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PAGE B82, THE HERALD, Wednesday, November 20, 1974 |

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1... The Jannouncement, of e
proposed) major salmon.
enhancement program by the

~ Federal Department of the

Environment officials is a!

positive and important step
. towards restoring Pacific Coast
salmonstocks to their historical
level of abundance, Recreation
and Conservation Minister Jack
Radiord said today.
Although the final jurisdiction
for fisheries is federal, Radford
--. pointed out thal the preser-
vation of a productive fresh-
water environment for salmon
is very largely a- provincial
responsibility and it therefore is
necessary ta have a close
working © relationship and
mutual understanding belween

Expanding crisis in.

_ long history ' of

federal and provincial.
authorities, “if we are lo
preserve and enhance these-
fisheries for the benefit of ail
British Columbians.” =;
Radford said he had’
discussed the proposal when he
met on October 12th with
Romeo Leblanc,

Minister of Fisheries.

“T expect that as plans for the
program: are being finalized, a
working agreement between the
Province and the Federal
Government will be prepared.”

British Columbia's salmon
resources have experienced a

primarily as a result of

deterioration of the -en-"

" Mounting” public concern » November 29-30, says Social

aboul many areas of expanding
crisis in British Columbia will
be .reflected in record at-
iendance al the British
Columbla Social Credit Party
_ Convention in Vancouver

Credit Leader Bill Bennett.
“It could very easily be the
largest provincial political
convention held in British
Columbia,” Mr. Bennett said.
“We expecl up (0 1,500 Lo be on’

_ Idean Sanita ry
_ Sewage System -

| ‘Winner of the Gold Medal
: Award al the International
Inventors’ Show in Geneva in
- 1973; approved by the Ontario
‘Ministry: of the . Environment
under Section 57 of the Bin-

: ‘Talking Books’

A speciai thanks goes oul to
the Terrace Arts Council for the
financial assistance offered
recently for the pramoiion of a
“lalking haoks’’ program,
planned for those. housebound

. people involved in the book
delivery service.
that by ihe new year, the
easselies and recorders will be

- available for use by shut-ins.

. ‘Fields Stores Limited today
reporled sales for the nine
» months ended September 30,
+1974, rose by 17° percent lo
$57,402,163 compared to
_ $49,029,309 for the same period
* in 1973. _
In an interim report to
‘ shareholders, the company said
nel earnings were $2,347,694 or
-$1,03 per share for an increase
.. of 21,7 percent from $1,929,404.
‘or 85 cents per share for the
comparable period last year.
Working capital at September
30 amounted 10. $15,092,048, up
- $1,026,206. from {he previous
| year, while long-term debt was
~-reduced by $1,736,486,

“Joseph Segal, president of

Fields, reported that retail ,

“sales increased by 24.8 percent

~ during the nine months com-
_ coSpared with the 1973 period.

“Third quarter sales maintained

» + the growth rate established in -

the cpeing half, However, the
te of growth did not match
the third quarter of 1973 when
- three new slores were opened
* and 11 acquired. :
". - Segel’ said .that two ad-
“ditional stores - in’ Prince
George and .Prince Rupert -
.. were opened.on schedule in
2 /-Oetober and November of this
“1 Year.

“nings of Marshall Wells con-
“tinued Lo show excellent growth
Land ‘that demand for bath
‘Fgonsumer and industrial
“oproducts ramains strong in the
Prairie 'Pravinces.

. “The Fields president said (hat
‘the’ imporling operations
<2produced lower ’ sales and
» earnings compared ‘with last
“year. and clied delayed ship-
{ments in the second quarter,

-qaused by the uncerlainty
‘yegarding the removal of
federal. sales’. 10x, and) un-
seasonable weather. conditions
inthe (hird quarter, which
brought fewer repeat orders, as
‘major factors in, the decline, .

He sald: thal Fields is op-

‘gales’ and earnings ‘'as
economic condilions should
-motivale consumers (o be mare
value and price conscious, We
‘anticipate that this will creale

~jnereased demend for the

“| popular priced merchandise '-

‘offered in our stores", he said.

I announced thal the
.~ directors ‘af Fields have ap-
; proved an increase in the seml-
‘annual dividend, from five
cents a share to seven and one-

-\ half cents, payable February 1°
to shareholders of record on

January 15, 1975, -

It is hoped |

He’ said thal sales and ear-

‘umistic -about fourth quarter ,

vironmental Protection Act; an ~

ideal sanitary-sewage syslem

- for people in rural areas where

it’s difficult and expensive ta
conform to- strict provincial
regulalions .., this new in-

vention that is. providing a -
natural solulion for sewage ~

requirements is called ihe
Hurnus-Toilet. .
This unit has made modern
sanitation facilities possible for
summer cottages, ski chalets,

barns, mobile hames, new:

developments, basements and
many old buildings. It's ideal
for construction sites, planes,
ships, mining and lumber
camps, In the past three

- months, more than 250 unils

have been installed in Canada,
mainly in the provinces of
Quebec and British Columbia.
About 50,000 units have already
been installed in 17 countries
throughout Europe..

