. A, “Figoet. prepared for -the. *: "Northern Development. Council. -” by. F.L.C, Reed and Associates: > Lid; Consulting Economists ‘of witall

Vancouver, :: 4 entitled: The: ; Development. of Norther ’” same: ° British-: _Coliimbia Factors: 7:

Concepts arid Issues,-pefnls: a Al Very rosy picture for: the: five” northernmost regional districts: . and particularly for Terrace,

“The. - feport ~ places, considerable eniphasis on . transportation while warning”

m that itis essential that resource | development priorities be taken

into account. For. example, a_ regulations, Hazelton-Sustut -link between |. 4 the East-west’C.N.. and B.C, ‘The report goes onto say:

Rail’s Degse Lake Line would

nat: develop. ‘worthwhile "new “traffic; «whereas the. Terrace: : Naas Meziadin link contributes

‘ it is self-evident: that. provision,

of

uadecipied: areas and:

ton of product shipped ‘out,

‘teansportation facilities ‘is

absolutely ‘critical ta northern. economic “development: -: Mineral and ‘forest resources: Fé. distributed ‘over © vaat®

“statements, in: Vancouver. on: ©" Sully. 4,-1972 on transportation and, their’ significa icance lor the

at face: value, ‘These are:

brariehj

and Fort Nelsom::

o4 > Extension “of. the. ‘Lard

the: “connection,

M MacKenzie River, .

“ porth’ is staggering when taken 1 =-A British Columbia- “Yukon | railway ling and a connectin

(2 lines In. the - state

a Upataiting ‘of: ‘the’ ‘Alisha

- Highway between Fort St. John ‘The '-Federal; Minister. of * gnway

Transport for Canada, Mr. ‘Don:

Jamieson issued several policy’. Highway in.order.to complete

between Fart Nelson arid Fort Simpson on the __

Dease Lake'to Allin. 3: Skagway road.

prodicts

: Kitimat Stiktie,,

ae

ee ¥

SERVING TERRACE AND DISiRICT

“gos -Finprovemenis. af- the- . Stewart-Cassiar Highway ‘and ‘the addition of subsidiary roads ig: from Hazelton to Stewart and link betivean: the B.C. Rail line

squire: ‘to Deage Lake" and ‘the C.N.’s +. @xtensive movement of inbound:

« thalerials. and “supplies: for. ” €very oulbound ton of product; _ “For example, ‘int the cage of the - forest industry, four.te five tons’. ~ of raw ‘materials and, supplies

> Mave into pulp ‘mills for every’ encountere d with United Sta tes 4 Customs - procedures. and. with “: their shipping liws - and”

,6- - Construction of a Careroas bo isting * route - ‘into: Prince ae

Ruy ; Bontril’ of of new railway The’ second policy statement.

provides for. branches into _. timber. limits © for two” pulp. ~ producers on the. northivest These are essential to a. stable, employment base = and - the. ‘economic , production -of forest in “the -regional districts: of . Skeena A and |

1 The’ report: ‘indicates : ‘that « Bleaing. the’ “ink: of the. CN.

“.~ @xpected to be built in'the Nass -between’ Meziadin’ Lake: and | area::,and “doubled -in_ the ~ Dease Lake," ; ~ Kitinat-Terraée-Hazelton "The entire region will contain

“> and’ _Tesource rich areas,

“Line. with B.C, Rail north. of. ‘Terrace ‘there « will ‘be a" » rationalization ‘of the: ‘forest - ~: sector. Sawmill”; itapacity ' is

‘corridor, The pulp mills at both ‘a -Kitima tand Rupert will then be' - “able ‘to. 'shift.over ‘from: ’ rowiidwood to by:produet chips, ‘In addition, ‘ather “highway extensions: and: upgrading together with the B.C. Rail construction into, Déase . Lake will: generate considerable: activity in the next two years then provide , access to

VTt-ls, considered that a Pulp

Victoria, B. G,

“mill sawril complex'a Dease.. ‘Lake should bea reality by 1960.:, Thig-will be followed by major. mineral ‘expantion in the. area’.

primary corridor for recrbationisis starting it, 1973, and it may-eventually rival the . -original Alaska Highway route,

The . result of ~these ~ -developinents ‘will be a sizeable _town af Dease Lake; and the. emergence ‘of Terrace: as ok - center for transportation, ' distribution and ‘regiona’ | administration .and -further dynamic: : Browth for ° Prince Rupert...

tranépérta requirements, Dine “is evident. that - diversification of the industrial base'is being accomplished as the frontier is pushed back by the: eonstroction of ttansportaion network, “A new wave of resource development is anticipated, and while the most important sector. will be forestry, mining and recreation will grow ata a more rapid rale:

‘Northern begs Ltd.

- Sal. 9.9 cm, fh: é p.m. —_ "4614 Laretie Ave. 635-4666.

