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BL, LVI, No. 44

Wednesday, May

25, 1966

10c a Copy; $3.00 a Year — Press Run 3000 -

Over ‘7 Million }
For Skeena 16 }

Premier W, AC. Bennett, visiting Skeena riding at the -
weekend, announced the appropriation of $712 million for

capital expenditure this year on Highway 16 in Skeeng riding.
MLA Dudley G. Little said, “This is the largest works

program ever announced in
one year in the history of the

1|Skeena riding.”

Following the inaugural’ cere-
monies for the ferry “Queen of
Prince Rupert Premier ‘Bennett
and party spent the holiday week

mend at Skoglund Hot Springs, dur-
s|ing.which time he visited Kitimat.

MLA Little and Mrs, Little ac-

- companied the premier'’s party east

on Highway 16 as far as Smithers.
In the Bulkley. valley town the

|| Premier, the Honorable Ray Wil-

JEST DIGNITARIES at what has been termed an “illegal’’ luncheon Sunday in the
akelse Hotel banquet room are (left to right), Minister of Lands and Forests, Ray G.

Tilliston; Waldo Skillings, MLA. for. Victoria;

Dan Campbell, Minister of Municipal

airs; A. F, Goulet, Reeve of Terrace District Municipality; Premier W. A. C. Bennett;
fim Lindsay, Reeve of-Kitimat District Municipality;. Dudley G. Little, MLA for Skeena,
ind Wm, Murray, MLA for Prince Rupert and Specker'of the House. The luncheon, which
fas hosted by Terrace District Municipality was illegal in the sense that Municipal

ouncil had not given, approval for the expenditu
uesday evening at a special meeting of Council.

re.. Approval was’ given. unanimously

oor Weather Fails To Dampen Spirit

Terrace Elks club wound up three days:of holiday activity,
monday with a street-parade_and' sports day:held-at.Rlversid
grk, Over.2,000 people flocked to the grounds ofter watching

a parade of floats, decorated

45 pit ms
he annual May Day: weekend
ed with a dance at the Com-

minity Centre on Saturday. night

@ which Smilin’ Johnnie, western

mertainer from ‘Saskatoon, Sas

michewan, was the featured artist.

May Queen Linda Bennie receiv-

@ ber official coronet at the Sat-

miay night dance. Sunday at mid- | tri

eeht, the annual Elks Victoria Day
mil was held in the Community
mntre and attendance for the
eent was goad. wt

m- POLICE SEARCH RIVER
miystery enshrouds the .Skeena
wer today and RCMP- continue to
mestigate following a. report. that
Bvehicle might have plunged in-
the water at‘a point. some 25
mes east of Terrace. oy
errace police were alerted at
miS am. Sunday when a -pass-
motorist reported. tire marks-
m the highway, They. appeared
gghave veered off over a steep’
mpankiment, . :
avestigation of glass .and. ‘de:

m found on the 200 foot- em- |!

mkment indicate the car might

cars and bicycles: The parade
ms dampened when a- downpour of rain hit. Terrace at about:

7 On'-Monday at noon, 4 parade
was marshalled on the Community
Centre grounds and routed south
along .Emerson where it -turned
feast along Lakelse Avenue.  —~
‘” An RCMP escort led the parade
which featured numerous’ march-
ing contingénts and motorized en-
les, we
' At Riverside Park the ceremon-
les were officially opened by. MLA
for Skeena, Dudley G, Little, who

‘|grected the large crowd and. in-

troduced the May Queen and her

" | eniquirage.

‘Judges then’ selected threa win-
hers from the parade entries, Ter-
race Volunteer Fire Department
won first prize for its ‘humorous
entry urging people not to-smoke
in bed, ‘Second place- prize’ went
40 the Terrace. Lapidary Club for
4 replica of an old Skeena river-
boat and third went to Thornhill
Teen-Town for ‘its float on‘ ‘which
a-scale modelof Thornhill’s pro-.
posed Centennial Payk was. feat:
. Concession. booths operated
throughout the day as did chil-

e been a 1962 nietallic. grey
aa tlac. : Soe |

dren's rides, racea-and sports,

events were carried out through-
gut the afternoons fis
Local Biksmembers have t

ed the day: “very:successful despi
rain and/heavy overcast.”.--°..”

‘Sixty People Hear
Water, Sewer Plan
About 60. people turned out

- | Thursday night:for a public meet-

ing held in the.'Community Cen-
tre for the: purpose ‘of outlining
water and sewer bylaws currently
under passing process through the.
initiative plan, ©
. Municipal Administrator John-
Pousette, together with Reeve Bert.

erintendent John ‘Tindale, gave
brief summaries of plans for water
and ‘sewer development this year.
Tindale showed the meeting which
areas are slated for services on a
specially prepared map, .
 Pousette in speaking on the pro-
Posed ' water’ service . instalation
said, “If this program is carried
out, 1967 will be the last yeat Ter-
race will be faced with a water
Shortage. By the enitl of 1968 there
will be.no subdivision ‘area in
Terrace which cannot have Muni-.
cipal water service." He’ stated
that Terrace’s water supply. will
‘he chlorinated this year and that
fluorides: will be added,-He did

expect: fluoridation of its supply;

i Melting Pot...

