ee ee ee SS eet asia aa ~ mes eee Pt ge tt ort est ee pa SS nn nn nc a en ANNUAL MIXED BONSPIEL_ The Norm Day Rink and the Jolin J1lis Rink. The 24th Annual Mixed Bonspiel was held in Cassiar, March 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th. A fun. filled weekend was enjoyed by all participating. Some of the local rinks were joined by out- side curlers and we were especially pleased to have. Linda‘and Ed Hanley return for the weekend. : The curling began at 10:00 AM Thursday- morning and continued around the clock until’ Sunday evening. A cocktail hour was held on! Thursday evening to welcome those rinks who. came from Whitehorse, Cantung and Watson Lake. - A delicious pancake breakfast was served on’ Saturday morning by the 4 professional pancake makers. Snap, Crackle, Pop and Little Fart. On Saturday evening all the curlers and club members attended a Banquet and Dance with music provided by “Country Comfort’’- from Whitehorse, On Sunday evening the weekend was con- cluded with the prize presentations going to the following successful rinks. ; A Event - 1st - L. Platz - Cantung 2nd - G, Gee - Whitehorse 3rd - C, Smith - Cassiar 4th - L. Armstrong - Cassiar B Event ist - D. Kalles - Watson Lake 2nd - G. Bermel - Cassiar 3rd - F. Smidt-Nielsen - Cassiar 4th - R. Duri - Cassiar C Event 1st - B. Garrett - Cassiar 2nd - M. Gimmi - Cassiar 3rd - F, Nitti - Cassiar “Four local. men took part in one of the most popular events on the international curling calen- dar - the Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky Champ- ionships held at the winter sports resort of Avie- more in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. Frank Nitti was the skip of the team which in- cluded Don Baycroft, Brian Pewsey and John Forbes. The four, all employed at the Cassiar Our Cassiar Team In Scotland The Donald Duck Rink - 4th - B. Keneally - Whitehorse 1st- A. Borsato - Cassiar 2nd - J. Lee - Cassiar 3rd - B. Matiation - Whitehorse 4th - Donald Duck Rink - Cassiar D Event Awarded the high honor of the best bonspiel- > ers were the following: Bob Fitzsimmons Helga Wagner Ed Hanley Lothar Kutz Two Rinks were awarded special prizes for aiding the bonspiel spirit by curling in costume, The John Ellis rink consisting of John, Joanne Michael, Gil Leathley and Peter Jones, donned their kilts with pride. Also in costume was the Donald Duck Rink - of Joe Ellis, Ivy Ellis, Bill Riddle and Pat Witwicki who quacked their way into the D event. Congratulations to all those rinks who went home with prizes and special congratulations to the Larry Platz rink of Cantung who took home the first prize. f So we wind up this big event for another year. Don’t forget that next year will be the Silver Anniversary “25th Annual Bonspiel’’ and should be bigger and better than ever, ~ Windup bonspiel will be held April 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Draw sheet is now up in the Curling Rink, Asbestos Mining Corporation were playing to- gether as a team for the first time and it was their first time at the championships which have’ been held annually for the past twelve years. Eight teams from Canada, three from the United States along with others from Britain and Europe competed in the 40 rinks eleven nation event. Though the four did not win any honours they did make a lot of new friends. © ROD AND GUN CLUB FISHING DERBY Ice Fishing Derby was held on March 26th at Vines ) Lake from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. __ Winners of Trophies: First Fish Caught - Larry Trehearne - 10:50 a.m. | Largest Fish Caught - Larry Trehearne - 12 7/8 inches. Smallest Fish Caught - Len Moth - 9 1/8 inches Last Fish Caught - Len Moth - 4 20 p.m. Presentation of the 4th Annual Fishing Derby also took place. © Winners were Largest Lake Trout - Fred Cousins - 24 % inches. Largest Dolly Varden - Louis Molan - 22 % inches. Largest Grayling - Tony Pinto - 17 %4 inches. Sede Hint x = Fake C'mon you guys, I know you're down: there somewhere." More from the Carnival TURKEY SHOOT Ch} s = * waeay, “1 . P Sighting Up" for Sunday Dinner. ° ~ SNOW-SHOE BASEBALL more letters to the editor — Dear Editor: Thanks very much for your letter (March 12). You certainly can publish my letter to B.C. Outdoors if you like. Glad to have some feedback on it. My husband and | recently moved to Dease Lake as he is working here temporarily. We plan to return to Telegraph but | am unable at the present time to send any news from Telegraph, | sure would have liked to if we were still there. My mother-in-law, Edith Nelson, might be interested in contributing and if she isn’t, I'd suggest Wenda Scott. They are both there now and know everyone in the area. ; Thanks very much for your time. Yours truly, (Mrs.) Pat Feldmann PLEA FROM TELEGRAPH CREEK "The following letter from Mrs, Feldmann was printed in the March issue of B. C. Outdoors Magazine. We are pleased to be able to publish it in the Cassiar Courier as well. Editor: While sorting through some old magazines | came across the June 1974 issue of BC Outdoors with its editorial ‘The Northwest Plan - A Question Mark.’ The theme was that federal and provincial governments were jointly financing a program which would spur construction of port facilities, roads, railrods, sawmills, mines a possible copper smelter and pulp mill, and create several new instant towns. An estimated _ 75,000 people will come into the area, more than doubling present population. In order to provide power, a number of well-known rivers - the Liard, Stikine, Iskut, Skeena, Nass, _ Morice, Nanika and Dean ----- may sooner or later be dammed, | My husband and | live in Telegraph Creek which is one ~of the areas to be affected by this plan. We are really con- * cerned about the amount of actual planning there has been. _ We are aware the B.C. Hydro wants a dam on the Iskut and Stikine Rivers, but have they considered the effects? | grew up on the banks of the Columbia River and am only too aware what can happen. Salmon once ran to Columbia Lake and it was renouned as a great place for wildlife. Now there is no salmon and a fast disappearing game population because of lack of game management, fast exploitation of the area's resources and the many dams. | saw a study on the Columbia River called ‘Forever Damned.’ It certainly is. The Stikine and Iskut Rivers abound with salmon and a good wildlife population, although better and more active game management is called for, The Tahltan Indian band relies’ on the salmon as a staple of their diet, as do all the people who live on the river, Even the Tahitans who live as far away as Vancouver and Whitehorse come home in the summer for the salmon. This would all end if a dam were put in. In these days of world wide food shortages | should think they could leave the salmon some rivers for spawning. What a tragedy it would be to see the salmon come no more to the Stikine. There are many people with traplines and small farms_ all the way down. the river, too, but | suppose a few trappers and farmers don’t count much to the ‘planners’ in Victoria. Everything must give way to the powerful companies. Are there no other alternatives? ' The Iskut and Stikine provide habitat for many grizzly, moose, marten, wolverine and other wildlife. These animals have so few places of refuge -- are they to be driven out here, too? We all count on a moose as winter meat supply. Telegraph Creek itself is a very historic place, being one of the first settled communities in B.C. and a stopping- off place during the Klondike gold rush of 1898. Does it also get drowned? Then many people use the Stikine as an avenue of travel, especially in the summer. Recently there have been many. guided raft tours with up to 100 people per hour, so there is really a great recreational potential. We all realize that you can’t stop progress but there certainly should be ways to control and really research what as area needs and what potential there is. The Stikine Valley is good for agriculture on a small farm basis and the government has created an agricultural reserve here. Maybe if the people of the area were consulted we could come up with some good sound planning for progress in the area in- - stead of a mad dash that leaves a wake of ruin, unemploy- ment and all the other problems we see happening else- where. Do we have only ‘forever dammed’ to look forward to here? | certainly hope that someone will help us be heard because there is no other way to make the powers that be realize that the little guy wants a voice in what is going to happen around him. (Mrs.) R: C. Feldmann Telegraph Creek, B.C. Bonnie Greenway at 778-7501 often, he says, individuals making inquiries at tax ‘Ingram, people who can plan an_ individual’s jare capable of doins, ‘pointed out that their minutes MOST CANADIANS LOSE MONEY BY FILLING OUT THEIR OWN TAX RETURN. How many Canadians are aware of the Income Tax deductions they are entitled to? Not many, CASSTAR COURIER Page 15 THEY ARE SPOILING THE COUNTRY says David Ingram of Cen-ta Services. an away from school today Ingram operates 55 Cen-ta offices in Canada, including one in Cassiar, According to Ingram, the complexity of the But | didn‘t go home. mas Instead | ran straight to this field To write this little poem. income tax act prevents Canadians from under- ‘It used to be nice to sit in this dield, standing all the deductions they are entitled to claim such as renter’s assistance. He says most people living on welfare and ‘To watch the bee’s a buzzing roun -To watch the lambs skip along the ground, And to see the horses frolick about. But to my mind there’s many a doubt paying rent think they shouldn t be filing a return, "As to whether or not things like this will stay. but they are allowed to file for renter’s assistance. Ingram, a long-time critic of