oe -_ ee a al — _ - “Page 2 Cassia Coitier May 1987 |. Ottawa Viewpoint Jim Fulton MP As Spring arrives | want to wish you and your family all the best. Since last writing I have travelled extensively throughout the northwest: on the Queen Charlotte Islands, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Terrace, Haz- elton and Smithers. In the coming months I hope to visit even more. This is tax time when we all grumble over the amount we have to pay. If only we could save as effect- ively as government takes. In recent years our tax sys- tem has become increasingly unfair to low and middle income Canadians. The new federal budget only makes matters worse. That’s why New Democrats are fighting for tax reform that spreads the burden fairly and evenly. At present, Ed Broadbent and the New Democrat cau- cus that I am proud to be a part of are receiving un- precedented support from every region across the coun- try. We have just wrapped up one of the most success- ful political conventions ever. Canadians want fairness and honesty and are turning to the New Democrats for leadership. With that support goes the responsibility to work hard and continue to represent the interests of average Canadians; not just the select few on the re- ceiving end of Liberal or Conservative patronage. I look forward to the challenges ahead, just as I enjoy rolling up my sleeves and helping to solve the problems you encounter with government. I will continue to work hard on your behalf and appreciate your many letters and phone calls. LIDDLE IS PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 6536. On Tuesday, April 14,;-1987, seventy per cent of the members of Local 6536 went to the polling sta- tion at the Union Hall to vote for a new President of the union. The result of the election determined that David Liddle was elected» as President over the other candidate, lan Stallwood. Mr. Liddle joins the other members of the executive: Vice President - Bill Deline Financial Secretary - Ken Kethler Recording Secretary - Betty Liddle Treasurer - Keith Taylor Also, a recent election established a new negotia- tion committee. Dave Liddle Ken Kethler, Ian Stallwood Rene Day Keith Taylor (alternate) Once again, many thanks goes to all those mem- bers that took the time to vote and all those who volun- teered their time in the past elections. Remember, general meetings are held the third Monday evening every month. Please attend! Mine Rescue Goes to _ Prince George Cassiar’s Mine Rescue Team will be in full train- ing during early May in readiness for the 16th Annual “Surface Mine Rescue”’ and ‘“‘Miner’s Three-Person First Aid” competition, to be held Saturday May 23rd. in Prince George. The Mine Rescue Team, is coached by Kinky Borsato, and has seven members: Captain, Darren De- Cecco;..Vice-Captain, Danny Harrison; Brien Kellar, Allan Johnston, Scott Smith, Ralf Voss, and Dale Ritter. The Cassiar Mining team took first place in the Provincial competition in 1981 and the Northern B.C. competition in 1983. . This year’s competition in Prince George is host- ed by Gibralter Mines Limited and sponsored by the Ministry: of Energy, : Mines: and-- Petroleum: Resources. Bill Deline EDITORIAL - The setting aside of one Sunday in the year as “Mother’s Day” is part of tradition in our society. ~Although not all women. are or will be Mothers; most-have had.-the exper- ience of “Mother”. I didn’t always get along with my Mother. She was domineering; I was independant! For years she tested my patience. If Mother’s Day were to occur during one of the periods of time when we were “on the outs’ I always had a difficult time picking out an appropriate card. I wouldn’t be feeling all that sentimental and something sweet when feelings were sour seemed too contradictory! I, of course, out of some sensibility, would condescend, pick a card with the bare minimum of loving implica- tion and sign it “As Always, Lorraine”, and enclose it with a small gift or flowers! Satisfied I had reached out as far as I was willing; she in turn would reply with lov- ing exultations, twisting me around so that I felt quilty and would silently berate myself for being cruel! Through the years of our mother-daughter relationship (which were rather dramatic), I never really got the best of her. She was artistic, musical, demanding and very critical of what 1 was doing or whom I was seeing. She ver- balized her opinions constantly! She could make me glad, sad and mad all in the same day! I remember one discussion on a stormy summer afternoon, long after L was married TO THE EDITOR NORTHERN WILDERNESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION General Delivery Iskut, B.C. VOJ-IKO Ministry of Forests & Lands Victoria, B.C. We, the members of N.W.T.A. and other con- cerned citizens, are committed to the preservation and promotion of the scenic and recreational values of High- way 37. In this regard, we are in favour of the establish- ment of a scenic highway corridor to preserve this unique area for future generations. Highway 37 provides a transportation corridor through the heart of B.C.’s remaining wilderness, and the area offers scenery and. outdoor recreational ac- tivities of exceptional quality and variety. Aside from the commercial value