Sewage t est con ir.ms danger TERRACE -- Tests of ditch ,.The water test carried out not good," said Hipp, who water near Bobsein Crescent March 6 turned out a count of ./:,..;. :.,.:::.., :: • > . > . • . ., . noted that destruction of fish show fecal colliform levels more l~O~em~hanr240.000 ,fe.ca! ,col~ ' Bobsein Crescent residents aren't giving up. On pagii '~12ii:: ": habitat is illegal under the than 1,000 times above the w : pe lou miHidtres : o ! :. :you'll flnd more on thelrstruggle with Victortato:getmone.vi:i:: Federal Fisheries Act. levels at which beaches are clos- ater. tne sample came irom a "~for anew sewage system ::~//: ': ~...... ~::: DFO habitat biologist Les ed sd~InCh:ntdh~n~enrssectio~ of BlOhbe: i/!:!:,i:And on page )l$, our mailbag overflows as residents speak : !::: Powell says fish habitat is defin- Noting that children often test was d~- b "" '~ : ",: , : :.;:"out on the issue. : ~ : i .,:. ed as being any place that fish chase balls into the ditches, e yrtyuro-tecnntcs: ?"i::::: • • : ..... !:: live at any part of their life cy' residents argue thetests indicate Laboratories Ltd., of Kitiniatl ~i:' :.: tie. ',Charges can be laid when how essential a new sewer :Health...... and Welfare Canada .__._..____a~~.. > . * , . raw sewage is dumped into fish- system is for the subdivision -- drinking water standards allow• I no matter what the cost. a maximum colliform count of "It doesn't really surprise me ing sent to the regional district bear!ng water," he added. Raw sewage sm'faces in dit- ..... 10!:Publi.e beaches are CloSed -- I'm getting sort of numb to it indicating DFO iS concerned : Hipp would not:say whether ches and fields there because of when a five-sample average ex- all," she added, about the situation. charges will be contemplated in poor soil conditions and a high ceeds 200 colliforms per 100 Meanwhile, the federal The letter was drafted after a the future. water table in the Queensway- m!llilitres, Department of Fisheries and local fisheries officer obser~;ed Bobsein residents continue to area subdivision. "This just proves what we've Oceans (DFO) may soon be coho fry and trout in;a: ditch lobby Victoria for extra money "It's just unacceptable," said been saying all along/¢ said Stepping into the Bobsein along Queensway Ave.~ the to build a $5 million sewer Thornhillregionaldistrictdirec- Chris Clark, president of the • sewage mess, same one that's contaminated system that would solve their tor Les Watmough. "This just Bobsein-Queensway ACtion, District fisheries officer John by Bobsein sewage. can't goon." Group. "It's bad." Hipp said a warning letter is be- "From our point of view, it's con't A2 Les Watmough Scan insl fans wanted TERRACE -- The Terrace Regional Health Care Society's drive for a CT scanner at the hospital is moving into a new phase. Mill study It wants to lobby the health ministry for operating money ['or the device when it is pur- chased with letters from people rolls along who have been diagnosed with a .~[.'l TERRACE --A review into the government's approval process. CT scanner. plan by Orenda Forest Products was introduced by the new NDP Those letters will explain why to build a pulp and paper mill administration the beginning of people needed a CT scan and south of Lakelse Lake should be February. how difficult it was to get on in ready by the end of the month. Although provincial officials- Prince George or Vancouver A consultant is now working and Orenda had been talking to : and whether or not they they on the assessment~ ordered as native groups since last sum-- support., a , sca~.n.ne.r...,, a[~..t.h.¢,.~ part of.th¢.gov,erumen t'-s way 9f, ...~er~ a formalized,• review is seen hospitaihere, sdy's society t~]:eSi-~." including native groups'- i~: +tiie as One way to meet what is call. dent Alex Houlden. provincial approval process, ed the government's "fiduciary The society has reached the government official Derek Grif- responsibility", three-quarters mark in its drive fin said last week. That is being defined as the to raise the approximately That consultant, a retired government having an obliga- $650,000 needed to purchase a Northwood environmental tion to ask native groups for CT scanner. ~.. ~i. manager called Bob Wiseman, their opinions on development More than 3,700 1992 cash has already met with Orenda. projects. calendars were sold in the Dr. "He was brought on to Meanwhile, Orenda vice R.E,M. Lee Hospital Founda- basically provide an indepen- president Frank Foster said it tion's sales campaign this year. dent assessment of the technical has been told again by the pro- The foundation is working with and environmental aspects of vincial government that there is the health care society on the the proposal," said Griffin of no intent to delay the approval