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B.C. BRIEFS

VICTORIA . (CP) — Family commitments are the major reason that nurses drop out of nursing, ac-

to a survey of 1,870 nompracticing nurses by the Registered Nurses Aaao-

elation of British Columbia. .

Staif shortages last aummer inspired the survey after the lack of nursing staff forced closures of many hospital beda, including 62 at Victoria's Royal Jubilee

Hespital A first look at the results of the survey showed family commitments as the reason that 40 per cent of the nurses were noton the active roster. Another 90 per cent cited unsatisfactory shift arrangements, 27 per cent referred to poor working ’ conditions, while a ‘lack of job opportunities nearby or

of job opportunities in their area of specialty each pre- vented 12 per cent from working. Low aalaries discouraged nine per cent.

The totals add up to more than 100 per cent becawe some nurses cited more than one reason.

When asked what It would take to get them back to work, 41 per cent said hours of work would have to be changed or part-time working opportunities would have to be provided.

About 28 per cent said they would have to make adjust- ments in their family life and 15 per cent said they require more In-service education and refresher courses. Another 17 per cent said nothing could perauade them to o get back to work in nur- sing.

Crippled jet lands okay

“VANCOUVER (CP) ~ A CP Air 747 landed safely at Vancouver International Airport Tuesaday after one of

its four engines shut down shortly after takeoff. The jumbo jet, with 140

assengers aboard,

veloped problems shortly after taking off at 2:30 p.m. for tokyo. The plane dumped fuel over the ocean, then flew back to Vancouver using its three functioning engines.

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No gouging seen in food

VICTORIA (CF) — A newlyreleased from a deals tative ping thee which

8 says there no evidence of excessive ts in the food chain from to consumer,

The report’ was one of three released Tuesday from the nowdefunct select standing . committee on

culture. The committee . Was set up for two yeara and

cost #3 on. - Corporate profits had only °

a@ minimal impact on - food

prices, the report says, adding that while noats to the consumer are. expected to tise substantially over the next five years, profits will not be a contributing factor.

The report puts the blame for rlsing prices on increased costs of labor, energy and taxes.

The opposition New Demo- cratic Party argued while thecommittee was operating before last May's provincial election that the work done by the group was useless.

Golden evasion caught

SECHELT, B.C. (CP} — A gold prospector has been found guilty of income tax evasion and fined almost $7,000 In provincial court in this Sunshine Coast com- munity northwest of Van- couver.

A spokesman for the federal income tax depart. mient sald Raymond Whittle of Garden Bay, B.C., was found guilty of failing to

declare income of $101,155 in 1978, 1974 and 1975.

He was fined $6,665 and or- dered to pay a total tax bill, including penalties, of $51,005.

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Income tax department spokesman Rod Jamieson says Whittle’s evasion was traced ‘through . audits .:on:

income tax reports of pepple~

who had purchased gold from him.

McClelland blames media

KELOWNA, B.C. (CP) — The British Columbia public is seared and confused because the media has distorted ‘out of all recognition” the health and hospital policies of the

rovincial government,

eaith Minlater Bob Mc- Clelland sald Tuesday.

McClelland, speaking to a meeting of the B.C. Heart Foundation, said he believes

his ministry should be more .

aggressivein trying to ‘keep the record straight.”

“If one was to believe all the hysteria, one would rapidly conclude that doc- tors are opting ont of

medicare or leaving the country in droves,” Mc- Clelland said.

“If people believe all they hear and read, they will con- clude that unless our

hospitals are equipped’

immediately with the latest and most advanced in sophisticated technology,

then doctors will not be able ,

to keep

to perform their function and

_ people will die like fllea.”

McClelland conceded he might be exaggerating the situation, but added that he was trying to make the polnt that there are enough issues of real concern without having distortion.

Embargo marks rail strike

VANCOUVER (CP) — 3ritish Columbia Railway will place an embargo on serishable goods, livestock and hazardous materials as a first move if its employees strike Friday, & company spokesman said Tuesday.

