CORP. 77/73! ; LEGISLATIVE LIGRARY, PARLIAMENT GULLDINGS, | | VICTORIA, #.C., fol yav-1X4 f The Kitimat General Hospital’s children’s ward, children to have their-own segregated area, _ “The ward is now in a position where it’s next to an Cold but alive Kitimat’s: childrens ward reopens * week of October closed since May of 1978, will reopen during the last according to hospital administrat Jack Green. It had to be shut doa heel > eupancy, due to low oc- The closure became an issue in the May 1 election campaign,when NDP leader Dave Barrett toured the hospital and called for the w finally decided that despi ard tobe reopened, It was te the low occupancy and adjoining area, not on a ceparate floor of the hospital like before,”"Green expl better use of staff.” In the past there were times where only two beds of 18 were occupied. The new ward will have 14 beds and includes a playroom and a pair of doors to separate it from the adjoining war. The public will have a chance to see the final product during an open house of . “This makes much ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Anchorage man id alive after a nearly six hour dunk {n the felgid waters of Cook Intet lowered his body tem- perature to 32 degrees Celsius. The near fatal incident Jordan's dory waa over; turned by the tides in Cook Intet off Fire Island near Anchorage. Jordan was pitched over- board, but managed to cling to the side of the dory which [open Mon. through Sat., 8 a.m.-65 patti! a And ho cad 7 Phote by Don Schaffer ‘Convi By JAMES ALLEN . MONTREAL (CP) — A convicted murderer, backed by three other prisoners armed .with makeshift knives and steel pipes, have released one of six hostages they took Monday morning at nearby Archambault maximum security institute. Asslatant prison director Laval Marchand sald that hostage Jacques Lecompte, @ 25-year-old clerk, was released at about 9:30 p.m. (EDT) Monday. Marchand sald Lecompte was promptly examined b docto! ya r and appeared to be suffering from nervous shock, == He was taken to hospital in Montreal. In return for the Hberation of the hostage, the prisoners were granted permisaion to telephone thelr families. The telephone in the classroom where the hoatages are being held was restored ta service. It was cut off shortly after the ineldent began. Lecompte was originally Transit looks good for Terrace A feasibility study on public transit for the Terrace District has been completed. At the meeting of the Terrace district council Monday evening, Terrace Mayor Dave Maroney revealed that he had received a copy of the study Monday afternom. =. However, the mayor wanted to study the resulta before issuing 4 public statement. “T wentover lt very briefly and it looks good," he commented, ‘‘It needs to be discussed with the regional district people and with the transit authority.” The three parties will meet on Thureday to discuss the report in full detail. Maroney will make a public statement mm Friday. . balieved to have injured his neck in a scuffle with the hostagetakers, but Mar- chand said he had only a scratch on his neck which did not appear serious, About nine hours after the incldent began, 17 fellow prisaners caught in the classroom when the incident began were released, prison officials said. : The released prisoners, who apparently did not play an active role in the hostage- taking, were exchanged for aandwiches, coffee and w was the water,see story page cigarettes at about5:40 p.m., said Marchand. A demand for drugs was refused. Negotiations continued into the evening hours for the release of the captives — Le- compte, three teachers, a security offleer and a guard, prison officials said. The first demand by the hostage-takers, which was telephoned before the Ilne was cut toa Montreal radio Station, was that they be released unconditionally. “This me there: reall will be violence, they wilk have to pick upa head from the corridor,” sald Denis Racine, 22, who is serving a 2-year sentence for first- degree murder. He was identified by authorities as the ringleader. Marchand — told reporters that, although he imagined the hostage takers fanned to bargain for their reedom, the aubject had not yet been broached in negotlations with prison au- thorities, ‘ Marchand seid the tagetakers were asking Environment law | said in the works By MARLENE ORTON OTTAWA (CP) — The federal government expecta to propose legislation by the end of the year to end some of the fjurisdictlonal problems with the provinces in protecting the envi- ronment. : J.B. Seaborn, deputy envl- ronment minister, said Monday the government wants to clarify and redefine the federal role in en- vironmental matters, an ef- fort which began when the environment department ‘was separated from [lsheries earlier this year. Seaborn told a conference on alr pollution control that officlals began consultations with the provinces in the pring to develop proposals at would PP ‘avaid' duplication and = incon- sistences both between and within levela of govern- ment,” He outlined several general proposals for new legislation but declined comment on further