tarmen Bade bo hes i watt ax hic du a - Alfnost twieg as many: B.C, residents and busine last year, or between 10. and 15 per cent of all x: '. the province, have not paid ‘their current’ ro per: ” provinelal statistics show.” - “| Mhoge who don't pay aré opening the door to having thet _” [property: seized, although.the Jaw gives them three’ years. -. before authorliles can’ step: in and sell the property for. "unpaid taxes. ‘The amount of taxes outstanding varies front as- ibe ae : "two per cent in the mining town of Trail teas much as sper cent in Fort St. John.” * Moat municipalities aren't panting over the: figure - - v hieintnhcidendapel ask 4p Nt ogc SEO r2 aye ors behine - treasurers ate concerned because unpaid | taxes means _dugeling minicipal financing to make enda meet. uF * Pringe George, as with many B.C. -cominunities, i is hard’ hit: ‘by’ the’ slump in-the forest industry and’it- shows in | 10.5 per Ret Jn L081... “We're concerned ‘but we’ re not panicked; i wad Prince _ George treasurer. Bill: Kennedy in a. telephone interview: - “As long as the amounts stay manageable ar and we conserve cash we'll be okay.” . . aS “tie et their: money! sooner. or ‘inter’ L but some civics * debinquent ‘taxes;.To date, the central B.C. ‘city has, ‘only. ‘recelved $38.7 million of. the $52.5 million in property. taxes = ‘owing. — BRL per-esnt oirpayment Wr rate compared: with Y, ‘Vernon treasurer ° Cec Kirk is alsé be _ Okanagan elty- still is waiting for $1.6 million or et we leant of the total daxés paid, . Us ot We'll probably gaiin on interest | the inpaid taxes would have: made,” , “Provincial legislation, allows tnunicipailties to bill tardy. taxpayers.a ‘1e-per-cent surcharge, generally: after July 2 + But in préevicus years, ‘municipalities found some sinart.- - taxpayers banked their tax payments and took advantage.“ his Ps pag. the penalties but we'll low on the - aid Dirk. ‘of high interest rates before paying a Teaser penalty on : overdue | taxes, "To plug that gap, the aravincial government introduced legislation beefing up penalties — —~ OS of Jan. t, 1983, anyone * Bennett’s moves ; prompts political activity. VANCOUVER - (cP) ~ cabinet shuffle has sparked public speculation about an early election call and prompted B.C.’s five political parties. to make sure thelr election machinery |s well-cifed. . Each party, however, has its own way of getting ready, The ruling Social Credit party says it-likes to nominate candidates right at election time to get maximum publicity _ and-voter identification out of the nomination meeting. The New_Democratic_Party.—— the official oppoaliion — Premier Bill Bennett’s ‘recent a on building an election budget which is separate from ithe regular party administration budget. “These tough economic times make it difficult ‘to ralse . funds. The small donations frem indlviduals are holding up very nicely. But the corporations are tough.” Nevertheless, Lampert says the party is ready for an election at any tlme. ; . "At NDP headquarters the outlook is optimistic, | "I don’t think the party has ever been better prepared for ' clalms to.be furthest along the road to a vate, maintaining _ Visible candidates in as many ridings as * posaie all the _ time, © a ‘The Liberals, Progressive Conservatives and the Western Canada Concept are alll working to avoid a repeat of the May’10, 1979, vote when they were shut out in a two-way fight between the Socreds and: the NDP. . Jerry Lampert,-Social Credit party executive director. says'three constituency nominations have been completed “There are several. lined - -up' for September,’ . BAYS: know when we have to go.and where. But the party is finding fun CALGARY (CP) — Smiles in Banff, a 5 barrage of eggs in Canmore and protests in Calgary marked the end of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’ 5 vacation in. the Rockies on ‘ Sunday, before his Via Rail train left Banff for Ottawa. The prime minister posed for pictures and chatted with well-wishers _ about his week-long mountain holiday. But his train was pelted with eggs in Canmore, 75 kilometres west of Calgary and a handful of f protesters - Ys Tm Cae di we hd Pls . t peperel MEET er CES wi fe seers aeyt see Ok wal ‘presidential envoy Philip Habjb, returned to. Beirut .. today wine major concessions from the Israeli government”: on his plan for the withdrawal of Palestinian guerrillas might begin as early as Saturday. After consultations in Jerusalem Sunday between Habib ‘and Prime Minister Menachém Begin, the. Israeli cabinet withdrew its objections to French diers spearheading the -entty of the multinational peacekeeping farce into West Belrut and the timing of that deployment. |. A cabinet communique also appeared to soften Israel's _ insistence. on checking each outgoing guerrilla against Israel! intelligence lists. It said come sort of verification must be made but left open the mechanics. . Lebanon