School Trustees Elected Elections for school trustees were held in Atlin, Cas- siar, Lower Post and Telegraph Creek during November. Ni Dave Brocklebank In Cassiar, Dave Brocklebank is the new trustee. He won over the incumbent, Sherry Sethen, by 14 votes. A re- cord number of 254 voters cast their ballots in Cassiar, Other candidates who ran were Ross Harper, Peter Schnee- berger and Ron Sweeney. Dave has lived in Cassiar for the past four years and is a mechanic in the Powerhouse. In Atlin Michael Strange defeated the incumbent Dor- othy Odian by one vote. Shirley Kyle was the only other candidate in the Atlin election. Yvonne Moon was returned by acclamation in Lower Post. She has already served 1% years as a trustee for Lower Post. Yvonne owns a small grocery store but pre- viously she was a social worker. The Telegraph Creek trustee position was won by Yvonne Tashoots. She defeated the only other candid- ate, Ron Brauer. Yvonne works for the Tahltan Band as a Home & School Co-ordinator. - “Dease Lake School opens The new Dease Lake School -was officially opened October 31 in a ceremony that included most of the community as well as out-of-town guests. Continued on page 6 Brinco announces loss Brinco Limited announced a net loss of $1,919,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1985, compar- ed with net earnings of $6,789,000 for the similar period in 1984. The 1985 net earnings included insurance recovere ies of $400,000 (net of tax) while the 1984 comparative earnings included insurance recoveries of $3,779,000. The loss per common share for the nine-month period was $0.27 compared with earnings of $0.23 for the equivalent period of 1984. The loss during the nine months includes operating losses in Cassiar Mining Corporation of $669,000. The Cassiar loss incurred in the third quarter reflects. a reduction in sales of asbestos fibre, together with costs incurred during a scheduled shutdown at the Cassiar mine during July and a two week unscheduled shutdown in September. The exploration adit being driven into the McDame deposit adjacent to the Cassiar pit was advanced to 1080 meters and the last 41 meters was in ore grade mineraliz- ation. While the primary purpose of the adit is to provide access for further exploration and a diamond drilling pro- gram in 1986, a bulk sample of material in excess of 1000 tonnes was obtained and has been processed in the Cassiar mill. Preliminary results indicate both a higher grade and longer fibre than previously anticipated, with an average monetary value 30 -percent higher than the present open pit fibre mix. Cassiar Courier the Voice of Cassiar Country December 1985 10 cents _ Al Taylor retires Friends and co-workers gathered on Noy- ember 9 to wish Al a “Happy Birthday” and also to wish him well in his retirement. Al came to Cassiar from southern B.C. on March 25, 1959. He worked as the mill carp- enter for Cassiar Mining Corporation from May 1, 1959 until his retirement on Novem- ber 15. Al’s new home is at Gibsons Landing, B.C. where he expects to make much use of the lovely fishing rod and life jacket given to him by his friends and co-workers. In the near fu- ture Al hopes to go to Aberdeen, Scotland, where he plans to trace his father’s family tree. ; Erickson mill shuts down Erickson Gold Mines Ltd. has temporarily shut down its mill at Erickson in order to commence a program of upgrading the equipment to increase the efficiency of the mill after seven years of operation. The shutdown is not anticipated to exceed three months. Projected costs for the upgrading are $800,000. Don Smith of Whitehorse has been hired as the construction supervisor on the project which is expected to utilise some of the Erickson mill workers. Work will include rebuilding the crushing plant, improving the grinding circuit and generally improving the overall efficiency of the mill. The company expects to increase. the mill production capacity-by 25%=-= During the shutdown period the Company will con- . tinue the intensive development program of the high grade ore bodies discovered last summer at Cusac where two step-out holes have extended to 1,100 feet the strike length of the previously reported Eileen Vein discovery: — Hole C85-144 graded 2.13 oz. of gold per ton over 10.2 feet — Hole C85-147 graded 2.29 oz. of gold per ton over 1.64 feet The underground decline is proceeding on schedule and should reach the first ore zone early in 1986. The tonnage potential of the Table Mountain Area. Having recently completed the transaction with TOTAL Compagnie Francaise des Petroles and the $14 million convertible debenture financing, the Company’s strategy at Erickson is to develop and expand its ore Teserves in order to ensure a long term supply of ore to the mill when production resumes. Mine Manager Al Beaton said that following a very successful exploration season the mine now has more ore reserves than it has ever had. He added that the potential future stability of Erickson as a mine is...“‘the best since _ we started.” = SNA ae << Beaton also said, “At year-end we expect to be only 1000 ounces away from having produced 150,000 ounces of gold. This makes us one of the ranking gold producers in the history of British Columbia.” He added, “We’ve only just started...we’re a baby gold mine yet!” Layoffs at Erickson during the temporary mill closure have been kept to a minimum. Al Beaton said about 60 people will be on site in the mine, in mill con- struction and in maintenance. Meanwhile, at Erickson’s Mount Skukum property in the Yukon underground development and construction are proceeding according to schedule. The mill start-up Company will also carry out the development of the large _is ?nticipated to take place in the first quarter of 1986. Goodwin becomes president baa At a general meeting of the NDP Atlin Constit- uency Association, held in Dease Lake on November 23, ja new executive was formed. Virginia Goodwin, Cassiar, is president, Joe Murphy, Telegraph Creek, vice-president, Allan Clayton, New Aiyanish, secretary and Gary Tait, New Aiyanish, treasurer. Goodwin says there were approximately 20 mem- bers present and their main concern was to get an execu- tive in place to deal with upcoming situations. When ask- ed to comment on the large influx of new NDP members’ from New Aiyanish several weeks before Al Passarell left the NDP Party, Goodwin ‘said “It certainly looks sus- picious but I have not been close enough to it to make a statement”. : At the meeting, Larry Guno, who has a law practice in Vancouver, and Victor Pakolnis, who has mining prop- erty in Atlin, both indicated intention to seek the NDP nomination for the Atlin riding. Although no nomination date has been set, Goodwin said it would be early in the new year. ; 5 Shareholders approve re-organization At meetings held in Calgary November 27, preferred and common shareholders of Brinco Limited and Dorset Resources Ltd. voted in favor of the re-organization which will combine their business and alter Brinco’s capital structure. 89 percent of the Series A preferred sharehold- ers and 99 percent of the common shareholders of Brinco voted in favor of the plan, as did over 99 percent of both common and preferred shareholders of Dorset. Applic- ation for final court approval of the plan will be made in early December and management is hopeful that the en- tire re-organization will be completed by year-end. Jason Dennis On Peace And Justice Tour Jason Dennis, a Grade 11 student in Cassiar, is one of 60 young people from more than 30 countries who are participating in the International Youth for Peace and Jus- tice Tour. The Tour is sponsored by the Hillel Foundation, the Canadian Council for International Co-operation and the federal government and the group is visiting 120 high schools in Quebec, Ontario and_B.C. over a two week per- iod. It is estimated they will reach approximately 40,000 students and 10,000 adults and that a greater awareness of the threats facing the world will be generated. Jason will be speaking on recreation, education, al- cohol abuse and poverty from a young native Indian’s point of view. Bryan Carlick, president of the United Native Nation Local 167, Good Hope Lake, said “The Band administration is extremely proud of Jason for be- ing chosen to make this presentation”. .