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"VANCOUVER (CP) —
The chief spokesman for the
majority of
Columbia construction
unions appealed Monnday to

‘the laborer ’ and plumbejs’

unions not to “‘kick over tne

traces’ in this year’s in-

dustry-wide contract set-
tlement, .

« Jim Kinnaird, president of
the B.C. and Yukon Building
and Construction Trades
Council said in an interview
that ‘‘there has to be a level
of maturity.”

.He appealed to the
Laborers International

Fire

In the fire detection
am the Prince Rupert
ict mans 20 lookouts
and has a daily air patrol
flying out of Smithers and

. Deage Lake Airports, during

hazardous periods,
it maintains an airtanker

. fleet and a birddog, at
' “Smithers. Reload bases at
Burns Lake, Lower Post,’

and Terrace are kept ready.

New union

president

VANCOUVER (CP) —

. Angus Macphee: of Prince

Rupert ‘has been elected
president of the Pulp, Paper

‘and Woodworkers’ of

Canada union in a race
ainst Stan Shewaga of
anaimo, a former PPWC

; president.

“Macphee succeeds Reg

: Ginn. of Vancouver, who
. served the union for th

e last
nine years, the last three as
president.
Ballot tabulation was con-
cluded here Saturday. ~
Other officers . elected

» were: Len Snow, Kamloops,
| BC., first vice-president;
“Jim Sloan, Castlegar, B.C.

second vice-president; an
Ross MacDonald, Crofton,
B.C. secretary-treasurer.

school board
chairman, unveils the sign marking
‘naming of a Kitimat school in honour of
longi{me tgagher and giministrator Roy =
“the schoo!

is ‘the “former

British an

Whitesail Elementary. Wilcox taught in
Kitimat for 22 years, starting as a grade
four teacher.
: principal when the school opened in 1963.

He became Whitesail’s

a CONTRACT TALKS
Trades seek solidarity

Union and the United
Association of Plumbers
fitters not to break

struction unions, which are
moving to approve a new
contract.

“Once it was the year of
the electricians, then the
year of the boilermaker,

en the year of the cement

_ mason, and then the year of

the elevator constructor,”
Kinnaird
have the laborers and the
plumbers as the only major |
groups who have yet to go
along with the new set-

d Pi
with the rest of the con-,

said, “‘Now we.

tlement.

*] don't think it (a strike)
ean be tolerated now.”
Kinnaird coupled his a ;
with a warning that
voluntary bargaining
procedures in the B.C.
construction industry would
be wiped out if a strike takes
place this year.

The government un-
doubtedly would adopt back-
to-work legislation and
order the unions into a
bargai council whether
they like it or not, Kinnaird
sai

Kinnaird . was com. -
. “officer investigating

LOW-MODERATE
hazard rises.

Initial Attack crews are
based at strategic. Ranger
Stations for immediate
ground attack on fires.
Daily weather readings
are taken throughout the.
District, and Through a
system of numerical values
the degree of hazard is
calculated. This value can
be seen on the Ranger
Station hazard sign.
, When fires break out, a
well organized machine
goes into action. This
machine which begins at the
detection stage and. goes
through fire fighting and
mop up to <a.
bookkeepping stage is one
which has been established
over the years and is under
constant improvement by
the Protection division.
Four new fires were
reported during the past.
week bringing the total-

’ number of fires to eight this

year In the Prince Rupert
Forest District.

All of the coastal Ranger-

Districts report a low fire
hazard, but due to mainly
sunny skies inland, the
interior Ranger Districts
are reporting a moderate
hazard. ;
A sunny weekend could
push the interior Districts
into a high hazard, therefore
the public is asked to be

extra careful when

travelling in or near the
Forest.

The Protection Division of
the Prince Rupert Forest
District is charged with
insuring that all possible is
being done to prevent the
occurrence of fires in the
Forest and to economicall
suppress those that do brea
out,

final °

CHECK
NUMBER

The new 638 telephone
prefix has been in use for
about 18 months now in the
Terrace area, according to
Jo Dunn, B.C. -Tel’s district
customer service Manager.
Dunn stated “Many people
are still assuming that all
telephone numbers begin
with 635 and find their calls
are not getting through.”
About 700 Terrace
customers have the new 638
prefix and more will be
added this year. ;

A study done in the
Terrace area found man
people not including the full
seven digits when dialing.
This habit will result in
further problems. as the
community expands.

