Serving Terrace and ‘Area

“summer,

: Forestry

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1974

ra -

_ District Park Officer Appointed

To! New. Park District. :

‘Smithers Park’ District. of ‘the’
Provinelal parks syslem with
headquarters in Smill

The. Smithers . Park District
comprises the western hail of.
what. -was ‘previously. the-
Prince George, or. Northern,
Park District, The new district

“encompasses an area from the”

Yukon’ Border’ on the narth to.

the southern boundary: of :

Tweedsmuir Provincial Park
and from the vicinity. ofa Ine
through Takla Lake west lo and
including ‘the Queen’ Charlotte
Islands. Included. in’ the
district, besides Tweedsmuir
Provincial. Park, the largest
park in the pravinelal syslem,
are’ Mount Edziza: and Allin
Provincial Parks in, the nor-
thwest corner of ihe Province
and Naikoon Pravinelal Park on
Graham Island)in the . Queen

* Charlottes.

Mr. Norrish will be respon-
sible for the adminiatration and
management ‘of all the
provincial parks in the district.
as well as liaison with Regional
Districts, municipalities, lowns, *

“and: cities ‘concerning. parks,

recreation, and . technical
planning maltera.- He will alse
be responsible for recreational *’
resource use planning in con-
junction with other . natural
resources oriented Government ,
departments. *

Mr. Norrish was horn “and”
received his early, education in
Mission City.” He.; graduated .
from the Universily of British
Columbia in 1966 “with, a-

Bachelor of Arts Degree in ;
‘ Geography. From 1965 “intil

1970, Mr. Norrish was employed

Vin a variely of Jobs with the |

*. Parks Branch in the. Nelson
“Park District including ‘Youth

“Crew foreman

al. Champlon
Lakes. Provincial. Park each
em:

‘menced . permanent.

. {ployment wilh the Branch as a

park- officer: . in ;the! Park «

_ Systems Planning Seclion of the |

Planning “Division in. Vicloria,
While. In-.the- Planning ©

. Division, Mr. Notrish, was. Ine. -

‘volved in a number of special

Pe apie He was one of \wo.
> park ‘officers <asaigned ta -

*linige’ ‘ swith the UBC Faculty of
in its study'-of the
Northern. British ,: Columbia |

. Highways. In 1973, he headed °
“the Adams Lake-Shuiswap Laka’

park syslem pilol project “and -

was the branch representative >

on’ the Mica - Reservoir. In-
tegrated Resource Use. Task
Force. :

Mr. Norrish is married. with

one daughter. He willbe taking,

id Te nt

- In (1971 he. com. .

| ithe stele i
realed © comprised. of -four "regions,
* Allin, - Babine, -Lakelse, ° and

Tweedsmiuir, each with. .a

Regional Park - Supervisor,
the

for

responsible |

management and ad-
ministration of parks in the
regiony.. Al the present time, ‘
only Lakelse eed Tweedsmuir
Regions are active. Parks in
the Allin and Babine Regions
are administered directly by. .
ihe District Park Officer. . The’
Lukelse Reglon is headquar-

‘tered. al -Lakelse Laké Park, ’.
near Terrace;

FW.
‘Heidt is the Hregional Super

~ The smooth taste
"of quality that is
_ unmistakably

‘s, Seagram's.

Blended and bottled by doseph B

“Pweedsmutt -

(Fred):

so a)
; ee ; Seas rams —
S FIVE STAR

ia oe - Canada’s largest-selling rye whiskye) 0!
Seagram & Sons, Tad. Waterloo, Ont, a

eT ee

J-P.1.; (Pat). Rogers: is:

“He; 1.’ Supetvisor- for.. the
> Region «with
headquarters 1n-Houston: Mr
Rogers was . Reglozal :Super:
visor at'Mount Robson prior lo
moving lo > Houston

_National | Park. passenger.”

vehicle and trailer licences’ for, -
1974-75 arenow on sale,: LH.
Tobinson, «Director of Parks:
Canada’s Western Region, ‘said’.
today.

Prices for. car and” trailer |
stickers . are.the same as‘in-
1873-74 Mr, Robinson: added,

Glacier, Waterton. and: Mt
Revelstoke National Parks is $2 °

annually for every vehicle.” A

sticker for Elk.Isiand National;
Park cosls one dollar. *.

“Last year's permils may still
be purchased: for. half price and
all. 1973-741: ne ‘will’: be

“which :
“park, districts . increased from,
"four six and ‘decentralizalian of”
many “Branch: 'funetiqns ‘from-

Organizalion “is ; ta - beller. ‘ad.

: cherliage of ihe Province:

635-5566 _

es, he Hon.. Phyllis -F.
dung, today.‘introduced the
Debiof. Assislarice Act in the

This: leg
us ..to., fulfill. a Jongstanding
mmunity need by providing ~
credit and: ‘debt. counselling
ye inner tad

‘help the. / Act | ‘also
petty “for » counselling: |
asgislance ‘by the Branch: for-
er fetred from. the

ganization of the structure of
he Provincial’ Parks Branch.
- will see Lhe number af ~

icloria’:‘ to ...lhe. desirict
adquarlers “Aim of: there

inister ‘and manage tha park“:

 “Wesaurces’ of- British Columbia ~
‘and jit reflects’: a: growing .

neern for ine protectioii and
reservation: of ihe.” natural -:

Courts. ; oo
The Minister noted thal the
counselling service benefits

” payment Is missed or when a

. deblor’is unable lo meet his

- obligations and his - creditors

both the debtor and the creditor. —

“We are very impressed with |

the ‘successes. of a’ similar.-

debtor ‘ counselling service in

. Alberta in protecting and ad-.
vising debtors and in ensuring
repayment. of-credit obligations

which creditors “might other-—

wise have (not been. able to’
. collect, me :

’ The ‘Minister . siressed - a

* conciliation ‘fale for the Branch
dn bringing the debtor. and his
‘“ereditors together. She’ noted
hat: a breakdown in com-
‘munications’ between Lhe two"
sides often® occurs when a,

Store Hours’
Qam.- Opn.

‘help to, lie Court’ systeris:

begin lo- press.
“The Minister also noted how
the service would be of, Special
e
have made specific legistative
provision for the Courls to refer
debt gases to us for counselling
and a recommendation,” she

_ Said, “but the power to rule, an"
ill Programs are a- vilal-part i

and < dispose: of. a‘ "case" w

‘naturally remain’ wilh, the-
simply counsél people ance ar

Courts," <.It Is expected thal

“rauch Court. time will be saved

through the use of the Branch as
a “referee” in Small Claims or.
other Court disputes. , ¢

“The operations of « Orderly

Payment of Debts, a: Court-

IL:MARCH ist.

age
.C.: There isa proven oraotential for 7600 tons
‘per: aay: of ‘copper concentrates,

y aa 9 Lagion Ave

lot”

operated debi pooling a syste
presently in dffect in B.C., w.

be integraled Inoo the Branc
“We wish to. have .a..con
prehensive counselling servic

that can. help - in.’ any- del
situation! and “O.P.D. is .
. Hecessary parl of that system,'

the Miuster ‘slated.

The Minister. also noted th:
post-counselling  educalic

debtor assistance.’ “We cann:

then. expect them to ‘solve a
their. ‘financial. prablems,"*: st
said. “Weare planning toset v
-eredit-eduealion programs {
these people and the commiuni(
as a whole.” ‘

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available to jessy ‘consti hho f:the.B.C. -
Rallway extension ‘to Dease. La

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