C
if
y's
The
past
few
years
has
seen
a
large
number
of
East
Indian
families
become
residents
of
Prince
George.
Indeed,
the
East
Indian
community
now
comprises
S.5
per
cent
of
the
population
here.
The
Immigrant
Services
Society,
of
British'
Columbia
has
released
its'
three-month
study
on
the
racial
unrest
situation
that
currently
exists
in
Prince
George
today.
The
Citizen
examines
the
report
and
the
racial
situation
in
the
first
of
a
three-part
series.
by
JAMIE
LAMB
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
Serious
trouble
could
erupt
In
Prince
George
if
racial
unrest
between
East
Indians
and
sections
of
the
"white"
community
grows
any
worse.
According
to
a
B.C.
Immigrant
Services
Society
report,
"an
immense.
Tuesday,
June
22,
Vol.
20;
No.
.121
Baby
rescued
Woycik's
critics
hit
by
TOM
NIXON
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
Council
Monday
unanimously
affirmed
its
support
of
the
civic
properties
and
recreation
commission
and
manager
Bill
Woycik'
and
blasted
critics
of
the
civic
properties
manager
for
resorting
to
"personal
attacks"
on
a
city
employee.
Alderman
Trent
Beatty,
his
voice
shaking
with
anger,
said
he
deplored
the
use
of
a
news
medium
to
castigate
personally
a
city
employee
who
is
only
doing
his
job
as
directed
by
council
policy.
"We
better
suggest
to
people
that
complaints
made
on
personnel
of
the
civic
properties
commission
be
made
in
writing
to
the
commission
and
if
the
complainants
aren't
satisfied
then
direct
representation
should
be
made
to
council,"
he
said.
"We
shouldn't
force
Reg
rocso
amount
of
tension
has
arisen
between
the
dominant
society
and
the
East
Indian
immigrants
during
the
past
five
years;
"Increasing
vandalism
in
and
outside
the
school
has
made
everybody
aware
of
the
prejudice
towards
East
Indians,"
the
report
states.
Baljit
Chahal,
field
1976
Constables
J.A.
MacLean
and
R.W.
Huntingford
were
forced
to
break
into
a
locked
car
to
rescue
a
baby
girl
Monday
afternoon.
Verna
Wright
of
Prince
George
accidentally
locked
the
keys
in
her
car
with
the
windows
up.
She
immediately
summoned
the
police
to
help
open
the
door
and
rescue
her
baby
daughter
from
the
temperatures
inside.
The
baby
was
unharmed
by
the
20-minute
Incident.
COUNCIL
ACTION
Buchignani
(commission
chairman)
to
reply
publicly
to
obviously
prepared
questions,
either,"
said
Alderman
Lome
McCuish.
"It's
unfair
to
him."
Beatty
said
the
'
attack
on
Woycik
through
the
news
media
was
malicious
action
done
on
the
level
of
personal
differences
between
Woycik
and
"another
person".
After
council
Beatty
said
he
was
referring
to
a
radio
program
Monday
morning
on
CKPG
and
to
station
manager
Gordon
Leighton.
Leighton
and
Woycik
are
in
disagreement
over
booking
of
pop
singing
groups
Leighton
wants
to
promote,
"Those
making
complaints
should
know
where
to
complain,"
Beatty
told
council.
"An
employee
of
the
city
is
working
for
council.
We
are
the
ones
who
are
responsible
for
the
policies."
Mayor
Harold
Moffat
said
unrest
research
worker
and
author
of
the
report,
said
"the
harsh
reality
of
the
moment
is
that
the
focus
is.
on
the
East
Indian
immigrants,"
The
report,
compiled
in
a
three-month
period,
was
requested
by
the
special
services
department
of
School
District
'57
following
reports
that
"problems
were
erupting
at
the
junior
secondary
level."
According
to
the
report,
the
areas
of
Carney
Hill,
Connaught
and
east
of
The
Bypass
house
the
majority
of
East
Indian
families.,
"The.
whole
area
from
Upland
Street
to
Norwood
Street
is
called
'Calcutta
Bazaar,'
not
only
among
East
Indians,
but
also
critics
should
complain
first
to
the
civic
properties
commission
if
they
have
a
complaint
about
Woycik,J
then
if
they
get
no
satisfaction
they
should
come
to
council.
