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Today: High: 17 Low: 4.

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. Mesterday: High: 17
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Servitig Terrace, Kitimat, the Hazeltons, Stewart and the Nass

Forecast: continued
_ Sunny with a few cloudy
periods. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1977

TERRACE, B.C.

Ferry walk

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Misplaced Hi
welfare

By ANDREW PETTER
Herald Staff writer

The Kitimat Oll Port
Inquiry is going to be a
very expensive business.

The costs of hiring a
commissioner, staff,
holding -hearings and
funding groups to par-
ticipate is going to-
amount fo milllons of .
public dollars. . Already
the Kitimat Oil Coalition,
the largest group fighting
the proposal to focate an
oll port at Kitimat, has
asked for $450,000 from
fhe federal government.

The Irony is that all this
public. money Is being
spent for the benefit of
one large, American
‘consortium - Kitimat Oil
Pipeline Co. Ltd.

‘The hearings are being
held because of that
company’s application to
the National Energy
Board. The purpose of
the oll port and pipeline Is
to allow the firm to
- transport Alaskan oil to
. American consumers. |
_ By ‘United: States. law, -

none-of the oll-can-~stay-==

’

“\pitegmranre CANDY TIME.IN TERRACE - Enjoying themselves ~ and Danny Cardinal. They attended the carnival in Terrace test
candy. areLeatt Cartial,. ‘Marg Stokes, Theresa. Kenny = nlg@ht-" "

632-4721

369 city Centre

“DEAL WITH THE FRIENDLY FOLK”,

. DOUGLAS
f\ CHANNEL
REALTY

LTo.

KITIMAT.

in Canada to benefit
people: here...

So what Is happening is

‘that Canadians are
spending a small fortune
to look into a project
which wil endanger the
environment, provide a
few short term jobs, and
only benefit United States
consumers.

it’s ridiculous. , .

if Kitimat Oil Pipeline
wants its port and
pipeline, and lf the
federal government is
stupld enough to consider
the Idea, let the company
foot the bill for the
inquiry.

Canada has got to stop
being a push-over for

~ every fast buck promoter
that :'comes along, no
-matter. what country he

" represents.

Why Is it that Kitimat
Oil Pipeline wants an oll
port In Kitimat? it Is
certainly not because
they want to benefit the
residents of this area.

No way.

The reason they want
to come here is because
Canadian environmental
Jaws are not as tough as

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By ANDREWPETTER .
Herald staff writer
Without a major economic
development, the unem-
ployment problem In Terrace

The Terrace Canada Man-
power and Unemployment
insurance Commission offices
have been integrated In an
effort to “provide faster more
efflclent service."

Jim Switzer, Canada man-
power assistant manager, sald
that the offices have been
rearranged in anticipation of a
move by the federal govern-
ment to merge Manpower and
UIC offices across Canada. The
new offices will be called
Canada Employment and
Immigration Centres.

The new Terrace office has_a
mutual reception’ area which
can handle Manpower and UIC
claims at the same time.

_ Although the files for each of the
departments will be kept
separately, Switzer said that it

American ones and _ claimants, handle clalms, and

because they can build a discover any errors or abuse of
the system. -

port in Canada faster and He sald ‘that he hoped that the

cheaper than they can IN public will inform the govern-
the United States.

But not only are our |
laws tess stringent, now
we are even willing to
pay for the en-
Mironmental research
that should have been’
done by. the company
before they even con-

- sidered approaching the
Canadian government.

The federal govern-.
ment would do weit to
take the money It spends
kowtowlng to multi-
national conglomerates
and spend it on programs

. fo create jobs for the
unemployed In areas like
Terrace and Kitimat.

Kitimat Oil Pipeline
Company can afford to
pay Its own way.

It doesn’t need our

EDMONTON (cP) — Alber-
fans may be concerned about’
the long-term dapletion of oll
resources but they mow are

mediate problem’ of water sup-
ply.

the ofl-rich province are suffer-
Ing unprecedented low water
levels, which are resulting in
regulations restricting Its use.
In some areas, there is fear
jhat water will run out.

The .drier-than-vsual spring

mai winter snowfall. Many riv-
ers are wall belaw normal flows
for this time of year.

