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: a ‘The Terrace Review asked: |
_ Have potholes in Terrace _
caused youtobe =
_concerned about
driving safety?

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|. Joseph Chalell _

Yes, it is bad, especially at
night because they are easier
to avoid during the day. De-
pending on the size of the pot-
hole it could result in con-
siderable damage to your car.

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| Ken Fraser
Yes, not only for personal con-

vehicle, but also for public
cost factors. - |

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Ann Chow

Yes, there are times when
potholes are just right outside
my door. I’m concerned about

' the condition of my new car,

which may not last too long, |

"Pacific Rim studies will

Arlene Bergh
Yes, in fact | hada tire ruined
when [ hit one of the potholes
in ‘town. | also know some
seniors who have fallen down
because of them. -

Sandy Giendenning

Definitely, ‘especially on |

‘Tetrault Street.

wee Man Gregg
1 always ‘find ‘potholes “ag-
gravating jin any town. But
after spending a year driving
the backroads in Ontario my
tire budget appreciated B.C.
roads a lot better.

- Guusle Thomas
This problem applies to other
western communities also,
and yes it has concerned. me
because it can do a lot of
damage to our cars.

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enter school curriculum _

Premier Bill Vander Zalm an-
nounced recently that the gov-

_ ernment has approved develop-

ment of major educationa! in-
itiatives designed to prepare
B.C. citizens for trade and ‘
cultural opportunities with the
Pacific Rim.

‘These initiatives are part of
the government’s overall stra-
tegy of building on the
province’s natural strengths and
of vigorously pursuing oppor-
tunities offered by increased cul-
tural and trading contracts in
East Asia,’’ the Premier said.
‘Our. ability to compete in
Pacific Rim trade will demand a
growing number of graduates
from our schools who under-

Stand and appreciate the lang-

uages and cultures of that area
of the world.”’ _

Vander Zalm said an initial
three-year, $12 million program
is being considered that will help
schools develop innovative pro-
gramming, promote student and
teacher exchanges, establish
scholarships for British Colum-
bia students, integrate Pacific
Rim studies into existing bus-
iness education and social stud-
ies courses, increase teacher
training in Asian studies, and ex-
pand language programs in Jap-
anese and Mandarin.

“The government promised
that educational programs
would be developed to streng-
then our growing relationships
with Pacific Rim nations,” the
Premier said. ‘‘We are now
ready to start meeting that com-
mitment.”’

_ Education Minister Tony
Brummet said the purpose of the
initiatives will be ‘‘to provide to-
day’s students — the next gener-

_ation of citizens and entrepren-

eurs — with a better understan-
ding of the history, culture,
economics, laws and languages
of the Pacific Rim. Business and
trade opportunities are often
lost, not because of lack of
technical: expertise, but because
of a lack of understanding of

other people, their language and [|

culture.”? |

Brummet said that a basic
concept and proposal has been
approved by Cabinet and that
his Ministry will be consulting
ith school districts and experts in
the field in the coming months
to work out the details,

_ Beaten ting i
# Changes inforest
practice leave ~
i Many questions

Changes to the Forest Act mak- _
ing “silviculture planning. man- —
datory, enforce . performance, ~
and require audit” — absolutely -
‘great! But not unless definite .
standards are laid down in
legislation giving our‘foresters in —
the -.clout:. .with -
which to demand proper silvicul-

Letter

To the editor,
I don’t want to be totally

. Negative about the recent an-

nouncement with respect. to

Forest Policy changes, but I am

‘hot very optimistic either.

. Any change in the policy now
in effect, is a-step in the Tight
direction, However, I believe we
must. be very cautious and look

very carefully at that which will

actually change before throwing

< out too many compliments,

Section 88 of the Forest Act is

long overdue for the axe, but

does the new policy say that it
will be totally done away with?

Film B.C. |
established

_ Bill Reid, Minister of Tour-

ism, Recreation and Culture,
recently announced the estab--

lishment of Film B.C., an agen-
cy set up to invest up to $10.5

_ million from:lottery proceeds in.

B.C.’s indigenous film industry

_ Over the next:three years.

“Film B.C. will give us an ef-
ficient, businesslike, arms-
length vehicle for administering

the B.C. film development fund. .

The impact of this program on
British Columbia's film industry
_Will be substantial,” Reid said.
‘Based on the outstanding tal-
ent and professionalism of the
B.C. industry, I know thai. this
partnership will be a success.”’
Programs will provide sup-
port for script development, pre-

. production, production, promo-

tion and distribution, non-thea-
trical productions. and _profes-
sional development. It is esti-
mated that this will stimulate
$42 million in new film produc-
tion over the three years and

create up to 600 new short term

production jobs each year. Es-

tablishment of Film B.C. will

also assist British Columbia pro-
ducers to secure a fair share of
private investment and federal
assistance.

In making the announcement,
Reid also named the key in-
dividuals who will provide the
initial direction to Film B.C.

_. Appointed as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Film

_ continued on page 6

the B.C.F.S.

ture practices. — So
What about the N.S.R. (not
sufficiently restocked) lands.

now out there, most of it the
responsibility of the large forest

giants. Who is going to pay for
its return to productivity under
the new policy? I'm not happy

with words such as ‘Industry

will be encouraged’’. and

‘Where the public invests addi-

tional money’’. If industry is
now to pick up the tab, doesn't
that mean everything? What
about N.S.R.? Is there a possi-

ble optional arrangement which

isn't spelled out? | .

Of prime concern is the small
operator and the timber made
available in this category. Prior
to this new policy, only 6 percent
of the total A.A.C. (Annual Al-

‘lowable Cut) was in small bus-

iness. Now, as:I read it, this will

be increased by :1O7percent. My.
question — where has the figure.
of 25 percent.igone which was

promised by consecutive min-
isters?

how 5 percent of:this 10 percent
for small business will come

from a provincial reserve when

we have no idea in British Col-

umbia what our forest inventory. —

really is, a

More ‘“‘tenure security’? to the
giant multi-national monopoly,
in our forest resource? Abso-

lutely madness and definitely -

bad news. It can be compared,
as I have heard some say, to
privatizing Crown Land, giving
away title with no payment ne-
cessary. This is one section of
the new policy which must be to-
tally unacceptable to all British
Columbians. Offshore giants
have far too much control over
our primary resource now. That
grip must be lessened, not in-
creased,

Well, there you have it. A new
forest policy leaving many ques-
tions unanswered, and many
more questions, I can assure
you, to be asked in the days
ahead. oe

Jack Kempf
MLA, Omineca

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