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FIRST
HBC
STRIKE
IN
292
YEARS
VANCOUVER
CP
Em
Employees
�
ployees
of
the
Hudsons
Bay
Co
are
on
r
-ike
nj
the
first
time
in
the
li
i
s
292
year
history
Members
of
the
Retail
Clerks
Union
have
walked
off
their
jobs
at
department
stores
at
Kimberley
and
at
Powell
River
A
company
spokesman
said
here
Wednesday
it
was
the
first
strike
by
HBC
employees
since
it
was
founded
as
a
fur
trading
company
in
1670
Issues
in
the
dispute
arc
wages
and
union
membership
Mountie
Shot
In
Bank
Holdup
At
Terrace
TERRACE
1
An
RCMP
1
I
Post
Jack
W
Baker
of
Fort
St
John
North
Peace
Liberal
candidate
in
the
last
provincial
election
will
seek
the
federal
Liberal
nomination
for
the
Cariboo
riding
at
the
partys
convention
here
April
2
Mj
Baker
51
a
native
of
Cork
Ireland
has
lived
in
Fort
St
John
for
15
years
Educated
in
Winnipeg
Mr
Baker
went
north
to
the
Mac
Kcnzie
River
delta
at
the
age
of
17
and
trapped
with
the
Eskimos
for
seven
years
Following
that
he
worked
closely
with
CPA
founder
Grant
McConachie
in
the
de
development
�
velopment
of
air
service
in
the
Yukon
For
a
number
of
years
he
was
senior
dispatch
dispatcher
�
er
for
CPAs
far
north
opera
operations
�
tions
Mr
Baker
has
served
two
terms
as
a
town
alderman
and
is
currently
school
trustee
for
the
North
Peace
area
SIZE
OF
FORCE
SECRET
Coiuinco
Posts
Guards
At
Power
Installations
TRAIL
CP
Consolidated
Mining
and
Smelting
Co
has
mounted
armed
guards
on
its
industrial
and
hydro
installations
because
no
federal
or
provincial
statute
has
been
invoked
to
give
protection
Vice
-
president
and
general
manager
Ralph
D
Perry
said
Wednesday
The
situation
seems
to
be
that
a
corporation
is
expected
to
make
its
own
protective
arrangements
As
a
result
Cominco
has
placed
employees
armed
with
rifles
and
sworn
in
as
special
constables
on
guard
duty
pa
patrolling
�
trolling
its
transmission
lines
power
plants
and
dams
and
elsewhere
he
said
The
company
has
declined
to
announce
the
strength
of
guard
personnel
as
it
does
not
want
terrorists
to
know
Cominco
has
had
a
sizeable
industrial
security
force
for
some
years
The
force
has
been
augmented
by
local
men
and
some
28
others
from
Kimberley
Operations
at
most
of
the
companys
rambling
operations
have
been
curtailed
because
of
an
inadequate
supply
of
power
following
last
weeks
terrorist
bombing
of
a
power
pylon
Temporary
repairs
to
the
300
ton
pylon
are
expected
to
take
several
months
permanent
re
repairs
�
pairs
a
year
Two
members
of
the
radical
oricer
w
dd4l
haWlCrrrtnarEtdJir
con-
today
in
a
gunfight
with
man
who
held
up
the
Bank
of
Montreal
here
The
man
was
captured
almost
immediately
RCMP
Constable
Garry
Fraser
was
shot
in
the
stomach
and
leg
at
the
en
entrance
�
trance
of
the
bank
which
is
across
the
street
from
the
police
station
A
frightened
teller
had
put
3800
into
the
holdup
mans
canvas
bag
when
Constable
Fraser
rushed
in
In
the
exchange
of
shots
the
front
windows
of
the
Lank
were
broken
The
suspect
was
captured
after
a
chase
of
three
blocks
by
citizens
and
other
police
Constable
Fraier
was
in
serious
condition
in
hospital
Blood
was
being
rushed
to
the
hospital
from
Kitimat
40
miles
away
The
holdup
was
spotted
by
Skip
Holland
a
BC
Tele
Telephone
�
phone
Co
employee
as
he
walked
down
the
street
He
said
he
saw
a
man
take
a
rifle
from
a
cardboard
box
