1 i t ~~ Cominco To Our B.C.. Employees and Pensioners: us : ‘Since we have madeno public statement about the proposed Mineral Royalties Act - Bill 31 - - T thought you might wish to know your . Company's assessment of this controversial legislation. . ‘ _ [passed as proposed, the Bill could do irreparable harm to” the mining industry of British Columbia. : Bilt 31° is ‘based on the’. ‘assumption thal mining com- panies in B.C. do not pay their fair share of taxes.’ This is not true:' In addition to the _ municipal, school and sales taxes we all. pay, mining companies are taxed at 42 per cent of income in‘the form of Federal, Provincial aid Mining taxes, “This is the same rate paid’ by manufacturing com- panies.” If the Bill is passed the rate could climb to more than 70 percent. ; The Bill is ‘vaguely worded and gives the Minister. of Mines extraordinarily wide discretionary,’ powers. ~-‘ This means that the government can change the ground rules al any time. “Since the rules’ are nol made: clear, no company. can plan forthe futureinthe face af .,, such uncertainties. “We. hava:.made represen- ° lalions, ‘to ‘Ihe y government ©. _ urging the With-drawal of Bill 31 for further study. We have also offered: our: financial ~ and - mining. knowledge to: assist in, drafling a fair-royalty system that would -produce higher - revenues for the government.-if indeed there is a need far them - bul-o7 a basis that will allow the mining industry (o continueto grow, -We have nal yel heard from the government...” ° ~ , _ How. will, we as), Cominco emplayees be affected by Bill dv’ First, Jet-me assure you” thal, barring anything: un- foreseen, your Company sees na’ curlailment’ of. existing”. operations in B.C, if Bill 31 is passed, ee . The Bill would, however, have. an - impact . on - everyone’ em: “ployed in our B.C, operations. ; - The rayallies. the. government ds to take arenol related to Re: ‘Terrace Herald March 27, Ware _ ‘The. Deetors and Hospilal Adminisiralive staff writing letter ld Health Minister asking for removal of the Board and appointment of a‘ public ad, _-ministrator; these members. were elected by the people and ‘femoving them, would: ..be , the. democratic, | uproating: .. system and all il. slands for.” The hospital is well knawn to: have problems for as long as three years and they have. _ grown in intensily over the past ‘years with the Chairman and Love and Hate Note: On March 161 wrole thig -Jelter to the Editor of the Ad- verliser however for sdme reason il was never published. The letter reads as follows: Dear Reader: Much has been written lately about, Labour Organizations such. as: International Woodwarkers and Christian Labour Associations and others, ‘Would you believe some ‘are Irying to compare. a. labour union witha car? Sec letter to editor in last weeks paper. Tam convinced-the men al Poble's Sawmill Operations knew belter’ than that, : ‘There [s an old saying: What’ we sow that willwereap. When - “somebody is:forced to’ choose between (wo. organizations tas is the case in the above ‘men- toned plant) it's always good to Nige-Chairtn profils as are normal taxes. consideration. The royalties would “come off the top” before wages and all other expenses were paid. This substantial added cost would sharply reduce the ama ‘of money available to Caminco and other mining companies for wages, salaries, pensions .and the creation of . ‘new operations, . Over-the long term there would be litte incentive for Cominco and others to explore for new mineralization in this province, Decisions to develop properties already discovered would also be delayed. If development-. work is reduced, it is inevilable that there will be’ fewer ‘mines to feed our smelters. We are all aware that every mine has a limited life. As our present mines become mined out the feed. for our. Trail operations. will decrease. Bill 31, therefore, ‘presents a long-term. threat to - our smelters and fertilizer operations as well as the mines. Mining is vitally important to the economic health and future growth of British Columbia. ° The detrimental. effects df Bill 31 arenot in the best interests ol ahe people of this province. . Lam certain thal none of us _you want lo do'something about il you-might consider using. a time-honoured ] process and write or lelephone demacralic.’ ’ Manifesto’. - pear on the ‘Manifesto’ are;. °°. - Are We : - Being | The Editor:- At lest six Ministers in our current BC Government have signed and approved the ‘Waffle {n light of many. controversial ‘Bills’, Acts, and, Amendments, to ‘Acts, the question is being seriously asked. whether we in “British Columbia are being governed seriously by the contents of the ‘Walfte Manifesto’. If we are, . the next few years will never be - forgotten in BC, especially: by those who. thought they Knew . whal they were voling for when: > they elected the NDP Govern-: . ment. on a -Thase whas’ signatures ap--' Hor. David Barrett ~.- Hon. Alex«MacDonald’ .- Hon. James Lorimer . Hon. Norman Levi. -- wants to see our, industry - decliae.: You may agree that ~ Bill 31 is noi in your interest. It “Land, Research, and. Ex-: - -proprialion. : -your. M.L.A. to say that Bill $l should -be “withdrawn “and. reviewed. Youmlay also wish ‘: express yaur. feelings about the, Bill in a better to the Minister of Mines: Both the Minister and --your M.LV.A. can be reached al The Provincial Legislature, Victoria. B.C. . _uBy acting now we may be hal will economical. developmen! of British. Columbia. we Sincerely, ; Gerald Hobbe™ - - of the resigning in the middle of 1973. Can one man, who has been on the.Hospital Board one week be io blame for these problems? L would like to read about the problems at the hospital, nat ‘able te lurn this damaging - “ propased legislation into a law :.: permit the mining” indusiry to fulfill its role in the Board: Hon. Eileen Dailly 0 °- Hon. Gordon Dowding .:. _ Those Acts and ° Bilis etc. which wauld lead one to wonder . if -we are following the *Waifle’ ideaology are thase involved in Aulo ° Insurance, Emergy. . Minerals, Capital, Revenue, R..H; Bates ot Formerly-Prospector = © Open Letter to Council — Open Latler ‘to Terrace Cily ” Council - ; . : ~ Oa ihe “evening of Monday March 25 a public hearing was . - held regarding rezoning by-law ” AD-P-02-4001'and AD=P-02-4002. The latter being shelved until | “cost winler shows which has for. -giternate, parkland area te council ould. produce an. 9 pul : } ZONING” Ap. plication ‘i proximately . - oné half:acre al 2867. Kenney, - ‘from “Medium Density .(40 - read an entire front page . ‘coverage, of the jrewspapers biased “opinions of Victor “Jolliffe. As Mr, Jolliffe has been. under’. ” Marnie Dyek a Terraces (003 examine things and ourselves, . : continual: harassment: from. .; your newspaper, perhaps you: wauld : allow Mr. Jolliffe to make:a-— comment in your newspaper. © However. self-examination is~ only good ‘(profilable) when it leads {0 treatment and cure. Didn’t.old Archimedes say; . Give me.a.lever and a place- : outside (his. globe and Pll move - the world. .Let’s have less discontent, preed and hale. and some more understanding; contentment © OF: Bt rly. : question ‘will be:smack in’ the and Jove, which will lead, us lo better, -condilions. |” and. cooperation. an . Love would make a good lever and. all. mankind would benefit from: it," Politically, Socially and Economically, .° Coe A Christian -Labaur Association’ Supporters “(D.V.V.) Thank you.very much. Wo the south?) 20 Are any ‘and all applicants for rezoning in. industrial. areas. - Nanie and ‘address knuwn “by * ‘Editor, persons. .per care? lo High Density (200 persons per: care) residential. eae “At cthis’ nyeeting ' questions wore ralsed. as (0. whal the owner prapased to construct cn Ibis property,.and What were - -council’s: future: plans for, this south. areas. We-were_ advised ‘the owner was going {0 build an apartment. Quildings 00: SA. few questions: remained - ‘unanswered, -- Where was. the *. ‘applicant ‘or His representative” for Ihis rezoning hearing?~[s he - so sure his application will meet deem it'neéessary to-altend the ‘public hearing? Was.the puolic hearing: ‘a:.lechnicalily~ fora “decision already: made ‘by the « administration? *: Toe ' Surely.the Town © Planning Board (we-do -haye’one don't we?)