Sr aratvia tat tetmsteTeMaTatetateNateteeMeret sath Aaah tee stebetetatetetetatetatabatahietatatatetatel ' mor bos ral nee “at ataatata'ee! a a antares .Bridge decking -, The, Editor: . Re-decking .tlme is here - again. In the old days, when we had only the wooden Skeena bridge, this was ‘a time to rejoice, for one knew that, the split, broken, nail strewn planks were being replaced. Now, with a ‘6 million dolar bridge’ in competition with the old one, it hardly matters whether the old bridge sinks or stays. We're spending a lot more on. this: relle than most ple likely realize. For instance, this time around, wages come {to about a quarter of a million dollars (ten men for thirty days), with the total cost likely running close to ‘half a million’. ; A picture recently carried by. the Herald showed a place on the sidewalk part of the old bridge completely rotted away. It is presumed that it. merely fell into the ’ river, as there has been no news of a pedestrian falling ough. thefact that the sidewalk has been allowed to rot away apparently unnoticed, leads one to suspect that perhaps the steelwork under © and over the structure is at a point of collapse. Do we ow that adequate testing is done here? There are no load limit signa. . decking spri ng, the new is ripped up and replaced with steel. Car the structure adequately sup ort the weight of this plus a couple of. loaded logging trucks? _ Maybe the reason for keeping this bridge open is of extreme importance to a few, such as those who see it as a short cut into town, and the businesses along the road. If it were left to a decision based on economics and common sense, the old structure would be torn down or left as a pedestrian right of way. ‘ll bet the Highways bridge crew would feel kind of sad if this structure disappeared. It's a good bet th , that they'd be a lot happ er not having to redeck RH. (Dick) Bates CNB. Dear Friends, — . “With. the passing of ariother year I take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to The Herald and Radio Station CFTK ‘and CFTEK-TV for their worthwhile assistance to The Canadian National . Institute for the Blind. My heartfelt thanks foes to the Lions Clubs and the dedicated yolunteers who assisted CNIB during the _past year in so many ways. An equally warm hote of thanks is also extended to the public-spirited citizens of this community and the surrounding areas for their generous financial con- tributions. ~ Pi wegen t hs Faas we p ‘The Hon, William Richards ‘Bennett, = Dear Sir: . -The Kitimat Chamber of Commerce would like you to be aware of our concerns regarding the possible cancellation of the Kitimat - Edmonton. pipeline project. . The Chamber feels that your government should take a position . regarding recent remarks by Mr. David Barrett.on future taxation -policies for the pipeline, The Chamber recognizes that negotiators for both Canada and. the United States are in the process of resolving an agreement on ipeline taxation policies between the two countries, However, as the. Chamber understands it, agreement may _ not preclude a provincial government enforcing its own policies. Please be aware that we are not. of the opinion that a provincial . government should not have significant input to a final agreement. Three levels of government — federal, provincial and pertinent . municipal governments -- must be satisfied . with any arrangement made, in our. opinion. — won, ‘Mr, Barrett is quoted as saying that: if his party is returned to power, it would demand a 15 percent.tax on the total volume of crude ‘oil- passing thraugh the pipeline. e. as...well as other. monies through additional.forms of taxation. . - It-is, passible that. Mr. Barrett's remarks may be - significant. factor in any decision to cancel the ’ this. As the representative responsible for. this area I assure all concerned citizens that we at The Canadian National Institute for the Blind shall sincerely- try to prove ourselves worthy of your trust by doing our utmost in con- ducting our prevention of blindness program, and also in assisting our citizens who had the misfortune to lose their eyesight through illness or accident, providing them with ad- justment and rehabilitation aining, With sincere appreciation, Fred Koalenz District Administrator ti tiga PUNE. Fa tae é : ak HDR aie o Peas eFC ce project. and, therefore ‘cause the loss of jobs and revenue for communities such as Kitimat. It is the Chamber’s opinion that our province has not yet recovered from some of the taxation poticies implemented by Mr, Barrett's: government, i.e, the mining industry. Such policies have also, no doubt, caused a reduction in job and revenwe-producing investment in our province. There are competent systems available. for reviewing all aspects of the pipeline project — en- vironmental, economic and sociological — and they are available to all levels of overnment. A owledgeable decision can, therefore, be made by the citizens that would he af- fected as to whether or not they want the pipeline and, ifso, under what conditions. Mr. Barrett’s remarks ean do little.else, in the Chamber's