The worst drought aresa
stretches in a T-formation from
the foothills to the Saskatche-

will be easler to cross check’

sok Bae Naetaitaateteis esletaltabaltalaabeeetcaesriett artis

more concerned about the fm.

Southern and central areas of |

was gorerated by a lack of nor-.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 20%

and Kitimat will not ease
significantly in the next year,
according to Jim Switzer,
assistant manager of. the
Terrace Canada Manpower

UIC-Manpower join
tospeed job search

ment whether the aew
procedure Is working. -
The administrative changes

colncide with government

Initiatlves to revise’ the
' qualification period for
unemployment benefits. In-

stead of the former eight con-
secutive weeks of work, a
floating system, based on
unemplayment levels, has bean
Instituted.

Terrace and Kitimat workers:

will probably have to work 10
weeks before they can qualify
for UIC, Al Morris of the local
UIC office, predicted.
dition, if ‘the new federal
legislation is enacted, the
benefit period will likely be
reduced from a 44-week
naximum to 42 weeks.

The effect of the new
legislation will be ‘quite
minimal’, he sald, adversely
affecting only about one percent
of the people now eligible. to
clalm

In ad- .

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office.

Switzer told the Herald
Tuesday that the focal jobless
rate Is estimated at between 15
and 25 percent, “probably over
20 percent.” The high unem-
ployment has resulted from a
general decline In pulp and
lumber markets, the 1975 forest

industry strike, andthe October -

closure of Canadian Cellulose‘s
sulphite mit In Prince Rupert,
he explained. Emphasizing that

. the area‘s economy depends on

a healthy lumber’ market,
Switzer sald, “We don’t expect.
a heavy pickup In the. forest
industry until late 1978,"
_ But Al Morris, manager of the
Unemployment Insurance
Commission Offfee In Terrace
was more: optimistic. He
pointed fo theCloveriawn mail
development, construction of
B.C. Hydro’s new divisional
headquarters in Terrace, and
the proposed re-opening af
Eurecan’s logging operations In
June as evidence of renewed
economic activity.

“1 see an awful lot of good
projects coming up,” he*sald,

According to Morris, about
1700 people are currently
recelving UIC banefits In the
Terrace-Kitimat area, a drop of
500 from three’ months ago.
Both he and Switzer conceded,
however, that the seasonal
nature of employment explains
the reduction.

wan boundary.

There also Is concern In some
areas of Saskatchewan but a re-
cent government survey there
indicated seriovs water short-
ages are not extensive, The
problem Is centred mainly tn
the southern areas and relates
mora to tow water levels in res-
ervoirs than fo dry wells,

In the North Battleford area,
it Is expected Jimits will be
placed on the number of cattle
allowed to graze in community

pastures because of a shortage »

of drinking water.
Most of Saskatchewan’s con-

corn Is for next year’s pros-

pects If there is'a prolonged

drought this year:

WILDLIFE ENOANGERED
In Lesa the province’s

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Despite claims to the con-
trary, Switzer added, ‘there

are people who are qualified.

and want jobs, but can't find

them.”
Dan Quilty, Manpower
operations supervisor,

suggested that 300 families have
left the region recently as a
result of the job crunch.

The fabour market Is now
recelving an infusian on the
supply side as students begin
the clamor for summer op-
portunities. Predictlons now
would he premature, says Jean
Holloway, co-ordinator of

student placement officers. .

RAILS TO

‘

- Another year of job crunch |

“but we're holding our breath.”
Prospects hinge upon a
contract settlement In the forest

. Industry this summer, she sald.

Jobs In ihe industry are the
backbone of student em-
ployment and until thera Is a
contract seitlement, “hiring
possibilities are nil.”

The only students presently
seeking jobs are from collages
and universities ard “they are
getting placed,” she sald.

Over 300 students are now
registered with the agency; by
July. that total should more
‘than double.

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out declared illegal

Ships shut down
only three hours

VANCOUVER CP - Striking
licensed officers on British
Columbia Feries Corp. ships
returned fo work early Thur-

‘sday afternoon, after Paul

Weiler, chalrman of the Labour
Relations Board, ruled their
three-hour-old walkout Illegal.

