a, “HEADING FOR SURPLUS’ H- MONTREAL | (cP) _ Bennett: of: British’ Columbia a says re . an wants ‘to rid his province of its image as ‘a resource colony’ of Canada bh ‘ung up sem nts “which the public could invest. But the new thrust of controlled growth in B.C. is coming from export demand for its ‘primary products, he said. The resource industries are in for a new round of expansion although “‘at a slower rate” than in the 1960s. Bennett said his government's pulp and paper ‘holdings and possibly its 13.5 ‘percent. interest in Westcoast Trans Transmission would be put into the proposed new investment cor ration tobe run by the private sector. allow greater’ public ownership ihe id ‘dustry through shareholdings, he said. He He also noted that his government has. {ust signed a five year ir agreement with the federal department of regional economic. expansion to boost secondary indus iewed in Montreal Tuesday w: Q -on his way to the provincial premiers’ conference in St, Andrews, ° premier said his government had ‘put the. province's finances “back on an even keel and we're heading for surplus gain.” CUT TAXATION ‘We're planning a heritage fund to handle the problems of the non-renewable resource industries,” the ler said, ‘We're getting-into the P cafst rt to cut taxation.” He said he is happy with the federal ay route fo choice of the ‘Alask . route for orthern gas peli the province Norther a8 pl ntial ben ts by transporting construction materials to the line. Bennett said he sees the Alaska Highwa route linked to the Mackenzie Delta, with a loop running down through the province to the coast. rect would create: pe" corporation in .B., the. tien when we - Resource image not for Bennett PREMIER BENNETT.. “B.C. is not a _ resource colony.” an é ene y corridor.alang the basic route help to open up B.C.’s northern metal ~ Fesources, a and’ tg and paper is still a vital eet a adding the province, the premier said. that companies like MacMillan Bloedel and: Crown Zellerbach Canada have eomrnitien t themselves to spending about billion. 2, “We've gat room for two kraft pulp mills in the interior..That’s where the pulp — and d paper, industry growth has come from there’s more to come,” CLC “totally rejects” post-controls scheme - HAROWARE ST THE HERALD, Thorsday, August 18, 1977, PAGE 5- GORDON & ANDERSON bring you ALL LISTINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Thursday, August 18 TV. GUIDE | 5p.m, to midnight OTTAWA (CP) — The labor movement's total rejection , of. government conditions fornareany end? to wage and price controls means the anti-inflation am t now stay in ate until the end of 1978, Labor Minister John Munro said Wednesday. Canadian Labor Congress (CLC) ‘leaders ‘said earlier Wednesday the labor movement cannot accept ny of the government’s proposals for voluntar wage restraint, a consult tive forum td advise the government on the economy - and a monitoring agency” after the. controls: program formally ends. CLC president Joe Morris said the labor movement will not have further consultations with the government until-the con- trols: program. completely aly lifted. e totally reject the idea of controls in any form . compulsory or voluntary id The CLC position, unani- mously endorsed at meeting of 90 heads of unions affiliated’ with the congress, means the feder: controls , program will be in in effect a good d longer,” Munro said: . The controls rogram, imposed 22 months ago, Is PQ overlooking everyday worries. QUEBEC (CP) — The Parti Quebecois government _ must not shun everyday problems while working for Quebec's independence, says PQ backbencher Jacques . Be iinationalassembly member for the rural ri of Arthabaska, said in an interview published today that PQ government - should take. greater interest | in , agricul He maintained he would not hesitate to denounce the government if it failed to rege farmers, within a year-and s the situation for.. 1g | agricultural problems should even take provedenee’ over’ unem-. ployment. “We have to east well before wee can work,”’ . A.farmer himself and a member of the Union ‘of Agricultural Producers for 11 years, Baril said he ‘didn’t _ stand for. election just to land a job, but to defend the: farming and working classes.” Baril said “old bureaucrats”. in Quebec’s civil service have too much power and are hampering the work of the goremment. aa “Opposition growing to. separate Quebec TORONTO (CP) — Op- position ** -to beparation has grown both Quebec’ and across Canada a Gallup poll con- ducted’ ‘in July vingloate. The poll wag carried out for The Star by the Canadian institute - fon public opinion anid that within Quebec 70 percent of those queried of nea separation province from the rest of the ‘country, compared with 82 per cont ina ilar poll in J April. Natio ally, 75 per cent of those. - is asked Fe Quebec | opposed . sepadation oe compared with 71 per cent in In Quebec, he pat tent said © they - favared separation om with 20per cent in A mri ree tonal 16 oat favored separation compared with 15 per cent in ‘Changes in percentages were ccounted for mainly’, by persons talcing a stand . Py eed of isting _as undecided. . In the poll, 1 049 persons emselves 18 years and. over were 7 interviewed in thelr homes. They were asked if they woul separation. en