opinion, than add a significant element of risk to the investor's decision on the project. This, in turn, could lead to the cancellation of a project that. may have had beneficial impact on this province? without ever ving the question placed before the citizens involved. ° Again, it is our recom- mendation that you set the. record straight on ‘present and future policy regarding the pipeline, mo , Yours very. truly - Kitimat Chamber of Commerce Karl Bernauer | x President. . Fire Department. _ Dear Sir: . We have noted. that the new 1876 B.C, Directory of Terrace and Kitimat (not Telephone. Directory) has listed: the emergency telephone numbers. af the _ Terrace . Fire, department and, the Emergency Health Services - ambulance - operation in Terrace in- '- gorrectly, We . would ap. reciate. your help in bringing this to the attention of the public via your media. The correct numbers are as’ - follows: & Thornhill - 638-8 Fire : Non-Emergency, : Terrace - 635-2251, . Ambulance, ‘Terrace & - Thornhill - 638-1102," The Fire Department has available at the Fire Hall, cards, with..the correct numbers on them, for posting near a phone. These can be. picke: charge. ‘ Sey ~ Thank you for. your at- tention in this matter. . ‘Yours uly, ae we tel toc ees AD PO MO a ? ~ Specifically, up free of. ETA RARER RRA TAS to the RR ER A SPC a se ORE SS SRS aM aC eS a Sea NCR Ie ; “ . " ere e letters editor Editor, ; Dear Sir: - I should like to respond to an article that appeated in - your paper of November 24 entitled ‘‘Regional District looks at Pipeline”. I am a ed at the remarks made by our MLA, Cyrit Shelford, about the harmlessness of oil spllis. There have been numerous studies documenting the harmful effects of oil in a marine environment, many of these by the oil industry itself. Crude oil containa some S00 plus h drocarbons, some toxic, and others harmless. The aromatic compounds such ag the toluenes and benzenes are extremely _toxic and create great damage before they eventually evaporate or disperse throughout the water column. Some hydrocarbons, such as 2, 4, S-pyrobenzene are carcino- genic and people working with these have to wear gloves to prevent skin cancer. The heavier crude components such as tars and fuel oils coat bottom sediments and marine organisms suffocating them or inducing comatose states wherein these plants and animals are unable to perform their normal bodil unctions. : One of the most detailed studies done on the effects of oil spills was done by the Ww Hole Oceanographic Iastitute at West Falmouth, Massachusetts, where 160,000 gallons of fuel oil was spilled directly over an ady established marine study plot The fact that ood baseline biological lata had already been gathered prior to the spill enabled some precise studies to be carried out. Within the first three days, a % percent total kill of all marine life in the study plot was documented. The most Significant, event was that -the: ol]-.settled into: the sediments and destroyed-the -benthic. organisms on the bottom which form the base of the food chain, The local shellfish industry (clams) was.closed for several years and- to this day shellfish operators have not been. able to satisfactorily reseed their. beds because of the erratic. behaviour of the animals. Analyzes show that Oil spills hydrocarbons still remain . deposited in the fatty tissues of the local marine organisms. regards the opératings characteristics of 0 supertankers, of which Mr. Shelford also seems to be -ignorant, he would do well to read “Supership” by Canadian writer, Noel Mostert, who spent three years on board several of these vessels and documented extensively their operating record and safety deficiencies. As weil, he should be reading the Vancouver papers which have reported at least two incidents in the last few weeks of oil tankers, manned -by foreign crews and non-English speaking captains, missing their pilot pick-ups and wandering around lost in the Puget Sound area. ._The famous Torrey Canyen spill of 1967 wherein almost 100,000 tons of crude oi] were discharged into the ecean near England, ‘was caused by the inability of the ship to respond quickly to a change in direction given by the skipper, The captain of the vessel spotted the Scilly Rocks from 11 miles away and gave a steering change command immediately, but the ship still cracked up on the rocks — the largest spill in the world to date! Let me conclude by saying that there 1s one thing more ominous than the super- tankers plying the oceans of the world, and that is arm- chair politicians who speak of things they know nothing about. It seems to me to be totally irresponsible of anyone in the public position that Mr. Shelford occupies to make the kind of ignorant remarks that he apparently made at the recent Salmon Enhancement Public Meeting in Terrace. Our organization, the Telkwa Foundation, has heen doing a lot of research into the Kitimat oilport proposal..precisely..in order to get a clearer. un- derstanding of the im- Piications of the project. We obviously have some in- formation that Mr. Shelford . does not, and we would