era reseacatanthec Tn Taw ta Tat ache SARTRE va Re mama ver, Sarena > rr eee “ee ren ee een eee Dele eee te eon ee ee came tne ete tee entree renee a PAGE Alo, THE HERALO, Wednesday, Novernber 13, 1974 Rentalsman's office busy | The Office ofthe Rentalsman, in operation since Oct. 1, has handled 16,281 inquiries in its - first month of operation. The rentaisman’s office administers the new Landlord and Tenant Act, and mediates ‘in landlordenant disputes. With the current shortage in rental accommodations, we imew the demand for our ser- viees would be great,” says Len Mc4rthur, deputy rentaisman in charge af investigations. ‘“We had 14 rentalsman of- ficers In the first month of operalions. We have just taken on another six, and are: still, hard put to cope with the workload,” he says. - A former United Church minister, counsellor and highschool teacher, MeArthur is accustomed to dealing with people's problems. He wanted similar qualities in his staff. “We looked for people with a ‘variely of backgrounds. The common” denominator was a proven record of applied common sense and analytical impartiality. . Housing is a vital and sensitive issue. Disputes tend to be emotianal.. It takes the right-type of person lo defuse confrontations.” The. rentalsman officers range in age from their early 90s to their 40s, They are for- mer bush pilots and police of- ficers, businessmen and ad- ministrators. Some have university degrees rangings from political science to business administration. “Others are veterans of store- front legal aid centres. All “seem to share a missionary zeal ‘to work wilh peogle and help ‘sort out their problems. ». Most inquiries are handled by ‘telephone, with the alfice in ‘Vancouver accepting collect calls al 689-0811 frora any point “in the province. MONEY (SN'T EVERYTHING : — 8U7 CAN YOU GET . AnymHiNG "ho wimour ir : ao. Py eee ret fb cestne wid! BAR sBisputey to. know’ thal~ our in its first month, the office has also recelved more than: 1,300 inquiries by mail, and written some 2,000 replies, There were nearly 1,100 in-- terviews, and dozens of on-site investigations, meetings and hearings. By Oct. 31, there were B10 actual case files opened. Of course, 223 have : already been resolved. The officers received training before the office opened, and the training process is con- linuing. They have discovered, however, that their job ‘called for more than the mere ad- ministration af the Act. They soon became advisers, con- fessors, pacifiers and social workers. The greatest workload is in the areas of termination of tenancies, overholding tenants, and orders to repair. The officers cite case after case of illegal termination by landlords, of tenants failing to pay rent and vandalizing «premises, of services being cul - off. ‘The public is becoming better informed, of their rights and obligations under the Act,” McArthur says. “For instance, a landlord may not in- discfiminately issue a notice of termination. Yet we hear of tenants thraalened with ler- mination if they don't comply with some, request by the lan- ord. When such complaints, come to our attention, we can and do act very quickly.” Normally, files, are opened and: mediation commences when a written complaint is received. Only a small fraction of these disputes require formal hearings and subsequent rulings. Most dispules are setlled very quickly, and usually to the - satisfaction of bath parties, McArthur says. As one officer —- ” points oul, many are not really landlordienant disputes, but clash of personalities. “To sellle an issue, we must first get the parties talking lo each olher without acrimony, - get them to see the other side of , the coin,” he says. . Complainants are: usually emptional, and as a result they sometimes (end to exagerate, says ancther officer. She alsa didn't realize, until she began working with them, how many actual hard cases exist, cases of dire need for assistance for both jandlord and tenant. * “I's. very satisfying lo. be able to bring impartlality into a mediation combined common sense, and tact, with points of law to settle an satisfactorily.” It_is not surprising, says McArthur, that there are as many landlords as ihere are tenants who seek recourse with the rentalsman. “Sq far, we've been coping reasonably well by mail or telephone,” McArthur says. “Since we normally require that complaints be in writing before we initiale action, 1 would advise the public that the mails will probably bring the quickest resulls."’ All inquiries are to be directed to: The Office of the Rentalsman, 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver, B.C, V6B 3H? 689-0811. Oul of town calls collect. Liberals A special fund-raising program is being launched by the B.C. Liberal Party, Kyle R. _ Mitchell, Treasurer, announced today. ‘ Mitchell said that the new Election Expenses Act, ap- proved by Parliament earlier this year, has changed lhe whole method of political fund- raising in Canada. “Political parties in future will be dependent on small donations from many people instead of large donations from a few,”’ he said. As a result, B.C. Liberals have recruited a permanent slaff to guide (he money-raising drive. Headquarters of The Fund for the Liberal Party have been set up at Suile 215 - 1155 West Georgia Street. Teams of volunteers are now al work in every area of the province to. encourage conations which will be used to - finance both the growth of the Liberal organization throughout ihe province and election campaigns. ‘ ‘The B.C. campaign wiil likely be the model for Liberal organizations in other provinces. Last week Mitchell oullined the B.C. program to the Federal Cabinet in Oltawa and later -this, week he will be making similar presentations to the Ontario and Quebec pe vaucuses. ° 6 “As far as we know, we are -further-advanced : than any,cuble feet of lodgepole pine; issue other political party in B.C.,” Mitchell said. Reason for such an active campaign at this time, he ad- ded, is lo encourage con- tributions before the end of the 1974 laxation year. This is because the Election Texpenses Act allows generous annual tax ¢redits as an in- cenlive to normal-income ‘donors. For instance, 75 per- vent of any contribution up to $100is returned to thedonor as a taxcredit. Thus, when a person. gifts $40 Lo a political party, the government reduced federal incomg tax by $30, making the cost of the gifl only §10, The ‘maximum annual tax eredit is $500 which, under the formula, means that $1150 is Lhe maximum amount of a donation | The total harvest as reported by the Prince Rupert. Forest District continues to lag con-: siderably behind the 1973 mark as of the end of October. At October 31, 1974 there had been a total cut ‘of 252,874,780 cubic feet as compared to‘a cut to the same date 1973 of 300,040,776 cubic feel. This is 56,173,996 cubic feet less than in the 1973 Sawlogs cul included 6,888,868 clibie feel of hemlack; 5,292,137 eT 4 Snow conditions 5 Accessibility montis} x 8 Proposed lilts 1 Complete feasibility studieshave been done by six experts and architects through the authorization of the Kitimat- Stikine Regional District. - 2 Endorsed by the provincial government, regional district. . professional skiers and ski architects. . . 3Skiseason December 1 to April l 0.0.1. records substantiate 200 to.300 inches ot annual snow fall . ; Six milas west of Terrace fo parking lot. ° - Provincial Government committed ta. construct - and- maintain a public roa8 to the parking Jot and provide power to the-site {f relerandum is passed. . 6 Etevation 1,200 Feet akave sea level to 2.400 feet above sea leva! (Above 3.000 feet in elevation in the Terrace . area visibility conditions are very poor during the winter 7 A complete sports lacility for the beginner, intermediate and expert. skiers, a6 well a8 separale area for foboggan runs and cross country and louring runs Adouble chairlift 1,200 feet certical lift. A capacily of 840 skiers an hour " glus rope tow. for beginners 4,500 feet in length, Kitsumkalum Ski Development Assoc: We. Really Can But not without. your support! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING THIS AREA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE VOICE _ YOUR SUPPORT BY AT THE POLL IN’ TERRACE, KITIMAT, THORNHILL SATURDAY, NOV. 16th Let's ski in ‘75 For further information: : MICKEY JOHNSON 635-4718 : FRED WALDIE 635-4252 BILL REYNOLDS Ski In ‘75 | voTING YES | ‘ 635-5481 Box 157, Terrace. ar 1 eee Ea seek funds which can receive the lax eredil. The new Act also: requires public disclosure af the names of donors contributing over $100 and places strict limits on the amount of money spent during eleclion campaigns by political parties and candidates. “The greatest benefit of this legislation is that it will allow many more people to play a part in the political process,” Mitchell said. “After all, from: now on, it will be the donors of small and medium-sized con- tributions who will be paying the bills.”” For further information, con- tact: ‘fhe Fund for the Liberal Parly . oo Telephone! 681-5171 Forest cut summary 4,520,412 of spruce; 2,388,587 . cubic feet of cedar; 2,162,211 ‘cubic feet of balsam and 454,470 cubic feet of fir. 666,790 cubic feel af sawlogs are listed under _ Miscellanious. : In addition to sawlogs there were 19,740 cubic feet of fence posts manufactured from lodgepole pine and another 2,870 cubic feet from miscellaneous “trees, we Bull __ An after-dinner speaker is the guy who gels the’ hull rolling: ic o Terrace, B.C. is being built with Won-Union labour, The B.C, & Yukon Territory Building and ‘Construction THE KITIMAT, TERRAGE AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL 1S SUPPORTING THESE UNFAIR DECLARATIONS. — 4 4 The JE Era to 2,000 AD. E News OF EARTH, ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY J 4 , GOOD DRIVING HABITS _ a CAN cut YOUR FUEL 94 CONSUMPTION: IN HALF, SPEEDING=COSTLY CONSUMER OF FUEL. ACCELERATE - SMOOILY, EASE INTO | DO NOT LEAVE YouR ENGINE RUNNING LONGER HAN THREE MINUTES WHILE WATTING. DON'T RACE THE ENGINE. IN WINTER, DRIVE SLOWLY FOR HE FIRST QUARTER MILE OR SO INSTEAD OF IDLING THE ENGINE TO WARM |T LF Tindall X School ey Another five dollar winner in the Herald’s news tip of the week. The winner, seen , above receiving his cheque, is Dan Sheridan, who tipped us off about the train load of heavy equipment Are You Concerned About How Your Tax Dollar Is Spent? A Iderman “ : ; | ‘The Sandman Motor Hotel : Currently under. construction at 4824 West Highway 16, - | Trades Council has declared this project unfair. | Also declared unfair are all other “SANDMAN” establishments ‘in the province, whether under construction or in operation, SALES REPRESENTATIVE _ ee For Terrace, Kitimat Area . 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