B.C. BRIEFS “VANCOUVER (CP) — Prem ler Blit Bennett said turday New Democratic Party leader Daye Barrett urled the the publle about Mmharal gan priow gurinrare prices May 10 provincial olection campaign, Bonnett said Barrett was rng pte “es @ price Mexico enero the United States with Canada’s natural gaa export rates because Mexico ia not shipping gasto the U.S, The premier sald the two countries have just algned an international natural gas deal but Mexico has yet to Sa build a pipeiin The memicr aald Jim Hewitt, provincial energy minister Haber export nego ‘or re es fi for months, He sald ee the next few years, C.'s export price to the U8. will increase to $4 from $9.80 per thousand cubic feet. However, Bennett warned that ‘export volumes ly will drop when er prices are instituted, resulting In.a-Joss of revenue for a short time, He sald he expects volumes will in- crease in time, bringing In more revenue for the province, Computor ops to strike het GORIA (CP) — More $00 computer ators employed by the B. c. government served strike notice during the waekend as talks continued in an attempt to avert a walkout that could come as early as mid-week, The computer operators, employed by B.C. Systems Corp. and represented by the B.C. Government Em- ployees Union, served 172- ur strike notice and will be Ina legal posltton to walk out early W Talks continued during the weekend under @ govern- ment mediator in what the unton termed a last-ditch attempt to avert a strike. The 362 computer operators earlier voted by more than 92 per cent in favor of strike action. - Fish budget increasing VANCOUVER (CP) — Members of the Salmon Enhancement Board say they will ask the federal fovernment to approve a record budget for 1970-00 to allow them to continue projects dedigned to increase atocks of salmon. and sea-run trout om the West Coast. Board chairman Don Tansley would -not. aay how much was being. requested, but said it would be be more than the $25 million al ne for 1978-79, “We're expe be tha secon peas a sevenyear program in terms of our expenditure,” he said ata news conference Friday. The money comes from a total $150 million of federal money allotted to the project for seven years from 1977. eal pen pro on during the seven years. Les Edgeworth, director of the salmonid enhancement program ‘for B.C., sald the program is responsible so far..for , three major. fish _ hatcheries, . 24 fishwa * fit Mp lngaare, ands a lela, - Prisoner makes break ; ai GEORGE, B.C, ~- Police were deehing Sunday for a prisoner. from the Prin George ‘aglonal cuerestional ‘eentre who escaped from hospital after striking a guard. RCMP pala William a) Bee E RS ais VANCOUVER (CP) —The British Columbia Supreme Court has been asked to 20, was taken to hi Hal early Sunday suffering a self-Inflicted wound to the arm. He struck his guard in the throat and, with one hand- culi still attached to his right wrist, escaped from’ the tal. t . ae OE eee et ede EQUIPMENT- didn’t. stop until he completely over the briuge because he was ' concerned about the bridge collapsing. “You on’t stop something like that in a matter of yards,’ Mid- digton said ‘af the rig. He said the truck weighs about 67 tons and the backhoe is another 25 tons. There was lifile damage apparent to either vehicle but the ground was ‘covered in Pydraulic fluid. Vic Vickers, the bridge inspectian engineer for the province, said Saturday that nine out of 1 of. the verticle com- pression posts, the a members for the overhead beams on the bridge, and all the avay bracing and porta bracing across the top of the bridge would have to be replaced. Transfer has KAMLOOPS, BC. (CP) — Rafe Mair, B Colum- bla’s environment minister, said Saturday there are enormous environmental problema that must be considered before Ottawa transfers lis control of off- shore oll and mineral resources to the province. Prime Minister Clark told Premier Bill Bennett Friday tight that Ottawa intenda to pase jurisdiction to'B.C. as it 8 promised Newfoundland and Nova’ Scotia earlier. Clark noted a number of issues including the on- vironment would have to be considered, - Malr, who is also B.C.’a constitutional chalrman, said in an interview in the Interior city that he foresees major environmental ‘and The Herald Monday, September 24 1979, Page 3 “There's no problem with the concrete abut- ments, the foundation, of the bridge,” Vickers said after his inspection. “There is some wing wall fence damage, though."’ Vickers said the bridge is safe for light vehicles but he is concerned about what would happen lf any heavy loads were taken across the structure. Sunday Doyle said the highways department is restricting the bridge to five-tone loads. He saida highways department worker would be stationed at the bridge to see the limit is obeyed. The bridge, said Doyle, will take about a month to completely repair. “We've already started to order some of the pieces for the problems problems exploiting offshore resources. He said a number cu! en- vironmental studies will | have to be conducted before an extraction of valuable [| underwater minerals are extracted The federal government . imposed a moratorium on oll exploration In 1972 for en- vironmental reasons which - would have to be lifted before any drilling programs were conducted. bridge,'"’Doyle said. “Many ot the parts are atandard pieces but one piece at least will have to be fabricated.” Doyle said the logistics of putting the pieces back into an already existing structure required more eare than if they were building it from the iz. : As for the damage to the bridge, Doyle couldn’t give any estimate of the cost. He did say a high- SANDY MIDDLETON..blames bump et ways department claims officer would be looking into the accident and they would probably be making a claim against the trucker’s insurance. Middleton blamed the accident on a bump he from one said is on the approach to the bridge. He said that with the spring in the radial tires on the truck and the bounce in the bed i of the truck it was enough , to lift the boom up high: enough to hit the beams. ' |. Aahelae MOTOR HOTEL | SAVE FIVE DOLLARS While Dining with a Friend ' MONDAY thru SATURDAY Select from Steak, Seafood. Prime Rib and many additlonal selections. ~~ es ‘ey Sane