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BRIAN
BRENNAN
Your
town
Unemployment
Insurance
official
Peter
Drummond
advises
that
the
Prince
George
office
will
be
open
from
9
am
to
12
noon
this
Saturday
but
not
necessarily
on
future
Saturdaysas
implied
in
a
story
Thursday
The
special
Saturday
opening
will
enable
benefit
receivers
to
pick
up
therr
cheques
at
the
local
office
I
didnt
really
want
to
write
this
because
ever
since
I
decided
eight
years
ago
to
foresake
the
decadent
euphoria
of
the
Irish
civil
service
for
the
challenge
of
Canadian
winters
its
been
hard
for
me
to
bid
farewell
as
as
I
transport
my
chattels
from
one
resting
place
to
the
next
By
that
I
mean
that
today
is
the
last
time
youll
be
subjected
to
my
sporadic
observations
on
life
in
Prince
George
as
I
see
it
Tomorrow
my
wife
and
I
with
our
five
year
old
daughter
will
embark
for
oil
rich
and
true
blue
Alberta
and
atthe
risk
of
appearing
maudlin
I
feel
I
shouldnt
leave
without
some
ap
appropriate
¬
propriate
valedictory
If
then
you
cannot
stand
the
thought
of
a
grown
man
getting
misty
eyed
as
he
says
good
bye
instead
of
reading
on
you
might
turn
to
page
16
where
the
ever
irreverent
Jim
Coleman
is
ex
expounding
¬
pounding
today
on
the
future
prospects
of
the
BC
Lions
Or
you
might
wait
a
week
until
The
Citizens
own
Pete
Miller
ta
daaa
jumps
into
printwith
his
observations
on
the
more
trivial
things
in
life
Either
way
youll
be
spared
the
agony
of
watching
an
erst
erstwhile
¬
while
critic
eschewing
cynicism
as
he
goes
through
another
check
out
counter
in
the
supermarket
of
journalism
Make
a
note
of
that
one
Pete
Youll
need
all
the
cliches
you
can
get
when
you
move
into
this
space
Its
impossible
to
spend
time
in
a
community
without
cultivat
cultivating
¬
ing
some
attachment
for
the
area
and
its
people
so
after
four
years
in
this
restless
fast
growing
town
I
know
a
part
of
me
will
stay
behind
when
we
leave
for
Calgary
Saturday
Although
I
like
to
deceive
myself
into
believing
that
I
possess
the
devil-may-care
itinerant
qualities
of
a
Galway
tinker
I
cannot
ignore
the
fact
that
half
my
life
in
my
adopted
fatherland
has
been
spent
here
in
Prince
George
And
any
affaire
de
coeur
however
brief
must
leave
some
impression
I
have
been
a
constant
city
hall
watcher
and
believe
that
Prince
Georges
destiny
is
to
a
very
great
extent
in
good
hands
I
do
not
say
that
because
the
mayor
aldermen
and
city
ad
administration
¬
ministration
paid
me
an
unexpected
and
flattering
tribute
by
1
toasting
my
health
after
this
weeks
council
meeting
but
be
cause
I
have
seen
the
efforts
of
these
part
time
politicians
and
over
worked
administrators
to
improve
the
quality
of
lifein
this
town
There
is
very
little
prestige
believe
me
in
being
involved
in
government
at
the
civic
level
And
for
all
the
compensation
thats
involved
a
fellow
would
be
better
off
peddling
encyc
lopoedias
door
to
door
Dedication
has
to
be
the
reason
and
I
believe
our
city
fathers
possess
that
quality
in
large
amounts
I
have
watched
the
cultural
and
entertainment
life
in
the
community
struggle
manfully
to
keep
pace
with
the
exploding
commercial
and
industrial
growth
and
been
chastised
occa
occasionally
¬
sionally
for
daring
to
suggest
that
a
particular
production
or
performing
group
has
been
something
less
than
perfect
The
feedback
has
been
useful
in
my
estimation
If
nothing
else
it
showed
that
this
town
is
not
content
to
sit
still
while
some
self
styled
critic
arbitrates
its
taste
in
entertainment
If
I
had
been
staying
on
for
another
few
weeks
I
would
proba
probably
¬
bly
have
suggested
today
that
the
growing
panic
over
a
sup
supposed
¬
posed
shortage
of
freehold
residential
property
in
Prince
George
is
not
entirely
warranted
There
will
be
future
sales
of
freehold
property
in
the
city
more
than
1500
serviced
freehold
lots
in
fact
will
be
sold
by
the
city
before
the
end
of
1976
The
present
concern
arises
because
lots
are
now
in
short
supply
and
somehow
the
myth
has
spread
that
only
leasehold
lots
will
be
available
in
the
future
Or
I
might
have
urged
