Page 4, The Herald. Wednesday, May 2, 1979 TERRACE/KITIMAT daily herald "Published by ‘Sterling Publishers, General Office - 635-4357 Clreviation - 695-6357. GEN. MANAGER - Knox Coupland EDITOR - Greg Middleton’ CIRCULATION - TERRACE-Rick Kirst KITIMAT OFFICE - 632-2747, Published every weekday at 3212 Katum Street, Terrace, &.C, A member of Verified Circulation. Authorized 2s second class mall. Registration number 1201. Postage pald In cash, return postage guaranteed. 635-6357 NOTE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald raialns full, complete and sole capyright In any advertisement produced and-or any editorial or photographic content published In the Herald. Reproduction is not permlited. The question we asked the candidates last week was: fisheries-forestry is it an either-or choice? While independent candidate David Serry did make a good point, that our resources are being used up faster than we can replenish them and much of that profit Is going out of the country, he didn’t really try to deal with the question of the conflict between fisheries and forestry. ; The other three candidates agree that we do not have to choose between fish and logs. Social Credit candidate Cyril Shelford says a little common sense will alleviate the problems which allowed a situation like the Queen Charlotte Island confrontation between federal fisheries and the provincial forestry department to come to a head. He feels that the reason fish stocks have declined Is overfishing. He places his falth in better management of the resources and changes In harvesting. . - oe ’ New Democratic Party candidate Frank Howard and Independent can- didate David McCreery, a logger himself, see a solution In having both resources governed by the one body, the. province. = Both agree that the federal govern- ment doesn’t have a history of protecting the fishing industry the way It should have. Implied in their response fs the criticism that logging has done much of ihe damage to the fishing Industry. We are concerned with the way logging Interests have been allowed to ride roughshod over the welfare of the fragile fish spawning grounds. It Is necessary that some sacrifices be made in the logging of sensitive areas to allow fish stocks to replenish. The province could well make a case for taking over the fisheries but we don‘t have much assurance they will be much stronger in their response to the needs of the fisheries where the interests of the logging companies wouid suffer. The question for next week: A coastal transportation system, when and how? _ Fisheries-forestry is it either-or by David McCreary (Independent) Forestry and Fisherles. There has been some conflict lately between these two equally im- portant resources. This does not mean that one or the other must take all the responsibility for the problem. Ut Is a folnt problem and one of overlapping interests. When a husband and wife have disagreements it is a defeatist attitude which sees divorce as the route for-escape. An Important first step Is that fisheries and forestry must be governed by one government only, In this case provinclally. Once this Is achieved there Is a good framework in which ta work and solve the conflicts which occasionally arise between the two valuable resources. The well-being of the environment has to be the first and most Important consideration. If a proven risk fo spawning grounds exists than by all means the logging In that pariicular spot mustnot goon regardless of the risk. That would be an exercise of corporate greed. One other possible solution Is to utilize a selective cut method of logging In steep areas where a serlous potential erosion problem exists which might seriously damage fish spawning grounds. in the past thera has been a lack of con- sideration for the fishing Industry by the forest industry. To some degree this has been 4 case of some fanatic environmentalist screaming about a non-existent problem, but when a legttimate concern Is there we have to give It prime con- elderation and take the greatest care not to do senseless, profit-motivated, damage. yt . "Can't he go and watch some violence on-TV?". a ee RITISH ELECTION | Only two real issues seen elther by neglecting to file a return or by filing false information ‘have the chance to avold _penalties for tax evasion by making a‘ full 3 disclosure on a voluntary basis. - [+ To make a voluntary disclosure, taxpayers : must contact Revenue Canada, Taxation, before the department contacts them. A disclosure Is". not considered voluntary If the tax department |: has begun an Investigative action Into the tax- -, whether directly or through third parties, to verify or avdlt elther tax returns oF payers affairs, records. When a taxpayer Isclesure, It must contain all retevant facts, not only faxpayer-thinks: the _..; department would discover or would accept as. in In fact, any attempt to withhold Information when making a voluntary disclosure ° only Information that the belng complete. would be considered as a definite attempt to furiner _—. deceive the yr By making a voluntary disclosure a taxpayer * is table for the tax and Interest due but avolds penalties which, depending on ‘the cir- F cumstances, can amount to 50 percent of the tax. °- evaded, in additlon to possible. prosecution .. through the courts. Taxpayers