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{..... ¢umpersome to assure fair: ‘and ‘speedy inves igation, a
a aout be hanged, Ombedaman’ Kart

“¢Bviedmiann: said he regeived: ‘complairits fram 66 people
about Tureipal pice officers and ie tember during:

police: are dealt with ripe EE
id, inhis annual yeport tabled | in the B.C
Monday, ‘thal the’ procedures. are. “unnecessa
icated, the process takes far too long, and'ng reasons af!
iven:to" the complainant: at the end. of ‘the formal palie

“yeadquarters in Victoria reviewed the file.
’¢Frledmann, suggested the investigations be conducted by
-mindependent agency because “it Is a fact of human
" aature that members of any organization are disinclined to
. , .Siticize the actions of other members . of the same
- wrganization.” ; .
' “This fact, may result in investigators being less than /

hoo ween,

: "VANCOUVER (CP) —= The depressed econom iy is keeping
" _ 3.C.'s small contractors idle despite a willingness to slash
' amices,

“The bottem has fallen’ out,” sald stonemason Alex

_ weeks, even though he has cut in half the. price of his floor-
te-ceiling stone fireplaces.
- .“It's better working for less money than sitting at home,”
: But still he gets no calls, Panda said business is the worst
he has seen since he started. contracting 15‘years ago.
i: _ Carpenter and cabinetmaker Dave Dinsdale of Kamloops
is charging as low as §15 an hour instead of the $25he asked.
; last year. And even at that price, he said he is lucky to work
one day a week now instead of the five to six day weeks, he
worked .in 1981.
Dinsdale sald he now has to try to support his. wife and
- twosmall children on $300.a month. His wife can’t find a jab
and their insurance on the house and van will be due soon.
However, he rémains optimistic. More people are
. Inquiring about having work.done now that Spring is here,
but he has received no firm. contracts. ,
‘We're counting our nickels “and dimes, but we're not
eating dog food yet,” he said.
_ Dinsdale’s ‘optimism ig shared by painter Ben Nielsén of
Richmond. He says his business bounced hack to normal in
May alter the. worst winter in his 19 years of contracting,
But he had to cut his rates by20 per cent to get the business.
."There are just too many painters looking for work. It's
So comipetitive,” said Nielsen.

few ate act stag paw, tuted at Ee

- Discrimination ;
bill introduced.

on Vatae tagek wo} ad ic wibtance b vei oul v Hole ties “
- Herald Staff Writer : ;
“\ieToRIA — Rosemary. Brown (NDP MLA Burnaiy,
" Edmonds) has given notice i -in the Provincial legislature
‘that she will be introducing a private members billaimed at -
- providing “equal pay for equal work “hroughout the
province, -
_ Brown's bill will amend: Section 6 ‘of the Human Rights
< Code, desling with wage discrimination.
According to Brown the new clause would read: “No
employer shall discriminate between his or her male or
female employeed by employing an employee of one sex for

which'an employee of the: other: sex is employed by that
employer for similar or ‘Substantially qimilar. work, or
" .. work of equal value,”

“The New Demoscratic Party recognizes that one of the

of poverty, is to amend the Human Right‘Code. to. provide
equal pay for work af equal value,” Brown said.
“It is encouraging: to see that trade unions have made a

inequality on the basis of sex that has been ‘practiced by so
many employers in Canada," Brown said:’"This private
members bill is intended to sep that the principle of equal
. pay for work of equal value Is guaranteed in legislation, ”

~. most effective tools that women have for breaking the aycle -

OO" Aa an example, be gid, the RCMP (Gok 18 montha to
*  somplete’ one irtvestigation. Eight months. was: for. the: in- |
vestigation and the Femaining time was spent | while: ROMP. 7

; refused to provide my investigators with information whe .
. contacted directly,” Friedmann said, . of

’ Panda of Coquitlam, who hasn’t worked far more than two

commitment and have beén negotiating to end the wage =e

(~ _100SE

work at.a rate of pay that is less than the rate of pay at.

“Ins compliance .. with”

3 allegations find their: way: int:
es being ‘complah ned: abou ¥

i: ‘He told a news ‘conference t that a bulletin to atalt, advising’
that: his inquiries not be dealt with at the claims ottie :
udémi : :

eis in:

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: The ombudiman said he won't tolerate this situation oad
_has, initiated, discussions with: the, government-owried

; corporation to establish a more acceptable arrangement..1f'

negotiations fall ihe would- have’ to consider legal action.

B. C. Ss ‘small. contractors idle.

But the spring tigsn’t helped Ron ‘Legault of Surrey, When
he lost his: job as a forklift operator last summer, he bought ,
a used pressure washer for $500 and went into business).

cleaning buildings. |

“Thad all kinds of business anid then fi stopped. I’ve gone
five weeks without a decent contract,” said Legault.
He said he doesn't ‘ttm his nose up al cleaning a car

. engine for $2. 50,

“I'm not even making 80 bucks .a week, Before, it was

-nothing to. make $500."

Legault said he doesn’t want to apply for unemployment: - :

insurance but he may be forced to if his business doesn’t

improve.

Fish campaign ;

is launched ©

: Herald Staff Writer —

‘VICTORIA . The
provincial fish and wildlife
branch has launched a)
campaign to convince
anglers a recent 100 per cent
jump in licence fees will
work to their benefit.

The ministry of the en-
_ vironment is now saying the
_ additional funds generated -
by the licence. fees will be .
used to double the capacity
of present provincial trout.
" “hatcheries ‘and 'to (indertake '~
projects - to enhance: and .~
protect ‘natural fish“
production in streams and .
lakes,

‘The spokesmen ‘aid the |
| funding would come from a.
$2 million Inland Fisheries: -
Enhancement - Program”
aimed at increasing the

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annual freshwater catch, by
two million fish i in 10 years.

- Seventy-iive per cent of |

. the eight million freshwater

‘fish caught in B,C, each

year come from natural
_ Sources. Hatcheries release
an additional six million,
resulting in a catch of two
- million. - a,

In announcing. the
“program, ‘Environment
Ministry Steven Rogers said
the, new . program. iy, in
‘wdirett: res ponsé ta

‘declining’ suecess of the -

freshwater - fisherman.

_ Today there are over 500,000...
‘ anglers in British Columbia, *

increasing about 20,000 per
year... Over-the past few
years the days fishermen

spend angling - have -in-,
_ereased to six million while -
- the average catch per day

has declined from four-to 1.3

fish. Itis the intention of the

special, fresh _ water
‘enhancement program to
' expand fishing | op-

‘portunities and to ensure” ”
“Eat inland” Walters" are,”

protected and utilized: tothe
maximum extent possible.”

Rogers noted the fisheries
budget was increased from

$9.4 million last year to $12.4

million in 1982-1983.

part

; vied
‘stier ralection. of: personal infor
aan ters and lted mi

review ' its ‘procedures. ‘and practices: ‘Tor
safety of-puich: information against’ unauthorized, use. or, ;
release. ve we

g Howard defeated.

Herald Staff Writer

ay would be reluctant to use this unless -L rei @
pttier way-of gelting compliance, But in
| ar instruction ‘given to ICBC: stall
: good faith.”

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VICTORIA — A motion put forward by Skeena MLA
Frank Howard: calling for the removal of cabinet ministers
from the legislatures” public. accounts, committee was.
‘defeated in committee Monday,

Howard, a. members ‘of the committée which is charged
with overseeing - -the manner in which public funds are

- Spent, says he moved the’ motion to avoid situations. of’
* Conflict of interest which might arise when the committee
looks into cabinet expense accounts.

mittee area cabinet ministers, Howard said, including
‘consumer and corporate affairs minister Peter Hyndman,’
‘Hyndman‘s.expense account spending is currently under
investigation by the provincial auditor-general.

Howards mation called for the replacement of cabinet .

ministers. by back-benchers, a ‘move Howard. says has
_ already been:carried out by other. committee such as the

Crown Corporations Committee,
Another. reason for ‘the motion, Howard “said are the

constraints on-ministerial time, which mean meetings of
the committeé are not always held or " attended by all its

members.

‘“There’s a conflict of interest over what is most im-

portant," Howard said, ‘an examination af the ministers ,

Spending habits or cabinet meetings. "

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