“Vay-itd - By ED YUDIN Herald Staff Weiter While it's not progressing as quickly as the Terrace Community Pian, Les Watmough says the Thornhill Community. Plan is moving along smoothly. Wat- mough, whois a Thornhill spokeaman and director on the board of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine made his comments after Saturday's board meeting At the last public meeting held in the spring, Thornhill residents expressed their concerns over the dnd of services to be offered inthe future. There waa also discussion on the cost factors. Watmough says come. 94/78 fol ALMALGAMATION RAPPED Thornhill plan said now well A public meeting on the Terrace Community Plan is scheduled for Tuesday evening. The meeting will take place starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Banquet Room in the Terrace Arena. Terrace planning director John McNairnay, is urging the public to show up and expresa its MEETING ON THE TERRACE PLAN concerns and ideas on the first draft. Copies of the Terrace Community Plan will be distributed at the ArenaTuesday evening, or can be eee up in advance at the municipal office on . underway the committee is looking into those concerns among others. “We're also looking at zoning bylaws, densities that we want in the central core, and the densities we want onthe outer cores, and what whould be developed now and what should be looked at down the road,” he ex- ined. The chairman of the committee looking into. the Thornhill Community Plan is Jim Piper. Watmough serves on the committee as well. Watmough says the committee members are, with one exception, opposed to amalgamation with Terrace . He indicated the subject may be broached at the public meeting on the Terrace Community Plan Tuesday evening. 14Flavora’ BOTTLE DEPOT Beer & Pop Bottles . 4654 Lazolle Ave. a - Terrace, B.C, -Open 104.m.-6 p.m. dally except Sunday Fri, till ? p.m.. o, \.. f" 20c Volume 73 No. 1 oluma 0. a, Nail (RUPERT STEEL & SALVAGE LTD. Seal Gove Rd., Pr. Rupert 624-5639 WE BUY copper, brass, all metals, batteries, ete. Call us - open Mon. through Sat., 8 a.m.-5 Pull. We are Tuesday, September 18, 1979 - NEW MORTGAGE—TAX SCHEME - Low-middle income benefit most OTTAWA CP Finance Minister John Crosbie announced on Monday details and the Progresalve ‘Conservative of long- awaited homeowners morgage interest and property tax aesiatance plan with a new twist added to give a greater benefit to . those with low and middle incomes. “The program, to be brought in.over four years, beginning this year, offers about 3,9 milllon homeowners a federal in come tax reduction of up te $1,250 for interest paid on a mortage David Gellately, chairman of the Terrace Community ‘Services presents Mrs. Dave Maroney with a flower during the opening ceremony Environmentalists slam compromise VANCOUVER (CP) — Enovironmentalists are unhappy about a royal commission report which recommends uranium ex- ploration continue in British Columbia. The five-man commission into uranium mining in the vince released its flrat t Monday and made mine recommendations to catirikt, Thé commission sald Present methods of con- J tranium exploration @ro n0& adequate and the prove al government shou? begin enforcing ent réqulations and also Htute a dcensing system for future expreshtion. - Some represeniatives of environmental groupe at a ‘URANIUM INQUIRY news conference whigre the report was released in- dicated they opposed the inquiry’s compromise position. Dr. David Bates of the University of B.C,, chairman of the commission, said present exploration can be made more safe in B.C. Bates said the com- mission's report doesn't necessarily indicate the Inquiry’s final position on exploration because much more evidence Is to be heard at upcoming techuleal inns. “This interim report deals with only one aspect of what we've been asked to con- aider,” Batea told a news conference, “We noy have a concept of what people view, as to the problems of wranium mining in B.C.” Therehis a moratorium on wanium mining in effect in the province, with ex- ploration and drilling allowed on a limited basis. The commission, after 10’ public hearings and visits to some exploration sites, recommended: + the province institute a licensing procedure for wanium exploration; ~ B.C, prohibit the driving af exploratory shafts and adits; ~ stricter guidelines and regulations for control of exploration be introduced as part of the licensing process. Environment Minister Rafe Mair eaid in Victoria that there were no surprises in the Interim report and he thought “it would be a little more controversial.” DEATHS SAID MURDER-SUICIDE PORT SIMPSON, B.C. (C) — A police officer ap- parently shot to doath his sister and brotheri.-law, villa then turned the gun oa himuelf, RCMP said Mon- y. Police said the bodies of Constable Edward McKay, $1, and Willlam and Phyllis Alexcee, in their 50s, were found early Monday in McKay's home tn this nor- thwestern British Columbla He. McKay, a special native Indian constable, was the only pollce officer In the village. Policing dutles will be handled from nearby Prince Rupert, B.C. until a replacement is trained, RCMP said. The program to be brought in over four years beg. this year, offers about 3.3 million homeowners a federal income tax reduction of up to $1,500 by the time it is fully implemented in 1962. That reduction-calleda tax credit-will include up to $1,250 for.interest paid on a mortage and a flat $250 deduction for pr taxes, The tax credit will in- crease with the size of the mortgage but the property tax credit will be $250 regardless of amount paid. For 197), a tax t of $375 — one-quarter of the maximum tax credit — will be allowed, That conslats of $912.50 for mortgage interest payments and $2.60 for property taxes. “Next year up to $750 can be deducted from federal tax, up to $1,225 in 1981 with the full $1,500 deduction per- mitted in 1982. Provincial income taxes will not be affected by the plan unless provinces decide to take advantage of it as Saskatchewan has done. Those who have already paid off their mortgage will not be allowed to refinance their home to receive the tax credit . although they will benefit from the $250 credit for property taxes. Also, the plan will allow a tax credit for money borrowed for a major addition toa home for a renovation. Major is defined as more than $5,000. Crosbie conceded at a news conference that the program offers no direct benefit for renters ‘and nothing for those who pay no federal tax. But he