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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1974. .

THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

There has been an alarming -

increase in the number. of.

** complaints handled by. the. in. Terrace and’, ~ Kitimat, il was revealed at the

S.P.C,A,

~ “Annual General Meeting of the

Skeena Valley Branch §.P.C.A. Monday night. .

Incoming. president’ wan’

Murphy’ of Kitimat; revealed that Ihe number. of complaints

‘ fielded:-in- Terrace . last. year ,

were 342, up. 31 percent. from:

* 1972, In Kitimat that figure was

up 91 percent in the course of one year. That incliides specific complaints ‘without taking into * account many of the phone calls

= the shelters here’ and in the

.. in, Kitimat.

_ B.S.

* Aluminum City receive daily.

Newly elected presiden Ivan Murphy.

The report was just one of many labled at the meeting which saw Iva 1 Murphy elected lo the president's chair for the coming term. Elected first vice-president. was Sheila Hertslet, Harry Murphy was elected second vice-president,” ‘Dorothy Sheasby was re-elected. lathe. post ‘of secretary: aid _Nancy..Clay -was ~treasurer for the group.

*.Oul:going ” president Gordon .

. Hanna gave ihe 1973 treasurer's |. “.. report and gevealed that for the

‘firstlime:in several” years the S.P.C:aAs Sad "shown: (an "operating surplus, $2,587.99.

Me.Jack ‘ Jaworski. of. the” 4 . Vancouver S.P.C.A, office later

Tevealed that the provincial “ hgadquarlers was handling the books for the local branciy until

~ dagt- Augus| when they were _

lured ‘over ‘tothe local club. ‘The group ‘then heard. from - Jaworaki who: made a short: -speech,. @ special presentation and: ‘then’ “presented. an in- formative slide show sto the lwenty- five members on hand. *The award was to Tom and

Eileen Murphy, formerly of "3 . Kitimat. and now. of Mackenzie,: |

Jand was for. Outstanding and meritorious” service’. in S,P.C.A- while the couple lived

Branch of the.S,P.C.A; and both

. have shown, a.concern for the " welfare of-animals in this area.

’Mr... Jaworski. went on to auuine ihe achievements of the P.C.A. over (the- past several years (an internalional manual ¢n, moving animals by

‘air, the: Health report on Zonas,

the -report on “Horse Aban- donment) and. -then:. touched

. _ upon’. the role of the, S.P.C.A.

“Our prime concern,” said

+” Jaworski, ‘is the prevention of

We don’t ke that. - faced with “‘emationalism, i’ 5 . difficult, you get people angry.

laws. ‘The problem lies with the “those ‘who neglect their : pets,. “2 while those who take. care. af

Os “The must” dlificuli type" “ case.is one: where - we. in-

*, “efvelly to animals bul in many. _ coiniunities wa are asked to.

handlé animal control as well.

g . although: shooting was still

_ electrophenator, a piece ol

elected -

the.

“Both have been - , very aclive In the Skeena Valley

_I's,a job .

are involved Is the develapment ‘af. a more. hijmane ‘trap, ene to replace the leg hold trap. ‘The Teg hold trap Is effective. in catching animals ibut- we want lo help develop a _ trap that will kill the fur bearers’ . rapped instantly,”* _ "The heart of the $:P.C.A. is _ of course the local branches and “though I don'l get out very often Uenjoy the visits to the bran- ches. Through your secretary here [amin constant touch with the happenings at the local level.”

Mr. Jaworski then presented a slide show concerning the §.P.C.A., including history, facilities and programs.

A question and answer period followed during which which the question of ‘pulling down’ or disposing with unwanted animals was brought up. Jaworski outlined the three accepted methods: of destruction (shooting, by (the needle and by way of an elec- trophenator) and sald that

carried out largely, a lot.of the branches were swilching 1o the

equipment worth +1,500 - $1,600. As for disposal of -animals Jaworski appreciated the difficulties in this area during the winter due to frozen ground. and pointed out that more and more incinerators were being used., He staled there were - Canadian models on the market for between $6,000 .- $7,000 dollars which meet with safety and: emmission. standards and are‘sufficient for the job. -

These dogs need homes

I''s:a case of damned if you do, rae

damned if. you don't, -!Wecarry out local pound, hy

iheir’ pets. are-usually the ones ihat haveto pay; But we have to keep after.il, keep the patrols on: the road atid, even though it is’

not the dag’s faull, keep -im-.

pounding animals: - of

vesligale a charge of, cruelly’ 10 animals and then jurn il over.t0

~ the -R.C.M.P..who lay. charges”

. and; prosecute: under. :the’. “Criminal : Code. of ‘Canada:.'; .. *

We're’ ‘irying 1 10 change this, we. ws

~ feel it: Is: (00 -harsh.,

found guilty. is. labelled a ;

: criminal for.’ he. rest * of their,’

s liveas

“Involved in’ animal education.

