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Columns are selected on the basis of
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By BILL BENNETT.

The provincial cabinet last week carried
out what | feel was the most useful and
productive cabinet tour we asa government
have had.

Along with our cabinet ministers | visited:
14 communities on Northern and Central
Vancouver Island, ranging from Port Hardy:
to Duncan. | returned from the trip with a
feeling that we can develop even better
understanding between our government and .
the people ‘It represents. We can, | know,
working together, identify and resolve issues
to make our communities and our province ;
better places for all of us tallve In.

Among the things that struck me on ‘this
tour was the positive spirit In all the com-
munities we visited, and the determination
we found on the part of the people, to work as
Individuals to try to resolve problems with
the help of the provinclal government. f.am
confident that our determination, as a
government, to follow through on what was
said and done on this trip and to work to
resolve the concerns and issues facing
various communities, also came through.

Now, | would be foollsh Hf! were to say that
the provincial government can solve every
‘problem in every community. But ! promise
that every concern that was ralsed will be

Canadians work less for less

TORONTO (CP) — Most
middle —
employees in U.S. com-
panies work more hours a
week and have fewer paid.
holidays each year than
their Canadian  coun-

‘ terparis, says a recently-

released ‘management
compensation survey.
However, the survey of
65,755 middle management
staff with almost 3,500
North American com-
panies also found that U.S.
managers are more likely
to receive better pension
plans, full, paid’ insurance
benefits and salary in-
creases based on merit.
The employées represent

EDMONTON iCP) —
The Alberta labor force,
the fastestgrowing in the
country due to the
province’s oil-fuelled eco-

looked into. Where.action by our gavernment }::,,Beric bogm, :now, je
can, In the interest ofthe peeplé.-resolve a sp Speedo Qingre naan
Issue, we will take steps to do so.’ >is" expected ta increate®

And | pledge that our government will
continue these cabinet fours as an ongoing
effort to bring government te the people and
to better understand the issues and concerns
of various areas of our province.

| was pleased at the perception of press
commentators in understanding what we
were trying fo do.

Let me just quote from one such com-
mentator: ‘The premier listened. He
listened to the concerns of Individual
citizens... he listened to the concerns of city
councils, school boards and other. organized
groups as they were Invited to present brlets
to the cabinet; and ..: he listened to the
concerns of anyone who came by ata serles
of jown-hall meetings wheré cabinet
ministers were on deck for questions.””

“they listened. They told people they

understand thelr concerns and that they .

would look at the issue— whatever It might
be -- in more detall.’’

The writer concluded that the cabinet had
presented “the image of a grovp that
listens. a

” Gur government does listen to the people of
this province. We want to understand thelr
concerns. We do care. And, we do take ac-
ton.

As one example of that actlon, let me {ust
mention the environmenial concerns ex-
pressed when we visited Port McNelli and
Port Hardy in connection with Robson Bight.

. Lands, Parks and Housing Minister Jim
Chabot this week announced a development
freeze on the estuary of the Tsitika River,
including a foreshore totalling 936 hectares
as well as upland Crown land 100 meters
above the high fde mark. Aside fram other
considerations Robson Bight Is Important to
the killer whale population in the area.

This Is among the kinds of direct response
4p local concerns that we pledge to continue.
‘Inthe last five years we 83 & government
have held more cabinet meetings outside
Victoria than all other provincial govern.
ments since we joined Confederation In 1871

We intend to work to bring the governments
to the people, to lissten to thelr concerns, te
give them the ear of government, and, te
learn from them how fo become an ever
better government.

’ the

. i.
per cent by. the end of the

decade.

lf the patterns of the last
few years continue inlo the
1980s -— and provincial
planners expect they will —-
twoof every three new jobs
will be filled by newcomers
to the province, most af

them coming from other

parts of Canada.
Statistics prepared by
Alberta advanced
education and manpower
department show that
interprovincial migration
to Alberta has been out-

numbering international
migration by a 3-to-1
margin.

Ontario supplies most of
the new Albertans with
Manitoba a dislant second
and Queber 4 distant third.

With possibly three
major projects on the
borizon -- the Alsands oil-

sands project near Fort —

McMurray, the Esso heavy
ai] plant at Cold Lake and
the Alberta section of the

Alaska Highway natural .

gas pipeline — the shortage
of skilled manpower has
become critical.
Plannersin the advanced
education and manpower
department assume that
the Alsands and Cold Lake

management:

2 key middle management

‘positions found most often

in all types of business -- 14
in general administration
and six in the plant or:
factory.

