Page 4, The Herald, Monday, June 16, 1990

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EDITOR - Greg Middiston-
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NOTICE OF coryrigny.-
ThéeHerald retains full, complete and-sgle copyright in . 1.

permission of the Publisher, an F
Thornhill, residents made. a: disap-
pointing but expected: move ‘when the
few who turned out to vote vetoed a bus:
system for-the are&. 0 2, a

There Is little doubt that the majority:
of the-area’s residents do not. need.a bus:
service at this time. those Iivi
in the rural community must have their :
own transportation now to. get back and:

orth. ota re,
With higher and higher transportation.

costs coming, and housing getting ¢

harder and harder to find In-or near the:
‘a community. tran-.
will be needed.

downtown area,
sportation system

And though mest Thornhill residents principal

have either thelr own transportation or
rely on others for. rides, once. such. a
system is In place those who do not have
their own vehicles would soon be Joined
by those who don’t get out much now,
such as pensioners, and eventually by
those who begin to realize that for many
trips to town a single-person inacarisa
waste of gasoline and. money.
As fuel costs rise. toward the §2°a
gallon mark we will see the economy of
what now seems like a waste of tax
dollars. — : UE a!

| ATRILL .

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Do you operate & Hummingbird Haven? :
Rhyl Farm, where | live,
hummingbirds, shiftless layabouts and mochers,

- bond rating had been increased to Triple

‘as Finance. Minister
1201. Postage pald in cash, return postage quarantesd. | Hugh Curtis said:

any advertisement produced ‘anid-or any qditorial or |. the provincial economy is
photographic - content -_ published in the Heratd. stronger than it has ever
eproduction

“not permitted without the written . _ been

Most of those fiVINg- experts

ie a hangout for indigent

_ Report from the le

self-supportung crown corporations...whose debis are’.

One of the best pleces of news this province has had

lately was the announcement that British Columbia’s

“fhe: decision. by
Moody's Investors
Service of New York to
assign the Triple - A
rating to our ce, is,

, province up to the level o
Alberta, Ontario and the federal government, the only
other governments in Canada with as sound a credit -

entity
when @-other governments and agencies throughout .

ratings, including the mighty State of California.

long-term: strength of the B.C. economy. -

1 would like to quote at length from what Moody's:
bond survey had to say in connection with the raising .
of the provirice’s credit rating, because it is something .
bians proud. --..

i ) in the revision of provin-
cially-quar: U.S. - pay debentures of the B.C.
Hydro and Power Authority.” mo,

' “British Columbia has managed its finances and.
debt on a sound basis, paying both its current and-
capital expenses from current revenue funds only,
and, as a result, incurring direct debt only once since
1952. Borrowings have

products.” ent a a tye re
some decline in forestry production and.

been undertaken largely-by

unconditionally

corporations

lt

guaranteed by thie province,” 2.7)":
“Capable management - of-‘the principal grown:

has minimized: the. ‘province's “direct
financial involvement aver.the long term. -,.Overall -.

debt appears easily manageable in relation to the:

province's gross

domestic product and personal in-.

me. eee a
“Substantial future borrowings are expected but.

mainly related to income-generating | projects.;.." pa

Economic growth in this westernmost province has. :

growth since 1971 is

Alberta.”

heen strong, outpacing*both Canada ‘and ‘the United
States by.a comfortable margin, ard real economic: —
secon

ely tothe province of

Alberta slecting the strength of its economy, British

Columbia's growth rate-in the 1970's, the highest: in:

Canada, is attributed

migration.” ~
“Heonomic

mainly‘ to. interprovincial
performance’ in’ British: Columbia’ is

forecast to exceed those of both Canada asa whole and’
the United States, . The economy. of British Columbia-.
has historically. centered around forestry and related:

“Although

related employment may occur in the coming months,

As Isaid, that is very, very good news for British

_ strength in other sectors: of the province's economy,

"and continued high levels of capital investment should |

eaknesses in the forestry sector."”

income per capita “has “consistently
re “national

na average.”

