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KEEP
FIT
PROGRAMS
POPULAR
Badminton
womens
and
coed
fitness
classes
seem
to
be
the
most
popular
of
the
programs
being
offered
in
the
new
Ym
YWCA
build
building
¬
ing
on
Massey
Drive
Executive
director
Jim
Ellis
said
the
Monday
even
evening
¬
ing
badminton
program
was
the
first
of
the
prog
programs
¬
rams
to
be
filled
up
Day
time
womens
fitness
and
the
evening
coed
fitness
classes
are
also
rapidly
fil
filling
¬
ling
up
he
said
Registration
for
prog
programs
¬
rams
by
members
opened
Sept
15
and
registration
for
non
members
opened
Mon
Monday
¬
day
Ellis
said
the
hours
for
registration
in
programs
and
tours
of
the
building
have
now
been
extended
from
8
am
to
8
pm
to
help
cope
with
the
number
of
people
coming
in
The
new
Y
building
offers
a
wide
variety
of
programs
for
youths
and
adults
as
well
as
facilities
such
as
a
health
club
gymnasium
handball
courts
and
meet
meeting
¬
ing
rooms
Further
information
can
be
obtained
by
phoning
562
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Noose
policy
creates
problem
VANCOUVER
CP
-
The
federal
cabinet
is
suffering
from
a
credibility
problem
because
of
commutation
of
death
sentences
Justice
Minister
Otto
Lang
said
Mon
Monday
¬
day
Mr
Lang
speaking
to
University
of
British
Columbia
law
students
noted
critics
have
accused
the
cabinet
of
flouting
the
law
in
commuting
five
sentences
since
1968
But
he
said
the
cabinet
had
decided
each
case
on
its
own
after
careful
scrutiny
as
pro
provided
¬
vided
by
the
law
and
was
there
therefore
¬
fore
not
flouting
the
law
but
following
it
We
are
suffering
a
credibil
credibility
¬
ity
problem
however
because
this
is
not
seen
by
many
people
as
the
way
the
law
operates
Mr
Lang
said
He
said
he
believes
public
concern
about
capital
punish
punishment
¬
ment
is
related
to
a
broader
anxiety
about
law
and
order
What
society
wants
is
bet
ter
law
and
order
and
it
may
be
satisfied
with
that
instead
of
capital
punishment
he
sdid
Mr
Lang
told
students
at
the
question
answer
session
the
government
is
examining
the
question
of
capital
punishment
in
the
whole
context
of
crime
Asked
about
gun
control
legislation
Mr
Lang
said
the
government
is
discussing
the
question
of
further
restricting
gun
permits
He
said
the
government
is
examining
the
ease
with
which
guns
can
be
obtained
and
is
trying
to
avoid
what
has
a
great
deal
of
appearance
value
and
little
or
no
substantial
value
Above
it
all
BCR
DISPUTE
LVr
iMpBM
IPS
Citizen
photo
by
ten
Teninci
Gerry
Hewitson
left
and
Ralph
Boychuk
have
a
job
that
washes
well
and
keeps
them
one
step
above
the
average
workers
As
window
washers
they
find
their
work
gives
them
a
bit
of
a
lift
while
shedding
a
new
light
into
the
offices
in
the
Royal
Bank
building
However
a
poor
summer
has
left
the
washers
a
bit
behind
in
their
work
5
unions
to
sign
pact
VANCOUVER
-
An
agree
agreement
¬
ment
is
expected
to
be
signed
today
between
the
British
Columbia
Railway
BCR
and
five
shopcraft
unions
repres
representing
¬
enting
550
electricians
fire
firemen
¬
men
and
oilers
carmen
machinists
and
plumbers
and
pipefitters
The
shopcraft
members
voted
earlier
this
month
to
accept
a
two
year
contract
but
a
few
details
still
had
to
be
Manpower
protest
sparks
occupation
VANCOUVER
CP
-Negotiations
between
Canada
Manpower
officials
and
demonstrators
occupying
a
Manpower
office
were
to
resume
this
morning
but
a
Fort
St
James
picketing
planned
Pulp
Paper
and
Woodwor
Woodworkers
¬
kers
of
Canada
PPWC
pic
pickets
¬
kets
will
be
up
at
the
Takla
Forest
Products
sawmill
and
planer
in
Fort
St
James
by
Thursday
A
spokesman
for
the
PPWC
said
today
assurances
were
