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LVI, No, St ‘HANDS CLASPED IN A DEDI 20 Pages Wednesday, July 13, 1966 CATION pledge, Rebert Strachan, Provincial NDP leader W (left), Ron Douglas, newly nominated NDP candidate for Skeena Provincial constituency centre) and Frank Howard, Federal Member of Parliament for Skeena (right}, stop for @ photograph after the NDP nominating convention held in Kitimat on Saturday, PROVINCIAL LEADER SPEAKS = |. - Ron Douglas of Kitimat will carry the Skeena NDP banner En the next Provincial election, following a nominating con- vention held by the Skeeng Provincial New Democratic Asso- Biation in the Aluminum City mast weekend. oe f, Douglas was nominated ‘in a Fery close vote which brought yunner-up Lerry Sloat, of Terrace Bo within one or two votes of win- ping the candidacy. = | At a banquet which followed the Bifternoon balloting, special . visi- Aor for the ‘event, Robert Strachan, ravincial NDP leader, was the Featured speaker. = Posing the question’ — what is phe difference between the NDP mod other parties, Mr, ° Strachan xPlained . that. party. policies . go much further than party object- aves. He pointed out that one or avo objectives of the NDP have been picked up by the present So- cial Credit Government. “I can understand how people get the impression that the: NDP and the Social.Credit are the. same. We have served a dual purpose in many respects,” Mr. Strachan said. “Some of the other. parties. have adopted our proposals ‘but ‘there is much: more, I do not believe in ‘the welfare state and'I am oppos- |' ‘ed to a society-that issues’ welfare cheques,” he stated. | . “". believe. Mr.’ Pearson, Mr. Diefenbaker. and 'Mr,. Bennett would also like to sea a society |f where Social Welfare cheques: are Hot necessaty and: where: no-one was in need, or want, but because |i of their basic beliefs they find it | Melting Pot... BTERRACE LIONS CLUB has of- - filtration gallery is built at Lit. ‘itle’s “Island and then South mered to construct. and. donate 1 portable bleachers to the Municipality. The club will Muild the bleachers in time for © m Lions sponsored stampede cheduled for July 30: and 31 eports Day..on September 6. mouncil plang to have:a closer pk st the: offer ‘hefore ac: * pting, but it sounds like a good eal tous © UJ oN. 2 Riso _ the parks committee ; mas proposed that a large T-' meaped section of Terrace Moun- | in be leased for park develop- lent, This too sounds: like a fine, . ea, Maybe it’s the: heat: that’s : thering us. Seems .we'd. agree almost anything right about wlo:: beer i enue, They. wanted to know he Municipat boundary end: ° t Graham, because the grad-. ever scems to get past. that. eralt.. was a .good: “investment, ‘= Perhaps: now ‘we'll see: some of +, our Victoria. types other than during: election time, mo > TERRACE: FIREMEN are. being (1D A PHONECALL the other. . Ay from someone who Lives on’. uth Kalum beyond: ‘Graham — Graham also. Just wait till the Kalum will become one of our main thoroughfares. . AMONG VISITORS to the area mind they also want the seating ~ mor the annual. Lions Loggers . this week. was Dory Thacker, “associate editor of the Journal of Commerce. Dory is well ‘known in the North Central sec- tlon of B.C., having been editor. ~ of the Prince: George Citizen for. "several years. ; “THE SHAKESPEARE ‘cet is call- ing Highways -Minister P.. A. ‘Gaglerdi. the’ modern: day King Lear. Frankly. we-think the air- kept on the hop. A fire Tuesday night in brush near Braun's Is- land, “another «this: morning -in . tha 4400 -block. Lazelle and a third: about’ suppertime when a- ‘Car's carburator went crazy with | tel. . -the heat . outside. the Lakelse. | pat. Dust treatment: ended’ at... Hotel. 