Legislative Library Cp parliment Buildings eee Lenny Victoria, “0 yeve1Z4 upring break visiting Canadian Forces Bases on Vancouver Island, From left to right, in the front row Nicole Michaud, Christine Hall, Calen: MeNell, Janine Fisher, Lenny Lindstrom, ‘Cathy Martin, Cathy Toth, Foster Adams, Joe Armstrong, Tammy MacRae, Bernie: Hubbard, Preston Guno, Mark Harg, Kevin Lynden and Darrin Hudson, In the . mlddle row is, Alan Lindstrom, Hentl Michaud, Clint Pipe, Susanne B. C. Comp. (747 Squadron) spent thelr. ri Jack Hundail, Marts Hepburn, 4 Andrew Davies, Patcal Can, Allen Nichols; Tony Thartow, Brad Pipe, Paulette Joel, Shane McCarron, ‘Chris Terlesky and Doag Boek, Bringing up the rear are, Susan Halverson, Patrick Hall, Jin: McNielly, Joe Bradley, Marie Clifford, Barb Nichola, Met Nichols, Capa Derrick Hales, Nick Olsson, Bilt Spearn. ao. Hofmann, Tammy Terrace Icebreaker’s Gary Bowsher, left, and Ron Steinke returned with the rest of the troupe from a break off challenge in The boys ~ loat Vancouver team, but said with more training, they'll do better next time. The Vancouver. Wednesday, March 78, 1984 25 cents leebreakers are Terrace's tirst break dance group, having formed several months ago, Jf enough interest is shown, the breakers might start a course this to a summer, teaching dance moves to shuildren, - ~ Break dancers. lose by RALPH RESCHKE — Horali Staff! Writer — TERRACE — If you'll recall, on March 20, we ran . a photograph of Terrace’s first break dance troupe, the Terrace Icebreaker’s, and how they were heading - to Vancouver to take part in' 8. break off challenge against the 4th Dimension, a Vancouver break club, : Well, they're back; and the hard news is that they . host. “But- not by inuch, ” says Ron Steinke, a member of the group. “The . judges didn’t know anything - about judging breakers, and’ : the one category’ called ‘erowd reaponse’. didn't really help us." The final score was 209 for the “Terrace group and 417 tor the Vancouver group, . He went on to explain that in that ° category, judges based thelr marks on how different: dancers, He felt that was oné category that: shouldn't have been used because the pecple watching are golng to cheer for the home team. " “Even still, we hada lot of the Vanecuver based groups showing Suppirt for us, said Gary Howsher, another member of the group, ‘ Says Ron, “The 4th Dimension are good, they a Established 1903 have a few moves we don't, | and they're teaching break- dancing to youngkids, They beat us this time, but next time, we'll come out thé winner’. The group would like to thank their sponsors who made it possible for thern:to - go. to Vaneauver: Haida Travel, Jevebel's Cabaret, Frank: Donahue Inaurance, Siumber Lodge, Mantiques, Woolworth's and Safeway. . Catch - their act this weekend at Jezebel’s Cabaret, They'll be appearing Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m, "Native. land Glaims- ~- settlement “OTTAWA (CP) — The federal cabinet has approved a pattlement of native ‘land claims in ‘the western Arctic, Indian Affairs Minlater John Munro announced today... Munro, one of uix candidates for the Liberal leadership, tod reporters the gettlement, which still has to be ratified by 2,000 Iault arid Dene-Metis, in the firat of four major land claims to be worked out with northern natives. Tt settles conflicting claims between tha Committee for - - Original Peoples’ Entitlement, which represents the Inult, ard the Dene-Metls of the Northwest Territories covering about 1,800: square kilometres around Aklavik in the MacKenzie Delta. the crowd responds to the The ngresiient: dropped a contentious clause, earlier agreed ta, that. would have given Inuit a 10-per-cent preference: in future government contract bids and replacod it with a $10-milllon economic enhancement fund.’ As well, the agreement provides for $45 milllon {1977 dollars lobe pad fo th natives during the next 3 years and the creation of four native corporations, The agreement shows Ottawa wants towork out falr and | equitable agreements with native groups: to mettle land | claims to allow riorthern development to proceed, Munro sald. He sald he hopes to have legislation ratifying the agreement approved by Parliament before the summer recess. Volume % | Havana hijacking. ‘MIAMI (AP) — A man claiming’ to be a member of the. Black Liberation Army hijacked a Piedmont Aviation jet with58 people aboard to Havana on Tuesday and demanded $5 million, but he was quickly taken into custody by Cuban authorities, federal officials.said.-. The hijacking of the Charlestin, S,C.-to-Miamd flight was the first domestic U.S. hijacking to the island this year and the 12th since last May 1... °.. No Lnjuties were reported. and the eh returned tafely to. 737 waa invdlved in the air piracy. ‘The hijacker passeda note toa ‘Aight attendant, saying he had two accompliced,:carried explosives and wanted $3 million, Perry sald, adding that the name on the note was “Lieut. Spartacua.” _ Tho flight attendant allowed the hijacker to speak te the pilot via intercom and "the plane proceeded to Cuba, at which time the hijacker locked himself in the bathroom," Perry said, : er was no sign of any explosives or weapons,” Perry added, ' Dennis Feldman, anFAA spokesman in Washington, sald the jet landed in Havana at 4:20 p.m. Leas than an hour later he paid the FAA had recelved word that the reported the hijacker was in custody. The fight landed safely in Miami shortly before 7 p.m., sald controller Robert Craig, LIKE BUSINESSMAN - : Passengers described the hijacker as dressed i ina trench coat and carrying a briefcase. “T didn’t know what he was doing; he kept.walking back and forth,” said Ida Flatow from Chicago. ‘He looked lke a businessman," Brian Ahern, of Summerland Key, Fia., sald he saw the man try to get into the bathroom but a flight attandant wouldn’t let him In because passengers were supposed to have their seat belts fastened. 