ee -I have not read “Beyond Reason”’, ~ STUDENT: Page 2. Cassiar Courier ‘LIEUTENANT = GOV. After inviting all present to visit Government House in Victoria, Mr. Bell-Irving gave Mr. Chambers a photographic portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to, hang in the school to commemorate his visit. Individual gifts of key chains bearing a B.C. dog- wood emblem were distributed to students and their teachers. In. concluding his address, Mr. Bell-Irving, to the children’s delight, rewarded their attentiveness by officially declaring June 8 a half-holiday from classes. cont. from page 1 On May 28th, CGassiar Asbestos Corporation hosted a cocktail party for the Honourable - Henry P. Bell-Irving, the Lieutenant Governor of B.C., and Mrs. Bell-Irving. Mr. Brian Pewsey pre- sented Mr. Bell-Irving with a beautiful pen-stand made of local jade. Mr. Bell-Irving thanked Mr. Pewsey for the gift and for the hospitality ex- tended to his official party. He then presented. Mr. Pewsey with a framed photograph of him and his wife. The following day the guests were taken on a tour of the mine and plant-site. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, Aside from the fact that I am sick of hearing and reading so much criticism of Margaret Trudeau, I have just read “Book Review” (Mar. - Apr. issue) which featured Margaret’s first book “Beyond Reason’’, I was left with the impression that the article was a review not so much of “‘Beyond Reason” as a book, or of Margaret as an author, but of Margaret as a person. Whatever she is, she is. ‘Who are we to pass judgement. There are two sides to her story. Pierre has not told his side, ‘ and°so her book is just another book in my: view, and not a testament to what really hap- pened in their private lives. Besides, I do not believe everything I read. In any case, I most _ certainly would not have any more respect for Pierre Trudeau simply because he “‘toler- ated” his wife regardless of what she is like. Respect is earned by achievements worth mentioning, let alone “great respect’’. Even if there is “so much crammed into the book”, I don’t think I’ll bother. I think that adding a Book Review to the Courier is an excellent idea. Perhaps it will en- courage people to read more. So, lets have book reviews and not personality analysis of authors, for which the critic’s qualifications may be dubious. Sincerely, Barb Cameron Letters to the Editor Continued on Page 20 — NOTICE | It is the policy of the Cassiar Courier that all letters addressed to the Editor shall include the signature of the author for publication. s Signatures can not be with held by request. They MUST be published. SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS On Friday, May 25, the Stikine Teacher’s Assoc- iation elected the following executive for the _ 1979-80 school year: President - Brenda Ernewein, Cassiar .. Vice-president - Brian Clarke, Cassiar Secretary - Dick Chambers, Cassiar Treasurer - Claire Redmond, Cassiar Agreements - John Wright, Atlin Learning Conditions - Richard Bolivar, Telegraph Creek: Status of Women - Clare Christie, Cassiar Housing - Pat Waldera, Dease Lake Professional Development - Ken Mitchell, Atlin my paper.” TEACHER: “I don’t think so either, but it’s the lowest mark I have. “[ don’t think I deserve a zero on Farewell to Leathleys Many friends and colleagues gathered at House 130 on April 24 to bid farewell to Gil and Mary Leathley. The party was hosted by Cassiar Asbestos Corporation. The Leathleys came to Cassiar from South Am- erica almost four years ago. Mary, with her sunny nature and “wee brogue’’ was a popular person at the Cassiar Elementary-Secondary School and will be greatly missed by both the staff and the students. She will also be missed by the children of the All Saints Sunday School classes, where she taught for the past two years. Gil, in spite of being kept busy in various pos- itions with Cassiar Asbestos, also found time to _ become involved in community affairs. He was an active member of the Cassiar Town Council ~ _.for a two year term and also served on the executive of the Community Club for a short time. : Members of the curling club willl also miss Gil’s humour - both on the ice and socially. Gil was particularly noticeable during Bonspiels. Who will now sport those “Glamorous” outfits — or yield a Scottish broom? . At the party, Mr. Brian Pewsey, on behalf of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation, presented Gil and Mary with a beautiful jade clock as a mem- ento of their stay in Cassiar, Mr. Pewsey then proposed a toast to the Leathleys, wishing them good luck and happiness in their new location. It only remains to Say that Cassiar’s