Satg hai e ae WERE, “(during 1973 and that first in- See r i WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914 LABOUR MA Columbia's labour. market was ’ exiremely active and buoyant dications for 1974 suggest a continuation of this trend, The 7 <"«Minister ‘cited the latest in- : fortnation released by Statistics “Canada, which . showed ~ that - during’ January; -'. British Columbia's labour force was "271,008,000 persons, “total em- “ployment. Was“938,000 persons, . and: unemployment: was. 70,000. “persons: * Noting thal both the '. January ‘labour: force and “ amployment figures were above “os. the 1974 averages, the Minister “said : that: employment-by this. coming “summer . could - well ‘, “exceed one million persons. ‘ Blve »_.; by-8,000 persons over the. same period; ‘he: stressed that this . 2» WOS:a Usual. occurrence al this Ten RE atthe apr PIT wee SCI NE man AT SF PE et See ETE Although | the Minister. noted that. actual .emplidyment had? declined by 3,000 persons since the’ previous, month, while ‘unemployment. had vincreased ‘Ume of year and,:.:in fact, the - -inefease in unemployment was less ; } i - . elsewhere. in Canada or during than: -- experienced : the same period a year earlier. In spite ofa labour-force, which “has -- grown’ faster’: than: the Canadian: average, British . :}. Columbia's: January \unem: ' o> ployment? rate “eF* 6.9" percent” “+ was equal to the average rale in ‘the rest’ of ‘Canada’ - (he: first “time: this. has.“ occurred .since ’ April 1970. : fallen (o 5.5 percent in January from 6.2 percent in December, ‘insurance: you renew every. ‘morning. divine ing your teeth is ~ Bru ood protection. Insurance = you really keep up to date. > Any insurance works ” Better that ways cet “Ror instance your home ' oF apartment insurance. Has flation left you badly - uridcrinsured?. “Maybe we can We're an-agent for the Royal, Canada’s largest insurer. With ver a century's experience here in British Columbia...’ Why not give usa call? ‘O'BRYAN AGENCIES LTD. No.201 + 4630 Larelle “although unemployment had improvement over January 1973 ‘when. unemployment reached ee ee explo) ation companies. |) ‘The Minister, poiiled out that - 22.) when seasonal factors” were “taken -into -.consideration (he | seasonally. adjusted’ rate, had ° help you. . Terrace, B.C. ~ CONDITIONSINB.C. :: King, Minister ef. Labour, an- ->-mounced Loday” that British the largest drop of any region of Canada, and the ipvest seasonally adjusted unem- ployment rate. that this Province has experienced since 1070, .. The Minister: said that climbed 8,000 persons from the - previous month the level of unemployment showed vast 95,000 persons, or 9.9 percent of the labour force. rn A‘25,000 person drop in unemployment | (over period), can’ be considered ; excepilonal, especially when consideration is made of the. 48,000 persons increase in the labour foree since January 1973. - The Minister said that over this ane-year period. total em- ployment had climbed by 73,000 persons or by 8.4 percent. “The full impact of British © Columbia’s new mineral royalties’ may nut de felt for some lime and ‘an illusion of ‘continued mineral production and prosperily muy be created, according to Charles R. Elliolt, president.uof the Minign - Association: of Canada, >. ~ Mr. Elliott is also president of Conwest. Exploration Company .. ‘Lid., one of Canada’s largest “a Addressing «(he “association of British Colum- - bia, Mr. Elliott said the’ new: axes “Will ‘change the basic ~-aconomies “of every’ mining , uperalion-in‘the province in a _* ‘very fundamental and negalive “ fashion.” ~~ Tee He did nat expect any change in the “depressed level” of; ex- ploration in B.C. — * . . “Clearly, we have failed to communicate. ihe absolutely” essential role of ihe exploration function in our Industry, - Ex- ploralion is mining's fulure.. No government should permil itself io be lulled into-believing that - because the mines continue to operate ~ yes, with today’s prices, even thrive.<: that, lhe. ‘industry is not being seriously “alfected-* by -- progressively heavier (ax. burdens.” ~' Ex- element inthe. mining equation, stagnation sels ia to He predicted already, in operation, will con- linue “‘so long as any recovery af invested bedrooms as well as utility: and work shop. ar "basement, Call Rusty or Bart far an appolnimen Wehave two...anean Walsh lots on frontage and dept P wind or ivaftic. It’s partly cleared ready Rusty or Bert Liungh at 635-5754" except kiichen & bath, Colored plumbing, all wood { $34,500, Call Bob Sheridan Jo view. -apen te discount - If purchaser acquires own NUSTY LIUNGHL 639-5754 OM SLEMEO @35-3360 °"WOb SHERIDAN 635-2064 oe Not everyone seems salisfied with the Autoplan Insurance scheme and one Terrace gas stalion, Terrace Esso, is following the lead of automobile service centers . in other parts of the province. The above sign is the their latest. thus creating an iRusion of continuing production and - prosperity. There will be a day of, reckoning, however, he said. “If taxes and regulations under which the mining industry must operate -- either in this province . ov ay ywhere else forlhatmatter - ‘become too onerous" and too burdensome, . exploration - ac- livity..will dry up and the. in-, dusiry will. die. with the _. inevilable exhaustion of known | annual: .. 