“ite VICLURIA, £.C., VE LIDRARY, CCP. 77/78 6 UELGLNGS, #61 VOLUME! 72:No. a7 "WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22;.1976 _ French:In Elementary Grades ~°. Voted Down For Terrace S.D. © Although Richmond, B,C, School Division has just announcedit is going into the. French language immersion program down to the Grade One — ‘and. possibly Kin- dergarten level, in Terrace, . . Monday night, the School Board reflected quite a different outlook... — - - The reaction of Terrace parents to a three choice Provincial - Government questionnaire on .whether they were in favour of In- troducing French at the elementary level was ‘summed up by Trustee Dennis Brewer, who called parental reaction “One of violent opposition’ on the basis of those he had seen to Crippled Grain Ship — Berthing at Rupert — The injured freighter Adriatik arrived in Prince ‘Rupert waa due to arrive last night at approximately midnight, accompanied. by . the United States’ Coast guard cutter ~Morganthau. Part of the feeling behin the final rejection by vote o| 5 to 3 to table the’ proposal was the uncertainty the senior governments would continue ita’ 50 per cent financing ofthe: program it prove too cosily or should there be a change in policy. The board iteelf at times appeared uncertain. At one polnt trustee Brewer asked, *What type of French are we apeaking about Quebec French or Parisian’. To which Superintendent Frank Hamilton replied, ‘Quebec type, not Parisian.” Trustee Nan Harrison sald, They teach Parisian French in Quebec.” After similar discussion where returned to Victoria for ris say - Morganthau bas not any - the Adriatic, It doesn't seem. taken to he any great danger: of beyond the first year, should - ‘Tnouye the passengers or crew off - various .viewpoints were aired and parents remarks considered, it seemed, quite apparent, as Brewer sum- med it up, that the Terrace School Board, which is riot’. - opposed to the teaching of ench, at this point is not ready for it and there are a. lot of unknowns stlll to: be. explored.” Sor A supplementary motion by a member of the Board to’ introduce the. language program in Sep- tember died on the floor, for- lack of a seconder. Three School principals — ‘Mr. G. Straker from Kitt.’ K’Shan Elementary, Mr. C. from Clarence Michiel Elementary and Mr.. D. MacLeod of Uplands bring her in to Rupert to be unloaded and then sail to Vancouver or Victoria for . @ry-cock, or to carry on te the southern ports as is, to be unloaded there. "Contrary to reports . that Parkside Elementary and a French | . Program, new. regulations roced ; . proximately 10:30. p.m., and finished Elementary gave reports on thelr schools. Other items on the lengthy agenda included Learning Assessment reports, a Leave of °° Absence Request (denied), a request for and extended - Held trip’ by request by.a parent from another country (England) for his son to be accepted as a student in Terrace School, District.No. 88. Information items presented and. discussed included . the Skeena Youth Incentive and Pp ures re curriculum and a redtiction in non in- structional' school days. from. 6 to 5 during the year. “The School meeting, whlch’. began promptly at 7:30 went into'a closed session at ap- onday night ' just after 11:00 pan. To: Immerse Richmondschool board voted Monday to go ahead. with implementation of a Frenem immersion program, board chairman Alex Waterton Waterton saidnihe responsibility, . VEV=-tX4 With herring boats out in the dangerous Pacific waters, these rich eoolichan run up the deceptively placid and misty peering gulls peacefully soar, fattening themselves on the off Skeena. : Vic Stevens Wins By-Election said : Canadian weather ship. sinking they said. * the Adriatik was loaded in os _ i ; | ‘Vancouver attempted to take ~ Outside Prince Rupert. Prince Rupett, Kokiak of- program, which . will: get: As Pp C Ret ains Oak - B a Set . the case out of harbor the skipper of the ficials state it’s original UnderwayinSeptember,will | awe , Americans’ hands but suf- Adriatik and the shipagent point of departure as Vic- startatthe kindergarten and’ f' . a Po fered turbine problems and must make the lon to toria. ‘ Grade ig tl naar Political newcomer . Vie Democratic Party candidate NDP PLEASED comment regar ding -- students , oe ‘Stephens, ithe provincial. Bennett Camp had 3,475 or 20 NDP leader Dave Barrett Stephens was that “he’s . : a cof o: . oa eed the ram Progressive Conservative per cent, Liberal Graham ‘said he was pleased with the . pretty new." 1. Pros pe ets Brighten For which is” voluntery. -has — hia party alive | Rosa-Fmith had 2,399 or 13 improvement shown by bis Ross-Fmith said the large “apy Moridde .& Gon- ‘party in the predominately centage shown by = aah fii — ere ae already attracted about 180 vinelag. byelection, victo miiddie-lo: :upper-middle- . re a positive > interested student :i.this, ~. -\«: Vancouver suburb... 5g Waterton said: sign for his’ party ‘and “yeflected well on th . ; leadership of Gitscn. ewe 83 registered: class Greater Victoria phar ee 7 Re pms ther : federal * Te beet : 8 alocal election in . ‘ jo -o-effalMat. Grain: Termina . . 