To the Editor; -.
The local Co-op “store has
decided to upgrade its premises

in Terrace, and, with a limited -
amount of capital to carry,on a

~ project of ‘this nature, has ‘ac-

cepted the lowest bid to do the

work. While.the workers for the
successful bidder may have some
sort. of union, it is not recog-

_ Nized as.a unionized company by:

the. ‘members ‘of ' the well-
organized union. .
The_ ‘Terrace Co- -op has been

‘cent ° years,

Sheer cost drove Co- ‘op decision:

in - “business now for ‘45. years,
Starting from scratch, it. has
grown to bea respected member
of the - local - community, busi-
nesses, But its aim-has.been to

. give, service to its members and.
‘the general public rather than to.

build a monument of. wealth. [-
do not know if prices between
Prince Rupert, Kitimat.and Ter-
race have been compared in re-
but at one time
regular price comparisons were

“made and retail prices in Terrace -

GST fight still possible

To the Editor;

“In January, 1991 — a little

over a year away — the federal
government will implement a
nine percent sales tax on all
““non-essential”’ goods and ser-

vices. In B.C., when added to.

our six percent provincial sales
tax, this means a total of 15 per-
cent tax at the cash register. —
Many Canadians are feeling
ineffective and. powerless after
the Free Trade vote. The Goods

and Service Tax (GST) is one

more example of a decision that

adversely affects the average -

_ working person, and it is time
for strong and unified voices to
be raised in opposition. |

_ It seems fair that people. with
higher incomes pay higher taxes
than those with lower incomes.
The GST is a method of taxation
where every person, regardless
of income, pays an equal tax.
Low income people are paying a
higher percentage of their in-
come in tax than wealthy people.

And since women make on

_average 66 percent what men do,
this tax strongly affects women.
Brian Mulroney will pay. the

- same tax as a single mother with |

three children. At the same time,
corporations are allowed tax
loopholes.

. When asked what is going to
be taxed, government tends to
respond with a list of exemp-
tions. They do not answer
hydro, heating oil, diaphragms,
condoms, children’s - clothes,
diapers, haircuts, telephone,
stamps and postal. services,

plumbing and home repairs, °

boots and shoes, books, movie
tickets, McDonald’s, sanitary
napkins and tampons, coffins,
funeral services and much, muck

more. Although rent, prescrip--

-tion drugs, medical and dental
services and childcare are ex-
amples of exemptions, prices for
these necessities will auto-

matically go up as. the service -
providers pay taxes on supplies, ;

Pifer —

wonders may be doing the."

same throughout the eovinee,
with the tacit approval of their
idol, Mr. Vander Zalm, B.C.’s
best-known anti-abortionist.

Parting Thought: B.C,’s
Lieutenant-Governor David
Lam told the annual (Jack)
Webster Foundation dinner last
Wednesday a cute tale about

continued d trom page 4

repairs and services such as
heating and light.

The unions are saying that this.

will cause further inflation. Four
out of five women in the paid
workforce are non-unionized
workers. They are in no position
to bargain for wages that will
keep pace with inflation.

. There is also the threat of lay-
offs as consumption drops and
demand for goods and services
slows down, Layoffs tend to af-
fect women most as they often
have less job security. If jobs are
generally scarcer, women will
have a. harder time re-entering
the workforce after caring for
children.

Government admits that low-
income people will be unfairly
hit by the sales tax but offers to
compensate with a rebate. The
sales tax credit will be raised
from $70 to $100 per adult, but
according to Social Planning
and Research Council of B.C., a
nine percent tax on the bare
minimum of expenses for a
single mother (excluding movies,
recreation, outings),- would be
$151.30 in a year. This offer of a
$100 rebate is insulting.

