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‘Sticky fingers’
a cost we bear

Many stores today can be faily described as a
shoplifter’s idea of heaven. Row, upon row, tier
upon tier, stack in front of stack -.all the goodies

laid out ready for touching and taking.

-  Dothe storekeepers mean to tempt us? Of course
they do, but there is temptation and there is temp- .
tation. What the enticing array is meant to do is
tempt us into putting our hands into our pockets to
purchase the items displayed: oe

But why should we pay? The shopkeepers have
plenty ‘more - they won’t miss just one of these, a
few of those, or a bundle of that. : The answer is
obvious - ‘shoplifting is -

just a fun thing - it is dishonest and it is stealing.
' ‘Those who are caught and convicted acquire a
- eriminal record and, rather than adding to one’s

macho or status within the gang, a criminal record
isa Secided impediment to securing many types of
work. "

' Whether the publicity of the court proceedings

and sentence is a sufficient deterrent we are unsure
. «but it has more effect on those who steal (yes, let's
use the word steal not shoplift) for kicks than on
those who steal from hunger or real need.

Plainly and simply because it is the purchasing
public that pays for the goods stolen by the sticky-
fingered fraternity. ee

In many cases the retailer starts by bearing the
cott of stolen goods. as overhead, but, when his

Su arEm sam RECESS clears way for ri

losses become too heavy, it must be recovered by .
increased prices on the remaining goods. We all —
pay for the goods stolen: But if we are to pay the |

piper, we should be allowed to call the tune.
Who is concerned? The first and abvious groups

showing concern is the retail industry. It is con- .

cerned about the/theft of merchandise for which it
has paid, It is getting toughwith offenders, par- |
ticularly the juveniles who were formerly let off

with a lecture and turned loose to roam the neigh- —

borhood looking for anc‘ser mark.
The other major group showing concern is the

police and it would seem that their objective-is two

fold - to stop the thefts and to change the attitude of -

juvenile offenders who regard shoplifting a5 a |

prank, something todo ona dare or just fun. ;

The identity of a juvenile who commits a crime is
not made public, but a juvenile who is arrested and
convicted still gets a police record and that record -
can ruin its owners’ chances in life, chances in
higher education and in employment.

And parents - do they sometimes turn a blind
eye? Do they always know where their children
obtain the things they bring into the house? Do
they set a good example?

Many of us are not retailers, we are notmembers.
‘of a police force, we are not parents. This .
does not mean that we can shrug off the problem
of shoplifting as something that affects the other
guy - the “I’m all right Jack” syndrome.

We are involved - we help pay the cost, and we
are subjected to the lowering of moral standards, a.
lowering that will be accelerated if this trend is not
reversed.

HERAAN

C977 Unlrarss! Pina Syndkote |

“I'm NOT going camping. If you wanna get back to
nature, take the bug screen out of the window
: for half an hour.”

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not .

~: pipelines, : an.
emergency Act to send dir .
traffic controllers back to’
work has much delayed.
summer
‘recess this year.
tunately, by the time this:

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Editor, -Terrace Herald, ic 7 Coa
ince a e, picturesque area surroundin
; been set aside by” the
% government as a park area. The intention being that a
_piece of our province will be protected in its natural state ©
or this and-future generations to enjoy. _
vice was well made as the lake is very suited for.
boating, ‘fishing, . hiking, . a a
I oat plane. -
The situation isidea except for a serious oversight.
There are presently four’ hunting camps
this park, mainly catering to American clientele. These
hunters are principally ‘head hunters” ‘who leave the.

rovinci:

nd’ hunting and is easily-\

operating ‘in -

These carcasses in tum attract bears who then become
an additional trophy-this not withstanding that baiting {s

‘collected from

- Tatlatui Lake

on at Tatlatui? -

prohibited as stated in B.C. .
parks branch and the B.C. fi
seem unable to stop this practice and are not ve
informed on the quantity of game and fish available in’
the park, basing most of their knowledge on information

ose who operate the hunting camps -not |

The

very valid; it would seem.
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and tbot

to enable

A CONCERNED CITIZEN .

(Name witheld at writer's request). |

_ Etter

By IONA CAMPAGNOLO

- M.LP., Skeena
A heavy legislative
schedule, an important
debate on northern
an

Parliament’s
For-

newsletter reaches you
adjournment will have
arrived: 2

. Although my respon-
sibilities as Minister of State

for Fitness and Amateur.

