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REPORT
Al Passarell

Recently the Provincial Government announced a
program for youths in the Province entitled the Youth
Advisory Council. The Council is made up of youths from
seven regions of the Province. We in the North had a dele-
gate from Atlin but, because of family problems she could
not fulfil her duties. The Atlin Constituency is in region 7,
with a delegate from McKenzie.

The Council has received as of January, 400 applica-
tions for youth orientated jobs that -will benefit the
youths of this Province. Your Provincial Government has
funded the program to the tune of $200,000. The Council
will be holding public meetings across the Province to
formulate a direct link between the youth of B.C. and the
Provincial Government. j

Basically the program will give the youth of this
Province which has one of the highest unemployment
rates, an Opportunity to tell your provincial government
what it should be doing to employ youths in beneficial
programs for the community. Further information
maybe received from the:

Youth Grant Program

% Parliament Buildings,

Victoria, B.C.

V8V 1X4
or through my office, Government Caucus, Room 204,
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V_ 1X4.

Another topic | would like to bring to your attention
is lottery grants. Your Provincial Government has a num-
ber of programs which benefit the community. B. C. Lot-
tery Grant applications are available through my. office.

If you have any questions or need to discuss the mat-
ters I raised in this report, please contact me at my Victor-
ia office in the Parliament Buildings. The only way we in
the North are going to benefit from the many government
programs is to take advantage of them.

NORTHERN

Safety Awards
presented

At our Production Meeting on December
19, 1985, Peter Jones, Executive Vice Presi-
dent of Cassiar Mining Corporation, presented
Safety Award Certificates to five of our Sup-
ervisors for having directed the workers in their
crews over the minimum required number of
consecutive man shifts, during which time not
one worker suffered a disabling injury. The
awards are in recognition of the Supervisors
ability to prevent accidents and injury to the
workers in their care. This Safety Award Pro-
ee is sponsored by the Mining Association
of B.C. :

Certificate of Achievement

Manshifts Worked

Dave Pewsey 9,681
Richard Bernier 9,666
Milan Psenko 9,556

Award of Merit

Manshifts Worked
18,690
19,117

John VanDamme
Hans Blaschitz

John and Hans reached their -first milestone
- in excess of 9,000 manshifts without a time

loss injury on September 30, 1983.
The manshifts listed were counted up to
September 30, 1985. Accumulation of acci-

dent free manshifts is continuing for 4 of the
Supervisors.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

College News

Liquor stolen

During the Christmas holidays thieves broke into the
Government Agent's office and the Cassiar Lounge. It is
believed both these breakins took place on eit..er Christ-
mas Eve or Christmas Day. Although no arrests have been
made both breakins were committed. by the same persons
and physical evidence indicates at least two persons were
involved,

Liquor valued at approximately $600 was taken from
the Cassiar Lounge and damage was confined to the door.
Nothing was stolen from the Government Agent's office
although damage was estimated at $500. It is believed the
thieves were trying to gain entry into the Government
Liquor Store, which is next door.

Investigation is continuing.

Debbie Fulmer
recelves award

A former Cassiar resident, Deborah Jean Fulmer, was
awarded the M. G. Griffiths Plaque, Royal Life Saving
Society Canada’s highest rescue commendation. This was _
presented to her at the November Investiture of the BG
and Yukon Branch for her part in saving the life of 30
year old Robert Grawehr last summer.

“T used to be a lifeguard, and all the training I took
finally paid off at the end,” said Debbie. “I’ve pulled
people from the water before, but never in such a bad
state as Rob Grawehr.” 4 ;
“When Debbie and her husband, Don, went fishing in .
Whitehorse at Fish Lake last June 16, they didn’t ex-
pect to end their outing by saving a man from drowning.
The victim, Robert Grawehr, and a friend of the Fulmer:
toppled out of his 16-foot motorized canoe while fishing.

