_ MP bags $2.8m pension |

TERRACE — Retiring Skeena
NDP MP Jim Fulton will collect a
pension worth more than $2.8
‘million by the lime he reaches 75,
_ estimates a national organization.
“The National Citizens Coali-
tion,. which: pushes for less
‘government spending, based its
~ calculations on Fulton’s years of
“servicé and contributions lo ‘the
“MPs? pension plan.
_... The, amount. going to Fulton
places him fourth among 48 MPs
~ Tetiring this year who qualify for
pension payments,
~~ Fulton, 43, was first elected in
., ;May .1979, MPs qualify. after
~ serving for six years and begin
collecting immediately alter leav-
ing office regardicss of age.
National Citizens - Coalition
spokesman Jeff Bali estimates
Fulton’s yearly pension income at

'~ >..§39,705 until he reaches age 60.

¢ “The inflation clock starts tick-
. ing Tight away. Fulton won't get
an Increase until he reaches 60.
- But then it increases according to
the amount of inflation between
his retirement and age 60,’ said
Ball.
- “The cost of living could have
easily doubled during: that time
‘and-Fullon could then be collect-
ing $78,000 a-year and it'll con-
‘finue to rise each year after that
with inflation,’’. Bal] added.
National Citizens Coalition cal-
culations are based on average

annual inflation of five per cent
as measured by the Consumer
Price Index. -

**T realize that inflation is low

‘tight now, but actuaries tell us

five per cent Is 4 reasonable aver-
age annual amount,’’ said Ball.

The coalition —_ estimated
Fulton’s pension payments as of
lasi September.

MPs contribute 11 per cent of
their annual salary of approxi-
mately $65,000 to the pension
plan. They are banned from con-
tributing to RRSPs or to other
pension plans,

The National Citizens Coalition
and others have criticized the
MPs’ pension plan because of the

_amount of taxpayers’ money

needed to top it up. -

Topping the list of retiring MPs
this. year is cabinet minister
Robert de Cotret, He'll receive an
estimated $3.2 million by the
time he reaches 75.

Joe Clark ranks second with an
estimated payout of $3,115 mii-
lion.

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney,
with nine years in Parliament,
will get $1,124 million by the
time he reaches 75.

But Mulroney also qualifies for
payments amounting to iwo-
thirds of what the Prime Minister
in 2003 makes, That’s the year
Mulroney reaches 65 years of
age

Local makes pitch

TERRACE — Dave Menzies
wants the gravy train to stop at
his front door.

An unemployed bush pilot,
Menzies phoned Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney’s office a couple
of weeks ago to inquire about
how to become a Senator.

**] was listening to the radio the
other day and old Myron Baloney
appointed a guy who managed.a
hotel,”’ said Menzies,

“So I’m sitting here, basically
out of work, and I figure I’d be a
better Senator than mast of those
other poofs they've got in there.

‘For what the Senate is sup-
posed ‘to be, a chamber of sober
second thought and all that, you
don’t have to face the electorate,
, You’ get:to look at legislation 4 on

Herman and Joe Onstein have always said they would travel to the
ends of the earth to bring you the best deals... and they have!
So while they're away we have to clear the lot.

‘These are just a few of the deals you will find

Stay Tuned For More “Joe & Herman
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Ten million trees

TREE PLANTER and forests minister Dan Miller plants a very
special tree in the Alice Creek area June 2, It was the ten mil-
lionth tree planted by Skeena Cellulose in the Terrace and
Nass areas since 1986. In Kamloops an June 5, Miller an-

D.L. 5957

chored the three billionth tree planted in B.C. since 1930.

for a Senate seat

its own merits and not have ta
worry abqut votes.

‘'T figure to Gill up the Senate
with intelligent and honourable
people would be a difficult thing.
1 think it needs people such as
myself who are cynical and who
have no affiliation with a political
party,’’ said Menzies.

Menzies was told to send a let-
ter to Prime Minister Brian Mul-
roney’s office for consideration.
Mulroney has the final say in ap-
poiniments.

He said his campaign also
Stands as an example for ridding
the country of something that
doesn’t work.

Then again, Menzies just may
be in luck. There is one vacancy,
among the. six ‘Senate: Sedts alle

635-6558

4912 Hwy. 16 West Terrace, B.C,

cated to B.C.

- To qualify, a person must be a
Canadian citizen and reside in the
province he or she wants to
represent.

They must be at leas! 30 years
old, have assets of at least $4,000
and have at least $4,000 worth of
real estate,

There is an annual salary of
$64,800 and a tax-free allowance

‘of $10,100. Free transportation is

included and is office space and a
budget for staff,

Senators must retire at age 75
but do qualify for a pension afier
that,

There are a number of vacan-
cies. overali and these are ex-
pecied to be filled by the time
Mulroney leaves office.

News in brief

Logger killed at Shames

A LOGGER working in a helicopter logging operation in the
Shames Mountain area was killed May 31.

RCMP said 25-year-old Stephen Ian Tumey, of Squamish, died at
3:10 p.m. when he was crushed by an uprooted, fallen tree.

The coroner, the Workers’ Compensation Board, and police con-
tinue (o investigate ihe death.

Rupert teen HIV-positive

A 16-YEAR-OLD Prince Rupert teenager has come forward and
told authorities she is HIV-posilive,

The high school student said she contracted the virus believed tc to
cause AIDS from using drugs with an infected hypodermic needle.

They’re from Down Under

OFFICLALS FROM the University of Tasmania in Australia met
last week with UNBC officials.

They were in Prince George and Smithers discussing the pos-
sibility of establishing an exchange program between the first na-
tions studies departments of the two universities.

The University of Tasmania has also started a aboriginal studies .
program and offers distance education in Australia’s most
population-dispersed state.

Fish plant pleads not guilty

OCEAN FISHERIES LTD. has pleaded not guilty to charges of
buying illegally caught fish last summer.

The fish-processing plant is alleged to have bought black market
salmon caught lasi| summer by a Gitksan businessman who was
fishing without the sanction of the Iegal.Gitksan homeland fishery,

Gitsegukla entrepreneur Herb Russell, owner of Simgake
Fisheries, is alleged to have sold Ocean Fisheries more than 19,000
kilograns of sockeye salmon worth more than $54,000,

The trial is set for two weeks slarting March 21, 1994,

Russell also faces charges of selling fish without a licence.

Universities join forces

UNBC HAS signed an agreement with Osaka International Uni-
versity In Japan to carry out joint research and exchanges of stu-
dents and faculty.

Osaka offers specially designed courses in the Japanese language
for English-speaking students and UNBC intends to have some of

its students attend those courses. Students from Japan would likely |

study English at UNBC.
Areas of likely joint research interests include environmental
studies, regional economic development and indigenous peoples.
UNBC president Geoffrey Weller signed the agreement two
weeks ago in Osaka,

Another strike vote

CONSTITUENCY ASSISTANTS working for NDP Members of -
the Legislative Assembly have taken a strike vote. The 55 people
who work for the 51 NDP MLAs have been with a contract since
last Novernber.

The B.C. Government Employees’ Union wants a wage increase
of three per cent, retroactive to Nov, 16, 1992 and a one per cent
hike as of May 1 this year. MLAs have countered with a two per
cent offer and one per cent, effective May 1, in lieu of overtime.
Constituency assistanis now earn $2,426 a month.

In the northwest, there are three MLA assistanis located in
Smithers, Terrace and in Prince Rupert.

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