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Editorial

Heritage has never been a major Issue in.
Terrace and the community has seen, over the
years the destruction of the old wooden.
bulldings that marked the progress of: the
community from wilderness.

Since very Ilttle of the old townsite remains It
may notseem like a priority in this recession to
collect what ts useful for a heritage village: The
term, herltage village, almost conjures up
vistons ‘of urban sprawl and metropolitan
growth. But the people who conceived the Idea
for Terrace have .a- more modest. view. of the
village.

‘They. see an old hotel and dance hall, a
trapper’s cabin, a blacksmith’s shop, and the
kind of structures designed to fit. Into a small.
space.

We commend council for taking the Initlative.
to set aside property for such a project. The |
unanimous vote Monday provides a small step
for the town and a glant leap for local heritage.
This Is truly another positive development for
our community. .

We. would urge council to. look fo. the -
d sites .on. the.

Skeenaview site. The screaion In the bench area
Is going. to require more - soccer-baseball
parkland even if the proposed recreation park
remains, This Is something that service clubs
ond council could work on together.

| - Failures increase
Despite recent predictions that the recession is ending, °
‘ business and personal bankrupteles in Canada continied to

* ripe in February, the Department of Consumer and -
Corporate Affairs said Monday.

’ ‘There were 978 business bankrupteles last month, with,

:-total debts of $160 million, up from a28 in Janiaty and 917 in

; : February, 1982.

Meanwhile, 2,712 individuels declared bankéuptey during

: February, an increase from 2,559 in January and 2,409 in.

‘February, 1992.

Last year's totals of 10, 765 business bankrupteles and
! 30,643 personal bankeuptcles set records. for. bath
* categories,

In business bankeupicles, the hardest hit In February
were the wholesale and retail tradé sector where 293 firme,
with debts of $52.17 mililon went under, and the services
sector where 264 firms with $35.05 million in liabilities went
bankrupt.. :

Meanwhile, Donald Macdonald, the se00-iday chairman
of Canada's royal commission on the economy, - told.
Canadians not to expect: any quick ‘answers from his
commission.

Speaking in Toronto, the former finance minister’ said his
mission is to: anticipate the direction of the economy and
“take the surprise aut of these events.”

- “Of one thing we can be certain and that Is that we know
theeconomic circumstances In Canada are ‘Boing to change
even if wecannot be certain how they will change,” Ke sald,

More certain waa the: Canadian Tmperial Bank of
Commerce, It sald-a third consecutive increase in its
monthly leading indicator and improved prospects for the
U.S, economy suggest recovery is near, ;

The Commerce said the indicator rose 0. 16 per cent ‘in :

December, with fiva of the elght components showing
advances. This followed increases of 0.13 per cent in
November and 0.07 per cent in October.

Another be!lwether on the economy, Canadian Pacific -
Ltd., reported that its 1992 profit sipped to $188.3 million or
$2.60 a share from earnings of $485.6 million or $4, 75a share
~ the previous year,

Earnings declined across the board, with only cr.
Telecommunications improving its performance, earning
$5.1 million last year, up from $4.9 million In 1981, CP Air
lost $39 million and CP Ships lost $20 million.

Last month, CP Enterprises, with such. subsidiaries: as
Marathon, Realty, Cominco; CIP inc., Algoma. Steel and
Maple Leaf Mills, madé-a $10¢-million profit iin 1982, down
from $465.8 milbion in 1981,

The Canadian’ Pacific’ groupie a ‘microcaam of the
Canadian economy because it touches almost all sectors.
In another development, the Canadian Assdéiation of ©
Japanese Automobile Dealers “warned that prices on all
‘small cars will rise §635- cn; average hetatse of. federal «

-import restrictions placed on Japanese autos: ot

The dealers also charged that the restrictions have led to
2,900 layoffs wither: creating’ a compensating number af
jobs for auto workers In the domestle indugiry. :

. They presented Tradé. Minister Gerald Rega. with ae
10 o0-name ° petition opposing the federal Wade Mmeasuresy:

Mey, charge; they must apply in writing: to the boa i (not
*- . theatre manager), and their ‘request should reach the boa

a . “chairge’ (or Fequest-any other special. arrangement
. " Tental of school facilities) they ‘should write direct]
|. board at least one week: -before, the board meeting

‘delays their request unnecessarily.
. ‘The Renitala: Committee needs time ‘to
request to be able. i advise the board ¢ on
"the request”

at ‘least seven. -days prior to the board ect is
according to policy 9.13,:: ty

- Therefore, if a group wishes to usé.the RE!

