WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1974

today; utiprecedented

distance cails originating in the Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and surrounding areas ‘in the past 6 months has forced

some equipment. lo operate.

above normal capacity.

Stan Patlersan, District Manager for B.C. Tel sald the calling volumes, far. greater than expected, had resulled in ‘complaints of busy circuits or delays in completing Direct Distance Dialing: calls-

“DDD calling has jumped 50 percent in the first six months of

this year, over Jast year,” said ”

Mr. Patierson. “While in the same period toll calls handled by. Prince’ Rupert operators

- Were up 46 per cent and lhe -

volume handled by” Terrace operators was up 15 to 20 per-

een: ‘

"He said the Increases in both

" Direct Distance Dialed calis

and Operator . Handled calls, coupled with local problems in

oblaining and training; suf- :

ficient. numbers of operators, had created unusual problems

In keeping pace with service «

damands, ; “And -to campound our problems in this area," he

"B.C, Tel Expands fo MeetVolume Growth The B.C. rrelephone Sonipay

ce Bald growth in-the volume of long:

“existing. equipment, because of this growth, we have

. 3 Weeks an

added, ‘there have been delays.

in oblaining - additional * swit- ching equipment from. the -:

manufacturer and we've had a number of. problems. with Also,

had'to expand the building in

Terrace that. houses our swit-

ching equipment. The $250,000 dollar building addition has already been started." Mr. Palterson: said that with such heavy calling, main- tenance men have not been able to carry oul the required number of rautine equipment

checks, and this in turn has led -

lo service problems, usually ~ avoided through maintenance.

He said B.C.,Tel has added some new’ Direct Distance Dialing equipment in the past 2- i additional equip- ment is currently being added as the company . moves to upgrade service...”

“The problems leading {0 complaints in the Pacific North- west area have been caused,

-basically, by Ihe grealer than = expected volumes in calling - ~

and-we are doing everything

‘possible to keep pace. We hope

we have overcame the main problems at this. time,” hé concluded. |

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Throughow Canada and the United Slates, hundreds of

thousands. of people ‘are: “preparing to attend one of. 85 -

“Divine Purpose” District

Assemblies . of “Jehovah's Witnesses scheduled this summer.

Terrace is one of: the con- vention ‘cities... The site: ' the Terrace Arena.. The’ expected altendance: 3,000 persons. ‘The date: July 18-21, -

Conyention ‘headquarters in Terrace is at 2822 Tetrault. Convention manager, EB. Funk,

. heads a staff there of volunteers

that is busy preparing itself for ihe biggest convention held in Terrace yet. °° -

Funk supervises a total of 20

departments that are organized |

to took after the convention. . *“The first step,” Funk said, “is securing: the . required rooming accommodations. This includes , hotels,’ motels and

. many privale homes."

- Heading up‘ the department far reservations and con- firmalions is. EZ, Zabinsky, rooming supervisor. Zabinsky:, said excellent cooperation is shown ‘by the Terrace residents as a whole in housing . the. aut-of-iown delegates. Lot “We astablish files of available accommodations during the convention and then as requests for ac- commodations are received we

- Fire Report*

The Prince Rupert Fores! ‘Distriet Fire Summary fer the

> week ending July 5, 1974.

Cloudy, cadl and. showery weather has been fairly general throughout’ the Prince Rupert Forest District during the past week, The fire hazard has heen reduced to low and very low in all areas with the exceptions of

Kitwanga, Houston, Burns Lake:

and Southbank ‘which are reporting moderate hazards.

Two new fires were reporled early in the week bringing the District iolal to 32 for the year. Both new fires were starled by

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The beard of directors af B.C. Central Credit Union, at their first meeting followed the organizalions’ annual con- vention, re-elected A..Rod Glen of Nanaimo, president for the coming year. :

J.H. Lucas., Vancouver, was renamed vice-president.

Other members of the board of directors are: E.J. Simpson,’ IW. Darling, G.T, McCullough, all of Vancouver; P.B. Richards

and E.T. Cross, both of Coquillam, W.E. Taylor, Ab-

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Jehovah's Witnesses Enter ~ Final Preparations For—-- Mammoth Convention

ry ta match ihem up," he said. He pointed ‘out thal Terrace

residents who are -willing to

offer rooms can do go by

_ phoning the reoming depart:

ment at 635-2113. a

Funk said the next step 1s advance ‘planning on seating, parking,. refreshments, music, public: address,. first aid and platform construclion.

