Confederation Filustrates Finer Human Instincts Sabotage Alleged in PCB
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PR97~NCIAL LIBRARY FARI~AMENT BLDS5 VXffk'ORIA B C . But will it last ? Confederation filustrates finer human instincts OTTAWA (CP) ~ The ll0- ~nad~? province out of live in a democracy, with achievement was that it had of social security for your ~ villages, towns and which we live. Their having succeeded Lord year-old Canadian Con- real civil liberties and prospered in peace as a citizens. You have done all cities, in homes, schools, resolution is a daily test of . federation illustrates "'that HOPE FOR ALL Mounthatten. We live in an human rights." diverse society, this, while at the same time factories and offices, our understanding, our age when more and more *man's fine~ instincts can "To men " and women One of Canada's greatest e~anding individual and everywhere, every day, a represents, above all, op- openness of mind and heart, fields of human endeavor prevail," Queen Elizabeth assets was that it had two MET CHALLENGES collective liberties. • similar face-to-face en and our ability to recognize said Sunday. • pertunity," she said. Nearly are subject to international basic traditions, French and Nowhere has this been counter of differences- our common humanity. concern. Pearson College is "In a world divided by four million inunl~anis in British, rather than one. more evident than in your But Parliament is and re- large or small-- is likely to This is true not only in differences of color, race, the last 25 years had in- testimony to the belief that At Confederation in 1867, Parliament here in Ottawa, fleets not only a coming to- take place. Canada, but in the world as we come to know one language, religion and dicated that by coming m Canada was a rural society where you have together gether of citizens to pursue In Parliament, and in the community generally. ideology, the Canadian live in Canada. another, we rise above our of 3.5 million inhabitants, developed ~poUcies to meet common goals and to find society it mirrors, dif. One fine example of differences. experience stands out as a As Head, of. the Com- Now, vith a population of 23 all the major challenges of solutions to common rerences among human .message of hope," the monwealth, the queen kept Canada's concern for For llO years, the milliol, it was a major in- your history: To open up problems; it is also a face- beings are never resolved building international tm- Canadian experience has Queen said in a speech in close touch with $6 dustrial power, "ranking and settle the West; {o forge to-face encounter of all the once and for all. Their nations "comprising one- derstandingis the Lester B. been to illustrate that man's televised across the coun- among the top, I0 in the a national identity; to build differences in society- resolution is a daily Pearson College of the finer instincts can prevail-- quarter of the earth's world." a national economy; to fight challenge, and how we tr'Y/Myanp~uYer is that population." Pacific, one of three United just as your .athers of pu But from [he standpoint of the Depression; and to political, regional, sec resolve them is an in- World Colleges. The Confederation proclaimed .will c " to offer .,~ Her travels had un- history, the country's develop national standards tional, human, dication of the values by dorlined for her "Canada's Government of Canada was when they founded this . messnge to.mankind." i i H y. basic strengths and the mum i i --- most helpful in setting it up," nation upon that very _ Her appeal for unity was creative genius" of the and Canada .raised $6 prenuse. ,delivered during a state country. A•marltlmecold ron? million for the project. The From the viewpoint of his- dlflner at Government People everywhere sought moving around a low college brings together stu- tory, this is the great .House.' The speech was peace, security and pressure centre in the Gulf dents from all parts of the Canadian achievement: Not drafted by government offi- freedom. of Alaska will pass through world, and its aim is to just that you have cials here. "Canada has come to by early this morning foster among them a sense progressed and prospered, stand for all three. You Hve resulting in slightly Ira- of international community. but that you have done so as It emphasized the benefits in peace, you enjo proved weather conditions. I am pleasecl that Prince a diverse society, and in theServing Terrace, Kltimat,lnerald the Hazeltons, Stewart and the Mass Cloudy, with periods of Charles is associated with peace. of Confederation at a lime standard of living hi when Quebec's