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‘MONDAY, SULY 19,1971"

7

~ TERRACE, B.C,

WESTERN
| “TRAILER. SALES

TERRACE, BG.
' Highway 16 West :
OF Skeena Forest Prodacts _

Garbage, ‘garbage, garbage.
That's what is strewn
throughout the _ Regional.
Distriet of Kitimat-Stikine. —

’ The regional district should

a garbage disposal for the entire

district said Ev Clift, Terrace

regional director, - -

sf 6“We've gat garbage from one
seid of the country to ‘the

ae olher...it's all over,”

; taken over by the: regional.
mem district-and charged to the
entire region “we've going” to
gcontinue io suffer
Me conditién,” he said,

in existence in the district are
too few and too restricted
directors agreed. -

Clift ciled as an example the
Municipality of Terrace's
farbage dump.

Terrace ralepayers are
aa currently subsidizing people not
a living within municipal
mee: boundaries. by servicing the
8) municipal dump.

Clarence Cleve, alternate
a director for Area C. (Thornhill
‘said-a similar. problem occurs.
vat the Thornhill dump with its
‘ Iimited- capacily to Ahandle
‘. district garbage. :
si. Only through a cost sharing
program such as having. the
regional. dislrict control
= parbage . disposal can proper
' garbage ‘facilities be. brought
. forth, Clift said.

. i Garbage disposal should take
; Bavernment priority, ,.all levels
; > of government he said.

It is the: only government
operated field that has not been
updated. lo meet {he ‘current
technological change. “They're
- just not up to date,” Clift said.

He proposed. the Technical -
Planning Committee study, the
matter of placing garbage.

juristiet iin. .

| | Five > drown
m auto.

- nishap S

Five people were “a -in two
separate accidents July 16th.
/ Both accidents were single

: vehicle mishaps and all the ;

- victims were drowned.
| The first accident - occured
4 just before midnight Friday five
=o; miles north’ of, Terrace an
m.} Kalurn Lake Road.
‘ Police’ said’ a pick-up truck
i containing three Terrace
{| fesidents went out of control
y.: and overturned in a slough.
! The three: James Wallace
Douglas, 63, Fernié Ada Michel,
me «660, and Oscar Bruno’ Ernest:
x ‘Therien, .52,-were presumed to

have drowned: when trapped in- -

the overturned vehicle,

Coroner Harry Smith said an. 32

Our countryside |
being decimated |

_ investigalian and inquiry. has
” been ordered.

Prince Rupert RCMP arrived
at’ the. scene of the second
accident. on Highway 16, 35
fem = miles east of Prince Rupert, at
ma «about 4 p.m. Friday.

: A passing vehicle spotted the
car in the Skeena River and
reported it to police.

i, Qn arriving at ‘the scene
‘., police found one body trapped in
, the.car and ancther: was found
in the Skeena River’ Saturday,
July 17th, morning. -

Police’ say: the driver of the
vehicle was Miss Nola,Fermill
of: Prin
‘tHe narhe of ‘the other . until
nolification of next-of kin.”

; “The couple were ~ killed:
a;). enroute to visit friends. din.
a Terrace, ;

: Police say the: investigation is .
under Way. . .

cera
\

\)

OTTAWA A $37) 767 federal.
health grant has been approved
for the Vancouver Cily. Health:

for: transient youth cin
Vaneouyer. chee
Approval.‘of. the’ grant’ “wag:

announced . today “by

inister = of ‘Consumer: and
“Corporate Aftalra and MP. for.
Vanemuver Centré, ‘on behalf of
National’. Health:and: Wettate

‘The city: “pti

workers ‘to: ‘operate :
dlinte’- which’ will

take over the. responsibility af. . *

Until garbage disposal is ~~

this -

The garbage dumps that are. .

rm contro) under. the.. regianal: cS Ceeenecatestc

nee Rupert: ‘and’ witheld -

Department - to’ help-firance ‘a ©
comprehensive health service ~

“the
onourable’ “Ron Basford, -

: However: they: only ‘know : of

physician. and, three De the. problema’ in: the: southern Bie

ocentral ;.

