ah herald : Published euéry. say al Py ae Street, * “Terrace, B.C. by. ‘Sterling. Pubjishers * Lid .. Avthotized. as. ‘second: class: mail. Registration, _ Number'1201, Postage pa return postage : ~_Suaranteed : wes Be poate . Terrace: 635-6957 ee "Publisher: Garry Husak | 7 3,008 of stream, they require only a amall crew of skilled ‘people..to. mionitor the processes. « Petro-chemical in- ‘To the Editor, A num oe, lnpae peo cts clu an LNG plant at Port Simpson or Kitimat, a petro-chemical fark rm at Prince Rupert and a fertilizer plant as a ion ‘to the methandl plant nearing completion in | © “iGitlmat, As well, B.C, Hydro st{ll plans to dam the akut ° = and Stikine- rivers for their Hydyo-electri¢ potential. . " A’great deal of optimism among the people of the regia * ns geen generated by vague government and industry _ promies of jobe at these facilities, In reality,-there is little "08 no reason to expect these projects to make a significant “dent ‘in, the : ‘uneniployment problems, we face in the ‘or: . -_Sirculation:! . ~ thivest.’ _ By nator, these projects. consist of rinenive ‘capital: in: 7 * vestments ih high technology- processes and equipment. _ While they, require large construction work forcé to build, Editor: PEE Brian Gregg —— roe » Advertising ! Sales: °. a " Terrace — David Hamilton. . _ Stat Writers. Photographers: ; > Sports: » Mike Howlett. . Don Schaffer . Reception. Classified: Carolyn Gibson _“Girevlation: ae Marla Taylor ; ‘NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT oo TheHeratd retains full, complete andsole copyright ~ In.any advertisement produced and-cr any editorial or photographic. content published in the Herald. Reproduction Is not permitted without the written — permission of the Publisher. . ETT mace Editorial £ During the 1981 teachers’ strike this editor :came under some rather nasty ‘mudslinging ?because he happened to be related to the t organizers of the School Action Committee. : There were phoney charges that the editor was their campaign publicity director despite the ‘fact they had no political, aspirations. ooo LA aah F Eclaim that Trustee Claudette Sandecki is on the fHerald payroll. Her column; Sandecki’s Stant, Sis a public service feature. The only people: merino any money are the board’s lawyers who eep getting sent coples to study for possible Shas eee. | ‘have if she had been pald as acolymnist. » 2° Meanwhile, the board has decided that should 2 Sandeck! again disclose information from a_- ¢ confidential meeting, the board will be com- - Epelled to take the necessary Steps to ensure that jihe board can properly carry out its business, Terrace school board Is walking another fine line these days between the public’s right to know and the board’s demand to do its business . behind closed doors. ~~ \ The fine line here is that although the meeting was confidential the information regarding the Hart Farm was not... What has the board to Now the same unknown -gosslp mongers: | hide? The Hart Farm was not in the best shape. - possible and needed to be upgraded. All ‘Nancy . Orr, chairman of the board, had to do was say it. - did not meet'some fire regulations and It would have to be reduced to day-time visits only until . improvements were completed. Instead the board made all of the maves 5 of trying to cover the ‘information up, making the situation appear worse than It was and making the public think the board has something to . ...hide. So obsessed does the board seem to be In fighting with the public Instead of cooperating with It that we think it may be on the verge of falling off that fine line. Nothing has been learned by: the: board: ing School district &8 during the last 18 months. i has buried the recommendations from the Terrace Schools Review Board,’ a waste of more faxpayer’s. money. ‘It. constantly hides =—"iptalations iparticular, aside from periodic maintainance. -ihueedowns, nearly rum themselves. For. example; the , Ocelot methanol plant took a construction foree of about 900 _ . almost two years to build, When onstream however, Ocelot - ~- ig expected to Teqitire only 60 or so permanent employees, One would suspect that very few of these will -be fallers, equipment operators or ‘truck: drivers. “While we have a - large pool of unemployed basic tradea people in the nor: - “thwest; we'don't have the numbers of skilled technologists that are needed’ to run a petro-chemical plant. Edmonton and Calgary do..