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Wednesday, April 20,

198

"95 cents _

. (every. year, says the mayor “Ee

of Golden.

- After ignoring the area —
for:more than two years, the :

government has spent more

$1: fillion on: the -

soilhesionn B.C.
community in: the last
“month, “iy: ‘advance -of the -
May’ 5 provincial, election,
says Mayor Jim Doyle, an
NDP. supporter.

“The: “government has’

been distant; and all of a ~

- sudden,” ‘in ‘the’, last few ©

weeks, they've - been
throwing | the’ money’ out tie
door, . But that's: ‘good -
_ because“ we’ re the’ big
. gainera. Ween, we
“Provincial Sécretary Jim

. . Chabot, who has‘ held. the

~ Columbia River riding since
1968, won by only 400 votes ©

in the” ° 1978. provincial .

_ Section.’

“Premier Bill Bennett has
"cancelled: ‘most of — his
activities today in an effort

* Baloridh .
‘belay’ ye “teak Maney ay aneriiig” ‘his bintget ‘betore’ it
x and had admitted he.made a
nate Hin comiments:hie ”

made last week about labor
policy, -

Raj Chouhan- “made the
comment after . asking:
Bennett when farni workers

‘willbe covered * by the

minimum” ‘hourly ‘-' wage
legislation, and’ when
Workers’. - Compensation
Board health and safety
regulations ‘will - come’ into
effect for farm workers.

. Bennett told Chouhan,

. president of the ‘Canadian

Farmworkers! Unton, that -
his government ia allowing °
farm owners at least a'year™
to voluntarily “improve -:
health and Safety

~ And-he said that in the
Okanagan, “where. I'ny
from,’ there. are farmers’

~ paying higher thai the

minimum -wage for farm

7 workers, ne.

* Chouhan replied: “To me,

‘it ‘Amounts “to that your

government is racist,"
Bennett also said that he
had spoken “badly” on.

‘labor | policy, and would

leave: further questions to
Minister Bob -

the: subject. a ,
Last week in.
Bennett:-had told an
news .
conference that = labor
legislation. ' ‘would be
changed to make iteasler to

decertify and certify unions.

‘Thé:: premier -had said,
among other things, that the
provincial Labor ‘Relations
Board. would no longer be-
automatically involyed in
unfon devertifications.

‘ Jocal . ‘ Socred
cantitaio for” Shuswap-
Revelstoke, held by: the

~ NDP in the last ant howe, said
‘Monday”

i cdebertiication’ should be

: "-Jeft with the board.”
a “aay: think Mr.
~l@hnel © figs ©

stated . it

"> Soeréetly,””: Bennett anid
 Thieeday, “Il probably said it

Via Revelstoke,

very badly.”
NDP

leader’ Dave Barrett - said

that ‘the party has chariged

‘its poliey ‘and would be

- péepared to go ahead with

ptivate power
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OTTAWA. ACP) —

billion: economic recovery program designed to
all, the wheels ‘of industry, ‘Finance Minister _
Ps Mare: ‘Lalonde: revealed | in his: hadget

was presented: : -He put. extra money, into ..
Recovery und brought the federal deficit to #13 °

‘billion for the current fiscal year, up from an |

estimated $25.3 billion in the 1982-83 fiscal year”
which‘ended March 31; |

Lalonde admitted after presenting his: firat
budget that any'significant relief for 1.7 million

‘Canadians’ without jobs will have to, wait until —

the benefits have ttickled down from business
in the form of increased economic activity.
The recovery program does: include $710 .

Inillion in direct job-creation funds to- he spent _

‘in‘the next two years, of which $280 million is’ ’
for the'tnémployed youth who make up 25 per
‘eent.of the country’s jobless.

-But. a Finance. Department official said the

direct job creation effort will have virtually no

Impact on the wmemployment rate, now at 12.6
percent; “\‘~

- Lalonde’ aid in his budget speech that
- unemployment is expected to average 12.4 per
cent. ts is year and ‘atop to 6 only 11.4 per cent —

. From the aan and glass canyons of Bay

Street to the Alberta oil patch, business leaders’
_ praised Finance Minister Mare Lalonde’s first

budget Tuesday asa positive and creative step
towards :. the © revival of ‘Canada’s ailing
‘economy,’ wha

--Bht labor spokesmen daraned the budget: for

increasing corporate profits at the expense of
ordinary taxpayers: and said the country’s 1.67
million uheraployed workers will find little
solace in Lalonde’s job-creation effort.