“the matter will be decided. Writing to the theatre m

oH would: be aporetinted tt all, such requests cayld ‘reac
. meeting, © 2

To the. Editor: on

- Members of cone awedr an: oath upon. taking fice,”
One line of that oath reads “‘that I will. faithfully ‘perform
the duties: of my” office, “and will not ‘allow: any. private
interest to itifluence my ‘conduct ‘fa public matters’’; “The
term ‘private interest" is vague and was not Geslgned ¢ to
imply only financial intereats.: ; a

Society ‘accecting wortien’s Ss rights

_ EDMONTON : (CP) —. Canadian ‘society’ ‘is -pradually
shifting toward acceptance of equality for women, but. the
process ‘is a ‘slow. one, says Inger Hansen, privacy
commissioner for the federal Human Rights Commission.

Hansen tolda seminar on the atruggle.for women’ 's rights. .

Monday that the ‘entrenchment ‘of ‘equality. “i? the,
Constitution: was a step in soclety’s ‘slugagich change. .
“Tam one person who belleves that laws can-be vised. to
change attitudes," she told ‘an audlence of: about: 50.atea.
conference entitled Canada, the: World and, the: Future:
Hansen, a dimunitive Dane who emigrated to. Canada 40.
years ago and worked as‘a domestic servant and a nurse's:
alde before taking her law degree and starting a career ‘in:
private practice and tte public. eervice,. anid. she has ‘Been
changes in. herself and In. society, «) ene fa

~ “When I came. to Canada,a woman only worked if her: ;

‘husband wae an alcoholic and couldn't support her,"she
said in an interview, “The: idea was,” “You ought: to: be
ashamed.’

“Rifleen years ago, I ‘wonldn't have alven ‘a talc te

this,” a

She said she Was raised. aa.8 boy, "heciuse that was. wna
my father wanted." yo ;
That ypbrinaing, helped. allriulate hen curigualty and the

n d avqided, some of. the stereotypes that. afflict-women, She:

saya children are a key to ending that sort of type-casting.

of. ~ task of looking’ ‘into matters concerning the construction 0 &
the Halliwell water reservoir, This committee, composed
of Alderman,’ Cooper,” Alderman. Soutar. and: Alderman * .

= * unig 12 Nie ‘Mon 8 you will ting‘ he
" froin the’ select committee’ of. counell: hich was ‘given

Down has been having meetings fo flush out any perceived, °
irregularities. ‘The meetings have heen'called essent{ally~
during morning: ‘and: afternoon working hours. BO.
‘have had Alderman Galbraith present, J have gat 'in on one”
as an observor and Alderman Clarkson hag also observed at.
times ag well.

Alderman Down isa member, possibly because. of, some’

penchant he has to look for things which: ‘aren't.there. The-
" gelect ‘committee was appointed by the: ‘adme four who are’

activeon it. It is true tp.its name - -a select ‘committee - -and .

Vic. the reader can: be forgiven for considering it-just.a Kittle
: blased: mon

“Early‘in 1981. tha: Public Works Committee, chaired by

Alderman Cooper, was considering building-a new water.

Teservéir.. Alderman Cooper favoured the above’ gtound-
tank but agreed: to: ‘investigate the below: ground option.’
. Whea ‘the bids for each finally came in, the above ground.

~ tank was tocost $311, 625and the below ground tank was to
_ cost $346,080." Both tanks were to hold 2;200, 000 litres. The

additional $35,000 for the below ground tank was considered’

a justifiable: expense, ‘ab maintenance ona below ground _

tank would: have. been less - -over the: long term. - Nelther
’ figure Ineluded engineering fees,

“T think we ‘have to atart very éarly and make girh
shildren fee] valuable."

In her own life, she found herself facing sexiam when she
began to practise law. One lawyer told her: "No women |
who is « lady, will ever practise law.’

“She.won out: in: the end, The courtrooin ‘wae a’ ‘great:
equalizer because, you see, you can take the other lawyer to
the court of appeal and ‘the- record speaks for itgelf,"":,

She found herself with a 1 male chauvinist. attitude, though,
and iad to change herself,, . =
"Thad been contaminated by: law, school. I didn't’ have
much compassion, or feélings of sisterhood.” a
. . Hansen told the serplnar 6 she gees examples of progrons in
equality for women ‘In_ ‘Canada.”.