-We also don't seem to have in-effect; a _ progranitoretrain our peapie in order to take advantage of .. ” even these few job oppartunities. Again, Edmonton and - Calgary do,’ The job skills that are required by these new industries are different than those needed by our traditional employers in this region. It seems that we're doing nothing . “realistic to ensure that local people receive the akills they _ need for a fair chance to fill these jobs. _. Another disturbing aspect of the coal and petrochemical. . projecisis the lack of local, public hearings into the possible. environmental consequences, Under a.thick smoke screen of promised jobs hard year, these projects seem to be escaping from this ess of public accounting. In par- ticular, the movement by rail of coal, methanol and polyvinylchloride (PVC) resins along the Skeena River. would seem to threaten the survival of the Skeena fishery, This fishery is of great economic and social importance to - _ the people of this region. ‘Are those who depend upon this i a “| ted. to begin con: - - struction In the northwest. within the\next year or a0, In- © - -)..-: In these are coal shipping facility on Ridely Island, oe Letters to. iw _the Editor» \ redoures ‘willing to risk ita survival ' ‘Have they e even ma been asked?’ What of the settlementa that draw their drinking . water trom the, Skeena? ” Who will pay.for new water”. ‘\ Greatinent ‘facilities ‘and finding: new sources -of potable .t water. in the event of a PVC spill along the river? “These ... 7 questions must be answered to the satisfaction of thoi who 7 sive herenow. Wecan'tall liveupetream, : All of this points out ‘a: disturbing lack ofa concrete es strategy. towards planned rational industrialization in this country. - Typically, all, of these: projects result in: the.ex- porting of either a non-renewable resource (coal and — natural gas), ov, at best, a partially processed feedstock for - the plastics industry in other parts of the world. (methanol and polyvinylchloride). In most industry, the majority of ' jobs created are in the final product manufacturing end. ~ We're exporting thousands of jobs along with our resources. . If we're to solve the problems created by this piece-meal “ approach 14 industrial development, government must, in . the ‘context of a. public forum, decidé upon an industrial stretegy based upon the real needs and desired of the people of this’ region, Indeed, of this country. - If we decide that the risks to.Jhe environment involved in : & petro-chemical industry are too great, then we, the people - of thenorthwest must put a stop telt, If wadecide to go with it, then lets go. with it all the way and ensure the growth of - - manufacturing in this region, using locally the feedstocks and raw materials to provide real and lasting employment . and tax revenue in this region. But its got to be our decision and government must be maile to understand that. And _ we'd better decide quickly, or the decisions wil] ba madefor - is. Our future an a comenunity may-"depend on it. or + Dave Bostock | : ° Box 207, Terrace, B.C. 4 ; To the Editor, “ , “The fishing in the Skeena watershed is very poor right: now and has béen since the fishing boats have moved Into the mouth of the Skeena to catch the large run of sockeye generated by the Babine Lake spawning channels cet up in Terrace Pipes and Drums have proven to be the best in the northwest. ry : va beautiful stee! “yes so bad that the whole Skeena watershed above ‘were also caught, On vielting Prince. »'' paw for myself what [had been told: ‘The fishing boats just ‘.” covered the mouth with net after net after net, Then when I - . returned. and: saw all the fighermen at. Ferry stand 1: thought, of how-angry at the fisheries’ Management they. Be ‘would be if they had seen the boats I'd seen. The person to ie for assistance, st pn ot eat ea. hong rcial fishermen admitted to cate in'thoie sockeye.nels an lots of springs was closed for steelhead last fall, Of. last week 1 - write iad, Reger, 10 Blanchardse; Vielatia, VaV AXE i ; -- Yours truly» Jimny } Parsons” "sansent Noam otuiee To the Editor, Ihave just mademy second a0omile strip in three weeksto sit and listen‘to a-group'of second-rate actors ‘put ona performance they attempt to pass off as a public school board meeting. | These trips have been made in a fruitless effort to - determine just. how decisions affecting the - educational system in School District 