7 Published ¢ every y weekday ot 010 Kalim Street, as second. ‘class’. ‘mall. Registration. . Poste Brian Gregg ae ; * Staff Writer- Photographer: 2 Kelth Alford os ~ paceptici Classified: “Circulation: oS | _ Carolyn Gibson Maria Tay lor NoTICE OF COPYRIGHT . 7 _.. The Heratdretalns full, complete and sole copyright. eee ' Inariy advertisement produced Snd-or any editorlab er -) “gf photographic content published In the Herald. ”. Reproduction Is not permitted without the written Permission of the Publisher. ° _ ~ Editorial . Attending a: cuncil .meating fhese days is enlightening. Just what Is enlighténjng about It, however, Is anyone's guess. There Is more knife. throwing than staying home and watching Dallas, or more rapid flre debate than: Jack. Webster in the morning. is It the way Marguarliie Clarkson thinks or : _ : doesn't think. !s it the way David Gellately lives in the public sector? Is it the way Mayor Helmut Glesbrecht beats the hell out of the. ‘ . table with his gavel? Yes; and more. . What we learned at the end of the three day oe meeting. Is that the economic downturn has - caused Chub Down, Alan Soutar, Bob Cooper © - and. Gordon Galbraith to take severe action. at : city hall. ‘Down says part of the new direction is getting oo -- council. off its duff and out of the committee -meetings where the real action can take. place~ at the meetings. Another part of the new _ direction was cutting the provisional budget by "50 percent. Well, it certainly woke a lot of _ people up. What council lacks, 8 firection, however. One shes 5 sheels eayina/ Hi nab ort Heres D “Did: you | ta eat or-just-vole 6h It. - Do we have anything concrete to read at all?’ . While. -another jis saying, ‘‘Just.do-Jt.””: Perhaps that is. what: Is enlightening: about " Sounell The next time a group wants to pass a tudget all they have fo do Is do it and learn later © ‘what: they. have done. Some people call: It Fallroading; others call it lynching. . The only weak area at council is the mayor’s f “weapon. tn the shouting that goes on at these “> meetings he needs an air raid siren. The _ chambers are a war zone these days. _ Recovery possible \. EDMONTON (CP) — “There is room for cautious op ; _ timism” for a slow recovery of the Canadian economy in 1983, Bank of Montreal president William Bradford said ” Wednesday. . -. Although credit conditions: dominated. world economic developments last year and are expected to do go agaln in. 1883, the biggest factor‘influenting recovery in Canada will -be an inventory t ‘Chamber-of Commeérce.3.¥ -440°8 ) . Inventories fell by, $2.6 pillios last year. This year the ‘. bank expects the level of inventoriés to remain unchanged. | Although profits are expected they. still will be low, “and thif fffprévement.will be. used . Mainly to get weak and badly-damaged balance sheets’ into __ better shape than to finance new expansion programs.” “+ 4982, a 27-per-cent drop from 1981. Canada also is expected to get a boost from r net exports, we unprecedented number ‘of ‘sawmill foreclosures; Andre ~ . he sald, “Given the U.S. recovery, export volume is expected to. * pick up rather sharply in, the second half of the year,’': ‘s Bradford said. “Cars, minerals, lumber, pulp.and paper ° ‘and energy products should all share in the increase.” : ’ But'he predicted Imports. will remain: ‘relatively - weak : ‘because investment is expected to’ drop by a further 10 per . "cent in 1983 and interest payments on the foreign.debt are “. expected tg grow slowly as the debt is rolled over at reduced ; "Interest rates. Investment this year also will be poor, Bradford: ‘said, a with construction expected to.