, Asbestos waste — _ yields magnesium Following the ''smasher"’ on the national news on June 6, re: magnesium extraction, the Energy, Mines and Resources have been contacted for their opinion on this development and asked if there was any action that could be taken on behalf of or to- gether with Cassiar Asbestos. ; _ The result is that the news~ is blown out of proportion and very little will be gained by any scientific discovery in the field of magnesium extractions for the following reasons: At the world level, the seven major producers (i.e. the U.S., France, U.S.S.R., Norway, Japan, Italy and Canada) are already producing a total of 336,300 tons per year and operating only — at 80% capacity. The need for magnesium increases only propor- tionately to the need for aluminum alloys, which is very stable for the moment. Should a sudden need occur, the present exporters would increase production and thannel it to world markets by i,cans already available to them, (i.e. ships, trains, etc.) At the national level: recovery of nickel and magnesium from | asbestos tailings.is very costly- somewhere between $1,800 to $2,000 ' per ton. In 1975, Canada produced only 4;961 tons of magnesium while the U.S. produced 134,000 tons. Furthermore, the U.S. extract magnesium both from sea water and from domite, which is a limestone. The understanding being that we are not threatened by a shortage ~ brook, where the process”is being studied, estimated that out of 120 million tons of asbestos tail- ings, only 30% has magnesium poten- tial. Cassiar Asbestos produces only 900,000 tons of tailings a year. It is the opinion of the Cassiar Asbestos General Manager, J. G. Barry, Vancouver, that this level of production makes any re- covery process impossible to con- template for the Cassiar mine. ‘WANTYOOTennrereneennnnaneceneeesteatee tote eet Heeed TTL Begin the day with friendliness and only friends you'll find: Belvedere Motor Hotel WATSON LAKE 536-7411 Lounge Dress Shop Dining Room Tavern Beauty Salon ° Fh Nn oO jab) = seb) ct oO B Juciyreenneeevee ue} H¥40 HHH HHO} HT TETHER ERE TEE TO NATIVE PEOPLES IN CASSIAR COUNTRY Here is a new feature in the Cassiar Courier - input from native people - about native culture, art, history, skills, activities, hopes, problems and ideas. Please contact of forward information to the Cassiar Courier, Box 100, Cassiar, B.C. VOC 1E0 We will help you put your article together. There is more than one legend about the Thunderbird. The one | like best is the West- ern North American. A long time ago, many, many years before the Whiteman came to this land, the Indian turned from the Great Spirit and sought only his own pleasure. This angered the Great Spi- rit and in His anger He sent a great rain, with - which came a tremendous bird. This bird did . not rest on the land, but continuously _ re- mained aloft. It flapped its wings, causing loud thunder-like sounds while it flashed tre- mendous lightning from its eyes. As the peo- - ple looked on they became very friahtened. Eventually, all were drowned - all except one man and his wife who happened to be on the side of one of the highest mountains. As far as they could see in any direction there was nothing but water which continued to rise around their knees with no sign of stopping. As this tremendous bird flew around, they knew that in a matter of minutes, all life as we know it, would cease to exist on earth. Then something happened. In desperation, they turned to the Great Spirit and asked Him to _ help them. He was pleased that they had returned to Him and He told them.‘It is through the evil in your hearts that | have sent this bird and this Flood. Now that you have returned to Me, | will take them away. | leave this commandment amongst you, my: people - you must take the picture of the Thunderbird, weave it into the clothes you wear and paint its picture on things inside and outside of your home, so that when you look at it, you will not forget that at one time you wandered away from Me. It will remind you never to turn from Me again. And when | look, | will see . the picture of this Bird and will remember that at one time in My anger, | flooded the earth with water and | will be reminded never to send water upon the earth again. © THIS N’THAT... from BERE W’ THERE Dease Lake district RCMP Head- quarters were officially opened on July 20 by Frank Calder and Regional RCMP Commissioner. -The headquarters will be staffed . regularly by three RCMP officers for the Dease Lake District. Cassiar Ball team took top spot im the Can-tung Ball Tourn- ament in June with John Reid of Cassiar winning the trophy for the best batting average. Unfor- tunatly the Cassiar team met * with hard luck in the Yukon Playdowns at Whitehorse. They lost their. first two games by one run each with the last game running into extra innings. Con- gratulations to the team for representing -Cassiar so well. The Variety Nite held at the Cassiar Community Club provided _ fun entertainment and proved a huge success. The attendants ~ found it diffucilt to scrounge up énough chairs which is a pleasant surprise. By the way, does anyone know who Snow White was (or is)? Negwenta-la-ay-ha RED DOG (Mohawk) The Cassiar Rod and Gun Club is Sponsoring a fish derby this year. We sure. would appreciate any photos of record fish for the Courier. Wanted: Person who kindly drove across the newly seeded ball and soccerfield. WHAT GETS INTO SOME PEOPLE ANYWAY? Cassiar Communi ty Club has been working diligently on a new theatre for Cassiar. GOOD LUCK! % _ We had a recent report that every- thing 1s going well in the constru- ction of a Community Centre at Good Hope Lake. Dr. Grzybowski and a medical team recently completed part of a medical Survey of old time Cassiar employees and residents with additional persons asa control group. Results of this Survey will not be known for some time yet as the results have to be analyzed. 