‘Showcase of

- package put

~

By ALLAN KRASNICK

Members of the New
Democratic Party’s tran-
sportation an com-
munications committee -
visited Stewart and Kitimat
over the weekend to hear,

‘first hand, northwestern

concerns about coastal
transport problems and the
proposed Kitimat super-
tanker port.

In Stewart, committee
chairman Jim Tyhurst, a.
psychiatrist at the
University of British
Columbia, and Graham Lea
Prince Rupert MLA, heard

ARTS |
CONTACT

The Northwest Regional
Arts Council . will be
presenting Northwest Arts
Contact ’77 on June 4 to be -
held in the R.E.M. Lee:
Theatre, Terrace. :

Northwest Arts Contact
"7 plans to feature
workshops with a number of

- Federal and Provincial Arts

Organization represen-
tatives; the Annual General
Meeting of the Northwest
Regional Arts Council, and a
Regional
Talent available for touring.
communities in the region.
- Organizers have also
invited a number of
specialists to act as
resource people during the
Conference Workshops
including a representative
of “Circle Craft"; a Canada
Council Touring Office
representative; Mr. Tom:
Fielding, the Director of the
Arts Branch of the, Leisure '
Services Branch in the
Ministry of Recreation and
Conservation; Mickey ~
Verde - to speak on ‘Women
in the Arta’’; Stephen Chitty
of the B.C. Touring Council;
Brian Paisly, B.C. Drama
Consultant; a represen«
tative of the Vancouver Art
Gallery; a representative of
the B.C, Provincial Music
Festival Executive; Anna
Wyman, of the Anna Wyman
Dance Company; Betsy
Lane, B.C. Arts Board.

WITH COMMUNITY INPUT

public concerns about the
critical lapse in tran-
sportation services since the
federal government cut its
subsidies to Northland
Navigation. Freight to the
village ‘is entering ‘‘in
meager @mounts and at
more expense per item,”
Lea told the Herald.
Tyhurst said he returned
from the Stewart public
meeting having received
this message: ‘‘As far as
coastal transport is con-
cerned, exclusive of
Kitimat, people want. an
upgraded Northland ser-
vice. They want to see self-

* propelled yessels, with roll

on, roll off; lift on, lift off

capabilities.”" Residents
seek a “safe, secure, and
reliable service integrated
for both passengers and
freight,’ he said.

The Steward villagers
consider the Northland
service important not only
for having provided lower
mainland-northern links but
also as a link between
northern communities, he

said.
In Kitimat, Lea and
Tyhurst met with civic

leaders and union officials,
discussing general tran-
sportation and development
concerns and,. specifically,
the pro osed Kitimat oil
terminal.

RAIL ABANDONMENT

Farmers await
Ottawa's move

SASKATOON (CP) —
About 6,750 farmers would
be affected by its recom-
mendation for abandonment
of 2,165 miles of Prairie
railway lines during the
next five years, the Hall
commission. on grain
handling and transportation
said Monday. a

The commission, in its
report to the federal
government, said the far-
mers constitute 4.4 per cent
of western grain producers
and that in the 10 years
ended in 1975 they delivered
an average of 35.4 million
bushels of grain or 4.6 per

cent of average yearly

producers deliveries. _

“These producers will be
required to deliver ad-
ditional miles,” the com-
mission said, adding they
would not be “excessive.”

The commission said it
was concerned _ that
producers should not have to
deliver grain farther than
the “generally accepted”
25-mile range.