“] keep saying, give-me equal pay tor ‘al ‘work ‘and
maybe thé rest: will follow.”.¢:"

_ There have-been:a, number of ‘decisions in the ‘federeal
prublic’ service where women have fought for and obtained

better pay on-that principle. I-happen to. be: one of those

Claudette Sandecki’s

persons. who thinks money talks.”

“But she said the.final victory. will not come until noctety’ ‘a
basie attitudes charge. to ‘encompats ‘the -goala of: the
women's “movement, equality, dignity: and responsiblity. *

“In. the -lamily;.;wesovantsicontrol avert ou own:

reproductive life: In soclety, wewanttoshare équallyin thie

political life of our community at all levels, "

- Business seeks tak relief

orrawa (CP) — ‘Many business: ‘organizations © are.

” pushing for a federally financed. retail: sales-tax holiday ,

_ that could lure consumers into a spending: spree that would -
‘speed. economic recovery this spring. .

Even though some authorities are saying ‘recovery
appears to be under way, some business groups say sales-’
tax relief is necessary to get consumers to spend same of

_their-more than $166 billion in savings.

bon “sy
Finarice Minister Mare Lalonde; preparing. a badget he:

" hopes:to introduce in April, has declined to rule such tax. -

rellef either in or out of his plans, but he hes said a—
resurgence of consumer spending ls. & key to ending the

 veceasion that began in mid-1981.

Under proposals promoted by such groups ag ‘the: Retail.
Council of Canada and the Canadian Chamber. of
Comnierce, the federal government would. finance a
reduction by the provineial governments: of their retail

_ sales taxes. -
All provinces except ‘Alberta iopose sales tax, ranging -

. from a high 12 per cent. Newfoundland to a low of five per. -
-cent In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, on ‘goods sold at the

retail level, -

The latest revenue figures available show an. estimated .
- §7.2 billion reaped by the nine provinces from retail: ‘tales

tax'in, 1961-82. - ;

Some: “prganizations ‘argue: thal’ sales- tax reductions,
expecially on expensive durable.goods such as fridges and
telegition sets. will, _ Prompt consumers to by More, -

generating jobs in production. ‘and sales ‘and testing
taxable income for both levels -of government. “

. Alasdalr McKichan, Retail Council of Canada president,
estimates Ottawa would ‘get back more. than 50 cents for
every:$1 it gives up in tax relief,

Sam . Hughes,: Canadian. Charnber : of * Commerce

president, suggested. that: the federal government. let the:
"provinces choose whether sales-tax relief would: be across:
_ the board-or on: selected items. .°2).

That would prevent. a dispute like the one. that arose in
April, 1978, a

‘At that time;- ‘then finance ‘minister: Jean Chretien.
announced a six-month reduction in the retail sales: tax.

“Ottawa, : at a-cost-of: about $800 million, ‘subsidized
; provincial cuts of. thrée percentage points” in Oritarls,
“Manitoba and the: Atlantic provinces and two percentage
” points.in Saskatchewan ‘and British Columbia.

- But Quebec’ accused Ottawa of Interfering in. provincial.

furiadiction. The province removed all of its then elght-per-- -

cent sales tax on selected jtems — clothing, shoes, textiles
and furniture — and demanded that Ottawa help pay for it;
_ Chretien refused but eventually put Quebec's share Into
the-hands“of consumers by: ‘lssuing an ‘Bs tax erodt to,

‘provincial realdents; a
-_"'Statlatles’Canada’ sald last week’ retatl ales incréased

slightly in January for the third consecutive iontl but it ia.

too early to say whether that. indicates 4 | recovery” in’
- Consumer demand. " a oa .

Dawson case sets. preciderit:

VANCOUVER (RP) — The precedent-setting decision in!

_ the Stephen Dawson case goes beyond the much- “publicized |.

Karen Ann Quinlan case, a family | law expert tald Monday. :

Joseph Magnet, University of Ottawa law professor, said |
the. judgment by B.C, provincial ‘court Judge Patricia -
Byrne was: “new in Canada and: quite novel in. the U.S" |

The judge ruled that: it would be cruel and unusual .
punishmient to keep alive the six-year-old Dawson boy, who |

suffers from: sepere. brain damage. and. needs an brein i

operation. te stay alive.

