Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 19, 1986 17 E Ls

Labour Council
marks 30th year

TERRACE — _ The the provincial government
Kitimat-Terrace and to gain acceptance of a re-
District Labour Council cent federal offer to pro-
recently celebrated the end vide infrastructure grants
of its third decade by to municipalities on a
holding a symposium on 50-50 cost sharing basis
the relationship of labor with the provinces. B.C.,
to municipal affairs. The he said, is the only remain-
organization’s thirtieth ing province that hasn't
anniversary activities also accepted the offer.
included a dinner and Paul Johnston empha-
dance with a recognition sized that fair wages are
ceremony for the con- required to maintain an
tributions of long- adequate pool of skilled
standing members. labor in the Northwest,
The symposium was led and he catalogued the con-
by a panel consisting of tributions labor has made
Kitimat Mayor Ray to the region. These in-
Brady, former Terrace cluded highway upgrading
Mayor Helmut Gies- between Terrace and
‘ precht and Paul Johnston, Kitimat, the establishment
who authored a recently- of the Terraceview Lodge,
released history of the and the realization of an
— —— —— labor movement in the apprenticeship and voca-
Members of the Kitimat-Terrace and District Labour Council celebrated the organization's thirtieth anniversary recently with Northwest. Former Ter- tional training program
a dinner, dance, awards ceremony and — of course — an annivergary cake. ; race alderman Marguerite which eventually resulted
Clarkson served as chair- in the founding of North-
man, — west Community College.
Presentations and com- Graham Geeraert, an
ments at the symposium aldermanic candidate for
emphasized the often Terrace council, and John
under-rated and under- MacCormac, business
exposed social and agent for the local
economic importance of carpenters’ union, both
decision-making at the stressed that a change is
local Jevel. Concerns were required in the image of
expressed regarding the unions in order to allow
low level of representation working people greater
on municipal councils and = participation in local
school boards for working government, Geeraert
people, the apparent trend said, “It’s a case of
toward centralization of educating people that
local functions, and a umions are not ‘the red i
need toimprove the public hoards’,’? and: MacCor-
perception of the labor mac added that unions
movement. should not be perceived as
Ray Brady warned the being ‘‘anti-business’’,
group that communities but as being ‘pro-people’.
will have to be vigilant in At a pot-luck dinner
the future to protect the and dance in the evening,
autonomy of local govern- certificates of recognition

”

Malzie Althaus was honored at the recent 30th anniversary of
the Kitimat-Terrace and District Labour Council.

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amt ment against the proposal were presented to local ia
Economic development for a county system of residents, Walter McCon- a
H government in B.C., a_ nell, aizie aus, A
strategy to be tried system which he said Norm “Yukon’’ Smith, A.
would concentrate powers Karl Sterner, Jim Lamb #
TERRACE — Recently in products made in this of decision in Victoria. and Klaus Mueller. The i

come Alderman io region, and in this method ‘‘We must recognize that gathering of more than
Mueller, a _ Jackman announced an pew industries can be local government is the 200 people was enter-
ment activities, wae presented with a contficate of rocognt idea that he had been discovered. The Planning most effective, efficient taied with music by
tlon by Jim Lamb, president of the Kitimat-Terrace and Studying. The plan in- Economic Development form of government there Sabor Latino, a Chilean
District Labour Council, at the Counct’s recent anniversary cluded a promotional Committee plans to in- is,” he said. Brady also group, and Terrace musi-
dinner In Thornhill. ” campaign for Northwest volve the Chamber of recommended lobbying cians Equinox.
: ' materials, Commierce in the strategy
if the testing proves to be
by Philip Musselman an effective means of

The pl. f acti economic stimulation.
e plan of action has According to Rob

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been used successfull dana
before in places like | Gteno, City Director, who NOVEMBER
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reported success of the ae aa al approval, | :
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keep northwest money in pol ice

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| strategy in Terrace. The at approximately 1:30 BAVARIAN INN RESTAURANT | i

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| Tandstem, secretary-treasurer for the B.C. Federation of ned for Christmas and,so apprehended three local , 4

labour came to the Northwest recently to address members far, the technical points youths after. they stole a OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 4

of the Kitimat-Terrace and District Labour Council at thelr are being ironed out. The Datsun pickup truck from 5 p.m, - 11 p.m. for dinner 114180 | A
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