Please present coupon before ordering One coupon per dining couple Weare : Excetlent Service Reservations 638-8141 Valid untill Sept. 29 Then relax and enjoy WALLY KHADIKIN — Fanny's LOUNGE 4620 LAKELSE AVE. TERRACE MEASURE CORN When making popcorn, measure out one part of vegetable ail — never use butter because it will to three parts of sopring carn. The corn will pep up to. about 30 times its unpopped volume. POLICE NEWS Vandals took out a. number af windows on Kalum Street at about midnight Thursday. Police were called. to the Beene. by someane whe heard _, | i woivita tthe glass breaking and found Union dispute in court rights and duties, or dealing with the funds and assets of | the lecal during the ship uphold the trusteeship im- trusteeship. . posed by a national union on © Defendanta in the action a BC, local fo are the 1,100-member local te from it. and three officers, Un ¢ , Canadian ei of estip wa imi “tai nite rewery our, , Trusteeship waa posed Cereal, Soft Dri {de atk after the Canadian union ree * Distillery Workers Union seeks a declaration that John McNamee has been validly ted a trustee to take charge of the affairs and assots of Local 300 of the It also seeka an injunction compelling local officers to comply with McNamee's directiona, and restraining them from exercising their celved a letter signed by three of Local 300's principal officers saying the local intended to disaffiliate, and a latter from the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union faying it it would . be willing to charter dls- alfillating locals. Local 300 includes em- loyees of the three major werles in B.C. Anti-metric move seen KAMLOOPS, B.C, (CP) — The second largest food In this southern In- terlor city is defying a federal metric commisalon order by continuing to display food prices in pounds ounces as well as metric weights and measures, Kamloops, along with Peterborough, Ont., and Sherbrooke, Que., was one of three cities chosen by federal authorities for an experimental testing of the metric ed oad for non- packaged heheteat oft country wi converting next year unless the Progressive Con- servatiye government changes the existing plan. Gary Cooper, Cooper Market Ltd, president and - General manager, may it is company’s policy to use both the Imperiat and metric systems in its three stores, Under the federal rules which went into effect last July 31, food stores are allowed to wie the dual- pricing <« syatem in newspaper, radio and television ads but must show pelcea for metric weights only. Cooper said Saturday the commission has been flexible in enforcing its deadlines for wy docked The company ded to stick with both systema after complaints from regular customers from nearby communities who shop in Kamloops. fn, those centres, such ag Chase and Barriere, peicea are still shown in pounds and ounces, “We had enough in- formation to suggest that going atrictly metric pricing inside the store was customers away,”’ sal Cooper. “They are very confused and they are going to stay home.” Cooper said he was told three weeks ago his com- pany was breaking tions, but no action was taken wheit he refused to camply. “We're nat- ‘ighting the metric commission,'' Cooper. said. “We endorse metric conversion, but we do have some reservations, “Metric conversion was not supposed to hurt us, and ere it was hurting us.’ Whale dies “SEATTLE (AP) — Dis- appolated and saddened sclentiats are studying the remains of the hen pound infant sperm whale Florence, who died Fri- day at =the Seattle Aquarl um. r. Tag Gornall, consulting veterinarian to the aquarium, said S thulogiata tee studying ogists are s Rudying microslides and expect to know by mid- week why Florence beached herself and the cause of death. He said a ‘'bowel disorder = interrupted the passage of food, catsing severe pain, That keind of activity in an alr- breathing mammal in water causes extreme problems" ‘the plate gids at three businesses braken. The windows at the BC, Tel office, Elegance Fashions and Kalum Electric were broken. Police say they are stili in- yestigating the matter, The only other incident Thuraday waa a report of a jfight in’ the lobby of the Terrace Hote] but ha was epparently bicken up before police arrived there Friday night saw police jasuing 50 traffic tickets as they stopped drivers in the downtown area for a variety of offenses under the motor vehicle act. Police also Edward Sullivan, Diedrich Fehr and for Thomas Clark, all of Terrace, are facing im- paired driving charges a5 4 result of police checks. Police also continued to keep close tabs on the downtown area and laid a ramber of charges, mostly wider the Liquor Control the Act. Most of those arrested were picked up in the vicinity of the Terrace Hotel, Steven Radford, 10, will face a charge of consuming liquor ina public place and a charge of causing a disturbance by fighting. ~Garmon Brown, 17, alse faces a.charge of cawing a dsturbance by fighting in addition to a charge of belng a minor in possesion of Hquor. Both were stopped by the police in the neigh- borhood of the Terrace. Ernle Griffin, 21, was checked by police behind the Terrace Hotel and as sresult ia facing a charge of being in possession of a narcotic, marijuana. David Edwardson, 17, 1s facing a charge of assaulting 8 police officer and resisting arrest after an incident near the Terrace. William Bobyk, *, is facing a charge of obstructing a police officer after an incident, again - auiside the Terrace. On Saturday the pelice were laying In walt for of- fenders in the same vicinity end apprehended Richard Wilaon, 21, of Smithere who now faces a charge of con- suming Iquor in a public place. At about 10:30 p.m. a 13-- year-old javenile was grabbed by police. The youngater waa smoking marijuana and had a quantity of the drug in his possession. Two more Terrace residents, Robert Scott McAllister, 24, and Mark Donald Gawley, 19; were issued with notices to appear in court aq they were stopped . by police for dnaking outnide. . sorte nism the Terrace Hotel. Police also laid two more impaired driving charges Saturday night and Sunday morning. Thomas Heber Clark and Barry Ernest Brown will appear in court to face those charges. 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