M » Van . R nm a rene FLEE SAPS MERE Ge ste rsa “ee Supervisor of the Ministry of ‘¥ Transport will. be in Terrace tomorraw along with three: “other M.O.T... officials “from ‘with the Terrace and District: _ Airport Committee in an effort: ‘lo try and come up with a -solution Lo the airport closure problem.. The meeting ig scheduied for, : closed lo the press. The Terrace Airport was BDL No, D1-505., Volume 68 No.7 Kitsumkalum Mountain r Development : authorizing . the. Kilsumkalum, - Ski. Development. Society. to . proceed with the development of a family skiing and winter sports area in, Kitsumkalum - Mountain Recreation Area near ©: _ Terrace. . a jointly by the Minister and M Hartley Dent, MLA for Skeena. ’ ficences issued under:the Pi _ Aci authorizing an: aclivit development of a resouree.int recreation area by.aa. a other than‘the. Parks: Bra “The : Developme erpermiit is: the*fi ved... Since... They € st weducéd'slas Dar as ‘amendment te the Pa KA 3 Tragedy claims. young girl. 'G | he “complex r.J.A., Lenahan, Regional! eouver, They will- meet: - e ; the District of . Terrace e = Municipal Council Chambers at low * 11:00 a.m. The meeting will b A Convention Engines by MAZDA providing transportation. Terrace travellers could land here. This, decision was ‘taken because of . runway deterioration die. to excessive weather conditions. During the. . month of January for inslance the’ temperature fluctuated from a high of 45 degrees to a : Transport airport specialists Rotary & went “Air: jets normally for not... ‘the of 12 degrees below zero. — ‘team’ of Ministry” of Engineers- : and © immediately 7 Now & Used Vehicles SKEENA AUTO METAL SHOP Ltd .- A resource ‘use permil ‘has _ ‘The ‘Kitsumkalum Ski ~ heen signed by the Honourable Development Society is a non- . Jack Radford, Minister. of . profit organizalion —_in- ecreation and Conservation, The announcement is made Resource use -permits-are agen h,, “ Kilsumkalo nt Housing Project Started - The District. of. Terrace Municipal Council was advised - by Ed: Schinitzler. of :1he Engineering Department.of © “Central: Mortgage and Housing. :, ‘A thirteea year, ald Thornhill ee |. child died” tragically “last. ‘ Thursday. afternoon ‘in ’.a” playground accident. - we The bady of Mavis Walker of - 2 ‘Thornhill: was found "shortly. ~ ‘after 5 p.m. Thursday near a. - iether balls pola: 0's. 8522 RCMP in: Terrace \surmise”. thal ‘the Walker’ girl "became. entangled | in. the. repe con-” necting (he ball {o the ‘pole and’, was ‘then knockéd-unconcious: ~ by the balk “Cause of death was - “strangulation. © 0 “The tragedy brings this year's: uecidental death toll te eleven: -afler ‘only one anda. half, months, we Tea Agent will ‘Terrace: bus -line. agen! Ted arner revealed: Monday. thal will build a $100,000 bus depot jn-Terrace in the near futures a shopping business: in: 1973, .as°” they do every -year, + Thirsty _joeals spent $2,201,091 in liquor, beer and wine during 1973. -This ‘{s-very close (o the operating ‘Municipality whieh had a ‘total’ ey . . HEINZ LEHM ANN Juck Nicholson was “Terrace sper $2,301,091 | “>, Province: of: British Columbi other. ; ~ lowed (he nel: profit to:attatn n_jricrease. of - ' previous 'year.:" spends collected on booze. we Comparative figurés for ottier : northern town’ show “Kilimat © 194: .... drinkers | -spenl $1,640 qutlet | of °§510,408. >, ‘Hupert. had. sales totalling: $2,887,602 realizing ’a nel profi uf $987,099...° vee “The: (otal figure for” the 1olal::.sales «valued fF This (ogether v licence fees which” brough{” in; 334,241 and miscelaneo incomes ‘of »$528,87 $12,030,265 : ver. the - Duty. and Excise vollected in W973: wad. $43,659,448 and: sales tax brought.in $2,310,696- ot We ‘Mayor bound. by : tradition ‘chairing District of Terrace Council “Monday's Council -meeting when Council split: down: the” middle. : whether to deal with an bid hy “proposed Sandman Motel prior ~- burying the car. ‘Then along” _ of Highways. allowing a net profit for’ their’ an . Prince™ - wy ~ would ‘‘ appear that on, the question of Pla “phe ‘Terrace Air ari Gom-.'