The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 1

iW if Tf if it Mir 1 1 A JJhl p--P EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR, No. 18 THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS, Wednesday, August .15, 1979 PER COPY 56 PAGES year before he again went under the blade for the same operation but on the other side of his chest. Following years proved relatively normal for the lad. Mrs. Miller recalls he did well in kindergarten and in subsequent grades.

At 10 years of age, doctors found another complication had (Continued on Page 10) father, said a local service club has indicated it would also be interested in helping out sometime in the future. A logger by trade, Mri Miller has been granted a leave of absence to accompany his wife and Tony to Rochester. The Mayo Clinic operation will be Tony's fifth since birth. His first took place at eight months of age. Doctors told his mother that her 10-pound baby did not even have a 5050 chance of surviving.

But that operation cured Tony's problem for a year. Tony went on the operating table before he was two and an artery was re-routed so blood could be diverted to the lungs. That operation successfully bought the youngster another By JIM PATRICK Tony Dyck is a 16-year-old with a heart birth defect who refuses to give up the fight for a normal life. Tony was scheduled to leave for Rochester, Minnesota Saturday where he will attend the famed Mayo Clinic in a last-ditch battle to restore him to health and vigor. from a fund set up for crippled children by the company.

McHappy Day, 1978, in which proceeds from the sale of Big Macs went into the fund, raised $5,000 and was set aside in a trust account. Searching for someone in need of this special fund brought McDonald's to Tony's aid. Mr. Miller, the boy's step The heart operation scheduled for this Friday will be the boy's fifth and its sort of "old hat" to him. Tony's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Miller of Windsor Street explained that his complication makes it difficult to take a pulse reading by the normal method on the wrist. Nurses usually overcome the problem by taking his pulse from his leg. Tony, with a winning grin, can often fool nurses unfamiliar with the problem who search in vain for a pulse. His mother, noted with a laugh, that one exasperated nurse told him one day "you must be Tony is having his vital opera tion courtesy of the British Columbia medical health plan which is expected to pay the estimated $11,000 to $13,000 medical expense and by McDonald's Restaurant which is footing the expense up to $5,000 to keep the parents near Tony during and after surgery.

McDonald's manager, Brian Vaughan, said the money comes rr no 8C" (1 rooss 0 GOOD vation at the community level, Mr. Sher reported in an interview with The Progress yesterday, is one of the aims of the federal Conservative government. Though no funds such as the grant which started the Chilliwack recycling experiment will be forthcoming, Sher said energy and resources consultative backing is available. Under the provincial matching grant system it is essential for the municipality to identify the recycler group in the community to receive assistance, Sher explained. He admitted an imposed budgetary limit conflicts with the establishment of a matching grant offer which demands municipal participation before any funds are made available.

"The fact is that those two things are occurring but I don't see this is a premeditated program (to shift the blame for rejecting the grants onto the municipality)," Sher said. Kelowna, Vernon and Victoria were cited as communities where local government backing is available to their respective recyclers. Sher observed that By JIM ROBERTSON and BILL LILLICRAP Chilliwack Mayor Bill Welch tompraThed Monday of the "guff" municipal councils have received as a result of attempts by local recyclers to gain funds to continue operations. Federal efforts under the energy, mines and resources department to bolster municipal involvement continued Tuesday as Don Sher, member of the community liaison team contracted by the department, told township council of federal programs now being considered. Today, the Chilliwack Recycling Association can point to a petition of some 1,400 names and numerous letters claiming support from community residents and no access to provincial funds available to them.

According to Mayor Welch, budget limits Imposed by the provincial government on municipal spending this year have made it nearly Impossible for his council to offer financial assistance to recyclers or any similar group. Yet, another branch of the provincial government is saying funds are available to such groups in amounts that equal whatever is paid to them by the municipality in which they operate. "They freeze our budgets then offer grants to the organizations to be matched by the municipality," he complained to council at a regular meeting Monday evening. "I know we can't afford this on our own." As Mayor Welch sees it, with the developing energy concern, federal and provincial authorities are going to have to take on more financial responsibility to make conservation and recycling programs work. Involvement in energy conser 1 i 'i i df) I s-Pi i'j I i AKf? i I V.

'S I -Vs, I WttoWtMmmmtrwmmira ii in i min i i ninrirrTi Man wield: foils arme Pay for township mayor Township Mayor Ken Kiernan was told last week that his municipal pay for the current year which he has not been claiming will now be his. When he took office in late 1977 it was clear then that to accept the municipal stipend would disqualify him from claiming his provincial superannuation. The latter being larger, he chose to bypass the mayor's remuneration. However one of the clauses in the Members of the Legislative Assembly Superannuation Act was amended in July to permit municipal council and school board members who were formerly in the legislature to collect from both. A copy of the amended bill was sent to the mayor by a former provincial legislative colleague, Highways Minister Alex Fraser.

The mayor's salary is currently about $12,000 per year, one-third of which is for expenses and is not taxable. It is believed the amendment is retroactive to the start of 1979. Mayor Kiernan said receiving the funds will certainly make a difference since it has been costing about $6,000 per year extra to maintain a residence here as well as a home in Delta. Asked if the change will make a difference in his plans to not run for office in November when his two-year term comes due, he stated, "whatever I could usefully do for the community will I think have been done or at least put well into motion by that time." He stated as far as observing the social duties of a mayor he has been a failure, those which occurred around the weekend have normally found him in Delta. Mayor Kiernan said some of the public may prefer a chief elected official who is more readily available.

