Page 4, The Heratd, Friday, June 20, 1980 {TERRACE/KITIMAL)... daily herald “ General Office - 435-6357 Published by Cicylation ~ 635.6357 Sterling Publishers PUBLISHER - Calvin McCarthy EDITOR . Greg Middleton ‘CIRCULATION TERRACE & KITIMAT "635-6357 Published every weekday ai 3212 Kalum Street, Terrace, 8.C, A member of Veritled Circulation. Authorized as second class mall, Registration number 1201, Postage pald In cash, return postage guaranteed. NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT °- TheHerald retains full, comptete and sole copyright In any advertisement'produced and-or any editorial or photographic content published in: ‘the Herald. Reproduction Is not permitted without, the written permission of the Publisher. oT Terrace merchants have come down overwhelmingly. against opening for business on Sunday. They, like mer- chants In mariy other small towris' say that Sunday opening will destroy the quality of life here. . ° . The only support for Sunday opening here came from the new boys In town, The Terrace Furniture Centre. Even Chub Down, ‘the owner of the 24-hour gas station and the West End Store(already open Sunday) came down against loosening the store hours. no The move to change the rules comes from some city councils. The provincial government responded to those’ over- tures. That noise, however, came from the shopping centre suburbs. °: . Small businessmen. say . they can‘t afford to hire extra staff. They say they will end up: working Sundays them- selves, making it a seven-day week. The larger union outlets.say they don’t want to oper Sunday. because the union . will stick it fo them: for overtime and _wouldn‘t be able to g they won‘t be doing any more’ business. The larger non-union retailers may not be facing the overtime bills of their union competitors but they: say. they t religble staff. The unions would irpjhek| fight for better wages on a shorter work week than overtime on the longer hours. So, no one seems to want the Sunday opening. However, no one seems to have jaskernvlaus bOppemburiris ds Lub il ati wi YSHOH JABS A 2) RAD CIMT OTHER VIEWS By CHARLESHANLEY Did you hear about the Newfie who won $100,000 in . the lottery? . He turned it l foul up his-unemployment cheques. ; Newfoundland, butt of endless Canadian jokes, first in line for the government dole, luckless land on the brow of North America, is finally back, With oll, = ‘ aan Almost 200 nautical miles east of this foggy old seaport, oil has been found beneath the North Atlantic and.experts are beginning to compare it with the North Sea in its petroleum potential. = The discovery has been enough to excite oil com- . panies and fill the heads of islanders with dreams and demons. : “This oil..." says Newfoundland Premier Brian Peckford, ‘“‘on the one hand we love it, and on the other hand it could really destroy us.”’ The brash young premier is determined to do it right in Newfoundland — to ensure that oil develop- mentis paced so that it will help pull his province out of centuries of poverty without ruining its unique ‘people and character. But Englishmen and Irishmen built homes in hidden bays around the rugged coast, in places they’ dubbed with fanciful names like Blow-Me-Down, Heart's Content and Nick's Nose Cove.- This system of isolated fishing outports became the backbone of Newfoundland life, spawning an uneducated, poor but distinctive people who speak with a soft mid-Atlantic brogue and in an antiquated om, The half-million Newfoundlanders have the lowest standard of living and the highest unemployment of any Canadians, 15.7 per cent, and to the promise of new oil wealth they bring a collective memory of generations at the bottam of the heap. Producing the oil will be an unprecedented challenge. | : ; Afive-company consortium is drilling the wells ina dangerous sea of fog and ice where 15-metre storm waves are not uncommon, and where mountainous icebergs could crush drilling platforms. Thefirst major strike came last September, when a drilling ship for Chevron Standard of Canada found oil under the seabed 196 nautical miles east of St. John’s, The ollmen were further encouraged when wells three nautical miles west of the first and 12 nautical miles to the southeast produced signs of hydrocar- bons. Oil Is not all Newfoundland has. Significant gas reserves have been found off the shore of Labrador the island’s wild and sparsely-populated continental extension, Final decisions about whether to begin production will be made later this year and Energy Minister Leo | Barry says It’s almost a sure thing. However, oil is a hope with a fear in it, sald Rev. Wallance Baker of Newfoundiand’s United Church. Baker, who heads a church committee studying the social impact of the imminent oil boom, sald development should be kept at a level of acceptability and pot allowed to overwhelm people. Aes _ S| ‘ savefish, not catch them.. im down because he was afraid it might . ready to strike | ‘By VIC PARSONS . SMITHERS; B.C. (CP) — main- street merchants in this bustling town ‘snuggled at the base of majestic 2,700- metre Hudson Bay Mountain have a bot new fishing lure for sale. It's called the Nanika Wobbler, " after one of the rivers the Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd. (Alcan) will dam if it goes ahead with a. $2.5-billion proposal to triple ite B.C. amelting — operations. . | .