TO NeW es seen SE net oot We ea in eee RS pag” NI Utne ene eee! ata cee we Veet years Page 4, The Harald, Monday, May 7, 1979 TERRACE/KITIMAT daily herald Ganaral Office - 635-4357 Circulation - 635-6357 GEN. MANAGER - Knox Coupland EDITOR - Greg Middleton CIRCULATION. TERRACE-Rick Kirst KITIMAT OF FICE - 632-2747 Published every weekday at 3212 Kalum Street, Terrace, B.C. A member of ‘Verified Circulation. Authorized as secorid class mall. Registration number 1201, Postage pald In cash. return postage guaranteed. NOTE OF COPYRIGHT — The Herald retains fuil, complete and sole copyright In any advertisement produced and-or‘any editorial or Photographie content publishad In the Herald. Reproduction Is not permitted. Published by Sterting Publishers 635-6357 Mainstream Canada An Even Break By W. Roger Worth Finally, there is growing acceptance of the idea that Canadians who iavest in small business ventares should be given an even break by the tax- mart, So far, British Columbla and Ontario have viriually du- plicated a magnificent plan developed by Quebec, provid- ing substantial {ax incentives for people investing in small and medium-sized enterprises. Effectively, this places in- vestment in smaller venturesin the same league as the Regis- tered Retirement SavingsPlans and Registered Home Owner- ship Plans that have become se popular in recent years. In Ontario, for example, people investing $1,000 in a small business development © corporation - which in turn Roger Worth ts Director, Public Affairs, Canadian Feitergetoy af ti Independent Business will buy shares in smatl busi- . nesses with fewer than 100 em- ployees - will receive a $300 ‘> cash refund when they file * their next tax return. Hopefully, such activity will alleviate some of the prob- lems faced by independent en- trepreneurs when they attempt to raise money for expansion + projects, or for Canadians Starting new businesses. What's reatly important, ‘ though, isthe clearunderstand- Ing by three of the country’s Provincial governments that smal? business counts. In fact, the impact of ihe programs * may be as much psychological = a8 financlal, | Canadians on Sunday. Falls *to It's important to note, for example, that most new small and medium-sized businesses arefunded by the entrepreneurs themselves, their families, friends, and other individuals In local communities. But the real key to success seems to be community parti- cipation in local enterprises. Until now, many Canadians have shied away from thistype of investment, opting for ihe lax deferrals attached to RRSPs and RHOSPs, In tum, these savings have, In many cases, been Invested lin big, publicly-owned companies such as Noranda Mines, Im- perial Ol) or Bell Telephone. In addition, great chunks of ithe money have helped finance the giant skyscrapers and shop- pittg centres that dot the Cana- dian landscape, particularly in ~ our major cities, = « The reason for the policy: igfedtfients are(oréppear, more secure tha'n siilar’ investments in smaller enter- prises. Across the country, though, the entrepreneur's moncy rais- ing problems are only partially resolved. The seven provinces which have yet to jolnthe bandwagon, for example, leave both their entrepreneurs and investors at a distinct disadvantage com- pared to other Canadians. © Fostering the growthofjob producing, home-grown busi- ‘esses deserves the altention of every provincial government, Making it easier to add to our already vibrant independent- business sector should clearly be a top priority issue, Flood cleanups remain problem : By THE CANADIAN PRESS Flooding or its muddy » aftermath remained a major problem for thousands of In Quebec, officials reporte no recent precipitation and a drop in : water levels in the Gaspe region and the Oltawa Valley. In the Montreal area, more than 100 evacuees were - hoping that a predicted . of North Bay an : confer w decline in the flow of the Ottawa River Into the St. Lawrence River would occur oday. But further west, residents d other Ontario communities on the shores of Lake - Nipiasing watched helplessly as the lake level crept up to the critical mark, A police spokesman sald about 380 residents have left the Sturgeon Falls area since flooding began last week, many impeded by sight- seeing boaters. The com- munities of Lavigne and Jocko Point and the town- ships of Springer, Mac- Pherson and Caldwell also are affected, But jn Field, 40 kilometres northweat of North Bay, the water continued to recede. The area haa been deemed eligible for provincial disaster relief of more than $2 million. In Manitoba's Red River Valley, Premier Steriing Lyon flew into the southern community of Morris to th Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) personnel. The dis- cussions centred ‘on the return of the 7,000 residents evacuated in the area ex- tending from the United States horder to Winnipeg, “T think now there can be a very orderly re-entry process with primary responsibility resting with the municipalities,’ Lyon said Sunday after his return to Winnipeg, 6) Kilometres north But, he warned, ‘‘The water Is going to hang around, according to the best estimates, for some time.” Evacuees have been told not te go back to their homes until 10 daya after the flood waters have crested in their areas. Lyon said health inspections also were necessary before a return, Water levels have been dropping in communities close lo the border, However, the Red River atill ls rising as it flaws north to Ste. Agathe, St. Adolphe and Winnipeg. The peak is expected Wednesday in Winnipeg, but forecasts are that It will be below the level of the disastrous 1950 flood. In the Yukon, the 1,200 residents of Dawson Clty were mopping up the mesa that resulted when the ice- mmed Yukon River was forced over its dikes. A &0- metre section of highway leading to Whitehorse was washed out and the t) core was swamped under two metres of water. ” B19 “How many dishes does it do to the gallon?”