“There are many details involved,” he said. honestly. speaking, we have organized and execuied so many convention functions in ihe past, il get easier each year.”

Asked about. the program,

Funk said many people today -

are depressed and disappointed by what they are seeing and experiencing in lhe world. “They ask, ‘Is this life all there is?” Any who might feel that way can be certain. that: the program ‘will. be. mast - up- building and encouraging ‘to tham,” he said.

Funk pointed out that people will be inlerested to.learn what

is taking place’. in the ‘out-

working of :God’s purpose’, ae

The public is invited to all the sessions diring.[he convention.

“eternal

_ The highlight will be the public

“talk whieh is entitled '‘Human Plans Falling as God's Purpose.- Succeeds". [t will be delivered by E. Funk Sunday, July 21 al:

3:00 p.m. al the Terrace Arena

people. One originaled from a-

camp fireand the other froma careless smoker.

__ Of our.$2 fires In'the District © this year,31 have been started

by people ar machines and only

‘one by lightning. Smokers and campers have been the cause of

12 of these fires,:

_ The wealher ferecast is looking .a litle better as the

opportunity lo enjoy

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our forest fire statistic:

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botsford, F P. Podonvinikelf, Grand Fork; Peter Heyming, Kelowna; . W.K. ‘Girdwood, Dawson ‘Creek, W.D. Iversen, Campbell River; J.0. Simspon, ‘Kamloops; Helmul Krueger, Trail, and H.A, Down, Sidney.

B.C. Central Credit Union, which - provides "centralized.

financial ‘and ancilliary -ser-’

vices to credit unions ane’ co-

‘operatives throughout B.C., has asseis“in ‘excess: of) $161.6"

million, * Wns

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Hydro's . services . rose more than ‘15 percent during:the year. ended March 31, 1974, according to, the ulllity’s --42th ‘annual report. : The report, released today, shows that Hydro’s net income -for 1973-74 was $14,280,787, dawn nearly one-third from the previous year’s $21,192,058, Hydro Chairman David Cass- Beggs said in the report the year had been one of carefully Planned change in the utility's administration and of ad- _ Justment to outside changes. “Changing attitudes toward the use of energy coupled with the curtailment of ofl supplies from middle eastern sources, continued inflation and. high . interest rales demonstrated the need for a critical review of the program and practices of B.C. Hydro," the chairman stated. “While adjustments to the changing siluation — will necessarily be spread over a considerable time, immediate action was taken by the ap- . pointment of an internal Task Force to review the electric power program and the policies and assumplions upon which it _is based. oo “Sales promotional, activity

. has been replaced by programs

promoting the wise and efficient use of energy, and significant new -activity in the form ‘of _ public | consultation discussion has-been introduced in relation to project planning and’ environmental matlers.”” ’ Among factors contributing to the higher cost. of providing services, the Hydro annual

_.. report cites, an increase in the.

wholesale price of natural gas and greater cosis to operate diesel generating. plants and diesel buses.” .

“It shows Hydra had gross revenues in 1973-74 of $376.2 million, drawn from ~ the following sources; sale of electricily, $268 million (71 per cent of the gross revenues); sale of gas, $60.7 million (16 percent); passenger tran- ‘sportation -tincluding a §2 million: provincial government _subsidy for urban transit), $27.7 million (8 percent); rail freight operations, §12.2 million (3

- weekend approaches: We hope: - percent) and, miscellaneous ,-- that. people ’-will: lake ‘every: f outdoor. investments, $7.7 million (2.

« percent),

including lnterest on‘lemporary -

‘-" The revenues, weréused"as

"follows: interest on-debt - (less inlerest on projects under .

eee ee ; Pee at ee vgs d: construction, 910-7 million (29 lan Re-olected ‘Presidetit ::: sce: sires, vege anc.

