Page 18, March 1981 Cassiar Courier NEW GROUP FORMED 0 PROTECT THE STIKINE RIVER A new organization called ‘“‘Friends of the Stikine’” has been formed in Vancouver in reaction to the plans by B.C. Hydro to construct two dams in the Grand Canyon of the Stikine. The purpose of the Society is to enhance public awareness of the ad- vantages to be gained through preserving the Stik- ine River and its immediate environs in a natural state. The 90 kilometer long Grand Canyon of the Stikine, which in places reaches a depth of over 500 m., is widely acclaimed to be one of Canada’s great natural wonders. Although quite different, the Stikine Grand Canyon is Canada’s counter- part to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado in the United States, which remains unspoiled today be- cause of successful public opposition to proposed damming several years ago. The Friends of the Stikine believe that the Grand Canyon of the Stikine is similarly of greater value to Canada and the world if left in a natural state. The first newsletter of the Friends of the Stikine has just been printed. It’s major article, “The Dams in Perspective”, summarizes B.C. Hydro’s plans and activities , with a table showing; the status of Hydro’s feasibility studies. It outlines the potential impacts of the dams and the prob- lems of access and transmission lines. The article points out that if Hydro’s Hat Creek, Stikine- | Iskut and Liard projects come on stream as plan- ned and if Hydro’s projected growth rate for elect- ricity is applied, there will be large excess supplies of power which are likely to be exported directly to the United States, or used to promote energy- intensive industrial plants to process raw. materials for the export market, such as aluminium process- ing plants similar to the one at Kitimat. The dams are subject to the approval of the Federal Govern- ment which, under the International Rivers Im- provement Act, must issue a license before the dams can be built. The newsletter also gives highlights from SPEC’s report, entitled “Future Electricity Requirements in B.C.: A Comparison of Forecasts made by B.C. Hydro and the B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources”. It draws attention to the fact that the B.C. Energy Ministry and B.C. Hydro differ substantially in their forecasts of future demand for electric power in B.C. It points out, however, that even if the Energy Ministry’s forecasts prevail, the Stikine and other electric power proposals will only be delayed. Fundament- al changes in energy policy in B.C. are necessary if Hydro development is to be curtailed. The concerns of the Tahitan” people and other - Jocal residents, and of the Alaskans regarding the Stikine-Iskut dam proposals, are quoted. ’ Further information on the Friends of the Stikine may be obtained by writing to 4669 Drummond Drive, Vancouver, B.C. V6R 1E8. Contact persons are Rosemary Fox - 224-5119, Nancy LeBlond — 988-3513 (day), and Tom Buri — 228-8941 (evening). For Your Convenience A New Liquor Store| ‘Is Now Open'In CASSIAR British Columbia Buildings Corporation Office/Commercial Building Open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and Saturday, Friday until 9:00 p.m. Community Club News SCHMOO DAZE COUNTDOWN Schmoo Daze ‘81 will start on March 27 and go until April 5. The theme of this year’s carnival is A- round the world in 10 Daze’’. This is to celebrate the var- ‘jous nationalities residing in Cassiar. The Carnival will kick off with a parade. The parade route for this year’s Carnival will be different from the past years. It will start at the west end of Malozemoff and to Dryborough, where it will turn into Dryborough until Connell, and then from Connell to the Rec. Centre Yard. Anyone in-, terested in dressing up in their native costume and going, with the parade should contact the Rec. Centre. To let you in on a few of the goodies, there will be an Inter-, national Food Festival and entertainment night where mouth-watering dishes‘are served and dances and songs are performed while you are enjoying the food. A snow sculpture competition will be held. Create your own’ snow sculpture in your backyard, but you have to sign up at the Rec. Centre first so that we can tell the judges where to look. The. rough schedule should be out in the first week of March. This year most of the events’ tickets will be sold in advance so watch out for any information concerning the Schmoo Daze or contact the Rec Centre. We are still looking for volunteers. If you are interest- ed in helping, please contact the Rec Centre. SQUASH TOURNAMENT SSS RR Se 3 SR PAT MCGUIRE AND ALAN DAVIES IN ACTION The first 4 No’s Tournament (NO referees, NO entry fees for members, NO prizes and No complaints accepted) was held on February 20 - 21. A double knock-out tourn- ament was set up for 14 entries which included 2 ladies. The tournament started at 5:15 p.m. on Friday and con- - cluded