of forests, there are important ascetic values related to the visual impact of large untouched areas of wilderness. Removal of forest cover without due consideration of. these. as- cetic impacts will have serious detrimental effects on the long term socio-economic values of the area. — Recent large scale logging operations have drasti- cally eroded these values in. the southern reaches of Highway 37 and are now rapidly moving north and encroaching 6n the Iskut lakes recreational area. BENEFITS ARE TAXABLE Northern benefits compensate employees for the higher cost of living in the north.. Against all better advice, the Conservative Finance Minister will tax these benefits effective January Ist. Residents of isolated posts will now be given special deductions: The Housing. Deduction - Available to all permanent residents (6 continous months or more) including pen- sioners and the self-employed. with another claimant a maximum of $225 per month may be deducted. The sole claimant in the self-contain- ed dwelling can increase this to $450 per month. The Travel Deduction - Only employees receiving a travel benefit from their employer are eligible up to the cost of two return airfares to the nearest designated city, - Vancouver or Edmonton, All medical travel is deduc- tible. Raita March 10, 1987 All other benefits received are fully taxable so many will find they are paying more. That’s why Jim Fulton is fighting for a Northern Tax Credit that is universal and fair. The Ministry of Finance designates a community as an “isolated post” if it has less than 10,000 people and is without an. all-weather road. If there is an all- weather road the community must be more than 160 kilometres from an urban area (over 10,000). NEW APPOINTMENT Effective April Ist, 1987, Tim Carew will join the com- pany as Chief Mining Engineer. Tim will be located in the Vancouver Office where his primary responsibil- - ity will be work on the McDame Project. Tim brings with him experience in the asbestos industry in both Zimbabwe:and at the Cassiar Mine. 0 were good between us. to appreciate music, nature and God. She show- ed me how to look past the exterior of life and see it on the inside. doors to myself, teaching me about the “SPIRIT” and its power; that one must be demanding of ones self if one is to progress. ing, at the earliest possible date, with the appropriate In a residence shared | _ for air service than other British Columbians. ~ nothing is done this situation can only get worse.” , 3 Sherry Chapple have been busy distributing : ? area in aid of “The Man in Motion.” fone é ae toe 33 we Lorraine Lanteigne” ~~ OTT AE A Mother’s Gift to Her Child and a Mother myself. “The two of us*sat in my home in New Brunswick and went “at it’. She, able to reach deep inside my soul and find the child, pushed and prodded at my inner sanctum until in a flood of heated emotion- alism I let go in a poignant torrent of frustra- tion, anger and tears. messages to “pull back, this is stupid!” - She had again tapped into the gambit of a family argument, years old and never resolved. She left’ me drained, face to face with myself, I hated it! My rational mind sent But oh - how we got along when things She taught me how She made me open I remember thinking as I was growing up that I might have liked a Mother who was quiet, conservative and certainly more sociably acceptable! ours was a relationship of great intensity. I miss her, and if she were on this earthly plain I’'d like her to know that, with all my heart, I’m glad she was the person she was. have come to terms with the fact that during all of her life with me, she meant to push me to my personal limits physically and emotionally so that I could sur- vive without her In retrospect, however, I know For I ... mentally, spiritually, .~- A Mother’s gift to her child! Z Z The Ministry of Forests & Lands pays lip ser- vice to having a Forest Landscape Management Policy and a handbook of Guidelines To Provide A Framework | For Addressing Forest Landscape Concerns, but in ac- tual practice there is no evidence this has ever been put to use. We support and advocate the implementa- tion of this policy as outlined in the: ISKUT VALLEY SUB-DISTRICT CROWN LAND PLANNING REPORT. Furthermore, we demand a voice in planning, selecting and reviewing any proposed timber sales, or other land uses which may be incompatible with the scenic highway corridor concept. Of particular concern, are recent timber sales ’ adjacent to, and in one case straddling, Highway 37 which occured without public participation of any kind (Timber Sale Lic. A21741 for Devil Cr/Hwy 37 Block A and the Iskut R./Willow Cr. Block B). We feel these sales violate the concept of a scenic highway corridor, and we are opposed to any further timber sales until our proposal for such a corridor along Highway 37 is given due consideration. To this end, we would like to propose a meet- ministries to discuss this concept. In the interim we would like to be kept informed of any developments affecting this issue. Mike Jones President, N.W.T.A. Air Service in North Jeopardized Victoria -- New Democrat transport critic Dan Miller says the B.C. government is doing nothing to protect northern communities from possible air service