ORGANIZERS
HERE
Govt
housing
tenants
urged
to
form
group
by
TONY
KANT
Citizen
staff
reporter
The
screen
doors
on
many
of
the
public
housing
units
in
Prince
George
dont
hang
properly
and
tenants
who
com
complain
¬
plain
have
been
told
all
the
doors
will
be
removed
instead
of
repaired
Thats
only
one
of
the
many
reasons
residents
of
public
housing
schemes
in
the
city
should
form
a
tenants
group
according
to
organizers
from
Vancouver
Bill
Cross
of
the
Canadian
Organization
of
Public
Hous
Housing
¬
ing
Tenants
COPHT
and
Art
Coutts
of
the
Vancouver
and
District
Public
Housing
Tenants
Association
VDPHCA
are
in
Prince
George
to
help
tenants
of
hous
housing
¬
ing
projects
if
the
BC
Hous
Housing
¬
ing
Management
Commission
BCHMC
forms
a
local
chap
chapter
¬
ter
They
have
spent
the
last
few
days
knocking
on
doors
of
tenants
in
Prince
Georges
126
BCHMC
units
The
BCHMC
manages
publicly
owned
hous
housing
¬
ing
for
the
provincial
govern
government
¬
ment
Cross
said
a
nu
mber
of
meet
meetings
¬
ings
have
been
held
and
resi
residents
¬
dents
here
are
enthusiastic
He
said
a
steering
committee
has
been
formed
to
organize
further
meetings
which
may
lead
to
the
formation
of
a
per
permanent
¬
manent
tenants
group
Cross
said
he
wants
to
see
as
much
participation
as
possible
from
the
citys
four
BCHMC
projects
so
policies
can
be
formed
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
largest
number
of
people
He
said
the
quality
and
cost
of
public
housing
is
his
groups
main
concern
Coutts
said
he
has
seen
evi
evidence
¬
dence
of
shoddy
workmanship
and
poor
quality
material
used
in
Prince
George
units
He
said
floors
are
warping
doors
dont
fit
basements
flood
and
hard
hardware
¬
ware
is
difficult
to
replace
because
of
obscure
manufac
manufacture
¬
ture
He
said
public
housing
in
general
lacks
proper
landscap
landscaping
¬
ing
recreational
areas
and
laundry
facilities
and
these
are
a
few
of
the
things
tenant
groups
can
lobby
for
Cross
said
the
group
is
also
concerned
about
the
high
cost
of
public
housing
He
said
that
under
a
new
provincial
govern
government
¬
ment
scheme
to
integrate
better
quality
people
in
BCHMC
projects
the
rent
is
becoming
too
high
for
many
tenants
Chiefs
discuss
govt
funding
Rejection
of
government
funds
will
be
dicussed
by
the
Lakes
District
Council
of
Chiefs
in
Tache
Saturday
Chairman
Ed
John
said
the
meeting
will
begin
at
10
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said
he
has
been
told
the
provincial
government
hopes
to
encourage
municipalities
to
build
more
public
housing
units
by
remov
removing
¬
ing
some
of
the
stigma
attached
to
that
type
of
hous
housing
¬
ing
The
BCHMC
hopes
to
accomplish
this
by
placing
more
middle
income
families
in
its
units
He
said
tenants
were
once
assessed
a
rent
equal
to
25
per
cent
of
their
monthly
income
but
new
tenants
will
be
paying
market
value
Coutts
said
a
new
BCHMC
apartment
building
in
Bur
naby
will
rent
three
bedroom
units
for
380
per
month
a
four
bedroom
will
cost
440
and
five
and
six
bedroom
apartments
will
cost
460
per
month
He
said
the
rent
is
com
comparable
¬
parable
to
privately
owned
apartment
buildings
He
said
public
housing
in
Prince
George
now
costs
190
for
a
three
bedroom
apart
apartment
¬
ment
and
210
for
a
four
bedroom
apartment
Cross
said
the
group
he
rep
represents
¬
resents
is
lobbying
to
have
more
public
housing
built
with
better
recreational
facilities
He
said
many
social
problems
in
public
housing
are
the
result
of
conditions
in
the
buildings
and
improved
facilities
could
improve
the
standard
of
life
in
them
Cross
said
Prince
George
will
be
represented
at
a
National
Tenants
Conference
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¬
tatives
from
housing
projects
across
the
nation
will
attend
The
conference
will
attempt
to
set
a