at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The winner of the tour- nament was Dick Chambers by defeating Owen Corcoran in 3 straight games. Game scores were 9- 2,9-6 and9-4 The final match was a highly entertaining one. The consol- ation winner was Alan Davies by defeating John Wong 9 - 7 and 9 - 4. Refreshments and tournament were com- pliments of the Community Club. The next 4 NO’s Tour- nament will be sometime in April. Watch out for the exact ~ SPCA. In the past few weeks it has come to my attention through complaints of people not looking after or taking - proper care of the pets, namely dogs. They have been al- lowed to run loose, causing disturbances throughout the town. They are tied up with short ropes, no access to water, dishes or houses. It is required that you, as pet owners, make sure your pet has: 7 Adequate water supply and food daily Be on a run of 15 or 25 feet in length, if he is tied up all day and night. : And if you, as pet owners, care at all, taken on a daily exercise run. How would you like to be tied up 24 hours a day on a four foot rope. Things like this will make your pet unhappy, then the. neighbors will complain of the noice, etc., your pet is making. : Please try to correct your wrongs, if your pet’s comfort is to be -considered — not to mention your neighbors. Thank you. ‘S.P.C.A. Agent, Box 219, Cassiar, B.C. M.L.A. REPORT AL PASSARELL As is well known around here, during the election camp- aign Dave Barrett met with Governor Hammond of Alaska in 1979. These’ people discussed the railroad extension and Governor Hammond agreed to contribute $2,000,000,000 towards the extension through the Yukon into Alaska. Premier Bill Bennett on the recent visit into Whitehorse, however, is of the opinion of not building the railroad to Dease Lake, due to the prohibitive cost of same. He would rather see the development of the B.C. Northeast coal- fields, to sell to Japan at a cheaper price than it would ° cost per tonne for the development of the mine and rail- road, to get the coal to market. Recently Governor Hammond of Alaska arranged to meet with Jim-Fulton, M.P. and Al Passarell, M.L-A. to discuss the possibilities of having the railroad built and what ad- vantages it would have vis a vis the coal development. The extension to Alaska would provide a large area with cheaper transportation to the northwest of the Province, the Yukon and Alaska; it would help considerably to dev- elop new mines in the areas it would cross and its popul- ation, thus lower the prohibitive cost of food and general merchandise. It would also provide cheaper access to the market of all the minerals, such as asbestos, copper, zinc, lead, silver, oil and natural gas, etc. Governor Hammond believes that the potential of the railroad extension to Alaska is far greater than the development of the coal- fields at Chetwynd and Dawson Creek. These commun- ities feel that they can absorb the influx of population easily, since excessive planning took place in anticipation of the coal development and these constituencies are Social Credit oriented and would not-get upset by Premier Bennett so easily or withdraw their support on a different decision. et The meeting was held February 2 to 5, 1981. SOCCOOCOSECOOOSOOOOOCSOOOSOSOSOOSOSOSOOSR. HOW'S YOUR LOYALTY? A recent survey conducted by Prof. William Heier of Arizona State University regarding worker’s loyalty to their employers provided some interest- ing results. : A survey of 700 workers and executives found that company loyalty is near zero. An astonishing 75% of those replying said they would not report another worker’s loafing or tardiness and 83% said they would do nothing if they saw a fellow employee stealing from the company. Women showed more company loyalty than men, and workers in small firms were slightly more loyal then workers in big companies. BOSSOSCOOOOOOSOOOOSOOOOOSSOOSOOSSOOOOOON’ RENDEZVOUS_ continued from Page 1. various small flags of the countries that are repres- ented in Cassiar. Costumes from various countries were on the float as well, and the base of the float - was decorated with the flags of the provinces, as well as the United Nations flag, which flew over and above the float. Balloons with Schmoo Daze written on them were flown from the sides of the float, and passed out along the parade route. The results of the work was a first place finish, and the award for best entry, as well as the best children’s entry. To sum up the weekend in short, our presence was felt in this year’s Rendezvous, and I can only say that it was a great feeling to be from Cassiar, . and to know that we were the only British Col- umbia float represented at this year’s 1981 Sourdough Rendezvous. : va USED CARS 1980 MERCURY MARQUIS 4 DOOR SEDAN } r Cassiar Courier March 1981 i ATTENTION | CASSIAR RESIDENTS While in SMITHERS why not make use of our services! 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