NO
RCUfF
SfCN
Planes
pluck
355
from
flooded
town
HAY
RIVER
NWT
W
Planes
dropped
in
quick
succession
onto
a
partially
flooded
airfield
late
Wed
Wednesday
�
nesday
to
pluck
222
persons
from
this
flood
beleaguered
town
and
carry
them
to
distant
points
The
evacuees
were
the
first
w
J
jyfe
SIR
WINSTON
CHURCHILL
hes
sad
AT
88
Winnie
will
quit
house
LONDON
CP
It
was
on
a
dull
February
day
in
1901
that
Winston
Churchill
25
made
his
maiden
speecn
Ueforc
the
house
of
commons
The
member
whom
the
Con
Conservative
�
servative
followed
on
that
day
was
a
Liberal
described
by
Churchill
as
a
rising
young
Welshman
David
Lloyd
George
The
Boer
War
was
the
topic
of
the
day
Churchill
had
won
fame
in
that
conflict
and
no
one
could
guess
that
these
two
men
were
destined
to
lead
their
country
in
far
more
terrible
struggles
Sir
Winston
88
announced
Wednesday
he
will
not
-contest
another
election
because
of
the
weight
of
years
and
an
injury
he
suffered
in
a
fall
in
1902
Self
styled
child
of
the
House
of
Commons
Sir
Winston
said
in
a
letter
to
his
Woodford
con
constituents
�
stituents
I
need
not
tell
you
with
what
sadness
I
take
this
step
It
was
a
practical
step
Sir
Winston
has
spoken
in
the
Com
Commons
�
mons
only
once
a
14
word
ac
acknowledgement
�
knowledgement
of
congratula
congratulations
�
tions
on
his
85th
birthday
since
he
resigned
as
prime
minister
in
April
1955
Marks
not
so
important
says
adjudicator
here
By
FRANCES
DITMARS
Marks
and
certificates
arc
the
least
important
parts
of
a
speech
arts
festival
adjudica
tor
Eileen
Parker
told
her
audience
at
Harwin
School
Wednesday
The
main
purpose
of
adjudi
adjudicating
�
cating
a
festival
is
to
fire
the
contestants
with
enthusiasm
and
the
will
to
improve
In
judging
elocution
and
choral
speech
classes
during
the
day
Mrs
Parker
looked
for
word
pictures
and
the
correct
mean
meaning
�
ing
of
the
poems
as
well
as
actual
enjoyment
She
found
it
encouraging
to
see
so
many
bos
entered
in
the
festival
as
it
is
to
their
advantage
particularly
to
be
Continued
on
Page
3
I
of
ZoTi
who
chose
to
leave
the
area
after
rising
and
falline
flood
waters
swept
through
the
island
community
at
the
mouth
of
the
Hay
River
on
Great
Slave
Lake
for
the
second
day
doing
heavy
damage
FIjing
was
halted
when
dark
darkness
�
ness
made
conditions
too
haz
anions
The
other
evacuees
were
to
he
picked
dp
today
and
more
than
400
persons
con
continued
�
tinued
to
huddle
in
a
school
on
high
ground
as
the
flood
showed
no
ccrtnin
signs
of
abating
There
was
no
precise
mea
measurement
�
surement
of
the
river
level
Wednesday
afternoon
the
water
receded
temporarily
Late
Wed
Wednesday
�
nesday
it
again
began
to
rise
CHILDREN
SICK
No
injuries
were
reported
but
one
evacuee
said
on
arrival
at
Fort
Smith
100
miles
southeast
that
many
of
those
lodged
in
the
school
were
becoming
panicky
and
many
children
were
sick
Early
arrivals
at
Yellow
knife
117
miles
north
were
describ
described
�
ed
as
quiet
and
sad
Mayor
W
R
McBryan
said
no
serious
sickness
had
been
reported
but
some
may
have
become
ill
owing
to
a
combina
combination
�
tion
of
typhoid
vaccine
admin
administered
�
istered
before
evacuees
depart
departed
�
ed
and
the
ride
on
the
air
airplane
�
plane
He
said
that
since
power
and
lights
had
been
restored
every
everyone
�
one
lodged
in
the
school
should
be
fairly
comfortable
for
the
night
While
officials
said
there
ap
appeared
�
peared
to
be
no
physical
dan
danger
�
ger
in
remaining
on
the
flooded
island
the
town
faced
increas
increasing