policy
with
a
view
of
sett
setting
¬
ing
a
public
housing
rent
cei
ceiling
¬
ling
across
the
country
Other
means
of
improving
the
status
of
public
housing
tenants
will
also
be
discussed
Bail
denied
Bail
was
denied
Thursday
to
a
man
charged
with
attempted
murder
and
wounding
with
intent
Donald
Douglas
Turner
47
of
Summit
Lake
has
been
remanded
in
custody
on
the
charges
He
was
charged
Saturday
with
attempted
mur
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¬
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of
his
wife
Sharon
Kathleen
Turner
32
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Social
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around
attempts
to
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that
the
proposed
British
Columbia
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and
Trust
Corp
would
not
take
over
credit
unions
in
the
province
Eagles
meet
here
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600
Eagles
swooped
down
on
Prince
George
Thur
Thursday
¬
sday
Its
the
30th
annual
conven
convention
¬
tion
of
the
Provincial
Aerie
of
the
Fraternal
Order
of
Eagles
and
this
year
the
Prince
George
club
is
the
host
The
convention
is
being
held
in
con
conjunction
¬
junction
with
Eagles
Ladies
Auxiliarys
25th
annual
con
convention
¬
vention
The
Eagles
began
their
con
convention
¬
vention
Thursday
and
will
remain
here
to
Sunday
The
clubs
will
combine
busi
business
¬
ness
with
pleasure
during
the
four
day
event
and
many
social
activities
are
planned
The
annual
dinner
dance
will
highlight
the
convention
Satur
Saturday
¬
day
at
7
pm
Most
of
the
activities
will
be
held
at
the
Civic
Centre
Drug
suspect
held
Gary
Brown
27
of
Quesnel
was
remanled
in
custody
to
June
16
today
in
provincial
court
on
a
charge
of
importing
cocaine
to
Canada
Brown
was
arrested
Wed
Wednesday
¬
nesday
when
police
found
two
ounces
of
a
substance
believed
to
be
the
illegal
drug
Clay
Lee
Bradley
19
also
of
Quesnel
and
charged
with
the
same
offence
when
arrested
Wednesday
was
released
on
his
own
recognizance
He
will
appear
in
court
June
16
Police
said
two
other
per
persons
¬
sons
wanted
in
connection
w
ith
the
case
are
believed
to
have
jumped
into
a
river
near
Hixon
when
police
closed
in
War
Warrants
¬
rants
have
been
issued
for
their
arrest
Debbie
Ann
Brown
20
of
Quesnel
was
released
on
bail
Wednesday
She
was
charged
with
possession
for
the
purpose
of
trafficking
when
two
ounces
of
a
substance
believed
to
be
cocaine
was
found
in
a
womans
purse
After
several
amendments
were
ruled
out
of
order
Premier
Dave
Barrett
said
the
government
would
accept
one
which
said
the
legislation
would
ensure
the
continuation
of
credit
union
offices
Hugh
Curtis
SC
Saanich
and
The
Islands
had
earlier
tried
unsuccessfully
to
pass
an
amendment
which
said
the
corporation
would
not
be
able
to
establish
branch
offices
within
a
15
mile
radius
of
a
cre
credit
¬
dit
union
office
unless
the
cre
credit
¬
dit
union
approved
A
similar
motion
from
Ed
Smith
SC
North
Peace
River
was
ruled
out
of
order
by
committee
chairman
Har
Hartley
¬
tley
Dent
because
he
said
it
was
unintelligible
An
amendment
from
Opposi
Opposition
¬
tion
Leader
Bill
Bennett
which
would
ensure
that
the
BCSTC
would
not
set
up
offices
in
com
competition
¬
petition
with
credit
unions
was
ruled
out
of
order
earlier
in
the
day
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Prince
George
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Friday
June
6
1975
-
3
Sure
the
gas
tank
dropped
off
once
but
by
AL
TUHNEtt
Citizen
staff
reporter
The
school
bus
serving
the
Miworth
area
is
not
safe
for
transporting
chil
children
¬
dren
according
to
the
Miworth
Community
Association
Most
of
the
students
who
ride
the
bus
twice
a
day
five
days
a
week
disagree
Whats
wrong
with
our
