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; responsibility. to. move! dn ‘when

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"Maria Taylor: _

“Letters to.
the Editor

To the’ Editor,

. [am writing in regards to the premier's ‘report i in the Feb.
15 copy of the Advertiser, Our Social Credit government
with the'son of the former greal W.A.C, Bennett presently

" yunning the show,. now makes: great: reading. to methe.
_ fellow in.the sireel. How he can justify a bailing out: of i a-

ready-made commercial township of Whistler and ‘saying
that the reason was the saving of jobs? 1 feel it is another
bail-out of. those who support him - the investors of slush
moneys ‘from. ‘some tax’: write-olfs.- “That's” not a
municipality! Just a-ready-made one where’ money was
Supposed to.come te the investors by the bag full.
However, surprisingly, I now find to. amy. surprise. even

that’s not the reason for this letter. Tam wondering as an

ordinary citizen why if saving a township is‘of so much“
importance to the premier that he never tried to-save the

long established township of Ocean Falls? Would that not

be: ‘a worthy cause or was the order of:the day-io punish’.

ise who do not support the party?.

* Ewonder. how a soclologist y ‘would answer that question?

the splitting up of the second and some. third generation |
.[dmpilies i in the town with decently. priced homes. to buy or
apdJeaxing B.C, in tears vowing neverta caturn ang:
rs forced tc go snnlivrdnhia Sitinerehere they da not fig
with. the fast quick pace.
"iar: 'Soclar Credit: atemier ceondemns himsatf and: ‘his’
party from his own mouth by saying the government musi

take ‘action when the municipal corporations get.into dif-

ficulties; He: ‘says ‘that: the governnient has ‘the right and °
‘municipality. gets into
difficulties\beyond ‘its capacily to:handle.. ‘Would not the
fihost: :towrt now of Ocean’ Falis quality? Emiay ag well bé on
ire there as herein Terrace as of the present : situation.
use a million anda half for our school budget or is
the present budget | balance more @ important th than the futures:
of aur children’s ve ae ne

Willtam’ Buck
Tesrace Soup Kitchen

To the Editor, ae ee a

me | have read ‘your “articles on the affairs of Devise

Community. College’ with interest.
“1 would, however, ask that you check your ‘ abbreviations.”
if. you consult any reputable dictionary you will.find that —
boy? is the abbreviation: for “north”. The abbreviation for
northwest (whether: it be ‘one word, two words; " ‘or nine
letters) is “NW”. Hence NCC - North Community College;
NWCC - Northwest Community College. :
Yours sincerely, ~~

1. Peters,

To the Eailor, sa a
Your: btatt fare tobe complimented on raising. thé stan-
dard of reporting ol. the Daily Herald toa ‘higher. level, than.
it has been for many: “years. Kéep up.the ‘good’ work." The *
paper is becoming. ae well-written and relevant newspaper, ©

_ ; T feel confident, therefore, that you as its editor;:would —

" prefer to have the minimum of errors Appear on its | pages,

*

.; So, with regard to your column “Stargate” of Feb: 24, the
fact that “NCC sounds ‘a lot-like CNC” has absolutely
hothing to do- with: the: dedision ‘of the “dministration of
Northwest Community College to use NWCC:as the-official .
Abbreviation. Its decision was based on what is correct and
what isnot. |

= If you consult any reputable dictionary, you ‘witt find that’
iy j is the correct abbreviation for North. Hence, in.this
Sontext, NCC would be the correct, abbreviation for North
Community College. You will find, also, that NW is the
correct abbreviation for’ Northwest (bée-it spélied. North
West, north-west, or the ‘more modern spelling northwest).
So, the correct abbreviation for: Afsctiggent ‘Contant -
College: is- NWCC,.it : re :

Yours ‘sincerely,
ete ‘Crede ”

To the Editor,. atk

Iredd the letters ta the editor colin ila the Friday, Feb.
iB paper, The one that struck me AB most. Unusual Waa.the .
one’ by: Anne Qnymous, “The study quoted’ could, in:
my opinion he ‘applied: to the council ‘of four.» My~ only -

thought for anyone serving in public office, ‘1s that you have

to rise above the petty practices of name calling etc. To do
the job you were elected to do you have to work together, In
my estimation of the council and mayor the council of four,

should quit trying to carry out: vendetta’s against cértain >

public employees and try to work for the community ds a

- Whole. If they wereij't blindéd ‘by self-serving’ attitudes,

they might not be (rying | lo shove a fat. tale’ bude down.