~ Stephen’s. Burnaby, : B.C., parents want to’ prevent the
operation while the B. Cc, Ministry. of Human Resources had ..

sought custody of ft Stepten 0 that the * operation sould take _

place.
Magnet sald Byrne’ ‘8 judgment broke new ground beyond | i.

the case of Quinlan,'a young New Jersey woman who was |.
disconnected from a life-support system in-1976after her :

parents won a lengthy.court batile in the U.S for ft the ace to

allow her to die. ‘She is still alive...

“She (Quintan) was irreversibly. terminally ill’ * said’
Magnet: “With this child the treatment was being witheld.;
’ not-because he was terminally ill but because, af bis Poor
prognosis for development.” ORE oy

Magnei had sald in an earlier interview thattie- defined“ is
development a asa “geod potential’ to live a life of heceplabe .
quality.”

Magnet eald he agrees with the judge 8. decision. .

“In my opirion: it isa. correct decisionin both law and.
2itics to leave the e parents with d degree of latitude to decide

: that much relevance: In subsequent. tages.

“tral, was a. ‘weruel and unusual’? experience, for-Stephen's

the medical trealaient of their infant child when the gas is”
indeterminate in outcome.”
. Magnet said he welcomed the ruling because It. will ‘give’

‘ somie assurance to. the right of parents to exercise judgment °,

“In the care-of their. children. ‘3

But’ ‘a, University: of B.C. professor af family inw, “Donald
wmacDougall, argued that the judge's decis on won't heve :

“It will be a preceder t-setling casein that. it shiws that-

there 'Is. some limit, ta. the absolute languageto. the: (B.C.).
Family and’ Child Sérvices “Aci,” but’ It: w

n't affect’ the.
‘general practice of thé act,” ‘ bald: MacDougall. ;

“The act will continue to apply in cases where Proteption of
a child is needed,’ MaeDougall said... ;

t

“Frank’C." ‘Kraemer, chairman: of. the dneauver

( nily
law subsection of the Canadian. Bar Aséeciation, sitld the" «:
, judgment is a precedent/in the sense that itdays theré is a.
. lini. to: the: wight of ihe! state to. islervene on ‘behalf of ve
_ tlre. re

Dr. William Ihbott; past prevent and spokesman tot the
-B .C.. Medical.; Agsoclatlon, ‘sald’ he. was; {pleased

: ! “posithin
~ Thbott sdid that although laws must be tested, he fe

“Magnet said het ks aii ‘appeal: plaini by th Ministry
“of Huma’ ‘Resburce would he unfortanate,.:.

- “y feel A they should leave the Parents alorie at thle is pola. ™

VAS

“Alderman: Cooper, who was opposed to the buildiig tha a
below ground tank from the beginning,. is: the chairman.
Alderman Sdutar is a supporter. of Alderman Cooper’ | and ;

’ with.

- or other atydents, throwing. objects or garbage,

: thie memo {tl

** pedgsured ‘that the: épinion. of Judge Patricia Bytne’s 5 should--
| ‘tn! of

“the responsibility or at the risk of the: contra “h
- November.’82 brought some changes in thinking init the
issue’ has returned: with. increased ¢laims” from. ‘the
‘contractor, ‘There .is‘ now an-aversion to’. getting” Tegal
advice. Beforea legal action is evenstartedwe have people
almost falling over themselves to keep ‘the: contractor
"happy. The irony is that with the final resolution’ in the
-hands of the select committee, if they.decide to’ give away
the store, the public- will never Know if the: contractor's
claims for extraa were valid, I for oné have never Believed.

_ they. were. This obsession to appear. “peazonable”™ ‘shuld

‘be questioned | when itis the taxpayers’ money being. played
pathy fora contractor who ‘Lost: ‘monéy: ona

project. Is perhaps ‘valid, but only” if you sympathize with
“your: own. money, not the. taxpayers.. ;
The: ramifications aré almost frightening. Inan age when

extra claims-in construction are on the increase,‘are we
.’ going to give in and pay more every. time'a contraclor ona

‘ city ‘project loses money even though he subriltted a fem
- bid price? Or maybe every project will now be done on a
“cost-plus basis., Will every citizen - ‘receive the” game
“reasonable” access to the public purse, when he claims he
has-been: “wronged and ‘demands compensation, or does it

