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Editorial ©
We Deserve

What We Get

..And then there's the story about the town
where the apathy was so bad — no one ever at-
tended Council, School Board, PTA, Hospital
’ Board or Chamber of Commerce meetings — it
was decided to hold a special public enquiry to
look into the cause. Of course no one showed up!

It is said that people always get the govern-
ment they deserve.

It is also said one of the easiest

criticize; to find fault — then ining , a

lune a noble thing by so po a finger a
doing nothing more, As the poet (Eddie Guest?)
put it: “I would not sit in the scorners seat, nor
hurl the cynics ban: let me live in a house by the
side of the road, and be a friend to Man.’ That’s
a cop out, too.

Be that as it may, it was an experience to sit nm
a “Press’ seat, and observe fifteen members of
the Chamber of Commerce (perhaps an
“average” turnout at a monthly meeting) at-
tempting to improve our community of Terrace,
Tuesday night. , a

I could have said, observing them ‘“‘manfully”’
struggling —since only one woman member was
there out of a combined membership, of perhaps
150 business and concerned ,

Where was the Mayor? Does he even belong?

Where were the doctors? Nurses?. Teachers?

Principals of the schools and the Northwest

Community College?... And where were the
ergy?

todo is to
t one has

The same questions could be asked with
regard to the School Board m which guide
and eae the educational trends and climate of
our city.

ny vou, guy peer ale a
usually vocal, uently pro ur
union representatives and leaders? The
that continually oppose business for ri off
and exploiting the workers? Seldom — if ever —
by all accounts, do they attend civic meetings.

The last thing I would wish to accomplish, by
such an editorial as this, is to discourage the
hard-working, self sacrificing 15 or so members
of our Chamber who do turn out, re (and
religiously?) to improve the quallity of life —
business and social and (if the constitution of the
Chamber has not been changed since last I read
it — the spirtual life of the community,

At Tuesday night’s meeting the new “com-
munity Information Centre” was
and its progress discussed, the re-

debated, and such other objectives as the
erection of service clubs signs at the entrances to

town, a calendar of events, a. civic pride. |

program, publication of a Terrace magazine ana
handout, a Summer School expansion, Summer
tourism service and transportation and
economic development promotion wer
examined. They also heard a futst. speaker
discuss the orderly payment of debts plan,

Not bad for 14 men and 1 woman.

The biggest issues of all — chronic wnem-
ployment, welfare, crime and vandalism, school
dropouts, our senior citizens
public health, labour problems — sich as the

TWU dispute — for examples, none of these were}:

touched upon or even mentioned.

But after all — what point would there have].

been with no representatives from the RCMP,
Medical, Public Health, Labour Unions (or other
unions), schools and Community College (ever?)

bothering to attend.. Not to mention Clergy. .

ic service, wholly without charge, fo
taco neared oe wae should rerind all totter wri
Publications oftheir letters inary newspaper dope not ebscive
ega! action if thay sre libellous, slanderous oF
them to keep their larquage wiinin the bounds of clecenry Ht they

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of al.
Terrace brochure in an improved format was |.

and Skeenaview, |

permitted without tte Written. -f

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* | ‘nobody keno

Small Craft Harbours
Projects Approved for
Skeena.

Ottawa — Four small craft

am, it was
anno by the
Honcurable Iona Cam-
, MP for Skeena and

ex of State for Fitness

and Amateur Sport, oa
behalf of Fisheries and the
Envoronment Minister, the
Honourable Romeo LeBlanc,

at Fisherman's
funds have been allocated
for floating breakwater
renwal; at Queen Charlotte
City, funds have been
allocated for a floating

breakwater: and at. Wish

Point, funding has been
allotted for breakwater

; ; depratments will
participate in the $150

‘million FLIP program,

which will generate 157,000

; at Port Clements, rel

| Projects undertaken by
. federal departments and

agencies through em-
ployment of individuals, as
well'‘as by contracts with the
private secotr. Of the $150
million, roughtly $30 million,
will be contracted out of the
private sector, — _
“The departmental
proposals whith have beén
approved, met the following
ja: they had a high
labour content, wera from

Ms. Cam

' participate in the

The ee. of the federal -

government’s contribution
cannot be released at this
time, in order to ensure that
it does not influence tendars
of the project, which are

be called very shortly.. -.

