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PARLIMENT BUILDINGS | |

as ;part., pp dea a
€conomic dtudies an thearea between. Prince Georg
and Prince Rupert as part’ of: the: ‘planning proces

The - -sludy: was ‘not dong: bya" randoin sample

." involved wjth job thatket peobleins, The study eaiys it”
is merely descriptive and does, Sot ty to: Propose

“The study predicted unemployment rates of is per Ps
cent along Highway 1G in 1082: affecting about 13,000
people. Jobless'rates for wimed, the’ study says, are

“usnally “significantly higher'* than'those for men, It ©.
adds that the rates are getting closer together, but not
. because more.women:are ‘inéing. jobs, but because” .

~ In 1882 about 55 per cent. of women ‘purticipatéd in ;

: thework farce, but by 1990 that figure is expected tise ~
11 points to 66 per ‘cent: The men in the workforce’
. during the same time period are expected to increase

s demldant’ forde” for: mo

: “women face.

slowly.

“+ four per cent of the women survey
had. to. leave or refuse a job

only one. péroentage point to 86 per cent.
“By 1990," "the growth of the area’s workforcs will
have a ratio of two women finding jobs for each’ nid
and females will make up: tally onethind' f the la

- ‘employment, " report mero non: Som

with ‘recruiting requirements Tike aneaieee height

and weight standards unrelated. to the -spetific:
. being demanded, The sharing : of home: tasks: a

_become a problem: The:male partner’s.“hougework!”.
. ‘ goes up to anaverage of six lijurs per week; whil thé:
* “woman increases her total workload by 18 hours:
“study notes that the home situation j is 8 chabgitig;

Childcare doesn't seem ‘to be a major factor. only:
d'stated-that they:
e to childe re:

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positive", neo:

wh

cs ‘women aee as ay sstratety ued by some ‘employers to.

ue reduce : ‘cppiarest costa . be voiding “paytnent, of :
bet Others felt

- Vat |
, mines and ‘sawmills, “few have. moved. beyond’ that. °
~That’s creating a’ “non-traditional seeupationsl. care

“Technological advances -aren't “helping womel: _
¢. either, Many previous clerical jobs are now s@en as

> - professional positions - arid are being | filled-by men.

~~ Alack of confidence on many women's parts is seen
as “a-major bairier”.. In job interviews; men tell a.

- possible, future: boss. what he can do, while women
state what they ¢ can’t do; according tothereport.
Outside of ‘Terrace and Prince George access to.”
"training is limited, the surveyors told Alean, While ~
“most. towns offer Employment Opportunities for —
Women as a course, but it “Is not universally 6 seen as.

- . “The courses: apparently do make women ‘more

oo aware of the potential variety of jobs around fern ;:
~~ but-this increased awareness is not supported by. J.
te increased access a nee training, _ the report, ae ics

in. The _eport: on women énds by. predicting.
employment | growth. in- the -1960's as’ being“.
“substantially slower” ‘than during the. 1970's, With ©
"unemployment remaining high Until the middle of the
decade, “In northwestern -B.C., the industrial  -
concentration of employment growth anticipated will -
- amplify the problems women will face in local labor
- markets,” . ve
In the report to Alcan the surveyors did point out —
one reason.to hire women, “The separation rate of
“women workers appears to be lower than that of men ”
and the availability of employment-for spouses is a7
reason: for remaining on. the Job far a percentage of
workers.”
_ ‘NEXT— WHAT YOUTH HAVE TO LOOK .
: FORWARD TO IN THE JOB WORLD. .

Wediresday, January 5, 1963 ©
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__ Established isos.

i “Valuma’7%: No.2 |

-the best in Canada, a survey by the

. Ellen Hoflin of the Mitta “Memorial Hospital “Auxiliary
- presents the New Year’s mother, Suzi Hamilton: with the
sliver duck: bank. Born.to the Earl Hamilton ‘family at

J: 30 a.m. Jan. 1 and welehing 7 Ibs., I ‘ounces: (3520. -

a.

= municipal taxes in Canada, 2.7 times more -
‘| than ‘those in New Brunswick...
“compiled statistics on taxes for a standard
_-type of family residence. . ,
‘"The-survey: shows that in 1981. New ;
Brunswick - property owners paid: $464 in ©
:-taxes ‘on the standard house, which in that -

athe! property . ‘tax: bills was . $1,206, on a .
~ $94,000-house: - ms

id
parison purposes in the study is a'20-year-:.”
"ald, one-storey detached bungalow with a
-: basement; a garage and is on an average -
7 assessment commissioner, said the value _

- aetuaL amount the taxpayer paid — it does
not : »include- any amount the provincial,

compared: because’ gerieraily ‘municipal. ©

" same basic’ services.

grams) was & boy. ~The happy parents are’ “still debating
over aname. The new father. Is a director of the ; Regional
_~District « of Kitimat- Stikine, we .

