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iB 6sTH YEAR NO, ~~ A

# Referendum |
i set for March |

On March 4 the Skeena-
Cassiar school board will
present their building program
budget for referendum to the
people of the district. The
school board referendum
missed the municipal
December elections because the
Department of Education which

* hed previously approved the

boards plans, decided that since
not enough money was
available to cover all the
districts’ plans, a 20 percent
cutback would be necessary in
each local district.

As a result of the cutback, the
planned activity rooms at
Thornhill Elementary and Kiti-
K-Shain, will have to be smaller
and the new resource center
building hs been deleted. The
resource center is now housed
in Caledonia Senior Secondary

School, but it is expected that”

the classroom space will soon

be needed by the students at.

Caledonia. The cutback also

made it necessary to reduce the

cost of the newThornhill

Secondary School by half a.

million dollars. “When the

school boar d meets tomerrow

the agenda for the referendum
will be under discussion.
RENEWED PLANS

The renewed plans now

, approved by the Department of

Education and within the
$2,139,000, budgetthey require,
include site purchases, levelling
and grading amounting to
. $66,000; the main building

projects which are’. 1) a new

Secondary. school: in Thornhill

for ‘the. students now being .

bused into Terrace to Skeena
‘and. Caledonia, which’ will
accomodate approximately: 400

-at | Hazelton, — 5)

students to begin with and

 éxpected enrollment of 700

within the next 10 years; 2) a
pre-fab classroom for Graham
School 3) a gymnasium for
Stewart Secondary School; 4) a
covered play area for the school
“Took
replacements. and = two
unassigned pre-fab classrooms.

The third part of the agenda
involves equipment for the

schools and the fourth, planned

supervision and contingencies.
Ts an expenditure of over two
million dollars unusual for the
Skeena-Cassiar ‘district? Mr.
Wells of the school board office
reported that the district has
been spending on the average of
one’ million dollars a year for
the past ten years, and each
time. a referendum has been
presented, the people have

enthusiastically responded in

favor. However, Mr. Wells said
that the public can always be
encouraged ta participate in
school board decisions. This
year, since a special vote will
be called, it is even more
important that you remember
your responsibility to education
and vote,

Terrace is fortunate in being
one of only six or seven districts
in B.C. who have a 90-10 ratio of

cost sharing with the
government. Though. the
financial divisions are
complicated, what _ this

essentially means is that the
Provincial government foots 90
percent of the bill. and’ local”
taxpayers only 10 percent.’ In
the present project, a little over
$200,000 will come out of local
pockets and that will be spread
_over. twenty years. .

Legion offic

Paul Bogelund. was elected
President for 1972 of the Royal
Canadian Legion Branch No, 13

m . at the annual general meeting

Secretary,

” that his. communi

, ‘at a cost of 205,000,

held: Tuesday, December 14.
First lige President will be,
Cde. S. T. Brown; 2nd Vice-
cee cat Cde. A. F, Goulet;
Cde. -R. E.
Hainstock; Treasurer, Cde. G.

_ Parr; and directors, Cde. G. W.

Dickie; Cde. N. MacPhail, Cde.
K. F. Tutt, Cde. D. M, Walker,
and Cde. H. G. West.

The local legion branch

” Girl Guides,
wreath campaign, proceeds ©

“Sn rae

cers ‘selected

ihe Salvation: “Army, ‘another
$100.00 to the ‘Terrace Band
Parents Association, and $25.00

each to the Boy Scouts and the.
The. poppy and

from which will goto help needy.

veterans and their families,

amounted to $1,474.59 -A total of
$1,312.00 was dispersed from the
poppy fund for this purpose
throygh the year. Installation
of the new executive will take
place early in January as a joint
installation with the new
executive of the‘ Ladies
Auxiliary of Branch 13.

approved donations of $100.00 to

Industry cautious
on surcharge end

'YANCOUVER (CP) —
Spokesmen for British
Columbia industries were.
cautious Sunday in their
comments on devaluation of the
United States dollar and
removal of the 10-per-cent sur-
charge on imports to the U.S.

The U.S. agreed Saturday to
devalue. its dollar’ by 6.57 per
cent, along with changes in
currency values by eight other
western cowitries.

Gordon Draeseke, president
of the Council of Forest Indus-"
tries of BC,, aid the lumber

/ Pollution

protest

PEACE RIVER, Aite. (CP}—

’ Mayor. John: Friesen said:
Friday he plana a protest over.
Pacifie Petroleum Ltd.'s bid to:
discharge effluent into - the ©

Peace River from ite refinery":

and gas processing plant at

Animals
destroyed —

Taylor, B.C;

Two’ applications « published ‘
Friday in the B.C. Gazette ask -

B.C. government petmission to

discharge 3t.6 millon gallons of.

