| : a: oR ai -- “Appeal” ‘Board. Chairman Ian — Hayward stated last week that: ‘ CNR’s" préparation ‘for the ap-" 3 plication of the. herbicide Tor-. _don-101 between Smithers ‘and. Terrace is. inadequate, . and “he. - appellant,’ and added, ‘‘Furthermore, the ‘board suggests that alternatives er rrr eh Be “Women | seek solutions... urged to in politics © TERRACE — Last weekend a ' New Democrat Party women’s regional workshop gave local women an Opportunity to ex- press their own concerns and ad- - dressed the needs of present and future ‘‘Women in Politics” to prepare them for the challenge Of méeting women’s issues with confidence and knowledge. - by: Tod Strachan The workshop’ was. high. lighted with a presentation by. Margaret Mitchell, New . Democrat MP for. Vancouver _ East, who said afterward, “‘For _ me, coming. as ‘the MP for ‘Vancouver East, it illustrated very strongly how we must be _° much more sensitive to the: par- ticular. problems of the north and of northern women.” ‘Mitchell, who has visited several northern communities, - including many in the Northwest Territories, said. she found. it. ‘that the - “very * ‘interesting’? topics of northern health. care, economic’. development and a CK | ‘told to. t try.ag ain In his decision; Hayward. ‘told CN. that -the evidence . they route, “Hayward also” told CN that they had. demonstrated _ no urgency-for the. application of... the herbicide and asked that the | permit. application’ be amended “to reflect the application. level . Of active ingredient proposed, consistent with. the manufac-: turers’ recomimendations’’. ‘Following: ‘an’ - emotionally 7 charged appeal hearing, which “*- apaised. land claims issues ‘and : ‘native brought threats © from: “native ‘become involved, women : need ‘the’ support of “family ‘and friends as well as training and. leaders who said they would “shut CN.down” if the herb- icide:is used, Hayward said: his pane} had- ‘suggested CN discuss _ alternate methods of brush con-' trol with: groups opposed: to the spray program. ‘The panel suggejsts that the permit holder discuss the’ safety measures he proposes to imple- ment with representatives of the Hayward wrote, to pesticide application that may be appropriate in certain areas, are explored with the appellant | and that the plans or maps that the panel has ordered reflect the outcome of these discussions.’ Alec Bolton, a-spokesman for - the Skeena Society To Oppose Pesticides (STOP), said he is less than ‘happy with the decision ’ because it doesn’t deny CN’s ‘tight to spray their rail right-of- continued ‘On page 21 | program of “northern immer- ; sion for southerners’’.as well as ‘| ° ‘were — . brought up during two or three ‘‘Native immersion’? of the workshops. “TI learned a good deal about — -. the concerns of northern people, and. northern women in par- ticular, and I think it demon- Strated the need for us to treat the. north somewhat different- ly,’’ Mitchell said. “7 think it’s very evident that people in the north and in tural. a regions need adequate health. care, and. women particularly need. child care-so they.can go.to . work without feeling that their kids are at real risk.’” ‘She said some of the other ‘priorities that were listed in- cluded the lack of adequate health care facilities, the. low ~ volume of scheduled. passenger air Services, and difficulty for women: in finding social con- | tacts. particularly. those with young children in the winter months,”’. . she said, and-added, “The whole ... Stress. factor « leads. to- mental “sion chairman Andy Burton. am future: extension to ‘the ‘Mount : «= Klappan coal ‘mine and Cassiar,; - ~~ health. problems ‘and: ‘battering. ~ ' ‘wife and child abuse — ‘and |, - the! fact that there are very few - '» facilities available. -gompounds . —, "iavicinsenial the problem.”” |. -the -:-workshop -was .to “take a “percentage of revenues from northern logging, mining ‘and . fishing industries-and invest i itin ‘has ordered a stay of execution ‘northern development, on the proposed spraying. “There “shoitld: be develop- ' ment: plans made through. the regional districts,’ she said. presented. at ‘a recent | appeal” |. Also, ‘one: of the resolutions hearing . in Terrace . failed . .to ‘demonstrate. adequate prepara-_ . tion-to plans or maps.to indicate” - the position of wells; habitations ~- cand water ‘bodies along. the © ~ that we'll’ ‘be’ ‘taking to.the party | "is for training. inthe north so ‘there would: be ‘more qualified people in: ‘the ‘orth:’’ In . bringing: about | ‘these changes, she urged women in the. north’. to -become’: involved ‘in: politics. at’ the. local, “provincial or federal level: ° ““T-hope that northern womeri will really start - getting’ more _ militant, both within the party and in. society. in general, So much of our wealth is generated up north and it's very important - that people. have the kinds of. - services and: opportunities that they. have a right. to,””: ‘she said. She added that in order to encouragement, but she said work is also needed to bring about changes in party policy. As an example, ‘she described ‘the situation in Norway where the Labor Party had ‘‘adopted a rule that neither gender. should occupy less than 40 percent of the parties’ posts.’’ She said that.as a result, the Labor Party is in power, with a woman Prime Minister and that eight of the 19 cabinet posts are held by women. By comparison, she said that only 29 out of a total of 282 -MP’s in Canada are women, ““We have a very long way to go if we’re going to have parity by 2025,’’ Mitchell said. She advised women to become involved, ‘‘School boards, regional boards and city councils sid. good starting peint,’” ‘she sai Mitchell said one of the: rec- - ommendations coming: out of | the. feasibility. of the project. _ The report emphasized that - Westmin.Resources is prepared - . to ‘build their own hydro - ‘The 1987-88 directors and executive o the organization's annual dinner and ‘iverson, are (left to right) Judy Jephson, Dave McKeown, Graydon, Bob Park, June Stenzel and Paul Willams. Absent fr _Zucchiatti, Randy Trombley, Darryl Laurent, Dick Sharples a dance last weekend. The offical f the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce were sworn into office at oo § given the oath, administered by Judge E.L. «7 Doug McLeod, Dennis Brewer, Barb Kerr, Bruce - om the photo are Lyn Apolczer, Helen McInnes, doe’: hd Wayne Jones. ; Study makes. northern - ~ Hydro extension 1 100k” _ like a winner | A presentation. promoting the Stewart hydro extension ‘to the provincial Cabinet Commit- tee on Economic Development response from the government, by Tod Strachan’. Armed with. a: cost analysis “ prepared * by “UBC. professor. .Tony Bordman, ‘ton, and Alderman Darlene Cor- nell with regional district Board Chairman. Les’ Watmough' and . Administrator John Pousette, ° ‘presented CCED members with a positive report demonstrating A(CCED) ~ by: Kitimat-Stikine ; - “ : Regional District representatives .. ‘Women can be very isolated, : brought an ‘encouraging. ce “according. to regional. district’ ‘Economic . Development - Com-...,, -years, figures Burton said were , ‘very realistic’, and. -would. only $850,000. With... further. . _analysis,, the. ‘report. showed . that: .the. -dif-. ference-in cost for:construction. -of ..a 138,000 volt line which ‘would supply Stewart:-:and the’ 238,000 volt ine Hydro:wanted ... to install-;to, provide