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By BRIANGREGG Dos,

. Herald Staff Writer ae The present pollution of the Skeena River by. the District of Terrace sewage treatment .-

- plant has been an ongoing problem for the last 10 years, says Bob Smart of the Waste

Managemént Branch.

The branch gave the municipality a . permit to continye operating the sewage treatment =. plant in 1973; but it specified tha‘ a secondary - | sewage treatment facility woul be Tequired

by Dec. 31-1980.

The only way in which the branch coild a

isaue the district a permit would be under the. oo

- demand for a secondary facility. “If welssued .. ~ - them with a permit the district would still be.

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__ permit, ” says! swiart, who sees the aitterenc ; . . i aaa ‘in water and biodegradable waste..

: aa: ‘a legal point:

“ Smart. ‘said. Monday _ that - ‘the Waste a

“| Management Branch’ will only. give the

" district ‘an -extension

on installing the —

secondary treatment facility. when it has the. "assurance that such a facility will be con- structed, Council will apparently take the “; question. of building such a fecility to ‘the -

“people in a referendum. -

If everyone in Terrace vas ahsohvély

ealthy’ and free of disease the- present: |

problem’ with the’Skeena Hiver ry vas _ . exist, says Smart. But -people, carry mo ' ‘and disease, which become part of: ‘the waste.

‘product of sewage. Sewage bacteria requires: “oxygen to survive; and. there is a direct .

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Rather, than killing the oxygen hungry’

- bacteria; the sewage treatment plant is still. * releasing them ‘into the river. A secondary | treatment facility would kill the bacteria ‘through'.a process of chlorination and - dechlorination: ‘The district cannot release ’

’ chlorinated water into the river because of the - -

_ + harmful ‘effect of free chlorine chloramines’__ and chlorinated hydrocarbons on the fisheries . |

7 populations.

The district. says that it has land set aside 7 for a stcondary treatment facility; which: . would include an aerated lagoon. “There is no :-

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Tuesday, ‘March 7, 190)

Mine closes - on Q.C.I.

VANCOUVER (CP) — The pilot mill of a proposed gold mine in the Queen Charlotte Islands lias been closed after a leak was reported from a tailings pond less than- one kilometre from a major salmon spawning area.

Consolidated - Cinola

Mining Ltd. had started up -

the mill on Graham Island last week and was test- processing 50 tons of ore a

‘day.

The mill is near the steeihead-rich

spawn. Wayne Knapp, spokesman ;

for federal fisheries, said

there does not seem to have been any major loss of tailings effluent and no in- dication of a fish kill.

However, Keith Moore, ‘provincial fish and wildlife spokesman, said Monday. in ‘an interview from Queen Charlotte City that it will be “some time’? before resumption of mining oper- ations can be considered.

He says Consolidated: Cinola must find the Jeak in the plastic tailings-pond

* liner.

Kitimat By BECKY RAGLON Herald Staff Wrker Price hikes have hit more than gas, housing ard food recently, with the tab for the ’ Kitimat. detachment of the - RCMP going up as well. The graduated pay scale formerly in effect between

“municipalities and - the

federal goverament is slated to be replaced on April.l bya new formula which calls for * municipalities paying 90 per cent of the RCMP's bill, In the case of Kitimat, that formula could fack on an additional $104,000 in 1981-62 to RCMP services. . The Kitimat detachment is also adding another member to its force in response to

‘where as -

- “Louder, | can't hear you,” says Mike Van- dermere to Heather Avison. in the Caledonia Senior Secondary drama production of the same

recent increases inKithmat's .

population.

