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By GAILDOTINGA " .
HeraldStalf Writer ~~

A consultant’s report for:
Amax Ltd. of Canada, which —
stated that natives in Alice :

- Arm do not fish there, ‘has’
. been clarified by a company :
- BI pokesmaii: ‘after it came. in

or heavy eriticlam - _
George Robbins, a publi¢ «

relations. officer at ‘Amax,:..
said Thursday that, at. the,”
‘time the study was. being:
-done, thie researchers saw No: |

evidence ‘of- Indian. fisheries.”

ni at) ‘Alice “ATM. |

= FLUOROSIS RULE
= REMAINS SAME

VANCOUVER {CP):—

ruling’ that; ‘recognisad
é “fluorosis as an industrial.
“disease was. simply | a

“iG Qua... regulation, .°
“B spoken, for

bi tok said, Thursday.

wa Ni
“Or
“eases is still the same.

:Wiho-
“husiness ‘agent -

‘Givelters and = Allied

_was a victory for workers
“at the Aluminam Co: ‘of

‘Rithinat, B.C fea,
Previously, the ‘wes:

pale ‘mentioned : none .

répecific diseases “that”

‘Spesure . to’. various

- eludes fluoride. ©. -
/ Union spokesmen at the.
bamelter Bay ‘workers at”

is

¢ Garification ‘Of. the pre: “ because -. ofS
‘the a . emissions. -
a

erg" Compensation’

“becatae of: the, board .
4. but added: the:

The board ‘spokesman;
‘said. pret os an
Wahasteiated a

Pattenbrock; .
nadian Association 7 :

- Workers, said the, ruling :
‘ Jevels gt the Kitimat plant:
“Canada Lid. 5 smelter & at.
” below. minimum * inter: 4

‘ national standards, >
, could be. caused by ex- -

* shemicals, fumes, misty
“and vapors, which. Ins “

the Kitimat. ‘plant. nay
suffer pelvic. problems
and spinal stiffness, both
symptoms - of. . - fluorosis,

" Patteabrock said hehas a
réceived ‘several claims" ]°

mented in any shat et
plant ii Canada. He said’ |
Alean monitors fluoride’.

and -those, levels remain -

‘The... Workers’ Com--
pensation Board :.has
contracted: two- Bee.
‘researchers to-study the °
«problem :and- determine -

-. - Whether: workers imay::}--
” develop the disease after | [--

~ adtorgeneral.”
ks He
‘members the rallway. will,

exposure to the set levels ;
at fluoride.

eejl

. simer ‘price index increased

1:4 per cent in June {rem a

ie ‘earlier; causing‘.
“sharp rise in the: iyearly-

ner eto. 101 per cenit, '
; sini a

st yearly. average ‘is the
wordt since. Noyémber, 1975, -

just'after price and incomes
‘ eontrols were brought. In to

combat double-digit in-

flation.

“Higher. food, housing and
transportation costs in were, .
thb major factors in pushing
up the June Index, with food

prices up 2.2 per cent

cimpared with an increase
of only 0.9 per cent a month
earlier, |

_ The index was 200.9 In

’ Juri¢,-up from 207.6 in May.

The index, .dcommionly-used -
nigasure of irflation, shows
that. the same . bagket of.
-goods purchased for’ $100 in.

* . 1971 cost consumers $209.10 ©

“in June.
- With that example, the
slog power of the con,
sumer's dollar: was “un-,

*. changed in June at 48 cents,

down from $1.00 in 1971. .

.. While the yearly ° overall’?
wagumer price rise {bp now
+ "noée than 10 per cent — ns

- ‘inerease '
‘by Finance Minister: allen

projected. for
aéEachen — the latest

figures for June show that.

food is excluded from
the index, prices rose by 0.8

. per cent, ‘down from 1.2 per

ceftin the previous month,

Sharp. increase:
_ ih living. cost

cs Canada reported

1. However bi an | aoa

» Hugride a

a i ne ARO ou
. ‘Nort said In an ‘interview:
- after an, ‘appeararice before
_the legighature’ 8 cominitlee |
on. Crown corporations...
. ‘The railway now is “$700.
“railed in the red and pays”
‘more than $69 million a year -

Coal won't bail c ou

- VICTORIA © (CP):

. ‘Benefits of-a multi- billion: *

-dollar.deal to ship coal frony.
‘northeastern B,C. will -not

“? Norris sald the. traffic in

“coal would neither improve .
nor damage the railway’s.
finances: The only ‘ad-

‘pub off.on the debt-burdened ‘,” vantage: would be: a

British Columbia’: Railway,
cpresident -of the ‘Crown-
owned
“Thursday.
iy sapere’ he ‘way e:

company | _ Sale

n rye)!

