mettle teMatette eet ee ateteatteatetetae, fete q Terrace - 635-6357 | Gav Kitimat - 632-5706 | | Published by Sterling Publishers Ltd. ro susned every, weekday af 3212 Kalum St., Terrace, B.C. A member of Varitied Circulation. Authorized as second class mail. Registration number 1201. Postage paid in cash, return postage guaranteed. : : te '! PUBLISHER GORDON W. HAMILTON KETIMAT MANAGER W.S. ‘KIM’ KIMBLE & ‘ADVERTISING MANAGER AYE EHSES esate rieleiect MANAGING EDITOR ALLAN KRASNICK : NOTE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright in any advertisement produced and-or editorial or photographic content published in the Herald. Reproduction is not permitted without the written permission of the Publisher. Small town values needed Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that a municipal government has no right to withhold a business licence in order to protect the values of the community it represents. . Concerned with the letter of the law, the court, in a 5-0 judgement, stated that a lawful business, such as a ‘‘sex shop”, should not be denied a licence to operate on the grounds that it might offend the sensibilities of the community in which it proposes to operate. The ruling came in connection with a legal conflict between the town of Prince George and John Payne, 4 sex shop owner. In denying Payne a licence to open a store dealing in sexual apparatus, the town has over- stepped its jurisdiction, the court maintained, . The inference seems to be, that if sex shops are legal in B.C., they are legal in Prince George. Fair enough, but the decision ot the court raises an interesting political question. If municipal authorities are not qualified to protect, through bylaws and licensing, the values _of the people they represent, who is? - - From the point of view of legal uniformity, the court’s decision is quite correct. If John Payne can legally open a sex shop in Victoria, as he has done, why should he not be able to do likewise in Prince George or anywhere else in the province? . But perhaps those precise and proper legal minds. are overlooking something very real and vital, namely, the collective personalities that make small towns different from big cities. Many of the people who inhabit the small towns of B.C. and the rest of Canada are “escapees” from the exploitative, slightly perverted madness of cities. If body rub parlors, porno theatres and sex peddlers were to their liking, they would probably have remained in or moved to a hig city. ; One might also ask: if local municipalities are not constituted to protect the specific interests of their residents, what exactly is their purpose? If the citizens of Prince George really want a sex shop their views will sooner or later be ex- presses at the electoral level. In the meantime, . what is to become of the personalities of smail towns if the decisions of local government are undermined for the sake of legal consistancies? Goulland Harbor .. Citizen gr MONTREAL (CP) -- Senator Maurice Lamon- tagne, a Quebecer with a long career in education, ublic service and public ife, says that although’ federal’ and provincial governments are engaged in a tussle over power, what they should be doing is finding ways to give people more authority and the means to use it. He says citizen groups in which individuals try to work out their own destinies are increasing in nunther. Such voluntary and popular movements indicate that owing numbers of citizens ind that higher levels of government, both federal and provincial, have grown too large, too bureaucratic and too remote. Basically, what people posibly want is not a con- stitutional rearrangement but a redefinition of the role of the state and a regional - decentralization of ad- ministrative apparatus and decision centres so they will be more visible and more human. , Senator Lamontagne contends that efforts devoted to the cause of separatism by the Quebec » government do hot correspond to an over-riding preoccupation of the great majority of peaple. le says former premier Robert Bourassa realized too late that his policy of cultural sovereignty did not get a popular response, while Jean Lesage, an earlier premier, failed to capture the interest of UR TL. " StTon To “fe EPH’ ¥ y — *~ aa a average citizens with what was Called a “policy of grandeur,” ; Modern Quebecers, like the citizens of other societies said to be ad- vanced, are better educated and informed and have better living standards than preceding generations. Individuals now were more inclined td set their own priorities and find their own ways of self-fulfilment. It was a renaissance of individualism with a “very positive’ aspect since the pursuit of happiness can only be undertaken by in- dividuals. Senator Lamontagne made his comment on the current political and con- stitutional issues in Canada in a long and detailed lec- ture at Universite de Montreal. The 9,300-word address was presented under the auspices of the Canada Studies Foundation and the text was published in three sections by Le Devoir which makes a practice of printing documents regarded as important, The. lecture dealt with opposing trends of thought in Quebec that date back more than a century, with aspects of Quebec’s economic history for’ about two centuries and with current thinking about — reform of the Canadian constitution. The senator, a native of Mont Joli in the Lower St. Lawrence area of the province, belongs to an early generation of Quebec ar on general theories of reformers, many of them trained at the social sciences faculty of Laval University in the late 1950s. He studied economics at Harvard and taught