« Frank Howard, Herwig Pimiskern to construe! “gnittee’ ‘met on PSalurday has been in communication with - 3°70 unit motel on Highway 16 ma February,.9 ot the “Council. - senior “MOT officials. in, Ot- -or to send it to committee. - ‘Ghambers -.lo' discuss’ ‘the ~ lawa butas yet has not had any." ‘The question invelved “the - On to discuss" 1¢ “positive information from thal gecess’ and egress from the . Da eon rom me ; FEBRUARY 13, 1974 luck next year. meeling our civic. tatners were properly stirred up and weal on” record as: secking legal. advise to ‘determine ‘ how. ; they . could best handle the alfair. - “;” . In, the Interim,-a letter was received from’ the. Highways: Department: advising: the city . that; Keith Street” from: the. bridge ‘to: the-: overpass. and '-thance'to Highway 16 has been. ” > duly gazetted-as of. January 94: as. a.controlled access highway * jurisdiction of thé Depariment “keep. freaks Tradition! “that” to‘submitting the proposal to the . Motel and Skeena Auto Metal is meelings. He will vote as he . within a half mile of a public - approved: subject “to -exiating ’. city regulations, the remainder ” ‘wanted the matter “The proposal .lo send “the » came from Alderman Ev Clift. asked “‘why’’s.. Alderman Pacific Northwest : a gradei’ widening ‘The road shoulders, and ellpped the front end; “fered.-entry: and egress from: ‘Kalu ‘Street. However since’ ‘the ‘firm has , acquired | more , - property than it needs il inlends -(9:-5ell the -lots “fronting © on’ ~Kalum:, «This..would- not ba best’ suiled. months as far as ‘gonstruetion is concerned. - In Ht r fledgeling “mayor Gordon ~ Department -of - Highways for .Maroney.tabbing the commiltce Rowland {snot“going to he approval. Since the property oposal a8 an unnecessary situated between. the Cedars . delay and the matler should be lo go lo the nning Committee, ‘ ller to Commillee, of course. - “this. suggestion: Aldermall - ye.Maroney impatiently by’ rémoving naw from ‘the: taking most, of it off. Beller Sta Photo) will: be pursued: further” with” both Kelly-Douglas and with the Department of Highways, ‘Kelly Douglas: has: bean. "of- pogsible if Lie firm has to route. . its ‘heavy ‘trucks,“onlo the = -property from Kalum.: ." atdnow is completely-under the “0 86 3 Good Construction Start January in Terrace is not the fact Jast. year the lotal permit ‘ yalue -of .construction was 2 “mere $200 for the entire month. -‘. Building. Inspector” E.H. Thomas * indicates. an .en- af avalanches’.along ©: 235 High est of : Terrace lbs means business ‘and: will take every pretautionto avold any. further ‘disasters’: along «(his _.avelanche. prone route, aa “> Speaking tothe: Herald, “Mr. Tremblay said that: his home base will be ini Terrace and.(hal he‘can be reached at ‘the High- ways - Department. Ofice, telephone number. 635-6505. He confirms that he is.in_ overall - ’ charge of any: matter involving avalanches or-slides. . He has authority id blockadé the High- way atany-jime and to keep it closed \uniil- any.. danger. 15 elimlnaied: gre ae “Twill be on the highway seven 4 -daysa week"! he said und Thave } aie, a JACK NICHOLSON also relurned-as Secretary Directors elected © ihe authoritylo. lake measures such as bombing.”