Sen ee a nen Oe ee : ! LEGISLATIVE LIGRARY, COUP. 77/78 oe, 1 q » . _ = Audrey Jephson, P.C. Publicity Chairman for Skeena Association Various factors have contributed to the Skeena branch of the Federal Progressive Conservative Party maintaining a ‘low profile’ over the past year, Included among these factors is the - to date- unsuccessful search for an acceptable candidate to run in next Federal election - which Judy Jephson, public-relations manager for the Skeena Association, predicts will be called for this Fall. To help mend its party fences and rally sup- port for the P.C.’s a party stalwart is being brought in from the Surrey-White Rock-federal riding. . He is M.P. Benno Friesen, brother of the Rev. Menno Friesen, minister of.a Mennonite Church in Fort Edward, living in Prince Rupert. menno will be arriving in Prince Rupert this morning, by air from Vancouver, accompanied by P.C. party chairman for B.C., Tony Saunders. He will be the guest speaker at a Rotary. lun- cheon meeting there. . This will be followed by a guided tour of the port facilities and the grain terminal at the port, during which he will be accompanied by John McNeish, president of the Prince Rupert P.C. _Association. ~Sfonight, the MLP.-Wwill be thé’ guest at a dinner” at the Rupert Hotel, sponsored by the Christian Business Men of Canada, which is scheduled to get underway at 6 o’clock. On Friday, Benno Friesen will be in Terrace, for radio T.V. and newspaper interviews. PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, } q VICTORIA, B.C., . Vav-1%4 #6l { TERRACE-KITIMAT \ VOLUME 72 No. 140 20° THURSDAY, JULY 20, 978 COPPER ALL METALS \Location Seal Cove en ne mi ed nee (RUPERT STEEL & SALVAGE LTD, we buy MON. - OPEN TIL 5 p.m. BRASS & BATTERIES SAT. Phone 624-5639) Garelessness Caused Death .-Lack of attention was deemed the cause of a fatal accident ‘at Eurocan in Kitimat last month at an inquest held Tuesday night. ..A coroner's jury ruled that it appeared there was a lack of attention on the part of Raymond Thissault, 49, who died June 20 after being struck by a lift truck at the plant » Thissault died of extensive lacerations of the liver close to midnight on June 20 in the Kitimat General Hospital less than an hour after he was struck by the lift truck. « -Thissault did not make his presence known to the vehicle operator, the jury report stated. --Alcohol may have been a contributing factor in this lack of attention, according to the report. .- The jury ruled that it also appeared, although to a much lesser degree, that there was a lack of attention on the part of the operator of the liff truck, Thomas Crawford, in that he did not make ‘100 per cent sure” that the area was clear, ..The jury made seven recommendations at the inquest that consideration be give -to: ..° Driver training, such as defensive driving, be given to all equipment drivers, «= Workers Compensation Board education depart- ment be requested to run a forklift driver's review course for all operators, ..~ Job safety training be provided for checkers with emphasis on obtaining eye contact with drivers, .~ All personnel on foot be provided with fluorescent safety. vests. ++ The jury stated that the open driver's door may have increased the driver's blind spot, and recom- mended the door be either removed or kept closed, . All serious accidents should have wide internal publicity within the entire plant, the jury recom- . mended, to heighten job safety awareness. Grinning and Beering It By JoAnn Kronquist . About 300 cases of Lowenbrau and Heineken beer arrived at the Terrace Liquor Store today from their Vancouver warehouse. It’s going quite fast, according to management and once it is gone there will be no more until, at the earliest, next Tuesday...But there is still hope for the beer drinkers to quench their thirst with their favorite drink, Bob Naismith, president of the Prince George Breweries, Ltd. stated Wednesday that a truckload of beer (2880 dozen) will be sent out in our direction. . - . .Béér: lovers in Terrace, Smithers, Prince Rupert, ‘and Kidinat should be able'to taste his Pacific Gold within a week. Naismith said that théir current dally production is 10,000 dozen and so far they have sup- plied just the local vendors. The only problem en- countered is that the brewery does “‘aot have enough of everything to supply the B.C. market”, ..