a “yf olf Association, said Monday - . relating to RCMP PAGE 2, THE HERALD, Wednesday, December 7, 1977 Opposition welcomes inquiry - GICTORIA (CP) ition Leader Dave Barrett has weleomed the full-scale public inquiry inte all aspects of the women’s corrections system in British lumbia. The inquiry was an- nounced earlier Monday by AttorneyGeneral Garde Gardom. : Decision on Barrett, a former social worker who once worked at the Lower Mainland Regional Cor- rectional Centre (Oakalla), said that there always are rumors about sexual misconduct in prisons which have male and female guards and prisoners, and warned against pre-judgment of staff members involved in the allegations. “Always remember that we are not dealing with naive, young, teen- aged girls at Oakalla,” the former premier s id. “We're dealing with some sophisticated of- fenders, and any time you put a staff member: in that provocative RCMP delayed MONTREAL (CP) — The head of a Quebec commission of inquiry into police wrongdoing delayed his decision Monday on a refusal by Solicitor-General Francis Fox to hand over RCMP documents describing the force’ssurveillance of the Parti Quebecois in the 1970s. Jean Keable, in an 18- page ruling, also sald he would reflect further before deciding to maintain his request for a long list of documents outlining the structure, rating methods and chain of command in the RCMP security service. But Keable stood fir- mly by his request, outlined in a series of subpoenas to the solicitorgeneral, for three sets documents volvement in illegal acts in piuehec. Ps ‘ox has repeate refused to hand over virtually all the disputed documents cn the grounds that a provincial commission 5 no authority to investigate the day-to-day func- tioning and intern 1 operations of any feder 1 instieitien, including the RCMP. Both Keable and Fox are awaiting the outcome of a court battle, which starts today, in which the o i 8 seeking to have the commission’s mandate declared unconstitutional because it permits the commission to look too far into RCMP activities in Quebec. Keable apparently decided to await the ~ outeome of that court case before requesting RCMP files on: —the RCMP’s —ad- ministrative rules, filing system, chain of com- mand, internal commu- nications system and procedures for joint operations with other police forces; —RCMP files and in- telligence reports on the Parti Quebecois written before Jan. 9, 1973—the date of an RCMP raid in which PQ membershi and financial records Around the Province _ VANCOUVER (CP)- Shirley Poole, president of the Canadian Air Line ghitAttendants =" the association will take the case of two pre ant stewardesses Jaid off by Pacific Western Airlines to the Canada Labor Relations Board. . She said the association does not intend te drop the case, which was dismissed earlier Monday by the Supreme Court of Canada. PWA was charged under the Canada Labor Code with laying off Janet E, Asselstine and Gail Anderson after they had become pregnant. The labor code states that women employees with at least 12 months continous service are entitled to maternity leaye. The airline was acquitted on both counts and federal justice. department appeals to two higher courts in British Columbia failed. The Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the appeal, which justice department lawyer: based on the contention that forcing the two ” women to take leaves of absence constituted a layoff. Justice Willard Estey said the case should have been treated as a labor relations dispute rather than a criminal matter. He added that if the company was convicted it would be fined, while if the case went favorably for the stewardesses through the labor rel tions process, the women would be compensated. VANCOUVER (CP) — Several radio stations and a television station in the Vancouver area were raided Monday mor- ningnby federal in- vestigators enforcing the Combines Investigation Act. The investigators—one or two to each station— had search warr nts signed by the Restricted Trade Practices Com- mission giving them the right to search and copy or selze any material relating to their inquiry “into the sale of advertis- ing at broadcast outiets in British Columbia. > and George Orr, who heads the investigation, said: “We are not looking into néwsrooms: Weare not ‘concerned with news-" fathering.” - Stations known to have been cided are British Columbia Television (BCTV), a CTV affiliate, radio stations CKNW, CHQM and CJOR. Orr would not say whether other stations were raided or will be raided. ‘Ted Smith, general manager of CKNW, said. two investigators armed with warrants came into CKNW and warned him that anything he said may be used against him in court. “At that point I asked spec him if I should put m: hands against the wa and spread my legs,” Smith said. ‘He