~ Just depend on how much money youhave ta take the ‘elty to

court. .
The outcome of thé select committee's search is now

~ almost predictable. - Alderman Cooper, who has had his ego

bruised over. losing his above. ground motal tank, has
Consistently attempted.to lay blame for this.at the feat of
‘those. who decided to go for the belaw- -ground tank. He-has

even suggested in the past that that means the district is

responsible ‘for. the. problems ~ encountered by the
contractor, The. contractor’s obligation to do his. own geo
technical studies ls deemed to be irrelevant. With this kind
- of convoluted logle on the select. committee, if T were the
‘contractor of course I would ask for extras. It isn’t even a
gamble when you re holding four’ aces,

. . er ee fo Yours truly, ;
Helmut Gtesbrecht

Schools. Slant.

" School District 83 grants parents the right to appeal any
school bus suspension longer | than two days. Polley:6.08
_ implemented Noyember, $91 ‘makes this right’ clear,
though the bus SUPP ston + tice parents receive fails to
mention it.

Section 114 of the Scho Act places every student ‘under
the discipline: ‘of the school principal from the time the
atudeiit leaves Horne for kehool in the” morning until he
returns home ‘in the afternoon. °

However, the school principal delegates to the bus driver
the authority to supervise students on the buses, and to
Initlate appropriate disciplinary measures,“

If a student breaks elther.a school or a bus ‘eode of

sing

: conduct while w passenger, the driver may suspend him

from:riding the-bus. While suspended, students are still
expected to attend school. How they travel back and forth

_ 1s up to their parents.”

- Students may be suspended for flighting, littering; moving
around while the bus is In motion, harassment of the driver
eto
the bus, spitting, smoking, not remainin dn assign ub seat,
obscens language, or other reasons. In the event a student
is involyed in willful damage to a bus, he may be prohibited
from riding the bis at léast untll ‘he pays for the damage.
Stuxtents must be allowad to ride home the day they are
suspended; they may not be refused entry to the bus or be
expelled from the bus until the day following thelr receipt of
the.suspension notice, Except in extreme circumstances
‘where student safaty or damage to the bus js involved --
~ then the ‘us. driver may refuse any student access, to the

~The ‘ikst suspenaton is two ays, the second offence one
week; third offence one month. A fourth suspension may be

. for, tha temainder of the term, ora length of time ‘Bgreed
. .-4lp6a:With the superintendent of schools, . me

For each suspension, the’ bus driver mist imimediately

“swelte out three copies of a School Bus Suspenaton Notice. :

He gives one copy to the student, one copy to the principal,

and the.third copy to his transportation supervisor Ww veithin 24
hours’ of the suspension.

The suspension: notice reads,: “This discipline 1 memo is

: “given toyoursin-daughter for reagons-as checked below by

+ the driver; ; He-She will not be permitted-to ride on-the bus

«until the driver receives this memo: with ° ‘your ‘signature,

“indicating that you are aware of the problem, and that there —
/4s some guarantee of good behaviour, If Vou wish to discuss
her, please. contact the: oifics of: the bus

-supervtor, telephone 635-6617,"" =...
Whenever. a student is suspended more than once. ina
“séhioal: ‘year the. principal is to consult’ ‘the ‘dtiver, and then
interview: the: student. and- parents, -'‘This méans the

oat principal inta phone the parents and discuss the reasons for
bs vlhe duspension. ‘This gives the parents a chance to agree or
od hon disagree with the’ fairness ‘of the suspension,

Whenta suspension of more than two days is imposed, the .

-prineipal isto 1: liiform the student. 2. . ifort the parents in

“writing, and tell them haw they may appeal the suspension.
3, .send: to”. the’ superintendent of ‘schools: and to the

transportation Supervisor @ a copy of the letter written to the
‘: parénta,. 0:

“~Parénts may, ‘appeal to ‘the superintendent of schools

« Within: five’ days’ of ‘the ‘suspension’ notice date...
: dupecintendent shall decide the merits of the, case.

{ But again, everiif the parents are not told, and even if the

"board's wiliey doesnot specify, parents. have’ the right to
‘appeal to the

i the bus driver's oF the: auperiniendent’s decision, is Unfair.

or even higher) if they feel that either
~The: oplalons expressed: in this columa: are those of the

writer ‘and do jot reflect the opinion of the board if ‘school

ined: of School: Disteict 68,