so
he
ran
across
the
street
to
tell
authorities
Constable
Fraser
answered
the
call
nection
with
the
blast
What
concerns
Cominco
par
particularly
�
ticularly
is
security
of
power
lines
and
generating
units
at
five
points
in
the
Kootenay
River
and
at
Waneta
on
the
Pend
dOrcille
These
lines
have
been
under
more
or
less
con
constant
�
stant
attack
during
the
last
30
years
Comincos
offi
ial
position
is
that
it
does
i
t
want
to
be
saddled
with
tli2
guarding
of
power
or
any
other
installa
installations
�
tions
It
has
called
upon
the
government
to
deal
a
quatcly
with
the
Sons
of
Fieedom
onner
REFUSES
MEET
Angers
KITIMAT
CP
Chamber
of
commerce
here
Wednesday
night
expressed
indignation
over
refusal
by
Premier
Bennett
to
meet
a
Highway
16
committee
of
the
Associated
Chambers
of
Commerce
of
Central
BC
The
Kitimat
chamber
has
been
a
strong
supporter
of
the
associated
chambers
in
their
efforts
to
have
the
highway
brought
up
to
standard
to
meet
increased
traffic
expected
later
this
year
with
the
opening
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Alaska
ferry
system
ML
As
AWARE
In
a
wire
to
the
associated
chambers
the
premier
said
It
is
Impossible
to
meet
delegation
associated
chambers
of
commerce
re
Highway
16
MLAs
representing
Central
BC
have
all
the
facts
In
reply
the
associated
chambers
wired
four
membrrs
of
the
legislature
whose
con
constituencies
�
stituencies
are
concerned
with
the
highway
asking
once
more
for
a
meeting
with
the
premier
and
Highways
Minister
Gag
lardi
as
soon
as
possible
the
sooner
the
belter
Efforts
to
arrange
such
a
meeting
have
been
in
progress
since
early
February
LETTERS
WIRES
Weeks
have
gone
by
with
nothing
concrete
resulting
from
our
letters
wires
and
telephone
calls
said
Ivor
Donald
pres
president
�
ident
of
the
Kitimat
chamber
We
want
information
and
we
want
action
The
MLAs
are
our
voice
in
government
We
want
them
to
meet
us
in
Hazelton
next
month
and
we
want
them
to
come
up
with
the
answers
on
what
the
government
proposes
to
do
about
the
highway
Farmer
Burned
As
Eight
Room
Home
Razed
A
45-year-old
Reid
Lake
dairy
farmer
was
recovering
in
city
hospital
today
from
arm
and
face
burns
suffered
in
a
blaze
which
levelled
his
eight
room
house
Tuesday
Henry
Koops
was
starting
a
water
pump
in
the
basement
of
his
two
storey
house
when
it
apparently
caught
fire
and
the
flames
spread
rapidly
through
thejCrame
structure
v
Mrs
Koops
was
visiting
neigh
bors
at
the
time
and
their
five
children
three
to
17
years
old
were
outside
The
family
lost
all
its
be
longings
in
the
fire
The
Koops
had
lived
in
the
11-year-old
house
about
six
years
Mrs
Koops
said
it
was
covered
by
insurance
They
are
staying
with
neigh
neighbors
�
bors
until
they
can
rebuild
their
home
The
Koops
operated
a
post
office
branch
for
the
area
but
Mr
Koops
managed
to
save
the
cash
stamps
and
mail
THE
cm
sSSS
MAJ
TONY
REYNES
takes
command
MAJ
ALF
STROM
retiring
RAAR
Command
Changes
Today
Maj
Tony
Ileynes
took
com
mand
today
of
the
Rocky
Mountain
Rangers
He
replaces
Maj
Alf
Strom
who
is
resigning
from
the
militia
and
will
go
on
supple
supplementary
�
mentary
reserve
Maj
Reynes
has
been
on
supplementary
reserve
since
he
came
to
Prince
George
three
years
ago
to
become
manager
of
the
Prince
George
Credit
Bureau
He
served
for
14
years
as
an
officer
in
the
British
regular
army
18
months
with
