Help reduce the national debt Penny P PENNY FOR your thoughts? If those thoughts are about reducing the national debt and ‘you've got some pennies, here’s a deal for you. -. A natlon-wide movement to collect pennies to reduce the na- tional debt has taken hold in Ter- Wace. :. The Terrace and District Cham- -ber of Commerce has organized a penny collection campaign in conjunction with its May 5-7 - Wade show. '_ Adopting the theme Penny Power, the chamber will have a large wooden barrel stationed at its trade show booth. “With thousands of - people coming to the trade show, we can think of no better ‘and easier way for people to do their part to reduce the debt,’” says chamber executive member and Penay Power organizer Doug Smith. “All they have to do is bring their pennies to the trade show and tip them into the barrel.” ‘As the level of pennies rises, the amount of the outstanding debt will be reduced,’ There’s no easily available estimate of how many pennies the barrel can contain. But a rough rule of thumb sug- gests that 500 pennies — $5 worth — weighs thice pounds. At the conclusion of the trade show May 7, the barrel will be picked up and taken to the post office, That’s because post offices across the country arc now offi- cial drop off places for Penny Power, The movement began in southern B.C, when two retired men delivered $58 worth of pen- nies to Vancouver columnist Bob Stahl with the suggestion the money be used to pay down the national debt, Since then, the movement has Steamrollered to the point that chambers of commerce and municipalities are issuing chal- lenges. In an attempt to organize an ef- ficient collection system, top fed- . eral officials have arranged for . Canada Post offices and retail . Postal outlets to be collection POST OFFICE lead hand Ruth Searle an ower sweeps city d fellow co-workers stand to be busy aver the next while. Post offices across the country are now official drop points for the national movement to collect pennies to help reduce the national debt. They won't be counting the pennies, or using the scale to weigh them but it might be helpful to know that 500 pennies equals three pounds. The effort is being managed by the federal public works depart- ment The federal Receiver- General of Canada — the office that acts as the federal govem- menit’s paymaster — comes under its jurisdiction, Money raised from the penny drive will end up in the federal Debt Servicing and Debt Reduc- tion Fund, , That was set up by the previous a 1990s as a way for Canadians io make personal contributions to cut the debt, Some of its revemtes to date have come from bequests con- tained in wills. The federal government is also negotiating with banks and finan- cial institutions on how to process the pennies. , Public Works Canada official Wendy Gillett says the co- points. Fory government in the carly operation of financial institutions Grand Re-Opening Saturday, April 29 Sorry, No Layaways : Introducing | The Lingerie Boutique On Location with AM59-CFTK \ Glass Slipper Bridal Boutique wt ; ; <4 ey Ladies Fashions A UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT ae ' 4605 Lazelle 635-6966 ‘| Ge ? agin or will be needed because there’s no way to economically ship mas- sive quantities of pennies across the country to Otlawa. In the meantime, keep in mind that barre] at the trade show. Local postmaster Dale Walker will be on hand Sunday aftemoon May 7 to transport the barrel. And if you want to. find out more about Penny Power, try.the - federal government’s penny hot- - line. ‘The number is 1-604-666- 3995. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 26, 1995 - AJ . tomorrow. That’s to allow as many police officers as possible “lo attend while working around their shift system. News In Brief Wolves star in town THE MAN who danced with wolves came to town last week to fish the Skeena. Movie star Kevin Costner stayed at a local lodge after fly- ing in on a private jet. He also paid a visit to the Golden Flame for dinner April 20 and was later spotted playing pool at Hanky's in the Coast Inn of the West, Golden Flame manager Garnet Hubbard said Costner came to the restaurant with two other people. ‘I didn’t recognize him. The only way I knew for sure it was him was when one of the customers took his little son over for an autograph,”’ said Hubbard. ‘‘The waitresses were saying, ‘‘it’s him. It’s him , oy Costner best known for films such as Dances With Wolves, No Way Out, Field of Dreams, Robin Hood, The Bodyguard and Robin Hood was aiso on TV last week narrating 500 Na- fions, a lengthy documentary on the history of native Amer- icans. By the way, Costner’s jet is a Canadair Challenger. That’s a Canadian-made, medium to long haul aircraft designed for executive and other travel. Clean sweep of things THE COMPANY that does highways maintenance here is picking up more garbage than ever as part of its annual spring clean up. “T’d say we've collected between 2,000 and 3,000 bags of garbage in the last three weeks,” says Peter Landsdowne of Nechako Northcoast. The company hires youth groups each year to patrol the sides of highways in the area, The groups collect, bag and stack their finds beside of the sides of the road which are then picked up by Nechako crews, “These groups do an excellent job. I don’t know what it is: about this spring, but they’re finding an awful lot of par- bage,’’ said Landsdowne, - : The groups not only get paid by Nechako Northcoast but they gain an added bonus by collecting cans and bottles which are then turned in for refunds, Cops doing POPs NEARLY 60 people are taking part this week in seminars on ‘taking away the temptation to commit crime.. 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