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‘corporation it itself which has responsiblity -
for ‘Toutes ‘and: services;? and twa, by the’:
~ mniiniater. of transportation « ‘and: highways

who has the responsibility to répott tothe .

decisions and docking facili

"cost. ‘saying, “betause it hist ‘ome: to!
‘cablnet:.. can’t give you that answer, but.
I could ‘give you that. answer when the ”
opportunity. is presented. fo ug!

- definition ‘of a original rights is “absolute
ownership" ineluding land, birds; aad fish,
“I do‘not accept that,” he said. “He said -
the ‘Nishga. Want such title to.5, 000. square .
niles: Of .B.C.: lingludjng - the ° city’, of.
' Vancouver, y | Wouldn't give. them Jand
British’ Columbians -now “awn? bh
continued, “if that-was granted then all of |
the land in B.C, ‘would become uncertain.” .
The: premier. did- indicate.-he “was.
concerned about social | services for
- natives and, Would like to see more bands
~-iieorporate: 48 municipalities which would ©
- make them: easier to deal with since they:

‘

Premier. "BU: Bennett pala r ‘native
‘Indian’ hocider’ t.go away, And drink: beer
‘Thursday night, while: NDP Leader Dave
Barrett offered ' to, PRY. for @.good: heekler.

“. While speaking in Smithers, Bennett’ was

«heckled - ‘by. ‘tWo Indians ‘whose

SAP ee ee ee

ater, “but: the heckler,. George ©
Joseph, said-he plans: to frame. the bill. °
Meanwhile, “in Powell: River, Barrett:
bemoiined the lack ‘of’ heckling “he's: ex-
perienced, and said he is offering $10 for’ a
good heckler,. . * es
‘He almost spoke tod soon,’ as ‘a man’

- started: héekling™ while he talked: about ‘

natural ‘gas sales.“

. But: Barrett handled ‘the: man. easily; ;

chuckling: “Don’t waste ‘the, gas ‘you’ ve.
got, we're going to need It’ A ee
In: his speech, ‘Barrett. demanded that
' Bennett say: whether he has-made‘a. deal: *
with oil contpanies to dismantle the: B. iC
Petroleum ‘Corp. fos
Several major oil ‘companies revealed
earlier this week that they have begun»
preliminary discussions + about’: the

possibility of banding together in a on 2. .

sortium. to establish <an- ‘industrial. -
marketing agency fr B. C.. gas. :

11 LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY *
PARLIMENT. BUTLDINGS-
Victoria, B. Bah

‘cabinet’ on’ the ferry’ serparatied't ms

to,

; ‘government so long, they don't really, feel.

i mats “ a

:. Bame eggs.

Bennett finds there isno way to escape ihe demonstrating unemployed as
he tries the backdoor route from CF TK to the Lakelse Hotel.

a been’ conic ning lands: shar
mt ved from. re erves during hie 19208,

share’: the: Chinese” are seeking for.
‘investment: at Watson Island, the Premier:
‘ said, “I'm not sure,”’ He added, ‘ine: of
me ways ‘of securing foreign investment Ia

‘have some *.’connéction . ‘and.
“patticipation ". That: he said’ “would: be-
part of our ‘economic: “Strategy.””- an
°He’-noted* his” -gavérnmient: ‘wanta. ta:
\, diversify’ markets,:. not-':to. Jessen: the »
“* gimount of Boods going to the: US. but fo:
make “B.C, . less: dependent ‘upon - that”
“market, ‘The U, JS: is-atill ‘Canada’s largest ;
and most important market, he,added, ~ ‘
: Monaghan’ 8 “newhess. to: -provincial
: polities was seen as an advantage by the
Premier, “People who work and have’
. been in the community know the problems _
“best,” fe said, ““(gome) have: beén in»

; the p assures: of ; having ‘to. meet. a,
payroll...or know ‘what, it’s like . to make :

been: part of ‘the Kitimat ‘council ‘where

_ there. -are-no political parties” ard :knows:.

_ the problems of the area and has tried to
- cope-with them on‘a local level.
: Benet said the Socred ‘government | has .
“already | proven itself by-its performance.,
_It- has. taken. strong ’ action; he said,
partciularly on the ‘restraint . side “to
“provide equity. and fairness . amongst .
‘thes workers © on the :public service so

none .of-their wages‘ demands: would be

Texeessive and therefore: detract © money.
from: other services. particularly: health .
and education where 8 percent of the cost -
“js wages: He noted the program: is opposed
~ by. the NDP. .

“After. leaving. Terrace, Bennett flew: to
" Stewart’ ‘and. then. on to Smithers for an:
_ evening Session, : ‘

~ This would end the need for the Crown
_ corporation. we

aha § ‘will nat stand idly by ands see a group.
of rag-tag politiGians hungry for: power sell:

Barrett, said.- 7

"Barrett said’ that neither - Bennett 1 not
Energy Minister Brian Smith:has denied
+ that-the money could be borrowed against .
future: sales.
On his first atop of the. day, Bennetl; who .
- turned 61 Thursday,” was “pelted”: with
‘ several eggs ashe passed through about 30,
. demonstrators én his way to a radio open-
"line show: ;
- Organizers of the demonstration said
. -they were not responsible, and in fact,
"many of them were ‘Showered with ‘the

‘ Barrett promptly condemned ‘the. in-.
‘¢ldent, saying there is no place tor ‘that
kind of- behavior in B.C.. -

Bennett: said he’ doubted . “that ‘the
- demonstration reflected the general at-
. titude of the local population in this work-
starved riding, won by Frank Howard of
the NDP'in 1979 by slightly more than 300
votes.

