PEER TQ U ny sea yg eae POR Nag ete ree ed ea Hig ON ee tee ee ees Son a gee ec oe aed sy each woe by Canboo hss (1689; id hashadon repr sefvices. and Rdvariaing agencies, 12: prsiidl in whoa of in pat, wate written permission, is spucticaty prot. Au Serle, pied ites rations, cesigns ‘ahd typestyle in ine Taiace stancag are mi propery at the conga nooo, including Cariboo Pross (1889) Li, ls oat ottee Gepartmeni, tor payrrant at postaga in cash. . Laigle Aves rate, “eridsn Coumbia.” (Gaha Production. Mai Edouard Cred jeu Most people..call it the bush, : the: woods; or the sticks. But the provincial government calls it the back country: Whenever a government sives something . a fancy name, there’ § more than enough’ reason.to watch out, _ The issue here i is the, province’ S plan to: convert the wilderness into a commercial enterprise. There’s big: bucks in adven- ture tourism’ — another’ fancy’ name — and the: province wants its piece of the ‘action. |. What the province 4 wants to do is sell chunks, ‘of the wilderness to private domestic: ‘or international ‘tourism operators. ‘These: chunks are land: on which accommodation and recreational facilities would, be built. There’s ‘nothing terribly surprising about. that but: what-is tricky is the: se- cond part of the plan. The sale of land is’ to be accompanied by the sale of what’s called semi-exclusive rights to the sur-' rounding wilderness. That brings up visions of rich types sit-_ ting around a campfire in spleridid isola- ; tion toasting: marshmallows ‘while us:” serfs are crammed shoulder to shoulder into: provincial campgrounds. Those who ‘already operate commer- cial. wilderness ventures are worried that er Bhi healt pe a Your Fe Jj ia ewe ote Wego 4 . 5 ‘A ee ye Gen. te “Heavens to Betsy. For the first time in years, the Stanley Cup’s being contested by two American teams. Is it bad’ news. for CBC-TV which i is carrying the series? Are Canadians even watching? Ofcourse they should. You’ ve got rookie North Stars coach Bob Gainey, a former Montreal. Canadien carrying his former team’s tradition | to his new home. .) i SA ot a aa, s tanley Cup | & proposed open bidding system -will. freeze them out because international in- _Vestors will, show up with a lot moré money. Those in favour: of tuming® ‘the ‘wilderness into a commercial venture say. . “it‘ll mean more dollars, more benefits and more jobs. _Those‘who already enjoy the freedom ~ of the wilderness are worried that they'll ‘be restricted about where they can go and what they can do. . But there’s a lot more involved j in ‘the » provincial government’ Ss proposal. What it’s doing is changing something we all take for granted — the wilderness — by turning it'into a marketable commodity. Because of that, the province wants to .. know what people: think about the Pro- ‘Posals. i And should we think there’s a lot of wilderness, consider: the forests. They were once thought to be endless. Even though the government says it is the public watchdog on the forests, the historical record doesn’t quite bear that . out, . : That means any proposals by the pro- vince in regards to marketing the wilderness requires: a@ lot of public _serutiny and anion . . . * neidtheiial cesta pal Hews he ayeeet tga mm tue "+ And you’ve got Don Cherry. railing | against Pittsburgh coach Bob Johnson's use of an American.goal tender. On top of that, ‘it’s good hockey. Those teams wouldn't be there unless they good in the first place. ‘Besides, this'll be the last hockey until the fall. And for true hockey fans, that's s a long way away. - it solid:infonmajion:thatiwilha iis *” stand the scrutiny: by: anyontesy=* aking a po I avold authors who spice their, - manuscripts | “with ex- clamatory ‘devises’ with the ‘Of. M.A:S.H,. cooks Through _ Bifocals en i} by Claudette Sandecki | gf Province, ”" readily round nearest billion. yo and roll down “Another ‘writer’ who. keebd a Paral crock of exclamatory « ‘pickles y handy on his desk is: Dave ’ Barry, whose off.the wall col- - umn appears weekly in "The _., He favours capital letters for.” K ‘emphasis. Entire sentences” . capital letters, He also aftat » figures, are 50 fons _) “even Michael’ Wilso U.S. Defense departr eo nathos. I have such literary devices. An the appropriate -key carries - enough weight to activate it. f° ’ But: as soméone with a vin- tage Royal upon which: writing an ‘exclamation; me. requires them | : _. Ment monitoring or the. * dustry’ Ss, obligations. red -typewriters and computers print: ’ underfed gnat. recuperating on | VICTORIA —If information is the main catalyst for change, as I believe it is, then:the forest industry had better hang on, It’s going -to-be a-wild- ride. We've been getting more in- formation about our forests and all the players competing — for the resource in the past two weeks than the preceding — 10 years. And it’s been good?’ \ interested -in;the subject.of' our.* ’ » forests. be: they: politicians; en- . the report, For more thana _ vironmentalists, industry of-” . ficials or the great unwashed. -"The' most important con- tribution to the forestry debate - came from the Forest ° Resources Commission which recently, after two years ‘of public hearings and analysis, released its first full report. ‘A couple of weeks later, - Auditor-General George Mor- fitt submitted his annual report and it, too, had some very-in- teresting things to say about ? the forest industry,. particularly» the lack of adequate: govern. - More about: Morfitt's rep .in a future column. Today. rd ‘like to’ deal: with the Forest: Resources, Commission’ S: “report, There’s enough «. if material in that: report alone to provide fodder for dozens of .. a J after, commercial. crow, key to o future inadequate at worst: The com: mission‘bélieves that the cur- ; rent state-of. inventory infor- °. mation i is.a disgrace,.given the i portance of all, renewable Fromthe - | Caplial _ by Hubert Beyer the free market forces, In . teturn, they are to get more . “Secure tenure on the remaining "Crown ‘lands,””: To that: end, che : $0 'per-centisubject ‘only to-09ui* should; by degislation, be re-.t. reliable! pérformilice: ives) vere quiredtad feport to the:B:C.2.5'~: There 3 are other. shockers i in, hundred ‘years, the forest in- ‘dusty has been cutting trees in this province, and for most of. that time, the government has been collecting revenue from ‘the resources. Yet, neither the - government nor thé industry ~ has any idea how many trees we are out there. “ t It's like’ having a depar art .° direct involvement that “town | : meeting” democracy once of ment store and you don’t ‘ know how much you sold, what you’ ve got on the shelves ” and what you should order,’ :) . ‘SYS Peel: Thesteport, puis Kt. is : even stronger terms, ©". a “Sadly. the. state of. renewable forest resource in- ventories. in-this province is in consistent at best ‘and: woeful "state Of the forests, -° 12% timber inventory. be completed . “ewithin 10 years, , venpitarpemr teal EET tial and to represent all values in forest management on all: ; Legislatareonce’ a year: on. the. The commissison argues, wh strongly in favour of active. | public participation in forest * planning and Management, a” very refreshing argument, in’ . deed. i. “People are ‘becoming more | interested-in the i issues that af fect them and their society, 7 and they want the kind of ft fered. . a . “The. cl wallenge i is, to, devise a.