a aq "LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, \ WICTORTA, B.C., vol ‘ woe, were . ee cceP. 77/78 | votume 15 Ho: “ “Tuesday, March 10, 1981 J “RCMP seeking help » Police are seeking the Mentity of this enknown female whose akall was found by two hikers mear 4-Mile Creck, Sppreximately two miles mertheast of the ’ Banff, Alberta tewneiic. ~-A farther check of the caren revealed. other Seaman bones related to the skall. There was no identification — or chihing found in this aren, but leng, ran | brews halr about. | inches in legit and ery coarte was - Gscovered. in height, hair style chsely resemblug the recomsirection in ple- ture, predominately -egucasian with seme y Endlan characteristics, i me dental work lh upper jaw (lewer mandible missing): and subject considered to have died ta the winter of 1977: is believed to have died through foal play. Anyene recognizing the wemah pietared above should ¢oninct the si Saas | aL af Is your.child’s crib safe or a death . trap? That the question that will be . answered at a workshop In Kitimat tonight; and in Terrace Wednesday, | In the eceens “must be pre-- registration through Northwest ~ Tare’ safe. "and: ‘Unsafe: .Community College. at 635-6511. Holly Horsburg, of the department _ of consumer. affairs In Prince — a George;. wil. be on hand. to explain “ “s “eg Mast Aw _sauipment is safe. but. some: ‘second. : | hand furniture may be unsafe, Here "Hf the e side-bors are not less than two ao oe “eres to ‘death. aa Sales tax ~ she-shows how cribs can kill babies: Road neglect’ |. : The Nishga Tribal Council ' condemns all British Columbia -governments' for — the neglect of the Kalum Lake Road north to the Naas ‘Valley and has asked i) ‘Jeerace District Council to " lobby for improvements to ; => the -highway north from : Terrace. Since there are no resident doctors, né hospitals and no locally stationed ambulance . there is a serious danger in _ alts of emergency when patients are forced to suffer through a two-hour ride on extremely rough roads in Continued on By BRIAN GREGG Herald Staff Writer Terrace may .be moving’: beyond: the © fringe’ of, industrial development, as: the ~ Economic Development Commission .views the town as.a bedroom community with some geeondary industrial benefits resulting in the . prowth of Kitimat and . Prince Rupert, and the nibeda. for service “and transportation ip- Alderman Vie Jolliffe saya the spin-off for '. ‘Terrace. from Kitimat development will be we a bedroom community? _and the spin-ott for Terrace from Prince Rupert .. development ee Mh Pee told - Terrace District Council Monday he fears that Terrace” may: pot survive at the present standard of a other cominunities. - Jolliffe ‘also asked: . Mayor Dave Maroney. - why be did not reporton a.meeting-he had in. Vancouver with be president of the vice-pres id ent mt : Amax:. “T- dot’'t know what "| the bell you want if council ‘wants to send ; people down to see these. - - people perhaps -they. should," _ Maroney . replied, a _ . Jolliffe said he was only asking why: the mayor hadn't bothered to inform his council about his meetings with | the executives of the * Pagé 5 from 19 to 15 per cent; Comiiittee’ meeting - _, minutes, ‘ratified by ” would Glso play an- ‘will be determined on " Surplus of energy and: , council Monday. = access to world and John Pouselte of the | ‘surrounding — markets. -Regional District of. Jolliffe maintains that Kitimat-Stikine, told the’. another solid, industrial _ committee that Terraze ” base besides CanCel is is seen asa bedrooni ‘needed so that the town community that should ‘. will. not. be. seriously be involved in land effected if the company banking, lot sales and - development of |. 2. community industrial ; | jeompanies; but park. * Future Maroney would not say . warehousing and. what be had learned distribution-for com- from his meetings: “It . Merce and ‘trucking *_ | visit,” be said. . “important role in the © _.. The questions arose -_ future of Terrace. - from the Tourism ane Powsette’s view is that Industrial Development - growth in the northwest . decides to cut back its . - operations here as it has im other communities. Terrace ‘pewamen were excluded: from a : recent council meeting dealing with the sensitive issue of thé poflution of the Skeena River by the sewage treatinent plant on a matter of principle, gays Alderman Bob Cooper; but Terrace - District Council has ignored an appeal from the ‘ local medical association warning against the ‘*health risks of the river. The news media is allowed into standing committee meetings of council, except com- ‘mittee of the whole meetings, as long as they do * not report on the meetings until the minutes have ben ratified. Cooper says the media violated the - gpreement by reporting on matters pertaining to a commiltee of the whole meeting even though the information was obtained during the rise and : report, open-public meeting after the committee y Thngréss was exchidéd (rom reporting on the public works committee meeting which dealt with the pollution of the Skeens River) on a matter of principle, ” Cooper: said Monday. Meanwhile, a letter by Dr. J. C. Counts ex- pressing the concern of the Terrace and District ea ae eer the’ lack of seconstary: ent at sewage disposal plant was received and filed by council. : “We believe that delays in upgrading since : 1973 have given our community niore than | sufficient time to plan and implement a proper - secondary treatment facility,” says Dr. Counts. . The medical association recommends that. Terrace should immediately undertake con- struction of a modern secondary treatment’. -. facility. ‘Further delays are unwarranted as the ., . existing situation is intolerable and a threat to — public health, says Dr. Counts. “We strongly recommend the chlorination: ‘ dechlorination process as the proper method of secondary sewage treatment in this case,” says Dr. Counts. - “Should progress taward upgrading of sewage Medical 1 men issue health warning | . “disposal be unsatisfactory, we may ‘recommend that the Skeena Health Unit post warning signs at Ferry Island, Braun’s Island and Fisherman's Park,” he says. .