2 es, Ecru eas. —ane -_ 10 Cents a Copy, $3.00 a Year — Press Run 3200 [| COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY No Immediate Danger Of Water Shortage Terrace Municipal officials’ said today that in. spite of continued hot weother and dry conditions, there is no imme- -. diate danger of a water shortage here, such as the one ex- . perienced last summer, — The emergency pumping station at Little’s Island is nevertheless being readied for action in the 7 event of an unforseen taxation on the regular. water supply channels, such as a major fire... *: ; The Little’s Island station takes water from the Skeena and pumps it Into Municipal. mains whenever the reservoir level ‘at-Deep Creek drops to a significant extent... ; Ad a meeting of Municipal Coun- cil on Tuesday night it was learn- ed that preliminary:plans for. use of Skeena water forthe. Mitnici-|. pality's regular domestic supply show little or no danger from im- Burities, ; rr Martin Holden, chief design en- gineer for Willis: &: Cunliffe En- gineering, told - Council .-that. a water filtration gallery for the proposed new water supply system is now in the design stages: and, that experts. are determining which will be the best type of Pumps for the system. . Mr. Holden . said there vis’ al- ways a risk of pollution where sew- ‘age. is being ejected: inte the riv- er by upstream communities . but |. ‘he’ pointed out there is:little like- lihood impossible to preduce the’ wealth, required for this kind of society.” He. concluded, “Economic poli- eles are as important as social policies . . . if we cannot provide one, We cannot provide the other.” Mr. Strachan way accompanied on his visit to the Skeeng.con- stituency by Frank Howard, Mem- ber of Parliament for Skeena, : - ‘Mr. Howard and Mr. Strachan remained in Kitimat for a social evening which followed the han- quet. About 60 people were in at- tendance ‘at the event. plane on Sunday afternoon. Sant EIGHT DAYS. of field and forest cdventures will be bes “joyed: ' “Terrace « bo} attending ‘Camp Two (July 14-22) at: the Canadian ‘Forestry Association’s Jun. - ior Forest. -Warden:. Train-- ing. Gentre: at Evans Lake. near ‘Squamish tn-'southem: .. The two men left the area by ‘Tereaca: supply. “In: “additioh™ to seeping. through ‘gravel :to:the : gal- lery, water will be ‘spectally : fil-' tered, and : chlorinated to against. possible:poHution.. |... _ He. suggested ‘that «construction of the filtration gallery could start in September when the ‘river. is at Its-lowest, 0 On. Monday - evening Council ‘guard ‘awarded a contract for the exten- sion of the Municipal water system to Amseot Contracting of Quesnel. A sewer extension project which will provide service to. much of. the Keith Estate area was also put out to tender, and Council on Tuesday night awarded that con- BC. The Terrace lads, 10 of * whom are shown above. feft by CNR today and will be ‘met ‘and. accompanied to the: coast. by: CFA: Regional Supervisor,: David Campbell of. contamination ‘of ‘the ave ‘but tha “gddition’: to | Under: control: Increased’ fire “His tract to North Country Construc- tion Limited of Prince George. “ Continued on Page & “ _ See "NO DANGER® - Alrport Forest ‘| Fire Still Threatens. © Terrace Forestry officials are keeping a nervous eye on a-for- © eat fire which is still burning but . southwest of the Terrace Airport. The fire, which flared out of and burned over an area of. some 1,000 acres, has been fairly well restricted by fire-fighting crews to a BC. Hydro right-ofway slash section. Some green timber has been taken out in the blaze but so far it has not spread too far into the bordering timber stands. A’ spokesmen for the Forestry department. said-today -that the ‘blaze, is still. active “but that: It -is ardg ‘due to continued hot weather, _ and.:the possibility of high winds could;. change -.the picture very . | quickly, however, - A forest fire near Alice Arm and another at ‘Sweetin: River, north of Hazelton, have both in- creased during’ the past’ week to significant proportions. They are. among .22 fires which flared up in - the Prince Rupert district during . the week, . - .. mS Of last week’s 29 fires, 21 were while only two are believed to have started fron lightening strikes. Rune Dollemare, Loule Rin- dahi, Roger Heeley,, Lesley. OF Prince. George. « Those > ‘gang Eotin, Mike Nahimy, : making the trip are \Wolf- . - under control, about’ three miles control on Dominion Day weekend © - attributed to human ageneles-..