Sport will keep me hopping
from one part of the countr

to another, the break will’:
enable me to visit almost all _

of the communities in
Skeena during a two-month-

long tour. oo
That will begin im- .-

mediately with an eight-
community tour of. the:

northern part of the riding.
I. will: arrive in Watson -
Lake by air on August lith. .
ys L will:

Over the next six
travel by car to Cassiar,
Good Hope Lake, Dease
Lade, Telegraph Creek
Iskut, Eddontenajon.an

: Stewart. a
_ InDease Lake Ihave been
‘ invited to open the new

recreation centre. recently

‘built with Canada . Works.

money, and in Stewart will
deliver a check for $70,000
on behalf of the Minister. of

; Trans ort, the ‘Honourable.
! expense of recent upgrading

to cover. ‘the

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an.

GETTING THE
BACK IN: THE SKY

_-gervices.°. ae
In reaction to the strike - -

‘August 9.

t

‘of drainage along’:.the”

Stewart air strip. ;
I hope to meet many of |

you in the public gatherings -

and officially scheduled

‘events: arid in ‘the: living . guidelines. it
ployers in'the private sector
to follow. 0

room and ‘road side chats *

‘that frequently give me an

even élearer idea of your °
needs and concerns. ©"
LANES |

- Trying to make- travel
plans in the midst of a

-Ration-wide strike by air

traffic controllers. this week
has drawn into focus the
issue of ‘crippling works-
stoppages in essential public

which cost airlines and -
related services tens of
millions’ of dollars and -
disrupted the travel plans of
up to 40,000 Canadians dialy .
- the government. delayed
Parliament’s summer
recess to -introduce.,:
emergency c
legislation on ‘Tuesday, .°
Opposition
members of Parliament, as ~
anxious as.. government .

_ members: to see the planes
back in the air; gave the Bill -::

the unanimous consent.
required to. speed its
passage. Commercial _
planes began flying again
the following day. ,
The legislation allows an
increase in the salaries of -
air traffic - controllers
amounting to 7.4. percent
over one year.” The figure _
meets wage guidelines set

- question in even greater

. back-to-work ~ -

‘across’ the: ‘southern ‘Yukon
“as a means of transporting
- Alaskan..gas to markets“in -

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9.of B.C. set aside park -aréas for themselves ©

to us to progect these parks frorh exploitation

those yet to come a chance to enjoy one of our ©

province's most beautiful areas.

- If youshare these concerns, contact your MLA and let
‘him know how-you feel. ae

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hunting reguiations..°."~ ad
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well’

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Report. from Ottawa _

by the anti-inflation board
is year;
The Prime Minister said it

would be inexcusable for the -

government .to- overstep
delines ‘it expects em-—

CABINET | ENDORSES,
“Ta'my teport. last ‘week I’
focused.” on- . recent

‘developments in the critical .

debate: on. _ northern
ipelines.’ ‘As 4 measure of
e long-range importance
of the issue; ‘MPs’ recently
scheduled a special two-day
debate ito address the

etal

Immediately following the
Commons ‘debate, I par-
ticipated in. a series of
marathon Cabinet meetings
in which my colleagues and
I. carefully weighted the
many factors < domestic and *

‘infernationsal - that play a-
E ‘the question of our .
He “of the mistake ‘of assuming
that-all- Indian people: are

energy-néeds.
“As accresult:!of those
‘meetings; Prime Minister.

Trudeau announced early ..

last week that the goyvern::: tant | u
; : national news report many

aline

ment endorses, a. pipeline

the northwestern U.S: The
P.M. added that as a con- -

dition of the government’s

endorsement, provision
should bemade for.a second,.

‘mailer diameter, line
“inking Canadian gas. in the
‘Mackenzie Delta with
Yukon mainline. Details of

the

will

_ the Nishga

‘Indian Brotherhood of the

fines.

routing: and: specifications” :
be-! settled. ‘in’
negotiations :. with .. the ©

Americans. expected to -

begin soon.

