TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE 8.C,

A presentation of Canadian heritage as RCMP Musical Riders perform before a sellout
f | audience at Lions Park last Saturday.

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Thirty
successfully .
examinations held“recently ‘in

Terrace. by Toronto Royal

Conservatory -of Music. ..

They are: Grade VIII Piand. -

Honours - Laure M: Dubeau:
Catherirle Rugegies;

Kurisu.

Grade VI Piano - Honours = -

Julie R. Muckle; Gwynne E.
MeCullough; ‘Judith = M.
Bergman; Virginia M. Cooper.

Grave V Piano -.First Class
Honours - Anne Pousette, Ruth
M. Pousette (equal) Honours -

“candidates |
passed).

Pass .-.
Norma B,. Dando; Sandra F..

Daony Stanyer. '

. Grave IV Piario’- Honours. -
Judy H, Vanderkwaak; Sharon
A, Bergman.

Grade [lI Piano - Honours. :

June A. Miliken; Dawn’ D..

Liesch; Sharon Smedley;
Syliva Godlinski;- Karen - K,
Vandyke; Janice’ L. Nicholson.
_ Grade Il Piano - First, Class
Honours - Carolyn R. Hagen;
Jacquline. DeJong. Honours -
Clifford Flury,. Frian R:
Martens ‘ (equal); Myron
Crown, Cheryl Flury.

Grade I Piano - First Class :

Honours - Andrew Robinson. °

Colleen M. Miller.

‘Honours « .
Grade it Singing - First Class

Honours - Laurel K. Shannon,

Bonnie M..: Berghauser,

‘Honours - Cheryl M.
Kerry M, Shannon.
. honours: - Andrew Robinson,

; Stanyer;

At hurts v when Hertz loses a
car. They lost a. car from the
‘Lakelse Hotel Parking lot early
on the morning of June 26.
"Terrace RCMP are currently
looking for the stolen ‘vehicle
1971: brown Pontige | ‘bearing
-| B.C, licence. plates JDE 469,

“Numerous meetings have
been held with the union going
‘hack ta December 1970, and
Hydro has made a number of
important concessions,"’ Dr,
Shrum stated, ‘but the union

has offered nothing significant

me in return and has adopted an
y inflexible position -on. major
issues, inchading wages. .
“The union's latest wage
. proposal would have meant a
#18. 4 percent increase over two
‘ yeays and an added cost to |.
its clistomers of.more than $8
nillion during the term al the

We feel it would be grossly
unfair to our other employees ‘to
‘give our electrical workers
preferential treatment:

particularly when they already
receive higher wages than the
other: unions, " he said. -
me ‘We 7 also

- Who . ultimately. must “meet
any increases in costs: in the’

rates they pay for electricity, :

(Gr, Shrum said Hydro would
a be prepared ta. meet with the
! union officers at any-time .to
-. Tesume negotiations.
.The following seem to be the
: main issues other ‘than wages
m™. which the union has raised in
.«. the press;
‘Isolation Allowance:

‘We are prepared to continue
paying isolation allowances in

., from the list major centres
such as Fort St. John. -and
Dawson Creek, which with their
“airport. modern hospilals,
“schools and - recreational
jAacilities can no. longer. be
onsidered isolated. These are |
odern communities’ by any
tandards today. —
Sick Leave:
- Our policy is to provide sick

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"| changes.

‘Electrical Workers, issued the

isolated areas but wish to delete .

leave for all employees but we. .

- Hydro strike

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employer to ensure
individuals who are frequently
off the job through illness obtain
appropriate medical
assistance. We have generous
sick leave allowances and we
only want to make certain that
they are not abused. vo

Job Security:

This should not be an issue as
fur record shows ‘continuous
employment for all our regular
LB.EW, .workers..;, The: work
sleadtatiB.c, sHydro fliciuates
from month to month and from
year -to year.” -Using-
contractors’ crews for some of
our peak work enables us to:
maintain a fully- “employed:
permanent staff. Job security
is n0 prohlem at Hydro either
now or in the foreseeable future.
' Job Jurisdiction:

New developments, new
technologies, and new
equipment are certain to resull
in new work methods and job: |
conditions. A number of our job
descriptions should be updated.
The efficiency of our work force
depends upon recognizing these |

The B.C. Federation of
Labour, following a meeting
with representatives of the
International Brotherhood of

following slatement pledging
fullsupport tc the IBEW in their
current strike against the B. C..
Hydro Authority:

“Over the past few weeks, the.
Officers ofthe Federation have’
been-in close consultation with.
the IBEW and. are convinced
that the IBEW has made every
effort to reach: an amicable
agreement with Hydro with the
minimum of inconvenience to
the public. [t.is now obviaus_
that (he IBEW is correct when
they'say that the strike must he-.
escalated, . -

are requesting the right as the |

WaHTMAN & SMITH LIMITED.

