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_ TERRACE “OMINECA” ‘HERALD, TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Wednesday, July 20, 19

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A French network ...

“THE: TIME has also come to consi-
der full national. network services in both
official languages from coast to coast.”

That little time bomb was tucked un-
obtrusively away towards the middle of the
government's recently-tabled White Poper
on broadcasting, Isolated from the rest of
that otherwise sensible document it makes
an appetizing sight.

To be sure, the notion is only going
to be the object of “detailed study” in the
months to came, No real decision has been

made. But in Ottawa's hot climate of poli-
tical bilingualism, can any study of that
type rest on facts alone, unimpeded by a
big dose of emotion?

The simple truth is that one-third of
Canada’ speaks French, that sizeable frac-
tion is largely concentrated in the middle
of the country. There is no earthly, rational

need for the full trappings of a coast to
coast French network, The CBC already
costs more than $100,000,000 a year. Why
raise the price to, say, $150,000,000, at
one swoop when the potential audience
doesn't exist?

In Manitoba, according to the 1961
census, less than seven per cent of the peo-
ple listed French os their mother tongue;
in Saskatchewan less than four; in Alber-
ta a shade over three; in British Columbia
less than two per cent. Provision of equal

broadcasting facilities on the basis of such .

figures would be ridiculous, The three most
easterly Maritime provinces also have tiny
percentages; so much for “coast to coast."

A case may exist for additional French
radio or television stations here or there,
but a full-scale network is just plain silly.
— Hamilton Spectator

postage in cash.

Prevention --- not pollution .. .

ONE OF THE reasons why no thought-

ful community can afford to ignore prac- -

tices which lead to pollution of its water
is demonstrated in -action now underway
in Detroit. It costs too much to remedy the
evil,

After heavy pressure from state and
federal authorities, Detroit has decided to
find some means of reducing the sewage
outflow which mokes Erie the dirtiest of

- the Great Lakes, destroys many amenities
and kills off the fish,

The problem there is the volume of
phosphates passing into the lake in the

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sewage, The phosphotes over-fertilize the

_ water, foster the growth of algae and these

in turn use up the oxygen in the lake.

To overcome the difficulty it will be
necessery, according to present estimates,
for Detroit to spend about $100 million
and the job will start only after another
year of research on the problem.

The moral for more fortunate parts of
the world, like British Columbia, is clear.

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ALAN HARPHAM

Manager and Stylist

Terrace “QOmineca” Herald

Not ali eminent journals share
‘your view that-John Kenneth Gal:
braith ig a nincompoop. (Editorial
“Exportable Brain” July 18). The
following is taken from the cur-
rent Atlantic Monthly:

“Professor ‘Kenneth’ Galbraith
of Harvard is a wise and: witty
man. He not only thinks he knows
everything, he almost does. After
all, he is one of the most original

times; he. writes. so well. you'd
never guess he was a scholar; he
was the managing -editor of For:
tune; he has been our Ambassador
to India; he has written some of
the best speeches Stevenson, Ken-
nedy, and Johnson ever gave.”
Yours truly,

Richard M. Toynbee

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Terrace “Omineca”. Herald [ie
TI went to the Municipal off
at five minutes to one today .g
found the doora ‘locked. They }
not open until ten minutes

one, -

I complained about the vofii®
being closed but got no respotiee
other than glares from the si/iM
I waited another few minuteg }iR
when noone served me, T finiiten
walked out. ; Hi.

I have spoken to some -of (eg
Councillors and they agree .
the Municipal. office shouldil .
open all-day. The people jam
work thave only their lunch Rg
in which to do business. ff

I wonder how the Muni
staff would like it if all busin
and stores closed from 12
each day? Ruth Gra

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