“horse.

THIS N’ THAT...
from HERE N’ THERE

mis there some way we can package the
spring and fall mud in Cassiar to sell |
in cemented cities? We need a creative
idea! (How about ''Cassiar Mud" $1. a +
can. Guaranteed to stick to anything! —=
@ LEAVE THE CHAINS ALONE! Quartz Creek
Gulf reports thieves helping themselve
to chains off their wrecker. Knock it
off, or you may wear a Set.
wWhat nest? Now. it's gasoline sniffing |
problem with young people. Gas sniffing |
-can cause brain damage - death. Keep
your gas cans away from young sniffers.
m The Courier will be reporting incide- |
nts covered by RCMP in the area. When
laws are broken, it's a community mat-
ter. There's an old maxim, eta
that says, "When you spare the guilty,
you threaten the innocent."
mGuess it's time to put chains, shov-
els, ashes, sand, weight, etc, in the
truck. I usually wait till I get stuck.
Don't you wait, because I may be right
behind you when you get stuck, and I'm
as handy as a whipsocket on a rainbar-
rel;
m Thirty years ago, you could leave your
cabin open and never worry. These days,
thieves make off with everything, incl-
uding your firewood. No greater sin in
the north than to clean a man's cabin
out of grub and firewood without. re-
placing. Was a day when your grub wo-
uld be replaced with something compar-
able, fire and kindling wood replaced,
a note SHES who used your place, and
when, and nothing else disturbed. (The
good old days were good!) es
@ Hear about the wolfish old~timer from
iskut who took gals for dogsled rides,
~ and kept running out of dogfood?
@ New rehabilitation center .for.handi-
capped adults opened Oct. 14 in White-
Will, train mentally retarded,
physically and mentally handicapped, etc
to live and work independently. Contact:

Ken Ryba, Director, 3181B 3rd AVve===—
@ PLAUDITS! ACCOLADES! CONGRATULATIONS !

Something unusual and good has happened.
A group made up.of company and union re-
presentatives are-working together to
improve the environment of Cassiar Coun-
try! The CASSIAR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMIT-
TEE should be applauded for the cooper-
ation and effort shown in their first
issue of the Cassiar Reporter. Since the
committeé started, improvements in mil]
air system, the mine dry and a "no smo-
king" campaign have resulted. Everyone
benefits from the positive results of
cooperation.
m Dease Lake Land Auction in late Octo-
ber resulted in most of the 75'x200' to-
wn lots and majority of light industrial
lots on the Telegraph Road sold under
the auctioneers hammer.

Talking with local people, seemed to
be considerable confusion, frustration
and anger over the way it was handled.

According to residents,’ "No input of
town residents to Victoria-based plan-
ners before townsite was finalized. Who
likes to have their hometown designed by
someone a thousand miles away?"

Residents claim that prior to auction
local people given the run-around by
Lands people. One man refused lease on
good, wooded lot. Letter stated..."not
Suitable for orderly development". He
was offered another lot that had burn-
ed off -- and half on side hill.

Some. people got reply.on lease re-
quest to "Wait''. Next thing they heard
was a province-wide publicity campaign
re: Dease Lake Land Auction.

Another question by local resident:
"Why 75' x 200' lots in a remote town?

. At, $2,000 each,. that computes. to.over
$6,000 an acre, with no-servii¢es':: That's

WHAT'S GOING UP?

If you've fondere? what all the constr-
uction was about on your right as you
enter town... it's a new $2.5 million
dollar Change House facility.

Purpose? To confine asbestos to work
areas only...to help minimize health ©
hazards. Everyone will have to go thr-
ough this facility going to and from
work, change clothes, etc.. More details
in forthcoming issues.

BROWNIES...