-fall in: volume ‘terms : | throughout the year and investment in machinery - ahd, « equipment levelling. off only in the last half of the year. , : nt Bradford sald crédit conditions in the U.S. largely are _ "responsible for the slow pace of economic activity | in the last. - oo He: ‘pal ‘pecatise Paul Volcker, chairman of the US. ‘» Federal Reserve Board, followed - a-highly. restrictive ; monetary policy throughout the first half of 1962 to.try to | _ nullity aflation, U.S. interest ratea remained higher during ‘ ‘the éurrent recession than usual. . “! * “Voleker said: Wedriesday the board will’ ‘try to keep just a "enough money flowing into the U.S.’ economy: to fuel a _ + reviyal,-but not 30 much that inflation increases again, He er | the board will expand its Previously stated targets. for i” ‘Monetary growth slightly. - 1” -¢° “Becatise of the severity of the recession, ‘Bradford sald + ithe: Bank of Canada — the Federal. Reserve Board's ‘Canadian counterpart — likely will. narrow the spread ; ‘between domestic: and, U.S. ‘Interest’: ‘rates: rather than i Permit an appreciation of the Canadian dollar. : The Royal Bank of Canada announced Tuesday. its priine _ ell fate wilt be reduced to 11% per cent frorft’12 per. “cont as of. Friday, and Bradford said the Bank 0 of Biontreat : likely will follow suit. ° . ; a Mate te , 4 7 mo 7 lg L, me “Don Schaffer aaa around, Bradford. told the Edmonton lnicréase, Bradford said — 7 Lumbermen’ 8 Association seid Wednesday: thal. govér 8.C. by Sterling: Publishers. Utd. oe - ais “We even ‘absorb. the jokes, Ike when you ear ‘on the i radio a guy lost d contest and got a trip to Moate Jaw,”’ says . the fe former _pectentional figure’ skater: “Everybody. lsc AL rat ah ae ec layoff notices | a the - eg f a's an sie privatel pet: “vesiment companies filed for voluntary. bankruptey. | ‘Meanwhile, spokesmen for mining. and lumber’ com- panies urged federal and provincial governments to come - to the aid of their troubled industries... ++ ‘The bad news:began when: Abitibi-Price Int.,. nee “lay off 164 workers beginning: next month at Its Troqubis . Falls, Ont., mill. The layoffs will take place'over a three- machinery ie beougit in, ; month period as new paperm: ’ eliminating the need for the Jobs.”: " Later Wednesday; CAE Aircraft ‘Ltd, announced it 9 __ close its manufacturing operation in Winnipeg by June, i‘ ; . affecting 78 employees, - . CAE Aircraft, ‘a ‘aubstdiary of Toronto- hased CAE, Industries Ltd,; said the work force will be ldid off over the -: next four months as existing centracts are completed, walle 7 at -:. billion to meet its financial requirements for the remainder: _ Meanwhile, Candou ‘Industries of Vancouver, went into pe _ voluntary bankruptey, the result of too much' investment in’ aa : t ; others will continue working up.to-a year,..: " the depressed construction materials industry. §)- ‘The company said ina statement of affairs filed with the. B.C, Supreme Court that it had total Htabilities of more thi n $250 million, including $124 miltion in ‘contingent liabilithe -Candou's main creditors are Canadian -and ‘ove _ banks and the Doumets, a Lebanese family thal controls . company. Clarkson Co. Ltd. is the trustee. In another development, the président of the Canagiz an. ‘ments ‘must : adopt new : policy initlatives’ “to, prevent ~ destruction" of Canada's lumber industry... “The Bank of Montreal reported a profit of $257 million in : As:a- result. of the current economic ‘Slump, Canadas lumber production in 1962 was down 45 per cent from | the - previous year, causing the layoff of 20, 000 workers and dn ~ “Lemire told the askoclatlon’s 75th annual convention in, Montreal. ‘Federal. and provincial governments. must institute . " economic Policies aimed at the: industry’s tong-termt " Hi the United States would lift its banion the importation of naret would improve for bidps Inuit take themselves, they - owith that in mind, the Northwest Territories goversntent, ‘s lobbying Washington to lift the ban. mo _’ Hugh Monaghan, assistant deputy minister of renewable - resources, fold the N.W.T. legislature Wednesday he has met several times with U.S. officials 7 The U.S..Marine Mammals ‘Protection Act is used to ‘prohibit importation of polar-bear “hides except as a - finished product, like 4 polar-hear coal 6 polar-bear boots. But Monaghan said U.S. :olfictals dre" reviewing legal * aspécts of the legislation to determineif the nature of polar: bear’ huriting In: Canada and standards of polar-bear management allow the ban to be lifted. ‘The legislation:is under review’ ata " purely ‘techui level, not. through public lobbying,” he said. “te rit awit: proveas.”’ we: : / ‘The Canadian Arctic is home: to oper cent of the world’s polar. bears, Monaghan said in an interview. Hunting (8 Forest industry seeks t help the ‘worth! 