— Stoned canaries now go cold turkey _ VANCOUVER (CP) — RCMP . tests revealed Thursda that some canaries have been getting an extra lift from their birdseed’s marijuana content. Inspector Richard Dickins of the RCMP drug squad. said botanical tests turned up cannabis, also known as hemp or marijuana seeds, mixed in with certain packages of Sin-Song bird- Three-quarter-once packages of the .birdseed = were available in most Vancouver-area . pet stores until Thursday mornin when the RCMP releas their findings and told the - outlets to stop selling the product. Dickins said the distributer agreed to turn all stocks of the seed over to the RCMP which would come to ck it up and later destroy t. He said police do not plan to check out every store selling the birdseed because it would be too large a task. Chemical analysis showed none of the active ingredient — tetrahydrocannabinolor, THC, which induces the high, however, marijuana seeds do not usually reveal THC in chemical analysis because it is only produced by a mature plant, Dickins said. When found with the seeds it is ’ seeds found in re is THC: usually because the resin has rubbed off the plant. ' Meanwhile, there is some estion as to whether or not the Sin-Song marijuana seeds will develop into a mature plant. The seeds are coated with vitamins and honey which might make them sterile. : : Dickins said some hemp the birdseed bought in Vancouver by RCMP officials have been -planted to. see if they will germinate. i While the importation, distribution, sale © and session of cannabis is legal in Canada, no charges were expected to be laid. Dickins said the im- porter said he was unaware of the presence of the illegal seed in the product and Officials believe him. - Hemp seed normally is mixed in with some birdseed mistures and is legally | imported into the United States and Europe. Dickins said the irdseed’s Canadian importer, Rolf C. Hagen Ltd. of Richmond, B.C., asked Vitakraft, the West German pet food producer of the seed, to substitute radish seeds for the hemp seeds when shipments were made here but there was a mix-up and at least one shipment contained the hemp seeds. ‘ theherald| Serving Terrace, Kitimat, the Hazeltons, Stewart and the Nass | VOLUME 71 NO. 66 Price: 20 cents FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1977 J B.C. ECONOMIC REPORT VICTORIA (CP) Britiah Columbia's Social Credit government com- a ie natal : a | et suprius . ¢ “$385 taillion-but- Fingos Minister Evan W Thursday it would be premature to expect tax cu . . : Wolfe, who tabled his annual economic review in _ the legisiature, told a news conference that the major increases in revenues came from sales and income tax inreases his government imposed in 1976, shortly after taking over from the New Democratic Party. The economic review Wolfe tabled. in the : legislature last year, for the previous fiscal year showed a budget deficit of $261.4 ion and the government blamed the NDP. The Social Credit government then increased the sales tax to seven per cent from five and personal and corporation ‘income taxes were increased two percentage points of federal tax payable. ’ Wolfe said Thursday that the Iptest report, ‘for’ the fiscal year ending March 31, 1977, shows the B.C. economy is showing Pinanye: 3 strenghtening indications while the Canadian economy is on a downward _—“T think it would be metnatite.to indicate. that... we can loosen ‘the purse strings, Wolfe said. We have restrain expenditures? res . ' The minister said the lus “offers dramatic oof that British Columbia is on the road -to economic recovery." He refused to indicate which ministries had un- ' derspent or overspent their budgets. Wolfe said he thought spending in human resources had increased by $5 to $10 million but the expenditure was less than budgeted. “The 4.9 per cent growth in total expenditures in the fiscal year over the previous ear was well within the tion rate of 6.5 per cent for B.C. over the same period,’” Wolfe said. The report shows that sales tax revenues in- creased by $219 million which. represented : an ‘in- crease of 8.8 per cent. Revenue from personal and oration income taxes increased $166.7 million. which in _ million | Health and social services cost $1.39 billion, an in- ' erease of $130.8 million over the previous fiscel year. The F ending represented ,39 per cent, of-the budgely---- Education spending was up $93.2 million to $870 million for 24.6 per cent of the total spending. The province paid off a debt of $422,150 outstandin since before 1952, but s owes $261,447,780 which the Social Credit government _ Says was necessary to pay off. a deficit incurred by the - The provincial indirect debt, contingent liability, totalled $5.48 billion at the end of the fiscal year. This includes the $675 million borrowed by B.C. Hydro during the year. Fixed assets increased $122 million to $2.12 billion, and the excess of assets over liabilities increased by $217 million to $2.4 billion. The report estimates that the gross provincial product increased by 13.5 per cent to an. estimated $21.8 billion. income of $36.6 million cludes a transit “subsidy of $92.6 million on gross revenues of $423.7 excluding the Hydro had a net. _ Budget surplus, | but no tax cuts 4% subsidy. ‘B.C, Railway had operating revenues of $67 -million, an operating loss of $21 million and a nét loss af dealer sae se The ‘Insurance Cor- poration. of B.C, showed a profit of $68 million of which . $52 million was allocated for safe driving discounts and $11.5 million. for rate ‘ stabilization . leaving a lus of $4.2 million. The British Columbia Petroleum Corporation had net income of $161 million, an increase of 18.3 per cent over the previous: year. Of this, $145 million was transferred to the’ govern: ment’s general revenue. The’ British Columbia Development Corporation had a net loss of 010. The B.C. Steamship Co., which operates the Princess Marguerite between here and Seattle, lost $1,073,730. Panco Poultry made $806,000 but Swan Valley Foods Ltd., since sold, lost $13 million during the last two years. , The provincially-owned forest operations netted approximately $25 million -While liquor profits con-- tributed $163 million to | provincial coffers. - m7, CICG SLA rrr’ C18 Ran ¥ Pont AAENT BLDCS " yVicroRsA Be — CHETWYND B.C. CP-A report on the environmental impact of a proposed. fas serubbing plant near this central British Columbia. community, expresses concern about the effects of sulphur dioxide emissions” on human health and vegetation. : Residents of . nearby Hasler Flats