_- Three-hundred and fifty men have been hired by Partec-Lavalin to work on the new methanol plant outside of town and the mere mle go up as high

were not expecting an outbreak of crime,” says Sgt. Dennis P. Alexandre. “ag with any increase in | population, compiaints ‘will be ” : It would bé “premature” tosay the additional costs for police services will mean increased taxes according to Ben DeKleine, municipal manager. “The ROMP costs are only a portion of the total

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| Skeenaview letter © _ | called snow job |

By BRIAN GREGG Herald stall Weiter

In what-has been described

as “a snow job” perpetrated by the ministry of health, Jeremy Tate, facility planning and development. co-ordinator, says ina letter

| that to maintain a small -

group of residents ‘in the current Skeenaview buildings would. be very costly and would also” postpone the removal of : unsafe and inadequate:

buildings.

One view expressed by a. member of the Terraciview! Society, John MacCormac, is thal the - ‘present buildings are neither. unsafe: or

_ inadequate buildings. While -

it would only cost $240,000 to modernize the’ existing

aera as far as 5.7km downstream from the outfall.

parity a the second atage of. the sowie and the:

"+ ‘ghlorine would kill the bacteria,” says Smart, -}

'- Dechlorination would take place by oxidation . by: natural ‘seration.and using SO-2.

"Because human waste carries viruses and’

. disease the result. is that these harmful ”

bacteria are also being released into the river.’

“ becomes’ unacceptable for drinking and # recfeational use.- iA comparison of the river 3 water quality table of results shows that the wt

Skeena River water is seriously contaminated’

“replaced by a ised for six beds by local senior citizens,

Norma King saya that Tate _ does not take into: account | ” the fact that people moving ‘ the Terrace area. from elsewhere may want to bring their own, parents to the community with them: and” they will need a facility | like Skeenaview, The’ extra ‘21 ‘beds could be easily filled, she'says:

. At the: present time the

ministry of health’ is 4 - discouraging people from _ that, admitting their parents,.or. old people to b be adsnitted, to. ‘Skeenaview‘ and . the | “Teraceview board has no “way of assessing: what real ‘demand there is for a facility like. Skeenaview, ‘says King. “It is “our: ‘position - to

Hospital and Mills Memo Hospital .will be: used some of the people who may: Presently be... admitted Skeehaview were ae

_ mined to be unacceptable ‘the board. . Skeenavie residents ° presently have: some “measure... of if:

facility it will cost millions of support the . society's . for ‘ger dollars ‘©. to. ‘replace. , acquisition of only ‘the landa later. i Skpenaview ‘Lodge,: he said 7 :

weekerid’s Northwest Zone school drama festival

vat the R.E.M. Lee The

atre starting Friday at

"7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the door for $2

per adult and $1 per student and senior citizen.

faces increasing RCMP costs.

budget,”’ ‘he said, “and a decision won't be made until April. " . .

In previous years Kitimat has paid 56 per cent of cost for the first five RCMP and ‘Bl per cent for the balance af the men,

According to Dekleine, the RCMP requesied five ad-. ditional men two months ago, but the request. was-

pared downto one extzaman”

by « district. council...

“We feel the old forniula should stay ‘in effect,” ‘sald’ |

DeKleine, ‘adding that there are certain municipal. by- laws that the RCMP canriot ‘enforce according | he ‘thelr contract. *

Kitimat cho ‘argued its “case “withthe federal

government ‘through - the .

oe

- Union of British Columbia Municipalities. - Their position is that the ROMP. ; enforces - federal | and provincial as well: as local laws, and that the ' federal _ government is benefitting by “more than f0per cent thet cnet.

‘Tamitik’s success: ‘unmarred _

By By MICHAEL HOWLETT Herald StaffWriter Aside trom the normal de- bugging of equipment and the usual problems keeping

together a 90 per cent locally |

‘hired staff, no serious sel: backs have marred the - success of the new Tamitik Jubilee Sports Complex . officially | opened Nov. 1 in Kitimat.

More thah 20,000 people we the $3.9 million facility each month, making we of twin ice surfaces, . "a 315

- meter pool, and swirlpool as well as squash and -raquetball courte and

training rooms.

_ This atatiatic, which ‘has resulted in a 35 per cent improyement in par- tictpation rates for all of the district's recreation facilities has prompted ‘Recreation Directdr Joe Ianneerelli to cali Tamitik a

success.

