\SSSOKSSSOKOHSSSSSHSHSOHSHOSHOHHOHSSHSHO8THEH8H8TH8HHHHHHHHHHHH8HH8H8H8HSH8E8 0 Editorial ....ceeces page Army CadetS..ceceseee page York Winds Concert... page R.C.M.P. NewS ....0+- page Town Council ......-. page Roving Reported ..... page - Winter Carnival....-. page Good Hope Lake News.. page School NewS .eeesseee Page Curling NewS .«cececee-- page Advice to the Lovelorn. «. page Classified Ads ...... page YOUR YEAR=1978. This News letter is primarily to tell you what we are planning for 1978. More attractions and recreational facili- ties will be essential to compliment the new services and accomodations which are now being developed due to our rapid growth. The Peace River—Alaska Highway Tourist Association therefore invites all Industries attracting people to the North, to assist the Travel Industry in 1978. Let us assure that the visitors have the necessary ameni- ties required, plus recreation activity opportunities for their leisure hours. The economy of Region ‘H’ will be .greatly enhanced as a result. Your Year of Discovery—1978, (Captain Cook Bi-Centennial) Your Place of Adventure British Columbia, — Your Land to Explore the Northern Peace. The Ministry of Travel has announced a matching grant in the amount of ($.20) twenty cents per capita, which is available to each community in order that you may join in the celebrations of this historical event. An audio- visual presentation by Tourism British Columbia using the Discovery theme has been presented by the Minister in other Regions of the province and will . be soon in our Region. Hospitality Courses and ‘Travel | Counsellors’ Courses are planned for 1978 in our’ Northern portion of British Columbia. Our 1978 program will include Travel, Sports and Shopping Centre shows and displays. One, we will call ‘Action Country Northern British Columbia’ will be shown at major centres across Canada. Great Britian and Germany will be visited in 1978 with the story of B.C.’s North. Air Canada will be our air travel host for these shows. Two, at the end of August we will see Region ‘H’ again participating at the P.N.E. in Vancouver, with another seventeen (17) day Exhibition. Hope- fully the ‘Queen of the North’ will accompany us. Three, an in-region display, so that the people of our own Region are more aware of the northern attractions and the importance of the Travel Industry to all, will be produced to visit the communities of the North. Four, Travel Writers and Photographers will be invited to visit . us so that they may assist us in telling our story. * Five, the Northern ‘See B.C.’ Kit has been developed and will be used as a means of promoting our area through the coming year. It contains the First $2 Multi-Value Coin; the Pot o’ Gold Book and the Beautiful British Col- umbia’s Great North. This Kit with a value of $4.25 is now available at $2.00, plus $.50 handling and postage. : The Action Centre Now is our North’ ---and Now is our Time ‘for Action. , $$ +» The theft of $200.00 or less, breal:- ing and entering and vandalism consti- tute 65% of the crimes committed in B.C. according to the latest Police Commission statistics. The reported crime prone age group of these crimes is 14 to 23 years of age. The majority EDITORIAL WHO PAYS THE PIPER? $$ The young people find they can get. away with a lot because of their age. They also find the punishment low and inconsequential. In Cassiar the crime rate in the young age group has increased in the last three years. In fact, the young of the offenders are found in the voung- offender is now on comparison with the est portion of this age group. Juveniles are harder to apprehend because of the structure of the pre- sent law. It is hoped that if and when the "New. Young Offenders Act" is passed, there will be better control over the young offender. At the present time the courts do not recognize that a juvenile adult. offender. Why? liore young people in town? More crimes reported? Or adult carelessness Peek poaane keys in cars or homes un- ocked? Maybe some of the problem ori- jSinates in the homes? The world over, the almighty dollar seems to have replaced family unity, under the age of 16 years is responsih] ‘ zi : : : he ag f£ 16 vears is responsible the tosetherness, communication, in- for the act he or she commits. The new act will recopnize that persons younfer volvement and loving. As a whole we seem to have for- 1 C sible ; 5 : A than 16 Dies eee be and are responsibl ‘rotten that security bepins in the for their deeds. A young offender of anv age needs a deterrent that fits the crime committed. NEWS FROM OTTAWA lona Campagnolo, M.P. | Ottawa NEWS CLIPS FROM IONA CAMPAGNOLO Canada is not ‘‘a sick country in a healthy world”, but rather a ‘“‘healthy country in a dif- ficult world”’. This statement by Prime Minister Truedeau puts our country’s current economic situation into a perspective we cannot afford to forget. This March the Prime Minister stated that the’ oq LT Stat Oibdoelharethekuonlduoves government ‘‘would continue to strive for economic prosperity primarily through the efforts of the private sector’ but that it must “‘ctick to the principles of social justice’’ in en- suring that all Canadians benefit from the results of that prosperity. Two examples of this philosophy in operation have been the subjects of announcements just this past week. These are a $2 million contract shared 50-50 by federal and provincial govern- ‘ments to upgrade four bridges on the Stewart- cassiar highway and a pledge of financial assis- tance for 400 housing units in rural and remote areas. Work will begin in early May on four major bridges on the Stewart-Cassiar highway, as part of the $30 million federal-provincial high- ways upgrading agreement announced last year. A contract