6-49 winners fly south TORONTO (CP) — Canada’s newest multimilllonalres lost little time before dipping into their lottery winnings — ‘they flew. south to sunnier cliraes Tuesday, hours ‘after picking up their Lottoé-t9 grand prize of $4,110,333. But Maria Di Coatarzo, 62, and her brother, Salvatore, 67, both of Toronto, don’t plan to-blow the bundle’ on extravagant holiday, They will use much of thelr winnings - to help the 20 members of thelr family and the aick and- ” elderly. ‘They say they haven't decided what todo with the portion of the money they will keep. “Waare very happy and very pleased,” Maria said. “Lye . always wanled dime tobe with old people or sick people and now Fl have it.” The Di Costanzos held the winning ticket on the lottery’s March 10 draw, but waited until | Tuesday morning lo pick up the cheque, Ata news conferenceat the Ontario Lottery Corp, offices, the Di Costdnzoa, who are.both single and share a home, said they’ wanted to talk to their lawyer before coming forward. In the meantime, they told no one of their good fortune, noteven three brothers alao living in Toronto. They ‘also have three slatera and 14 nephews and nieces. One brother, Frank, said Tuesday night he “got a phone call today and someone told me my brother and sister were millionalres, It waa a complete shock tome" He sald. Maria later called him from Pearson . International Airport to tell him “the dream is finally happening.” The dream hia slater talked of was a chance to bring comfort to scores of elderly people. : WHY BUY NEW? : WHEN USEDWILL Do! .Doyou want parts to fix up your car but your budget wan't allow it? Beat the high cost,of new parts with qualily used parts trom S.K.B. AUTO SALVAGE 635-2333 or 635-9095 tn RESCHKE a 3690 Duhan (justoff Hwy, 16 E) 7, Herald Staff Writer . TERRACE ~~ In reaponse to a lack of park and recreation Jand in the Thornhill f commissian ‘hag: been formed : that will -begin developing plans to lmprove_ upon existing facilities and bring about the construction al new ones, ; ‘According to -Bob Marcellin, Assistant Administrator for the Regional District, the Thornhill Advisory Parks and Recreation Commission will gerve ap a vehicle to deliver recreation and park projects that up until now, have .not been developed, “All totalled, there . is “+ probably Jess than 60 acres Of recreation land available | -to Thornhill residents at the moment, '' says Mercellin, “adding that most of this land - is under application to the “Crown, He says that very ‘litle of the Iand-has been | granted, but. that Theenhill © has submitted application _ for property, that has been .. ‘Gesignated as park’. . The commission held its =. first meeting on Monday . evening, and through good fortune, managed ta get “hold. of John Heeell, assistant director of . tecreation in the Parks and Recreation Branch in Victoria, : He gave the group a 45 minute “‘pep‘* talk on what the commissions are all about, how they work, - _ Where. they should be Last respects to OTTAWA (CP) — Mare than S00 dignitaries filed past. Bora. Laskin’s - flag- draped. eoftin. today aa the latechlef justice lay In state ‘in the marble lobby of the * Supreme Court of Canada. ‘Former governor gel ral Roland. “Micliser «. ' country — "led procession of pollticians, lawyers and diplomats, He was followed by Prime bminister Trudeau, former Conservative Jeader Joe Clark, current Tory Leader Brian Mulroney and New Democrat Leader Broadbent. Laskin, 71, dled Monday. after a winter of- battling pneumonia, His polished coffin, had a * fl Star of David engraved on the top. His decorations, ‘Ineluding the Order of Canada, were on a tray beside the coffin. . His wife Peggy, son John ond daughter Barbara shook hands for 75 minutes . 48 Moumners passed to pay . their last respects, | Premier William Davis of Ontario was among those in the procession. The coffin was. cartied into tha court house by six scarlet-clad Mountles. When the viewing had- ended, the coffin was carried to a hearse cutaide, The Mounties, and the eight surviving Supreme . Court justices, flanked the hearse as the procession moved dow Wellington : Street to the national cenotaph four blocks east of ‘fl the courthouse: Haif-way down there was a pause as Justice Roland Ritchie, 73, the senlor surviving member of the court, was helped into a limousine carrying Mrs. Laskin, who must use a wheelchair. WALKED BEHIND The other Laskins walked behind the hearse, followed by a procession ‘led -by. Trudeau and Clark, who.. chatted as they walked. Behind Trudeau and. Clark were Mines Minister Judy Erola, State Secretary Serge Joyal and Commons Speaker Lloyd Francis. Mulroney was in the third row, flanked by Liberal leadership candidates Jean Chretlen and Mark MacGuigan. A St-man guard of honor from the Canadian Forces marched in front of the hearse, An icy spring wind buffeted the mourners. At the cenotaph, the soldiers marched off and the mourners climbed into a parade of limousines that had followed at a discreet distance. . A funeral service was held at the small, red-brick area, a Ed- starting trom and where they should be going, how the commission can best serve the interests of the cominunity, - ‘The commission will be Made up of 11 members who will be. meeting every second ‘Wednesday of the month, but Marcellin isn’t sure if the sessions will be open to the public or in- camera.