on the first day of the invasion ‘dune 6, and the bodies of nine soldiers missing since ‘Israel's 90-day. in- vasion of southern Lebanon in 1978," , Lebanese sources said the PLO proposed 4 swap for " guer?illas captured by Jarael. But the cabinet communique insisted the “pilot and the migsing persons will be handed the terrorist departure.” | Syrian soldiers in Beirut leave Lebanon. Syria is reported to have offered to move its 1,500 f to 2,000 soldiers in Beirut to MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — the ainger, his parents and More:*than 5,000 people, grandmother are buried, '. ‘some weeping and placing ~ The graves are just south kisses on the tomb, \- of ‘the mansion where ° gatheréd at Elvis.Presley’s : - Presley lived. —_ grave early-today to mark’ A memorial ‘pervice was” the fifth anniversary of the planned later today across rock-'n'-roll singer's death. the street from the mansion, The fans, most clutching | with admission $7 @ person. "candles, walked single file © Earller, there was in- ‘on the windiig driveway of termittent drizzle as fans Graceland “estate to “3 eoagt? 3 Terrace, 6. C. ; and there are no others scheduled for August. Ce Lampert. “We feel we still have some time and we feel, we. raising difficult as it works Trudeau got a friendly dendoft irdin about 200 people just, ’ from West Beirut. Lebanese sources said the evacuation At-least one major stumbling block remains: Israel's _ | - ‘insistence that the PLO return an. Israeli ‘pilot, Aharon . Ahlaz; who was shot‘down and captured in southern . . ‘over to the International Red Cross before the beginning of Another possible problem was Israel's demand that paused. briefly at the grave. ~ Meditation Garden, where Through their tears, gome | “Bank ¢ of Montreal is accepting offers | : a ‘Mustang Mach | with a new 357 Boss: Cleveland | ‘engine, 4.speed Hurst, body requires minor repairs, - ‘dlésing date Friday, August 20, 1982 at. 12:00. NOON! To: view phone. rene at 636- 1131. are complete everywhere but Okanagan South, ‘Vietoria ‘and the North and South Peace.” “The membership ja over 33,000 now and we've done two ‘pre-election fund raisings already, We're really surprised at the money we've been getting, considering the state of . the economy, .. Lackner gays: the party would be ready ‘to start cam- paigning tomorrow if an election was called, . -- Brian--Westwood, leader of B.C’s Progressive Con ' servative Party says the party has.selected about 14 ridings : in which to concentrate its resources, but has not nominated ‘any candidates. “We are going to have a limited number of candidates and we are going into ridings to. win,” , waving placards — stood by as the eggs were washed off the Gain car in Calgary. ~-: On Aug. 8, while Trudeau was heading for Banff to start a -- vacation with his three sons, his train was pelted with tomatoes in, Rogers Pass and the prime minister was reported to have responded to a group of protestors in Salmon Arm, B.C., with a finger motion. ~ But Trudeau acknowledged neither the eggs nor the placards on Sunday. Habib optimistic in. Middle. East _ 4 tetas oud eha diet buns ute * the Bekan. Valley in eastern ‘Lebanoti, where the bulk ofits * estimated 30,000 soldiers in the country are concentrated. Israel is expected to turn its gunsights on the Syrians. in’ the valley once the PLO leaves Weat Beirut. Jerusalem has insisted since the outset of the invasion that it will not leave Lebanon until all foreign forces depart... Asenior Israeli official who declined to-be identified said Israel wants to verify that all PLO forces leave Beirut . because it suspects the organization is planning. to leave several ‘thousand fighters behind, perhaps by putting teenagers on the evacuation vehicles in theit place. But. the official said despite the’ remaining- _ "technicalities," he saw no new obstacles to the pullout, | * and Cabinet Secretary.Dan Meridor said a final evacuation — agreement might ‘be reached this week, : Lebanese Foreign Ministry - sources were even more optimistic. They said the countries supplying: the peace force have heen informed the guerrilla exodus will begin Saturday. Begin‘ objected earlier te the French vanguard and: the participation of a token UN force, saying France and:the world organization are hostile to the Jewish state. Opposition to the French was withdrawn after the cabinet received assurances from the-French government Sunday: that Its troops will-step aside if the PLO tries to renege on _the withdrawal and hide behind the multinational force. The United States has given Jerusalem a similar pledge. - Elvis anniversary. celebrated | _kissed thelr fingers, then knelt:to touch the grave, - before kissing their fingers,, ~ again, | JT: thipk. he's. looking down;1 think: he’s smiling real ‘big right“ now,’ said J.D. Sumner, who was the leader. of Presley': 's backup singing group, The Stamps Quartet. “Elvis. wouldn't have: believed: that the fans were this loyal,” ‘Sumner said, “| don’t .think that: anybody. that has ever been -born, except for Jesus Christ, has fans. this-.