Seven unions representing 400 workera at the govern- mentowned railway have threatened to walk off the job if the company lays off 80 to 125 employees as announced last weekend,

Rail spokesman Hugh Armstrong said pasaenger service to Prince George and Lillooet from Vancouver will also grind to a halt if there is a walkout, About 70,000 persons travel the route

every year.

The layoffs are said to be in the works because the company has lost millions of dollara In the first half of the

year largely due to a sharp drop in exporta of B.C. lumber to the U.S, The number of cars required to transport cargo has dropped to 185 from 220 needed a few months ago. :

A company proposal suggests elimination of medium and heavy repairs

by carmenon about 65carsa -

month. Cara requiring ex- tensive repaira will be put in storage,

WHOSE PARKING?

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Asign ata parking lot here is getting some double-takes. It says, “Owl Parking Only.” Drivers don't haye to be birds to take advantage of the parking lot, but they must be customers of the Owl Cafe, which is adjacent to the lot.

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John Manual Sousa was fined $350 in Kitimat Provincial Court for con- tributing to juvenile delinquency.

According to testimony, Sousa was approached by two teenage girls outside Mount Elizabeth Senlor Secondary on May 19. The gitls, who were attending a schoel dance, asked for cigarettes and Sousa drove them to the. Chop Suey Kitchen to buy some and Invited them to 47 Lilloet St. for a beer,

Constable Gilles Blanchet of the Kitimat ' RCMP testified that at ap- proximately midnight May 19 le stopped a truck driven by Sousa for running the red light at Haisla and Lahakas,

Blanchet gave Sousa a ticket and noted the presence of two young girls in the truck

Later, when the father of one of the girls came to the detachment to report she had not come home from the school dance, Blanchet was able to identify her as one of the passengers he had seen in Sousa’s truck.

The officer, accompanied by the fathec, went to 47 Lilloet, and asked Sousa if the girls were in the house. Sousa denied that the girls were present and refused to allow Blanchet to enter the house,

The teenagers returned home shortly afterwards, arriving about 6 a.m.

In passing sentence, Judge Darrall Collins told Sousa he found hia conduct disgraceful. “There is no doubt that they ere children under the eyes of the law and no one exercising reasonable common sense ¢ould think them any. older,”’ Collins said, Collins polnted out that evidence in no way suggests ° the children are or were juvenile delinquents.

However, he found Sousa guilty as charged for inviting the girls to his residence to drink beer and encouraging them to remain.

Collins said Sousa’s conduct will not be tolerated inthe community, 20. 27

mination of probation will depend on the youth's behaviour, “I can keep you on probation until you are 21 year's old," Collins said.

Thomas Meier pleaded guilty to a charge of being a minor in possession of liquor and was fined $50, me

Darrin Fraser Douglas pleaded guilty to possession of anarcotic and was given a suspended sentence and one year's probation.

Robert George - Thom pleaded guilty to a charge of impaired driving and waa fined $400 or In default 60 days,

John Duncan MacDonald also pleaded guilty to im- paired driving and was fined $300 or in default 30 days. |

Rosemarie Hickmore! Pleaded guilty to two charges of driving while her right to obtain a driver's license was suspended,

She was fined $300 or 30 days on the first charge but given 4 suspended sentence on the second and placed on probation without super- vision for one year.

Robley Whetu Knowles pled guilty to a charge of impaired driving and was fined $200 or in default 14 days.

Judge Darrall Collins told Knowles that he established a policy of higher fines for impalred driving on Sept. 1 bat had imposed a lighter fine in his case because the offence occurred July 5 before the increase was announced,

“ "Tt" 1s “bécause of” peopl like you that we have pecblems with young people who are not mature enough to be responsible,” Collins said.

Also in court, a Kitimat ‘youth was placed on in- definite prubation and or- dered to complete 50 hours of community service work for stealing posters from the

Bay, “ “Vie * polrited Tout that ter-

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his job Scheol District 88 is stuck with superintendant of

schools Frank Hamilton for five years -- but for the first

* time they have a cholce.