the
amalgamation
committee
to
start
telling
the
provincial
government
that
if
were
going
to
get
into
this
proposed
polygamous
marriage
between
the
city
and
neighboring
communities
it
had
better
be
worth
our
while
There
are
many
things
to
talk
about
in
this
active
town
and
I
intend
to
maintain
my
interest
in
its
continuing
evolvement
So
long
Prince
George
Its
been
a
good
four
years
Car
deliveries
resume
for
city
I
Prince
George
new
car
buyers
who
have
been
waiting
for
weeks
to
get
imported
economy
cars
delayed
in
Van-
couver
by
the
auto
carriers
1
strike
can
loosen
their
money
I
belts
Z
The
strike
is
over
and
the
I
hauling
of
cars
from
the
coast
import
terminals
should
1
resume
Monday
according
to
j
a
union
spokesman
Members
of
the
Teamsters
Union
Local
351
who
drive
the
car
carriers
2
used
to
transport
most
cars
shipped
to
car
dealers
here
-
struck
transport
companies
t
more
than
a
month
ago
The
main
Brunt
of
the
dis-
pute
was
felt
by
local
car
dealers
handling
such
makes
as
Datsun
Mazda
Volkswagen
Renault
and
Brit
Z
ish
Leyland
which
arrive
on
the
west
coast
by
ship
The
union
spokesman
said
every
nook
and
cranny
in
Vancouver
is
stuffed
with
new
cars
waiting
shipment
to
BC
car
dealers
Dealers
selling
American
make
cars
also
felt
the
effects
of
reduced
supplies
of
new
cars
but
local
spokesmen
said
they
have
been
able
in
the
last
week
to
get
shipments
from
Calgary
and
Edmonton
General
Motors
makes
were
not
affected
at
all
their
supplies
coming
directly
from
dispersal
depots
in
Edmonton
Chrysler
makes
however
were
delayed
by
the
strike
even
though
they
came
from
I
a
depot
in
Edmonton
-
Some
special
order
vehicles
normally
shipped
by
rail
to
J
Vancouver
for
truck
transport
ihere
are
stuck
In
the
lower
mainland
until
the
backlog
of
shipments
is
reduced
The
Teamsters
official
said
it
will
take
weeks
of
overtime
work
by
drivers
before
the
thousands
of
cars
stored
in
Vancouver
can
be
shipped
to
dealers
He
said
the
dispute
was
set
settled
¬
tled
Thursday
but
it
will
take
until
next
week
for
transport
companies
to
prepare
car
car
carriers
¬
riers
for
service
during
the
mail
strike
Members
of
the
right
wing
Majority
Movement
were
asked
to
donate
to
the
cause
of
fighting
socialism
after
Thurs
Thursday
¬
day
nights
meeting
at
the
Simon
Fraser
Inn
But
there
had
to
be
some
irony
in
the
fact
that
the
collection
was
taken
up
in
a
cigar
box
marked
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MOUNTAIN
OF
TRASH
in
city
garbage
truck
is
added
to
by
public
works
employee
Noble
Mann
as
three
week
spring
clean
up
campaign
in
Prince
George
gets
into
full
swing
Crews
finished
work
in
the
downtown
area
today
and
will
move
next
week
to
the
area
north
of
15th
Avenue
and
west
of
Alward
Street
All
material
left
near
normal
garbage
pick
up
areas
during
the
clean
up
campaign
is
being
classified
as
trash
and
removed
Mill
seeks
injunction
North
Central
Plywoods
Ltd
union
officials
and
unsafe
is
seeking
a
court
injunction
to
working
conditions
in
much
of
break
an
impasse
which
has
the
mill
operations
developed
in
its
labor
dispute
There
were
no
pickets
with
plywood
workers
who
around
the
plant
today
and
no
have
refused
to
report
for
work
picket
line
was
set
up
Tuesday
at
the
companys
BCR
Indus-
or
Wednesday
The
company
trial
Site
mill
since
Tuesday
has
termed
the
walkout
an
il-
The
company
is
asking
the
legal
strike
BC
Supreme
Court
to
order
Meetings
have
taken
place
the
workers
members
of
the
between
union
leaders
and
Pulp
Paper
and
Woodworkers
company
officials
to
discuss
of
Canada
Local
25
to
return
the
walkout
but
no
negotiations
to
their
jobs
A
hearing
on
the
have
taken
place
The
corn
application
for
the
injunction
pany
refused
to
talk
about
the
is
set
for
Monday
in
Van
Vancouver
¬
couver
company
manager
Don
Longstaff
said
today
The
plywood
plant
remained
closed
for
the
fourth
day
as
about
240
workers
protest
what
they
charge
is
arrogant
treatment
by
management
of
employees
harassment
of
Regional
district
wants
boxcar
shortage
study
The
Fraser
Fort
George
Regional
District
