VANCOUVER, (CP) —

unemployment and fobs.

‘They’ retalking about :
taxing the ‘atck, controlling education spending,
banning strikes in the public sector and.

"But before the May ,6 British Colunibia

vapor B.C,
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PARLIMENT BUILDINGS

B.C. political parties ive

would restore $42 million [f the teachers don’t
take any wage. increases but. the teachers. are
having none of that. : : .
__ And. one ‘of
_, statements +

by

14
or the ‘work:force and. above the
- national average of 12.6. per cent. -

‘He was the firat' premier to preach, restraint
and made it stick in a settlement: with 40, O00
‘elvil servants -last September,

Campaign voices will grow: hoarse talking
“aboitt jobs. The NDP says it will provide jobs-in
' public works programawith ’ ‘millions borrowed
from the B.C, Petroleum Corp, Bennett, whose
govérriment announced highways, bridge and -
diking: projects just :before the election, Says.
‘while the unemploymeyi picture : isn't pretty, it
would be uglier if nis restraint Program wasn ‘t
in plare..
x BG ‘campaign tralish ‘have. traditionally | been

'- potholed: by confrofitatibns between the-labar-

The “campaign, ‘efhieh, began ‘Friday, 1 ts
shifted between Classrooms anid hospital wards
in its early. stages... ~.

The New Democratic Party gays ihe Soctal °

. Credit government plans to follow Alberta with
higher user fees andmedical care premiumsas - - a peanut stand and insisted Social ‘Credit must
- a tax on the sick to reduee health and hospital * be returned because inivestors ‘need ‘a-govern-
- @pets. 2 '. “ment-they can trust, leads-an administration |
. Premier ‘Bill Bennett ‘has dismissed. ‘the’: that forecast 4 $1. 125-billion 1082-83 deficit: ona
~- “charges as wild and crazy and Health Minister -' budget of $7.2 ‘billion:

‘: Jim Nieleen.says the NDP is attempting“‘'to. - ‘The NDP. is telling unemployed voters at
exploit the fear of inesa for political'gain." =~ ~-least part of that deficit has heen rolled up by
"B.C, teachers, who helped NDP leader ‘Dave lavish expense-account spending that included
Barrett defeat. Social Credit ‘to. 1972, ~are ‘wines al $37.50 a bottle and. ¢ a eabinet

“at the top ofa ‘ng list of: f Santal Credit sins,
_ . _ Bays he will call a royal edmumission. aaa ;
"government spending if the NDP wir

' Bennett, who once said the NDP couldn’ t run

‘NDP. alliance and ::th Social - Credit ‘private ~~

‘ . mobilizing again as” they are. currently : ‘em-

broiled ina dispute’ with Education Minister

" Bill Vander Zalm. (who. isn’t geoking : re-
election) and school ‘boards, =~

. Vander Zalm waa moved to Edueation from, Sone

' Municipal Affairg last fal! — and in the eyes of

the NDP reduced the education system to. a

- battleground,

‘He. ‘shortened ‘ening: hours to save $60 .
million and ‘called’ for no-frills curriculum *
~ revision. -A tentative agreement with trustees -

‘Lalonde 'S.

vie OTTAWA ACP) — The.
. federal:

predictions," the loss of tax

‘minister his job.
The Socreds have floated a « $is0-miilion bond
issue and $780 million in short-term treasury.
‘bills to. take-up the Slack -and. finance. new

‘> Programs.. B.C.’s finances‘. aren’t, known
because Bennett didn’ t, summon the legislature .
for ‘anew budget before the: “election: - : ;

~ Some of the: loudest NDP’: streams “are
:. directed at $580,000 worth of slick. TV. com:.-

’ mereials that ran to March, 31,.. lauding:
everything from day-care centres. tothe nok-
hos ‘theast"Qoal development. It: ‘calls, “them an -

delay in getting. tax refunds

enterprisers. .

” thes
F demoeracy,.

picketing. -

carrying the - ‘public : debt,

Ina recent. speech. Labor Minister “Bob
McClelland said his ; -jhinistry ;was. preparing -
amendments to thé’ Labor. Code brought ir by

DP. “He mentloned increased ‘union

“redu

collective ‘bargalri (

companies incurring losses: through third-party

dversary. - ‘roles -in
d-legal recourse for

| In addition to keeping the right t to strike from
*, teachers, Bennett has p
- won't close highway

rorised labor disputes

deficit forecast ‘bacalhiotic

“Program, through whieh

deficit reached. revenue and the additional ‘out to the public’ may be’ which had: reached $113.9 - welfare payments "are
$29,400 billion in the first-11,. expenses - faused “by ° the. distorting that figure.andin — billion” by the end ‘of - made, - Increased to $2.5
"months of the 1882-83 fseal . itil | pect the total: deficit figure. February, shot Upby 21 per billion from- % billion.

