7 Published every weekday. at io ‘Kalum ‘Street, a AN. Terrace; BiC! by. “Sterling. “Publishers” Lid.” :. —) Autherizad’ as" 'second!- class: mall. . ‘Registration :: Number: 1201, Postage pald in return postage guaranteed aa Den Schaffer ; " Recepton- Classis os * Carolyn Gitaon:: a - “Circulation: nae + Marta Tailor " “NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT - £ Thetierald retains full, completeand sole canirigt cet ’*--1n any advertisement praduced and-or any editorial “4. or photographic content published In-the Herald. we Reproduction is not: permitted without the written : A permission of the » Publisher, - Drugs abused . “OTTAWA (CP) — The RCMP ; ‘says Canadians sent et than $8 billion on street: drugs in 1981, .with some three million users spending more than $5 billion on marijuana, hashish or lquid hashish, ’ “The estimates are in a thick report titled National’ Drug. Intelligence Estimates 196t, the first ever’ issued iby the RCMP’, drug enforcement branch. © . " *Thereport cautions it isn’t easy to come 2 up with accurate figures about an illegal trade. - ‘But enough is known about crop altes, retail prices and- the number of users to put spproximate figures together. . Some of the report’s conclusions: “Some ‘three million Canadians, one third. of them teenagers, spent more than $5 billion on marijuana, hashish’ of liquid hashish in 1981. “Virtually ho community in this. country. remained untouched by cannabis use, ” the report . says, . . ~The RCMP expects. that. because. of. a “erackdown on’ ‘thipments of Colombian marijuana ‘through south Florida, ‘fhotherships carrying 10 tonnes oy more will be rerouted ta. load off Nova Scotia or British Columbia. It.also expects - i demand fer hashish and hashish oll yi Sontinug to grow; that the “present economic dituation” will mean’ frealer demand for less-potent homegrown (marijuana. can?. grown inevery province, with the strongest coming from: . _ British Columbia); Lebanon will continue to'be the largest: dupplier of hashish through: multi-tonne axipmenis, with* Montreai as the main destination. ~ { The RCMP estimates 225,000 Canadians aged is up spent’ 75 75 millioh-on cocaine in 1981, and that the number af users | will continue to Brow. " “There.has been a marked: increase in the ‘octal, aC-, éeptability of cocaine, due in part to extensive media ex-° ure glamorizing this drug,” the report says: ‘Cocaine: as made the progression from being the drug. of choice of ertain members of society in upper-income groups to its = resent-day status of widespread, abuse ‘by. ‘most ‘saclo- economic groups.’’ The only.problem-for many. Canadians - was the price. One gram of cocaine was selling at $125 to: 4225, depending on the province, Peru is the main source of. _thedrugin Canada, with Colombia and Bolivia following, It’ ‘drives: mainly through - ‘body packs strapped to. airline ssengers. 2 Some 20,000 users spelt $2, 23. billion on junk” ‘in’ 1981, hen scarcity from poor crops in Southeast Asia had meant _ wer potency in the $35 street caps and turned many users, opiates stolen: from drug stores. <<< ~ .* However, bumper crops have been reported! since then, . d the turbulence in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan is’ pected to result in more shipments from these southwest ian countries: Sixty. per cent of Canadian ‘u USETS are in, ritlsh Columbia.” Domestic lnbstaisils piinduce many rot the chemical fast producing, mescaline, a hallucinogenic found in frescal plant buttons. The labs, often run by motorcycle angs, also produce stimulant drugs sich as MDA and PCP known as Angel Dust): and trippers such as. LSD. * Use was down for all chemicals but LSD, possibly, the CMP speculates, because potency of LSD tabs was con- derably lower than in the 1960s and user. fears of bad Wipe ad declined. ‘A significant increase in ipok-alike drugs”. auch as” tphidrine, sometimes: sold ag ‘cocaine or amphetamines, . ag reported, The number of users wasn’t clear, but RCMP estimate ‘5 million was ‘spent In 1981 on chetgical drugs. C - “This isa much bigger apartment than we're used to.” | "Terrace for. the support they, have shown:;" does, make.a difference, . ‘Thank You, - nana Had by contacting: . Medicine. Hat,. Alberta ek e : Mt Medicine: Hatters at dur. celebration, sem this: we, oe be interested in joining. 