The survey, by the Admi- -
nistrative Management -
Society of Willow Grove,”
Pa., reported that 66 per .
cent of U.S, companies
maintain a 40-hour work
week, while five per cent
work more and 29 per cent
work fewer than 40 hours.

In Canada, 86 per cent
maintain a work week of”
fewer than 40 hours. ]

“Most U.S. firms surveyed

_ grant nine paid holidays a

Alberta's labor force booming » ‘

projects will be launched in
the 1980s despite the

- current federal-pravincial

oil-pricing dispute which is
boldin yp their  =BRpraval

Tased

Bat

.)
sg ae
tomy

a]

ation stidy, Tees

year, compared with Mit in
Canada.

Fully-paid pension
benefits are offered by 64
per cent of the U.S. com-
panies, compared with 24
per cent in Canada.

About 13 per cent of U.S. .
companies share insurance
costs -with employees, a

system followed by 63 per -

cent of Canadian com-

panies,

"Regarding salary, in-
” greases, 48 per cent of U.S. .
companies base raises .

solely an merit, 41 per cent
on merit and the cost of
ving and only eight per

the 10-year period from
1979 to 1988, has been
completed by the depart-
ment to help the govern-
ment, and hardpressed

jo post Secodary educational

ng prepare for (he
celerating— demand for

Science solves
diabetic problem

"SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
-- University of California
researchers say they have
solved one of the biggest
problems with the artificial
pancreases used by
diabetics. .. .

The scientists reported in
the research journal

' Diabetes that. they have

learned how to prevent the
persistent clumping of
insulin in the smal] pumps
that act as pancreases.
The pumps, which mimic
the action of normal

pancreases by supplying |

insulin intermittently to
eontrol blood-sugar levels,
could elirninale daily in-
sulin injections for many
diabetics. —

An artificial pancreas
could reduce the com-
plications associated with
large daily injections of *
insulin, the researchers
say.

Experiments with
animals have shown that

the clumping, | or
“aggregation,” can be re-
duced by mixing the insulin
with either of. two amiro
acids that occur naturally
in the body, the scientists
reported in the January
issue of the journal.
“Refinement of the
mechanical systems for the
artificial pancreas has
been progressing well, but
clinical application has

“been slowed by the aggre-

gation problem," Gereld

Grodsky, who led the

research, said ‘Tuesday.
The problem, Grodsky
said, ts that insulin
becomes unstable at body

temperature and clumps ©

when shaken, as it would be
when an artificial pancreas
is attached to or implanted
in the body. .
Working with Jacques
Bringer of the University of

- Montpellier in France,

Grodsky found that mixing
aspartic acid

——

a5 group.

accidental

cent solely on the. cost, of, .

living.

«1 f opinions of: te’ ‘author’ hot"
ao newer find na

. increasirig’at’a treméfdous annual rate, a

- contracts. For Instance, the coal we: sell to —

In Canada, . merit. raises. wi

"were given by 21 per cent of:

companies, mierit-costof: ;.: .

living raises by 59 per cent...
. _ and cost of living raises by

16 per cent. ty, “i,
. The survey aiso. showed

that U.S. companies -

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-BYDAYBBARRETT.. 0°“
“ Leadenot the Opposition LG
with world demand-for natural resources * 7

seller's’: market’ has’ “developed | a8. never
before seen In’ economic histaty:

That’s whl has'givén riseto the economic

power of OPEC olf-producing countries and
other commodity ‘asspciatlons. In -British.

"Columbia with Its wealth of resources this
development has -brought us the. key. for
untocking our -century-old hope of creating: a

an industrial. . bate; to our province's -
economy. yee

California achleved this years ago! with tar —_

fewer resources thanB.C. Saskatchewan has’.
managed to use the séller's market In potash
to give a major boost to Its entire economy

~ by explolting spin-off benefits.