- effluent daily into the river and.

another’ 443,520 gallons a:day  :
ik into a crock which flows into the
. Fiver,

In an interview, Mayor Frie--

sen said his community, 300°
~ miles downstream from the
ant; would protest to the Al |

rta goversment and noted,

treatment plant -for its sewage

rs, spollution by

It now. a
veing. overlooked. he

“industry is b

was forced .
recently. to installa primary -

eo dat

‘industry, which has been paying

an additional $3 in surcharges
on every $1,000 worth of lumber
exported to the U. S., will benefit
from the removal ‘of ‘the sur-
charge.

But . he sald the Canadian

_ dollar may rise higher than the
devalued U.S. dollar and “‘the .

effect will be adverse.”
- “The cost to the lumber and
pulp industry in-this’province .

. would be about $14 million for ©
every cent the Canadian dollar

is higher than the U.S, dollar, ”
- Mr. Draeseke said, -

-T.H, McClelland, president of
Placer Development Ltd.,

. mining company; said the main

effect of the devaluation of the

dollar. was an infusion of | con- a

fidence. .

“Everybody has a belter ‘idea -

‘of where they stand now, with

’ the definite change in currency

‘yalues," he said, adding that

“nobody. could be sure ‘of, the
: effects of the dollar change.

_ DUNCAN,’ B.C... (CP)—More

. than $0 aninials dled Sunday as
. fire. destroyed.a. barn. at the”

Good Shepherd Animal Skelter:
at Milt Bay, near this Vancow-
yer Inland community,

The shelter's entire herd of 29.
goate died, apparently of.
asphyalation,. along with two
Ponles and four eats.)

“Mother Mary. Cecilia, the con- .
“troversial 83-year‘old nun ‘in

charge of the shelter, sald three
tons of grain. algo 9 ‘were’ lost. in’
the blawe.- pone

"TERRACE, B.C.,; MONDAY, DECEMBER 20,. 1971

- Oops! This vehicle turninga Ite feo wEtelanod

on a anowbank piled high on Greig Ave.

Maitland discusses Union of. Chiefs —

Heber Maitland,. _ Chief .
Councillor of Kitamadat Village -
and member:.of the executive :

Board of the U pion of Bu.
efs; sald iii. an. Aa ervewwth |
the -Hefald’ that: :the“main

“purpose df the‘ Union -was to

provide ” ‘direction: for the

“Department ‘of Indian. Affairs,

_ He said that there hag been a

lack of communication between

reserves. Man peo ie ia ‘the
Federal: any pn -Bureau

-and the, Provincial’ Jevels have __

One of the many ‘ola friends at Skeenaview
see story page 1.

_technical '
- pollution. control in the mining
industry.. The Federation made -

public does‘ not have."
submission ‘noted ' that ‘Inquiry -
. terms’ of reference make it:
:- Gear “that-.only.* evidence
: pertaining’ to: “matter - of a
technical: nature"may — be-
presented, «: The: 1970 Pollution.

Wildlife federation

casts critical eye
on pollution inquiry

“As a matter of principle”. the

* BC. Wildlife Federation will

not make a- submission to the
Pollution: “Control “Branch
Inquiry next March eoncerning
measures

the.’declaration ina. brief
presented to . the Provincial
Cabinet December 9. 4

The Wildlife Federation said.

the

the “Inquiry. -“‘gives
ublic

appearance of soliciting

opinion but in fact the public is’
being .

asked to provide
information: which: the general
Their

Control: Branch.“ Inquiry into

‘ Porest Industry waste control :
Spot ee
“is na
‘specific t
of the kind being solicited", the

trated that the public
to supply
ical information

Federation submission: sald F

The motivation behind the
ee might be that. wnaly
: o ering intentionally |
. ‘stacks the deck in:
‘the particular industry under |
~ serullny, They. have the experts
‘and they. know ‘their own.
-business “better. than an
-outalder possibly can." “An

. favour of

even more expisnation ia

“that, the: Pol ution Contro}.
‘ Branch: ts “anxious. - ‘to > alt It thers.”

-for ©
, need for subsequent hearings in —

bluntly - to keep, the public aff

. their backs,”

The Wildlife Federation noted
that the official Notice . of
Inquiry. stressed that the

Inquiry .should ‘eliminate the

considering -“indlvidual

applications. for: pollution. .

* industry.

"_ “The suspicion is strong thas 7
theve inquiries Are'set up either:
' topander to the administrative

control permits: by the mining

fonvenlence of the - Pollution
Control Branch; or to meke a

- pretense of providing’ a vehicle

for. public opinion while 50

hedging and circumscribing the ..
_ hearings with restrictive teers .
_ of reference that public‘opinion:

Is actually being atified,

Whatever the motivation, we do

not belleve the Inquiries are in
the best interest of:the public.”’

