: “ineedid Btn Weiter | i“TERRACE— Over : ‘80 . - people . braved: a! surprise snow storm ‘to attend a - ‘meeting’. called by the ik Terrace |” ‘Unemployed _ Action. Centre do air. their complaints about the EBAP 4nd NEED - make work’ | programs, Bill: Goodacre, Action Centre coordinator, termed NEED “salvation for many — people”, but stated the goal redurn:. to: full'and .& wag a. permanent : “employment. "He said: NEED. and: EBAP.~ workers numbered: 425. in| Terrace, . bat: asked. with -! » ,000:. ‘unemployed - here, What; was “happeting | with ; ; . the.-other1,500?.. Norma Randle .of : the NDP. constituency: office said there’ were’ 800 people -working .on-:90 -EBAP .. - peojects in, the area and 80 working. om:‘one NEED projectwith eight to 10.more . NSED projects to. come. ~ While the biggest problem with early EBAP projects: was a delay in: receiving the first cheque'of elght to 12° weeks, -that: has’ been - reduced somewhat. ‘It was. noted ‘that ‘If ‘a: worker’ quit ~ EBAP in frustration waiting | ’ to be paid, and then his UIC ° claim ‘ran: out, Human ° Resources would refuse him social assistance on that. requests: oo‘ ceust-by-cage ’ basia,: i fceording ‘to one .. ’ speaker. _ Major between EBAP' and NEED “difterences ‘were hightightad: . “EBAP. {5 not’ ‘a. Job," was said by many people. Such work. - does not fall under the labor | - . ode and: doeé not have: an’ . employer-employee * : . ~ relationship; - In contrast; NEED isa job, but does not - provide medical and ‘dental benefits. Howeyer, the only NEED ‘project “in; Terrace. (he first in the province) ig”. reimbursing ‘Workers for | paying ‘their own, medical. -plan | upon | presentation - A ae receipts, One. person’ who attended ‘identified ‘ hinagelf ab non-: union and would like. to eet Canadian lumbermen and politicans. are happily predicting rejuvenation ‘of the recedslon-plagued forest ‘industry “after , the: U.S. Commerce : Department .. isaued a preliminary finding - that. Canadian. softwood. exports should . not be subject to Import dutles. the decision can be f ert Goodacre, respondeti ‘that if VBV 124, LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY | PARLIMENT BUILDINGS - ; .« Vietorla, # Ce | ieee AH i Surinder” Bi dn a NEED project because _ be would make more money Goodacre, “You. ‘have™ ‘two or more " dependents, you. get more money on welfare than via -& fnejor concern. was tie. "growth, in the. scope: of the EBAP’ projects... ‘Tt. - was ‘Stated that ‘it began,” ‘with . ‘ “Small, items, - but: has- now _ gone. to: major’. “forest . oar The}. sane - Work» sone | -pepple. were , “rejuvenatiod, metting. $13.14 per’ hair fon for, Dow ets. them. $12 a. day ‘(the extra amount paid over normal: vic payment)... ‘Anither item valied was problems taking Northwest ‘ Commiinity. College courses while on 0: “Tf one takes a -eouree : VIC . paymenty’ are. ‘immediately tetminated, “normally. hailed ag a triumph for the. ‘principle of free trade," » Don Lanskall, chairman. of. the’ ‘ Canadian | Softwood _ Lumber: Committee, a joint industry-govern me nt lobbying “Broup, sald Tuesday. - “Tt means we're not going 7 to suffer. a major, sethack in what t appears fo-be. the toad: : - Kitimet w woman n killed Ca Herald Btalt Weiler, me “meunade-a Kitimat woman is dead as ‘a Fesult af a p.m. on Tuesday. Dead is Marie Clara Hinds, age $5; ‘of paren Nalabila. - Blyd., Kitimat, Her Ford Escort was traveling southbound s : when itslid into the oncoming lane. She: hit a Ford Fairlane: driven by Grace Slurby of 4723L.oen Ave,, ‘Terrace who waa. traveling northbound. Sturby was treated for minor _ injuries’ at Mills Memorial Hospital ‘and later released, . Aleo involved was Deborah Shushick ‘Of ‘Terrace whose, southbound van was uiiable ta stop in time and alld into the: 4 Neither’ ‘Shushack nor any of her six. 7 iwo vehicles, passengers were injured. Police are saying that the road ‘conditions were “deplorable” with heavily patked snow, icy conditions sind © no saltor sand. The aceldentis still under investigation. “There. were also two accidents on the. Sande. Street” & Dodge pick: up driven by Jean _ overpass on Tuesday; Gosselin slid off the hill bt the south end wher he failed to’ negotiate a jeft hand, turn. - damage. At altnost the same location a police car lid qver the same hill trying to. also make a left hand tira. .There were. “There were ne injuries or no injuries or damage in that accident. . ‘The police car was” : ‘Tesponding to the accident on n Highway Be coordinator. of “Employment : _ Canadlan , jobs. - “probably ae ‘heck of: ‘a lot. ~ more” “In: :the- long \‘ run .. because anadverse decision _ im would. have ‘set “A serous a precedent. . : , “provincial * three-car accident on Highway % near the airport at 4:10." through") the . . system. of. awarding eulting . changing © alhotra, . president of ‘Kitimat. Terrace and District Labor Council (left} and -EBAP.:and: NEED: ‘workers ‘In a two-hour the session of complaints, and seeking: solutions. However, if one was working a night ‘shift before ~ beirig laid off, then o ane can. : actions For those workers who were. working - “atterndon:. ‘shifts, they seem to be stuck. While’ -the *.Canada- Centre: ‘ sponsors'200 seals ‘at the - ‘ college,’ the ‘waithg list - is long and instead . : eomtiinaing’ DIC aymedis, “the student receives $70'a week if: single $95, it _, Married: *: wats One man summed ‘Up - what he thought’ was the Trudeau ‘philosophy,’ "Yon: ‘olay: liome, you ‘stay broke'- ~ and vu stay in Ottawa,’ A‘ major worry’ ‘amahg workers on such: projects. i is. that if ‘injured. their © compensation ‘cheques’ will “be based on‘a proportion of. their last’ three: year's : . earnings’ ‘netuding time” ay to. recovery in ithe. lumber industry.” . ~ In Ottawa, Trade Minister Gerald Regan ‘sald ‘the Tuling . earlier saved at least. Tuesday 70,000 .. The ruling, rejected the Key allegation bya opalition | ~ of “US... companies - that governments subsidize ‘Canadian: exports F ystumpage Tights. pe. OE Arnerieat lumbersnéa ‘argued-that the fue _ | ‘practice’ puta them: at an. tinfair * competitive disadvantage and sought * import dutles of 6 per cent 04 imports .of Canadian Boftwood: products such as lumber,’ fencing, shingles ‘gind shakes, Instead, Commerce in its ‘13b-page ruling -clted US. ‘competitive. bidding aS the major problem, noting that. ’ American” . lumbertien usually’ bid : for cutting Tights between two and five years in _BdVance - “without © account taklig - “Into “ mearket |”. ; a ‘caritake at evening course: . surfaced. ‘dani r néani . inatisigement services - for te: ee Unemployment ‘Acti a without work and drawing UIC. That is: seen. as ‘Centre, ° substantially reducing any Wie ha poeta 4 vi lead’ O-plus "projects wereand what they were doing, volunteers were of what's happenirty | to:logs > pursi that. ard eut’ under” EBAP" “was” asked, Some said. contractors Ww ere -« stockpiling - thera to - sell * later for a profit: Some said ~ they were being allowed. to Tot, including 10 to 12 cedar ‘ and Spruce: trees that’ one _ Project : “member. said his” ‘crew, cut this: week; ‘others : _-) thought ® the: "ministry | of - forestry: ‘was - selling or. * would ‘sell’ them. : Those . attending the meeting felt - they were being cheated | out: _ of ‘Bome money that way. Others were: angry ‘that: contractors’ were’ getting : sponsoring. fees. that ‘were not being used to ‘raise _ wages from minimum Jevel. Since’ no one knew’ just” where. some - of ant - coriditions.. It also gave other reasons ” for : Canada’s. - competitive advantage": “" differences’ in quality and ° aceeasiblity of thé timber;. ‘and : (and), the . practice © in. including Canada ‘of requiring ‘those amin a are akowed. to harvest. ‘perform “forest (provinelal) © governments." Bs -- Although . investigators * found that various. loans and grants, provided ‘by. federal . and provincial governments . did “amount to subsidies, their impact was too minor . - to. require countervailing ae ye, “department. will mabe a final ruling on the issue “May -. 23° after - investigators’ ' check Anformatiga “supplied by ney way a BUY NEW? . ~ WHEN USED WILL Do! Qo you i want arts 10 fix up your car but your budget wee 1 alliw'if? Beat the high cos? of new parts with quallty used paris from. Sik B. AUTO SALVAGE {635-2333 pr 635-9095 an Ouhen (jist off Hwy. 16 Ey Canadiay ‘offidlala.. Paul Ehjinger, chalrmah ot: a ‘opalition af U.S. companiés that made the. “, complaint, said Tuesday his. . group. “was = “obviously. disappointed” and ‘is considering appealing to the U.S. Coit of International Trade. An: dppeal is possible ‘within 10 days ‘of formal publication of a preliminary finding. . meeting: are . getting a payout centre and UIC prodessing éentre - in Terrace, to eliminate delays wheh.- -dealing~' Vancouver. A push to have payments. on .EBAP count towards UIC:‘claims. as it does ‘in -NEED ‘will. be started, The, .MLA.. for Skeena-will be asked to'find out what all the projects are © _and whatis the final fate of * reesieut.