Don Fulmer noticed the empty canoe circling in the
one to two foot waves and raised the alarm. They found
the victim face down in the extremely cold, 70-foot
deep water. His three or four minutes in the icy water
had left him unconscious and non-breathing.

“We didn’t
where he was,”’ Debbie recalled. “Rob had on insulated,
vinyl coveralls, and there was an air bubble in them
which was holding him up. We got him into our boat

even hesitate, but flew across the lake to —

CASSIAR

Bits & Pieces

Mary Marvel is alive and doing well — even if not
still in Cassiar! Excellent dinner and your Christ-
mas cake was “simply MARV ELous °

What's the big attraction in Karen and Brock’s
Library? Maybe Judy and Otto can tell us!

It. was nice to see Barbara Westlake in
recently, renewing acquaintances.

town

We understand that Adolph really does travel
light. Gets a bit expensive when you have to buy
almost a complete wardrobe!

Sorry we goofed on the hours the new store Mix
& Match is open. The store is open Tuesday and
Thursday 1 - 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m. and Saturday
1-6 p.m.

Congratulations to Kevin Craft for making the
Honour Roll at Mount Baker High School in
Cranbrook!

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Congratulations

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Roy Carlick, son of Wilson and Angel Carlick,
Good Hope Lake, B.C. graduated from South-
ern Alberta Institute of Technology (S.A.L.T.)
in Calgary, Alberta, on November 15, 1985. He
received a Certificate in Industrial Certification,
He is currently working as a technician for
Nova Corporation in Calgary.
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Cassiar Courier February 1986 Page 3

Leos stage
marathon

Marathon winners Danny Walters and Kelly Huber
by Celenka Krawzcyk

The Cassiar Leos would like to thank Betty Cavanagh,
Lee Playford, Stan Carter, Betty Liddle, Maggie Girardin
and Edith McDougall for all their time and assistance to
the Leos in their first big project. A very special thanks to
Chuck Molloy, Keith Taylor, W.S.T.V., Manley Guarducci
Ellie Erickson, Judy Walker and the Cookery, for without
them the contest would not have. been possible. Even
though we lost $40 in the attempt, it was a lot of fun. We
had a fairly good turnout at the dance but we would have

Shawne Goodison of Red Lake, Ontario and
Ray Hamilton of Charleville, Australia were mar-
ried in Vancouver on December 28th, 1985.

After a Civil Ceremony, the couple celebrated
at Humphries Restaurant with friends who travel- -
led from Ontario, Manitoba and parts of British
Columbia.

Shawne and Ray have lived in Cassiar for the

and he looked dead. Everytime we moved him, you could
hear the water move in his lungs.” 0
Debbie, a 26-year old employee of the Territorial
Government Services Department, administered rescue —
breathing throughout the one mile ride back to the dock.
Rob had regained consciousness, but was having severe
convulsions and was suffering from shock.
On shore, with the help of other onlookers, they

liked to see more people participating in the contest. Con-
gratulations to Kelly Huber and Danny Walters, who won
first prize, Pam King and Shawn Penno for second and
Paul Guarducci and Lisa Ray coming in a close third.

The community college traditionally provides a wide
range of training to the region it serves. For Northern
Lights this region is the top one third of the Province
and the largest geographical area served by any of Bri-
tish Columbia‘’s 15 colleges. The northern region pro-
vides a special set of training needs because of the di-
versity of economic development. The region supports a

INVITATIONAL
FRIENDSHIP
GAMES

Si Happy Winners

Cassiar will host nine communities on March 7, 8 and
9th in the N.I.F. Games, and approximately 300 to 400
athletes, complete with coaches, chaperones and officials,
will descend-into Cassiar for the weekend.

The second meeting of the Games Committee was
held in the Upper Leisure Room of the Recreation Centre,
and the Games Committee is now fully complete. There
will be two sides to the Games — Sports and Cultural,

with the intent of using all the facilities situated in Cassiar.