For the. host part, businessmen praised
re ‘Lalonde’s ..$4.8-billion : economic recovery

program, ‘especially his insistence that the

private: sector: “must provide “the economic

Consumers and middle-
to recuperate from a bad - income families will pay for a four-year, $4.5-

spark for. the - country's’ recovery and his

emphaais.on improving productivity,
The only sore point for some was the impact
of mounting. government ‘deficits.’ *

Words Buch as genius, ‘Innovative, inspiring
dnd creative were liberally used. to’ describe
Lalonde, who as energy minister two years ago

would haye "been. lucky ‘to have his naine

mentioned iin . business circles without an

expietive accompanying it.

The general business view ‘was expressed by.”

‘economist. Leo de Bever, director: of. Chase
Ecopbmetries of Toronto, who gald the budget
was well thought out and sensitive to: the
corporate ‘community.
“Businessmen may squawk a 1 bit about ihe

increase in the federal deficit, but Bay Street Is .
golng to have ahard lime firing fault with this

one,” he said.

“The goodies : are all, up front and whatever
pain there is — like the increase in sales ‘tax —
will come later.” -

Vern’ German,
Canadian Manifacturer's Association, called

the budget ‘as itnaginative and construcijve a.
document as I can remember," and. shid. It's

exactly what the ailing economy needs.'

John: ‘Bulloch, president of the Canadian -

Federation: of Independent © ‘Business and” a

vice-chairman: of ‘the 7

ac) Roube aid Woudeeo "ae" Weil's hundreds af:

: " groups’

> Chamber of
~ “quiekened the pace of economic growth in this
country without giving us all a heart.attack.” - .

"next. year, stil higher: than the 1L1 vit cent: a
_ average in 1982. ; =
_ +h His recovery plan, capital: -intensive projects _

. such as airport, highway and port: construction. :
“And tax breaks for: business, will: be paid for

verdes Gk the Uehatlidn

pther | consumer ‘items; including construbtion x,

. "materials. -.

“Business, : “immediate
roundly applauded the budget while labor arid .
representing - low-income

interests. The poor. will benefit marginally |
from some “proposals to Tevamp personal |

. income i income tax deductions.

“Middle and. high-income families and

’ -business benefit from a reduction in the tax =
‘payment on share profits by the rate: af.
-. dnflation, -° -

beneficiary, 7

people:
: condemned it 88.8 Sop to the rich and corporate - t *

Lalonde offers Canadians new recovery am

oF

“A new six-per-cent sales {ax will he

“Impoaed July 1 on cable television and ‘pay-TV
services As well as movies shown on TVi in n hotel

. fiiia mths ip
both double thay

Hho dios dilly: irewabe
‘a Shastri GF $300 a yeat ear

__ "Present level. The so-called casual exemption

: _ use ‘anytime is also doubled to-$20.

i

Tax changes affecting: individuals include:. .

— Federal sales tax at the- mriufacturing”
level increases to 10 from. nine per ‘cent,

- effective Oct. t,- 1984. <..,
-, «The annual child-care expense deduction

of up to $1,000 2 child increases-to a maximum --
of $2,000 this year. ‘The total amount one faraily
can claim increases ta $8,000 from 4,080

ough « critic. of former finance minister Ailan a
MacEachen, said the budget “is a ‘combination: .
of good politics and sound economics”. which
could lead to recovery.

’ John, Kyle, a spokesman for the Canadian

_ Chamber of. Commerce, said it appeared from ©

the budget “that. Lalonde had listened | to’
business: spokesmen. ;
But he said he found it a litte distressing that

| the government appears to be relying on future”

tax increases to balance future budgets, rather
than trimming spending. He said deficits could’
remain large «if. “over-optimistic: growth

_ projéctions-for the economy are not reached.

Sam Hughes, . president of the Canadian .
‘Commerce, * said Lalonde. .