arbage, ‘Garbage,

Highs - 60s, Lows, 50-55

- High Low
July 15 BB 51
July 6 77 Be

July:17.. ee

USO A AR
WEATHER

Weather Forecast: Monday - sunny, clouding over al: night.
Tuesday - clearing'in morning and remaining | Benerally sunny
and warm until Thursday. High ; ;

Precipitation
lrace

J

 Kitimat-Stikine,

- NORTHERN
ECONOMIC
‘DEVELOPMONT

*. Our “eowritryside is being
“decimated”
district of Kitimat-Stikine was
told July 16th, -

director sald: Tourists-come to-
this area to hunt and fish.

conservation . officers

conservation, Ken Kiernan, to

region,

smdst bucks..onl: of tourists,
Clift said. :

British

Celurabia stg a but

. down.
: squabbling amongst themselves:

‘the regional:
Ev Clift, ‘Terrace regional. .

~ “Unless there’ are more, ~
o
conserve heavily populated £ fish.
‘land: game areas ' all -we're- .
looking to is decimation of these
-_ areas.”
oP: The regional district’ had: :
“« dearlier this. year ‘urged : the.
‘Pmitister /of Féerealion and

‘Tpravide-: Tore, officers for this:

The: “coinmunities ‘and.
regional districls north of the
5and ‘parallet have set aside:
differences and unified under a
¢ommon_ banner...Northern-
Economic Development. .

Joe Banyay, chairman of the
Regional District of Kitimat,
Stikine ‘said. ‘that past
differences which had caused
the development prometion to.
falter have been ironed out.

‘Representatives of six

northern. regional districts
ironed out their differences at a
special meeting .in- Prince
George, July 16th, Banyay said. :

After a stormy ‘beginning’
about . the’, Kitimat-Stikine
parlicipation -in. past ‘meetings
the representatives settled
and, ‘realized .. that

here””...additional - ‘additional.
conservation . officers, he ‘said.

‘In: his reply to the: regional ‘utilization ‘
“district Minister’ Kiernan said:

“Your thoughful letter of May:
-21,. 1871, suggesting increased -
. Conservation ‘Officer personnel
~“eertainly- receives adreemtn in

‘principle, :- mn

“As” you -know, budgetary
limitations control... the
‘acquisition of permanent staff.
The fish and. Wildlife “Branch -
hag’ :Blowly-- ‘and deliberately

-been: ‘reorganizing ~ its senior: «

"administrative | personnel intoa
de-centralized ‘or . rather
regional: concept :

s,. of .cougse, . to ‘flesh: oul’ ‘the -
administrative. skeleton. with

* the” ‘addition of suitable field .

-gtaff::

. “Although, ‘your suggestion of: :
“utilization’ of ‘the “alreraft -ls:

bunting like: hell." he Volunteer. . or. auxiliary,
Government. officials ° Conservation officers is well-"

(prdvincial) -know:the ‘problem. + ints

and how topronvote and get the ‘ai

» OF .::
; admltistration. The next. phase’ -
‘Regional: board. chalrman,™.-|
Joseph.; ‘Banyay, ‘agreed ‘that: .”
_ {more conservation officers are
requirdd inthis. area, “It’s true, -
Pecple visiting: this. area are

The Regional District of
i the forest
. industry and various provincial
“departments hope to co-
ordinate a parks program.

Lee Tan, director of planning
for the ‘regional’ district's

technical planiitig committee

told regional - directors July’

“16th, that the forest industry is’.

 eonperating. in providing. the

«| committee with information
“which ‘disclosed’ Tree Farm

would only impair developrient
in the north,

The Regional Disttict of
Kitimat-Stikine has commilted.
itself ‘to sharing promotion
costs, he said,

Previously the district had
been asked to share previous
promotional cost to which they
had not committed themselves.
and refused to pay the cost on
principle. .
~Now all districts will share
costs. equally, - Banyay said.