. . oe . oa :5° RR a ef er nie cme ne LO. INTERNATIONAL SCALE Fish processing takes off - NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. (CP) — The Nickerson brothers began a smail fish- processing operation in 1935 that has grown to in- ternational scale, become one of the region’s major er.ployers, and diversified intoeverything from aircraft to ships. _ HB. Nickerson and Sons Ltd. has fish processing plants throughout the Atlantic provinces, all -of ‘which trace their origins to - the small wood-frame operation begun 44 years ago. The company harvests, processes, distributes, and ‘markets seafood and exports itaround the world, Tospeed that operation it maintains squads of marketing specialists in Canada, the U,S., Scotland, Norway, and England. _In addition to, catching, processing and dblling fish WASHINGTON (AP) — Chanting ‘No more Harris- burgs,” tens of thousands of persons rallied here Sunday to protest a growing U.S, dependence on nuclear energy, Police estimated the crowd at between 60,000 and 65,000. The demnonsiresar: assembled at the steps of the Capitol building after marching from behind the White House and up Penn- sylvania Avenue — the route taken by many protest marches against the Viet- nam war. But thia crowd — unlike those of the Vietnam daya — was relaxed. Some people brought along babies, pets and picnic baskets. “Hell, no, we won't glow,” read one Sanner held aloft in the crowd. The marchers chanted “Two, four, six, elght — we don't want to radiate’ and “No More Harrisburgs — Shut ’em all down.’” ' Callfornia Gov. Edmund Brown fiew here with actress Jane Fonda and her husband, Tom Hayden, to address the rally, the first national protest since the atomic accident at the nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island power plant near Harrisburg, Pa., dramatized the potential risks of depending on nuclear energy. The three Californians posed on the Capital stepa. Then Brown told reporters that nuclear energy would be an issue in the 1980 presidential campaign, “It already 's an issue, it was an issue inmy campaign for governor,’ Brown sald. "T don't think it's going to go away.” He is an opponent of the company builds ships, owns and operates a fleet of fishing vessels and runs an air charter service. Among its list of associate companies are National Sea Products Ltd. of Halifax; . Bluecrest Foods Ltd. of Southhamton, England; Ferguson industries Ltd. of. Pictou, N.S.; Versatile Air Services Ltd. of Sydney, ° N.S.; Delta Transport Ltd. of Sydney, N.S., and, Sydney : Engineering ‘and Drydo Co. Ltd. Tn short, the company has become a seafood giant, the largest of its kind in Canada, Harold Nickerson is president of the parent firm and his brether Jerry is chairman and. president of the Fisheries Council of Canada. . Thefishing industry, Jerry says, is one of the meat important industries in Canada and he says the fishery is the only logical base from which to build the region’s economy. “The spinoff potential of a modern integrated fishing industry has, in my opinion, been grossly un derestimated,” Jerry told a recent meeting of the Seafood and Fish Packers Association of Ontario, “The industry itself and the related industries it could support offer the best hope for the region to pull its weight economically. However, let me emphasize that in order to contribute in a major way to genuine economic prosperity in the region the industry must be modern and efficient.” The Nickersons want Ottawa to develep a domestic freezer trawler fleet, something the federal government has been re- luctant to do. The industry needs - freezer trawlers to catch a greater share of the | LEAR POWER Thousands protest energy nuclear energy while President Carter, whom he may oppose in the 1930 Democratic presidential primaries, favors the prudent development of nuclear energy as critical to meet the country's energy shortage. The protest was one of the largest street demon- strations Washington has seen since crowds of 100,000 or more used to gather, every spring and every fall In the late 1960s and the early 1970s, to protest thie U.S, role in Vietnam, The atmosphere as Sun- Violence flares at gas pumps WASHINGTON (AP) — Gasoline supplies were tight across the United States on ‘Sunday, with some gas stations closed and. others ringed by lines of anxious motorists. Bul many statiens received new May fuel shipments. In California, however, the situation worsened, with reports of vielence flaring at the pumps and some drivers waiting hours -— sometimes overnight — to get gasoline. President Carter, who visited the Loa Angeles area Saturday, said he ordered Energy Secretary James Schlesinger to ‘immediately determine the facta" of California's severe