1B. oi ‘Sincerely, ; : ‘To the Eaftor, ee uo mye - millon in: ‘1962, compared with $169.3 million in'1881, its beat AE _Pemmleand bares pein asainisn Herald,: ream Press, Mr. "AL ‘Hassel Skeena_ Jr, Art \Deparinien|..” i a Sp be ‘The Food Bank would alsd like to thank he pe ‘food in our buckets: bas been rowing Ro Winkler” fe: MEDICINE: HAT tA 1.1963 Medicine Hat, abe Sebo 100th, . h-Canadiaa Society is organizing a reunion Dutch ‘ancestry. who live or haye. lived ‘in Medi The: ‘reunion is scheduled for the: weekend. of July: .1989,. Further’ dinformation. and registration fptms cant Mts, Jeannette Valk: . °1507.~: 11th. Avenue, N E -FLA 667" -phone (408) 56506. - rn We: are looking. forward, to sestig’ many, rier Dutch; ihn rh om itn ie (Mrs. d Jeannetie, Valk : By writing this letter I am ‘pulting my trist youto bring attention to the lawmakers of our - tai try The . subject Is on discrimination, unfair, ‘and ‘oajust I laws: - working class, “°" * As you are no doubt aware, ‘there Is prosenty a casein the : , courts dealing with natives versus the law.’ These j people. - “Poached and, illegaly sold. salmon, now. t! heritage rights. - fh ' Food fishing is, I might point out, catching fish to eit r not to seli and use the profits to buy food, Hf these persdns ‘are released with novstiff: ‘penalty. the courts’ ‘will gain; ba - made a mockery’ of.our country’s | Jawa;- poste . Thereis presently an.ad on television mating ‘that’ ‘nobody likes discrimination and slang names. How can: anybody i. "promote such garbage when the discrimination against. the ‘working ¢lass is so blatantly clear: -The: Supreme: Count has just passeda law that states an Indian: living. and) working _ . on arégerveis exempt from paying income tax: Although’ I suppose the Supreme Court, being. the highest’ and non discriminating in our land, will figure out a way of making 7 income tax cexempt work available to every, Canadian in our . country. ’ By now jou are probably thinking that, this’ ‘guy really ; - has it in for -Indlang;'* Envious yea! Hatefully. nol The native’ “ groups’: have banded together ‘in “a ‘strong * alliance, 80 strong - in fact that, Politicians, courts, and others of authority are shying away from the ubject. of . “that fair?.. tights, “ At this | ‘point i ‘would like io make a ‘sugge ith discrimination in‘Canada; n _ government ‘could ‘quickly’ ed i: every person 38 Ceaiab be rental eaailly includes. indians, Port rzive" 2 people ‘Horn In this. country. closing 1 would like to decree, there shall be no Indians, whites, ‘French, or immigrants. Just-a lot of good * Canadians working and. living in harmony as the courts and: laws of our and have sald we should. And in the event the . ‘goverriment can not see it's way ‘clear to use ‘the. ‘courts fairly. with us all. Then’ apparently there isc law for the © rich, a law for the Poor, a law for, the natives. and no true’ justice, for ally. - : . “Thank ‘you most sicerly, Allan Grier 7 ; ~ Losses cut. Year-end results reported Monday by the world! 