7, employee benefits, $88.5 million -

»; serviees,. $76 million (20 per-

cent); depreciation of, plant, - $61.7 million (16° percenl);’ grants, school taxes, etc., $25 million (7 percent) and relained in the business, $14.3 million (4

percenil). The total cost of providing all Hydro’s eleciric , . Bas,

.’ passenger “Iransportation and : rail-frieght services during the ~ *: year was’ $361,943,282 ,.an in- - crease of $49,213,741 or 15.4 per, cent from 1972-73. | " “Exports. of- surplus power - during the year increased ” substantially as B.C. Hydro was able to provide assistance to ‘wlilities in the -Uniied. Siates ‘during their electric, energy” in.

’ ‘commenting on the 2,031 million kilowatt-hours of . surplus

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Cost of providing B.C.

and -

electricity exported in 1973-74. - “The abnormally low ruroff

~-in the Pacific Northwest area of .

ihe United States resulted in reservoirs in thal area dropping to an all-time low .in August, 1973,”" .

“During this period, B.C. Hydro was able to meet its own requirements in full and had surplus .whermal capacity available; this . thermal capacity was used to provide assistance lo the utilities in the United States," ihe report stales.

During periods of crisis, the policy of all- utilities in the Northwest. Power Pool is (0 assist one another, and B.C. Hydro has received help under (his policy in the past, it ex- plains. .

A record peak one-hour demand of 3,578,000 kilowalls was reached on January 7, 1974, on Hydro's integrated electrical sysiem.

Average revenue pr kilowall- hour from sales of electricity to residential customers was 1.9 cents in 1973-74. it was the 12th consecutive year that the cost of electricity | to Hydro's residential cuslomers remained below: two cents per kilowatt- hour. ~ - "Bor the second year in succession, B.C. Hydro, in common with mosl. North

- American transit systems.

experienced a significant in- crease in passenger riding, and it-Is apparent that there is a greater ‘public acceptance of urban transit systems," the annual report states. Passengers carried by Hydro's urban’ transportation services on the Lower Mainland and in Greater Victoria lotalled 85.5 million, an increase of 11.4 per cent from 1972-73. Riding on inlerurban bus services ‘(Pacific Siage Lines) increased -by B.5 percent to 2,8 million. Hydro's frieght railway handled 2,799,128 tons, the

highest volume in its history, -

and a record 29 new private spur racks and exlensions.were built, a .

The willty sold 711 million therms of gas to customers in

Greater Vancouver, the Fraser: Valley ‘and Greater Victoria --; ‘during.1973-74, an increase of 9.6 .-; per cent from the previous year,“

The annual report noles thal ‘5 ‘(he average price of naiural gas

10. Hydro was increased ‘from

about-30 cents to about 58 cents -

per thousand cubic feet (al 95 per’ cent load factor) in

. November, 1973, in line with a:

recommendation by the British

"(24 percent); materials and’ -Colummbia Energy Commission “which followed hearing into all -

aspects of the nalural gas in- dustry in B.C, -

Hydro absorbed ihe entire increase until the brunt of: the healing, season was over and then Introduced new natural gas rates on March 1, 1974, to

recover part of the added ex: pense. The new rates result in an average increase of 17 per. cent for residential cuslomers, increases ranging from 17 to 33 percent’ for commercial customers, and inereases of 60 1o 82 percent for interuptible customers. . .

At the end of March, 1974, Hydro was serving 238,237 customers with gas, an increase af 10,872 during the year. Net increase in gas mains inservice for the year was 180 miles, bringing the total to 4,113 miles.

The Hydro report cbserves that the provincial government made a grant of $3 million in 1973-74 for rural electrification, enabling the utility to extend

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financial. assistance ‘to 223 projects serving 692 customers along 308, miles of distribution lines, Projects approved during ihe year included extensions 10 serve 61 cuslomers al Lac Le Jeune,. north of Nerritt, 46 custemers in an area near 100 Mile House and 19 customers at Garden BayLake, on the Sechelt Peninsul,”

New Hydro facilities In the North Coast region mentioned in the report Include the gas turbine generating station al Prince Rupert, where a first 25,619 kilowatt unit became operational in November, 1973, io augmem power supply and provide security of electric

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