rn ‘Meanwhile, Fraser Valley sink rancher are emia ¥ rr years of specs sabreetire a — has been destroyed by feed contamination. Quick results from tests on: feed are needed because it is 8. critical time for the valley's 45 mink ranchers, - The pelilng. season starts up in mid-November and from one Association, worries that high levels of PCBs could also affect the quality of pella at his 5,-animal ranch at Mount Lehman, “The worst disaster is that a multi-million dollar in- dustry would be destroyed — and 65 per cont of that money is coming into B.C, from outside the country ... Europe, the U.S. and Asia,'’ he sald, next . year's breeders are WEATHER Northern Mainland, Queen Charlottes: Cloudy today, a few showers, Mostly cloudy Wednesday. Highs bath daya about 10 on the coast and 4 inland, lows tonight 3 to 5. Chilcotin, Cariboo, Central In-terlor; Cloudy today with isolated showers In the west, elsewhere high cloudiness with early-morning fog: patches, ‘before that time, High lévels of PCBs, con- tained in the fat of the animals, can reault in ster- illity in the males and the ‘death of new-born kits — wiping out the industry. “The most serious aspect of contamination for mink ranchers is that re of dedication ao dk produce exception: mink in B.C, could go right aown we drain,” said Heg Hambly, preaident of the Canadian Mink Producers Association, At his Aldergrove ranch he Taisex 8,000 mink in all of the - % colours for which B.C: mink are world-renowned + from black, pastel and demi- huff to violet and pale blue. Each year he sets aside £000 ene Engh, head’ of the B. C, Mink Producers organizers say. MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE PLANNING The Pacific Northwest Music Festival which is to take place in Terrace in April of 1996, is well underway, according to festival representatives. The president for this year’s festival is Olga Power, This festival wili be the most successful festival the Pacific Northwest has ever hosted, The official syllabus is now available from Sight and Sound in Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert; the Terrace Public Library, and the Northwest Community College in Smithers. Entry closing date for all classes, is Feb. 28, A list of speech art selections are available by writing Box 456, Terrace B.C. Contaminated box found open A loose plywood box containing grain, clothing and clean-up equi polycholorinated biphenyls (PCBs) during an elevator magnet leak in 1974 was discovered to be open during renovations at the elevator this week. Prince Rupert elevator manager Charlie Paul, said that the plywood box, adjacent to the millwrights’ lunchroom, had been apparently pried open by curious workers. Several employees at the elevator, however, said hat the top to the box had been: loose for “quite some e. td Mel Nelson;: a millwright whose personal locker is . located right hekt td thé box, said that althougli there wag a sign indicating “toxic chemicals, *' the container had been there so long that it was universally believed to be empty. PCBs are considered by the federal Medical Ser- vices Branch to be a “biologically active substance toxic to man.” The results of breathing, ingesting or contacting the chemical are cumulative and can cause clinical effects ranging from skin eruptions and anemia to birth defects and neurological disorders. Under the direction of Alex Carson, Labor Canada officer in Prince George, the contaminated materials aoa wate yesterday sealed. in a sheet metal‘ box. and:-. ugh west rnd eet with signs, :.: According to Carson, the government elevator management discovered that the PCB-contaminated material from the 1974 spill was stored in the Prince Rupert elevator during June. ' Alvin Adkins, safety officer at the elevator, said that confusion owing to a rapid turnover of elevator managers over the last five years had caused the contaminated material to get “lost in all the swit- Following the rediscovery of the contaminated material in June, manager Pyal: told by the Canadian Grains Commission head office in Winnipeg to continue to store it until the PCB containing magnets at the elevator could be replaced. Disposal of PCBs requires elaborate and expensive procedures and he said that the Grains Commission apparently decided that it would be more efficient to do it all at once. Paul said that there would have been no problem at all if curiosity was not such a strong force in human nature. Alex Carson also attributed the problem to curiosity, saying this morning that the opening of the box was very much like the S omapulsion to to reach out and touch near a wet paint sign. As for now, Ron Goulet, inspector with the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Prince Rupert says that he is satisfied with the safety of the situation following: yesterday's sealing of the material within sheet metal. ®@ Tie Music That Changed The World... +6) feading impersonators on one spectacular s show! epg The entire musical history « # ae, of Elvis from * reetan’ Beginring to end... PRODUCTION TIM HILLIARD eWARREN BROWNE® RICK PRESTON R.E.M. LEE THEATRE Nov. 7 &8-8 pm MT. ELIZABETH SECONDARY Wov.9- 8 pm — Tickets available at: Sight & Sound $6 - Advance $9 - Door AN INCREDIBLE TRILOGY OF ELVIS ENTERTAINMENT pment that was contaminated by ‘said thathehad been. 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