2 -CASSIAR COURIER MARCH! 1978

ZS. Cassiat Courier

Box 100, Cessiar B.C. VOC 1E0 Phone:778-7627
Published monthly with offices in Cassier, B.C.

Staff: Frank Puckiey, Fred Cadoret,
Mada Carin, Ice Coran, Vivian
“Cousins, Nee Ellis, Muriel
Havard, Roberta Hollings,
Kerry Jones, Ester Lee, Nat
Olson, Ron Sclmidt, Wendy
Zabot
Contributors: George I'olman, Brenda
Mallory, Moreen Pewsey, Tom
May, Dill Neline, Betty Cart-
wright, Jack Grant, Anna
Guarducci, Pat Witwicki, Rev.
Reacham, Fr. Pauwels, Carol
Styres, Garricebucher an. G.iMoP.
Judy Stringer, Don Fulmer,
Al Keim, Library

The Voice of Cassiar Country! ©

NES ie EE RON ON CAM EA eNOre.

The National Energy Board
will be holding a public
-enquiry in respect to Canadian »
oil supply and demand and re-
lated aspects. This enquiry
is in response to the request
of Alastair Gillespie, Minis-
ter of Energy, Mines and Re-.
sources, that the Board invest
igate and revort to him on the
ringe of possible oil supply
situ-tions over the course
of the next 10 to 15 years
which might develop for B.C.

Mirex, a substance used
as a flame retardant in »las-
tics will be banned by reg-
ulations passed by the Den't.
of Health and Welfare. It has
been found that Mirex caused
a variety of effects such as
cateracts in youngrats and
foetal; abnormalities in.rsts
during testing.

Katimavik, the federal
government's youth employ-
ment and educstion program
has been extended for another
year. The programs assigns
groups of young people to
host communities where they
help in major projects as
well as provide volunteer
service for the elderly,
handicipped or for those who
are underpriviliged.

EDITORIAL

ecoe IS APATHY THE CAUSE OF YOUR DISCONTENT ?

---00 the Community Club is
raising its fees to $180.00
per year...that's an increase
of 300%...and who cares? It
seems very few people do, con-
sidering the attendance at the
last general meeting. Oh,
there were rumbles in the curl-
ing rink, and a few complaints
over the back fence, and some |
disgruntled remarks over many
cups of coffee, but, really,
very few people cared enough to
address their complaints and
protests to those who are at
the very root of it ace Se
Heme uUs

Why is this club Pandan
itself in debt 300% deeper
than two years ago? Look into
its financial statement....
salaries and maintenance costs
take the largest chunk of pour
recreation dollar. High sal-
aries are going to personnel
who are responsible for your
recreation. Yet not more than

(10% of club members bothered

to ask them how the money is
being spent. Did you ask them
why certain clinics were held
and paid for with no one att-
ending? Did you ask them who
paid the hotel bills for the

6 girls who went to Rendezvous?
Who asked for the expensive
bands in the bar? Who asked
for the concerts which are put-
ing the club in the red? What
kind of a business is run ona
continuing deficit like the
Snack Bar? Your money is being
spent faster than it can be
made, and no one cares to even
comment. "What choice do I
have?", you say, "the money is
taken off my pay cheque". If
you made enough noise. about

your needs and voreferences, the.

club wouldn't be floundering
around trying to entertain

the interestsof 3-year-olds to
fifty-year-olds with trial

and error methods. Far too
much money has been wasted in
this regard, and is totally

NORENNOEE Community College
in Terrace has been named as
one recipient of a grant for
a federally sponsored labour
education program in post-
secondary educational instit-
utions. Northwest receives
$11,500 under the program.

Barney Danson has informed
the House that Italian im-
migrants normally resident
in Canada would no longer
be subject to the obligation
of Italian military service,
even though they might be
enjoying dual citizenship.
Until now there has been some
liability on the part of
Italian landed immigrants
resident in Canada when they

unnecessary. The staff at the
C.C.C. need input of various
sorts in order to function
properly. They need to know
what. the community at large
requires in the way of rec-
reation, AND they also need

to have.a roster of volunteers

on hand, to help out with many

projects for which they now
have to pay high wages. It
seems ludicrous to have to
pay someone to set up chairs
for a meeting, and then have
to send him back after the
meeting to put the chairs
away and clean up the butts
off the floor. Services such
as these are’ running the Club
into the’ ground. If the C.C.
doesn't get the input it re-

. quires, it will yen
fold.

Perhaps as a solution to all
this, we could start up an
elitist Country Club rather
than a Community Club. We-
could charge $125.00 per
month to a limited membership
of say 700, and completely
close all the facilities to.
all other members of the com-
munity. A couple of uniformed
guards here and there would

eliminate all problems of van-

dalism and "crashing", and we

no financial problems.

This "solution" hardly fits
the spirit of our community,
‘but, when it comes down to
"bucks" to the tune of $72,000
it seems we can't afford Com-
munity spirit any more, as we
have known it.

A club, ANY club, is only
as good as its members.

March 13, 1978 will be the
next meeting and it is hoped
that more people will attend .

‘than last time. If not, maybe

a fee increase, of 600% will

make people sit up. and take
notice.

YUKON GOVERNMENT NEWS

A co-operative effort will
soon be underway to determine
interest in vocational train-
ing throughout Yukon. Resid-
ents of the territory and
norther B.C. will be asked to
sive their views on what they
feel they need in the way of ©
vocational training courses
to fit Yukon and northern B.C.
conditions. The survey began
Feb. 20 with the distribution
of the questionnaire.