Local NDP

: tough decisions.” He noted Monaghan has

out or resources. to the ail companies, no

candidate to file his nomination - papers.
signatures are required, he had 80-plus. The deadline Is mission
April 22. Howard responding to Bennett's stand on Chinese - fo assist‘industry In modernizing sawmills to be able to cut

Investment in Watson Island sald the: NOP has always seen

Frank. Howard,: ‘Incumbent. NDP MLA, Is‘ the first ‘China asa potential customer, noted "B.C. traded with

‘Volume. 77 No. 73

While 50 China before W.W.1] and wants a government industry

lumber for foreign markets.

the orient. Howard also wants the government

Hostage killed,

EDMONTON (CP) — A

23-hour hostage-taking. at a:

steel plant ended ‘Thursday *
night with one hostage dead,
a second seriously wounded
and an RCMP officer with a
~ minor gunshot’ wound to the
hand. -_

A man who surrendered
to police, his face haggard
and bloody,. was. identified
as Jacques Levasseur, a 4a.
year-old crane ‘operator.

“T don’t know-swhat_ I've
done,” RCMP. Cpl. Dennis
.Grotkowski quoted the man
as saying. "IT don’t know
what has happened."

The incident-at the Stelco
Inc. plant ended ‘at’ about
9:30 p.m. MST, after.a’ man

-who had been holding four

fellow workers hostage in a
lunchroom trailer fired two*
shotgun blasts, called police
and laid down his weapon.

Grotkowski said he had no
idea what sparked the

-shooting, which occurred a5

the hostage-taking .' ~ap-
peared to be. ending
peacefully,

He said negotiations % with .. .

headquarters deny his aldes charges that the protest signs were made _ the gunman, who had been
there.. NDP leader Dave Barrett decried the egg throwing Incident from

& passing car.

Skeena NDP MLA incumbent Frank Howard didn’t p.m.:

holding the. ten. since 1
Wednesday, were

approve either, but sald It was the result of “frustration” with Bennett’s hampered becatise the rian

government.

The Unemployed People’s Committee says ‘‘we-do not, made

condone the unfortunate egg throwing Incident.’’

“ne significant
demands until he asked for

an Edmonton lawyer at
about: 7:30p.m. RCMP
identified the gunman as
Jacques Lavasseur and the
dead aan as Larry Wood,
25, : Edmonton. The
cited ‘man, ~ Brian

Resler, 24, had one of his .

thighs shattered by shotgun
pellets. : :

~ Tt was not until he asked:
for-the lawyer that we had |
something concrete to work |
sald - Grotkowskl,

with!”
“We were trying to meet
that demand when the shols
were fired." - ‘

+ Police, who,firedno shols,,
withheld the identity of the

“dead hostage, who they said
was shot in the back.
“Hugh. Tadman, a

spokesman for Edmonton's
University. Hogpital, said

Resler:. thiderwent surgery -

for the. severe gunshot

wound to his leg.
A’ 30-year-old © “RCMP
officer was also treated and

released for'a minor wound

- to-his hand,

Neither - -polte. nor Tad-

aan could explain i how that.

injury occurred,

Levasseur was admitted.
for: “medical asseasment!” ”

and treatment for & minor
hand injury, Tadman sald.

Grotkowski said shortly |

’ Grotkowskl ..

policeman is wounded

after. the shots were fired,
Levasseur . phoned an

RCMP negotiator who. tried
‘to calm him down.” | - :

“We heard shots; then the
phones rang,”:: said
‘He said: ‘
don't know what I've done. 1
don’t know what. has. bap-
pened,’” tt

The negotiator. persuaded

_Lavasseur to lay his weapon

down outside the trailer and
surrender to.police.-::

‘As. RCMP’ ‘arrested <
Levasseur,
workers rushed ‘into the. .

“ambulance

trailer to help the hostages.
The four men were taken

- hostage with five other
workers shortly before. 11

p.m. Wednesday. when =a
man burst inte the trailer in
southeast Edmonton.
SETS FOUR FREE:

The gunman: released
three workers — within
minutes of his entry.’
_ A fourth man, Bruno
Corazzo, was forced to bind
and tape the remaining
hostages before he- was

‘released. A fifth.man was

released at about 3 a.m.
with a fist a demands. —
"TI started to think of the

feeling 1 would have with a.

bullet in my. belly," ‘said
Corarzo, 63, a laldoff

western

‘worker recalled ln his fob”
Wednesday,
Stelco spokesman Ron

McClure. said Levasseur —
was an excellent employee.
“He had four years of.
service with us and he was-
‘an employee we had no.
” said -

problems with,”
McClure.
Joe Elgner, -

Stetea’s'

reglan  superin-'-.

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tendent,.. said Levasseur,

who is-not married, got
along well with his fellow

workers, -

“We've had no, trouble
with this man before," he
said, “He's had an excellent.
record. We --don’t- < un-
derstand the situation at all.
He's a good employée, very
quiet. He's introverted,”’

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