SSE E—e————Eeew q \ % 2, Cassiar Courier October 1977 Dempster Hunting Ban Impose Hunting on the Dempster Highway has been, closed for this year. Wildlife Director Gordon Hartman said the closure which is effective Oct. 15, 1977 extends over a corridor five miles on each side of the highway. The corridor runs from Mile 41.6 in Yukon to the Northwest Territories border. Hartman said the closure was prompted for a number of reasons. He said, ‘there is widespread concern in Yukon and other parts of the country about the effects of hunting on the Porcupine caribou herd along a coridor which is accessible to vehicles. ‘Other large herds of caribou in Alaska and the Northwest Territories have declined rapidly when exposed to a mixture of human effect, including access and hunting,’ he said. Hartman said, ‘information this year from § Alaska and survey work in the Richarson & Mountains area indicated a very low calf to cow ratio in the herd.’ Hartman indicated that the wildlife branch does not have sufficient information to predict the exac* effects of the Dempster Highway, ae traffic, hunting and possible future pipeline construction on the Porcupine herd. He said the Dempster Highway will not be maintained by the Department of Highways, beyond October 15. Hartman said a comprehensive road manage- ment program will be established before the highway is officially opened in 1979. Both the | federal and territorial governments are’ co- operating in the development of this program.| Other measures include the hiring of a biolo-| gist to work full time on the herd and the hiring. of two or three Native trainees who will work with the wildlife branch on the program. Hartman said the hunting regulations may be modified as further information is obtained. over the next few years. At present, however, ‘the branch is concerned about the herd and will strive for conservative measures for its protection,’ he said. The wildlife branch has contacted Indian bands and a number of groups concerning the ban. Hartman said their co-operation has been re- quested in reducing the effect of harassment and disturbance along the Dempster corridor. 3 Ps Be ae te a et ee ee re ee ed ek ee ee ee i te ek ek © ROVS AUTO & TRICK SALE oh HOME of FINE Life Begins at 65 continued from page 1 : a ton, with the patrol’s rope especially heavy on top of my backpack. Finally, at about 7900 feet we were about where we should have been, except we had to climb up to a final ridge and down the other side to treeline to set up our camp. | was almost completely exhausted, wet, and“out of breath. | could go on the slope, traversing it, for only 36 steps, stop, rest a while, turn and go on for another 36 steps. And that was the point where the patrol stepped in to help even though every- body .was dead tired. The men took turns | carrying my pack while the two ladies kept behind me, keeping an eye on me_ and offer- ing encouraging words. Finally we reached treeline, set up a big common tent, built a roaring campfire, and cooked supper. Grad- ually we warmed up inside and outside as well. On Sept. 19 we climbed up from our camp towards an 8000 ft. peak in howling wind, rain, and snow. Everyone was wet and cold. We and followed skirted the peak, went down to the creek bed and followed it back to our camp at the 6000 ft. level. We were wet, tired, and hungry. Fortunately another patrol was already at camp and had a good fire going for us. Next day everybody rested, ate well, and partly dried or burned wet socks and mitts. We were given our supplies for two days of solitary -- . 2 pilot biscuits, a package of instant soup,and 2 teabags. Tom, our instructor, parcelled out our camping spots, near a spring or trickle of 57 year old Jim volunteers to be tied into a stretcher for Rescue Practice. water; away from each other. We set up our camps and began our solitary outing. Tom visited each of us in the afternoon of the second day bringing a piece of pressed date block as an additional food supply. During these’ 2 days we had enough to do: keeping the fire going, sleeping as well as we could, drying out sleeping bags and clothing, rationing out the food supply, thinking back, thinking ahead, and writing our diaries. The next morning we returned to the base’’camp for lunch. After lunch we set out to climb Mount McKeen, approximately 8600 ft.. high. The first 1300 ft. from the camp were quite difficult - _rockslides and loose rock under foot. The remaining 1300 ft. were easier, pure rock climbing. One instructor was tied in with three students on a rope. We went up and up, finally reaching the peak. It was beautiful and - Watson Lake, Y.T, | | USED CARS | a es -'76 Cadillac Eldorado (loaded) : e ; - 74 Chev..Blazer 4x4 2 me -'74 Ford '2 ton pick-up aN Wialee We leer 2 ee sats te 4: : Scr ante. . - f } s ) ~2QVOQOQOOOOOCSOCOOSSOCSOSGSOUICOSOGOUUG sh , ‘20 other units in stock VELL PICK UP SPECIAL ORDER VEHICLES ‘ 4 i : ; Phone Mike Stogrin at 9386-77878 