worth $1,962,015 has been let for the upgrading project, and the project should provide employment for up to 50 people for four months. The four bridges, already in place, include the Bell-Irving No. 1 and No. 2 bridges, Devil Creek bridge and the Stikine River bridge. They are located along a 360 kilometre stretch of the highway with the most southerly site approxi- mately 80 kilometres from Stewart. The federal government has committed $15 million to the Province of B. C. for these and other upgrading projects on Highway 37. This was done--even though highways are strictly a provincial responsibility -- because the federal government has recognized the importance of upgrading the Stewart-Cassiar Highway in en- hancing and diversifying the economic base of northwestern B.C. home. liome sliould be the focal point of our young people's lives. A place where we find and rely on "}fum and Dad", a place to learn democracy, unity, love; a place where one can develop self worth. Is it worth it to have all the material luxuries we think we need at the expense of our future renera- tion? Just where are ve heading and who or what is leading us dowm the path of 'NMaterial Vorship''? Let's tale a few moments and ask ourselves some questions. Do we spend’ our time defending our children after they have committed an offense or do we spend our time sharing events and love with them before the offense is committed? Who or what is influencing our children when one or both of their parents aren't around? Whose morals and life stvles are our children imi- tatine? Are they different from ours? Are our children becoming confused and unhappy? Do we judge or talk down to our teen-arers or do we take the time to listen to them? Can only the other ‘person, wlio becomes involved hecause of a problem, deal better with our own children than we as parents can? Why have the young people develop- them a living? Do we blame this on that $700 colour T.V. we worked so hard to buy? Why does the teen-ager resent au- thority? When and how did we, as adults, lose or misuse the ability to he just and respected leaders? Where does the money come from for our young people to buy drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and pornography? “We all knov these products are not free. Does sone of it come from us parents in the form of "conscience money"? Why do the teen- agers of today think these things help them to adjust in the unjust world we have brought them into? Are our child- ren so emotionally insecure that thev feel the need for these outside stimu- lants to make life meaningful? Are you young, people really willing to meet the demands and accept the re- sponsibilities you are asking for? Are you all talk and show or are you chal- lenging the adults with the intention of working out a solution? As a community are we offering our young the security of consistency, in- order to teach them a sense of values and moral worth? The young must have a élear, concise picture to follow, not a confused, "who cares" attitude. Surely it is possible for us in Cassiar, a small but proving community, to see that the needs of our youns are- met. continued on page 16 On March 9th at the Anglican Church Hall the Bridge Club held a Party Bridge Night. For the last three months the club members have been accumulating good and bad scores vieing for high or low scores in order to win a prize at the bridge party. The happy prize winners were: Hi Woman - Frieda Forbes, Hi Man - Jay Lee, Low Woman— Mary Leathley and Low Man - Jim Forbes. All you Bridge players are welcome to come out and join us every Thursday evening at ‘7:30 p.m. at the Anglican Church Hall. A \e2rh@'sS PHOTO STUDIO es The 20 or so ladies that Attended this month’s Ladies Luncheon on Tuesday, March 28th were treated to the wry humour of a delightful speaker, Jean Harbottle of Whitehorse, author of “‘Ladies of the Yukon”. Mrs. Harbottle was very entertaining in her re- counting of life in the Yukon of 30 years ago, and in particular her first five years there spent working a trap-line with her husband. Mrs. Harbottle recall- ‘ed the days when a fresh egg in Whitehorse was one that was only six months old! ' Total population of Whitehorse in the 1930’s was 350 until the influx of 40,000 soldiers to build the Alaska Highway during the Second World War. Sleigh rides, snow shoe parties and curling were _ the entertainment of the day. The picture drawn for us was of a hard but rewarding life, enjoyed to the full. We were of course again treated to a sumptuous hot and cold buffet provided by the cafeteria staff. Ladies treat yourselves, do join us next month, you are sure to enjoy the break, don’t you think you deserve it? i ee : Mark the date well — April 21st -- and present yourselves at the Community Centre at 7:30 p.m. to view this years latest fashions. This is to be Cassiar’s first “Home-grown” show, the joint effort of “Little Peoples Boutique’’, “The Final Touch”, “Smiles n’ Styles” and “Creations”. These four stores can clothe you from the cradle to the-—-, well almost anyway! i It promises to be an enjoyable evening for ladies and gentlement alike. You should see'some of our models Cheryl Tighe look out. Refreshments will be served, rumour has it that cheese and wine could. be on the fare and all proceeds are to go to the Community Club as sponsors. See you there! - BRIDGE CLUB NEWS 775 Malozemoff -Passport Pictures - - Portraits -B &W Darkroom Finishing - Films. Cameras, & Accessories -Camera Repairs - _ > Wedding & Special Events over the weekend for the Regimental Dinner and practical PRT RE 1: Is -Mortifee Munshaw Dealer for Color and Enlargements (7-10 day delivery) CASSTAR COURIER Page 3 ARMY CADETS KAMLOOPS VISIT During the Spring Break from school