i et ee empenmenehe A Work is almost complete on this Terrace municipal LIP VANCOUVER CP - A United States survey shows that the two best sites on the west coast of North America for an oj] port are in nor- thern California, Pr. Ruth Weiner told a community meeting of the Kitimat oil commission. Jobless March NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CP) — About 100 - jobless carpenters marched through: the: downtown ‘ seetion of this Vancouver area city Tuesday pro- testing provincial govern- ment delays on projects they say would give them . _ jobs. - The group proceeded in _ orderly fashion to city hall with signs saying “rebuild downtown New Westminster now’ and ‘‘construction workers 32 per cent unemployed.’ ‘The protest drew a promise from Mayor Muni Evers of a major an- nouncement on downtown develdpment in a few weeks and a forecast of up to $300 million in new construction for the city inthe next 10 years. : The British Columbia - Development Corporation “has been considering a "private development on a - seldom “former government site here .and a New West- minster-Greater Vancouver ‘Regional District study on the downtown core is nearly complete. New -Democratic Party MLA Dennis Cocke told the carpenters the provincial government must provide jobs because the unem- ployment rate is becoming unbearable. “T suggest that a balanced budget is not as important, as people,” Cocke added. - About 500 of the New Westminster area’s 1,800 unionized. carpenters are unemployed. Little Theatre executive . Terrace Little Theatre held its election of officers on Monday, May ninth. Nick Nattress was re-elcted president, Mary Halser was yoted In as Vice-president. the new secretary is Laurie Lorenzo, and the treasurer, for the second year is Marg Van Herd, Marg was re- elected unanimously by the membership because she had managed to get the books in shape, a feat that is accomplished (according to rumour). — Little Theatre will be sponsoring, a few more productions this month and will be running a tag day to raige funds to send the play “Adaptation’’ to che provincial festival in Kelowna. Wateh for further information in the Herald. roject. Accordin ' Upper Little Park to administrator, the cost. of years has been $70,000. ayne Buchanan, cierk- by municipal crews. The the project over the last two . Work and design was done work being done in this SAYS AMERICAN EXPERT Dr. Weiner, a professor of environmental studies at Western Washington State and a member of the oceanographic commission for Washington, said the study conducted by the U.S. Federal /Energy Ad- ministration also considered a number of British Columbia ports including Kitimat. She said the four Washington state ports were neither the best nor the worst and Kitimat and Bella Coola, B.C., fell into much “the. same’: » category, however, Kitimat had better environmental potentials than any of the four Puget Sound ports. Dr. Weiner sald that if Washington state legislation that bans tankers Weighing more than 125,000 dead- weight tons is upheld, there "would be between 500 and 6000 tankers a yeare into Puget Sound, and this would create an air pollution problem of gigantic proportions. If Jarge tankers are rmitted, there would be at east 350 of them a year which means a minimum of two in port at any given . me. . Dr. Weiner said tankers burn the worst possible typ< of oil and create their own pollution problems. - She said the tanker situation is even mare controversial in Washington and asked commission chairman Dr. Andrew thompson to keep in close eontact with community groups in the state. Thompson said he would like the groups to take an active part in the inquiry. Bill Storey, of the West ‘Coast Environmental Oil asked the to. give Association, commissioner ‘ special attention to laws on compensation for ail. ution. He said that if the com- mission decides ‘an oil port should be built, terms and conditions should be added. Gary Gallon, spokesman for the Kitimat Oil Coalition, said that if the Kitimat port is being built for the sole use of Minnesota refineries they could be well served by five existing cil ports in the U.S. however, if Canada should eventually need a West Coast oil port, hia group is prepared to look at the proposal. He also said the huge of Cana Aluminum Co, and Eurocan Pulp operations at Kitimat might have to shut down if their water intakes were ‘con- taminated by oil. Meanwhile, a_ federal government committee says plans by Kitimat Pipe Line Ltd. for a new oil port on British Columbia’s north coast fail to meet -new pollution prevention stan- dards for seaports. © A Canadian Coast Gurad report, released Wed- nesday, called the com- ‘pany’s proposed -oil spill eontingency plan ‘inadequate in its present form;” - “It was concluded that concerns relating to the state of preparedness, the - level of effectiveness of oil spill countermeasures and related socio-economic matters were not adequately addressed by the proponent,” the report anys. e company’s plans for the proposed oil port, still under National Energy Board consideration, contained other “inadequate” terms. The report says the company 'sstudy of fisheries resources, weather con- ditions and forecasting setvices required for the port needed more work, The committee, composed of representatives of federal and provinical departments also said the company had not provided enought in- formation for it to properly _ TAASK-MASTERS ISSUE INVITATION If you hurry maybe you'll be lucky enough to get a seat at Knox United Church at 4 m, Thursday, to watch a ive production about an issue which is vital to us all. On an unbelievably low, budget of $45 (and a little help from their friends in the . person of Sharon MeGowan, a grant recipient working through Challenge for Change), two Terrace innovators have ut together a show which challenges. the National Film Board's place on the top rung of the ladder for exeellence in the short documentary category. Your own local group, TAASK, the Terrace Alliance Against Super- tankers to Kitimat, ts presenting this show compiled by two of their members, Lil Farkvam and Hilda Griffin. The show combines a series of films which capture the essence of life in our unspoiled north, with a lively complimentary - commentary. ; Also for your enjoyment there will be a surprise speaker of short dyration and answers toa Il the questions you've ever wanted to know about’ the proposed Kitimat-to- dmonton Pipeline and were afraid to ask. Come one, come all. Bring your friends. Then. you too will be able to discuss intelligently the biggest most Important issue of nationu: con- sequence presefitly con- fronting us all as residents of the north. congress, ‘ milfoil -former chairman 0 evaluate the social and economic effects of the proposed port, which would serve as a terminal for its roposed Kitimat- onton pipeline. oil port site not Kitimat The port at Kitimat would handle oil imported from Alaska and Indonesia for ‘transmission to theAlberta pipeline system. ‘Violence in. — _the future OTTAWA (CP) — Government failure to ease the recordhigh unem- ployment could lead to “tension, unrest and even violent disorders,’’ the Canadian Labor Congress (CLC) said Wednesday at the close of a two-day meeting of its executive council. ; , Joe Morris, president of the 2.3-million-member said nothing divides the country more | than unemployment and regional disparities. | Curses VERNON, B.C. (CP) - The fight ‘to clear Eurasian weed. in: the Okanagan. Lake systein might be abandoned in three years time if there Is no sign . that it is being won, Dr. Courtland-Mackenzie, chairman of the three- member committee set up to investigate the problem, ’ said Tuesday. ‘We might end up just cutting swaths for the boats and paving the beaches,” he said. . Mackenzie was the main spokesman at a govern- ment-sponsored meeting Election platform VANCOUVER (CP) - The resolutions passed at this month’s New Democratic Party annual convention will form the party platform for the next provincial election, Clifford Scotton, party provincial secretary, said Tuesday. National leader Ed Broadbent and provincial leader Dave. Barrett will each address the con- vention, to be held at the University of B.C. from May 20 to 23. About 1,000 delegates from local constituency associations are expected to discuss policy in the areas of economic - development, labor, the environment women’s rights, health and energy. ae Michael Harrin ton, the American Socialist Party and current national chairman of the Democratic Soclalist Organizing Committee, is scheduled to speak. _Allan MacEachen, actin prime minister, said in the Commons Tuesday .the federal government has no intention of bringing in new measures to reduce .unem- ployment, but an upturn in the United States economy should help Canada. April