7 Ot ““nieeling’ ‘of. ‘the ~. Mining. ore‘ bodies," - said Mr, Elliott. “He said mining’ companies - ueross Canada are experiencing a labour shortage, despite the fact lhal average weekly wages ’ and salaries .in “the industry (were the second highest of any_ industrial sector in the nation. He ‘ciled a number of reasons including a natural reluctance “40 move to new areas and: generous unemployment and welfare. benefits. Existing _gavernment manpower training _ . programs,..he said, have not solved the problem. “TL think the industry will have lo -establish| more. ‘in home’ iralning programs. parilcularly directed (o altract young, lop quality.’ people to: the mining ' "field -- young people who are ikely -ld-.adapt-.ta mining ommunitites.“"-1-:am_' not uggeésling thal’ training ‘or ople far the fulure,’ This has been the strength: of lhe - Canadian niining industry (hat. ‘has made il second to none,” he © said. EN &GURRIELTD. | “RealEstate-Insurance (ti 4646 Lakelse Terrace” Phone 635-6142 | a ea or. ewe at wet cong EE te n new .conditlan,, 3.bedraam one acre of '* Smatier 7 bedroom home wilh Jand + Vendor will carry mortgage but Is financing. Call Bob Sheridan for is equally important that we do etraining of the older people ‘Should ‘be neglected, but: in. the- ‘longterm,’ the industry. must: ~ “build a solid base of well-trained both have two bedrooms; one has a full basement..The hill; a three badroom nicely compact homme with Rusty or: Bert Liungh.a at 635. shapping and and ‘full-basement with two jas'a“separated entrance for the.” BI5STSA) ash a 50 foot lat for one car family being that it is so close to town. The other isa much: larger. (of located of Skeena Sireat next-to. the river with h for the-person who is looking for: 8 quiet.areg with hardly’ for building the house of your chalce. Phone ° JOHN CURRIE 635-5865 BERT LIUNGH 635-5754 THE-HERALD, TERRACE, B.C, 7 : Membership in the ‘Terrace Library showed an increase of . aver. two hundred patrons last. year up lo 4,877 members from. 1972's 4,651, The book stock also jumped, .- up’, to. 17,830 . from. 14,819. Book circulation was up 1072, — wee The figures confirmed. & trend that has been evident for several years.. The Terrace Public Library is grawing. Over the last five years: for example, the bookstock has climbed from 10,130 books, | magazines and pamphlets ‘to this year’s 17,830. Circulation is up as much, from 44,167 to 64,428. Membership, although it waned in 1970 and 71, has &hown as steady increase over the past several yeurs. (9° ent The report of librarian Mary Ane Guenther, explains some of the statistics as well” as pointing lo. the major. ac- complishments of lhe group during the year;. © DS, es) the Year.1972 . : - Librarian's Report for _ 7 the Year 1373. | ‘The library staff have kept a “othe stress of lhe overly crowded ' OS... “slacks, at least cramping the voces i: books. a: bit: more tightly Lo eo" make room “for ‘some -of the Mr. Elliott said the industry is? additions trom Prince. George, * that arrive so faithfully. This is very much aware of the need to. 5, os ; develop :the interest of young an exaggeration of course, bul it . tie ‘-peally “seemed that.on some pent in ding Ne and aye, fgg” cone 3 . good part of the working day. dustry. He estimated mining. ay Jong last, our problem was companies will: employ .8,000- : A “Idi . 0 publicly realized .and building 10,000 studen's this summer, iN” /renqvations commenced, alter - some instances, in a program “great deal of planning, jointly funded. by the Federal” (nought and consultation. -Department.of Manpower and anxiously we look forward to immigration and individual, jhe completed complex, wilh companies. : ‘.- relocation of the charging desk P “with a.