said that would not be necessary. No sense of humor those guys. mith said the Ottawa office of the Canadian Association of Broad- casters (CAB) also was raided. He said he thinks the raids are related to the policy of loc 1 stations to advertising agencies. Local stations will only give agencies a 15-per- cent commission en ads placed with them i the agencies are approv the CAB. PP y Orr said the in- vestigation is the result of a complaint but would not elaborate. He said he hoped the searches will be complete before the weekend. CROFTON, B.C. (CP) RCMP said Monday that Caroline Gronlund, the were stolen; —all RCMP _ reports based on electronic surveillance of the PQ's executive, riding associ- ations and parliamentary wing before the Jan. 9 raid; —directives issued by the head of RCMP's securit: service relating to inteaenee operations on the PQ; —an extensive list of RCMP files relating to the 1970 October Crisis and anti-terrorist oper- ations in Quebec. Fox's lawyers say the solicitor-general — has supplied all available information: relatin specifically to the theft o: e computer tages on which the PQ’s records were stored. But the other documents are not relevant to the com- mission's mandate. The lawyers and Fox. these - have often cited requests as evidence that the commission is violating its mandate and _ the constitution in an _ effort to delve too deeply Cattle destroyed 100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. (CP) — At least 600 head of. cattle are to be destroyed aftér an out- break of brucellosis was detected on a ranch near this British Columbia Interior community. Dr. Ross Marra, district veterinarian with the federal animal health division, said Monday in a telephone interview from Vancouver that the outbreak now is confined to a 1,-000-head Hereford herd. He said all the cattle are being tested and 600 have so far been found contaminated. He did not name the ranch or its exact location. Animal health in- tors are also testing cattle with which the affected herd might have been in contact. The disease was detected when the cattle were esented at. an auction in. illiams Lake, B.C. Brucellosis is a bac- terial disease which can spread to humans though it is usually confined to cattle, pigs and goats. In humans, it is known as ungulate fever, and causes a mild flu-like condition. In cattle, it causes miscarriages. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 7, 1977 Canadaformally declared war on Japan 36 years ago ‘today—in 1941—only hours after Japanese aircraft bombed the United States air and naval bases at Pearl Harbor. The prompt action made Canada the first of the Western Allies to enter a state of war official against Japan. The U.S. and Britain declared war mother of three who was peg, § reported missing by her husband in this Van- couver Island community last Thursday, has returned home. Police said the 32-year- old woman returned home Sunday after she was located at a friend's apartment in the Van- couver area. RCMP sald Gronlund was located through routine checks with relatives and friends whom she might have contacted. 1542—Mary Queen of Scots was born. 1598—Giovanni_ Her- nini, builder of St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, was rm. ‘ 1787—Delaware was the first state to ratify the U.S. constitution. 1935—The first railwa in Germany opened, between Nuernberg and Fuerth. 1965—The Roman and Orthodoxchurches reconciled, cancellin their excommunication o each other made in 1054. situation, to say the least, there are § ng to charges made. ALWAYS RUMORS “In places like that, you will always get rumors of the staff laying around. It’s been ike that for a long time. It was like that when I worked at Oakalla.” ‘Barrett said he has no _ doubt that it is better for prisoners and staff when. there is a malefemale mix on the staff at both men’s and women’s prisons. Gardom announced the special inquiry, heade Madame Justice Patricia Proudfoct of the B.C. Supreme Court, following an RCMP in- vestigation into alleged irregularities in the operation of the women’s unit at Oakalla. ’ Gardom said that as a result of the allegations and. “some evidence of management not ad- ing matters as it should,”:two senior of- ficials were transferred to other duties. — NW School d - He He said Marie Peacock, member of the correc: tions branch _ staff develovment branch, was named acting head of the women’s unit, replacing director Bob Burns who was transferred to the branch's special programs devision in the Vancouver regional of- fice, Deputy director Stan Hofseth was transferred to the records section in ‘the men’s unit. HOPES IN JANUARY The attorney-general said he hopes the inquiry will get under way in January,.and report to the legislature sometime next year. ; said the inquiry ‘would look at all aspects