Despite being out of the area on weekends, Mayor Kiernan said he has been averaging 50 hours per week on municipal business. Milk odor draws fire Some Sardis residents are holding their noses these days when the wind blows from the west or southwest. The cause of their discomfort is the sewage treatment plant that sites immediately west of the Sardis milk plant. Ironically it was installed about five years ago at a cost of $750,000 to eliminate the former practice of dumping milk waste into a nearby creek. Thanks to the order from the Pollution Control Board in Victoria, it appears water pollution is no more but now an unpleasant scent wafts through the residential area north and east of the plant.

Kent Giles, assistant plant superintendent, stated the odor comes from milk waste. Rinse water from milk lines and bulk tanks is sent to the plant for primary and secondary treatment. He gave assurance the treatment plant was modelled along the lines of already proven systems. Asked if the plant's industrial waste would be hooked onto the municipal sewer system when the planned new line goes in, Mr. Giles said that would be unlikely (Continued on Page 10) mm Kamloops had a problem, but lacked the level of organization evident in Chilliwack.

Township opposition to granting the recyclers funds focuses on "doing it right if we're going to do it at all." At least $100,000 would be needed, township Mayor Ken Kiernan estimates, to outfit the recycling depot with equipment. "There is hardly anything there they couldn't get from a junk yard," Kiernan told Sher at township council's meeting Tuesday. Mayor Kiernan said the finance committee of council would give the request another look. For his part, Alderman Eldon Unger commended the recyclers for developing their share sale plan. Sher leaves shortly to continue liaison work between the federal energy department and communities in other parts of the country.

Though harder lines have been drawn in the current funding impasse, no new positions have been stated. earliest that contracts could be let would be mid-November, adding that he hopes the project goes ahead as planned for the sake of the community. 5 inside Bike ride A young Chilliwack man recently completed a bicycle trip to Halifax. Merrilou Smillie writes about it on page 1C. Section A Editorials 4 Entertainment 6-7 Section Sports 1-8 Section Lifestyles 1-5 TV Guide 6 Section Business 1, 6-8 Classified 2-5 tune, robbery A would-be knife-wielding robber was driven off Friday when an 80-year-old man brandishing a cane yelled at him.

The incident occurred when a man described as six-foot tall, thin, wearing jeans, a ski mask and carrying a butcher knife came knocking at the door of Stanley Smith of Vedder Road. RCMP, who are continuing their investigation, said that the assailant demanded Mr. Smith's wallet but fled from the scene after the Sardis resident resisted. Sardis-Vedder sewer bylaws introduced "3 07 yeeoir eoimitiiniuify PRIZE-WINNING ROOSTER This Buff orpington Cock took a first prize ribbon at the weekend's Chilliwack Exhibition. Holding the bird is tDonna-Lyn Irving, daughter of rooster owner Una Freed of Sardis.

The fair drew large crowds to major events and enjoyed sunny skies for the three full days. Fair stories and results are in this issue; more results will appear next week. Photo by Tony Sevcik area will be required to hook up to the sewer service if the new construction is within a reasonable economic distance of the sewer line. Mayor Kiernan said the cutoff date will likely be the day the bylaw is adopted, possibly mid-November. Total cost of the project is estimated to be about $3 million, of which the national defence department has provided $1.35 million for service to CFB Chilliwack.

The remaining $1.65 million would be funded by the municipality. Tenders are expected to be called soon and would be returnable in mid-September. Council would then have 60 days to accept or reject the bids, during which time the project could be stopped if the bylaw proves to be lacking or if citizens in the area petition against the line. Such a petition could force a plebiscite on the question which, if defeated, would stall community sewer service in Sardis-Vedder indefinitely. Mayor Kiernan said the Bylaws were introduced at township council on Tuesday to unify Sewer Districts 1 and 10 into one system as part of the planned sewerage expansion through Sardis and Vedder Crossing.

Mayor Ken Kiernan stressed prior to the meeting that existing homes and businesses will not have to hook onto the new Sardis-Vedder line unless they wish. No charge will be made to any premises in the area unless they apply for and receive sewer service. All new construction in the cent to the garden property has been settled. Final approval of the project, expected to rival Butchart Gardens in Victoria, is up to Fraser-Cheam regional district, whose directors will be discussing the matter at their meeting tonight. Garden hurdle cleared "This is the last time a mayor of the city will be able to open the fair," he commented, reminding the onlookers that amalgamation of the two municipalities will be completed by the time the next fair is held.

Alderman Cal Neetz, representing the township and CPRC, wished the fall fair every success and expressed the belief that the new animal shelter buildings will be an asset to the fair. Fraser Valley East MP Alex Patterson commented to the gathering on the contribution made to the fair by 4-H members participation. Rod Cooper, president of the Chilliwack and District Chamber of Commerce used the occasion Chilliwack's fall fair received high praise for long life at ceremonies marking the opening of the 1979 exhibition. "For 107 years you have been doing this; coining together for a fall fair," Chilliwack and Kent MLA Harvey Schroeder told the audience of about 55 people in the Coliseum Friday night. "There are not many communities that, even though they once did it, are still carrying on." Mr.

Schroeder said, "The people who have maintained the continuity are to be congratulated." Chilliwack Mayor Bill Welch, another of the dignitaries on the platform for the opening referred to the end of a tradition in his remarks. to deliver a left-handed complaint. "Lack of parking tonight indicates the fair's success," he said. Miss Chilliwack 1979 Claudia Corbin received a corsage from Mayor Welch. Musical selections were performed by the Pentecostal Tabernacle children's choir in honor of the International Year of the Child.

Guest of honor was George Martin, this year's Citizen-to-be-recognized for his contributions to the community and the fair. "This fair is the show window of the Chilliwack Mr. Martin said. "It has been a wonderful experience for me to be a part of it." Last provincial hurdle to the Minter garden project set for Popkum has been cleared by the highways ministry. A ministry spokesman informed The Progress this week that the matter of drainage relating to Highway One adja.