t . ponsidered a safe NDP seat.) 7. ’ them. admitted Social Credit ‘supporters.: Tuesday, April 19, 1983 °- Bennett ‘Premier ‘Bil Bennett | tried ‘oul a “new: campaign’ style Monday giving film ‘more | tonlact with’ the public, while tival ‘Dave Barrett wooed small business: by, outlining : an“ NDP polity. aimed: at providing . breathing | Space for businesses facing recelvership.”* Bennett, who waa criticized last week for too little, contact with the people’ during -‘his- campaign forthe May 5 election; spent part of Monday -- shaking handy dn a. *Coquifjain. shopping. mall. : Accompanted by his. band, Bennett met ‘a: surprising preponderance of Social’. Credit. ‘Supporters considering.’ that - Coquitlam’ is. ‘Meanwhile in Kamloops, Barrett gai party would bring In a new Sihali and ‘Medium: Business Development Act. : Barrett’s proposal..got.a warm. ‘reseption': . from members of a local. Rotary. club; many: of: The proposal is similar to a section ‘of the U, s. Bankruptcy Code that gives small-business owners the right to petition for.a reorganization _— period. within’: which’ ‘they: are . safe: from. ‘Hiquidation action from their: creditora; ..” Barrett’s policy also includes a ‘bredk, te property owners, ‘particularly ‘business °. property, owners, and. Creation of. a nee |: aot ~ Monds ih the chlet-of caroley yal "Salonen Hospital in ‘New. aha ie hat E The Arts & Crafts Fair wag well attended last weekend. of oe éandida ” that a re- Qn tha weekend, the NDP: ‘candidate from - Omineca,. Bruce Kanary, released” ‘a. letter _ containing what he described as NDP mining i policies: Barrett later said: the letter contained . . pre-conventlon uo rty policy. suggestions. Social Credit ‘candidate said- Labor Relations Board should - Meanwhile, . Monday the B.C: that certification aad atlll be. invol Te in inion décertification ; - are going to cost taxpayers. - should tell the election, Howard says such politically motivated highway construction Is “unconsclonable” and reason enough fo ~ change the ® government. that’ 5 ‘what Bennett meant. “Tf T. ‘fad Amy-sway, my recommendation | ‘ would be to ledve the matter in the handsof the -- ‘ LRB," Michael exflained. “And Freally.think, ‘at that famous préts conference up heré, that’s ~ whathe (Bennett)neant togay.., thal even tf srf® per cent do sign: up, the labor board still has. to rule on the. miter.” : Decertification fh a major i issue in ‘Shuiswap- ~ Revels since; Michael is. the’ industrial " relatio 3 ager of the firm, which owus the — Downle Stree! ‘sawynill in Revelstoke; where. a. “heated dedertificailon battle has beén “waged - + with ea Interdational Woodworkers - ‘of oh eeitnon Ara, NDP Leader Dave Barrett. : el as.,\disgraceful the’ ’ latest . yment which - show: that: BS. curréatly has $96,000; people without work, or 14 per: cenit up from the 13.8 per cent in February, ; Barrett aid the Social Credit government” ‘poured °$1.5;,billion inte “the ‘northeast *: yalfieliia - ta ‘ay move the coal will be bullt in, um ‘and Ket " Meahiehlle, ~ Be itis 3 makipg i in the election font “Uniess they've developed these policés at the last minute on the back of an envelope they : fe the bill,’ he said... a . “if hey ‘Haven't, @one their homework. and ; ‘they can’t telt you, thaw much it would cost; God x Local world sports: Comics | Classifieds ~ $.K.B. AUTO SALVAGE. “TNSIDE pages 6,7,8814- . “page 10 - pages 12813 WHY BUY NEW? WHEN USED WILL: DO! Oo you want parts to tix up your car but your budget won't allow.it? Beat the high cos? of new parts with . quailty used parts from. 635 .2333 or 635-9095 abt Duhan (ust oH Hwy. 16) MONTREAL (CP) La Berge, who was among ‘ the 1:6 million “Canadians — without work ‘last winter, has designed a bright yellow T-shirt. to Keep that embartassing © statistic alive. The T-shirt a mock-up . a insurdnice benefit card — ~ “making a bit of fun “bout 2 serious problem, but notin a. riégative way,” pays La Berge, 31, of suburban: Pierrefonds, “On “the front of the — Bill _ Jobless ' the:éolor of which matches unemploymient «thé card the unemployed . only was the bylaw debated in its own ° : right, ‘but two‘ aldermen and the ‘mayor. - ’ not, to be ‘considered public information, . . Galbraith wants input from city staff ‘on- * how the revised version should be worded. ‘asked if the current bylaw has caused staf: alderman: nost upset with the bylaw as it. - “fact! ‘Cooper abstained on the final vote for “approval. . _ Cooper says. the bylaw ‘is ; something for people to‘ hide ‘behind,’’: 1! gvide jobs for : ‘dlaewhere,” ‘notin g that ships: ‘municipality - “under. ‘noticeable: and public during. the debate. 