! | i} | PAGE Cé - + ‘Ksan. to get new museum _ _ Sketch plans fer the “modern museum bullding at "Ksan Indian Village near Hazelton _ are expected soon after the first of March, according to the annual report presented to the *Ksan Association held .tecently. : -The present museum, the ’ Bireweed House of Treasures, does not meet modern museum standards and iz too small for present-day needs. The new museum will be built with financial assistance from the National Museums of Canada which has already sent 4 grant of $75,000. Estirnated cost of the new museum is $155,000. and the building will be constructed to specifications approved by the National Museum. ‘ : Project director Neil J. Sterritt reparted a record year ‘in sales ‘of $150,000. Income from other activities. was $25,000 with a net income of 00, : “Mrs. Alice Jeffrey, chairman’ | - : The continuing | 30° FILMS WITH <2 RAY SKOGLUND The orginal date for-showing these films’ was March: 12, ‘However, a8 Mr. Skoglund has ‘other, committments, the date “will have to be changed. It is hoped that we can arrange an “evening early ‘in April, When ihe date is sel it- will be ‘ad- - -+yertised in ihe paper. +3 Last Tall‘ about one hundred persons ~ enjayed a. pleasant ‘ evening viewing films with Mr. -Skoglund.: The. films are on a ‘fairly range -of .subjects in- “cluding }ocal areas, skidoo - races, films of other countries, ete.’ Mr. Skoglund has shown ‘his films onthe Bob Switzer . tshow'on. TV. He has been iiworking on-a ‘film about the * logging industry in this area. If + he isnot able Lo show this film in. 2 April, [am sure he will be pleased to show it next Fall, . ¥ & _ GED MEETING A meeting. will, be held on = Thursday, March 7, 1974 at 8:00 vipm. in the lecture-theatre of 2 Caledonia’ Senior. Secondary « School in Terrace... The purpose 2 of the meeting is to explain the ¢ GED program and todetéermine = how many persons would be ~ interested in writing the Llesis in’ . April or May. Also we could find out if there are a sufficient number, who: like lo lake preparatory courses. for the af the performing arts com- miliee, reported a director from the. National Art Centre in Ottawa will be spending the summer in ‘Kaan assisting in the training and direction of the 'Ksan dancers in preparation for large-scale performances scheduled: in Canada and abroad in 1976 and 1977. The National Museum, in co- operation with the Association, is making initial plans for a Museumobile to tour Canada in 1976, The Museumobile will include four large tractor- traller units. Three will be fitted out at ‘Ksan as museums of living history and the fourth will provide’ a travelling stage for the 'Ksan dancers. Initial plans schedule the units to complete the tour at ihe cultural Olym- pics in Montreal. Of an estimated total of 25.0. visitors during the year, Cliff Weeks, information officer, - oes 7 “By Hugh Power ‘GED tests: to ‘warrant organizing classes. “If you are ‘interested in the GED, but are unable to attend. the meeting, . please contact Hugh Power at 635-6531 or 636-381. If you have sent in application, but was loa late for the March. 1 testing. ‘session, please let me know if you interested ‘in «writing in : Aprilor May. The sooner we get in 20 applications, the sooner we can organize a testing sessionin Terrace. . If there is any group If ‘there is -any group. or organization who would ke . more information on the GED - program, I would be very happy lo talk to any group.on the subiect. : moos MATH . ; A-Math 11 class began on, March 4 and anyone interested in joining this class should contact Hugh Power as soon as possible. Math 11 is mainly a course in © algebra.. necessary lo. have compleled _{he.: Grade’. academic~math course, or its: equivalent, before be two nights a Mondays and Thursdays. gt DATES TO REMEMBER March 9-10 - Instructor’s Course in Defensive Driving, ; March 25-31 - Scliols close for spring break. ON HIGH I RADIO SUPER Mode! 9A, Patenled Fil-Grip Handle." « BE Heavy.gauge steel construction. All-nylon bearings. . a Body: 28x 19x 3¥2", Wheels: 7 x 1%”, Weight: 18 Ibs. = Po qg06, LAZELLE =| _. TERRACE - 635-6576 ‘Tt is. “tenl camps. estimated thal: 1,500 were in organized