Ottawa — The Municipal -

Incentive Grants
was introduced by the
federal government on

Maich 24, 1976. The program
is designed to provide an

incentive for. municipalities -
to develop more land for. -
moodest

housing units at
medium density, and
generally to encourage
miniel; ee and
to examine thelr develop-
ment standards and by-laws
in light of accelerated corte

svuruval ero up the housing
process.

For each wilt of eleigitie

housing constructed, -

muni es can receive a
federal grant of $1,000 under
the terms of the ‘ain,

Municipalities vie to

are designated by the
provincial government. -

“To date, grants totalliny
$107,000 aia been aw.

Ms, Campagnolo. ."‘The
fe of Bins

"received $16,000 (16 units);
the District of Kitimat has | offi

received $16,000 (16. units);

Brine |
* constructed

Lake has. ‘gravel surface.

recelyed $4,000 (4 units);.the--
Village of Fraser Lake has: shout this program, - ee

Iona Campagnolo MP.

+ the Disiziet : of Kitimat has

recelved $16,000. (16 units);
the City of Prince Rupert has
received $24,000 (24 units);
the Town of Smithers has
received $17,000 (17 units);
and the Village of Van-
Gethoof has received $90,000
(30 unita)'*, explained the
Minister.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The grant will be made

bullding permit or its
equivalent between
November 1, 1978 and
December 31, 1978,

To be eligiviefor the grant,
dwelling. units must be
for enent
realdency, be self-contained
and connected to municipal
piped services consisting of

. id sani sewer!
fo the Skeena area”, said’ Witenets on iene

with roads to a minimum of

"_ Foradditional information

contact the nearest
o

B.G. Hydro will finance You
aze your-home

Hydro is now accepting for
financing of residential

guildelines for the tra
have been drawn up.

- will finance ex-.
pendlures of up to $500 to
ip reduce heat loss_ond
Letter to
the Editor
Feb. 14, 1973. ,
Dear Editor:

: . Over the weekend I had the

Pleasure of attending the
Quartet Tarrago at the
REM. Lee Theatre. The
performers were very ac-
complished musicians and

“captured the undivided

attention of the whole
audience, almost. I say
- almost because I'm sure a
aix a a mag is
goo gia can't
possibly be aware of the
musicians. At one point the
goo goos were s0 loud that
one of the performers looked
up to investigate the distur-
bance. How can peoplo be so
tude and inconsiderate? I
hope the o 8 of the
Concert will read
ts and restrict the
audiences accordingly,

Harry Blodgett

8015 Thornhill

Terrace

To Editor
The Herald
Bir. .

Re- final-central question
posed. by Ferrabee in
‘Canada Cuts The eid
Cord” (see enclosed) ‘

mal the will vanapire with
. t to

the withdrawal of the
commercial attaches’ isa
change of staff, not of
Mructure, In other words,
the existing Canadians have
alrendy ced

it is the Canadian com-
panies who are, the culprits.
so Bill Horswill

de it applied

When you re-gi

save fuel, When theplan was
launched on April 1 this year
to heavy in-
sulation of celling, walls and
floors. ‘ .
In a six-month axtension
from Oct.l1 to March. 31,
1978,the plan was broadened
to wlinie ge financing for
mulitple glazing we
and glass patio doors. ©
Other ‘details of the plan -

_ Temainthesame. Hydro will

financa amounts of $80 to
$500 for credit approy

homeowners with -«.
repayment scheduled over a

slx-to 24month period, at an

interest rate of 10 per cent on:
balance... be

the descen :

Particpants must
Hydro gas or electric
customers and credit
peoval is generally extended
to those whose accounts in
good standing. The plan is
available to owners or
purchasers of single family
homes, duplexes, and

ap

m
_by.a-

ultiple glazing is installed
contractor or the
homeowners.

To- quality for Hydro
financing insulation must
have sulficlant heat-

- retaining value to meet

Will. . receive —
Problems ‘and installers wil

rooming houses which were .

originally s
Financin "t
whether —

le dwellings.
sulation

6 available |
OF

current . standards.
Minimum standard heen
multiple glazing have

set to ensure that purchasers
quality

* MuItin eo glasin g is in-
stalled primarily to reduce

where § con-
om glass is a

- Multiple glazing is
available from manufac-
tuers in several forms-os
aluminum sash Inside storm
windows;as sealed double.

three millimetre thick

panes of glass to replace
alngle panes in aluminum or
wood sash;as a ‘second pane.
added to. wood sash, or a
complete replacement
aluminum sash window with,
two or even three panes of
glass. Patio doora may be

