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. New rate released

ep). average - WL
- guitar nuit e.g00 Brith
Columbiana will be unemployed each year for the next
_ decade with the jobless figure peaking at 16 per cent of the

labor force in1991; saya a confidential forecast prepared for .

' the provincial government. -
The forecast predicts a 14-per-cent imemployinient rate in
"1900, oF 214,000 jobless out of a labor force of 1,526,100, In.

_ 1901, enemployment will be 16 | per cent, or 246,300 jobless:
out of a labor force of 1,535,600.

“The forecasts, contained in-a report compiled: by’ the

Central Statistica Bureau and sent to the Industry ministry,
shows that,-In 1084, 168,700 people, or 13.3 per cent of the
B.C. work force, ‘will be unemployed. ;

This would representa drop of 1. Sper cent from the figure
‘of $00,000 jobless, or 14,6 per cent, in 1963.

- . ‘The report was released by economist Tom Ganton, who:

is currently on leave from Simon Fraser Univeraity,

_ Sandy Poel, deputy Industry ‘minister, confirmed ‘the
figures but said they were based on ‘a number of
assumptions supplled by, the miniatry which auked for the
forecast.

Industry ‘Minister Don’ Phillips: refused. to cositirm or’
comment on the report,

Peel declined to. identify the mintatry which - ‘had
requested the forecast but said the report was “‘a subjective |
internal report.and not meant for public distribution,’

Ganton declined to say how he obtained the forecast but
added: “Clearly these figures ara one of the reasons why
the goverament. sailed an electio

We ica i PEALE BE ‘

Thursday's provincial election with an increased majority.
Ganton said the government would need the. forecasts to

he was aware, the report did not have anything to.do with
the budget, -

Peel sald the long-term forecasts were unreliable ;

because they were basedona number'of assumptions which
were subject to change, depending on the _Bonamie
cllmate, — .

A section of the report, entitled “Statistics on ‘provincial
economic performance," shows a growth of 24,000 in the
labor force in 1963 over the labor force of 1,346,000 In 1082.

The report also shows..the number of unemployed this

year will rise by some. 40,000 from the 162,000

unemployment figure of 1962.

. From 1988, unemployment. will seesaw betweer! 14 per
cent and a lowof 11, Spercentin 1969 and hit high of 1 per
cent in 1991; .

Ganton, who is a consultant to the Manitoba government, .

said he believes the forecasts are meaningful in view of the

current economic trend and the projections on the jobless.

will become a reality if the government does not abandon
. restraint, which robs the economy of the buying. ‘power t
‘ needs to bounce back, | :

Abortion supported |

_ - OTTAWA (CP) -—— The country’s- largest labor
organization issued a statement today saying abortion
should be removed from the Criminal Code and women
ehould have easier access to the operation, . moo

The statement by the Canadian Labor Congress came as
the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench wa to begin
hearing anti-abortion crusader Joe Borowaki’s challenge af
current federal abortion legislation.

“We realize that there will never be unanimity on such a:
controversial issue, sald CLC ‘president. Desnis
McDermott. —

“We recognize that all of ushave deep toelings on one slde

; or the other.’ .

However, he said the majority of about 2,500 delogates to

the CLC’s last: policy-making convention a year ago
endorsed a resolution calling for the “right to full access to .

abortion” and the CLC stands by that.
' The resolution sald women should have the freedom to
', Choose an abortion, that abortion should be removed from

the Criminal Code and medical clinics providing abortion «

should be established across the country and- covered: by .
medicare.

Under the Criniinal Code, atortions ‘are allowed on the .

. . threedoctors if a woman's health or life is endangered. But
_ many-hospitals have no such committees,

“Any attempt at making the access toaborilone even more i

Testrictive than it 1s now would present a sérious. ‘threat to
the equality of women,” McDermott sald." yy

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~ Marla Tayler fad

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aa quickly as possible.” - a
He sald abdut 8,000 union members at operations in Trail,

general public Interest will be printed... ;: ee

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wore "Congress. on “the: ‘Prevention of. Oesatoca . involved.
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‘Insulation faults.

TORONTO (CP) — — Mary Korsman doesn’t know who, to.

"blame for the mildew in the'attic of her Toronto home.