received
from
International
Woodworkers
of
America
IWA
Local
1
424
president
Don
Muirhead
that
the
IWA
would
respect
picketing
by
the
PfWC
in
Fort
St
James
Earlier
this
month
members
of
the
IWA
tore
up
PPWC
placards
and
crossed
a
picket
line
on
their
way
to
work
at
Takla
Takla
Forest
Products
is
a
subsidiary
of
Prince
George
and
Intercontinental
Pulpmill
inPrince
George
where
PPWC
members
have
been
on
strike
since
July
16
The
PPWC
and
the
Canadian
Paperworkers
Union
CPU
haVe
shut
down
a
majority
of
the
provinces
forest
industry
inUlisagreement
with
a
report
by
special
mediator
Mr
Justice
Henry
Hutcheon
The
report
proposes
a
two
year
general
wage
increase
of
155
an
hour
and
includes
a
24-celits-an-hour
cost-of-living
adjustment
carrying
over
fr6m
the
previous
contract
PPWC
pickets
continue
today
at
the
Takla
sawmill
and
planer
operation
in
Isle
Pierre
and
in
front
of
the
Scotia
Bank
where
offices
ofPrince
George
and
Intercontinental
Pulpmill
are
located
CPU
pickets
continue
in
Mackenzie
at
the
Finlay
For
Forest
¬
est
Industries
sawmill
and
in
Quesnel
at
the
Weldwood
of
Canada
sawmill
and
planer
mill
The
CPU
is
certified
bar
bargaining
¬
gaining
agent
for
workers
both
at
the
Finlay
pulpmill
in
Mac
Mackenzie
¬
kenzie
and
the
Cariboo
Pulp
and
Paper
mill
in
Quesnel
IWA
members
are
respect
respecting
¬
ing
all
pulp
union
pickets
in
the
region
today
Canada
Manpower
spokesman
said
the
office
would
be
closed
to
the
public
Chris
Southin
acting
mana
manager
¬
ger
of
the
Howe
Street
office
said
the
500
to
600
people
who
normally
come
to
the
office
for
job
counselling
and
training
courses
will
have
to
postpone
their
visits
He
said
the
staff
at
the
office
would
report
to
work
at
other
Vancouver
area
offices
Mr
Southin
said
16
demon
demonstrators
¬
strators
stayed
overnight
after
about
50
occupied
the
office
Monday
to
protest
job
place
placement
¬
ment
for
women
and
the
hand
handicapped
¬
icapped
Linda
Stunnell
representing
the
protesters
said
Monday
they
had
been
told
by
Man
Manpower
¬
power
management
that
women
are
not
a
priority
She
said
that
despite
repeated
attempts
they
had
notbeen
successful
in
reaching
J
D
Vanderloo
director
general
for
Manpowers
Pacific
region
AUTO
INSURANCE
Premiums
to
rise
KELOWNA
BC
CP
Insurance
rates
in
British
Colum
Columbia
¬
bia
will
increase
about
25
per
cent
over
1972
rates
Health
Minister
Dennis
Cocke
said
Monday
Weve
been
looking
at
the
statistics
from
right
across
Canada
and
other
jurisdictions
have
increased
from
30
to
50
per
cent
on
1974
rates
Mr
Cocke
told
an
open
line
radio
show
I
would
predict
that
we
would
increase
a
good
deal
less
than
that
probably
25
per
cent
on
1972
rates
so
were
still
the
best
rates
in
the
country
by
far
The
last
week
in
August
ICBC
and
its
1
800
workers
agreed
to
a
28
month
first
contract
retroactive
to
June
1974
It
provides
for
a
3955
per
cent
compounded
wage
increase
When
the
settlement
was
announced
Premier
Dave
Barrett
said
insurance
premiums
would
be
increased
but
refused
to
say
by
how
much
Mr
Barrett
said
higher
labor
and
material
costs
and
body
shop
charges
would
force
the
increase
and
a
final
decision
on
the
amount
would
be
made
by
a
cabinet
committee
ironed
out
before
final
signing
of
a
contract
BCR
spokesman
Hugh
Arm
Armstrong
¬
strong
said
today
a
meeting
was
held
late
this
morning
between
the
plumbers
union
representing
all
shopcraft
employees
except
carmen
and
the
Brotherhood
of
Car
Carmen
¬
men
which
negotiates
seper
ately
The
shopcraft
unions
and
BCR
agreed
Sept
10
to
a
two
year
contract
calling
for
a
wage
increase
of
2
an
hour
over
two
years
yielding
a
tradesmans
rate
of
920
by
the
end
of
the
