. Vol. 3, Issue No. 2

~ Tax will affect local mill —

‘TERRACE — Under the

terms of an agreement
recently signed by the
governments of Canada
and the United States,
Canadian lumber prod-
ucts destined for the U.S.
market are now being
taxed 15 percent by
Revenue Canada before
crossing the border. The
new charge came into ef-
fect Jan. 8.

by Michael Kelly

“TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, January 14, 1987

30 days notice. Canada will take all avoidance of the tax,’
The agreement states, reasonable steps to pre-. and it also specifies that
“The government of vent circumvention or continued on page 24

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Legislative Library,
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2OCENTS

Referendum motion tabled |

TERRACE — A motion
to allow the Terrace public

_ to decide the issue of Sun-

day store openings here
has been deferred to the
Feb. 9 meeting of Terrace
council. :
More than 20 people at-

tended the Jan. 12 council

meeting, and two. delega-—

tions spoke on the Sunday
shopping question. Both
concluded by calling for a
referendum to set local
policy.
Prior to the meeting

‘tions. In presenting the

Terrace’s Skeena Saw-
mills ships 95 percent of
its production to the U.S.
market. Mill manager Per
Henrichsen stated recent-
ly, ‘It’s too early to. tell
what the overall effect on

us will be, but there’s no —

doubt it will cut into our
profits.’’ Henrichsen said
there are no plans at the
present time to change
production volumes or
product types coming out
of the mill.

A change in marketing
strategy, Henrichsen said,
is not feasible due to the
low grade of sawiogs nor-

mally processed at the

mill. Pacific Rim buyers,
he said, demand higher
standards and a different
type of finished lumber
than the mill is set up to
produce. The primary de-
mand for the miil’s prod-
uct, he said, comes from
the U.S. housing construc-
tion industry.

HOW IT WORKS

David Larson, manager -

of government relations
for the Council of Forest
Industries (COFI), stated
in a telephone interview
from Vancouver that the
Canada-U.S. agreement
specifies a 15 percent ad
valorum tax to be col-
lected at the border by
Revenue Canada. The tax
will be based on the retail
value of the product, with
the exception of remanu-
factured wood products,

which will be taxed on the ..

basis of estimated value of
raw materials used.
Quoting from a docu-

‘ment he received from the

federal trade ministry,
Larson said each wood
manufacturer will be given
an export license. A form
supplied by the Canadian
government must be filled
out in triplicate by the
manufacturer and accom-
pany each shipment; one
copy goes to Revenue
Canada, and the two
others go to the U.S.
Customs Service.

The agreement, Larson
said, will be reviewed
every six months at a
meeting of representatives
from both federal govern-
ments, and it can be ter-
minated by either party on

Certificate

Shane Nychyporuk recently .

recelved his certificate as a
meat cutter after a three-year
apprenticeship with Bruno
Koch of Thornhili’s Skeena
Vallay Meats. Story, page 11.-

~ best available way to ob-

~both spoke. against the

Ald. Ruth Hallock had fil-
ed a notice of motion to
set a referendum in con-
junction with the
November 1987 civic elec-

motion to council,
Hallock said, ‘‘This is the

tain the opinion of elec-
tors .., let’s get on with it
and let the people
decide.”? The motion was
supported by Ald. Mo
Takhar. - Si
Ald. George Clark and ge
Bob Jackman, however,

motion; saying that more
time should be taken to
study the implications of
unrestricted Sunday shop-.
ping on a local basis.
Clark pointed to the
possibility of adverse ef-
fects on the business com- | ®&
munity. ‘‘We. don’t. have -
‘the answers yet, and this is”
a very important issue,’’
he said.

. Jackman argued that it
would be premature at this
point for council to make
a commitment to a
referendum, and he sug-
gested consultation with
the Minister of Municipal
Affairs, who will be in
Terrace later this month.

Claire Rennie of Terrace feeds Baby her 2:00 p.m. bottle. The *.
puppy was taken In by Rennie when the dog’s natural mother

Daniele Berquist photo

rejected Baby. See story page 16. ..

Inside

Business Guide 16
Church Directory 18

Classified Ads 22
Coming Events 11
Comics — At

Crossword 21

Dining Directory 2 i

Entertainment 11 Dat Outside p Forecast: Sunny
Horoscope 19 janS = -1-4.— Bem periods, mild. Middie of
Letters 4,5 Jan, 6 -3 -4- nil the week returns to
Opinions 4 Jan. 7 -2 -6 nil cloudy with mixed rain
Sports 6 feng 93 seen and ‘snow. Afternoon
Stork Report 13 Jan. 10 1 0 238mm highs 2 to 3, overnight
Talk of the Town 5 Jan, 14 5 0 38mm lows near 0.

Terrace residents recently invited senior citizens to a social gathering in town. The local air cadets hosted the event which proved successtul.

* right)) Scott Spencer,
right) Ruth Tremblay,

¥ The cadets served coffee, tea and sandwiches to their guests at cacet hall. Volunteers who helped organize the evant were: (back row deft to “
Mel Nichol, officer cadet Ron Gowe, Dave Estacallle, Buck Papst, Doug Chandler, and Ray Tremblay; (front row (left to
Barb Nichol, Lynda Hudson, Pauline King, Lynn Papst, and Margaret Chandler. See story page 13.

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