. The palrals Will bein addition to the normal , woys Depuriment. °° were Rod Gale, Bernie Selder, Joe Whitney and Harry Smith. ‘The. Ba gael ‘of ‘Terrace to Mile 60.is designated: . _ dune, aah ee aw i ts . sdabtantaltgea iain acai Sate At new slale will lake affice at,ipstiflation ceremonies to be held 5 H undertaken by Roger Tremblay”. patrols undertaker by-the High: ~ ! Coe ee get up ot the Esklew. Riverand All :highway’ and other: workers, Mr. Tremblay .said’ that the: in the area -will -be pulled back’. sector of the Highway from mile ” ignated ds an avalanche ° “prone area and this Will be the i PEs a ROGER TREMBLAY . abject of the closest scrutiny. He told the Werald thal there are atleast 25 active slide prone spots in this distance of only 22° miles. 7 et slide in this aren, Mr. Tremblay Will direct. that a read block be “until hagarid. is: over... ‘The Richard Green: supported : - dealt with at once... Alderman Norah Jacques: added her should go to. committee with District: Highways. Superin- ‘tendant« Will MacDonald present for questioning. The question was called and ‘Aldermen Green,..Maroney an and: Jacques voted’ against sending the matter (o com- miltee while aldevmen Dufius. expressed. a desperale /deparimem ‘integrated Uo the extent of being n-the same. building .in some .. When there is a danger af a.-~ blockade’ “will remain © closed unl the slide comes ‘down’, Clift .and: Buncombe voted _ to ‘send it to committee." The. - “mayor, ; “dropped his bombshell. and - broke tradition by «voting . to send the matter despite the hung Council. “=, “Local Resource people want Health — Center Downtown District, are not: willing to support the proposed - Heal Centre |obé built on (he grounds of Mills: Memorial - Hespitar There. is strong feeling ‘tha(;there- was litle or no local “consultation in the planning: of this: Health Centre, and that ‘present condilions indicale that the communily would be best served. through a: downtown Jocation ‘where the ‘necessary Ata meeting of the Terrace & District, Community Resources Council. today, the question of”, the proposed Terrace Com-. munily Health, Centre was discussed very . thoroughly. by the Council and other concerned members of the community in the presence of Dr. Re G. Foulkes and his associates, Mr. Frank Keeling and Mr. Michael Clague. sr 8 er : Several Government agencies, . : nead for .- additional office space, and that ” it would be benefidlal to these ; g'.and, the-com unity If their services wer ‘readily’ accessible | dowlown area, os SP . ‘Thig strong: feeling became’a- . -goncensus of the: meeting. when the’, following: motion “was use Project Fades “seconded and carried without a dissenting vole:' “Moved by W. \Harvey, seconded. . by: - 5. Travers, that.we vate on (1). the integration. of" services, . (2) location of building, ©and--(3) . ‘whether or not we ‘should -go - ‘ahead-.with this. plan at ‘preseni.!!” "Carried - > unanimously. oe dn other. words, the. Terrace: & | District Communily Resources * Council, along with members of the Board of Directors of Mills’: Memorial. Hospital and. ‘representatives of ihe Regional ‘couraging sign ‘in ” his first . monthly report of the year. ’ There were five permits issued for a tolal of $80,600. This ‘is broken down inte three dwelling units for-a tolal permit value of $78,000, one permit for $1,000 for alterations and one permit for $1,600 for a carport. ae authority “level : following, motions": COUP. Deadlock faced with a> deadlock; -- to.committee '- pleases when, it’ cames'-to highway, the’ Depariment, of - support for immediale action. © breaking a deadlock and will Highways “must -approve all... Alderman Hank Bunconthe - . nr “not east the tradilional negative. construction. - ooo, lgaid that this was a section or . Alderman. Ev Catt,” who yote Under such circumstances. The feeling of half of Connell : the highway ; which | would -chairs the Pare x. Zoning, 8 is t i t sho 8 tual requi or: a ’ . €o c, “This is what took place