�
ing
health
hazards
because
of
flooded
sewage
facilities
a
shortage
of
drinking
water
and
restricted
electric
power
Power
was
off
completely
for
several
hours
Wednesday
POLL
CONDUCTED
The
temperature
at
Hay
River
Wednesday
hovered
near
the
30
degrce
mark
A
poll
was
conducted
and
355
elected
to
leave
After
a
45
minutc
flight
to
Yellow
knife
with
50
evacuees
in
a
C
46
transport
Capt
Kees
Fransbcrgcr
Pacific
Western
Airlines
pilot
said
his
passen
passengers
�
gers
looked
very
sad
and
quiet
Quite
a
few
of
the
18
chddrcn
on
the
plane
were
cry
crying
�
ing
A
relay
of
trucks
and
boats
carried
evacuees
through
the
muddy
townsitc
laced
by
stretches
of
water
and
mud
to
the
airport
First
evacuees
to
reach
Fort
Smith
said
flood
damage
was
unbelievable
It
was
terrible
You
wouldnt
believe
now
bad
it
is
if
you
havent
seen
it
said
Mrs
Alex
Gordon
as
she
stepped
from
a
PWA
Beaver
carrying
an
infant
wrapped
in
blankets
Everything
has
moved
Houses
arc
pulled
over
Cars
are
ruined
Telephone
poles
are
down
There
are
boats
big
boats
floating
loose
in
the
streets
Mrs
Gordon
said
by
School
District
56
Vander
hoof
-
F
A
2
plane
crash
victims
named
PENTICTON
CO
A
coron
crs
jury
has
positively
identi
fied
the
bodies
of
two
victims
of
a
collision
of
two
private
planes
near
here
but
made
no
attempt
to
determine
the
cause
of
death
Funeral
services
for
the
vic
victims
�
tims
Mr
and
Mrs
Richard
George
Parmley
will
be
held
l
riuay
Memorial
services
will
be
conducted
for
three
Parmley
children
also
killed
in
the
col
collision
�
lision
over
Skaha
Lake
Eight
persons
were
killed
in
the
collision
Only
the
bodies
of
Mr
and
Mrs
parmley
have
been
recovered
Navy
and
police
crews
are
continuing
to
search
for
the
others
Coroner
Dr
W
H
White
told
the
jury
it
would
not
be
neces-
stencgrapher
sary
to
explain
the
cause
of
death
other
than
that
the
injur-
lles
were
extreme
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Phone
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7
No
86
3
City
council
laid
plans
at
a
special
meeting
Wednesday
to
entertain
two
groups
visiting
Prince
George
later
this
year
Aldermen
decided
to
host
a
Prince
George
A
250
milo
stretch
of
the
high
highway
�
way
was
closed
Tuesday
while
demolition
experts
investigated
the
wreck
Canadian
Army
en
engineers
�
gineers
were
expected
to
reopen
the
highway
at
midnight
to
tonight
�
night
Mr
McFaul
said
he
an
Mr
Hartnell
escaped
after
the
van
caught
fire
at
Mile
230
seconds
before
the
first
rocket
exploded
e
e
v
sHIIIIIIIM
j
fill
B
VARf
HOUSE
H
FOUR
FOREST
FIRES
WERE
REPORTED
IN
THE
76462
000
AC
RE
PRINCE
George
forest
district
Wednesday
as
the
fire
season
throughout
BC
opened
A
fifth
was
reported
early
today
forest
service
spokesmen
said
and
all
are
under
observation
See
story
elsewhere
this
page
Here
forest
service
project
super
supervisor
�
visor
John
Young
sets
the
fire
hazard
indicator
to
low
at
the
forestry
warehouse
in
Prince
George
Vandorvoort
photo
UNDER
BYLAW
CPRC
takes
over
Ex
grounds
First
reading
was
given
by
city
council
Wednesday
to
a
bylaw
putting
the
Exhibition
grounds
and
buildings
under
the
control
of
the
Civic
Properties
and
Recreation
Commission
The
transfer
would
be
sub
subject
�
ject
to
an
agreement
with
the
Prince
George
Agricultural
and
Industrial
Association
for
use
of
the
facilities
for
the
Simon
Fraser
Days
and
Exhibition
The
proposed
bylaw
Number
1581
ran
into
some
opposition
from
Aid
Charlie
Graham
who
suggested
a
separate
commis
commission
�
sion
be
set