In the Alberta oil patch, Ted. Best, chairman

; of the Canadian Petroleum Association, said oil .::
Companies are pleased by Ottawa’ 'd investment

taxation changes, which could pump millions of :
dollars back into-the industry.
And from Bay Street, William ‘Mulholland,

_ttairman and chief’ executive. officer of the |

Bank of Montreal; sald Lalonde had come Up.
with .an ““Hmaginative and — generally ©
constructive budget which | should - +0 some
distance toward - Aunderpinning public and .
business confidence."

Charles. Howard, President of the investment

. firm, F\H., Deacon, Hodgson Inc. and vice-

chairman. of the - Investment Dealers’
Association, said Lalonde had done a good job |
in balancing the political demand for more jobs
and fears of businessnien concerning the size of

‘the deficit.

As expected, labor damned Lalonde’ 4 budget
aa a heartless pro-business effort: that? would
leave the: inemployed with ‘no hopes of ever

. tinding work.

7

“The Canada Home Renovation Pian, which —
‘provides grants of up to $3,000 fo cover” 30 per’.
cent of. home renovation ‘costs: for’ low-and
middle-income families, is extended to March

$1, "1984. An additional $40 million provided fo.
‘the : ‘Residential. Rehabilitation. Assistance
. Program to upgrade’ sub-standard housing in

designated areas. -
Lalolnde also. predicted the recovery will.

» proceed ‘at..a‘ moderate: pace but ‘that total. -

“” eeonomie output, adjusted for: inflation, will

grow on average by 2.3 per cent. above last

_year’s average production.

Lalonde announced plans to'create a national »
centre where labor and buisness can look for
ways to-increase productivity, usually defined
aS output per: worker,

nflation is expected ‘to average | 63 per cent

this year and five per cent next year, and

‘: continue to fall to 3.7 per vent tby the end of 1987.

sald m massive stimulation by ihe governnient is
needed to create jobs,
-: Cliff Pilkey, president of Ontario. Federation
of Labor, called the budget a “sop to the
business community’: and sald. it ‘fails to
respond to the needs of the unemployed.

He called for an industrial ‘and economic
development strategy, tax cuts for moderate
and lower income ,roups and a. ‘Serious
lowering of interests rates. .

_ Mike Kramer ofthe B.C. Federation of Labor

‘said the budget’s failure to tackle the problems .
of secondary. manufacturing ‘still “leaves .

’ Canadians as hewers of wood and drawers of

water.” '

Meanwhile, retail, , homebiailding and -
appliance. sectors. all viewed the budget’s

provisions to stimulate housing as positive |
developments ‘for their particular ‘industries, -

Alasdair McKichan, president of the Retail
Council of Canada, said his members will find .
“modest encouragement" from ihe budget and
that the $4.8-billion capital spending program ia
Also likely to create enduring jobs.

“Colin. Parsons, president of the Ontario

Housing and Urban Devélopment Association,

.. Bob White, Canadian director of the United

Auto Workers, dismissed the minister's 'job-

‘ ‘eration effort as virtually meaningless, and

said in terms of the housing industry Lalonde
had come up with a positive budget. ,
’ But, he added: “My one worry, and that

~ which will concern all businessmen of course,

ia the deficit. "

Sundar Raj, spokesman tor the Canadian
Appliance - Manufacturing” Association,
welcomed budget . peovisions allowing
taxpayers tax-free withdrawals from
Registered Home Owership Savings Plan funds
to buy house furnishings and appliances.

He said the moves will “add momentum to
what We expected to be a flat sales year,” -

TERRACE— From er duly 23 to satan i 7 ‘e c.

Day) Terrace wil hea hum of eine events as Riverboat

” Days. refurns.". i | ‘3

“About 50. people have been working very | hard tor months
“tp ‘get. the event organized, All thelr ‘work looks Uke it paid -
f well” for. our “community. Cosa oe

added the cost risés to aver $100,000:
- The buildup to Riverboat Days. includes a loge designed
. by Janet and Gregg Lutz of Architecture North. The logo —

*~ comes on stickers for those children who collect them; and

-on buttons for adults or those wha, don't. ‘want towear a
political campaign button. |

The first event on- “Sat. July, 23 is a Downtown Lions
. sponsored’ pancake breakfast followed . ‘by the. Legion's:
parade at 10 a.m. . During the day a bicycle decorating
contest will be held by: the Kinettés, the Terrace Stock Car.
Association. will bold a ‘race, the ‘Centennial Lions will hold
both an Old Timers Dance anda fireworks display. ‘ALT:30
Pm. on Day 1, the Jayeses. ‘will hold their. “Riverboat ©
Queen” Miss Terrace beayty pageant... core