“It would he more efficient, and

less coatly for everyone if the

Pollution Contro] Branch would: --
consult the experts directly ‘ ,
e”

technical advice,

Federation said; . “The most

wselul “contributlon that. the-
public can make. to pollution .
the area of policy;””:
the Federation says, and, ‘‘We |

control is in

would: gla

partici te in
hearings dea te

March. Inquiry: make it
impossible - to diacusa ‘them

. eee ee
me
. a

- about":

Indian ancestry, but they have

never lived on reserves and are,

therefore, out of touch with the

— ngeds of the j People

“They are. inga reasonably.
good job, said Maitland, :‘‘but

; they lack direction.”

At.a recent meeting’ of the
Union of B.C. Chiefs, a land
claims document was drawn up
which will be presented to the
government ‘sometime - in
January. After the document is
in government hands the text
will be presented to the public at
a nationwide press conference.
Until that time Mr.. Maitland

would only say. that the case is _

similar to that presented by the

’ natives in Alaska. The Alaskan .

Indians were compensated for
over 400 million’ acres of land
and mineral rights,

Among the other problems
being considered by the Union is
the ever present problem of

housing. - CMAC: financing has...
been made available to natives |

recently, but Mr. Maitland feels
that the” plan - deserves .more
study before it can be decided
that it would be truly beneficial.
He fears that the terms might
be difficult for those who have
been affetted by the work
shortage and he doesn’t want

his people. ‘to get in over their.

hen Indians are not happy
-the government's

proposal to enlarge. the 15
districta in B. C. and cut the
numberto5. When the.province

was originally divided into the

15 districts, it was done so that

‘culture and language
similarities would be included
in each district,. Again, the.

‘Indian ‘people. have. not. been.
consulted about the’ decision.
Maltland hopes" that the’Union *
will be able to deal more
effectively with problems such
as this, and feels that the
formation of the union was the
best thing that ever happened.
Many local Indian bands have
put forth applications for funds
irom the local incentives
program. Though he felt that he
did not have enough time to

’ study the program and put it to

it’s best use, Maitland did apply
for a $15,000 grant for lot
preparation, clearing and
general clean-up in: Kitamaat

: Village.

Concerning the Alberta

_ Indian problem, so much in the

news, and M.P. Frank
Howard's support of the native

‘groups there, Maitland said that

he had.a great deal of respect
for Mr. Howard.” He is: a
‘dedicated man, devoted to
helping the native’s problems."
Mr. Maitland believes very.

- strongly. about the democratic
‘approach to problem solving,

He has no patience with the
Alberta mudslinging that has

- been going on and hopes one day
3 _ that the Indians will be able to

talk to government

representatives man to man
‘and work out solutions that will

be beneficial to both sides,

‘Laboratories ” of

Fire , Chief
Andy Owens

The Christmas Season,
traditionally the season of good

will has also become a season of .

tragedy including. tragedy by
ire.

The following precautions are
suggested,

CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS.

1. Natural trees should be

kept outdoors until used. They

. should be then cut diagonally & -

kept in water while indoors. Da
not place a tree near an
entrance or exitway. .

2. Insist ; when buying
chrisimas tree lights that they
- have a Canadian Stanilards
’ Assn. (C.S.A,) or. Underwriters

. Canada
(U.L-C.) label on them. ms

Ss sbniva econ ectemm Sacre

Sally

| spreads cheer}

Om Bill Young is busier
than Santa Claus at
Christmastime. The Salvation
Army is out in full force visiting
the sick, providing food - for
needy families and preparing
for their annual Christmas
feast, o
_ Cheer Kettles are out in the
sotres on the wekends. in both
ferrace and Kitimat and wil}
also be available for - your
contributions on Christmas
Eve. On Monday afternoon
Carolers will be going to the
Skeenaview .Hopsital with
Sunshine Bags and Christmas
War Cries, then on to Kitimat
General on Tuesday. The
carolers will entertain at Mills
Memorial . in . Terrace on
Thursday at 7 P.M. .

Food hamper distribution will.”
begin on the 23rd. Due. to the .

many lay-offs and lack of
employment in the town there
will be many more hampers
than is usual. Mrs. Young said,

‘resistive trees,

TREES &.

‘Message ron
the Fire ‘Chief |

' 3.‘ Christmas . tree lights
should be carefully checked for
frayed wires’ before: use: Hf
signs of wear show, discard the
lights. Christmas tree lights

. Should always be turned off

when going to bed or before
leaying home, - -

4. When buying artificial
trees insist upon approved fire
Christmas
lights should never be used on
metal trees as they may
electrify the whole tree.

5. Wrappings from presents
should be gathered up & burned
in an incinerator or placed in a
closed metal garbage can. DO
NOT dispose of them in the
fireplace.