educational tour groups, one coming from a college in Ontario. Mr, Weeks reported an increasing number of requests for information, particularly from teachers aad Students, . ; - Chief Walter Harris, Kispiox, was elected president and Cpl. Al Cronin, New Hazelton, vice- president. Eight new trustees ‘were elected to the board and two weérereelected. iL is noted that in the operation of the Association, 19 of the 24 trustees are status or non-status Indians and five of nine members of the executive committee. All employed personnel and the 200 artists and eraftsmen whose work is sold through ‘Ksan sales agency arestatusor non-Sstatus Indians . THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. Terrace Science Fair slated for March 16 By John Chen Wing ~The tenth annual Terrace Science Fair will be held at the Caledonia Senior Secondary Gymnasium; 3605 Munroe Street in. Terrace on Friday March 15 and Saturday March 16. Friday! Fair> will run from 7 to 10 p.m._and on Saturday from 1 p.m, to 5:30 p.m... The Science. Fair’ is an educational. ‘exhibition (ol Science Projects’ prepared’ by students ‘interested in doing” scientific work on projects of their own choice.: A Science Fair may. show. ‘ original research of may be a.demon- stration of a scientific principle, an expitemental procedure or a new technological development, Collections are of merit only if they are presented in a way that Provincial Parks - Youth Crews. ‘The Provincia] Parks Branch Is-embarking on a new look for, 1974 inits Youth Crew Program. This year, for the first-lime, a.” ~-erew of girls will.be employed for the months . of : July’ and: “August ‘in trail, construction, ‘Smaintenance, ‘and allied tasks at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. a sees Fifteen girls will be hired for - lhe crew at Kokanee ‘Creek Park as a pilot project, ~The girls will be under the super- vision of an experienced youth crew foréman assisted. by female crew supervisors who will be responsible for the direct supervision of the-crew. ~~ The girls emplayed in_ the, pilot projéct will receive the. same pay and allowances as the boys and will be working at the . same jobsand will take part in. : the same type of recreation and. ‘waining which includes cance trips, overnight camping, tours. ‘of the local area, water safety” training, driver training and first aid training. - os | The Provincial Parks Branch has had good resulls from the pirls it has hired in recent years for park maintenance and other field-work, - ‘ ; aa Ia 1973. the Parks Branch. Youth Crew Program employed. - 250 boys split into ‘crews'of 12 1 (aking Math 11/ Thecoutse wil © 12,200 StaHoned at paks throughout’ the © province.” Manning Provincial Park had the largest youth crew, 45, with a permanent. camp’ and three ‘ Accomodation, except. when away from .base camps, is ‘in *dormitory-type trailers or buildings’ with xilchen and recreational facilities,. All meals’ are ’ eltizenship’ training. “acceptance, - prepared: by qualified cooks using the best of ingredients and _ equipmenl) ©... |. This year, 250 boys will be hired and stationed at various camps, The boys may be sent (0 parks in the Rocky Mountains, on’. Vancouver : Island, in the East and West Koolenays, near Vancouver, near, . Prince George, or, in.the Cariboo, IL will be girls only at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. - . The “youth crews are em- ployed on a six-day-week ample . time off for ‘recreational and Pay for 1974 Will be $13,00 per day for six days a week, All meals are provided and “travelling ex- penses to and from camp are 1d. - oe Applicants for the youth crew, male or female, - must, -be residents of. British Columbia, must be over 15 on July 1, 1974 and will not have reached their 17lb birthday before September * 1, 1974. All. ‘successful. ap- plicants will be required to submit a certificate of good health with their. acceptance of employment. . Anyone interested in applying - for the youth crew should wrile to: - Youth Crew” Program, Provincial’ Parks Branch, Department of Recreatloniand Conservation, Parliament Buildings, Victoria V8W 2¥9. Completed application ‘forms must..be postmarked prior. {0 March 