Was on producing. properties rather’ than in'’ em) a8, PAAAOOOHOOOOOOOKAIIOIG ™ : re on en ae TN es eset eo ET ROSIE’ Ave 45 ee 3 * wx ke ew et ee . he ee Frank gives a big smile as he prepares himself for his lessons in Mountain Climbing. well worth the effort. The weather was clear and we could see up to 20 miles: in every direction in Canada and to Washington State. - All that remained now was to walk out of our base camp to the meeting point beside the Assinola River. This took about 5 hours. We waded through the river for the last time. It was over - “WE «MADE IT! Everyone was tired, and wet, and happy. The day ended with a banquet - excellent. food, some speeches, and certificates for all. After a last meeting at the assembly place on Sept. 24, we bid our farewells and departed. | had to be extra careful with my driving as | was still a bit dazed, but certainly content. | HAD MADE IT! Want to try it? Why not? It is worth it, and you will find out where you are, who you are, . and what you are. And how old you really are!? Incentives ._ Needed _ for Miners” VANCOUVER (CP): The President of the Mining Association of B. C., Harvey Parlia- ment says an economic study of the prov- inces mining industry in 1976 show incentives are needed for both the small prospector and the larger companies. A report prepared for the association by Price Waterhouse covering 45 mining com- panies in B. C. says the industry showed little growth in 1976 although sales climbed slight- ly to a record $975 million from $952 million in 1975. Parliament says the report shows. no new mines were opened during 1976, expenditures “on exploration and development made little gain and stock market activity was well be- low peak years. He says because of this no ore reserves are being depleted faster than they can be found because the incentives are not there to find new properties. ; ‘Both senior governments have to c:: some- thing to direct capital investment back into the mining industry,’ he says, ‘if fiscal mea- sures encouraged exploration and develop- ment of new mines, governments would get more return from such things as sales taxes — and income taxes from a greater number of . people being employed.’ He says removal of mining royalties in 1976 did much to lighten the load on mining com- panies because those royalities had to be paid even if a mine was losing money. S: The report says that although coal remained ® the top revenue producers in 1976, revenue dropped $2867 million from the record ® $321.1 million the previous year. The report says the mining industry contin- ued to be a major contributor to the economy employing 15,861 workers with a payroll of more than $289 million and purchasing more than $575 million in goods and services. Purchases by Japan accounted for 50 per cent of total revenues while the U.S. repre- sented 19 per cent of the total. The report-says exploration and develop- ment expenditures increased by. eleven per cent to nearly $45 million, but the increase 6 0 0 6 6 LO bOOOCCG + “qe eu y, ECR IRS ey the search for new minés.o15 Letter . TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir: ; We are always happy to receive your paper, like everything about it and especially the his- tory of this north country. 2 I am enclosing some snaps I took this summer in Watson Lake. If you wish to use some or all of them, I’m sure the Watson Lakers will be interested to see something of their area in - print. . Sincerely, A Watson Laker The oe Joc & A few of us had summer. some lovely gardens this Lucky Lake was a favorite place during the heat Suntanning and picking raspberries on the Watson Lake Ski Hill. this summer at Watson Lake. Only 0 working gil” I know I am only a working girl, _ And Iam not ashamed to say I belong to the ranks of those who toil For a living, day by day. With willing feet I press along In the paths that I must tread, Proud that | have-the strength and skills... , To‘earn my daily breadsin vor a1 ite cnt ** These words are part of a song written in 1895 by Marie Joussaye. They belong to a period of history in Canada that has been almost totally neglected. This is the history of working women in the 19th century who struggled to improve - their lives just as men did. - CASSIAR TOWN COUNCIL NEWS The Town Council has explored various ave- nues to try to come up with a solution to the ongoing dog problem here. We have contacted other communities as well and find that the problem is a common one and solutions are hard to come by. A plan was presented to the Council and it has been agreed that it is the best course open to us at this time. Outline is as follows: with one representative from each of the following organizations (Town Council, .R.C. M-P., Cassiar Asbestos Corp.; United Steelworkers, © Fish & Wild Life Dept.) we will have a 5-man team which will act as our ‘Dog Catcher’. They will only pick up loose dogs and impound them. The above have agreed to do this on a voluntary basis and Council will continue to look for a permanent Dog Catcher. Council received two bids for the sidewalk contract. One from Mr. Steadman: $2600 for labour with Council supplying the mat- erial. The second bid we received was for $25,000 with the bidder supplying his own material. Mr. Steadman was awarded the contract and Council understands that he has finished the 500 ft. of new sidewalk on Connell Drive plus some patching on. Malozemoff. The sidewalk is now complete to McDame Street. Council has received 44 drawings for the street signs from the school students. The wank agreed to display the pictures and the residents of Cassiar were asked to cast their ballot for their favorite pictures. The Town Council would like to thank the Royal Bank for displaying the pictures for this contest, it was greatly appreciated. The Council understands that the Public Health Dept. was given the néeded financial approval from the Treasury Board on June 22 of this year and with all goinge well, Cassiar . should have Public Health back’ by late fall or early winter. We received a letter of reply from - Sears outlining their position on location, ship- "5 SOR significant historic resources, ping costs, etc. We will check with the local Sears office to see if there are any proposed changes in their hours of business. During the summer months, a contest was held to find new names for both the Grocery and Retail stores. Winners will be announced — shortly. Hei Seen As Thursday late night shopping has been a success. Council has suggested that the stores try both Thursday and Friday late night shop- ping and close both stores at noon on Saturday. Plans, contractor estimates, location and facilities needed to proceed with the Arts & Crafts building are in the works. If you have any suggestions as to what you would like to see in our Arts & Crafts Center please notify a member of the Town Council. , Judy Wasylycia-Leis. .. ak “Federal NDP Bh SAS WE OE OS Women’s Organizer . Leas Vy “Ye Se See ERS . vs at aiaca SE aes Md THE BETTER HALF, “Maybe it'll be like in the TV commercials and he compliment us on the distinct styling, and ask about Cassiar Courier Octoher 1977 3 Heritage Resources on Yukon River to be Studied The Yukon government and Parks Canada are conducting preliminary field investigations of historic and natural resources along the Yukon River. The river is an essential component of the Klondike Gold Rush International Historic Park as the natural and historical connection between the Chilkoot Pass and Dawson City. Hugh Faulkner, the Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and Art Pearson, Commissioner of Yukon, announced that the investigations will take place under Parks Canada’s Agreement for Recreation and Conservation program. The study will be conducted along the Yukon River system from Bennett, B.C. to the International Boundary, downstream from Dawson City. Mr. Faulkner said the ARC program will allow the federal and territorial governments to enter into a joint agreement to conserve, protect and manage the recreational and heritage resources along the Yukon River. Under such an agreement, existing uses along the river will be acknowledged, but any new development should be compatible with the historic nature of this famous river corridor. Commissioner Pearson emphasized it was vitally important to receive comments from Yukoners, in order to assist the planners who will be working on this project. He said that public hearings will be held after the preliminar information has been gathered and assessed. Persons familiar with this waterway are invited, to submit comments to the attention of Lynn Chambers, Director, Resource Planning Branch, Government of Yukon, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon. Field investigations will be carried out during the next few months to identify possible themes as the basis for concept planning, which will be conducted next year, with the full involvement - of the residents along the river. The interim management quidelines will pro- vide visitor safety measures, and relieve opera- tional pressures on the river resource during the coming seasons, until the long-term policy development is completed. _ This year’s efforts will result in recommenda- tions for immediate protection of the most will identify facilities required to meet present visitor de- mands, and minimal operational requirements to improve visitor safety. These measures will ensure protection of the resources within the corridor, and will provide for an operational presence ‘until long-term planning has been completed and further developmental planning defined. When agreement on these measures has been teached by both governments, the guidelines — ’will be implemented for the 1978 visitor season. 8 the terrific gas savings.” ‘Sat: 1:30 p.m. - 9:30 pm. 778-7442 osc THE, VARIETY. STORE, OF .CASSIAR «> By Barnes , The Register and Tribune Syndicate Al just