-to service the'debt. -
: Norris said the only relief

: from the burden would.

government, ‘action on .a_

- pledge made’ in the throne

h earlier’ this. year to":

ae restructyire the railway's
-, finances . dnd... qssume - ‘the

debt load, as: recommended” .
thy a royal commission~in’
1976 ‘anid seconded; shy: “the...

told committee ©

“need governmenthelp tosort -

‘tout the finances of | its

TAWA(CE) —'The cin, « basis, the. overall: index -
- excluding food was upby, 102°

percent.
‘With the exception at

housing. and recreation,

“which dn a ‘yearly basis rose -
by eight per cent and 9.3 per
cent réspectively, all other

compoents in .the index’

_ show increases of more’than *.

10 per cent’ with tran-
sportation the highest at 13.2
per ‘cent,

' Statistics Canada says that
prices for goods rose '1.3 per
cent. last’ month from. Ma

-- already-subsidized —
“north of Fort St. John where
oo revenue-producing traffic —_
_ excluding coal —is forecast .

- + to inerease by only 10 per <.
, cent during the. next five, federal

lines’

years.
The railway currently.

spends $1.90 for every dollar, ~

dn revenue brought in. by its

‘northernmost routes, he said
Tater.

__A proposed coal deal with ©

the Japanese would include .
construction -by B.C. Rail: of.

“a. 105-kilometre: spur line
from-northeastern coal fields
tothe Canadian “National -
-Railways main line at Prince |

_ George for annual transport.
of about five million tonnes
of coking coal and 1.7 ration

" . tonnes of thermal coal.

mewhat more ‘table

By ‘CARLA WILSON -

- > Heratd Stall Writer -
Environmentalist | Marcel
‘Poulin. cand”; William”
“McQueen, lawyer” ‘for B.C.
- Hydro.and Power Authority, |

ursday ‘presented’. sum-
" marles of their positions on -
the final day_of the’ hearing
: oh B.C... Hydro’s proposed +
“spray. program: we,

“McQueen: ‘asked... the *
“peaticide Control: Appeal -
“ Bouird to uphold the permit
to: Spray Tordon:101 on: 171
acres’ near Terrace,’

- Residents "elose “fo the

spray site bans been_-¢ CON:
alternatives .
; - sonaidered, Poulin sald.

“aidered, he sal

‘=It's not sunrenatinable for”
BC. Hydro. to rely -on- the -
‘ pegistration .
‘procedures for’ herbicides.
and.said the contractor will’
be licensed and certified.

“«gome perspectives: have »
to be put on this program,”
McQueen said.

Tordon ‘101 Pp nts n0
undue hazards, The sald.

 Boulin- asked thet ‘the
permit be revoked. “Its the
only way that I.can be
ito the chémical won't .
used in this area,” he

. “T have reservations.

| debt-burdened BCR”

‘revenue: base - on. ‘porthers
lines now dependent on the
boom-or-bust . forest: in- ‘
dustry,- aoa
_ “Wehave. specific instruc-
_Hons,”

_ Hones Said.

arguments end : :

the. safety of this
peodut. mo

Poulin, and: his elght wit-
“nesses were concerned with
“the possibility :0f | ‘the her-

bicide driftingintheair after —

it-had been sprayed from a
hellcopter. _

i “This: would ‘negate al-

; -_, tempts of; ‘people who -have’
deci sells vi without these
chem als,” ”

ny Thee chemical ‘Tordon 1 101,

‘Which’ ig ‘mide: up-of. her-

' bicides, 24D:and ‘Picloram,

‘shoudn't. be used: unless, it’s.
absolutely necessary and’
should. be.

~ Poulin disagreed with B.C.

‘sg representatives that

the articulating agent to

make the herbicide heavier
would control the drift.

" The lack.of knowledge and
planning: for an emergency
by B.C, Hydro shows a la
of responsibility, concluded
_Poulln. .

gfe hoaval wil Gdaalder the

information presented at the
bearing and Poulin and B.C.

Hydro ‘will be advised by .

letter in the next two weeks
“the board's decision.

_. the -inlet.
..* communication by-one-of the ;
> researchers he. stated
during the time he was theré,_:
'.. he ‘did not'see Indians. fish:

there extensively,” said,

- “Weare not saying there is ig.

no fishing done by natives in.
"In'-a personal:

ted that.