would, however, . still be flable for late filing penalties, "late remittance penaltles and Interest for tate payments. . nC. ae All voluntary ‘disclosures are “subject to verification. if, after an investigation, the department finds the disclosure was not com-— : plete the taxpayer could then become subject to elther penalty or prosecution or both. makes a voluntary. ” department: - ~ Taxpayers whe cheat on their Income’ tax; r t id ana * ae ein Lae hia oS ware a Ew ea ef de When disclosing amounts of undeclared In- -. : come, the taxpayer should contact the District - By BRUCE LEVETT LONDON (CP) — The shouting and the tumult — what there has been of it in this dullest of general election campaigns — is dying and if the 41 million eligible voters haven't made - up thelr minds who they'll ‘vote for on Thursday, they never will, Since the minority Labor government went under on March 28, only two Issues have emerged te grip the. tion. ion, . One is the prospect of Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Conservative party, becoming the first woman prime minister not only of Britain but of any European country. The other is the question of union power and which pa ig best equipped to deal wl the subject. _ Surprisingly, in a cam- paign in which prime in- terest has been focussed on he confrontation, it has been the tiny Libera] party under the Scottish-byurred David Steel which has emerged as the voice of sweet reason. The Liberals, with only 13 seats in the outgoing 633-seat Parliament, have been arguing that this election is a chance to “change a failed political system.” Fora time, the Liberals — by voting with the minority Labor government onits own terms — held a balance of of Commons and they would like to expand this role, no matter who wins. They. want proportional’ ’ Fepresentation introduced at . i} levels of government and fixed'.dates for parliamen- tary elections. The House of Lords should be -.replaced by 4 democratically elected chamber and there should be jonal assemblies in a federal structure designed to decentralize power from London to Scotland, Wales And Thuraday’s forecast is for a. cold sap, bringing snow to parts of the country. and other major regions, the Liberals say. Steel has left the razz- matazz of American-styled electioneering to prime minister James Callaghan and Mrs. Margaret That- cher, while he travelled the country by bus to dispense his quiet message. . It's an uphill fight for a party that hasn’t formed the government since 1910, and “TODAY IN. HISTORY, ‘May 2, 1979 King Charles I of England Labor-Conservative signeda charter granting the Hudson Bay Co. all the territory in Canada from which rivers and. lakes drained into Hudson Bay 308 years ago today — in 1670. Company agents quickly pushed into the terzitory to trade with the Indians for valuable furs and the company's Influence eventually spread a3 far west as British Columbia. After Confederation, the Dominion of Canada bought the vast territory held by the company for $900,000. do thes pe 7 Lig phe by , 7 ret “ th rein" eh Cant “eae BE See Pegtmontag OA PERN CARR peace while defeating world" Italian-born explorer, set sail from England on an expedition that eventually was to take him to the New World. - 1668 — The Treaty of Aix- laChappelle settled French claims on the Spanish Netherlands. = 1953 -~ King Faisal I as- cended the throne of Jordan. 1980 — Caryl Chessman was executed after 12 years on death row at San Quentin, 1961 — Canada signed.an agreement to sell $362 million worth of wheat to then only on a minority basis through the indulgence of ther parties. The last time the Liberals held power in Britain on a majority basis was 1906. The avuncwar Callaghan has been stumping the country as close as he ever could to conducting a baby-kissing campalgn. Mrs. Thatcher recently a group of British show- business personalities and joined in a serg and dance — “Hello Maggie,’ to the tune of "Hello Dolly.” Callaghan and the Labor party are a five- _ point m calling for, in pederol priarity, a curb on inflation and prices, a new framework for improving ’ industrial relations, a return to full employment, .:en- poverty. ‘Mra, Thatcher and the: Conservatives have wun- dertaken to cut income tax at all levels and reform the law on trade unions. — Tax reform, in varying de- j in the election manifestos of all three parties. If the campaign has been dull, the weather prospects for election day are positively dreary. - During a spring that should be reported to the fraud squad, there have been only ve warm, sunny days. 8 two pronged :attick,, but Taxation Office elther in person or by mail, By John Fisher of the Council for Canadian Unity - oo) In the War of 1812-14, Americans tried desper- ately to subjugate Ontario. They also set their sights on Montreal to control the S1. Lawrence. They Iqunched e Americans overlooked an ove at their homeland. They for- got the depths of Franco- phone roots in North America. U.S. Major General Wade Hampton was only 35 miles from Montreal in the Chateauguay Valley. He could taste victory but in hia way was a small superb French Canadian unit -- Les Voltigeurs under command of Charles Michel de Salaberry, and the French Canadian Select Embodied Militia. ricades in the Chateauguay Valley and made ready for the