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OTTAWA (€P) - Canada and
the United States appear’ to be
heading towards a political col-
lision.of crisis proportions.

‘Unless somebody swerves or.

steps on the. brakes soon, the
crash” could drastically trans-
form Canada’ as .nothing has
sinee:the North American War
of. 1812, :

- At issue are trade and eco-
nomic relations between the two
countries —from the U.S. point
of-view, just one front in its
campaign to force all trading
partners to play the interna-
tional business game by a new
set of US. rules.

Publicly ‘and officially, the
Canadian government is
playing it cool, insisting Canada

is indeed following the rules of.

the new game according to
Washington.

Privately, Ottawa officials
see the situation more seriously
— especially after some tough
talking this week.in Washington
that was aimed directly at Can-
ada

Unless Washington relents— ,

and there isno sign of that—the
Canadian government soon will
have the choice either of bowing
to U.S. wishes or of fighting
back,

Municipal ‘Affairs Minister Dan Campbell,

Chairman of the B.C.

government’s. Job Op-

portunities Program, displays Certificate. of Op-

Facts and figures announced
for Job Opportunity program

Provincial Municipal Affairs
Minister Dan Campbell says he
hopes jobs can, be found for
many of the 1,300 employable
persons on social assistance in
the Prince Rupert, Kitimat,
Terrace, Smithers and Burns
Lake area under the B.C.
government’s new Job Op-
portunities Program.

He said the program, under
which the government will pay
half the cost of wages for newly
created jobs between
November 1 this year and April
30, 1972, is now ready to roll,

“This program offers a
unique opportunity for everyone
in the community to tackle one
of the problem’. areas’.:of
unemployment,” che Said. £

“With the caoperatian ‘of
business firms, public’ bodies; ”
labor and. other organizations,
and individdals, many new jobs"
can be created to-put a large
number of people to sork,!!

Campbell said: the ‘program «
not only will create new jobs
and new income.for the com-
munity but. also will provide

those on social assistance. with ;.:

the opportunity to get hack-into -
the mainstream ‘of ¢ useful
employment. . °
The tinister, who is ‘chiair-
man of the British Columbia
Goverdment Job Opportunities

Committee’ has. anounced new ;

‘details of the program, «+!
He™ said. anyone ::who--is:
unemployed,...has . been: . a
resident of 'B. G., for one year,
and who has’ -been™: “Teceiving
provincial’ social ‘dssistance-
payments for three’ months or: -

individual the dignity of seeking
his own employment with the
- odds in his favour and of having

a normal relationship with his -

employer.’ :

Meantime, employers have
been urged to write to the B.C,
Government Jobs Committee at
$20 Pandora Street, Victoria, to
obtain full -details of the
program and how they can
participate.

- On the basis of information
received ‘from ‘employers, the
Committee. will keep. holders of
Certificates ‘of Opportunity
informed of- ‘jobs available in
their communities,

Campbell said there is no
Jimit on the number.of people -

e who may be employed under the ©
‘program; :-: . ft

However, he stresédd thatthe

. Jobs under the program must be

‘new jobs and not-simply unfilléd “ie

il »
jobs that are already available. ? tifleate--of Opportunity which

{We do not’ want 40 creat
{competition for, existing jebs;”
he said. “The whole program is
. Beared to create new jobs,”’ '
Employers will pay full wages.
‘or: salaries-at prevailing Tates*
and. the government. --Wwill’.
reimburse half. — including. ;.
fringe benefits costs - for

imployment under the program |
between November 1, this. year -
and April,30, 1972, ., 9

* Campbell said: that the “
“progrant will not interfere with''
any labor Agreements affecting ~
, Wages or salaries;; ~~:
_- “People employed under. this.
scheme will be covered by a all.
existing: practices. we

ah

"ante effort to create new. jab
. opportunities, hes
He. said ‘the committee. ‘has

fifeate ‘of prema which ‘eos

_ States they are eligible for-a Job’;
_ under the program...
. + “The” emphasis": in * this
. ‘program: ‘is on‘ providing ‘the.
- individual swith, an ‘opportunity.
to ‘help-himeelf,? ‘sgid:.Camp- —
- bell. “With the’ Certificate of
. Opportunity, ‘we are providing -
him with a letter of introduction.
“whieh he: takes with. him” When”
v looking. for. work.” . |
* While ather:

“our” Job" ‘Op:
. the ,

°. fobs “and

a dozen: n unleipalitien
+ NAMES
-Pré :
‘Those eligible those
Bees ‘are unemployed: y
me “receipt
; asalstatice ‘er

=: Joba thiit qualth
wider the rogram snust bene’

ot beth

ob Coportunlties:- -

In simple. terms, yielding to:

U.S. wishes would mean -dis-
mantling policies developed
during the last two decades to

make Canada a manufacturing:

country, exporting ‘processed
products rather than raw mate-

rials in order to provide a liveli-"

hood for. the fastest-growing
labor force in the industrial
world, ~

Fighting the U'S, position
would be about as bleak. It
would ‘mean inviting further
U‘S. restrictions against Cana-
dian exports of manufactured
goods, possibly opening the

- trade doors more widely | ‘to

TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B. C.

other manufactures, and falling
back ‘for a living on raw. re-
sources, |

The issues between the Nixon
and Trudeau admihistrations,

arise from the Aug. 15 ultima-

tum served by President Nixon’
on all. trading ‘partners of the

United States.

That ultimatum was designed
to reverse a situation develop-
ing for the better part of a dec-
ade whereby the United States
was
the rest of the world by spen-
ding more abroad than it. was
earning.

Blaming the situation on re-

portunity, Certifidate will be issued to persons who

qualify for employment unger the Prograyn:

available but unfilled, Other

than that provision no hard and .

fast fules have been made to
‘regulate the types of jobs that
will qualify under the program
and all proposals will be con-
sidered.

Government participation. —
The B.C. Government will
Teimburse half the wages or
‘salaries — including fringe
benefit costs — to’ employers
who provide jobs under the
program between November 1,

197i, and April 80, 1972. There .

will be a minimal cerfitication
procedure with a minimum of
red tape,

_ Wages — Prevailing area ratés
_for ‘the particular job category
“must™be paid:toe anyone em-
Ployed. under ‘the program.

eat

-, Those 0 on social assidtance are
urged: to register” for: a. Cer-

makes: ‘ther eligible, for jobs
‘the "*’ program.

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bile ot vs el bits “eet tnt ys

‘The cutworm is nota’ worm
but the larva or caterpillar of
various moths, - ;

Registration is ‘made atthe | : 7

local. office from whith they

currently receive ‘their socal 4

assistance benefits,.

Employers are. urged. to write
‘to the Hon,: Dah, Campbell,
chairman, British’ Columbia
Government: Jobs-.Committee,
. $20 Pandora : Street, . Victoria,

expressing their interest’ in “@

creating ‘new: jobs that will be

eligible ‘for the 50° per ‘cent -

doe

it

* “government participation.

- portiinity: “of ‘creating:

“Fo .
and new ‘income which: not i
* provides an économie lift for’ an J
rarea but also‘ giyes:those per-'
".. «80n8 ‘on: social: agaistance: the’
opportunity. to-get.back in .the
mainstream” ‘of wseful em-

Payment

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‘opportunity ° te help +

hana. eve ea
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AVOUT and of -having.a
rélationship with his employe

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strictions and inflated ¢ currency -
values among its trading part.
ters, the United States imposed
or proposed a series of counter: -
ing meastuires.. .

They include a {0-per-cent.

surcharge on dutiable imports, .
a tax program. to encourage
US. industry to buy American.

. and a monétary manoeuvre de-*

signed to increase the exchange.
value of other currencies;” - .-

All would have the effect of -
making it more difficult—some-
times: impossible—for’ trading ‘
partners to continue to ‘sell.
products in the U.S, market, one
of the. world’s’ biggest and.
Tichest anda vital one for Can."
ada’*s well being, :

The price of having those’ re
strictions removed, it ‘was re-
emphasized, this week, In Wash: . . .

politieal-. and...”
arrangements the United States -
regards as restricting ‘ita sales «
_to trading Partners. feo,

Since’ Aug. 15, “Canada’s offi.”
dal Feaction | has been, “Who, ¢

us???”

