13,000
VOTES
AHEAD
OF
SOCRED
Ba
r
r
ett
b
Chlorine
dangers
dismissed
by
TOM
NIXON
.
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
Shipment
ofr
highly-dangerous
chlorine
'
in
tank,
'trucks
through
residential
;
'areas
of
the
city'
is
not
danger-,
bus
to
residents,
pulp
mill
and.
pollution'
control
board
offi-'
cials
said
today.
;
Dick
Nickel;
regional
pollution
control
board
manager,
said
he
checked
a
temporary,
unloading
facility
for
the,1
deadly
chemical
Thursday
at
,
Mi
worth
.
arid
is
:
satisf
ietLwith
,
the
precautions
taken
by
the
city's
.three
pulp
mill
com:
panies
to
pre
vent
any
accidental
release
of
chlorine
gas.'
'Prince
George
arid
Pulp
and
Paper
Co.,
Ltd.,
officials
said,
the
Off-loading
and
shipment
by,
truck
of
the
chlorine
is
done
under;
the
regulations
of
the.
federal
transport
commission,
the
,
provincial
boiler
inspectors'
office
and
a
private
.regulatory
association
called
the
Chlcine
Institute.
,;The
off-loading
facility,
is
a
temporary
measure
to
give
the
Northwood
Pulp
and
Timber
Co.
,
Ltd.
,
Intercontinental
Pulp
Co.;
arid
j
Prince
George
pulp
mills
a
source
of
bleaching
chlorine
usually
shipped
to
the
mills
on
the
British
Columbia
Railway.
J.
The
BCR
has
been
shut
down
for
two
weeks
by
labor
problems.
PGPP
spokesman
Bob
Affleck
said
the
PG
Pulp
mill
and
Intercontinental
Pulp
mill
require
85
tons
of
chlorine
each
day
for
full
production.
Even
if
.
the
current
truck
transfer
from
Canadian
National
Railways
trackage
at
Miworth
is
sufficient
to
supply
the
bleaching
agent;
however,
thecompany
is
uncertain
of
how
long
it
can
continue
adding
to
its
huge
inventory.
Chlorine-
shipments
by
truck,
alarming
to
local
residents,
are
common
in
the
prairie
provinces
and
in
the
United
States,
pollution
control
official-Nickel
said.
He
said
to
his
knowledge
only
one
accident
has
ever
taken
place
which
endangered
a
community.:,-..
'
,
Nickel
said
he
was
sed
by
the"
precautions
taken
by.
the
pulp
companies
in
the
Miworth
chemical
transfer.
Between
five
and
ten
trucks
daily
of
the
chemical
are
shipped
from
the
Miworth
sid-ing
down
Otway
Road
to
Tabor
Boulevard;
down
Fifth
Avenue
to
The
By
pass
and
out
.
Highway
97
to
the
.mills.
Citizen
reporter
ELI
SOPOW
is
in
Vancouver
for
the
United
Nations'
Habitat
Conference
on
Human
Settlements.
VANCOUVER
-
The
first
images
to
hit
you
at
the
doorway
of
Habitat
Centre
are
a
TODAY
CARnage
in
the
Prince
George
area
Killed
this
week:
Killed
this
year:
To
same
date
1075:
Injured
this
week:
Injured
this
year:
To
same
date
1975:
1
7
10,
4
153
229
ATTENDANCE
INCREASING,
CHURCHMEN
SAY
KUglmi.
alive,
well
and
living
in
Prince
Gearge
by
THEANO
KOMAS
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
Prince
George
churches
are
bucking
a
nation-wide
trend
as
they
report
an
increase
in
attendance.
...
According
to
Dr.
Reginald
Bibby;
an
assistant
professor
at
the
University
of
Lethbridge,
a
survey
of
2,000
Canadians
showed
the
country's
;
major
Protestant
denominations
are
leading
the
decline
in
regular
church
attendance
that;
has
taken
place
in
the
last
generation.
.
"These
findings
are
not
true
of
Prince
George,"'says
Rev.
F-
A
Schole;
minister
of
Connaught
Hill
Lutheran
Church.
