ee 3 LEST SUATIVE Lickeay, COHP. 77/78 revhdawela euLLDiNGS, . VICVORIA, F.C., yok == a ies wacE tT \ — ween ae . Y RUPERT STEEL & SALVAGE'LTD. { TERRACE-KITIMAT Bea ee wo buy - COPPER : - > BRASS , _ ; ALL METALS '@ BATTERIES ; _— rare (ae wON.-SAT. | ASE. ' OPEN TIL GS pm... o oe . Leoation Seal Cove Phone 624-6839 J | . ___ VOLUME #2 No. 114 20° TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1978 = | Kitimat bears seen as problem — | ‘itimat bea as proble by Scott 'Browes the second major sighting of search of the bush area The bears that are coming . Kltima} area has recently @ bear near the adjacent to the school. This. into town might possibly be 4 had -it’s, bear problems playground. “This isa bad bear was too old victim to another bear's, . surface with several area becausé the bush to tres which domination. . sightings, most af which thick right up to the yard: sightings said a bear has If the younger bear holds ! have been at St. Anthony’s area," explains Steve, done in the recent past(-tha no ground in ‘his original - School playground. Bear sightings have clued lasteightinghadabearupa area it: will relocate, and "Friday afternoon at about Bell to think there might be tree.) ; . wander while looking for, 2:96 p.m. an-emergency call {wo omnivores, (bears), Last week the bear was another spot says Bell, The was put out.on CKTK radio roaming the achool area, spotted at the back of the alder might not be able to Kitimat for conservation Anoldbear wasspottedby yard. The scare Friday had hold his ground so it too must offiesr Steve Bell to attend Steve after an extensive the bear between the school relocate. ' ; and uring building. Town is the most secure | ; The bears don't seem to be place for a bear if he finds Linen horta @ after garbage, jut lunch the wild too hard to endure. ' from dren The problems are not a around the.perimetre of the enough-people in town have ; ; . at Mills mat yard, according to Bell. added insult to an already ae ee ce ee The problem is too serious situation. Dogs let a + , Surrey; ; eT : approval from the Kitimat- Williams Lake, B.C NITEP began at UBC in 1974 with A serious linen shortage at Mille Memorial Hospital known hangout for winos, acc location. . . but according to RCMP urine and there was notraceofaleoholinherbody. - Articles of her clothing were igur spread out which holds one bear as ruling one section of land. - direction of Mr, Jim Ryan, will be having thelr {nal ‘concert, Tuesday, June 13, at the R.E.M..Lee Theatre beginning at 8:30 p.m. Their selections will range from elementary echoole, will also be playing « few ecieo- - . The Caledonia Band has been involved in many diverse activities thie year, They have on several eccasions performed at the achool-for Remembran Day ceremonies, Pep Rallies~the Stage Band . performed cn the Talent Day held last December. - Other band engagements Included the Christmas Cencert, backing Caledonia's Drama Production of . “Dector, Doctor’, the Massed Band Concert-which alée involved Prince Rupert and Kitimat Senior Bands- -endl performances at various elementary schools ih Terrace. The Band is also a regular participant of the *. WHATEVER HAPPENE “An editorial in last Thursday’s Prince Rupert “Daily News” asks that question, referring to - the nude body of Mary Jane Hill, discovered on Highway 16, 22 miles East of Prince Rupert .on - March 26th. ‘(fhe bizarre tale that. has'emerged from timony at the inquest seems to be filled with coutradictions and: the events leading ‘to her death may be difficult to uncover... * Mary Jane was an Indian woman who looked more than her 33 years because of a rough life. according to: pathologists’ reports. / Hospital officials knew her from Visita due to alcohol and beating incidents. Her RCMP. A pill vial belonging to So the picture wt, | Fair -PHG management _ fefused access . Canadian Cellulose’ have ta refuge accesa. to Pacific Northern Gas ' management rather than - face .picketing by union *employees of the gas com- pany. _ A Labour Relations Board | hearing was hed Friday. when the companies and ’ "The Caledonia Senior Secondary Band, under the - A New Westminster repeated and frequent ts. and purse were discovered under the sidewalk behind the old Royal Hotel site, a to local ongir Jane and some empty wine bottles were found in the same of a bard Knocks lady emerges - blood tests, Pacific Northwest Music Festival, and the Stage Band received a First Place In this competition. . The young musicians just recently returned from a , ‘short trip to Alaska where they performed in Peter- . “nhas, the Snowshoeathon, the various other ticket sales. Yamaha ticket sales, and .