lcn p Bji m i 3 a PPW Wf -fi - cHHffir m rWJT 4fe- iflitt Ufl if - 1 - -H H rlr IHHHHBIIHll- Earl Thorp of Hixon back to camera it sworn in at a director of the Regional District of Fraser Fort George by government agent Stan Carting The swearing in of the 1 3 directors for 1 970 took place Friday in the By Bob Groves Citizen Staff Reporter Goorge MacAndrew chairman of the Regional District of Fraser Fort George since it was formed more than two years ago was re- elected for another one- ear term Friday MacAndrew withstood a chal lenge by Prince George city coun ell representative Aid Harry Loder in a two way vote among the 13 member board Vote totals were not released but it Is understood MacAndrew won handily No big frogs MacAndrew was nominated by Jack Hewitson regional director for the Plnevlew district Nomin Nomination ¬ ation was seconded by MrsNan cy Mlddleton of McLeods Lake Loder was nominated by Helen Blackman of McBride and sec onded by Aid Carrie Jme Gray of Prince G orge We are here to serve every everyone ¬ one said MacAndrew upon his election There are noblgfrogs In this pond We are here to do a job for everyone In referring to big frogs MacAndrew apparently alluded to the two Prince George represen representatives ¬ tatives on the board Aid Loder and Aid Giay Prince George has about one- half the population of the 27450- square mile district covering much of east central British Columbia In the election for chairman each of the 13 district directors has one vote although on other votes Prince Oorge has pro Vancouver ducks killed by poison VANCOUVER CP Scores of dead and dying ducks littered the shoreline around Stanley Park Friday after poison appar apparently ¬ ently was dumped Into the city sewer system The stricken ducks were first spotted by a National Harbors Board patrol boat which found scores of dead ducks in a two mile stretch of shoreline from the Brockton Point sewage out outfall ¬ fall under Lions Gate Bridge toSlwashRock Officials of the Canadian Wildlife Service said they be believe ¬ lieve the ducks had been killed by a pesticide disposed of down a sewer drain Biologist Bill Morris said tests were being conducted on the carcasses to determine cause of death but poison was suspected because whatever afflicted the birds reacted quickly He said It appeared a poison destroyed the birds power of flight and they drowned Mr Morris said three species of duck were among the dead birds picked up by biologists They were scoters American golden eye and greater scaups About 75 dead ducks were picked up by officials but Mor Morris ¬ ris said there were two or three times that many left In the water Officials of the Vancouver aquarium and zoo situated In Stanley Park Immediately fook steps to hault use of water from the harbor district offices at 1717 Third Ave chairman George MacAndrew Jce fishers win prizes A two pound Eastern Trout took first prize in the Spruce City Wildlife Associations first ice fishing derby held Sunday at Vivian Lake 30 miles north east of Prince George Bill Beckell of Prince George won an ice auger for landing the fish Second prize toDan Carson for a 1 lb 14 oz fish was a land landing ¬ ing net Randy Sonregret took the third prize a compass with his six ounce fish Mrs Helen Provost wife of association president Larry Provost said there were more j than 100 people out ice fishing Sunday I They were landing trout with cord shrimp rubber worms and I a variety of lures she said I She said ice fishing is gaining popularity at a number of lakes in the Prince George district i The more than 100 member Spruce City Wildlife Association formed this fall sponsored the 1 Ice fishing derby as Its first club activity The association was set up in I the Interests of conservation Letter use of recreational facill- I ties fishing hunting and game j management Mrs Provost said A trophy banquet with dinner and dancing has been planned for March 20 at the Simon Fraser Inn Trophies will x awarded for the seasons largest catches In fish and game Anyone Interested In joining the association which is affiliat affiliated ¬ ed with the BCWlldllfeAssoc la- lion can contact the Provosts at 504 6HZ Province Sun seek injunctions VANCOUVER CP Pacific Press Ltd was to apply today for court Injunctions to halt alleged concerted Interference by members of three unions In production of Vancouvers two daily newspapers The company produces The Sun and the Province It noti notified ¬ fied typographical mailers and pressmens unions Saturday It would seek Interim Injunctions today in British Columbia Su Supreme ¬ preme Court chambers The move followed disruptions in mechanical departments last week which curtailed