"It
seems
the
press
is
Inclined
to
leave
the
impression
that
church
going
is
no
longer,
fashionable."
He
and
nine
other
Prince
George
ministers
contacted
by
the
Citizen
says
attendance
at
churches
here
is
increasing.
Dr.
Bibby
's
survey
showed
half
of
Canada's
population
is
under
27
and
only
one
in
five
is
a
churchgoer.,
,
.
One
third
of
the
middle-aged
population
attend
church
and
of
those
half
are
over
60.
Of
Canadians
attending
church
on
a
weekly
basis,
5i
per
cent
are
Catholic,
28
per
cent
Protestant,
and
13
per
cent
Jews.
Bibby
said
that
a
generation
ago,
65
per
cent
of
the
members
of
the
Protestant
churches
went
to
church
once
a
week.
Today,
regular
attendance
is
26
per
cent.
By
comparison,
the
Roman
Catholic
fall
has
been
from
78
to
46
per
cent.
,
ttiooy
point3
out
that
in
the
last
generation
Canadian
women
have
opted
out
of
regular
church
attendance
in
greater
proportions,
with
the
percentage
of
women
attending
dropping
42
per
cent
from
71
to
34.
while
the
decrease
among
the
country's
'
men
has
been
33
per
cent,
from
64
to
31.
The
15
Copy
security
guard,
an
accreditation
desk
and
a
bar,
Thursday
morning
the
elevators
in
the
seven-storey
building
were
jammed
and
the
stairway
was
blocked
by
workers
unloading
cases
of
beer,
On
the
walfclose
to
the
beer-filled
hallway
and
jammed
Citi
Friday,
June
4,
1976,
Vol.
20;
No.
109
"It
would
appear
that
church
attendance
has
equalized
as
part
of
the
equalization
of
sex
ijoles,"
says
Bibby,-
However,
Prince
George
ministers
say
their
congregations
are
increasing,
not
decreasing.
"
While
they
admit
any
increases
in
church
attendance
across
Canada
are
not
directly
proportional
to
population
increases,
local
churchmen
agree
there
is
definitely
not
a
decrease
in
Prince
George.,
.
'
Rev.rBi
B.
Ruggles
of
the
Evangelical
Free
Church
of
Prince
George
says
he
doesn't
know
how
local
increases
in
chuch
attendance
compare
to
population
increases,
inT
Prince
George,
but
says
"it's
not
a
matter
of
people
moving
around."
"The
increase
in
our
particular
church
is
largely
due
to
our
efforts
to
avert
people
to
Christ."
Rev.'
Schole,
who
recently
attended
a
convention
of
western
FEATURED
INSIDE
-"
'
-
J
BCR
unions
have
been
awarded
large
pay
increases,
but
the
railway
is
still
shutdown.
Page
3.
Old
antlers
provide
the
basis'for
Robson
valley
artwork.
One
of
a
series.
Page
11;
Rain
throughout
the
week
has
made
the
weekend
sports
scene
in
Prince
George
much
busier
than
originally
scheduled,
Page
13.
Business;
8;
Church,
10;
Comics,
21;
Classified,
26-39;
Editorial,
4
Entertainment,
18-23;
Home
and
Family;
42-43;
Horoscopes,
22;
Local
and
Provincial,
3,
11,
25;
National,
4;
Sports
13-15;
Television,
19-20;
Wenzel,
17,
zen
ywh
elevators
were
publicity
pnotos
witn
tne
caption:
"Habitat
a
major
conferencedevoted
to
the
problems
of
rapid,
unplanned
urban
growth,
Chief
among
the
objectives
of
the
conference
will
be
to
demonstrate
that
sok
utlons
to
these
problems
do
exist
..."
Prince
George,
British
Columbia
ere
The
blatant
opulence
of
the
United
Nations
conference
stands
in
stark
contrast
to
problems
of
food,
energy,
and
population
being
discussed
here.
.
A,
list
of
restaurants
recommended
to
delegates'
is
topped'
districts
reports
"a
three-per-cent
increase
in
attendance
of
the
Lutheran
church
in
b
e.
and
Alberta
in
the
last
year."