IN SEARCH. OF»:JUST,

LAND CLAIMS -

Throughout the debate, on.”
northern. pipelines, native:-

‘land ‘claims have been’
among the most important, "

accompanying issues. —

_ Land claims are a matter
of direct concern to
residents of Skeena in light
of long-standing claims by
eople, of their
home in the Naas Valley, as
well as many other

- wnresolyed : claims -in. our

area, such as the Haida of .
the Queen Charlottes and
Gitk’san and Carriers of the
Skeena, . : .
As there are many land
clainis. in progreas.
currently, it is easy to
confuse on with another. It
is particularly.easy to.make

aking the same demands. ©
In this light, I think it is’ -
important to clarify a

m

of you may have noted ‘last ©
‘week. ‘In the‘report it was
correctly. stated: that, the.

Prime Minister‘ had--firmly

rejected proposals by the.

Northwest Territorie s and
the Innuit-Tapirisat that the
territary
three sections along raci
The. Brotherhood

proposed. separate

“Levesque already. has the
Armed Forces...
HIS forces?

separation.

Canada. ‘

No, not really; not yet, anyway...

At the moment they're YOUR forces,
but if you are to believe what he says, he
plans on expropriating them during those:
“negotiations” he intends having with the. .
rest of the country on “arrangements” for

Perhaps Premier Leve
Canadian Forces now based | :
part of the “assets” to be thrown onto the

rgaining table when he tries for his
“association” while separated from

He said as much in his recent interview

—

a oe

* Secretary
.. gee whether

~ ween China an

‘be divided into |
al Elders: say “‘This is God's
and he put us here .
. to-look after it”, 2 -

By BARRY SCHWEID
| TOKYO (AP) — The 11th’,
Chinese Communist «party
congress has ended with a
new ruling triumvirate of
low-key pragmatists in
place and the tumultuous
Cultural .,.Revolution
declared: at a successful
end. ;

It was the firat major
party meeting since’ the
deaths of two giants of
Chinese communism, party
Chairman Mao Tse-tung and
Premier Chou En-lai, and. it
set a course that is expected
to open. China to more”
contacts and trade with the
West while it maintains a
hard anti-Soviet atance.
The congress pro a
itive backdrop for the
ina visit of U.S. State
rus Vance, who
arrives in Peking today lo
conditions are
right for establishing full
diplomatic relations bet

re a the United

States. ©

“the ‘three men now
clearly in charge in China

pre .party- Chairman Hua
Kuo-feng, -
rehabilitated Vice-

newly

Chairman Teng Hsiao-ping

‘and the aged defence

minister, Yeh Chiehying.

. The New China news agency

announced Sunday the
selection of a new 23-
member - politburo headed
by these three and weighted
heavily with likeminded
moderates.

territories for the Dene
‘Cridians), the’ Innuit
(Eskimo), and: for whites.

I agree’ with the Prime
Minister's rejection. of the

iad a |

clear that my opposition to
the Dene proposal was not a
‘rejection of. just resolution |
of legitimate claims that
most: native groups have

made.
Let me try to bring the
distinction closer to home.

White the Dene wish to be
regarded by Canada and the |
world as a distinct nation,
the Nishga in Skeena say in
their claims that they wish,
“shared andmutual
responsibility'’ with the
Federal and Provincial .
governments.

The Dene call for political
independence and self-
detérmination: that would
clearly operate ‘outside the
current framework of
Confederation, —

-acknowledging only the

necessities of geography.

The Nishga ask to Take
decisions regarding
economic development that
affects their lives in’ the
Naas Valley - but also want
to remain full participants
in Canadian society. Their
claims make it clear th

-are determined to wor
‘within present law and. the

present Constitution, as
Canadians: The Nishga

country

’ radicals |

owerful . governmental
body, was confirmed Friday-
the party’s central
committee a day after the
seven-day congress ended in
Peking. The central com-
mittee had been. purged. of
during. the
congress. _
Hua, Teng and Yeh are
considered pragmatists,
determined to boost the
fagging Chinese economy
and not too shy about im-
porting Western industrial
material and technology to
do it. nae
In a

colleagues—the ‘‘Gang.: of
Fe marked ne

suggested an’ imminent
period
revival. of
achievement,
culture and urban society,
elements publicly. scorned
by Madame Chiang and her.
fellow ideologues."

