attended. by

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Highland dancer Denise Gillis performing the sword dance.

Our Last Late-Late
Robbie Burns Night

by Patrick K. Hall .
The birth of the famous

. Scottish bard, Robert
. Burns (1759-1796),
. celebrated on Saturday
, evening with the Terrace

~ Pipes

was’

and Drums
Society's Fourth Annual
Robbie Burns Night;
an-
proximately 200 . rf
Terrace’s citizens.”

The first item on- the
Program was a selection
of traditional Scottish
dances performed by
members of Barbara
Nunn’s School of Dan-
cing. The young dancers

This toast was answered
by a lady from the
audience. Seated at the

-head table itself was the

Master of Ceremonies,
Mr. Des Connaughton,
Pipe Major Murray
Hamer, Honorary Pipe
Major Allen Tult, M.L.A.
and Mrs. Cyril. Shelford,
Committee Chairman
and Mrs. David Phillips,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vaal-
Henke, and Mr, and Mrs:
Helmut Giesbrecht; who
represented the mayor
who was unable to attend.

Out of . town guests
included Mr. and Mrs.

The second floor show

consisted of a humorous
explanation Drumming
Musical terms given by
Bass Drummer Walter
Lefrbvre © and Side

Drummer David Phillips, -

followed by an elaborate

and brilliantly executed.

Drummers Call. The
Drummers were then
joined by the pipers in the
stirring tune ‘Bonnie
Dundee’ and the moving
‘Amazing Grace’, . Fhe
Pipes and Drums left the
auditorium playing ‘The

Green Hills of Tyrol’. ©

The encore consisted of

quo vankennagedtom 7.i(:B:: ‘Chuck! «Walker! ofthe, lively: numbers. -
altta tia Wetenineryruwell

+ received by

fy

e@ patrons. |

Follawing the Highland
Dancing,’ Piper’ Joe
Burke: piped in’ the

Haggis, which was borne .
y.
. Lefebvre.

Walter’.

This
ceremony, performed at
all Robbie Burns func-
tions, consists of

Drummer

~ displaying the Haggis (a

. of mutton. and

oatmeal. pudding ‘cooked .

in the stomach .of a
sheep} to. the patrons,

;, then to: the head table al

which are seated various

. dignitaries where. the
- Haggis itself is addressed
-or toasted. Mr. Peter

Vaal-Henke read the
address ‘To The. Haggis’,
a Scottish poem written
by Burns nearly 200 years
ago. Mr. James MacKay
then quoted Robbie
Burns’ poem entitled “To
a Mouse’. The last toast,
but definitely not the
least significant, was the

_ toast. to the Lassies; in
: wheih the Chairman of
“the Robbie Burns Night
., Committee,
_ Phillips quoted one of

Mr. David

Burns’ most beautiful

" poem ‘Highland Mary’.

ARDA

- Federal and provincial
- governments have
unded a $210,000 elec-
trica] service project
near Fraser Lake, it was
-announced today by Iona
;Campagnolo, M.P. for
Skeena. «
The: Fraser [ake
project is one of the first
to come out of the $86
- million federal-provincial
Agricultural and Rural
‘Develapment Agreement

(ARDA) signed last
summer
Mrs Campagnolo

explained that hydro
‘power will be extended
ralong. the Lily Lake Road

. winder the program, to 17

“*hames along a 15 mile

‘stretch west of: Fort
‘Fraser, The’ line will
iservice seven larger
iranches, three smaller.
‘agricultural holdings and
‘seven non-agricultural
rural residents. The

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Bra¢hum dhodge n¥akonn PH ; Bur

Territories, Mr, and Mrs.
J:D. ‘James’ Hall. of

’ Searhoro, Ontario, Mr.

and Mrs.. ‘Sandy' Mac-
Donald of Prince George
and Mr. ‘and Mrs. J.
Harris of Kitimat.

A roast beef’ dinner,

_¢atered by the Catholic

Women’s League.
followed the toasts and
quotations. While the
members of the Knights
of.Columbus tended the
bar, the patrons danced
to ‘the music of Jim
Ryan’s- excellent four

~piece band. — . ;

“The Terrace Pipes. and
Drurns Society, including
Piper Ian Gardener - of
Prince. Rupert and
Drummer Donald Banks
of Kitimat, then per-
formed the first of their’
two floor. shows which
was comprised of such
famous Scottish
Regimental marching
tunes (as ‘Murdo's
Wedding’, © ‘The . Qld
Rustic Bridge’, ‘Scotland
the Brave’, ‘Kilworth
Hills’, ‘Castle a+,
Dangerous’, and the
boisterous set of ‘Black
Bear’ and ‘Caller Herrin’.