2 bylaw would be better’ aff as a policy, but: - Galbraith’s recommendatidn that colinell -* : view committes for”: , the ‘public. _ Terrace people will just have to wait: = ‘Chances are another repairman would not -POGEY SHIRT. polyester-cotton garment, . ’ two Weeks and has no other income, but Yes, heor she is By KEITH ALFORD | Herald Stall t ‘Writer TERRACE The access to information bylaw dominated the discussion at the first , 4 regilarly. scheduled ‘meeting. of Terrace . council’s.Committée of the Whole, Not! walked out at various points during the in- contravened the information bylaw’ s rules. 2}: . Alderman Alan Soutar says the access to™ information bylaw is too long and. wordy ‘ and. wants It shortened by three-quarters 7 “Yo . avoid: - -confusion. . ‘on *- the administration's part.” He. lated the -assumpiion: for “a replacement bylaw - would . be: that everything not ‘itemized ‘ would-be public information, Currently the bylaw explains both was is, and whatis. ‘Alderman’ Chub Down wants to see a penalty included in the revised version, so” . when it is broken the violator will face known, retribution. . Alderman Gordon _ Alderman David Gellately wants. them” any-problems, . o ‘Alderman Bob Cooper seemed to be ‘the now" ‘stands. °“T-told you guys it wouldn't work," he said,“ voted against it.” tn Down pointed out there isdneiteminthe ~ - quitrent: bylaw ‘that is not-covered by the ~~ . Municipal Act. The bylaw states that “qritten disclosure ‘filed by -an’ elected "municipal official’: or ° officer ‘of the the -Financial The .:split on council. became. sate _ “you people” was-a.phrase used by both : sides’ ina! derogatory-.. manner when" - ‘discussing wha did what with the bylaw." Cooper maintained to the: end: that: the - e that. will ‘be’ }-meeting. Staff had ‘input into: -the : it hy law. "The ntent at the ey aemed to be to have the-byla ‘Alderman. Marguerite ‘Clarkson’ “paid. . that three of the four items to be discussed '- writte onal the contract at any time and drid debated again at the next. ae ye Cesc hoe ey during the closed-door - pition of Monday, Right's meeting was a violation: ‘the. " bylaw and refused to attend any port ion ‘of ‘it. rs Mayor. Helmut cesbieett and. David. -Gellately left before. the: [ast jtem : “WBS -debated.’ “That -was'the indemnity. "bylaw. .. that. was sént. to’ the committee. with thes 00 intent of ‘reducing tht mayor’ 's. salary tos a _ for the rest of the year; “camera. “seassion ’ ‘saying - items: ‘there | “The Daily Herald:.has. learn. that "during the in-camera seésion a letter from ~ “the B.C. Building Inspectors’ ‘Association raising.the question of whether the’ local inspector ig having political preasure. put. on him was “received as: information.” a The building inspector: is“on’ record as wahting that discussion dose in public. _ The second recommendation out, of the | locked-door portion of the meeting, js that the settlement for the Halliwell Reservoir, payment between ‘he -cily ‘and the “contractor go-to mediation.:. ‘Iter three, * Was the sale of a district owned lot: “That "has to go to public tender anyway. In other items, council was told that the -gateame of the current provincial election -- - + will determine. how. the ‘city: will: base its. tax rates. “Treasurer | Kelth™ ‘Norman. ant Clerk- - Administrator Bob’ Hallser said that the ; “Social Credit party is on record as making "a Variable mill’ rate ‘mandatory for all " -mmuniéipalities,” The NDP: has .not decided On the issue: .The variable rate is. mach “more complicated that the present method and . the committee recommended that if -. ithe Socreds win the rate will stay as close ” 88 possible to the present one, at least for this year. The ‘committee recommended that council proceed with planning .and - ‘construction, of a secondary: sewage treatrient plant. The present: treatment does 'nat-meet thie governing regulations. - Disclosure Act” is a public‘document. The — * ‘ ‘Municipal ‘Act. does" pot ‘state that... ot appears to be’ silent o7the point. «- Soutar wants a consulting engineer hired immédiatly’- ‘6° he. can..:take ’ ‘full - ‘responsibility if ‘anything’ should go wrong. Others argued that responsibility