- There will also be no beer bottle returns at the From 430 to 6:00 he will be guest of honour ata Terrace Liquor Store until further notice due to the P.C. get acquainted coffee party at the Terrace lack of storage space. The empties wouldn't be so bad Hotel. In the evening, also at the Terrace Hotel, Mr. Friesen will appear ata public meeting where he f the customers cleaned them, said one employee. According to the management the empty beer bottles “stink like you wouldn't believe” and they have to be sprayed twice a day with Raid to keep the flies away. will be available during a question and answer 1 is a “pretty unhealthy situation’, one employee exchange. concluded, Betty Campbell (far right) explains the functions of Memorial Hospital in Terrace. the urology table in one of the operating rooms at Mills Photo by JoAnn Kronquist A Hospital Within A Hospital .. As an Integral part of the new construction, the Surgicai Suite of the Mills Memorial Hospital has been speciality requiring intensive training. These nurses \are also required to be available for emergency considerably expanded and modernized. This area is ‘surgery ona twenty-four hour basis, To be a surgical almost a hospital within a hospital, which beside the actual operating theatres, must provide areas for patient recovery, equipment sterilization, staff lounges, offices, and dressing rooms. This Is all necessary for the prevention of infection, by reducing toa minimum the movement of personnel in and out of the suite. Consequently, this area of the hospital is rarely, if ever, viewed by the general public. — - .. The suite consists of three operating rooms, one of which Is modified for Urological surgery, Following an operation, the patient awakens in a large, well lit recovery area. This area is staffed full time by the Anzesthetist and an experienced nurse. Following recovery from anaesthesia, the patient is then tran-- sferred out of the operating suite tohis own ward. ..At present the suite is staffed by two full time Specialist anaesthetists, and two part time specially tralned practitioners. The nursing staff ia necessarily large, numbering six registered nurses, two Hcensed Practical nurses, and one aide. Surgical nursing is a nurse, One must have a special dedication. . Surgical operations in the Mills Memorial Hospital are performed only by those doctors who have had Special training in the procedure involved. Con- sequently, practically all major surgery is done by Consultant Surgeons on the staff of the Mills Memorial Hospital. At present, these include two general surgeons, a Gynecologist, and a Urologist. A certain amount of surgery is performed by visiting specialists such ak the Opthalmologist and Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon. The restriction of surgical privileges in this manner fs necessary to provide a high standard of surgery.. With the type and standard of surgery available at..the Mills Memorial Hospital, it is essential that the Operating Suite contain absolutely the most modern equipment available. .-The Mils Memorial Hospital is fortunate in possessing ‘an excellent laboratory, radiological services, and a well developed intensive CareUnit. Ri 1 Fire broke out about half- 5 . ; ' Fire fighting plane dives low to release its load of fire retardant New fire at airport - ge mile east of the Terrace Airport in a slash area yesterday afternoon, con- suming a minimum estimate of two acres as the forestry department battled the blaze throughout the ‘day with men, airtankers and tanker trucks. At 4 p.m. yesterday, forestry spokesperson Terry Walker reported that 15 men were fighting the fire, with more on the way. Four tank trucks completa with pumps. were on the scene, a8 well as one cat, with five’ more cats lined up, Three airtankers dropped = fire-retardent Fishing Strike Ends ces OS eee chemicals on the blaze. Walker said probable cause of the fire was a dropped cigarette, camplire, or someone careless with a match, Two fires adjacent to railroad tracks also occurred Mon- day, but were brought under control and are still under investigation, The KAT fire in the Kitimat Valley continues to have hat. spote,put forestry. . ye ate belhg put on them as soon as they occur, Hot spots are also flaring up periodically at the Ken fire crews are near Hazelton, and the two Telegraph Creek are holding fires near Atlin and their own, Walker reported. BULLETIN A new fire was reported to the Forest Service 5 miles up Kleanza Creek, ten miles East of Terrace at 5:30 Wednesday evening. Firefighters were still being rushed to combat the blaze, which was already being when eyewitnesses reported it “burning fiercely’’ , " “water bombed” by air tankers, at'7 p.m., "| UFAWU Votes To Accept Contract VANCOUVER (CP) — A strike that virtually shut down the British Columbia lishing industry ended Wednesday when shoreworkers and ten- dermen voted in favor of a contract offer from the Fisheries Association