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Sierra Club, and claim a combined membership "of ‘five million people. a large open-pit copper mine on Windy. Cragey Mountain. - They fear acid-mine drainage from mine tailings could, con- - taininate the river and kill fish. ‘~The groups say they will work to bring high-profile interna- tional attention to the issue of the mine and its possible effects ” ‘on the Tatshenshini. : The next step in the development process will be the release ‘of the various reviews of the proposal by federal, provincial - and American agencies. Those departments have been review- . ing Geddes’ revised plan, which the company says addresses , the acid-drainage fears. Creek named for veteran .- A LOCAL creek has been named for a Canadian casualty of World War II. ‘The creek, which flows south into the Shames River, is now | officially known as Galloway Creek and is named for Brad- _. ford Galloway, a rifleman in the Canadian Army who was _ killed Oct. 18, 1944. ti is one of 29 geographical features included in this year’s .. Remembrance Day list released by the Canadian Permanent “Committee on Geographical Names. ° . To date, more than 800 features have been named after "men and women who died in World War IT. ~ Hosp ital mediation underway A Ospe will help find a way towards middle ground . in negotiations between the Hospital Employees’ Union and ‘the Health Labour Relations Association of B.C. (HLRA). Both sides agreed to a mediator fast week as they contiqued to hurl barbs at each other. os -HLRA president Gordon Austin accused the union “of refusing to cut its demands to a ‘‘realistic level.” years, a 2.5-hour work week reduction and umerous Psnee fit., Incteases't that would tdst $60 millon. *. = ie uhion accésed'the’ management’ tear of sean B a host confron ational approach that’ has*stalled the' talks: ‘The-29 ,000 HEU members involved in provincial bargain- ing have been without a contract since March. ” Tatshenshini River i in the northwest corner of the province. », Environmentalists oppose Geddes Resources’ proposal for . 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They used hand tools and heavy hydraulic tools to cut victims out in hands-on Training centre wanted TERRACE — Fire chief Bob Beckett wants Terrace to be regional firefighting and rescue train- ing centre. cut those costs and the pro- gram could be tailored to the area's specific needs.’’ | Beckett said the provincial’ tee has called for the development of four such Tegional centres around the province, “Training people up here is very expensive mainly costs,’” he said. “If we had a © training centre here it would ‘df we're at all serious, fire service advisory commit- , realistic situations at Northwest Community College. Scene assessment, safety and teamwork was stressed, said Terrace fire chief Bob Beckett. now's the time to let it be known,’’ he said. ‘‘Anything in the northwest would .be better than what we've got.” Meanwhile, local firefighters are undergoing training this week at .a workshop in extrication and rescue techniques. Beckett said two instruc- tors from Ontario and one from Vancouver were brought in to teach the course. He said 20 students from around the northwest have registered. The workshop is being held. at Northwest Communi- ty College and includes field _ work as well as simulated rescues tomorrow, ‘TERRACE — Plans to build a volunteer fire hall at Lakelse Lake have been hosed down by the environment ministry. Lakelse Community Associa- tion chairman Sandy Sandhals said the ministry” s water management branch i is “‘strong- as. ly-discouraging™ re ovating an : existing: “building - ores fire hall/community’ centre ‘because it’s situated. on the ‘floodplain of Granite Creek. Sandhals said the association is trying to convince ‘environ- ment ministry officials the flooding hazard there isn't great, ‘When I hear that stuff about the 200-year flood, I kind of snicker,’’ Sandhals said. ‘It hasn’t flooded up there ever ‘that I can recollect.”" The site is on Lakelse Lake Lodge Rd., near thé intersection” of . Kreston Drive. Lakelse. residents may have to look fora new site if the water manage- ment branch doesn’t relent. Even ifthe flooding roadblock raised by the “en- vironment ministry -is .over- come, Sandhals says the fire. hall is still some time away. Cost estimates and detailed: plans still have to be prepared, - he said, and it remains to be seen whether residents will ac- cept the higher taxes that will have to be paid for the fire hall. ‘*9 think ‘a ‘lot ‘of people -haven't ,teally. delved into how much it “will cost yet,”’ Sandhals added. “We could be sitting _ with an awfully big tax bill.” The final proposal, when finished, will be put to residents’ in a referendum, t he said. : way to Kelowna, Some airlines penalize you for changing your flight time. ‘When you have to chan 3 _ who would you rather call? — 7 We understand that sometimes things - don’t go exactly as planned. That's why we don’t charge any extra for last-minute fight -.changes. And there's no minimum stay for’ - “our excursion fares. In fact, we'll do almost - ” anything to make your connections easier. : Whether you're switching Terrace for ° Smithers, stopping at Kamloops on your hanging Prince George | « eetodat. 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