A fiery speech by New Westminster MP Stu Leggatt set the tone of the New Democratic Party's nomination meeting here Saturday. The MP blasted the _ Liberal government, saying it abuses the ~ Quebec issure to gain political popylarity, refuses to develop secondary industry as a solution to unemployment and is developing a user-pay transportation . poltey which will allow the country's geographic barriers to tear it apart. _ Fulton elected new _ Skeena NDP candidate Herald Staff About 50 delegates elected Queen Charlotte Islands redident Jim Fulton as. the federal New Democratic -Party candidate for the -Skeena riding at a party .gonvention Saturday in the Thornhill Community Hall. Fulton, who led the two- man race by a comfortable majority according to one ballot counter, was declared unanimously elected on a -motion by Bill Goodacre, of ‘Smithers, the defeated candidate. . Goodacre, 26, the ‘president of the con- stituency association, said ‘his defeat is not an upset because he is relatively ‘unknown . int the : party. A 'There's may people Bie room that I know.” Goodacre said he will continue to work with the party until after the federal election expected this spring, but will probably go back to school, either to finish his master’s degree in economics at the University of B.C. or study law. Fulton, 27, was spirited off by party members for a TV interview right after the results of the balloting were announced. After campalgn speeches and a question-and-answer ‘session, the crowd of about wench treated. to a fiery 8 y New ‘est- minister MP Stu att, whose practiced delivery far outshone the speaking styles of the two candidates. e began by praising Frank Howard, former MP for this riding, saying, “God, we need more people ' like him.” Howard stuck up for the people in this riding through thick and thin, holding the riding since 1958. “This is a riding of ordinary working people,” said ‘Leggatt, “and this is their party. He laced into the Liberal government saying Prime ster Trudeau first got elected in 1968 by promising “to stand on Quebec’s border. Then he got elected in 1972 y saying the land is string’, 1974, he said he would save us from Robert Stanfidd and wage and eens dustry stops price controls. ‘ Now,..he's, about to get on thie wee White” horse and save the country from Rene Levesque.” Leggatt -said Quebecers elected the Parti Quebecois because they wanted control over their economy — control an NDP government would give the province along with the rest of Canada by limiting the influence of foreign-owned corporations. ''The French culture is an asset to this country, but that’s not the Libera attitude,” the MP said. Separatism is not an issue of overriding national im- portance, he continued, ‘‘the economy is the question.” ‘One of every three unem- ployed Canadians live in Quebec, Unemployment will get worse as the manufacturing sector continues to reduce the size of its work force and add machinery, he_ said. Even huge projects like the Alcan oi pipeline: ahd RC. Hydro’s Revelstoke Dam will employ only a few people at great social and ecological cost. The best way to increase employment is to develop small, secondary industry, he said. “Our tourist in- at Banff and Jasper,” and developing it further would increase the number of permanent jobs. “But it’s too much for the . nature of ’ potentially unifying force in imagination of those guys, who are basic, free en- terprise types, who can’t see any other way (then massive construction fF projects) of accomplishing anything.” . Transport Minister Otto Lang’s user-pay philosophy won't work in the north, he said. ‘‘Massive subsidies are needed — that's the the land.” Domestic flights are far : more expensive than flights : abroad yet, the tazpayers paid for the local aitparis. a@ user-pay philoso means “‘only the rich vill travel the country,”’ and a Canada will lost as éitizens travel to. other ; countries not other parts of Canada. During his campaign speech, Jim Fulton blasted the federal salmonid enhancement program saying it would un- necessary if the government enforced pollution control laws to stop logging com- panies from ruining slamon spawning streams. In three or four elections the NDP will form the overnment of the country, e said, “This is a northern riding and we want it back.” The Canada works progran is a “negative andaid solution’ to unemployment which gives people jobs in projec ai not continue. Canada Manpower should use its funds more imaginatively to develop ongoing secondary industry. Fulton said he is “totally opposed to the Kitimat Pipeline proposal — it's environmentally “T would look at Iona from asensational point of view,” he said later to questions on how ‘he would run his - campaign against Skeen MP Iona Campagnolo. ‘‘If I had to, I'd wear a bra on the. street.” After preliminary sensationalism, his cam- ign would get down to issues, he said, and he would ~ criticize Campagnolo for trying to become an in- ternational ambassador at the expense of attention to her riding. Logger’s meet a success despite some no-shows .Herald staff The Northwest Loggers Association lost money on last weekend’s convention, said Peter Hollist, con- vention chairman and president of the association. He said the association lost about $4,000 by bringing in entertainment for the -weekend because’ “people didn’t want to go to the theatre.” Normally the conventions make a small profit for the association. . He said the people in town were missing something by not going: “it was fine entertainment - everybody in town should haveseen it.” Featured over the weekend ‘at the REM Lee Theatre were the Allan Sisters singers, comedian Jay Hoyle and banjo-player Felix Possak. The en- tertainment, the first live shows offered by the association in conjunction with the convention, cost about $7,000 to bring in, he said. The association, with about 50 independant logging and trucking companies as members, “tried to give something back to the community ,’’ he said. Normally, the con- vention is more concerned with represent loggers to the §&.C, and ‘federal governments. Otherwise the convention was successful, with about represented 300 people turning up for the safety and anti-inflatior board seminars Saturday. Hollist said he. originall hoped Sen. Ray Perrault would represent the government _and_ B.C. Federation of Labor secretary Len Guy would represent labor at the panel, but the two couldn’t make it. Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco represented the federal government, Bur- baby MLA Elwood Veitch the B.C. government, Don Best, of C eso lull represented management and Larry Widen, of the Canadian Labor Congress, represented Labor. suicidal. . by Donna Vallieres . Herald Stafi Writer Firefighting in the outlying districts and land claims issues to the north were some of the highlights at Saturday's itimat- Stiking regional distric board meeting. A delegation from the Spring Creek Volunteer Firefighter’s Societ: presented a brief to the rd proposing that fire protection for the Spring ‘reek-Cutch Valley area be put to referendum in November. This area has recently experienced “a couple of bad fires,” a spokesman for the group stated, and the area has expanded to the int where a fire at one ome could jeopardize a neighboring home. The fire protection available to the residents is strictly on a volunteer basis from the Thorohill and Terrace firemen. The equipment is inadequate because the volunteers can only bring in equipment belonging to the firefighters associations, the spokesman said. “Concerned ‘citizens’ in the area are now in the process of establishing their own fire department along the lines of the Thornhi volunteer department which is finances through the regional district. The group is asking for $50,000 for capital purposes, such as purchase of a truck and equipment and con- struction of a hall. There would also be an annual operating budget of $5,000. The total would require an annual tax levy of ap- proximately $11,000, or 9.96 mills ; The firefighters want to borrow the money from the regional district to construct a building to house the firefighting equipment, which would include a two- to three-ton fire truck. The $11,000 budget is “skimpy,” according to the spokesman, because there are few People living in the area and the mill rate could not be increased any higher. An alternate proposal was put forth to the firefighters that they wait until the district of Terrace construct a satellite service building on the bench, a proposal in Terrace's five-year plan, but the firefighters were concerned with getting the fire protection in the near future. The board gave approval for the matter to go to referendum on November Thornhill fire protection area will also have to decide through a referendum whether the department's financing will be increased. Thornhill fire department has asked for an eight-mill Eariy snow GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. (CP) — An early snowfall in this reglon 200 miles northwest of Ed- monton Sunday caused power failures as_ the weather office predicted more snow. Rain began falling early Sunday in the Grande Prairie area but by 6 a.m. it had turned to snow. At 10 am. a weather office spokesman said 7.5 centi- * metres of snow had fallen. He said snow would continue falling all da Sunday with flurries an rain predicted for today. Communities aro ur Grande Prairie reported power failures and repair crews were called out. Residents said children were building snowmen and erosscountry ski enthusiasts were delighted. Meanwhile central British Columbia residents may also be in for a white Thanksgiving. The first snow of the season started falling early Sunday in the Prince George district, About 25 millimetres fell in the area, enough to make roads slippery. Up to 7.5 centimetres fell ou higher ground. increase for expanded protection to the Thornhill district which would include a full-time fire chief and office, operations, equip ment reserve and debt retirement. The department has also offered to expand its ser- vices to the Copperside Estate area. This would mean -an increase of eight mills to residents of that area, Regional district board ave its approval for both tems to go to referendum. lawyer " eould Aninteresting delay tactic to deal with an unusual voting irregularity was used in connection with native land claims in the Nass affected by rural crown land subdivisions. Director from the Nass, Percy Tait, also a member of the Nighga tribal council currently negotiating with the federal government ‘to settle the claim, asked for the board's support in deferring the subdivision issue as it relates to the - Nass. Tait explained to the board that his alternate director, Ber Spisak, had voted for approval of the regional district taking over the function of rural sub- divisions against Tait’s instructions. Tait said a letter received from the Nishga tribe's advocated op- osition to the functior ecause it would mean development of land by white settlers and a further intrusion of the regional district into Nishga affairs. The subdivision plan would be contrary to the Nishga stand of stopping any development of the area until the land claim matter is settled. Talt asked the board to hold off the project for the Nass area until some sort of agreement in principle is reached with the provincial government, expected tc take place in two or three months or whichever comes first. Lo Bo Board members were uncertain as to whether they grant the extension because Tait’s alternate had PAYRO Ie’s time again! And this even better. Because starting this year, youcan buy the new Compound Interest Bond on the Payroll Savings Plan. After the first year, you will earn interest on your interest. Millions of Canadians have discovered that the Payroll Savings \ Plan is a great way to save systematically. It's easy, It's convenient. And now, with the new Compound Interest Bond, savings will continue to grow automatically, year after year. 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Dave Sparrow, representative from Terrace CEC offices, ex- plained to the board that a rerouting of postal services to the communities of Iskut, Telegraph Creek and Good Hope ake would affect ct uC jurisdiction boun- es. Director for the Telegraph Creek region, Bobby Ball, had earlier asked that postal services be rerouted to Watson Lake, but spin-off problems, such as other governmental services, were not considered at the time. , Sparrow was assured that the regional district was trying to keep services eéntralized in Terrace and omised to keep his ob- jection to the rerouting in mind when future decisions are made. Kitsumkalum Ski Hill was -discussed extensively particularly when it was discovered the his has a $3,000 deficit for the 1976-77 season rather the the an- nounced $9,000 profit. ’ Referring t media reports of a profit, Terrace Director Vic Jolliffe said the board should “clean our act up,”’ and warned that inaccurate information “makes fools of us.” The board was told the profit figure was made prematurely before sum- mer expenditures were accounted. for. The $3,423 deficit will be _ included in next year’s ski hill budget. Board mermbers also ‘approved the ski hill “brochure, passed approval ‘for $2,000 tobe spent on “tables, chairs and an am- plifier for the lounge area and approved discounts on certain days. time, it’s your specifically GS The problem of cattie being molested and killed by wolves in the Hazelton area were brought to the at- tention of the board by Director Marty Allen. b The deaths are not caused y grizzlys, as some people have stated, Allen said. 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