16,1974 or they will not be accepted. Selections for the ‘crew are made in April and all applicants are notified by mail of acceptance. or non- QUALITY “RADIO JET Modei-80; Héavy gauga stee! consiruction - and semi-preurnatic tiras. Nan toxic rust resistant finish. Body: 34 x 15% x4". Wheels: 872 x 1¥%4”, Welght: 25 Ibs. illustrates a scientific principle , or procedure. ; . The Terrace Sclence Fair is a a project of a gourp of Terrace science teachers and is funded by the Skeena-Cassiar Board of School Trustees and the Skeena- skeena-Cassiar District Teachers’ Association, The aims of the Science Fair are lo ~ wncover latent scientific talent and to raise the general *. scientific! Hteracy within , the’ entire community. At the Science Air it is-hoped to -” provide: the “means whereby people of all. ages. and educalional backgrounds can learn science at whatever level, . or ‘in whatever . or rate, ; situations best suit them. Students are being encouraged to do simple displays ; that demonstrale easily understood {unamental scientific principles: that have been known for years. * The Terrace Science Fair this. year will be, for. leaching the: | community “about science developments over the years. Tee Safety “Mareh comes in like 4 lion- and goes aul like a lamb.” __ Every yer sudden | thaws, - uick, freezes,” followed -by _ followed by another (haw, make (he ice-covered waterways of Canada death traps... These _weather: conditions | create. “roteen” ice - ice which has a - depth thal appears safe, but the ice which is honeycomed with air pockels so that it crumbles’ . under the skaler or walker, plunging him into the icy depths beneath. .- Children. who have skaled in safety.on the local pond or cove through winter’s icy blasts, do not recognize the danger until it is Leo late. Ice fishermen, accustomed lo spending the weekend far from shore, don't recognize’ the danger until itis too tate. ‘There is only one way to, be safe as winter ends - stay off.ice surfaces. Red Cross water safety, has lots of rules, tips and safety precautions to help you © ~ survive in waler, but water with: ~ a temperature: just “above {lhe freezing point knows no.rules, * Withina few seconds after entry, - into iey water, the human body “is paralysed; unconsciousness ‘follows quickly, It is-a par- ticularly unpleasant way (o die. “Red Cross’ walter. safety service reminds you to beware of spring thaws. During March,’ _ Keep your feel. on the ground. ‘RADIO FLYER Modol.18. "x d¥", Wheels: 10x 1%". ~ Yhare’ are“ complaints “from: time to time thal the Unem- playment Insurance program ts being abused, and I feel-sure this {5 80 in some instances, But, ilis also belng abused by the‘ Unemplayment Insurance Commission to the detriment of legilimate “claims ‘and: this abuse on the part of the Com-- mission tends to altract people to stretch the (ruth to the. breaking point in ‘order . to quality for benefits. I never thou gh It was the purpose of the” Act to entice people to lie about their circumstances, but that is - what is required. / Section -25 of the Unem- ployment Insurance Act is the one which is being used quite frequently now to disqualify people, ‘Section 25 says that a person, to receive benefits; must be “available for work” and that he has. to prove this, Being “available for work" seems like a proper ail reasonable requirement to recelve benelits for, after all, if one is not ‘‘available for work'": then one should not get benefits. But, the fly in the ointment -eomes from the interpretations that have been placed on that ‘phrase over the many years that it has been in the law.. “Available far work"; ap- fears. to. also mean thal work ‘must be availablefor you. Now, lype of inlerpretation has been by ee LL “Official”. The-- ‘Beautiful . British Columbia Road Map’ is the “sole official road map’’ published by “the provincial - government, Hon. Ernest Hail, Minister of Travel Industry said. Tuesday. - Mr. Hall stressed this point while. announcing thal 2.25 million copies of the . 