- _ Area gets its

“First Project

Skeena M.P. said farm
area. serviced -inchides
over 6,000 acres of land
with nearly 850 head - of
livestock. Two thirds of
the electrical hook-ups
are for full time ranchers
and smaller agricultural
holdings,. enabling the
pedple involyed to enjoy
modern, efficient. .
facilities for their ran-
ches and homes. ©
Many other: benfits to
‘the area will result, the
M.P. stated, including
funding for research,
-planning, training « and
market promotion; co-
ordinating. resource
management; primary
resource development;
support services and
community development. :
Each government has
pledged $30 million‘to the
agreement, while. $26.75

‘million is‘ expected’ from

the private sector,

shland:Laddie’.

“The evening. was

wrapped up by Honorary

Pipe Major Allen Tutt,
who lead the’. entire
audience in a conga-line
step to tunes including
‘Auld-Lang Syne’ and as
the. patrons. left. the. hall
they were bade farewell
by the sorrowful lament
‘Thou Hast left Me Ever,
Jamie’.

: by a
ployment

Hef + ay

ed shader’

Appointment

CANADIAN CELLULOSE
COMPANY, LIMITED

DONALD N, WATSON

The Board of Directors ot
Canadian Cellulose
Company, Limited
announces the appoint-
ment of Donald N.

Chief Executive Officer, °
effeclive March 1, 1978.
Mi. Watson succeeds
Ronald M, Gross whois »
resigning from the
Company lo become

Operating Officer of
ITT Rayonier Inc.,.,

In Naw York.

In addition to his -”

new responsibilities,

Mr. Watson will continue
‘as Chairman of the .
Board, a position he has
held since July, 1976..

He has been a mamber.
of the Board of Canadian:
Cellulose'since 1973, . *

Prior to 1976. Mr. Watson
was associated for35
“years with the Canadian
air transportation ._-
‘industry, He is‘a member
of the Board of Directors,
of the Insurance Corper-

and British Columbia
Rallway of Vancouver. .
and Canadair Ltd. ;

Montreal’

Watson as President and —

Presidant and Chief 7 vo

ation af British Columbia. | |-

This Week From Ottawa ;

NEW “TAX CREDIT
PROGRAM TO EN-.
COURAGE HIRING
Legislation to establish ,
a program giving income
tax credits to employers
who hire people ad-
ditional to normal staff

.. needs was introduced in

the House of Commons
January: 24 by Fina
Minister Jean Chretien.
The Employment Tax
Credit Program, as it Is

called. wil] run for two
years starting March 31.

Legislation must
first be passed in the
House of Commons. itis
hoped that opposition
parties will co-operate in
ensuring swift passage of
this important program.
Anincome tax credit -a
straight deduction from
tax owing will cover up to

‘ $2 an hour per new em-

loyee. The jobs created
by businesses must be
full time positions and
must last a minimum of
three months. The credit
will cover a maximum of
40 hours a week for a
period of up to nine
months. ‘
Please note that per-
sons hired must, ‘be

- referred to the employer

Canada Em-
Centre where
all referrals will go to
persons who have been
out of work for eight

weeks or more.

The basic purpose of
the Employment Tax
Credit Program is to
encourage employers to
hire additional workers
and thus cantribute to the
reduction © of | unem-
ployment, _and I urge

usinessesin our area to
take advantage of it.

The federal govern-
ment designed | this
program to obtain the
maximum number of new
jobs within the private
sector with a minimum of
red tape and expense. It
has also been drawn up as
a way to stimulate em-
ployment without a
further escalation of
inflation.

HOW IT WORKS

The tax credit can be
used to offset federal
income tax Habilities for
the taxation year. in
which the credit was
earned or, if not required,
carried forward for up to
five years against future
federal income tax
liabilities. The credit will
count as taxable income
and thus will be of the
greatest benefit to smati
companies that pay lower
corporate tax rates than
major firms.

For example, a firm

paying the top corporate
tax rate of 46 percent
could get a maximum net

benefit for nine months of
up to $1,635.00 per job,
while a firm with a 25
percent tax rate wouid
net up to $2,340.00.
SIMPLE RULES, EASY
TO FOLLOW
Participating em-
ployers will use a special
tax schedule to file
claims for tax credits and
will be allowed to reduce
their tax instalment
payments by the amount
of unapplied credits
accrued to the due date of
each payment.
Employers who take
art in the program will
expected to attest that
the jobs being created are
ones that would not have
been possible without the
incentive of the tax
credit. To simplify
handling, a participating
employer will sign an
agreement clause at-
testing to this. Auditing
will be done to check for
abuse. ©
Finance Minister Jean
Cretien first announced
the federal government's
intention to develop an
employment credit plan
during his economic
statement in the House of
Commons last October
30 mS

Since then, the
government has studied
various alternatives
including a direct cash

THE HERALD, Wednesday, February 1, 1978, PAGE 3

Iona Campagnolo

payment or a pure tax-
ased approach using the
tax system to determine
eligibility. Experimental
programs in other
countries, particularly
the new U.S. program
introduced some months
ago, were reviewed.
Representations on
possible designs for the
program were also
received, in particular
from the Canadian
Federation of In-
dependent Business.

