A-‘civil engineer from. Van- .
‘couver. filed his nomination

oe papers with the Elections

Canada office in. Terrace last =
- Friday. Although there are a
‘number of Reform party mem-
‘bers here, none were willing to .
run for the seat in the federal
‘election, prompting 48-year-old ~
Donald Buckland to let his name ,
stand, “I’m not too familiar
with Skeena,” Buckland told the -
“Terrace Review in a telephone
interview, ‘‘I didn’t realize there -
“were three newspapers.’’, How-
ever, he says he is acquainted -
with the riding from his frequent -
visits to Prince Rupert and con-
sulting work he did in the
Stewart area.

“Pm so enthused about the.
policies and -platforms of the
Reform party, I decided to run.
~ I think the policies are good for
all of western Canada.”’

One of the major concerns he

~- has is with Canada’s current im-
migration policies. “Over 90
percent of so-called refugees are
bogus refugees, jumping the
queue ahead of legitimate
‘refugees or immigrants who
have suitable job skills, good
physical health and the cultural

background to fit into our cul-
ture and economic structure,”’
he said.

“We're concerned about the
mix, Until about 17 or 18 years
_ ago, immigration from western
Europe was about 65 percent,
now its limited to 23 percent.
Guidelines for Asian immigra-
tion are at 66 percent.’’ He ex-
plained such a mix was ‘‘not in
balance with the structure of our
country as it is today’’, saying
the electorate should be told

what a.‘‘mess’’ the immigration |

CN seeks |
derailment
damages
from Ledcor

Canadian National Railways
is going after Ledcor Industries
to! recover an undisclosed por-
tion of the damage costs incur-
red as the result of a derailment
120 kitometers: west of Terrace
on Sept, 23. .

CNR pubic affairs spokesman
Alex Rennie said in an interview
from Edmonton last week that -
the company is pursuing a claim.
“We feel the responsibility rests
with the operator or owner of
the vehicle,’’ he said, referring
to the construction vehicle that
caused the accident. Rennie
declined to discuss the amount
of money CN will be seeking.

The railway’s most recent
estimate of damages from the in-
cident is $1.5 million.

The derailment occurred when
a heavy equipment driver -em-
ployed. by Ledcor Industries

drove in front of a 78-car freight
train at a private crossing. The
accident put 12 cars and three
locomotives off the. rails,
destroyed cargo and tore up a
section of track.

George Hoar, managing vice-
president for Ledcor, confirmed
that the company has received a

letter from CN. Hoar declined
0 comment on the situation,
saying it will be handled through
Ledcor’s insurance company. -

entry.

like in 20 years from now. He

said that although the three ma- i. é. Called a
. “We're alk Canadians,”” Buck-

jor party leaders were invited to

attend a forum on this topic, *
none showed, likely because:
“they’re afraid to say anything -
for fear of alienating the: ethnic.

vote.”* | |

:-The party also stands firm
against Bill C-72, which requires
bilingualism among senior fed-
‘eral civil servant positions in-Ot-

"Today Is

system.is in, and have input into...tawa...They-are-also against the
what the country is goirig to look | ‘N

|

Meech Lake Accord, because
they don’t beleive anyone should
‘be. called a ‘‘distinct society’? —

land said. Furthermore, they
feel: the Accord. would preclude

-senate reform, another major

platform of the Reform Party.
They favor a “‘triple E”’
senate, that's, elected, effective,
and equal, “‘rather than the zoo
we have right now with political
appointments, patronage and

political-hacks,”?. Buckland said.
The senate they propose would -

have equal representation from
each geographic area, similar to
the senate in the U.S., where a
small state like Alaska would
have clout equal to that of a
large state like California.

The party’s campaign slogan,
‘““The west wants in’? reflects its
regional nature. Buckland says,
‘First and foremost it’s a
reform party, not a separatist

McDonald’s Restaurant
-. ‘Terrace, B.C. ue

-..,.. Terrace Review

~"'“Gity of Terrace Aldermen
~~ 2. . Mayor Jack Talstra

ae RLC.MLP.

Terrace & Kitimat Fire Depart

Development Centres, Terrace &
a School Principals

 §keena Band

- Terrace Pipes & Drums

Royal Canadian Legion
-Mayor of Kitimat

Terrace Co-operative

Safeway

‘5 Overwaitea —

‘errace Beautification Society - —

- Terrace Doctors & Nurses

- Mills Memorial Hospital
Special Olympics -

Terrace Youth Centre

-. Terrace Area Car Dealers

nent

And Many More

“Listen to C.F.T.K.AM for times the V.1.P.s will be working — |

Kitimat.

' gerrace Review — Wednesday, October 19, 1988 3

ceena race —

. party. We want-a better.deal for

the west from'‘Ottawa. We don’t
want to be pushed around by the
large voting blocks in Ontario
and Quebec.’’ .

Buckland spent two days in
Terrace and the weekend in
Prince Rupert last week, doing
some door-to-door campaigning

and collecting the necessary.

signatures to file his nomination
papers. Local contractor Art
Goodwin is acting as his cam-
paign manager. oo

\PPY DAY Vil

| That’s when our crew wil join the McDonald's crew in serving up
Big Macs. For each one sold $1.00 goes to help Ronald McDonald
~~ Children’s Charities of Canada and local children’s charities.

ZZ

See you there!

PON