5 New Bill proposed by the Bro- Vincial Government of B.C., Bill M209 "'Access to Information Act", will entitle Canadians who have resided in B. C. for at least Six months the right to records of any tribunal board or commis- Sion and that all meetings must be open to the public. IT Wigher today than (883 7? Freight charges into Cassiar Country are signi- or $165.00. per ton 3 Environmental and social costs of a pipeline favor the Alcan line By J. E. F. DeWIEL Rumors were flying thick and fast. and most had Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline in the frontrunning po- sition. Imperial Oil officials, including Senior Vice-President Don Lougheed, were supremely confident that CAGPL would’ be chosen to carry Northern gas to the South. When the National Energy Board came out, without hesitation, on the side of the rival. Alcan proposal of the Foothills (Yukon) group. the prevailing state of mind of the would-be Mackenzie Valley pipe- liners was not so much one of bit- terness, but disbelief. Their scheme, they maintained, was the best from both the Canadian and American points of view. ; Not so, said the NEB. For the ur- gent transmission of Alaskan gas to the U.S. the difference in unit costs via CAGPL and Alcan is small. If the Alcan line is re-routed through Dawson City and later linked to the Delta via the Dempster Highway corridor. the transportation of Delta as to the point of connection with the TransCanada system will be the same for both lines. - "In terms: of the economy in its narrower sense, the net benefits would be “somewhat greater” for the CAGPL than the Alcan project. “The concept of native self-determination must be understood in the context of native claims. _ “When the Dene refer to themselves as a na- tion, as many of them have, they are not.renounc- ing Canada or Confederation. Rather, they are pro- claiming that they are a distinct people, who share a common historical experience, a common set of values, and a common world view. 3 __ “They want their children and their children’s. ‘children to be secure in that same knowledge of. who they are and where they came from. They want their own traditions and values to occupy an honourable place in the contemporary life of our country. “Seen in this light, they say their claims will lead to the enhancement of Confederation—not to its _ renunciation.” in his re BIRTHS =~ . Worth Quoting —Mr. Justice Thomas Berger, Commissioner, of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry However, when environmental and social costs enter the equation they ' weigh heavily in Alcan’s favor. Even if the cross-Yukon leg from the Delta to the Alaskan border were acceptable on environmental grounds (and it is not), Canadian Arctic would still in the board’s opinion, be a victim of circum- stances that dictate the speedy sup- ply of Alaskan gas to the Lower 48, while preventing a timely solution to the social and economic problems of the Mackenzie Valley. _ Compared with those of the Northwest Territories, the economy and institutions of the Yukon are more advanced, the proportion of. generally development-minded whites is larger, and a smaller popu- lation of natives, apart from being less suspicious of Southern ways, is farther ahead in its land claim nego- tiations. The NEB has unequivocally denied the application of Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline. It is prepared to issue certificates of public con- venience and necessity to the vari- ous segments of the Foothills (Yukon) project. There-are certain conditions, but Robert Blair. Foothills’ president, has already in- dicated that they are acceptable: Diversion through Dawson City, ' feasibility studies for a 30-inch To Florene Dennis and Ales Tashoots, a daughter, Maxphine, born July 2Z, in Kittimat. ’ NOTE: parties in November. Mighty Moe's Place Sure couldn't have been many Delta connection along the Demp- _ster Highway, extra capacity in the 48-inch main line to accommpdate Delta gas by. 1984, and payment of $200 million for indirect socio-eco- nomic costs. Environmentalists have come a long way since Rachel Carson. Too long a way for William Richards, the president of Dome Petroleum. They are the most irreponsible and unaccountable group in our society today. he told the annual meeting of the American Association of Petro- leum Landmen in Jasper recently. They advance all kinds of programs for the excessive protection: of na- ture without the slightest regard for the cost-benefit ratio. Industrialized society, countered Pierre Berton, thinks of the North in terms of plun- der. We rush up there, grab what we want and vanish, but not without a trace. Both men are right, of course. But they describe what they see at op- posite ends of our scale of values. Both ends are needed for balance, it seems. Let the pendulum swing. Galileo discovered a long time ago that added weight will not rush the. § bob along on its way to’equilibrium. The backlash against extreme envi- ronmentalism can already be felt. Unbridled exploitation had a much. longer time to run its course. The NEB decision is a good one. As Vic Humphreys. the editor of Calgary’s OILWEEK, writes, “it re- inforces the stature, integrity and pragmatism the board has earned in its 18-year history”. Its acceptance by industry, public and