. Should she fault the federal government, which helped

7 pay for her Insutatlon work, the contractor who didn’t .

install vents or the ulllitythat recommended the contractor
for the job?

‘Roy Morris of Brampton, Ont., thought insulating his
atile would save him money. in heating a It did, but it
aleo gavehim attic timbers that “turned blatk with mould”
and cost-him $276 to hire a contractor to clear out vente,
‘blocked ‘with insulation,

‘He just. blew the stuff in indlesrisinat he, tds as Aut:
"the Social. cred governinént was returned Jn’ Wien Tloskarourd the helghbortiood ee

8 lot of houses around here with the same kindof pe ones tal "
The problem Js moisture collecting wheve it shouldn' ty

Project revenues in the budget but Peel sald that,-as far as Because of too much leakage, ‘an ¢ vely humid house.

or lack of ventilation to get rid of moisture that does collect; .
‘The federal government has handed out almost two -

“million granta under the Canadian Home Insulation |
. Program, about 70 per cent of them for attic work,

Some estimates show. that tor: ‘each homeowner who ;

insulated with help from the federal dovernment, one or two -

‘had done it on their own,
.Koraman and Motris were lucky enough to discover the ,

trouble before any permanent damage was done. .
Harold Orr, a senior researcher of energy-efficient homes
with the federal government's National Research Council, .

.. Bald moulds and mildew'can be a “serious cohcern’’’
because they're the firat symptoms of a moisture problem “

that could cause the whole darn roof to cave in."
Orr said moisture wasn't a problem in “older houses’

‘because they wastedheat, But when those houses are.

insulated, the spaces between the insulation and the outside
air get a lot colder’ than thay had been,

If warm, ‘molst household air gets into those se .

Cominco to take: Strike vote

‘VANCOUVER (CP) — Upset United ‘Steelworkers of...
America workers want to take a strike vote throughout —

. Cominco Ltd.’s chain of perations in B.C., the Northweat. ©

Territories and Saskatchewan, to back éontract demands, a

- wnlon official said Sunday, —

-“Comineo roemé tobe begging us to coavince t them that’
we mean business,” Ken Georgetti, president ‘of...

‘Steelworkers’ local. 40, bald ina telephone interview ‘from,

Trail.

“We will be pushing the B.C. Labor Relations Board,
Monday for a supervised strike vote, We'dlike toget it done...

Kimberley: and Elkford in B.C., Con Mine‘in Yellowkalfe

- and In Saskatoon would take part in the strike vote,

The decision to take the vote was made at a mesting on |
the weekend In Calgary, Georgetti sald, ~ Lo

He said the common expiry date for the current two-year
contract at the Cominco operations was April 30,

“The company is adamant about concessions,” he sald, .

He said the union is seeking an average alx-
eeereveceeeer-cent wage Increase, better cost-of diving -

‘allowance protection and improved fringe beriefits, The
Current average wage is $13.59 an hour. ~

_ Tecontmendation of a therapeutic abortion commities-of

Workers at Trail and Kimberley. voted 96 | per, cent in:
February to reject the company’ 8. demand for roncesslons..

‘on benafits in negotiations. -.

' Georgetti said 2,928 members — about 70 per ‘eit of the

“membership — participated in the'vote,-

__ Cominco had issued a newaletier warning. Ita employeos

mj . to give up some of their contract benefits or'face possible
. Closure of the company’s lead-tine mine and ameter,

Cominco proposed eliminating a. $6-cent cost-of-living .
adjustment due to be “rolled in” to the hourly rate April 20.
In addition, the company wanted employees to give up
three weeks “special vacation” they get every five years,
and asked the workers to share the coats of their medical,

dental and weekly indemnity plans, now fully employer.
paid.

