Vol. 3, Issue No. 10 Tough work ahead for gov't. | Legislature reconvenes This week MLAs from throughout — B.C. re- assembled in Victoria to © begin the -first sitting of the “provincial legislature since. Premier Vander } Zalm’s: government took | office. by: Michael Kelly Both ‘the © government and opposition _ benches © are. heavily: ‘laden swith un-. proven members, and this ’ largely inexperienced __ group is facing a series of ““issies and “decisions that” will: have. Jong-term reper-" cussions in-every corner of the province. The next few weeks are going to provide: British Columbians . with the first hard information on: what ‘sort of govern- ment they've put in office and whether the opposi- ‘tion is going to be in- telligent and -responsible or simply obstructive. FORESTRY NEARS. CROSSROADS On the same day the provincial legislature went back to work, federal and provincial representatives began the first of what will _ ‘undoubtedly be a long series of meetings to sort out the administration of taxing lumber exports to the U.S. Ottawa has been collecting the tax on behalf of the provinces since it was levied in January, but provinces will have to find internal methods of in- flating the export price by 1$ percent because, ac- cording to constitutional authorites, the federal government cannot tax provincial resources. _ B.C. will have several options for raising the price of dimension lumber at the border, but the method that has been discussed most frequently by the government is an increase in stumpage fees, the fees paid to the crown by forest companies for the timber they harvest. This course has been viewed with quiet alarm _ continued on page 3 federal government has stated the - Legislative Library, TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, March 11, 1987 a | Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. 50 CENTS | Terrace coach Warren Wilson has spent many hours training members of the Skeana Junior wrestling team to assist them in perfecting their ; skills. He encourages a spirit of intense, yet friendly competition. Wilson and his team have enjoyed a challenging season, which brought them * into contact with numerous Northwest athletes. , PWA reveals new schedule ~ TERRACE — Represen- tatives of Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) have an- _ nounced that in six weeks the airline will no longer operate its present service between Terrace and Van- couver. - The elimination of PWA’s late afternoon dai- ly departure for couver will reduce Terrace service from three daily flights to two, Gerry Goodridge, corporate re- lations manager for PWA's western division, -said the decision was made after. analyzing traffic data from PWA and Ca- © _ Madian Pacific Air Line (CPAL) records over the past three years. The change in flight fre- _ quency is the first concrete effect to be felt in Terrace Van-. from the purchase of CPAL by PWA at the be- ginning of December 1986. Goodridge said the present CPAL morning flight, departing Terrace for Vancouver at 9:35 a.m, witha stop in Prince Rupert, will remain un- -changed. The CPAL af- ternoon flight will be re- scheduled:to leave Terrace at 4:00 p.m., slightly later than the current time. It -will be a direct flight to Vancouver arriving at 5:10 p.m. daily except. Satur- days, when the flight will leave Terrace at 2:55 p.m. and get to. Vancouver at 5:15 p.m. after a stop in Prince Rupert. Goodridge said the schedule was revised be- cause seat occupanicy rates on the CPAL and PWA Inside © Business Guide 9 Church Directory 10 Classified Ads 22 Coming Events — 8 Comics - . 21 Crossword 21 Dining Directory 2 Entertainment 16 Horoscope 14 Letters 4,5,14,16 Opinions 4 Sports 6. Stork Report 11 - FalkoftheaTown 5 Outside Die Hi Lo Prec. Merch 2 1-8 16¢m March 3 -B -7 =18 em March 4 -1-6 372mm March5 5-2 %®mm Muché 6 GO 42mm March? 6-2 nil March8 = fF -1 | lt Forecast: Increasing cloud, mixed rain. and snow by Thursday. Afternoon highs, 4; overnight .lows, 0. © afternoon flights out of Terrace have averaged less than 25 percent over the past three years, The air- line has not applied for any changes in fares, he added, Terry Morris, Terrace base manager for PWA, stated that on April 26 when the schedule change takes effect the two air- lines will amalgamate their operations at the Terrace- Kitimat Airport. PWA personnel and equipment, he said, will be moved into the CPAL offices in. the main . terminal. Morris said no immediate staff reductions will take place _in either airline. . A further move toward amalgamation will’ be. PWA’s switch from use of the Air Canada computer reservations system to CPAL’s Pegasus system, . Goodridge said. As of April 26, Good- ridge stated, the names More funding for treatment TERRACE — Mayor Jack Talstra recently ex- pressed the intent to press the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs for about $400,000 toward the cost of building Terrace’s sewage treatment plant. Under the present cost- sharing formula the pro- vince is providing 25 per- cent of the capital cost for constructing the $1.7 mil- lion facility, but Minister of Municipal Affairs Rita Johnston recently an- nounced a new policy which could contribute up _to half the costs at the government’s discretion. Talstra gave notice of his intended lobbying ef- fort in a memo to Terrace . council at the March 9. meeting. He indicated a yearly trip to meet with representatives of prov- ihcial ministries is an es- tablished practice for the mayor, and he said in two weeks he will be going to Victoria for discussions Pacific Western: Airlines and Canadian Pacific Air _ Lines will no longer exist. A committee at PWA headquarters in Calgary is presently at work creating a new name, - logo and style for the single air line that has been created out , of the merger. Morris: said - that ‘when. the combined staffs of the two operations: open for. business in the Terrace ter- minal on April 26 they will _ do so under a. new. sign. - sought plant © with the Municipal Finan- ce Authority on behalf of ’ the Kitimat-Stikine Reg- ional District, with. the regional district paying his travel expenses and .ac- commedation. . At Talstra’s request council authorized travel expenses for Finance Committee chairman Bob Jackman to accompany the mayor. Talstra also ex- pressed interest in meeting with other ministers on the. junket. a pe capa oe m= wren ' sa ag re on, em ren ose - a i eee: