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Page 2, The Herald, Tuesday, June 24, 1980

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Terrace residents were treated to a
weekend of good healthy fun. .

The second annual Terrace Fitness
Funfest gave us not only a number of
events to watch but offered the op-
portunity to participate as well.

More than just the 90 or so competitors
got involved. Youngsters turned out to
clinics and youngsters and adults as well
joined in cheering the swimmers,
runners, bicyclers and others who made |
the event a success. nt

Thanks goes not only to the doctors
who sponsored the pentathlon, now aptly
named for Dr. Fredrick Hogg, and to the
organizers of the fitness falr, but to the
service clubs which put together the
parade, the breakfast and the buggy
race, oe ta

While we .are handing. out ap-
preciation, let’s say a good:word for the
police, who not only did their duty and
controlled traffic and watched over the
safety of the participants, but par-
ticipated themselves. ' a

Most of all, however, we should note
the Terrace residents who turned out to
support the event. That the festivities
drew good crowds all weekend will
ensure the future of the fitness festival.

. ment inregard to the east

Published by | By JIMFULTON. 02
Cireutation - 635-6357 Sterling Publishers In my last column, I ‘discussed the Canada-US. *.
PUBLISHER’ - «Calvin McCarthy . parliamentary meetings I attended and ‘outlined a
EDITOR - Greg Middleton . . niimber of the conflict areas between our.two coun-
TE icy Lar fon r tries. These are environmental issues such as tankers,
ACE & KITINAT 7 acid rain, and Garrison Diversion; the auto pact and —

trading issues: and the east coast fishing treaty. I
called for stronger Canadian response to the

. American actions in these areas and stated that is the -

only language the Americans respond to.

This week I am-pleased
to be able to strongly
support the actions taken
by our federal govern

coast fishing treaty. After
the long stall by the U.S
Senate that has held up ;
ratification of the treaty, %
our government has
increased Canadian §
fishing quotas well above
the ievels to be set by §
treaty.

This is a very com-
mendable decision and §
matches the over-fishing
that has been taking
place by U.S, fishermen J
since the negotiations

“were completed.

Although the U.S. administration has supported the

treaty, it has been unable to get Senate approval. The’

opposition has been.led by Senator Edward Kennedy
in an effort to get a larger share of fish stocks for the
U.S, The treaty is recognized as fair by authorities on
both sides, as both Canada and the. U.S, made
sacrifices and concessions in the attempt to.reach a

terests cannot: be’ ignored fut
However, I am not confident that spirit of .con-.

McGrath also expressed his support for the govern-

ment’s.action.-. °°

As I write this we do riot know what the reaction of

ciliation will prevail. More and more’ leading
American politicians are saying “the U.S. is not going
tobe pushed around any more,” and this attitude may
dominate. In that case, we can expect more threats to
our interests on the sea and in our economy. I support
the government. in this decision and if further
Canadian action is required. to respond to further
American provocation, I am sure all parties wilt react
positively. ‘We must not back down on this issue. We
have lost considerably in-recent years in almosi every
negotiation with our.southern neighbours and only by.
showing that.our interests and resources matter will
the Americans honour bilateral agreements.

“You can get turfed out
If the landlord is ‘not.:

the Rentalaman may order the landlord to make changes,
subject toa fine ithe falls to obey the order. or he fnay order
the tenant to pay the reut to the Rentalsman’s office who will.
use the money to make the changes. — : we ciety
In a case this February, 30 tenants in Vancouver's Weat
End had their hot water and heat cut off by B.C.'Hydyo,
- because - unknown to them - their landlord had not paid the”
gas bill. According to a tenant spokesman, | } <
_ advised the angry tenants to hold back their rents, a practic
that could have gotten the tenants legally evicted, no matti ;
how negligent the landlord. CTS ets
Happily for the tenants, the landlord, quickly settled the
$1,308 gas bill after story appeared in local newspapers,“ '

Or the landlord may find himself in serious trouble’ with

other authorities. Such was the case with a New Westminster’ *

Jandiord who was sent to jail for three months in 1978 when'he -
ignored an order by a fire marshall to install a fire alarm in”:

his eight-suite apartment hause.