'g biggest. -nickel producer and Canada’s No. °2 steelmaker ' un- dergcored just how severely. the mining and steel: Sectors were battered ‘by the Great: Recession of 1962, ae inco Ltd. of. Toronto saldit cut jis losees by more than hal from the record levela of 1981 but still posted a net toss. of : $204.2 million U.S. last'year. The loss compares, with 69.5 maillion in 1981, the worat year ever for the giant. metals . company... . Meanwhile, Dofasco ‘Ine., ‘the “second biggest Canadian - gteel company, teported its. net profit fell by almost 633 per. cent in 1983 to the lowest level.in eight years, Both the mining and - steel ‘sectors: have been badly damaged by the. ‘recession and. the sluniping “heavy: equipment and auto industries, which provide big markets : for primary metals. and steel, e In the fourth quarter, Inco: lost Es) 7 million, compared with $509.8 million in the same. period of 1981, when. writedowns of HG million for bad investments: were charged against earnings. Inco, which reports all its resullg in US. dollars, anid 1092 was the worst year on record for mining and metals, _ Demand ‘and prices for nonferrous metals declined sharply as the worldwide receasion continued unabeted, and both of the company *s major operating : units — + primary. metals and alloy products — > were severely aflected by depreased markets.:. For the year, net sales were a. 4 vito, 4 per cent below $1.69 billion itt 1061. Meanwhile, Dofaaco said it had ‘net earnings of $63.8 year ever. Last, year’s figure wais the smallest. for: m to $1.49: ‘billion, trom $1.77 billion, in: 1961. Ina prelimibiary’ report fo shareholders, the company said steel production dropped 15 per. cent and shipments werd 17-per-cent lower than in 1901... - Strong’ sales to offshore markets: -helped: mialntaié operating tates and employment throughout niost of 1962, but hala to profits from this business Was 1 small, it sai By the fourth quarter, the Canadian steel ‘market had . deteriorated further and export opportunities’ were vir- _ tually eliniinated bedause of weakening world démand and — the closing: of navigation on the Great Lakes, the company sald: In November! itwas forced ta lay olf 2,100 employees at its - Hamilton operations, but has since recalied 250. Th other business developments Monday: _o~ Denison Mines Ltd. of Toronto said it ls proceeding immediately to bring into production a new potash ‘mine located about, 56 kilometres ‘northeast of Saint John,-N.B. The Toronto-based mining company sald production at the deposit is expected to start in the last quarter of 1985, . \ everyone elsa- an Gebid nae: tear _, an IBM Systeni 34 computer.’ The’ system 34 49 thie: same se “unit that Skeena: “Brogdeastera have herein Terrace and it ve ._Toend | 3 ‘unit raat these ideale seem: to have: ‘been: pay for’ “the: ‘teip} to ldok Tek intareatin! axipcibe to ‘ty: cuneil gan: cut staff, reduce the budget and simultanedusly than adequate now and would provide good service for’ al ' least another. five” years “if iznproveil. programs - are - instituted. ‘To make matiers | even worge,-it appears that considered the purchase of & ‘used 34 ‘andor trading. in the. System $2, -It seems: ‘that’ ‘only: new. will do while they just give away the ‘old; ‘ becalize it is Supposedly ‘absolete: ‘Much of <'re straint and ‘the district a Terrace It’ ‘appears to: te writer “that those. ‘recently: clécted “independent” members of council, who seem to bloc vote *- on -their pet issues. are. showing utter: “contempt ‘for the - taxpayers-voters 0 af. ‘Terrace.- They: seem |, believe that-we'- Thave more faith in the residents of Terrace and am sure that the current foolishness. will be long, remembered b; y. those who truly. < cate about, this area. wa “oe - Yoursiralys To.the Editor, . a 1 like to answer William lick on hi reniatks in the Dally Herald of Feb. 1." E He says Minister. Vatiderzalm g ve 2. per cent increase of ' support aa a -generols’ “gilt to private schools, ‘while-the - public schools received.a cut In furiding. . ‘He wonders why. _My answer is: Bécause the- private. ‘schools do not. yet receive the same air of funding, as the’ Dobie schools do. . jo. ‘Both have iobee onth ime