-:, advised: the.» ad- minisiralion’-1he properly in ".. question is ‘only one short black _away-from the Keith Street light. ~_ industrial area‘ and.thal in/flve years .or: so-tme property: in middle..of an industeial, area: whose only pattern fer growth is .. gaingte receive, so litle forethought thal thelr approval > 21g. virtually assured, jusl lo gel more tax revenue. on the books? - ; L. Hudson tee - yo Waffled? . Minister: of Lands, Forests, & -grossly, over-valued: public “The Editor: oF The Honourable R.A. Williams Water Resources Dear Mr. Minister: You will; Lam sure, be under ison do. the TRUTH? “FAIR to all wed? it build GOOD. pand BETTER of Columbia citizens whose: fori: 8 cannot move elsewhere and lo-survive we need to .wark alongside economically. strong British .. Columbia global companies. With -the added financial . burden, oty’ members. will be unable lo maintain current - levels of employment, and, for. the employment we retain, unable lo pay the wage rates ihe LW.A, is entitled to expect for its members, and we ‘will also be unable to oblain an even marginally satisfactory return ‘on ow’ investment. - A number of our members and -a number - af-‘the “In. dependent sawmillers we work with have paid cash-for the property rights to the limber on- certain of the leases in question at full timber values at the date of purchase. - We must, ‘therefore, draw to ‘your at- tention the serious implications for these opéralors if the proposed. new -changes | are implemented... These com- anies’ are now -faced- with” expropriation without -com- which-ought t0.beavolded-at al) . ‘goslif the gavernmentin British - Columbia’ ©.is:,.to| retain creditability for respecting the integrity of.the-contracts‘ thal ” have evolved out of aur history. “/Pleasé do not view this Letter - simply as another “howl”. from the: private. sector... It is: an expression of. the commercial facts of life and the fight'for survival that we feel you can realistically “expect from our -members and from thelk-em-- ployees, . iff “the “recom; » jendations of your task force are implemented .in the form: proposed. aay give further study'to the inputs- burden. ~ Ian Mahood -, President..." The Truck Loggers Association yote. -. also appears to me thal the * ' doclors ‘of {Mills -Memorial . Haspilal are more interested in, polities than in medicine. [s It - - true that’ the. patients‘ are looking after thé doctors? © [certainly hope that this little 7 : ‘article ‘will. open (the: eyes‘ and - themindsaf some of the "al people’of Terrace... ‘ Never yours, Terrace, _ Sports, Entertainment. Circulation : ' * Published’ every Wednesday’ at 3212 Kalum St, B.C. A member of Varified circulation. « -. ‘Authorized as second clase mall. Registration number! _ 1201, Postage paid in cash, return postage guaranteed.’ MARK HAMILTON -_ ELREEN TOOVEY | ‘The Hera (1 reiains full; eanyglete and sole copyright ina His adverlisenrent profluced aan " pditoviad or photagraphic ene nt published iw the aithom the writen permission of the Publisher. — - ie . A weekly paper published by Sterling. Publications Led.’ an To. "PUBLISHER *.: GORDON W. HAMILTO EDITOR (0 PAT O°DONAGHY 7 a Advertising ; a a : ee - 87° COLIN GOODALL: oe “2 GARY ROWLAND | ‘NOTE OF COPYRIGHT..° > y - Herald. Repraduction Is at permit Open Letter - Education Alarming The Editor. Dear Sir: . Le "During the last week we- heard much concern expressed ‘about . educational ‘matters: in this province.” “These. malters have become a pressing issue. Governments’. budgets.’ for educalion take ‘a lion's share, ~ and one cannot help bul wonder where is all the money going 10 ‘and how well-is.il spent. "do nol: pretend to. be an authority .on educational matters, however, I have watched closely the progress, or lack of it, of our child when she -allended school, .and ‘I have ‘been involved in’ educational matters in this: community in one way or another quile a number. . of years.” : 11 is with.a great deal of alarm that. I listen 10 ‘recognized and respected ‘educators Lelling Us. that approximately. 