However, this would not
be possible for all those
affected. But the general
application would ensure no
excessive burden on th

" great majority.

menting on Friday’s break-
Seam a talks ay en the
Jaborers and Construction

Labor Relations Association

over a province-wide plan to
settle jurisdictional dis-
putes. Only the laborers and
lumbers have not agreed to
e plan, which is part of the
99-cent hourly increase
gether by
LRA and the buildin
council headed by Kinnaird.
Kinnaird said that his
comments are consistent
with the reports he has
turned in to the provincial
government as a special
e re-
quirements for industry- .
wide bargaining in -3B.C.
construction.

-Funeral
services

‘Funeral services were
held — in Vancouver,
esterday, for Fred Olson, a
ormer resident of Terrace,
who passed away last week
at age 75.

Mr. Olson moved to
Terrace with his wife in 1942
and worked as a carpenter.
His wife-was known for her
parden produce and warm

ae

. Olgon is’ survived by
his wife. ‘The couple had
lived at 1805 East 36 Ave.,
Vancouver,

Vancouver; Kit
Kemano; Ter
*Prince-R
~ *Stewart,
-- Northland keeps
all the way. Ou
barges mainta
controlled env
cooler and:ref

Dock to dec
- service of

“Many, even with the
present overbuilt system,
are actually hauling their
grain in excess of 30 miles.”
” The
abandonment involves 206

rain elevators at 113
Solivery points with a
storage capacity of 13
million bushels, or 3.8 per
eent of the total primary
elevator capacity.

OF the 113 points, there are
two incorporated towns, 23
incorporated villages and 88
unincorporated com-
munities. ;

- The commission said 59.3

r cent of the communities
affected have a population
of less than 50 persons, 18.5

cent have 50 to 100 and
21.2per cent have more than
100.

The commission said both
provincial and, municipal
governments emphasized
additional road costs ifnrail
lines were abandoned.

On the basis of the
trackage to be abandoned,
the commission said its
evaluation of projected
highway costs to each
province showed $600,000 for
Saskatchewan, $300,000 for
Alberta and $150,000 for
Manitoba.

NDP formulates new policy ;

Tyhurst said the Kitimat ©

meetings indicated that the
district has undertaken
extensive studies for the
future, ‘‘preducin a
scenario for very significant
development of which the
ferry terminal and oi) port
are only a part.”

Lea said that Kitimat does
not consider itself suffering
from any coastal tran-
sportation problems. ‘“‘its
concerns are like those you
would have for a (suffering)
neighbour,’’ he said.

The former minister of
highways in the previous
NDP government said the
purpose of the swing
through the northwest is for

THE HERALD, Tuesday, May 17, 1977, -PAGE A}

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development _ of party
policies based on com-
munity involvement, Lea
noted that elected
representatives and non-
partisan experts are being
included in the inittal stages
of this policy development.

When he, Tyhurst and
other committee members
have completed talks about
transportation policies, the
group will present a policy
Statement for discussion at
an NDP convention.

With this new procedure
for policy articulation, lea
continued, “there will now
be input directly into the
convention from the com-
munity level.”

recommended —

WOMEN DEMAND
NEW LEGISLATION

Delegates representing
about three million women
voters from across Canada
met with members of
parliament in Ottawa to
press their demands for
Women’s Rights
Legislation, according to
Joyce Krause, a Terrace
delegate. .

The National Action
Committee on the Status of
Woman (NAC) lobbied
individual MP's and met
with caucus represen-
tatives, seeking all-party
support for changes to
proposed human rights
legislation (Bill C-25), an
end to discrimination
against Indian Women,
increased support for
women in crisis situations,
implementation of no-fault

‘divorce legislation, removal

of abortion from the

criminal code.

Other laws the delegates
want changed are UIC
programs, ‘Manpower

training regulations, the
income tax act and the
Canada Pension Plan.

Concern was also expressed

for daycare funding, an
increase in spending in the
area of family planning with
emphasis on research for
safer and more effective
forms of birth control,

The women have. asked
for a hearing before the
House of Commons justice
and Legal Affairs Com-
mittee to present their
recommendations for
changes to Bill C-25.

DIEGO ALCAREZ

appearing

MAY 16 thru MAY 28
‘Spanish Lounge

‘Terrace

638-8141

Lakelse Hotel

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