11 LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY —
PARLIMENT BUILDINGS -
Victoria, B.C.

*. Four kids ralsed a large crowd and generated a “iittle ;
attention for themselves Tuesday morning when they
_ picketed the site of the new extension of the Elk’s
. Agar Park. The kids objected to the way in which
crews went about. the clearing the trees and brush.
’ cutting down several. jarge trees like the one pictured
“= fiere.. They also are afrald the plans for the park -
Include filling In aravine- which is a popular_winter .

cost TERRACE BiG" Hyded ae
- company has anything to do with letters sent

out by som:

The officials’ say whoever -is writing ‘the
“letters is using the address of B.C. Hydro’s
Nanaimo district’ office as “some. kind of

’ harrassment or maybe to blame the attack on

us.””

- Environmental. groups. across Canada and
the United States have apparently received the -

letters. -

The letter takes credit for the bombing of the :

equipment at the substation, which: caused

damage estimated at over §6 millon, andurges ..
environmental groups to make Canada-‘‘an - :

insécure and uninhabitable place for capitaliats

_ and their projecis.". -

Al Harrison, manager of Hydro! 5 Nanaimo
office, ‘says ‘the company has received no let-

ters back from! environmental groups bui has:
had several letters returned unopened by. the ;

post. office, .

“Tt could well be from Direct Action, if there
_ issuch a group,” Harrison said, “It certainly

doesn't. officially arise from our. address.”

Hydro recently inereased to- $125,000. the -

reward it is offering to anyone who cat provide

information leading to the conviction of the __,

~ Dunamuir bomber, '
‘The company has also. set up a tolifree

telephone line to receive information on the
' . bombings. -

_The RCMP has undertaken an: intensiva
investigation of the bombing and has begun to

_, tompile a-list of environmental groups inthe
; province ‘ag partof the investigation. wo
. Hydro officials say. the: way. the explosives
. . were handled narrows the persons responsible —

- down to people familiar. with’ electric power,

explosives and the Dunmuir substation itself,

- Harrison also pointed out that the substation

does not fall within the geographic boundaries

of the Nanaimo office and says the RCMP is _
attaching some importance to the lelter- .
writer's decision to chose the Nanaimo ottice ;

. for-8 return ae

oO sone claiming to be from the Direct-
Action group which take responsibility for the |
bombirig of the Dunsmuir substation May 31.”

This letter, sent to the Skeena Protection -
Sean Ie Terragg;:
“felt

takes credit for the bambing.of B.C. Hydro’s -

Dunsmuir substation near Qualicum. ‘Bay on
“Mancouver Island May-31.. ‘The letter was

- mailedin Nanaimo: and has a return address.of ©
_ 19 Commercial Street. in that. city, ‘That’ ad:
- . dress belongs to the B.C. Hydro Nanaimo
| “Digtrict office: - Hydro officials. deny any
-. Connection with the letter.

“On May 31,'we bombed four 500 kv. tran-
afgemers- at. the ‘Dunsmuir . substation on
Vancouver Island. This substation is part of

the-$1 billion Cheekye-Dunsmuir transmission
‘ line project being built by B,C, Hydro, This
project, if-fompleted, will provide electricity

for a ‘wave‘of industrial development planned
for Vancouver Island...We aré opposed to any

_ further industrial development and to any .

expansion of the power. grid which will-

- -facilitate such development:

“We reject both the ecological destruction
and the human oppression inherent in the in-
dustrial societies of the cotpurdte machine in
the West and the. comimunist machine in the
East. In ‘the: last 200 years industrial
‘civilization has been raping.and mutilating the
earth and-exterminating: other species at an

ever accelerating rate. We say that this is not

tight. Jobs, progress, standards of - living --
nothing is sufficient justification for the
horrible damage: being ‘done. :

_ “Already in this province, half the’ forests
have been logged and many rivers dammed.

The valleys are littered with highways and

power lines, the estuaries are paved. and
polluted,. the water: -is. poisoned, mills and.‘

- power and acid rain are soon. to- come.