- The Wobbler, produced by a group - called Alcan't, is not a typical fishing, lure. The hook is replaced by ‘an aluminum screw and it’s designed to Money raised from the sale goes not to the retailers but to Save the . Bulkley, a local committee set up to battle plans’ df: the aluminum cor- porate giant. The support, businessmen have given to the campaign reflects | the widespread opposition to the Alcan Sak dhe 4 at ako riv lleys ng th-gentral "No fewer than 60° groups from Prince Rupert on the northern coast to Williams Lake in the central interior have registered concern either by opposing or calling far. a public Inquiry into the project that would divert headwaters of the two rivers.to power three new smelters. ~ Ranchers, farmers, union leaders, town councils, businessmen, fishermen, ~ hunters, - en- vironmentalists, fisherles and forestry. officers and Indian chiefs have rallied to the cause, demanding an inquiry into the proposal. ' Although B.C. Energy Minister Bob ’ McClelland has promised an inquiry, many northern residents fear it will be a whitewash. McClelland has refused tosay when the inquiry will be held and what terms of reference it will have. : The breadth of the opposition is not surprising when a tally is made of the possible effects of the proposed diversions of the upper Nechako, which flows Into the Fraser River, and the Nanika, part of the Bulkley- Skeena river system. - Havoc In the salmon fishing in- dustry, destruction of wildlife breeding grounds, loss of recreational waters, lack of water for irrigation, inadequate supplies for drinking, sewage disposal and industrial needs KEMANO SERIES. Opposition ready to fight THIRD OF © SIX .PARTS | have all béen predicted: if Alean exercises a water licence granted by the provincial government 30 years ago. There are pockets of support for the project among the 170,000 residents of north-central B.C., most of it in Kitimat and Terrace, the two com- munities that would benefit most from expansion of the aluminum smelting ~ facilities, Bul outspoken critica in. about 20 communities between Terrace’ and HELPT THIS RIVER JS _ ‘Alean and. location of the ; - gmelter, the town councll Pere the expansion. ot ‘Alcan officials have said at least oné new smelter would be located near the- town of 13,000,. - - at Kitimat Mayor George he thinks the aluminum expansion can co-exist with the salmon fishery and other activities, ui. . “Today the aluminum .industry. ls one of the most soughtvafter-in the. world, If there is a-surplus of power, other companies will come: to the area, The whole north ‘will grow. “Smithers will benefit because our. people here go there for skiing Alcan's promise of an estimated 2,000: “direct and 3,000 service jobs; and increased export earnings, They fear damming the two rivers and diverting the waters through a new powerhouse 5, Dalry farmer Jake Hoek of Vac, derhoof, 100 vilaneies ier of Brine! George, feara the estimated 75-to 00- per cent reduction of flow in the Nechake will mean he cannot irrigate. That would force him to" buy. hay at- $100 to $120 & ton. - toe Bob Affleck, vice-president of. corporate services for two -Prince. . George pulp and paper tills, has been assured the Nechako will still ‘have “wee on diese ae) recreation. ee) aniye - . ae I ‘industrial Prince George are resisting Twenty-five years ago, when came to ‘Kitimat, ‘Terrace: was @ village of 500 people, Prince tr The whole Pacific Northweat is dolng well now, thanks in part to Alcan" ~ Alderman. Bob Cooper of: Te Bylkley and: will disrupt .their way: of Ufe:;\: ... eee r of: Terrace, lonietres 9 ea a ang xpi ~ j , 2A a ot evel ent" we need here." _ Co Among benefits of Alcan's proposal, he says, will be an expanded port at Kitimat, an, improved rail ine and flood control. along the Bulkley: - Skeena system, ; . But even in Alcan’s backyard there enough water for industrial use but he. . . still fears a-detericration in. water quality that could discolor bleached pulp unless expensive equipment is purchased. ==. 