level: ‘Or does Mr. Buck want discrimination and does he think: itis fair to let ustaxpayérs pay.about $200 per month | to run out. priyate. schools (per - kid), plus pay the saitie ‘amount as he does as taxation Tor : - public “education? | ©: _As a matter of fact, ‘his tax. bill would be: ‘much higher, if - we had not taken. our: "kids out of the public school system | - and sent them to private schools. We are saving the tax- payer a lot of money, because, we are paying: like crazy: Is Lavk, to: a ceountry like Holland for inslanes. All shoals, mere) w ce re ha ahi jist. niles “VICTORIA REPORT by, FRANK © HOWARD. | _Skeena mia a days the board had authorized. I explained why 1 had not . ‘Pornography is related to MPG. What is MPG one ‘might _ Greed. ae Pornography i is part of private enterprise. It’sa business: ta prudent, Berar ‘Thbnagement: ‘in :these* recessionary’ _ mes, -, Nice © soundly ‘Ideals’ from our recently’ ‘elected’ ‘and Fationatize how propose to waste in the aiéa of-$100,000 gnan expensive toy - -: that is totally unnecessary.The district has already bought * and’paid for an IBM System 32 whichis, I understand, more thee’ sharp ‘businessmen ‘on.;-couneil : iaven’t «even -. will forget or.don’t care about the: damage they are doing t to : eu, our community... | ae ; : | - January 26 the board office phoried me at 1:35 pm;° te tell , mean emergency special meeting waa to take place ata:Hy;... BY the way: “the. quality. of: ‘education’ in ‘the: paivate ™ notified him before lunch, thathe wason His way to Terrace © toattend the meeting with Waterland and Grace McCarthy, and he. had arranged. to Bet ii in touch with: the board when he "arrived in Terrace.. _AL3:05 pamva school principal phoned to ask which five attended the meeting: and’ 80 had no. answer for him, ' ‘He - ‘ask, Well; itisn’t Miles Per Gallon. Is Money, Power, and ° ‘Understood .why.I was so‘ Upset al. having had only, a0 . minutes notice of the meeting, but felt a prompt decisionon the. days. off was essential as principals were getting all. “ana a billion dellar busiriess if we can believe what wé read. . Kinds: ‘of calls from parents wanting ta know when they: about: its: -Pornographiy- is’ rampant. because these: who “product it push it for profitand those who sell It do 20 for. the “sam A. “Yes, pornography exploits peopie, “most ‘of’ whom. 2 are “women. Italso exploits men. It exploits them for money: It aye _ explolts them as hurnan beings ‘and degrades. them. 'Por-".. - nography tells the tale, é a i false one, that human einige’ have: only one aspect to their social behaviour. ‘It denies intellect and beauty... It denies. ‘love’ and affection. . promotes the concept’ that-there are only certain parts of “It denies: the? : ‘ " tender, affectionate, and. respectful part of humanity. 1 Hislop, Orr, Ljungh, and She rates. ©. Phe. minutes. of the Jen. 6 meeting ‘note that jrustees. ~Weeber took: ‘part by telephone. “An attempt to arrange & “conference call fo include ‘absént trustees was made: “trustees: Jones,’ Cornell: and Angus were. not available, trustee ‘Sandecki refused participation by telephone’. :, board; in this ¢ase) must be notified of the meeting: If it Is the human anatomy worth ‘paying attention to. It tenide established that any member was omitted from the list of and degrades so. ‘very, niuch’ ‘of human dignity... ‘But, there is money in it — BIG MONEY - and that’s the - y problem. We regretfully have suth an undue emphasis on ; + money,. saying that it's, money: that makes- the world go - "round. The problem. seems to be how we cope with. the © . have & fighting chance with. the ‘exploitation ‘af people. “Winhow there ace retail merchants who'say they are golng “to continue to. sell pornographic: material because it is’ "members notified, the transactions of the meeting | are not valid, moo : The. minutes gore on ‘to. read: “The. Special Ematgeucy. “meeting” Was requested by: trustees Hislop, Sheridan, "eould | book holiday trips at the slashed, cP Air Totem Fare eridan were. presént}. while | According to Sturgls Standard Code of Parllamentaty _ Procedure “Every member ofthe organization :(school: ' Ljungh-and Orr, In:accorddnce with: Policy 9. 