‘Here In B.C. coal Js the current resource. in,
the tmelight. There 1s a world-wide. demand
for our coal, not just In Japan. That demand

Is our, opportunity to develop our economy . §
beyond the continulng:boom-bust cycle. ++ -"

Fora. considerable perlod now, | have
argued that the only way fo achieve that is to
link spin-off developments to our resource ©

» dppan. ‘should have @ contractual condition

... that ‘a" substantial portion will go In ships

bullt and manried ‘by British Columbians.
in other words, Instead of Japan-bullding
new ships 1 to. servylce the contracts, It should

. be required fo buy some ships In 8.C. to -

provide , fully paid,stiin >; apy:
surance plans in such areas} -

life, haspi-,:

talization: Surgical ;

" “benefits, major: medical-u:-
long term disability . and’:
death ., and:::. +.

dismemberment:
Canadian

dental insurance plans. ”

The study shows that Al-
berla's population, ‘and

J ca mpanies ..
were ahead in fully pald .:.

- carry our coal. What.a boost that ‘would be
° for our.shipbuilding. ‘industry. ©

Similarly, ' some part of the allway rolling
stock for the unit trains should be reserved —

“for constructlan in.B.C. That was why the.

’ NDP. administration startedup the RallWest

" plant. . The present ‘coalition. government |

, destroyed RallWest oul of spite towards our .

” accomplishments. And it didn’t insist on any

: "skilled manpower. ere,

employment growth rates...

have .been the highest in.

Canada imseodants ribcwde.'.x0% mia
‘The situatign:is etpertedias ms beifig”* SBE

continue into the 1980s.

In the 1970s, Alberta's o

annua)

cent for all of Canada. The.”
labor force, 643,000 in. 1971,-.

employment ,
growth averaged 5.4 per .:.

cent, compared Wih3.3 per : Japanese agreed to share 40 per cent of the ,

spin-off beriefits for B: c. in the current coal
sales to Japan: 7"
The result, at the very best, will be that

: Japan will get our ‘coal and we wit be left

withthe hole, as Stu ‘Leggatt has pointed out.

’ Worse, there's evidence as the Socreds’ own
_ Jack Davis has acknowledged; that Premier
* Bennett's -latest, deal. will mean a public
" subsidy. by British Colu mbia. taxpayers of $10.

_ to $20-a tonne‘ to send. the coal. to Japan's.
.. $teel-making furnaces.

onthe our government was: patting Itselt
ack for 3

‘a rae s of katic! morey-:

ee fe et hcl
+ Calgary:based Manalta Coal Utd. confirmed
it also has ‘signed a|30-million-tonne export.
contract of Alberta coal. from that province's |

northwest.. In. that, case, . however, the

expected development costs. In.our case, not.

increased to 1.02 million yey, @ Cant of their money Is being put up front.
this year and is. projected :.

188, | .
‘The popplatio h,-
million in. 1971, passed, he:

twomillion. mark im .1979) ;,

and is projected. to reach: .-
276 million by.- 1983, . an.

increasé.of.more than one, --
third during the decade. ..:

The. department's
planners believe
average annual migration
of 53,00) is needed. during
this period to fill the ne new.
jobs and replace workers «

who die, retire or move on. ,

-loother jobs.
The planners say ‘there

‘Albertans to fill the jobs, In °

. the last fiscal year, for. ben

example, only 36 per cent .
of the province's popu-
lation growth was due to,
natural increase — births.
over .

accounted for 52 per cent.
and international
migration 12 per cent of the. .

_ population growth. -

ani:

deaths. In-- .
terprovincial migration .

to reach. 1.42 tnilion a oe
Tot kA economic base or does It'sound- ke the same

Does that sourid like a good business deal
that will help: transform’_8.C:’s future -

- ttred story of aquick fire-sale of another non-
renewable fréasure for the sake of a short.
term political ‘gain? Didn't - “the Columbia
: “River Treaty ‘flasco jeach us anything?

‘Finally, If'our cltizens. have to subsidize”
‘coal toJapan tohelp bulld cars and such, can

- we expect ‘the. Japanese public to subsidize

‘Toyotas | jo. Be. An return?

“Bruntland faces
“tough problems

simply aren't . enaigh» .

‘OSLO (eatin) - Gro pound to make up before

wh

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-Harlem: Bruntland, ‘fore ‘September's general
"mally appointed today as lection.

’ Norway’s first -woman '

prime minister, faces a” But political sources said

--tough ‘task * restoring

“Brundtland, a vote getter

faltering confidence in the who made a major impact
governing Labor party. #3 environment minister, is
Thepartyhasbeenfosing 8 tough politician unlikely

‘ground steadily to the Con-

-servatlves ‘fd ‘recent
- opinion polls | and has miuch

to tolerate hesitation or

“ Bundering in the handling
f sensitive issugs.

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