Thursday, September 5, 1987

SHE TRIBUNE, WE-LLAMS LAKE, B.C,

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Cariboo Needs Government. Member At Critical Period, Forestry Minister Asserts

HE forthcoming publication of the Sloan-Report on Forestry was held up to Cariboo voters as the strongest argument in asking for the return of a Social Credit member to the Legislature when Hon. Ray Williston, minister of lands and forests, spoke

last Thursday at the Elks

Pulling no punches in getting his point across, the minister sald that In a week to 10 days the report would be printed and following a full dress discussion on its recommendations, forestry policies would be made by. the government. ‘“ You need direct representation more now than ever before or at any time in the future,” he asserted.

In emphasizing the importance of the Sloan Report to. this centre, the minister said the Williams Lake area is one of the topghest to work into a sus-

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tained yield policy.

Over the years, the minister said the northern part of the Province had not received the attention it deserved. Only nine Men in the legislature speak for two-thirds, of the land mass of the province, he stated.

He asserted that no one could Say that the north hasn’t re- celved attention in the past five years, In the words of the late Ralph Chetwynd, he. said, ‘ We have taken the north out of the deep. freeze.”

NUMBERS COUNT

“Eyery person in British Columbia realizes the north has had favorable treatment under the Social Credit, government,” he said. “If the answer Is to be that we need another opposi- tion member, then the nine men will have a tough job ahead for them. In a democracy numbers count,”" he concluded.

On another aspect of his de- Rartment's work, Mr. Williston aad attention was being paid to sale of crown lands in the interior. He sald a recommen- dition from Clinton that land sales of lake water frontage be reduced in frontage length from five chains to two chains Was being considered. Before any land fs alienated, close study will

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After an attack’ on strikers at the Gaspe copper plant at Murdochville, Que., clubs are in evidence as union men walk. within stone- throwing distance of the non-strikers. As many police as strikers were on the streets after non-strikers had wrecked the union offices and

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a curfew on the gas and clubs to union _ officials

the strike.

overturned trucks and cars. Police clamped

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town after resorting to tear quell disturbances. Over 100 and. sympathizers journeyed

from Quebec City to Murdochville to support

WAR CANOES TO TAKE PART IN FRASER RIVER SPECTACLE

VICTORIA — A_ professional theatrical producer and the chief of a large Indian band have arranged the participation of Indian war canoes to take part in an ambitious Centennial Year spectacle,

The British Columbia Centen- nial Committee announced that 20 or more of the famous 50- foot canoes with their 11-men- plus-owner. crews are volunteer- ing on Vancouver Island and the mainland to take. part in an am- bittous Centennial Year spec- tacle,

be given to the needs of public recreation and that of the stock- men, he promised. ‘‘ Otherwise it might bea case of locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen.” =

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They will escort the Fraser Brigade from Yale to Vancouver next year as their ancestors did the real Simon Irraser 150 years earlier.

Gordon Hilker, of Vancouver, is the producer of the whole wide-ranging show.

The whole spectacle goes like this:

A day-by-day re-enactment of Fraser’s trip from Fort George (Prince George), followed strictly from Fraser's diary, will begin by 18 men In three canoes May 28. It will stop wherever Fraser stopped and welcoming celebrations will be held in the communities along the way.

The brigade will be met at Yale, after the dangerous waters have been passed, by the war canoes—a flotilla of some 250 Indians to greet “ Fraser"’ and escort him to Vancouver. The ancestors of these members of the Salish Nation did this 150 years ago. -

At Hope on June 29 there will be a race of these war canoes,

A water show will be held, in- cluding a power boa! ballet, an-

other war canoe Yace will be held. About a week before the

brigade is due to arrive at Van-

couver, a‘‘Men Against the River”’ canoe race will start from Fort George. Men will

cover Fraser’s route without the Stop-overs {nan all-out race scheduled to end in Vancouver Harbor in the midst of the July 2 celebrations. Substantial prizes will be awarded for this race,

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