all our throat's, 9 “*.
Fed Up Loe
ee Normandeau Loe te pate

. - 7 Hes continuing, construction of the part’
yNumber 1201. Postage pala! In cath, return postage Meer :

“ta most Hore areas of the province,
. gtr conomic: Prognosis. f for thie region,

* Circulation: a

- statistics, will add to the official unemployment:

- reduced unemployment. *

~ provincial government employees and: roadbuilders}

a vn ae Pree nm xinbianibondote

‘ lopment and expansion of the
tinnes to dominate ecohomic activity in:
region of the province; reports Economic 0
released by the Employers’ Council of: British

- British’ Columbia’s unemployment rate''is ‘expected to
average about 14 per cent during-1983;. 8 combination of ©
facts. are ‘responsible for this level. . Firstly, this year's

Bmalj rise in.GDP imdicates that employment. levels will
iierease ‘minimally. Consequently, Job opportunities wil

not be great, - eh
"ea ‘the recession has forced ‘buninesses" ‘40° e.,
a eir. financial and: physical structures, : During ( tng
-" "1989, layoffs were not limited-to production workers but
_. were extended to. white collar workers, imiddle and’

management, Many of these positions will not be refilledas’
.the. etonomy recovers, thus keeping: the
unemployed. high. am

Thirdly, ‘discouraged workers, ”. : previously not:
accounted for in Statistics Canada’s- unemployed: worker

they actively begin to search for work ‘again.

Finally, with -increased ‘demand. forecast
products, employers who prevented laying off empl es
‘by shortening workweeks will-simply return: to’ normal
‘workweeks rather than hire more workers. ‘This incredsed
output, while raising’ ‘provincial’ GDP, will:

- ‘The-1992 inflation rate, as measured by changes {rh int the
consumer price index, averaged 10,6 per cent: For-1863, he
average. inflation rate is forecast around “the '7. ert
Tange with a year-end rate of around six percent:
For the first time since November 1976, the. Vancouver
December CPI declined from the previous month, falling by.”

. 02:per cent. .

‘, ‘Housing starts in British Columbia in 1982 dropped’ to ices.
‘than 20,000: units. The new government housing. grant,

* lower. ‘mortgage “rates, some ‘innovative . ‘Jonger-term

mortgages and generally increased demand should provide |
enough stimulus to increase housing starts to 8, 000 unite in

* 1983,

Builders’. caution against excessive: inventory’ biile-np:

_ and buyers’ reluctance to lock themselves :into: large |
. mortgages until interest rates stabilize, will restrain and |

prevent a return to the more normal levels of. over 30,000
housing starts annually. ve
Retail gales in B,C, when adjusted for inflation, fell by.

_ 12.2 per; cent - during the first’ nine moriths . of 1982,a3
: restraint’ program violated’ a: ‘number of articles’ in’. ILO.

* compared. to the. same ‘period in. 1981, : "
sectors of forebtryand;

“Uniemployment ing ie high ea
‘mining’ of congumer; cantidence,, will, ikely

prevent any significant rise in retail sales until well into the
~ last half of 1993, fo

* Uneertain-, economic conditions . will, “make | labor.
management. relations and collective bargaining. difficult
throughout 1983, . However, while ‘major. negotiations’ will
_ take. place i in both’the public and private sectors during the
"year, itis probable that the sharp reduction in 1982 levels in,

- time lost from strikes and lockouts' will bé continued {n 1983.

While wage demands will bea’ high’ priority ; fat..the
bargaining table, unions are ‘expected to seek atronger job,
_ Security: provisions in their respective contrac

: ‘The federal six ‘and. five program; the Briti
~ Coipensation- Stabilization Act, recent history.jo

Columbia -

_unemployment. will affect collective bargaining processes
in 1883, : '
More moderate wage increases s than those experienced i in,
the first three quarters of 1982 can be expected. Latest’
statistical data compiled by-the Employers’ Council for’
_ wage settlements‘ in B.C, show that the weighted average:
all-industries wage increase for 1922 was 11.7 per. cent.

Wage figures for 1982 dropped considerably from the 1981

- average of 15. per cent, oo.

~Work stoppages during 1982 were the lowest since 1867
"and the number of worker days Jost t dropped: to. nearly one-'
° third, of the 1981 level.” ‘

‘Contracts covering. the forest and. ‘food tidustries,

highlight collective agreements expiring in 1983. S
:Real: ‘gross. national product (GNP) | ‘is expected to.

ee - increase by .2.5: per. -cent.-in 1983. The American’,
‘ainemployment rate will remain high. during 1983 averaging. a

about9:0 per cent with a year-end rate of about 8:5 per cent. ;

- ‘The Yate of inflation moved steadily downward throughout, a
. 1982, averaging around 4.3 per cent for thie year. A repeat of bo Rice questions.

adecline of this magnitude is not forecast for 1983.

