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TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C,

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1971

TERRACE

' lass mail registration number 1201.
GENERAL MANAGER :

Business Address: 4613 Lazelle Ave., .

The Terrace Herald is a member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper
Association, The B.C. Weekly Newspapers’ Association, and the Audit
Bureau of Circulations,: Published every Monday and Thursday. Second

GORDON HAMILTON
EDITOR: RON THODY

Terrace, B.C,

| HERALD

_ Phone: 635-4357 5

OUR OPINION

Our ‘Native son'

It is fitting that in this, our Cen-
tennial year, the first child born in
Terrace is a native Indian,

For our native population are our
“first citizens” who lived on this land
for thousands of years before the white
wan and his ways enroached upon the
and.

The child, a bouncing seven pound,
eight ounce boy, was born to Mr. and
Mrs, Elmer Wright of the Kitseles
Reserve on Queensway in Thornhill,

Kits means people. And Elmer and
his 18-year-old wife, Parricia, are
today proud people in any language.
They are especially proud people
because their child was the first New
Year’s baby in 1971, the 100th birthday
of B.C.’s joining the Canadian con-
federation.

And their child will grow to be a
proud, Kitseles man,

To this child the Herald wishes to
say: “Kla how ya, Tillicum.”.

Terrace

The prophets of gloom and doom
hovered over the land like a plague of
economic locusts during 1970.

Business was bad, they said. Con-
struction was down, they said. And
tight money sunk many a small
business,

But Terrace was a golden ship, a
jeweled vessel afloat in the turbulent
economic seas,

Even strikes and lockouts, a symp-
tom of economic illness, did hit
Terrace in the summer of 1970,
building continued to boom, a sure
indication that Terrace could still flex ©
its economic muscle.

And, for The Terrace Herald, ad-
vertising lineage was, according to
figures to the end of November, up
over 1969.

- But the proof of the pudding is in the...
building. +

Municipal Building Inspector E.H.
Thomas, in his year-end report issued
this week, said some $3,765,824 in
building permits was issued in 1970, On
paper, it was lower in 1969--but only
because of the $2-million permit issued
for the Terrace Vocational School. In
effect, this means that actual con-
struction values in town were worth $2-

- December; =...

booming

million or so more in 1970 than in 1969.

Particularly healthy were housing
Starts. Some 123 dwelling unit permits
valued at a whopping $2,074,710 were
issued in 1970, This compares to only
83 dwelling unit permits valued at
$1,452,517 issued in 1969,

‘Total number of permits for the year
ending Dec. 31, 1970 were 252. In 1969,
they numbered 202,

Industrial permits in 1970 totalled 24.
There were only 12 in 1969, ;

Even the month of December was
good with four dwelling unit permits
issued, one alteration permit; one
miscellaneous permit; two com-
mercial permits and one institutional
permit issued at a total of $78,430. In
196°, $19,900 worth of permits were
issued in Terrace for the month of

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It is also interesting to note that in
Prince Rupert, no building permits
whatsoever were issued for December,
1970.

But there appears no slackening of
building in Terrace.

That seems to be the way to enter our
province’s Centennial Year.

Trustees

It is interesting to learn that the
president of the B.C. School Trustees’
Association is planning to discuss local
school district problems on a
whirlwind visit to Terrace February
24,

It is even more interesting to learn .
that we have “problems” in Skeena-
Cassiar School District 39.

But that’s why Mr. P.C.D. Powell is
planning on spending some five or so
hours with trustees and administrative
officials, we have learned.

And yet we were told during the
school board election campaign that
we had one of the finest and probably
the best school districts in B.C.

Perhaps Mr. Powell is somewhat
more aware than our trustees and their
administration. At least he admits
there are problems. He’s certainly not
coming to Terrace to pass the time
away discussing salmon fishing on the
Skeena.

But there are problems.
it’s all in your point of view
problems lie,

Perhaps it lies in overcrowded
classrooms. _ Please, good sirs of
District 88, don’t tell us there aren't,
Take a look at Thornhill, for example,

That does for a start, Then there's -
the problem of why a proposed $2,8-
million school referendum wasn’t put
to the people at the Dec. 12 civic
election.

' The School district is still having one
hell of a time getting monies from its
previous $3-million referendum.
That’s why, we were told, the
referendum must wait until sometime
later inthe year, - i. or
Granted, the Department ..-of
Education in Victoria, has long ago

Of course,
where the

given its approval for all projects. But’. .
it’s Mr. Bennett, as minister of finarice, ©

who holds the purse strings: *
“But perhaps the bigges

- problem'.':

uptight

facing trustees and administration of
School District 88 is itself.

Trustees and administrators are like
the little, old maids who jump onto the
table if a little mouse scurries by,

They leap clean through the roof if
the press happens to attend a meeting,
or ask questions, in its duty to the
public who pay school taxes and to
Parents who have children in our
schools.

Yes, gentlemen, you have a
problem: a curious, dedicated press
whose aim is to mirror the community
and see that all community business,
including schools, is laid square on the
table.

