i iatives to get boost Swimmer triumphant Land claims could figure in the [The approaching Skeena zone Garth Coxford shook off an illness province's new $2 billion forest drama festival features a number and did well at a recent swim renewal plan/NEWS A3 of plays/COMMUNITY B1 meet/SPORTS C1 WEDNESDAY 75¢ PLUS 5¢ GST APRIL' 20, 1994 ']) NDARD VOL. 7 NO. 1 Jet faced iand.ing on road, field By JEFF NAGEL race after first touching down in weather conditions well below plane's alternate destination in the flight departed for Terrace but whatever," he said. PASSENGERS ON a 1990 Cana- Smithers on a scheduled run from what's authorized for landing. light of information available did not ensure that the crew was Vancouver. dian Airlines northern flight faced It characterized as "extensive about the weather there when at- notified of the need to change the Skeena MP Mike Scott is landing on a road or a field be- Bad weather in Terrace pre- manoeuvering" the attempts to tempts to land in Terrace failed. alternate," the report contimmd. demanding federal officials say cause of an extreme fuel shortage, vented the aircraft from landing land before the forced landing did "Despite having been given the A safety board official declined when they will release the final a preliminary federal government despite its crew making several took place. weather for Smitbers, the pilots to comment on what should have report and recommendations. attempts. It then returned to report indicates. "The aircraft landed with ap- did not recognize that the condi- happened, saying the preliminary "I am amazed that three Smithers. after When the Boeing 737 with 63 proximately six minutes of fuel lions had deteriorated below report should be soon followed and a half years all we have is a crew and passengers finally made But by the time the plane ar- remaining," said the report. "The alternate lirnits and that it was by a final document prepared by one page preliminary report on an it into the Smithers airport, there rived over Smithers a snow squall pilot was considering an off- necessary to change the flight the board. incident that was potentially life was just six minutes of fuel left, obscured the airport there. airport forced landing in the event planned alternate," the report But Richard Newcombe did ex- threatening to 63 people," said the Transportation Safety Board The report says the pilot then that this approach was not sue- says. plain the term "off-airport forced Scott, who asked for the report on of Canada report says. made several attempts to touch ceSSfial.' ' "'The operator's flight dispatch landing." behalf of a constituent. Troubles on the Oct. 11 flight down in Smithers before finally The report suggests Smithers (based in Calgary) was aware that "There's not much to say. It began after it tried to land in Ter- force-landing on the runway in should have been cancelled as the the weather had deteriorated after means landing in a field, road or Cont'd Page All School meal program /:L in doubt ,>-ii:i~'1:5' ':) THE SCHOOL MEAL program year. for children at two Terrace That would eat up schools has become a losing remaining surplus for: tlie~ pie, "I proposition. b.t/ gram and leave a debt of $16~00 ~ School trustees say they may that would have to ~m6 biii bf have to axe the program if the another part of the budget. a¢ situation doesn't improve. Trustee Laurie Mitchell said the Nearly 200 lunches a day are program was begun with the un- • - ' - ' v . - Ibeing provided to students at derstanding it would be reviewed 4 " :. l!~ ¸ !Clarence Michiel Elementary and if it lost money. E.T. Kenney Primary schools. "We were not going to take ed- That's up from about 150 lun- ucation dollars from other pro- ches per day last year but as- grams to support this meal pro. sistant secretary treasurer Bruce gram," she said. "And I think Matthews says there has been no we're getting close to the point corresponding increase in contri- where we have to make n deei- butions from parents. sio~" A grant from the provincial Most of the money for the meal government to pay the lion's •program - now in its second year share of the program is doesn't comes from an ~0,000 cover full costs. provincial government grant. Parents who want lunches pro- Contributions average about $300 vided for their children sign up at per month and so far only account the beginning of the year. for a fraction of the revenue. There is no requirement on the "If people are supportive of the part of parents or guardians to program they may