REAL ESTATE & GENERAL ‘INSURANCE

- "TERRACE, B.C,

Large residential lot on the Bench, 105 x 192", on. + intinicipal :
‘water and sewer. . Excellent view and ‘only halt ‘black from -
Full price $5,200,

Cholee residential property, in oneofthe best Terrace areas.
5-bedrooms, split level arrangement, fireplace in living
 . tcom, _attached carport; on. two large fats.” On _municipat.
Z. sdwer and water and with paved sireet. This 1s an executive
“residence otfared tor. $43,000, with termsto ‘BHearranged.

Very good residential property, tn choice area with sewer,
S .water and pavement; walking distance to large. shopping §
| centre.’ Three bedrodms, full basement, double: garage and
attached storage shed. ‘Beautifully dandscaped. and fenced.
Full price $31, 50, down. payment of $10,000 required.

For Investmant oF development: ‘One of ihe fiw: remalning 5 £—
acre properties zoned tor Heavy ‘Industriate -devetopment. A.
corner: location facing: ‘on’ two main, streets; ‘served with. E
municipal sewer and. water: and with: Hts own: spur: track: §
. connected to C.NLR. , Property. is level and cleared, ready for: .§
° development., Full price $140,000 with ferns 0 ‘be arranged.

. -For the above propertcs see Poul Bopel

» TEL, 635-6361

f
that

“The entire labour movement

inB.C. is watching this situation
very closely. The Hydro
employees have pledged
support to the Federation policy
af not appearing before the
Mediation Commission, If

Hydro or the government.

intends to use the legislation to
@rind these workers into an

arbitrary and company -,

orjented settlement, the labour:
movement will not stand idly
by. 4.

“Th view or “this, the
Federation called an,
emerpency meeting of its
Ececutive Council for

Friday , June 25th) to mobilize

full support’ for the IBEW
members.There is still time for
Hydro to sit down and resalve
ihe present impasse. They
‘should recognize by now that.
they cannot hide behind Bill
33.” . '

Horse thieves
make -

comeback
“Hamilton Spectator

.-An editorial
daily.

Throwing caution to the wind,
Quebec: Provincial Police have
decided to toss out all criminal
records more than 75 years old.
It's to make room vin the
fingerprint files. for .. the
numerous new cases, especially.
the stack of work: cut out for.
police in. Quebee during last
October's kidnap crisis.

‘Thepolice must know they're
taking a-risk. Quebee could
become a, haven ‘for. burglars
-and gunslingers in their.8os and
$s. For.the province’s senior
criminals, it's a whole new ball
"game. > .

‘Horse thieves, who have been
hiding from the law since the
early 1890s will be coming aut of
hiding, as though nothing ever -
ever happened, Quebec may be
“headed for ‘a massive, though
- slow-moving, “crime wave..

- Organized crime may. even
have’ ‘to open. a. geriatric
department i in Quebec,

in. an Ontario

' district, Greater Vancouver

"The Canadian Transport
Commission hearing into B,C,
Telephone Company’s
application for a general
increase in rates heard its last
witness Tuesday -- company
president Ernest Richardson,

The three man panel hearing
the application has reserved
today for argument by lawyers
‘representing the phone
company and those objecting to
the increase.

So far more than three-
quarter. million, : words ‘of
‘evidence and Submissions “on
legal points - have. _been
recorded,

B.C. Tel is seeking i increases
in monthly exchange rentals,
charges for many long: distance
calls, installation . work and.

Richardson was the :25th
witness to ) take the stand.
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Letlers from the Union of B.C.
Municipalities and seven local
authorities were filed Tuesday
with the Canadian Transport
Commission hearings into B.C.
‘Tel’s ‘application for a general
increase in rates.

As well as the UBCM ,
objectors to the proposed
increases were Kamloops
School Board, Fort St, John,
Alberni-Ciayoquat regional

regional district Courtenay,
Taylor and Qak. Bay.

Eye safety

About, 2,200 Canadians will
receive serious eye injury this
year ih and around the home.
The Canadian National
Institute for the Blind suggests
these safety‘tips for the home
gardener. Put garden tools
away afteruse.. Youngsters can
trip and fall pver.them .restilling
in fatal eye injury. Before
Spraying weeds: make sure
nozzle openings on cans face the
ground and not your face, Don't -
wait for accidents to. happen.
They’ Te “not worth it.

Yellow
Pages

_ Any baker who kneads the dough
is in the

Last witness heard
on rate hike

equipment. , a

‘* The Pacific Telephone
Company was granted -the
largest increase in its history by
the California Public Utilities
Cammission Tuesday.

The hike will bring the
company an extra $143 million a
year in revenue... It will cost
home telephone users up to $1 a
‘month, with the largest
increases falling in metrapo-
litan areas.

' The commission increased
the company’s. annual rate of
‘ return to 7.85 percent from the

h ; 6.9" percent” authorized in 1968:;]: - A weg

emphasised

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