Smithers hears Reform leader By Ethan Minovitz Special to the Standard FIRING ONE BARREL at Premier Glen Clark’s NDP, the other at Gordon Camp- bell’s Liberals and saving some ammo for Ottawa, Reforin Party of B.C. presi- dent Bill Vander Zalm stumped the Bulkley Valley last week and spread his message of ‘‘economic rev- olution”’ before an apprecia- tive Smithers audience. A ‘fantastic turnout’? of 210 people at Hudson Bay Lodge heard plans by the former Social Credit premier — now Reform B.C.’s de facto leader — to restore the province’s eco- nomic health by slashing regulations and cutting bureaucracy. Weapons in Reform B.C.’s “economic revolu- tion’’ include abolishing the ininimum wage for minors, exempling them from in- come tax and repealing the Forest Practices Code and Forest Renewal Act, he told a largely male, middle-aged crowd Nov, 4. “What we're really giving them is a little bit of the Soviet Union.” The Reform president doesn’t view Campbell as an effective alternative to the NDP, saying at least two-thirds of the Liberal caucus is pretty left and won't — endorse tough measures, He said a Reform govern- ment would introduce referendums on such major issues as the Nisga’a treaty. While Victoria claims the treaty will cost $300 mil- lion, the bill could reach more than $500 million, he suggested. He said the ireaty expands the reserve. system, _ which offers natives -no incentive to improve their lot. “What we're really giving them is a little bit of the Soviet Union,’’ said Vander Zalm. He predicts the Nispa’a treaty will engender 50 to 60 similar negotiations. . Your thi Vander Zalm says B.C. should consider giving, each of its aboriginal persons $100,000 or $250,000: over 12 or 15 years, and dividing reservation lands among their residents. . Videos about the history of the treaty don’t belong in schools, he added, ‘‘What business does the government have in invesli-" ng your money in some pro- gram that will end up totally -political?’’ he said to ap- plause, Meanwhile, he com- plained thal instead of being laught good economic man- agement, students are lcarn- ing ‘‘all about sex... and they must know for sure about altemate sex life- styles,” Questioned by an audience member, Vander Zalm won plaudils when he suggested B.C. may have to invoke the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to avoid Bill C-68, which ex- pands gun registration, He dislikes the goverm- ment bailout of Skeena Cel- lulose and doesn’t favour grants and subsidies for business, which ‘‘has to op- erate on its own.’’ Concerned about con- centration of control over resources, he said former U.S. president George Bush “wants world government, oile-world order. It’s going to get worse, and we better just... stand up to it’’ The Reform president also wants the electoral system changed to transferable bal- loting, in which voters could mark the names of candi- dates in order of preference. Votes would be transferred during successive counts until one candidate won an absolute majority. The system was intro- duced in B.C., but abandon- ed shortly after it resulted in the election of Social Credit in 1952. » While repeating his offer. "16° form’ an‘ election” pact! with the Libértls, he hedged when asked if he’d urge a third-place Reformer to drop out in Bulkley Valley- Stikine during a provincial election, saying such a pros- peet is premature. acvertising Is up to date: constimers every rhonth. the time has arrived... 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' Several councillors agreed building the fence would be a cheap quick solution “instead of building an overpass at Kalum St. The cost of building an overpass across five railway tracks would be about $1 million because it would need to meet specific CN Rail and Transport Canada guidelines said David Trawin, city planner, He also said a tunnel, allowing pedestrians to pass under the tracks, might be unsafe and cause drainage problems, Though councillor David Hull said $1 million might not be insurmountable, councillor Olga Power said tite city should concentrate instead on restricting trespassers from crossing by building a fence near the heaviest volume of pedestrian iraffic. “Those trains start up with no waming,”’ she said. “People are taking their lives into their hands every lime they do it,”’ Paper shuts down ONE OF Prince Rupert’s two newspapers is closing down in early January. Prince Rupert This Week, owned by Sterling Newspa- pers which is part of media baron Conrad Black’s hold- ings, wasn’t making any money and had recently been unionized, company officials said last week. Five full-time and two part-time employees are affected by the announcement made Nov. 5, It was distributed on Sundays, covering Prince Rupert, Port Edward, coastal vil- lages and the Queen Charlotte Islands. The surviving newspaper in the coastal city is the Prince Rupert Daily News which is also owned by Sterling News- papers. BChydro POWER OUTAGE BC Hydro would like to advise the public of a planned power outage on Thursday, 12 November from 8:00am to 1:00pm effecting the East side of Lakelse Lake. This outage is necessary to perform system maintenance. BC Hydro apologizes for any inconvenience the outage may cause. 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