Revenue Canada, For even now trees are being pulled down, To make room for more than one smelly, polluted, town. says that department rarely advises tax payers of . People will build the houses so high, the deductions to which they are entitled. All too information offices are told they are wrong and That to little children they will seem to touch the sky. And after just one year, No one will remember what used to be there. the decision is not questioned, but should be, . The town will become a city, And Ingram has critical words for his indust , With-sky scrapers tall g s for his industry ‘ ang no one will realise, no , no one at all, counterparts as well. “If you look at these companies,” he says, “Vou will see they open a tremendous number of offices at tax time and staff them with newly- trained employees with little experience.” Look for tax or financial consultants, says finances. Most tax companies are “preparers, B not consultants”. Ingram says you can judge a tax advisor’s competence by the questions he or she asks. He says the questions should be deep and pena- trating. j “lf they are not,” he says, ‘’ you should get - up and leave.” i, TOWN COUNCIL Notices have been sent to resid-. ents concerning elections of new TownCouncil members. continued from page 6. Woninees are PGi id sue lnerut sb tes Percy Andrews, Marg Ash, Ann Wright, Bey Evans, Bob Walker Letty Cartwright, Norma Cosnett, Ray Empereale,; Wally Cameron, ig Susan Geddes and Carmen Jubenville Council approved the allocation of monies to the school te paint and decorate two litter bins, and to conplete road sigs for the tow. 4 The problem of unsightly parpage around town was raised. Council already operates two clean up canpainus a year and ‘they feel that the company provides ade- quate pick up-service. Pictures of particularily messy situations will be printed in the local paper along with the vicws of tle school children. Tt is heped that this will instill some civic pride within the community. _ Council: hopes to publish suidelines jconcerning their jurisdiction. They feel it would be beneficial for everyone to know what they They could not be- published until read -and approved by Council, COMMUNITY CLEAN: UP With spring just around the corner (thank God!), it's time for the com- munity to be think- ing about a cleanup. _ You might say I’m a ghost writer. - That they have destroyed a once beautiful place That used to bring looks of happiness to many a face, *. Margaret Anne McCaugley NOTICE The British Columbia Forest Service wishes to™ advise all residents and travellers in Northern ritish Columbia that effective APRIL 15, 1978 BURNING PERMITS will be required for all fires except those lit for ‘warmth or cooking and which comply with the campfire regulations. For further information contact any of the following offices: Lower Post - Phone (403) 536-2289 (604) 538-3271 Atlin - Phone 151 Dease Lake - office on Highway 37 J.P. Dunlop Ranger Sign at the entrance to the Pleasure Gardens of Ceylon: ‘If you with litter will disgrace, And spoil the beauty of this place, May indigestion rack you chest And ants invade your pants and vest.’ ADVICE 10 THE LOVELORN Dear Cassiar Courier, ‘I am giving you an application for this here letter to the Editor Column. I really can’t talk right but the advice will be dead on. I have lived here for nigh on umpteen years. I found gold here before asbestos was even thought of. My man, Bert, was a part-time mule skinner, part-time card shark, and part-time miner. We never was officially hitched as ministers weren’t ever around when-we had a mind to make everything up and up. We had 12 kids. They was all ashamed of me and I never see ’em anymore but that’s alright. They ain’t getting my money either! Samantha Greece, spinster! P.S. If any man is interested in meeting up with a pretty good cook, just write me and we'll let nature take its swing at things, if you know what I mean. Cs Dear Cassiar Courier, I have been talked into giving an application to your newspaper for an Advice Column. I’m afraid I can’t give you a photograph as J have none. I am ninety-six year of earthly years, which means I have lots of experience in living. I was born in Tilsely, England in 1883, of a fairly well to do family. I met a coal miner in 1900 and decided to marry him and I was subsequently disowned but then we ran away to Canada to be considered pioneers. We raised three children in the Crows- nest Pass before my husband, a mine foreman died of silicosis. I have three grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren and two — great- great grandchildren. At the ages of 70, 76, 85 and 87 I was proposed to but refused as I was having too much fun to establish permanent relationships. Incidently, nothing could stop me from writing the column if you accept me as I am always watching and in impeccable health. - Yours truly, . Ruth Derbyshire .S cit ~ 3