- Warsaw Pact nations: plan new game

PRAGUE (AP) — Léaders of ‘the Soviet biog

promised a “new iireat: “peace proposal" today’
based on renunciation’ ‘of military force ‘bet-
ween the Warsaw Pact and. NATO..

A communique carried. ‘by the. official”
Czechoslovak | news agency CTK at the end of a
two-day Warsaw Pact. ‘aummit. ‘Said “the -
proposal would. be published at, the: Ualted —
_ Nations at some later time by leaders of the:

eastern ‘European ‘Communist alliance. °..---

‘At thé same time their attention will bee

directed especially. to|'a new great. peace -

proposal — to conclude ‘agreement on. mutual |
non-use of military force and preservation ‘of

peaceful relations between member states of

the Warsaw. Pact and member states ‘pf. the
North Atlantic Bact which would be oper to all,

~ other states," said ‘the communique, an Apan-

Blated from Czech.

Bs ress

" oitter, some western diplomats and some .

" East Europeans, who were. speaking privately,

‘said the conference could be expected to do litle -

“about another major trouble spot for Eagt bloc _

states — the economy. *

‘Like. many western countries, - thetdbvtet :

. Union and its allies are deep in debt to foreign

i bankers, with an estimated $80 billion in out-
standing loans. Especially hard-hit is Peland, ro

whove martial-law _Tegime ‘has had to turn’

5 increasingly to its allies: as western financial —

sources dried up during tlie last year.
Poland, Romania and other Warsaw pact

states. also are ‘having trouble providing food |’.
and other necessities to their citizens despite
7 increased ‘efforts at. economic. ‘co-operation a
_ within the bloc. - .

The mietting of the Warsaw Pact consulta tive

_cominities, the first ‘under the leadership of - |:

“Soviet party chief Yuri Aniropov, was in its

- second day today. The last session was held in

Warsaw in May, 1989, shortly before the. labor

_ unrest that led to the imposition of ‘martial law
-. Dee, 13,.1981. .
The Warsaw pact includes the’ Soviet Union,

Czechosiovakia, East Gérinany, Poland,

Hungary, Romania ‘and Bulgaria, :

"An official communique, nublistied by the

Czechoslovak news agency Ceteka, said

Tuesday's session discussed ‘'topical problems
of:the struggle to avert the danger of nuclear ~
war, preservation -and ‘strengthening of the

“ process of relaxation of international tension,
"and. the ‘strengthening - of security. and
- development of co-bperation in Europe.”

‘No texts of speeches or‘other details of” the .

ocanheg were ms fe public. °

Thailand signs agreement with Canada.

-BANGEOK (OB) .— - Thailand and ‘Canada’
. Sigried ‘three’! agreements today; one ta: ex:

chéinge convicted criminals and the other two

'. aimed! at bolstering economic co-operation.

Prime Minister “Trudead andl his . Thal”

counterpart Pren, Tinsulanonda presided over
a céremony to mark: what Canadian and Thai

‘officials called | a mifestone in Pare

relations. °
Canadian officials, meanwhile, «

be keeping a tight wrap on ie

hours activities so his 18ddy’ tour ec astan -

countries’ might be seen ad all ‘busjpessyand - ”
diplomacy, m not a vacation.’ on eo
3 © a ‘ a - ay “Ag. -_

. Frariée and the United States, to reach atreaty .
_of .voluntary repatriation of prisoners. This.

» Trudeau and ie alirecyear-old son Sacha

_ snuck off to watch Thai, klek-boxing: Tuesday

night after reporters were told Trudeau was"
. d@oing-nothing for the evening. | “|

Canadian officials said an \agreemeint ‘an:

: guaranteeing: official insurance on' Canadian...
” dnveatment in Thailand and an aid agreement,
' dealing with ‘developrnent co-operation, were .
- designed to strengthen bilateral irade..

. Cariada is the third. weatern couritr),‘atier

allows Thai and. ‘Canadian conviets to.serve e jail

- terms in their own countries,

7 ” Seven. Coahilane are. ‘seving fitlson gen-.,
- lehces in Thai jails; mostly on drug. charges. «
One Thai is held’ in a Canadian prison.

“One ot we. seven: ‘Canadians is: Barry:
‘aékerman, 3%, a former White Rock, B.C.,

resident who was . imprisoned in. 1978 .for
: possession of 700 grams of heroin. He ls serving |
a Hfe ‘sentence. A’ Canadian, penitentiary”
+ Spokesman was quoteda saying Ackermian’s
sentence will, stay the same under terms of the

transfer agreement, but’ the prisoner. might

. fégeive an earlier parole under Canadian law

than under Thal law.

- vestment,’ .domestic” sales, .
‘profits, labor. costs and -

‘half-year.

1982.

-. vice-president’ and WHEN USEDWILL DOT 5
economic’ research “group. | po you want parts fo fix up your car but your budget
director, sees the results as won't allow it? Beat the high cost of, new n_parti with’.