The poverty line for a family
of three is $21,245. However,
only families with incomes of
less than $18,000 may apply for
the credit. In addition, low-
income people need money now,
not every three months, and it is
a hassle to fill. out the govern-

-ment forms,

How can our voices be heard? |
Don’t be afraid of discussions
about taxes.
basic principle of fair taxation:
taxes should be based on ability -
to pay. Encourage groups to
make statements to the govern-

-Inent. Write to the government -

personally. Visit the Women’s
Centre at 4542 Park Ave. to sign
a petition. Don’t give up!
. Mary Bowering,
Terrace Women's
Resource Centre,

his appearance ‘before an

‘elementary school. ‘class. Warit-

ing to ensuré-that they pro-
nounced Lieutenant in the
British manner, not American,
he stressed the ‘‘Left-tenant’’
way of saying it. Image his sur-
prise and delight to receive
thank-you letters from the
eight-year-olds which began:
“Deat Lef t-handed Governor”! -

‘Remember the:

were always lower. So 1]: believe,

that in the years the Co-op has

‘been serving Terrace, jit has

saved the people in this trading
area, at least $25 million. ,

Because the construction com-
pany that got ‘the go-ahead to
upgrade the store is: considered

non-union’ by the Northwest
Carpenters, the latter are con-

sidering boycotting the Co-op

cand asking other members to do
likewise. This could seriously af- -

fect the Co-op’ if enough
members of the Carpenters or
other Co-op members re-
sponded.

I am not anti-union, and | am
old enough to rememniber how
difficult conditions could be
before there were strong unions.
If the Co-op were putting up a

-new. building where the workers

could pick up their tools at 8
a.m. and lay them down at 5
p.m.; a unionized contractor
might have got the job. But with
the’ Co-op continuing to operate
regular hours, much of the work
will have to be done in the eve-

nings or on Sunday, with wages, :

time-and-a-half or double-time,
and the Co-op just couldn’t af-
ford the extra $200,000 entailed.

If: any of these unionized
carpenters went to buy a car and
one car. company offered them a

deal saving them several hun-

dred dollars, I expect that very,
very. few of them would enquire

if the people working for the car:

company were unionized.
F, Frank,
Terrace, B.C.

Bikers

bring home
the toys

“On behalf of the Roadrunner

Motorcycle Club, 1 want to
thank the many people who

helped make this year’s Seventh

‘Annual Toy Run such a great
success on Sept. 30.

For the seventh time, the Inn
of the West allowed us to take
over their-lobby and were kind
enough to host us all as well!

A great many toys and nearly
$2,000 were turned over to Cap-
tain Harker of the Salvation
Army,.due to the energy and
generosity of more than 160
motorcyclists.

To those motorcyclists we give |

our biggest “Thank You’. Our

club organizes the Toy Run, but-
without all of you, the motor- .

cyclists, bikers, riders or
whoever, it would be a very
short parade.

Special recognition has to be
made for those many riders who
joined us from Houston to

' . Prince Rupert and from Kitimat
to Stewart. They all helped us
-’ make the community aware that

the Christmas season is-coming

and it’s time to think and work -

toward a good: holiday for
everyone,
Again, thank you alll! -
Susan Kaulbeck, President,
‘Roadrunners Motorcycle
, wat ~ Club of Terrace.

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by Stephanie Wiebe a

I have a news deficiency, At
five o’clock when the television
news is on, 1’m de-boning.a
naked chicken or doing some-
thing equally disgusting with
food, The kids are restless and
noisy, Sometimes there’s a
child to pick up from after-
school sports or a friend’s

_ house. I can never watch or

listen to the news. Generally,
that’s ok, because for any ma-
jor disasters they’ll interrupt
*‘Mr. Rogers’’. By the ten.’
‘o'clock news, I’m either yawn-
ing or reading in bed. General-
ly, though, J don’t miss too
much,

But sometimes I worry about
daylight savings time.

Every spring and fall, I fret
about missing the time change.
I’ve memorized ‘‘spring for-
ward, fall back’’, so I know

which way to move the clocks, |

but when to do it? I never
know. And I wonder, does
everyone else know?

What if I miss the announce-
ment, and I’m the only one
who doesn’t know what time it
really is? Boy, would J feel
dumb. Somehow, every year
somebody remembers to tell
me, generally a few hours
before’ the actual :night-of ~
change. And every year, I
think, ‘“Whew!’’, I made it
again. Nobody found out how

‘stupid I really am.

