ettezs to the Editor

Municipalities may become
continuous donors

Open letter to Mayor
Jack Talstra and Council

Recently, at the
presentation of the pro-
vincial budget to the
Legislature, it was stated
that there would be a Bill
introduced to set up a
fund for reforestation.
Money for that fund
would come from five
groups as follows: $20
million from the provin-
cial government, $20

Proposal
causes
stir

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the NDC. Director Det-
lef Beck stated that the
proposal was marred by

‘conflict of interest and

added, ‘‘] concur with
the intent, but object to
the method.’’ Director
Michael Corbeil agreed
with the position, saying
that such a project

should be done ‘“‘at
arm’s length.”’
Director Les Wat-

mough observed, “If 40
percent is the dealer’s
normal commission, it’s
no wonder that artists
are starving.’’

The board directed ad-
ministration to write a
letter to the NDC outlin-
ing the board’s position
that the proposal has
merit but that it should
be managed in a more
appropriate manner.
Director Robert Cooper
was recorded as being
opposed to the board’s
action.

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Q: What is the difference
between fructose and
sucrose? Isn't sugar still
sugar in any form?

A: Both of these sugars are
simple carbohydrates. sweel
to the taste, and provide the
same number of calories. The
real difference is in the way
the body utilizes them.
| Sucrose. or table sugar, has a
much greater effect on the
bedy's insulin level. When
eaten alone, it is absorbed
quickly into the system.
causing a rapid elevation of
the blood sugar level. Then. it
is removed quickly. and the
blond sugar level can drop
drastically. oftentimes to a
point lower than before the

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million from the federal
government, $20 million
from the forest industry,
$5 million from
municipalities, and $5
million from forest sec-
tor unions.

Following the budget,
the Minister of Forests
introduced Bill 6. You
will see that there is no
amount of money set out
and the implication to
me is that municipalities
could become con-
tinuous donors in
amounts to be determin-
ed by Order in Council.
It could be $5 million
this year and $50 million
next year. As I read the
Bill, even though the
word ‘‘contribution’’ is
used in 2(c), there is no
qualifier as to whether
such a “‘contribution”’ is
voluntary or com-
pulsory.

I recall that in 1982 the
provincial government
apparently wiped out
what was then a five-year
reforestation fund and
used the balance of some
$86 million for purposes
other than reforestation.
There is no guarantee in
my opinion with Bill 6
that the same thing
won’t happen again. By
contrast I ask you please
to look at Bill M-201
which I sent you earlier
this year which would
establish a reforestation
fund with provincial
monies and administered
by a Trust Company so
that it would be out of
the reach of provincial
administrations.

There is also the ques-
tion of participating in
the decisions. One mat-
ter which is quite fun-
damental is that the
elements of ‘‘contribu-
tions’? and participation
should go together. If
slipar Was ealen.

Fructose, on the other
hand. has a less direct effect
on insulin and results in a
more stable blood sugar level.
One reason for this ts that
fructose is typically found In
tril, which takes longer to be
digested and absorbed {nto
the blogdstream than the
table sugar. Far some people.
this means less feelings of
hunger. irritability and
weakness associated with a
low blood sugar level. So next
ume you reach for a snack,
choose [fresh frult instead ofa
candy bar.

For more nutrition

information, call your lacal
Diet Center,

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municipalities are to con-
tribute money they
should have some say as
to how that money is
spent, especially those
municipalities which
have a large dependence
upon the forest industry.

We may well find out
that the above concerns
are to be dealt with by
regulations made pur-
suant to Section 5 of Bill
6, but such a procedure
is not consistent with our
sense of democracy for
that procedure leaves too
many of the decisions, in
my opinion, to be made
without public input.

It is my view that Bill
M-201 which I prepared
and introduced last year,
is a much more valuable
proposal than Bill 6 in
that it, in fact,
establishes continuity of
funding for reforesta-
tion, draws that funding
from the Provincial
Treasury which derives
direct stumpage and tax

benefits from forestry, .

puts the operation of the
reforestation fund at
arms-length from the
government, and allows
for an annual . public
review of past perfor-
mance in order that we
can effectively learn
from our experiences.
Frank Howard, MLA,
Forestry Spokesman,
Parliamentary
House Leader.

To the editor,

The 1.3 billion dollars
to be spent on education,
health and forestry in the
next three years can be
given out by the cabinet
as it sees fit. In my opin-
ion, it is undemocratic
and gives the govern-
ment a lot of leverage to
spend the money for its
political advantage
rather than for the need
which local authorities
and professionals may
consider important.

What is less obvious
with this budget is the
perpetuation of an in-
creasingly overcentral-
ized system. By the
Cabinet taking greater
control over spending
without legislative
debate or public input
adds, in my estimation,
additional administra-
tion costs by increasing
the paperwork that Vic-
toria demands for ac-
countability.

We have already seen
a lot of this. For in-
stance, in the last few
years, with greater cen-
tralization, our colleges
have had a 17 percent in-
crease in administrators
while there has been a 10
percent reduction in
teachers with 11 percent
more students.

It is the same with
business. Increasing ad-
ministrative time by the
government imposed
paper burden is, in my
opinion, undermining
productivity. It tends to
be all part of the control
impulse which our gov-

Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 2, 1986 15

Greater centralization
may lead to problems

ernment seems addicted
to.

Besides increasing the
number of paper entre-
preneurs it also becomes
an additional problem
when an initial increase
in control tends to lead
to the imposition of fur-
ther controls. I don’t
know Mr. Bennett’s
heart, ‘so I can’t judge
whether this is the case,
but there certainly seems

to be many indications

that this is so.

I find it quite
analogous’ to an
authoritarian parent who
gets greater control of a
situation by spanking the
child. It's effective, In
fact, it is usually so ef-
fective that it reinforces
the parent to use spank-

Activities a

To the editor,

Thank you from the
Girl Guides and Boy
Scouts of Terrace area.
Thank you to all who
made our Guide/Scout
Week activities so suc-
cessful.

To the Guiders and
Scouters who gave of
their time, the parents
who volunteered and
who saw that their child
took part; the Terrace
Review for the excellent
coverage; the Skeena
Mall for display area;
Father Tim and Rev.
Lance Stephens for the
Memorable Thinking
Day church service; Rus-
ty Lyungh who played
the organ; the RCMP

ing more and more to
gain control, rather than
using other methods to
maintain the dynamic
balance between authori-
ty and freedom.

How much control
and centralization of
power British Colum-
bians are willing to ac-
cept, I don’t know.
What I do know is that
in organizational theory,
when centralization
grows on itself, the in-
herent dynamics of the
process reaches the point
where local initiative,
flexibility, and with it
responsibility and ac-
countability, becomes
less and less.

William M. Hayes
Provincial Liberal
Candidate, Skeena

success

who escorted our Tor-
chlight Parade; and to all
the girls and boys who
made everything all wor-
thwhile.

As a matter of in-
terest, $110.83 was col-
lected for the Food Bank
at the church service.

Guide/Scout Week
Committee,
Ethel Jackson.

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Divers studying a Basque whal-
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Labrador coast, think they've
found the oldest articles of their
kind ever recovered from a wreck
in the New World: a wooden reel
probably used to measure speed,
a wooden compass and binnacle,
anda sandglass frame, National
Geographicreports.

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