Glen Goodwill guides the tour group through the Thornhill nursery. Resolutions target need for. government action | TERRACE — Of 15 resolutions put forward at the recent North Cen- tral Municipal Associa- tion convention, 11 were carried unchanged, two passed in amended form and two were defeated by the assembled delegates. All the resolu- tions were directed in one form or another toward invoking action from federal and provin- cial governments to im- | prove the functioning abilities of municipal- ities. Many of the resolu- tions, such as two from the District of Terrace, received unanimous ap- proval. One called for the abolition of the social services tax on long distance telephone calls, arguing that the tax discriminates against areas remote from urban centres. The other con- tended that federal and | provincial “taxes on motor fuels have the ef- fect of inflating the cost of living in the north and called for the elimination ‘to which of these taxes as well. The latter resolution was passed with an amend- ment that changed the wording from ‘eliminate’ ‘reduce’. Delegates pointed out that the credibility of the associa- tion would be eroded by submitting a resolution would predestined to fail. Some of the other mo- tions, however, produc- ed dissent and heated discussion. A proposal from the Cariboo Regional District to remove the right of municipalities to withdraw from regional. district function was defeated, with the voting line clearly drawn be- tween rural and municipal represen- tatives. The controversial Gitksan Wet’suwet’en inland fishery bylaws were the topic of another debate when the District of Houston introduced a resolution calling upon the ministries of Indian Affairs and Fisheries to Delegates meet Marketing consultant Jay Wollenberg (standing) spoke to delegates at the recent North Central Municipal Associa- tion convention in Tertace. The panel discussion ‘marketing your community’ was chaired by Terrace alderman George Clark (left), with contributions from Bob Inkpen, (right) regional director for the Department of Regional Industrial Expansion. 2 be’ revoke. the bylaws, The Houston resolution, sup- ported by delegates from Smithers and Prince Rupert, stated that native-operated commer- cial fishing on the Skeena ‘‘will. endanger this resource and have a detrimental effect on our . area.’”’ Ray Brady had earlier. Kitimat mayor put forward a successful motion calling for the settlement of aboriginal land claims, and he argued strongly against the resolution and in favor of the Gitksan fishery proposal. Brady stated that, in his ex- perience, native people have a commendable record in resource con- servation. “The fishermen from Kita- maat Village ~volun- tarily closed their com- mercial operations for an entire season to. allow. - fish stocks’ in the Douglas Channel recover,” Brady:said. ‘I have yet to hear of a na- tional or. multi-national commercial fleet ‘doing ‘other to 0 a A ree ac = P typed ge, FMS Spouses of council members, who were in Terrace recently to attend the North Central Municipal Convention, were traated to a tour of the area. Bilt Middleton explains hatching procedures at one salmon. hatchery. that.’ In spite of this and. opposing arguments, the resolu- tion was carried with four delegates going on record with negative votes. They were two aldermen from Hazel- ton, ‘Kitimat alderman - Mike Corbeil and Kiti- mat-Stikine Regional District director Joe Murphy. . Other motions which -were carried with little Enrolment continued from page 16 percentage of students entering the trades pro- grams has declined from 24 percent to 19 percent. The college is still be- ing funded 28 percent in the trades department. A change in the fund structure will affect our allocations for overhead operations, George said. Court report In Terrace provincial court on Wednesday, May 7, George Wirsta was given concurrent 60-day jail sentences for each of two offenses under the Liquor Con- trol Act. comment included pro- posals for the elimina- tion of taxes on scholar- ships and bursaries, more local control over the licensing of liquor establishments and the inclusion of the Yellowhead Highway in Canada’s National Highway system. The right of municipalities to charge fees on. taxes col- lected for other govern- ments was approved, as well as a_ cost-sharing system with the province which reflects the real ex- pense to municipalities: of maintaining health care facilities .and emergency programs. The resolutions passed by the NCMA delegates will be forwarded by its executive to the ap- propriate senior govern- ment agencies, Has your financial plan been effected by budget changes to the Income Tax Act? Would a review help? Our Financial Planning Session is FREE in the Month of May. Drop by or Call: No obligation, No pressureto buy! One of the Mutual Lite of Canada group of companies SKEENA MALL 635-2387 ‘DOUG SMITH FOR ALDERMAN SOMEONE YOU CAN TALK TO