AL LEGISLATIVE LLBHARY PARLIMENT BUILDINGS ‘Victoria, 3,C. \ vev 124 stops helicopters Herald Staft Weiter PRINCE RUPERT — Silver Grizzly Timber Co. is pulling a The company, which used. giant. Sikorak: “Bky-Crane helicopters to log previously unaccessible regions and sold the unprocessed logs directly to buyers in other countries, is blaming a‘change in government policy for the shutdown, _ Company spokesmen say the company. cannot maintain ’ its helicopter operations under new provincial legislation + -which hikes the-tax on the export of unproceabed logs to the point where it.is no longer profitable, . ‘The province changed the tax levy on: unprocessed logs in ; panies are penalized for not processing their timber by a 4, tax in lieu of manufacture. : selling price for the logs instead of the ald system based on " a standard rate. uN Silver Grizzly manager. ‘Frank Schroff gays the : variability of the'levy makes it hard to sell in Japan where ments, : -The company is maintaining its logging operations at ’ Green Rivér which employ eight people. It will be moving its helicopters t to Alaska, leaving only 10-15 jobs open. CIPA industries does. nat re-open Scotia Creek operations after the-winter break. - CIPA-spokesmen blame the economy for the closure an .. say adecision has not yet been made on whether to re-open, CIPA employs about 50 people ai Scotia’ ‘Creek. - t B: C. Packers to pay out money . VANCOUVER (CP) — B. o: ‘Packer's has agreed to pay a 13- year-old fishermen: it forced {o retire. two years ago. _ $8,500 and ‘end: all: ‘mandatory retirement practices within oe the: “sompany. : L .. .he:, annauneement was nade. “Thapeiday Ag 28. Bo its hearing. inta Eddy Ridley’ § complaint. Union secretary- -treasurer, said the settlement will be like “manna from heaven” for Ridley,. who lives in the isclated __ coastal_village-af- Kitkatla;. south'of-Prince.Rupert.~, “That village is absolute poverty,”. said. Hewison.” ‘ Lea McGrady, Human Rights Branch lawyer, said he province to abolish mandatory retirement. the job should have to quit just because of his age,” said -. MeGrady, “Workers. should have that freedom.” + illegal discrimination, the legal question of mandatory retirement in B.C. still is: up in the air. A celebrated arbitration four years ago by Joe Weiler, a - University of B.C. law professor, which saved.the job of.a Prince Rupert. fish plant. worker, found that miandaiary retirement could contravene the human rights. code,- but subsequent rulings have gone the other’ way. “We feel-this-latest case may really -give new life into’ Weiler’s decision,” said McGrady. “We are also hopeful it’ - * willbe useful in persuading other companies to follow B c, a -Packers and-abolish compulsory retirement." f However, B.C. Packers Jawyer’ Gavin Hume ‘saline - disagreed... * | “2D think the fishing industry is ‘different from other. in- “Blit- ‘program for its tendermen and shoreworkers. © “What happened is that ‘the company took a look. at. the: extent in the industry anyway, and decided on accepting this agreemént: ne Mey * Hewison said the union now intends to try ‘and negotiate: a a proper retirement program with’ B, C. Packers. . . “Half ‘their. fleet-is. staffed by people in'the 65-70 ‘age .. group, and there needs’to be: a system where a worker is * allowed to retire when he’ wants [i = _. ~—- of No paper Victoria Day. holiday _ es Monday, May 24 a ‘Consumer | prices. Na cA world of sports ‘Local sports’ ye a ‘Comics, horoscope ‘pages 687 Classifieds “pages: 889 Timber company. | itd helicopters out of the north, throwing 150 people out of - . an effort to have more processing done in Canada. Com- , ‘ ‘The new rate is the average- of ihe. last ‘three: months © sales agreements are. made “way in advance” of ship- ° The forestry lay-offs in Prince Rupert may worsen if © George Hewison,. United Fishermen apd Allied Workers ; “There should be a firm policy that no one who can still do , Unlike some other provinces where it-has: been held iob he . “page 4 page: 5 . Human Rights Bratich board. of inquiry was ‘about to begin . ~ hopes the Ridley case will convince other employers inthe :§- oa ena li i ee 15 cents» Ella Curfman f poses with her handmade provinces. The © Happy Gang Centre. has had