loss is Granisle’s gain! NEW MINE MANAGER Congratulations to Peter Jones on his new appointment to Mine Manager of Cassiar Asbes tos Corporation, effective June 1, 1979. Peter and his family came to Cassiar in Novem- ber, 1976 from Princeton. At that time Peter assumed the position of Plant Maintenance Superintendent. In August of 1978 he became | Superintendent of Operations, a position Peter held until his recent promotion. OBITUARY. ASH. DIANNE G. A funeral service was held in Gordondale Com- -,munity Church, Gordondale, Alberta, at 3:00 p.m. on May 9, 1979, for the late Dianne G. Ash. Dianne passed away in Dawson Creek, B.C. on May 6th, at the age of 17, after a short illness. - Dianne was born May 22, 1961, in Dawson Creek, B.C. and lived most of her life at Cassiar, B.C. She is survived by her parents, Reg and Margaret, two brothers, Brian of Lloydminster, Alberta, David of Kamloops, B.C., and two sisters, Linda Byblow of Faro, Yukon, and Lillian at home, also two nephews, Michael and Bradley Byblow, Faro, Yukon, and Uncles, Aunts, and Cousins. THANK YOU ¢ We wish to thank our many friends and neigh- bors for their expressions of sympathy during our recent Wa MS Ne ‘ The Ash Family. VISITORS... Mr. & Mrs. Doug Little and Mr. Kenneth Dickson were visiting Cassiar this past month. It was Mrs. — Little’s first trip to Cassiar since the appoint- ment of her husband as President of Cassiar Asb- - estos Corporation Ltd. Mr. Dickson is a director of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd., and was on a visit from England. Although he has been to Canada often he had not been to Cassiar be- fore. Once again the Courier will be printed monthly. All ARTICLES and PICTURES for the July issue must be in by JUNE 25, 1979. -EE, OR MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY, “COMMUNITY : nominat ion. secutive years. than: June 30, 1979 . Petes Menta, Comma oad SEVERAL YEARS AGO, RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN LTD., OF PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A. INSTITUTED AN AWARD TO BE MADE TO ANY CASSTIAR EMPLOY- WHO CONTRIBUTED! MOST OUTSIDE OF HIS OR HER REGULAR DUTIES TO THE WELFARE AND BETTERMENT OF THE THE RULES GOVERNING THIS AWARD ARE:- 1. The selection committee will consist of the Mine Manager and two members appointed by Raybestos-Manhat tan. 2. Each nomination must -have two sponsors and must include. a short citation of the nominee! s eee in support of the 3. An individual may receive the an ca once in three con= 4. All nominations should be forwarded to the Mine Manager, Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Limited, Cassiar Mine not later COURIER STAFF................ Kerry Jones, Lee Coran, Vivian Cousins, Roberta Hollings i i ra - Judith Hecomovic e ‘ Bridge Club News On May Sth the Bridge Club held its regular soc- ial in the Arena Lounge. We were pleased to wel- come one new guest who had completed the Bridge course given by Northern Lights College. Congratulations, Gina - we hope to see you and some of your classmates at our regular meet- ings. At the Social the prizes were awarded to those with the High-Low aggregate scores compiled since the last regular social. The results were as follows: High Lady - Frieda Forbes Low Lady - Sue Chambers High Man - Mario Gimmi Low Man - Dick Chambers Just one high and one low score prize was awarded at the Social. These were won by: High - Dave Cook Low - Jim Forbes The floating prize was won by Brenda Roos- dahl. The prizes -were donated by Phillips Travel. As usual, the ladies provided excellent refresh- ments, which were enjoyed by all. The Tuesday _ night meetings of the Bridge Club will continue until the end of June, after which other arrange- ments will be made for the summer. Among the new books arrived at the Guar : Public Library is the bestseller by Richard Ad- ams “Watership Down’’. Critics are raving about this most unique and fascinating story of rabbits leaving their about to be destroyed home to find a new place to live. Their advent- ures are by no means children’s book stories but a most interesting account of happenings and encounters with the human and animal world. Read it - a beautiful book. Would you like to join the Cassiar Library Board and learn how the library functions in our community? Please feel free to contact the Librarian or any member of the Board. Mem- bers of the Library Board are: Jan Reid Lynn Rauch Lee Vujanich Carl Lefebvre Linda McQuarrie Patricia Raabe LIBRARY HOURS _ Sundays 2-5 p.m. ~ Mondays 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays 2-5p.m. Thursdays 6-9 p.m. Fridays 6-9 p.m. Saturdays Closed : Hilde Guderjahn > : Don't forget.... TO