details, Among the proposals: Applying national requirements and focussing more specifically on ‘pollutants which are par: Uicularly harmful to health or have a long-term impact on the environment. ., Setting federal stan- dardé) for snecifie areag whére fedéral juriadictlon is clea, ' Encouraging provincial authorities “to implement federal requirements, — Seaborn sald ‘he is con- vineed of the need for “a strong federal role in the moat most .important en- ‘vironmental protection Isaues of this country.” + The rovinces have jurisdiction over natural resources, including water, LOCAL WINS Two Terrace people struck it rich in. the Eepteas lee 12 Western ress iottery, Marylee Vandenbroek and Ed Severied, both 22, won $100,000 in the draw, Severied is an imployee at Eurocan Pulp and Paper in Kitimat. The couple plan to buy a home and a new car. and have authority to make Jawa in areas such as domestic and industrial waste and pollution abatement. The federal government, however, has exclusive jurisdiction over navigation .kilo and fisheries In responsible for Iinter- provincial and international matters. And with problems such as the current acid'rain crisis, officlats say federal and ‘prdvincial government co- operation“is essential. Caused ‘By, interaction in the atmosphere of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions — much of It imported from the United States — acid rain has threatened thousands of Cabadian Lakes. Envitonment Minister John Fraser has called it the most serious environment problem Canada has ever faced and says he expects provincial co-operation in reducing the gaseous emissions. He says the federal government will make en- vironment protection standards for industry tougher and will force provincial compliance if necesaary, cts holding hostages | for ‘wo, P the day, howéver, prison ls were handling hegotlations with Racine over an internal peniten- daryhtelephone. ' Authorities . identified Racine’s fellow hostage- takers as! Michel Boudreault, serving a four- year sentence for armed robbery and escaping custody; Pierre Thihault, an 11-year sentence for attempted murder and armed robbery; and Serge Payeur, serving a 10-year sentence for robbery with violence and kidnapping. The hostages were: teachers Lise Roger, 23; Michel Pare, 35: John Brockman; clerk Jacques ’ Letcompte, 25; security of- ficer Serge Geotfroy, 28; and an unidentified guard, Thé incident began at 9:50 a.m, EDT after the prisoners had entered the prison school section, . : No Injuries were reported. Arghambault, 490 metreg north of Mon- tgeal, was billed wien it opened in 1969 as the moat progressive Canadian penal titution ever built. Dut dé has been plagued by disruptive incidents, _ The rhost recent incident took place last May, when two knifewlelding convicts took & prison tra’ officer and a National Parole Board official hostage, b Saturd i Snancal expense, It was indeed nocseary for _Wedhedny Oct. Mier aeyenria"nctd Sue amy set fo | RUPERT STEEL & { cr rAce: KITIMAT : V Th D. P shopoe v ‘SALVAGE LTD. — RRACE-Ky | | "The MoM shoppe . ; 14 Flavors Seal Gove Rd., Pr. Rupert } | - BOTTLE DEPOT ; 624-5639 Beer & Pop Becttles : . . . 4036 Lazelle Ave, WE BUY copper, brass, all metals, 3 | Terrace, B.C. batteries, ete. Gallus - We are , Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m, dally except Sunday ; (Tuesday, September 25, 1979 20¢ Volume 73 No. 188 J q Fri. fll 9 p.m. ; > TERRACE Refugees arrive here By ERLEEN COMEAU Herald Staff Writer Terrace’s first Indo- Chinese refugees have arrived and despite the being herded around, they displayed smiles of gratitude. The three families arrived via CPA Monday afternoon after going through procedures at one of the Canadian staging areas. The children were laden with coloring books and crayons they received on the flight and one little boy clung to his newly adopted teddy bear. Angela Yan waa asked by the Christian Refor- med Church to act as the interpreter and was kept busy reassuring the roup and informing them —of...what was. -to become of them now that they have finally arrived at their destination. Yan was able to communicate with two of the families in Cantonese, while one of the refugees translated for her in a Vietnamese dialect to the third family. _ The main concern of the families was the housing arrangement. Yan assured them they would not be more than a separated. ' The total number of refugees due to arrive was 17 but it. has been learned by the sponsoring group only 14 were sent to Terrace. The 29-year-old daughter of Mrs, Tai Tang is missing and her whereabouts are not known, as immigration officials stated they have lost her papers, said John Vanderwal spokesman for the group. Indications are that the 17 people have originated from a refugee camp somewhere in Malaysia and Norman Mantel, also from the Christian Reformed Group, said they have not received all of the necessary in- formation on the group. Betty Barton, em- ployment counsellor for Canada .Manpower was also on hand for the arrival to assist the sponsor group in determining the em- loyment needs of