. Thebank prime rate should average about 8. 5 per cent for a

the year, ©

“ Real gross national product (GNP) in 1983 Is predicted to: 7
- increase by about 0. 5 er cent after falling nearly five Per

cent in 1982.
As “high unemployment “levels” tnd ° iower wage}

’ price Increases, inflation should fall to'an dverage rate of;

7.5 per cent for the year. The Canadian doliar should not:

fluctuate a great deal from. its. present 80-82 ‘cents: -Fange!
“throughout 1993" as: Canadisn’ and” Americani : financial:

” policies and the présent Interest’ rate differential ‘between BE

the countries is maintained. .
- The pace of falling injerest rates which occurred during:

ithe lst half of 1962 should slow down in 1963 with a prime. | Abpea”

‘> fnterest rate: around, 10 per cent. ‘throughout: the: year, -
Housing ‘starts in Canada are-torecast to. reach 150,000"
- during 1933, up from 125,960 starts in-1982, =
“The forest products industry: continues. to ‘linger. in a:
-general slump, due primarily to low demand for pulp and:
ewsprint, although. dumber: ‘Produgtion is slowly
recovering. ‘
"An expected increase in housing atarts in the U. 8. ‘and a:
“generally. Improving economie.outlook should regult la ‘an:
increased demand.for. B.C. lumber - products’ of.
approximately 20 per cent over 1982. However, should ihe -
U.S. department’ of international teade ‘adminiétration *
impose countervailing duties on Canadian lumber produc, :

_ the forest industry in B.C. would be-dealt a blow that could. -

easily exceed: the impact of the. current recesston,.* +
- Shoild housing starts in Canada average 150,000 for the
year, “B.C. could “experience: ah vinerease Jn plywood
_ Production of around: 15 Per cent, in 1983,

‘vill stimulate ecogomic_ proved N in’ mae ‘Columbize;

__inreal terms..-This small
interest rates decline and consumer confidence increases. ©

ne and. foreat!.

“doubles:
digit inflation, employers’ : ability : to” pay. ann ‘growing. |

flee eg mo

ifieant ,

Pink salmon ipeoduction ts expected: reach, a “pecord
level in 1983, . Herring Troe market: projéctions: for the year.
are very uncertain as negotiations between B.C, processers
and herring fishermen have’ not yet taken place..-’ The’
depressed market of 1962 for BC. -Broundfish and shellfish
can bé expected: to prevail into. 1983 Sous

Overall construction’ actually: put: ‘in place’ in 1983 will,
probably be down by eight to nine per cent over 1982's $9,372.

lor sniltion total’ Expenditures’ on machinery -and equipment :

are expected ‘to be emall: this’ year, 48 most -businesses.-’

operate at redticed’ reapecity and, at the came Hime, ry to

reduce their debt.”

Relail sales- should: show a small, Improvement in 1083
with an oyerall increase ‘of ‘bout 8.4 per centor 1.2 percent
nprovement will materialize a5

As the’ economy recovers ‘during 1683 the demand for food
products ‘should increase. For 1983, the agricultural
industry i is forecast to also improve in terms: af profita as |

;- the cost of energy declines and interest rates fall, Teducing
* the-cost of inventories.’

"Railways. continued to’ suffer . a8" “freight: ‘traffic was
curtailed due to the recession. ‘Once the province's mining:
“4 industries: : regain their: vigour, some.

_ILO hides |

‘TORONTO (CPy — An International Labor Organization
‘ruling that’ Canada’s six-and-five wage-restraint program
does not violate its commitments to the organization has
given the federal government “the right to hide behind the

ILO: ‘in’ ‘breaking binding: contracts and’ the: ‘bargaining

system," says. a Canadian “Labor: ‘Congress: official. :
Shirley Cary, executive vice-president: of the congress,
said she objected tothe ruling of.the IL0’s governing body,

which rejected complaints filed by the congress, the Public.

‘Service Alliance of Canada and the Professional Institute of
the Public ‘Service of: Canada.. ;

The unions had ‘complained that the federal governnient’s

conveptions): \inelading ‘one ~ “ deblings. with! freedom of"
asioniati¢hi gral another: dealing with:ttis Wight to ate! +
Under” the: : program, . “public-sector . ‘employees “are”

‘prohibited: fro: ‘stiiking| during ‘the restraint period.