“it hes been a great ex-

perience," . lannerelli. says.

“The people of Kitimat have

made it a great, success.” Both Jannerelli and

Complex Supervisor Cliff’

Yoland have noted a slight

‘delinquency problem but

insist that this- is more than

compensated: for by the.

constructive ‘activity provided for youths in the City Centre area, |

_ In fact, it would seem that

- the clty’a older residents

Terry Fox back in

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CP) — Terry Fox was re-admitted to hospital Monday afternoon to resume treatments with the anti- cancer agent Interferon.

A Royal Columbian Hospital spokesman said Fox was in stable condition and “‘in good spirits”. aftér entering the hospital in this city southeast of Vane

The Marathon of Ho; runner will stay in hoe” several days while taking interferon because he suf-

fered an adverse reaction

during the first course of treatment, -a hospital spokesman said, —

_ No-press bulletins will bé ‘issued unless there is &

". change in his medical status,

the spokesman said.

‘Rox underwent interferon treatment in February in a lastditch attempt by doctors to stop the spread of cancer

announced that FAcle could save his

‘spread to his lungs from his leg, now was attacking his

have taken advantage of the general youth orientation at - Tamitik through a fuller use of Riverlodge whose newfound tranquility’ and 1979 $1.2 million facellft they find more appealing. .

. , . . . hospital abdomen and lytnph glands, the doctors said. They began treating Fox: with interferon but. new -

hopes were quickly checked when the 22-year-old Port

Coquitlam, B.C., man suf- fered an adverse reaction to -

the drug Feb. 20. .

Three days later, doctors operated on him to save his life; draining fluid which had built up in a sac surrounding his heart.

He lay in critical condition in the Intettsive care unit fer two days.

building,” has fire: exits or ~ po

indirect exits through large ‘windows in case of fire and

there ‘is concern..that a

replacement building would - -not be as safe or adequate. At a. time ‘of crisis: ‘Ht only -

“takes a. few minutes to.

evacuate the. ‘present - building, says Norma King,

chairperson of Terraceview f

Society board. - Tate suggests.in his letter

that if the Terraceview J - board agrees to the con-

-struction plans proposed by the ministry of health a 55-

bed unit could be completed — a

by the end of the year.

Although this is 15 more. .

‘peds than. originally

proposed the board says it

wants 60 beds to meet the

needs of Terrace and the

area Skeenhview serves. The ministry argues that

- the Kitimat situation has -

been reviewed and it is

_smappropriate. to consider

that their future needs will

-be met in a Terrace facillty..

“Fhe board wants ta know way.

ministry is that the society's

_ ownership of the entire

parcel would likely invoive operating cost ‘ sibllities including taxes and " grounds maintenance which it would not be able to recognize through the project per diem. The board

me tn ne te

property a heritage site there’ will be no problem of taxes. oe

The board has been told that it ean operate a 55-bed

intermediate care facility;

but it cannot operate an

‘extended care facility

because it does not have a license, The board saya it needa to make Skeenaview a multi-purpose facility ‘because. Terrace is toe diverse a community not to have, a multi-purpose facility. The existing staff is -

Purpose facility. ' Tate excludes the Nass

' Valley but inchides Stewart.

ji éalls the long-time residénts of Skeenariew who

were sent there from outside “non-local |

the area residents’ and suggests that due to their in rate of these 27 people

another argument bythe ;

respon- °

capable of handling a multi-,

of "respite care ‘facility be: - established for al planning 4. holiday and needing a place to leave thé:

“takes i ints account growth in Terrace . for ‘the “next : 18 years; and jt does not take: into. .account © anything | beyond thé year 2,000. when Terrace will have ttipled in “population and the need for

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Spring flowers. are ¢blooiing. ‘Page 2.

“CUBE talks break down. -—

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Spofts records also collapsa. i | ~ Page t.,

. Local diabetes. campaign starts. . Page 6.

Comics and Ann Lenders. _ Page 11.

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