gasoline shortage and report on what new steps might be taken to alleviate the problem. California hopes to ease the crunch at the service stations through an odd-even gasoline distributlon system pinned to vehicle Ilcence plate numbers. Some countles, ivcluding Los Angeles, are expected to adopt the state government- approved plan today. Across the continent from California, the mood was al- moat carnival-like at two Boston stations, which sold gas for 25 cents a gallon for a two-hour period, The sale wes part of a promotion sponsored by radio stations H-AM and WCOZFM, . The station managers said they sold 7,500 gallons to de- lightéd motorista. The radio stations estimated their bill at more thai $4,000, The pump price had been 78.9 cents a gallon for regular and 83.0 cents: for unleaded at one of the twa service stations. The average price of all gasoline ls a little over 77 cents a gallon across the country. The U.S, gallon is four-fifths the size of the imperial gallon wed in Canada, ‘Some New Jersey drivers were also paying 25 cents — to get on and off the Garden State Parkway and fill up at toll road service stations where purchases were limited to $5. Many other stations around the state were closed Sunday to stretch limited allocations. Only an estimated 15 per cent of Los Angeles area gasoline stations opened Sunday and lines of cara formed before dawn. rapidlyexpanding -cod fishery off the Newfoundland coast, Jerry Nickerson said ’ in a recent interview, The Newfoundtand government has estimated that if properly developed the Atlantic Canadian fishery could rival the Alberta oil resource. “The government has refused to issue any licences to Canadians for trawicrs and the: cannot take full advantage of the opportunity without them.”” Such vessels would permit Canadians to stay at sea for extended periods of time, processing fish on the spot, and shipping many species back to port in smaller ships’ for immediate sale. _ The system is efficient and profitable and is one the So- viets, and others, have been using to advantage on this coast for several years. day's protest began was far more amiable and no one anticipated any of the violence that accompanied * some of the ‘‘end-thewar’’ marches. nes oratory was angry, ough, Maggie Kuhn, 73, founder of the Gray Panthers anti- nuclear group, called for members of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Com- mission ‘‘to be impeached” for misleading the public on the hazards of nuclear power, Pediatrician | Benjamin Spock told the crowd: “Today the, anti-nuclear power movement has gone national," ‘ Rally organizer Tim Massad said the crowd’ resented a broad range of opinion about nuclear power but a common denominator was a conviction there should be a moratorium on the construction of nuclear generating facilities “until nuclear planta can ba proven safe,’* . The rally's sponsors ranged from Friends of the Earth to the Association of Machinlsts. . ‘We think this march signals that American op- position to nuclear will ba a major force in the politics of the 1930s," said Donald Ross, a march co- nator, Ross, 35, a pubile service lawyer from New York City, anid the purpose of the ra was to make the future of nuclear power an issue in the 1680 presidential election. With Three Mile Igland an example, the sponsors believe that nuclear power is too and that solar wer and other alternatives ave not been explored adequately, freezer . industry - er. | Sheffor * still uncertain “GRANBY, Que. (CP) —- The rolling hills of Quebec's Eastern Townships are home to some of the moat loyal of Social Credit voters, ' but party supporterd in Shefford riding can be ex- cused if they have trouble " deciding on a candidate May 22, _ Consider the following: —Incumbent MP Gilbert Rondeau, a former Creditiste running as an independent, is in trouble with the law. Sent to prison ’ gn fraud charges, he was . released on bail only a day | before he announced his can- didacy. | . — Robert Leroux, who was tp be the official Social: Credit candidate, . has declined to run. Leroux and other executive members of the local riding association ‘are backing Rondeau. -—Murielle Audette, a Parti Quebecois activist who is new to the Social Credit party and the riding, ia the last-minute replacement chosen by party leader Fabien Roy, himself a last- minute choice, She admita her campaign is off to a late start. : It should come as little surprise that a poll by a local radio station estimated that 46 per cent of voters are undecided. | None of this should hurt the chances of Liberal candidate Jean Lapierre or Progressive Conservative Gerald Scott. The NDP and. the pro-independence Union Populaire also have entered the race in Shefford. So has the Rhinoceros party, whose candidate Lyse Dumouchet ' pledges to release all the animals from the Granby Zoo. The party platform says the rhinos should be let out first. Like most other federal ridings, Shefford has seen its boundaries shift since the 1974 general election. Wf that election had been fought under the new bound- aries, the. Liberals and Creditistes would have finished in a dead heat with about 15,000 votes each, followed: by «the. Con-:- sHer « ae PES the Commons for most of the last 47 years. 