The communities coming to Cassiar are Tungsten, °

N.W.T., Watson Lake, Yukon, Lower Post, B.C., Good
Hope Lake, B.C., Whitehorse, Yukon, Dease Lake. B.C.,
Telegraph Creek, B.C, and Iskut. B.C.

The athletes that are attending are between the ages
of 10 — 15 and the philosophy behind the Games is to
provide information on sports, meet other people, play
the sport of your choice, and leave with a new insight on
the sport or sports you chose for the weekend. All names
go into a hat, and everybody plays.

The eleven sports being offered are: volleyball,
sponge hockey, basketball. figure skating, gymnastics,
judo, badminton, indoor soccer, ringette, cross country
skiing and downhill skiing.

‘

The Games Committee are in the process of forming
their sub-committees, and they will be looking for volun-

teers. Representatives on the Games Committee are:

Arts & Culture — Frank Buckley

Information Booth — Ida Walters

Billeting — Gail Calder

Transportaton — Jim Gilpin

Advertising — Chuck Molloy - Teen Committee
Ceremonies — Danny Andrews and David Madore
Games Officials — Merv Prier & Pat Waldera
Athletes Cafeteria — Ken Smith (Oldtimers Hockey)
Facilities — David Hogg

Food Booths — not appointed yet

The Games will be in need of a lot of volunteers and
the above people have been kind enough to offer their ser-
vices to sit on the Games Committee. Please get in touch

with them if you wish to help.

Please call the Recreation Centre at 778-7224 or 778-
7527 should you want further information on the games.

wide variety of industrial, cultural, recreational and
agricultural activities.

In an attempt to measure the extent of training pro-
vided by Canadian Colleges the Association of commun-
ity Colleges has initiated a national survey. Northern
Lights has been invited to participate. The survey, called:
“Partnerships in Training’’, will attempt to assess how
successful local colleges have been in meeting the post
eduational and vocational training needs of College region
residents. :

In reporting on behalf of the Northern Lights College
Board, Chief Executive Officer, Jim Kassen, noted that
during 1984/1985 the College provided 139 separate
training sessions for 84 different government departments,
private agencies, voluntary organizations and business
and industry. These 84 organizations benefitted from
College support by having a total of 1,427 trained in one
or more subject areas. While “several of these courses
were regular college courses,” stated Kassen, ‘‘they
were tailored to the special needs of the industry,” “In
addition,” Kassen said, ‘‘twenty-two courses in the
Fort St. John area were designed to meet specific needs
of the local business community.”

Another purpose of the general survey is to demon-
strate how effective the community college can be in
providing support through a partnership approach. Nor-
thern Lights College, now in its eleventh year, has ex-
perienced steady growth in its partner relationships
throughout the region. College partners have included:
The Taku River Tlingit Band, a variety of enterprises
throughout the oil patch, a number of Provincial Mini-
stries, school districts, Petro Canada, Quinette Coal—
to name only a sample. In addition to the 1,427 who
have received formal training, another 89 individuals
have already received consultation service from the
recently inaugurated Entrepreneurial Program. This
program is designed to counsel those who either want
to establish a new business or improve an existing en-
terprise. i
For further information contact:

C.A. Westcott, Dean of Instruction, 782-5251

Local man dies

On December 28, 1985, at approximately 3:00 p.m.
two Good Hope Lake youths discovered the body of
Gordon James Whelan, aged 34, a few-feet from shore on
Good Hope Lake, just below the village. There was no
foul play and death was probably due to exposure.

loaded him from the boat into the Fulmer’s suburban.

- Don called other boaters to get an ambulance, but to do

so, they had to go two miles to a telephone at the Sky
High Wilderness Ranch. About -half way down the 15
mile Fish Lake road the ambulance met the suburban.
Debbie accompanied the still-convulsing victim during
the ride to the Whitehorse General Hospital. Oxygen
had been given to Mr. Grawehr in the ambulance and he
was kept in the hospital overnight. : !
Debbie earned four RLSSC awards in Prince George
in the early 1970s. She holds the Bronze Medallion, the
Bronze Cross, Senior Resuscitation and Award of Merit.
Deborah Jean Fulmer is highly commended for her
dedicated efforts to revive and further assist Robert
Grawehr in these perilous circumstances. There is no

doubt Debbie was responsible for Rob’s regaining
consciousness and ability to respond to _ hospital
treatment.