éth YEAR NO. +00. rm

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_TERRACE, B. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1972 a

Newly elected B.C. Deputy Speaker, Hartley Dent has not | Jost any time in. getting some action in . sa- far --as his hae hy § constituency is concerned. Ina f telephone conversation earlier R this week, Mr. Dent confirmed ” E that he had: set Up'a meeting © ’ between representatives of Richmond Plywood and the - “Honourable Robert’ Williams, Minister of Lands and Forests. 4 -in ‘the newly created Barrett. Cabinet. . meh 6 The meeting in facl ‘took place mere earlier today though at press. ‘ time we were not able to get any - further details from our man in Vieloria,

_ The. deal with the Richmond -. ‘god people is not new by. Means, -They were. in- Terrace several times last year. : ind people close to negotiations ©“ inform us that the Richmon

| manufacturing. firm ‘set : | the “Houston “area: t FE. Suggested: that. =p

| eonstruction would: Nave-a ready been well under way.in. -

~ has been’ learned: | authoritively that the only. hold-.. up al the moment “is: :an. : assurance. that the. necessary tiniber will be made available - i and it is anticipated that the’ 7 Richmond plywood. representatives . Will have- a |More than encouraging . 4 reception from the Minister. .

f It ig not’ known how: much’ investment. will be required ‘to S gat this niill into operation other f than several million dollars has E been mentioned: in _ forestry q jeircles.

in auto Tragedy aicuck in ‘the area

ning when a Terrace woman,

* twenty-nine. year ‘old. Sandra Smith is presumed to-have died aS _ cident.

4 Several n new building Hand design. concepts Bin Thornhill Junior, | \secondary schoo yf

cs ne 0

‘Another -improyement’ is the over-sized. am

f The Baling Committee’ of

gitowell Jord of Education’ a” architectural division last week. Ato finalize the plans for the the

The Deparime “take complete coritrol of the proj

aving local tax-payers as much Qe

5 40,000 ‘dollars in _afehitects :

Fone “and - olla ry amid

neorporated ‘into: t ne sch. inniovati

- agalt, early last Friday ‘mor- .

the - result .0 af. a. ‘tcaffie ac a driving, Mrs, Smith’ “was reported

missin al. AN80 Bn, eS dieing south towards “the

- bridge early Friday moriting., -

\ away. by the. river current,

| Hartley Dent is working for us

Eprouned drowned |.

. ‘Personnel -Manager of the

tragedy

Friday by a relative aid at 1: 30" CNR officials reported sighting: a car in the Skeena’ River: The” vehicle, a‘1970 Toyota, was:the ° one Mrs... Smith chad: been

“Apparently Mrs. “Smith was.

Her car crossed the roadway to ‘the left and phinged over. the bank between the railings of the. - bridge and the railway trestle.

- The car flipped twice and came

to reat ‘on its roof in S” of water, 210" from the: road, RCMP of- fivérs, arrived at-the scene of | -the necident and. failed to-find |

_ any traée of Mrs, Smith who is °

presumed: drowned and swept “There have. been several fatal’

melden in this area" eeenlly,

; c olumbia.

Fequeste ediately,.' . The’ present condition in the

- -Alean

employees oust

- steelworkers

“lear production workers in’ Kitimat and Kemano have . . Voted 71.5 per cent in favour of

seeking certification under the Canadian Aluminum, Smelter and Allied Workers Union after the years of representation by 8. Steelworkers of America. ' . There. were 1,634 legible

voters of. which “1507 cast. a- «The. CASAW: union’

ballot; : receiv Steelwork

1112 votes while the ers were supported by

395 votes. There were 19 Spotted ;

ballets.”

Votes ' ‘were counted. Friday . of - voting. “The certification vole . had been ordered by the British ~ Columbia Labor Relations . Board. . ;

evening .after three’ days

after.‘ the. Its.” Were

contract now in force between Alcan and the- Steelworkers | would remain in force until a ne agreement is: negotiated early next year.

cited for

“Gerald RB.” Bindert,

* Columbia Cellulose. operations

~Kitwanga, B.C. near Havel has been awarded a ” Royal. Canadian Humane Association’s Testimonial

‘Parchment in recognition of his

bravery in effeeling a rescue of

8 man-trapped on a edge ofa "Giff some 200 feet high and over

"hanging a turbulent river and ‘rocks over 100 feet below, At the. time Mr. -Bindert was “suffering from a doyble hernia. He is 32 years af age, ; Fhe “incident . took place * durinig. the afternoan of Monday ‘ ‘September 22, 1969 in some

‘(Humble Beach),'B,C,: -

- The day previous the resdued man had taken a bad trip using ‘soft drugs and had walked yp a very steep mountain’ stream

mountain; He became trapped

, half-way.up a steep cliff face .

and was- unable to climb wpe or: down.

~ loses. $8, 463, 000.

For the. first nine, ‘months ‘of.

Mm. ¢his- year,. Columbia: Cellulose. rena Limited : eae a,

I i on compared | to aides 178,000 on sales.of ‘$89,714,000

operating. performance, reduction in :gales from. the’. “second quarter of $7,937,000"" «reflects reduced volume since - ' pllp inventory reached normal

The S

ring levels ‘at‘mid-y

international. United .

Spokesman for ‘CASAW said

_Price is:

ot and = ‘hed in :

+ and nvolve

with’ Prime Minister .P.

