Page 2 Cassiar Courier Nick Gritzuk Passes Away Nicholas Gritzuk, Chairman of the Board, Cassiar Asbestos Corporation, died Saturday, April 14, after a lengthy illness. He was in his 65th year, ‘ Mr. Gritzuk was born in Winnipeg where he received his early education. After a number of years service at Central Patricia Gold Mines, where he developed an interest in metallurgy, he entered the University of Manitoba where he received his primary engineering training. Subsequently, he attended Queen’s University where in 1945 he graduated cum laude as a metallurgical engineer. Following graduation he returned to Central Patricia where he became involved in metal- lurgical analyses for Unifed Keno Hill Mines Ltd. In 1946 he was sent to United Keno Hill Mine at Elsa, Yukon, where he subse- quently advanced to Assistant Manager. In this position he became involved with mine opera-- tions and the organization of lead-zinc concen- trates to railhead at Whitehorse, Yukon. By 1952 he held the posts of Manager Transport, Manager of the Mine’s Purchasing and Consult- ing Engineer to United Keno Hill. Between 1956 and 1960 Mr. Gritzuk directed oil exploration for Conwest and Western Minerals in the Eagle Plains area of Northern Yukon. In 1961 he was appointed Assistant to the | General Manager Cassiar Asbestos Corpora- tion Limited and moved to Toronto. In 1962 he became Manager of Operations,Cassiar Asbestos, a position he held for three years. In 1956 he left Cassiar to become Vice President and General Manager Granduc Operating Company Limited, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation. In this capa- city he successfully completed a 10.13 mile 99OO999 0009800090 000900600900 90009008 tunnel and copper mine at Granduc in North- ern British Columbia, an accomplishment of international interest. In 1973 he moved to New York becoming Senior Mining Engineer for Newmont. In this capacity he travelled worldwide examining mining properties for his company. While continuing his duties at Newmont he accepted the Chairmanship of Cassiar’s Board of Directors while continuing to live in New York. In 1977 he moved to Vancouver to devote full time to Cassiar affairs. He is survived by his wife Alice and one son Torry, 31. ‘i A Memorial Service will be held for Mr. Gritzuk at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 27, at Simmons and McBride Funeral Chapel, Broad- way at Maple. PLOLHD DD PPPO HS DH OS DD HOGS OHH OD HOODOO OOOOH 999990999999 9900 999906099909 09 095990909050 0900 0909099 9000O0099 009005900009 00% LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor I was angered to see the reply to my letter of the last issue. I’ve been living in and around Cassiar for three years and have come to think of this place as “home”. And now it’s pointed out that only residents were allowed to participate in the chil- dren’s Christmas Party. I now not only find a lack of Christmas spirit in the heart of town ad- ministration, I am thoroughly outraged! _ V. Hunter LETTER TO EDITOR Thank you to Cassiar Asbestos Corp. for finan- cially sponsoring our daughter, Carol Fugere, to attend the Forum for Young Canadians in Ottawa in June. Carol would like to extend special thanks to Mr. Brian Pewsey for his support. Af- ter waiting until the deadline and not getting any reply from one group and waiting two months to hear from another who were ap- proached to sponsor her as a Year of the Child project, Cassiar Asbestos Corporation responded in 2 days! Who says the Company doesn’t care!! - Carol would also like to thank Mr. Rick Lally for all his time and effort spent working on this project. Heather & Marty Fugere Letters to the Editor continued on page 12 Notice It is the policy of the Cassiar Courier that all letters addressed to the Editor shall include the signature of the author for publication. Signatures can not be with held by request. _ They MUST be published. po Flash == A telephone call, on April 11, from Mr. D. Lynn, Superindendent of Schools for Stikine District No: 87, confirmed the appointment of Mr. D. Chambers as principal of the Cassiar Elementary-Secondary School. CONGRATULATIONS! NOTICE..........: aan Graduation will be held June 22, 1979, Secondary School’s New Children as worthwhile individuals and hope for continued renewal set the theme at the Cassiar School’s official opening ceremonies of the new wing on Thursday evening, April 5. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium where Mr. Dick Chambers, Acting Principal in-~ troduced the head party, which included Miss Carol Fugere, Student Council President, Mrs. ‘Heather Fugere, president of the Parent Advis- ory Council, Mr. Dave Lynn, Supt. of Schools for the Stikine District, and Mr. James Carter, Deputy Minister of Education for the province. Each member of the head party gave a brief speech expressing gratitude for the addition, cit- ing the contribution ofall parties involved and concern that this will only be the beginning of future school expansion. Work on the new wing began in late fall when the school board awarded the contract to a Fort t. John construction company. Three portable classrooms were converted into a single unit. joined to a new library and a future drafting and electrical study center, Students no longer have to brave the elements to move from differ- ent classrooms. The school’s former library room will become a math and commerce center this spring. At the completion of speeches, Mr. Lynn and Mr. Carter unveiled a painting by Ted Harrison. Mr. Harrison moved to the Yukon in 1968 and now lives in Whitehorse, where he teaches art in a local high school. The Stikine district school board purchased the colorful village scene to commemorate the evening’s event and it can be viewed at the school. — Official Opening Of Cassiar Elementary Wing by Jedni Giesbrecht Ee ee The evening concluded with coffee served and an informal viewing of the school, along with visiting the teaching staff. The ceremony was informative and it is unfortunate that more re- sidents of the community did not take advant- age of this opportunity to become better ac- quainted with their school. Averture Concerts The Bake Sale, which the Overture Concert Society organized as part of the Schmoo Daze Country Fair, was a great success. The response from the people of Cassiar was tremendous and the Concert Society wishes to thank all those people who donated “goodies” to the sale. Thank you also to those who supported the Soc- iety by buying the baking. As part of the effort to raise funds the Concert Society is selling Western and Provincial Lot- tery tickets. These are on sale at both the Grocery Store and the Retail Store, as well as the Community Club office and from a few Society members. There will be more fund-raising ventures in the not-too-distant future and we look forwrd to your continued support. BROWNIE NEWS @ Our Brown Owl will be going to Vancouver in May to a Provincial Conference for Guiding. This conference is being held to clarify the changes in Guiding which will take effect in September. - _ Meanwhile the Brownies are still working hard 0000 00000000000060000000000000000000000000000000000000000 towards their badges. Celenka Krawczyk has been awarded her cooking badge, Jackie Brand and Mary Howard have been made Sixers and Alexia Jones a Seconder. Congratulations, girls. We also have a new badge: secretary. Mary Elhorn has taken over the duties from Wilma _ Grant, who held the position for three years. Our Brownies had a tour of the Mill at Cassiar Asbestos Corporation this month. Thank you to _ Mr. Gil Leathley for allowing the tour and to - Mr. David Pewsey and Mr. Tony Pinto for show- _ ing the girls around and answering their ques- tions. The Brownies also attended All Saints Church and Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Thank you Reverend Morrison and Father Pauwels for hold- ing a service for them. We are still hoping for some response to our plea for people who wish to help form a Guide Troop... So far results have been very disappointing. If you are interested PLEASE contact Nada Carin at 778-7366. Without your help our Brownies of nine and over will have no Guiding activities for - 1979-80. PHILLIPS Shaved Ltd, genus Mrs. M. Nitti. e a = 190 Zimmerman St. ee = 778-7220 For All Your Travel Needs Local Domestic & International Reservations & Tickets. All types of Cruise Packages available Canadian Trans Con Charters Wardair and ABC Charters for the UK and Europe Holiday packages for Hawaii, Mexico, California, Caribbean, etc. Provincial licensed Travel Agent OURS Seer ee anes 0am. to 6p.m. fi Closed Tuesday afternoon & all day Sunday $ ; : 3 $ 2 $ @ & POOOOT OOO LOSS 999000 000000000000000000000000000000000000 Pride of the Valley Cassiar Lioness Club Elections were held on April 9, 1979 and our new executive is: Bresid entwnnncesn vet et Joan Lecours lst Vice President.............. Shirley Koza 2nd Vice President......... Karen Steadman 3rd Vice President.............. Hilda Cooper Sécretaryo uri aeons open NS ASULE Te tare eee eee Ola Labelle Lioness Tamer...................