. ‘Statements by Canadian mir:
isters in the last six weeks havé

suggested ‘that application : of.

‘the U.S. action. to.Canada: was

” inadvertent, if: mot’ an outright --

mistake, The main‘ targets of:

the US. action were Japan and,

Mester: ‘arene.

nducttol

dian reportera app red 0

change all that.

‘Blea in Ottawa ag syiipa
-thetle to‘ Canadian problems
‘spelled out in. words of one: “‘ayl

Jeble that the United States was: a Thursday, after:

“demanding tpecific. coricessions
by ere on trade relations as |

‘part of, the price of,

: Among | tho ‘Be ‘ithe made -

ear or. suggested -strongiy, -
‘were removal of safeguards de-..
‘gigned’ to: assure ‘Canadian
fattories ‘4, ‘fair share-of North
American. ,automob!

4°. oe D

" productive action on planes and:

a and U.S.:A.-—a question of pa fighting

rman

70S. asian toa

- aver og the Canadia
mistake..

~ly's statement, “Prime Ministeg
i ‘Trudeau contimaed insisting .#
"the Cominong-that Cangida
ready had taken the.
“steps the U.S. dema

will Tift its import. sg

Elsewhere in the goverts

however, the éffitial 4

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for —

VANCOUVER ‘ (CP)—The’
British Columbia and federal
governments are seeking ways

of jointly financing a railway *.

line from - northwestern B.C.
into .the- Yukon, N.- J. “Mae-.

‘Millan, chairman and president
“of CNR, said Wednesday,

Mr. MacMillan, here for a .

‘board: meeting of CNR direc.

tors, said it was desirable to ;
extend the Pacific Great -
Eastern railway's planned line
to Dease Lake, B.C., to Watson
Lake, ¥.T..

The B.C. government-owned -
PGE is building a 420-mile rail-
way north from Fort. St. James
to Dease Lake, with completion
set for 1974. -

Provincial Resources Minis-.

SOOO es

ter Ray Williston said in Prince. .

. George Tuesday that the CNR’
would use’ the ‘Dease Lake line ..
and in-réturn ‘thé PGE. would. -
seek the useof the CNR ling .
from Prince George : to Prince. 1
> Rupert.” an
Mr, MacMiltan said’ talks: oti. o
the possible exchange. of- run- af.

‘Ring rights’ were“in progress

between Joe Broadbent, vice- 4
president.and general ‘Manager -
of the PGE, and A.'L, Peel,-'

chief of the federal transport

department’s Tallway and high-. ;
way branch, . os
’  He*said the two were also. :

“searching for ways and means
for the two governments to c0-

operate on: “some sort af joint .

financing.” .

nee!

“sratatete

ODDITIES IN THE NEWS

LEEDS, England (AP) —

It’s knees or squeeze on the .

city’s new “‘triendship” buses
and the girls are complaining.
This transport crisis came
when the city placed. public
bus seats face to face inbid to
encourage passengers to. talk
to each other.
It turned out the big talking
spoint was the ees;

yowel ber.

fe ‘Dorcthy Dyeon; ‘a five-foot-:
“two, ‘eyes-of- blue pharniaclst;”
nesvisatisaatacarsenseconsnnis

said: “One | man, in his’ 30s,
- turned away rather than rub
knees with Me; I'don't know
who was more embarrassed, "
‘A Leeds housewife had an-

other version: ."'The chap fac- =) be

‘ing-me didn’t mind rubbing.

. Knees with me, Matter of fact,

he fancied it too much," _-
’ At Leeds city halla spokes-
manexphained: “Our ainy is:

-Ercburage friendships bes

 viweel passengers! Talpinst

‘agreé that there'is not enough’

‘room he
"7,4, 4

US.;~ programs that, atiract
foreign manufacturers .
Canada, and laws that limit't

export of raw-materials such as

- lumber logs: for. marufacture ~

south of the border, -"
reasury . ‘Secretary. John *
; Cohnally ~ “reiterated. ‘the

Mr. ‘Tony Mabey;
“ BCAA; will be vin.
i SEPT. éth; --

west

‘Northern District anager { for ‘thi
“TERRACE THIS _ WEDNESDAY,”

He'll be pleased fo exptain’ the many “Benighits: of.
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