’ “There can be no confidence between the parties when
you cannot trtist your employer,” Carr said in a telephone
interview from: Geneva:with the Toronto Globe‘and Mail.

-. Carr ié.a labor member of the governing body, which alsa
; includes ‘representatives of‘employers ‘and governments. -

On a complaint-that the federal government has also

-violaied a convention dealing with the right to collective

bargaining, the. -Boverning body said restrictions such ‘as

Pam Whitaker's

Skeena Sketches:

Just what ANE they teaching in the public schools these

‘days? Budget cuts, teachers strikes, curriculum Slashes -

where does this leave your child? .
Sclence Fair should provide answers for these questions.

-I’p-an educational smorgasbord to be held open house at
Caledonia School gym on Friday, March 4 from 7 p.m. to10.

Pm. and Saturday March 6 from 10.a.m. to 10 p.m. -

There. will be competitive “and | rian-competttive .
‘mathematics; sclence and social studies "exhibits from °
kindergarten: to Grade 12, a- photography’ display, a live ©

- “Reach For The Top" contest ~and (much. more including.

paper airplanes. |
This Sciehce Fair is sponsored by the Terrace Board of

. ‘School Trustees and Terrace District. Teachers Association
specifically to keep the people of the community: informed

‘a8 to what is going on in the sebools, these days -50 0 bring all:

“Belly, Misfelat. of, Terrace aaid ‘hut it the. mens’ 2 shacks
don’t arrive in time for ‘the Jobs Davghters. fashion. show

-Mareh’ 6. that there will be only. womens’ and childrens. .
fashions shown. Unless of course, the mens sehioone to model: ;

in the ‘Fruit of the Loam’! -

‘The fashloh show and dinner a be held’ at the. ‘Bavarian’ ;
As Ion, will. display siyles for women of all ages and children ~
settlements - reduce inflationary expectations. ‘and. ‘lirnit' ne

“from five years and up. § Some of their nodes 1 will be ¢ over 60°

years.of age. Others will display fashions: tor the heavier.

woman: : . Ht sounds tke, ps there will Be, Hemethion: for :

th ‘the Skeend, Sketches, Feb, 18 edition, roany. ‘gommon ;

bread additives were mentioned, that are not considered to:

be-"of questionable safety” according to ‘Linda Pim in her’
gok Additive Alert”, This book js‘a: “guide: to, food ;
‘additives for the Canadian consumer ’ (1979, ‘Doubleda

ae ‘Caitada Lid), and was: My project. of thé. Polyfion Debs

Cee |
POM Rema Demet ig

‘Foundation. ~ a

‘The Sketches arlicle may have left som queatign as toy

- - what food additives are considered of ques onable safety. |
“As the list would make a column of its: tts or it-can- be!
obtained by . wirting |ts:° Pollution. Probe sTayaiation,*
"University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario: M58 1A,

ae cag have. beer a’ cold; cold. write ” “jai Jean,

Schwan frei: Skenner.Aveime in Thornhill, “T’ve seen 80
many. expectant mothers walking aorind town."".

» Well,” aaid 1, “If yon didn't know it was ¢old, then you:
mut have kept, ‘quite, warm ‘yourself,” .:.

trol. At any rate, there: will be.n more abot. babies and -
Petting 1 next week. 7 me re

so anemia 2 0

-_ ‘The future‘for this regi
"Construction ain ér
7: appeai'to be on sc le: a
7 thearea’ ’g mills will increave as U.S. housing stay

er Wh region's: lumber. “SOCKOr, -
-< markets will. revént. any. stron

o “considerable industrial’ ‘and constructi
area ag the economy begins to recover.
: economy has softened the recession’

“for wood producis ‘and metals and a weak
industry have taken their tall. Overall weakness inthe pulp

behind Ottawa

_ Interested ‘individual in Disteiet re
"-Pechaps times aren't quite as tough az we imaging; the. :
Abjortionjsts: haven't taken ovér-the World and God's in ©

tote cen ners .

‘Although the value, of r
companies continue to love m
shipped becailse of the unre
freight rates. ;

deadiinés f

the- coal. fields. in 1983,

much of 1989, Current projects; ei
construction or out:to tender;, suggests.