most happily invite him to write us om any. aspect of the proposal that concerns him. _ Sincerely ‘ T. Pearse Converted Dear Editor: Please print this-as a humane gesture to a reader who as suddenly discovered what it feels to be. the innocent victim of circumstances. . Thank you Social Credit government for increasing my auto insurance rates. Thank you, honourable eabinet ministers, for suggesting me to reduce my insurance coverage to offset the higher rates. I followed your advice and ended up . paying about the same | amount as I had the year before. But 1 had less coverage ..... minimum liability and no collision coverage. But what the heck, I've been insured for 11 years and not one ac- cident. Well, it happened. A gravel ‘logging road, two ‘cars sideswiped each other. ICBC held me 400 percent responsible for being: on “his” side of the single iane logging. road. My claims adjuster, informed me that due to me being 100 percent at fault and due to me not collision insurance coverage, ICBC would not Bay, ge cent towards the damage to my car. Well I hope my $300 lesson will reach other readers. ar ; _» Consider the public liability Fire Emergency, Terrace ot . Co-op Senior Citizen as another government tax; consider that ‘collision coverage as a further tax. Dear reader, we all know that taxes must go up and be paid. Pay your insurance tax fully, Don’t be stupid enough to listen to silly politicians telling you how to reduce your payment hy lowering your coverdge. But most of all ... stay on your own side ofa one lane gravel logg road. Socreds, I have learned a_ valuable lesson from you that I will not soon forget. Thanks again, for showing me how you intend to make [CBC show a profit. Incidently,’ -when you give rebates to “good drivers” who haven't had an accident this year, of me. When you in- crease my insurance rates because I've had an ac- cident think of me again. I was the 1i year accident free “good driver” who will always remember that he was in “good hands with Socreds". Remember if there's ever anything 1 can do for you and your free enterprise Social Credit rty, don’t hesitate, just ind some more taxes for me to pay. I'll pay, I have to, I have no choice. a Signed:- Converted é night The Editor: ; The Terrace Co-operative Association would like to take ‘this opportunity to thank you -for your help during our 3rd annual Senlor Citizens and handica Re ersons shopping ni Weinestey, December 1, ed an ‘evening Without the participation of people like yourselves, this night would. Once again, people hel; people, made December to remember. We sincerely thank you, Corbin King’. General’ Manager not have . been the. success it was, . SEAR areeorerrratinnateteete The Editor Dear Sirs: t your recen r, you inted an Editorial by n rrington, chastizing the people of Terrace for not using the arena, and for not attending the Centennials Hockey games. If you: are looking for reasons for people not using the facilities, you do not have to look any farther than City Council and the arena staff. Mr. Harrington is right, the prices for at- tending individual games have not gone up that much, butevery other service has gone up more than necessary. Coffee, thirty- five cents; candy, five to ten cents more than everywhere else in town, and exhor- bitant prices to take children on a regular basis. 1 know a number of people who have taken their children to Public skating and have had to stop taking them due to the prices. This ‘arena would’ be used to capacity if the prices were at least reasonable. City Council does not have to subsidize the arena, but at the same time, it is a public building, built with public funds and contributions, so therefore it does not have to operate at a twenty percent profit level. Another reason for poor attendance is the attitude of the staff. The ice patrolers would rather skate around with girls from school than look for problems on the ice. Their whole attitude seems to be that they’re doing you tatatatetatatateteta! ae atata atta itale's salsa sete alata _ Why arena is empty a favor by being there.. Public skating is held at the whim of the attendants, and at times that no one else wants it. The arena was built for the use of the ple, not for the use or enefit of. the Calgary Centennials or the Terrace Figure Skating Club. If these people needed an “arena at prime time they should have built the place, not public subscription. ockey games are an, enjoyable way to spend an evening, after reading Len’s editorial I decided he was right, we should go out to more Cent's games. So Sunday night I went to watch them play Rupert, Well, anyone who was there would have to agree with me, it was the poorest exhibition of hockey I have seen in my life. The boys showed us in the third period that they did know how to play good hockey, but the second. period was in- credible. In one game of hockey 133 minutes in penalties, plus the Cent’s coach was thrown out of the game. There Mr. Harrington is one good excuse why people are not going to the Cen- tennials games. If we wanted to go to a big brawl, we'd go watch Wrestling when it comes