project. Wiseman's assignment. process. Nearly $47,000 was raised Wiseman's report will be "They've said they want it this year from calendar sales. given to the two native groups done as quickly as possible. That brings the total collected with an interest in the project -- They're mindful of the impor- to $443,000 -- 75 per cent of the the Tsimshian Tribal Council tance a delay will have on the way to the goal of $600,000. and the Haisla of Kitimaat -- project," said Foster. The CT scanner is a complex and the industrial development Orenda had been counting on piece of radiographic equip- '! :~ !i t! ,,; and environment ministries. approval in principle by now so ment that will greatly enhance From there, the Orenda pro- it could work on a spring con- doctors in diagnosing patients ject can receive approval in struction start. and prescribing treatment. principle provided it receives It provides a three- necessary permits and licences dimensional picture compared or ordered to undergo further to conventional x-rays which study. now give doctors a one- The idea of a native review Page dimensional perspective. component to the provincial Letters can be sent to Board Chairman, Terrace Regional Smile you're o i ,;il..... ' Turners Health Care Society, 4720 LIGHTS, CAM ERA, ACTION! Evergreen.. Community Television vol~nte~r..Mark Allan lets the.tape : Moving Haugland Avenue, Terrace, roll at numerous events aroundtown,.'With the group's core Of'volunteers~growin8, they.Hope tO. B.C., V8G 2W7. They'll be for- . film more local events.for broadcast on.Channel- 10, For more onEVergreen Community Televi: warded on to the health north Hospital doing ;;~ion; see story page B1, • ' " " .,"" TERRACE--Negotiations to ministry. settle the Nisga'a land claim are fine, moving north. Page A8. The next five monthly ses- sions from May to August will VIA Raiicould Mine seeking tax relief be held in Terrace, Prince change, Rupert and the Nass Valley. TERRACE -- Westmin McKnight said the mine an- she said. government which has jurisdic- These sessions, called main- Page AIO. Resources and the District of nually pays nearly a $1 million The municipality is already tion and authority over school table negotiations, take place Reality theatre, Stewart are trying to work out a in taxes~-of which one-quarter is hurting because of taxes owed taxes. two or three days each month. deal to lower the former's taxes. in school levies. by Cassiar Mining Corporation Opened just four years ago They are supplemented by Page BI At issue is a request by the "Certainly we'd like to on docks and land it has in with an expectation of a 10-year working group sessions which Taking the plunge, mining company not to pay operate if there is a way to do Stewart. That company went in- life, the closure of Westmin examine particular issues. taxes when the mine isn't it," said McKnight. to receivership last month. follows the discovery that the The last two maintable ses- Page Cl. operating. "Yet if we're looking at an Westmin's request is also be- ore body isn't as rich as first an- sions were held in Vancouver The mine is scheduled to close extra $1 million and we're only ing considered by the provincial tici pated. and Victoria. general operations this summer in a break even position, that I may not be possible," he said, but a small underground opera- . • . .. tion could generate enough ore Westmin wants an arrange- • - , '-? . to have the mill operate occa- ment whereby it'll be taxed dur- Northwest Roundup sionally. ing those periods when it is At stake is an estimated 30 to operating. PRINCE RUPERT -- SMITHERS -- Organizers HAZELTON -- The Office BURNS LAKE --..Some 40 jobs in the underground and That kind of arrangement Seniors herewant to host the of theannual Bulkley Valley of the Gitksan and parents here are, upset/~that mill. isn't possible because Stewart ,199~4B.C Seniors Games.. Fall Fair are bringitig ht Wet'sower'ca Hereditary Grade 9 and 10 students'were, But operating the mill might doesn't have the authority, ":/~nd :they':veasked the city monster trucks for this year:s Chiefs has bought a $239,000 ~howed how tO Use a'¢0ndom ;: not make economic sense if the mayor Darlene Cornell said last • for $40,000/t0 help prepare a event; computer mapping system, as part of f~mily life pro, , mine has to pay taxes during the week. i bld4or the games. " . :. • They'.ve Contracted a Called a geographic infor- gram.. " "'.r' ' time it isn't m use, says Yet it and Westmin are ""i:'~he games have become a saskatchewau, outfit to supp, marion system, it'll be used They said:there: Wasno Westmin president Bruce negotiating to determine i f there ..:popular -attruetion for ~the ly.the.ilarge vehicles,whlch to map resources with the hint of the kind Of instrue, McKnight.