to be. “‘Hanna’s Hotline" over . January, accouting: for Joe - Morris, CLC Quebec. and British. Rupert Senior Secondary. Secondary School was followed by a apeech er at 9 CBC station CFPR from | the “decline in the president, said unem- Columbia, and fell infive School and spoke at a aesembly at Thornhill for 200 Gr. 11 and 12 Of the "12:00 noon to 1:20, The ". s@asonal rate. ployment will. keep including Ontario and Chinege New : Year's Using as her main theme students at the Mt. N¢« 1 . B,C. . program elicited ‘one of Se, climbing unless changes Alberta. - Manitoba’s wa os a a -Preié Engineers. the heaviest responses ’ i, JMance: minster, Jean ‘ate ma eto the omy. jobless rate remaitied : ; ”- aaeeetion ; ae fhe from callers throughout ie Gheatian. | ¢ i A year -earier there Bayarlan Ion. © . the constituency, (in- een car, wangy At 62 per cent. | the Kitimat Ol -clnding: Stewar ds cpibomammaign Pr ie RG Restesss a rr rr “ een, Charlott pat sh tas - Tee MET os ted"to returi” Terrace, Kitimat, be ae ‘ eres ire a be te "ae as 3 . Ww a z Rupert aad @ number’ . | ns er re peearianacias oes op. (Wednesday), .. smaller communities.) Po ke mo oo ae a - es .-On Modday, inher full Since the radio program ag Report Brownie H.¢. “e role as Minister of State, o: gfe | on . . : ; a a : . . - T.W.U, Workers | lockout at Columbia fears the delay - in resolving. the dispute ec harm future in- dustrial relations with the company. Telecommunications Workers Union officials, who did not wish -to be identified, said Monday, B.C, Tel negotiators are ‘oing to absurd lengths to lay settlement of the dispute. oo ’ “Our people are being very -patient,but it’s, becoming evident that. the last weekand a half ‘hasbeen. unnecessary” one official said. “The company seems to consider our pec just pawns In their game, We're worried about the perceptions of our ople as they realize . they're losing a’ weekand a half’s wages because of the company’s _ bloody- mindedness. “It doesn’t augur well for the future of industrial relations at the company.” on Representatives of both . sides have been meating daily for the past 11 days ‘under. the supices - of federal mediator. Mike *Colling-in an effort to be bring the strike-lockout to anendY > i The twosides reached a tentative contract set- Uement last Thrusday, but have bogged down on establishing terms for a return to work by the .. The talks began two people’ - Chafe at Delay — VANCOUVER C+- Negotiations aimed at ' ending the 11-week strike- British Telephone continued amid union days. after settlement recommendations ‘were handed down by in- dustrial inquiry com-. missioner Justice Henry Hutcheon, ae There have been on official. comments by either side during the discussions because of a news blackout imposed by Collins. —: . The union has already printed up copies of the proposed settlement for distribution to _ its members for the purpose of ratification, once a back-to-work agreement is reached. - The TWU. has estimated it will take a Jeast five days to com- plete a ratification vote. Meanwhile, the main union orgainizing bank workers in the province has called on. chartered banks .to stop accepting B.C.Tel .. phone - bills. payments during the. strike-lockout. Carol Baudais, secretary’of the SErvice Office and Retail United: Bank Workers’ local, said many bankworkers | support the telephone workers ‘in their fight to maintain ‘some- job security, ; "We don't like to be forced to work that could done by. cashiers at. B.C.Tel who have been locked - out by their em-: ployers,"she sald, Early in the dispute a teller was forced to quit her job, ata bank in Port Moody, B.C. when she refused to \handle customer payments of phone bills, = Terrace RCMP are reminding. le who - | iive in the Thora and Copper: ae Estate areas that their dogs are ‘required to, be licensed and -kent in thelr own - : ep packs. Dog Omners Warned yards, a | Numerous complainta have been received by Police in the. past few] weeks’ that dogs. have]: been running loose inf’