Cominco, B,C.'s. bigest mining company, earlier, this
year reported a lous for 1082of §49,3 million or 99.16a share.
After an extraordinary gain of #181 tillion from sales of

‘placed in areas with particularly large air leaks, a
Condensation also can appear where moist bathtoom or

cause hazards”

water condenses as the alr cools ‘and can't hold as much
moisture. =
That means insulated areas should be caulked, weather-

stripped and sealed off from warm, moist household alr and

vents should be installedalong with attic insulation:

- Gus Handegord of the council's bullding research division
sald condensation troubles occur only when thick insulation
is installed in ahouse that originally contained none or-is

-Adtchen air is vented directly into the Insulated j area,

conser:
residents, ‘disagrees, :
“We've had people say they got away with no vents and
without sealingthe attic off from the air in the house as long: :
as they only had two Inches of insulation ... but when they

‘add some insulation, all of a sudden it’é a problem.” «|
’. . Orr said the government. grants encouraged “vultures”
‘te jump in, looking for their share of the grants, He said

~ they ‘used high-pressure sales tactics, sometimes showing
up no more than 10° minutes after homeowners Sled
contracts, to blow insulation into the attics, . \.

John Timusk, head of the University of Toron building

research centie, sald there's Shother ‘Teason\for the -

problema
. “When. the energy’ crisis hit in 1973, we thought fe could”

Decision expected

“But we're dealing with a very, very complex seleace

“naka buildings: more energy efficient just by
insilation:.. :

more

here. « We're getting problems we didn't expect, becatisa
we're dealing with a revolution in how we build things.” :

. For instance, Timusk said, people’ who Lasulate ‘their

homes aré being exposed to the full strength of all the
pollutants, from cleaning chemicals to ordinary molsture .
-that ued to be diluted by cold, fresti gutdbor alr,

-wome U.S. oll and gas properties, the toss wen rotund

to $81.2 million or $2.20 a share. . og,
Ih 1081, ‘the company posted a profit of ‘07 rallion.

Panda eaten -

_ PEKING (Reiter) —
world’s: torent animals, the People's Daily newspaper sald

~The: official newspaper sald the'panda, a famale called
Q ‘Hanan: (foolieh:

);-was.one of several that had-been fitted
» witha Tadio. monitoring . device to keep: track ot ‘ite.
movements... -
The peasant, Leng bnishong,, strangled the beast after —
“catching It in asteel wire trap, then skinned it and took the”
carcans home to eat, the newspaper sald. “
~ Hankan lived in Wolong reserve in the. northwestern,
province of Sichuan, whera zoologists are studying pandas ©
_ behavior in an attempt to save them from extinction. .
“The Giant Pari
“about 1,000 are
remote parts of weater a China. .

“ PORONTO (cP) —
‘talting:no chances — — Hie had the final vérslon'gt
‘provinelal budget . flown - by helicopter . Age

" Mitakoka
- cottage under the guard of three police officers.

"| | Secladed for the weékend in his Lake Acton: tottage; . |‘:
The Steelworkers said. Cominco’s concession. ‘proposal Miller reviewed a final draft and gave his top officials the. |
“ Would have coat each employee about $3,000 over two years, . go-ahead to start printing the budget Sunday: night under ‘

- Ught security inside the Treasury building at Queen's Park, ©
+, Miller’ will. bring down his budget in the legislature at 4

‘pm. Tuesday if his staff ls successful in Its unprecedented, oe

Se created bya a 1978 act tol. ‘Parlin

Aces iat an. analyst: with. Toronto. Hydro's :,
on section, - which offers free auditsto olty "aiken

protected under Chineserlaws. Only - 9
edto aurvive in the wild, al of them tn ye

‘Ontario ‘Treasurer Frank Mille¢- is
fiTuteday’ , ue

- Jani Sedlak of the iL0's ‘oecupiational ii aitely
ch in Geneva aaid:chemicals are ‘one of. the most

: obvious hazards to people in. many lines’ of work. Leet
“'.~ Perhaps. 600,000 chémical substances: are used" in: ‘the |
~>. "United States, but international standards for safe levels of
". expogure have been established, {for only” 17 of these:
* chemicals, |. .
"Tt {a not to be expected. that the dist will be exterided

niuch further in te near future, the main reason being the |

~ time and cost involved in toxicological researeh. ‘

“Tt 1s estimated that ame 0 years will be needed to asseas .
he toxic. properties of about 40,000 new chemical
substances according to current toxicological methods in
practice.” =.