Some of the worst slum landlord abuses occur in afi area . \

not covered by provincial landlord-tenant law - hotels, with ”

‘permanent residents. Vancouver city inspectors In3b78
uncovered 9,743 violations of health'and safety bylaws in’23

hotels they checked, mostly in the city’s squalid downtown
eastside, :

The provincial government has recently proposed changes -*

which will extend the jurisdiction of Rentalsman’s office to.
include hotels with permanent residents, many af whom are
oldage pensioners. Inthe meantime, permanent reg a0
these. hotels’ can still apply to thé !Rentalsman: to: bé.-
designated as being cavered. by the Residential Tenancy Act.

- Tenants, on their’ part, must keep the premises clean, .,
repair any damage caused by themselvesor their guests, and",

keep whatever reasonable promises they've made. if the
tenancy agreement with the landlord. ter a

Vancouver lawyer who often.’

nent residenteaf.. |

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“The law is swift and tough with tenants who fail io pay their.

-‘rent-on time. Before moving in, the tenant agrees to a.due..
.-date'for the rent, usually at the beginning of the month..,Tf the. .
rentis not paid when due, the landlord may serve him with, ap . .
_evietion notice, called termination of tenancy notlce the next ,
day. It takes effect 13 days after the day it was served. -;-> :
"If the rentis then paid within 5 days of service of the natice,”
‘ -the eviction is automatically cancelled. However, habltual;,:;
| late paynent.of the.rent may, provide, a landlord with:e gong ul
i reason for throwing the tenant out. ~towoa oft Un’ ant of
shite Under not circumstances may the landlord lock the tenant.
out of the rented premises. Nor may he seize the tenant's. ,:
‘belonging for non-payment of rent. He must follow the...
procedure just described. _ esha retan
~ A landlord may decide to evict a tenant for. various ..

EDITOR'S

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GREG MIDDLETON ©

Sentinel Press owner Howard T, Mitchell, not. -

to be confused with Howard O. Mitchell the
writer, recently took time out from fussing over
installation of some new equipment at his
Kitimat printing plant to grace the Daily Herald .
with his attention.

In his usually expansive style, Howard
pointed out that there was a typo In the
masthead of our newspaper, as if he doesn't
have enough In his owh paper to worry. about.

Howard Is here from Vancouver to hover over
the installation of some pieces of machinery he
may have ordered back in the days when he had
visions of flagging another weekly ifreé paper
(known In the trades as throwaways because
that's what most people do with them) in the -

orth.

The man, still sprightly despite his advanced |
years, Is reportedly helping the press erectors
by pushing one way on things while they push
the other. When he Isn’t getting tripped over in
the back shop of Kitimat’s little weekly, the
same place where they throw together the flyer
they dump here with bits and pieces out of the
mail and rewrltes from reai newspapers, he Is
busy folsting editorials on the newsroom.

Howard, whose maln purpose in life

’ sometimes seems to be to resurrect and

resuscitate the corpse of the long dead Kitimat
oll port proposal, is well known for interfering
with his editers. One of his reporters even
criticized him publicly for banning anything
negative from the pages of the paper.

The reporter, who admitted he might well get

By VIC PARSONS
SMITHERS, B.C. (CP) — The sign
in the office window betrays the
strong resentment of many British
Columbians against southern decision
makers, especially those in the
provincial government.

“Premier Bennett; If western
resources are for westemers,: why
aren't northern resources for nor-
therners?" ,

KEMANO SERIES |

FIFTH OF J
SIX PARTS

the provincial government should.

realize that opposition to the Alcan
project is broadly based.

“The Main Stree; businessmen are -

the most conservative people in the
community, but they are supporting
us."