88 are made, and who’ makes “them! Tam not any more informed now as to what t the real reasons for changing the Stewart School System are, than. at the start of this flaseo, some two months ago. ‘The Board is elther unable or incapable of ‘glving. legitimate answers to our many concerns. Where ia‘ thelr accountability? Surely as trustees of public furids in excess of $20 million a year, they owe us some explanations bs had the decialon making process, ~~ 111s also quite obvious.that Stewart does not stand aloite " in its dissatisfaction with School District #3 actions, - __ ‘How much longer must we tolerate. the ‘‘We knaw best”, ‘with little or no public input, attitude? _ Itis high time that the trustees and administration realize thelr true responsibilities to the parents and taxpayers of this region. . —- ‘ Openess and accountability must immediately he: for- theoming inall aspects and ontrations of School District 88. Sincerely, A, Burton Stewart, B.C. , 4 weoty Pipes and Drums who expressed concern about the dif- ficulty they were experiencing in getting news coverage of thelr contribution in many community functions throughout the Pacific northwest, It was requested that I approach you On ‘several occasions recently. the popularity of the Terrace Pipes and Drums in other com- munities has been brought into focus. . The Terrace Pipes and Drums is a group of very dedicated and hard-working people who contribute a lot of time and money to provide a little tradition at our com- _ Maunity functions. They: are also. known throughout the Pacific northwest and are the only pipe band in the area, Any assistance you. could provide would be greatly ap- - preciated. Perhaps you could meet with them to discuss: ways in which they can assist you. Yours very truly, Helmut Giesbrecht, ; ~ Mayor oo jain wr 4 . a ow eres te Sie! eeaohyg WE Og wipes Boke hate) ad Fees letters fo the editor. of general public interest will be: printed, They should be submitted 48 hours In ad.‘ vance of desired publication date, We do, however; : : - retain the right to refuse to print letters on grounds of possible libel or bad taste, We may also edit letters -. for style and length. All letters to be considered for | publication must be signed. It is Impossible to print a fetter submitted | within uu hours of desired . “publication date. mi __Unemployment:may beat inflation. yet _ OTTAWA (CP) — - Unemployment is expected to remain - close to the current 10.9 per cent until the end of 1983 bul inflation should fall to 7.9 per cent from 11.2, the Confererice Board of Canada said today. - The private forecasting agency added that.it sees no, dramatic turnaround for the Canadian economy but only. “the slow beginnings of & recovery, however modest, from , the current recession.” Taxpayers get travel. breaks. ’ VICTORIA (CP) — payers expense previously considered-reasopable are no longer acceptable during current tough times, B.C, Pinance _ Minister ‘Hugh Curtis said Monday. Friday from. Auditor General Erma Morrison“ about the ’ expense-account spending of Consumer Affairs Minister behind the School Act In an effort to ensure the . ‘public does not get information that is discussed in confidential ‘meetings. . The question the public must ask before the fall elections arrive is: How much of what the board considers confidential Is really public? If the public shauld be kept'in the dark about Peter Hyndman. . : The finance minister disclosed that first-class air travel now is banned, out-of-province travel severely restricted: and prohibited: without the his prior approval, and the amount which may be spent for accommodation limited. Further, all hospitality over $100 must be approved by the provincial secretary, and all expenses for spouses must get . Prior approval of the Finance Minister, things like the Hart Farm or the treasurer's | financial repért then vote present trustees back. “In again if they run for re-election. If that isn‘t what the public wants from Its elected trustees then it can make the necessary / changes. . Salmon saved?