30 percent -of all university. students today ‘ eannot compose a sentence, do not. master-the basic elements of-artithmetic and. cannot ex-. press themselves intelligently. Lforeign dangyages;, do, not cmaster, the -langyage jthey, are leaching... Students, ;having -studied a foreign language ‘for -iwo or three terms cannot. ex- press .themselves. in that - language.’ Many high :school students have” difficulties, . to fame “the ‘len. provinces of. Canada, let alone their capitals. They have a. very: limited knowledge about’ the USA and progressing. : * their'claims. Tegressing. “Farmer ‘premium Invoice... - here'll-be.1 Falls. much, by far,.-. 5 ». He's often” i booze — -" _ education, is."a- process .of pensation.”«/itjis.Uhis: factor. “vSome: aleachensy ic ARRCHINE a [1] it “SIR: Under free enterprise, we were’ »_ > Large .mining ‘companies developed . ‘Now ‘that'‘we're ‘socialized, we are-. n't realizé capital gains, S “You'll. provide’: cae “insurance but - ‘deprive us‘of choice, 006 0 slp We'll be forced to accept what you say. --". = hen‘-you. “Socialists send us” your. competi ion. We'll pay! : ‘You bought af old mill up at Ocean That was losing moriey for years}. oy /Then..the chimney, ‘collapsed “and - _there’s:cracks in.the walls 00°. - . And for that,-you deserve our jeers. "+, ‘The fee that you pay to the L.C.B, czar, ’. For each day he appears at a hearing, +, 18_ three -hundred bucks, “which is too”, ~-And to us, that isn't endearing. oe creased the priced of Even, that: which he. knew. was.old. ‘stock, i ee es =If he keeps raising prices, anew pair of... os Shoes: | ED a are os Phere ‘ - education for life, a coordinal effort by students, teachers and: parents. Nol only a process: of lechnical matters, . but..also,.a process of education ‘in human relationship, tespect-:.and =. consideration: for. fellow. man... and. his propertles and . the —. realization thal there are other: . people in his world besides ua. When. I look .at- everyday's |: happenings and developments [-. -cannol detect any .of these: °:: -quaililies, regardless how hard I>" look. .how much Isearch for: them.” oo. we aE -: Considering these . facts, °1 appears: lo, me thal our educational system is due tur.a . complete, overhaul. <. An ‘overhaul in which everybody concerned,-. eg. parenls . leachers, . students. .and government authorities have an opportunity. lo express. the views, “and. hopefully. fin -smore. realistic approac education than we haveit loday know hardly anything about the rest. of the world, © And yet, educational budgets are ever increasing, and the government of this province has fust lifted the .ceiling on . educational budgets and increased it by. some $80 million dollars. Since funds spent by ihe guvernment are tax dollars, yours and mine, one has to raisa the question: Why and whal far? It appears to me more and more that we are interested in quantity rather than quality.. We seem to, add. more and more fancy and costly - gadgets to our: schools which . have - fo = direct relationship ta education. °.:.- ~. So much emphasis is pul on post-secondary ‘educalion thal most young people today seem to feel obliged ta populate- our - colleges. and ” universities with-oul much rhyme or-reason, and yel, business and Industry have difficulties to find. well qualified skilled labour, . . " Maybe I am.. old-fashioned, ~ but: my .. interpretation. of Yours sincerely “Willy Schneider ra init. ene TA ae ern er ee | Requiem: For'A Hospital “Jack and Jill went up the hilltofatch a paltof water, ;. . Jack fell down and broke his plumbing and was taken to‘Mills Memorial Hospital. : But because he: leant right andnotlet, =, All the Kings horses and the Jolly Men wouldn't put him togeth again. ee, : Dear. Premier . Will cost less than a ‘Liquor crock. ; ; ‘ Sy... J Hospital care will- cost. “chroni much more. 2) PE _ The “three R's" are not laugh --“ sthoals. -. res o The ‘first; five times. what 4 heretofore 0 a ‘We graduate illiterate fois,’ “Now that hospital.care will keep td -péople broke, we Pit ~”, Taking all they have managed to save, "...