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. BY GAIL DOTINGA
Herald Staff Writer
Flying Into Terrace is

hot an easy task; some

days it’ must ba more

trouble ‘than what il's

worth; but CP Air is not

about to forget about us.

Tan Gray, president of
CPAir, says the nor-
thweat isa growing area
and they will continvz to
serve it, rather than
give it to the com-
petition’ or smaller
airlines.

“Terrace has ‘always
been good to us, it’s still
profitable,” he said.

Gray admits there are
‘problems with flying to
Terrace, that a more
coosistent service would
exist if there waa a four:
late highway to Prince
Hupert and all planes
landed there. But there
Isn't and they try their
hardest to get in every
day, said the president. -

He aupports other
official views that there
is ttle that can be done
to improve the Terrace
airport to reduce the
number of missed
landings,

It’s an airport we
don't fool around with
and that’s why there are
suchstringent rules that .
a pilot must follow
before landing,” said
Gray. “If they can’t see
the runway then they

© AIR 10 KEEP FLYING i HERE

don't -

land,’

1 will be hit with higher

In the future CP Air
will continue to use 7397's
to fly here because of
their speed and size.
f There’s nothing

better, ‘they're..a small |

airplane that flies fast,”
saltd ‘Gray.
_ in! 1980 = Pacific
‘Western Airlines joined

CP. Air, in: flying to

“Terrace but Gray says

arrival time ‘in better,
aften at noon the
weather has improved .
and they can make it in
more’, said Gray. “I'm
sure we've lost a few
customers to them
because of that but it is
his company’s policy to
welcome © competition
because for many years
CP Air was restricted
through government
regulations that he says
favored Air Canada.
Finally after many
years, the ‘restrictions
were removed in the
early 1970's and CP Air
was allowed to compete.
They now feel it would .
be unfair for them to
‘bald back competition
against them.
Over ail, 1990 was a
good year for the
company, while many
_ sirlinés lost money, CP
Air. made a profit.
It was not a8
profitable as we would

. that’s always the case,”
said Gray. He declined |
to give exact figures.

In 1981, the company

. fuel costs and wages.
There will be a one per
cent fare increase in
March as well as
another seven. to 10
percent hike in the fall
to cover these costs.

Rails told
‘clean up
your act’

OTTAWA (CP) — The

transport
has made its
- first order to the railways

to improve.the handling of ©
hazardous goods following

report into the
Missisaauga rail disaster, 4
pokesinan said today...
“John Magee, the com-
mission's rail safety
commissioner; said in an |
interview, the commission
has ordered effective Feb.
12 a reduction in the size
and. speed of trains
carrying dangerous goods.

Canadian

that was good, “Thetr:,. |

‘Terrace has. been good to us’

fan Gray, president of CPAir,. —

Gray says ‘fare in-

” Regina and Saskatoon

were 1,614 delays due to

creases will reach a’ as well. niechnical problems,
point, if. they haven't 1980 was a banner which is still more than

already, where flying’
becomes too’ expensive
for some people. He

year for all major
Canadian airlines, with
no fatal accidents on.

any scheduled flights,

_ in previous years. buf’
they also.-had more
- planes.

last |

says one way to keep the Tlie life ‘span ofa
“price down it too maké .  Thelast majorcrashCP |-_ ~ plang is 20 years, which
sure planes are flying at Air had was ap. .. -may-seem a Jong time
load capacity. proximately 12 years. ~ but alter a‘set number

While doing that, CP
Air will also be ex-
panding its fleet this
year.. Depending on the

economy, the company ', thoroughly checked . Murally sound, “sald -
pians to buy six or more’ over before’.it leaves. Gray. :
planes, bringing their “No plane flies without * We have to’ do it that.
total to 36. gelting the green light.”.' . - way ‘because we can't

Halifax will become'a’ : He..says the- com- * buy planes like people

new destination and
Gray hopes they will

‘soon be flying into

ago.
He © ‘péassures all

‘white - knuckle. fliers’

that each. plane is :

pany’§.” mechanical -

reliability. Is getting:
better.

Tt

* oora dying, planes are
“brought in. ami checked

“over, Parts are rebuilt

im) keep them. strus-

buy cars," he’ said.

“They are just. too

_ expensive.”

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oe ome ant

"TORONTO. (CP) —. Day

o horror” _ Btory .-
‘ ; -sanetber," with a powing
~mumber of parents unable
to: ‘find ‘adequate, . al-

" ghildren; says. a federal
official who has worked in
. the field for 15 years. ~

Howard Clifford, head of
the National Day. Care
Information Centre ‘in
Ottawa’ and the gov-
“ernment’s. coastitant on
day care, says: ref

“Even if only 10 per cent

consequences ‘In lerms, of
school, social'and mental

bankrupt us

1979 indicate that 721,000

“ment-approved day-care
SPACES. ;

care. in Canada -Is ““‘one”
. after ..

. fordable. care for their

of the country’s children :
are in damaging conditions.
— and that’s.a con-..
_servative estimate -- over.
the next few years the -

fiealth problems would |
‘ Federal statistics for .
 childfen under age six had
mothers in the labor force, -

But only 86,780 — 12 per
-eent —, were in govern- ©

18-monthold child in the .

_ care’ of - her’ aixyear-old

while she worked the 3 p.m.
toil pm. shilt. She couldn't
afford a babysitter. :

| And a woman who’.
couldn't find affordable

day care left ber four-year-

‘ oldson locked In a stairwell
: wilh a mattress, a light and -

stew ny while abe wen to

“work, .

Clifford Says day-care
spacesar: most lacking for

=

children younger than two.

‘While spaces for children -
between two and six iin-

creased by about’ 14 -per
cent in 1979, spaces for

infants under two 9 dropped

‘Use General Motors
money at-only ~

Did you know you: could

* finance “your new General Motors.”

‘, Most of the children were.
looked after by relatives,

vehicle with General Motors:
“money at: only. 14, 2% for up to.

"private babysitters or

year.

-unlicensed centres.

children - of

Clifford estimates that ..
about six: per cent, of -
working “-:
| parents, including’ young -
’ babies, are left unattended, ~
” and that figure is rising as. = §
day-care costa and the -
number of women entering. -.
_ the labor force: ‘alps: in. .

“48 months an. approved credit

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