It should be noted that
the credit will not be
fiven to employment
whieh already receives
support under other
federal, provincial or
municipal job. subsidy
plans. Persons who have
worked for the employer
within the previous eight
weeks wili not be referred
by Canada Employment
Centres. .
LIVESTOCK IN-
FORMATION SERVICE

In other areas, I want
to remind those of you in
the Bulkley-Nechaxo
area that the federal
Department — of ;
Agriculture has
established a toll-free (or
Zenith) telgphone line
available for anyone
wishing daily livestock
markets information.

The new service in-
cludes livestock receipts,

_and Rural Development

prices and trends at
public stockyards across
Canada and North
America and will be
available 24 hours a day.
The telephone number to
call is 112-900-267-9360,
FIRST DREE PROJECT
NAMED

Iam pleased to an-
nounce that the $210,000
Lily Lake Power Project
near Fort Fraser is
among the first funded
under the federal-
provincial Agricultural

Subsidiary Agreement
launched last August.
The Lily Lake’ Road
Project will extend rural
hydro power to 17 ran-
chers and residents along
a 15 mile stretch of Lily
Lake Road on Highway
16, west of Fort Fraser.
The line will service
seven larger ranches,

three’ smaller
agricultural holdings,
and ‘ seven non-

residences. Farm area
serviced includes over
6,000 acres of land with
nearly 850 head of
livestock. Two thirds of
the electrical _ hook-ups
are for full-time ranchers
and smaller agricultural
holdings, enabling the
people involved to enjoy
modern, : efficient —
facilities for their ran-
ches and homes.

At hep

Safe driving pays
forB¢. motorists

rd Lode

>

"DRIVER:

res proof:

</> In most cases premiums are lower in B.C. than in other provinces.

a Here are some examples for your specific region.

Over 30 years old. No accidents in .
B.C. in the last 2 years,3 years -

elsewhere. Vehicle used to and from

work, over 10 miles each way.

_ COVERAGE: Public Liability and Property

Damage $200,000,
Collision $100 deductible.
Comprehensive $50 deductible. -

| aoniss | aS. | MBE | MgO | we | wey ||
| pn wack ‘$252 $310 | . $305 $365 $318 ; .
174 DART $275 $365 $346 $427 $369
= Bre FORD . $334 $399 $372 $465 $403

» Manitoba, which

even there, B.C. r.
and often lower.

~ B.C. motorists ha

A study of over 700 comparisons
across Canada shows thatB.C..
motorists pay less for auto insury, . I
ance in 99.2 per cent of'cases. ja). and the success of its investment
These exclude Saskatchewan angi’

". programs.and poorer benefits; art

ficant contribution to these low
premiums. Auto insurance prem-
iums are based on accident claims
and the number of accident claims
this year is holding at the low
‘level of the previous year. ~~

While the way each of us drives is ‘!
_ akey factor in holding the line on -

have subsidizeds™

ates are inline ,,.°

ve Made a signi-

+ Comparative rates ave from: the 1977 Insurers Advisory Organization of Canada manual.

insurance rates, there are others,
principally, the economical opera- °
tion of the Insurance Corporation.

program.

The overhead expenses of the
Insurance Corporation are among:
the lowest for Canadian insurance ~

* companies, in both public and
private sectors,

Many of the economies realized
are the result of centralized opera-
tions, efficient computerizing of
information and a single-stop
system of reporting accidents,
assessing damage and processing

Overhead down, _ claims. Information Department,
investment income up. Meanwhile, the Insurance Cor- Columbia, i0ds Wet Come

. poration’s investment program, ’
15, While providing a major source of

CORPORATION

ot THE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

"Where the driver sets the rates. - . a

cts

capital for B.C. business,has
yielded impressive earnings: more
than $30 million last year, which - .-
helped to cover claims and other
“costs, aes

Cross-Canada_
rate comparison
In addition to the comparisons
above, the Insurance Corpora- .
tion analyzed and compared -
premium rates for 760 indi-

- vidual cases across the country. |.
For a free copy, write: Public

Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3R4,