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“ltacks claiming conflict: of,
-“aldermen’s, parts... an
" another: Version *. of .-the,,.

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: “identical * in, hiris to

passage; and \ was a result of
; ‘dro

originally: ‘proposed: budget a

Victoria,.
Vay 144

Bo.

The. rest of ‘the four-hour
eetlig which began a half...
earlier . than” ‘normal, el

was marked by.’ numerous” fe
fgur-threa “split votes and: .:
“etided in a: fury of personel:
on:

: interest “various - ‘by!

“Alan ‘Soutar: presented yet.

~ budgel;. this. one. marked by. 14
\ BA ‘figure. ‘changes . in: the.’

was “appalled” | th

previgua ones he moved: for

Hallsor ‘referred ” tea
previous rea he’ had: ent Se

municipality*’
revenue: :
“Although ' :
back'to beging: budgetéd ‘at
"$10,000 ag. they: were In. the -
‘opposition.

re
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-

“Tenders

1 i. Gi oi. ATIVE,
284A Liaha
PARLIMENT BUSLOTNGS

will & not be at least one

foetus. with Giesbrecht, 7
Clarkeon,. and. Gellately. in

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fe

at

teen that for.: pe
di: without a licenge.

“Bob Cooper's motion. that

. ot. he allowed to purchase.
the 4628 Davis. Avenue house - |
since it adjoins Lower Little,

- being for cotimercial use. |
‘A Public migeting will’ be

_ VICTORIA— Health Minister Jimi Nielsen ‘antiounced —
that Terraceview Lodge Society has received government .
approval for ‘construction ‘of anew 55 bed intermediate gare. .

- facility-in Terrace.
‘The. project,” expec

the :new facility: in April 1984,

This ‘facility. will meet a ‘proven, eed. for’ termediate: “member of” ‘a. Possible :
care. beds, in Terrace, providing modern Tiving ‘bpace for; 5B:

_ resid its; and a geriatric day-care center. Wi
five: people,’ sald Nielsen,”

-A CMHC mortgage: subsidy will redhid
". interéat, rate for the project to two per, cent!
“will: be" iisured: “by CMHC “and”. totally:

space, to

“tp: cost over $35. inillion. wg
completed, will serve, a8 a: ‘replacement: ‘for. Skeenaview
Lodge which is ‘scheduled. to be closed upon completion, of. account to pay’ for: ftsand!

The mottgage.. ®
‘repaid: by. the ">.

. provincial government which will Provide the facility with»

operal ting funds, ”

REM. bas.
Theatre.

CHOIRS: oo ms,
9:15-1:30. a.m.

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Doyo wont par eri up’ "your ear but dur budget
‘won ipsuped! ne Beat the,hi parts

65. 2333. or 6 635- 9095."

“30. Duhan (iustoff Hwy. “ rf) ist ™ ne J

; we Ue ce

',, Bide. of

: ” contemplate;"? Trudeau told

“ minded ° discusston ,

. Aepirations °
‘native groups:
‘That call appeared to be a.

RY

from ‘April: 25 to May kL
Anpther split

commission: to. travel: to
. Kitimat: ‘:for

Workshop. - Like |

Kitimat-Stikine ‘on :

-treatment : with Thornhill,
arid: a, meeting. ‘with B.

oat Only - Down; ‘Soutar.,
and Galbraith’ ‘appeared. to:

rj ythere | was a
en 1 it came, to.

‘has already reserved: :
iv for its flag. The: ‘Army. :
will be asked to fly its flag’

Vote E
prevented:. -any..: funding
being given to members: of. 9
the: . reereation : ‘advisory

a . one-day - |
vates.
resulted :in.a joint ‘meeting .
- with the Regional: ‘District'of
the’
‘possibility of a joint sewage “ll

nell. will.’ ‘follow. a.
recommendation prepared
by Hallsor thatthe Northern |

Park and - the’ community’ nae

plan denotes: Ahat. areas as

held: ¢ nsider.’ the,”
" -pazoniig ét entire. north :

before: it goes
according to Giesbrecht.

“aecused.;. one’ couneil

mater. “

on

“orrawa:. (CP)

* Constitutional: changes. to headdresges aiid: beads - —_.
~THistened intently as trudéau .
outlined the federal position

F give: more. power to. : the:
“country’s aboriginal: péopl
-amgst - fall... somewhere-
between: full” “independence
_ and |-assimilation, Prime
” Minister Trudeau “said
ve fodays fo
“These two ‘extremes lie
‘outside the range af. options:
., thal we “are. prepared ‘to

~ the “premiers “and - ‘native
-‘Jeadey's at the opening
session: of a | two-day
“‘eonterence - on aboriginal
“rights...