the
West
Westminster
�
minster
Regiment
Militia
and
15
months
with
the
Alberta
Dragoons
Militia
in
White
horse
Change
of
command
cere
ceremony
�
mony
will
be
held
in
April
f
Ottawa
20
More
Douks
on
Trial
VICTORIA
CD
Attorney
General
Bonner
said
today
he
is
disappointed
with
the
reac
reaction
�
tion
of
Defence
Minister
Haik
ncss
to
liis
suggestion
that
army
troops
be
stationed
for
practical
training
in
the
Kootenay
dis
district
�
trict
Apparently
the
federal
offer
of
co
operation
is
picdicatcd
on
a
riot
in
BC
Mr
Bonner
said
The
BC
government
view
Now
Hear
This
That
water
pond
accumulat
accumulating
�
ing
in
front
of
the
Canadian
Legion
building
concerned
Mayor
Garvin
Dexell
in
com
committee
�
mittee
meeting
yesterday
Weve
been
considering
dock
dockage
�
age
facilities
quipped
Public
Works
Boss
man
Bill
Jones
At
least
one
lad
in
these
parts
will
find
the
scenes
from
Misty
the
movie
showing
at
the
Princess
both
familiar
and
nostalgic
Misty
is
the
story
of
the
island
of
Chincoteague
off
Virginia
where
Sgt
Lloyd
Hudson
now
stationed
at
the
USAF
radar
base
Baldy
Hughes
was
born
and
raised
Ho
knows
the
people
about
whom
the
btory
is
written
Odd
items
of
Information
sometimes
trickle
in
on
the
overnight
teletype
string
such
as
this
one
today
Shirley
Jones
oted
second
best
marc
in
the
US
last
year
won
on
the
grass
Monday
and
is
expected
to
try
for
the
big
money
under
114
pounds
Tiio
of
local
in
inveterate
�
veterate
golfers
left
today
for
Vancouver
Gordon
Balllie
and
Findlay
Young
to
attend
BC
Golf
Association
meetings
and
Pro
Haiold
Pretty
to
buy
stock
for
Uie
golf
course
here
Before
leaving
Findlay
was
heard
to
remaik
he
doesnt
plan
to
let
Haiold
out
of
his
sight
for
fear
Haiold
might
sneak
in
more
practice
on
the
Vancouver
links
than
Findlay
Also
on
the
golf
kick
Pat
McLennan
wife
of
Carling
Rep
Brick
is
staring
out
of
the
window
these
days
hoping
the
snow
will
disappear
faster
and
faster
Says
shes
tired
of
Brick
using
the
front
room
rug
for
a
putting
green
It
may
be
sooner
than
you
think
Pat
Golf
driving
range
operator
Dave
Janzen
says
he
figures
hell
be
open
for
swing
ers
to
get
kinks
out
of
their
backs
or
in
them
and
curves
out
of
their
slices
or
in
them
by
the
end
of
this
month
City
Lawyer
George
Baldwin
may
not
have
been
responsible
for
that
joke
below
his
think
pieco
in
the
current
issue
of
Kiwanis
Clubs
newsletter
Shav
Ings
but
ho
might
inform
the
editor
that
a
native
of
Scotland
is
a
Scot
or
a
Scotsman
but
never
a
Scotchman
Scotch
is
merely
an
interesting
bcerage
produced
on
the
auld
sod
Signs
of
spring
St
Paddys
Day
is
Saturday
Some
seed
seedling
�
ling
spruce
on
the
site
of
last
years
Grove
fire
are
wearing
the
green
And
a
painter
viewing
a
bright
red
bathroom
suggested
the
owner
wear
green
glasses
because
red
and
green
produce
grey
was
that
the
stationing
of
troops
for
psjchological
reasons
would
help
case
the
situation
in
the
area
Mr
Bonner
made
it
plain
that
he
was
not
asking
for
troops
to
help
RCMP
in
controlling
the
situation
In
Ottawa
Tuesday
Mr
Harkness
said
he
would
send
troops
into
the
area
only
if
BC
asked
for
military
aid
to
help
the
RCMP
NELSON
CO
Twenty
Sons
of
Freedom
Doukhobors
larg
largest
�
est
group
to
appear
in
a
special
assize
that
opened
in
January
went
on
trial
here
Wednes
Wednesday
�
day
And
at
Trail
50
miles
to
the
southwest
a
Kootenay
