Ferry Board , Nms Kitimat Line

Ferry Board , Nms Kitimat Line

[ | | " III • .:."'2::',2"" ::.... IIl1 1 1 / N0wS~win; ~,, Hang gliders, p. 3 h.m.-.nd flonsl ©uls.ln,.,.-;. ,n-,.| , ..... llilq ll / s Politica| t debate, p. 4 At IheKALUM MOTBL. [ | : Serving Terrace, Kitimat, the Hazeltons, StewartandtheNass | PP P. 5 .Hwy. 16Wee i, Terrace [ |VOLUME " '| Adivisi°n°f'T°temTVCenfretld" Softball_ourney, i '~ 635-2,362 __~g %,.__ .... 71, NO. 34 Price: 20 cents . .,MONDAY JUNE 20, 1977 ,) k4554L°kefsoAve"63~T.e;;°¢;'B'¢'VaGIP8, Spider Man, p..88 Ferry board Kitimat line I I ' , nmsI if'-' . • Political move favors Rupert I t .~ff By ANDREW PETTER Herald staff writer The decision by the Social Credit government to provide a ferry service between Tsawwassen and Prince Rupert rather than Kitimat is "politically I based", Kitimat mayor George Thorn said Sumday. Thorn was responding to "In my opinion they the announcement made by should lookafter their own," B.C. Ferries general he said, referring to the fact m~ager Charles Ga.ngher that Skecnn is represented that a twice-weekly by Social Credit MLA Cyril Tsawwassen-Prince Rupert Shelford. run for passengers, cars and drive-on freight will begin Contacted by the ]Herald, this fall. Sheiford said that he "didn't Feeder services will also exactly agree' with Thorn's he provided to Namu, assessment but added that it Klemtu, Port Simpson, was "not altogether va'ong" Kincolith, Alice Arm and either. ~"~' Stewart, but not Kitimat. "I'm very disappointed," A Kit~nat service could be stated Sbelford. added in 1979, Gallagher The MLA said that he had said. .~d. ed for a Tsawvassen- But Thorn told the Herald at route and that he that he did not "have much would now be writing to fs/ith" in a promise that far Davis outlining the rea .s~..s off. why the Prince Rupert The mayor said that the proposal "won't work.'" announcement came as a "Truckers don't want to complete surprise to him, end up in Prince Rupert," especially in light of a he said, alleging tkat the recent announcement by government "mustn't have Transportation Minister looked into it very, Jack Davis that a $72,000 cerefiflly." study of .coast' transportation services of Terrace, would be undertaken this council'.s industrial SUlmner.. development and tourist -~The~. lsnodoubt.in my_ nCM0t~oth-~Ualttoe~ said "" ~h~id tl~t (tht d~isl0n) iS lh " 'de mh ,,seeks to polltleally based," he said, be quite poU al." Thorn stated that previous " "We would like to see a studies had shown that north-south route from Kitimat was the logical port, Vancouver to Kitimat, to serve as the hub for a Terrace and up through the : FIRE DESTROYS "viable transportation Yukon," be said. corridor" north; While Terrace would also "That's why I was benefit from east-west I.O.O.F. HALL optimistic when I heard traffic to Prince Rupert, about the" most recent Cooper said that he felt that study," he said. "I felt sure the Kitimat route would No one was injured in a fire that gutted the that Kitimat would come out have been better for • 'rear portion of Oddfedow's hall in the 4500,bloek well." Terrace. of Lakelse Avenue on the weekend. Pointing 'out that Prince Cool~.r pointed out that Rupert had once been a the road from Prince RuPert Twenty-nine members of the Terrace fire strong Soered seat, Thom to Terrace is "unreliable" in department ' were called in about seven p.m. charged that "they are the winter and is much' Saturday. The men took an hour to get the blaze playing games to secure it longer than the Kitimat- under control and another hour to fully again." Terrace link. extinguish it and clean up. A department spokesman told the Herald that the firemen's efforts successfully prevented the Right-to-work flames from spreading to Twin City Meats Ltd. next door and from destroying an adjacent house. not for CUPE He said that the hall was very old and is VERNON, B.C. ((~P) -- create a "donnybook" in the probably a "write-off." Delegates to the annual legislature. convention of the British Mrs. Sanford saidthe laws Terrace firemen fight to contain a blaze which broke out at the Oddfellow's Hall Saturday' evening. The fire Thedepartment is still investigating the cause Columbia divison of the give workers no rights and department is still investigating the cause of the fire and an announcement is expected today, of the fire. Canadian Union of Public no work, but only the right to (photo by David Hamilto.n) Employees voted work for less money and ~,_1 unanimously Sunday to have their unions broken oppose any attempt by the apart. B.C. government to in- Winning BREZHNEV-GISCAFID MEET troduce right-to-work Pointing to the southern lqgislation, U.S. states where right-to- "The legislation gives work exist, she said they numbers Russian tries to shift French tilt workers the option of joining serve as an example that' the a union or paying union ;law