The * Indians, | “elaims”
Robbie fish ‘more in other
areas than: in Allce Arm.

“Although, the. “researchers:
were not there year-round, ;.
they ‘were there for several

“ montis at a ‘Ume, :

‘their ate ie a prin of
their diet from n Alice. /

° vif the ee had ever.
discussed the matter with US,

would’ have learned that —
our people depeiid.on the.
food fishery at Alice “Arm,-

said Rob‘ Robinson, acting.
president of the Nishga

‘Tribal Councll.

The: Indians aré ‘als upset
with ‘Amax over” other

matters relating tothe mine. -

The dumping of 100 million”
metric, tdnnes. of mine:
tailings into tie bottom of the” ®

“ocean has, caused concern.

“Who can believe s someone:

“who suggests that . this

massive disposal‘.of waste
into. the inlet, including.
arsenic and. radium 226, will :
not affect marine life?” asks
Robinson. . — a

The tribe says the present.
method of testing. the
lethality in the discharge is”

- deficient in- that it does not
‘ give a long-term effect of the’

effluents. on marine life. .

Trout are kept in the liquid |
portion of the effluent for 96.
hours and if no more than 50
percent ‘die, the effluent —

passes the test,

Amax says that not a.
single specimen has died int
the tests B conducted an their...
effluent. a

“We were ) granted’ the
perm f for the dumping, but

© said Robbins,

com

or federal Jisheries, . they.

under very tight controls,”
One of those
controls is to ensure that the.

ane Sensor bee if

The Nishigas “Felect: the ©
8 proposal ‘that an:
on-land tailings pond is not .
‘feasible, . The - claim. the .
‘additional ‘cost’ of. 23: million -.
ig the:reason the pond is. not
eitig. pitt. t

- " High: ‘precipitation in the.
area: -causing flooding of the.
‘pond, along with mudslides
‘and earthquakes , ‘make the:
: ‘pond’ an: environmental Tisk -
: greater. than’ dumplng ‘the’
wastes into the ocean, say
Amax officials. : ah

Another sore paint ' arith the
tribe. is is." the Tand. 5 claims,
dispute, a

wey

: The “development” Is:
taking place in-the uiisettled
‘ Jand -.claims area; of the -.
Nishga people: -without . ‘any
‘reference..to them, their .
* land, er any participation in
. the development,” sald.
: Robinson. :

-¢

“Company president, “allan.

“land claims. dispute has-been
going on or, sare -

~ OTTAWA: (CP) '— Energy
“Minister Mare Lalonde said
Thursday. it 3s unreasonable ©

for «his “British Colunibla’.

*'eounterpart, Hab. 'Mc-
“Clelland, to object: ‘boa
private meeting this week

‘between Lalonde and B.C,”

- Oppasition. Leader Dave

cae cai gee no reasonable

basis for objecting to federal
ministers meeting with other
political leaders in order to
obtain their views,” Lalonde —
‘says ina telex to McClelland.
' McClelland had com-
plained in a letter to Lalonde
that relations between the
two may have been damaged:
because of the meeting.
McClelland said he was

“extremely disturbed’? when |

“Lalonds told him Monday he
‘had arranged a formal:
_ meeting with the B.C. New
‘Democratic’ Party’ leader. .

“] believe the propriety of

- such an action is, tosay the
least, questionable,
eepecially inview al the very

pnoaibnertli
in fish. report

r

-dNone of ‘out’ property :is.:°
close to the réserve, - The:

Lane e ie a

delicate discassidss whieh or
took place between us in our.

“with the.
Born, say$ as far‘as they're :. November .
v it’s crown:

‘between. the natives
government to settle. oS

” Amex made clear the no”

quota of. jobs. is being. set
aside for local: people, por
“dees. the company’. plan’ to:
"Fyoal pe any training 80 that’
loca

~ Amax's- “being policy - “.

“that: employment ‘on the:
Kitsault project: will be: .

based. on qualification and.

suitability: of applicants ‘for’
the vacancy ata given time. _

«We have set ‘offices: ‘up in.
‘Terrace, Prince Rupert, and

Smithers ‘fo get as: many,

| local people as we: cant”

‘ york in Kulsault,” sald Borp. :.

“Some of: the. jobs: are. not -
‘oo. difficult ‘to quality for."

Inthe end, the Nishgas say
the only share they have in’

the maine Is “death to the

band.”