-Last year the hand sponsored the Bobby Hale's Big Band and this year they sponsored the Anchorage Mouth Orchestra. Various have been hosted also. other out-of-town bands . Although the Band has been involved in numerous activities this year, hopefully there willbe many more next year! With continued pext-year will be as, if not public support, no doubt more, eventful than this year, and may result in more opportunities re band travel. . ‘ D TO MARY JANE? over a 22-mile area between the city and where her body was found, on a side road off Highway 16 near the Green River. oo ‘There were no signs of struggle or violence on her body but it was completely nude and traces seemingly unlikely that she would have per- While mitted her clothes to have been discarded if she were.conscious. é ‘pathologist : whe’ : pai -mativedse- i... want thab eq formed the autopsy said there were tiny spots on ‘ope finlahed “a “brief her body. surface but-they did not form any specific injury pattern. - Sear tissue on the brain indicated a history-of epilepsy of a grand mal-nature. Cause of death, the ground. subject to receipt of a toxocology: report, has been attributed to pneumonia brought on. by exposure and complicated by epilepsy. The inquest will continue once the toxecology report has been received, In the meantime, RCMP claim they, only suspect who may be able to: lead them to the person who deposited Mary Jane's body on the ‘side road. , yesterday, contacted a. "Saturday PNG's union, the In- ternational Brotherhood of - Blectrical Workers (IBEW), signed the agreement _ following threats by the Totem pole _ uy * a. . aoa 7 Skidegate SKIDEGATE, B.C. (CP) — ‘A roar from about 1,500 spectators greeted the rasing of the first totem pole inmore than 100 years in this . Queen Charlotie Islands village during the weekend. The delicately-carved 17,4- metre totem was raised Skidgegate longhouse, of- ficially opened museum, The longhouse is the first to be built on the Queen Charlottes in more than 100 years. Haida carver Bill Reid, now based in Vancouver, created the totem. living among the le, and carve a totem pio, ‘pole,” Reld told the crowd of - * -mative Indians and non- Haida Gary Edenshaw, who assisted Reid with the pole, did the - tvaditional carver’s dance around the pole‘as it sat on - Earlier, the 12 hereditary chiefs of ‘the Queen. Charlottes, in full head- dresses and button blankets | and with talking sticks in _hand, paraded down the vil- lage's main street to the foot of the pole, After the longhowse was opened Sunday, a traditional potlatch was held. near the . ‘Sunday a5 a‘ BR. © atoui:” Bursean ‘dnd’ StaRW" that” pichet--netioa =o." would be taken against the companies themselves" with.PNG. — ” Refusal to’ allow PNG management into the plants | wwill make it impossible for the company to get accurate readings on weekly gas consumption within the plants, The union is also tryitig to get the 15 sawmills between Prince Rupert and Fort St. James to agree to the same point. On Monday, Poble Lumber in Terrace accepted IBEW if they “allied. - region by persons going on vacation to souvenirs or gratuities. According to the 5.C. Yellowhead". 16 . Travel leave as _.William Sturby, -Civtc Chairman for the ‘Terrace -Branch -1620' of the, Loyal ‘Order of. Moose has an- nounced a change in the procedure this year for the Annual March of. Dimes Campaign, . Instead of door-to-door canvassing, collection boxes for March of Dimes con- tributions are belng set up at the following . “stations”:- . Local people are urged to shop early to avold disav- pointment due to the ex- pected high demands af the Woolworth Shopping Mall, Jack Cook School, the Red ‘and White store on Agar Avenue, Thornhill . - Grocerles, Bank of Com- merce, B and G Groceries and Skeena Broadcasters office in Terrace. . - ,.For a report on what the March of Dimes ace. public support, see article on today'a Editorial Page (P. a Jars, performed by the Stage Band, to Classical Music, . shurg. ) request, Terrace. Co-Op’ Store, 4). | ‘performed by the Concert Band. At this time the , Among other activities are fund-raising endeavours. rH —Sa Purple Band, composed of students trom. Terrace’s These include the Big Band Dance, held near Christ: | raised on ° An Alcan player takes the game with his heed while a running Kitamaat Village player : observes the helght of the play. More on pages. ~“Maroh of Dimes’ ~~ ol using stations = - complishes and the need for - Stikine District for bear, This not only means Education Building on their way to June 1 Congregation