to town. I’ rather go see the Bugs play. At least they try play hockey, not tosee how many dirty shots they can’ get away with. Yours truly Arena frequenter Food The Editor: Dear Sir: Canada is faced today with problems unsurpassed in her history: FOOD. To some maybe they are problems to others, maybe a sigh of relief. Canadians haye, been talking about, agriclilture sitice its origin. Bot let's face it, Canada was ; not founded on agrarian principals.. If it were, a person ina country of barely twenty million people, more square miles per ersan than any habitable place in the world, would not have to pay such a dollar for a place raise a garden and a few animals. The conception of Conservative big business and Liberal big government controlling the land and taking from it vast resources is something, if to continue being Canadians, we must deal with. The United States can produce vegetables nearly cheaper than we can buy the seed. Nobody is going to raise potatoes for instance, for the same price they were five to ten years aga. It makes a marvelous business arrangement: raw -materials, our natural wealth, and in return we get _ fed? Canada ‘exchanges: ‘in “ghany ingtanees’ Aion. ‘replaceable resourte to a country that assuredly is developing ita resource, ita land, more and more and more. I've heard at least a thousand times, we need the States, we need her market. Maybe wevould not rely on that market so much and eventually be . defeated economically, if we. would ' roduce or allow to produce , e most basic of all human. needs; Food. : . David R. Erickson (local grower) Terrace, B.C, : Graham rezoning | The Editor, Dear: Mrs, Angela Rowe: The first time I had the pleasure of meeting you was when we attended a council meeting in August or Sep- tember. We were there to register our displeasure about the construction of the building on 5003 Graham. You have now reversed your original stand because Mr. DiGiovanni has explained what the building is going to be used fer. Were you convinced when he said he was bullding a potato shed? Did he say that the building would only be used for one purpase” What e sells it to a transport com 7 . Me DiGiovanni has suggested that 25 to 30 local ople .will be employed. ’m no authority but I question how successful a business would be em- Mr. G.W. Buchanan : -.Clerk-Administrator . District of Terrace ~ Dear Mr. Buchanan: Thank you for your letter of November 24, 1976. l ‘appreciate Council's offer to send me to the U.B.C.M. Seminar for newly elected Aldermen, but after careful consideration, I ' have decided not to accent, as after perusal of the agenda it appears to consist very bas of municipal ° However, I would be in- terested in reading any ‘literature brought back by work, delegates. that are taking happens if - ¢ fundamentals. ploying 25 to 30 people when perhaps 5 men with automatic machinery could do the same job, Ido not concur with your view thatit’s up to council to decide what is best for “our?! area. We, the residents, are the best judges. We have to live and eventually sell our houses. What type of market do you think we'll have if we are in an industrial zoned area? When I moved to Graham Ave. two. years ago [ was under the impression that it was an agricultural area andit suited my family’s life atyle. I am sure there are others who share my views, whether. they live’ on Graham or Straume or on the bench. Win or lose, I'm still a concerned citizen for myself and my neighbours, Wayne Gaunt a Seminar advantage of this offer, | As a. suggestion to Councll, perhaps the monies being saved by those not attending thls seminar in Vancouver, could be used for an Indoctrination Session in Terrace, for all members of Council, similar to that currently bein provided for _ Hospita ‘sustees, known as GAMAT. We have found these. most productive to both elected officials and . administration in the health- _ care field. ; Yours sincerely . Victor €.G. Jollltte Alderman ‘Elect . THE HERALD, Wednesday, December 9, 1976, PAGE AS Before [ pass ‘on some of the news of Ottawa and recent immigration spoliey legislation, I would like to say how much I enjo writing this weekly “letter” to all of you. © My visits to the riding must, of necessity, be short,' as an function on your behalf lies in Ottawa. There are so many of my con- stituents that I cannot always be in personal touch with, that this weekly newspaper report is highly’ -yalued in my office. Lfound the life of a cabinet minister to be full of 16 hour days and hectic schedules, since my duties include the interests of fitness and amateur sport now, and I still maintain full attention to the needs of my con- stituency. I am honoured to be able to take on these additional _ responsibilities for several reasons, the main one being that I value the oppartunit ‘of being a British Columbia voice in the cabinet of our govern- ment. British Columbia, I. sometimes suspect, is not just considered distant in the geographical sense of ow nation’s capital. Sometimes, especially in our riding of Skeena, we feel that there at times is some truth to the saying; “Out of