we a “ _ ty ee ae i 7 oAOTINCIAL LIBRARY PARLIAMENT BLOGS VICTORIA B C Weather Mostly cloudy, possibly few light snowflurries. High 1 | Serving the Progressive t ih The bu —_ N orthwest Jo. Low -I VOLUME 72 No. 11 20¢c TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1978 Capt. Per Halvorsen hoses down fire at The Motel through hole in wail to reach source in crawl space under bullding, McRobb in court Pleads Not Guilty A member of the local Telecon:municationa Workers Union pleaded not quilty in Terrace provincial court yesterday to a charge of willful damage. Donald McRobb, of Terrace was charged asa result of an alleged incident on Dec. 14 when B.C. Telephone Company equipment was damaged. _ ‘h was adjourned to April 3. The hearing McRobb indicated he will retain Vancouver lawyer David Blair as his cousel. B.C. Tel. Employee's Home Destroyed in Saturday Fire “For dim i Dt wrirday the thir ‘teenth camé a. day late. Dutt “is an : installer with e INR R branch of the TWU union current! involved in a wor | e. with B.C. Teeptones, As everyone knows the work stoppage has been ineffect now for Be subd two months, with ent loss of pay. ctno pay cheques at Mr. and Mrs. Jim Duffy and their 7 year: old daughter and year and a old son live in a double-wide trailer in On Saturday, January 14th, at 9:23 eir frailer caught fire, and d the efforts ‘of the . phill Volunteer Fire - Depaittilent; the “thaller SE BO BEV: that two rely Tater Insurance Company js © still not sure whether or not their home will be a. total writeoff. Although the 7 year old daughier lost moat of her clothing, the year ald brother was. luckier. When reached ee ed carp Monda' Stn sous i rising whe optiaiatie ft for one could be called a “‘double loser” and was trying hard to look only at the. brighter side, He felt it “sould have been worse”’ and - fortunately, there was no 1088 of fe. The work stoppage” may make it easier (despite absence of income) for ‘ him tohave time to clean “fate up and plan for the ; please attend. Child Minding Meeting . There will be a meeting held at the Terrace Child-Minding Centre on Wed- nesday, January 18, at 7:30 p.m. Persons interested In continuation of this service The Motel fire (Photos 1. and r,) The Terrace Fire “The Motel”’ sa there was a fire vm the premi A considerable amount of smoke had filled the buildi from smoul fire whieh was located in a crawl space under the unit. By ionday- noon the Fire Department fire and the matter was still under investigation, with no set figure as to the doliar value of the De ent received a] O = call at on-eminute tol ! had not} released the cause of the] 2 is arts exhibition, made up of the work of artists and crafts across the Pacific exhibition travelling ' the should contact: Regional Arts Council, at me Whine. Box 1036, Burns Lake, or one’ 635-2064 = in ace, All submissions will be juried locally . chosen entries will be acked, insured, aba panded by the Northwest ounell, whic to have a Sep. on oa tw 8 id cal g the flavour an feeling of of the different communities across the Northwest, through. the work of local artists, and ‘then to exhibit this, work in each communi ‘from Burns Lake to ce Rupert, and perha her afield, © al Fisherman saved . - ESCANABA, Mich. (AP), — Robert LaCarte probably. should have: ied the flashlight firet— before down his small fishing shack. LaCarte had planned a quiet afternoon of ice hing on Litile Bay de Noc on Lake. Michigan during the weekend so he drove his snowmobile out on the ice to the fishing shack and sta - inside until dark Fri When he emerged from ‘the shack, LaCarte discovered he, his shack his snowmobile wete floatin, on an -island: of ice, with about 50 metres of frigid: water between the floe and the mass of ice along the shoreline. * LeCar’ sayé he tried to” . Terrace Fire Dept. responded to a call at “The Motel” midnight ~ The Sunday. The fire was confined to the crawl space and a bathroom of the dwelling. Here John Venema Left and Don Petitpas Center pull A new building at a different location . could bea shock for residents of Skeenaview Lodge. to cope with, according to : two former members of “the Skeenaview Society. John Stokes and Fred . Stewart submitted a brief to the Skeenaview Society last week stating that the present site is “scenic, quiet, spacious and home to the present residents.”’ praiiinating to to.a “new perience for a large. number of the residents, the brief said. Stokes and Stewart stated that if the facili is relocated, residents may even continue. to walk up the hill to the ar lorce habit, \ If the new Skeenaview - is constructed closer to. downtown, the lives of. residents could be en- _ dangered because of the proximity of busy streets, . off the pi property the highwa railway tra the briet ati denta who wander at the esent site can be traced und and brought back, usually before they reach. the more travelled roads and highway. Stokes a and Stewart also suggested ' the new fact ity accommodate up to 150 residents. The previous Social Credit government's arding Poeiitien = for senior the citizens stated that the smallest structure that was economically viable was 150 beds, the. brief stated, and the former NDP Ministry of Health had approved a replacement unit for Skeenaview of that size. However, it has recently been suggested by ter of Health Bob cClelland that a smaller unit would be adequate for. Terrace. A new senlor citizen ears unit in Smithers and. on- eplanned for Prince Rupert wili mean that fewer senior citizens will have to come to Terrace for this kind of care. However, these people will eventually need a higher level of care, Stokes and Stewart argued and Skeenaview is currently the only place in the north capable of providing the more advanced care needed. | “A small 60 to 70 bed facility will meet neither resent nor the future n of the region,” the brief contends. Provision should also be made for married couples, with some femporary care facilities handicap ped and handed individuals who live in the community with their