The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 31, 1993 - Page A3 News in brief Orenda meeting planned THE LONG awaited establishment of a committee to oversee the planned Orenda pulp and paper project still hasn’t had its first meet- ing. It was to meet the beginning of this month but commitments by Orenda and then by other groups caused delays. Now a date~somelime -in mid-April is being proposed, says regional district cconomic development officer Andrew Webber. Representatives from the regional district and arca nalive groups are {0 act as chairmen on the committee. One piece of good news, said Webber, is the completion of a study of the Underground water supply Orenda wants to use in its mill. He expects il to be on the agenda when the April. mecting date is sel. New rail schedule liked VIA RAIL’S plan to run ils Skcena passenger train between Prince Rupert and Prince’ George in the daytime is a good move, says mayor Jack Talsira. The plan, to start next year, is to have the train leave Prince George for Prince Rupert at 8 a.m, and arrive al 8 p.m. three days a week, It would leave Prince Rupert for Prince George three days a week al the same departure and arrival times. ‘This will improve the ridership and if it can tie into tourists from Germany and Japan, thal would help,” said Talstra. He added that (he new times would also make the train (rip more appealing to local residents. The (rain now arrives in Prince George at midnight from the west and deparis for Prince Rupert in the very carly morning hours. Talsira and other local people met with VIA officials recently to “TIME ON the Charlottes by local resident “Joe Mandur Jr, now carves silver and gold pieces, hoping to eam enough to. - gave him an appreciation of and training in Haida designs. He make a living for himself and his son. White carver hopes native art will make him a living didn’t reflect native styles. **[ don’t want to do that. This is my style. All ’m doing is looking for a break — some- body to give me a break,”’ he said, Mandur notes that itis white people who judge whether na- ‘tive artists are good or not. “In order to do art, you have - to be native, but it’s organized by whites. How can a guy that’s white make that deci- sion. Maybe this white artist needs a native promoter. | Maybe t that’s it, he said. Mandur fias approached vari- ous government development TERRACE — Joc Mandur Jr. has a talent, But he also has a . problem. He's white and carves silver “and gold in the Haida style. That, says Mandur, has some’ ' people skiltish when it comes ” to buying his pieces. “Its as if some people say - * "Don’t do that. You're not na- ‘tive,’ ’? said Mandur last week. “But that’s like saying thal if ” you live in a sity, you can’t _sbaint scenery.’ # Mandur has had some suc- “cess. in selling: his work but says there would be more of a market if he carved pieces that discuss the planned schedule change, It is to take effect next year. Biologist given honour Northwest provincial fisheries biclogist Bob Hooton has been given a conservation award from the Steclhead Society of British Colum- - bia. The Cal Woods Award is given lo people who work in aid of the environment, river conservation and angling. - Hooton has been a critic of commercial fisheries practices and - policies, saying that both affect Skeena summer steelhead runs. Energy efficiency ordered GAS FURNACES and water heaters will have to be more efficient and that’ll save on energy bills, says provincial energy minister Anne Edwards. And by 1995, household dishwashers will have to cut energy con- sumption by 25 per cent and clothes washers will have to reduce en- _ ergy consumption by five per cent. “B.C. Hydro’s recent study on electricity conservation has show the large amounts of energy that can be saved with the most effi- cient technology,’* said Edwards. The move to new slandards includes streets lights. By 1995 the - sale of mercury vapour lamps will be eliminated and that should provide for a 40 per cent energy savings. These new standards are being planned by Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They are also expected to. be included * in regulations under new federal legislation. sistance, “Tm al the point now in my work where I can do this. I want to get off welfare,” he said. agencies for assistance in sel- ting up a business. Although they haven’t given him the money he needs, he isn’t that upset. ‘They say come back when you have a plan. I have a plan. And that is to set up a shop in my house,” said Mandur. By. doing that, he adds, he could carve and = serve customers because a store set- _ ting outside his house wouldn’! permit him to do both, Now on welfare and a foster parent, Mandur says develop- ing his art as & business would get him off government as- Mandur has built up an in- ventory of tools by trading ‘pieces lor goods, Now 34, Mandur en- countered Haida art while log-: ging on the Queena Charlotte Islands as a tecnager. He became fascinaled at watching native carvers in the bunkhouse’ and soon: began visiting various artists 10 waich and to learn. mL LLEMnS Hosted by: Northwest Training Centre Dates: April.7, April 14, Aprif 21, and April 28 Time: Z pmto 9 pm Cost; $25.00 per session (Couples) $15.00 per session (Single) a) Place; Northwest Training Centre - Tillicum . Building ; 48rd. 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