“In schools.

“Alberta has ‘an ~ animal

‘Distress. Act and sa should ar al least.

Brilish- Columbia’, amendments to the SPCA Act,

‘jo hit the animal mis-irealers in - . the ; - “Thave met. with: some ofthe °°.“ "NDP caucus commected with the Department of: Recreaticna and - “Conservation and..bopefully further meelings toward this - end will be held. .

pockel-book.

sOne of things ‘the 8, P. c. ‘A would like to'see is a change in “the current system where we

. would. educate rather, than |

had . . “meetings: with. -Eileen. Dailey. ° _

” and with a Mr, Nailer ‘who is in.)

. charge... of.” ora development for B,C. scheols *.,.

prosecute... I have,

> aericullum and J] want'lo get the S.P.C.A.

. Not only can we teach children proper respect for thelr pets bul

we cai make sure animals, used. : “treated .

are properly.

Settee

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~ Wanolhier area" in’ “whe we.

FASTER

One of the most pleasanl duties facing Mr. Jack Jaworski of the Vancouver office of the B.C.S.P.C.A. on his recertt visit hare was the presentation of an award for meril to Tom and Eileen Murphy who lived in Kitimat for many years and devoted much lime ta

’ SPCA both there and in Terrace.

Vice-President: -

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iJ Meeting Members of Beta Omega Chapler,. Beta Sigma Phi,

~ elected new. officers al a

meeting on March 19, ‘at the home of Mrs. Micki braid. Vesta Douglas assisted wilh elections, Elecied were: President - Mrs. Judy Olsen Mrs. Cheryl Grant

Second Vice-President - Mrs. Barbara Odiorne Recording secretary -

Mrs. Vicki Huxtable :

Correspondence secretary -—

Mrs. Gail Sharples

Treasurer - Mrs. Ellen. Smith - -

Extension oificer - - Mrs. Gerri

Jones _

Engagement

Mr. and Mrs, Ernest'Spidel af Terrace are pleased

son +Darhl Ernest of Lana Rogers, daughler of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rogers of Fort SI. John,

The wedding will take place June 15 al 3p.m. inthe Kingdom

From Tracks & Treads - :

Catre contract makes for safer, faster driving o on the ‘Yellowhead :

Gardner-Denver drifi and Cal equipment al work on Yeliowhead Highway improvements.

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Fastar,., safer: road travel. between “Terrace. and Prince Rupert will resuit = from: the .11,6 miles: of “highway fa . -sonstruction underway, on Route 16. A By: the time Catra Industrles Ltd., of .- Vancouver, completes Its $5.3 milllon =contract, more than two-thirds of the Yellowhead route will have baen im- proved. ” Catre's contract, awarded in Octo- 4 “ber, 1972, and due for compilation in ctober, | “1974, calls for removal of 4,070,000 cubic yards ‘of. rock, re- grading and resurfacing tha 11.6 mile - ‘section with’ three-inch’ and. %-inch "“¢rushed rock followed by repaving. "The 11,6 mila saction extends west “from a ‘point - flve miles beyond . sTerrace, It is immediately north of ihe ~ Skeana River, and follows the route of the Canadian National rallway dhat serves Prince Rupert, Other con- tracts currently underway.‘on the same highway include the rebuilding of some bridges over the tributaries of the Skeena, _ Machinery used by Catre ‘neludes a 10 drill spread, all Gardnar-Denver: two 3200, two 9700 and’six 3100 air tracks, with two 150, two 900 and six 600 compressors. ‘Theae are: backed - by a fleet of Caterpillar earth movers: bulldezing—two ripper-equippad. bg tractors, three’ D8 and three D&C; loading —two 7-yard 968 wheel loaders; ' hauling—tive 35-ton 769 — trucks: fill and compaction—a 300 hip. 824 wheel dozer. with Hyster com- pactor; grading—a° 125 h.p.-No, 12° and a 150 fp. No. 14 motor graders. Ditching waa ‘done with a Keehring 466 hydraulic hoe.

Curt Ragnebarg, Calre's equipment division manager, said the ‘only con- tinuing problem on this contract. was caused by regular highway traffle; such as tourists and logging trucks. The highway is only two. lanes wide ~

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and tlagmen were needed at various - locations to contro! traffic tlaw while bulldozers moved-shot rock from shelvas above and adjacent to: the travelled surface. Loose rock then had to be removed by whee! foader and graders” before < traffic was allowed through. Extra caution had to be exercised . during: firing. of ex- ; ; Mex plosives to guard against damage . A : = to GN telecommunications and rall- way track.

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