| Prospectus requirements for strata lots - ‘The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Hugh Curtis recently stated tha legislation will be in- troduced during this session to eliminate the retroactive requirement for a prospectus for all strata lots except those in ‘support structure’ strata sub- divisions. He indicated that there had been serious complaints from several regional districts and from many MLA’s about subdivision of land without the approval of _ the approving officer. “Our primary intent in. passing Orders-in-Council No. 645 to 649’’, said Curtis, “was to discourage, if not to prevent, further ‘support structure’ strata sub- divisions and to make it illegal to sell such strata lots without a prospectus — a requirement that in many cases would effectivel prohibit the sale of su support structure’ strata lots.’ He pointed out that these orders-in-council also made . a prospectus a requirement for all unsold strata lots in strata plans of more than five lots where the strata plan was deposited in the Land Registry Offices after’ June 1, 1975. “While I believe that a prospectus is an essential requirement in order to protect purchasers,” said Curtis, “I do not think it is fair or in the best interest of the housing industry, particularly in today’s soft market, to make such a requirement retroactive for legitimate developments.” Hon. Mr. Curtis explained that Order-in-Council No. 890 passed March 10, 1977 authorizes the Superin- tendent of Insurance to exempt the non. “support structure’ strata lots from the prospectus requirements of the Real Estate Act where the strata plan was deposited in the Land Registry Office on or before February 17, 1977. “The whole problem started,”’ explained Hon. Mr. Curtis, “with amend- ments to the Strata Titles Act proclaimed on Sep- tember 1, 1975 — these eliminated the requirement of municipal approval for a ‘support structure’ strata plan — essentially a strata subdivision of Jand rather than of a building.” Hon. Mr. Curtis went on to say that in 1976, he in- troduced amendments to the Strata Titles Act which would have corrected this deficiency but the amend- ments were not enacted. Hon. Rafe Mair, ‘Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs indicated that he cooperated fully with the Honourable Hugh Curtis in the preparation of these orders-in-council and that he and Hon. Mr. Curtis had jomntly agreed that further egislation will be. in- troduced to rectify the situation. Independent Schools Convention Independent school supporters: from all over British Columbia will gather at the Richmond Inn during the schoo! spring break for the second Independent Schools Convention. {Prganizers of the con- vention, sponsored by the Federation of Independent School Associations (FISA), are anticipating a good turnout of independent ‘school trustees, teachers, parents and supporters, the’ interest being considerably heightened by the an- ticipated introduction of legislation regarding in- dependent schools during the current session of the° Legislature. Dr. Donald A. Erikson, of Simon Fraser University, will deliver the keynote address on ‘Schools: The Challenge of Choice’’,. the theme of the convention. Dr. Erikson is an_ in- ternationally recognized authority on independent schools, school ad- ministration and school law and the author of numerous books, monographs and magazine articles. ‘During the two day convention, workshops are planned under the following eadings: ‘1) The politics of educational controls 2) Legislation and in- dependent schools small items 3) Funding and controls in the public schools 4) Alternative philosophies of education 5) Special education in the small school 6) The teacher-trustee -partnership. ‘The convention is open to school trustees, teachers, parents and supporters of all independent schools regardless of whether the schools are officially af- filiated with the FISA or not. During evening convention dinner, the convention will be ad- dressed by ex-FISA president, Douglas Harker and entertained by the Mennonite. Educational Institute choir. — The FISA has been active on behalf of the independent schools of British Columbia. for the last decade and of- ficially represents schools enrolling more than 90 percent of the 23,000 students attending in-’ dependent schools throughout the province. « Dr. John F. Wailer, president of the FISA, has encouraged all independent schools ‘to delegate representatives to this Independent Schools Con- vention during a year which will mark a turning point for independent schools of the province, the Thursday ~ eT, THE TERRACE ROTARY CLUB has donated a sum of $1,500 to Kitsumkallum Ski Club to assis! them in purchasing an electronic race-timer and a portable tow for junior skiers. The Prince Rupert Rotary Club also contributed $250. In the above photo the two cheques are presented to Gail Bryant, Ski Club -§.E.P. Public Enquiry Report Salmon and trout need better protection; fisheries agencies should be more aggressive in defending the environment, for people as well as fish; salmonid enhancement is a good idea and governments should act on it without further delay, starting with the rehabilitation of damaged streams and watersheds: those are some of the ‘dominant moods” of the B.C, community recorded in the official report on the ’ Salmonid Enhancement Program Public Inquiry, released March 24. | An inguiry team chaired by consultant Glenn Sinclair held 1% hearings in 17 communities last November to solicit comment on the proposed cooperative Aederal-provincial 15-year, “$400-'million - program ‘ to “restore Pacific salmon and sea run trout to their former abundance. The report summarizes 248 presentations from sports and commercial fishermen, conservation and environmental organizations, municipalities, unions, the forest industry, and private individuals. Major concerns expressed during the inquiry process were: for stiffer penalties for abuse of the salmonid- resources damage to fish habitat and for the ap- pointment of more field officers fo enforce tougher, more restrictive regulations. Many . presentations called for closer regulation of both commercial and sports catches. by Canadians, as well as “strict and vigorous enforcement of Canada’s 200 mile offshore limits” to curb foreign fishermen. A system of bonding of individuals and corporations carrying out development in a watershed is suggested, to At the Terrace Hotel Monday, April 4_ _ Antique Auction of fine | imported antiques Excellent selection of furniture and Approximately 400 lots including a seven piece settee _ in excellent condition Viewing between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. on day of sale encourage adherence to regulations designed. to protect