of management of women’s prisons, facil- ities and equipment employment of staff, and disciplinary procedures. A management-union committee has been requested. to review the use of male staff in women’s units. Gardom said Justice Proudfoot will have the full power. to call wit- nesses, and to obtain all evidence in the matter. of Arts An ambitious program of courses and workshops has been tentatively set for the Third Annual Northwest . Summer School of the Arts. . At.a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Terrace Association for the Summer School of the Arts the following program was approved: - Drama - Art for Children Pape eee Childr - Puppetry for en --+ Classicial Dance - Children’s Theatre - Musie Appreciation Pian - 0 - Photography - Pottery ~~~ Native Carving - Both local and outside instructors will be hired for the program that will run during the first three weeks of August. Most courses and workshops will be con- ducted over a_ short period of less than a week, unlike during the 1977 «Summer = School when many courses extended over several weeks. The organizers felt that people might be prepared to commit themselves for a few days whereas they would not commit themselves for a longer period. It is hoped that the Drama program ill emulate the very suc- cessful experience of 1977 when e program finished with a produc- tion for the public put on in the Lee Theatre. It is also hoped to obtain a well known pianist to conduct the piano workshops and give a public concert. As in the 1977 Summer School, some of the in- structors will be sent to other Northwest com- munities to give workshops, making the program a true ‘Ner- thwestern event, A spokesman for the Associagion said that the or by the glass as zpproved by the General ager of the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch. drs of sale ara any 4 hours between 9:00 a.m. and 210 a.m. Certain o/ these establishments may also haVe off premises sales of heer and B.C. Cider where so endorsed by the General Manager. _. An "A" licenced establishment was formerly known as a Public House andor Cocktail Lounge. i .. Residents or property owners located within a 6 block area or V2 mile radius of the proposed site are requested to Register any objections by writing to the organizers hoped that the changes from the 1977 program would cause more people to par- ticipate, so that the Association would be encouraged to develop the Summer School into a major. feature in the Northwest calendar. — - For further: —in- formation contact: Val George Northwest College. Terrace, B.C. 635-6511 (Office) or 635-4751 (Home). Teamsters sion VERNON, B.C. (CP) — Teamster organizer Ed Zimmerman said Monday aiterneon that Teamsters Union ; members at Consumers Glass Co, Ltd. had signed a memorandum of agreement with the company. Zimmerman said that the issues of retroactive pay and health benefits, which had caused talks to break of Sunday, were resolved Monday. The contract will give employees a six-per-cent wage increase in the first year of a two-year agreement, and four per cent in the second. Earlier Monday, Zimmerman had said that workers had unanimously rejected the company’s latest offer _after talks between the two sides had broken down Sunday. ‘The talks, which started Wednesday, were the first since the 250 employees switched cer- tification about two weeks ago to the Teamsters from the Glass Workers Union. The workers had been on strike for about 11 weeks. Previous — contract expired Dec. 31.. Base rates were unavailable. SAGAS RAS FA TNA OG AS TO NS AINE GSE I ; * NOTICE OF INTENT ad. LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT APPLICATION FORAN“A" LICENCED ESTABLISHMENT .. It is the Intention of the undersinged to apply) pur: svant to the provisions of the Liquor Control! and Licensing Act: to the Generat Manager, Liquor Contral and Uleensing Branch, Victoria, 6.C. for an “A” Licence to operate a iicenced establishment on the premises situated at Lot 1, D.L. 370, Plan 7569 Coast Range 5, Geeraert Enterprises Limited. .. The above type of licence may be issued to: hotels, resorts, clubs, recreational centres, aircraft, trains, motor veseels, International airports, munictpally and Provincially owned cultural centres, universities, and f military messes, and permits the serviceofall types of Higy Ganeral Manager, Liquor Contret and Licensing Branch, P.O. Box 640, Victoria, B.C. VaW 2P 8, HUGS NAC RUG IVA VE FE YS HAE ROG TS TE RG MII SS A oneyear delay in construction of natural gas pipelines to the rizzly Valley and Silver Dahl fields theastern. British Columbia would add $12 million to the line’s cost,. a lawyer for Westcoast: Transmission Co. Ltd. said Monday. Peter Butler made the clauxjt a federal: court hearing inte an ap- lication by the Union of .C, Indian Chiefs