citizens
group
with
the
city
of
Trail-
pressed
for
a
permanent
army
training
camp
in
west
Kootenay
to
discourage
terrorism
Taking
a
different
view
the
Kootenay
picsbytcry
of
the
United
Church
said
terrorism
in
BCs
southeast
corner
is
not
being
carried
out
by
orthodox
Doukhobors
and
called
for
REINSTATEMENT
SOUGHT
FOR
1
1
Reinstatement
of
ll
former
employees
of
the
Fort
Fraser
Planing
Mills
plant
at
Fort
Fraser
and
recovery
of
back
pay
for
time
lost
is
being
pressed
by
tho
1WA
before
the
Labor
Relations
Board
The
11
are
among
14
who
were
fired
March
5
A
new
crew
was
hired
the
same
day
and
three
of
the
men
have
been
reinstated
said
Jake
Hoist
piesident
of
IWA
Local
1
42
U
Mr
Hoist
said
earlier
that
the
14
men
had
joined
the
union
March
3
and
charged
a
definite-
pattern
of
intimi
dation
tactics
in
connection
with
the
case
clear
naming
of
those
respons
responsible
�
ible
In
a
statement
over
the
sig
signatures
�
natures
of
nine
ministers
the
prcsbjtcry
said
there
had
been
woolly
thinking
regarding
the
Doukhobor
problem
The
20
Sons
of
Freedom
all
pleaded
not
guilty
Wednesday
to
charges
of
conspiring
to
set
fire
to
orthodox
Doukhobor
vil
lages
at
Pass
Creek
and
Ootis
chenia
near
here
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a
Copy
Condition
for
Col
By
PAT
DENTON
Citizen
Staff
Writer
It
is
the
ability
of
the
individual
student
to
pass
his
examinations
and
not
the
source
of
his
training
whicli
determines
accepta
acceptability
�
bility
a
University
of
BC
spokesman
said
today
UBC
Registrar
J
E
A
Parnall
made
the
state
statement
�
ment
in
a
telephone
inter
interview
�
view
with
The
Citizen
prompted
by
an
apparent
behind
-
the
-
scenes
contro
controversy
�
versy
here
between
the
school
board
and
Prince
George
College
The
college
is
being
built
by
the
Roman
Catholic
Church
four
miles
west
of
the
city
and
is
scheduled
to
open
for
first
year
students
this
fall
According
to
its
proponents
it
will
be
operated
on
a
non
denominational
basis
and
pro
provide
�
vide
courses
co
ordinated
with
those
at
the
university
NO
PLANS
For
a
number
of
years
school
board
officials
have
been
prod
prodding
�
ding
the
provincial
government
to
establish
a
junior
college
here
but
have
met
with
no
suc
cess
Education
Minister
Leslie
Peterson
said
again
in
the
leg
legislature
�
islature
Wednesday
night
that
the
government
has
no
such
immediate
plans
Two
thousand
acres
of
land
southwest
of
the
city
is
being
held
in
reserve
by
the
school
board
for
a
junior
college
camp
campus
�
us
The
question
has
now
arisen
whether
the
privately
-
operat
operated
�
ed
Prince
George
College
will
suitably
prepare
students
Jfor
universityr
HIGH
DEGREE
Asked
if
he
felt
students
ob
obtaining
�
taining
their
Grade
13
within
the
school
system
have
a
great
greater
�
er
chance
of
acceptance
at
UBC
than
would
those
from
the
new
college
School
Board
Chairman
Ray
Atkinson
stated
We
know
they
will
have
a
higher
degree
of
acceptance
He
said
there
is
no
question
of
the
school
systems
Grade
13
standards
being
acceptable
to
UBC
because
the
courses
are
based
on
standards
set
by
UBC
From
anywhere
else
such
as
a
private
college
they
have
to
come
into
our
system
to
take
the
examinations
for
which
they
may
not
have
been
pre
prepared
�
pared
said
Mr
Atkinson
UBC
Registrar
Parnall
said
that
while
there
is
bound
to
be
a
closer
relationship