"We
act
as
final
judge
and
jury,"
he
said,
"They
(critics
of,
booking
policy)
should
realize
that
policies
are
built
up
through
experience,
by
the
commission
finding
out
where
problems
occur."
i'i
Beatty
said
after
the
meeting
that
his
concern
is
the
method
by,
which
critics
went
after
Woycik
and
not
commission
and
council
policy.
He
said
if
some
criticism
is
justified
that
still
is
no
excuse
for
the
way
Woycik
was
attacked
per-;
sonally.
"Are
you
going
to
go
after
city
manager
(Chester
Jef-fery)
because
he
carries
out
what
we
set
down?"
he
said..
near
danger
pot
Citizen
among
others,"
the.
report
states.
Carney
Hill
school
has
the
most,
East
Indian
children
and
will
have
more
next
semester,
according
to
the
report.
The
'Calcutta
Bazaar'
area
is
in
danger
of
becoming
a
ghetto
if
neighborhood
programs
are
not
launched,
Chahal
said.
According
to
the
report,
homeowners;
who
;
moved
out
of
the,
area
"would
not
openly
admit
why
they
moved,
but
while
analyzing
their
reasons
for
selling
their
omes,
I
found
that
in
most
cases
they
were
sandwiched
by
East
Indian
homes.
This
feeling
is
in
evidence
and
cannot
escape
sharp
observation;
Stage
set
for
crisis
mitaiy
ROME
(AP)
-
The
Communists
made
strong
gains
in
the
Italian
parliamentary
elections
but
were
unable
to
overtake
the
Christian
Democrats,
who
again
missed
a
majority,
in
the
Chamber
of
Deputies
by
a
sizable
margin.
This
set
the
stage
today
.for
renewed
political
uncertainty
and
another
long
crisis
over
the
formation
of
a
new
Chris-'
tian
Democratic
government,
It
also
meant
that
action
to
ease-Italy's
grave
economic
crisis
is
a
long
way
off,
Despite
the
prospect
of
continuing
political
and
economic
instability,
the
stock
market
and
the
lira
rallied
because
the
Communists
did
not
displace
the
Christian
Democrats
as
the
country's
largest
party,
Gains
in
early
tradingon
the
Milan
stock
exchange
averaged
2.5
per
cent
while
the
lira
rose
to
844-848
to
the
U.S.
dollar
from
854.
CHAHAL
"Even
East
.
Indian
people
who
own
homes
in
this
area
are
experiencing;
difficulty,
in
renting
their
homes,"
the
report
states.
"The
area
has
become
NARROW
VOTE
IN
COMMONS
Foes
of
hanging
c
h
eer
a
b
o
l
i
t
i
o
n
OTTAWA
(CP)
'-
A
bill
to
abolish
capital
punishment
in
Canada
was
given
approval
in
principle
by
a
vote
of
133
to
125,
in
the
Commons
today.
A
wave
of
applause
rolled!
through
the
ranks
of
the
opponents
of
hanging;
who
have,
been
fighting
for.
10
years
now
for
the
moment
of
victory.
Trade;
Minister
;Don
Jamieson
smiled
and
pounded
his
desk
with'
both
hands.
'
But
Solicitor-General
Warren
Allmand,'
the
bill's
sponsor,
was
pale
and
restrained.
He
applauded
almost
prayerfully.
But
the
eight-vote
margin
meant
that
the
bill;
referred
immediately,
to
the
Commons
justice
committee,
is
still
on
shaky
ground.
It
must
pass
through
the
committee,
then
return
to
the
Party
lines
Party
lines
weren'tobserved
in
the
free,
vote.
Names
were
called
row
by
row;
as
if
no
parties
existed.
Thirty-nine
Liberals,
mostly
from
Quebec
and
British
Columbia,
voted
against
the
bill.
Their
vote
was
offset
by
the
16
New
Democrats
and
18
Conservatives
who
voted
for
it.
There
were
cheers
from
abolitionists
as
two
Conservatives
Perrin
Beatty
(Wellington-Grey
Dufferin-
Water-'
loo)
and
Bruce
Halliday
Oxford)
voted
for
the
bill.
They
had
been
wavering.
A
mixture
of-groans
and
applause
rose
as
former
prime
-minister
John
Diefenbaker,
formerly
an
opponent
of
hang-,
ing,
became
the
most
eminent
figure
to
vote
against
the
bill.