‘pumeristo be-from:a ,
“pireet A ctiod"” which” "~*7:*Cepturies af pate

_ smelters, belch noxious fumes, and nuclear

" “While. being. in. complete opposition to

_‘ further ecological destruction, we also oppose
~ the human oppression resulting from the
~ economie and’ ‘ political-systems throughout the

world that re based on power‘and profit. In

fact, ecological destruction 1s directly related -

to the human oppressions of sexism, racism,
hierarchy and imperialism. The desire for:
power, the insensitivity to the suffering of

hers and the need bo feel superior: are. e. the ’

environment,

25 cents

fobaggan r run. City recreation officials say plans for
the park, which include the establishment of a fourth-
baseball dlamond, call for the creation of a new
playground on the area’ being cleared. Only scrub
trees and undergrowth are being removed and the
work’ will stop short of the ravine, the officials. say.
The kids.say they probably won't. picket agaln, and
hope they’ ve. made thelr. point. . .-

y.
have created oppressive power rejations that: -
now permeate’ most: societies and their’ in-
stitutions: As a result, people today have in-
ternalized these characteristics; however, this

~ “does not negate ‘the ultimate responsibility of -

the’ ruling classes that control and direct these
instituting:

“The same ruling ; classes and muliinational
corporations who relentlessly destroy the -
also. contre!’ the repressive
dictatorships and governments. of democratic -
facade throughout the capitalist world... The
repression and‘ economic exploitation that

result are an- inevitable _consequence OF

- societies , that function in order to fulfill the

profit and growth demands of a corporate |
economy, -

. “Within the: -capitalist world, a..growing -
number of liberation movements have created

a situation in which the industrialized societies
ean no longer depend .for their supply of
strategic materials on these potentially ‘‘un-

ble’ regions of the so-called third world.

dso during the late 70's and now into the 60's,
the industrialized ‘societies are attempting. to
become leas energy dependent on.these regions —
hy exploiting coal, cil, gas and nue lear energy
and ‘resources from regions that meet in- |
‘ternational security objectives. ‘Canada, at this,
-ime; meets these objectives. —

“Canada’s historical rale has always been

_ that of supplier of cheap resources to the in-.

dustrialized world, As this role becomes more
critical internationally, ‘the-development of
energy and resource meéga-projects. in Canada |
has becomé'a government priority. As-well as
serving’ a strategic function withig, the -in-.
ternational capitalist economy, the Canadian
capitalists see these mega-projecis as a means
of overcoming the ongoing. economic crisis
nationally. = .- >

{We must make ‘this an insecure and

- uninhabitable plact. for capitalists and their

projects. This is:the best contribution. we ‘can

make towards.protecting the earth: and.
struggling for's a liberated eoclety. ”

: «< Smitheraa area{s quite large in comparisan
} other area of the province because ofa
ck of ‘co-operation | between Tocal farmers a

| Established 1908

“,- Molume 76 No.129

Spray controversy
‘participants grow

By MICHAEL HOWLETT
' Herald Staff Writer

TERRACE — While the decision by the
ministry of forests to expand its herbicide
Spray program this year has proven
controversial, and Regional District of.
Kitimat-Stikine officials may face charges
in connection with a herbicide application
in Kispiox, those organizations are not the -
only ones who regularly use herbicides

" sprays in the northwest,

The regional district program is in fact
quite small and while forestey's program
is growing, it does not yet compare with
large spray programs undertaken by CN,
B.C, Hydro and the department of high-
ways in recent years,

All of those groups have undertaken
spray programs designed to keep rights-
of-way near their rail, road or tran-

 smiasion lines clear of undergrowth
‘although only highways plans to mount’an
extensive spray campaign this year.

Highways is responsible for preventing -

the spread of noxious weeds from its
rights-of-way into farmers fields. No
spraying is planned for the immediate

~: ‘Terrace area, but roads from Cedarvale to

* Quick in the Smithers Highway District

‘ are slated for spraying this summer.

According to Prince George hased nigh:
ways spray supervisor Terry Burgess, the
iminigtry has received permission to spray -
~ 300 pounds of Tordon 22K on up to 300 acres
of land adjoining roads in the ‘Smithers

‘.distriet. ‘The picloram-based chemical is -

sprayed manitally from. a large tank truck.
“Burgess says the program in the

‘and the highways department,

In the Peace River area we have large .
right-of-ways which we allow the farmers
to farm,*' Burgess said. “‘It’s tax-free land

_ for them and it helps us control the weed

problem.In your area the farmers won't
‘farm it or look after the weeds.. It doesn’t
make our job any easier. We're looking for
4 lot more co-operation from’ farmers.”

Highways has inviestigated the use of

_ the rnethod too ex ve Burgess sald.
“The department is looking into the possible
use of less powerful chemicals .. than
Tordan, he said.

B.C. Hydro is ‘another large user of -

herbicides which it uses to clear tran-
emission lines and keep fenced-off sub-

_ stations free of undergrowth.

Hydro has completed a large 3 substation
spray program in Terrace last’ year and

has several permits allowing transmission

line and substation spraying this year.