between
a
public
school
system
and
the
univcrsitj
than
between
the
uni
university
�
versity
and
a
private
institu
institution
�
tion
it
is
the
student
himself
who
wins
acceptance
It
is
the
result
of
the
tests
that
interest
us
he
said
not
the
preparation
Education
Minister
Peterson
said
Wednesday
night
it
was
up
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3
CITY
WATER
PUMPS
went
to
work
on
the
huge
pond
built
up
at
the
corner
of
Fifth
and
Quebec
today
More
than
six
inches
of
water
was
measurable
in
the
centre
of
the
pool
caused
by
extremely
mild
weather
during
the
last
several
days
Two
workers
get
a
pump
into
operation
to
carry
water
to
a
storm
drain
on
the
south
side
of
Fifths
hammered
away
at
the
issue
The
minister
said
that
while
it
was
government
policy
to
have
some
decentralization
of
higher
education
facilities
such
as
junior
colleges
it
was
un
unlikely
�
likely
that
anything
more
would
be
done
for
some
time
It
had
shown
he
said
that
Small
School
Being
Planned
By
Local
Church
The
Scvcnlh
Diy
Adventist
Church
in
Prince
George
is
planning
to
build
a
one
room
school
in
the
North
Ncchako
area
to
accommodate
classes
which
have
been
held
in
the
church
for
Uie
last
10
jears
Work
on
the
school
to
house
18
students
in
Grades
1
to
7
is
expected
to
begin
in
the
spring
Pastor
Alex
R
Hall
announced
today
It
is
exact
exacted
�
ed
to
be
ready
for
the
all
term
in
September
The
school
to
be
built
on
a
two
acre
site
north
of
tho
new
Ncchako
River
bridge
will
be
constructed
mostly
by
yoluntccr
labor
the
pastor
said
And
do
nated
lumber
will
also
be
used
for
at
least
part
of
the
build
ing
About
a
dozen
men
are
to
work
on
the
building
Active
planning
of
the
school
valued
at
between
10000
and
12000
began
last
fall
Plans
call
for
a
second
class
room
and
an
auditorium
to
be
added
in
future
when
need
arises
The
church
with
a
member
membership
�
ship
of
G6
here
is
one
of
21
Seventh
Day
Adventist
Churches
in
BC
operating
schools
Near
Nearly
�
ly
all
now
have
school
build
buildings
�
ings
separate
from
the
church
churches
�
es
James
Hirschkorn
teacher
at
the
school
here
is
one
of
34
teachers
conducting
classes
in
these
schools
Floodin
on
citv
strppts
was
keeping
the
works
department
more
than
busy
today
Work
Superintendent
Bill
Jones
said
A
lot
of
men
have
been
taken
off
regular
jobs
and
put
onto
waterworks
crews
this
week
Mild
weather
is
causing
rapid
run
off
of
ice
and
snow
However
conditions
were
Jm
proving
today
One
of
the
main
problem
spots
is
at
tho
corner
of
Fifth
and
Quebec
Storm
sewers
in
tho
area
this
summer
will
permanently
clean
up
tho
spot
so
the
city
is
reluctant
to
do
any
extensive
work
in
the
area
right
now
said
Mr
Jones
He
said
city
residents
particularly
where
there
are
past
known
cases
of
freezo
ups
are
being
asked
to
leave
a
water
faucet
running
to
pre
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of
Prince
George
College
as
it
would
look
when
completed
shows
huge
size
of
the
project
as
proposed
Preliminary
work
on
the
college
is
underway
with
operation
scheduled
to
begin
in
September
It
is
located
in
the
Peden
Hill
area
about
four
miles
from
the
city
near
the
Vanderhoof
highway
EDUCATION
MINISTER
College
Question
By
PETER
BRUTON
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Correspondent
VICTORIA
Education
Min
Minister
�
ister
Leslie
Peterson