provincial afghan decorated with examples’ a quilting display on this week at the centre of the provincial flowers of- Canada’ s 10: on Kalum, Street. + rights tothe Nanika water, They say court action might be. . ~ Britain loses 21 ‘soldiers - “BUENOS. A I R E s (Reuter) — Argentina said ‘today a British frigate i is on ‘fire and_ sinking, another attacks “in , the - ‘Falkland - was hit ‘by’ i4 missiles and three others were. damaged today. by" Argentine air : Islands. _ expense of defending its position and what occurs toalarge - ’ A communique from the ~dustries,” he said, “B.C. Packers has always had a ad a:phase: - m aut: by. Argentine: air force and navy units) between 9:30: ‘am, dnd 10 acm. EDT. . British’ forces attacked. Argentine - positions ‘on. the ~.-Falldand Islands’. -by~ land,- ‘sea and: alr” today, and “helicopter crash at sea; suffered = 21 dead ‘in ‘a Britain announced.: fe ; - Argentina sald the: altack :- z was being repelled. and thal .- ; - tts’ forees ‘shot down. a” British: Harrier Jet. fighter- -bomber.: news" The: unofficial | ieee Washington, Us. ine ih » felligence: Sources‘, said Britain landed , :some® “2,000 Fitoops:, an its. ‘bigbest of. oF agency” Noticias . ‘|. Argentinas reported British . J frigates trapped in a.bay, © “y: (one. seriously damaged, An. , Argentine radio station.said «. 5 ‘Argentine jets took off, font [oo ; fensive to date in’ them bid to recaplure the archipelago. seized by Argentina i in ‘early, April,” The Defence‘ ‘Ministry in London said British ground forces” attacked ‘fuel ‘and ammunition :dumps ~ ‘and: military . depots, .. while warships + East. Falkland and Harrier jet-fighters attacked the main, base on West Falkland, . the other, main , “island: ~ Itsaida Brilish helicopter. carrying. 30.,men: -between...... British, Ships | ditched i in the. ' South Atlantic before.‘ the ‘atldcks -were.launched and . thatnine men were rescued, 7 Theatre, bom ha rded. Wlitary.command-said_the—Stanley—and- other-areas-of———It_was—Britain’ 's—single—~ships—in—the—task- force ‘alr:raids had been farried. Concert planned ~ ~ Winning students ‘of the Northwest Music Festival from ‘Terrace ‘and Kitimat will give a special, per- ' formanice free to all interested people Tuesday, May‘ ., 28-in the Caledonia. Sr. ‘Secondary School. Lecture ‘Theatre at B pm.’ This is a good. opportunity ta send. : your applause with them when they participate in the = “provincial music festival.’ ‘They’ leave on their. trip” June 4 at, 7:20- opm: by bus: froin. the REMI lee cone body was recovered and the other 20 troops were. missing and presumed, dead. - : It Was not khown whether Prince Andrew, a helicopter ‘pilolaboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier. Invincible, was ‘ involved. in Military action; biggest loss. since the - conflict started April 2 with. Argentine seizure of’ the ‘South: Atlantic - lowering waves. were clear later in the day. ' However, 3 * unofficial reports that the today's | islands. . Winds: ‘of 40 knots- and reported in.the area, bul:the .... Weather - was expected: to there were’ ~ Argenting.. soldiers. are “estimated ta- be at F Fox Bay: attack may. have ended and the’ British" pulled ‘back to the armada. - The British Defence Ministry spokesman, “Early indications are thal they are‘achieving ‘their objectives. - ‘‘Bombardment” from. lan. | McDonald, said of the | _ raids: ; Clause dispute closes Ocelot ‘Herald Staff Writer . KITIMAT—A difference over one undisclosed clause ina new. contract is keeping the Ocelot methanol plant in | Kitimat shut down. Construction work on the plant was shutdown Monday by . a picket line erected by thy carpenters union. The car- penters were protesting the breakdown in negotlations with Partec-Lavelin, the company. building the plant. . After meelings all week in Vancouver, a new contract settlement was worked out between the company and union — negotiators. ' Workers at the ‘plant: rejected the proposals Thursday, ‘with union members, saying one clause was holding up © — approval, but refusing to disclose the substance af that clause., ‘The union. had previously accussed the company of rejecting an agreement in principle ona new contract — ’ reached last, week. The company had responded by accusing