“year, $8.7 billion short of

Tax | ‘refunds, : “worth _an-

cent to, $15.5 billion ‘from

“what Finance — ‘Minister. estimated - ‘65 ibilllon | in’ "$12.8 ‘billion-a‘ year earlier.’ * ‘During - February,
_. Mare. Lalonde had been: “total, were held “up by’ Record, ‘high . unem- _ revenues-were $3.76 billion
“forecasting for the full year, -- delays in, - getting. tax — ployment — ‘1.7 million in on spending of $6.109 billion,

‘the “Finance - Department . ‘ “ - amendienis passed. by March — pushed the ex- leaving a monthly deficit of

said ‘today.’ revenues to . 1 billion; and: : ‘Parliament... "The: ‘amend-’ penses.of: the: Employment . $2,349; billion.’ That com-

“AY departnient official °

_:. refused to say whether that -

- meat the minister's. deficit

sharp déclines; in” sales .
taxes, import duties ‘ and
taxes . “on ‘non: ‘residents, ©

ments were, passéd-at the _
end, of -jast: month -and

refunds were to te on their

and - Ammigratlon’. -Depart-

_ment ‘to “32:9 ‘billion, up 61

: , pert cent: : from. a year |

pares. with > revenues — of
$3.584 billion on spending of .
* $5.06 billion and a deficit’ of

forecast, “made last. revenue® in‘. the . firat~‘ 11> “way by thé’ ‘iniddle of this” ate $1478 billion {n February,
October,.. was . too . monthsofthefiscalyearfell monin. a Federal contributions to We.)
-- peasimistic. . to. $47,942 billion from’ Meanwhile, the cost of - thie. Canada Maison 01.0406,

‘The official ‘also ; refused

to explain what expenses.

‘could add $4.7 billion to the
deficit‘in March, ‘the final
month of the fiscal year,
when. the average. monthly _

deficit .for the | firat re

months. was $1. 9 billicn.
“An explanation’ will have
to await the budget to be

tabled a week from’ today,

the ‘official said. At that
time. ‘the - ‘minister will
“present a deficit, figure for

47.64 _billiot ‘a. year

billion, 17: ‘par: ‘cenit “more:
than the $57.854 billion a.
year earlier, ~ Increased
_tmemployment

ymentis

boost,”

‘revenues fromt some’ taxes
were increased revenues”

insurance
| pa
accounted for. ‘much of the

Offesttlsg ‘ the. dedlining :

; congressional fight.

A ‘comnilssion ‘appointed: by: feagan
proposed, Manday-that 100 MX ‘weapons.
should be built and put in Minuteman allos -

atl

to dicuss: the LNG. plant.

if indicated ‘it should: now. he considered a.

: dead issue. for Kitimat. -

‘An independent study ‘commissioned by
. the government indicates that moving the:

Dome: location: to. Kitimat
Rupert now-would result in

delay that woild’ be “absolutely fatal" 7

“4 the project, according to Smith.” q

4 =addition, the winds around

’ Kitimat site of 80to 45 mph at times would |
prove'a serious danger to the - ships
carrying LNG. The Prince Rupert site sits -
on the open sea and allows the ships rapid.
access to greater movement room. With |

- “the minister's additional comment.: that -

two LNG plants in B.C. is a

.. now, Kilimat.Will have to resolve itself to
‘accepting the ‘current situation. wey

- While. “Smith » stated

- government was ‘looking at other. major.
enerzy:.developments in. the. ‘north, his ©

further comments: were
keeping roads open to such

as Kitsault.in order to keep the work force
"> in place’for the time the-economy turns.
around and ‘the mines can reopen.
In response -to~ questions,
_commented on a-letter from NDP leader
Dave Barrett ‘that Terrace’ council

received Monday’ evening.