But the company does not plan to do any -

spraying in the northwest ‘this year, says.
Terrace-based Hydro production
technician Gord Heenan.

“There probably won't be any spraying
done this year at all,’’ Heenan said
because of the effectiveness of past ap-
plications,

’ The company usually receives three or

_ five year permits allowing them to choose

when to spray. Logically, Heenan says, it

makes sense to spray as late as possible in. ©

- the permit in order, to eliminate the most

brush,

One permit Hydro has outstanding
allows the: spraying of 10. miles of tran-
smission line in the Tyee area and another

15 miles in the Telkwa pass. The company .

uses helicopters to spray tranamission line
right-of-ways and usually uses Tordon 101
a combination of picloram and 24D, for
the job.

Another, permit allows the eptaying of
Primate! 80 Wa Z#D based cheinical on
substations ° in Sandspit; Masset. and
dost bave put atop: ‘to-anoiher
large spra program regularly carried
out by Canadian National.

- CN usually sprays its rightof-ways and

track as well-as any service roads to.
. prevent overgrowth, CN officials say this

"year a lack of funding has put a halt to any

“Columbla.
~“We have no plans for- spraying .at all
this year,’ says Vancouver-bised CN

. spokesman Al Menard, ‘Budget cuts have

eliminated the program not just along the

" manual cutting ‘techniques but has found northline but throughout B.C."
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After another furious”
round of [sraeli-Palestinian

fighting in ‘the Lebanese -
. capital ended ‘before dawn: |.

today, a top Israel! official.
"headed for’ Belrut with his.”

government's response toa

- plan to. evacuate the
Palestine Liberation
Organization
Lebanon... 2"

. Sources in Tel’ Aviv said:

‘David Kimche,, ‘director
‘general’ of the" “Foreign
Ministry, is. to meet with
Us. presidential envoy

Philip’ Habib, who headed .
the negotiations leading 40

“from:

ttie ‘evacuation plan. Israeli :
‘was reported: to -have .ac-: ;
- cepted mat’ Points th thee’:

plan.’

After’ the. latest ‘vound. of’
flighting, the Israeli slege of.

West. Beirut eased -when

* electricity was restored and
water was réported: turned”
back on after a’ three-day

eulett by Israeli forces, But
a Reuters news agency

correspondent. said.- the. ;
Israéiis.are not letting any

food .get into West Beirut. -
The Soviet Uriion charged .,
that buildings-in the Soviet |

~ Embassy compound, in the -

Rr een ae es bins

‘the

‘besieged western sector of |
‘the Lebanese: ‘capital, were

hit by: Taraeli “shells” and

. bombs and. badly. damaged.
There’ Were ‘no reports. of .
canualties Among ‘embassy:
; Sersonnel.” von

Israel's ‘eabinet discussed 1
-PLO-evacwation

proposals: today - - before

_ Kimche's. departure: for”
” Beirut, «©

‘calling: _, them
political’ arrangements
“which will bring about. the
* total evacuation of .all- the
‘terrorists’ fron Beirut and
‘Lebanon. >

’ Prime: Minister

> : 4

a

Israel dlacusses PLO peace proposals -

administration has said “it ,
: “agreed in principlé’--to.:

Menachem: “Begin! 8.

“ spokesman, Uri Porat, sald
“Israel is. against. clauses | in:
the. plan “that - would’ ‘allow’.
“the guerrillas to maintain a:
‘ political: bureau: in Beirut:
and leave two fighting units :

in Lebanon’ 8 army.

Begin -was said ‘to - be.

optimistic about reaching

agreement on the plan’ but -
was quoted as saying if the

arrangement failed, Israeli

: forees’ would: attack thé —
Paléstinian enclave in ~~
Moslem West Beirut and~ .-
” drive the guerrillas out. «©

~U.S, President Reagan's. - .

“contribute American forces. .

‘toa’ pegcekeeping“force ‘in
Beirut if a settlement could -
be reached. |

“In an’ interview Tuesday.

PLO leader Yasser Arafat.

"rejected the idea that his .

forces” evacuate. Beirut

_ under protection of the U.S.”

"See

page 10.

‘Reagan’

_ Terrace residents had a fine view of fhe fie’ fighting fechniques —

used Tuesday when a small fire broke out on Terrace Mountain.
_frews from the ministry of forests and-the Terrace fire depart. ©

“ment joined forces to put out the blaze with the help of helicopter.
_borne fire retardant. Officials aré blarning ¢ children playing In the
area for Starting the tre, - oS

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