The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 47

-Jf WWII THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS, Wednesday, April 18, 1979 9D Township news in brief reported a dyke gate near Rosedale was damaged by vandals recently. Council is asking for the release of a strip of land in Sardis on the east side of the B.C. Hydro rail line and between Sheffield Way and Knight Road. It would form a new road link running parallel to Vedder Road. Rosedale Canoe Race Committee and Rosedale firemen asked for permission to hold a beer garden in the fire hall on May 4, race weekend.

Council questioned why it should be in the fire hall and not in the community hall so deferred its decision. Alderman Fred Bryant Sympathy, Please The district attorney uas cross-examining the defendant. "And after you had poisoned the coffee and your husband sat at the table drinking the fatal dosage, did you feel any sympathy?" "Yes, the widow replied, "for just a moment when he asked for a second cup!" VALLEY SALVAGE 45682 Yale West, Chilliwack, B.C. Delegation of three residents of Prairie Central Road asked township council on Tuesday to pave the two miles of the road from Upper Prairie Road to Gibson. Told the work would cost about $150,000, the three said they favored long term financing to bring area roads up to standard.

Other council news items included the following: Council has placed four parcels of municipal property on the open real estate market. They are on Majuba Hill, Chilliwack Central, Grigg Road and Yale Road West. Operators of a shake mill at 44490 Keith-Wilson Road have been told it must be moved within 60 days or council will have it demolished. Operators were reminded they located there after being told this was contrary to the existing zoning. Council has supported the application by Marco Timber Company to have property at 43403 Industrial Way removed from the agricultural land reserve.

It has declined to support an application by G. Phillips for a subdivision at 44965 Vedder Mountain Road. B.C. Hydro and the Ministry of the Environment have been asked to take caution in weed spraying near area water sources which supply farms. G.V.M.C.

Holdings Ltd. plans to put a motorcycle riding area at Elk View Road and Lookout Road have not been IMS) 0 CAR BODIES and 'I: ,7: i STEEI Phone 795-3333 795-7515 was a friend to seagulls on the weekend at the plowing match. Seagulls know what goodies lurk under the simple sod. FOLLOW-UP REACTION Former provincial plowing champion Charlie Hayton of Chilliwack was among several plowmen who Kf fying a worry Crow shoot 5uggested should be checked to see that Still the king! Deptford, manager of Hydro's If spring comes, can kites be within city limits only perfectly dry string is used never wire or metallic string; that no metal is used in making kiies; and that children don't fly kites in wet or stormy weather. If a kite does catch on a powerline, tower or pole, never try to remove it, Hydro officials recommend.

That is a job for an expert, a trained lineman who has the experience and equipment necessary to work in safety near high-voltage electrical equipment. "Kite flying is an exhilarating experience," Mr. Deptford said, "let's make it a safe one too." safety engineering department, "Hydro is also concerned about the possibility of widespread power interruptions and inconvenience to the public. "A two-year record of safety is something to be proud of" he said. "But we must not be complacent." Deptford asked that parents and teachers join in warning of the potential danger.

Parents, he said, should go beyond simply pointing out to children the hazards of kite flying near powerlines. Children's kites Chilliwack city council is contemplating issuing special permits to kill bothersome crows. At council meeting April 9 three individuals, whose spokesman was Don Vickerson, said crows have become a problem to other birds, at least in certain areas of the community. They asked council to consider issuing two or three permits for the firing of guns to get rid of the crows. The crow population has increased, said Mr.

Vickerson, while robins and swallows have decreased in numbers, due to the closure of the discharge of firearms. He suggested crow nests should be destroyed and adult birds should be shot. Council voted to refer the matter to intermunicipal council. far behind? This is a perennial worry for B.C. Hydro: kites and powerlines just don't mix.

Although for the second year in a row, no serious entanglements between kite strings and powerlines have been reported, Hydro believes it must constantly warn of the danger, especially in the spring and also because a new "crop" of young and inexperienced kite flyers come along each year. Hydro officials are especially concerned about the relatively new Dragon kites made of plastic with an aluminized backing. These kites, with their long tails (sometimes up to 20 feet), could stretch across all three wires of a transmission line causing them to burn out and drop to the ground. This would not only cause a disruptive power interruption but could be extremely dangerous to people in the vicinity. "While danger to the kite flyer is our first worry," says J.

A. 9 Bridge results Eleven tables tried their hands at duplicate bridge at the Senior Citizens' Recreation Centre on Monday, April 9. Results north-south saw Rick Kranabetter and George Lahey finish first, while Ron Tetreau and Louis Percher were second and Erna Nelson and Laura Francis third. East-west it was Jean Kelly and Ethel Saunders first, Erwin Blight and Mary Hipwell second and Frank Thomson and Lew Matthews third. MODEL INTRODUCTION 'PEN HUSi APRIL 20th APRIL 21st (9 a.m.

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