-The goverment ~ will ‘ye ied to. supply ; funds’ for ‘workers to attend’ classes" “when: ‘they are © ‘unemployed, A‘ motion: ‘that’ B.C, Timber should lose ‘its’ rights ; was given , cvetubeiming approval by ‘y “those standing “Despite the possibility - _ that’ the -ruling could: be reversed. or: overturned by other U.S. bodies or a court challenge, few Canadian officlals Seemed. worried. _ Tony, Rumbold of — the ‘Maritime ° ‘Lumiber Bureau An Amherst, N.S.; reflected the ‘view of many when he _ wilid®’the.- us. decision is “tirm a assertive enough”? ae ‘withstand atguments againet it. Ontarid: ” Natural Resources « “Miutster Alan Pope “concurred; saying: such | preliminary rulings < usibally” stand ‘and this -is | ltkely to be overtirned only. ifs! “some \*; “provincial _adaninistretion’ 1 had Geliberately misrepresented * facts” to investigators, Pope said one-third of the 2 With - :-Weeber ~ ‘ Waterland _ some | ) economy. " proper advise. Naney Orr; of Terrace, said that she had not seen any of the: advertising by pro-life and did not want io approve material to be ; posted in-the schools until she had; =. :, ‘he dispute arose after the board. recelved a. letter from C.G, Beatty of ” Hazelton who said that the pro-life group. - - there shows a- variety of films for : public Mlewing: and it would Hke to at least post — the showings in the high school,- ' “We would like to'be able to debate or speak atthe school in various’ classes. ‘(such as Health) on ‘the Issues,” : The . objection. ‘raised is. that ‘the’ pro-. ~ abortlonists must have their say which we - would: welcome as a debate, but, ‘because: "- ‘noone publically comes forward, we must’ remain silent, We belleve the pro-abortion: © .. pide is, being presented to our youth through. various means because they. are: aware of the option and use it, It isa well publicized fact that. the B.C. Teacher's. union has taken an active . proabortin. "our youth: “many of them are trying to - make. responsible decisions. in ‘some of ° Again, we feel-the main - ' goricern would be the abortion issue, The .. Young men. and- women faced ‘with this =~ _ Monumentous decision should have and these areas. actually: need the facts, done in the schools,,” he did not elaborate. ° Terrace trustee Rusty Ljungh ‘said that asa parent she would not want-abortion or birth control counselling in the schools; | She said when tesnagera'are sent.to the doctors today: to get the facts of life they” only return home with birth ‘control information, which is. not what parents - “want from the doctors, | ; “This whole question: of “counsellors - ‘abortion ~~ ‘is. unsubstantiated,” sald Orr. “I don’ t like these one-sided ausumptions, ‘. . When asked what~sort of material: ‘is. posted’ on the school - bulletin: boards’ there hag . advertisements for such things. as TM talking about * ‘said {tremeotadental meditation). could have lost their jobs “had the ‘ruling gone’ the other way. That would have meant . dramatic -- consequences. Tor ‘some of the - -one-industry. communities. in. Northern | Ontatio,” he added, - Fope. sald he and’ his counterparts in’ British” Columbia ‘and Quebec plan. no further lobbying on the: issue now becduse it would be -“counterproductive,” Forests tans Tom iy British Columbia, whoae. province supplies. two-thirds . of the -Canadian exports, said the decision will allow’ B.C. to’ “participate fully in. the recovery in the ‘forest TERRACES. ‘Two School Dia : trustees" opposed " aide Be Reales Povo sonegy to.use “Schoo! facilities ‘after hours and. to ‘post ~ pg eh natices of their meetings on school bulletin “beards.” tek te "Stewart representative Darlede Cornell _}” “bluntly told the board that she did not want “> to Bee:a’ self-appointed * political group. ~ ‘pounselling ‘teens i in the school. “She said 5 the school have their own counsellors and | ) . she would rather her - Maughters got ihe. a decision. counselling in that specific area, and _- possible viable solutions,” says Beatty in - his letter to the boards = ° | « - Howevel, a question raised by Thornhill trustee” Claudette Sandecki : sparked | a heated debate ‘on the. question. * abortion ‘counselling part of a‘counsellor’s job description?" she asked after. Hazelton - ~ trustee Peter Weeber has told the board - there was concern in the Hazeltons that: there may. be abortion “counselling being Trustees were told. it ds imiposaible to: prove. or “disprove, that’: there hg: taking: place: however, mou -teptees expressed ebook tit tine eHouBhi bt ; such counselling ‘occurring in’ thé'schoots.”