For all girls age 7-10 inter-
ested in joining Brownies: this
year - meetings will start Nov.
18, 1976 in the Youth Building
on Kennedy St. Contact: Nada
Carin - 778-7366, or Diane
Bilger on 778-7248 |

lot.
at: $550."
interested in
publishing procedures and-policies of
the group in government that handles

a wicked Tie for a town
ars ago, they were offered
(Ed. note: would be

Two ye-

land auctions. ) ;
mw Cassiar Community Club reminds every-
one their lounge is a private club,

and you must have_membership to. be. Aes
customer. $3. month for single nate
ship, $5. month-for family. Get your -
memberships at-the Recreation Centre.

@ $9,750,000 highway contract awarded
to Emil Anderson Construction of Hope
to develop road between Hazelton and
Rt 37 Stewart Cassiar Road... the 24
mile stretch between Meziadin Lake and
Kitwanga. Project provides 40 to 60
jobs for two years.
@ Contracts also up for 24.48 miles of
improvement from Pinetree Lake to the
Cassiar Junction. Work starts in the
spring. .
gm Dept. of Highways added $760,000 in
equipment to keep Rt 37 open this: win-
ter... Great!
m Watched construction. of new RCMP fa-
cility at Dease Lake. -Will house two
constables, starting in April 1977. .
Telegraph Creek RCMP to close after
100 years.in that area.
MLocal Initiative. Project Grant ann-
ounced for Cassiar Arena to tune of
$15,300. Congrats!
grederal and Provincial MP's (See the
messages -this issue.) have agreed to
keep in close communication with the
Courier on legislation and government
actions concerning Cassiar Country.

If you want to tell them, or ask then,
use the pages of the Courier as your
messenger. A lot of people may be lo-
oking for answers to the same questions
Share them!
m UNION BALL;..Heard reports it was-an
excellent dance, excellent band and
great food. - shrimp, lobster, crab,
squid, etc., Best costume to Bunny
Wabbit Bonnie Greenway and mate!

If you are enjoying knitting, crochet-
ing, etc., and like to have a relaxing
evening, come and join the ladies of
the handicraft. If. you'd like more in-
formation, contact Mrs. .Anna, Ripco,, on
778-7305

Cassiar Bridge Club

The Cassiar Bridge Club is still
meeting regularly Sundays, 7:00 PM
in the Recreation Center. Membership
has fallen and suggestions have been
made that the present time is incon-
vient to many Bridge Players.

If you are interested in playing or
learning to play social bridge and would
prefer to see the club meet on a dif-
ferent night each week please fill in
the form below and return it to the

s Recreation Coordinator in the Recrea-

tion Center or Fred Smidt - Nielsen in
the Post Office.

BRIDGE CLUB
Preferred Meeting Date

- Interested in Playing

Regularly Occasionally

Name

LION’S NEWS

eLatest winner of the Lion's 400 Club
was Jack Thornicroft, former Cassiar

resident and Charter member of the ~

Lion's Club.

~@ Lion Reg reports he has collected

263 dozen‘bottles in the past two
weeks. As Lion Reg now has over 1,000
dozen beer bottles, the next truck
that takes out the bottles can br-
ing in the color television set that
we have agreed to purchase for the
Cassiar hospital.

e Cassiar Army Cadets have rebounded ..
from the summer. (Lion) Captain Paul
Wood reports 25 members in the Corps.

scala are Siteeni ate for Cadets 1 ‘to
aining.

Scheduled PSSBE 24 - Oct. Tfiess than —
four weeks after the two month strike)
Theoretical postponements showed other
community activities conflicting for
funds so the postponement was not ad-
vised. The door to door canvas was
poorer than last year. The single bu-
nkhouse residents were much more res-
ponsive this year. Special mentions:
Lion Oskar raised $242. on his street.
Lion John Inch raised $348.84. Eve Th-
irwell raised $761.25 in two days.

In 1975 we just made our goal of $1,-
975.00, this year the goal was $2,300
for Cassiar's 23rd anniversary. To
date the Canadian National Institute
for the Blind driv has raised over |
$3,103.00! Lion Jon is commended for
his organization and the community at
large is commended for their concern
for others:

BUSHED...by Rasmen