B.C. BRIEFS VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia Hydro’s plan to develop the Site C hydroelectric power project on the Peace River near Fort St. John in northeastern B.C, calls for a dam that would create an 860-kilometre reservoir flooding abaut 8,00) acres of farmland. Hydro’s announcement Tuesday that it plans to apply for a water licence for B project brought im- mediate criticism from Patrick Michiel of Dawson Creek, chairman of the 500- member Peace Valley Environmental Association, who vowed a “‘lo fight’ to keep thee proent from going ahead. And Fort St. John mayor Pat Walsh sald Wednesday his community is already booming and he’s far from excited at the prospect of another dam. “We'll make our feelings clear through our solicitor at the water rights hearing and we'll be demanding very, very substantial compensation from Hydro," he said, “If Hydro thinks they can throw us an arena or a performing arts centre like giving a bone toa dog, then they can forget such peace offerings.” Site C is located 18 kilometres upstream from Taylor and about 6.5 kilometres southwest of Fort St. John, It would comprise a 60-metre-high earthfill dam across the river, with a spillway and powerhouse on the right bank. The power plant would contain six generating units with a total combined capacity of 975,000 kilowatts, “We don't accept the fact that Hydro needs another dam," said Michiel, ‘There are other alternatives in- cluding conservation and other energy sources.” —. The association has produced a 2-paze tabloid which is extremely critical of Hydro’s approach and atresses the assets of the Peace Valley. Jim Plotnikoff, spokesman for the B.C, Land Com- mission, said Wednesday the flooding caused by the dam will cover a total of 16,200 acres inclu 8,000 acres in the agricultural land reserve, He said 5,000 of these be’ producing vegetable \ . He said Hydro has not applied to the commission for the removal of this land from the reserve. But he said it is possible for Hydro to go directly to the cabinet to get the land out of the reserve, Tn a news release Tuesday, Hydro sald that formal licensing applications have not yet crown utility said It was releasing environmental and socio-economic reports an the project ao that the public can review the proposal. In accordance provincial government policy, Hydro added, an environmental impact statement will be issued in advance of any public Michiel anid his association has been asking Hydro for months to release - this Impact report im- mediately. Uranium search in millions VANCOUVER (CP) — Spending on uranium ex- ploration in Columbia this year is ex- pected to total $6.5 milllon, theB.C. and Yukon Chamber of Mines says in a paper pre- sented Wednesday to the royal commission inquiry inte uranium mining. Despite. this expenditure, ‘no commercial mining of uranium has been carried out in the province,’ the MB brass beat:charge VANCOUVER (CP) - A former Macmillan Bloedel execullve was acquitted Wednesday by a county court jury of corruptly ac- cepting benefits of more than $200,000 In dealings in the sale of utility poles. The jury deliberated two days before returning the not Little bugs get smarter VANCOUVER (CP) — Pesticides aren't a fool-proof solution to insect problems because bugs get wise to the chemicals used against them say same of the 200 insect spéciallsts attending a five- y conference of the En- tomological Canada. Because most insects live short lives and breed in awe- some numbers, they often mutate in a decade or two, developing strains which thrive on chemicals which would have killed their ancestors, said Dr, Peter Bolton, a pestology professor at Simon Fraser University. “You can ape them (pesticides) wrongly,"’ he sald. “If you give them too little het too lone ‘Insect adapts very rapidly.” The development of third- generation pesticides has helped, said several en: tomologista. Society of » British . paper gays. vn The chamber said the sum Spent on uranium’, ex-. oration represents about 15 per cent of the total estimated expenditure on mineral exploration in B.C. this year. So far four radio- actlve sites have proved to be potential uranium mines. The most intense ex- oration is centred in the elowna area, said the chamber. lity verdict on an in- ctment against Douglas Doubleday, who headed the company’s woods preser- vative division. The charges, six of corruptly accepting benefits and one of fraud, covered the + period between 1965-1077; uit additional ky sioner ner tye “Third-generation pesticides mimic hormones, and applying them to insects at appropriate times will mess up their physiology,’’ said Dr. Mary Chance of the University of Manitoba. Applied in the spring, the new pesticides can stunt the growth of a mosquito or render it impotent, preventing it from breeding in the summer, she sald. But there are no perfect chemicals, eaid Bolton, because one pesticide might affect other species. Another possible solution is genetic control. ‘ “In this what is done is breeding genes into a species, introducing a happy accident into the wild population,” he sald. The release of impotent ‘ mosquitos in a problem area would cut the number of mosquitos bred in the next generation. Judge scuttles ferry suit VANCOUVER (CP) — A British Columbia Ferry Corporation damage actlon against a union was ecultled Wednesday when a B.C, Supreme Court judge sald he had no jurisdiction to hear the case. The ferry corporation