government will be to the historical credit of this country. (And. after a suitable period of sulking the Gulfs, Mobils and Shells should prove big and smart enough to continue their search in the Delta. Imperial has al- ready indicated that it will.) One part of a White Paper re- ‘ cently tabled in the Newfoundland legislature contains a “most likely” reserve estimate for the province’s off shore areas of 40 trillion cubic ¥ feet of gas and 3.5 billion barrels of oil. But in spite of the fact that the Labrador Shelf is one of the most promising frontiers in Canada. it is quiet on the Eastern Front this year. In spite of the fact thatthe Total - (Eastcan) group already has several discoveries in the area. even this consortium has not seen fit to let: drilling contracts for the current season. The main reason for the explora- tion lull on the East Coast was the refusal of the Newfoundland gov- ernment to join with New Bruns- wick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in an agreement that would end the jurisdictional and revenue-sharing dispute between the Maritime provinces and the fed- eral government. The regulations for the offshore exploration areas of the world have now been studied in St. John’s and distilled into Newfoundland’s own set of rules. They form the main body of the White Paper. The pro- posed regulations cover licensing procedures. permit and lease terms, and the all-important royalty sched- ule with a minimum 5% and max- - imum 35% rate. depending on pro- ducibility. The schedule is intended to leave the producer with a 25% cash flow. All set for next year? { “bread from British Columbia, and many more. comctng Co Casscar \ TOURIST TALK "We have a special smile for you!'"' is the theme for a campaign directed toward all who come in contact with our visitors. In announcing the campaign, Provincial Secretary § Minister of Travel Industry, Grace Mc- Carthy stated: "In the next few weeks you will be greeting many visitors to’ your Province. Some will be old friends, others will be first-time visitors. I hope that you’will "go that extra mile'' and extend a very special welcome to each of our guests . so that we can be sure that every- one will want to return to British Columbia." The Minister is asking every- one in the hospitality industry, as well as those in retail stores and other visitor service: loca- tions, to wear one of the brightly coloured lapel buttons to remind all that our visitors are very important people to everyone in our Province. The buttons, which will be avail- able in'four languages, are being distributed along with matching placemats and other display pieces. The stage has been set through the special promotions, such as the Royal Hudson Tour and Minister's Golden Opportunities program. Visitors interest in our Province is now at an all time high based upon mail inquiries received. This interest has been heightened by promotion and an extensive internal. and external advertising campaign. The success of the forthcoming tourist season rests with every citizen of the Province. Everyone is being asked to participate by wearing a button and a smile to make. 1977 a great year for Tourism in British Columbia. BOOK REVIEW: THE GOURMET’S CANADA | Sondra Gotlieb, New Press, Toronto; 1972 ‘The Gourmet’s Canada is based on the pro- position that one does not have to live abroad to eat well. The gourmet’s Canada does exist: the secret is in knowing where to look - beyond the supermarkets - for wild tice, berries, fine cheeses, good beef and lamb, salmon (six varie- _ ties), rainbow trout, unequalled pickerel and - whitefish, and real black sturgeon caviar. The country is also rich in the culinary tradi- tions of its French, English and “Ethnic” populations. In her travels from coast to coast, _ Sondra Gotlieb has become deeply knowledge- -able about these traditions; she relates them ‘here, together with some of the lively social history behind them, and includes representative recipes - fish loaf from Newfoundland, parsley _ scallops from Nova Scotia, chicken fricot from : Acadian New Brunswick, Maple-sugar pie from - Quebec, U.E.L. white rolls from Ontario, rose- | petal preserve from the Prairies, sourdough ‘2s -fificant portions of the cost of any item we buy today. ig However, it’s not that much different today than in 1887 - 90 years ago. Before the Alaska ~ Highway, most goods were shipped into the Cassiars via Wrangell, Alaska to Telegraph Creek to Dease Lake and North. f Here’s what it cost: * Spend some time with active Northem Trapper on beautiful Cotton Lake, Wilderness camping for trailers, tenters, motor- ~~ homes. Boats, canoes for rent Guaranteed fishing. Hunting ~:~ tackle and craft sales. us y + Highway 37 32 miles South of Cassiar, 43 miles North of Dease Lake, Box 212, Cotton Lake, Cassiar,, we a q ‘hittle Eeoples — Boutique © : Featuring. Baek to School Fashions YUHON INDUSTRIES BOX 69, WATSON LAKE, Y.T. Laketon, $20 at Lower Post; Bacon - 35 - 5i. « cents a lb. in 1888). pis: The first trip to the placer mines on the Deas! mh = i : Lake in the late 1870's cost 50 cents a poun! - Pyke B.C. VOC 1E0 Ne Nem GSM ciccrsan Crock to Deace Lcke 7 centelib, f0t.a pack train of 15,000 pounds. eles eS reson air Sizes 2-14X : grap : *Report on Exploration of Yukon, N.W.T Come as a stranger, and leave as a friend, for home is where d ries Dease Lake to Laketon 3/4-1 cent/Ib. Potala tases coe “2s = Ol cents/Ib. “and: Northern B.C. .-by Geo Dowson - 1888. | you hang YOU Ht. -coene PCPs eeseoea ...,GUNTER AMANN 536-2223 GERRY. AMANN. 536.7314. _ an oe ea ‘ . seater, ba eee e+ rte ett bee ale . ) x