contract
The
workers
will
receive
a
70-cents-an-hour
boost
retroactive
to
July
31
another
30
cents
on
Feb
1
1976
and
a
final
1
an
hour
increase
Aug
1
1976
Their
current
base
rate
is
708
an
hour
but
the
over
all
increase
to
920
results
from
achangeinclock
punchingtime
and
an
extra
15
minutes
paid
lunch
period
The
contract
also
gives
the
shopcraft
employees
improved
vacations
and
a
bet
better
¬
ter
northern
allowance
Details
of
points
negotiated
today
were
not
available
Armstrong
said
the
com
company
¬
pany
is
also
meeting
today
with
the
Canadian
Union
of
Transport
Employees
CUTE
which
represents
about
170
railroad
engineers
A
meeting
is
scheduled
Thursday
between
company
officials
and
members
of
the
Maintenance
and
Way
union
representing
about
750
work
workers
¬
ers
Another
meeting
is
scheduled
Sept
25
with
the
Operating
Engineers
union
which
bargains
for
about
40
workers
doing
survey
work
The
only
union
no
t
scheduled
for
the
bargaining
table
is
the
United
Transportation
Union
UTU
representing
about
500
trainmen
Armstrong
said
the
com
company
¬
pany
is
willing
to
meet
any
time
with
UTU
general
chair
chairman
¬
man
Glen
Bowles
or
other
union
officials
More
on
BCR
page
7
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HEARING
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Way
to
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Tuesday
September
16
1975
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CITY
COUNCIL
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Zone
compromise
lauded
by
BOB
HARVEY
Citizen
staff
reporter
Thebittercontroversyoverrezoningof
the
former
village
of
South
Fort
George
all
but
ended
Monday
with
a
comprom
compromise
¬
ise
proposal
from
city
planner
Dave
McDonald
Even
former
South
Fort
George
Mayor
Leonard
Proppe
praised
McDonalds
proposal
to
reduce
com
commercial
¬
mercial
zoning
in
the
area
from
192
to
44
acres
but
to
allow
virtually
all
pre
present
¬
sent
businesses
to
retain
their
present
zoning
Proppe
has
been
a
bitter
opponent
of
an
earlier
proposal
by
planning
consul
consultant
¬
tant
Des
Parker
McDonald
said
the
Parker
plan
would
have
reduced
the
commercial
areas
in
the
village
to
18
acres
and
eliminated
half
the
existing
businesses
Before
successfully
moving
the
public
hearing
on
the
rezoning
of
South
Fort
George
be
adjourned
to
Sept
29
Proppe
said
McDonalds
plan
was
a
practical
compromise
that
village
residents
can
probably
live
with
The
hearing
has
been
adjourned
so
that
more
of
the
former
villages
1500
residents
will
have
the
opportunity
to
provide
further
input
on
McDonalds
new
proposal
Mondays
public
hearing
at
council
was
a
far
more
subdued
affair
than
rezoning
meetings
earlier
this
summer
which
attracted
about
100
residents
who
were
virtually
all
bitterly
opposed
to
the
Parker
proposal
Only
35
residents
turned
out
Monday
and
few
had
any
tough
questions
once
McDonald
had
presented
what
he
said
is
not
the
ideal
zoning
for
South
Fort
George
but
the
best
compromise
with
the
present
use
that
we
can
come
up
with
McDonald
said
he
was
aware
many
people
had
bought
property
along
Queensway
Street
because
of
its
com
commercial
¬
mercial
zoning
by
the
former
village
But
he
said
only
38
of
the
192
com
commercial
¬
mercial
acres
have
actually
been
developed
to
date
and
192
acres
are
far
more
commercial
space
than
South
Fort
George
needs
He
admitted
Prince
George
is
now
having
difficulty
providing
enough
com
commercial
¬
mercial
space
for
businesses
but
said
commercial
uses
would
not
be
the
best
use
for
South
Fort
George
Parkers
earlier
plan
had
emphasized
the
former
villages
character
as
prim
primarily
¬
arily
as
residential