Although
i
he,
acknowledges
;'a
possible;
decline,
in
Sunday,
school
attendance
across
the
country,
he
also
notes
a
general
decline
in
birth
rates.
Rev;
A;
J,
Hosking
of
St.
Michael's
arid
All
Angels
Anglican
Church
identifies
the
definite
increase
in
his
congregation
with
families
making
stronger
commitments
in
their
religious
beliefs
and
attending
church
on
a
more
regular,
basis.1
Dr.
Bibby
said
there
were
some
exceptions
to
the
drop
in
'
Protestant
attendance,
naming
Evangelical,
Pentecostal,-Nazarene
and
;
Christian
:
Missionary
:Alliance
,
churches
as
among
those
whose
members
are
bucking
the
trend;
"The
Pentecostal
Church
is
the
fastest-growing
denomination
in
Canada,"
says
Rev.
L..
H.
Schrader,
minister
of
the
Hart
highway
Pentecostal
church,
"and
it's
because
we
are
to
byelection
Cltlaen
photo.'
by
Len
Teniae!
Co-operation
is
necessary,
when
mothers
of
twins
go
for
a
stroll
as
Shirley
Powers,
Arlene.Langevin;
Sally
Szanik
and
Nancy
Gelin
found
out
recently.
'-'"
New
club
deals
with
double
trouble
by
BE
V
CHRISTENSEN
Citizen
family
editor
No
Prince
George
woman
is
likely
to
duplicate
the
record
of
the
Russian
woman
who
had
a
family
of
87
children.
She
achieved
that
record
by
producing
four
sets
of
quadruplets;
seven
sets
of
triplets,1
16
pairs
of
twins
and
18
singleibirths;
History
doesn't
record
any
advice
that
she
could
have
offered
to
other
women
who
give
birth
to
more
than
one
child
at:
a
time,
but
these
mothers
may
now
join
the
Mothers
of
Twins
Club,
:
OUR
MAN
AT
HABITAT
which
is
designed
for,
just
that
pur-;
pose.
Although
they've
had
only
three
meetings;
the
local
club
already
has
a
membership
of
15.
Meetings
are
held,
at
each
other's
homes
and
are'
designed
to
encourage
the
members
to
share
ideas
about
handling
and
feeding
two
or,
more
babies;
Although
most
of
the
members'
babies
are
infants,
they
hope
to
expand
the
number
of
mothers
of
older
twins
who
come
to
the
meetings':
so
they
can
share
their
experiences
with
the
problems
that
develop
as
the
children
grow
up.
are
ever
For
example,
many
mothers
of.
twins
may
notice
that
their
children
develop
their
own
language
at
about
the
time
other
children
would
begin
learning
to
talk,
The
result
is'the
twins
jabber
away
quite
contentedly
at
each
';
other
and
their
n
atural
speech
development
may
be
delayed.
Another
problem
experienced
by
all
mothers
of
twins
is
finding
someone
willing
to
babysit
with
two
infants.
Members
of
the
new
club
hope
to
set
up
a
babysitting
co-op
to
take
care
of
this
problem.
Members
also,
hope
to
set
up
an
equipment
exchange
or
sale
so
mothers
.who've,
just
had
twins
will
be
able
to
obtain
equipment
and
clothing
more
cheaply.
There
are
branches
of
the
Mothers
of
Twins
Clubs
throughout
Canada
and
the
U.S.
and
one
of
their
purposes
is
to
take
part
in
research
being
done
into
diabetes
in
twins,
personality
development
in
twins';-
hyperactivity
and
a
variety
of
other
conditions.
.
(
For
more
information
about
the
club,
phone
964-4717
or
563-3920).-
the
vote's
the
thing
RICHMOND,
B.C.;(CP)
-Environment
Minister
Jean
Marchand
said
Wednesday
the
federal
government
would
risk
defeat
if
it
sought
a
radical
Redistribution
of
wealth
'to
developing
nations.,
."How
much
can
we
deprive
Canadians
of
their
so-called
standard
of
living
without
being
defeated
in
the:
next
election?"