-greally ‘expanded mineral’ resources’ must’ con- Unue unless’ Canadians were prepared to accept a drastically’ reduced standard of living. - - “We must use them wisely; we musi encourage research that: Will lead lo new technologies in mining and processing to enable : us lo recover. minerals -from lower grade and difficult, ores ‘more elficiently; we must encourage research (o improve. the use of our products and in the end, we must seek out other elements that -will provide. alternatives.” Global demand for minerals Was increasing, he said,.: especially in ' the developing, nallons.. - on oo While. it is well for ‘us to always keep before us the fact ~ Abal-our resources are finite; it:. children’s library. In addition: lo'all the obvious advantages af the “new 'selting, we hope a newly created. community image may emerge - thal-of a “formation and. services which book service to shul-ins and the hospitalized, for example: Bul programs may ‘develop in lhe coming year, lel us highlight the events of ihe. previous twelve months.” sole . As replacement-for. Mien-Van - the orderly slate of alfairs into which I stepped last May; but "filling lier shoes has not been an easy task, upon hearing’ many “not” make: projections. sey -intelligent,” and. * personable upon a ‘comparison between “volume, including’ Mrs. Peggy growing rales of ‘consumplion | 4 oa » eammnating wilh: known reserves of “any Bartlett; senlor.:communily given mineral: ‘Whal is not ore- today -- mineral deposits that” 4; ; Ste oleel cannot be mined profitably with and Mrs..Bette Olson, clerical laday’s. prices, - today’s costs. and teday’s. technology --. will- become the ores of tomorrow.” “the hiring of Mrs.“Joyce. Fet~ jerley as: parttime, clarical assistant, ;“Vulunteer workers continued {o - decrease the iurkload al the trained! staff, and for: their service we are. f most grateful. . In 1973 Miss - Lucy’ ‘Trigo..and - Miss. Terry Kennedy: worked-al the library part-time: ‘as. pages; und, Al that lime, Miss Carol: Van ‘Dooren and.\Miss Ann : Faber’ replaced them ‘and these girls ~ -week-ends. . ; m . The. one big.slep taken by Terrace — towards. an. in- “dependent status as part of the “Prince. George ‘regional ‘gperalion. af the Library ‘Development Commission, was the ordering of junior and (een -books on our own, for the first - lime. This means simply, books is ona paved road and Is. 7 ‘ »—SAFETY— CENTRE or business. _ ~ ~~ ~ / haat Ponta x “ . more ' (o 61,426 books from 60,134 in = Librarian’s Report for “~~ htisy schedule during 1973, if not” re-arranging books to alleviate — fruilful ‘interchange.. of: in-: might éntail Such functions as a: before *anticipaling what. Heek; I must commend her on. favorable’ things” about “this ~ ‘woman preceding me: ‘The staif’’ ‘librarian, Mrs.-Ruth Shannon, assislant community librarian,. typisl, has ‘been increased” by: leaving for university in the fall. served ‘after school and. cn. ~~ ae 7 ‘fa ow . ie ms oe iin ha SSA O™ ~ L __ At The Library ‘are’ ordered,” shipped to the .‘Iibrary.from a wholesaler, then -gatatogued and fully. processed - here by our ataff, Previously all books. came ‘from. the headquarters at Prince George, -. prepared for . immediate. shelving. .. This ‘undertaking -tequires numerous. hours: of work, from. ‘reading . review artleles to ordering, receiving, pasling papers in each volume, cance the book has - been”. carefully. catalogued: by the librarian, ..- Coe _’ Plans’ for “the . eventual creation of a regional library system’ in. the _ Kitimat-Stikine - District have not remained at a * stand-still. referendum re regional support of. the. Terrace. Library, was ~ defealed (on recount), we feel- confident ; thal this “eventually , will become a reality." Organized .. meetings - of librarians from Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Hazelton and Terrace were held throughout the year. There were no. earth shattering - revelations, but all. the same,. we do have an eye an. the fulure consequences stemming ‘from this early co-operation. There was representalion from the Terrace Library al the Library . ‘Development - Commission workshops held -in Prince . ‘George; both spring and: fall sessions being most worthwhile, and at’ Provincial association gatherings, board members” ! ‘ - forced to look’ for an alternate were in.attendances °. 1. A few words now abou! .an- qual stalistics: +: Book. cireulation for did not markedly increase over. last year’s’ figure, but there.are . contributing factors to this . _ phenomenon, namely the very crowded ‘and: inadequate * facilities, especially for, junior °. _ readers, and - our - decreased | open hours in Hecember. due lo s renovations (that alene mighl : account. ‘for - well over a’ thousand books). ea . A policeuble “feature which “appears Is the increase in book- stock, “a, figure which shows over, three thousand additional oc wolumes. ee os = “The? figure, memberships is. misleading; in -thal is appears that only a little over jwo hundred peuple joined the: library. during the whole _ year, wherens in reallly (here * -were’ iwa. thousand and. six _vepistralions taken... In “preparing the count, it must oe ‘also expire each year, causing ihe numbers lo-balance in the _, way they do. Just the same, we . gan’ account. for-uyer two- hundred exira registrations as * -unaware‘of the difficullies and »gompared. (0° 1972.