Close to 800 athletes

“from Whitehorse, Clinton

Creek, Dawson City, Teslin,
Watson Lake, Skagway, Cassiar
and Fort Nelson will be

RCMP news
BOMB SCARE

A bomb scare occurred at the
Cassiar School on February 16th.:
The school received the first
warning call at 1438 p.m. when a
voice informed them that a bomb _
would go off in an hour. School
was immediately dismissed for the
day. The hour expired and no bomb
was discovere@ At 2:48 p.m. a
second call was received. The
caller advised that the bomb would
go off in 16 minutes, but no

explosion occurred. The call was

| traced and an investigation deter-

mined that juveniles were respon—
- sible. Charges have been laid.

_HIT AND RUN

A vehicle parked on Clinton St.
was the subject of a hit and run.
The offense occurred on March 3rd
at 10:00 p.m. Damages to the
vehicle are estimated at $400.to
$500. The R.C.M.P. have some
Suspects but the matter is still
under investigation.

STOLEN - SNOWMOBILE

A snowmobile was stolen from
outside the ice arena on Feb. 23rd |
at 8:30 p.m. Information was re-
ceived on March 6th as to the
whereabouts of the machine. The

merical all have a lovely time. id ei vehicle had been dismantled and

in our elite Country club with

ged ‘beyond. Tepain, (Its is be-
eved that the machine was

"destroyed in order to provide

spare parts and for other uses.

‘Juveniles were responsible and |

charges have been laid.

It is to be noted that the
machine had been rigged by the
owner in such a manner as to
alleviate the necessity of a key.
Had a key been necessary then the

offense probably would not have

occurred,

The R.C.M.P. Ee that van-
dalism is on the rise. If residents
continue to leave keys in their
vehicles, then more damage can be
expected.

_ -WILLFUL DAMAGE TO SCHOOL
- On the evening of Feb. 3rd the
school was illegally entered. A

fire extinguisher was emptied into

a classroom.then thrown through

the classroom door window. The
matter is under investigation by
the R.C.M.P. Juveniles are hélieved
to have been responsible and
charges are pending.

R.C.M.P, NOTICE
The owner or any employee of a ~
licensed premises may request any
person to leave. Failure to comply
with the request can result in
charges being laid under the Liquor

-Control and Licensing Act culmina-

ting in a $100 fine,

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-tronomer,

‘Town Council Meeting

-Pending a decision of the Ski
Club, Council has proposed a 3-
story building to house Arts &
Crafts in the sub-basement,

on the second floor and the Ski

Club on the top floor. We hope to

have plans finalized by our next
meeting so that we may be able
to submit our proposal to the
Company.

-The Snowmobile Club will be
offered a period of 30 days to
improve snowmobile operating
within the town. We will be
asking a representative of the
club to our next meeting.

-There have been complaints con-
cerning the Youth Centre. Town
Council no longer operates the

building. We would like to sug-

gest that when youth organizations

have complaints they, register

them with the Community Club.

_ “There will be an ete in April

for ve councilors. ze

. Thoneeyere Gee the old lady who |

thought her horse was certain to win
the Irish Derby because the bookie

told her it would start at twenty to
one and the race didn't begin wmtil
a quarter past.

_ Metrics are a their

way in.

TEMPERA TUR ~ Ay

The high and low temneratures

for Cassiar country today will
he =5°C and -20°' Does this

forecast mean any thine to you

ov do you bundle up for good

measure and peel off layers :
ag you become

too warm?

The Celsius themometer was
first provosed in 1742 by
Anders Celsius, a Swedish ase
It is an extremely

“practical thermometer since it

freezing temp,
boiling: temnerature,

wSontt. the forecast irs

we

is hased on the 100 degrees ©
between the freezing and boil-
ing voints of water, 0 C being
and 100°C. the

POW eel
high of 15°C you can look fore-

ward to a mild day; 25°C would
be ideal summer weather and you
dig out swimsuits and suntan

lotion; -25°C is a cold tem=

library

pick uv their garbage.

~preciated,

CASSIAR COURIER MARCH 1978 3

REFLECTIONS Ay gp

a log catin
Well, another month has passed

and there we are with more re- .-
flections,.

Such beautiful weather lately!
Glad to see everyone out enjoy-
ing the five mile ski-trail.
Glad to see that most people
How
about the rest of you?

A tremendous concert was nut on
by the Tarrango Quartet from
Svain. Only about thirty peo-
ple turned out to hear some
beautiful classical guitar.
Such a shame more neovle can't
make an effort to attend a cul-
teral event. Maybe next time.
(March 20 is the next time)

Plans are nearing completion
for our Winter Carnival. Some

exciting things happening from
March 31- April 9. Come on out
and participate. It should be :

; fun for the whole family.

As a final note this nonshits
Thank you everyone for aVOLaere
our dogs at 5 mile, It's an-

“Ne're trying to
teach them not to chase vehicles,
I'm sure they'd have no idea

what to do with one when they

catch it,

Don't forget - St.
Eston March 7th.

Until next month------

GL Ets

St. Patrick's Day
has always been,
paintin' the street lines
‘Emerald Green.
Now the Orange,
They've pot their say,
What's a colour to

St. Patrick anyway? sy
I tip me hat to Ireland,
way across the sea,

Jlappy St. Pat's to ye,
Whatever colour ye be!

Patrick's Day

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