Barrett wrote there: are + disturbing

7 ° By KEITH ‘ALFORD -
_ a Herald Staff Writer - wi
1 TERRACE— Monday's: 11, minute vis

(to (Rermnee iby: the: minister ae energy,

Smith: Taek ‘he was-also cscs ng
* previous, commitment ta return to Kitimat.

top 4h

“reports of Social Credit cabinet | wate
buch as Brian’ ‘Smith and Patrick

disbanded.” :The NDP- leader’ says “this |

which were: instituted in 1975." 22°
"Smith's: résponse was the: esa’ “ig. a.
completely phoney -issue,"... He. charged
:“Mr.. Barrett. established. the B.C.
: > Petroleum: Corporation’ and doesn't”
, Understand: what it is,”... °° «+

The ‘minister’s ‘explanation is ‘the

The minister -

from the sale of oil and gas...it is not an
_ agency that. has money and. is not

from Prince -
ala. 5 month ©

¢reate:jobs.” While the corporation had
srevenues.of-over $300 million ‘a eouple af
ale “ago”: currently: it has only $130
“egailion. Smith said that during strong
the proved “---egoromie times “it makes a lot of sense"”
to fake mohey from it to finance things

. “and we've done some of. that",

Barrett says the petroleum corporation
has yielded a profit of $1.3 billion from
*‘offshdre’ Markets thus far and ‘has -

not practical sharing” and’ “has-pérmitted significant
subsidization of the cost_of delivering gas
to domestic consumers. Bmw

_ “At Terrace council; Barrett's: letter was
. Teceived as information ona four-two vote

‘ with. Alan: Souter. .suggestings it . was
, (MISLEADING “.INFORMATION."
. Marguerite: Clarkson’: § and Dayid

" Gellately’s amendment to ask Smith and
'.MeGeer for-:further. - information was
~, defeated on an identical vote: |

After” the press conference, Smith

~ rushed - lo, Kitimat: for. speaking
‘engagements. with’ the Chamber of
Commerce and the “Indian band in

Kitimat’. . ;

his Socred.

confined’ to
communities

Smith

Down letter studied

‘By KEFFH ALFORD -
; Herald Staff Writer
* "TERRACE—. | Terrace
council whipped through its
35 item-agenda in Shightly

over, tWo- hours ‘with the

least amount of insults seen,

~-pemovett trom: ‘théagenda “the passibility or wi

- the court ordered letter -of

apology from: Chub Down,

indicating the mayor would
tquire ‘of the court on the
‘propriety of the wording.

Councilmembers - spent

. about 20 minutes discussing

“a 10-page — verbatim
transcript of an’ exchange
that took place at the Feb.

_- 28 session. At the end of the -

discussion, council accepted
Gordon Galbraith’s’ motion
that - the. resolution. as

originally presented in the |

minutes of that meeting be -
accepted, :
At? Giesbrecht! 8
-suggestion, Marguertie
Clarkson’ and” David
Gellately moved that the
_ previously tabled review of
the indemnity bylaw be
discussed under - ‘ new
businéss, © The’ original
intent of the review was to
_reduce the mayor's salary
to.$1 forthe remaining of
the year. © The salary
reduétion call-was initiated:
by Alan Soutar.
Giesbrecht said. he
thought the whole idea “was ©
rather silly” and continued,

“think the public is more

civilized than. that.”
addition, since the time for

this year's budget to. be

finalized ~.” is- fast

approaching, the mayor. .
wanted the item dealt with. |

‘During the discussion,
Giesbrecht removed.
himself ‘from. the. table
completely and ‘Galbraith
chaired “the play.” Soutar
and Down, immediately ©
‘ moved that ‘the itemed: be-
retabled, this time to an in-
camera session’ .of the

"committee of the whole to

o be held April 18., Although

® Reagan studies MX missiles

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest plan --
for basing. the MX missile, similar té a‘
proposal rejected by Congress two years -
ago, is awaiting President Reagan's en- :
. dorsement: before . it faces ° a bitter’: a

- former - national * ‘Security’ adviser , who
headed the 11-member panel: “if ‘such
* were available; this commission | probably
“would not have been convene

if What we ‘have, we ‘feel, has a
: reaboirable:- has: the best.chance to be -
vecessful,” he told ‘a news conference. _
os But most of the immediate Capitol Hill

i" heactton came fromMX opponents and fl

the year. cot . "fron opetminal income * i was, predictably negative, ;
ay in Wyoming and Nebraska and that anew, P
- Final deficit figures for a ‘taxes, Which: despite high smaller ldnd-based:nuclear missilé should . Representative Joseph -: Addabbo © (D-
fiscal year are not-usually unemployment: ‘and “wage be developed in the next decade. N.Y,), chairman: of the House of Rept-
presented f until “mid. ” festralnd roga by’ 10 per: cent Met sentatives - defence. appropriations . sub-
‘summer. = "to $24.3 Dillign. “Few, -if, any, will consider. our". committee, predicted deféat. The MX “is a