Simma
Holt
(L-Vancouver-Kingsway),
her
fractured
leg
in
a
cast,
was
cheered
as
she
voted
to
keep
hanging.
Stanley
Haidasz
(L-Toronto-Parkdale)
,
his
head
in
congested
and
crowded.
The
hatredlfor
each
other
among
adults
is
'very
subtle.
There
is
no
community
pride
in
the
neighborhood."
"It
is
not
the
case
that,
they
hate
East
Indians,
but
they,
feel
that
East
Indians
do
not
maintain
their
gardens
or
yards
and
secondly,
the
smell
of
curry
is
very
strong."
The
report
points
out
the
situation
in
the
Millar
Addition
is
similar
to
that
of
Car;
ney
Hill.
"Near
the
park
there
is
a
badminton
court
and
skating
rink:
The
children
do
not
like
it
if,
Eastlndian
children
come
to
use
these
facilities.
Many
times,
fighting
has
occurred."
According
to
the
report;
Commons
for
third
reading.
If
it
gets
through
those
stages,
easy
Senate!
passage
is
expected.
The
seats
in
the
Commons;
galleries
were
fully
occupied
and
;
senators,
senior
government
officials
and
guests
were
jammed
behind
and
between
the
seats.
Only
three
members
weren't
present.
All
wanted
to
keep
the
death
penalty:;
Erik
Nielsen
(
PC
Yukon
)
,
,
Walter
'
Dins-dale
i
(
PC
;
Brandon-Souris
)
,
and
AlbankVMorin
(L
Louis-Hebert)
;
who
is'
seriously
ill
in:
hospital.
Speaker
.
James
Jerome
does
not
vote.
Two
of
the
264
Commons
seats
are
vacant,
leaving
a
possible
vote
of
262,
including
the
Speaker,
who
only
votes
in
a
tie.
not
observed
a
white
turban
as
a
result
of
an
operation
on
his
neck
last
week,
voted
for
abolition.
It
was
one
of
the
heaviest
Commons
votes
in
recent
years,
outdone
in
the
1970s
only
by
a
vote
of
no
confidence
in
the
government
May
8,
1974,
in
which
260
members
rose.
They
defeated
the
government
137
to
123.
Ten
years
ago,
an
abolition
bill
sponsored
by
four
private
members
rather
than
the
government
was
defeated
soundly
by
a
vote
of
153
to
112.
An
attempt
by
Mr.;
Allmand
to
introduce
an
abolition
amendment
in
the
1972
debate
also
was
repelled.
The
560
seats
of
the
public
galleries
overlooking
the
green
chamber
were
taken
up
an
hour
before
the
dramatic
roll-call
vote,
with
some
extra
spectators
admitted
to
sit
on
gallery
steps
and
an
overflow
crowding
the
corridors.
Loggers,
Indians
near
confrontation
by
ELI
SOPOW
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
Loggers
and
Nazko
Indian
band
members
near
Quesnel
are
set
for
a
confrontation
today
after
the
provincial
government
reversed
an
NDP-imposed
ban
on
cutting
timber-on
land
claimed
by
the
Indians.
The
ban
was
lifted
after'
three
Quesnel
timber
mill
operators
directly
or
indirectly
employing
2,000
men
said
they
would
be
forced
to
shut
down
this
year
without
access
to
the
timber.
Eric
Robinson;
district
forester
in
Williams
Lake,
said
in
a
telephone
interview
today
the
forest
service
has
been
instructed
by
the
government
to
issue
a
road
building
permit
to
either
Ernst
Forest
Products
or
Tri-Pac
Studs
Ltd.
of
Quesnel,
Other
companies
will
be
allowed
to
use
the
roayl
He
said
the
road
will
be
built
through
891,000
acres
of
land
in
the
Narcosli
Public
Sustained
Yield
Unit
about
70
miles
north
of
Quesnel.
In
1973
the
NDP
government
imposed
a
cutting
freeze
in
the
area
because
members
of
the
Nazko
Indian
band
said
they
had
first
rights
to
the
land.
Indians
at
that
time
said
they
would
blockade
the
road
before
allowing
any
cutting
in
the
region.
Robinson
said
any
conflict
developing
between
the
road
builders
and
members
of
the
Nazko
tribe
will
become
a
civil
matter,
out
of
the
hands
of
the
forest
service,
He
said
the
matter
was
made
clear
to
representatives
from
Ernst
and
Tri-Pac
at
a
meeting
in
Williams
Lake
Monday,
Nazko
band
members
were
unavailable
at
press
time;
nfT
report
Connaught
Hill
area
children
have:
attacked
East
Indian
homes.