A Northern Development -
Counell was set up.| to establish’.
priorities. {..

The priorities as ‘established
by the council are: -

+ development - of oa
northwestern sea . port
irregardless. of ‘municipal
Opposition wherever it was

‘themselves

‘ténd - ‘to:
utilization of volunteer help, the
>of “auxiliary <

Conservation Officers: is really.
of secondary ~ -importance’ to
‘increasing the numbers of
“professional. Conservation.
‘Officers. However, “without »
- impinging upon the iatter, we
“have utilized a few temporary,
‘Conservation. Officers:
“elsewhere’ inthe Province for:
‘specific © ‘enforcement.
assistance, These "individuals.
‘are.all experienced. ‘personnel,

“usually ‘retired ” R. C, M. Pi.

’ officers.

“You will be, pleased’ to hear
‘that'Ihe- Fish and.’ Wildlife.
“Branch has leased a float-plane ©
‘for \operation..in. the :northern ;
(region by our pilot | Conservation:
Officer; As. the hiring... of*
“temporary. personnel . “and .the:.

directed from, the: Prince:
George Regional ‘Office, a copy,
of. ‘your: letter. ‘hag™. been’
forwarded to the Director of my":
Fish: and- Wildlife Branch.:-
‘sWo.certainly:a ppreciate ’
your. favorable. comments.
regarding Conservation Officer’.
ia Smythe,and especially the::
ncern of your organization for
augmented fonseryation,
Otfleer, services.!,!.0°

‘directed from.

“the ‘Einoblile holiday homes are
dumping raw sewage all over
the countryside..

They're doing it because they

| | Forest Industry ‘suppor

Licence ” boundar‘es,

logging camp locations.

Tf the levels of government
and forest industry co-ordinate
program of designating parks
reserves it could lead to the
development of parks areas, he

said
present”

+ road construction to
connect Fort Nelson. and the
Peace area,,.a distance of 400
miles,

The council will also impress

‘on both the Canadian and

United States Federal
governments the importance of
paving the Alaska Highway.
“If-any good comes out of it .
we'll .all benefit from’ it,’
Banyay said at the meeting.
~ Regional directors stated that
they were impressed by the

unified atmosphere, the
_ progress made — towards
‘development and the

agreement thal “No one area
will try to outdo the other at the
expense of another.”

Mayor Victor Jollitie, at a
recent municipal meeting,

sewage
People’ travelling with or. in

have. no © cholce:-there - is.
nowhore et else for them to dump -
t ms

The: ‘various ‘muncipalities ”
constituting the. Regional.
District of Kitimat-Stikine will
be asked to: establish séwage::
‘Bumping stations: for travellers:
which are connected with: the: -
municipal sewage lines. :

‘Ev Chifl, Terrace ° regional
director: -gaid:.. only.
commercial ‘enterprize | mu)
Terrace offers sucha service.at -

regional: district... Al

It is an essential service to”
provide:
facilities for’: these camping”
travellers,’

Jand’ presents. an: .unsigh
health hazaird, he said.

servicing *”
travellers, provit im

‘provide’ a -service™ ‘hut efitive
travellers | to-returii.. ¥

main
logging roads, branch roads and

‘the’ “forest
‘compaities fee] public travel, on
. logging roads is “hazardous.” * —
They prefer to chanmelize no

. suggested
municipalities -were either:
attempting .to sabotage : the:
current northern development 3
concept or grab all the benefits =

for themselves, :

district of Terrace has been:
based on the projected growthizs
of the area immediately north?
tons municipal participation i
essential, :

Prince George Jolliffe said the
District of Terrace wanted to be
directly represented in any 3:
promotion committee feeling 3:
that. the municipality may §
otherwise . be shortchanged il

only regional «: distric
representatives’ were included
in the personnel on: ih
committees, ¢

- Travellers. need —

‘ ghairman said: ”

One...

present in Terrace. He added, it .
is not offered: elsewhere in. the . {

sewage. dumping: .

