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Norman Thiessen, Kitimat’s new district superin-
tendent, talks with Kitimat school beard chairman

: Kitimat has a new schools head

Bev Rodrigo at Wednesday's board meeting.
Photo by Ann Ounsmuir

Deaths’money,boat a mystery

CHANDLER, que. (ur) —
An inquest will be held into
the deaths of Jacques.(Coco)
Laflamme and a young
woman found floating
Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula
coast with thousands of
dollars stuffed in her
swimsuit after the mys-
terlous sinking of a luxury
houseboat.

District coroner Gilles
Gaul said Tuesday he is
awaiting a final report from
police investigators and
experts before setting a date
for the inquiry.

Pollce said the report will
take at least another week to
complete and did not expect
bearings to start before late
September. '

A preliminary police

indicated that last
July’s disappearance of the
Jaguar V — a i¢+metre,
$90,000 houseboat — waa
accidental, Testa on debris
believed to have come from,
the boat indicated that it did
not explode, but probably
broke up in rough seas,
police anid.

The body of one passenger,
Diane Despard, 28, was
found floating near
Bonaventure Island July 26
with $3,600 in cash stuffed
into her one-plece bathing
sult, About a week later, a
cargo liner plucked the body
of Laflamme, 47, out of the
water,

But autopsies on the two
bodies turned up no signs of
violent death, police sald.

Laflamme atid Mrs. Des-
pard's husband, Andre, 39,
who jointly owned the
Jaquar V, were to have
appeared in a Hull, Que.,

WIN TENNIS TITLE
NEW YORK (AP) : Scott
Davis and Alycla Moulton of
the United States won the
or titles Seturday at the
a3 Open tennis
championships. Davis, the
No.8 seed, defeated un-
seeded Jan Gunnarzon of
Sweden 6-3, 6-1 in the boys’
singles final. Moulton, the
No.2 seed, beat top-seeded
‘Mary Low Platek, another
American, 7-4, 7-6 in the
girls’ final.

espard’s husband, his

dirt this fall in connection’ for possession of stolen Despard, 28, and Anik
with a gambling ring broken: goods,
Ottawa-area police.
men had been fined
for gambling in the past and
Laflamme had served time sister-in-law, Lorraine City.

a Gallant, 30 — were not
bodies of three other recovered,
assengeras — Mrs.  , Chandler is about $20 kilo-
Mhetres northeast of Quebec

BY COUNCIL

The Herald, Wednesday, September 12, 1779, Page >

Kitimat told to shush.

ANN DUNSMIUR
Herald Staff Writer

Kitimat residents can look forward to sleeping late
Sundays undisturbed by neighborhood pests with
power mowers or motorcycles.

City council Monday gave third reading to a by-law
prohibiting the making of noise on public and private
places which tend to disturb the quiet of the public,

The by-law limits construction work to between the
hours of 7 a.m. aid 11 p.m. unless written permission
has been obtained from the district.

Alderman Lee Ellis said that although she disap-
proves of anti-noise by-laws such legislation appears
to be the only method of controlling people who are
“amazingly inconsiderate” of their neighbors.

“1t seems to be the only way to control people who
let dogs bark all nightand parties that goon for-days,”

Ellis said.

Mayor George Thom said residents will have to lay
a formal complaint before action is taken under the

new by-law.

In other business, a request from the Kitimat Marlin
Swim Club to sell swimming equipment at Sam Lind-
say Memorial Pool during swimming meets was
tabled . unt! the next council meeting.

In the meantime, council wants more detailed in-
formation on the type of equipment to be sold and the

expect sales valume.
cil also approved the new, fee schedule for all
municipal recreation facilities.

Fees for 1979-80 are : children, 50 cents; students,

passes, $2.

’ ‘Thcenta; adults, $1; senior citizens, no charge faraily

Strips of 12 tickets cost$5. for children, $7.50 for
students and $10 for adults.

Mayor George Thom asked council’s permission to
protest the increase in air fares scheduled for Oct. 1.
Under the new rates a one-way ticket to Vancouver
will cost $74, plus the B per cent airport tax for a total
of $79.90. The present one-way fare plus tax is $76.70

Canada to offer deal
to end the tuna wars

OTTAWA (CP) —
Canada is expected to seek
fishing concessions from the
United States in exchange
for allowing Americans to
catch albacore tuna If
Canadian waters as officials
try to settle the tuna fish

war,

As the officials sit down
today to talk, there are signs
that the tuna may take some
of the ating from the dispute
by swimming out of
Canadian waters.

However, the government
is standing firm on
prosecuting -American
fishermen already charged
with breaking Canadian lawa
by pursuing tuna within the
200-mile fishing zone of

Canada,

The U.S. officials, led by
John Negroponte, are €x-
pected to press for American
rights to fish for tuna within
the 200-mile zone this year
and in the future.
Washington's view is that the
migratory tuna are fair

ame anywhere, beyond
Aree miles from the snore.

Canadian officials, headed
by maritime boundary
eal Marcel Cadieun,
pro argue that mos
nations agree that fishing
jurisdiction extends 200
miles offshore and includes
the tuna.

