John Furlong
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CCM~ 77/78 i,~.RLIA~,~L~(t :-'.':l,b -~i;j-;, VICIORi.g, ~,.C., ~,=St TERRACE -E I1__ I i h mmm VOLUME 71 NO. 150 20c TUESDAY, DECEMBER ~0, 1971 ( "::. Fire men at 1737 Graham St., Prince Rupert, Sunday Four children died In this two storey building. The Sparks s tter down as firemen play hoses on buring Fire Chief Harrison, of the Prince Rupert f~ morning. The fire was noticed at 3:30 a.m. children upstairs were said to have aH safely exeaped residence in Prince Rupert at early morning tragic department at McCarthy House In which four young /i by themselves. Downstairs, four died. fire. wards of the government died, Sunday morning. ? 4: i' Side view of the Human Resources children's After the fire subsided. The McCarthy residence in RCMPquestion Ross Thompson, who lives across the Burned shell of house at 349-4th East Street in Prince residence, after the Sunday morning fire. Prince Rupert was operated by the Department of street frnm the D.H.R. residence. Rupert. Seventeen year old Ruth Jaeger died in this Human Resources and housed youngsters from age 9 fire- the second tragic fire to take place that moralng, to 14. bringing the death toll in Prince Rupert.that day to five. t Youth Ince:nuve Program Death by 6,100 contestants enter Prince Roy Greening, principal for obvious reasOns. The The 15 boys and girls to of Thornhlll Elementary overall sponsors and be hired will all receive School and Director of initiators of the program the minimum wage while police Terrace and District are the Terrace & working on Hart Farm, Community Services District Commu .nity and will presumably be George Feb. winter games announced this week a Services. housed there. contract has been signed Other programs neglect N.B.CGames Prime Minister Trudeau Dawson Creek was the maliy made by regional with Manpower for a Funding, as already operated under the Sixty one hunared (Iona is working on it) host city of the first ,layoffs, unless an event special $128,960 grant. stated, will be by Canada Community Services VANCOUVER (CP)- participants in over 40 said Furlong. Mrs. Northern B.C. Winter ]s open to all competitors The money is for a Manpower under is umbrella in Terrace Police chief Den Win- sports and games will be Campagnolo, as most Games held outside Fort. or there are not more "Skeena Youth Work Canada Works branch. brIng the total to $295,378 terton has ordered an pouring into Prince people realize, is Minister St. John, and this year than the regulation Incentive Program" to investigation into the George Feb. 2 to 5th 1978 of State and, Min..... number of individuals begin shortly. It brings to death of Peter Herney to take part in the sec- Fitness and A1 from each region who a total of $295,378. the following a recom- dond largest contest of Sport,in addition l wish to compete. The amount funded for mendationby a coroner's games and sports since the federal M chance of the last oc- various programs ad- jury that the Vancouver the Olympics were held in Skeena riding. curring is almOSt ministered.by..-T-erraee&-~ police--department, take*-:Montreal.... :-. - ............... During.-. --,the-~ negligible. • District Community strong disciplinary action • The event will involve games, Princxe Services. against Const. Ralph more athletic activities will ex.~.nd to DIFFERS IN 1978 Hutten. ' than have been held at 3500vimting coml In the 1978 Games competitors will have the The new project will "If evidence exists to any one time ever in 70 out of town offiq support the laying of Canada. :federal, provinci chance to participate in involve hiring 15 boys and elmer criminal or To promote the 4,h municipaldignitm one of 39 different events. girls not attending school disciplinary charges, Annual B.C. Northern another 4,000 spe to repair and upgrade •then such charges will be B.C. Winter Games -- as ORIGINS These include the 12 Hart Farm. The Farm is events compulsory to located 18 miles North on laid," he said. "If such that even is called, John The Northern evidence does not exist, Furlong, Northern B,C, Winter Games h every community hosting Nass road, on the way to • Winter Games Chairman the Games: Alpinei: Stewart, and is, itself a then no charges will be years ago- first laid." was in Terrace Monday Fort St. John. Th~ skiing, cross country type of juvenile The coroner's jury and will be in Kitimat, skiing, basketballi rehabilitation project. a successful atte h ruled Friday that Her- today. that town's citizer~ broomball, chess, !. •The Youth Work In- ney, 29, died a natural SIZE DOUBLES axcitement to curling, duplicate bridge,? centive Program will be death from cardiac February's games, in otherwise long gymnastics, !! administered by District death, but said his death Prince George