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THE HERALD, Friday, May 20, 1977, PAGE Aj

___ NCMA GATHERING CALLED A SUCCESS
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When Kitimat Mayor
George Thom welcomed
delegates to the North
Central Municipal
Association (NCMA) con-
ference in Vancouver he
said that at no time would
they be more than 375 feet
away from the work that

ed to be done.

When the delegates left
the NCMA conference in
Kitimat four days later,
they went out of their way to
find Thom and congratulate AS
conference they had ever - facilities for a conference
attended. George Thom that size. %

One group conspicuous by
its presence was the City of
Prince George which has
not attended an NCMA
conference for several
years. “They were out in
force," Thom says.

Thom says Kitimat had
been criticized in the past
for not holding an NCMA
conference since: 1962. He °
‘explained it was necessary
to go the ship route because

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ople took on board ship.
’ PRINCE GEORGE, B.C George to have the second- “We had to cut them off at
(CP) — This northern town lowest cancer death rate. lunch time because if they
was ‘the first community in Kitimat, which also has a didn’t stop working they
British . Columbia to fluoridated water supply, would not get any food....we
fluoridate its water supply had the lowest rate. had the same problem at
and Ow has fewer paneer The A . {pommunities supper time,” he said.
s than the provincial surveyed wi woridated . : .
_ average, said Dr. Walter water systems included oc’ Said people who make
Korzenowski, B.C.'s were Campbell River, 500. remind him of a bi
ional dental consultant. Courtenay, Cranbrook, Fort j poo) + one on let the
Dr. Korzenowski said St. John, Kamloops, jin aut yoy haveonk e flat
statistics obtained recently Kelowna, Kimberley, 4. mut you y
by the Northern Interior Prince Rupert, Squamish’ . .
Health Unit disprove’ a and Terrace. - ' Of the 28 resolutions put -
Washington cancer recowna and Campbell ‘ forward 19 were carried. ‘ on ae
researcher’s report tha ver were the only two Kitimat withdrew a : a .
ing water communities with a cancer resolution asking that . PRINCESS PATRICIA’:-greeted at Kitimat

fluoridated drink
can cause cancer. rate higher than the municipal offitidls be ; . -o . ; .
“They show there is abso- provincial average. elected for three year terms agencies, which plan teacher ages. The completely ‘secure facility UBC, discussed northern incremental (slow and

lutely no indication of a Dr. Korzenowski at- instead of two year terms. | resource management and municipality argued that such as those presently rail, air, highway andwater steady) growth.
‘trend that can link tributes Kelowna’s high The resolution was development plans in the theschoolboardschargethe available in the lower systems. His report on the His message was that

fluoridated water with cancer death rate to the reworded and reintroduced official regional develop- teachers so why should not mainland. northern transportation municipalities must tie in
-eancer,” he gaid, adiing large number of older, later; it wascarried. “The ment plan, the cities charge the school studies, soon tobe released, their plans of secondary and
that statistics show the retired people living there original resolution was The regional district was boards: is seen by Kitimat as the primary industries with the

osite—more deaths in and said that although he badly written,” Thom-said. alsosuccessfulin presenting. Terrace was successful in | NOTOURISTFUTURE  mostimportantfactorin the local natural resources. Hi
non-fluoridated com- didn’t know the reason | ’ a resolution calling for an putting forward its scheme future of the northwest. also got delegates thinki
munities.” behind the 177.2 rate at | NCMA delegates sup- investigation into the to have the Attorney- According to local about how large they shoul

Dr. Korzenowski said 12 Campbell River it. wasn’t porteda Regional Districtof feasibility of installing a General of B.C. consider,on representatives at the Thereportwill begin a 20- plan the small town.
communities with higher than the provincial Kitimat-Stikine resolution central municipal computer a regional basis, the conference, Victoria has year plan to open up the
fluoridated water in B.C. average. calling for cost-sharing system with common establishment and main- negative thoughts about northern transportation Jack Kempf, MLA for
hadalmost 35percentfewer ‘Anyone who says between municipal-Indian standard programs and tenance of facilities for the tourismas a future industry corridor from Vancouver to Omenica, said local
cancer deaths with a cancer fluoridated water causes reserver governments for suggesting that all rehabilitation of juvenile in this area. There were Kitimat by sea and from governments must get tough
death rate per 100,000 popu- cancer simply doesn't know captial and operational municipalities with offenders whodonotrequire hints of major discoveries in Kitimat to Yukon by high- and demand = stronger

lation of 123.4 compared what he’s talking about. costs such as water, sewer, populations over 2,500 and a completely secure en- natural resources yet to way. policies. He said they must
with the provincial average * Ageandin- garbage, recreation and wynder 500,000 will be  viroriment. . come in the north central | Dr. Peter Pearse, from thwart developing minority
of 157.9. dustrializatién are the key parks services. . _Trequired to use it. The resolution argued that region,however. the department of groups and labour and

Compiled during a four- factors when it comes to oe Kitimat was successfulin such offenders are not a Dr. Bill Waters,Centrefor economics at UBC,hithome management must learn to
year period ending in 1974, death from cancer,” said The regional district also passing itsresolution calling security risk and do. not Transportation Studies from when he talked about big agree or there will be no
“the statistics showed Prince the doctor. called for crown provincial for no tax exemptions on require being dealt withina the Faculty of Commerce at bang development versus __ future in industry.

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