the union of: - trying to break traditional wage barriers in’ the con- ‘struction industry by asking for parity in wages with ote plumbers, Plumbers have traditionally received higher wages than carpenters and'Partec said. it did not want to _ sign’a precedent setting agreement. , toe ‘Alcan plans | face new ‘snags. : . Herald Stall Writer. ; PRINCE GEORGE — The Carrier-Sekanni tribe may eventually include the proposed Alcan smelter sites near.. Vanderhoof In its land claims. . The tribe is working on establishing an enormous land ‘claim which would include up to50 000 square miles of land: between Smithers and the Alberta border north of Prince George. » . The newly- formed: tribal couneil: is composed of, 4 ‘Carrier and Sekanni bands and has filed -a preliminary, a claim.with the federal government. _ «Sinead ‘othdr‘etaim taken on the claim. ; Meanwhile talks are stilt going. O the Nanika River. : That water would be diverted through z a 1 turinel ouside the. councils claim ‘to feed new generators installed at Kemano if Alcan’s Proposed Kemano expansion project goes abead, , Gitskan: spokésmen. say. the company will. have to deal - with the councjl before any diversion is undertaken; Although the council has- proposed that resource socio- _ economic and environmental studies. be: undertaken, council spokesmen say Alcan is proceeding as If it has the necessary if 8 ‘settlement doew' not come about. Talks: between the company: and the Haisla people in Kitamaat ara continuing as well... The Nechako reservior which feeds the company's Kemano powerhouse, lies inside the Haisla land claim area, Restraints called very devastating continued in the vicinity of Port Stanley and other areas in East ' Falkland.” --He said - Harriers ‘ were. allacking the Fox Bay area, which is Ihe main Argentine base. on. the other: main - island, ‘West Falkland. . McDonald said the British vatlack was:.direct against - ‘Argentine military. 7 targets; including fuel and alimunition damps and — military stores.” British military ‘sources : “have said there are between ~ ; four ‘and “six Argentine.” “ battalions _tolallirig about “4,300, : men in. an- ‘around - Stanley... the Falklands; ~ capital — “the biggest single, a - (conentratian: .eslimated | 9,000. _Atgentine ” isoldiers: on.the'islands, "+... of: othe. Between : "1,000: and. 1,500 Highway 16 W. ~ WESTEND CHEVRON ay ‘Self. 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At a dozen hearings held by..the commission afound the prévince, communily groups have testifiéd-to the adverse . effects on educational opportunities for children and the wo decrease. in. the quality of health care, Alshury said, _ “couver, David Schreck,,CU and C Health Services. Society -. general. Jnanager, preditted hospital: ‘cuts: will. produce “waiting lists of.up to a year for elective surgery and some - “are ‘more. adyanced,..tribal. eoanell. on spokesinien ait Talght be « a while before any netion. is: : tween Alcan and the . Gitksan Tribal Council which has laid. claim to water from ein aati mniA Daina on let Mammen ~ In one of 20 Submissions at.a hearing Thursday inVar in. Vane. — ‘members’ disability benefits’ will run oul tong. before ¢ they. cna “are admitted to-hospital. Tht "= “Nob only. will they suffer. additional months: of, pain and ae discomfort “but they. will: have to‘ claim” unemployment: sot ‘benefits hechuise’ of exhausted sick benefits, A she’ said. He said short: term savings| from the cuts wil iticrease the ‘vost: ‘al. “weekly. indemnity. plang arid | health © costs: will “escalate it injuries are compoundéd by delays in ikeatment.. students outside the: Lower Mairiland are forced to travel -; long distances to alterid school. Os Hearings wind wp today in Vancouver. Alsbury sata he expects lo issue an, in interim slaterent on Ondings within wo: , ‘weeks. . Toni. Beardsley,: Détend Educational’ Services’ Coalition mt ‘spokesman; (ald the: hearing: the effects of ‘cutbacks. on :]-. health’ care-aré’ immediately. obvious but’ ‘the: ‘damage to. vo “|. education remains largely hidden. “> Ys, He said the dgmage will will, become apparent’ next: fall :- when students are unable tofind the second year of a course’: “ they started last. year,.or when vocational or {echnical ’