4 . Pp _— : ie yer.,who éntered politics - 37. pet “The need for a west expansion projects . are West. Advantages to Kitimat governments .on .a cost-' Me ne ce. relied on’ a cent. : date’ ha Tt wa coast grain facility other outlined. fa over other ports like Prince :- Ghating basis. He’said two © ° hexiat year, relied, mong . Te OE tile . ralatl which many local” lasues than Vancouver is a very Burnett says the brochure Rupert, include a slide free funds—a support grant anda " pis gpposition to enable him . the Liberals could only government, rere et erponalile of ly real.:fact,” says Kitimat gives people some ideaasto railway corridor and year special projects fund-—-will: i¢ take his Oak Bay seat muster one per cent of the He sald he also was. en- candidates,” Bennett said. ‘Dr. Hugh Horner, Burnett that the corridor containing Terrace and cording to Burnett. | Joint meetings. of the Terrace and Kitimat. city - eouncils over the past few - “months have brought out the ‘want for industrial development in the area, Bald Burnett: ' -~ Between the councils ~a -brochure was made up. In told shippers must“use eastern ports, and the Great Lakes. Kitimat on the other hand Kitimat would be a-feasible _bas an excellent ‘start on-. site for the terminal, .ac- - being the spot for shippers to bring Alberta and Saskat- chewan wheat to be shipped Dr. Horner will be visiting Kitimat this summer .if he. accepts Mayor Thoms’ in-" _¥itatlon to view the site, At that time more plans will be . made, or unmade. Burnett concluded with a comment of the. area, “The the brochure sites for Industrial and transportation different industrial and future of the area is bright."’ POLICE BLOTTER © “A routine patrol surprised - one adult and two juveniles in the process of burglarizing ’ BC,. Telephone on Keith -- Ave, The group escaped on foot, and PSD Brimo was ' brought: Into play. Bruno, traced. one suspect: to -his home and the suspect is presently being’ held. Two other suspects are ‘being sought for questioning. A~ quantity of change was taken. Police are” in- . veatigating. Canadian Freightways. was victim of a B and E. during the night. A C.F. ”. yehiele was, broken into and it is suspected that “some. . »%o and further - continues. . ‘articles ‘were taken. Police have a suspect in custody, One. ‘prowler complaint. was handled early this: mo dn‘the Riverdrive - -area of-Thornhill, = ie . ; ‘ RCMP ‘were kept busy during the night with the above and other minor, complaints. _, A complaint ‘of ponchers _ _ Shooting at geese on the. ‘fields near the river was recelved. in- the Brauns Island area. Pollce and the. Gamebranch are = ins vestigating, a a. 40 6 “19 2 BRITISH COLUMBIA “ GANADA “NEWFOUNDLAND. PARTICIPATION _PRINCE. EDWARD ISLAND PROFILE MONA SCOTIA’ . FOR NEW _ BRUNSWICK EXEAGISE “QUEREC, 8 ts | 1% 2 178,000 ONTARIO MANITOBA " SASKATCHEWAN. | ALBERTA ’ . investigation |. Prince Rupert city council committee for general purposes turned down a plea r funds by Mount Hays ski hill last night’; =o: - Interim management. ‘ : appealled to the committee to cover debts incurred over the season. Alderman Gord Gillam stated that the appeal should go to the people in the form of areferendum. The request -was dented. ; ., If finances don’t come in for the ski hill it is. “dead” - according to a newservice report in Prince Rupert. Mt. Haya Ski Lift was closed several weeks ago, ‘saved in the nick of. chosen to operate it when financial problems seemed about to force its closure, . The insolvent Ski Lift operation has been passing back and forth among. various government and private "agencies and organizations. Last winter's almost total lack of snow got the Lift off to a very dianal start: On at least one oc- casion the lift has heen threatened with seizure by the manufacturer only to be ; @ by additional funding by the local government ’and toher last-minute backing. about: 1,800 more than his nearest rival, Social Credit candidate Frank Carzon, 2 4¢-year-old car dealer. . Tt was -Cargon's second _ time as runner-up in the Oak Bay riding. He also finlshed behind former Conservative leader Dr. Scott Wallace in the 1975 general election. DOOR OPENED ; It. was Wallace's resignation last year .as Conservative leader and as effective in the highly- polarized B.C. political arena, TAX HIKE CITED _ He said-that,nin a way, the Social Credit government had cut its own throat by reneging on go many of ita’ 19875 campaign promises, especially the promise not to increase taxes. The new government raised the sales “fax to seven per cent from | five per cent soon after Oak Bay MLA which open’ taking po the way for the.new leader, Weth 107 of the 108 polls counted, Stephens had a total: of 6,673 votes, Carson had 5,085 or 29. per cent, New wer, Premier Bill Benneit told a. ‘ news conference at Carson's campaign headquarters that he didn’t confider Carson's ‘defeat as a personal rebuff, following the resignation by Graduates of the B.C. Safety Council babysliting course Harris, Deanie Heles, sponsored by the Térrace Kinettes celebrated