families and need temporary care when the family travels. “The two former chairmen of the society also suggested re- introducing’ programs which were initiated 5 ree: Poe * during 1974 and 1975 such §§ more individual care, bus trips and Physiotherapy. “There are all sorts of activities and ‘rights’ which are accessible to us, and we take them for anted, " Stokes and tewart explained. “However, many elderly people, because of their age level and capability, do not have easy access to the same resources.”' hose off truck while two other members in the background enter building with hose. . : Stokes. and Stewart Emphatic ‘Skeenaview Site be retained — ‘ wand cal solution incorporate, the needed activities and: programs into the routine: at Skeenaview. : The brief from the twa men is one: of . severak which have been sub= mitted in response to an: invitation from the Skeenaview Society. The society has formed a committee to lock. into the future of Skeenaview - e when the present fal ity is phased out. Pioneer Girls Twenty-two local girls from grades ree through seven attended the registration and get - aquainted session for oneer Girls last Thursday, ‘Collage pasting, Singing and refresh ments were enjoyed. Bight Alliance Church women sre completing the leadership training course and will be cer- tified as guides to lee club activities, : of this — anization, which has alu S re Canada and the U.S, is development of the whole « b: roviding group and dividua ence § through bible” exe ploration, field taal crafts and {rlendahip, Pioneer Girls w held each Thureday ae 7 m. at the Alliance urch on Agar Ave. - Long Term Health h Care, Mamas and Papas, Youth Incentive Discussed at Terrace ~ Community Services Monday Meeting ‘Ata meeting last. week . of the Terrace Com- munity ‘Services Society, many matter of. im- portance to the com: munity were discussed. Ove rticular, was the erm Health care in tie ome, Full detailes are not known yet as to s Home Makers . : bow tH will. work but new details are being released every day. Mr. Brad Gee of Skeenaview was’ unable to addtend the meeting to elaborate’ oF or progress et .has.. been ,. The question submitbes help being | ot ihble for smiallei centres Was | discussec and: it wis ‘generally agreed’ that . Terrace would help’ -’ those in outlying: districts te utilize existing service rather than ‘setting up separate programmes. new programme hel being offered in Terrace is called the Mamas ahd ‘Papas (no; its not a new musical group!) and thus far the response has been excellent. The courses will be held on Tueaday Soci and Wednesdays (Par- tel mts can choose one t which suits the;) in rary Aris room bet- ween 7:30 and 9:30 commencing Jan. 24 (or 25,:if you opt for i sada), The course is of nine weeks duration and is FREE, , : 1 The Skeena . Youth! Incentive Program will! be getting underway soon’ now the funding has been! received. This is another’ ver proet heli worthwhile élping the youth’ Ip the community and: themsel ves, A letter was received from the District of Terrace appointing David Pease the City’ representative — to ‘he ety. Judy. Vandergucht reported on E.R, A. SP. i{ amily bi carmen and Support, Pr ‘am- me), ere hap teen a set back anda meeting was. called” for: Friday ‘January 13 at John Stokes - residence to discuss the ‘more an . worthwhile ‘project. future of this very wor- thwhile priest. With more efforts being made through the country to help the © ; battered wife, child. We want to see a facility established in this erea thoughts are acl eae 0 are not en It ng boils - down” to money. Like every other need a place to house the Sate to hel -her adjust to 8 elp-her a either a new life or help for both husband & w to reconcile: their dif- ferences, Chairman Roy Greening asked the directors. to consider. an idea he had which: would « We . wife and Wralned have the " directors rotating their ro) ‘ammes every three months. At present director is ncible to one of the ts sponsored by the ciety y. Mr. Greening felt that to enable the directors to learn more about each Broject, the director could rotate. It was decided to try this out when a new Board of Directors is elected later this year. It was also pugge ested that each pro supervisor be cach . a aeoaced to supply a brief outline of goals. This would be compiled into a booklet for Pew directors or interested , Peteoas wanting to know co hy about the Society. . Melissa Sharples gave her monthly report and indicated the new directories are selling well, 230' have been distribabad..to Churches, drug @arés and the libratgr ‘These direc- tories ase invalualbe to those persons seeking any community service. Wake-up calls are increasing daily as the service is advertised. The monitoring service is in full swing but un- fortunately the Emergency Band was not working properly so is not in service at the moment. There are five . pagers in use at present, @ Pager is a new item and is ite the unit, It fitsinte the pocket and beeps a tor when you are needed by your offiee Itis ideal for doctors and business men, service will be extended: to Kitimat shorthly, A meeting was held on January 16th, 12 noon at the Skeenaview to discuss Volunteer Needs in the Community. A member of the National Advisory Council on Voluntary Action will be there i discuss the summary of the ‘People in Action’ report. The ‘People in Action’ deals with sub- jects that are important jor every volunteer and voluntary association in Canada. In particular, it looks at the effects of the ads a oF Federal Government hag asked for comments. Included with the booklet all directors received. was a questionaire which deals with recom- medations, If you would like to attend this meeting or want to know more about this, pleases call the Society. Anyone who would like’ to know more about the Society, or would like to hel out with one or more e projects sponsored tte Society, or would i e to become a member of the society, please call me at 635-5939 evening or: Terrace Community Services at 635-5135...