- ° -In the public works committee meeting "minutes it is reported that aldermen advised the ‘waste management branch that ihe district has - - completed some very preliminary investigation - ° ', concerning upgrading of the existing facility and have requested proposals from a number of. engineering firms to undertake a siwdy to - - provide a recommended method of converting to secondary treatment. While the district does not have a license to operate the facility it was recommended that the district continue with previously initiated action to obtain proposals from engineering firms to . undertake an engineering study to provide a ~ recommended method of converting the primary -. sewage treatment plant to secondary treatment ‘im accordance with. the requirements. ~ iked in budget ‘Tough moves’ to meet ends VICTORIA (cP). — Sales, cigarette and giidline eet ieee Bette rena . provisions of Finance Minister Hugh. Curtis Monday budget went into effect. -_ ee ‘The- belt-tightening budget, which Cartis ‘sald. L. required some unpleasant decisions but defended as a . realistic, received a mixed reaction from political oo opponents and businessmen. : a Curtis said after delivering his budget speech in. ot - the legislature, that he did not iry to sugarcoat the tough moves he felt: compelled to make, butat lempled to spread the discomfort taxpayers will. feel. : The government needed $425 million to bélance its i $6.636 billion budget, said Curtis, who rejected cuts in social service programs as an alternative. The sales tax increase, to six cents on the dollar . from the previous four cents, is expected to raise about $368 million in the coming year and will be the most lucrative plum among the tax increases. : The two-cents-a-dollar increase in sates tax also. applies to car sales, with the tax on fuel-efficient wt vehicles rising to. four per ¢ent, on medium vehicles °: -tosix per cent and on gas gurzlers to eight per cent. + The budget also: - —ralfed the provincial gasoline tax by 1sécexisa\ ’ litre to 5.82 cents and said the tax would be main- =~ fate ot 2 Bet nme Cf Soe retail price lon he Provincial tax, effective Oct. 1. That increase will produce $78.4 million. my increased taxes oa cigareties and tobacco 80 that a package of 25 will costs u dime more today. Thetax, now 34cents, will raise $25.9 million, - : —hit larger corporations with an increase in the — corporate tax rate to 16 per cent from.15 per cent." -: That move, to take effect thia tax year, will rake in“ . $30.3 million. aaa uispectea raatine ts Bua ie Ait will reap an additional $28 milton. Those in- ___ reused wil goin effect tater in the year, cpa baal ie hata Poona tax tax on snosl-rocatis-io aix--«- per vey from five per cent, ‘and to eight pér cect for ., Tooms over $50 a night No tax wifl be paid on rooms‘ "real or 00 es. Thos changes wil being ia 45 million... —levied & 10-per-cent. surtax on personal provincial income tax above $3,500 for the 1961 tax ~ year and subsequent years to raise $15.4 million from an . estiniated 49,000 ‘taxpayers. There were a few goodies. A tax credit which Curtis said would apply. to 4 per cent.of B.C. families and 75 per cent of the elderly will return $70 million to laxpayers in the. 1962-83 year, Ina nutshell. “VICTORIA (CP) — Effective dates’ ‘for “tax changes announced in British Columbia's 19B1-8Z - ‘ . Teamediiate © "> yoo. a General retail'sales ot social service tax is in- creased to six per cent fiom four per cent. Some . new items are being added to the list of exemptions, : Cigarelfe taxes increase by ten cents for every . pack of 35, to 34 cents: Tobacco taxes also increase. . Tax rate on gasoline rises by 1.58 cents a litre to 5.32 cents, 20 per cent of the retail price. Tax rates on other fuels will be linked to the gasoline tax rate. Hotel room tax rates are raiscd to six per cent. from the current five per cent, with the exception of rooms renting for more than $50 « night, where the ” rate will be eight per cent. Rooms renting for $10 or .less will be exempt, up from the previous level of $4. ; Fuet oil sold to commercial users is taxable at six per cent. - A ful rebate of the gaeolioe tx wil be pa to Cocporate income taxes for ‘larger firme: are raised. to 16 per cent from. 15 per’ cent. Corporate income taxes for about 20,000 sinall businesses decline to eight per cent from 10 per cent, A 10-pér-ceat surtax will be charged on provincial : bersonal ineiene lax above $3,500, applying to about , 9,000 taxpayers. . A new provincial personal income tax credit equalling three per cent of personal income tax exemptions mins 1.5 per cent of taxable income Goce: into effect. Sept. 1, 1981 . The government will begin adjusting cigarette ‘nod Uabacen taxes W inflaton every six months. ‘Oct. 1, est”. ‘Gasoline taxes are to be adjusted every three Oe Ty real nice Ax nt 39 Dest cent ofthe _ sealing fea price. . ‘The Bottom line, Page 5 | ~