ud
to
handle
the
Exhibition
grounds
However
council
passed
it
on
first
reading
Value
of
work
for
which
build
ing
permits
were
issued
in
Prince
George
during
April
this
Second
northern
centre
planning
to
evacuate
EDMONTON
Pi
Authorities
at
the
northern
community
of
Fort
Simpson
have
requested
aircraft
to
evacuate
750
persons
because
of
MacKenzie
River
I
flooding
it
was
learned
today
Now
hear
this
CNR
Const
Pete
Russell
says
the
sap
is
beginning
to
run
for
sure
now
He
nailed
his
first
vags
of
the
season
last
flight
when
three
Vancouver
types
en
route
to
Edmonton
climbed
aboard
a
locomotive
Pleading
guilty
to
trespassing
this
morning
the
trio
was
sen
sentenced
�
tenced
to
an
hour
in
jail
Uncle
Alex
needs
YOU
Lt
Alex
MacGregor
CO
of
RCSCC
Grimly
like
the
local
sea
cadet
corps
sez
there
are
openings
for
10
recruits
Any
boys
between
the
ages
of
14
and
17
can
join
simply
by
show
ing
up
any
Monday
evening
at
7
pm
at
the
Armory
when
the
corps
is
on
its
weekly
parade
Eight
luige
tractors
hauling
belly
dump
boxes
lumbered
IN
THE
CITIZEN
Boating
and
fishing
--
5
Classified
--
8
Comics
--
--
9
Conning
events
-
6
Editorial
7
page
--
--
--
Entertainment
guide
11
12
District
new
2
Here
and
there
-
6
Markets
3
Quetnel
news
2
Sport
4
Tv
2
12
through
Prince
George
this
week
on
their
way
to
Anchor
Anchorage
�
age
Alaska
from
Seattle
The
vehicles
are
normally
used
for
road
work
or
carrying
mining
ore
All
of
them
according
to
local
trucking
firms
belonged
to
Morrison
Knudson
Constiuc
tion
But
just
where
they
were
going
and
for
what
was
not
known
Two
pilots
employed
by
the
BC
Forest
Service
flew
through
Prince
George
Wednes
day
on
the
way
to
the
Peace
River
region
Bob
Bluett
and
Walter
Ramsey
both
of
KeJ
owna
worked
for
the
forest
service
in
the
Peace
River
last
year
It
is
Bluetts
third
year
of
patrolling
duties
over
tim
timbered
�
bered
areas
The
men
are
from
Cariboo
Air
Charter
Ltd
and
arc
fljing
super
cub
airplanes
To
date
the
super
cubs
are
the
only
planes
to
arrive
in
the
district
to
work
this
summer
for
the
BC
Forest
Service
Purpose
of
the
super
cubs
will
be
to
patrol
the
northern
sec
section
�
tion
of
the
district
The
Peace
River
region
normally
dries
out
faster
than
the
more
southern
part
of
the
district
One
time
business
girl
about
town
Miss
May
Lee
has
been
appointed
clerk
The
request
was
made
today
by
radio
to
Western
Army
Com
Command
�
mand
in
Edmonton
It
was
believed
that
helicop
helicopters
�
ters
would
be
sent
from
the
iflood
stricken
town
of
Hay
River
NWT
Fort
Simpson
is
about
250
miles
northwest
of
Hay
River
Both
towns
are
on
small
islands
Meagro
radio
reports
from
Fort
Simpson
indicated
that
the
island
was
three
quarters
flooded
and
the
river
rising
Water
was
believed
backing
up
from
an
ice
jam
10
miles
downstream
Authorities
in
the
community
want
residents
moved
to
the
mainland
one
mile
away
year
more
than
doubled
the
value
for
April
1962
In
a
report
to
city
council
Wednesday
building
inspector
Ed
Ncff
said
permits
were
is
issued
�
sued
during
the
month
for
68108t
worth
of
work
Total
for
the
first
four
months
of
the
year
is
2029206
During
April
1962
permits
covering
278412
worth
of
work
were
issued
while
total
build
building
�
ing
permits
to
April
30
last
year
covered
1208224
worth
of
w
ork
In
other
council
business
1
Forty
four
dogs
and
22
cats
were
collected
by
the
dog
catcher
last
month
according
to
the
April
report
from
the
dog
catcher
received
by
city
council
Wednesday
Pound
fees
and
licence
fees
brought
237