-: He says this is something that will be decided atthe eyed ‘Marcellin added that the new ‘commission will also continue to have representation -on the Terrace | Commission, with’ the appointments coming from tha new Thornhill board. He. feels that it is ‘important the. two goupa ‘maintain a.close lason, 50 that . possible ‘developments In Thornhill or Terrace can receive input .-. 2, from both, -cominissions, . The Regional District will be levying $40,000. rvarda na budget / for © the © ‘commission, but Marcellin stresses the importance of carefuly management of the ““We want to proceed very slowly and cautiously with the spending af every dollar of that budget,” he sald, continuing that the the commission will “scrimip, - acrape, borrow and steal!’ whatever they can before they draw from those funds, The three ‘priorities the canmission will deal with are a ball fleld,. a soccer, Chevra ‘Kaidlsha Synagogue in downtown Ottawa, where Rabbi Gunther Plaut praised Laskin for taking. the Supreme Court out’ of “relative « obscurity and. isolation, because of this. man," the fabbi said, “Canada: “grieves for you “Bora. ‘You wertmogt dear and precious to us. One of - ‘the mighty has fallen and we weep for him and we weep for ourselves, for we are deeply bereft." Recreation . future . field, and a neighbositheod - “tot lot”, The playing fleld sites are located adjacent to aes Thornhili Priniary School, and the tot lot vail be situated in the Thornhelghts area, Last year, the: ‘playing field sitea were clegred by an E.B.AP, crew, but work atill haa tobe done thia year, a0 another E.B.A:P, crew will complete ibe remaining ae The crews will alsa be cutting fence posta and ralls 2 ~ - for the playing fields and a group of volunteers from :* ” - the correctional Institute willbe stripping the posts of °“” hark to prepare them for the fences. -As well, there has been difers from league ta provide - equipment ‘and manpower tocomplate the projects and also. from other Thornhill businessmen to provide volunteer equipment and labour to get the projects completed for the 1985 season, Bob. Lavole, ‘Thernhill Director, says that recreation, - and the evelopment of - recreation . areas is one of Thornhills top priorities. “We're going to be approaching the area clubs to give them an opportunity to build facilities in’ ‘~ explained . Thornhill,” Lavoie, “and we hope that by taking this initial step of forming a commission, the local service clubs will “express an interest in .:-. developing some of the: at projects in the area.” Roland ‘anglophone. However, another unwritten rule, alternates, Ritchie, an it becaisse Trudeau has igioved ‘court “tradition in altogether’ may be offered the position. Laskin, who died at 71 in | an Ottawa hospital after a ‘winter spent | battling Bora Laskin 193-1084 Burial was planned Later in the day in Toronto, On Tuesday, with tributes fo Laskin still pouring in from across the country, Trudeau promised he will- move quickly to appoint a successor to Laskin, Trudeau said outalde the Commors he will fill the position left vacant by Laskin’s death Monday before he slope down as prime minister in June, “I can't poasibly leave It over,” Trudeau said after adding his volge to the many who expressed their respect and admiration for the man credited with bringing the Supreme Court to maturity as a conatitutional court, The comment touched off speculation on who will fll the post and whether Trudeau will once again fiout the traditions in which such appoiniments are enmeshed, Under aie tradition which says the next chief justice should be the most senior of the remaining eight judges, pneumonia, was to be~ buried in Toronto following ° 8 private funeral aervice In’ Ottawa today, The frail acholar was quietly made a Companion of the Order of Canada on March 13, but the news was not made public until the ° day alter his death, Gov, Gen, Ed Schreyer, in a memage Gf conddlence sent from Barcelona, Spain, . extended his personal sympathy and that of the country 10 Laskly’s widow, Pegay. “Chief Justice Laskin will be remembered os a major force in jurisprudence,'’ Schreyer, And on Tuesday, members of Parliament from all parties praised Laskin as a lawyer and teacher who inspired and was loved by a generation of students, “He was a brilllant echolar and academic, a said Con't on page 3 Cr ea at orbs eee the softball Laskin the post would.go to Justice . the job between Frenchand . the padt, someone else - Canadian