Frank Nuyens competes

in World Championship

per

Frank Nuyens competed in the North Ameri-
can World Championship Arm-Wrestling Competi-

tions in Edmonton recently. He did not place in |

his weight class, but the experience of competing
against world class arm-wrestlers will stand him in
good stead in the future. Frank won the Yukon
Championship in Whitehorse (for his weight class)
to advance to the Edmonton competitions. Keep
lifting those weights, Frank! ia

G had Clark and Christine Kwan are shown re-
ceiving their prizes for the Christmas story coR-
test from Mrs. Coran. Alexander Fiorella, who
also was a winner, is not in the picture.

Belated Happy 65th Birthday to H :
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from her family and friends. dS cKinle)

Don?t forget the Lions §
) ; ions Sweetheart Bonspiel op
February 14th, 15th and 16th. :

Congratulations to Dot Rattray on the
her two puppies. Heather's mom acted as mid-
wife this time.

RECENT STRANGE ‘SEENS IN CASSIAR:-
Small Edmontonian French Poodle named Beau
driving large green car into snow bank, blocking
only unlocked door.

Congratulations to Mr. Santos, who won a Cadil-
lac on a Super Lotto ‘Scratch & Win” ticket.

Then, would you believe it, he bought an addition-

al fifteen tickets two weeks later and won another
Cadillac!!

Frank Nitti says he finally knows who took P-E.T.
from his living room wall and left him in the gar-
age to freeze. He promises to give us the details
for the next issue.

Overheard:—Rosemary extolling. the virtues of
cold showers, to Gary P.

FAREWELL TO-:-
Ron and Jan Sweeney and children Kevin,
Rhonda and Chris who have moved to Sault Ste.

Marie.

Doug and Lynne MacDowell and family who have
headed south to warmer climes.

Cathy Richards, who has gone back to Lam-
berth, Ontario — Trailer still for sale!

WELCOME TO:-

Coralis Gray who has joined

our Furnace man,
Wayne. f

birth of

past 4% years.

Who’s News

Holly Harris

Holly Harris is the new Figure Skating Pro for the
Blue Valley Figure Skating Club. She has her Gold Dance,
Variation Dance, Senior Competitive Dance, Fifth Figure
and Senior Silver Freeskate. She was also on precision
teams that competed in the Canadian Senior and Junior
Precision Championships in 1984. Holly was in Cassiar
as guest skater for the 1984 Carnival.

Prior to coming to Cassiar, Holly was attending the
University of Victoria, working towards her Bachelor
of Science degree, Human Performance. Holly’s sister

_and family, Linda & Rick Cameron, live in Cassiar also.

Thank you to the residents of Cassiar and

Good Hope Lake for their generosity and
help when we lost everything in the fire.

Peggy Wurtak and family

Dale afid Rose Teague, the lucky winners of the
LIONS 1985 XMAS STOCKING raffle

Thanks to the Leos for selling the tickets and a
special thank you to Tammy and Celenka for helping out
at the store.

Thank you very much: D & L Carpet Cleaning, P & W
Service, W.S.T.V., The Clothes Closet, Cassiar Mining,
Cassiar Hair Design, U.S.W.A., Rod & Reel, The Liquor
Control Board, J. Lee, Marvel Travel, Steadman Clocks &
Rocks, the C.C.C. and G & D Road Service for your very
generous donations.

I] was going to hit the R.C.M.P. up for a get-out-of-
jail free but I don’t think they would have gone for it.
Do you?

The proceeds from the Xmas raffle have gone to the
Wurtak family, by way of a special account set up by the
Lions Club with Sears.

Thank you once again for making it a huge success.

by Keith Taylor

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