* Company officials. met:
Indians. last |
‘to’ disc

meet
in his telex Lalonde denied.

‘he told. Barrett about the’
con--
versation with McClelland. .

substance of his ©
He told reporters Mc-

Clelland's. concerns. are. ~ 2.
completely an

“completely, .
without, foundation.”

“Once Mr. MeClelland has '

thought about it and seen the
facts as they are I think he'll
find that’ maybe he over-
‘reacted . .. he'll find there is

just nothing there."

Wave warning: ‘

HONOLULU (AP) — A

tsunami. watch — a warning

Of possible high waves — was
declared around the Pacific
Ocean on Thursday after an
earthquake measuring 7.9 cn
the Richter scale rocked the’

‘New Hebrides islands .area

northeast of Australia, the

Pacific Tsunaml Warning -

Centre said.

Canada gas t to U. S, markets by next veer

* OTTAWA (CP)- _ The gov-
ernment has. given. the go-
. ahead: to construction’. this
summer of southern
Canadian ‘sections of the
vapellve Alaskan natural gas
pipell ne, ‘saying it would, be
foolish to ignore U.S. asau-

‘Fances that the entire project
- will eventually, be -b

. The long-delayed ve
“nouncement: means
Canadian gas will likely be
_shipped to U.S. markets by

. early next year in advance of

completion: of the entire
multi-billion dollar project.

But the goverament was
‘rebuffed by thé U.S. in ef-,
forts to arrange ans swaps to

replace the exports from
Alberta arid sald instead it
was convinced domestic

rese.ves are more than.

adequate to meet Canadian
for the next 30 years.

Approval in principle was
announced Thursday night in
fin statements by Energy

inister Mare Lalonde to the
Commons and Sen. Bud
Olson, minister responsible
for the pipeline, to the upper
chamber. Several out-
standing regulatory matters
.are expected to he cleared
away within the next week,
enguring a start. to con-
struction next month.

_ The controversial de

came following Jast-minuté
cabinet meetings Thursday
where the question of .U.S.
commitments to completion -

‘of the project was assessed,

The decision was based
largely on the Liberal’
government's edncluston
that, despite the lack of
financial guarantees fcr
foe thet of the whole
‘Alaskan gas shipped south as

‘goon a8 possible.

The government said clear
commitments to speedy
completion of the 6,700-
kilometre line — to ca

’ Prudhoe Bay gas thro
{ston ~ Canad te the lower 4 slates ported the Project bt

the U.S. wants its

— from the U.S: Congress,

the Carter administration
and the gr roject, sponsors
were sufficient assurances to
authorize the preliminary .
work.

“We are satisfied that the
United States is committed
to build their portion of the
Hine by 1068,” the joint
statement said; ~

The announcement
outraged New Democratic

Party oNPs who labelled the
decision’ a sellout of *
‘Canadian resources for 8
fast. buck,

The Progressive Con-
servatives sald they ey

grave reservations over
terms of the U.S, assurances
negotiated by the govern-
ment.

Lalonde said it would b+
“silly and irresponsible” tu
assume the U.S, Congress
and administration will not
keep their word. He also
pointed to the §500 million’
already committed by
sponsors for design and engi-

was also released to bolster
“the government's position.
Olson told a news cot-
ference that Foothills Pi
Lines (Yukon) Ltd.
Canadian Dc eRoMEOr, has
escured i financing for

the preliminary construction

obtained, clearing the
way ‘for final National
Energy Board approval of
the project.

neering costs in the difficult

Alaskan section.

A letter from President
Carter to Prime -Minister
Trudeau saying in part that
“the U.S. must tap its sub-
stantial Alaskan ry]
reserves as s00n as possible"

The government went
along with the board's
recommendation to amend
legislation on financing
requirements, 4 move
NDP has warmed will lead to
a fight over plans to adjourn

Parliament today for the
summer, -

Lalonde estimated the
preliminary construction
will lead to direct capital
expenditures In Canada of
about $1.6 billion. «

The project Involves
laying about 950 kilometres
af pipe. A western leg will
send gas through British
Columbia to California
markets by early 1981. An
eastern leg will move gas‘
through Saskatchewan to
Chicago markets by late
1981,

The announcement was
Hreeted with widespread

support by the industry,

‘people may qualify: tor
wen _ Skilled, bes said: --

HT gw goed *

meeting. We've always had»
‘the ‘door open to,the: Indians, :
they just haven't come to tothe vie

Mts. fom" aided Bom.” a