is not somethivg that HALIFAX (CP)"-- Twelve MOSCOW (Renter) -- at the end of May, Brezhnev charges--voiced by senior indicatiori in Moscow that the Soviet Union, and also dues. B.C. should have. : ImC~ms became Instant million. Soviet leader. Leonid accused the United States of military and political fig- Brezhnev ' would meet have expressed Comox New Democratic The colivention also voted !: Jdres Sunday when their num. Brezhnev flies to Paris hindering the development ures in France as well--that French Communist leader disagreement with the Party MLA Karen Sanford, to support workers on strike ' Im~ were drawn In the Loto today, hoping to slow of detente by adopting an the Soviets have embarked Georgcs Marchais during manner former Soviet the NDP labor critic, said against the Hotel ~nada Ioflery staged In. Hall. France's gradual swing into "unconstructive" line in on a large-scale military his stay in Paris. president Nikolai Podgorny that if the government Vancouver. Delegates fox while 33 others won the mainstream of the strategic arms limitation build-up. French Communists have was dismissed last month moves to bring in right-to- agreed to consider financial i $1oo,ooo. Western alliance. (SALT) negotiations. GIVES NO HINT Voiced, concern over the from the Soviet party's work laws, strong opposition support for the strikers if There has been no treatment of dissidents in powerful political oureau. 1he ticket numbers winning The three-day visit will be He said Soviet concern attempts to stop it will they asked for it. $1 million were: 6386912, Brezhaev's first overseas about the arms race "has '.'. |$16941, 3869075, 6411307, irip since he took the title of grown because of the line ~i 3170946, 7475837; 83142434, head 'of state, as well as taken on these questions by Herald staff writer Northwest Rail agreement these international mining :i 3dI~S915,3885958, 7851155, 2744677 Communist par~ chief, the new American being negotiated by the interests have wanted all lad ~609333. The 70-year old Brezhnev administration" which he Former Skecna NDP- former government along," Dent charged. "will be stressing to said is "patently geared to MLA Hartley Dent says included a Stikine-Terrace "That is, to sneak these There were eight winners of President Valery Giscard obtaining unilateral that .he suspects that, rail link which would have huge amounts of copper SteO,O00 connected with the d'EKalng of France the advantages for the United international mining ensured that the copper out through the side door of regular rdrawlng and 25 winners value--in the Soviet view-- States." interests have influenced would have been processed British Columbia with the of $100,000 whose tickets were of the special relationship Brezhnev returned to this the Socred government to in B.C. consequent economic loss marked "extra". between Moscow and Paris. theme last week in another Stikine cop_per downplay the need for a "But the new Social to B.C." French political parties-- direct appeal to ' French Terrace raft link into the Credit ~overnment Dent said it is his, The regular ticket, numbers including the Communist opinion with answers to Stikine Valley. dropped thin agreement "suspicion that these winning 41100,000 were: 1829744, party-- have voiced questions submitted to him Dent told the Royal with obscene haste, and companies have influenced ~t$65920, 5634501, 1611963, growing concern about by the Paris newspaper Le seeks Alaskan the present government in 3916136, 6735071, 2182486, Soviet internal and external Monde. Commission looking into negotiated a new northern ~)19719. llle operations of the B.C. • rail agreement which Victoria into down playing policies. He declare@ that it is the Railway last week in plays down the importance the Terrace link." In a television address to North Atlantic Treaty The former MLA told the 1110 "extra" winners of $100,. French and Soviet viewers ' port:Dent Prince George that he was of a rail line from Terrace !~ 000, were those holding tickets Organization (NATO)--to approached in 1973 by to the Stikine," he said. Commission that B,C. Rall numbm'ed: 2436088, 3093776, which France belongs representatives of the At the same time, the should build a rail llnk i! 44i501~, 3583533, 3013484, although it withdrew from Hudson Bay Mining and mining companies have between Terrace and the ' 1665255, 4108465, 3615244, . Weather the military structure in the Smelting Company been ~ushing for a rail link Stikine "and that the :l 2 6 7 2 6 9, 420813S, 1464876, 1960s--and the United States concerning development from the Stikine to a Port government be urged to 1585791, 3099208, 3245252, Yesterday's High: 19 Low: which are responsible for a plans for the Stikine' site on the Alaska direct mining compandes 3542296, 1745379, 1897376, 12 new spiral in the arms race.

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