“ It appears. that you minister, Dennis _Is.greedy, unkind’and depraved ble and more; ose ‘Right after you wan the election, . Your cronies get rich while. the | wo Stay poory Ln "We will. vote for yaur party's rejec 1" You increased your ovén sal Ty to’ ... You've deprived us of freedoms. we all had before, 80, _; Past the point to. which we -": - You've. written. our. test and , totalled your score —** 2 ~ *< BAC.'s iva hell of a‘mess! This is going to be a _.Srot-gun column, instead of the usual coherent, unified, lucid examination of a single lopie. ba a I'm: going to.aim in all directions-at once and pull both. triggers." Reason is I've. - -pot to get ready to goto” Germany on Sunday and have a lot to. do. Like shine my: shoes, and: change $12 -- into rubles or whatever they use, and gel my wife ta” iron some, shirts, and; uh, get hey.-ta- pack ‘my . bag, > and, uh, well, a lot of ° I've" redis-” 7 - important. things. First. of all, covered ‘a-maxint. that: was already-ancient when Moses looked. out. over ‘the . promised land: women are . _ not only unpredictable, but unreasonable, 55. My wife had known fot : about a month’ that [ might.” - Bill Smiley | “ABOUT MY WIFE, KIDS AND GERMANY -be ‘going to Germany on the. winter break. . She thought.it was great (or me. = “IH. be a nice change for to get away from me for sick of me," Told. her, 1 didn't: needa change, that I could: scarcely -bear the ‘thought of being separated, and that, the very Was nauseating. ©’, oS Then“ T-came_ home one. afow days. You must, pet a you. And it'll do you good .~ . oe [Blied politely, as usual. <": ided of being: sick of her, va day and told her it was all. set, But that she couldn't go. “When? "| she queried, knowing if would be several, months off. and that ‘there might: be an eartliquake or ~ a flood. or something in the “meantime: .-- : o “Oh, U-guess. Sunday’ night", [ responded casually , “-sereng.in.the knowledge that ” she. was’ -in* favour of ‘the - trip, She burst into tears; "My next topic also-deals ©. “pwith’ the * fanily,and with “at “aqueous. event. “Aside” ” hay Aenea = eolours 77 "from a rainstorm, have you". sever been soaked: from-a.- . great height?’ I:have, Last: , Sunday. -’ Twas. thoroughly enjoy- ing playing with my grand- son, -He’s old enough now to he played with; without, ° fear ‘that he'll. break. [had him under:the armpits and.” ~ was hoisting him inthe aif: ‘ wiaking’’ those + ridiculous sounds ‘that “would * make grandfaiher ,blush: crinisou if they ever; heard them.on ; passed ucross the kid's face, - - and TP cthought, “By. golly, : oS lhe knows me, ahd he's en- second; .I-Was soaked. (fom: shoulder to” knee, ¢ It <.was + warmcand ut first thought -['d “burst -a/ painless’ blood *: “vessel, But it was:the wrong: - Co ° re teaPeck? oaks ‘look. of : pure glee : : ‘joying -his.:grandad.”. Next °’ # JH’! -not ‘unpleasant at’: first; Rather: like taking -d.: warm: ‘salt -bath with yaur. _ clothes on. It's when it-be- gins to cool 7: . as to be developed there, suo" TH tura to. tople“thiee: ams,: which we have: just * gone through u'session:of. a TEVG ‘ate’ failures. You with’ self-daubt not. taught.‘ them ‘Y'm_a‘failare us a acher. L,.should:"go- back _ to the'shae acti It every. fails OTHE be * - Zn et mES wd all rs hen! er u s PPh aNd ate ae? abn Pap ay neta Pd CT my There's: not- much -niore “paper and the ‘student: has -Understoad ". wliat you've used :some brains of its own, ‘and it's aninety. percenter.: “Hallelujah! .'And-.: you're’ -shooked for a ie y There ‘js ;anly one thin, worse'-than-marking exim ‘papers, -That -is: supetvising * “taught, -and ‘applied! it, and™- nother years: - -- enuteh, ‘a. felie of skiing‘and ~ While the victims snicker, 2 You resort, after:the first Do. hour” fo. sick: things” as “ ¢ ee: You “ture sonthe, wall ofthe -. _ ing ‘every, brain ‘cell to do well. They're about'as tense »- a§-a-Hibernating: bear: Susie "takes off her shoes, assumes - *, a-yoga’. position, “and. looks “out the | window, Jack's": wo a broken ‘leg, fails ‘on. the’ ~ -floor,and you, jump:a Toot, counting greasy.:hair. versus “washed hair, bras.versus-bra- 2. 5. \. less; big clumsy. Boots versus: ‘look up at the ‘pic: “Queen, on whom ‘somebody, * has drawn a nitoustaché: You. “fll in; Swith, your imaging, ‘tion, sideburns, ‘atid: realize’ “the Queen would have been pretty dashing in 1580..°. > .- *Youlook out the window . .”’ Uthe ‘dirty siiow-banks and dream of-a beach or a trout