the
re
report
�
port
said
2
Four
city
officials
will
at
attend
�
tend
the
Union
of
BC
Munici
Municipalities
�
palities
officers
meeting
in
Smithers
Saturday
They
are
City
Manager
Arran
Thomson
City
Solicitor
Cece
Edwards
City
Treasurer
Chester
Jeffery
and
City
Clerk
Ted
Kent
Permission
for
the
four
to
go
was
given
at
a
special
city
council
meeting
Wednesday
breakfast
for
delegates
passing
through
Prince
George
on
their
way
to
the
Union
of
BC
Municipalities
convention
at
Dawson
Creek
in
the
fall
And
they
were
receptive
to
a
suggested
civic
luncheon
in
August
for
officers
of
the
44
man
Golden
Hawks
acrobatic
team
who
will
be
here
to
per
form
for
Air
Force
Day
and
the
Exhibition
Road
restored
after
ammunition
truck
blaze
FORT
NELSON
CPl
Wreck
Wreckage
�
age
caused
by
the
explosion
of
a
rocket
laden
truck
at
Mile
230
of
the
Alaska
Highway
has
been
partly
removed
and
traffic
flow
has
been
restored
The
semi
trailer
truck
loaded
with
American
army
rockets
overturned
on
the
highway
Mon
Monday
�
day
and
caught
fire
A
Canadian
Army
demolitions
expert
from
Edmonton
said
late
Wednesday
one
lane
was
cleared
for
night
travel
and
two
lanes
of
traffic
would
move
inter
intermittently
�
mittently
today
Tuesday
the
RCMP
closed
a
250
mile
stretch
of
the
highway
Ammo
truck
blaze
like
box
of
shells
in
fire
FORT
NELSON
CPl
It
was
like
throwing
a
box
full
of
shells
into
a
bonfire
only
bigger
j
Lloyd
McFau
o
Dawson
Creek
was
telling
in
an
in
interview
�
terview
the
destruction
of
a
semi
trailer
van
full
of
explo
explosives
�
sives
after
it
caught
fire
on
the
Alaska
Highway
A
rocket
would
explode
in
the
van
blow
a
hole
in
the
roof
or
side
and
then
thered
be
a
blow
torch
of
flame
shooting
out
40
feet
Eventually
t
h
e
van
was
nothing
but
a
pile
of
rubble
Mr
McFaul
and
his
fellow
driver
Doug
Jlartncll
also
of
Dawson
Creek
were
relief
driv
drivers
�
ers
taking
the
Alaska
bound
load
of
US
Army
rockets
to
this
city
3G0
miles
north
of
and
watched
the
destruction
of
the
van
from
a
hillside
Mr
Mc
McFaul
�
Faul
hiked
through
bushland
and
set
up
flares
on
the
high
highway
�
way
to
stop
traffic
The
truck
owned
by
Garrison
Transport
of
Seattle
was
picked
up
by
the
two
drivers
at
Daw
son
Creek
at
the
start
of
the
highway
itizen
The
only
daily
newspaper
serving
Central
British
Columbia
PRINCE
GEORGE
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
THURSDAY
MAY
2
1963
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Mr
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TloJt
BT
BT
CARRtKH
Hospital
probe
put
into
motion
Prince
George
Regional
Hospital
board
has
estab
established
�
lished
a
fact
finding
com
committee
�
mittee
to
hear
complaints
relative
to
operation
of
the
hospital
W
H
Pattcnden
chairman
of
the
special
four
man
commit
committee
�
tee
said
it
will
meet
each
Mon
Monday
�
day
and
Wednesday
at
8
pm
in
Room
203
of
the
Bon
Accord
Building
Purpose
of
the
committee
is
take
statements
from
any
indi
individuals
�
viduals
who
may
feel
they
have
something
to
offer
for
the
good
of
the
hospital
Mr
Pattcnden
explained
He
said
the
committee
was
formed
this
week
in
order
to
meet
the
wishes
of
all
hospital
society
members
MANY
RUMORS
At
the
annual
meeting
of
the
society
March
13
Mrs
Ruth
Richmond
wanted
to
know
if
the
board
was
taking
investigat
investigative
�
ive
action
regarding
rumors
surrounding
the
operation
of
the
hospital
The
committee
is
composed
of
two
members
of
the
board
and
two
members
from
the
hos
hospital
�
pital
society
Board