See
CONTRASTS,
page
2
More
Habitat,
pages
9,
11
WEATHER
A
gradual
drying
trend
developing
from
the
west
is
expected
to
bring
warmer
temperatures
and
clearer
skies'
today
and
Saturday,
Today
it
will
be
mainly
cloudy,
with
sunny
periods
and
a
few
afternoon
showers.
Overnight
low
was
2.
Low
today,
3,
with
a
high
of;
15
expected.:
'
On
June
4,
1975
the
high
was
12;
the
low,
5.
'j
Temperatures
page
2
put
to
win
others
to
Christ
on
a
personal
one-to-one
basis.''
Rev.
Ruggles
says
that
"although
these
surveys
may
indeed,
by
valid
across
Canada
as
a
whole,
they
do
not
apply
to
his
own
congregaton.
"Perhaps
the
Protestant
faith
across
the
country
has
degenerated
to
simply
a
form
of
religion
rather
than
a
personal
relationship
with
Jesus
and
his
followers,
as
we
have
created
in
our
parish."
'
Several
of
the
local
ministers
noticed
a
significant
rise
in
the
number
of
youths
and
younger
families
attending
church;
but
perhaps
this
is
a
reflection
of
Prince
George
itself.
Rev.
Hans
Kowenberg
of
St.
Giles
Presbyterian
Church
explains.
"Prince
George
is
a
new
community,
with
a
young
population
building
its
foundation.,
"People
here
often
refer
to
Prince
George
as
the
;island
in
the
north''
because
they
;
tend
to
:
feel
somewhat
isolated
:
in
i
relation'
to
the
Lower
Mainland,"
says'Rev.
Kowenberg.
'I
have
never
found
a
community
as
joiner-oriented
as
Prince
George,
not
only
in
reference
to
spiritual
acceptance
but
also
to
'
the
number
of
groups
and
clubs
existing
throughout
the
city.
"The
reason
for
this
is
loneliness,
perhaps
not
overt
loneliness,
but
people
are
seeking
community
identity.
They
realize
there's
more
to
be
found
and
shared
in
a
group."
'
.
Rev.-Kowenberg
says
that.
"in
relation
to
religious
acceptance
in
Prince
George,
young
families
starting
out
need
the
security
religion
can
give
thenvand
their
children.
"Bibby
reports
a
large
percentage
of
churchgoers
are
over
,
60
yet
the
average
age
in
my
congregation
is
between
30
and
35,"
says
Rev.
Kowenberg.
.
..
i
victory
VANCOUVER
(CP)
-
To
the
surprise
of
almost
no'
one,
Dave
Barrett,
British
Columbia's
former
New
Democratic
Party
premier,
made
an
impressive
political
comeback
-Thursday
with
a
convincing
Vancouver
East
byelectioh
victory.
With
all.
179
polls
counted,
Mr.
Barrett
was
almost
13,000
votes
ahead
of
his
nearest
rival,
Social
Credit
candidate
Ralph
Long,
in
what
has
for
the
past
40
years
been
a
strong
CCFNDP
riding.,
'
.
Mr.
Barrett's
formidable
victory
carne
after
an
18-vote
loss
in
the
Dec.;
11
general
election
to
car
dealer
George
Kerster,
a
political
unknown
running
for
Social
Credit
in
Coquitlam.
Following
;
the
defeat,
which
was
,
paralleled
by'
the
defeat
of
the.NDP
government,
former
resources
minister
Bob
Wil-;
liams
resigned
his
seat
to
make
way
for.
Mr
Barrett's
return
to
the
legislature.
Mr.
Villiams
had
a
5,000:
vote
plurality
Dec.
Standing;in;the
house
now
is
i
Social'
Credit,
35;
NOP,
18;
Liberals'.'one;
Progressive
Conservatives,
one.
A
jubilant
Mr.
Barrett
said
in
bis
victory
speech
that'
"tonight
'
we
celebrate;
tomorrow
.we
go
back
to
work."
.He
said
thevoters
serif
a
.