. “ Frank-Hamilton said there was orisié counselling”! taking place in the school but ' Cornell asked if thé pro-ife. rnoreanint ‘a-church group; ‘Weeber.sald that ti Hi people w would belong to it, Cornell rict 88 y to - a. precedent. assessment competent: won ines ‘Is suggestion. is: x ry and. people. | Weeber anid many ¢ in ; ~ Cornell then asked if church facilities, . rather ‘than school:. facilltles, ‘would be’ - available for the: use of pro-life meetings. | ' Weeber said that protife had asked to. _ use ‘school facilities in the past and were Y "denied access, -When asked if.pro-choice: -..~ _ would be allowed into the school facilities, : also,‘Terrace trustee Dan Sheridan said: "> the board: would have to look at their: * request. Thie decision Tuesday does not set : support prolife, es are pro-life. . In-other school ‘board business. trustees - amented the “1983-24 school budget to inchade the loss of $82,685 from the loss of - Amax, Secretary-Treasurer Don Hall said _that it does not change the budget, it just mean! that money, will be taken from the - a surplus instead of taxing Amar, which has . Bhut down ; again in Kitsault. “The board also approved plans to create an’ outdoors“ education ‘site ‘in the” - Hazeltons. The Hospital Lake area will be ide _ Geveloped under NEED to provide a ~ eavered picnic area, a walkway, a nature trail around the lake, etc. wo The Terrace Kinsmen Club received the ~_, thanks of the board for offering the use of thelr Kiddies. Camp facility at Lakelse* Dace daring May and June. This offer was _. welcamed as the school district plans to "get the Hart Farm into shape. . The “decision to accept the offer is subject to fire and bealth approval. CBC was given approval to renew ‘its | five-year lease.for its French transmitter — ‘site on Cassie Hall property. The lease has i" “Wot been renewed. since 1978.and the 1973 - ost af $130 is expected to increase to $350 because of inflation. Sandecki sparked some debate over the of the superintendent's * position, She said ‘that aince-the board does Its own self-assessment it could also evaluate ‘the superintendent at tha same Trustees said. that Sandecki |. appeared to single out Frank Hamilton 4 (and. only agreed to her suggestion if it “dneluded -all' senior administration, - Sandecki: said she was delighted by. that “The public will be reminded that people ‘who warit‘to rent the REM Lee Theater ~ must get approval by the board. ‘They muat send. their request into’ the bbard ” seven ‘days before it meets and they must _«Blve the board at least seven days from the _ ume itmeets until the Fequest gals, if you . théajer manager ‘cannot ‘rent ‘the facility - have been sending thelr | requests for rental to him. This has | ' delayed the approval process. been . department. Greater; Wedne HY “Don - Saunders, “ an industry spokesman in B.C., said the industry now has ‘the opportunity to “get our — act back together and start ‘on the long roadto economic recovery,” Rumbold said. tumber .millz in’ Aflantle Canada; many of them silenced. for ‘years by’ crippling interest _ ‘rates. and) the’ resulting ‘housing slump, now should be able to, get back to work, ! “There may be a small’ period of correction because: there is a jittle bit of lumber - in transit, but once that's ~ gone I can see that the ‘market will definitely take ‘Sandecki received unanimous support -‘when she said that a request from the Terrace Food Bank asking schools to ask _ Students for non-perishable canned foods .on 8 volunteer basis be denied because it is on. - motfalr to put pressure on children to bring "such food ‘to school’ -parents can: donate downtown and if - students are really. concerned they | too can donate: ‘downtown. . The board also received notice that the Terrace. Regional Museum Society will - present. Geology, Mining. and: the — Northwest -by. Tom Schroeter. of, the of mines and: petroleum . resources for, the province of B.C. in the Caledonia lecture, thiater’ taftight at 7:30 ‘P.m.. This is one of three talks offered te Terrace The board. says residents: . U. s. decision ¢ on Canadian softwood exports creates « optimism - 2,000 people employed in ‘Ontario’s. lumber industry’ off,” he said. © ; Don Lockhart, exedutive director of -the. - New ” Brunswick Forest. Products Association in’ Fredericton, said tense relations between . the two countries over a number of trade: issues in the last few moziths had New Brunswick lumbermen worrled. oa “People in Ottawa en to play fast and loose with ‘our US. :friends and: they lose track of the fact that we need those = Atherican markets,” he said: “We need our American friends _ far more: than “they need ‘us,’* each . ble Pare oe) eas ote de nero sent nae