members
arc
Mr
Pattcnden
and
Gordon
D
Bryant
who
is
also
chair
chairman
�
man
of
the
hospital
board
So
Society
�
ciety
members
are
V
C
Smith
and
S
J
Hardingc
First
meeting
of
the
commit
committee
�
tee
was
held
Wednesday
night
APPOINTMENT
NEEDED
Mr
Pattendcn
said
the
de
decision
�
cision
to
create
the
fact
finding
committee
was
reached
at
a
meeting
of
the
board
last
Thurs
Thursday
�
day
The
committee
chairman
said
anyone
wishing
to
make
a
state
statement
�
ment
to
the
committee
may
do
so
by
phoning
a
committee
member
and
making
arrange
arrangements
�
ments
for
an
appointment
Formation
of
the
committee
follows
the
announcement
last
week
that
the
annual
meeting
of
the
society
in
March
was
invalid
and
that
another
meet
meeting
�
ing
must
be
held
sometime
be
before
�
fore
the
end
of
June
The
annual
meeting
was
de
declared
�
clared
invalid
at
the
time
by
society
member
Geoff
Rich
Richmond
�
mond
who
contended
the
board
violated
society
bylaws
by
fail
failing
�
ing
to
notify
all
members
of
the
meeting
a
full
two
weeks
in
advance
BC
Hospital
Insurance
Serv
Service
�
ice
subsequently
ruled
the
meet
meeting
�
ing
invalid
and
ordered
another
to
be
called
LBV
a
xr
W
i5
W
H
PATTINDIN
two
meeting
weekly
DEPUTY
FOREST
MINISTER
SAYS
Wood
tick
bite
partially
paralyzes
five-year-old
NELSON
CR
A
five-year-old
child
is
recovering
from
partial
paralysis
resulting
from
the
bite
of
a
wood
tick
Fern
daughter
of
Mr
and
Mrs
Ray
Thomas
of
nearby
Ymir
had
a
large
bloated
wood
tick
removed
from
the
nape
of
her
neck
near
her
left
ear
WAS
IT
TORPEDOED
Warships
seen
in
area
where
freighter
sank
TOKYO
Reuters
The
Japanese
Broadcasting
Corporation
said
today
its
reporters
saw
two
unidenti
unidentified
�
fied
warships
when
they
flew
over
the
area
where
the
crew
of
a
Communist
Chinese
freighter
claimed
it
was
torpedoed
Wednesday
The
Japanese
Maritime
Safety
Board
commented
that
neither
Japan
nor
the
US
had
any
warships
in
the
area
at
that
time
The
J482
ton
Yuc
Jin
sank
off
South
Korea
reporting
it
was
attacked
by
an
unidentified
vessel
in
the
East
China
Sea
The
Japanese
Broadcasting
Corporation
NHK
showed
pic
pictures
�
tures
on
a
television
newscast
of
two
warships
steaming
in
open
waters
It
identified
the
two
vessels
as
the
ones
spotted
by
its
reporters
in
a
flight
over
the
sea
NHK
said
the
two
warships
were
steaming
in
a
circle
about
half
a
mile
from
the
spot
where
the
freighter
sank
The
war
warships
�
ships
appeared
to
be
cruisers
it
added
and
one
of
them
bore
the
number
205
Japanese
officials
could
not
confirm
the
crews
claim
that
it
was
hit
by
three
torpedoes
and
suggested
because
all
crew
members
survived
that
the
ves
vessel
�
sel
might
have
run
aground
or
hit
a
Korean
war
mine
which
mineswecping
teams
failed
to
clean
up
Most
striking
airline
workers
go
for
pact
VANCOUVER
CPl
Dick
Laid-
man
president
of
Pacific
West
Western
�
ern
Airlines
said
Wednesday
a
two
year
agreement
has
been
reached
with
most
of
the
strik
striking
�
ing
traffic
employees
and
that
striking
stewardesses
have
all
been
replaced
He
said
any
employees
who
have
not
yet
returned
to
work
will
have
to
agree
to
accept
laid
off
status
subject
to
re
recall
�
call
as
jobs
become
available
There
is
a
good
possibility
that
if
business
continues
to
improve
the
majority
of
the
traffic
employees
still
on
strike
will
be
back
at
work
within
three
months
he
said
William
Schaeffer
vice-president
of
the
traffic
employees
association
confirmed
that
the
traffic
employees
have
reached
a