-- So,):insluoking. back and reiracing the évents of 1973, it is - obvious where our weaknesses” and slrengths lie; but Jel us nut keep lo Ihe past. Another year. and we hope thal progress and growlh will. be’ even ‘more’. evident in ‘the -time..lo come, “than they have been'before. On the “financial. side * the “ Hbrary’ showed ,.a. deficit ex-— _penditures over revénue, Bur il ~was-only:$782.46, 0 “The group ‘took '$810,50: for ‘aul-of-town mem- s bershipss: $11 ,B7L.19 >. -in- “provincial - grants, .$23,800.00 in municipal ; grants; $615.50. for” film ‘and projector renlals and memberships, $292.65 for plioto- copying, . $1,187.99- from, - donations and $4,136.16 from the sales of the History of Terrace, . totalled’, Their ‘expenses $44 458.70. Book and publication costs were a healthy $16,235.42, wages were a further $16,713,36, }- CPAP... U.LC.-and W.C.B. paymenis reached $434.39, bi : eee - ~ T ADDITION T “THE LATES a aE en ee peoek | Da See NOS PRM IR Se ET St SOARED Niet enone a 7 . ts 4917, KEITH AVE. Though a public - ‘secondly, the year . remembered ‘thal registrations” has dawned. before: aur eyes, - ok ina total: of $43,676.24. ‘There -was '$960,40 collected in over-due finés, an” library. suppites cost $1,789.53, memberships. coat °$80,":the ielephone bill was $263,32, there es PAGE CH - feustratlons “that “were en- ‘countered: by these ’ public- piriled citizens. ne “fn dune! of .1973, Guenther, a graduite librarian from UBC, took up her duttes. e ‘Mery Anne was $630 expended for. travel Over pearance... dnd ‘hopefully. the far. current” library will be more.Cunclional. 1 would presume thal future. library boards will press for the. . exlension ag required,. bul for — the lime at least, we have been able (o. solve a.very serious . shortage of space.’ Here | must pay. tribule to our’ Board "Building Committee, and lo Mr. - Allan Suutar, the architect, ‘lho “wot a member .of ‘the Board, drew. and supervised “the renovation - plans” without recompense. Tam sure that the.;, general. public.-is. . tolally - public’ has’: been. served adequately with volunteers and Community. Librarians, -nevertheless, we felt that with the expansion we should have professional help, so when the Library Developmen! Com- mission suggested thal they could increase our grants if we would hire a professional, we sélected: Mrs- Guenther’s ap- - plication and she accepled the position.’ Mary Anne is taking over more of the duties that were formerly provided by the North .. Central = Library Association. and slowly we will be phased out of the protection of this system. : We are well aware thal this year would have ‘been a. trying, ime ‘for a seagoned librarian and believe ‘thal’ Mary Anne has sload the _ lest very well, and hope that ia retrospect she will think of her firsl-year as being one of per- sonal growth, tinged with - moments of humour. . This year: saw our. Vice Chairwoman, Mary-Ann Boyd, ‘elected ‘as -secretary, to the _ trustee section of the ‘British Columbia Library Association. ‘We feel proud and honoured “thai'‘Mrs; Boyd accepted this position, ‘and: wish her well in . her tern of office. - In. June, Prince Rupert hosted “an Area 12 trusteé and librarian meeting and out of this has - come a closer liaison belween the librarian and boards In the area. ©. When .. regionalization “comes .to fruitation this area should be able to accept the- “transition grdcefully and ef- ficiently. me In the fulure we Will explore many forms of communication. “nol only the written word, but recordings, drama and book ‘cassettes and -audio-visual. ‘Also, now thal we are fortunale enough'to hava a section of the ‘library. devoted. entirely 1o ghildren,.we will be enlarging _ programs to interest them. * On behalf of the Board, I wish to thank the many yalumeer workers and the Friends of the Library, who have been 50 faithful over the years, and” " hope’ they. will” continue lo support us in the future. Per- sonally, 1 thank the librarians and my. board members: for _lheir. co-operation during the _-past year... BwwaL. Weber *, Chalrwoinan .-°. ~ Heavy Duty Mechanics “Takia Forest Products located at Fort" Si. James requires journeymen for the above trade. ‘maintenance of diese: eq an caterpillar equipme welding. 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