After a brief hearing In-
volving representatives of the
cofporation, the striking of-
ficers and the British Columbia
Government. Employees’
Union, Weiler announced that
i: the strike action by officers Is

llega! under the Labour Code.

“We Instruct the BCGEU an”
its officers fo Immediately
communicate this ruling and
this order to the officers and to
Instruct the officers to return to

‘work at ance.”

Last week, the board ordered

the officers and the BCGEU to

form a single union te represent
all ferry workers, a move ap-
posed by the licensed officers.

Peter Marshall, a spokesman

-for the officers, sald he was

“now asking ‘all licensed of-
ficers of the B.C. Ferrles Corp.
fo return to work, to cease and
desist from strike action which
started this morning.

“1am gratified to the officers
that the strike was 100 percent
successful,” Marshall sald.

“We haven't achieved what we ® creating

Initlatly set out to do, the em-

ployer is still not under
obligation to go back fo the .
bargaining table ... but we're

. fat golng to step outside the law
wvOf the province.” .

Ferry vessels were expected
to resume operations within
hours.

Weller met with union and
company officials Wednesday,
but withheld a ruling on the
legality of the strike until
Thursday to meet with
‘spokesmen for the licensed
workers. OO

Labour Minister Allan
Williams had ‘warned he was’
ready to declare a 90-day
eoling off period, forcing the
licensed officers back to work,
If the strike was found tegat.

The first vessel affected by
the strike was the Queen of Vie-
toria, which was to have left
Tsawwessen for Swartz Bay
just affer 10 a.m. A spokesman
for the crown corporation said
the salling did not take place.
PEOPLE WARNED

Ken Startford, ferry iraftle
manager, said people arriving.

at ferry terminatis were warned -

BCR can't make grade

VANCOUVER (CP) — In lay-

man’s language, & 2.2-per-cent .

railway grade Is steep enough
to give an old locomotive a cor-
onary and a 14-degree turn is a
hairpin, a royal commission In-
vestigation ‘the  Gritish
Columbia
Rallway was told Wednesday.
The provinclally-owned
rail-
way has more than Its share of
steep grades and curves, com-
pany vice-president MacNorris
told the commisslon.

Norrls sald the 125 miles of

k fram Revelstoke

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to Field In the Rocky Mountains
has 6.3 miles of 2.2 per cent
grade, and .4 per cent of the
line has 12-degree curves.

A 2.2-per-cent grade Is one
which rises 2.2 feat in every 100
feet.

in comparison, the 464-mile
B.C. Rail line from North Van-
couver to Prince George in cen:
tral B.C., has 22 miles of 2.2 per
cent grade and 12.2 per cent of
y2-degree curves.

“And we have 13-and 14-de-
gree curves which CP Rail
doesn’? have," Norris told the
ieee commission. |

Asked If the halted Desse
Lake extension in northwestern
B.C, is becoming more econom-
Ically favorable, Norris replied
that “It depends upon the cost
of construction (and) if It was
our decision or a political decl-
sion (to complete the project}.”’

“We would also want to know
what traffic, would be avall-
able,”” he sald. “We don’t have
any Idea right now.”

Cost of the extension now Is
four times the 1971 estimate of
$68 milllon, snd construction
has been halted pending the
commission's rt

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RETURN TO THE DUST BOWL?

wildilfe federation warns that
extremely dry canditions In
southern areas may have dis-

-astrous effects on wiidiowl, —

Ducks can‘t find customary
nesting places and breeding
patterns could be affected.

At Crossfield, 30 miles north
of Calgary, Mayor Don Gatto
sald the water supply for the
community of 850 could ‘dry up
in 10 days.

- The 3,600 residents of Olds, 55
miles .north of Calgary, sur-
vived a severe shortage caused
when a power failure affected
two pumps and the town's 600,
000-gallon reservoirs ran dry.
Under ratloning, residents
could

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Mayor Bill Edgar says the
emergency has passed but
shoriages could continue for
several days.

At Didsbury, 10 miles south of
Olds, a well has been drilled to
meet anticipated shortages but
the 2,000 residents still may
face strict ratloning. The town
ran out of water for a short
time April 24, sald ene town of-
ficlal, and lawn and garden wa-
fering was banned.

