................. ............ r';..... "-:: ~.,~ ."- 7-;'//~ " " ....... • .............. FnRL.~,,,.~,, i a.b,.[.V[t~,~.), VIC?GRIA, [~.C., #61 Health study at Alcan finds methods work Members of the joint health committee are satisfied Health committee member Wiho Papenbrock said Alcan's chief medical officer Dr. Eric Gunn said the that the study is on the right track and predicted "a with techniques used by UBC medical experts in the. Wednesday that members of the Canadian Association scientifically valid study satisfactory to all parties." first phase of a joint study which will assess the health of Smelter and Allied Workers, Local 1 are satisfied company is happy with the way the study is of 2,000 Alcan employees. With the pilot phase of the study. progressing. The joint health committee responsible for planning Papenbrock said he hopes no disease will be found and overseeing the study is composed of uinion, 'Dr. stefan Grzybowski and Dr. Moira Yeung have among the Alean workers and pointed out that the management and B.C. Workers Compensation Board just completed a detailed study of 100 pot line workers working environment at the smelter has improved Gunn said no results are available but the methods representatives. and 100 workers in casting to establish the efficiency greatly since 1976 when the union financed its own used by the medical team "seem to be appropriate." and schedulingmethods for the study., study. The WCB financed the new study to replace the He said the company shared the union's satisfaction inconclusive health study paid for by the union in 1976. i If- RUPERTSTEEL & "f;E R R A1:1~;- K IT| M AT Westend Westend SALVAGELTD. 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No. 244 ii i 1 Christmas NORTHLAND visits for Gov't 9 RivTow hostages to take slaek By ED YUDIN The demise of Nor- spokesman Don Bower would be relocated in Herald Staff Writer thland will result in the said 20 CP employees other jobs within the Both the provincial loss of 85 jobs, though CP included in the group company. in doubt government and private TEHRAN (AP) --"Iran's But a spokesman for the fill the gap created by interior minister raised the students who have been Canadian Paeifie's possibility of Christmas holding 50 U.S. citizens °°vm'° Everyone upset decision to discontinue its visits by the families of U.S. hostage in the embassy since tug, barge, and trucking hostages but the students Nov.4 said Wednesday there transport service bet- holding the .embassy said has been "no decision; and they haven't "decided yet. such decisions are up to us." ween Vancouver and T h e m i n i s t e r, The students again tor- Kitimat. Hojatolislam Hashemi pedoed another conciliatory Premier Bill Bennett by the pullout RafsanJani, told the expression by Foreign said Wednesday the B.C. By ED YUDIN Rod Cox, the president ferry, the Queen of pany no longer used newspapet;Bambad: "There Minister Sadegh Ghotb- Herald Staff Writer of Terrace's Chamber of Northland because they is a possibilitytheir families zadch, who told the Waeh- Surrey will be put on a will be allowed to visit them ington Post that the hostages Spokesmen for both Commerce, said Tuesday had found the service North coastal route to Alcan and Eurocan in the termination of the unreliable and wasn't and we would like such a augment the service now thing to take place." see page 7 Kitimat were critical Northland service would. meeting the company's offered by the Queen of Wednesday of the failure make things more dif- requirements. Prince Rupert. of Canadian Pacific to ficult and more ex- "That will provide provide proper notice for pensive, particularly for It remains to be seen ff added service for people the impending can- the small businessmen. Quebec closer and freight roll on roll off the alternatives offered cellation of its con- Not all companies and other types of freight by the provincial tracting of the Northland would be affected by the government and RivTow and provide more access barge and tug service. lowering of the services. by water to various Straits fill the gap to referendum Eurocan spokesman Bob Davis, the manager created in the Northwest coastal communities," Stun Fritter said his of Northern operations QUEBEC (CP) -- The weeks ago the announce- the Premier said, though by the termination of the quebec referendum on ment would be Just before company was "quite for Canadian Cellulose, commodity, shipment he did net say if the dramatically concerned" said Tuesday his eom- sovercignty.associatlon the. assembly adjourus for Queen of Surrey might service of NorOfland, ~.ith ,the,,.de¢ision to .... L£.3~.