cutbacks, ., Miller (Prince Pupert) says there may be pos- sible cutbacks and. fare increases in the north as a re- - sult: of the takeover of C.P. Air by Pacific Western Air- lines. But he says the Minister of Transportation and . Highways, Cliff Michael, isn’t prepared to protect those communities from such actions. “T asked the Minister if he is prepared to take any action,” said Miller. :His answer was a simple ‘no’. “This isn’t good enough for the people in the north who already pay more on a per kilometre basis And if Miller adds he’ll continue to press for some level protection for those in northern communities. AN IN MOTIO Rick Hansen is scheduled to arrive in Vancouver Mav 22nd, after completing 5 25,000 miles of travel. Gerry Gramek and k coin boxes and soliciting donations in the To: make your tax deductible con- @ tribution in aid of spinal research, please § contact Sherry or Gerry. : RICK HANSEN {- a a — $ ees CASSIAR | Bits & Pieces We understand Porti would like a revolving door install- ed at the fire exit in the basement of the store! Marg - is the “rub therapy” you tried on the cords prov- ing to be a worthwhile venture? If Cassiar ever held a “Brownie Auction,” Pat Waldera would most definitely be the top bidder! Wishing Mark Poulin and Mary Comper much “sun and sand” during their vacation in Hawaii. Rumor has it that Frank was not very good at “squaw wrestling” while living in Clinton Creek! - A young wolf was found at the boneyeard recently. It was not determined if it had died from a gunshot wound, injury, or natural causes. Born to Kate and Paul Sevier - a son, Jack Robert, Dec- ember 4, 1986 in Sydney, Australia, A brother for Georgia and Stephen. The Sevier’s say they are missing Marco and Kristina Jovanovic, with a little help from Mom, were the winners of last months “Easter Basket” contest. The basket had something for each member of the family. Congratulations, Kids!! 2 The Post office “went to the dogs” recently. Refereeing fights of the canine variety is not in their job descrip- tion!! it Thanks from the Courier to Jan Wypych for the loan of film and Doreen Wanner for having the film developed while she was in Prince George. An extra special “hug” to Carey for “mickey-mousing’” our compugraph so that we can use it. Waiting for parts is the pits!! Is That a Regal Fern, Don? Who was the good looking blond cooking breakfast recently at Erickson. You may have broken a couple of eggs on your first shift, buy your happy face and. g00d disposition brought a smile to the faces of “the. night shift!” We hear that “The Friendly Giant” is lonely in his new “castle”. Never fear, the long and winding road is only travelled by true buddies! We understand that Mike (an electrician) saw a blazing . metorite on a recent trip up to Cassiar. Now there are . plans for a summer meeting on a rock, near water, under a full moon to discuss universal principles with a cer- tain lady?? Former Cassiarites who may be graduating this year please contact the Courier by sending a photo and your plans for the future. Erickson Creek Column by Lorraine Lanteigne I’ve been on holidays from my job in the kitchen at Erickson, However, the evening of the last shift I worked I heard an interesting statement. “We’re here to make money, not friends,” a couple of the guys stated. I thought about that statement and decided it deserved more than a small chuckle and dismissal. Living in the bunkhouse in a mining camp can be a very lonely, boring and frustrating experience. A person’s life re- volves around work. Some find it difficult to sleep because of the continual comings and goings in the bunkhouse. Our camp kitchen is the only common “meeting” ground for the people, and although we use it as, it is not an adequate recreation area. A lot of the men employed at Erickson who are living in the bunkhouse, do not have vehicles, and most do not go out of camp for recreation until it is holiday time. It will however be good to see our recreation facility completed. I’m sure when it is, some of the stresses of bunkhouse living will be alleviated. Of course there is only so much a camp can offer its people. The people must do some reaching out for themselves. I always thought you could make money AND friends. However I will respect the fact that some people are here just to make money. Even though I think that making a friend or two along the way would probably create more interest than money in the bank! Farewell and good fortune to Mr. Antoine Beursk- enes, former mine manager at Erickson Gold. He has left the services of Total Erickson. Welcome to Mr. Thomas McGrail, who has now been appointed assistant mine manager at Erickson Gold. Tom, previously employed at Mt. Skukum as the mine superintendant, has a degree in mining engin- eering, from the Technical University of Nova Scotia. He also has several years of underground experience as a miner. His wife Lois and daughter Erin will be joining him at Erickson this summer. The snow is melting. This is a sign. Could it _ be we shall have “SPRING”? There is mud everywhere - ah yes, we shall have spring, but there shall be very little green grass growing or flowers blooming. Our camp is our home, but little has been afforded in the area of landscaping. I