- Carlene Meikle hailuliwistenenenc eae: Chris Doran 1 year Director................... Lorna Cosnett The nominating committee will meet again to discuss the position of secretary which will be left open as Marlene Readman will be leaving town. We are already working for our November Bazaar. Handicraft Nights are held every second and fourth Wednesday each month at 8 o’clock at the Lions Den. Non-members are invited to attend and materials will be supplied. A few participants from the Skate - a Thon have still not turned in their pledged money. So far $272.00 has been collected and the rest must be turned in to Grace Kurian, at the school, by April 30th. Our pancake Breakfast held on Sunday, April Ist was fairly well attended; our profits were approximately $80.00. We were happy to par- ticipate in Cassiar’s Schmoo days and look fo- forward to doing so again. _ We are again holding our Mother’s Day Dinner. _ Tickets can be bought in advance from any Lioness member. The turkey cold plates will cost $3.50 a plate and will be delivered to your door between four and seven p.m. on Sunday, May 13th. : E Boh Sethers Dy “Say For Fathers’s Day, we will be raffling a 30-30 Commemorative rifle. Tickets will be on sale starting May Ist at $2.00'a piece. The rifle will be displayed before the raffle so watch for posters giving more information. Bridge Club News This year as usual, a bridge social was sche- duled as part of the Schmoo Daze Activities. The social was well supported as they were able with the same partner all evening. The following people were the lucky winners: HIGH All winners received baskets of refreshments as _ prizes, which were donated by the Cassiar Community Club and Phillips Travel. Within the next few weeks the Bridge Club will be having their regular social. — We hope to see you there! Busy Mothers, Sighing Mothers, From doing all the work. Cassiar Courier Page 3 CO H0 az log cabin by Brenda Mallory Now that Schmoo Daze are over we all settle in for what seems an endless wait for our spring to come. This is invariably the time of year people begin to complain in earnest about our town, the prices, the weather, plus a vast collection of other incidentals. -I was fortunate enough to have a week’s vac- ation in our sunny south. After that brief so- journ I can’t really muster much sympathy for our complainers. The people didn’t seem nearly as friendly as they are here, the weather was sunny but windy and damp. The prices of many small it- ems seemed very high to me. In fact, some items were considerably higher than they are here in Cassiar. One particular item cost $3.99 in Cassiar and the exact same item in Vancou- ver was $7.99. Another case in point was an article costing $39.00 here and $49.00 on the Coast. : Maybe we should all be thankful we live in this high wage area, have the opportunity to save” ‘money and be thankful too that we can buy most things we need right here. Be thankful also that soon our snow will leave us and the B95 O< GX OK OX OKO 9X GK OKO XOXOXO 4 NOW AVAILABLE Foor SHARES @ $6.00 PER SHARE 1. You must have lived in B.C. for the past year x and hold or have qualified and applied for to make up five tables. Each person played 7< Kk KK 27 v K East - West..........Dave and Marion Cook North - South.....Neil McGowan and Brenda Roosdahl LOW : North - South...Ken Reid and Gladys Dowtray ne East - West........ Betty Bowman and Noreen McGowan _ Mothers gay and sad and mad, ‘beauty of this land will appear again. Those of you yet to see the summer face of this area have many pleasant surprises in store for you. Be patient - be happy! AT THE ROYAL BANK APPLICATIONS FOR THE 5 FREE B.C. SHARES PLUS PURCHASE UP TO 5000 Canadian citizenship. 2. If you are 16 years or over, you apply for yourself. Mothers or guardians apply for children under 16, including infants. 3. You must present two of the follow- ing pieces of identification. (a) Driver’s license (b) Social Insurance card (c) Medical plan card 4. For I.D. for children under 16 years medical number or birth certificate. Last day for shares June 15, 1979. CONTACT THE _ ROYAL BANK FOR FURTHER DETAILS. Mothers work. Mothers play, Mothers, Mothers, Mothers. WHOLIS +. IS IOI | ce. wh aneen ean as ed tein name gt aenteeaninin near man et eailabainnh twee say Kmem tei iri tte, mania a Apanvieed Si thtneesnteme ela He naiiat ww seh An ci binenee ip) eee & seed AE ie ote