•,! i i i i toaymd°vesa major step clo6er: the-holiday, break so, the dock in Kiti~Uor juSt as the provincial government will avoid an terminate the service government •reveals the immediate debate. Prince Rupert. within six weeks. LEA, FUL TON BLAME wording of the question it Formal debate on the The government took "To cancel with just six will ask quebecere in the question won't held until the move after Canadian weeks notice seems to us vote next spring, February when the mere- Pacific announced to be a particularly BOTH GRITS, SOCREDS The long-awaited wording hers return to the assembly. Tuesday it was discon- irresponsible move to be MLA Graham Lea could be part of the B.C. was to be announced by The wording has the tinuing its leasing of the made," he said, though (NDP-Prince Rupert) Ferry Corporation which Premier Rene Levesque in subject of long argument in Northland group of said Wednesday the is owned and operated by the Quebec national Quebec, with some opinion Fritter made his com- companies due to con- ments before Premier shipping problems caused the provincial govern- assembly at 3 p.m. EST. see page 7 tinued heavy financial by the impending demise ment. Levesque told reporters two Bennett and RivTow of the Northland group of The Prince Rupert losses. Straits Ltd. announced Meanwhile, RivTow companies was caused by MLA would like to see the Rose Eide checks out the goodies available in the giant Straits Limited has an- plans to try and fill the a "comedy of errors" on lfleet consisting of new Christmas stocking at the Northeru Drugs store in the nounced it will start void created by Nor- the part of the govern- ships to be built Bennett blames thland's demise. ment. especially for this par- Skeena Mall. Santa Claus will be drawing a name weekly tug and barge Eurocan, while it has When reached in his pose. from the numerous entries this evening, to see who service from Kitimat as its own wharf facilities, office in Victoria, Lea Lea accused the w,n~ the prizes inside the giant stocking, soon as CP discontinues the party now uses Northland ex- said the problems with provincial government of VICTORIA (CP) -- $246,0001nelection campaign ............................. Photo by Oreo Mtaoteton its service at the end of tensively in shipping mill Northland started when not funneling federal the federal government grants into northern PremierBillBennettblamed spending was the faalt of tho Party leaders an0a ,. supplies and products to decided to cancel its $3 transporation as it should the Social Credit party party. When contacted by the and from Vancouver. exocutiveWednesday for the Last week, Lea Keen, the Herald, Alex Fraser, the million subsidy to the have. as.called dirty tricks affair former party president and minister of tran- David Dunsmuir, a company in 1976 He "They grabbed the which has harassed his an unsuccesfOl candidate in spokesman for Alcan in blamed that development money and have not government for months, last May's provincial pleased the private sector Kitimat echoed similar on former Liberal cabinet accepted the respon- hit the West sportation, said hewas ministers Ions Cam- 'sibility of supplying the saying it was up to them to cieetion, pinned the blame on had moved in to fill the sentiments. control the "political Bennett, saying it was the "It seems a regrettably pagnollo and Otto Lang. service," he added. vacancy taken when CP Lea also held the MPJim Fulton (NDP- machinery." premier who appointed the The country's political taches to the region in the announced the demise of short notice," he said. Dunsmuir speculated the provincial government Skeena said in Terrace Bennett said in an in- committee which started the leaders have converged on campaign leading up to the the Northland service. accountable. Tuesday that it is the Joint terview that the scandal, dirty tricks affair and also Western Canada, anxious to Feb. 19 election. Fraser was not aware of termination of the "It (northern tran- responsibility of the September,WhichbecameandthePUbliCfailure inof the group who handled impress upon voters there Pierre Trudeau was in Bennett's announcement transport service might spertationl, will continue federal and provincial party officials to declare see page 7 the importance each at- Winaipeg Thursday trying to concerning the Queen of have an effect on to go downhill until some governments to "see a Kemano. kind of regular service comprehensive service Skeena Tories look makeg°od°nhispr°misatothe four western Surrey at that While Alcan uses its goes in," he remarked, gets to the Northwest." provinces more at home Canadian Pacific is own shipping service as Lea suggested a B.C.