Special parks we: The staff at Lakelse Lake provincial park is Planning «8 , “special events” weekend which will include informative talk-sessions with park naturalists, hikes, studies of the park’s wildlife, a:- trip to Kleanza Creek and: fire: instruction in canoe. safety, On Thursday morning a ~ park naturalist will be available at the camp grounds to answer questions about what there is to see, hear or do in this area. On Thursday evening at 8:00 p.m. a guest speaker will be sharing New bill desi . Frank Howard, NDP- MLA for Skeena, recently announced a bill into the legislature which he says is designed to protect and enhance fish life in the Province by giving the minister of the en- vironment the right to require other depart- ments of government to his unique experiences with campers in the friendly atmosphere of a campfire at site 71. Park attendants are asking the public to bring. its curiousity. Topics for discussion may include ¢; bears, logging or history; Those. cltdoor en- thusiasts whd wish ‘to know more about this area's natural ‘-wildlife wili have the opportunity. to learn about beavers, squirrels, and porcupines by meeting at the bulletin board in the Furlong Bay parking Jot for a one hour install fish-protecting mechanisms in any waterways in which the other ministries con- template doing work. According to Howard, - “this bill-is founded on the belief that an ounce of prevention is -worth a pound of cure,” ue Laereaegn) ‘walk on Friday at 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. On Saturday’ a free lesson on canoe travel will be offered by an instructor. This course will be an introduction to the equipment and skills necessary for ‘the safety of conceists. Look for the naturalist with a bright yellow canoe at the south ‘end of Furlong Bay picnic area on the beach. Campers will have the Opportunity to follow a park. attendent on: an xploration of what lives in a pond. and why starting at the bulletin board in Furlong Bay .“Thope the government will accept it. on that principle,” saya Howard. If the bill is: passed, although | private members bills usually are not passed, it will read as followa: “No department or agency of the Crown in right of the Dg eg get Se Paap Cae eg ee "i: . rking lot. Pat 7pm. on Saturday the park naturalist will take the public on an exploration of the complex systems of life- cycles that abound in this area. Meet the naturalist at campsite 71 if you wish to become better in- formed about how complex life can. be, which park officials say will be the over-all purpose of this lesson, “” Sunday’s activities will begin with an exploration of animal signs along the trail at 10 am. This. ‘lesson will teach par- ticipants how to decipher province shall commence or approve the con- struction of any work whatsoever that will divert, obstruct, impair, or otherwise interfere with or alter the’ natural flow of any river, stream or other body of water without first having obtained from the the clues animals leave along trails, At 2 p.m. a lesson on pond creatures will be held again for those who missed Saturday's ac- tivities, At & p.m. Kleanza Creek wall | be the site of a visit to an old gold rush area. Camp naturalists say that they are looking forward to meeting in- terested persons at the camp ground and they urge those who will be in attendance to bring a cup for tea, On Monday the public will have the opportunity minister a certificate of convenience." According to Howard's Proposed plans, the minister of the en- vironment would make the issuance of the cer- tificate dependent upon the construction of fish- protective devices. kend planned to participate in a 90 minute walk to discover the importance of and use of wild plants. In- | terested persons should meet at the nature trail parking lot, just below the gatehouse at 10 a.m. Finally on Monday the . public may talk with involved personnel on the question of bears at 7 p.m. The staff of Lakelse Lake provincial park say that they believe their special weekend will be both fun and informative ‘ for all wha involve themselves in the ae: tivities. gned to help fish | “In the past we have seen the ministry of transportation, com- munications and high- - ways injuring salmon spawning streams. when highways were being constructed. We are now spending public funds to Tehabilitate those streams,” Howard says. ‘Mills back in operation POLICE NEWS PORT ALBERNI, 3.C. Some other locals have al- Terrace RCMP report a busy weekend, with several break-ins, ac- cidents; .and persons facing impaired driving charges. A Kleanza Creek resident, George Jacob Bourelle, 43, was reported taken to Van- couver General Hospital with back and head in- juries after an accident on Highway 16 near Cresent Drive in the early ‘Morning Sunday. Police said Bourelle, the lone: -ocbupanit® of the’ vehicle was ‘pintied’ ‘indd’ 4? pickup truck in the ac- cident. . On Friday, RCMP report a car driven by Harold Charles Chisholm of Terrace was involved in an accident shortly after 7 p.m. Police said the accident occured on Old Lakelse Lake Road, near Williams Creek. A passenger in the | vehicle, Diane Johnson, was reported taken to Mills Memorial Hospital and later released. RCMP sald Chisholm faces charges of im- paired driving, = In the early hours Saturday, a Thornhill resident reported a car stolen. Police said the car ‘was later found upside- down in a ditch on Old Lakelse Lake road. RCMP said the incident is stil] under investigation .and there are no suspects at this time. A resident of 2914 §S. Kalum reported a break- LOOKING FORA { See our! ? ‘in Saturday té RCMP, after the resident caught a juvenile on the premises. Police’ ‘report _ charges against’ the ® _ juvenile are pending, .- A Tesident .9f: