ets Rotary & Conventional Engines es by MAZDA New. & Used Vehicles SKEENA AUTO METAL SHOP Ltd | DL No. D1-505.; 635-8672 } “THORNHILL JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ata! ‘the-oldest newspaper in TE * water ‘to fight any fire,al he "| Rfforts by the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District:-Board :to. obtain water for Thornhill “ residents through a lie-in to the . water system to be constructed for the Thornhill Junior: High Sehool Building seems likely to” result in 900Rhornhil} children © - being without school] facilities come next September. |.” Unless some arrangement is made al the Cabinet level allowing work.to gel underway . within two weeks, Skeena- .. Cassiar School District board ° will have little alternative other than refusing admission: to some 300 young people scheduled to enter the new Thornhill School despite the fact thal the building will be com- plete and fully equipped. but without water. Cs ‘The school Buard was forced ig ublain water by the Fire- Marshall’s.. office . during the .\ime’ of -construction, Original plans were to build’a water lower with: sufficient school, The: Department af Edueation.assured ‘thal the $200,000 required © for this, facility would be found, RRACE, Tait, Consulting E ‘were engaged to ‘ihe plan and through Two’ attempts ‘at drilling a “Swell - for. sufficient -waler lo” - provide the 100 gals per minule. Teg 300 foot level when’ barely 29 "gallos per ‘ minute” was: ob- wired were abandoned at the ~ tained. . : The * has to go ahead - and plan an alternate source ad “Willis: Cunliffee and nglneers make a study and they came up with a cost of. . $100,000 for a four inch pipeline . together with a wel, well, an infiltration’ gallery. in >the water.” ” Skeena River.and the necessary “pumping requirements, This met with the Board's - approval and a request for an authority to construct wenl oul. - However somehow or other the regional District got ihe wind rn (he Department: of Municipal Af- fairs. proposed that the School Distric! construct & ten inch ipeline: which, would allow ‘Thornhill residents in the area “to tietin and obtain’ water: .- Lt was .understood’ that the ‘ad- ditional cost would be botn by: Municipal Affiars..” ‘This: ad- ditional cost would be born by B.C. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1974 Department. of Municipal af-- Municipal Affairs, This ad- ditional cost would bring (he project to .$300,000 ap- proximately, ke "New the. Herald learns that the Municpal. Affairs’ Depart-. ment Is In fact blackmailing the School. District into paying the additional $200,000 then try to - gel it-back if. and “when -the Regional..Districl. assumes - waler supply as'a function. --. This ‘of -colrse; means that |. ‘peopleinSiewartand Hazellong and-all.other:areas-in Uhe vast - School Distriel would be paying for iwater ~ for Thornhill yesidenta.. | on ** "Unless. the School District . agrees lo. this. project. the. fairs can hold it-tip indefinitely - because ‘the pipelifie has to go” over, crown land. Municipal Affairs has: in fact told Schoal ~ pulhuriligis not lo’ move until > they ure givent the goahead by -- Mumicipal Affairs. © °- “PSince™ this | 3, involves emergency ~. financing: the -matter is before the financing ‘authority and is being discussed by. the Cabinet. 0 The . $1,300,000 secondary ° the Pacific Northwest . YROVINCIAL LIBRARY _ PARLIAMENT BLDS. VICTORIA pL. Leave 300 Students Without School ‘ school is right on schedule and _ will be ready. and equipped | before September . first. However, unless. construction on the infiltration gallery gels under way within wo weeks the “yampaging Skeena River water’ levels will make it impossible 10 - undertake this work until next September and this beautiful school, will remain closed: to * children, Co , Tha School Board has planned - classroom. requirements tight - down to the month and:if the school -does- not: open: in Sep-" lember there will not be any. altenative classrooms for these - students... They apparently will - ~have-to remain at home unti - waler ig provided fpr the school. In addition with costs moving up on a. monthly basis a three. - week cost by $50,000 lo $100,000, One possible: allernative to ‘the student problem would be . the institution ofa shift system al: Skeena Junior Secondary in; Terrace until the powers thal be allow the school lo opens: The : schoo}: coustrucli oS delay would increase the _” AIVERDRIVE. al COuP. tek which gol under ‘way iu Spring * of 1972, has been 4 greal success to date. The revised schedule is right on lime: despite. an eight week delay: in: the delivery of steel. This facility will be one of the mos! modern in ihe’ province _ with many-facilities thal are not normally. found in’, smaller schools.