‘“eeonomy pas fallen so, far

B. C. toxpayers
pay average sum

VANCOUVER (CP) — At property-tax
time, homeowners in New Brunswick fare

The reason for: the wide differences in
taxes. between auch provinces as New-.
. Brunswick ‘and Quebec is the prowinelal
‘Sovernments’ political Philosophies, he
sald. .
“In Quebes, for example, they rely more
heavily on property taxes to pay for ser-

_ Vices like schools and hospitals than they
“do in New Brunswick,” said Gwartney.
“The differences arisé in the provincial |»
governments’ Philosophies . about . Who:
Should pay.” Do

The survey shows that a standard house:
“in B.C, ii 1961'was valued at $96,500 ‘and -
* taxes were $813 or 05 per cent of the value:
of the house,

In- Alberta, the house was valued at:
“On Ontario, ° homeawners ‘paid: Pred "+ $100,450 and taxes were $772 or ‘Tr per cea)

' } 5, ‘of the‘ yale ‘of the house.’ : - ob
Kecopher: of Canada: at : i
"Sagara chewan; $61,000; taxes: $1,108 or
‘1.01 per cent of the.value;

— Manitoba, $64,500, taxes 183, 1.75
per cent of value;

. — Ontario, $71,200, taxes $900, 1,39. per:

cent of value; oF.

— Nova Scotia, $71,000, taxes 31,07, 1.64
per cent of value; -
-_— Prince Edward Island, $46,000, taxes |

- $665, 1.44 per cent of value; .

— ‘Newfoundland, $47,500, tnoxes par
4.8, per cent of value oo

— Northwest Territories, $20,000, ‘taxes:
Oh, 204, 1.51. per cent of: value; |.

- Yukon, #60.500, taxes “nl, 69 ber cent
» -Ofvalue Lok

Canadian Directors of Assessment _in-
dicates.: if
‘Homeowners i in “Quebec pay the highest

’ Chief “assessors from each province

province was valued at $52,000, In Quebec, _

floor area of 106 squaré. metres (1,140
square feet). It has three bedrooms, a-full |

18-metre-wide lot.
‘Ted Gwartney, British Columbia's

‘for the property-tax-figure represents the .

-*government, ' contributed ‘ins grants . to -
‘homeowners: .
-Gwartney: said - the. ‘figures: ‘can be

Rebeca recaes

governments provide approximately the

“Top businessmen 08 | ight |

“executives . actually plan-2
ning to increase: their in+*

‘OTTAWA (CP) | ~ The ~ context of where we’ ve just
country's top’ businessmen: been, I think If there hadn't

see a dim light flickering at . been a 1962, then one would.” ‘vestment rose to 23 per cent :;
‘the end-of the recessionary “interpret. the ‘results from 20 and the percentage :
“tunnel, but their optimism is -. pessimistically.” ~ planning to cut’ investment :
‘ap .much’ a reflection of «| The survey results fell to 29 from. 34. 4

+ where we've been as it is of.
where we're going, |:
A. Conference. Board of:
Canada’ survey ‘af senior -
“executives that was taken in
the: al quarter of 1982 and
” Teles today ‘found. in- ..
creaced optimism about the
ecohomy, business in-

“confirm other information .
- we. have which suggests we
are beginning the process of
bottoming. out’ of. the
recession, but they do not
suggest an early’ quick «
_turnaround by any meane. "

‘Fourteen per cent ° of .
senior executives say it is a’
good time to.Invest in new
plant and: equipment, | up
from 10 per cent in the third
quarter and eight in the
second. But 69 per cent stl)
“say it,Js.a bad thine to: be

spending -money.° on. new”
“plant f and equipment.
The — Proportion of.

. Executives of companies -; '
with 250 or more employees
4nd which account for the::
lion's share of capital in-
" -Westment in the country are ; 3
“alighly more optimistic than :

the average in thelr general =.
assessment . of the in-:
~veatment climate.
Some 14.8-per cent say it:
is a good time to invest, :
_ while 65.2 per cent say itisa?
‘bad time.. But if larger; 3
companies appearemore i
optimistic in general terms, : z
‘they are less committed to”
translating that optimism
into action. . oa

eye eee

inflation during the next

Thirty-two per cent ex-
pect overall, economic
conditions will be better six
months. down the road, up
from .28 per. cent in: the
previous quarter and a”
sharp improvement from
the 14 per cent who felt that '
way in the second quarter of .

‘pages 436
-pages ea7

Wide wait

‘The percentage now.
_ expecting the economic [|
: climate to deteriorate has _

“Classifieds.
_ dropped to 22 per.cent, down. -
from 31. per: cent: in the »..

a e 8
* previous quarterly .survey. Coniics, horoscope P gr

‘The remaining 46per vent = ae = —
see no charge in the Intent. ¢-— " . — —— “|.

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