to stop the -National Energy Board from ruling on t company’s application for a permit to-build the pipeline. - ‘The board has con- cluded hearings on the company’s application, but has reserved its decision. Butler said his client of nor- - have been denie _. Gas pipeline delay costly _ . VANCOUVER (CP) — “vehemently opposed’ the application to quash the proceedings to date. - Louise Mandell, counsel for the union, claimed the native people ade- uate time to prepare for e hearings on the lines which they say will have’ a “negative impact” on the peaple in the area. BUILT IN WINTER — Butler said the only uestion was whether the National Energy Board acted fairly nd whether it contravened the prin- ciples of natural justice. He told Justice Frank Collier that the facts indicated proper procedures were . ollowed. He said that of the 200 miles involved in the pipelines there were nearly 100 miles of mus- keg where construction could only be done this winter and that a ye r'g delay would involve $12 million. -Ms. Mandell said that the native people believe. the pipeline would have a serious impact’ on the native community through loss of moose and potential Joss of fish abitat through construc- tion and maintenance. She said the pe le relied on moosehide for clothing and moccasin and that moose relied on the habitat. . She said five bands were affected by the applications, adding that the Indianf had a strong sonal interest and a strong property interest and should have ad- ditional time to present arguments. ‘Red Cross shelters Two hundred emergency --. refugee shelter camps have been set up by the Indian Red Cross'and the army in the Delta area of the river _ Krishna, the hardest hit region of Andhra Pradesh state, for the victims of India’s twin cyclones. More than 100,000 homeless people are being fed by the Indian Red Cross at these camps each day, according to 4 Indian Red relief officer Choudhury. _ Mr. Choudhury returned recently from the field in the affected areas and was in- terviewed in New Delhi Cross senior DK.’ *. Tum in Indi personnel are fighting the threat of cholera by in- noculating thousands of Indians a day. - Red Cross supplies of foodstuffs, blankets shelter and medical aids which were stored in warehouses in the towns of Guntur and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh were not severely damaged because these towns esca most of the ng. ‘But Mr. Choudhury said supplies were low necessiatating an appeal for more from nearby unaffected areas ‘and from Red Cross national headquarters in New Weber, Delhi by George ational Director of International Affairs of the Canadian Red Cross Society. a He said the Indian Red Cross has focused its relief work on the where 80 villages were © battered... by.=-the “100 kilometre per hour winds and. where flood waters are still 1.5 metres high. .. There were still about 75 villages in the whole area which are inac- cessible, Choudhury said. “We could not find them. There-were no traces of them except for some bamboo poles four or five feet above the water, nothing else.”’ Between one and two million people are thought to be homeless as a result of the November 12 and November 19 cyclones. State governments are cooperating with local Cross units ing to locate homeless children whose families died in the floods or who have lost their families in the af- termath’s confusion. Ten medical teams of five members each of Red Cross medical ‘Mr. Choudhury said the Red Cross will continue to operate the sheer refugee camps un families can return to their homes. International aid for the vietims of what has described ag India’s, porst’ “digester ish centiy dontinules'to pout in. The British govern- without a valid prosecution, NOTICE 1978 BUSINESS LICENCE INVOICES | Have now been mailed to all 1977 licenced businesses. (f your firm or business has not received an invoice contact the District of Terrace immediately. business within the Cistrict of Terrace licence is subject to ment donated 250,000 junds ster oug the British Red Cross for aid to the Indian Red Cross. . The Canadian govern: ment was the t to respond to the news of India’s tragedy with a $200,000 contribution announced last week. It will be channelled through the Canadian International Develo ment Agency (CEDA) and through the Canadian Red Cross Society. The Canadian Red Crogs Society pledged $20,000 and launched a nationwide appeal to raise $500,000 for the cyclone victims. Every dollar donated to this campaign will he used for emergency relief ‘assislance. Cheques and money orders may be sent to the nearest Cross Branch the Canadian Cross Society, 4750 Oak Street, Mancouyer,,B.C., VéH Alfdénations’ are tax deductable. or to Anyone doing Signed, T.G. Chesterman, Licence Officer. . 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