The ruling. triumvirate is.
expected now to carry,
forward the program Teng -
had urged in 1975 before he
was deposed. In -his.
‘congress’ speech, Hua.
pledged to turn China’ into

‘a great, powerful, modern .
Socialist country by the end
of the century.”

ding tour |

It is clear to me,.that the. .
two claims are as-different .
as wine and vinegar - though,’ .
they appear so similar at 4.
cursory glance... I\ look,
forward to disctssingfnese
matters with as many of you”
as I can during the’ recess.
‘CANADA GAMES:

. The ‘ Canada. Summer ~
Games began last week in.
St. John’s, Newfourdland,
where more than. 2600
athletes gathered. for two ~
weeks of competition in 1
sports. ee

Prime Minister Trudeau
opened the Games, ° held.
before more than 10,00

. spectators at the St. John’s

anada. Games - Park, |
August 7, The‘ colourful
ceremony featured
Newfoundland songs: and
dances, a parade of. the
athletes representing each
province and territory, “and
a shower of thousands of
minature Canadian flags
dropped by helicopter. ~~:

The enthusiastic response

.of the crowd, and'the ex-

cellent performances of
athletes in: early. com-
petitions, convince. me that
ese Games constitute. the’ -
greatest amateur’ sports:
event in Canada,‘ These
Games, and others” like
‘them, are ‘helping us to
produce the world-class |
Canadian athietes .of the
future and to make™ all
Canadians aware ‘of.:. the :
positive value of sport ‘and:
tness in Canadian life...

‘peace-keepi

-. balances”.
‘For if there

u gees the Then came

n Quebec as -
the Canadian

‘Valcarier, St.
~ just ;

a

| Whose arm

. By RICHARD JACKSON ... .
Ottawa, - Maybe it went slipping by you, -
butif youread {t very carefully - and put it
into context with some of the gossip.
around National Defence Headquarters, -
‘you'd realize that Quebec Premier Rene .
nucleus of his... ‘duties, hes tt
' © He saw danger for any: independent
’ country” in, not maintai
is a strike-- and Montreal _
has had two-of them, both: resulting in:
rampaging vandalism andcrime-'‘where :. ..
else cat you turn?” but to your armed. | -:
" forces. ee ae yt
the tipoff.
. fhe government of an
Quebec, he went on, would not throw. out

currently at bases

eee

ed fo

language radio station in revealing the.

need of an independent Quebec for:its own ~.
“small scale.armed services.”

They'd be needed; he.

- emergencies as police: strikes” and

perhaps in sharing in

sald, for “such *
United ‘Nations |

a counter :

 jta- . police" - forces.

independent
Armed Forces personnel ¢
in’ Bagotville,

Hubert and Quebec City
the. pacifist ideals.

rces in Q

other Crown, Corporations

move quickly enough while 7
~, time before the separation he has sworn to
“2 bring abouts in
“they'd be. part of the total of ‘credits’
‘and -debits”. the separatists say they
ay Mestof Canada. 4
“Taking what he called the “more”
positive pacifist outlook,’ Premier
et ‘that far irom -
throwing out the Canadian Armed Forces.
‘pow based In Quebee he would “ask them ~~
- to participate.in UN. peacekeeping.

Ke this point he made it plain that the
presumably

outs:

Levesque went on to say

of Quebec.
He. put it this way:

. “Sinall countries” - such as.a separate
_ Quebec would be after the separatist split:
". "gan be very useful with very smail,
"< yery modest armed forces.” -
_ In the currént Canadian. context, as he |

former Canadian ‘forces, .
“expropriated” on separation, would be
an instrument of the new sovereign state

that didn’t
there was.

order,
‘But

uebec? |
called it - whatever that may be - the
Premier added: that he regarded the
Armed Forces now posted: in Queber
“strictly as a “security measure.”

Providing security, that is, not on the
_ basis of national defence and: . the

protection of national sovereignty. -
Quebec seafronts on the Arctic, too - but
_ as abackup for police in maintaining civil

that’s
For if and when Quebec goes, armed |.
forces security will berenuired in both t the’.
an
“I don't see why the he
being compltely “stupid tak about
pletely. g , t
things like this when th out
sovereign Quebec,” herdeclared.  -_-.’
Impossible, yousay? Then not.to forget
that there are now entirely unilingual
French units in the Armed Forces, some
elements of which may think as does Rene: .

Coty ye

only = for = “now,

- $ense;

military ©
al we always

think about

ey

a ae
pea hoe:

‘

at Montreal over the leading ‘English.

He probably wouldn't “throw out” Air -.
Canada, the CPR and CN, CBC or any .

Levesque.

wet .