separatist than 92 per cent of rain today, with the high at ~ isproject, as President of My prayer is that you will government is working to world's population, and you VOLUME 71 NO. I1S Price: 20 C~lhl MONDAY, OCTOBER.17, 1977 ~ degrees. , ~, e International Council of continue to offer this ...... -- i United World Colleges, message to mankind. / .Death, Case adjourns i injur Sabotage .in .train aeeidents alleged in Herald Staff One man is dead and another seriously injured aftBr being hit by trains in _separate accidents in the PCB spill CAnadian National freight yards here over the last by Donna VaIl/eres "somewhat more serious several days. Herald Staff Writer than it had been in No inquest has yet been A portion of the Cancel January." called into the death of 67- power transormer which The body of the tran- ~ear-old Joseph Telford, of exploded last January, sformer was not in any Terrace, who was rtm over allegedly spilling apollutant hazard from corrosion, he by a train as he crossed into Porpese Harbour was stated, because it had been through the yard on the way removed from the tran- given extra coats of home at about 8 pan. sformer at some time before protective paint by ThA~io~':48"-'a""hours later and last July, according to a Westinghouse, the defense witness who manufacturer, before it had two blocks away from the testified at the Cancel trial been installed at the Cancel first accident, Harry, in Terrace provincial court plant. Dominoe, 44, of Prince Friday. p~rge, w_- ~.s~_.~. b~a However, the fins, which zr~n. hiZd"/lZl~ leg': ~,as The. trial.:.wns adjourued ar_e only .about one ~below'the knee. He till J~/fiffaYy:~ When the. ~eter thick, had ba~e ld.in Sbti~f~ct~ c-6ndttlon defence will call five more ai~u'ane to two inches in Mills Memorial Hospital. witnesses. wide, Levelton said. '. Coroner Jim Lynch said he will not make a decision Dr. Burce Levelton, an "Sufficient corrosion has on calling an inquest antff expert in corrosion, was occurred to warrant the RCMP investigation of called to the stand by monitoring," the witnesl Telford's death is complete defence counsel for Cancel said. and the pathologist's report Robert Gardner after Judge: There was earlier is available. Selwyn Romilly ruled evidence from two super- RCMP say Telford is a~aiast an earlier request to visions at the plant that they believed to have been struck d:smiss the 16 charges recognized rust on the fins by a caboose as a train became of lack of evidence. and appeared to be monitoring the transformer backed up along the tracgs. Saturday Terrace airport fkemen quelled a simulated Jet fire as part of area. Then the foam truck covered the area with foam to prevent the fire onU ~e ~n cross examination He was ]dlled instantly, but their open house demonstrations. First, the dry chemical truck went to the from reignittng. Story, page 2. state of the tran- regularly, Levelton stated. his body was not fotmduntil site of the burning fuselage to put out any flames in the passenger escape sformer,. Crown counsel He also testified that one Friday morning when it was Wemer Heinrich questioned weep, or pinhole leak, had discovered by a CN em- Levelton about a half-inch been patched by epoxy ployeee. hole in a fin of the tran- which could contain the RCMP say no foul play is One-year delay sformer, alluded to in liquid for a period of time ff suspected in the death. The earlier trial proceedings in the transformer was Itr o p e r s' June. carefully monitored. following an autopsy done Leveltou stated he had Also teedfying at Friday's Saturday should he H '(tm wait on Hat Creek decision examined the transformer 'trial was Dr. Paul Thomas, available by the end of this when it was moved to a a chemist, who was called week. vancouver, cp-British original target date of 1984. Bonaer said Hydro has So far, Hydro has spent There are nine river warehouse in Vancouver, as an expert witness by the The freight yards, com- Columbia Hydro said nearly $20 million on Stems that could either be but an 18-inch portion of the fefense in an effort to prove The Hat Creek project always maintained that the transformer had been sampling techniques used monly crossed by people Friday it is postponing until could he delayed two years, Hat Creek plant is a developing the proposal and her developed as energy walking from the distr~et the end of 1978 a decision on sources or used for creating removed. by the Environmental not one, Hydro chairman proposal only and that it is currently doing burn tests Protection Service were centre to the south end of whether or not to seek the Robert Bonner said in an might never beoome reality.