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Nuclear Power Seen As Stop-Gap Energy Source Director Quits Skeena Move Over Foiling Thieves Is Easy to Transfer Employees '/ £~'TO~Ia s C Tougher disposal safeguare[ Nuclear power seen as stop-gap energy source OI'rAWA (CP) -- Nuclear 'safeguards that might in- sessions for not allowing for Stanovnik told about 130 energy remaining ranged He urged effective con- the world's needs, problems of human set- pow~ plants 'will have to fringe on national participation of non- delagates from the ECE's 34 from 50 to 150. servatlon methods, con- He noted that con- tlemenis. -l~de much of the world's sovereigniguty.. governmanuu , nations -- including the tinued exploration for veational nuclear resources Most of the first week of ~hort-tenn energy Stanovnik spoke at the organizations, countries of Western "I don't care who's right," conveati0nsl-resources and would only last about ~00 the cenferonce will be takon requirements until other :opening session of the two- They plm a series of films , the Soviet he said, "The main point in continued research and years and the world would up with discussions on the non-couventionsl methods weekconference at, the and disetmslons on alternate ~eT~.S: and Canada U~ that these resources are develol~uent of alternate, havetolcoktosciarpo_wer 19/'ohiemsof ensrgy in cities. can be developed, a senior downtown government forms of energy such as estimates of the number of finite and limited and what renewable sources of ensrgy er fusion reactors fee long- The second we#.k will in- United Nations official told conference centre while wind and solar power, years ot conventional then?" that ultimately must meet term energy needs, elude tours of demon- n 1~onferenee on human members of the Canadian Scientists have been jettlements and energy' Coalition for Nuclear ' - " - working with little success stration projects in Ontario, Responsibility (CC.mR), an ] for more than two decades Island. jl~laa~Y' Stanovnik, umbrella organizauon tor r towards development ~ a About ,50 discussion ezocutive secretary of the unit-nuclear, groups |" ..A series of distur, fusion reactor using papers,hec~odPrinco~dwerd have been prepared Economic Commission for prepared the opening era . the lnerald. i bunces moving around deuterium, a substance hi by experts from member Europe (ECE), which is counter conference a few the conference, blocks away in a former jail ] the Guff of Alaska will thealmost oceans, limitless supply in en~gy_countries:related dealing problems with in skid mere-nuclear facilities now converted to a youth [ bring cloudy weather The conference, called such things as community will mean tougher In- hostel, ,~::g ::; race, :i:::: t ,, ::::e Iton:,~t;::::d :~ ;:$: , With showers for the Hebitat and ED_ersy, is an plauni~, ,anlqg01~ti0n, tornationsl _safeguards to Counter~onference ] next few days. Today's outgrowth of the United design ~ construction of d~upeso of the dangerous organizers have been OLUME ER4, 1~'~7 [,.high will be 1~_ to 13 Nations conference in ncwbulldingsandaltomate .,plutonium by-uroduct, critical of the UH-nponsored - . Vancouver last year on the ensrl~ conversion methods. Gandhi i Director quits NEW Seven months after her/ton grip over Skeena move on India was broken in a Donna Vameres stunning election defeat By : Dear Mr. Stewart; - ~dlra Gandhi was arrested Herald 8tdf writer _ Please accept this letter as my resignation as a Monday and charged with Tbe provincial depart- director of the Skeenaview Society. , " abusing her position as ment of health's an- I am finding it increasingly difficult to continue to he prime minister. She nouncement to build a new a member of a Board that does not in fact exist, nor facility for Skeenaview does it have any responsibility for the operation of ~wasm~flCh~l. ed the arrest Lodge-will cause serious Skeonavi.ew Lod~e. It has been stripped of all its hardship to residents of the power ann can no longer perform any valuable service Authorities said nine other lodge, according to Rev. • for the Lodge or the community. As Isea it, Victoria is persons,, including four John Stokes, former making all the decisions and changes, with the Board fob'met cabinet ministers director of the Skeenaview wa~hin~ more or less from the sidelines. and Mrs. Gandhi's personal ~~ Society~ I have also found it disconrsging over the years to secretary, were also Stokes real~ed from his have hopes raised and dashed over and over again. I alTMtefl. position on the board last particularly in the area of new buildings for the week became he was inMrS.two Gandhi was charged residents. The Board has worked long and hard over cases under India's unhappy about proposed architects plans for a new facility for the residents on Prevention of Corruption changes to the interm~,diate at least two occasions over the past three to four tct~ officials ~ported. h ...... care facility and because years, only to see the proposals scrapped for reason or the board is powerless to reasons unlmown, I also Ieel these have had a serious ~sed~ ~id she was ac ..... :.