ENTER THE CASSIAR ROD AND GUN CLUB 2 TTA ANNUAL DERBY pEFLECTIONS Zoo az log cation by Brenda Mallory The snow has finally left us for another season, and in it’s place we will see flowers, moss, lich- ens, and many types of willows and fruit bearing bushes. Another thing that appears at this time of year is a rather unique speciman - the tourist. These creatures slip into our town to have a look around, perhaps buy some gas in order that they might continue their.progress down the dusty roads of the north. Often I watch thése people travelling into our town only to see them drive out again about half an hour later. Did anyone have a chance to say “Hello”, or “Could I help you find our Dry Goods store?” or “Did you know that we do have other facilities in our town?”’ These Northern roads are a bit lonely at times and I ’m sure you are all well aware that the nor- mal services are few and far between. Let’s not have tourists leave Cassiar feeling that we are a most unfriendly group of people. It might take a minute out of our busy schedule to.show some kindness to a weary traveller. Don’t forget one day you could be a tourist in eet town. Somehow I feel a Dit more effort could be made. by the ‘ ‘powers that be” to. make the tourist more welcome. It would take very ‘little effort. Perhaps a few directional signs would be useful (e.g. store, hospital, snack bar, and Hqdor SOre, ete.). - Who knows? - maybe a few people will travel along these dust choked roads and talk among themselves about the friends they made -here, or about the kindness someone showed them while they searched for our few unnamed “cilities. THANK YOU Hereby we want to thank the Lioness Club for the beautiful crochetted outfit for our new baby Randi. Also Jane Guardon and all the ladies who at- - tended the baby’s shower, given in honor of Randi. It was such a surprise and we truly ap- preciated it very much and Bryanna was over- -joyed to open all the presents for her “‘baby sister”’. Thank you all so much. ~ Tony, Josette, Bryanna and Randi Zemenchik EE SS SS SY Cassiar Courier Page 3 PUBLIC HEALTHeee A group of ladies met Wednesday, May 30th, at 8:00 p.m. in the Lion’s den. Representatives from the Lionesses and Anglican and Catholic women’s groups met with the acting Long Term Care Administrator, Joan Eales from the Peace River Health Unit in Dawson Creek,, and health nurse, Helen Read. Topic -of discussion was the _ possibility of organizing a homemaker service in the area. Homemaker service is an organized community service provided through a voluntary or non- profit organization and is given by qualified per- sons, under professional- supervision. Home- makers are assigned to care for children when the mother is in hospital, ill at home, or over- burdened at home; to give assistance to convales- cent adults or aged persons still capable of some self management and operation; or to help the chronically ill. Homemaker Service helps to pro- tect and restore individual and family function- ing, and serves to prevent the placement of chil- dren and adults away from their own homes. The following is a questionnaire to help deter- mine whether such a service should be estab- lished in the Cassiar, Dease Lake and Good Hope Lake area. We would appreciate the time you take to com- plete this questionnaire. ‘| If a Homemaker Service had been available with- | in the past 12-months in Cassiar, Dease Lake and Good Hope Lake, I could have used a Home; | maker to: (Please check is Hees Hold my family together while either Farol ‘was either | physically or emotionally int —" . N had to have stayed at home to care for my, children- during spouse’ illness , an ill rela tive, or elderly parent. - . Assist me with my new baby. g | ee | | . Assist : myself or spouse at home while con-| " Nalescing J from an illness or operation. + nA a . To assist me while handicapped or disabled in n| my own home. | | I Be To BNE assistance to an aged Berson: at home. 0 | The amount of time I could have used a Home} maker in my home was : (For | example: two hours per day for one week.)| This form will be collectéd by the health nurse ; Eh from the designated boxes in the grocery, dry goods stores, community centre, and health pute | a Please: return by July Ist. Thank you very much for your help! eR OE OK NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF CASSIAR, DEASE LAKE AND GOOD HOPE LAKE . Keep on the job when otherwise I would hgve ‘ For your information, I will be absent from the . oe area from June 13th to July Ist, 1979. _ Dates for immunization in Cassiar are as follows: *Thursday, July 5 Thursday, July 19 ‘ Thursday, Aug. 2 Helen Read, : Public Health Nurse — anentacfnd « at