the ads of family. Barton also stated that ‘information has been received from im- migration that up to 11 non-sponsored families may be placed in the terra ce area at a later The Terrace families who are opening their homes to the new residents were excited about their new friends . and showed signs of willingly looking forward to overcoming all barriers of com- munication and providing all the help required by the needy families. TB is denied OTTAWA (CP) — Federal Health Minister David Crombie denied published reports Monday that In- dochinese refugees were bringing contagious tu- berculosia to Canada, A statement from his of- fice followed reports that Ontario officials were concerned some of the refugees recently admitted to Canada have active, con- tagious tuberculosis. However, Immigration Minister Ron Atkey acknowledged Monday that _ some of the refugees brought | the diséase with them from fhe refugee camps of utheast Asia. But the cases were Isolated because all potential Lmmi- grants were given a medical check in Asia before belng allowed to leave, Atkey sald in an interview in Quebec. City, where the federal cabinet was meeting. "Td be concerned if some slipped through,” Atkey said. ‘I have some reports of blems, but I understand t's in hand,” “No Indochinese refugees are being admitted to Canada with contagious tuberculosis,’’ Crombie's statement said. Medical requirements for immi- grants have not been relaxed ref pro and the public health is not being threatened by the Tefugee program, it added, An Ontario health spokesman sald Monday in an interview that Health Minister Dennis Timbrell wants federal immigration - officials to tell his ministry immediately when refugees with tuberculosia enter the province, In a recent letter to Atkey, Timbrell said there had been a delay before his officials were told several tubercular ugees were entering the ; nea, However, the ministry spokesman sald treatment usually starte in Southeast Asia and they present no health hazard in Canada. Crombile’s statement said: “Ag in normal immigration medica) procedures, provincial health authorities are routinely notified of recorded medical conditions discovered among some refugees and which require routine surveillance.” Refugees are examined b * federal medical personnel, Canadian immigratlon TEOnS regulations 6a - shall be admitted to ‘anada with a disease which in the opinion of at least two medical officers is likely to endanger public health or safety. Jets in dogfight BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian jet fighters and U.S,-made Israeli F-15a fought south of Beirut on Monday in the biggest alr battle over Lebanon in three months. Four Syrian MiGs were shot down and Syria said two Israeli jets were hit, The israells said all their planes made it safely back to base. In Washington, state department spokesman Thomas Reston called the air clash a dangerous development and appealed to all sides to exercise restraint, The dogfight occurred just houra before State Secretary Cyrus Vance made a new ap- peal before the UN General Assembly in New York to end the “cycle of violence” in Lebanon. He discloyed that the U.S, has launched a diplomatic initlative {to restore peace in Lebanon, but gave no details, Syria said its MiG-2is scrambled to intercept the Israeli warplanes after the Iaraelia attacked civillan camps in the Damour area 16 Kilometres south of Betrut. Israeli milltary command in Tel Aviv said its jets were on reconnaissance over Palestinian guerrilla bases, Israeli jets first drew ground fire from Palestinian and Lebanese leftist gunners as they roared aver Beirut International alrport and the nearby Sabra camp, headquarters of Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat. The Israelis were not touched by the anti-aircraft barrage, but Syrian planea met thern as they flew east over the mountains into the Bekaa Valley, Lebanese govern- ment sources sald. The planes headed back weat and the dogfight erupted aver the foothills neat the airport, the sources said, Both sides reported four Syrian jets went down. Lebanese government sources sald two crashed in flames near the airport. Thelr pet vey seen parachut! safety, other two went down in the 5. the province. entitled Connections. Beginning Friday, Sept 28, the Daily Herald will begin participating in ‘‘Connections: Technology and Change,”’ a program combining newspapers, television and colleges throughout Friday’s instalment Is the first of 15 which are to be run in inconjunction with the PRS Television presentation of the 10-part series, The presentation begins Sunday, Sept. 30, at 8:00 p.m. KCTS-TV Seattle, COURSE STARTS FRIDAY cable 9 in the Terrace-Kitimat area, is carrying the series. In some areas the Connections series is being brought into the absentee-universlty credit scheme. Although the series is being offered for credit in Alberta and Washington State, it is not affiliated with any B.C. universities. The Herald will run the 15 parts of the newspaper portion of the series every Friday this week . More information {s for- beginning theoming.