The Daily Herald-Tribune from Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada (2024)

April 20, 1982

Publication:

The Daily Herald-Tribunei

Location:

Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

Issue Date:

Tuesday, April 20, 1982

Page:

14

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'r ryinnryrrTriyrnrp rwrrrrrnrrrw PAGE 14 DAILY IIERALD-TRIBUNE TUESDAY APRIL INS Daily Herald-Tribune Haig to continue peace talks Proposals rejected tain under a 1047 treaty And the British government reacted swiftly to Haig's latest peace proposals last night saying they do not at first sight the requirements strongly expressed by Parliament particularly on the need to regard as paramount the wishes of the islanders" The OAS planned to meet here today to take up Argentina's claim that the British pledge to retake the islands by force represents a and Imminent to hemispheric security FLEET ON WAY Haig opposed the Argentine move at the OAS saying the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance also known as the Rio Treaty is not a proper tool for dealing with the Falklands crisis He also noted that in addition to its commitments under that treaty the United States has longstanding treaty obligations to Britain Deputy White House press secretary Larry Speakes said Haig would meet with President Reagan sometime today The key clause in the Rio Treaty states that armed attack by any state against an American state shall be considered as an attack against all the American states" If two-thirds of the SI states eligible to vote go along the OAS could impose economic diplomatic or even military sanctions against Britain WASHINGTON (AP) US Stats Secretary Alexander Haig returned home early today with Britain responding negatively to his latest peace proposal for the Falkland Islands and Argentina seeking hemispheric defence sanctions against Britain Upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base Haig said his attempts to resolve the crisis peacefully will continue He said his next step will be to await further British response to the latest proposals put forward by the Argentine government He declined to express optimism when asked by reporters whether he believes a solution is at hand described myself from the beginning as either hopefUl or unhopeful" he said continuing the talks and we will see where they Haig told reporters he has held discussions" in Argentina and has defined and delineated the posi-' tion of that government" MAY TRY AGAIN He indicated he may take to the air again on his peaceseeking mission which already has covered 45000 km of shuttling to Buenos Aires and London Hours after Haig ended his four-day talks in Buenos Aires yesterday Argentina said it will ask the Organization of American States to impose collective provisions against Bri St (Pierce amid! MiGpeDon: FaDCtDamidls off ttlhie North? PARIS (CP) Socialist Marc Plantegenest who represents the French possessions of St Pierre and Miquelon in the French Senate expressed fear today that the islands off the coast of Newfoundland could become Falklands of the North Writing in the Paris daily Le Monde Plantegenest speculated on French reaction should Canada Invade the islands in an act of "military aggression of the same sort as that suffered by England in the Falkland Islands" is the question the 6000 French citizens on the islands of St Pierre and Miquelon at the entrance to the Gulf of St Lawrence could well ask themselves" he said French Premier Pierre Mauroy begins a North American tour described by his office as visit to Canada and with a stopover Wednesday at St Pierre The islands were visited by former president Charles de Gaulle during his 1967 trip to Canada which was cut short after he uttered the words le Quebec libre" The boundary between Canadian and French waters around the islands will be among the topics discussed when Mauroy meets with Prime Minister Trudeau later this week in Ottawa SITUATION SIMILAR Plantegenest noted parallels between the French islands and the Argentinian-occupied Falklands saying that both archipelagos are small sparsely-populated and far from the mother country The islands were given to France under the Treaty of Paris in 1763 when France formally relinquished its claim on Canada They were abandoned by France during the Napoleonic wars and later resettled Canadian exploration crews have found deposits of oils and gas in the area Plantegenest said and the continental shelf off the French islands hold promising quantities of oil and natural Toastmasters Staff photo by Rick Erlendson The Kakwa Toastmasters chib recently elected a new executive that Includes (Back Row from the left)- Al Rajwanl treasurer Dave Cook Vice-president Grant Chaney President and Elaine Long Past President In the front are Michael Travis Sgt at Aims and Janet leughced as administrative vice president The toastmasters organization provides training In public speaking Impromptu speaking and parliamentary procedure changes in the Law of the Sea establishing the notion of 200 nautical mile economic zones The French islands fall within economic zone but France is seeking a larger sector of the Gulf French officiate have described Canada's negotiating position as intransigent Plantegenest said one factor holding up a settlement is the Canadian fear that since the islands are considered European Economic Community territory the fishing fleets of Common Market countries would have access to the area FEARS UNDERSTANDABLE "It is easy to understand the fears of our Canadian friends that EEC fleets on the banks off Newfoundland could deplete their fish stocks thanks to St Pierre and he noted Plantegenest said it is Canada will decide to occupy the islands through military force but he did not rule out an economic blockade The islands get 75 per cent of their supplies from Canada and can only be reached by air from France through Halifax or Montreal such a case what should we do? Repatriate the population and abandon the islands to Canada? Surely he said Plantgenest suggested that the political status of the islands be changed to take them out of the sphere of the EEC removing a major stumbling block to a negotiated settlement on the boundary waters measure which would remove forever possible European claims on this sector of the North Atlantic would soften the Canadian position on St Pierre and underestimate this problem" Plantegenest warned take the necessary measures now to avoid the delicate situation our English neighbors find themselves In Ottawa an External