Gaming taint reaches here A PROVINCIAL Liberal says his party is tracking down a suggestion of wrongdoing over gaming monies here in the carly 1980s, ‘MLA Mike De Jong was reacting to published reports Suggesting Liberals in Skeena failed to mect provincial regulations over the raising of money for party activities, "The suggestion stems from the Parks report which looked into how money raised at Nanaimo bingos was wrongly diverted to the NDP by the Nanaimo Com- monwealth Holdings Society. That report examined records of other political parlics in 1983 and 1984 and that’s where the Skeena situation was discovered, ~ “We have to be fair in this. If we're going after the (NDP) govemment in relation to all of this we have to be willing to have our party examined,”’ said De Jong. ~~ “You can’t avoid it,’ he added. The Parks report suggests that financial. statements weren't filed after two Liberal moncy raising affairs and that one didn’t forward the required amount of money raised to charity. De Jong said the Liberals believe the Parks report reference concerns a couple of raffles held in the early 1980s, He did note that there weren’t a lot of provincial Liberals in Skeena in the early 1980s, “Tt might be possible to interview everyone who might "have bought a raffle ticket,’ De Jong: said, The provincial Liberals want a broad ranging public in- quiry into the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holdings Society scandal. It ultimately lead to the resignation of Premier Mike Har- court. ‘Shrooms could help the airport NEGOTIATIONS between the city and Victoria to transfer airport lands could also turn over control of one of the region’s mosi produclive pine mushroom patches, The airport area has long been renowned as the prime lo- cal pine mushroom picking area, and continues to produce well despite heavy pressure from pickers. The city is looking for about 2,000 acres surrounding the aisport where it could create an industrial park, Business that develops there would pay taxes that would hopefully lake the place of the $800,000 federal subsidy to the air- port, now being phased oul. City economic development officer Ken Veldman says the topic of mushrooms hasn’t yel come up, but said it’s possible the mushroom couid also help generate moncy to support the airport. “That's going to be part of it, just like any other resource thal might be up there — just like gravel, timber or any- thing,” he said. Victoria has indicated it’s willing to negotiate with the city a deai to lease land beyond the footprint of the airport, _ but the cily will have to redirect some of the tax revenue... ... back to the province in a ‘‘mutually beneficial”? arrange. - ment. = Defective MOTOR VEHICLE inspectors were out in force on Saturday in Thornhill and at the base of Lanfear hill on the lookout for defective vehicles. They condemned 10 pickup trucks, two vans and ‘one car that were deemed unsafe. RCMP Const. Tim Alexander said defects included broken frames, broken suspension, holes in the floors, defective steering, windshields, and defective brakes. The team of inspectors carried out detailed inspections of about 30 of the 130 vehicles that passed through the roadchecks. Eighteen charges and seven written warnings were issued. Alexander said another vehicle inspection blitz could come in April. oo t Mtge ee ’ Pee raneyy a eee ate, 7] fA an HLL LB ES ae NOW YOU CAN SAVE ON FLOORING 7 DAYS A WEEK! 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