‘mnutilpia| «glazed = with

replacement, glass, or by
installing a complete new

To ensure homeowners of |

the best possible satisfaction
after a multiple glazing
project, suppliers and

. Contractors. who will use

Hydre's financing plan have

‘an

quality products and to

follow good trade practices

in ions. | .
New panes must be of float

glass to minimize distortic:

openings and replacing

Fotted wood are spelled out, -

Northwest Commutity College News

THE BATTERED
WOMAN . “

A one day workabop en-
titled: A Sign of Affection _
The Tragedy. of .Baitered
Women was recently held in
Hazelton. Donnle Patterson;
life skills instructor for. the
Hazelton and. Kitseqekla
BTSD's, lead the workshop.

Shehadrecently conducted a |

study of the problem of the

battered wife in the Burns.

Lake area, The workshop
described the problem and

Y discusses variols solutions.

INTROL =:
A two"

N course on

how to control hour car in a -

skid was recently held in
Smithers. Students spent a

to a lecture on the theory.
skid control, Techniqu

Wednesday evening listening
iar en

‘ such as cadence br;

close cornering, emexgen
avoidance, Hy ore

way curve’
underateer dirft and stop-.
ping were explained. The

following Saturday, students

were given an opportunily to’
pra these techalques on
@ prepared opurse,

LAW INFORMATION

PROGRAMS | ;

_A variety of law topics will,
be explained in various
college centres over the next
months. Smithers and
Houston have classes in
Women and the Law, the
Landlord and Tenant Aci,

" Congumersand the Law, and

Wills and Estates. Hazelton

’ has a class In Women and the

Law. “Most’ centres have
‘courses on Tax Law,

| Ita the ‘beginning of the
year again and time to

contemplate f out your
soeane ta (Ore Student

- Services has a number of

booklets available from the
taxman entitled Income Tax
and the Student. You may

ek up @ copy to help you in

out your tax return.

‘declared includes
’ Training Allowances

ts:
ich must be
Adult

Some
Income: .

ie power Allowances),
UK efits, and ‘scholar-

” ship awards over $500.00:

Deductions which may. be

claimed are tultion fees over gi

$25.00 a $50.00 per month
living allowance, moving
expenses ine’ to go to
achool, and child care ex-

Read details in the booklet
and get back what is ownlng
to you, : oe

A series of films. will be
shown’ throughout the
College region. . Admission
is: Adults — $2.00, Studenta
~ $1.50, Senior Clitizens —
free,

CROMWELL. (G) —
Tecrace-Feb. 24-8 p.m.

Films shown at the
following places: Terrace:
Room 202 Administration
Building NWCC, . a

' old accountant who,
a Wehaveheard
“ ptatletles are sus

: om ;
_. In other words, in addition to those who are receiving

: tuition after

ent to use

rewarding. If something new isneeded,

| Ottawa Offbeat |

“se, + byRICHARDJACHSON
Otbawa — Bigger and bigger St grows, and where it stops
We i.

No, not the federal budget, approaehing a record. $50

Nor even the public service payroll, now well over the half
billion marks. , . mo

~~ But the Government of Canada’s National Capital Region ,
‘Telephone directory.

It's published twice a year and its pages increase exch

‘ edition in step with the growth of the public service.
There's no stopping either of them, despite all the solemn

ths periodically sworn In thename of “restraint” by Prime
Minister’ Trudeau, Treasury Board President Robert Andras,
Finance Minister Jean Chretien, and the battalions of
mandarins commanding the Army of the bureaucrats.

Last edition of the federal phone book ran 768 pages in

ish and French. .

eu latest edition contains oer pages Io, both languages,
with indexes, codes and space for “notes”.

New featureia a page of everyday telephone chit-chat.

In both languages of course.

There's “Bon jour” for good day.

“Un instant s'il vour plait” for one moment please.

“Ne quities pas'’ for please hold on.

"Vosnom and numero de telephone s'il vows plait” for your
name and phone number please.

“Un to zero through deux, trois, quatre, cing, aix, sept, hult

et neuf” for one to ten.

“Un peu plus lentement s'il vous plait,” for a little more .

alowly, please.

*Je vous en prie™' for you're welcome.

“Au revolr” for goodbye.

and “oul” and “non” for yea and no.

For this basic lesson one in “Franglais,” please feel ‘vous
ep pric.” i .