'S:> -piggest newsprint producer, arinounced it will permanently - Sports. hunters’ ‘thrill gone - YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. (CP) — The thrill an American : "sports hunter gets from shooting a polar bear’ sometimes ‘- : turns to disappointment when he can't take his trophy home ; ._ With him, wildlife officers here say. . polar-bear hides, American hunters would be happy, Inizit:’: ‘guides and outfitters could raise: their ‘prices, and ‘the - recovery. rather ‘than short-term, 3 to top-gap, meas aures, bi sad ny i Ae sii Bsa “Winnipeg . reporters. that Canada's: ‘mining. industry: ‘needs : help from government, if it.is.to survive its difficulties, |. th -. Fargey sald the Industry is trylng to cope with its worst ©... ‘downturn i in 30 years, and government is parily-to blame “becaiise: ita high-tax, policies have discouraged : investor “confidence i in Canadian’ mineral developinent.° i... : . “What, we're: asking governments - -4o do- is establish ‘taxation policies that have se some fe long-term continuity," he : said. o : ‘in other business developmiesis ‘Wednesday: —The federal government wants authority to borrow up .. to $14 billlon in-the first fe months of the new fiscal year. ' which starts April 1; Finance Minister Marc Lalonde said in a‘ bill. tabled’ in. the Commozs,. ‘The “bill also seeks -Pavliament' s permission for the government’ to borrow $5 . of, the ‘current flecal ' year ending ‘March 31. _— ~The federal Labor Department reported average ‘wage - settlements plummeted to'a four-year low during the final’ quarter: of 1992, ‘dropping 42 per cent from: ‘bettlements reached inthe first three months of the year, The decline - - | to an average wage increase 0f.7.3 per. cent from ‘12.8 per ,-eent — ‘marked the: fifth straight quarter that. settlements. ~ have fallen. A: department | Bpokesman ‘said the ‘trend . reflects the weak | economy and the effects of federal and. _provineial public-sector wage. controls... -+~ The Canadian Japanese Auto Dealers Assoclation said “its 097 ‘members: have laid off more ‘thar 2,000 aales:and . service ‘employees because of import quotas on ‘Japanese n -eare, The ‘association ‘asid in “Montreal ‘its-dealers:are : “extremely: disappointed” by jhe new, ‘import restriction ° announced by: Ottawa this week, Dealers, will have. fis : confirm no meeting would take place. » tewer, Japanese ‘cars lo sell inh the. first six:monthé: of, a year’ than last as a-resillt. The ‘association said: tears.6 Canada being flooded with: Japanese: cars “are hysterical iténeense.”” Association members ati” ompky., 425500 ° people. : ‘ "out. ‘to be the'final Eession. © *striony regulated because the beait's: eproduetion rite Is :. Yow: -. The nurhber of hunting lieences given. ‘out each ‘Year: Ist based of surveys of the hear population:’ *; oe “ Licences are divided among Arctic communitles so that: “any ond community might hold four or: five licences: - i OF. : fewer if the béar Population in that. area is, low. ner “Licences cari be transferred to a, visiting, huriter ps jilded * - he is accompanied by Inuit guides and ‘travels not snowmobile. In a related matter, several meinbeei eapressed alarm at the growing! vironmental groups — a trend. ‘they say thes f ; Canadian fit" industry. . George’ Braden; ‘leader. of the leglaiature, valed some. w. 8, lobby: groups “dangerous.” ” ~ Otie gheup is trying-to have products from the. Woodland.’ firmed (rom. the U.8;; an-anlmal inhabiting. the. ‘eats of the western NWT. - throughout: Canada. an: Ther aim isnot to develop ‘ti Kur bie: ‘trapping of. fur-bearing oom Our, ind." ” - Braden anid: Het 4 ploymerit insurance In the city from April to December jast et: yeartotalled 4 335, a id-per-cent Increase from 1981): ‘Barber | 3 a cent..: ~y Wiens: Bays industrial growih ‘has been helped by, anew > aggressive and-harmonlous attitude at the, pld ,clock-: 2. towered City Hall. Businesses attracted to the elty. recently . “. Include: an electronics, firm. called Inventronics,,and-.a ’ > distribution | ‘depot . for ‘the. Saskatchewan. ‘Association, : diligently seek forelgh markets. oS steel: bias and vont huts, exports to Saudia Ar _ Civic pride... we ; . “UNG, matter how tough things get, we stick x sees and | “we're not going to do