production of both papers The three unions are among live in a contract dispute with Pacific Press Pacific Press said in a letter to the Joint Council of News paper Unions Saturday that W are rapidly reaching the point where It Is useless to continue publishing The Province went ahead with todays papers At the head of the table is district The letter said that if thel company suspends publication there would be no work avail available ¬ able for anyone on staff and no revenue to pay anyone The com company ¬ pany had no Intentions of locking employees out I Another letter to Pacific Press staff also signed by DE I Fergusson employee relations manager protested tneactions of a small minority i William McLeman co chair chairman ¬ man of the joint council saidj Sunday night the council would reply to Mr Fergusson byl letter Meanwhile the provincial Labor Relations Board has set Feb 17 as the date for hearing I a complaint by Pacific Press alleging that the three unions have disobeyed a section of the Labor Relations Act thai bans activity that limits production or is intended to Fewer than 23000 copies of the Sun were printed Saturday and most subscribers went with without ¬ out their newspaper for the third day the usual Saturdaypressrun exceeds 285000 The Province printed about 101000 copies of its usual Saturday run of 132- ooo Northern Mainland Cloudy to day with occasional light rain in northern sections this morn morning ¬ ing Chilcotin Cariboo Central In Interior ¬ terior Mainly sunny today and Tuesday Night and morning log patches in valleys Winds light Low tonight and high Tues Tuesday ¬ day at Williams Lake Quesnel and Prince George 25 and 45 Smithers 30 and 45 Peace River Region Sunny continuing mild winds occasion ally V 15 Low tonight and high tomorrow tor Fort St John 25 and 45 Grande Prairie 25 and 40 Peace River 20 and 40 Vancouver 38 and 47 Victoria 38 and 53 LAST 24 HOURS HI Lo Pr Prince George 41 20 Terrace 39 33 02 Smithers 48 23 - Quesnel 43 23 - Williams Lake 39 24 - Kamloops 42 28 - Whltehori 30 3 - Fort St John 49 27 - Burns Lake 45 17 - CANADAS HIGH LOW Prince Rupert 55 Thunder Day -9 -Citizen photo Regional District directors installed MacAndrew beats big frog challenge portlonately more voting power i with garbage disposal throughout Highway area north of Prince I sincerely appeal to all for the district co operation I believe the har- District planning In future will mony we have had will continue prevent haphazard develop through the coming year said MacAndrew He said he was anxious to en engage ¬ gage more community partici participation ¬ pation in district affairs The district has a population of close to 60000 Fire protection Among the districts priorities said MacAndrew are increasing of water and sewer facilities particularly for the village of Hixon Fire protection services In the greater Prince George area must be upgraded he said Electrification of McLeods Lake is another concern along District school board will watch BC budget Prince George school board 1 Lang commented on a report board expects to hear within 10 Is taking a watt and see attl- from Victoria that the govern- days what the government will tude to the Provincial Govern- ment will be allotlng between approve In capital building funds ments budget allotment for edu cation It will take a week or so to unravel the budget and see what meaning it really has here trustee Jim Lang said today I think we are just going to have to play a game of wait and see 362 and 367 million to the for school district 57 for the corn- Department of Education for Its ing year 1970 71 fiscal year spending Of this amount according to a Canadian Press report 22 million will be directed to the provinces school districts Trustee Lang acting school board chairman said the local Bail skippers forfeit cash The BC government on paper at least made 1525 from local people who have skipped ball The money comes from people who hae failed to show up for trials Ball Is set in cash or the accuseds honor the Jargon is -in their own recogni recognizance ¬ zance on the understanding that the person will appear for trial at a later date If the fall to show up for trial the ball money is for forfeited ¬ feited to the Crown A person who fails to show for a trial Is also liable to be charged with the criminal of offence ¬ fence of skipping ball In many instances a more serious of offense ¬ fense than the original charge The ball forfeiture proceed proceedings ¬ ings are held In court jearl They Involve a cast of five sW If the person who skipped ball appears to speak for him himself ¬ self The proceedings involve a Judge an agent for the at torney general usually a lo local ¬ cal lawyer a court clerk a court reporter and a witness the clerk who filed the no notice ¬ tice of application Informing the ball skipper his money is being seized The witness takes the box and tells the court he mailed the notice of application tothe ball skipper at such and such an address He will say the notice was sent by double registered mail and mailed on a specific date The notice statesthat unless the accused person appears in court and provides a reason why he failed to appear for trial the court will forfeit the money The court clerk then calls the persons name three times If he falls to appear the Crown agent reads the amount taken This week there were seven ball forfeitures ranging In amounts from 25 to 500 to totalling ¬ talling 1525 I feel the general attitude is for holding tight he said I believe the same applies to edu cation Secretary treasurer M A Carpenter said school districts in the province do not usually know until April 20 what the edu education ¬ cation budget will provide The provincial government submits Us district by district allotment of education funds In April he said Carpenter said at this stage all the local school board can say is that about half of Its net Increase In operating costs will be paid by the provincial govern government ¬ ment The net increase was between 13 and 14 million In this district in 1970 over 1960 The local school district tax pavers will pay the other half ment which exists along the Halt Goorge said MacAndrew Turning to the proposed Mack enzle hospital he said It Is hoped to tie up all the tag ends of tne planned hospital for presen presentation tation of a plan to Health Min ister Ralph Loffmark within the next 10 days Provision of parks and rec reation facilities must also con concern ¬ cern directors he said Directors sw orn In by provin provincial ¬ cial government agent Stan Car ling were Aid Harry Loder and Aid Carrie Jane Gray of Prince George Mayor Alan Sheppard of Mackenzie Mrs Helen Blackman of McBrlde Ralph LeBans of Vale mount Levi Johnson of Star- lane subdivision Jack Hewitson of Pinevlew Earl Thorp of Hix Hixon ¬ on Harold Mann of Glscome Mrs Nancy Mlddleton of Mc Leods Lake Mayor Leonard Proppe of South Fort George George Sargent of Dunster and chairman MacAndrew By Max Le Breton Citizen Staff Reporter Corrie Lee Vincent 7 doesn t believe In halt measures when It comes to helping starving children Corrie Lee of 280 Mclntyre Crescent reacted to the plight of Dlafran children by sending the entire contents of her piggy bank to Oxfam All 1700 of it Youve got to feed a cat when hes hungry she said Corrie Lee was serious about the cat The Idea originated with her pet cat She wanted to learn more about them and found a book In her school library entitled The Wee Little Man This led her to apply what she understood as the moral A min should help a starving cat have enough food Its a story about a man uho heard funny noises at night she said describing the plot Corrie Lee explained the storys hero got out of bed and fed the starving cat that had found Its way Into his home Pictures on TV She didnt ust read the story and look to other Interests Corrie Lee said she had seen Child health conferences Tuesday Feb 10 Hart High Highway ¬ way 130 at the school Wednesday Feb 11 Kelly Road 130 at the Pentacostal Chapel near J and B Store Pinevlew 130 at the school Shelley 130 at Mrs Buzas Monday Feb 16 Mackenzie 130 A THOUGHT FOR TODAY All the diiconttntJ pooplt I know art trying to bt lomi thing thoy art not and to do omtthing thty cannot 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my bed and help my mother she said She doesnt think her dona tion will supply very much food or clothing but if other chil dren followed her example they could have lots Although Corrie Lee a grade one student at Highland Park Ele Elementary ¬ mentary School said she can t go and help feed the children now she will when she grows up mMSwm L Trnpiial huh J Fill III Suit lien EDS AQUARIUM AND PET SUPPLY 394Gorg St Ph 563 2615 OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT TRAINING There are several openings for experienced log logging ¬ ging truck drivers Contract rates are paid and camp facilities are available A front end loader operator is needed to load logging trucks Tree length logs This is a rub rubber ¬ ber tired loader Firefighters are required by a Federal Govern Government ¬ ment Dept Their duties under direction as a member of a firefightmg force to perform structural firehghting and rescue duties Main Office Royal Bank Bldg 550 Victoria St CANADA MANPOWER CENTRE Industrial Labour Office Phon 562 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