fish streams. Assessment of the costs of rehabilitation against anyone causing en- vironmental damage is also suggested. Fisheries management agencies are urged. to carry out a4 vigorous “program of education to’ make the general public more aware of the value of the salmonid resources and the need to protect them. The report notes that the public are highly critical of the “disregard govern- mental agencies have shown in the past for the protection of the environment,” and says, “The public therefore wants Fisheries and Marine Service to monitor and report,;.harmful effluents, bad logging and land clearing practices, dredging . and channelization ac- tivities, plus naturally caused problems: and then indicate to the public what is necessary’ to overcome these problems,” Fisheries and Marine Service is asked to “take a more assertive role in leading the cause of environmental protection and to exert leadership with other government agencies and industry “where there -is too callous a disregard for, and lack of sensitivity to, what members of the aX . President. Making the presentation are Terrace Rotary President Bernie Selder (far right) and Terrace Ratary Treasurer Willy Schneider (extreme ‘ left). Bill Walters, Club racing coordinator is to the right of Mr. Schneider while Rotarian-Editor Pat O’ Donaghy observes B.C. community feel are crucial aspects of their ‘quality . of life’ ex- periences.”’ The report notes the belief of many of the public that there should be no further installation of hydro power dams on ‘‘major salmonid- bearing river systems,” and says the public feels that hydro developers should have to obtain approval of fisheries and other resource agencies that might be affected, before applying to build a dam, rather than the agencies having to act as intervenors to the developers’ proposals. for the Salmonid Enhancement Program itself, “The public have been aware of the need for and have favoured enhancement for many years and cannot un- derstand why action on a t Did you freeze this winter? Are you too hot in sum- mer? 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The latter should be used ‘‘only. after semi- natural processes have been exhausted.’” A graph ac- companying the report indicates that very few presentations were made in favour of hatcheries, as opposed to many calling for restoring stream habitat and using measures such as incubation boxes, fry transplants, and other techniques that rely on the maintenance of the natural environment, . - The value of local knowledge and the “desirability of meeting local. in a priorities is stresse THE HERALD, Wednesday, March 30, 1977, PAGE AT Public response to Autoplan Norman Bortnick, Executive Vice-President and General Manager of ICBC, announced that as of Friday, March 11, 1977 Autoplan renewals were well ahead of any year since the Corporation's inception. “It is gratifying to report that estimates of renewals by March 11 were running well ahead of any previous year. As of March 11, the estimates were a record of 1,340,000 renewals com- pared with 1,140,000 policies for 1976 and 1,215,000 for 1975,”’ Mr. Bertnick states, and = continued, ‘we recognize that, in the final days of the renewal period, the Agents and Motor Vehicle Branch offices work under considerable pressure and we are most ap- preciative of their efforts this year.” Turning to the Cor- poration’s plans for the future, he said, “it is very difficult to renew over a million policies at one time in the year and not create congestion in the system. To avoid this problem, in the released section recommendin provision for increase participation by the public in the Salmonid Enhan- cement Program and in fisheries management in general, The report notes that government agencies were criticized for having “seemingly ignored or rejected”’ information of- fered them by the public and that ‘There must be an increased willingness on the part of government agen- cies to receive, consider and evaluate information from outside sources, with the view to providing at least an adequate explanatory response if acceptance is not feasible.’ Among the recommendations made to facilitate public par- ticipation are additional funding for stream cleanups and similar projects to carried out by local groups; WIGHTMAN & SMITH REAL ESTaTE MSPECIAL OF THE ia g EWEEK mt? acres with 2 bdrm. home w- full basernent ®@. PRICE REDUCED to 3's39,000.00 M4641 GOULET STREET m- 3 bdrms. comfortable home m- shag cpt. in lvg. rm. 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In basement - fireplace - $52,000.00 4120 BENNER STREET - 4bdems., fireplace -rec rm. & fireplace in bsmt. - 87%146 corner lot - $51,500.00 5112 GRAHAM AVE. - 6 bdrms., split level - wew, large living rm. = lot 134x173 - $49,900.00 2504 CRAIG DRIVE +3 bdrms. on main fir. - 3 bdrm. self-contained ste. - fireplace - $48,000.00 @ 4740 OLSON AVENUE - 4 bder. split tevel - wew, spacious kitchen - large lot - 100x122 ~ $45,000.00 ‘| a ed w 4510 PARK AVENUE i 3 bdrms., flreplace a a 3 - cpt. in bdrms., hardwood + 62x100 ft. lot, treed - $45,000.00 REALTY LTD - AUTOPLAN AGENT best ever 1978-79 renewal year the Corporation will phase in a monthly renewal system, so that ultimately one-twelfth of the car driving population will renew their insurance each month. “This transition period will take approximately two years tocomplete. Motorists ill. renew. their insurance of March 1, 1978 for varying iods of time. This will be ollowed by a renewal period that will take them to their permanent renewal month. In this way, ho motorist will be asked to renew insurance for a period of Jess than six months or more than eleven months during this tran- sitional period. “The end result will be elimination of congestion. © The Igad on the system will. be quite manageable, the work flow for the Agents and Moter Vehicle Branch of- fices will be spread evenly throughout the year and the motoring public will not be subjected to last minute pressures,” Mr. Bortnick concluded. the employment of ‘com- mercial fishermen on stream rehabilitation work in their off-season, and the expansion of citizen ad- visory committees. . Other areas of interest are the implementation of a salt water sports fishing license, ' the institution of a royalt, ‘finnage” fee for the fish . processing industry, redesign of the commercial salmon fishing license system and cooperation between the Fisheries and Marine Service and native oples to end abuse of the ndian food fishery. Complete text of the report on the Salmonid Enhancement Public Inquiry is available on request from the In- formation Centre, Fisheries & Marine Service, 1090 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. 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