- “VANCOUVER (CP) — The federal government hag] | donated $132,000 to the’ Save the Salmon’ Society for salnionid.enhancement projects this summer in Terrace, “Kamloops, Victoria, Nanaimo and New Westminster... : Opposition Leader. Dave Barrett found It incredible Hyndman had not been fired from the cabinet or had not quit in light of Curtis’ statement. . oy “The fact that B cabinet ininister still sits-in this cham- ‘ber, in light of the statement imatle by the minister, is a ‘condemnation of the whole government, not just’ one. minister’s integrity," Barrett told the B.C; legislature. _. “Tosay that you're golng to bring in these néw rules of no © “First-class travel, to say that you're going to-monitor the behavior of cabinet ministers, is to admit that each cabinet ~ minister at this point-does-not basically understand his or _Senator Ray Perrault announced the grant Monday and ; teams of the salmonid workers immediately began work in thelr, localities, said Jim MacDonald of The Vancouver Sun’s promotion department. © ‘her own.moral. responsibility to. govern themselves.” Morrison criticized the. government. for ignoring during the past four years her. warnings that’ more Stringent | financial controls were needed. She found there was a ‘disquieting failure” on the part of Hyndinan. -aind. others ''to understand and apply the rules and procedures surrounding the control of public funds.” © “. The Auditor General noted that Hyndman believed his The Save the Salmon Society ia a non: r-pratit organization | founded by the newspaper to encourage the protection and enhancement of B.C. salmon species. ‘“We are delighted the federal government was able to - provide us with this. grant which will enable-us to hire - students this summer,’ said C. W. Davey, Sun publisher. ° -'48almon stocks in British Columbia ‘waters are becoming seriously depleted and all British Columbians should-be involved in the fight to save this vital resource." - expenses were reasonable and while others may disagree “in the absence of specific guidelines, I do not consider it * would be appropriate for me “to pass judgment.” * “are classic examples indicative of the weaknesses in the internal cantrol and accountability to which I relerred in each of my four annual reports.” "She found that the minister did not intend to defraud the Entertainmenttand travel at tax-- Curtis, who annotinced tighter expenditure. controls, was — commenting on a special report to the B.C. legislature - Morrison found that Hyndman’s charges to the taxpayers .Zovernment nor did he do so, though she concluded he obtained a personal benefit from business-holiday trips to Scotisdale, Arizona, and to Ottawa, Quebec and Montreal. Lacking official guidelines of whal constituted reasonable _.expenses, the auditor general did, not. mention: the dinner . Which led to Hyndman being nick-named the. the Pouilly Fuisse Kid by the Opposition. cost taxpayers $374 and included four bottle of Pouilly _ Fuisse wine at a cost of $37.50 each.. ‘Barrett said Curtis is drying to cover - the behavior of a fellow cabinet minister with his announcement. =. : _ “They should have cut these things back a. ‘year ago," he told reporters. Curtis also was in hot water recently when the NDP : disclosed that he had attended a number.of Broadway : shows, including the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, at : taxpayers’ expense. . The Class of 1963 will be part-of this weekend's reunion. - The gross national. product, the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, is expected to plummet _ 2,8 per cent in 1982. ’ Next year-will be better, with an increase of 3.1 per ‘cent after inflation. But “even then real GNP for the year asa whole will, not reach the peak attained in the ‘Second ‘quarter ‘of 1991,”" » aha eraia: ire e rig8' Its a eemaers caheena. ar’ High interestsrates continue to ‘be the culprit, the board | said. “Moreover, high. interest. rates and the accompanying recession, by eroding the fiscal position. of the - federal government, have virtually eliminated the possibility of - bald new fiscal initlatives to accelerate the recovery: statement are not expected on balance to offer much of a 7 stimulus a overall etonomic activit ” The dinner for six at an expensive Vancouver restaurant = ve ie to fall 1. 9 per ‘cent this year, with a two-per-cent increase forecast for 1933, . . ~~ Spending on atitomobiles will plummet ‘2. 5 per ent and _ nerézse -only. modestly. next year, the board. bald, remaining ‘well below the record set In: 1979.” “Indeed, the. measures ‘announced -in-the recent budget ---~- ‘A “virtual stagnation" of real wages — the amount, over 7 and above inflation — [s partly to blame for the fall, but the general gloom brought on by tt the recession is also at Fal, a | the study ‘Says. ete eee . ee a