_ Start of the historic meeting -:
with Indian, Inuit and Metis
 Teaders, called’ for open-—
and --
solutions” “to.
‘the | diverse

of . various

‘inhovative
answer ~~

‘BWay from: Trudeau's
* previous hard-line demands
_ that native’ groups rédch ‘&
” tonkensils. about what they .

want. and “get their act
+ tage

hig-18. not to. ‘slam the .

. gatelon open digcpesion but
‘te frame: the ‘gateway tothe :
=~ pogalfilifts
earlier,

“suggested

The. 10. premiers and
‘representatives: ‘of; status
Sc and:= “hon-stalus. Indians,
 Tnult and Metis - — aome of

4200: block of,

“The . “Halliwell Reservoir
ve. tise to.’ perhaps: ‘the:
_ hotest, ‘exchanges ofthe
», wnight, Down: appears. to-be -
- proposing «an: out-of-court |
"settlement on. the - matter
“to edurt ”"e

- Downt dad, a wees d

a sald. th ‘that $378,000 ree
been, pulled frdm the: cash

mnilict of inerest ‘on the.”
ss le te was _Feported : ‘that ~ the .

‘I During: “10-rnihute brea
r noticed this:trash carton fire'|
ithe small blaze, and’ walted was abaut two minutes.:

photograph: Totat response time for the fire Separtment

“barrel, and the Soviet Union? '
today was reported: to have
slashed the.. price. of dis:
¢ crude: “to: 2828, “raising «the .

‘million barrels. a day. *

“During the OPEC meeting.

that just ended in London, it

oA 7

* tim wore °. * traditional :

‘at the -conference:. ‘én
‘aborigirial Fights: called for
by‘a provision:
Constitution. : 5
~The: prime’ ‘minister, an
keh foe of“ separatism,

overn merits’ car: furiction

Canadian © system - is

“and co-operation,” he said.

. oad government,

Cina and called for te in

opediatiiided discussion’ a3 |
the’ leaders. “grapple. with: -
: the: véry thorny probleme’.
; define -
Social rights ‘whilé: not’.

~plrying...’- lo
‘forge xe ihe rights: of other
Canai
Saying
“cannot besolved it (wo days

“or two yéars, he called for a:

‘constitutional amendment
to‘ensure two or three more
.lmilar- conferences during
the next-three years.

: oe

not, felon to. OPEC is, the: :
--world's largest oil | rodicer, : ‘to
with output of more’ than: “12:

in ‘the new

bintedly rejected calls by".
native ‘Broups * ‘for ~

Notioas that. abicina

parallel: ‘with: ‘or separately ‘.
oe “from the

The prime minister, who %

_ smoked a peace pipe at the’.

Hust bé put-aside because

‘based. on “interdependence:

“a cigarette, ©

* the. probtenis

et'sttide, | “which: is.

regarded as: a
convenient, - e andves So
octésionally ; auperior

“-substituté. for * the: ‘OPE. ia

crude, Arabian meh ;

the ;, . Sralaation *
Petroleum : a \Exporting

. Countrles fall apart and was -

“disappointed”, that the
international. cartel agreed .

“While” some premiers

hack: the. idea;. others ‘would °..

rather ~~. SEB: Be. Non:

constitutional agigement to

meet: again. ra Sha ;
‘Native, leaders,

accom panied by ihe ne

of dfunis, afrived early but

‘speeches got-off to.a slow
» start: as several premiers

and Tri deat came late. The

prime inister than invited

. natives to. open with. a

blessing, .
“Anybody - else. want to
prayer?” he asked as-

‘The prime minister broke

his. own, | stand | agalnat
smoking to take a few puffs
on & peace pipe while chain-
smoking’ "Quebec Premier
Rérie * Levesque ‘lit. a

Beforehand, : Roy
Rctawow,fornice attorney
general of Saskatchewan,

_, said the native demands are

“he” “a great
especially for . the -
provinces. :

And ‘several premiers
said’ Monday ‘night the

unresdlved iséue’ of native |

rights won't wither and dig.
when: the. tonference endi-
Wednesday .
: There: . ‘will be...
conimitment to revolve the

.problem,. most provincial

leaders told reporters on the:

_eve of the two-day meeting,
However, fiative leaders *,

setback

had a major

Bennett:
Columbia,.“‘ will. ‘take any”
- process that is the will of the...

“Sonterence: wilt “hurt; thelr

cy stand. firm

‘reduce ‘prices. At the ‘same

time, -however, ‘Ttalian ail

"Soviets had cut ‘the price of
: ~ Urals. -erude by - $2.15 to

Although’ - -; OPEC":

.’ ministers, in their 12 days of

talks in ; London, cut prices

neatly 18: per. cent .and”
er ‘restricted. “production.
- keeps: them = there, “many:
ee. “energy ‘analysts .doubt. the.
"historie plan: will work.

to

rie

“K threat. to. the. accord
announced. Monday. is the
likelifiood - that the

Monday when’ - Premier :
Rene Levesque said he can rE.

“support: amendments. to”a~

Canadian Constitution ‘that ..