area
and
had
downgraded
commercial
development
in
favor
of
more
parks
and
multiple
dwelling
sites
McDonald
said
he
didnt
feel
Parkers
plan
was
particularly
practical
He
said
Parker
had
tried
to
graft
the
stan
standards
¬
dards
of
a
modern
residential
subdivi
subdivision
¬
sion
on
to
the
existing
area
of
South
Fort
George
and
being
tight
on
zoning
wont
make
the
commercial
uses
go
away
The
recently
appointed
city
planner
said
his
rezoning
plan
is
only
an
interim
measure
designed
to
bring
the
villages
present
zoning
into
conformity
with
the
larger
city
A
new
zoning
bylaw
for
the
amal
amalgamated
¬
gamated
city
will
be
enacted
within
three
years
to
give
effect
to
a
commun
community
¬
ity
plan
now
being
prepared
said
McDonald
He
said
the
new
community
plan
and
zoning
bylaw
will
be
developed
with
citi
citizen
¬
zen
participation
and
said
South
Fort
George
citizens
are
welcome
to
request
any
changes
they
might
feel
necessary
int
the
rezoning
Gas
hazards
worry
fire
chief
BC
residents
are
not
gett
getting
¬
ing
proper
protection
from
the
hazards
of
natural
gas
and
propane
Prince
George
Fire
Chief
Harold
Dornbierer
told
council
Monday
He
said
the
provincial
Fire
Marshals
Act
is
40
years
out
of
date
and
places
the
respon
responsibility
¬
sibility
for
inspecting
propane
hookups
in
rural
areas
on
RCMP
constables
who
dont
know
a
valve
from
a
pipe
Natural
gas
hookups
are
inspected
by
qualified
inspec
A
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for
Today
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the
past
cannot
be
changed
BUT
the
future
can
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but
they
have
been
so
understaffed
that
they
are
two
years
behind
in
inspecting
residential
hookups
he
said
Dornbierer
said
these
are
just
some
of
the
problems
encountered
by
the
provinces
fire
chiefs
who
became
so
frus
frustrated
¬
trated
trying
to
get
action
out
of
the
fire
marshals
office
they
eventually
went
straight
to
Attorney
General
Alex
Mac
donald
The
result
of
that
effort
was
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564
7617
the
exhaustive
report
on
the
provinces
fire
services
com
completed
¬
pleted
by
Hugh
Keenleyside
last
May
Keenleyside
made
more
than
40
recommendations
for
upgrading
BC
fire
services
including
strengthening
of
the
fire
marshals
office
and
establishment
of
regional
fire
marshals
offices
in
Prince
George
and
other
centres
After
discussing
the
Keen
Keenleyside
¬
leyside
report
with
Dorn-
Outdoor
rink
suggested
Council
wants
to
know
the
costs
of
a
figure
skating
pad
and
an
outdoor
artificial
ice
rink
suggested
by
Mayor
Harold
Moffat
Moffat
said
he
had
hoped
the
Kinsmen
could
be
persuaded
to
donate
100000
toward
the
figure
skating
pad
but
said
he
understands
the
club
has
decided
it
will
make
the
grant
only
if
the
city
puts
a
roof
over
the
space
between
the
present
Kin
Centre
and
the
proposed
new
hockey
arena
next
door
The
mayor
also
wants
to
investigate
putting
up
an
arti
artificial
¬
ficial
ice
surface
outside
the
proposed
Gordon
Road
Park
arena
with
the
aid
of
60000
donation
from
the
Elks
After
losing
more
than
1
000
on
June
14
banquet
and
dance
that
was
meant
to
be
a
fund
raising
event
Big
Brothers
of
Prince
George
has
been
forgi
ven
the
normal
250
rent
for
the
Civic
Centre
Council
voted
to
give
the
group
the
grant
in
lieu
of
rental
after
being
told
the
group
now
is
7000
in
the
hole
Prince
George
builders
have
been
given
an
extra
two
months
beyond
the
normal
six
to
take
out
building
permits
for
any
lots
they
buy
in
a
city
sale
of
225
residential
lots
Oct
19
The
builders
will
also
have
14
months
after
purchase
instead
of
the