wants
the
federal
and
provincial
govern
governments
¬
ments
to
establish
immediately
a
committee
to
do
a
study
within
a
month
on
how
to
alleviate
the
chronic
shortage
of
rail
cars
in
the
northern
interior
The
districts
board
of
direc
directors
¬
tors
voted
Thursday
to
endorse
a
letter
to
federal
and
provin
provincial
¬
cial
officials
and
heads
of
the
two
national
railways
and
the
British
Columbia
Railway
from
the
regional
development
commission
urging
immediate
short
term
solutions
to
the
chronic
problem
The
letter
recommends
that
the
investigation
centre
around
movement
interchange
and
division
rates
of
rail
cars
between
the
rail
railways
¬
ways
in
northern
BC
and
the
prevention
of
holding
of
cars
in
the
United
States
We
acknowledge
the
appointment
of
a
co
ordinator
for
allocation
of
rail
cars
the
letter
says
however
we
feel
that
the
railway
operation
in
the
Prince
George
area
requires
considerably
more
attention
The
letter
specifically
charges
that
the
BCR
and
the
Canadian
National
Railways
in
the
northern
interior
are
operating
primarily
on
their
own
profit
motives
which
at
this
time
are
detrimental
to
the
economy
of
the
region
Although
the
car
shortage
has
eased
during
the
past
week
sawmills
and
pulp
mills
in
the
area
suffer
continually
from
shortages
of
box
cars
and
other
rolling
stock
on
which
to
ship
lumber
and
other
wood
products
Many
sawmills
last
month
faced
shutdowns
because
of
mounting
stockpiles
of
lumber
A
Thought
for
Today
God
made
the
made
the
town
country
man
William
Cooper
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Hoppyfoce
Place
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Day
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mens
grievances
until
the
workers
return
to
work
and
the
men
want
the
grievances
negotiated
before
they
go
back
to
work
the
company
cannot
con
condone
¬
done
an
illegal
strike
or
have
any
discussions
until
the
men
return
to
work
Long
staff
said
but
the
company
is
prepared
to
start
normal
ope
operations
¬
rations
as
soon
as
the
workers
have
returned
to
work
Union
spokesmen
were
not
available
for
comment
on
the
companys
latest
move
in
the
dispute
Ice
fishermen
in
the
Prince
George
area
have
been
advised
to
put
away
their
gear
for
the
season
as
ice
conditions
on
lakes
surrounding
the
city
are
becoming
increasingly
dangerous
I
wouldnt
go
out
on
the
ice
right
now
said
fish
and
wild
wildlife
¬
life
branch
spokesman
Bob
Laidlaw
in
a
very
short
time
these
lakes
are
going
to
be
opening
up
He
said
the
smaller
lakes
at
lower
eleva
elevations
¬
tions
are
especially
danger
dangerous
¬
ous
Osoyoos
Lake
floods
feared
PENTICTON
CP
-Okanagan-Similkameen
Reg
Regional
¬
ional
District
directors
decided
Thursday
to
ask
the
provincial
government
for
125000
for
flood
prevention
work
at
Osoyoos
Lake
There
is
a
real
worry
about
flooding
this
year
said
Mayor
Jack
Shaw
of
Osoyoos
THE
CITIZEN
Prince
George
-
Friday
April
19
1974
-3
SUMMER
HOURS
Library
closed
Sundays
The
Prince
George
Public
Library
will
discontinue
its
Sunday
opening
hours
at
the
end
of
April
the
library
board
was
told
at
a
meeting
Thursday
The
library
had
been
open
on
Sundays
from
1
pm
to
5
pm
since
Oct
1
1973
on
an
experimental
basis
but
will
close
on
Sundays
for
the
summer
months
The
feeling
is
that
when
the
hot
weather
comes
the
demand
for
opening
on
Sunday
NDP
RAPPED
wont
be
as
great
said
board
chairman
Phyllis
Parker
She
called
the
Sunday
opening
of
the
library
highly
successful
and
said
the
board
is
now
looking
for
feedback
to
find
out
how
the
public
liked
the
extra
hours
of
service
Circulation
was
fantastic
on
Sundays
Family
groups
seemed
to
enjoy
it
im
immensely1
¬
mensely1
she
said
Sunday
opening
resumes
Oct
1
Majority
group
says
welfare
bums
welcomed
Welfare
bums
and
old
people
are
being
attracted
to
BC
from
all
over
the
world
by
the
socialist
legislation
of
the
NDP
government
Brian
Tracy
executive
director
of
the
Majority
Movement
said
Thursday
Tracy
and
Majority
Move
Movement
¬
ment
founder
Arnold
Hean
addressed
about
65
persons
in
