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Ce | CONTADLLED EDITORIAL, Break the bank It’s bad enough when you have to break into the old.piggy bank. It’s much worse when somebody else does it for you. That’s the case with city budgets over the past several years. In effect, city council has been raiding surplus monies to avoid having to raise property taxes too much. What seems like a good thing in the short term is much different in the long run. A surplus is regarded as a rainy day cushion should the city need an instant and. healthy dollop of cash to deal with any nasty surprises that may come its way. It’s much better to have the cash on hand then have to borrow and repay with interest. But city council has been drawing on that surplus to finance ongoing regular ex- penditures. Last year council took out $352,000 and in doing so reduced the sur- plus to $226,000. That’s less than the $350,000 recommended by the provincial government. This also has the effect of reducing the amount of money the city earns in interest by investing the surplus. Council has also been raiding the city’s vehicle replacement account to pay. for. $500,000 in purchases this year, including a $150,000 fire department ladder truck. By the.end of this year that account will. hold less than $400,000. All of this is fine and dandy but it goes against what should be a sound principle of governments — only spend, what you bring in. That may have meant higher tax in- creases in previous years yet the taxpayer would be protected from a nasty surprise. Then again, city spending might not have risen in the first place had council not fal- len to temptation by withdrawing from sur- plus monies devoted to emergencies. So now we have a situation where council looks tough (in this, an election year) be- cause it has slashed spending, But it was council that got itself into that situation in the first place by using money it should have kept tucked away all along, Orenda whammy Just when it looked like Orenda Forest Products has all it can handle trying to fi- nance its proposed pulp and paper mill, it gets hit with another whammy. And that’s the withdrawal of the Tsimshian Tribal Council and iis member villages from several committees and studies. All of this can be‘ traced back to land claims, specifically the B.C. supreme court. d wuegsebivad sub i it did say the provincial government has a responsibility to deal with natives when developments are proposed on unoccupied crown land. Since Orenda wants to build on crown land, the provincial government decided the company had to deal with the Haisla and the Tsimshian. | on: tbgostsitksan-Wer'suwei’en © dlaimwAdthoagbthe court trashed the claim The Tsimshian say they are withdrawing because they don’t fee] there will be guar- antees of jobs associated with the project. The underlying provision of the project is that it will be built by union labour, leav- ing open the issue of native membership in the unions. ed pichie's support — unions. and natives, Yet the NDP is also the government and some times government policy may not agree with party policy. . The ability of the government to bring all . the parties together will be one of the toughest tests it will have to face this year. Neckties wom by anchormen: eee ean Wow! HONEY | (GOT A NEW JOB... |. FOR LIFE {! ~~, 7 HEE SL Oe he bath EA) at ki Shipping premier off — overseas 1s good thing VICTORIA — Once again, I have to come to the defence of a premier going on trade mis- sions. For as long as [ can re- member, the myopic set has criticized premiers for spend- ing taxpayers money to lead trade missions to Europe and Asia. | Bill Bennett was familiar ; ith the cheap shots from a his: trade missions, So was Bill Vander Zalm. In every case I felt compelled to take their side. Now it’s Mike Har- court’s turn. During the premiet’s recent _ttip to’Asia, the Liberals were carping at every occasion, complaining about his ‘Sunket,’’ saying he should - It may have escaped the op- . . position that drumming up Neckties will tell all =-== and reporters are more riveting than some _ television. © newscasts. .To forestall my napping while they drone on about gun battles in Bosnia, Somalia, or Surrey, I scruti- nize their neckwear. . - Originally “neckties “were. called cravats, thé name given, 0. by. the French in the’ reign of Through _ Bifocals _ by Claudette Sandecki | Louis XIV to the neck scarf wom .by,the Croatian soldiers . enlisted. in the toyal. Croatian regiment, .So~ .says cyciopedia. Britannica. The French © word, ‘‘Cravate’’ means Croatian. Which is fit-' fing. My curiosity in neckties be- gan around the: time Croatia started © monopolizing | - the news. Coincidentally, CBC - Moved the evening news up to nine o’clack ‘and Peter Mans- ‘bridge shunned . diagonal stripes in favour of inkblots.. At first, because Mansbridge had just married, Wendy Mes- . ley, ] chalked up: his ‘spiffy new accessories - to: his .wife’s influence, But Mesley.dropped out of his life; his ties stayed. ; ~ I concluded his imprecise tié - - motifs have more to do with fashion trends and other world events than with personal pref- erence. Many other. CBC reporters opt for tie-dyed de- signs also, An advantage. is viewers can’t memiorize their - tle rotation so easily; they. can get by with a smaller tie war- drobe, Finance ministers and: prime ministers can afford. to stick with stripes. : I suspect Peter's tie is chosen - to harmonize with the tenor of the broadcast, “An unimagina- tive design to reporta budget; ‘En- | Washington-based _ a chaotic design for the Waco, Texas standoff, a honeycomb geometric for a research poll. Colour might denote the demeanor to be adopted by. the news