5 Rondeau, Si, became known as a solid riding man, the type who worked hard:on complaints from: :con- stituents, an MP. who didn’t " forget weddings or funerals. But in 1977 he’ was" con- vieted of tax fraud, and later was found guilty ofarsqa'and =~ conspiracy after: “fire ‘destroyed a house he owned ’ jn Bromont, Ques, 0% He resigned from ‘the Creditistes to saye’em- barrasging the party, but his legal problems wert. .not over, LE Last month, the MP began — serving a five-month jail ‘sentence after . pleading guilty — he later tried to .change his plea to not gullty of . defraudirig.....the Unemployment Insurance Commission and’ =. .the government a Canada’ ‘of mors ta few days-he was re- leased on bail pending an ap- peal, and decided -to run again. ere Rondeau blames-his legal problems on “high: finance nd subversives.”: He labels himself a ‘political prisoner” and calls for penal reform. a Party leader Roy ap- parently wanta nothing to do with Rondeau, but members of the local Social. Credit executive have remained loyal to him. . Splitting the vote will do ‘the party no good, they reason, but In the Social Credit, such choices. are . made by the party leader rather than the membership. Mrs. Audetle says she had to build an organization from scratch and has “a lot of — catching up ta do.” © «| She said she had no trouble switching to Social Credit from the PQ “because the two parties have identical positions on self- determination for proy- ces,” ; The federal Sucial Credit “isn't taking a position either .for or against sovereignty-association -°- because it's up to Quebec to decide,” she said. provides ndidacy servatives, with .6,000. votes: firthers ie igal Toon tee betimen the 9) Sad and the NDP with 1,000. © Lapierre, 24, is a former executive assistant to Public Works ‘Minister Andre Ouellet, chief Liberal organizer for Quebec. Well-groomed and smooth- talking, Lapierre boasts about "la machine rouge” — the Liberals' Red Machine — and says he has a mathematical . certainty of winning. Scott, 41, an engineer and businessman, exudes an air of quiet confidence, The Liberals are strong, Scott admits, but he argues that Shefford votes for the in- dividual candidate rather than the party. . He says he has drummed up a lot of support for the Conservatives since he began. his door-to-door ‘campaign two years ago. Lapierre and Scott both emphasize local economic issues in the riding, which encompasses dairy farms, apple orchards, light in- ’ dustry and resort country, Unemployment is near the Quebec average of about 10 per cent. For sheer tenacity, nobody comes close to Rondeau, Shefford's representative in Roy's Social Credit. party. . In several of the nelgh- boring Eastern Townships ridings, the race appears to be between the Liberals and the Creditistes, but not. in Missisquoi directly south of Shefford. There, everyone agrees that veteran Con- servatlve MP Heward Grafitey is the candidate. to beat. _ Missisquoi is the . closest thing to a Quebec stronghold the Conservatives have, Libera] candidate Gisele Noel appeared. shy and inarticulate in an interview, and she is not well known in theriding. Her campaign got off to .a slow, start, and Grafitey supporters. are suggesting that the Liberals have all but conceded the tiding. . . ; “They seem to have given it up, but 1 don't see why,” | said Grafitey, a 1976 Con- servative leadership can- didate who goes from door to door in his riding even between elections. .. ; “It was .a Liberal stronghold before I came in, and it shows something about their organization: when you challenge it, it caves in.” + Flooded town : expects help © WINNIPEG (CP) Premier Sterling Lyon flew into the almost deserted town of Morris, Man., on Sunday to discuss. with Bmergency Measures Organization (EMOQ) of- ficials plans to bring home about 7,000 people evacuated from Red River valley ¢communities, No details were released after the 2'¢-hour session, but EMO Morris spokesman Arthur Sawyer sald re-entry operations took up most of the discussion, ‘ Lyon sald In an Interview on his return to Winnipeg from the town 60 kilometres aouth that it is not safe for people to return to homes In the valley. “The water is golng to hang around, ac- cording to the best estimates, for some time,” he said. ‘I think now there can bea very orderl re-entry process with primary reaponsibility resting with. the munielpalities.” Evacuees have been told they IIkely will not be able to go home untll at least 10 days after flood waters have peaked in their area. Lyon has said a health in- spection must be done before people return to their homes. The general evacuation was ordered by the goverament April 25. . 0 Residents have been tol that all water in the cont munities. must be bolle ‘before use until the suppl} has been inspected by government health in- spectors. Hydro lines will have to be checked as weil. At the town of Emerson at ‘the North Dakota border, where the water first peaked — last Tuesday, an EMO of- ficial said Sunday that people are responding well to the request to stay away for at least a few more days... Earlier, officials in Emerson had been plagued lata at night by citizens in ~ boats anxious to get into their homes and Mayor Ralph EisBrenner ‘appeated to all evacuated citizens to stay away, Municipal officials have een told not toturn on gas in homes had * been evacuated and Mayor Jack Murray of Morria eaid all the homes are cold and damp.