Residents resent the South |

government think that by confusing
the issue and not tatking to us, they.
will make the issue recede. Mc-
Clelland doesn't have much
credibility with us now.” -

Mrs, Kaneen says there are many in
the Vanderhoof area who say they. will
not allow the. Nechako to be dammed.

“T'll leave it to your imagination
what that means. When people are
pushed far enough there is no telling
what they will do,”

reasons, but if the tenant objects to the Rentalsman, , ihe. -;

"landlord will have to show just causefor his decision. | oy

Just.cause for eviction might be rowdy or loud. behavior...

which disturbs the peace and quiet of other tenants. It might...

be damage to the premises beyond normal wear and tear, of.

failure to come up with the security deposit, or breaking the, .,

promises made in the tenancy agreement.

Aside from thespeedy eviction procedures for dealing with,

“tenants who fail to pay their rent, normal eviction notice;
gives the tenant one month to move. It can only be.given: »

before the beginning of the rentai period. It should: be. In.. -.

writing and must state reasons. It must also, Inform’ the .
tenant of his right to appéal tothe Rentalsman.

The law also says moving an unreasonable number of...
occupants into the premises gives the landlord just cause far... ;

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eviction, But landlords and tenants often disagree on what: -,

anunreasonable number is, Many landlords don't approve of.
live-in boyfriend and girlfriends. :

MacLean says, “One thing 1 think most landlords: now...

realize is that you can’t kick someone out just because one, . -

person originally moved in and now there are two peogle.-:-.

canes

living there.” **. .

Hesays tenants have a right to invite a reasonable number. Q
of people to live with them unless the tenancy agreement ...:
* specifically stipulates who is to occupy the apartment.

_, But according to Patterson, “There are limitations - it's not
fair to rent a one-bedroom suite and then move in a motor-
cycle gang."’ , a ose

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Next: Special reasons for evicting. Landlord access to!

apartments. Subletting. For more Information about lan-
dlord and tenant
to the People’s Law School ‘at 2110-C West Twelfth Ave.,
> Vancouver V6K 2N2 for their booklet Landlord and Tenait.:

(_ LETTERSTO. }.

_THE EDITOR _

jaws, send 50 cents plus 20 cents for postage..-”

: P _ In Vanderhoof, a dusty sawmilling = Mrs. K ould like to see an . rein!

nned for what he was sa , told a televised The message keeps surfacing as _ ars. Kaneen we e : are

Baa at raligin that Howard even nixed | debate rages in norihcentral a,c. Smfarming communiy 0 2/Re ches independent inquiry into the projec Far toootten people criticize Maher chy to have besa

running court reports. and wouldn't have Piae lento extend ict panade iver, Louise Kaneen has ‘similar “We're not just fighting develop- | others.” youngadale tone ne: F
anything that wasn't pro business and | smelting operation. Many local people “°™P!aints. oo ment,” he says, “We're trying to Weseein to.compiainmore | will find finer students

development In the paper. —

Howard, sometimes known as Timothy '
Trowel for a gardening column he writes, takes
advantage of his ownership of a press to
eviscerate his enemies as well as quiet any
opposition to making more money.

One of the great hatreds Howard has Is for the
owners of this newspaper.

A avuple of years ago Howard tried.to hawk
some ads in a shopper he was going to flood
Prine Rupert with. The dally there, owned by
the same people who own this paper, beat the
pants off him on the street, paddled his behind
and sent him home to Vancouver. Where he sat
and sulked.

Unable to knock off the real newspaper in
Rupert and hurting here now, Howard has come
back up to try to patch up his product here and
fire off a few salvos at the opponent.