However, there is room for
discussion between these
seemingly hard-line
positions.

It is understood the
Canadian officials will seek
concessions from tho U.S.,
particularly in the lucrative

rring fishery, to balance
tuna fishing rights for
American fishermen.

American fishermen on
the West Coast have not been
active in the herring fishery.
But it is a big money-maker
for Canadian fishermen as
there is a rich market in

Japan for herring roe —
herring eggs.

the Americans develop a big
herring fishery of their own,
it could deplete stocks.
Fewer herring would make it
back to spawn in Canadian
waters.

If the U.S. ia prepared to
promise not to develop a
major hérring fishery, this
might help balance
American access to albacore
tuna in Canadian waters.

Concessions in other
aspects of West Coast
fisheries might also be
sought.

There is concern In Ottawa
about reporta that some

American senators suggest
the recent tuna war may
lead them to vote against an
East Coast f treaty
concluded earlier year.

Ottawa says the problems
on the West Coast underline
the need {for a com-
prehensive fishing
agreement there as well as
on the East Coast. The tuna.
dispute made it all the more
important that the U.S.
Senate ratlfy the East Coast

ment.

The widely-travelled
albacore tuna may #000
leave Canadian waters
because of recent bad
weather, informants say.
But that is not certain.

Unlike some other flah
species, it is hard to predict

‘whnemer tue albacore tuna

will be back next year.
Generally, they come into
Canadian watera oily once
every three years,
However, it is understood
the American negotlating
team wants a solution that
will apply to next year and
beyond, And the Canadian
team wants to make sure
foreign fishermen abide by
Canadian terms and con-
ditions ‘within the 200-mile

US. officiala have ssid
further disccussions may
follow the Wednesday
meeting because of the
nature of the conflict — a
direct clash ef Canadian and
U.S. law.

Crosbie admits lack
of control on money

OTTWWA (CP) —
Finance Minister John
Crosbie said Tuesday he will
not be able to control
whether Interest rates go up
or down for severe! months,

The minister told repor-
ters be is unhappy with this
condition, but_ feels the
Canadian economy is so
deeply in debt to foreign
bankers and investora that
his immediate options are
Umited

This will not change
overnight as a result of the
November budget, the
minister added,

Although he has the con-
stitutiona) authority to chal-
lenge the Bank of Canada
when it recommends a bank
rate increase, Crosble sald
he has no intention of doing
this until he can offer sound
economic reasons for op-
posing the central bank.

At the moment, Crosble

said, he does not have good
grounds for tioning the
monetary policy of the bank
governor, Gerald Bouey. ©

When Bouey told the
‘minister last week he felt an
interest rate increase was
necessary to make sure
enough money flows into the
country to cover lts foreign
debts, Crosbie sald he could
only flinch and give Boucy
his authorization to go
ahead.

It was a move he made
reluctantly, knowing it
would boost the cost of
borrowing money, buying a
home and doing bualneas.

“But I had to conalder the
effect on our balance of pay-
ments. We're living off the
reat of the world, We've got
to attract $7 Dillion Into
Canada to pay our debts."

If Canada failed to attract
this foreign investment,

Crosbie said, ita dollar would
start to slide on international
: markets, making
everything the country
importe more ‘ ve,
living wae ikaly to cites
was .
Croabie feels he will
able to control interest rates
only when certain conditions
aremet, ©

Doctor
suspended

NANAIMO, B.C, (CP) — A
doctor working on the Britlah
Columbia government's con-
troversial compulsory
heroin treatment program
has been suspended for
giving too many drugs to
addicts, an official with the
B.C. Drug and Alcohol

Commission said Tuesday.

B.C:S :
MINING |
INDUSTRY Is |
EXPANDING...

Mining development is proceeding at a strong
and steady rate, with these major new projects
to provide more jobs and tax revenues for B.C.—

Equity Silver
@ new $85 million silver-copper-gold mine now
under construction near Houston; providing 300
jobs during the construction phase and 200 per-
manent jobs when the mine and mill are com-
pleted next year.

Highmont Mine
anew copper-molybdenum mine in the Highland
Valtey: development now underway at a cost of
$150 million, with 500 peaple employed during
construction and 400 permanent jobs when the

project Is finished In 1980.

Climax Molybdenum

will re-open and expand the Kitsault molybdenum
mine on north coastal 6.C. at a cost of $143 mit
lion. Construction begins this summer—when
production commences in 1981, there will be

steady work for about 450 people.

Beil Copper

@ $19 million expansion of the Babine Lake cop-
per mine will create SO new jobs by 1981.

Newmont Mines
fas announced plans 10 extend the lite of its

mine near Princeton. A new $23.4 million con-
struction project will provide 100 new jobs over

the neo. two years,

ND THAT

MEANS
MORE JOBS
FOR BRITISH
COLUMBIANS.

B.C's mining industry today employs

more than 15,000 people in our province,
while supporting roughly 40,000’ others

in companies which depend on mining
activity. With the continued development of
our mineral resources, mining will play an
increasingly vital role in the B.C. economy.

THE MINING ASSOCIATION

OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
“Building a stronger B.C.”

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