At present. the dumping takes...
place: ‘all over!the. countryside

He: cuggested ‘tha’ other > #

service, which ‘would: not* only”

parks |

people travelling on logging
roads for public safely, Tan
said.

-The industry has indicated
willingness to create attractive

spots. for the public along .

logging roads.
By co-ordinating. thelr efforts

Sewage permits 1 to

—
4
.

be issued first

"Sewage permits must be
issued before ‘building permits

within the regional District of -

‘ Kitimat-Stikine, . regional
directors were told at a July 16
meeting.

Currently, builders are issued
building permits and construct
homes in unorganized areas
before’ ‘they are required to
obtain sewage permits from the
Department of Publie Health.

As a result, builders in the
district occassionally constrict

homes to find that they are not’

-inhabitable because they cannot
meet public health department
standards for a sewage permil.

The regional - district's
Technical Planning Committee
will study the matter and report

its’ findings ta the regional.

district.

Ev. Clift, Terrace regional
director said the public health
department could. suggest to

- contractors. ‘alternate sewage

disposal methods. .

‘At “present the health
department does not offer such
alternatives but either issues a’
permit or refuses it to a builder
after. he has” constructed his

- hiome,,
Jahn “Pousette, regional
district administrator-

treasurer said the object is to

‘ensure a sewage permit is

issued | before .a house is
constructed at considerable
expense.only for. the owner to
find he cannet inhabit it.

This way the builder knows an
acceptable. method of
destroying effluent is available.

The regional district will ask
(he department of ‘public health
Io provide information: about

. alternate methods of sewage

disposal | aases . where

_slandards : methods are not

acceptable. .

Lake residents
want sewer

Residents living around:

. Lakelse Lake want a sewer and
water’ system.

A petition’ containing 47
signatures signed by
residents asking the regional
district of -Kilimai-Stikine ta

~ study their request was read at

the July 16th meeting of
regional directors.

John Pousette, regional
district secretary-treasureer

with levels of governmentarcas . §

‘could “be developed for the”
public more rapidly he said.

that . certain 5

Because the future of thes we

At a June ond meeting i

outlets |

‘To promote]
tourism in this aréa we have to
get rid. of this. sewage,

‘Terrace 1 to”

be on Ty

‘Terrace with be featured in at i

“Teast. one major United States:
nelwork television : broadcast.

“A aerobatic stunt flyer who
has an: ‘interest’ in. a. USS.
“television feature company and
- Whe will also participafe:in the
Terrace Kiwanis. Airshow
August’. 21-22."has enti
company to.do.a feature’ about
‘bath: the airshow and Terrace.

The feature is centred around
woman: ‘flyer... Esther: “Renner

. who portrays, ‘herself and Files:

nla weekly adventure “jaunts
“around {the North; America: f
‘television’ broadcasts.

ani
oducer: wv
; -one of hor'showa “Ss

rand
"e
e

the.

Miss Renner: will participate .
it nd-with Asef

the -

eet Houprines -

There are: an, estimated 173
individual parcels: of land
between the two points.”

Ev Clift, Terrace regional

‘ director asked. the directors 10
- turn the petition over to the

Technical Planniig Committee
for further study. -

MISS JUDY GRIFFITHS ©

J udy ¢ Griffiths |

Miss. Judy, Griffiths” “will
‘represent Terrace ‘at the. Miss

- PNLE: Pageant to be held in

Vanéduver fate in August this

yee
‘Miss # Sifts ron the te

.Griffiths,,. Lorna. ro ‘Jude.

Gilbertson, Marlene. Middleton,”

six Terrace Beauties addressed a.

the public, Walked. stood and sat.
‘hefore the :local. judges and °

oo

-nervously.. went through

: the rules of thé contest.

“notions and actions dictated by Poy

eo... ay