"While the. diverse , nature ‘of, the. §

industry tends to affset the more bullish Jum!
"and will continue to do so throughout 1983. .
"As is the case for most regions of the. pre
. economic: health of the Southern ‘Interior: ‘depends
recovery in the U.S.. ‘to provide increased de
lumber and metals, -

ats,

- Optimistic and construction of new capacity con
firat half of. 1983 should see a. continued
* performance in the coal industry, with pickup
the latter hali of the year as the world economies in
and. the demand: for metallirgical coal increases

The outlook for ‘the Lower Mainland and Fras

“tends to reflect the forecast for the province as. a‘whole,

Increased U.S, housing starts and improved performance
of forestry and mining will lead to an upturn in thé region’ s
general economic condition.” Construction activity for. 963
-is forecast: to be lower-than in 1982.- +
‘The forest and. tourist industries, severely battered in.
‘1982, are vital to the island's economy. Nineteen‘elghty-
three will be another difficult year, First signs of recovery
are not expected vant well into the Becond half ot the year.

‘ those imposed in ‘the restraint program might be tee
ceptable on the condition that they are of an exceptioial
nature. ee

Claudette Sandeck!’s:
‘Schools Slant |

Fame nnn NUNES T EDS

To demonstrate it s strong support of School:Advisory

"Committees | the District 88 school board will send a.capy, of
rau, board nesting, monte to all SACrehsirmenanbd
liaison. trustees: will attend.SAC; meetings és ‘ofenimat
possible or if espectally.invited. -- wake
Those were the only two amendments the board adopted
when .16.amendments to the SAC policy .were proposed.
during the policy committee meeting March. 1, the first
policy committee meeting since May 6, 1982. ° << 1::f
Three amendments were defeated, 10 were, not seconded,
and-one was dropped as redundant — it was clarified that

“secondary schools” includes grades 8 to 12. Thus junior |
" secondary students, - ‘too, may ‘be = members’ SAC

committees, |

Three review board recommitndations failed to become aa

part of the SAC policy, The review board recommendation :
that the board should sponsor annual workshops for ‘parents —
was not seconded.- The recommendation that the: board |
Sponsor in-service for principals and vice-principals,. bo.

better equip them to work co-operatively with parents for
- the benefit-of the students was defeated. The third review

board recommendation — that the board supply SAC's with
token financing for postage and xeroxing costs: —: was
defeated because three SAC’s had written: to the. board
relinquishing their nominal funding which the board had
initiated only last year,

Two other amendments not seconded included ‘that the
purpose of a SAC is to provide the parent point of view:in

. fom ea

“school and board planning, and to assist individual ‘parents ‘

to become involved at the ‘school:level.

While the policy will say “the SAC should be considered i a.

usual source of information or opinion, where such is. tebe
gathered,” the board refused to second an amendment
which would add “and such opinions will be reflected it the
"decisions of the board’... ..- : ve
The board did not second amendineats: which ‘would have
‘granted: SAC’s' the’ right .“‘to” discuss ‘individual’ school
personnel or students where the actions of such individpals
-are affecting an entire class or student body, but only'by .
prior arrangement so that the principal and involved school
personnel have: the option, to be present to anawer charges
during tie discussion, “Consequently, if a groug of parents
has ‘a concern about an individual staff member or student
. “whom they feel is detracting ‘from, the learning’ aitiation
‘they are left with no alternative but to-discuss it over catfee
in someone's kitchen without cotinitive {nformation
‘priswers ‘trom the school involved. -
‘. Further, the board did riot second an amendment, which,
would have the chairman of the SAC be an elected’ ‘Parent.
Nedther would the board support the amendment that, the

. “eommittee shold establish’ regular meeting - dates" and

publicize those meeting times to encourage maximum.
parental and ‘community. participation at SAC meetings,
of hoe ale ta, pave he siren elected
; 8 embers tea of a inted by
principe] was dotoated Pee , the
- ., Degpite the fact the policy says “the purpose. of a 1 SAC is
_to promote: the, exchange. of ideas, among principals, staff,
parents;-and.,the : other, commiunity members‘. : Van’
amendment to Include atudents here was not seconded, and
another -amendment. which..:.would’: make : ‘non-parent .
‘community members welcome fo attend SAC ‘meetings wan
not seconded either. .

Thus the board's proposed polley on school auivisory

“committees returng to the board table for formal-adoption.

“March 8, ‘reading ‘almost. word for word. like. the-North _

-. Vancouver School District policy No.1210, even’ after ‘a full:

year of being considered by every Parent aro

The: opiniona’ expressed in. thie eka are these.
", ‘writer and do not reflect:the opinion of the hoard
2 trustees st Behoel, Distriet all

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