of B.C. The workers, members of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union, (UFAWU), began returning The 600 tendermen had walked off the job Sunday after rejecting an offer put forward by industry negotiators just prior to a strike deadline. The 4,500 shoreworkers walked out in - support of the tendermen. ‘Fishermen, the = third major group represented by the UFAWU, had already accepled minimum salmon prices set by the industry, stop fishing in support of strike action. All fish caught the West Coast salmon after midnight Friday night ting ‘be fishing season, would cost were declared “hot” and tha industry about $20 were not to be processed. — million a week and would Industry and union spokes- affert about 14,000 workers. men had said the strike, Cedarvale Residents Fear For Old Church which came at the height of. to their jobs immediately, but were asked last Friday to Constituency Visit Though the mileage travelled, and the wear and tear, will probably be just about the same as in previous visits, Skeena M.P, Iona Campagnolo and Minister. of State, Fitness and Amateur Sports journey through her riding of Skeena will be pretty straight ‘routine’ this time. Mrs. Campagnolo will be arriving at Prince Rupert on Friday. On Saturday she will be paying a visit to Port Simpson to meet with the Band Council and representatives of the Pacific Northern Native Co-op. Sunday, the Skeena M.P. travels to the Nass Valley where she will be carrying out routine "constituency work at Aiyansh and Nass Camps. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, she will be travelling over the Eastern portions of the Skeena constituency, including, (after a visit to Terrace), - Hazelton, Smithers, Houston, Burns Lake, Fort St. John, and Vanderhoof, She will fly back to Ottawa on Thrusday. . Several Cedarvale residents contacted the HERALD by telephone, Tuesday and Wednesday to report their concern that the new owner of property that had been deeded to the Salvation Army, many years ago, was erecting a fence ‘around the community “Church” and was ploughing the land around It, ..Their concern, they in- sisted, was what would happen to the Church; whether they would be denled access to It and whether the purchaser, said to be a Mr. Jo Andrades, would pull it down. Asked why they did not simply ask Mr. Andrades themselves, a resident who said she lived on adjacent property declared that she and other Native residents there were physically afraid, as Mr. Andrades had heen known to discharge firearms in the nelghbourhood, A phonecall from the herald to the owner in Cedarvale brought the response that he had, indeed purchased the land and any buildings on it. He knew what he was going to do with the church but he was not prepared, at this time, to discuss it over the telephone, ..He said no one had ap- proached him,a personally, and that the matter was one between himself and the Salvation Army, , .. Mr. Andrades invited the editor of the HERALD to visit him and suggested he would be prepared to discuss the matter in a friendly fashion, and, when told it would be difficult for the editor to get away, assured the HERALD he would drop into the office, in the near future and then: iresumably, reveal what plans he may have for the old building. Skoglund Hotsprings Not Sold To GP Company heads while possibly agreeable to talking ‘‘off the record’ did not wish their views, In response to persistent rumours, the Daily Herald has been investigating the supposed purchase of the Skoglund Hotsprings by Canadian Pacific Ltd. Local management at the Hotsprings said it was ‘‘news’’ to them, and although they had been in recent telephone contact with the owners, there had been no mention of any such sale, Skoglund Hotsprings, which is owned by the Edmonton firm of Parker Investments, and managed by Compass Investments of Calgary (though not possibly in that order) the Herald was told, had not been put on the market for sale. This, we were given to understand, did not mean, however, the company would be deaf to an “offer they couldn't refuse” - should such an offer be made. their names or positions quoted. The one piece of news that did come through fairly loud and clear, however, was - that the Skoglund Hotsprings has not been sold to Canadian Pacific Ltd, Was there currently any negotiations un- derway with C.P. for sale or takeover at the Hotsprings? No, Can we deny the whole story as rumour then? No. And that is where the situation rests, as far as we are concerned, for the moment, at least. An attempt will be made, later, to get through to C.P. officials, to see whether they have any comment to make on the matter,