_ In practical terms the rating means better interest:
rates when the province has to borrow money. and the-.

importance of that is something anyone who has ever’

_ had a Joan understands. . oe
it is an assurance to British

And, beyond. that,

Columbians that their prov

ince is in top economic.

shape, that the management of the economy. by this:

government has gotten top
toughest economists in the world.

marks from some of the

r

nature’s counterpart of our gimmee society. Hum-" | oe

mingbirds also believe in grants and giveaways.

It all began innocently enough @ few years ago.:A
sugar-water feeder was hunt-on:a willow. branch: to
help out our unfortunate. and: ill-fed tiny feathered
friends. Like all something-for-nothing programs, this
was an immediate hit, attracting, scores. of. hum-
mingbirds to feed and fight around ‘the source of

There is an old story about hummingbirds riding in
the feathers of migrating geese. If true, this makes
them Nature’s original hitchhikers, In any case,. they
arrive here the very same ,
flying overhead, proceeding Northward to their
nesting places. .

‘Rusty,’ an old hummingbird friend from last year, ; ue
She buzzed the kitchen |

flew in early this Spring. | U
window and indicated that the feeder was empty.

Shortly after, others appeared all begging ‘for

proverbial free lunch. It was
course, ye v as .

Rusty has ruled the roost ever since, chasing away
all comers, but failing miserably in her attempt to
prevent the others from feeding. There are too Many
of them and only one Rusty. oe

A few days ago, small hummingbirds appeared, not
yet as agressive as the older. ones and able to feed
three at a time without interference. They are ob-
viously the new generation, bringing the hum-
mingbird population up toa hundred or more, here at
Welcome Willow. oe Ct!

If you, too, are hooked on hummingbirds — join the
club! There are compensations. One
mingbird comes into the housé whenever @ door or
window is left open. He is .quite
object when picked up and taken
‘thank you’ in their own way,

the geese fly
free ride and die of the cold in tate Autumn. On the
other hand, they may be quite able to judge for
themselves, : without any ald from US.

In any case, enjoy the little freeloaders. .

i”

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Allletters to the editor of general public interest]
will be printed. We do, however, retain the right
to refuse to print letters on grounds of possible
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day that geese are seen: -

N:

- Clark has placed the

RAMSEY CLARK

A radical Am
_ WASHINGTON (CP) —He Clark's
has been an outsider most of |
lis life, an establishment
him, especially calling the
failed U.S. military attem
to rescue the hostages ‘‘a
lawless act’? that violated
the U.S. Constitution. But his
measage after meeting the
Iranians face-to-face seems
moderate, urging a ‘‘cooling-
off pe
_ Srankan parliament deal with
the continuing hostage

crisis. .

_ After meeting the Iranians
‘face-to-face, it seems clear
the hostages will remain in
captivity as long as the
United States is regarded
“pg an angry face,
threatening them, seeking to
bully them,” Clark said.

His . suggestion for
Washington to  ‘‘act
ra . ently and
patiently’’ at this time,
talking rather than planning
more military missions,
seems fer from seditious.

Overlooked also is the fact
that the former attorney-
general was President
Carter's first choice last fail
to try to negotiate a way out
of the hostage impasse.
Carter gent Clark to Iran but

_ For participating in a
“y.§. crimes in Iran’
conference last week, Clark
ia labelled “despicable” by
former president Gerald .
Ford, “disgraceful” by
tor Howard Baker and
‘gaditious"’ by fellow Texan
senator John Tower.

Carter administration in an
beutely embarrassing
tion — President Carter,
saying Clark
ted for

an travel to iran, but U.S.
‘State Secretary Edmund
Muskieurging taking & §o-
nlow approach because.

ried” to let the new |

Clark may have”
inforemation.”

“uweful -
a ~ . him into the country.

the Iranians would not let

erican voice ——

Clark's trip this time was:
clearly pre-
condemn

impart to ua, we will, of
course, he glad to receive
tl" : .

In many ways, the Iranian
trip was typical of Clark's

career, ;

A passionate advocate of
increasing rice 8 to
China in 1949 at a tlme when
that country’ was
Communist, he later became
an unylelding advocate of
the Vietnam war In the 19608
and most. lately has been a
prominent civil fights
lawyer seeking abolishment
of the dealth penalty.