basis
of
settlement
on
wage
terms
but
declared
the
firms
stand
on
rehiring
tlie
strikers
is
straight
union
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Friday
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tonight
and
high
Friday
at
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and
52
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River
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cloudiness
and
continuing
cool
on
Friday
Winds
northeast
15
Low
tonight
and
high
Friday
at
Grande
Prairie
25
and
40
Low
tonight
and
high
Friday
at
Vancouver
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and
55
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13
5
tires
burning
as
season
opens
Five
forest
firss
are
burning
in
the
Prince
Jcorgc
Forest
District
today
second
day
of
the
19C3
fire
season
The
fires
arc
all
under
aerial
observation
and
only
one
man
is
employed
watching
fires
A
spokesman
for
the
forest
service
said
snow
is
still
re
ported
in
many
areas
of
the
district
More
planes
needed
in
firefighting
VICTORIA
CPl
R
G
Mc
Kee
deputy
minister
of
lands
ami
forests
said
Wednesday
much
of
the
1100000
spent
each
year
fighting
forest
fires
in
BC
could
be
saved
if
u
little
more
was
spent
on
transporta
transportation
�
tion
for
airborne
firefighters
He
made
the
comment
as
the
official
1963
forest
fire
season
began
a
season
in
which
dry
conditions
are
expected
on
the
Lower
Mainland
and
Vancouver
Island
Getting
firefighters
into
sc
tion
quickly
after
the
outbreak
of
a
fire
is
one
of
the
major
uiey
unnooKea
the
ruck
and
factors
in
bringing
the
blaze
drove
a
quarter
of
a
mile
away
under
control
he
said
A
larger
helicopter
force
is
needed
for
getting
loggers
in
to
fires
in
remote
parts
of
the
province
It
would
be
a
lot
cheaper
in
the
long
run
to
double
the
exist
existing
�
ing
fleet
of
12
helicopters
be
because
�
cause
firefighting
costs
would
drop
proportionately
said
Mr
McKcc
However
he
did
not
think
steps
will
be
taken
along
these
lines
until
another
blistering
summer
causes
the
devastation
of
large
stands
of
timber
in
BC
With
the
fire
season
now
of
officially
�
ficially
open
a
permit
is
neces
necessary
�
sary
before
starting
a
fire
with
within
�
in
half
a
mile
of
any
forest
or
wood
The
permits
arc
not
necessary
in
provincial
camp
and
picnic
sites
and
supervised
commercial
camp
grounds
Dry
conditions
were
predicted
last
month
in
a
bulletin
of
the
provincial
water
resources
serv
service
�
ice
It
said
snow
packs
on
Main
Mainland
�
land
and
North
Vancouver
Is
Island
�
land
mountains
ranged
from
below
to
well
below
average
In
addition
rainfall
has
been
less
than
last
year
An
ex
exceptionally
�
ceptionally
mild
winter
was
blamed
The
use
of
flying
water
bomb
bombers
�
ers
to
delay
the
spread
of
a
fire
and
small
helicopters
to
shuttle
men
to
the
scene
has
proved
a
very
effective
means
of
keeping
timber
losses
to
a
mini
mum
in
recent
jears
Mr
M
Kee
said
Forest
industries
realizing
that
their
logging
quotas
will
be
cut
if
big
fires
sweep
through
their
areas
are
showing
more
interest
in
fire
problems
anJ
are
pressing
the
government
for
more
improvements
in
firefight
firefighting
�
ing
techniques
he
said
Some
major
companies
re
cently
formed
their
own
water
bomber
company
and
are
using
a
giant
Martin
Mars
as
a
fly
ing
tanker
The
provincial
government
has
12
Grumman
Avenger
water
bomber
aircraft
spotted
through
throughout
�
out
the
province
under
a
200
000
contract
with
Skyways
Air
Services
of
Langley