mu go ehh By FR: » ‘T--would. think by' now that my. Views about the role of ‘the political party are well known. - To put-it In'brief form a politi. F{ cal party shotld. exist -to pro- ‘vide a mechanism whereby people with similar ~ philoso- 4 Bhieg can meat, exchange Ideas and. dome to conclusions. Insp- ‘far as Parliament is: concerned party should come second “to ‘the interests of the public," mm; it is with these thoughta in ee mind that I have written ‘these _ Weekly reports over the years. I know that sometimes © have | Succeeded in keeping them. un: 'f biased and non-partigan, - a | In ‘thinking about politics and the development. thereof it 4 occurred to me that the people| '} in Skeena_and elsewhere who read these reports would ‘en- from time to time; would lke to read thoughts: expressed by Members of Parllament “other than myself. Y'realize that thia may transgress upon the good nature af the publications oo which publish these reports and wom: this suggestion. therefore is , subject to the respective editors. beitig agreeable. So . T also thought that it wouldn't be exactly in keeping with our desire to present material to’ you unless we could in some way let you have the choice of writers. , Therefore if any who read these columns would like to . See articles written by any.— and I repeat any — Member of Parliament of any — and ‘T re. peat any —- political pariy Please let me know: whom. you would like to: hear from and ‘TH do my best to get that per. son to write something for -thia column. an oO Some M.P.'s may find that they don’t have the time or the inclination to write ind there- fore we may not be able to . the: interests .of. the» Polltical. Joy a different point. of “view |: ‘|ing upsurge . Sixteen building permits val On the other bend: we may find MP's who would jump at the chance to have their views expressed, For example, with the. Conservative Leadership race on, Members Ilke E. Davie Fulton or Getrge Hees would simply love. to express their ideas to as broad an audienca| ds possible. Mind you, I'n not]: Suggesting that.we. offer every | . candidate a political platform,|: for.I am: interested in a bal: anced presentation, a So, what do. you think of the}. Ideat: Let me: repeat: If you'd)“ ‘like“to read material written by| ‘ other M.P,'s just write. me a get that person io write for this column, My address is: . . Mr, Frank. Howard, MP. House of Commons, OTTAWA, Ontarlo. May I wind this article up by expressing just one. caveat, If reference to Me or something with which I have been Involv- 0d T'liké to reserve the oppor- tunity to make a short comment at the conclusion of the article,| Pd like to write a brief biolo-|. gleal sketch of the other MP. - ——¢ February Building Shows Upsurge The District Municipality of Terrace enjoyed a slight build- in February ac- cording to the latest report issued by the Municipal Bulld- ing Inspector. . ued at $166,300 were issued last month as against nine in February of 1966 with a value of $117,628, Total building permits issued so far this year still tally at. less than those issued for. the letter saying so and I'll try tol gp, the contributory articles make! [fg ERALD, TERRACE, B.C," - be two the pavilion area on Ile $ainte-Helene and Me Notre-Dame, The system, which is auxiliary to the free mass transit Expo-Express, passengers an hour in one direction, The followihg ': birtha:. were: . |regiotered: “at. Milly“ Meniorial |: " |Hospital in. Terrace hiring ‘the, _ | week of March 672° Loos Mr, and Mrs, Melvin Robert: | @ . - son, Alyansh,. Merch Jaf -¢ ee b * Mr. ‘and: Mrs,.Lorne: Christy, | '’ March. 9, aso: rear DON'T PAY MORE TRS [ooo ‘|. Whee’: you nead a. goad "quality ‘rabber:‘stamp,. order |. direct: from the manufectursr. cand save your. orders tothe |' lerald office ar mail them. to- “Rubber Stamp Works x 628, Terrace, B.C. get: fast. service. | ' Volunteers perform ‘more than $0 per cent of the work done by the Canadian Red Cross Society. ° gs Get the facts on. of) Beaver. Lumber. . al Manufactured Homes... xfaé & for yeun jrce alt- I _ CENTENNIAL HOME SERIES § -. 35 Beautiful Designs BH -¢ Mortgages available — as low'as 10% down .. and yourown lot. ©; so, _© Beaver will arrange construction for you. _ @ Factory quality controlled components — WALL PANELS — ROOF TRUSSES — Speed construction and cut labor costs. ® Beaver Homes exceed V.L. A. and N H-A, specifications. ® Most complete—includes wiring —plumbing — carpets — Furniture’ Finished kitchen cabinets. so FOR NEW HOMES BROCHURE ; — or request for area representative to call —_ | y | CON STRASBOURG, Box 2305, Terrace, B.C. ’ Phorie 635-6750 -|[PPtanning a Home? | can handle. over 10,000 same. period last. year however. . Total to date for 1967 is $197,700; as. against a. total of $453,096 for the same period in 986, *. meet the wishes of everyone, | 1 -__ GREENHOUSES “FLOWER GROWERS. , | NURSERIES "FRUIT, VEGETABLE, © _[ starting from Signal Hill, New- 4° [foundland, an ‘the Atlantic coast *fand ending: at-. Wickaninnish. | O EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN > AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE.’ ‘(inal our provinces .as well as. «jthe North West Territories, and. Alaska. . --|..Premier Joseph Smallwood of - [the first passenger “on the in- J) OFAPRIL 1st,1967 COVER EMPLOYEES OF — | Will also have along with him, _. (Mr. Chuck Diven of North Van: jcouver, a well known magazine “ EMpLovEns 0°. :|ing a book: with all the mater: ‘lialg and. information they will -lhave gathered on the. trip, The “ftitle-of the book. will be: “Can-- ASK FOR THE PAMPHLET= If you have not. “| -@ licence “to. p : “-insurance stamps and additional neces- -, sary information as to: the insurabllity. of your employees; contributions to be. ‘. already received'a pamphlet describing: = ‘Your, obligations. as ‘an employer under, “this new: programme, ‘obtain one ims. - "mediately «from “the: Unemploynient - ‘Insurance Commission. -: , _ {REGISTER AS AN EMPLOYER — As soon ‘sas possible you’ should ‘register at the Nearest. office’ of the : Unemployment Insurance. Commission. This ‘is_ im-., portant. because “unemployment in- _ Surance . is, compulsory if you ‘hire workers, So LICENCE TO, FURCHASE STAMPS — After. _, Fegistration, if you, have insurable em- : ployees the-Commission will send you : urchase unemployment: paid, how to, affix stamps:-in:your. ¢m- Pployees': books,” records: you: ‘must keep, ete: FIND “OUT. ‘3F YOU," ARE: INSURABLE: ‘Consult you * Insurance. Commtission . office to’ find’. out if you are insurable. Under the pro- * | gramme; some: employees are “not “yo insurable 4 ~ -SOCIAL: INSURANCE NUMBER —' Every |. ‘insurable employee must..have one, °° |. Application’ forms can be obtained at - Unemployment ‘Insurance Commission - *_ offices'and most Post Offices. ' Complete the form and mail it to'an ~~‘ - ‘Unemployment Insurance Commission "Office. There is no charge for it. = “UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE:BOOK = If you are insurable you ‘are required.to - ; “have ‘sucha’ book, :which may be-ob- |. _:tained from the nearest. office. of. the.’ * |: “2 Unemployment Insurance Commission. _}- =: You“simply: have “to give: your. full “iMame, date: of-birth and Social Instir= ance Number. There is no charge forit wee ~’“ladaCentennial Panorama,” rt: Mearest . Unemployiient On May 24, 1967, the most modern, up-to-date helicopter to be constructed,-the Enstrom F-28, will commence a 100 day flight journey across Canada, Bay on thé Pacific coast. “Duting this ‘cross-Canada flight, the helicopter. will land in’many cities, towns, and parks the Yukon. It will also include flights to various centres in Newfoundland has agreed to be: itial take-off. It is anticipated that other Provincial Premiers across Canada will participate. The thrill of a ride in the world’s most modern helicop- ter, however, won't be limited to executives and officials. Ar- rangements are being made for all Canadian residents who are. over 100 years old be offered: a chance for the same ride. There are over 300 persons in this category living in various centres across Canada... ' The ‘originator’ of ‘this plan: ned helicopter flight is Mr. Frank Ogden, of New Westmin- ster, who will be the pilot. He photographer who plans to take over \76,000 - aerial photos. of interesting: shots of Canada dur. ject™.1s.-completed, Mr. “Ogden and Mr. Divan plan on produe- * |to. June 30, 1967, as a Centen- Centennial Helicopter Coming In August | The Provincial Centennial Committee of British. Columbia has announced the presentation of the Cana- dian Centennia! Copter for 1967 During the flight aeross Brit- ish Columbia, the helicopter ig slated to land for short periods at fifty-four centres, ; Mr. Ogden will also have a ground control unit. consisting Working with him on each’ stage! of the flight. Bach: of - these vehicles are well equipped ‘with radio communications: and are capable of independent radio contact with the helicopter and ‘with one another at all times, The operator of each of these vehicles will move a head of ing zone assisting Mr, Ogden jon his flights. At times they leap-frog one another in order to keep ahead of the helicopter, These vehicles will visit all communities scheduled with the exception of ‘Wood. fibre and Gibson-Sechelt, . On Saturday, Aug, 26, 1967, fhe Canadian Centennial Copter will arrive at 10 a.m,-and will remain at Terrace for one hour, Te will leave at 11 am, for Kit- iat. a Waivers "Asked “By Jaycees “At the March 8 general meet- ing.of the Terrace and District Junior Chamber of Commerce a: recommendation was made to Terrace Municipal Council ask- ing for'a. one year waiver on improvement assessments to ‘any. householder who improves his property from April 1, 1967 ‘nial’ Grant to Terrace residents. “The motion was presented to the membership by Terrace Jaycee Unit president R. (Dick) Sharples, and is to ba presented ‘/and recommendation. - 7) MAFE-A-DAY \IBEAVER| ‘SLUMBER STORESG of.a Citroen: Mmousine ‘and al § mobile trailer that will be] | to‘Council for its close scrutiny | . 8 50%. Bargain on blackwalls, whitewalls, -brand-new tires, discontinued designs. . tetreads, Nylon, Rayon, used tires —all: guaranteed. 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