In previous years each superintendant was hired by the Minlsiry of Education, that is now all changed.

After lengthy negotiations, the provincial ministry has agreed to let local school districts hire their own superintendants. The only Wovision is there be more than four thousand students inthe district, :

So at last: week's school board meeting, the board officially hired Hamilton for a five-year period. The trustees were near wanimous in their approval,

“In past years the ap- polniment was made with no input from !ocal board trustees,'’ commented trustee Joyce Krause. “It was a bone of contention in ‘this area for some time.”

“It’s something the school board has fought for years for," explained = Nan Harrison.

“Burwesh, The storm is ex-

WEATHER

Forecasts for Yukon and northwestern British Columbia issued at 5:30 a.m.

Synopsis: A Pacifle storm progressed across southern Yukon and northwestern B.C, Tuesday night bringing some raln to most com- munities, The southwest Yukon was buffeted with atrong winds wh ch reached 69 kilometrea per hour in gusts at Whitehorse and over 100 kilometres per hour at

Results of the Terrace 747 Air cadet Squadron's summer studies were received this week, with a Tmumber of Terrace Cadets receiving excellent reports,

Cadet Kristine Berg is now ane of the few women glider pilots in British Columbia, having been awarded her wings at the glider school in Nanalmo with a merk of 97 per cent, coming second in a dassof 59 students. She has been recommended for training as a private pilot end glider instructor.

pected to track east to the Mackenzie Valley later today and skies should pay

‘clear, Anather rapidly moving storm will bring tool tt ine np Spencer more ‘cloud with increasing Lifeguard Course {n wind once again to thesduth~_ p, mold, Alberta, and was

west on Thursday, / Ae cas ._ awarded the Royal Life Northern Yukon; Oc Bronze Cross, with the

caslonal rain or rain and recommendation that he ‘snow mixed this afternoon. continue to the Natinal

High near 2 northern section Lifeguard level.

to 5 south, Low tonight near Cadet Jon st dy attended

0, Occasionally sunny on wt the Air Studies.Camp, also in Thursday, Highs 3 to 5. Penhold, Alberta, prior tb

Klondike, Stewart River, Pelly: Qccasional rain today. Moderate southeast winds In some valleys. High near 10, Clearing tonight with low3 to 0, Mainly sunny Thursday with high near 10,

Beaver Creek, Kluane, ° White-horse, southern lakes, / Liard, Cassiar Mountalus: Occasional rain until later this afternoon. Moderate southeast winds changing to southwesterly this af- ternaon, High-16-to 12, Clear. ing tonight with low 3 to 0. Clouding over again Thur- sday with high 10 to 12.

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TERRACE CADETS

Good grades noted

beginning his studies toward his glider pilot training.

Other Terrace cadets who Michiel

School successfully completed their Wednesday evening at 7

The Terrare 747 Air Cadet Squadron mefts at Clarence

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summer studies were James pm., and welcomes

Muller, Shelley Anderson and Allan Burton: Basic Training; Kirk Tasa and

George Dahlman: Air Studies; Robert Clifford: Range, Junior Leadership Training. Survival.

Forestry changes the staff around |

The reorganization of the Prince Rupert Forest Region continued with. the an- nouncement Tuesday that seven new district managers have been appointed. ™

Gerry Dodd, a ranger supervisor In Prince Rupert, will be heading the Terrace

NOTICE

legislation.

ln chservance of Thanksgiving, Monday, October 8, 1979, the District of Terrace offices will be closed.

The change in refuse pick-up will be as follows: Garbage normally collected om Monday, October 8, 1979 will be picked up on Tuesday, October 9, 1979.

The sanitary landfill will he closed ox Monday DISTRICT GF TERRACE

Sponsored by the Christlans of errace ard area.

Everyone ough! to come at least once,

and girls 19 years and oldar.

Training is offered in Air Studies, First Aid, Rif_e and Wilderness

Forest District. Herb Quast who had been the ranger supervisor for Terrace will now move into a similar position In Hazelton. The ~ appaintments are in kee with the decentralization guidelines of the new forest

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