On Sunday, July 24, the stock: car races coatinne, In
addition, the BMX. club will ‘hoat a race and the Terrace

Archéry Club will bost:the Zone Archery Championships. {|
There aré no apecial events slated for Monday, July 3;

Wednesday, ‘July 27; or: Thursday, July 28, - However, the
Chamber of Commerce will behaving a window display and
costume contest throughout the entire week’ for Terrace
merchants,

Tuesday, ‘duly 26- will Bee: the ‘Kinettes Spoonsar. both a
“puppet show and an open air’ concert.

- Thelong weekends'seés the events once again pick i up: ies

_ Friday; July‘ 29‘will have the Terrace Mens Slow: ‘Pitch :
Team hosting'a ball tournament that will continue to. ‘Aug. 1!
The Canyon City Lions. Club will sponsor an All-Native. .
Soccer Tournament for: both Saturday’ and ‘Sunday, : “The :
‘Kinsmen will hold its beef-barbeque and beer garden, and
the 4600 block merchants will hosta streetdance. *-

Saturday, July 30 will have another pancake breakfast »

pit on by the Downtown Lions. The barbeque-beer garden.
continues. And the Centennial Lions sponsor the Kermode’
Canoe Regattas,

‘On Sunday, July 31 there is anoiher pancake breakfast,
The Skeena Marathoners hold their Man of the. Mountain
. Race. The Rod and Gur club puts on a ‘Turkey Shoot - and
the Totem Saddle Ciob hosts its annual Gymkana.

- B.C. Day starts with another pancake breakfast; Tlie Red
“Cross judges the beard growing contest, The Yellowhead
Sailing School holds a sailing regatta. .The Rod and Gun, -
club puts on a Out House Race and the Rotary Club holds a
Triathlon, .

The'main committe.'for Riverboat Days consists of the
Legion's Dave Mailett as chairman; ‘the Ceritennia} Lions’
Hugh Hepburn: as. vice-chairman and . treasurer,’ the |
Chamber of Commerce's Rod Cox heads publleity and elty
council's representative. is:Gordon Galbraith. |

pil Seed” |

OTTAWA (CP) — Opposition MPs lambasted ‘what they.
" dubbed the Save Lalonde Fund, business was generally.
_ pleased, but Canada’s most powerful labor leader seemed .
“most disappointed of all in Finance Minister Marc.
Lalonde'sfirst budget. « -:

Last-minute changes are disgusting and serve only as an
effort to save the minister’s ‘political hide from the budget
leak threatening his. career, . Progressive Conservatives
said Tuesday. |

Former. Tory leader Joe ‘Clark called Latonde’ 3 “last-

" “minute, $200-milllon addition. to the budget's original $4.6-

billion recovery program |a “$200-million job-saving

* _ measure for one man.”"”

Opposition ‘Leader Erik Nielsen said the. change, made
after a day-long furore over the budget leak and repeated
opposition demands’ for Lalonde's resignation, is “shallow
deception:” .°
~~And while Tory finance eritie Pat Carney approved of the
emphasis on the private sector and the young, unemployed,
her.party had little praise fora budget they thought seemed —
an effort to.save not only Lalonde's hide but the. electoral
fortunes ofa tired Liberal government.

' The New Democrats had less to say about the political
aspects of the budget-dnd Lalonde’s last-minute changes,
bat also “expressed displeasure with’ ‘the new" economic .

easUres.

m NDP Leader Ed Brosdbent: said the budget lacks long-
" range strategy and is clearly not going to meet, the needs of
the unemployed. =~

That concern was, echoed, pechape more dramatically by
Dennis MeDermatt,. the gountry's most powerful labor.
leader.

He described the budget. as a tiraid, ultya-conzervative
approach to a desperate economic situation and
complained that Canadiana are being expected -to “bleéd
pome more.” *

“They. completely. overlooked the consumer,” said
| tepermotty head of the . two-million ‘member: Canadian

bor-Congress,

NDP finance critic Nelson Riis applauded the measures

to improve business investment-but said that overall’ the
budget tails to ive the economy badly needed direction.

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