Treader, Blue - sepulchral tones, telling us the Queen Mom. underwent .. throat surgery. Greenish-brown - a yawning account of the latest leadership debate. Scarlet: - alarm that another ceasefire is crumbling. _ Certainly sartorial expression emphasized two different paints of view about the latest Bosnian plan. Terry Melefsky sported a wide knockout number . fashioned peace "from a scarlet silk jockey jack- et” a ‘Yet US. Secretary of State. Warren Christopher, who an- , nounced the newest. peace proposal, wore a. narrow con- servative tie’ checkered with half-inch squares of charcoal andgrey, For months Mansbridge’s - ties have resembled ‘different sections of my Mom’s flower garden after. summer heavy rains rearranged seeds, Unless I make precise notes on each one's individuallty, catalogn- ing them is difficult — so.dif- “ficult‘it;keeps me awake until the newscast ends. Then he hosted a mock trial on the pros and cons of NAFTA. His tie looked like a kitchen linoleum sample. Mustard yellow hexagons marched over a green back- ground, Was his mind made up about NAFTA, he hoped we'd fall into line? During the same trial, a wit- ness for NAFTA’s con side wore a tie bearing a jumble of shapes and colours modelled from the contents. of my granddaughter’s toy. box. Though he , spoke firmly against NAFTA, was he ac- tually feeling ambivalent? Last week Mulroney named four senators; Peter recycled'a diagonal stripe.. Now that things ate returning to normal, could: CBC return news to the 10 p.m. time slot in the fall? If | it did, T could un-tie myself. You OKAY Yi . ‘ business in foreign markets is absolutely vital to the pro- vince’s interests. And nothing lends more clout and credibility to a trade mission, attended by business leaders, than the presence of the top " political leader. ~ On his recent trip, Harcourt was accompanied by a number of British Columbia's busi- ness, labour and academic | leaders. They visited Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and China, all of which are experiencing phenomenal economic growth. The whole Asia region has become British Columbia's second-largest export market, and Harcourt says ‘‘there is nothing but furtherop- portunities for B.C, products, talents and technology in that region? The challenge in China, he says, is to find practical ways of conducting business in a country that is adopting more of an open market economy. ‘In certain regions of the country market economies are taking over and in Guandong province particularly, the an- nual growth rate is running at: sical Siieisininformed public|_ qhatinvariably accompanied + From the Capital by Hubert Beyer Wistt wid cojild point.t6 such... growth 9 Harcourt expects the. Guandong repion to be of great interest for Canadian companies, particularly in the fields of transportation, infra- ° structure and telecommunica- tions, B.C. Hydro, he says, » will be exploring opportunities there for its first venture into — the-Chinese market. oe _ “Inall of Asia the belief that ” China will become the next. - economic superpower is evi- © dent. We in Canada must take . advantage of the opportunities while continuing to press China to live uptoits responsibilities on human - rights issues,”’ the premier | says. z . - In Japan, ‘according to Har-. | court, opportunities abound for British Columbia. Already. B.C: most important market in Asia, Japan is refocusing its development. The new direc- tion is to achieve a better qual- ity of life for workers, and that, the premier says, presents - unparalleled opportunities for British Columbia. ‘Japanese companies like Mitsui and Mitsubishi told me _of demand for better living conditions, Starting with a modern home. B.C. forest pro- ducts for construction and in- terior decoration are among the first choice for potential home buyers.’’ While in Tokyo, Harcourt helped open a ‘Good Living’ show. One of the best exhibits he saw was a display of build- ing materials, including full floor-to-ceiling construction, © closets, window and door : frames, all made with B.C. ‘ jumber. 14 per cent,’* the premier says. HEY MARTEN OL' BUDDY ? YOUR). ae .? TM “B.C. companies such as pon cable that permits a lor - Tuns will open this comin; Primex, Merritt Kitchens and; Panabode who accompanied ....,.. me understand the potential, and are moving inonthat —; growing market,’’ says Har- - court. Ce While in Japan, the premier signed an agreement with Nip- term lease of the Tod: 7" Mountain ski area near.Kam- *: loops. Work on a new skilift.~ will start this fall, and: new winter, © ~ The company has plans f6r, : - - further expansion of the ski. *' resort, including a recreation’ -' « - development with housing and a village centre. The premier warned, how- _ ever, that some obstacles to in- creased exports into.the Japa-.. nese market must be over- come. He questioned, forin- - Stance, the eight-per-cent tariff _ on B.C. spruce, pine and fir - ~ forest products, calling itan unfair tariff that precludes in-- creased salés into that market. ‘Our ability to supply more | forest products to Japan could be enhanced by reducing or eliminating this tariff,’? he - ‘says. In Hong Kong, the premier. finalized an agreement to have _ two major shipping companies to locate offices in the interna- tional maritime centre in Van- couver. He expects other com- - panies to follow. re To criticize these endeavours as a waste of money is very... short-sighted in the extreme. 1. . expect better from the public’ and certainly from the opposi- . tion. sO _ In today’s global economy, you don’t get results by sitting at home. You have to make calls. _ -” GET To DRIVE AS MUCH AS ME J}. ; oo VAs] CETUT ECON EV STE UREA AA Bee + “. . * -