ASHTRAYS __

Large deep ashtrays. should
be used at all times... Ashtrays
should not be allowed to become
overfilled, and ‘should be
emptied into a closed metal
container, OUTSIDE the
building.

After entertaining for the
evening all chesterfields should
be carefully: checked -for
smouldering cigarette butts, if
it- is inconvenient to empty
ashtrays ‘ outside . after
entertaining fill them with
water arid.let them sit in the
sink - till morning... NEVER |
empty ashtrays into containers
‘indoors, even if you are sure the
contents are out...

. The Terrace Fire Department
wishes you all the compliments
of the season, & hope you are

- not téuched b by. the tragedy of

fire.

_ Pes nenimae

“This year more than ever we
need the concern and help of
thiese who would like. to give -
someone a Merry Christmas’, *
_ On Christmas Day a family -
service will be held at 10:30 -
a.m. Dinner will begin at3 p.m. -
and wWill be served until 7 P.M. ;

If anyone will be alone at - -

Christmas, the army invites you -
to come and share in the -

“fellowship an feasting. They -

are taking names and numbers -
of those who will need a ride -
down to the Sally Ann Center on -
Greig, or if you who can’t get
out, will deliver dinner to your
door. ., : F
For the people of Cedarvale,
the Salvation Army Corps of

Terrace will be down on the 20th

for.a party and tree to delight
the children ‘of that area,

The most popular do-it-.
yourself kit will. always be .a

‘checkbook and 4 Rallpoint pen.

ngvith the social |
¥ ~ aspects of potlution control, but”
_ the terms of reference ‘of the

MacCallum may lose position ©

“By Nadine Asante
“To be or.not to be?”, that is

. the question Stuart, McCallum is
- asking. . himself ¢ about ‘the |
possibility - of ‘remaining in

: Terrace,

“Stuart is the: ‘young musical |

director who conducted. ‘ the

Terrace Community Choir’, to.
the Reglonal finals and then on’

to ‘Vancouver to sing before the:
Queeh, “Stuart. was: also

musical ideas and knowledge

thus’ opening the door -for a

return visit’ of °
youngsters to Ontario.

Terrace

individuals.

a anu aes nivale

~. Aesthetically’ asin other ways
our soclety is supply and
demand orientated. And it.was

‘felt by a number of Terracites

last year that the demand was,
very great indeed for.a qualified

- musician of diverse talents who.
~ @ould: .“"

a. direct
' b, co-ordinate. with the "Terra-

ce Light Opera Society.»

instrumental. in ‘bringing. an. .
Ontario .orchestra- to Terrace‘.

last summer fpr an exchange of:

¢, work with the - Terrace
Little Theatre - ‘Association

ad. Advises. and ‘assist
for: . “the
advancement of thelr” ‘musteal
education. 0: jin. ;

-e, work with the orihivest
Music Festival ©

f,' participate in or procure
public concerts‘.

wht

the: “Terrace |
Community Choir...

“Stuart has supplied. his talent
and knowledge for the musical
betterment of our conimunity.
-But here the story. saddens,
Stuart’s first year’s: salary had:

either been pledged. or given,’

pridr .to his . arrival, by.

interested “Terrace. residents -.

some:. of © whom,’ . were
congregation members: of St.
Mathews who would benefit by”
Stuart’s role a5 church organist.
Stuart’s. commitmen !

dated September - Vy 19%

August $1, 1671... ‘ .
By early 1971 it was. evident
that ‘financial.’ ‘support forthe

; forthcoming: year: would pea
“problem.

sup
-financtally the: first’ year. felt it.
. Was incumbent upon'others to ~

g. assist with ‘exchanges:
’ between large: cultural: centres,
. and Terrace.“
-h, act as’s resoutce ‘for peo a
» from: smaller: comminitie es
" purrounding.Terrate:

‘Persons, “who:

give for the sécond: year ‘éte,:
although ‘everyone’ ste

" .uarthad done as

per
and the - ‘demand: Ay
in. Terrai

wea am

may fill the breach.
Last Monday, | December a
‘concerned. group formed and
‘galled themselves The Terrace
Music + Foundation *.

groups for whom Stuart works -
cane a.musical catalyst. . . ‘.
pected: names ‘like Pem

vant Heck and Andy Brodie are.
on the executive ‘of this: group.

which-hopes-they will fotm the: =.

nucleus of a permanent musical ©
foundation of steady growth and:
interest. Alan Dubeau has been -
named as comptroller,
So, Terrace people, here isa
' chance to give, ‘ourselves'a real —
Christmas present that. wll
“benefit us all in the future. -
ugh’ it is ‘mot: called: the |

‘whose *
‘members. are:.from - all the