with a Laird, Delilha Fefebvre, Pamela’ Miller, congratulatory cake after they had successfully completed Yvonne Nielsen, the course Monday. Graduates are Warren Armé Cindy Boyd, Dahriyne Carlsen, Rosemarie Euverman, Euverman, Lennard Feddersen, Shirrley Friesen, Carel ellen Hultkrans, Gary King, Joey Sherrl Oman, Carla Peters, trong, Linda Saile, Christine Timmerman, Wade Coordinator of the course was Sandy Dunn. aoe ok rr a ae Evelyn Morton, Kevan Peters, and Karen Timmerman. because “he’s bound to win,” The senior Bennett's only alderman. Ron. Burnett. how the area could be round ice free water." ‘provide-a total of $184,660. : ett 1 . ' when the British Columbia popular vote: . ‘ Since faved Sept, Snares "ipdog repo ate" hegestney eral” Seats peas Narn ning Oe leaate Gevahe o,bonmy gee ie au BO ai monbere of the-- plan. of-the. Kitlnat harbor | wouldeome rom the Alberta araen vill be expanded tegU: Getolda jubilant crowd at now is Social Credit, 3S; indicatedna softening of the iwelecton, “ Alberta Chambers of, done by jue BC Harbour Heritage fund which is an oil larly, with an additional treunph party he hopes bis Noe. Liberal, 1; Con: ceage ot political polarization =“ take a mesaage from Resources felned Kitimat the oll port was peopised,” Me eee eae eitidradezin iene, reum of his party as a - | Stephene didn credit ery "Anothernformer premier, sab “fi doubles my revive much publicize Himat Tirnett explained , mo - Starting with GradeZin 1978. political force. in;. the one aspect’ of his campaign w,-A. C. Bennett, said the to work hard, to my reso ne Hoa iid. “No action has Burnett also outlined the = os " province, a position it hasn't for'the victory, but thanked defeat of the government job,nto lead the province and RE UEE'S, sn ig “ome amauta So Have ii Life EppesitRbleedc: Shay tr-glimeeg ie coas wr aura, Route Sg baceeerttg ‘Gefintte pansion: This is the second : a y I. i ades, . oO Social Credit government byelection happening. He lected,” - pa y gels re- qaer’ he aatiol st aa largest port In the province _ : . me Stephens,nwho said he ‘while C stood by and said the Social Credit party Carsonagreed there was a ewer -to_ the ae emia i of B.C. Service westward to Ma St 1 Gl " d knocked at the doorsofabout watched.” He also paid a would win'the’next general message te the government ae ters term ilen . the Pacific rim cannot all be . y ay osé 10,000, homes here the tribute to Wallace for election, and urged Carson to “in bis: defeat but'said he for Te orinoe of Alberta, handled by. Vancouver 50 ; os 7 garnered 38 per cent of the showing thato the Con- againnseek the Oak Bay didn’t know what it was ’ members of the committee more than 17,000 votes cast— servative approach could be- Social Credit nomination, because noone had com- plained to him during the campaign, Plans Stymied Reporis on the status of MK Bay marina in Kitimat have everything from new marinas to full fledged harbors being developed. Chairman of the regional district Joe Banyay, and marina advisory board chairman Steven Stevenson, both of Kitimat, sald in an - ‘interview Monday that the Federal government refused funding for a breakwater -° on for the largest expansi _ marina in Kitimat, MK Bay. Banyay explained that the federal government stated _permanent-fill breakwaters . are the hest, and should apply in this ense. Stevenson - brought forth the fact that consultants of | an engineering firm showed the land of that area to be unstable and not capable of holding a fili-type break- water. The marina is one of the three mooring spots at the Kitimat base of the Douglas channel, ‘Total mooring facilities. allow for a maximum of $50 boats, jess than is required for the ‘ yegion." Stevenson. also mentioned that MK Bay has & constant waiting list for mooring spots. - With ‘the. underspaced docking facilities in the area expansion of the MK project would ‘definitely ease the - problem, according to Banyay. March 31 is the regional board willbemecting with the marine . commission in “Terrace to further discuss the possibillty of getting what they orginally asked for, finacial help to upgrade and expand the floating ends of the existing breakwaters. Ag It elends right now the MK Bay request for financial assistance is dead, Terrace Resident — In Murder Trial A trial in Prince: Rupert this week will determine whether Richard Gerow, of Terrace, is guilty or not of having connection with the murder of a Terrace man, Paul Andrew Arnold was murdered last March 24. Garth Clayton Young waa charged and convicted of his murder last November. - Young recelyed life im- prisonment. far the second murder, |, \ ~ Gerow is charged, as noted, in connection with the murder. Details on lis charges are not available at this time. _ The search continues today for the bodies of five Prince Rupert people who were onboard the wrecked | Ocean Invader I during a starm last week. One bedy was found «n- board the vessel when it was located late last. week.-: -Planes have been sent up from Comox forces base to search for the victims. tiga ed a Pay FEY be . ea Te tae eA ent By eae THEO emma