197475 road map are now available lo the public free of charge. “fhe Department of Travel Industry publishes scores of key maps in ‘ils pamphlets, brochures, and in the Beautiful British Columbia magazine, bul ‘these are generally ina stylized form and hence many. details are omitted,” the Minister said. Mr. Hall urged residents and visitors to use the road map as their gulde while travelling in British Columbia. ‘The purpose give readers only a general idea Che Da bape dg ied Waydoo Sit = Apholograph.of the entrance graces ihe cover of the new road map, campground, and angling guide. The road mag is updated _ annually and Lhe 1974-75 edilion contains the latest list and more ‘details of provincial cam- perounds, new highways, and def 7, New Safe-T Design Handle. Grip. 27.95 The wagon thal generations ce shapptly remember. Unsurpassed Oualily. Body: 36% 17% Weight: 29 lbs. - be that’s a different story and this’ of stylized maps, he said, is to” _ of the, routings. of, major ‘high-. we 7 1o* Vancouver's Slaniey. Park. Sa PL SA eS used ‘to disqualify people who are -legitimalely looking for work, The Commission and: the appeal groups under the Unemployment: Insurance Act (Board of Referees: and - the Umpire). have ruled. many limes that a “available for work’ “if the person is: living in an area where the type of work that the person normally’ does is either not available or (here are very few such jobs. In thal instance the’ person would disqualified. . In“ other instances persons ‘have been disqualified if they place any restriction upon the type of work that they are seeking, the area within which they are seeking thal work, or the wages that they expect. . Let me quote to you the words . fromjust one case thal has come lo my attention - “You have nol proven thal you are available for work from February 11, 1974 as you are restricted lo an area in which your chances of finding suitable employment wilh your skills and required wage rale are considered to be severely reduced." - : I have read ‘transcripts of cases where the Insurance Officer. asked: the claimant leading questions and then used the answers to disqualfly thal person, The questions asked werein this vein: “Because you person is not- be- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1974 From Parliament Hill live here In’... imagine that, you would like io work in this . area?" The answer, given was naturally yes and then’ that - person was di squalified because : she. was restricting ‘the area within she. would accept em- ployment: If the questions had ‘not. been designed to. elicit a iparticular response ti : situation might have been dif- ferent; |, oe The aly advice L.can give claimants who run into this type of situation is for the person to say thal he will accept any fob, at any wage at any location. In some cases the person may not ‘ really mean thal they will in fact move from say Burns Lake to Halifax, but they have lo indicate that they will be or be disqualified. ; Many people feel that -they will havea good casewf they can get their position before . the Board of Referees on an appeal, But, the Board of Referees is bound “by past. " * something like a Court of Law is and the chances of winning an appeal are very slim if the person puls the same case to the Board of Referees as the In- surance Officer claims. The best course if for one to limitin no way the type of wark thal one will accept, the area within which he will work or the wages Ihat he will accepl. Road Map Released even changes In ihe spelling of a few place names. The new hunting and angling licence fees recently approved by the Fish and Wildlife Branch of the Department of ilecreation and Conservation are also listed. NUMBERS At The Ver Oss 4036 STRAW “THES AD GOOD. FO $500 JACKPOT IN 50 NUMBERS DECREASING TO $100 IN 55 Monday March 11th © ON PRESENTATION AT THE DOOR. A new feature is an “In-and- out” highway route map. of the Cily of Nelson, This is in ad- dilion to similar maps of Vancouver, Victoria, Kamloops, and Prince George - a regular feature of the road map. - ‘OR MORE. itas School ME STREET ' R-1 EXTRA CARD © - 1 8:00 PLM. 10.95 | “RADIO-PAL Model 80. New Safe-T Design Handle Grip. RADIO RODEO: Model 12. Patented Fil-Grip Handle" and quality finished hardw 31.95. ood. Body: 28x 14% x 7", Wheels: 7 x 1%”. 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