In Calgary, waterworks man-
ager Calvin Johnson was optl-
mistic there would be enough
water for the 458,000 residants,
but some restrictions might be
neeced during the heat of sum-
mer, Cdficials say the city has
rot had above-normal precip
tation since 1969 and con-

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sumption has Increased while
the flow of the Elbow River has
dechir 2d.

AAUST CUT DOWN ~

Several other central Alberta

commbntities—Rocky

Mountain .
House, Stettler, Eckville,
Bashaw and Hanna—also have
been’ warned to reduce con-
sumption or face the possibility
of no water.

Smail centres east of Edmon-
ton are fighting to replenish
thelr dwindling supplies ‘and
Vegreville, about 64 miles east
of the provincial capital, has set
fInes of $100 to $500 for offend-
ers caught watering lawns and
gardens or washing cars,

Vegrevilie, with others in. the
province. Is gettin

_ Special

‘ Alberta’s

government assistance through
an emergency: water supply
program estublished in the
és,

{4 allows communities to rent
portable equipment
from: the environment depart.
ment to pipe supplies from
nearby water sources normally
not used.
environme..t
depart-
ment also announced plans to
provide $1.2 million ta drill 300
wells In drought-stricken areas
and truckers have beén asked If
they will be available to hau!
water on an amergency basis.

At Lethbridge, rationing Is in
effact for auidoor vse and at
Claresholm, consistent sprink!-

about the labor problems.

He sald anyone caught walt-
Ing for a ferry was given a ra-
fund.

At Swartz Bay terminal on —

Vancouver Island tickets were
not sold for the 11 a.m, saillng.
Cars and passengers were not
permitted within the compound:
area.

Among these walting for the
liam. sallingnwere former

So:
clal Credit-premier W. A. C.
Bennett and Waldo Skillings,
former Social Credit FALA for
Victoria, .

Marshall said the officers
didn‘t attend Wednesday’s
meeting on the legality Issue
because they were allowed only
one representative and they
wanted the entire executive to
attend.

NEW ISSUES

He said the fact that John
Fryer, generat secretary of the
BCGEU, did attend that meet-
Ing and did agree that there

- should be no walkout today, re-

sulted from a breakdown in
communications between Fryer
and the officers.

He said Fryer was trying to
arrange a resumption of riego-
flations on totally new issues,
setting aside those which were
the problams at
present.

However, Marshall sald the
officers want the outstanding Is-
sues settled before golng on to
new ones,

The officers. ‘who-began thelr.
strike bailoting april 19, vated
69 per cent to walk out. They
served 72-hour notice “onday.

Slim
‘away
‘OTTAWA CP. -— Prime
Minister Trudeau came within a
hair’s breadth Wednesday of
calling a snap spring election.
high-ranking Liberal sources

sald Thursday.”

They said Trudeay leaned
overtohis Cammons seat mate,

Government Hause Leader ~

Allan MacEachen, as MPs
slowly assembled for a vote an

. James Ba, nailve land claims

legislation and suggested that
they get on with the roll call
immediately.

MacEachen replied that. he

was not sure ihe government .

had enouyh MPs on hand to win
the vote.

Fine, Trudeau replied. If the
governmant lost, he would go to
the people. The gcvarnment
won the vote by a 19-vote
margin.

Sources who disclosed the

Incident sald they are convinced |

Trudeau was “quite prepared to
go.” The slection would have
been July 11.

The, Teudeau.Mackachen ex:
change took place shortly after
the prime minister,Jost his tem-
par with New Democratic Party
MPs; telling them to “shut up,
for. Chtist’s sake” during a

‘series. of questlotis on govern-

‘ment pipeline policy.

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- Wildlife hungry, ducks lost as prairies dry up

up to $100, |
AT RECORD LOW

At Madicine Hat, water le sels:
in the South Saskatchewan
River are at a lower level than
at any tirre-in recorded history.

The tow level may result ina
curtaliment of power
generation

But there Is one advantage to
the dry spell.

if the hot. dry weather contin-.
ves, residents may be free from
mosquito attacks while sifting
In thelr backyards that lack Ice,

Mosquite contral officers say
there is much less vater lying
around this year in which the
pests may hatch, Areas to be
sprayed total about 10,000
acres, compared with 25,000 to

30,000 acres In previous | years,
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