OF MOUTH ~

presented by
College of Dental Surgeons of BC.

() WORD

_ CHILDREN’S DENTAL EMERGENCIES

It seems like everyone else
watches the news and known »
when this time change is.com- -
ing. They also know what the
weather will be like tomorrow, ..
and how the stock market is ~
doing. To me, life is always a

' surprise.

**Oh, look, dear, It’s snow:

‘ing!?? I'll say.

‘Well, of course, The

weather man predicted three |

feet by tomorrow.”

“Oh.” While the weather -

man was predicting that, I was —

- dancing with a four-year-old to

“Sharon, Lois and Bram’’ .
songs, peeling carrots during
the breaks. —
I don’t know why this is so -
important to.me, but I'd feel
totally embarrassed if I missed
the time change and was an
hour ahead of everyone else. I

always thought that after-giving —

birth, nothing could ever em-
barrass me again, but missing
this would definitely do it.
So this year, I’ve done some
research, According to the
Canadian Corpus 1989
Almanac, we move back to
Pacific Standard time on the

last Sunday of October. Got it?

Push the little hand back one
__ Bumber before you go to bed

“on October’ 28th. “You Brobably
knew that.

There’s probably a war going
on somewhere that I don’t
know about either. Sigh.

- The beginning of a new school year brings to: mind schoolyard ac-
- tivities and unfortunate Injurles to the mouth that may be sustained

from energetic play. When a dental trauma occurs as the result of an
accident, a little knowledge may prevent permanent damage to your
child’s teeth.and mouth.

Johnny falls on the school steps and bangs a front tooth, which later
turns dark. The discoloration Is an indication that the pulp, or soft in-
ner tissue, of the tooth has’ been Injured. The damaged pulp
represents a possible source of infection that should be assessed
and monitored by a dentist. Similarly, if the tooth is loosened In an
accident, immediate atiention is also required. The dentist may
recommend attaching a splint to the tooth to prevent its loss.

What if your child has a tooth knocked out by accident? If it is a per-
manent tooth, ‘there is a good chance it can be successfully
replanted if you act quickly. A clean tooth should be placed back in
the tooth socket — if it is not too painful and the child is old enough
to hold it in place — otherwise, deposit it in a container of milk. In
either case, do not clean or handle the tooth roots, and take the child
and tooth to the dentist immediately. The child should receive pro-

fessional attention within 30 minutes for best results; the prognosis, . :

if treatment is delayed beyond 2 hours, is not good.

If your child knocks a “baby” tooth out, take him or her to the dentist
as soon as possible for examination, but don’t expect the taoth ta be.
put back. Bring the tooth with you so the dentist can see if the whole
tooth came out or whether it broke Inside the gums. A space main-
tainer may be recommended to replace the tooth untit the permanent
tooth comes In, thus keeping the remaining teeth from drifting out of
place.

Injuries that result in a broken tooth should be attended to right
away. Gently clean any dirt or debris from the injured area with warm
water. Apply cold compresses or ice to the face over the Injured
{ooth to keep swelling down, and take the child immediately to the
dentist for examination. A crown or cap may be required if the
damage Is severe, but minor restorations may be made by “bonding™
plastic materlai to the tooth.

Nothing short of tocking children in thelr room will keep them com: . aa

pletely safe from oral injury. However, by teaching them to play safe-
iy on the schoolyard, whila skateboarding, bicycling or diving into
the swimming pool, you can help protect them. Discourage children
from eating hard items such as popcorn kernels, ice or nutshells.
Make sure seat belts, sports mouthguards, and approved infant

carseats are used. And if, despite your good advice, your chitd sus- if
tains oral injury, know what to do to give him or her the best chance 4

for permanent recovery. LA
Information within this column is not intended to diagnose or plan :

treatment; readers should consult their dentist for individual dental. -

care. Readers' questions aré welcome. Please write: Word af Mouth, °.-

. . College of Dental Surgeons of BC, 1128 W. 8th Ave., Vancouver, ©

8.C., V6H 3N4,

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