Dr. Gordon Atherley, president of the Canadian Centre
for Occupational Health and Safety, reminded delegates

- that detecting hazards at work is often: an unpredictable
business, - i

’ “What we know now, of what we think we know now could
tun into tomorrow's most worrying problem,’ he ald
“Cohsider grain, the very bread of life. What could teem:
more beneficial? Think what the advance of scientific
knowledge has revealed about respiratory dangers of tardin
dust," i

» One of Atherley’s mip goals during the congrest is to -

improve the information on workplace health and safety.
‘available to the centre, a federal Crown corporation _

‘Israel defended

LIBERTY, N.Y,. (Reuter) — Arle) Sharon; the tocmer
_ Isragil defence minister forced to Peaign™ that post,
staunchly defended Jarael’s actions in-Lebanon under: hia -
direction and criticized those that opposed them; = ~

In his first trip to the United States since an’ lsrasli
commission of inquiry found him Indirectly responsible for

the massacre of Palestinian refugees in Beirut last year, .

‘Sharon on Sunday night called the: invasion of Lebéndn a
‘war of salvation.”

He was speaking to ‘the Emunah Women of America, a
conservative Zionist organization, at Grosainger's redort in

- the Cataidll Mountains, Sharon retaina a position. in the
_ Israeli cabinet as minister without portfolio and was one of -

, two members who voted Friday agalnst a U.S.-arrazi

. Agreement. for the. withdrawal of uninvited foreign,

including Israeli, forces from Lebanon.
In'an eariler news conference,

“eee fiteord for, vid mal ot, foreign. kroops

er

3 Citing ‘condemnation of Israel's invasion of Lebanon”
" Sharon said in his speech that Israel's goal of eliminating ’
“the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) kingdom of -
etter" which he vald operated. out of. Lebanon had been

achieved.

The minister; who said Israet wouldn never fully relinquish
control over the West Bank of the Jordan, ridiculed those.
who did not support Israel’s policy of affirming its Biblical.
claim to the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip, ,
| “There are many people who would like to see Israel] a

imposaibte .. . Wwe don’t have to please anyone,"’

VANCOUVER (CP). = A decision “ls

‘@iddddddddddddddddddddd May 13 in the extradition case

of Gunter Voss, a former Detrolt zoo director, who is* ;
thin | the United States on:criminal charges, - ~~. :
A ban was placed on the. publication of roceedings in ;

7 Vancouver ‘county court. .

~ Yona, -who has been. working in Victoria ae a. “British .,
. ‘Columbia clvil servant, has beer indicted by a U.S. federal

°° gratid juryon charges of extortioa and mail fraud involving

_ the payment af kickbacks for anima} sales. at the ‘Detrakt :

fe z00,. wg

"Voss, 87, became director: of thie Toronto 200 ‘whan it

every. elght wotkers, suffered: ‘occupational dlinesses OF:
injuries: In‘ 3080. The coat to émployers wal. at least, ‘$8. 4. .
|-the cost: to workers and. thelr, famaltes, defies © ;

amall, tiny. countty, obedient and nice,” he sald. ie

Sharon sritisixed ts vas. a oe

opened in 1970, He was fired from the job ln 1975, He became .-

- ‘lreetor of the Detrolt zoo in 1079 but was fired from that

post in’ 1981,
Since July, 1962, he hag worked for the B. Cc. Environment

_ Ministry as btatt ‘development ‘co-ordinator in. personnel ;
— A peasant has- heen alle for ty two ;

. years for: killing and eating a Giant’ Panda,-one of the. °

services...
Vossis charged with demanding and réceiving kickbacks

_ of §2,4% on $30,850 in animal sales made to the Detroit r00.

: Under U.S, law, the maximum sentence for: ‘mail fraud is

five years imprisonment.and. $1,000 line, The maximum,
tte extortion iz 20 ) years imprisonment ous v
te 910,000 B.-A.

i , Le =

round-the-clock efforts; to print. and bind: the budget

documenta. :

The Treasury officials took over printing of the budget

front Carswell Printing Co. after a Toronto Globe and Mail

 Yeparter retrieved budget:documents apparently thrown.” —_

- away by-the company, thits breaching traditional budget
" security. and. ralsing ¢alls for Miller's resignation,

5 “Ore course,. we! re looking for a man
_ Who: can work without supervision.”

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