sued the ‘ Telecommunication Workers’ Union for alleged unlawful picketing at Departure Bay near Nanaimo Jan. 2, 1978, The picketing Insted five hours and cancelled some ferry sailings. Justice George Murray sald cancellations un- doubtedly caused damage to the corporation and the corporation alleged it was carried out in pursuit of an unlawful conspiracy. However, the union said the court has no jurisdiction under the Labor Code of B.C. which provides that a court may award damages for conduct contravening the code lf the provincial labor relations board has deter: mined that the conduct was wrong and consented ta proceedings to recover dam- judge sald that the d made no deter- mination that the union conduct had contravened the code and that It was common ground that the board had not consented to the court action. ages. The beard This 1s to advise our tabloid. read: made, But the pha with all Ef] CORRECTION on PAGE 2of the “Home & Hardware Sale” The Sears Best 16” Gas Chaln Saw should Steck No. 097 459 696 DL with a regular selling price of $269.96 and a sale price of 9244.98 for a savings of $25.00. Pilot praised for a £00 VANCOUVER (CP) — One of the 14 survivors of Sun- day's West Coast Airlines crash of a Twin. Otter float plane said Wednesday that . the pilot did everything he could to avoid the tragedy that claimed two lives. “T figure the pilot did everything possible to avoid SKELLY PLAN the crash," said Eugene Jacobsen. ‘He couldn't have done any more than he did, but it sure was one hell of a experience." Pilot Brian Rodne Craven, 35, of Richmond, B.C., wag killed instantly in the crash near the south coast community of Sechelt, Up coast guard role VANCOUVER (CP) — A much expanded rele for a newlock Canadian Coast Guard within a reorganized search and rescue structure is recommended by MP Raymond Skelly (NDP — Comax-Pawell Hiver). t e hes pre} a on Paci tie’ Comat search and rescue operations which alao calls for a major financial commitment by the federal goverment to B.C, needs, The 37-year-old freshman MP, brother of MLA Bob Sk (NDP — Alberni), said the study was com- missioned by federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent. The recommendations, which Skelly said should be sed in over 10 years, would see the Coast Guard taking over vessels and . alreraft from the fisheries department and the RCMP and becoming the resource and organizational base for coastal responsibilities Including search and rescue, law enforcement and monitoring of activitles within the 200-mile economic zone. of, . “Coast Guard officers shouldbe given the powers of peace officers,” sald Skelly, ‘This should enable the enforcement of marine and alr regulations, fishing and jurisdictional = infractlons, dealing with drinking boaters and ather criminal code infractions.” He could not provide cost .estimates for; the many chapges .he.advocated, but © sald economies ‘would be realized to offset some of the financial burden. Among the major recommendations the report makes are: —Construction of a central coastal emergency landing strip at Bella Bella; —Creation of a civil air pa: —Scrapping of three coast Suard.cutters; uo... . suri 189) —Beplacement; of Be aglTeeou that respond chiefly to. recreational boaters; —Institution of a service charge for asalating pleasure craft with breakdowns in calm weather; . —Replacement of commu- nications equipment at CFB Comox; —Furchase of new and vessela and rch and rescue in- cldents on Canada’s Weat Coast are Increasing by 18 per cent per year,” says kelly's report. ‘The proportion of sir over marine incidents is alao Increasing significantly. The report notes that oper- ations from the rescue coordination centre in Victoria now. equal more than half cf all search and reacue operations In Canada, but the Victoria centre gets one-third of the total — budget. The saya that ight aircraft safety and con- venience is hindered because there is no central coastal emergency landing strip, leaving little room for fuei safety margin and no room for a fo: landing in bad weather or If unforeseen problems are encountered on the central coast. : “The'tlme and costs (of) dir seafches would certainly be reduddd' "with the reduction in-the number of Incidents of overdue and downed aircraft if an emer- gency field were available,” it says. Skelly says there are in- dications aise interests wou wi to meet of the cost of Sebibeieg and maintalning such a facility because of the heavy use of the AlaskaLower 48 mends organization of a customers of an error province wide civil alr patrol volving fiying clubs and commercial airlines coor- dinated through a trained civil searchmaster. Manpower and budget of the 442 Squadron at Canadian Forces Base Comox are based on an established monthly -flying rate of 60 hours but in fact, says Skelly, the increase In search and rescue incidents caused this rale to be ex- ceeded by 30 per cent last year and {is expected to be exceeded by 56 per cent this year. The defence ministry should immediately allocate the necessary manpower and finances to increase the. monthly flying rate of the 442 Buffalos to at least 75 hours,’ Skelly urges. Present search and rescue marine operations are designed around the three 28.5-metre cutters, Racer, Ready and Rider, which are unable to operate in deep water or in adverse weather, he notes, and are “now over their projected life use limit by five years." The three cutters should be replaced