Developed in Sweden, the

‘Humus-Toilet 1s.'a biologically ,

decomposing unil, looking very
much like a modern bathroom

facilily. “Its fully;automatic,:

mechanical process transforms
human waste into non-polluting
énvironmentally-safe humus.
Completely odorless, the
process requires no waler or
chemicals, no septic lank. It
operates from a- standard
electrical outlet.

A year’s daily use by four er
five people would resull in about

55 pounds: of dry humus ~

collected in a lray beneath the
bowl... humus-that's pollulion-
free and suitable for use as
flower garden fertilizer.

The Humus-Tollet costs
approximalely $800.

Federal

decline.

vironment through man’s in-
dustrial and urban development

» and secondly as a resull of
‘man’s improper exploitation of

the resource ilself. This decline
began as early as the gold rush
days of the last cenlury, was
greatest in the first two decades
of this century And was halted in .
the 1960’s by intensification of

effort in the fields of protection,
research “and scientific
management.

As a result of a-species by
species, area by area in-

. vestigation of past parformance

and fulure prospects Fisheries
experts have concluded that the
five species of Pacific salmon
have a combined productive
capacity of between 295 and 360

B * Cc .

hand al the Hyatt Regency on
Friday, November 29, in-
creasing to 2,000 on the
Salurday. .
- “Our membership has never
been higher - fivefold whal ‘it
was in 1972 - or grown ata faster
pace thanright how, Wesensea
very widespread and. growing
public conviction that the
present incompetence in
govenrment cannot go on, and
that the British Columbia Sccial

» Credit Party is the only partly

able to rally sufficient support
among = the
majority of voters to form the
next Government of Briitsh
Columbia. .
“We have worked very hard
for more than a year to develop
a program which represents a
clear and visible: concensus
which a majorily will support.
Delegates elecled by our
Consitulency Associations who

will vote on the. final policy
resolutions will include many _

newcomers to Social Credit and
many young peaple.’’ a
“We ‘believe they will be
joined by many non-voting
delegales who want. to par-
ticipate in the final discussions
and debate and to give us the _
benefit of their advice and
support as deeply concerned
voices of the majority,” -
“It is an increasingly alar-

' med majority, and with reason. :

Many thousands of voters are
watching with sharpening’:

- apprehensionas unemployment :
in the. -

increases week by week
forestry industry, the housing .
crisis lightens, the plight of the
less fortunale deepens.

“*nstead' of” tackling:“these “+
. emergencies and many" olhers: -.

with innovalive thinking and
powerful determination, the
government is demonstrating a

-ehronic incompetence to act”

effectively, and- spending its
lime trying to impose Socialist
theories which thréaten the
fulure growth and prosperity of
British Columbia.’*

“We believe ‘our Policy
Convention will be a major.
‘symbol of ‘a British Columbia
majority
unrepresentalive ad-
ministration in Victoria.”

~ NIV"QUEEN OF
PRINCE RUPERT”.

British Columbia Ferries is pleased to announce
that the MV “Quean ai Prince Rupert" will make
an additional trip Northbound and Southbound.

Northbound- -
Leave Kelsey Bay at {
December 22.

Southbound—

Leave Prince Rupert al

December 29, .°

‘30 pm on Sunday,

12:30 pm on Monday,

British Columbia Ferries
1s | Teawwassen Terminal, Delta, B.C, -

Reservations; - :
Vancouver 524-4414,

Victoria 382-5353 Prince Ruport 624-9627

Information: Staleroom and vehicle -
raservations recommended. Phone your
nearest terminal or see your Travel Agent. *

Department of Transport and Communications
‘ Honourable Robert M, Strachan, Minister

on

Imon Program —
achieve a wholesale level of

_ significantly to the quality of

‘ suchas steelhead and cutthroat

. communities and social and

‘each of the five

non-Socialist +

rallying to end..
‘negative, incompetent. and

million pounds per year,
At these
Columbia’s salmon resources
have the poteritial for sup-
porting a fishing and fish
processing industry which can

output of near $400 million in
1973 dollars, or more than twice
that of the present value of

production. : ‘
In addition, these fisheries
resources can contribute

life of: Canadian citizens
through providing recreational
opportunities amounting to two
million man days of activity, or
twice the present level. A
varlety of sport fishery, species

will also benefit greatly from
this program..
possible to reach these targets
in the near future through a
comprehensive fisheries
enhancement program. ‘

The benefits can be large in
terms of higher average ear-
ningsfor fishermen, more shore
employment, greater business
for processors, mare economic
activity in remote coastal

economic benefits for Indian
people.

“The proposed enhancement
program is designed to achieve
ihese benefils by enhancing
species of
Pacific salmon to preduce at
least double the present har-
vest, - The enhancement
technology, fishing capability,
processing facilities and
markets are well established.
Benefit cost ratios and rates of
return. on: investment are
favourable. ' “bey:

levels Britiah ~~

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