are ex- Winter. showshoeing, table 88 Terrace School Roy Greening could have been pected to be double in That fwst ye~ tennis, volleyball, Board, through the prevented "but for the size, the 3rd annual games involved o wrestling -- and also. Department of Education Greening finds the and include Mother's gross negligence on the games held in Dawson youth of Ft. St. Jc archery, badmintonl The Department of signing of the contract an Time Off, Volunteer part of Constables Hutton Creek in early 1977. the very nearby areas. boxing, cribbage, darts," Human Resources will encouraging indication Bureau, (Meals on and (Thomas) Dolo." Although it will be The following year it John Furlong diving, dog sledding; operate in an advisory They recommended hosting twice the number grew to include adult fencing, hockey, mark- that needed attention is Wheels); Alcohol & Drug manshlp, speed skating,- capacity. finally being given to abuse, Consumer Ser- HuRon be disciplined for of participants as Canada participants -- this called "his inhumane treatment Games-- which averages for more organizing, a Prince George won the snowmobihng, swim- The project will also looking after unemployed vices (Debt Counsellor); ri.~ht to host the 1978 involve the Attorney dropouts of low school Terrace Ansering Bureau and neglect" of Herney, a budget of $10 milhon larger number of persons ming, team handball, who had been booked for r year, the B.C. Nor- and greater funding. Winter Games. water polo, billiards and General's Department age. (Crisis Line); ~ SIX REGIONS ;? Homemakers (assisting being drunk. ern Winter Games has REALIZED POTEN- snooker. Winter,on said an to manage with a sum of TIAL Six northern regions Of these bowlina mothers in need with ..annually parfi.cc!pate in handballand'racquetb~ children and house care); examination of the $60,000. / At this stage people B.C. Housing (Senior transcript of evidence 'PHILOSOPHY " DIF- very much involved with me uames. "xney are ha tgglidina~udo kar-t~, FERS Skeena-Queen Charlotte net~II, figure skating, r~ Citizens Home); In- will be included in the in- the games realized how vestigation. In a Herald interview large the Games had Cariboo, Peace River- soccer ,-,u-sh ---- tormediate School Liard, Kitimat-Stikine, (Behavtourly Disirubed He also said the jury's Minday, John Furlong become, and yet how chroniz~s~'~n~nl'~cl comments on the stressed the difference in much untapped potential Bulkley-Nechako and weight lifiting--~d~ be children) and the Child Fraser-Fort .George. included in the Games for. Care Worker. operation of the. dep..art- philosophy of the Prince remained, to unleash and ment's drunk mrg wm De George February event control this potential, a .The d.ecis~on of .who the first time, to promo~! discussed in a report to with that of the B.C. Northern B.C. Winter attenus tne ~ames trom ' their developmeto tin the Twelve Board Mem- the next meeting of the Games. Games Society was each reagion is nor- North. bers serve on the COrn poUce board. "The northern B.C. formed, with a board of 6 mmnnity Services board, The jury recommended Winter GameSinPrimary directors- one from each Motion extinguished as Kit.-Stik. all on a voluntary basis. that it should be made interest is PAR. northern region, plus a mandatory for a person TICIPATION, whereas Games Host Community meeting snuffs out smoking ban Community Services, being booked into jail to the B.C. and most other chairman, and one past An attempt to bring in a policy which would ban Chairman Greening told' be questioned on his state Canadian sports contests Games Host Community smoking in regional board room spiralled into ac- the Herald, are currently of health, present stress a philosophy of Chairman. cusations of a power structure whithin the beard. advertising for a project medication, date of most elitism". There is all the LOCATION CHANGES Director Alice Chen.Wing cautiously brought up manager for the Skeena recent medical exam- difference of the world Although. the Games the motion of no-smoking motion which was sup- Youth Work Incentive ination and doctor's getwesn the two originated in Fort St. ported by.some board members while others quickly Program. name. philosophies, he added. John, the committee exungulsnea mmr cigarettes. P.M. MAY BE THERE agreed the Games should Terrace council chambers had for a long period of Iona Campagnolo will • be hosted by a different attend the Prince George time had a smoking ban in effect, while the school : ~'~ ,2~ northern community board has just recently passed the same motion.. 4-day event and possibly each year. Thus, in 1977 Alternate director from Thornhili Jum Culp .backed Chen-Wing in her concern, stating that m smoking versus non-smoking was "an emotional Servicemen charged issue," and a question of rights.