Affairs spokesman laughed and said: "I can assure you I haven't seen any plans here to invade St Pierre and Miquelon" Such a step would be inconsistent with Canada's condemnation of the Falkland Islands invasion she said Greenpeace atop stack to protest (Hydro flumes billion add to acid rain problems because by 1990 the utility will have cut its acid-gas emissions in half Negotiations between France and Canada on the line in the Gulf between the two countries began after sulphur dioxide But Jacksy said he didn't have his on continuously because he was using a twoway radio to communicate with Greenpeace members on the ground Greenpeace said yesterday the proposed sale of 1200 megawatts of power annually to the United States would add an estimated 50000 to 100000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide emissions the principle cause of acid rain to an already serious acid-rain problem in Ontario Environmental groups say the sale which has yet to be approved by the National Energy Board would contribute to the death of fish populations in hundreds of Ontario lakes But a Hydra spokesman said the sale which will give Hydro a profit of $1 NANTIco*kE Ont (CP) Even rain and high winds early today coax two men on top of an Ontario Hydro smokestack to give up a protest they launched yesterday and come in out of the cold The men members of the international environmental group Greenpeace climbed the 198-mctre smokestack at Ontario Hydro's Nantico*ke generating station yesterday morning to protest the utility's plan to sell $3-billion worth of electricity to General Public Utilities Corp of New Jersey By yesterday despite rain squalls and high winds during the night John Willis 19 of Toronto and Patrick Wall 56 of Stephenville Nfld were still determined to fulfill their goal of staying on top for two days Meanwhile Ontario Hydro was keeping a constant watch on the men who will be charged with trespassing as soon as they come down from their perch Yesterday noxious Runes from the stack which has a large flat top from which four chimneys protrude forced down a third man who was arrested and charged with trespassing The man Robert Jacksy 26 of Toledo Ohio said he was suffering from nausea and a headache which could indicate the early stages of toxic poisoning Greenpeace spokesman Linda Kendall of Ann Arbor Mich said he was issued a $53 ticket by police All three men who walked on to the property and started the climb before Hydro personnel were aware of their presence had been wearing masks to filter out Meet your Mobile Communications professionals in Grande Prairie show you how to keep in touch with profit Floods ravage Quebec SHERBROOKE Que (CP) The mop-up began yesterday as flood waters began receding in the Eastern Townships amid fears that rain predicted for today would prolong the deluge By nightfall the St Francois River measured six metres in Sherbrooke and was dropping 30 cm every three hours said Paul-Emile Tremblay area director for the Quebec Civil Protection Office Some of the estimated 800 persons who fled their homes last weekend when heavy rains and melting snow swelled the river to as high as eight metres were able to return But forecasts of showers for today and Wednesday renewed fears that the worst flood in 40 years may not be over "Fifteen mm of rain would be a serious amount for what we have now" said Tremblay longer the rain holds off the better it will be There'll be more time for the water to drain" Meanwhile Quebec Environment Minister Marcel Leger said he would recommend that stricken communities be declared disaster areas making homeowners merchants and municipalities eligible for government compensation flying over the area today and seeing the extent of the damages I think it's very important" Leger told a news conference adding a decision would be taken by the cabinet either this week or next The minister also repeated a promise made last year to spend $2 million on flood control along the St Francois which winds its way through Darryl Spackman Service Manager Mobile Communications can do for you with telemetry or a custom-engineered programmable system Leigh Schurman Sales Assistant Manager Meet Leigh Schurman Darryl Spackman and the staff who bring Mobile Communications service to Grande Prairie the central Townships to the St Lawrence River would be nice if the government did said Michael Hovey as he stood ankle-deep in water outside his butcher shop in downtown Sherbrooke one of 100 businesses swamped in the city of 88000 don't have any flood insurance it would cost $12000 a year because we're so close to the water Who could afford Downriver in Richmond scene of a similar flood last year that caused $2 million damage Mayor Andre Lu-pien worried about the economy of his town of 4000 times in two years is too much Many businessmen haven't been able to get over last year's disaster" None of Richmond's 184 evacuees many of whom are fixed-income earners living upstairs from downtown shops returned home yesterday But in Cookshire some of the 75 victims went back as the Eaton River a major tributary of the St Francois dropped Elsewhere in Quebec 65 out of 90 victims returned home in Ste Marie and Valley Junction although the Chaudiere River remained high enough to submerge the highway linking the two towns in the Beauce region south of Quebec City In the Eastern Townships city of Cowansville eight houses remained swamped by the Ya masks River Whether your business is farming or you run a we'll make it our business to keep you in touch with profit We'll offer flexible lease and purchase agreements tailored to suit your budget i Visit them at the Mobile Communications centre and have a look around Let them show you how a two-way radio system or radio telephone can save you time frustration and money Or discover what Visit or call us soon 11307-98 Avenue Phone 539-2573 Out of town call collect Mobile Communications Americans better off WASHINGTON (Reuter) President Reagan welcomed Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to the White House yesterday and said allies like the Dutch and the Americans must be prepared to take on the responsibility of maintaining world peace Although Reagan did not refer to the issue of nuclear weapons his remarks were made against a backdrop of growing anti-nuclear sentiment in both Holland and the United States As Reagan spoke protesters gathered across the street from the White House for a week-long demonstration against nuclear weapons AG.

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