the
Simon
Fraser
ballroom
in
an
attempt
to
convince
BC
voters
that
the
three
free
enterprise
parties
should
unite
to
form
a
single
opposi
opposition
¬
tion
against
the
NDP
in
the
next
provincial
election
Tracy
said
the
attraction
of
welfare
bums
and
old
people
to
BC
was
an
integral
part
of
the
NDPs
Waffle
Manifesto
which
he
said
called
for
the
development
of
broad
socialist
masses
in
BC
They
need
them
to
gener
generate
¬
ate
support
for
the
NDP
Tracy
explained
adding
They
take
them
and
delouse
them
and
drive
them
down
to
demand
that
the
government
the
polls
to
vote
They
tell
take
care
of
them
he
them
Vote
for
us
or
theyll
claimed
raise
your
rent
Tracy
said
the
Majority
Tracy
referred
to
a
book
by
Movement
believes
that
free
historian
Will
Durrant
which
enterprise
is
a
system
which
he
said
proved
that
socialism
permits
the
individual
to
be
had
been
in
existence
for
4000
allowed
to
make
his
own
mis
years
and
had
always
failed
takes
and
to
make
his
own
to
work
decisions
about
what
is
best
for
Socialism
always
leads
to
him
the
same
stupid
things
he
He
then
offered
members
of
said
Totalitarianism
and
the
audience
samples
of
what
dictatorship
They
say
If
you
he
called
an
Action
Kit
dont
understand
whats
good
which
contained
10
copies
of
a
for
you
well
make
you
under-
form
letter
calling
on
MLAs
stand
representing
the
Social
Credit
He
said
the
key
to
under-
Liberal
and
Progressive
Con
standing
socialism
was
to
com-
servative
parties
to
find
f
pare
it
to
capitalism
which
he
way
to
form
an
alliance
with
said
was
essentially
a
form
of
the
other
parties
and
decide
savingsism
upon
one
free
enterprise
can-
Under
capitalism
people
didate
to
run
against
the
NDP
go
out
and
earn
money
to
pay
their
bills
and
put
enough
away
for
a
rainy
day
he
explained
And
those
who
are
against
capitalism
are
those
who
dont
want
to
save
for
a
rainy
day
When
things
get
tough
they
Weak
ice
warning
issued
to
parents
Laidlaw
said
some
of
the
lakes
further
north
may
still
be
solid
but
it
is
advisable
to
check
with
local
fish
and
wildlife
officials
or
forest
ran
rangers
¬
gers
before
venturing
out
onto
the
ice
When
a
lake
breaks
up
it
just
goes
bang
and
its
gone
in
one
day
Snowmobilers
are
advised
to
keep
their
machines
off
the
ice
A
number
are
lost
each
year
Meanwhile
district
RCMP
have
issued
a
warning
to
area
parents
to
keep
their
children
away
from
lakes
and
rivers
The
rivers
are
completely
broken
up
now
and
extremely
fast
flowing
because
of
spring
runoff
A
spokesman
said
it
is
also
a
good
time
to
remind
adults
they
are
required
to
wear
life
jackets
when
boating
Almost
every
drowning
last
year
could
have
been
pre
prevented
¬
vented
if
the
victim
had
been
wearing
his
life
jacket
instead
of
using
it
for
a
cushion
or
leav
leaving
¬
ing
it
in
the
bottom
of
his
canoe
or
boat
he
said
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The
kit
also
contained
a
petition
and
membership
application
cards
for
the
Majority
Movement
Tracy
was
preceded
by
movement
founder
Arnold
Hean
who
told
the
audience
that
BC
was
being
governed
by
the
most
radical
regime
in
North
America
and
that
Premier
Barrett
was
building
a
socialist
platform
which
will
go
right
across
the
country
and
destroy
our
way
of
life
There
is
a
trend
over
the
whole
country
he
said
and
it
must
be
stopped
right
here
He
said
that
if
the
movement
were
successful
in
getting
the
free
enterprise
parties
to
unite
against
the
NDP
and
won
the
next
election
the
movement
would
dissolve
immediately
We
have
no
political
ambi
ambitions
¬
tions
except
to
see
the
NDP
defeated
in
this
province
he
said
The
NDP
is
wilfully
destroying
the
very
base
upon
which
you
and
I
have
lived
which
was
to
develop
our
lives
as
best
we
saw
fit
he
said
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by
log
load
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six
miles
east
of
here
was
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Thursday
¬
day
when
he
was
crushed
by
logs
being
unloaded
from
a
boxcar
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