normal
12
to
complete
the
dwellings
This
was
requested
by
the
builders
Council
allowed
the
request
over
the
objections
of
Mayor
Marold
Moffat
and
Aid
Bob
Martin
and
Jack
Sieb
that
the
six
months
would
give
plenty
of
time
and
that
allowing
the
builders
extra
months
would
defeat
councils
objective
of
Peden
Hill
grant
subject
to
review
Peden
Hill
may
not
get
all
of
the
400000
in
provincial
and
federal
funds
that
Prince
George
obtained
through
the
Neighborhood
Improvement
Program
NIP
City
manager
Chester
Jef
fery
told
council
Monday
that
although
Peden
Hill
was
named
in
the
citys
NIP
appli
application
¬
cation
officials
have
since
told
the
city
Peden
Hill
doesnt
have
to
be
the
only
area
receiv
receiving
¬
ing
the
benefit
of
the
funds
Second
inmate
found
hanged
A
man
charged
with
the
April
22
shooting
death
of
his
wife
was
found
hanging
in
his
cell
at
the
Prince
George
Reg
Regional
¬
ional
Correctional
Centre
Mon
Monday
¬
day
the
second
suicide
at
the
centre
within
a
week
Thomas
James
Bailey
64
was
a
remand
on
a
charge
of
murder
punishable
by
life
imprisonment
in
the
death
of
Cora
Christine
Bailey
61
Thursday
Ronald
Miles
Cumpstone
22
of
Quesnel
was
found
hanging
in
his
cell
He
was
on
remand
on
a
charge
of
wounding
with
intent
to
kill
Inquests
have
been
ordered
into
both
suicides
City
officials
had
originally
proposed
to
use
the
300000
grant
and
100000
loan
to
pro
provide
¬
vide
water
sanitary
sewer
and
storm
drainage
to
the
neighborhood
Jeffery
said
the
NIP
prog
program
¬
ram
requires
the
municipality
to
put
up
substantially
more
of
its
own
money
towards
any
projects
granted
If
social
recreation
al
services
are
pro
provided
¬
vided
with
the
aid
of
NIP
the
city
only
has
to
contribute
50
per
cent
of
the
cost
but
underground
services
require
a
75
per
cent
contribution
from
the
city
City
engineer
Ernie
Obst
said
it
would
cost
the
city
close
to
1
milli
on
to
provide
water
and
sanitary
sewers
to
Peden
Hill
while
providing
storm
drainage
would
raise
the
cost
to
more
than
2
million
Jeffery
said
provincial
and
federal
officials
will
meet
with
council
before
the
end
of
Sep
September
¬
tember
and
a
decision
is
required
by
Nov
1
from
the
city
on
whether
it
will
accept
the
proposal
More
NIP
funds
may
be
available
in
1976
for
other
neighborhoods
said
Jeffery
building
up
an
inventory
of
available
city
lots
A
public
hearing
has
been
set
for
Oct
14
of
Sveto
Milats
application
to
have
his
retail
block
at
1604
20th
Avenue
rezoned
from
C
5
commercial
neighborhood
to
C
6
drive
in
commercial
The
rezoning
would
permit
him
to
lease
one
of
his
retail
storefronts
for
a
music
sales
and
service
business
bierer
council
decided
to
ask
the
provincialngovernment
to
allow
time
for
local
govern
governments
¬
ments
to
respond
to
the
report
Dornbierer
will
also
return
to
council
in
two
weeks
to
report
on
discussions
hes
having
this
week
with
government
offi
officials
¬
cials
as
part
of
the
executive
of
the
provincial
fire
chiefs
association
Both
Dornbierer
and
council
members
expressed
reserva
reservations
¬
tions
about
some
of
the
Keen
Keenleyside
¬
leyside
recommendations
Dornbierer
said
the
report
recommends
even
small
com
communities
¬
munities
like
Purden
Lake
should
have
a
fire
chief
and
this
doesnt
seem
to
be
feasi
feasible
¬
ble
Aid
Art
Stauble
said
he
was
worried
the
Keenleyside
recommendations
would
let
the
province
set
minimum
standards
for
training
and
equipment
and
would
take
away
local
councils
autonomy
Aid
Lome
McCuish
said
the
fire
marshals
office
is
a
bunch
of
old
fogies
living
40
years
in
the
past
and
gathering
irrelevant
statistics
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