said
Wed
Wednesday
�
nesday
night
it
was
up
to
the
University
of
BC
to
decide
if
first-
and
second
year
university
courses
at
Prince
George
Col
College
�
lege
will
be
acceptable
At
the
same
time1
he
indicat
indicated
�
ed
the
government
had
no
plans
at
this
time
to
establish
a
jun
junior
�
ior
college
at
Prince
George
The
minister
was
replying
to
Gordon
Dowding
NDP
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Vancouver
East
who
had
to
rise
to
his
feet
time
and
time
again
before
the
minister
fin
finally
�
ally
replied
to
questions
on
the
subject
of
higher
education
in
the
Northern
Interior
Meanwhile
it
was
learned
that
Lands
and
Forests
Minister
Ray
Williston
recently
told
some
Prince
George
people
that
he
knew
of
no
plans
for
the
estab
establishment
�
lishment
of
a
junior
college
in
the
city
POISONED
MEAT
KILLS
10
DOGS
PRINCE
RUPERT
CP
City
council
has
urged
all
residents
to
keep
watch
on
their
children
following
the
death
of
10
dogs
in
the
city
The
animals
apparently
were
poisoned
by
baited
meat
Similar
poisonings
have
also
been
reported
at
Williams
Lake
la
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Speaking
during
debate
on
the
ministers
salary
estimates
Mr
Dowding
was
accused
of
being
rude
by
Mr
Peterson
as
he
in
order
to
support
a
higher
education
institution
it
should
be
built
in
an
area
populated
by
not
less
than
50000
residents
and
should
have
a
minimum
student
body
of
200
He
said
that
any
religious
de
nomHintiOM
whicli
started
upn
junior
collegq
on
its
own
was
outside
our
jurisdiction
but
he
assumed
that
Prince
George
College
would
be
in
much
the
same
situation
as
Notre
Dame
College
in
Nelson
Will
Prince
George
Colleges
first-
and
second
year
university
courses
be
acceptable
to
the
department
asked
Mr
Dowd
Dowding
�
ing
Thats
for
the
university
tr
decide
replied
the
minister
Mr
Peterson
lefuscd
to
an
answer
�
swer
when
asked
if
he
knew
Lands
and
Forests
Minister
Williston
had
promised
a
col
college
�
lege
for
the
aiea
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Mostly
cloudy
conditions
will
prevail
Friday
in
the
Prince
George
Cariboo
and
Bulklcy
Valley
regions
There
will
be
occasional
showers
of
mixed
rain
and
snow
overnight
Little
change
in
temperature
Low
to
tonight
�
night
and
high
Friday
at
Princo
George
Qucsncl
and
Smithers
32
and
40
Peace
Rtvcr
Not
quite
so
mild
Friday
Light
winds
be
becoming
�
coming
southeast
15
Friday
afternoon
Low
tonight
and
high
tomorrow
at
Grande
Prairie
20
and
35
Last
24
Hours
Hi
Lo
Prcc
Prince
George
41
32
Ten
ace
43
33
Smithers
41
23
Qucsncl
40
29
Williams
Lake
44
30
Kamloops
41
32
Fort
Nelson
31
12
Fort
St
John
46
22
Flooding
Keeps
City
Works
Crews
Busy
vent
frozen
pipes
He
told
a
city
committee
this
was
urged
in
several
sections
of
the
city
last
week
and
since
there
has
been
no
appreciable
increase
in
water
consumption
the
remainder
of
the
city
will
be
abkccl
to
do
the
same
leave
taps
on
Frost
has
been
recorded
at
eight
feet
in
parts
of
tho
down
downtown
�
town
area
and
about
six
feet
in
the
Millar
Addition
and
Central
areas
During
the
last
seven
days
S6
frozen
water
services
were
thawed
out
by
the
water
division
of
the
public
woiks
department
Several
of
the
freeze
ups
were
caused
by
persons
in
inadvertantly
�
advertantly
shutting
off
the
tap
which
was
to
have
been
left
running
he
explained