--This ‘has been made , possible . by -imaginative. and careful planning... The sehcol, which” will house. 458 ils, was: orginally. scheduled. to - include 41,000..square feet of - floor space. ° This has been in- creased by, 9,000 square [eel of flour: space. his. has” been ‘byunre.) feet: allowing. the daubling of he gymnasium and ihe: addilion: of-anolher utility roum ‘while“sti fighné when og ppear to be » veeugnizing It predue necessary On Mareh ith Mr. Howard slatant followed this up . with: -anather: motion: which sought lo express” “regret hal. “the. government’ would wppraval : ean: be" forthcoming. concrete shell for leaks. After the tests E pool ha: to drained, dried and tiled. : ro d opening dale is: early in May. : she urgency of praceeding lo get: : Funds aad] sent the le|ter,(o underline -. “be virpart.inshape al the”. earllest- possible moment,” disddvantages :1o . contend - sith’. said’ 7Mr.. Howard “Without, having, hem “com “Syounded” by”. government red> lape-und procedures und | hope... wilhin a matter uf afew days so ie. amar construction can: start “ale. he‘ earllest possible. moment." -. “Trustees , eS tor agesia million «dollar | .: Penovation and.” € Se Seprogramy ss within a lew days of. my.letter .- “HUGE IND Herald has learned that a huge in- PROJECT FOR T Government Boycott . of Hospital The year-long boycoll of the. Mills Memorial Hospital Board came lo end last Tuesday with ihe promulgation. of Order in Council No. 897 appombling Violet Gellenbeck of Terrace 10 represent © -lhe Gayernment ‘on? Mills : Memorial:. Hugpilal. ert This posttion hus been vacant’. ince. Artiold Best's: term ex: °. pired-on March he 1975. = ‘This r resulted in. some: : the Board ina year of planning - xpansion. wus an he appointment . MiL.A. Skeena A sounced “by. Provi »iferrace. broadeaster. d. Fred Weber inan intervention filed in regard lo upplications [rom four tirmy requesting a licence, for.a<. cable sysiem ‘al Prince George urged: the: Canadian. Radio - ‘province-wide: microwave’ Wh Mala av 5x. Television : Commission’ to: ment to Avalanche © tsis",.(iriir's 2 “hedate Mr, MeieDinald had “only worked a short perlad with " i. ‘ativ: payment af $1,000 ido ul Adlan Mac. Donald yw ished: “i 1 avilaiehe ww Jaguary. sof thi “ihe Department of Highways and his widew wag nol eligible ‘tor ihe ‘regular ‘employee's. . ‘g.pension normally pald . opringing. U.S. system as: the unly means ol ; STV" network. programming ta Terrace and Fringe Rupert. 9" Speaking ‘during hearings of. the. Commission in’. Vancouver": ‘Jast week: Ered Weber .usked ine CLC. help: inv the formation pase ail permanent .cm- cata’ Vasl; network of cable TV “gygiems. under one microwave. cgystern, Father: (han, imuny in ordividuah, yal roar Mr!-Weber- insisted. thal-with, * equnéerned -wilh © growth:. ‘und * survival.” “How “imporiant , la" "> growth :and sullimate aurvival :, British Columbia, & Yukon “Chamber of Mines, will discuss”, “che, ramifications of (he-latest’ ” Provincial Government's action -- Inthe” mining.‘ sector of: our economy. =, Any” business, no proposed by -Mrs-Lee. Nimsick, linisier cof, Mines": Perroleum Hesources. “~~. “Whe Terrace’: & Disirlel * Chamber ot Commerce Invites: | ure these lala ‘Teasures.

the © microwave systemic In fact Mr. Weber sald nat B.B, ‘Torchinsky; President af, Agra cIndustries | ,.. which “recently.was awarded x licence « in gerve Kamloops, indicat ed in peared in the B.C. Gazette. “Then oe US, .. “Wiis ruling was made lo protect; othe “added ‘benefits: for: viewers would-be live BCTV” ame.of the firm is Lid.’ ‘ hiy applieation-. (hat! she alse lavoured: te préovinee-wide “microwave: links.” Mi: Weber. ‘feels that. the CRTC will look fayaurubly on his. intervention — aid consider asking (he winning -applicant’:10.s participale, in a owl ystem.tinking ‘Terrace and Prince Mupert to ivé Cablevisien. +1 OAC spokesman: far “8.0. Tel, “which: woild: tikely’ install and “smaininin'a micrawave system. advises thar, it :wauld invalve “hree haps‘to reach Terrace if the system gets. to Smithers. -.“Decipings "are: expected 10 lake. weeks! or’ even) months although some applicants have asked -for-a quick decision 10 |” enuble the successful. applicant ~ urundertakethe work withinthe, short construction season prevalling:in the morth ©.) foe BOARD: Joe “ KITIMAT. STIKINE _REGIOWAL’ DISTRICT Thursday, ‘March 28, 2:00 p.m, - MEETING. ~ ae “4844 Lazelle Ave, Terrace = gen een a Wh ate a aye be Pratl ad SG LY ae corre screed ees aa bees Tbe he Mate Nord yer Tee 4 peeembatahat ant dt ta ery. Pe ed cadena naealenl 1 AAP SRA tt Ror Mat mB ‘a Beep 8 ee er Der pee ee PRE ap pee acd eek ae AP ae = ee ew ' " ." ee iM LA ETI Re ae cps oe RAG OE. rs