jobless figures released Tuesday by Statistics Canada, adjusted to take seasonal variations into account, showed that 8.3 per cent of the work force was unemployed. here Tuesday, one of three being held in the Okanagan this week to explain what will be done to eradicate the weed. “We have got to make sure the weeds do not come back as fast as we are clearing them,” he said. “This must be a_ finite situation, and one which is not locked into an ongoing program of clearing a thir of the weeds every year as they do in the Tennessee Valley.” He said the situation at ‘present is “just about the point of no return.” BEDTIME BLAZE Kitimat fire department successfully extinguished a mattress fire Wednesday afternoon at the Chalet Mote] on Tsimshian Boulevard. The fire tock lace in a rear room on the ip floor. of the two storey building. Fire Chief Bill Dawson told the Herald that the department was called in by Ted Drabik, owner of the motel, shortly after 2 pin. Dawson himself was first on the scene and personally extinguished the fire with a dry chemical extinguisher. the mattress was then removed. No one was In the room when the fire broke out. The fire chief estimates that fire and smoke damage, will amount to over $1,000, No cause has yet been determined for the fire and Dawson says the matter is still under investigation. Contacted by the Herald, Drabik praised the fire department for its ‘‘very fast’ action. -pieture took place during the early stages. - market CANCEL PROFITS VANCOUVER (CP) — Canadian Cellulose Co. Ltd. reported Tuesday net earnings after an ex- traordinary tax credit were $4.2 million or 35 cents a share in the three months ended March 31. This compares with $6.5 raillion or 53 cents a share in the. corresponding 197° riod, Net earnings hefore the tax credit were $3.4 million or 28 cents a share this year compared with $4 million or 33 cents a share last year. Net sales were $41 million compared with $42 million last year. “The company ‘said in an interim report that strengthening lumber prices and more favorable United States dollar exchange rates were offset by softer pulp conditions, production cost increases and extra chemical and related costs as a result of a strike In the chemical supply industry. meetin OKANAGAN HASSLE | - milfoiled again! controlled conditions that © Mackenzie told the that during research before completing a report which recom-. mended limited use of herbicides, the committee found that 2,4D had been used in the Tennessee Valley. and its ‘heavy and remarkable use” had produced no ill effects. He. said the committee was not calling for massive application of the herbicide — only in areas where it would not affect drinking supplies or beaches, Earlier, ‘Mayor Stewart Fleming said thatcouncil is not against the use of her- bicide “‘as long as it is under THE HERALD, Thursday, May 12, 1977, 2AGE Aa . Council briefs Administrator gets promotion Wayne Buchanan, clerk- administrator of Terrace municipality, resigned Tuesday after six years of working in the community. Buchanan is taking a job in Prince George as assistant clerk-administrator. He said in his letter of resignation the new job is an advancement and he has gained much experience in Terrace. Alderman Vic Jolliffe later said Buchanan's move will be a “feather in Terrace’s cap” because he is making an advancement. Buchanan thanked the municipal staff for their tremendous support and help during Terrace. ° Alderman Dave Maroney - moved eet council write to Cyril elford, MLA for Skeena,: asking him to support Terrace Lions in the efforts to get money from the provincial physical fitness program, which is funded by B.C. Lottery. The Lions are seeking $9,000 to complete the tennis courts. The project is now in its third year and the Lions have already put $10,000 into Council: agreed to a request from Terrace Little Theatre to hold a Tag Day -on Saturday May 28 for the purpose of raising funds to elp send the Skeena Zone’s winning play, “Adaptation” from Terrace, to Kelowna for the provincial finals. Members of the Terrace Little Theatre will be downtown on that day in costume selling ‘“‘tags’’ to raise money for the trip. At present the only money available totals $130 per person for the week of the ama festival. Terrace hosted the festival last year. Council. has agreed to have a sitting member on School District 8's 1978 Secondary School Drama Festival committee. It did not determine which alderman would become the member. According to Elaine Johnson, chairman of the education committee the first meeting will be held May 17 at 7:30 pm in the school board office. Teh of the committee is to formulate @lans for ‘ they have promised.” Fleming said that unless the weed is controlled, “‘the economic consequences will be disastrous.” “As long as we have this weed which will produce . 