find a way to [] Suave and sophisticated pay. Those who can do make pay for it," school board contributions do so in such a chairman John Pousette said. ACTOR RUSS Sangster looks to be ;letting the real or whether it is a dream. You'll have to at, fashion that their identifies are Copperside Foods cunenlly has upper hand on things with Catherine Croucher in tend the dinner theatre production -- April 15-17 not known beyond the program the contract to provide the ser- this scene from "The Hand That Cradles the or April 22-24 -- to find out. Tickets are avail- co-ordinator. More needy vice, at a cost of $112,600 for the Rock," the latest production of Terrace Uttle families don't pay. full year. able at Carter's. This'll be the final regular sea- The shortfall so far is $5,400 Theatre. The queslion is whether this scene is son production of Terrace Uttle Thealre. Trustees suggested the program but school district officials pro. will probably end when the ject a potential $35,100 operating money runs out -- likely around deficit by the end of the school the firstweek of June. Gold company to spend Seniors feel $20 million near Stewart fee hike bite SENIORS ARE going to Traditionally. revenues for !feel the brunt of city efforts both facilities have fallen far LAC MINERALS of Toronto There may not be a problem of to reduce taxpayers' subsidy short of the cost of running wants to spend close to $20 mil- If all goes according to plan, Lac Minerals wants to sub- space in Stewart, lint Hyder could of recreation facilities, them. lion this year on its Red Mountain mit its Red Mountain gold mine plan to the provincial be more difficult," he said. Council has approved Hull pointed out even if gold property near Stewart. government for approval this fall. That's because there is only one arena and pool fee hikes that these latest efforts achieve More than half that is to further route from Stewart to the Premier will see seniors pay between their aims, cost recovery on develop ore reserves at the loca- mill ~ fight down the gravel 55 and 70 per cent more for the pool will be only 40 per L tion while the remainder 'is road that also serves as Hyder's a skate or a swim. The in- cent while taxes will cover targeted for pre-produetion work ing. n~,xt summer season," he added. main street. creases take hold July 1. half the costs of the pool. should anticipated results prove '~Our trigger point is two mil- Hope did caution that develop- The Red Mountain location is Public skating charges for "We have to try to keep out, says project manager George lion ounces (of gold) of provable ment plans first depend upon llkrn north of Stewart on Hwy37 seniors jump to $1.85 from the overall tax burden down Hope. reserves. With that kind of proving up an adequate resource and then 15kin along a logging $1.15 and strip tickets go to before we tax people OUt of reserve, we can than work on Lac has spent nearly $20 mil- upon which to develop a mine. road in the Bitter Creek Valley. $14 from $9. their homes," be pointed lion over the past several years on making a viable mine," said A key part of the plan revolves A tramway leading to the mine The hikes are identical for out. the property which carries indica- Hope. around milling the ore. Lac has location spanning more than single admissions and strip HoWever, he also con- tions of containing two million If all goes according to plan, two options -- build Its own mill 1,000 metres from the base of the itickets in the pool while a "cededcouncil had to ex. ounces of gold, Lac wants this fall to submit its or use Westmin's Premier mill, mountain is planned. 'six month, pass will cost ercise caution. Given recrea- Red Mountain is one of two official mine development plan to also near Stewart. Employees willbe taken up and seniors $72, up $26. lion facility users were also major projects being undertaken the provincialgovernment. Both options are now being down to their jobs on the tram. While those 65 years and taxpayers, "You've got to by Lac. The other is in Chile, It's anticipating a quick ap- weighed for the advantages, dis- way. older face the biggest per- be careful you don't double "We're going to be picking up proval turn around period of six advantages and costs, said Hope. Size and type of the tramway centage change, everYone tax people." ,! where we left off last year,', satd months, leading to a start of con- ',If we have to go to another will ultimately depend upon ore will find themselves paying As far as con~'ol of ex- Hope of the 1994 program.