anything different," says ‘Wiens, who not merely ‘guftawing when they hear the élty’s te ie iy SyUsig Anipoii Sach) RY: ~ Lemire’ ‘s message was similar to itiat oe ead waged ne Contre) sevatel _. president of the Mining Association of Canada. Fardey told C4 Pies rer ‘It is forgotten aa quickly as li happens, errare Wants ban on fura from ali animala:caught in’ 7. - the Jeg-hold : trap, Braden § sald, the. ype cf trap. oa) i : 7 have! let it go.al tht point in production and simply printed a SRO Page aes ff’ Haberstock,, presi Mo al - ‘Association’ had difficulty. ‘clting:€ : dimes’ thin sngrogation af Penm uel Latheran mad more, t than on large anuli “the. number. of: ieople’ seeking and: rene sald: The’ comparable national . increase ex per Brewers. The new Progressiva ( Conservative government nt lil rina ‘ayalgo be helping,. she says, by telling entrépteneurs | "Saskatchewan is open for business.” - - Douglas Farr, the city’s economlc. ‘development. com- ‘missioner, says hie can safely predict building tewill ‘be‘at least $200 rnillidn In 1983, largely because of @ planned “$150-million downtown renewal project.” ° : -_, Farr is hoping to woo more Industries to a ne . “park. and is,proud of.some local industries. which. ’ For example Fairford Industries Lid., a ‘mati * doing better tian its nelghbors usually 8 start Ik notes proudly that she moved here by choice from | Calgary. “People ‘outside of Moose Jaw are finally taking aia and she” _ BAYB. ar oh ’ "For, example, the business ‘mogazine Trade and Com. ha i ed Moose Jaw Saskatchewan's: clty-of the rag: ° Wiens also: notes her reception Last year at a. Cash - Chambér” of Commerce ate in Ottawa; -.. delegates “hada” great reat meine te { they're saying, “Hey, you come from a: province, I guess you guys are really doing well roma ner ee “Tt was as really, really @ a good feeling; 3; l was very y prove to say. 1 was from Saskatchewan.” "Kaleidoscope By Keith Alford ‘ls * Given it’s ‘resources: ‘there was no paper in the ‘world better-than. yesterday's Daily Herald, ” - The office was-a literal eleventh hour adaptation of. the .~, movie “Front Page”, when the cry. of “Stop the presa!", ‘was heard - for the. first time * that anybody. here. ean ~ remember. woof . -; With Mayor Giesbrecht indicating at the close of Day. Two of the. marathon ‘council meeting that he might have an - ‘option to postpone Day. Three until-next Monday,,) he. MaS:. - ebhied early in the morning for confirmation. 4 “At that time he indicated he would Invoke. Section; 240 of the Municipal ‘Act. that allows any: mayor-to- recall : for reconsideration any’ motion ‘of counell. That would: shave ‘allowed the delay. ; -. Yesterday's 's lead, atory was changed, from La original "ivr may not!” meet*to ano metting’” one. | “* =; Shortly. thereafter, the confidential’ secretary, phoned to i“At‘abeilt 1k a.m., the mayor’ ‘ called again to say that ‘Muntelpal Affaire had advised the situation involved a grey _ area. Had the mayor Invoked the: section during ¢ the council ‘meeting there. would have been no problem.: “Theré: atill “might not be, but Giesbrecht { then. opted to hold what turned “But:Great’ ‘Ceasar's Ghost"; ‘where's he oévert : “: Btop the presst 5 We ‘didn't ‘have to.— by about five minutes.” “The ¢ paper Was composed, the front page was just aboit to be photographed. for printing when we brought it:ba changes, ~. Everybody helped: “the typesettor, the composing’ . foreman, ‘thie, Weiter; the editor, thie. publlaher, the. layout artist: Two headlines, two ‘paragraphs, and the éutline mnder the, all: be. changed. : aM With F thos Ei site front gage: deinpers ine jn. high pressure jobs like these 1 oe ‘fs ; socal thantnidst of-all.the activity,.the.city. administrator __ called: to.confirm the meeting was on — but by thet time whe or are ti : [ess than ¢ (wo hourd later. rail ‘Wil'ever get from, any ~The That ia nas Nl at newspaper . - -+ My thanks go to ‘al those at elly hall who kept this! paper and the public current on the situation as it Seveloped. “Perrace should ‘be sprout 0 of its te ie. aothets 5 ‘may traction‘or elarification the next day. . was: exciting tolké, but let's nol ch it ‘again tio coon: ‘eh? ae tnlieratand . too fine" m excitement is: ‘tot N oeet for: ‘the