sight; out of mind,”’ and we are concerned. One of the most fayourable arenas to exhibit this concern is in the cabinet, where not just portfolio issues are in- - troduced, but regional ones as well. This issue-sharing forum can be extremely useful for all far flung regions of Canada. TRANSPORT MINISTER VISITS By now, many of you will have heard that Otto Lang, the federal Minister of Transport, visited our riding this weekend to discuss coastal transportation issués:. with .citizens and regional advisory. Prince Rupert. This report is, unfortunately, being written before Mr. Lang’s meetings, but I will provide you with a detailed report on them in next week's report. NEW IMMIGRATION . POLICY ‘In recent years, many Members of Parliament like myself have been concerned with the objectives of immigration Canada’s policy and the hardship it sometimes imposes on in- dividuals and families who have chosen Canada as their new home. The result of this concern is new legislation which for the first time sets out in the law the objectives of family reunification, non- ‘discrimination, concern for refugees and the promotion of Canada’s economic social, demographic and cultural goals. The new Act enhances the provinces’ role in im- migration policy. The provinces, for example, may. want to designate certain communities that require population owth. Prospective immigrants oups in-. THIS WEEK from Ottawa “tona Cdmpagnolo, . would then have their ad- mission eased if they were prepared to make a com- taitment to live and work in a designated community for up to six months. ‘Not only ig the new legislation more responsive to the needs of all parts of Canada, but is more flexible for the future development of immigration policy, Each year the minister will consult with the provinces and announce the govern- ment forecast of the number of immigrants to be ad- mitted during any given time period, The resulting “planned population growth” will mean a better proportion of workers to the number of available jobs. The Bill provides for three admissible categories — the family class, refugees and other applicants. - The family class corresponds to the current "sponsored" category but it be expanded to include parents and grandparents of any age sponsored by a Canadian citizen. Under previous legislation parents and grandparents had to be over 60, or if under 60 in- capable of employment. hile the category regarding refugees is fairly ) f-explanatory, the third category, “other ap- licants” is made up af mmigrants who are selected on the basis of a int system which takes nto account factors such as occupation, education, and 50 On. One area of the old (1962) Act now outmoded is the “inadmissible” category. The definition of thase whose entry is prohibited has therefore been revised. Provisions such as the absolute bar against epileptics are removed. tead of retaining a list of health conditions governing admission, the new provisions allow for '. individuals'to be teed on their total health’ profile. And a special clause has been added te the new law which will deal with the threat to Canada posed terrorists and associated with organized crime. “* In today’s complex society, population change ‘affects every aspect of Canadian life, whether it be organization of the economy, provision of public services, or the quality of life in our cities and towns, Because im- Migration is an important factor in Canada's population and economic growth, the' federal government took these implications’ into con- sideration in drafting the new immigration legislation. ; Discussion in detail of this Bill in the House of Com- mons will begin shortly, and I. would appreciate any comments or suggestions on this matter that you may have. Please write to me care of House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0X2. No postage is required. OTTAWA and Small Business By KENNETH McDONALD The effect on transporta- tion of fuel cost und scareity Is putting new focus on lacal connnunities. In future, peo- ple will tend to live nearer to where they work and shop. The fuel factor also puts © new focus on ways to cut transportation costs. Cana- dian communities have some ready-made examples among their counterparts south of the border, According to US. News, . - in some 3,400 communities ‘taxis are the only means of | public transportation. Na-- tlonwide, they move about 80 per cent more peuple . than. all the mass transit. _ _ systems combined, a _ anyone until all” seats are El Cajon and La Mesa, near San Diego, have con- tracted with local taxi com- panies for citywide dial-a-ride service at a flat rate of 50 cents a fare, Subsidizing the system costs less than the former bus service. : Ames, la.. population 43,500, does the same with a fleet of 15-passenger buses, In-city fare is 75 cents, rising to $1 farther out. If mure than one rider boards-at a . Single stop, the fare is split. eae “Shared rides’ is the key to the successful use of taxis " as mass transit.Insome cities, riders sign up for daily ser- vice to and from work. In others, .taxis can ‘stop for: stew Par atteee ') Pe.