said if the poor need help with shelter "then it will be done in othe ways.” Crosbie sald that using a tax credit to deliver the assistance offers . larger benefits to lowerand middle- income homeowners than the orlginal, more com- plicated Conservative proposal to deduct mortgage Interest and property taxes from taxable income. That would have given the largest benefits to those with the highest incomes. Liberal and New Democratic spokesmen welcomed the new tax credit feature but were critical of the progrem for ignoring renters. And nether Liberal finance critic Herb Gray nor NOP critle Bob Rae would say whether thelr parties would vote against the plan in the Commons. Both said it would depend on Crosbie’s willlngness to amend the proposal, The minority Conservative government has only 135 seats in the 282-seat Com- mons, seven short of a 142- seat majority. But it can survive with the help of the six Social Credit members. The Liberals have 113 seats, the NDP 26 and two seats are vacant. The new feature .n- troduced in the plan is designed to avercome the strongest objections to it — that it benefits the rich more than the poor. Under the Crosbie plan, the interest and property tax savings are lo off the amount of tax to be paid. Thus a person with a small income would have a greater percentage of tax cut than a person of high income. 8 interest deductions a year ago and made it a central feature of their May 22 election campaign. Crosbie announced details before his October budget . because the government Is about to print its income tax forms. By the time the plan is fully implemented, a homeowner paying up to $5,000 in interest would be allowed a tax credit for 25 per cent of that amount — $1,250 — which would be lop- d off whatever he owed in eral income tax. All homeowners would be alowed to deduct a flat $250 federal tax regardless of ihe amount of property tax One-quarter of the maximum tax credit will be allowed in 1070. Thix-tall be increased to one-halftn 1400. to three-quarters in 1881. -pald. Conservatives | promised the mortgage’ Establishment of a tax credit is a change from the plan originally proposed by the party. Initlally, the Conservatives had proposed deductions from taxable income for mortgage inter- est and property taxes. But that plan was more complicated than a simple tax credit — which simply involyes a bottom-line change in the calculation of income tax paid. Critics had aleo charged that the deduction: would have offered the biggest benefits to those with the highest incomes. A person with a small income would receive a smaller benefit because he is paying a per- centage of his income in taxes that i leas than that of & person with a higher in- come, “A tax credit does more for more Canadians,"’ Crosbie said in a statement. "Tt gives greater benefits to lower-income and middle- income Canadians.” Coat of the plan in the firat year is estimated at $575 mil- . lion, up substantially from the $400 million the Con- servatives had estimated during the May 22 election campaign. ‘The plan ia for use only on the’ principal residence in Canada of the taxpayer. It can be used for mortgages designed to either pay for a residence or improve it. Crogbie emphasized in his statement that the tax credit system of deducting interes rates does more for more Canadians. Three millien Canadians would get more money back from the ingume tax people with this a¥stem. Howard calls for more hype Skeena MLA Frank Howard is calling for greater publicity for the provincial government's small business aid program. Howard says the Assistance to Small Enterprise Program hasn't been getting nearly the hype it should. “] have spoken with a number of small business people in the riding recently and none of them had heard of ASEP,"Howard said, It seems to me the govern- ment would be well ad- vised to engage in a bit of advertising to make us aware of this program. As it stands now, nearly all of the funds available under ASEP have gone to other parts of the province.’’ The program grants interest. free, forgiveable loans to firms, ASEP is jointly financed by the federal and provincial govern- ments, Howard says he'll be happy to help .anyone interested in obtaining any pertinant = in- formation. Herald to participate in college course B.C.’s newly-established Open Learning Institute has embarked on & new educational venture with Terrace-Kidmat Maily Herald, ; Commencing Fridav.Sept.28, the Terrace-Kidmat Daily Herald wil run a weekly series which is linked to a PBS television series on Channel 9 to create a unique multi-media offering, Entitled ‘Connections’, the educational series deals with technology-society's attitude towards it, the ethical dilemmas it creates and its Impact on politics, economics. {obs and life-styles. “he series is authored by outstanding social ecientists and historians who explore the sources, change” eald oe Pioepects for technological nge,” said John ' e Opel Learning Institute. Peinelpal ee ' Ellis said the multi-media offering was the Open Learning Institute's first step into utllizing television and newspapers in offering a continuing education Program. ; “Tue Terrace-Kitimat Daily Herald's decision to co- operate with OLE In offering the series is a fine example of how academe and the world of the mass media can work together to satisfy educational demand,” said Ellis. Ellis said the educational series is of the highest quality but is offered as a continuing education serles is and not as a credit course. “Non-credit continuing education courses are a vital part of OLI's educational responsibilities,” he said. Co-ordinated by John G. Burke, professor of history, " University of California, Los Angeles, the series is sponsored by the Courses by Newspaper organization, centered at the University of California, San Diego. The series has three dimensions of depth. The telecasts stand above as a fioughtful look at a major problem in modern society. ‘The telecasts are sup- pilmented by the additional information in the newspaper articies. But viewers who wish to learn more can apply to the Open Learning Institute, 7671 Alderbridge Way, Richmond, B.C. V6X 1Z9 for a Viewer’s Guide which is available at a cost of §.45 to B.C, resldents. The weekly newspaper articles entitled 'Con- nections: Technology and Change" will appear each Friday) beginning Sept.26 In the Daily Herald. The 10part television PBS series “Connections”: begins September 30th at 8:00 p.m. onm Channel 9, ATT acer ar dae mm