men- tioned in an earlier column that it would bé nice to have some grass: planted around the camp. There is a small patch behind our trailer that was planted two years ago. Seems to do okay - now if we could do this on a larger scale.it would create a better environment for all of us during the snow free months. Easter weekend saw some “time off” for most of Erickson. However, words of praise go out to those of the Finnalyson Crew and the electricians, shift bossess and whomever else worked to accomplish a task that couldn’t wait! By all accounts it was a job well done! 1 OO 0000000000 0000 00 00000000 00009000: Quick thinking on Gord Kamlah’s Part prevented seri- ous damage when flames were noticed coming from his chimney in the early hours of April 12th. Gord shut the furnace down, extinguishing the fire. The fire department gave the “all clear” shortly there after. Looking for an exciting dinner quest? Call John L. at Erickson, he’s so exciting he'll ‘sleep through dinner!!! People move in and out of the north all of the time. Most people however don’t drive from Terrace to Erick- son return with an empty moving van! We ve heard of “hippies” and “yuppies” but now they re talking about ‘‘dinkies” on the news! Why did T.G. _turn all colours when a certain lady from the drama club ran her fingers through his hair? Mt would seem that a certain “Chuck” in town now is to be called Charles. The reason being that you can’t “up_chuck’’a@ Charles the same as you can “up chuck” a Chuck! O.K..... fer One five year old, knew the Easter bunny had been at his house - He. found a feather on the floor!! We've yet . to. see a rabbit with feathers - but the Possibility exists! Overheard a very angry “gentlemen” verbally abusing the gals at the post office. because a parcel had not a arrived. Did he really think it would appear by magic because of his four letter words? Renting tuxedos’ seemed to be the order of the d ay for the R.CM.P. Bail. The only problem with being in a hurry dressing in one of these is that one should make sure all openings are closed - Right Gary? We understand Pheobe gets embarassed when her son cant decide if he’s playing hockey or goii Golden Glove! y going for the ' Cassiar Courier May 1987 Page 3 Frank and Carol Kollar recently returned from their holiday in Sandspit. Carol had some fine tales to relate to us concerning a certain maritimer who ac- companied them, It would seem that this fine fellow from New Brunswick suffers from “sea sickness!” Ferry rides can be enduring!! Thanks to Ray and Rose, who hosted a barbecue at their cabin on the Dease River. The atmosphere was good, the food was delicious and the scenery was beautiful. It was nice to spend a day outside after a long winter of indoor activities. I’m ending this months column with a special piece written and dedicated to my fellow kitchen workers. POT WHOLLOPERS LAMENT Pots and pan , oh so many dishes All requiring lots of soapy swishes Spaghetti sauce that’s stuck to the pot Meaning they're going to be scrubbed alot. Mushroom soup and creamy corn chowder D ried onto bowls so they must be lathered Each and every one until its quite clean Before they go in the dishwasher for a steam. Fill those napkin holders and salt and peppers, While calming the cooks as they all gather Around a pot that they have burned (A pot whollopers advice of course they spurn). Wipe down the steam table and be very sure There’s jam, peanut butter and honeys that pure, Out in its place for the men who haved worked, Duties of a pot wholloper musn’t be shirked! And one must not forget to make the fresh coffee, Kor without it the crews get irritated and sulky. Wash the floors and make sure they’re clean Try to smile when youd really rather scream at some poor soul in mud encase footwear Who dares to cross your wet kitchen floor! Is the salad fresh, crispy and quite green? And at supper did you put out the ice cream? The job you do may seem trivial to some but without you a lot would not get done. The smile you give to cook or customer May brighten their day and help to recover a sense of humor that may. have been lost Giving them a lift at very little cost! So whollop those pots and wash those dishes Hold onto a whollopers dreams and wishes, The pot whollopers lament is one that stands On the merits of kitchen help and dishpan hands! For with patience they are always dealing With all of the picking up and the cleaning That come from being employed in a place Where from dirty dishes they’re never safe! So to whollopers from just about everywhere Have Faith - for vitchens run better cause you're there! CHRISANDRA LEA HASSELL Born to Christine Burgess and Kelly Hassell on March 24, 1987 in Terrace. This little bea- uty weighed 8lb. 5 oz. and is a welcome addi- tion to the Hassell household. A surprise shower was held at the home of Ms. Karyn King of Erickson, in honour of Chris Burgess and daugh- ter Chrisandra. The hostesses, Ms. Karyn King and Ms. Tina Tichler decorated the living room with bal- loons and streamers, and the guests were treated to a lovely buffet. Chrisandra received many nice gifts and was the centre of attention all evening. Congratulations to Chris and Kelly on the birth , beautiful daughter. y e birth of their - —— ee = ON eee