Forestry
education
outlined

William Hayes, the
Liberal candidate for
Skeena, has put forward
an idea to develop a
forestry education pro-
gram to help develop a
sense of value for our

forests.
In letters to the Forest
Service, the School

Board and the Terrace
District Teachers Asso-
ciation, Hayes proposed
to create a hands-on pro-
gram that would have
the students study
forests, plant trees and
learn about silvicultural
practices. ,

“We once thought
that our forests were
unlimited and we prac-
ticed only one form of
silviculture — clearcut-
ting. That mentality is
quickly coming to an
end, and we must look to
a future in which forests
are part of a cycle of
renewal. Since children
are the future, the value
of our forests must be
developed through
them,’’ Hayes stated. ‘‘I
believe an effective pro-
gram could be developed
with a minimum of costs
and the return for such
an investment would be
very high.’’

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Bill Hayes, in preparation for the upcoming provincial election, has participated in
numerous social activities In the northwest. In this way the Liberal candidate hopes that
he and his family can get arqund to meet people and to enjoy the many options that this
afea has to offer.

Political battle lies ahead

As the Liberal can-
didate for Skeena; I
know I have a tremen-
dous battle ahead of me,
but I believe the

variables are there for a

Liberal breakthrough.

Skeena is the only
home I have ever known.
It has provided for
myself and my family
with the advantages of
civilization and _ the
bounty of a wilderness
setting. It is a combina-
tion that I have always
and will always promote,
whether I am Skeena’s
MLA or continue my ac-
tivity within the com-
munity,

I grew up on moose
and fish and believe that
our natural endowment
must not only be pre-
served but enhanced. I
remember when the
ooligan used to run thick
in the Kitimat River; so
thick that they were like
a black ribbon in the
river. As a child my
playground was amongst
giant trees, on Douglas
Channel catching fish
and crab; my children
see giant stumps and
wonder,

Our natural resources
are being depleted; there
are too many people
competing for limited
trees and fish. 1 believe
the resource must come
first and from that our
economic viability will
come from our entre-
preneurial minds, not
from resource exploita-
tion and environmental
blackmail where specu-
lators say, we will give

you jobs, but your
environment must be
sacrificed. r

What are our future
economic possibilities? I
believe, and in my own
life, try to combine
entrepreneurship with
ecology, nature with cul-
ture, and have spent the
majority of my life learn-
ing and trying to instill
those values in children.

As a naturalist and en-
trepreneur.I have found
that a traditional family
farm has provided my-
self and my family with a
quality of living which is
unsurpassed. It is a
business but, more im-
portantly, it is a way of
living. It is hard work,
but it is working together
as a family in which the
work is tremendously
satisfying. Where else
can a six-year-old boy try
out his entrepreneurial
skills by picking his own
strawberries, determin-
ing a selling price and
selling his berries.

I realize that entre-

preneurship and self suf-
ficient living is not for
all, but I firmly believe
that with the possibilities
in silviculture, aquacul-
ture and agriculture, this
way of living can provide
opportunity for thou-
sands of people.

We have the agri-
cultural land, we have
the forests, we have our
rivers and oceans, but do
we have the will to devel-
Op a rural economy?

As your MLA, I be-
lieve it will be my duty to
provide the parameters
for people to realize op-
portunities. We can do
that with legislation that
allows people the right to
use the land, providing
they are responsible.

‘How many people
would accept the chal-
lenge, I don’t know.

I do know that it is a
dream which my family
and I have realized, and
as the Liberal candidate
for Skeena, I appreciate
the opportunity to share
my ideas.

Liberals.

dian Municipalities.

Top professional
sent to northwest

Doreen Lawson, the Liberal party's top pro-
fessional organizer, will spend a week in the
Northwest to help reinforce local organizations.

With William Hayes as their candidate in
Skeena and with a good organization, the B.C.
Liberal party believes Skeena is winnable for the

Lawson is the executive director of the Liberal
Party, is a national renowned politician, and is
the former president of the Federation of Cana-

Beyer

Terrace Review
Victoria Correspondent |

Only small business -
can tackle jobless rate

For some time now, my desk has been flooded with
press releases from the federal Department of
Regional Industrial Expansion.

The press releases inform me which British Colum-
bia companies have received grants or loans under
the department’s Regional Development Program.

Often the money will result in only a few new jobs
which may sound rather trivial at first glance, not
worth the effort or the investment. But I beg to dif-
fer.

Mega-projects provide a lot of jobs for a limited
time, but the answer to British Columbia’s chronic
unemployment problem lies with small business, par-
ticularly in the manufacturing sector.

Expo 86 has been a formidable employer, but
when it closes its doors in October, a lot of people
will be out of work again.

Hydro-electric dams, such as the proposed Site C
project in the Peace River area or the Revelstoke
dam, employ thousands during the construction
stage, but once completed and in operation, they pro-.
vide relatively few full-time jobs.

Small business is and will remain British Colum-
bia’s major employer. It. is the companies with
anywhere from two or three to a few hundred
employees that fund most of the payroll of our
workers,

It stands to reason, therefore, that an effective at-
tack on unemployment will have to involve the small
business sector. And that’s where the Regional
Development Program shouldn’t be underestimated.
Consider just a few recent examples:

Ardew Wood Products Ltd. of Merritt, a wood
manufacturer, received a $100,000 grant to expand
its production of specialty metric lumber products.
Ardew has been manufacturing specialty metric
lumber products for the Japanese and Australian
markets and for domestic remanufacturing markets
for many years.

The $100,000 will help install a new log line for
processing small lodge pole pine with a diameter as
small as two inches at the top. That’s the kind of
stuff standard mills consider waste. The end product
will go to B.C, furniture manufacturers. The new in-
stallation, expected to cost a total of $570,000, will
provide 20 full-time jobs. Not too shabby for a
$100,000 investment by the Canadian taxpayers. A
Vancouver company, Dynapro Systems Inc., receiv-
ed a $490,000 loan from the Regional Development
Program to develop a new ‘‘interactive graphic con-
trol and monitoring station.’’

In plain English, that’s a system of computer hard-
ware and software which will monitor and control
manufacturing processes.

Total cost of the project is estimated at $1.8
million, And even though it will create only three new
jobs, it will help diversify B.C. industry.

Move over Schweppes and Canada Dry. Silvan
Natural Springs Corp. of Vancouver will build a new
plant in Langley to produce bottled spring water and
other carbonated a flavored water products for ex-
port to the U.S. market.

The cost of setting up the new production facility,
is about $475,000. For a good start, the federal
government chipped in $50,000. When completed,
the plant will provide 17 new jobs.

Alpha Technologies Ltd. of Burnaby got $83,000
to help develop two new high frequency switchmode
equipment. Apparently, telephone companies and
telecommunications equipment suppliers are clamor-
ing for the stuff.

The $250,000 project is expected to create three
new jobs in research and development and about 30

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