07, for. the’ i demand for profits. If. we can handle thal one'we ‘Tight. *“folldwing, purposes: (a) A decision on the Bill £9 five days _, Off requirement. was needed to inform. teachers, clerical, and ‘pitblic, ‘of the’ pending; necessary school closures.’ » Recommendations | of -the education’ committes on this available to sell -and, if they don't Sorbeone ‘else “will: .2ubjéct needed immediate attention. : . _ " anyway. That perception; namely that someone is ‘going to” . do it, 30 why not tie, pushes morality and ethics lo one: side - and replaces them with mney. : . The other argument of the pornograpHty rushers tetera ts : * 4b) Mr. A.J. K. Keylock, District’ 8 Advocate for" ar bitration, was in Terrace fot a few hours, assisting witha report to the Commissioner of Compensation Stabilization, this provided an- opportunity, to. inform the irumtees: of the : _Hterary. works of art and attempts to equate the beauty. ‘and ” _ regent. status,” " - poetry of Shakespesre with thé explicit ‘use of Anglo-Saion ~ i: four‘and five letter words to describe one aspect, of human "activity. echavior has taken many Twists and tums ‘over ) tells 4S - of the. ‘intimacies, many ‘of:them: incestuous; ° : : practiced by. the ‘atistaeracy: in. England during :the last , century Indeed, the rulers’ guidelines saving or eet tose. our-stalure in their eyes”. There 1s an Interest in things: sexual’ and: hthgi ‘por: . “ nographic, . We cannot deny that-and I think. it would. be {- bilod on our part to. attempt to deny’it:' ine - But, it ts also blindness on our.part to: aocept the eoicept . that that ts ail there is to ‘our: character, « Let, me go back tothe beginning, "Porhography/isb i pai of . - private | enterprise. ° Bul, © private, ‘enterprise... ae the The ‘more - pornography. pisaners move, “their. wares. through the market place the nore they’ lavite amoral and © more than the sale of héroln of spa, does, “, Meeting fustitied?: t mr convene emergency special meetings ih the future?’ The sale ot: pornography + oeattlion tor cetigeality any. wi ‘Polley 9.06 reads: -i'Spectal rn meetings may be called by - the chalrmain or In his absence the vice-chairman, giving to. ~each.trustee (except: iy the ease of special meetings called _ . - injextreme emergency) not lese:than 48 ‘hours ‘notice in - ‘tells us about -the depravities: ‘ “writiig, specifying -th business to be considered al: the” mal ‘Empire. History. _ mee All ane: pecial meethigs may hiso be called rd; or:on a:requisition in writing eee on a resolution of the: ed by not lesa pee of ‘the’ propor special. -meating. At 4 special - ate no business 4 other than that specified in the notice - cealling: the meeting: {ejto be discussed," - ..;-- _ Some: quéstiona:.” ‘ba ‘migetlng? -Tf:even ‘one of them wasn’t notified, are the: decisions of the Jan, meeting: valid? Was this emergency: 7 Were the five daya decided by the biard? on-sound educational considerations or were the-days. off. ‘dietaled ta the board by CP. AlfBotem Fates?. ‘How ‘often, will: this mini-board of. four tees use policy: 8.07 ‘to. The: ‘opinions expressed In this column’ ‘are thee i the riter and do nat reflect the opinion of the board « sehen trustees of Schon Dijiriet 34 i. : toe Lo Moet four trustees. and setting forth thie. “board. meeting legal when it * ‘ requires aconference dall talmeke up a querum? Why didt:. get only 40 Taijutes notice if atleast one trustee was notified: {béfore noon? Were Joves, Angus, and Cornell notified of the’ ~~