- although the’ {1-month
: deficit ‘was -far short of

it was not ‘Iméiediately
clear whether this. year's

nits,

recommendations an- optimal ‘solution,’’.”
said retired Le. Gen. ‘Brent Scawerelt, the ©

a

‘dog’. that has ° been: ‘around * toa’ long,"
~ Addabbo sald. “

tabling motions can only be -
debated as to lime and place:

(the issue in the. earlier -
transcript debate), Soutar
said, he wanted to - raise
some questions about
Giesbrechts position as a
. chair and said “a great deal -
of improvement is neéded."

- Gellately challenged the

propriety of lifting a tabled -
motion’ only: to table it

again. Clarkson asked that >

Bournoits rules of order be
consulted. That and
council's own procedure
‘bylaw govern the meetings:
Galbraith’. replied,

‘then ‘propesed . .the motion..
was in conflict with’ the’

’ slaff members to workshops
and . conventions only. the

access to. information treasurer will attend and
‘bylaw,’ The: challenge \ was only because he is willing to
disallowed. pay his ownexpenses. Each

The motion to retable v was of the two sides accused [he

- passed ‘three- ~{wo - with.

other. . of playing - polities
Soutar, Down. and Bob Q

"with these requuests.
- +. Gellately's motion that
".. @ouneil “members, be “paid
| ns expenses © Lo - ‘attend. can
- public. and: would: “res tve |’ industrial | - development

uy Wh cshop whee iat ace”

teGeer, Is eo
‘the’ B.C. ' ‘Petroleum. ‘Corporation fe.”

_ would haye a: “devastating. effect on ‘the A
municipal . revenue. sharing. payments ©

“, eokporaiton “tis a body that collects taxes. -

:, " something you can’ borrow. against to

“provided the: principal sum for revenue —

that portion. of. ‘the. ins

camera meeting by his own -
“comments:

a

concurred with’ the. mayor.
_ Also tabled to the same in:

camera . session” was". the
continuing discussion of the -

Halliwell reservoir and the
sale of a-district lot. .The
new variable mill rate and
the sewage treatment plant
will bie discussed during’ a_

public portion of thé same

meeting, .

eonsidér on sending various

Clarkson.

- passed.

“chambers “Set” for Friday.
passed dye to Cooper's”

abstention dnd the fact it did

not require .a two-thirds. ©

majority since it was within
the’ district,Each:
alderman’s expenses should
amount to, only a $3 lunch.

- Council’s - ~ bylaw . to

* establish its own economic

development —
its
readings, °

commission
‘first two
but .

oppose (some specific

clauses.

. Soutar. ©
; . indiedted that later he may ”
With four requests to

“Bournoil who?", Clarkson

~ Roads paved

Herald P Writer
- TERRACE Alex Fraser, highways ‘minister,
announced Monday pitions of dollars will be poured into
. highways constructidn in the northwest.

A$1.4 million contract to build two new bridges over Bear
River and Bitter Creek on‘Highway 37A near Stewart went
to Buds Truck and Equipment of Terrace. °°)

"A $1.6 million contract to pave 27.65 kilometers at Terrace-

.. inéluding 1.15 km of curb ad storm sewer gutters -in the
- -municipality, and 26.5 km of miscellaneous streets in.
Thornhill went to Columbia Bitulithic. Ltd. of Vancouver.

A $1.2 million contract to build two bridges on Cullen and
" Surprise. creeks on Highway -37A near Stewart 1 went to.
Walter Cabott Constructian of Port Moody.

A$1.6 million contract to build three: bridges and do youd
work, went to “Anska. Construction of Surrey and NK.
Anderson Contracting. This Highway 37 work involves two
‘bridges on the Cranberry River, the “access road to
Kitwancool and” grading work at Kitwancool... :

A $2,4 million contract to pave 41.8 km of Highway 7.

_Irom the end of existing pavement north of Kitwanceol as:
wlel as 5.4 km of southern access plus 2.2 km of village .
- poads at Kitwancool went to Midvalley Construction Ltd. of
Kelowna. Completion date is Aug. 30, 1984.
“A $29 million contract to do 5.1 km of reconstruction and
"paving of Kalum Lake Road from the Highway 16 junction :
“went to Adventure Paving Lid. of Victoria.

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