SOPLE WHO live on McDeck
[ be happy to learn the name
mathelr street has been chang-
mito Medeck which is what it
sin the firat place. The late
el Robinson, author of Men |
mMedeck, was instrumental in

outside the Hub, has now. been:

. Femoved. And we had such. a ;

good ‘photograph —

all ready
for printing. a

VISITOR To town last week was
Alex. Gillanders of:Fraser Lake..

ping the street but’ some-“gpent a pleasant half hour talk.

kre along the line it -lost
gething in the translation, .

AYOU'RE interested in ‘play. :

) meeting.”

4 Nis ‘TO Councillor Kerton

JW am that, was... ze

‘ing ,about..moly: mining at. En:
Pakoy ee
“HT BUGS ‘us to ‘find: there are .
: Oly, ‘abowt 60 ratepayers in‘ this’
where their tax dollars go. These «
are .the ‘same.-ratepayers who}
_ turn out for ‘most public Muni: ’
cipal meetings: “Not a: very. good |
‘showing fora community of this’

rales

‘-however,

‘ Mr. Tindale pointed out that “de-
pendent ‘on the weather, Terrace
might -be faced: with a serious
water. shortage -again this year.”
Last. year, during a prolonged dry

{ spell. the town’s water supply had

to’ be supplemented with water
‘taken from the Skeena via. an
emergency pumping system. The
new. water service proposed under
‘this year's bylaw will ‘authorize
the preparation. and completion of
a new source of supply. Water will
come from. the Skeena River. ‘It
now comes from Deep Creek, north
Of Terrace, 8
This. year’s program was termed.
“essential If Terrace ie: to: attract
‘mortgage-money:for major hous-
dng developments." 6i,.37 0.600
_ It is proposed: that both projects
will be ‘pald for. through: service

rates and foot. frontage taxei.”

Goulet and Municipal Works Sup-.

liston, minister of lands and for-
ests and Mr. Little, appeared on-a
radio broadeast. ~~

In announcing the $74: million
appropriation, Mr. Bennett’ said
this was over and above ‘mainten-
ance costs. :

He ‘said by the end of this year
all Highway 16, between Prince
Rupert and Prince George would

Airport Work

Further to°last/ week's informa-

tion:.a letter today from Minister
of Northern Affairs, Arthur Laing,
confirms that paving: of: airport

roads will take place: in 1967-68,

a new vehicle storage building will
he constructed in 196868 and a
few sand storage building will ‘be
built in 16970°71. - .

Two visual approach slope indi-
cators will be installed at the Ter-
race Airport this year. -

‘in Terrace,

be surfaced either with hard top’

or pulva-mix,- except a 31:1 mile. -”

section between Cedarvale and. Pa-
cific, The.contract for grading and
Sealcoating on this section will be
called this year, |

The Premier stated a new bridge

will be built across the Bulkley.” a.

River at Smithers, He said the

money hag been appropriated and

engineers were busy. now complet-
ing plans for ‘the structure.

Father of Four —
‘Dies On. Highway

_ A transmission line worker is
dead and three other men ‘slightly
injured following a highway smash
about one mile north of Kitimat on
Saturday afternoon: 7
Louis Albert Majeau, 33,. resi-
dent of Terrace, died in the Kiti-
mat. General. Hospital “about an
hour. after-:his car left Highway
25 near the Kitimat’ cemetery’ and
rolled over an embankment,

-»,Majeau was. employed. by Fland:.
Jers Instalatic

ons Company,: contrac:
tors for.'a. section -of the Terrace: .
Kitimat: -hydro- transmission - dine,
-. Treated ‘for: minor: injuries,-and |
released. following’ .the.. accident ..
were: Raymond Christopherson,
Melvin Shier and Donald Doberer —
all construction workers, residing -

,.Majeau is ‘survived by his wife
Alberta,- a daughter Roberta, 15,
son Douglas 9, daughter Denin, 3
and another son aged 11 who re-
mained in’ Edmonton to attend
school when the family came to
Terrace. Funeral service will be
held Friday in Edmonton.

not indicate when Terrace might |

AMONG THE FIRST VISITORS TO Terrace: from the
Queen of Prince Rupert inaugural run, Earl Darling of-..
-Mictoria proudly. displays a 42-pound, bright silver spring |
~ salmon, caught in the‘ Kalum River May 23, thé morning. *-
" after -his arrival. He wos assisted in landing the hefty spring’...
* by his guide Vie Bryant. ‘The fish, which took one hour and *

45 minutes to ‘land, was caught on:
, 20-pound test: line.’ Mr," Darling:

a large Kitimat.lure and.
and his. wife ‘are house

, Quests of. Mr. "and ‘Mrs. ‘Fred: Clarke, -The “enthusiastic.
“-yisitor’ Intends, to, return: and “try his: luck. with goat, and -

Steelhead in Terrace'area,