‘an very het ful for a civil servant who speaks neither
English nor French perhaps. But fairly useless for any
having even a smattering of either. ,

With all its 687 pages, the Government phone system — it's
a mini-Bell within Bell Canada — has missed ita really big
opportunity. |

And that's the chance to give — in both languages — the
words and phrases most used'on the federal phone network.

Par example: “He's in morning conference and won't be ~

available until after lunch.”

Or, “Sorry, but he's on a welfare research task force
cert ua gaa ane tee
u cat tonight at the Foun! au .
Or how about: A in si on go t French course
at Chateau Montebello and won't be back here for three
months, Yes, I know he's retiring th August, but he's still got
to take the Language course. A waste of taxpayers’ money,
you say? You are not only extremely rude, air, but ignorant

of the facts of Ottawa bureaucratic Ilfe."’

Or: “Sorry, but I can't really help you with that in-. .

formation. But if you iry Mr, So-and-so at such-and-such a

number, he might know, or Mr. What's-His-Face over at |

Place du Portage in Hull,"
“Or: “He's off on his morning coffee break — and yes, I

know It's 11:30, 80 try him after lunch."
. Or: “Sorry, but he's out of town with the Minister on a
trade mission to Upper Volta, Chad and the Central African
Republic. Of course I know they're all on our Forelgn Ald list.
You think it’s crazy trying to sell them stuff when we're
giving it away free, Sir, you are a red-necked racist bigot.."

“Or: “He's out to lunch. Yeas, 1 am aware that it’s $:45, but
he/e all not back, so why don'l youtry tomorrow?" .

revo! t

4 a a
- Guest Editorial

_ By The Vancouver Board of Trade

|S fi SOMETHING NEW NEEDED?
We haved long since forgotten the name of the author of the
statements “All atatiatica lie’ and ‘Figures
prove anything’. Its fis possible that it may have been an
d of dying, just lost his balance!
blings that the national unemployment
. We would not Imply that there is any
deliberate Intent to fa — If there were, wa would expect
the rate declared to be leantly lower than it is, We do

s question, however, whether the figures given include all

people who are not working and would prefer to be

Unemployment Insurance, and who, therefore, form the core
of the government statistics, there are many, many more
who no longer register as unemployed, El they have
returned to educational facilities to better their skills, or they
have remained in school, college “i university for further
seeing the gloomy employment prospects out-
side the relatively secluded world of education “
Do the jobless figures include those who have, wearily and
Gesperately, diven Up the search tor employment? We mean
the too old, the handicapped, the underskilled, the over-
experienced ~~ all victims of too many rejections. Do the
figures include the potential second wage earner ina
tan t, ad bathe gyinntato be able to pal alittle Jam on
bread and bu '@ suspect, too, that the ra
would soar if we included all thos ; arepehin
Whatever we think about the basis wed for the jobless

The disturbing fact has produced a new phenomenoi one
ion Which despite ite cause, has some merit We refer the
for .

employer.
hiring them, They say that it
only on technical

r,
Job applicants have to he prepared for a double scrutiny,
must demonstrate their skills and
relate to the fob
other, they must show the value of th
loyers want to determine the potential employee's
ability to co-operate with an existing staff or crew, Does.the

look as if his enthusiasm stretches beyond the

paycheque? Is there any real interest In the employer's
. Operation? Does the amore have any potentialr or in-

The employees ability to communicate is vital in
tuations, communicating not. only with other company
c,

‘the
customers, the suppliers and the critica, epneumers ax

‘We suggest that, along with the need for perso
farch for charlama, (as demanded in political cau

to: be & person an
ov Any Job appllcant rash enough to ignore this, does go at hla

ct was brought home to the Vancouver Boardol

‘ade during a discussion with som i ;
Like many school leavers they had litle rose om aruda.

perience to get a job— you need a job to get experience’,

Wesympathize with them in this chicken and egg dilemma :

a same -~
yourselves, More than the.”
ork experience, you need tc.

and can only say to them:
predicament, you need to sal
other Jobseekers who can offer
sel] yourselves, your skills a

your work skills, look at your

il others in t

ted berto nallties, Explore

Nalities, and, co; Ly

Whether a little “brushing up" of both might not be doubly
vl

5]

can be used to.

unity and on the -
peraonal attributes...

or olitside tuition so that he (or

the
. dates
for example) there ia a growin awareneas of the need f a

individual not just a cog in me work

offer possible anployers. Theit comment? “You need, ex:

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