the Cadets and three officers of 2930 RCACC Cassiar made a a citizenship tour to Rocky Mountain Rangers Head- quarters in Kamloops B.C. The regiment is our af- a Uv yO filiated corps and we wanted to cement some rela- tionships with them. Our hosts were the officers kes ‘and cadets of 2305 RCACC Kamloops and we found i an} a real spirit of welcome and hospitality with them. - i They made our four-day excursion to Kamloops a DID YOU KNOW......... very memorable one. ..that it may be illegal to set your suitcase or We arrived by plane on Tuesday, 28 March 1978 packsack down on a public sidewalk in Kelowna and were whisked away to our billets. From there | _ ..that people on welfare in B.C. can receive we went to Headquarters and an afternoon of intro-\compensation under the Criminal Injuries Act duction and sightseeing. On Wednesday we toured the!without jeopardizing their welfare payments? Gulf Oil refinery though our five girls and a couple of | ..that children under the age of seven can’t girls from Kamloops got lost (whether deliberately or ‘be charged with a crime but can be charged as not we don’t know) and wound up at the pulp mill. liable for a “tort”? That afternoon the 10 cadets received some map i .. These are samples of problems you’ll be able and compass instruction from the Training Officer'to solve if you come to consult the new refer- and some free time. In the evening some went to a ence section in the Cassiar Public Library. carnival and got home late. . The decision to place legal materials in public Thursday we made a trip to Vernon Army Camp. ‘libraries is one of the results of the civil rights We toured the camp, saw a great deal of improvement agitations in the 60’s when the right of access -going on in preparation for summer training. We en- to legal information was recognized. joyed a marvellous meal prepared in the Camp Kitchen , In B.C. a number of legal aid societies were arranged for us by W.O. Arnie Middleton. After lunch formed. The formation of the Justice Develop- the cadets received some introduction and use of Ment Commision preceded the establishment of — G.P. Machine Gun which was to be followed by intro- the Legal Services Commision: the first being duction and use of the 7.62 MM FN rifle. However we @ research organization, the second its working had to scrap the idea of firing the FN since the range Partner. The Legal Services Commision is active- was a mucky bog and we couldn’t get there anyhow; ly engaged in programs fostering full public the gate was securely locked, The round trip to Vernon ‘access to the law. also afforded some view of the countryside and some A contract between the Peace River Branch of cadets had never been to the area before. We arrived the Library Development Commision and the in Kamloops for dinner and an evening of music and’ gal Services Commision has placed small col- dancing in the armouries with some members of 2305 lections of up-to-date legal reference Corps. Everyone had a great time and it will be long books on the shelves of the member libraries of ‘remembered, the Peace River Associated Libraries. In order Our Commanding Officer was invited to stay to provide one collection large enough“ for purposes, the largest number of Dance, but unfortunately we all had to come home these books has been placed in the Dawson on Friday. (1 think he really wanted to stay secretly.) Creek Public Library, with access to _ this The hospitality and kindness we had extended to Collection available to all us in Kamloops was deeply appreciated. _raries. The collection will be kept up-to-date, The C.O. of 2305 Corps, Capt. Mclsaac, Lieut. but will not be either large or comprehensive. Studer, Lieut. Williams and Lieut. McCarthy are Nevertheless it is hoped that these refer- commended for all their efforts to make us welcome... ence tools will contribute to a clearer public Their generosity of time and arrangements for our knowledge and understanding of laws that affect visit made our stay very enjoyable. We wish to thank all of us. ; them sincerely. After consultation with Cadet Staff in Yellow- y TOLKIEN i knife and discussion with Lt. Col. Robertson, the. The Authorized Biography by Humphrey Commanding Officer of Rocky Mountain Rangers, Carpenter it was agreed that Lt. Col. Robertson would be our corps inspecting officer at our Annual Inspection on . Few writers of this century have had as much May 15, 1978, impact, on the public as J.R.R. Tolkien, whose This should help our corps spirit since Lt. Col. epic Lord of the Rings has transcended the limit: Robertson is very interested in the Cadet movement Middle-earth, and thes nobbitsmandswizalcs agg and enjoys association with young people. We look and provides clues to others. Humphrey Carpenter forward. to his visit with,the other members of the une Gane’ sae tS Tau of the family documents, IDSRECHon party. Arrangements are underway for our AGEL ging u oe Owane Fame we ee about Annual inspection by our sponsors, the Cassiar Lions eeat All the hobbits and wizards and Club. dwarves that lived there. = | This biography answers many of the questions a and provided clues to others. Humphrey Carpenter -BDMAR Hest tell: SA be Ss has gained acced to many of the family documents, Mon. - Fri.: letters, and photographs, as well as the Tolkien children’s memories of their extra-ordinary father. He traces Tolkien’s life from early childhood in South Africa through the lonely years that follow- ed the death of both parents and ended with his marriage, the quiet years of academic achievement as a distinguished Oxford professor, and the un- expected popular acclaim that changed his life, to his last years as a famous literary figure. 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