with a modified deepsea tug or similar vessel with all-weather capability, speed, modern com- munication and rescue equipment including a deck helicopter. Skelly says that compared with the main- tenance and crew requirements of the cutters, this would be highly cost efficient. Three strategically-based minl-cutters and several closed cabin rescue lifeboats also should be added to the coast guard fleet, the report gays, . it algo calls for additional helicopters and hovercraft and Upgrading of present equipment and proposes moving the rescue centre from Esquimalt, outside Victoria, to the federal transport ministry's vessel traflic management centre in West Vancouver. Railway layoffs cut back but union talking strike VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia Railway has reduced planned layoffs -but the action has not lessened strike threats by 2,200 unionized employees, B.C, Rail announced Wednesday it had completed a review of the layoffs, as | promised the Council of Railway Unions last Saturday, and reduced them to 47 members of the per-— manent staff, The company aaid 23 temporary main- tenance-of-way employees would be laid off two weeks laid at the Crown cor- poration’s boxcar plant in Squamish, B.C., where 80 workers were to have been laid olf. However Norm Farley, chairman of the. union council, saya no layoffs are acceptable. He said union represen- tatives will meet with B.C. Rail and, depending on Vans. .Fesults of those meetings, the sed ,qnasin: boats, 5) ion.might cancel its plans strike Friday. “As far as I'm concerned, nothing has changed,'’ said ets tly. Only 10 workera are to be , Farley. “We are not going to juat turn around and accept their position. “We do not intend te back off on this one. There's a ood possibility they (B.C. Rail) are going to get into trouble.” Farley said three men lost $3,000 each after moving ‘their familles to Vancouver following company promises of permanent jobs. Now they are out of work. B.C. Rail spokesman Hugh Armstrong said several men were hired from Eastern Canada several days ago. “It's a most unfortunate Situation but we cannot predict economic swings. at in is the first out,” Ladner said the number of layoffs was reduced by reong the set-up for repairs. There Ub)repeirs, but they won't » but they won be eliminated, he said. She just wants miracle PHILADELPHIA (AP) ~- A woman seeking to become a Roman Catholic priest waited outside John Cardinal Krol’s residence Wednesday night in a valn bid to galn an audience with Pope John Paul. “Perform a miracle, make my daughter a priest,” read a sign Edith Heffenan waved as the Pope’s motorcade passed by on the way to dinner at Krol’s wooded estate. About 2,000 persons had gathered near the en- trance, Mrs. Heffenan's daughter, Judith, 32, held a sign that read ood is an equal op- po employer. Ms, Helfanan of Phila- deiphia, said she is one of 1,000 Roman Catholle membera of the Women’s Ordination Conference, women who want to become priests. “I've waited my whole life for this day," she said, ad- ding she thought the Pope would be open to her plea. “L feel he. tnhderstands © ‘ oppression,” ‘the day-care - ‘teacher said, ‘‘As long as women can’t be ordalned, all women are oppressed.” in the Jacobsen, a 65-year-old logger from suburban Burnaby, said in an in- terview he has travelled up and down the coast since i044 but had never flown on a Twin Otter until Sunday. "don't think the pilot was at fault,” said Jacobsen who was seated two seats behind Craven with passenger Ralph Grimm of Montreal. ~ Grimm died Monday of injuries suffered in. the crash. Jacobsen suffered cuts to his chin, forehead and hand and brulsed his right hip but was able to climb out of the wreckage before emergency crews arrived. ‘The plane, chartered to Tyee Air Lines Ltd. of Sechelt by West Coast, was am a sc led flight to Powell River from Van- couver when it crashed into trees while attempting to land at Porpoise Bay. Recalling the final moments of the filght, Jacobsen said the pilot was attempting to bank to the left but the plane would not res cd. He. said the plane was rapidly losing altitude over a wooded area on the east side of the ba _ ne as a n 0 the plane town in & clearing near the shoreline when it hit some trees and crashed. “T think the pilot saw the clearing and tried to bank to the right but a pontoon hit a tree and the right wing hit the ground,” Jacobsen said. ' Twin Otters be checked ror 4 The Herald Thursday, October 4, 1977, Page § d try Jacobsen waa treated at. hospital at Sechelt and caught the next flight back ta’ Vancouver. } ‘It all,happened so fast I’ didn’t get a chance to pray but I sure did afterwards,” he said. . Meanwhile, a check of propeller Linkage on another. West Coast Twin Otter showed it was not set to: specifications, sald airline ce-president Don Joy, Preliminary reports by crash investigators indicate ‘the crash might have been caused by a faulty push-rod, part of the propeller linkage, which changed the pitch of. the propeller on one engine. and forced 1i inie reverse, Transport Casads has issued a directive i:at all possible problem — in. propeller linkage before they y again, Vitae Twin three float: jul Tw are book in the air after. main- tenance checks, but Joy said that when one plane’ was inspected, mechanics found the tolerance on a push-red ‘was not up to cations { and the fault wae corrected. 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