We admit that the masthead we’ve been

firmly believe the project goes
Against the Narth’s best interests.
The apparent hostility is not unique
to B.C., nor is it new, Since the days of
the fur trade, northern residents have
felt their resources were exploited to
profit companies and ‘governments
located in southern cities. —

. This sentiment is evident from
Labrador to B.C. in northern resource
communities. Residents of
Chicoutimi, Que., Elliot Lake, Ont.,
Thompson, Man. and Smithers share
a distrust of southern decision-

has given renewed energy to the long-
standing dispute in B.C.
Denis Wood, chairman of Save the
Bulkiey, a group opposed to the ex-
pansion, sums up the feeling as he sits
in his living room overlooking the
caquamarine Bulkley River.

makers, Alcan's $2.5 billion project .

“Sometimes | think they would just
like'us to go away and quietly let the
river go dry," says the president of
the Nechako Neyenkut Society, a
group determined to defend the river
against Alcan’s bid to eut off its
headwaters. a

Mrs. Kaneen, recently returned
from Victoria and a meeting with B.C.
Energy Minister Bob McCielland,
says the minister was ‘‘quite hostile
and rude.” The group wanted a halite .
the project and an inquiry,

“The government has promised a
public inquiry with meetings in the

‘affected communities but Mrs.

Kaneen says that there is no
guarantee of a future for towns like
Vanderhoof which depend on the river.
for waler:. : - ~

. Fraser Lake and ran for

prove this is not necessarily'a good
thing — that the costs may outwelgh
the benefits. ~
Wood says he does not trust any:
government to take the northern

viewpolnt into account when there are -

private firms invelved.

"Tf an inquiry is going to be done by
someone they dredge out of a
basement in Victoria, that's not ac-
ceptable."

Archie Patrick, a teacher who grew
up on the Stellako Indian reserve near
the. New
Democratic Party in the last two
federal elections, notes that a federal

_ fisheries report suggests that without

minimum water levels the salmon run
in the Fraser-Nechako rivers will be
harmed.

"Once the salmon are gone," says
the former vice-president of the. Unton

_ readily than we offer thanks’

’ businesses in Terrace, from

. than nol you provided ex-

‘service, It has been a

wherever I go...
for services rendered. I for,. There is. ing that™
one have fallen into this hoe caving that
negative syndrome, but as.1
prepare to move from
Terrace, all my memories
are.of how friendly Terrace
has been to my family and 1.

I would therefore like to
take this opportunity to say
two thank-yous.

Firstly, to

. Miss or appreciate what, het

theheart grow fonder). Well, ;
1 have not left Terrace. yet
and I already appreciate'her |
more, The people, the town:
and the scenery have made.
my last seven years very. .
exciting, worthwhile and just ~
plain great. 7 fe

So Terrace, asone resident ‘

all the

the cornerstore to the mall
merchants — more often

tremely friendly, swift

‘atitud d a fe
leasure to live and shop in Sheena Junior sone ase

this community.
Secondly, as @ teacher for

School — her staff,

add special thanks.

points out how one begins to: t

no longer has or is distant ‘
from (Le. distance makes: “

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he There seems to be an impression ~-She sdys McClelland told them a of B.C. Indian Chiefs, “what is to stop woh y were terrific: a eee

running Is out of date, perhaps even going back among southerners that these whe moratorliim ‘on work on the, project ~ them from putting dams all the way have (aught about. never forget van and. rn 7y
to the days when this paper was a little weekly oppose the project are a, bunch of had been declared, but when Alcan down the Fraser?" families. | have many Goodbye toT. and tos
too. ' ppie migrants who “smoke pot and officials were called they said they —“‘Will ‘they want to preserve the | memories of the yeara with Skeets Junior oelile i af
We are rewriting our copyright statement, | | watch the river go by," Wood says. knew nothing about it. woods in their pristine beauty far the | 95 per cent of them being you both, We Be |

am also happy to note that Howard, too, reads
the Herald. .

The Smithers car rental agent says

“YT think Alcan and the provincial”

few people who-live up here?”

good ones.

In reftection now, 1 feel E ‘Peler A, Bull

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See pd
Yours sincerely,