..
bf-yissatisfaction
-'
.-...-'
.or-
,-1-
message
to,
LeiVQS
Victoria
and
his
win
shows'
that,
must
go
The
concession
was'made,
Thursday
by,
Robert
Andras,)
minister
of
immigration.
Ricardo
Leiva,
35,
his
wife
and
two
children
have
been
ordered
deported
from
Canada:
Leiva
came
here
from
"Chile
two
years
ago
and
has
been
fighting
the
deportation,
order
since
his
application
for
refugee
status
.was
rejected
one
year
ago.
The
Leivas
were
to
have
left
Canada
by,
May
7
this
year
or
face
deporatation;
to;
Chile,-(However,
Andras
intervened
and
delayed
the
deportation
order
pending
the
outcome
of
an
investigation
by
his
department.
'
.
;TediDrage,
local
i
immigration
spokesman,
said
the
Levias
currently
plan
to
leave
Canada
for
Spain
on
July
8
but
the
move,
may
occur
in.
June..
"The
minister
has
gone
along
with
our
suggestion
and,
allowed
the
'children
to
finish
their
school
year
here,"
Drage
said.
;
"The
Xeivas
may
leave
earlier
but
this
is
their
choice."
"There
is
no
guarantee
they
"will
be
readmitted
to
Canada
,"
he
said.
The
Leivas'
have
moved
from
their
Prince.
George
apartment
and
are
staying
with
friends
here
and
were'
Frank.
Oberle,
Prince
George-Peace
River
MP,
told
The
Citizen
the
Leivas
will
not
receive
any
special
consideration
from
immigration
officials
when
they
apply
for
Canadian
landed
immigrant
status
in
Spain.,
reason,
logic,
love
ana
understanding
is
a
better
way
.of
democracy
and
you've
proved
:
r
I
--'-I
it
tonight.-
DV
JUlV
He
concluded
that
'
'
there
are
0lAflt
fiahto
rai
in
Un
'
frt
The
Ricardo
Leiva
family
of
Prince.
George
has
until
the
end
of-
the
school
year
in
Canada
before
being
voluntary:
ily
deported
to
Spain.-
the,
ordinary
people
Of
this
pro-yince'and
to
that
purpose
I
dedicate
myself.
'''
A
disillusioned
Mr..
Long
said'after
his
defeat
that
"1
BARRETT
never
really
wanted
to
get
into
politics
in
the
first
place."
He
conceded
that
if
he
had
been'
more
realistic
he
would
have
seen
that
the
byelection
would
be
a
very
one-sided
contest.
Final
results
were
Mr;
Barrett,
19,957;
Mr..
Long
7,016;
Liberal
Jim
Siemens
1,039;
Progressive
Conservative
Les-Lavers,
214,
independent
David
Bader,
104;
independent
Anne
Boylan
59;
North
American;
Labor
Party
candidate
Alan
Le
Vinson,
40.
200-mile
limit
set
OTTAWA
(CP)
-
Canada
will
declare
a
200-mile
offshore
fisheries
jurisdiction
later
this,
year
to
take
effect
by
next
Jan.,
1,
External
Affairs
Minister
Allan
MacEachen
said
today.
.Canada
has
already
passed
legislation
that
would
make
a
200-mile
limit
the
law.
60
days
after
it
is
proclaimed,
NOW
HEAR
THIS)
Eleven-year-old
Tony
Siefert
of
2085
"Queensway
lost
,
his
wallet
in
the
vicinity
of
17th
and
Larch
Street
Thursday
while
making
his
newspaper
collections.
The
wallet,
with
the,
words
Norm's
Delivery
printed
on
it,
contained
$150
in
collection
money.
Anyone
knowing
its
whereabouts
is
asked
to
phone
563-9676.
Alexander
Graham
Bell's
invention
has
proved
a
boon
to
hungry,
people.
A
man
entered
the
Chuckwagon
Cafeteria
at
the
Spruceland
plaza
and
was
confronted
with
alineup
at
the
food
counter.
He
went
outside
to
a
payphone,
phoned
the,
cafeteria,
placed,
his
order,
walked
into
the
cafeteria
and
collected
it,
leaving
a
number
of
people
in'.''
line
staring:
'
.