have opposed the proposed Westcoast Tranraission Company Lid., plant, claiming the com- pany has not provided | adequate data. : The report, prepared by the Peace River-Liard Regional District, says the B.C. Pollution District, says Control Board PCB sulphur | dioxide emission standards beyond kindergarten, but they're all clear on one Classes in bundles It's Your funy to let Lister. to_your heart bela Boy wilh YYlom he Surprised By Brian Gregg. Herald Staff Writer Healthy babies and happy families are the result of a good working knowledge of child delivery and child care . before and after. its birth, according to the instructors of Skeena Health Unit's Early Bird Prenatal classes, The classes are designed for parents in the first three months of pregnancy but, it can be just as important for mothers in the later stages © of pergnancy, says Diane Porter, an instuctor. “We welcome and en- courage fathers to take the course,’’ she said. ' Experienced mothers may also find the classes benificial in giving them deeper understanding of pregnancy, she said. Diane Porter, Allison Pearce, Norma Morrison, Isobel Brophy and Donna Beatty give instruction in the course which starts September 7 and September 8 at 7:30 pm respectively. The first Early Bird session includes registration for the classes, an human ouline of human reproduction, the growth of the fetus and discussion of unemployment insurance befits. Porter says uhem- ployment insurance has ecome a big concern among expectant mothers who take maternaty leave in the workforce. The second classes deal with physical and emotional changes in pregnancy and exercises that improve posture and invive everyday activities. The third classes deal with nutrition, smoking, alchol, drugs and viruses and relaxation exercises to relieve common discom- forts. The first prenatal session involves registration and instruction on Jabor and delivery and review of relaxation techniques with breathing. . The second classes in- clude breast feeding and of joy bottle feeding, a flim on the preparation o the breats for reast feeding, nutrition for breast feeding, postpartum mothers, family planning and breathing techniques. The third classes deal with the new baby’s a pearance and care, early development and home care. Infant nutrition and a reiview of all levels of breathing will also be discussed. The final classes will involye a hospital visit, questions and evaluation and a review of the exer- cises. The cost of the classes Is $6 and parents will receive two books dealing with pregnancy arid child care. e course is dependance of doctors recommending it to, parents and parents respondin to that recommendation. Anyone whi is interested in the course should contact ‘the Skehna Health Unit at 435-6307 in Terrace and 632- 9181 in Kitimat. NOT ENOUGH DATA Sulphur smoke causes concern | stipulate the maximum emission for one hour. eannot exceed .17 parts per million ppm and over a-one- r period the average urly emission shoud be no higher than .01 ppm. This .01 ppm figure says the report, “‘is quite close to a level found to be significant in terms on human health.” The report says West- coasts’ consulatants have found an annual exposure to sulphue dioxide at con- eentrations of .015 ppm would be epidemiologically signigicant to human beings.” Hasler Flats is located in a steep-sided, 1,000 to 1,500 foot deep valley and freguently experiences inversions-a climatic condition where a layer of warm air across the rop of a deep valley seals in colder - Woodworkers reach PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. (CP) Tentative agreement was reached ursday between the In- ternational woodworkers of America and three major independent forest com- panies after two days of negotiations. The agreement is similar to those reached last week between Coast and southern Interior forest companies and the IWA., Companies involved in Thursday’s agreement are Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd., CanFor Ltd., and Takla Forest Products Ltd. The two-year pact calls for an increase of 60cents an hour in the first year and an Third OTTAWA (CP) — The federal government Task - Force on Canadian Unity has decided that the solution to the strains on Con- federation is for the country . to find a ‘third option.’ The answer to national ‘disunity, which has eluded liticlans for decades, is to be a solution that discards both the status quo and the separation of Quebec, a - news conference was told accord, in two stages in the second ear. Base rate was $7.01 an our. Also included are im-. proved pension and fringe nefits. The contract for 28,000 Coast Woodworkers expired June 15, and for the 8,000 southern Interior members, June 30. Contracts in the northern Interior expired at midnight Wednesday night. Negotiations between North Cariboo Forest Labor Relations, representing companies emptoying about 3,700 woodworkers, were continuing. option Thursday. Jean-Luc Pepin, one of the group’s co-chairmen, was unable to provide any hints as to exactly what the third option will be. Pepin. said that the third option “‘lies' somewhere between the status quo and sovereignty-association” — a term referring to a politically independent Quebec linked economically to Canada, air for a long periods of time. ; The report says Halser Flats’ locations “amkes it: susceptible to inversions and a poor pollution climate” and the weather pattern should be an im- portant facot in the design and operation of the dispersal system. Barry Porter, © a spokesamn for residents at. Hasler Flats, said ‘‘if there's a temputure in- version, we're going to be ed to higher levels than .01 for long periods of time.” ‘He said even if the emissions are reduced when the .17 ppm maximum continues for longer than an hour, residents will still be exposed to levels higher thatn .01 ppm during in- versions because there is i no air circulation. Bill Weldon. pcb in- dustrial divisien section always a certain amount of movement and added the .17 ppm level would not nor- mally be reached often. Westcoast consultants say in the report that long-term texpsures to low sulphur dioxide concentrations can acefect vegation and added that wildlife eating the sulphur-damaged vegetation could suffer anatomical damage. The jand question will be discussed Sept. 29 at a public hearing in Prince George, B.C. No paper Monday The staffat the Dally Hereld wish all Terrace-Kitimst residents a very plearast holiday weekend. | Sinze we'll be taking the day cf! ourselves, normal publication won't resume until Tuesday. .