at iast. was thal the project shou! event us ily * reat red for 8 Fromised to Ate ns crmnmnitten meeting as soon as possible, likely yesterday afternoon, ‘The next meeting of Council is not scheduled before February 25, However it seems thal the policy now is to call spectal meetings during the noon hour loram these mallers through a8 Fequired. Coe jocally Government. ‘agencies are housed: together: for ,- greater afficiency and service."to: the pub A | The meeting als elf: to support the > Reportinits concepts reparding * “Tpeal : integration,: communily . :parlleipation, and. awering: (he ty fate“ com- munity level (decentralization). . ‘This. was’ expressed ‘by’ he “Moved ‘by G. Rushton; -seconded: by. 5. “Travers, that: particulars _ of Integration, community: par- “tleipation ‘and lowering of (he. authorily.levels. outlined in the. Foulkes: Repor| be adopted by this --group.". Carried unanimausly,:~ - “ “The. meeling. directed —ihe Terrace. & Dislriel. Community -Resourees, Cquneil to: com- -municate- their. feelings lo Premier: /Dave-,.- Barrett, stressing its desire’to see the proposed . Cammunity . Health ‘Centre ‘building: program delayed indefiniely-and greater emphasis placed. on integration ‘of Government services in a readily accessible part of | Terrace. This latler plan should be considered with urgency In view |, of. :the'serlaus- over- crowding prescitly experienced by {he Depariment. of: Human Resources, and ‘the. pressures “being browgh( to bear’ on the Department of Public. Health to re-locates. - Means Business _ dthrough the normal course at evenls‘or by blasting and. ihe. _ snow i¢ complelely removed. Then, again at Mr, Tremblay's direction, the length of highway ‘ will be re-opened. . Mr. Tremblay Has completed arrangements With Bill Ball, . ‘Distriet. Highways Manager Rupert < for ~ the » safeguards. required al. ihe westero end of this ‘slide prone”. Prince ‘area. . There will be an information. sien erecied to the east of the . Recreation Area. in Prince- clude such-things as shovels, first aid -eduipmen: com: munication, re “Mr. Tremblay Bald thal there are many: reasons for: an avalanche but the main weather faciors-ure d heavy snowlall, a sharp tise in. temperature; wind ‘drift, heavy.) rain onthe snowpuek, and small, falls onto the main snow: ures. 2 oA’ program..gf Soaking: | a avalanche prone areas all over B.C will: be“ undertaken thls “ gumimier:."” ‘There."-are ‘elght Rupert, ; Another. lighted.“ in-. ‘repions Involved. ; Mr. Trem- formation sign. will be erected at Galloway .in the. vicinity: of , the Point Edward tura-off and: finally a manned barrier will be crecied al Tyee. Full’ weather reporting . co- ration has bee arranged lor r. Tremblay... There will be a daily report fram McClean “Mountain courtesy. of. B.C. Tel “as well as daily reports from the . Department - ef: Transport . Weaihier Station at the Terrace Airparl, A daily Telex report on weather in, the -Skeena Moun © . ‘ais wil be: received’: from ~ Princk George. |). . = Rescue equipment, fT “caches ~ have been setup In Terrace and -Prince ‘Rupert .which, will in: “play whl be working with Peter Schaerer, ‘Seiiot Researcher with: the “National “Research Council as. well -and. recom- mendations jo the Highways _ Department will be made as to the advisability of construction of snuwsheds, snow barriers, or ‘even redocalion of parts of [he highway will be made" “* > ~ Roger: ‘Tremblay | expressed ‘hia gaulstaction’ at the unlimited «and tinbesltant co-operation. he Sis already received: (rom all quarters.: | The. willingness 10 accomplished.” dnlso, committed - alilkes ue probes, elt." *- assist has mode. his Jab enaich “aid is in’ large WAY, Pespolt-, sible for “the” spedd: thal":the . organizational work’ has - been Por