7 are misgivings. The . Canadian Association of Smelter and Allied Workers,. which representa Alcat's workers, and the Kitimat Indian village gouncil, across the channel from’ the smelter, want. a public Chuck ‘Morgan, a former Nova_ Scotian who crossed, the .. continent after retiring from the air force arid. now works for a Smithers tire dealer, is concerned he won't be able to fish and hunt. ©... ‘ Loe The Vanderhoof village council says. lowering the Nechako will endanger inquiry. a Alcan officials seem to have been caught off guard by the apposition. “Some people seem to think we ‘have bulldozers waiting In’ the the town's. water supply, impair sewage disposal and reduce chances of altracting industry.’ _ Provincial foreat service officers in Houston tried last fall to lay trespasa charges against Alcan-hired con- sultants who cut trees along ‘the Nanika.’ But legal advisers checked Alcan’s Heence and found the com: . pany was within its rights, a forest service spokesman said. ©, | ‘There are backers for the project. . In Kitimat, the community founded by could palsed- woods," says Alcan spokesman Brian Hemingway. “But we don't have a flem plan yet. 5 ek ve. a project ““We don’t even manager.” ; ‘The company had planned.a series of mee! to explain its proposal but Veterioof the ent were ported, ‘ani _ the reet were pos! Opponents say the delay was: called because ‘the sessions backfired — people who went to the meetings with an open mind came away enraged. . Alcan officials say the meetings were set back eo environmental consultants - are replies to concerns y the public, =. nha Lo etc oes ‘Thom saya | lingering ‘Disneyland, it wa " cabinet ::.together | -business. handle it. ae Soit was late, latestartfor the Tories. . It didn’t help to soothe their resentment over the in the House, and then to make the loss even more bitter, lose the election. an or ’ “But back they came, | ! an - more than-ready — spurred by the urge to get their own back — to do their utmost to destray at least the - arrogance of the Liberals, ~ quickly recaptured power, 7 “Big ‘difficulty was" the: lack’ ot’ Conservative arn- munition. © 60 ; oa - High interest rates? ce, - _. High and. weekly climbing higher. - - ne ' And hand’t the Tories before given the Liberals tgage charges?" “Tdeal issue... - with a grinding crash before they could. really organize their: attack and get it. ‘rolling: they. do? ° from all accounts. Made the most of his fluent French. Claude Ryan all the way. ~ As Tory luck runs _- all: bad. —- Joe’ Clark had committed his party, in its short term in government; “Trudeau ‘was to-take. coed ' Clark -said to become up as an English target of Rene Levesque.” ‘Pierre ‘Trudeau, Quebec's favorite sén, made referendum an exclusively Liberal show. And a smashing success. The ‘greatest’ -triumph in living memory. views on oil pricing — questions about leadership, and . an air of uncertainty over Joe Clark's future... - « ts Worst of all for them is time. Four long years, barring parliamentary accidents — and Liberals, J. “unlike Conservatives, are not accident prone — before . . the next campaign and election. Frustration, boredom, desertion from the ranks. . . : . No time to be a Tory. TAKE TIMETO ADMIRE. ’ By BILL MeDONNELL Pe Walking tn the forest “(found time to rest and to smell fresh alr. “The wind was blowlng - “Inmy hair, . .* \ . a bird flew from his nest. -.. -The alr smells fresh, ‘ {ike your halr after shampoo, .. fhe mountaintops are covered = by clouds; trees dancing In the wind - gently moving leafs. = a Never ending process. _ By the way, | had a thought . shout you love, "0 - how nice it would be We Zould watch the wonders toye - We could wa e wonders together ~~ and walk the forest hand in hand. _. +On way back | found. - _ ; some wild flowers for you Only a jet plane interrupts the peace. The péople are going places, - only | stay - this is my home. preening if, victory ant, But then: Tory luck again ‘—- dowin came the rates . fe a * unforgivably sloppy way the party let itself lose power, : full of fight they swore, and b » some painful lumps over the high interest and mor: Their ill , fortune-; wag... t0,., hold... steady, | 7 gunner. ame. AH Dat shut ‘out, of, the. Quebpe.referens( "With only one Tory, MP from Quebec, what could ° - Joe Clark made three appearances. Did well, too, 1 But it was Plerre Trudeau, Quebee Liberal Leader. C ‘ to a more passive role in the referendum than Plerre 7 ey ‘ at tae oe ‘too invalved, ‘the party, B. representing some seats in the Maritimes and Ontario . and all constituencies west of Winnipeg, might only: “fan the separatist flames’ and set the Conservatives . ‘So what could they do but sit on the sidelines while ” the political . » Now atop every other misfortune, the Conservatives’ are cursed with divided loyalties, serious regional: differences — Ontario and Alberta with opposing. | POET'S CORNER |.