TERRACE — Although people
are generally aware of the
potential hearing damage ‘rom
noise at work, a Workers Com-

increasingly. concerned about
off-the-jdb noise.
Christine, Harrison was in
Terrace. recently to. conduct. a
training session For. those
etnployees j in locat industry who
are responsible for carrying out
hearing -
leagues.

While. the - “risks: associated

ment! were obvious, she said
cause: damage.

sound pressure. levels and the
length of-timie’a person was ex-
posed to.them. ....

posed 10 loud noise for lengthy
periods, there. was. no danger,
But given. the. amount-of noise
‘doubled with every extra three
decibels, . the length of time in
took. for. damage, to begin was
cut in half. for every such in-
crease,

; Therefore, people cutting
firewood without hearing pro-
tection should realize the 110
decibels produced by the saw

was equivalent to working an
eight hour day in 90 decibels.
“If the noise “level is high

TERRACE — The Kitimat-
Stikine. regional | district has

ly $4,500 of the insurance settle-
ment it. received for damage to
the Kitsumkalum ski lodge. -
“Pointing out it had cost ap-
proximately $110,000 to
renovate _ the. lodge -after. its
move: to Shames, the corpota-

toeghedamage cance y

still at. Kitsumkalum..

tote

‘Staking
‘solution
needed |

TERRACE — The provincial
governinent wants to stop the:
problem of overstaking of
mineral claims.

‘In the most extreme cases, ;
such | as’ the gold-rich Bskay-

Creek area, there are’ overlaps

belween four or five different -

companies.

?The problem,, says a mines
ministry official, is that there is
no system in place that
recognizes legal tenure to @
piece. of land.

1 Legal control on a claim is a
matter. of conjecture until it’s
challenged and investigated to
find out where the boundaries
are,’” said John Clancy.

\ “There are no survey re-
quirements until that challenge
takes place," he added.

| The process of a challenge
and any appeal can take a long
-period of time, giving rise to
complaints» from companied
about the question: of secure

ténure to mineral properly, said. |

Clancy... :
“That doesn't | give a boost to
investor confidence to know
that title basically is determined
by. a bunch of stakes,’’ he said.
Clancy added thal overstak-
ihg is part.of a. larger problem
facing the mines ministry in ad-
ministrating surface rigtits.

‘planning by public groups and
” @ther government ministries has
{eft the mines ministry behind in
niaking tand use decisions.

The whole concept of plan-

pensation ~ ‘Board «audiologists —
says professionals are becoming .

tests on “their:: col- ~

people should also understand .
intermittent noise exposure can -

‘She* ‘explained: there’ were two.”
Factors in causing hearing loss; :

“Too: ‘often people assumed |
that becapse. they. were not ex-

agreed to turn over ,to. Shames .
Mountain ski corporation.near-

tion said much of that, was $pentj:; |} jan

set secret Gas tip!" : es ot

air
rgpaici ‘when.the building was:

‘3 More and more demands for . #

Noise exposure —
‘caution urged —

with;working i in‘a noisy environ- ‘&

7 Christine Harrison

enough, it’s going to damage
your hearing,”’ she warned.

Harrison also emphasized the
effect of noise was cumulative.
Therefore, while each exposure
— stereo headphones at fuli
volume, mowing. the lawn or
running a motor boat — might
nat be enough on its own to
cause damage, the combination
could. -

She said ‘the problem with
hearing .loss is it is invisible,

painless and progressive. “Once
meant just 15. minutes exposure .. they kriow they, have a problem,
“its toa late.” However, taking

precautions could ensure it did

‘hot get any worse..

-District- Shames |
- settle claim |

it therefore asked the district

to pass on the entire $14,100
received from the' insurers.

the districL which had paid the
insurance premiums on: the
biilding even.afler Shames had
bought it, directors decided to
hand over only the difference
between. .the . settlement and
those, ‘payments.

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a ‘DIVIDEND. NOTICE |

“ NOTICE is hereby given thatthe |
Board of Directors of Pacilic North-
am Gas Ltd. has declared the fol-
flowing dividends on the issued and
outstanding shares ofthe Corpora-
tion: to 1

cents par share payable on July 7,
1991 to shareholders of record at
the close of business on June 14,
1991, and —
CLASS A AND CLASS. B CON-
MON SHARES: A’ quarterly
dividend of 37.5 cents per share
| payable on June 21, 1991 to
‘| shareholdars of recerd al the close -
.| of business on June 7, 1991. °.- -
. By Order of the Board
P,G. GRIFFIN
Secretary

“This

_. However, noting it had been

'6%4% PAEFERRED SHARES: A:
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Companies ma
separate proposal is nee
“The successtul contractor will be responsible for direct delivery of spect
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Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 15,1991 -- Page Af1

” busy year for ‘unemployment
_insurance,. fraud: .in-

claim abuse rate continuing
lo. exceed. the national ©

* About| seven. per cent. of!
: daims: made’ here are false;
“said Canada‘ ‘Employment:
Centre ‘investigator .. John:
Jack, compared to five per >
‘cent ‘nationally. ad
- The, Terrace investigation’
unit conducted nearly 3, 500.

TERRACE — Ii was another“

‘Vestigators,. ‘with the: ‘Terrace,

investigations in’ the: 1990 ©

fiscal,year —. up-37-pericent |

_ over the year before.

A total of .$693,000 in

_tinemployment: ‘insurance’
*. benefits were ‘wrongly claim-.
me, @d;. Jack . said. More than.
i, ioo claims were found to.

be abusive claims, resulting

fenders.
- Jack said the increase in
investigations here can in

£

' part be attributed to. the -

‘flood. of new claims coming’ :
in‘ because of the’ recession,” oe
But he said some of jt Is the fo 3
‘result’ of more efficient _.
; methods i in thei investigations
unity’ ‘ :

“We went onto a. new.
computer program last year.
- and. that’s -helped us im:
-in nearly $260,000 in’
. penalties against : the: of

mensely,” he explained.

Last year more than $11.
‘billion in benefits were paid —
out to 3. 2 million Canadians." |
About 342 million was paid. f

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