could be ‘documents through his ta prelim soine. of bee ‘has already b ‘been: done. Down lym One for the recreation department and pie to be stationed at city hall. ° ta Spearn tips off. consumers By BRIAN GREGG Herald Editor «. . TERRACE— High unemployment in ihe ~~ area has caused a 60 per cent increase in | debt counselling over last year but Ruth Spearn, local counsellor, says that is the picture all over the province. She says the first thing people must doi in times like these is- keep their creditors informed of their situation asa sign of ~ good faith. Lenders do have the right to.. geta writ of seizure on any property even if ‘there are no debts owing against it. ° Lenders have the right to get a court order forcing people io’ ‘sell their property until the loan is paid off. ‘ This is one of the areas consumers are notaware of, says Spear. There are other. areas, such as the fact. that stores do not have to accept returned goods unless they are faulty or it had beeti advertised they-will accept them, ‘No exchange is obligated: Customers must also give the store an opportunity 0 repair, replace or — refundan article as they choose, ‘not as the . -enstomer chooses: ‘ Mistakes on the pricing of articles is an other area of confusion. Every business has the right to an honest return and human error is allowed. A $200: item marked §20 does net mean the business is ' forced to sell at that price. The clerk or owner can refuse to sell it for the marked price, claiming it is a- ‘mistake... Many customers who think they are getting a ’ -good deal ‘become angry when this happens, says Spearn. People in Terrcace must relize they are — ina more remote area than Vancououver — and paris often take time to arrive. If a repairman can't -get parts easily. i be able to get the parts any quicker, Any service charges owing must be paid. People who: have purchased an item _ from a door to door salesman have seven are required to fill out every two weeks In order to claim benefits, are the words embarrass On the back are answers to questions that appear an the ‘card: No, the wearer has ‘not worked in the Isat shirts Walking don’t think of ‘sald. able and willing, to work, “Tf it sells, 1 think It will governments and if Canadians saw the number. of unemployed T- . would make a lot of them aware of a ptoblem- they ' days to cancel their purchase. by registered mail. Consumers also have the right to ‘ examine their credit rating files. They are allowed to copy the details by hand but not ~. allowed 10 photocopy them. -If.a person is ‘unemployed or in the hospital and cannot - make payments he or she can write a 100 word explanation of the circumstances. Once a paycheque is in a bank account it no longer classified as wages, . If-any money is owing the lender or creditor can remove 100 per cent of one’s bank account, even though they may only be allowed one- third of the. consumer's wages.. But consumers who find. any ‘percentage. of wagés taken off to pay off debts to much of a hardship can dispute. it and have it reduced, Sales of cars are another problem. Ifa person: buys a used-car from another person and there is money, owing on the. vehicle. by the first owner’ the second owner can lose the car.. Some people have even made checks on cars to miake sure nothing is owing, believed the vehicle to be clear and purchased the car only-to learn later money is owning on it by the first owner. It they don’t pay the first owser ‘B billor coniacl the person they lose the car. Spearn says she gives workshops and seminars to schools, the college and small groups. She has a display in the Skeena- ‘Mall Thursday, May 12 and visits” Kitimat twice a month where she makes: her appointments through’ . Kititiat Community Services: | She: is . debt counsellor for a 70 mile tadius of Tertace and her office is funded by the B:C. ministry. of consumer ‘affairs, ‘and * consumer and corporate affairs Canada. * If you require any consumer information - call. her at 636-1256 or ‘drop by the consumer complaints booth at thé Trades Fair from m Friday, April 29 to Sunday, May - Pogey: shirt tells unemployed’ s story .. La Berge, an alr traffic contro) instructor. said he became aware of the significance of the recent ‘ unernployment statistics during the winter when he was temporarily laid” off. The T-shirt, also available in French, is so far being sold at one outlet in the city. around, It daily,” he