.The son of a Supreme
Court justice, Clark
sometimes embarrassed

‘even President Johnson

operation: is
work is. done free; the

if

Uberal-as
ever, pur a
hilosophy that dint 2
Pete tection, President
Carter is a; turning
more conservative
an patience that any
settlement of
crisis can be arra
through talking

away...

ure:

> sien ae rer

~ THE EDITOR.

_ summation of my attemptei
and Canada's

ang wonder why
in_in. ‘such

because it was plain...
‘to see that after all those decades of failure the NDE)

servatives, backed by. the West, given a cool reception”

parliamentary cards cleverly, even-giving the NDP 4,,
trick or two. and really: showing no
- favorite. =. vee

Look at the Conservatives. Screaming
over patronage,

wean

mpu 5,000 personal files of
paigateg id BY instead Gt going full

She'got few more than. 200 Conservatives posted to‘
jobs for. which, the party faithful had been waiting -
since the ‘great days of. Dief, before Joe Clark and.his.
‘House ‘Leader. Walter ‘Baker forgot how to count and
Jost their-parlipmentary. marbles and power. ~°
And she left all’ the old Liberal patronage gang in,
place in their. $50,000 to $80,000 jobs: the Bud Druries;4
the ‘Ben Bensons, the Pierre. Juneaus, the. Mitchell:
, the Ostreys, man and wife,

discarded MPs, defeated candidates, tired bagmen

: feren

~ How: professional, smootli, and even. defiant 6
public protest.; ae
_ Solicitor General. Kaplan appointed defeated .
Toronto Liberal candidate Anne Cools to the National:.
a salary. up to -$52,00.:

‘rine Cools: is black, which makes. no difference::

vote in Toronto. But what might matter is that she is a"
convieted criminal. who has. done prison time for’

so unthinking about patronage he’s publicly talking of ..
filling other board vacancies with defeated Liberals. °

‘And then'the patronage appointment to beat them +
all. To the Immigration:Appeal Board — for 21 years, |

ata starting annual $40,000 - the wife of Senator Keith”

Davey, Liberal election campaign organizer, who will .
be doing alright for himself on the public payroll until *
the taxpayers retire him at 75.- hee
Parliament as it stands today,
disrepute, should last so long.

LETTERS TO

in such public °

your reporter's question as
to “Why the’ CP Alri
‘representatives: in. at<
“tendance seemed. to be:
welcoming their PWA:
counterparts with open:
arms" would have been‘
more significant to report.
My answer: CP Air has:
never contendéd that the air:
travel market in this ‘area:
was not big enough for two:
_ major carriers, {pn ‘fact we:
ourselves have been io.
renovations. and expansion’ byists for more comipetitive:
at the Terrace. Airport..and sharing of travel markets:
follows ‘the belief. that much larger than‘ this one!
whoever uses the airport which are still protected n'a’
should pay-the total cost of monopoly for the nationally*
operation.” = owned airline, .° 3
. While airlines are widely
known for agressive cox‘!
petition they are not com
monly recognized for thel?-
co-operative efforts that:
benefit the passenger.
Pooling of equipment,
facilities, and ground hat-
dling services combined with.
joint pricing and Interline
agreements worldwide, help
to keep airline travel at a
declining cost relative to the
inflationary costs of most
other goods and services. “*-
Beat to Luck to PWA as.a:
proven worthy competitor as
well as a good partner in’a
complex industry! cs
Thomas G. Laurie
- Manager. ™.
. Sales & Service *”
CP Air

et

Those. words were rot
uttered from my lips . but
rather were a misunderstoot:

tion of Transpert
8 ‘controversia’ |.
application of a User Fay
policy, My ‘inconcisesive
definition and comparison of
_ my employer's situation at
Terrace Alrport if anything
leaves me in sympathy with
Mr. George Clark's ob-
servations, and = PWA's
situation as. reported.’ ‘The
focal question left. unan-
awered. was as to whether
airlines and their passengers
recoup full value for the
assessments on alrport
terminal users. — a
Perhaps. my | argwer to.

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