~,/'~: niter these changes. effect on staff morale. I also feel that the phasing out In one case of ........ The proposed facility, of staff housing on the property is having an effect on "me, my com v ¢' with :, i:? which would be constructed staff morale and is al~ doing away with an incentive on hospital grounds, will for attracting staff to the area to work in Skeenaview. compS_ es . 104 ....... only he a 60 bed unit, Stokes Add to this the number of staff cuts being made, Jeeps for elecuon work in .:., i ....i~i ! said. There are currently thereby restricting service to the residents, and yon several election districts i~: ':~ 140 residenis at Skeenaview. have another reason for a lowering of staff morale. including her own. The •. ':.:~ ~:: He predicted that the I am further upset by the control over the Board second dmrge alleged Mrs, ::~.!: '. ,::i phasing out of the lodge, from Victoria and theaccompanying changes being Gandhi misused her portion scheduled to begin in 1960, made without the consultation of the Board, such as by awardin~ a $13Jnfllion :i~]!! will mean "shipping out" the composition of the Board and the rotation of the governmen~ oil*drilling the residents to other Board members for three year terms, and even contract to a French finn, provincial facilities "at I spelling out who is goinB to leave the Board each yasr ! despite a lower bid by a though they were cattle." ! I was ~rry to see Victoria remove the two Board competitor. ~ .:i ~ ~the..~ senior mem!p~.Who were employ~ of Skeenaview. They ci~Jt4hefnlO~r.ne '~~-"We~o~ "~BOm~'TOr ~fOur yeai's-~and added have been in Terrace .v._ considerably to the operation of the Board and the ' number of years, Stokes morale of the Lodge. released,and details of tl ::£~ said, and to move them to In retrospect, I regret making a hasty decision other charges were not ~ .~;:~:,~ other units would mean which impl/ed that I agreed to moving Skeenaview mm 'uprooting these people from from its present location to Mills Memorial Hospital their homes, grounde.lt was a hasty decision on my part and Iam Her. 11 year ad- .................................... The former director said not happy with it. Now that I have had more time to ministration was capped by ii~i~;~ this was the third time in the think ab0ut it, I feel uneasy about it. 21 months of emergency : / I past few years that plans My resignation has nothing to do with my were made to move the relutionship to the other Board members, some of 'x00,o00 political opponents lodge. At one point the whom I have worked with for a long time and consider werejailed. Among them '~ .......... ' .... ....~....... • society was involved in them friends. I am resigning because I do not feel were many leaders of the ~::~.~ : ,.~ planning, but "nothing ever there in a job to be doneby the Board at the present Jaunts par~ government Cat. Larry York shows how goods can bemarked. The your insurance rates. came of it but a lot of time and that we, as a Board are not able to carry out that suet,ceded Mrs. Gun- drill is loaned free and can have a beneficial effect on frustration." the job we were first called to do. dhi's Congress party regime Stokes questioned the Caught in the middle are the residents. They are the wisdom of a 60-bed unit, ones who suffer. Too bad, thin facility was meant to he election last March. after: the parliamentary stating it has alwa~ been for them. The arrest came as Mrs. Foiling thieves is easy government policy that no To my fellow Board members -- It's been great Gandhi appeared to be unit under 150-beds is working with you. Good luck.. aettin~ the stage for a economically viable. What Sincerely, comeback with a series of is happening is that the . .TohnW.S,tok~_~_ political appearances in ileraldStaff menc "wants to.cut down home with his social in- more than ~ust the present government is - . /n'unl areas and several A new program designed allmost to nil." . .. surance number, engraving prusrum, ~s~. changing pokey without budget cuts in other areas, threatened staff morale, statemeniseritinalofPrlme to discourage potential RCMPwiliheasms.r~.u.ny uncde ~ items have York stat=-,d. Anyone who consulting locol boards, meaning that the programs already low at the time. Minister Morarji Desai's thieves and recover three local service cross: been marked, a service club attends a block meeting will Skeenovlew Society hea~ started by the board were Stokes said his decision to ~anata government. Desai property once it is stolen is the Rotarlans and Down- member will check to see .also get tips on home,_and was formed in 1972, Stokes curtailed, Stokes said.
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