CP Rail to Take Over Northland Navigation Canadian Pacific Ltd
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~J '1 I.EGISL~TIVE !.I~.qA/tY, C0MP, 77178 ?,'~RLIAMEt]T L;U IL[,'[I'IG3, VIG~ORIA, L~. C. , g61. ,! TERRACE 4 I i h VOLUME 71 NO. 157 20c THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, IW7 '~ i~' ~ ", •.. - ~.. ,;~ ~,. ~ ., In the ditch RCMP race to the scene The oncoming vehicle by Leon Prmko occurred at Queensway McGillis and Gibbs eyewitness, the McGillis the driver of the on- tractor's rear with its degree turnaround, benders" had occurred An accident, ap- in front of the Skeena collided with a tractor & Gibbs truck appeared coming vehicle to avoid it front end. The skidding Charges have been laid by noon, Wednesday, parently caused by ~cy Valley Trailer Court. vehicle belonging to to have started into a spin by pulling over to the vehicle conintued its slide against the driver, RCMP caused by the slippery road conditions in A truck loaded with Dragon Lake Equipment. approaching the curve right as far as possible, ending up in the ditch said. The police also said driving surfaces brought Terrace, Wednesday, wood waste belonging to According to one and despite the efforts of clipped the approaching having completed a 360 a number of "fender on by rain falling onsnow. i i CP Rail To Take Over Northland Navigation Canadian Pacific Ltd. Northland facilities and but marketing and sales, manager of CP: Rails not contemplated, the frequenee of services freight moving to and package and palletized will take over the tug equipment by Canadian claims, co puter services eoastal marine "However, during the as well as improving from B.C. communities." shipments, containerized barge and trucking Pacific.for up to 6 years and accounting for the operations said im- next few months we will overall efficiency. We he said. "By combining cargo, trailer-load lots operations of the Nor- with an option to pur- two will be consolidated, mediate changes in, be examining the recognize tthere is steady the overall marketing buff commodities and thland ......Group of chase the service. B.D. Margetts, general Service to shippers are possibility of increasing growth potential for and operation expertise industrial supplies and compames on Jan. x, outright. ~" .... ----e .... ' - -=- within the Canadian equipment. under a lease agreemtnt Cnaadian Pacific will ~=]_ ----I m____ ]MA-_ l I I • --. J.A / ........ Pacific or~anization with si ned Dec. 13, 1977. lace operations of the expenence of Nor- CP Rail's marine ~ortlflund currently ~orthalndtug, hargeand OC,['~OO1 £ax IVlUl _l%ULt~ lllCX'~i:l$~ thland personnel we are operations provide provides a twiee weekly road trasnsport • with a B .C . Minister of " We figure," " • he con- E FFECT ON TERRACE eoncerns of my Board to confident we can build up freight and passenger ..........tug and covered barge coastal marinedivisionof Education Pat McGeer tinned," " that m.... wew of And how does this' keep expenditureswlthin• • • a more effective ser- scrwce between down- ~elsn_t_serv~e De~ecn t;..F.._.., announced recently he this large increase in affect Terrace? reasonable limits." vice." town Vancouver and ~ancouveran..u. mzunat_; ,~ormal_nas current was advising school local taxation the According to Jack "To answer your The Northland frieght various points on Van- . .....uarlse aervz~e ~mm uee¢ oz roSS anu purges districts that the 1978 p re p ortio n o f school Coo,k ehawmnn" of the questmn," Iwouldaa that operation handles small couver Island. theKitimat area to................... other ports in and its exmting termmal Basra.... Mill Rate for distrmt operatton• • costs Terrace (Skeena-Casslar• on data available• atY thin• se-v'-e anu............. a msnway tacumes a[ vancouver education has been set at paid by the Province.will School District No. 88) time and based upon the s ervm [o .'x~rrace, ano. tuum.ae wm ~e 42.5mills--an increase decrease from 42 per cent region, the 1978 budget Minister's an-. ~t~__ce ~u~rt, ~mw.a~, conunuea m rues. of 5 mills over 1977. in 1977 to 37 per cent in Will be , carefully n0uncement, this district Durlm L~ze anU m- "me actual marine 1978 reviewed ~=: o,a ,,,=,o..... ~ #..,~.~..... o ~,r=.n.odiate, points fm..m o.~ratio.ns of ~e_Nor- "This means," ae- "I' am asking the additional "" in~o~ma't'ioo m'~ in'crease'= ove=r` l=as~ ~!~=_m.ac ~rnougn. ~m tmuna, tug ana. n arge eroding to B.C. Schjool minister of Education to becomes available prior year's 45 2 ndlls su~m~r~xeena motor 9.L~erati0.~...,~.~,~e zepc Trpstees Association explain the Govern- ki the deadline date of ,,. ' .. " . •.~j~m:~,~,~;:~.:, ~at.et.r0m.U:r.~ tm l~r~sdent Cliff AdkifiS, m~ht'S'reasofis foi~ this Fewuary 15/1978 l WOUld preuict, . ..., pro~'l~,or~neleashtg of di'ilan~tlons mimed w]ii be'r~ed siiiee this '~'Thefinel budge, Cook g~ner.~l:'adjustifient to • , .... .... ..... from local taxpayers for. Goveriiinent: came to assured the Herald homeowners 'f~.~ ~ 1 the basic education vower two years ago it Wednesday, will reflect assessments, many L;ll;V fl'o.r,q i'W'(WW~RAI program. This is an in- ~sincreasedthe'B.M.R. no reduction in the people will.,in fact, pay ~' ¢:=~--- .IC'--V.l~ v''''' cresse of l9 per cent over for educalton purposes quality of eaucation or sunsmnda~y ~ess in Accordin~ to Kitimat Sta~e One would in-:the 1977 figure of $422 from 26.5 mills to 42.5 the services0ffered to the school taxes in the secretary - Jo Ham- clude~ food store some million, mills." , student. It will reflect the coming year." merqulst, the District of one storey retail 'stores •-m m- ~. vTv ' T ,: :~ , ~ "r~ ~ m ~ "r~ Kitimat has received a and a fast food outlet, was DU~; lurnou~; roor preliminary proposal for Stage Two would lvleeung lmpoi t commercialdevelopment provide additional one- Attendance was poor; delivered questions and ~: Committees struck regular meetings of the of a portion :of the City storey retail space and a only 15 attended the complaints regarding the included a Canada Works Regional District and Centre expamion area E department store. regular dinner and postal serrvice from Project:community report to the Chamber on of Wakashan Avenue Kitimat Council has the business meeting Of the businessmen and women Information Centre developments; a from Mr. C. McGowan of matter under elese study. Terrace Chamber of attending the meeting. :committee which would Publication Commiettee Cioverlawn Investments No cost estimate of either Commerce Tuesday night A more detailed ac- also administer govern- to produce a new Terrace Ltd. of the two stages was at the Skoena Room of the count of the meeting will ment grants for 5 era- tourist and informational available Wednesday, Terrace Hotel. It was appear in later issues of McGowan proposes the at the Tourist- brochure. (The present and no date for start or prececded by the usual the Herald. brochure is in need of development to be completion of the project eocktail hour. Pmfloyeesormation centre. The 5 carriedout in two s~ges, was given. would include project updating and copies are -Among resolutions supervisor, clerk steno -in short supply), a travel A simultaneous passed at the meeting and 3 aides. Industry Commiettee meeting of the Justice were the following: was also struck to in- Hotsprings Phones Out Council, in the adjoining That the Chamber Further information on vestigate new per capita Repeated attempts by banquet room at which a rotate meetings and this project will also grants for promotion and Herald staff to reach has delayed repair esentation on the times and Terrace, appear in later issues of to administer the tourist Skoglund Hotsprings service, a spokesman MP "Batmobile" was Lakeise, and Sandman's the Herled. rtion of the new Hotel Resort for two days' said, Wednesday. The given could have' con- hotels and Gum's Other committees ~tourist) building from Fred Won His Case uncovered the'fact that hotel was still accepting tributed to the meagre restaurant be considered struck included a • May to September; also Today, Fred Glover, of hotel has been without bookings however and turnout, it was suggested. for future luncheon and Transportation Com- to meet with council and branch local of I.B.E.W., telephone service since hotel routine was Terrace is a very happy but as soon as cer- Guest speaker, Nancy dinner meetings of the mittee to prepare a brief the minister of Tourism man. Earlier this year he early Tuesday morning, otherwise interrupted. A Canary, Zone supervisor Chamber. Another on Highway 37, Kitimat and the YELLOWHEAD tification had been ap- A logging truck inad- L~in.~.ing Tractor was far from happt -- in plied for, he was told that witht eh Terrace Post resolution approved ferries and other tran- ~3/4 TRAVEL fact he was quite worried, vertentiy tore down the Christmas party, Office gave a soft-spoken hiring Ted Taylor on a sportation and com- ' as cost were too high, it REPRESENTATIVE. Back in April -- about 8 would be cheaper for telephone cables leading scheduled for Saturday, interpretation of the contractual bats for munication needs of the The statement of to the switchboard, and had reserved all avalable months a~e, the Terrace P.N.G. to contract Canada Postal Code and duties including north; a Forestry receipts and disubr- Herald pnnted a running the B.C. Tel strike action hotel rooms. distributed information sccretary-manager and Commietee. to prepare sements by the Chamber garage work out, and his membership solicitation information on the state account of Fred's battle job was redundant..• and presskits for in- for the period ending with Pacific Northern Immediately the IBEW dividual use. at a rate of $500 per of that.