at Laval before joining the federal public service where he became economics ad- viser to the Privy Couricil and later to Lester Pearson while he was opposition leader in Parliament. He was a member of Parliament and a cabinet minister. before ap- pointment to the Senate in 1967. He is 59. In his Montreal lecture, * Senator Lamontagne said that current debate among federalists about reform of the constitution may prove to be more important than the issue of. Quebec separatism. He mentioned two con- Stitutional change, one held by “‘structuralists” and the other by ‘“functionalists.” The former want fun- damental changes in the federal structure, talking even in terms of a five- province country or about rovinces having prac- ically all’ government responsibility. . e ‘functionalists,” whom he regards as “more flexible and democratic,” have no particular doctrine of decentralization but feel that government should b decentralized if that is wanted by people rather than by elite. He said a myth that has become current is that Canada has a rigid form of ~ OVER NATIONAL DESTINY oups should have c federalism although in fact the country has one of the most flexible forms of federalism in the world. The competing hilosophies propounded by eaders in the French- language community for more than 100 years have been nationalist on one side and “humanist” on the other. “The two tendencies differ profoundly in their spirit, their manner and eir issue,” he said, The nationalist line of thought conceives revolutionary changes in political structure as the only way of solving the problems of Quebec society. ndependence is regarded as a great, collective project, a historic un- dertaking of liberation. He said the humanist ten- dency is based on the idea that what counts first of all is the achievement of geod policies to ensure that the citizen thrives and that litical structures, always mperfect, should be built around the citizen's needs. Through the years, it is ‘true that French-speaking Canadians have had to overcome serious obstacles and have had reason for serious grievances, he said. But there were other aspects of the past that were - forgotten or badly in- be, terpreted by several generations of historians. He cited as an example the conquest of 1759. In Quebec, the conquest version of events was that of “dark nationalism.” In 1753, “I think I preferred winter — all you needed was a shovel.” ete ntetaS ate eeten areata Ro am | f ho 1 | 6 seme! Quadra- it’s B.C.’s By ED AND JEAN MacKENZIE Love an island? British Columbians have hundreds to explore and Quadra Island is one of their favourites. Quadra, halfway up Vancouver Island’s sheltered eastern shore, is reached by a 12-minute car ferry from Campbell River. The island is nearly 15 miles (24 kilometres) long — one of the largest along Georgia Strait — and swift tidal races are its coast’s feature: Okisollo Channel in the north, Surge Narrows to the east, and Seymour Narrows — site of the once- dreaded Ripple Rock — to the west. Rock-studded inlets and curving bays deeply indent its shores. And Quadra’s history is as intriguing as its jagged coastline. The island is named after Juan Francisco de ala Bodega y Quadra, Knight of the Order of Santiago and governor of the early Spanish settlement at Nootka in 1792, That year, Captain George Van- atat att ate ita tate ara ‘white couver’s sloop Discovery arrived off the steep bluff at the island's southern tip, Exploring: up from the Juan de .Fuca Strait, Van- couver' probed into the passage west of Quadra Island and found the route tog he had sought — through to Queen Charlotte Sound and the Pacific Ocean. Not far from the Cape Mudge Lighthouse, which marks the entrance to Discovery Passage, was the Euclataw Indians’ stron stockade. Here they ha battled the Royal Navy's gunboat Forward when she steamed north in 1860 to arrest members of a hunting party who had attacked migrants. Today, the Indians operate the successful We Wai Kai campground on beautiful Drew Harbour, This campground has over 100 forest and beachfront camping spots with gaod facilities. The Drew Harbour an- chorage, where sleek white cruisers drop anchor for the night, is protected by a mile- long sliver of. ePeceteeTattete tet Meltatattetatetatateteteiteretarematere’ ceuebeasseahpeeanenanarancnetdnehegeserttaiatatetaaPAtarstata's Jand, This Is. special island 4 Rebecca Spit, one of the loveliest provincial -picni parks. In pioneer times, the Spit: was a favourite site for day-: long picnics that brought the ; isolated immigrant families ; ether. , . Quadra's rock shore is a rich foraging ground for shellfish lovers, Clam and 2: oyster feeds are sO popular & on the % that limits are place : dividual may. take. A notice at the park en- 2: trance states: “Oysters — %: 95 in the shell or one quart of 3 shuckedo oysters per per- i son’’, and, “Clams — 24 per %: day.”’ Bo The ‘region’s economy % leans heavily on the sea’s 3: bounty, The huge, hard- hooked from the tidal waters have = person per fighting tyee record weights and sport- smen from around the world, secking one of these : *nighty salmon, zero in on & Quadra. The gravel roads at the = island's northern end lead to : freshwater lakes, the old = Finnish settlement site at 2: Granile B ay. ora tee Leta Tate tale tater weapeceven sraceser bes tet ata tata atabe! ratte tate! aumber of shellfish an in- & Pape ; * provincial government to wa ROT CT after the Seven Years’ War, France did not have to cede Canada to Britain but pre- ferred Guadeloupe sugar to Canadian furs. =. Under the British regime commerce in wheat offere relief. for a declining fur trade and then lumber trade and shipbuilding took their place. , Senator Lamontagne said that although the nationalists of the day op- ed it, Confederation .in 1867 resulted in develo - ment of railways, Cana and port facilities and led to creation of a vast common market in Canada. The federal government's National Policy of 1879 ovided tariff protection for developing industries, and toward ‘the end of the century rapid population owthin the West produced’ nefits for manufacturin industries in Quebec as we as Ontario. He attributed to federal overnment initiative the aunching of industrial development in Quebec adding that when natural resources became a factor of dynamic growth, provincial governments played only a passive ‘role mnitially- he federal govern: ment filled a void, that might have been tragic for French-Canadian culture by creating the National Research Council, the CBC and Radio-Canada, the National Film Board, the Editor, Terrace Herald Re: Just Society, 2°" fire. . finding answers to: Flynn apartments? the premises? working conditions? Voice of the readers Real issue overlooked? | Blaze guts five apartments. Fire leaves families homeless. Firemen quick to scene. At the - seene. “They've given up on it.” . _ The headlines and the pictures on your May 18, 1977, issue are very impressive. Joanne Ames, you've hit the nail right on the head with your coverage on the ° human tragedy which occured in Terrace. . The real tragedy is that again you’ve missed the et this.attitude‘prevail in a , point. 1 cannot.sit by. and 1 an iiielied sgeekateae The people who lost their homes and belongings will ° never replace what was*lost in that fire. Therefore,’ what are you doing about it? , They also lost the precious publicity that only you" can provide. Also lost is the human dignity, which runs pretty thin in times of stress as was caused by the - There are some facts that someone in the position that you hold in Terrace should be examining and 1, Why do people have to live in a place like the 2,” Why are there people who own such establish- ments allowed to get fat off the back of people whose income only permits them to live in such apartments? * 3. Where are all those people who work in govern- ment departments whose responsibility it is to oversee» 4, What are our present municipal and provincial governments doing to improve these conditions which exist that provide poor housing, low income, poor, There is more, Joanne. Look around Terrace and see what else exists that will claims for owners and provide more misery and*’ heartbreak for these people. ontrol Canada Council, the film development corporation and by grants to univer- sities. “Tt is in this area that the nationalist elites fought ‘their hardest combats believing that the feder institutions and programs represented a serious danger, to our collective personality "he said. - “But, w thout these ‘intru- sions,’ what would have become of the individual personality of our resear- chers, artists, actors, singers and authors? What would have happened to our cultural institutions such as our universities, orchestras and theatre and ballet companies?” Senator Lamontagne said the part played by: Radio- Canada in_ cultural resurgence and progress of the French-language cannot be discounted. “and, further, it must be inted out, that direct or direct federal aid in the cultural field was more respectful of the liberty of institutions and individuals than were some of the in- terventions of provifcial governments.” He said that any process leading to a constitutional rearrangement should focus on the needs, desires and preoccupations of all Citizens, in particular the large number whose views become known only through public opinion polls or when there are elections. adaghise faba gs rovide fat insurance. Mrs . Vi Gellenbeck Terrace College entrants — fail English test VANCOUVER (CP) — John Scoggan, one of the 44 people at University of British Columbia who marked an English com- position test written by university entrants, says about half received failing marks, The placement test, written May 3 by Grade 12 students and others plan- ning to enter postsecondary institutions in September, was commissioned by the find out how many university and college en- trants need remedial language help. “There was a general con- sensus (among markers) that the problem is quite bad,” said Scoggan, who marked the composition section but not the grammar quiz of 40 sentences. ' Results of the test, which will be given as a mark out of 80, with equal weightin for the composition an sentence sections, will be sent to students next week, “The literacy problem,” said Scoggan, "stems from a separation of grammar and literature in schools, and students have been taking literature courses a8 a means ‘of bypassing Eng- sh, , “The problem is that English has beceme an elective instead of 4 necessity. Students have a difficult time expressin, themselves in wril an they cannot develop ideas." Markers also were working on the tests at Vancouver Community College, Castlegar, Kamloops and Victoria. *. Lloyd MacDonald, director of the placement test project, said Scoggan’s remarks ‘‘managed. to break the trust we had with high school teachers, that this test would be no reflection on them. ¢° “I'm very upset about it.” MacDonald said Scoggan only saw a fraction of the tests and a full analysis of all the results has yet to be made, He noted that a number of students writing the test had English as a second language. MacDonald said test results will go to Education Minister Pat McGeer next week and the minister will announce the test findings.