These
attacks
include
throwing
rocks
and
eggs
at
windows.,
The
Duchess
Park
area
has
a
high
number
of
immigrants
of
various;
races
but
East
Indians
are
discriminated
against
the.
most,
the
report
states.-
"Even
senior
students
tease
East
Indian
children
with
uncomplimentary
words
like
"black
bastard",
"rotten
egg,"-"bungi",
and
"hinduV.
East
Indian
families,
fully
westernized
and
Canadian
citizens,
take
their
share
of
abuse.!'
The
East
Indian
students
become
frightened
and
stand
out
among
their
peers
FEATURED
Bee
stings
are
part
of
the
TODAY
INSIDE)
Mooney.
Story
on
page
7.
O
Tree
planting
is
well
underway
in
the
district.
Story
on
page
9.
O
The
B.C.
Lions,
with
everyone's
hopes
high
again,
continue
to
make
cuts
as
they
prepare
for
their
first
exhibition
game.
Pages
15-16.
,
The
provincial
government's
Reorganization
Act
is
being
hotly
contested
by
Opposition
leader
Dave
Barrett,
who
claims
the
Act
is
unconstitutional.
Page
2.
Business,
8;
Classified,
18-26;
Comics,
10;
Editorial,
4;
Home
and
Family,
32-33;
Horoscopes,
11;
Local
and
Provincial,
3,
6,
7,
9;
National,
2;
Sports,
15-17;
Television,
10.
THE
WEATHER)
A
moist
unstable
air
mass
dominating
most
of
B.C.
will
bring
mainly
cloudy
skies
with
showers
and
the
risk
of
thundershowers
today.
Overnight
low
was
7.
Low
tonight
5
with
a
high
of
20
today
and
Wednesday.
On
June
22,
1975
the
high
was
19;
the
low,
2.
Sunny
skies
with
increasing
cloudy
periods
are
predicted
for
Wednesday.
Temperatures
page
2
because
of
their
looks,
the
report
states.
RCMP
superintendent
Gordon
Greig
said
there'
has
not
been
a
rash
of
viol-'
ence
or
'
vandalism
involving
East
Indian
city
residents.
"I'm
sure;
a
lot
of
inci-.
dents
go
unreported
and
we;
have
ongoing
complaints
from
both
segments
in
this
matter,"
Greig
said.
"I'd
be
very
hesitant
about
saying
there
has
been
a
lot
of
incidents
though."
There
are
currently
some
5,000
East
Indians
living
in
Prince
George
and
the
surrounding
communities
of
Mackenzie,
McBride,
Van-derhoof,
Fort
St.
James,
Upper
Fraser
and
Fort
St.
John.
1
'Are
you
sure
this
is
what
weanny
westerners
ao
in
their
spare
time?'
job
for
local
beekeeper
Bryan
NOW
HEAR
THIS)
Kelly
Road
Junior
Secondary
School
students
who
finished
their
end-of-the-year
exams
Friday
were
dismissed,
for
summer
vacation
three
days
ahead
of
time.
The
screams
of
jack
hammers
and
the
banging
of
carpenters
renovating
the
schools
made
concentration
too
difficult
for
working.
'
'-9
Ever
hear
about
the
man
who
was
snowed
in
during
;the
summer?
Well,
it's
really
happened
to
Marvin
Hallam
who
mans
a
fire,
lookout
on
top
of
a
mountain
about
6,000
feet
above
Longworth.
Hallam,
who
works
in
the
station
from
mid-June
to
mid-September,
once
spent
an
hour-and
a
half
trying
to'get
out
his
cabin
door
when
it
was
frozen
shut
during
a
snow
storm.
If
anybody
wants
to
get
away
and
sit
quietly
somewhere,
the
airport
is
probably
your
best
bet.
At
7
p.m.,
Monday,
the
airport
was
deserted
with
the
lounge
closed
and
the
departure
gates
locked.
Music
filtered
down
the
empty
corridor
while
the
PWA
employees,
the
only
people
manning
a
counter,
were
playing
catch
with
a
Softball.
The'
strike
by
commercial
airlines
pilots
has
shut
down
most
operations
at
the
terminal,