Gentlemen, we hold out an olive
branch. We need your help in serving
the community and, as has been
pointed out in your own B.C. Trustee

‘Magazine, you need us to keep the

ople you. represent and serve fully
tnformeéd, fairly and without bias,

We realize it has been years since the '
school ‘board in this town was covered
by the press. And you fear us. By
fearing us, you. fear yourself even
more,

" We still believe in honesty and in-

- tegrity.’ If you are honest ‘and if you

have integrity, how can we of.the press
harm you?” sw

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Chamber urges balanced growth :isss2%

OTTAWA’ — The Canadian
Chamber of Commerce told
Prime Minister Trudeau and
the Cabinet that “this nation’s.
first econamie objective is
Prosperity for all Canadians,
This can be achieved only
through the generation of the
maximum amount of wealth
and with the broadest possible
equitable distribution of that
wealth amongst our people,"

President A. Gordon Ar-
chibald, who led the Canadian
Chamber delegation
Presenting its annual policy
statement to the government,
said, ‘the Chamber considers
that the development of
balanced growth should have

8 high priority.

ian OF this reason we beliave, i... li
there is heeded 4 body..ch ely.

= ad. wt hanSig | . i veo? t ¢ E
economy in the booming northiand. associated with the. Ecpno

analysis of economic trends
and the interpretation of these
economic facts in terms of
growth.”

The Chamber -recom-
mended that the reports of this
advisory body be made
available to the Prime
Minister, the federal govern:
ment, as well as to provincial
governments, some of whom
have no resources of this

. hature. - ‘

‘Mr., Archibald continued,
“We are of the view that the
reports should also be made
public and consequently could
influence ‘management
decisions in the private sector.
Such a body operating outside
‘Of government departmental
problems would perform a
most useful function.”

Mr. Archibald commended

the Prime Minister and the
cabinet on the decisive and
firm action taken in dealing
with the recent crisis, He said,
the War Measures Act was
necessary, and its substitution
by the Public Order (Tem-
porary Measures) Act is
commendable. A public
opinion survey taken by the
Chamber at its annual
meeting in September in-
dicated that 87 per cent of the
respondents believe that law
and order should be mere
firmly enforced.

The brief said, ‘tax reform
is necessary but it must be
designed to generate new real
wealth if all Canadians are to

living.”

fcongly urged tthe © govern:

thent to consider the total

* structure of tax reforms with
4 view to giving “top priority”

“to economic expansion, in-

-vestment in Canada's grawth
‘and development, and in-
‘creased employment oppor-
tunities for Canadians.

“We would request that
when the Tax Reform Bill Is
introduced in the Spring that
sufficient time be allowed
interested parties to submit
their views on the proposed
legislation.”

The Chamber considers that
the poverty problem can only
be significantly reduced: by
ithe creation of new jobs and
‘better employment oppor-
Aunities, and not through the,
redistribution of wealth as
‘some people believe,

- - The brief pointed out that as
@ result of more employmient
made possible through real
growth, the government would
spend far. less on unem-

Thanks for
good paper

The Editor
Terrace Herald
Terrace, B.C,

Sir;

Your contributions, ob-
servations and opinions are like
a breath of fresh air in Terrace,
and [ feel should do much to
sweep away some of the dusty,
old fashioned and small-minded
cobwebs which have been
allowed to accumulate in the
numerous corners of this town.

Thank you, 1 wish you every
success in your endeavoirs to
bring Terrace up to date with a .
mature and worthwhile local
newspaper. ‘

Yours truly,
(Mrs, } Mary Moore ’
Should shoot
raiding bears.

_ The Editor |

Terrace Herald

. assistant came out |
‘destroyed the animal, thereby

doors from where these bears
were shot, and we have been
bothered with bears coming into
camp for the three and a half
years we've been living there.
There are small children
around constantly and Jet me
ask the gentleman how he would
feel to have his children mauled
by.a grizzly. These bears were
tight in camp and not at the
dump where this gentleman
wouldiead you to believe, They
were taken to the dump after
they were shot,

;,Lhey were destroyed at 5:30
in the morning eating out of a
garbage can, about 10 feet from
the house.

: I don't believe it could be
called a “needless slaughter”,
especially when the lives of a lat
of children are at stake. These
bears have been seen from 4
p.m. until late morning,

One grizzly was reported to:

the game warden and his
and

aking the result the same.

|Last year a grizzly at the
dump was wounded with a shot
gun.-to' chase him away so he
wouldn't: be

riminately, He came. into

damp to: eat and had to be Sey

destroyed...

 Thope this clears the matter a -

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‘ployment insurance and social
‘welfare programs.

The Chamber recom-
mended that “the federal
government request the
Economic Council to establish
some long-term goals for
G.N.P., per capita income,
level of education, ete,
publicize the goals and put a
price tag thereon and set
about to achieve these goals.”

The Throne Speech referred
to a proposed new framework
for. labour-management rela-
tions, The Chamber considers
that well-framed labour laws,
apart from reducing conflict
in federal works ‘and un-
dertakings and providing a
rmedel for deficient provincial
legislation, would go a. long

r ‘problems’ off the
nation such as inflation and
unemployment.

The brief said that collective
bargaining as presently
practised is not producing
results which are in the public
interest. Except for isolated
cases, “highly excessive union
demands and settlements
continue to persist despite
high levels of unemployment
‘and major strikes and despite
persuasion and cajoling from
responsible groups and in-
dividuals who have the best
interests of all Canadians.”

*‘No responsible person
wants to see unions legislated
out of business or even
seriously weakened. But
labour Jaws, which have
granted unions excessive
monopolistic powers, must be
reframed to ensure that this
power is used responsibly and
In the public interest."

The Canadian Chamber
urged “that in order to ensure

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‘productive efficiency, no
legislation be enacted which
would inhibit the introduction
rf technological im-
provement, the im-
‘plementation of which should
take into account the human
values involved, We believe
‘that ‘the proper vehicle for
dealing with the effects of
‘technological change is the
jcollective agreement,"

_ The brief suggested, “that
‘in the case of non-unionized
employees, it may well be that
legislation could provide that
an employer in such cir-
‘cumstances, be required to
give a reasonable prior notice
‘fo any of his employees who
‘will be affected by a
technological change,

One of “the “aims” of the
mber is “to
Stimulate and maintain a
vigorous Canadian sentiment
‘and to promote Canadian
unity. ;

The brief stated, “with this
aim in mind, the Chamber
‘would ence again like to stress
the urgent need for unity of
purpose, not only the language
question but in many other
spheres and sectors of our
Canadian society. Indeed, we
should all be proud to be
Canadians. ‘

“It is essential that
governments, at all levels,
work together in‘a spirit of
cooperation to find solutions to
problems such as urban
blight, regional dilaparities,
and the effective management
‘of our environment which
affect the well-being and
quality of life of all Canadians.

“We know that a start has
been made towards solving
some of these problems by
way of federal legislation

Thanks for your help

Mr. Gordon Hamilton, .
‘Terrace Herald,
Terrace, B.C,

Dear Sir:.

Just a few lines to express my
persenal appreciation to you
and your staff for your
assistance in making our
mutual customers aware of the
Christmas deadline mailing

dates and ather pertinent in-

formation. . a

Your co-operation ‘in
providing this public service
has contribuled greatly to a

successful Christmas mail.

operation,

Thanks
Christmas.
Yours sincerely,

A. Dumma,
Postmaster,

and a Merry

' ByREV.K. NEILLFOSTER

President ‘Richard M! Nixon q
may regret the political uproar

caused by the U.S. - South

Vietnam invasion of Cambodia, |
but as Pnom Penh hangs on |

month after month, he hardly
regrets the decreased pressure
upon his. retiring, troops in
Vietnam... | - ae
Prime Minister Trudeau; we
think, must regret. that it
became necessary -to institute
the War. Measures. Act in
Canada, but he could: hardly

mourn the resuiting damiage to - §

the FLQ. a

Premier Bourassa of Quebec
may well regret the, decision
which cost the life. of Pierre
Laporte, but we doubt, that the
Premier feels that way ‘about
the happy culmination of ,the
James-Cross case, |

Most .of us havé, regrets
because of resolutions broken or
objectives unachieved in 1970.
‘And we assume it is so with all
men. - re

But, incredibly, St.” Paul,
about to be beheaded ‘for his
faith after a lifetime of service,
had this to say: o,

“AS for me, my life bladd is

Fond. I have run the great
Race; I have finished . the
Course; I have kept the Faith,
And now the’ crown. of
righteousness aweils- me.”

Not a tinge of regret. - .

Evidently, the closer a man
lives to God, the fewer his
regrets.

IDB helps
Canadian,
businesses

At the end of its 26th year of
operation, completed : Sep-
:lamber..20, -the' Industrial
- Development + Bank:.had.-loans
outstanding -and:committed''to
12,283 businesses totalling $555.5
million compared with 10,627
businesses and $488.7 million a
year earlier.- - , ;

Since it was established by
Parliament in 1944, IDB has
loaned $1,400 million to.some
20,800 small and medium size
businesses in Canada: needing
financial assistance and unable
lo. obtain it from other sources
on reasonable terms and con-
ditions, So,

During its 1970 fiscal. year,
IDB made 3,584 loans for a total
amount of $164.6 million, :This
represents an increase of nearly
20 per cent in number and some
7 percent in amount over the
previous. year, : %

In his report for the - bank's
1970 fiscal year, the pre ident,
Louis Rasminsky, said _ that
during the year the bank con-
tinued to fill its ‘intended role of.
assisting with the financial
needs of small businesses. Half

’ ofits loans were for amounts of

$25,000 or less_and. the average
Size of loan was $46,000; down
from $51,000 a year ago: The
principal businesses: which
borrowed from the. bank were.
manifacturing enterprises,
wholesale and retail trade, and
the tourist industry, ! go

The $164 million loaned by
IDB during the year assisted in
financing customers’ programs

’ totalling $242: million., . ‘The

purchase of: land, buildings,
machinery and equipment
formed the largest part of, these
programs,.some.76 per cent of
the-total.. |. - wo

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