A ‘rescue party - -from: ‘Jeune

Landing, including Mr. Bindert

as.a volunteer, arrived on | scene after being alerted ‘by. Gert Sanders, a local resident who: was hunting in the area, and’ had heard cries from the trapped man, oy

Mr, Bindert,: ‘suffering. from’ ‘a

double hemia, ‘(of which ‘the remainder of the. rescue party. -

, Were unaware), isa slight man,-,.

much smaller than the man that he rescued,

Bindert was lowered down: to the ledge by ropes. ‘He then.- administered first aid. to the. victim who' had fallen ‘several:

‘ times and had suffered a broken’ > - mountains behind Port Alice :

clavicle “and several severe ‘lacerations, The injured man, assisted by Vickers was then drawn up the cliff face by ropes.. Bindert then accompanied the’

"man to hospital. trying to get to the top of a.

» Official reports of the incident: :

“advise that since the victim: had: outdoors 2 7

already . been. evernight and: was - already *. suffering from exposure there is:

Moe No possiblity of bis being found - _ alive had the rescue not taken ©

Cellulose “

place tha:t day. . ‘Bridge’. “contract let

Oe. ‘Hartley: Dent,’ M. L. A. Skeena has. ‘announeed' that the

‘Minister of Highways, the Hon. - Robert - Martin; Strachan’ has. approved the. ‘award of ‘a

contract: in ‘an amount: of $182, -

~§3) to Conron” Ltd., Western.

Bridge Division, Vancouver for

’ bridge projects and fabrication - “and delivery of atructiral steel

‘work. as :follaws:.. "No.

Tn a ‘Shert interview.

A landslide which has carried away half of the rodd-bed -on _ Kalum Street Hill will cause the street to be closed to all traffic

for an indeterminate Period ad time..

The road- ivhich was con- alructed some time-ago service military’ installations was obviously constructed without regard to soil conditions” and: observers say ‘that it is ‘lucky that “it didn't go a long. time ago,'”

Tt would appear that gravel Till was lain over what appears, ‘to be clay: The heavy rainfall’ which began at 5: 00 p.m.

- Monday and which’ was |

recorded at the Terrace Airpori. as’ having. attained one. and. a: ‘quarter inches -by 4:00 -p.m. Tuesday lumed this inte muck

| _ Bulletin:

. Heavy rains. forced the’ closure of Highway: ‘16 west: ‘yesterday. for an. undetermined. amount of ime. Two bridges’ along the Yellowhead Route fell... “vietim..te ‘the high amount af Talnfall wy “The Maxble Creek Bridge,. seven nilles.west of Terrace and:” : another at ‘Mile 23-0f the High- ways. were both closed: due to Wash-outs, . Marble Creek criasing: is expected to be “re: opened goon but’ Departmen

~wait for water to receed and the ‘rain’ to gtop falling before a full agsesment of the damage to the . other 5; ‘can be made." <,: Estimates: on the rainfall i

dit ate for Skeena’ met derre Elott Trudeau in

he « out for. some time |

to .

2:30 p.m. last Monday. evening

‘more ‘than 600 “petition asking; that: this “ae: Uionbe taken, The privileges are. onan ‘interim . basis. uilil.” a

Highways officials wilk have:to.° ; -D

“Trudeau indicated “represented ‘by Mitchell, : Government tee of The! House.

sain for: the nex urs, However the long range: outlook | - shows that we are in’ the path of a storm track and that we are © likely to-get-rait almost daily -. i for some time, This apparently “° q ‘is the normal weather for:this : area for this: time.of the year. . : Citizens will not be allowed to

- pasa’ Kalum Street Hill as it is i - impossible - to. even: open .the- 4 street for-one lane. traffie: The 4 alternale routes’ are: the Ebst “4 Kalum Road and. the Larfear

ant the gravel slid along this

The slide started sudderily- as a Department of. Works ¢ém-,- ployee had just gone.up the- ‘hill: and when he: returned: some mimites . later the road: vas. gone. me City Engineers feel that if the rain’ continues: there is.-a likelyhood of further sliding.

“Weather Bureau olficials pay that, the short ter'm outlook for: . this: area indicates ‘sontinulng ©

Dr. Barrie Phillips "regains: privileges. at MLM. Hospital;

. Dr Barrie Phillips, a partner

in the Brooks and Phillips Clinic in Terrace has: been: returned his hospital and operation reom - privileges at the Mil] Memorial: - . Hospital following © “a: ‘three y a Inoath struggle,” 7

“Dr, Phillips was 80 advised at’

have been denied. “The local: hospite _ under the present

der ‘the act. for a “appeal and no way’ adoctor.can. - . defend himself Me, Dent riot: vo that this will be changed to'somn ” - edegree‘in the spring session, of the Legislative Assembly,” In the meantime. :the Minis - taking ‘what. steps’. y. pressure the board! “| adecision in one way “and if ‘t, is'd ed

‘on the heels of té:signature by.. ‘persons of’ a.

“te ‘moke “-ehy cotim 1 Sigg and refused ¢ questions placed.