advancing Americans. With superior . numbers JOUR CANADA) was feted on television by a. they tried.to encircle de. Salaberry during the night but they Jost contact with their'main force. cy. Os iia | STP EA RAIE SS Sl CL The French Canadians used the ancient war devise of distraction. By shouting, blowing bugles and making a racket, they made the Americans suspect a larger force and thought they were trapped. De Salaberry opened fire and the Am- ericans withdrew. Montreal was saved and the St. Lawrence stayed in Can- adian hands. John Fisher, Executive Vice President of the Council for Canadian Unity was Canada’s Centennial Irreparable. power in the previous House ie et Communist China. CANDIDATES RESPOND by Cyril Shelford (Sociat Credit) | am convinced the answer Is that definitely forestry and fisheries can exist together, and they do In many countries such as: Norway, Sweden, Fintand, and many others. | think the best example of how fish can do well, even In settled areas, is the Capilano River going through the center of North Vancouver. This year they have such an excellent Coho run that they are considering opening it up fo commercial fishermen. | am also convinced that, once the experts get thelr homework done as to why the fish populations have gone dawn In many areas, we will find the cause is net fishing In smatier streams; or the modern equipment now in use which enables fishermen, on the high seas, to surround and capture the whcle run feeding one of the smaller rivers. There Is no question that care mus! be taken in the harvesi#ing of our forests and that trash Is not left In our sireams. However, In most cases this Is already enforced by either the Federal Fisheries Department or the Provincial Ministry of Environment. Problems arise from dime to time because common sense, by ena party or the other, Is mot used, ; It ls my firm bellef that our fish numbers can be Increased by as much as 200 per cent with proper management of both timber and fish harvesting. This will, no doubt, require major changes in our methods of fish harvesting as the equipment avallable today is so efficient that few fish can escape unless extreme care Is used. by David Serry (Independent) Although | am not quite sure what. is expected of the question, the question of resources always gets me excited. 1) They are being used faster than we can replace them at present levels of harvesting and the present level of reforestation or enhan- cement 2) The profit of such harvesting of our fores! and fisherles resource is not coming back to Canada or B.C. Take CanCel for example. Prtor to its takeover (one of the master strokes of the NDP and give them credit, It was a good move} This wonderful epifomy of the free enterprise system (freeloaders) amassed loss after foss and was about to close down as belng unprofitable. It may Interest the readers as to how this loss situation came about. CanCel sold its output to Its parent company in the U.S.A. at a loss or below cost of production. The parent company then resold the product of the Prince Rupert mill on the U.S.A. market fo Its customers at tha going world price, skimming huge profits for . which. Canadians and British Columbians recelved no tax except royalties as the Rupert mill was always a loser. The tax situation In the U.S.A. allowed special treatment of companies operating In foreign lands, so with the losses in the Canadian operation this company paid little tax in the U.S.A. Effectively than huge sums of money crossed the border to the U.S.A, for which: no benefit came to the people of B.C. and yet the government or the people had {to pay to replant the resource. This situation has not yet been rectified entirely in other areas of the province but thanks to the NOP CanCel now pays the people 4 handsome dividend, — The Quebecis set up bar- Commissioner. ~ by Frank Howard (NDP) Fisherles-forestry-is it an either or choice? No.. Is a question of respect for the fragility of fisherles and a tailoring of logging methods to sult that fragility. . Fisherles are the responsibility of the Federal a Government under Section 91 of the BNA Act . while forestry Is Provinclal under Section 21. and Therin lies the problem. . The federal government does not have ahistory of préserving our fisheries In the face of onsiaughts by the forestry oriented provincial government. When the provincial government barks the feds turn tall and = run. What to do fo resolve this conflict? One, we need a provincial government committed to the concept of fisheries protection and, two, a move fo bring fisherles under provincial Jurisdiction so any conflicts can be resolved in the same family. Of course, If the federal government refused to budge on transferring |urisdiction there Is not much that can be done about it, But, | am not one of those who Is a defeatist about the question. Such persons accomplish very Ilttle in life because they won‘t try. | say approach the federal government. Ask them to make this transfer part of our con- stitutlonal bargaining. Our fisheries are too important to ‘left to Federal.P jurisdictional squabbling. rovineial Letters Welcomed All letters to the editor of general public Interest? will be printed, We do, however, retain the right nn ere, fo refuse to print tetters on grounds.of possible libel or bad taste, i ee