230,000 shoots in one season from just a two-inch section that has broken off, we have to use all containment methods,” he said. Flemi said that the rovinci: government kept sh at the Kelowna yacht club all summer while 2,4-D was applied to weeds in the area and ‘‘at the end of the summer they killed the fish and found no trace of the herbicide.” Steel strike settled VANCOUVER (CP) — A sixweek strike-lockout in- volving 12 hundred steelworkers in the Van- couver area has been set- Industry spokesman Jim Reilly said Sunday that wwepresentatives of 38 member companies of the metal industries association have approved a new, two- year contract, ratified ‘earlier by the United Steel: workers of: America. The plants have been idle since March 22, when workers struck nine com- panies and the industry responded with. a lockout. NEW YORK (AP) — “Tf you fancy a beard, make sure ‘it’s shampooed with a mild shampoo in soft water every other day,'’ says Shirley Lord, a beauty authority, in a new book dealing with the effects of water on skin and hair. The terms of agreement are tied to a cost of living formula calculated quar- terly, plus an immediate 25- cent-an-hour increase on the journeyman’s old base rate of $8.78 an hour. Reilly said this probably will work out to an increase of seven per cent a year. ae, on iekine fhe net q cy EA Apply at SK! EG SPORTS SALESCLERK 4786 Lakelse Ave. Terrace Ph. 635-5848 Terrace to host the festival. Included on the com-, mittee are Molly Nattress, John Chen-Wing, Tindal, Dennis Brewer, A. Geeraert, Dr. Val Gworge Ted Wel.d and Frank Hamilton. + Alex Fraser, minister of highways, says ° his department will noi put in one-quarter of a mile of curb and gutte: -long Highway 16 from Eb: _t. westward even if Terrace pays its share of the cost. a Fraser says it'is mot practical to add that much. work's the contract and It is also nuw really too late to ask the contractor’to con- struct any curb and gutter. When highways paves 124 section from Eby Sti to Kitsumkalum River “we intend to apply a minimum depth of pavement to the section between Eby St. and Kenny St. and to do no ditching,” says Fras=r. “We will have the cost of curb and. gutter both sides from Eby St. to Kenny St. estimated as accurately as possible without benefit of design, drawings and advise the district regarding its share of the cost,” he said. Jolliffe had the matter referred to the district engineer who is to report back to the public works . committee. He wants full details on the matter before. council takes any action. The debate on whether Terrace should have a full- time mayor continues with the Chamber of Commerce . writing to council to com- plain about hearing of a council decision in the newspa before a letter was written to that group. The chamber proposed council last March that a full-time mayor is needed in Terrace, “We feel that our proposal was both realistic and justified, in view of the ‘ever increasing demands on our elected officials. On this matter our opinion has not changed, and we still feel strongly enough that we are prepired to :on‘inue this idea further,’ writes Dave row. Council and the chamber eed they would not do their communicating through the press and the cighis recopnized and hopes sights reco, and ho the two groups will continue to work together for the good.of the community. Teh chamber will not get a reply on this one. It was’ received and filed. Terrace Downtown Lions Club plans fo celebrate Terrace’s Golden An- niversary with wooden -money that will not be legal tender. the omen, ee preparing to luce $3, worth 0! these souvenirs which will be the size of a dollar bill, . Acting: mayor Jack Talstra will sign the money before they go to press. WILKINSON. Business Machines 4635 Lazelle Ave.. SPRING SPECIAL Students’ or Salesmen’s Desks 119 40'x20’ Top Size. 1 box & 1 file drawer with hanging file frame. Phone. 635-4222 “od PE EE Mike © ere eee wget noes erere lees, PULTE MET ET Benen pepe ee hig a wee wae