- loyal. .... phenomenal." i Presley, whose hit songs included Hound Dog, - Heartbreak Hotel ‘and Jailhouse Rock, died ue 16, 1977, at the age of 42, The © cause of his death was Usted ’ as heart failure. ona. 1973 Westwood “says, the party, is being selective heciuse because it doesn’t as‘large a bank account: as elther the -NDP or the Social Credit: © <-. a Shirley McLoughlin, leader of the provinelal Liberal Party, says the party has commitments for candidates in eight ridings. . * McLoughlin says money is a problem for the provincial Liberals. : Fe dings: ‘have some money but we're e going to have te Tun a low-key, cheap campaign,’” a *: Doug Christia, founder of the Western ‘Canada Concept, . Baya he sees the cabinet appointments as an indication of how his party has worried the government. _ We’ are strongest in the North Peace ‘and in Chilliwack and that’s where the new ' ministers are from. “We hay three or four candidates nominated now and . there are a tat 30 constituencies where we could nominate _ at any time, : “The money situation is not very: good right now but think we will be able to raise more if there is an election. Right now it’s always’ a. problem getting the money we need, The prime minister was reported to have gone to bed . : while CP Rail workers washed off the eggs before the train Western residents greet Trudeau with eggs. headed into the Calgary station. ~: Anna. Jaworski, regional representative for the Public ” Service. Alliance of Canada and organizer of the Calgary protest, said there were few people ‘on hand because it was a “typical Sunday night’? and people were busy elsewhere. **Besides people are so frustrated now they feel the whole situation (the economy) is ‘hopeless . - that’s why. they aren’t out here,” Jaworski said, Amember of the Calgary branch of the Union of Natlonal . Defence Employees said although people are aware of the . , federal restraint program, which provides for ‘wage .in- creases of six and five per cént over two years, they still .- +. Wonk fo, ‘pennant and von Hat nte the hand that: . feeds.y Jaworski ‘sald she. had 80 many telephone calis from _people. she decided to organize the. demonstration. “We put 100,000 people ‘out:on Parliament Hill last November to protest high interest rates- and the goverii- ‘.ment didn’t listen. Tonight's. \. well we have'to do something, we can’t just lay down and die.”’ The demonstrators .carried signs with cartoons | illustrating Trudeau and Finance Minister Allan - MacEachen dunking public employees into 4 depression, shooting them or taking away. money. George Yanchula, president ‘for the ‘New Democratic . Party in the constituencies of Calgary Buffalo and Calgary - West, Susan’ Neeley of the Calgary Labor Council ‘and Howard Sutton of the International Association — of . Machinists in Calgary all expressed their discontent with” wage restraints. “The economic planning of the Liberal ‘government is "_ slowly bringing the country to ruin and Bill C12s.(providing . _ for six-and five-per-cent wage restraints) is a good example,” Keeley said. “The reasoning for the economic problems are all mixed up and they're solving them all the wrong ways, The‘bill just appears to be a solution they’ re trying to bluff at the. ‘expense of the public.”. .” '. “You can imagine the situation I'm in now,” Sutton said in explaining some of his. members are affected by wage | ’ yestraints while others aren't. About half of. Suttoni’s men - are government employees. ’ Linda Macdonald, a student at Sir Winston Churchill High School, said she waa protesting because she's “sick and tired. of what he (Trudeau) is doing to this country.” - The Via -Rail-train was about an hour late arriving in | Calgary because the prime minister's private cars had to ‘be shunted from a siding onto a train ‘heading east and had to be washed. ; It's. poo! Ala . CWALT DISNEY MOVIE!" | aw W EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA] Fe cpr ersa: enti hee nee pm ee tee “THE WORLD FAMOUS" ROYAL LIPIZZAM STALLIONS : ALL NEW! PROGUCE & Br GARY (ASHIASKY P SEE... “THE DANCING WHITE STALLIONS" MADE FAMOUS BY THE 5 - Including: ; . be . -_THE AIRS ABOVE The GROUND! Ben fe coming isthe Terrace rina _ ONE: SHOW ONLYH _Thraday, Auguit 9-8: Ba, rn | - Adyance Tickets Avaliable ats - Shoftald’s & Sons Tobacconist In the Skeena Mall Whe Hci Mandy, augue 16, 1982, fom 3, x f | payments; who hasn “paid their taxes wil be assessed an bleitt ey annual penalty.” But that still leaves some rmunitipalities with an problem. ; i ‘Under ii conditiong, they borro money to: operate fore ‘the first, Bik: ‘months of the year, -T ay the loans d use" -collected, tax dollars for fhe last six months,” “lh places: like Fort St. ‘Jotin and Dawson’ Creek; wit and 28: per cent of taxes outstanding: respectively,’ the’ “shortfall - may mean. earlier: ‘borrowing ' next year: “In the old days, a few'years back, ‘when “we used to get a --peturn; ‘of about .90 per cent you could plan ‘to begin. at borrowing in February or March bitt:that’s changed now," wo said Fort, Si, John’s treasurer Frank Verseef. . ... Verseef blames the downturn in the oil and gas industry in northern B.C. “] made some calls and found. that it’s really northern ’ B.C, that's getting the worst of this,” he said. At the opposite end of the scale is Trail, where Cominco — Lt,’ 's mining and smelting operations pay $11 million of the ty’ 's $16-million (ax roll, which has collected 98 per cent of | dis 1982 taxes, ‘ ~ ; In Vancouver about i4 per cent of taxes are outstanding but municipal officiald are relieved that figura isn’t larger. - Earlier, business groups had’ threa tened to withhold ” payment to protest tax increases as big as 200 per cent Hin some cases. INQUIRY ACT (R-5.B.C. 1979; Chap. 198) ROYAL COMMISSION ON ELECTORAL Notice of Public Hearing TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to the British Columbia inquiry Act, His Honour the Lievtenant- Governor in Council-has been pleased to appoint as : Commissioner the following person, namely: ; ‘ ‘Derrll T. Warren - ce Sitting as a single Commissioner. : . t- The. Commissioner shall inquire into and “con. learning the need, if, any, for amendment of he Constitution Act, In order to secure equitable and © . effective representation of the people of ail parts of : the Province In the Legislative Assembly: ‘AND THAT. in formulating the recommendations to. be contained In the report, the Commissioner shail 1. consider all matters Which may provide equitable and effective representation ‘in the Legislative Assembly, based upon, bUt:not limited - to, Population Counts 1981 Census of Canada, the geography of the Province, and the distribution of population into communities which include urban, suburban, tural and remote: 2 make his recommendations on the basis that the - ‘Legislative Assembly comprise nofewer than 57 nor . more than 71 member's; AND FURTHER THAT in formulating the - _recommendations to be contalned In tie report, the Commissioner may oH, gonsider: additiohat represtntition for existing ' electorat districis, based’ upon, Kur tb MWhHed'to} population, geographic and historical factors: =. | 2 consider the subdivision of any multiple member, ‘ ‘electoral district that. warrants Tepresentation by» more than two members; 3.. make such further recommendations ashe may deem appropriate, based upon, but not limited to, population, geogrephic and historical, factors: — AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that: Public ' hearings by the Royal Commission on Electoral Representation will be held at selected locations throughout the Province. The Public Hearings to recelve Briefs will be held during the months of July and August, 1982. ‘A public meeting will be held: - August 26, 1982 1:30p.m.-4:00p.m. |-- 5. John’s Anglican Church 459 Kinchant Sireet . _Quesnel,. B, C., ~ (covering Electoral Districts of Cariboo, Sheena, Omineca, Prince George- South)” ' August27, 1982 © 10:00-12:00 and 1:30-3:30 * St Michael's Anglican Church 7 - 1905-5thAvenve Prince George, B. Cc. i (covering Electoral Districts’ ot Prince George. ‘North, South Peace River, North Peace River, Atlin, Prince Rupert) : ; - The purpose of these meetings wil be to receive any - andall written or oral briefs dealing with the terms af reference of the Commissioner as ouflined above. or organizations intending to. appear . before the Commissioner at any of the Public Hearings are . requested to: (a): write Inimediately. to inform: the cemmatsin Admintstrator at the address below and Inform her ol such Intention, and thereafter (b) prepare a ‘wirtten Brlet to be dallvered to the Commission Administrator privy to thelr. ap- pearance before the’ Commissioner. ; The Briefs heed not be limited. to the Etecioral . District in which the Hearing Is held or covering and. - in the event the author of the Brief cannot attend the Hearing, the Brief may. be’ read by an authorized . agent or delivered only to the Commission Ad- : ministrator.: : ; There will. be an opportunity, for informai presen- ~ tations to be made before the Commissioner during _ the Public” Herings. without prior notice, being, “given. : . Burther Public Notices with respect. to the Public ci “Hearings will be Issued. In due coursa.::.-. . ' On behalfof the Commissioner: ~ HelenJ. McNiven * Commissjon Adminisirator - : 4 Royal Commission on Electoral : ‘Representation 8, 9. Box 45136, Postal Station “G"" Vancouver, B.C. V6R 4G5 . t } Telephone: mm. 3204 (Vancowisey a epee gy ge DH foe oteitiate eratgeom it as REPRESENTATION. . a i wl" t “4 AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that those. ‘persons. cee