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_ Edna Cooper

Society. is putting:

more and more. de-
‘mands. on the school
system and these de-
~ mands cost money. The
Provincial Government.

- Ig saying that they will:

fund acertain level of -

education and anything -

after that will fall on the ©
local taxpayer. Perhaps -
they are hoping the

“pain” will make the

voter more aware and

Education System. -

more: interested in the

The Terrace Review asked:

: “The school tax rate on residential
‘property has nearly doubled -
- since 1984. Is it fair local
: “taxpayers have to contribute.
: more. towards the cost of education?

Karen Focker —
Since education bud-
gets have been cut. to
most schools, we have
to contribute some-
where else. It’s unfair to

pensioners. and others .

on -fixed incomes: but
our educational stan-
dards. must. be UP. to
date.

-Provincial

by Premier Bill
. Wander Zalm
I’ve always believed in

. minimizing government's

place in the lives, activities
and business of British
Columbians. That’s why

we've been engaged in a
continuing evaluation: of

our role~ since we were

sworn .in to office last
“November.

Governments that stand

~ spat — that refuse to en-
F age. ina. continuing pro-
‘cess of self-examination in

order.to. become more ef-

‘ficient, cost-effective and
Tesponsive- -iny the delivery
‘of services —
doing the job for. their tax-
payers:

“Most. ‘British Colum-
bians —
- nadians — ‘have mixed,
and I

just. aren’t

- indeed, most Ca-

Suspect, . mostly

7 * megative feelings. about
‘* "our existing government
aa system.

Art Mooney
Victoria is obviously

playing a shell game.
with our tax dollars. The ©

lrony.of the situation Is

we pay in the end. any-

way. Maybe: the B.C.
‘government should not

_ pass the buck to-the cl-
ty. The provincial. gov- .
‘. ernment has..done this
with. the Hospitals too. -
authorities.
“should. be more forth-
~ fight. The cities are get- -
‘ting flack, even though
"they. have kept their own
| taxes low. -

ment’s size, it’s cost and
what they see as a lack of

accountability: and. that’s.

often. accompanied by a
feeling that government is
responsible for . over-
taxing and. ‘over-regula-
tion. —

Surely, and. this is a

message I get quite fre- —

quently as I travel around

‘the province, there must 7

be some, way of getting a

-handle on government:so
we can see cuts in the red
tape that seems to snarl
so ‘many. government pro-

grams and policies.

- In many: instances, peo-
ple are irritated by govern- .

So > de regulation = —_ - Fe

- ducing, ‘streamlining and
-- simplifying the burden ‘of

paperwork and. proce-
dures that government
generates — is something
that’s very much on my
mind as we continue to ex-
amine and ‘analyze what
our government’s doing
and more important, what
it should be doing.

- As you know,. we’re
looking at ways ‘and

means of~ turning over .

some services and areas of
government. responsibility

to the private sector be-.
-cause over the long haul,

and because private enter-

prise operates in a com-

petitive marketplace, peo-

ple usually end up with a_

better service at less cost
than can be. delivered “by
government, oo

At the same time, we’ re
looking at ways to free up

our managers within .gov- -
. -ernment. so that like their.
counterparts in the private

‘sector, they ‘can work to-

‘wards excellence and com-

petitiveness. The values

that. apply in private. in- -

dustry, the need to do-the
best job at the least cost so
people can keep more. of
their tax dollars, are and
should be. ‘applicable: in
government.

government but too often,
they’re - frustrated. by. a

-system of bureaucracy and

rules that have developed

_and evolved over the years

to the point where the
decision-making process is
almost choked. -

We have some excellent
‘people working. within

Changing that system,
freeing up the ‘talents of .

. the people in government

so that they’re part of an.

- ef fective, lean and decisive ”

civil service that'aims to be
as compeititive and. pro-.

' ductive as the private.sec-’ .

tor, may seem like an un
reachable goal. ane

‘While I ‘have ‘no. “ilu.
sions that the” situation

will. be turned around

overnight, .I..don’t go.
along. with: ~those.. who
throw up their. hands,

shrug and argue that".
’ government” has simply

grown too big ard “has

' become too unwieldy - ‘to

change. That it has.a. life:
and a momentum of its

-own and that advocates of -

reform are really too late. no

-{ don’t: buy. that: argu:
ment. As we move to fe-: -

duce. government: regula- .

tion’ of the private sector,

‘we intend to roll back the -

over-regulation .of the --
public sector and to strive

‘to simplify and make.

easier the way government °

_ operates and interacts.

with the taxpayers. ae

‘The dollar savings: that...
would accrue-to the people
of British Columbia from -.
taking’ a common-sense
approach to how.govern- |
ment operates, would be -

‘immense. Equally impor: .

tant, we might be able.
to change the situation

- around so that the civil.

service “gets the. kind of”

Tespect it deserves.

“It’s ‘the system, as I wail
it, that’s at- fault,

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1 don’t mind .con-
tiibuting ‘more to the
school system.as long
as taxes could be de-

‘creased in some other

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TERRACE — The pro-
prietor of Manuel’s
Restaurant recently pur-
chased the old Omineca
building situated. across
from the Mohawk Service
Station.

by Daniele Berquist.

- Maniuel Da Silva said
plans are presently being

negotiated for a mini-mail
- ‘for the 30, 000 square foot

building. |

Rumors were going
around about one more
restaurant being built,

however, said Da Silva,

Jorma Jyrkkanen
Monies mis-spent on
Expo and promoting. Bill’

19 and 20 would have - .
been better spent on
education. Those. who .

don't - have kids .
shouldn't pay. school
ax

“One restaurant (Man-
uel’s) is enough, it’s a lot
of responsibility".

Business ideas are being
tossed around with a firm
from Vancouver. Da Silva.
said if the deal doesn’t
come through, there are

‘local businesses interested

in development. Either
way,. the monies will re-
main in the community,
Da Silva said.

‘Cost of renovations are
expected’ to exceed well
over one million dollars.
Phase one of the project
will include a new canopy

 first’’, -

| Kevin Gleason.

_ A good education is’

worth it. If we have to

pay extra, than so be it! .

Mini- mall construction proposed |

and a new front for the
building.

Da Silva said phase one
will not begin until
September. “‘I’d like to
finish my other projects
said Da Silva.
Presently at Manuel’s
Restaurant, two stories
are being added, trans-
forming the restaurant to
a four storey building
which will include an

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Da Silva expects an
answer from Vancouver
by late July before for-
mulating plans for phase
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