’ Quebec: doesn’t recognize,’

‘ * Indians, . ‘Inuit. and: ‘Metis:

-want © “apecial -rights:.-
entrenched in: : the.
Constitution.

“We must ensure this a
the: ~ beginning, ‘pi.
continuing’ process," said
‘Manitoba. Prenitt Howard.
Pawley. 4

“Tain: committed. to. a.
continuing . process which
will, dgsist us. in’ resolving ‘-

“gome of the moré complex’

issues," said Premier Bill.
a) aa < British

conference.” 0...
Native leaders. _ were
concerned by’ ‘a “proposal '
B.C. “thade at an earlier.
‘meeling| that all” parties

. agree tofurther talke rather
‘than guaranteeing.
- negotiations It. the
Constitution. Hs
“A degree of support. for
guaranteeing “further,”
.fegotiations =. in the

Constitution was expressed

by. Newfoundland Premier, .
: Brian Péekford,:. arin

Attorney General ;

' McMurtry. and Manitoba

Premier Howard Pawiey.

But ‘native Jeaders fear’ -
Quebee's limited role at the.

catise.

against. western pressure to. gj

customers 0 more flexible’
on-OPEC ‘exporters. to
- “This OPEC strategy -is
‘not a Strategy that can deal
‘with a shrinking market,’ |
said John Mugno, an energy.”
specialist ‘at Citibank . ‘in
New York. “Jf the market
doesn't. strengthen then this
agreement - -doesn’t. make:
any. Benge, ”

; World demand for- oil has:

dropped in recent , years, -.

pertly © because consumer”
‘countries . have adopted -
conservation: measures and:
“resorted to alternate energy
sources... 6:

But the cist dées not affect
‘Canadians ~ immedlately
- since Ottawa has a, policy of -
‘one’ price | for both domestic
and |_ imported : ‘oll.’ Canada
imports ‘about 35 per "cent of
” its oil needs. a

In Ottawa, - Bnergy
~ Minister Jean, Chretien sdid -
it is too early to say if the
new OPEC price will reault::'

’ wellhead. price =n not, Ro”

into effect July 1 as was bet.
under. the - 1961 federal: -
provincial - “agreement, =

’ Chretien: said Monday. ma,

Other OPEC: zee 7
sald they had’ not dec'ded ..
when::they, would .reduce

_ their ;prices, though: ' most’ “
are expected to: make. the.

-euts retrodelilve'to-Feb;: 19
At $29: barrel, the OPEC:
.,, base price is at its:lowest
‘Jevel: since. i960; whe
“average Ra, 67°32 barrel

inicluding Sheik ‘Ahmed: Zak
-Yamani . ;

Arabla, sald
. ‘certain © the

would. reverse. . ithe

downward ‘trend © of oll.
: prices, that: ‘has threatened.
to break up the cartel,

Many analysts doubt. tat:
all 13 members wilt be able
to reslat’ ‘odferitig secret” d -
-Seounta: fotheir oll in. onder
to raise sales, iat

Mexico follows s OPEC

México city (ap) =

< Mexico has matehed an. OPEC

® price cut despite banking: ‘fears that decreased revenues:
- could force the financially: troubled Mexicans to default on

their foreign debt.

Hours after the 19-nember Organization of . Petroleum.
. Exporting Courtries cut its base price Monday to $29 from
$34.0 barrel, the Mexican government followed suit, setting .
‘the price of its high-grade light Isthmus ¢rude at $29.4
barrel and its lower ‘quality Maya crude at $23 a barrel,”

: Isthmus crude. had been priced at $22.50 a barrel. ‘and -
Maya at $25 a barrel since Oarch 1, 1982.

“Mexico Is Canada’s second-largest oil supplier with 35,000.

. barrels a day. atter Venezuela's 115,000 barrels and OPEC.
‘member Saudi Arabia's 53,000 barrels.

Mexico's Treasury Secretary Jesus Silva Herzog naid hii a

. country’s: price ‘cuts were not. out of line with. Mexican.

_ attempts’ to control ils worst economic crisis in half:

century.

The economic crisis, assinted by sinking oil prices anda ;
burgeoniig foreign debt now at $83 billion, more
internatlonal banking fears that the Mexicans could default

on.debt payments, wreiking havoc on the world’s Ninkpclal

- structure.

“The reduction in the price of oil haa a very negative
‘effect on the Mexican economy; but not the. catag

effect that come peopld have mentioned,’ "Silva Hlernog, sald. :

Monday night.

> “Mexleo will not. default,” me
44° Mexico, the world’s fourth -largest oil producer,
“average of three million barrels of crude a day: Half
estimated 1.5 million barrels.a day in exports are sent to in

US,

Ina wide-ranging discussion of Mexico! ‘Ty oc
Siva Herzog also sald Mexico is pledged te dacie
" spending and limit imports. :

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