bus
anyway
one
girl
demanded
of
the
Citizen
reporter
who
rode
the
bus
Thursday
Sure
the
gas
tank
has
dropped
off
once
and
the
heat
didnt
work
once
but
what
do
you
expect
on
these
roads
In
feet
the
students
were
acutely
aware
of
the
charges
the
Miworth
association
had
leveled
at
a
school
board
meeting
earlier
this
week
The
school
board
con
contracts
¬
tracts
the
busing
of
school
students
to
Standard
Dus
Co
of
Prince
George
Association
president
Art
Durian
complained
to
the
board
that
during
the
past
six
months
The
gas
tank
has
fallen
off
on
numerous
occa
occasions
¬
sions
leaving
the
children
stranded
in
sub
zero
tempe
temperatures
¬
ratures
The
muffler
has
fallen
off
exposing
the
childrento
danger
from
carbon
monoxide
The
bus
has
been
unable
to
climb
Cranbrook
Hill
on
numerous
occasions
because
of
mechanical
problems
or
lack
of
power
The
bus
has
broken
down
in
sub
zero
weather
resulting
in
children
wait
ing
in
the
cold
and
suffering
frostbite
The
bus
ran
out
of
gas
when
thegauge
read
full
The
bus
stalled
on
rail
railway
¬
way
crossings
a
few
times
Driver
Steve
Barnes
cant
understand
all
the
fuss
He
can
only
recall
five
breakdowns
in
the
past
six
months
and
says
the
bus
hasnt
stalled
on
a
railway
track
In
the
past
year
Company
service
records
support
the
statement
President
Alf
Nelson
said
there
are
no
more
problems
with
the
Miworth
bus
than
with
any
bus
facing
similar
road
conditions
The
roads
are
rough
lets
face
It
Nelson
said
We
put
one
and
a
half
mill
million
¬
ion
miles
on
our
buses
each
year
and
that
road
Is
one
of
the
roughest
In
the
dis
district
¬
trict
He
said
the
bus
has
lost
an
alternator
and
a
gas
tank
in
the
past
year
but
that
is
normal
considering
the
roads
Nelson
pointed
out
the
bus
was
only
two
years
old
and
said
his
fleet
was
one
of
the
most
modern
in
the
province
There
Is
no
question
the
bus
has
a
difficult
haul
It
must
travel
the
treacherous
Cranbrook
Steve
Barnes
drives
the
Miworth
School
bus
Hill
the
Miworth
hill
and
a
long
stretch
of
windy
nar
narrow
¬
row
road
between
The
bus
must
cross
five
railway
tracks
dodge
numerous
potholes
skid
across
several
sections
of
washboard
roadbed
and
attempt
to
avoid
sections
of
road
that
almost
totally
dis
disappear
¬
appear
in
frost
boils
during
spring
break
up
The
children
claim
the
bus
heating
systemhas
only
failed
once
when
the
tem
temperature
¬
perature
dropped
to
40
below
They
also
say
they
were
not
required
to
ride
the
bus
that
day
They
say
the
protest
let
letter
¬
ter
to
the
school
board
was
started
by
people
who
just
moved
into
the
Miworth
area
and
dont
like
the
fact
the
bus
travels
over
Cran
Cranbrook
¬
brook
Hill
The
petition
asked
for
a
separate
bus
for
the
Miworth
area
My
mother
is
not
happy
that
I
have
to
ride
over
the
hill
either
but
it
has
to
be
done
so
we
accept
it
said
one
girl
Barnes
feels
the
people
may
be
attempting
to
apply
pressure
on
the
highways
department
and
the
city
works
department
to
improve
the
road
by
using
the
school
bus
He
said
in
the
past
school
bus
drivers
have
taken
the
responsibility
of
phoning
the
highways
department
when
there
has
been
a
seri
serious
¬
ous
problem
with
the
road
Barnes
affectionately
called
Steve
by
most
of
the
school
kids
has
been
driving
the
road
since
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a
Speech
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could
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Salmon
Filet
with
herb
sauce
225
Canadian
Pot
Roast
250
Includes
Hot
Deep
Apple
Pie
Coffee
Tea
or
small
Milk
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These
prices
are
for
real
on
Sunday
June
8th
between
H
m
5
pm
and
9
pm
in
our
Coffee
Garden
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Sorry
no
reservations
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