students spending two years at six off-campus centres caused one patient to purchase of about $10,000 school yard to hopefully that Bell must re-bait the ceremony where they received their Bachelor of gaining practical teaching experience and taking » but tal ad- worth of linen. capture and relocate the trap but dog smell must be Education degreei. Left to right sre; Vietor Jim, a native University-level courses before coming to the .UBC Ministration .claims the The regional district has black problem makers. washed cut aa well. of Morriecetown, 8.C., near Smithers; Ed McMillan, of campus for final two years of work. About 110 native situation is in the processof some jurisdiction over Indications are that one Any information on bears, New Aiyansh in the Nass River Valley; Caroline Bugge, of . Indians are currently enrolled in the NITEP program. . being rectified. hospitals wi _ bear is definately not afraid or other, should be Masset in the Queen Charlotte Islands; Dorothy Chap- UBC Information Services picture. apitianeCaape spit at MacKienio said bowie of pooole, Pappllgd by Sal, an. dog, caught : : ’ : . tT . Wednesday, said and Coxon after it was_learned people f it in the past wandering leave no other 7 Wadoney, anid she and Gat ater vas learaed pels fending a eras chee bt ined over Yellowhead Tourist dollars to gre Jciaie, in place of Tocal media about the cote oye ata bad Wie ge go on sale on June 23rd > ve t one na’ age or a ; 9 ' : ced. , 4 . Ot enone of linen was ao ert ve her dealte to tg ey caagerous {0 Don E _ Two Yellowhead Trade the province along with a -Both local people and Association, sponsors of the caused by a breakdown in see laundry facilities. the children. , Dollars will be available at Yellowhead Logo. The visitors will want to keep a coins for touriet region “G", lausdry machinery in established in Terrace. = Sunday morning at about forget the most businesses from Me: reverse side of one of the oumber ofeach years’ issue the entire supply should be Kitimat, where Mills Location of regional 7:15 a.m, a bear waa spotted , : _ Bride to Prince Rupert by coins bears the insignia of ‘asaspecialkindofsouvenir. exhausted by the middle of honpital laundry fa done. | laundry taclitie became an % te peaking Te ||P OFF Friday June 2d, 17 and Kitimat, Bria Coeenty Grama modalin boceuse of tale of the Collars vill go . The culation commemora' a twen a medallion because le fet Mills, Bruce MacKeatie, teens roca y ot coating that Pubic Safety no areat ° errace until Labour Day September fifth Anniversary of the its dated trade value in directly to the Yellowhead 16 - seid the hospital has beeo senior citizen care unit from problem and immediately ath, 1976. _. District of Kitimat, The tourist region ''G”. Travel Association for the aware of the problem and ite present location on the walked up Haisla until it aycees The Dollars have been other coin is starting a Although it is anticipated peomotionof the region. It is hes just recently received Bench - jumped the embankment minted = = == d “Points of Interest. Series” that the majority of anticipated that many of the “ } and disappeared into the P. * > gpecifieations and design 0 along the Yellowhead and willbesavedassouvenirshy dollars will be retained by die w H bush. . acti Cc i. that their valueascollector's depicts Moricetown Canyon. those who recognize the various businesses for ; : ig a recor ing Why are the bears coming ; fea will increase over the” = The coins are 8mm future value most sale in future years at me, - into town? Bell says it could Ne h t years. The common side of diameter, weigh 135 grams in tourist region “G” will collector’s prices. The Music Directors “Big with the forthcoming “Big be fram thelr OPTMWEST . roth cotiars hasan outline cf andaremadeof pure nickel, accept them as payment for A limited number of 24K Band” completed a recor- Band’ dances. Proceeds moinating nature. ° . t Region “G” sec- They will be uncirculated goods or services. gold pieces and pure silver ding od a recor, Band” Gaeta Proce, eltating at tively - PPRGES — . Ssedoitiroman outtine of andcomeencased in plastic. Last year, many of, the Bleoes will be struck for the ternoon with CBC at the-R. the School band in ruled by a power.structure =~ , ell _ dollars were taken out of the. serious collectors. "Acoronei’s inquest is being held to determine of humani semen were found on vaginal swabs ‘of main been a lifelong dream | whovcaused her'death and why. ‘tested. a me” hands and era upon the According to the editorial; - Tt was a cold day when she was found.and heritage of the art forms, 4