PAGE A4, THE HERALD, Wednesday, August 18, 1976 EDITOR PAT O‘DONAGHY PUBLISHER GORDON W. HAMILTON NOTE OF COPYRIGHT the herald 635-6357 An Award Winning Weekly Published by Sterling Publishers Ltd. Published every Wednesday al 3212 Kalum St., Terrace, B.C. Amember of Varilied circulation. Authorized as second class mail. Registration number 1203. Pastage paid in cash, return postage guaranteed. ADVERTISING MANAGER RALPH KERMAN . The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright in any advertisement produced and ur editorial or photographic conten! published in tne Pera.d. Reproductan 18 noi * without the written permission of the Publisher. mes Bill Smiley Hasta la * vista By BILL SMILEY LL, by the time this appears in print, we'll be nearing Fall, and here I am groping around in my own backyard, not even started on my way to Paraguay. It's not that [ haven't had a tremendous response to my appeal to readers to help out with accommodation in such places as Lima and La Paz, and for someone to volunteer to fly me down. An enterprising — travel agent in Meaford, Ont. told me his Dad wanted to go to South America too, wished me well, and offered to arrange my trip down, Caroline Ngui of Windsor warned me that I] had my countries mixed up and might wind up in the former British Guiana instead of the former Dutch Guiana, with no place to stay. Quite right. The former D.G. is now Surinam, and that’s where I _- aim to ga.:Perhaps Ms, Ngui - has a ‘sister there, or an ancient aunt, whe would put me up for a night or two, But the clincher came when ald Don McCuaig, the newspaper baron of Renfrew County, challenged me to put up or shut up. He offered to share expenses, and pre- sumably he hasa plane. I had hoped to be going along with somebody younger and better looking. all, One of the federal government programs that, for the past five years, has helpe Canadians moderate the worst effects of our historical problem of seasonal unemployment has been the Local Initiatives Program (L.LP.) , LOCAL JOBS ‘ Under the Local Initiatives Program funds are granted by the federal Department of Manpower and Immigration to locai organizations to operate a short-term project which will both enhance the social, cultural, or recreational life of the community and also rovide employment for ocal residents. LLP. projects may be Sponsored by municipal governments, service clubs, community groups or private individuals. The only real restraint on the type of project which may be undertaken is that L.LP. grants may not be used in any way which will compete with private enterprise. Local Initiatives has played an important role in elping us in Skeena since its erealion and its results in » the form of communit 7 facilities from hiking trails in Terrace to a Legion Hall : in Vanderhoof —_ will ta remain with us and enhance the quality of our lives for many years to come. An equally important result of L.LP., though, is the money it has added to our local economy. Last winter alone, over $1,500,000 was received in L.L.P, wages by residents of Skeena who would otherwise have been unemployed. HIS WEEK Another thing. He says he has noex girl friends south of the border. No problem, old buddy. You can have Maria Rosa Carvalho. She's the homely one. And she’s just about your age and speed, She does dance a mean tango, or did, 30 years ago. [ can just see you two living it up in the ballrcom of one of those gilt-edged hotels off the Copacabana beach in Rio, Never fear. I'd stand behind you. With a couple of wheel- chairs, McCuaig goes on: “The way employment is going in the secondary school busi- ness, you'd never be missed -.. We can finance the trip with a travel book, Smiley. In fact, I have a title: SA After 50, (Not Sex Appeal, Smiley. South America.) You write, [' take pictures. It should sell like hotcakes.” Yeah, MeCuaig. Or cold bread pudding, more like. And -more: “One other thing, Bill, Let's wait until November. No Canadian in his right mind would leave this country now that summer is here, November, Smiley, When the leaves are gone, we're gone, right? No backing out now.” Well, Ihave a few holes to pick in that. First of all, what summer? Around here, we had summer back in May. Since then, we've heen Se BETTER PROGRAM It is with this background in mind that I recently received a letter from Manpower and Immigration Minister Robert Andras advising me that LIP. would be continued for another year, and that changes had been made in the program which would make it more helpful than ever to areas of high unemployment. My own personal desire is to see the day when government programs such as L.LP. will not. be necessary and can be done away with. But we must face the facts of life. Unemployment in Skeena last winter ran at an average rate of 17 percent. We need the money, and the jobs, that L.1.P. brings to our local economy. We also need the facilities and the improvement in the quality of our life that it helps dedicated people in our towns and villages bring about. SEPTEMBER 10 DEADLINE So I was very pleased to receive Mr. Andras’ letter, and also very pleased to see that the changes in L.LP. I and other members of the ‘Liberal, caucus had pressed for were included in this year's program. Under this winter's program, $100 millicn has en allocated for E.1.P, with a very sLrong emphasis’ on the creation of..jobs in ** high unemployment areas — areas stich as Skeena. Under these new guidelines I am hopeful ‘that the amount of funding for north- deluged by rain, badly rattled by thunder and seared skinny by lightning. When it hasn't stormed, it’s been muggy as Mozambique or colder’n a witch's tit. Campers are moving into town from their cottages. Tourists -are bundied like Laplanders. I haven't had a single swim yet, ta the disgust of the bikini brigade, whose most hilarious mo- ment of the summer is watching yours truly, white as a slug, flinch into the water and dog-paddle off for his first swim ef the year. The strawberries were rained out just before we got our supply. The raspberries are “doing poorly.” But it’s a great year for grass. The lad who cuts my lawn has barely finished the front when it's time to start on the back, Except that he can't because it's eight inches high and soaking wet. Pity the man . trying to get in all that wild” « : Tying 0 Be inn .. preferably dispésable.’ We growth of hay. About the only ray of : sunshine this summer has been the Queen, that serene and gracious lady in whose presence even President Gerald Ford, for once, didn't resemble Boris Karloff play- ing Frankenstein's creation. Ah, yes, Fma monarchist, along with, apparently, about: 90 per cent of the residents of the U.S., and ata fataTeA SS The Four-Way Test Of the things we think, say or do. is it the TRUTH? is it fair to all concerned? . Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? two or three hundred other Canadians. : I'm not saying I'd be. starry-eyed over fat, stupid George the Third, or fat, smart Henry the Bighth, I'm just saying that [ think it’s essential to have a symbol that is above and beyond the petty squabbling of politi- cians, the- bullying of big unions, and the arrogance of civil servants. See how you got me side- tracked, McCuaig, with your Nonsense abaut summer in Canada, Allright, back to business. You fly; I'll navigate. I'm pretty good at it. Only bad spot might be flying across water, jungles and moun- tains. My navigation gets a bit shaky if I don’t have a railway line to follow. By the way, [ thought I'd take my two grandsons along to see their Uncle Hugh. So . when you're fuelling up, lay ina large stock of diapers, © could blaze a new trail right across the Andes. . One last thing. I can't wait until November, If I wasn't there, calm and collected, the day after Labor Day, the members of my English department, without their leader, would be as bereft and lost as the Children of Israel without Moses, Hasta fa vista! ©The Argyle Syndicate Ltd. lona Campagnolo, “western B.C. will be in- ereased over last year’s very substantial figure. This, of course, will largely depend on the nature and quality of projects sub- _ mitted by the people of our area, I have also been advised that work is being done towards the early im- plementation of a “‘year- round” L.I.P. program. This would provide funding on a more continuous basis for parts of Canada which have a high rate of unem- ployment not just in the winter, but all year round. Again — and I must add, unfortunately -- Skeena will likely fit this category at least until the forest and. M.P. mining industries recover from their current depressed state. The deadline for LIP. applications to be submitted for this winter's program is midnight, Friday, Sep- tember 10. Application forms may be picked up at your nearest Canada Manpower Centre, or by writing to my office in Ot- tawa. (Write'to me-care of House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0X2. No postage is required). Tf you have an idea for a project, and feel that it may qualify, then by all means apply. Help us use the local initiatives of the People of the northwest, and help us improve our communities. Skeena Valley Fall Fair Skeena Valley Fall Fair will be held Saturday, September 4 at Lions Park in Thornhill starting at 1 p.m. ; There wili be displays and judging of flowers, fruit and vegetables, home canning, home baking and produce, homemade wines, fancy work, handicrafts and photography. There will also be a. children’s section with children's baking, wild flower arrangements, poster. and arts and crafts work, There will also be a. children’s pet show. — A livestock show will be held including poultry and waterfowl, goats, swine, | rabbits and beef as well as dairy cattle, There will be a greased . pole contest at 3 p.m, The Parade of Champions and awarding af livestock {rophies will be held at 4:30 Mm. P The presentation of horticultural trophies will be held at 6 p.m. An auction - of produce and small livestock will take place at? . p.m. - 4 : Moon Facts . ; The moon Is actually a gigantic stone In the sky. It's an airless, , waterless sphere of jawerlng mountain ranges, craters and plains. The moon rotates araund the earth always keeping its far side hidden from our sight. It has a diameter one-quarter tha size of the earth and Is only 298,000 miles fram our planet, a a ee a This is a section of Bear Pass on the Nass River road to Stewart. Beneath the glacier can be seen the stream formed by melting snow. Land vehicles harrass wildlife The following is one of a series of articles designed to inform the recreational public of some of the rules and regulations under which we must act, and some of the sometimes unknown risks taken by those who may not be familiar with or concerned with the law, as explained by Doug Adolph, a Conservation Officer with the B.C. Fish and Wildlife Branch. ; . The Statute... . Section 4 (1) .(e) of the All Terrhin Vehicles Act slates - that: : “No person shall operate anall-terrain vehicle in such a manner as to drive, harrass, chase, run-over, injure or kill any wildlife, or domestic animal.” The Incident It wasn’t by coincidence that Game Warden Lawson happened to be flying over Ranch Fence Lake, the day that the smoke and sleam could be seen rising from an up-ended snowmobile. The particular area was well known as an animal crossing area, especially, migrating caribou heading for their traditional win- tering grounds. G.W. had heard reports snowmobilers that some were beginning to filter into that area. Lawson asked the pilot to land as close as possible to the person around the, machine staggering without actually landing on the man that looked suspiciously like his old friend Oscar McFoisy. Sure enough, there was 4 Oscar with a painful look on ‘he would -have felt less ‘embarrassed if he had been ‘Scaught robbing a church. Upon questioning, the gruesome facts were revealed. Oscar had spotted -a Jone caribou crossing the lake. As he raced towards the animal at speeds just approaching the speed of sound, the caribou in its graceful attempt lo escape was able to clear a snow cavered log fence seconds before McFoisy even saw the obstacle. It was said that when Oscar left the seat of his snowmobile he reached an altitude of approximately 35 feet before coming to rest on his collarbone. Would you like to meet your Member of Parliament? The Skeena Constituency is giving a lawn party on August 21 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Skoglund, 5106 High-. way 16 West. Ray will be showing some of his justiy famous movies. Tea and coffee and con- versation with Iona Cam- Meet your MP pagnolo in an informal atmosphere will be the order of the day. The hours will be from 3 to 5 p.m, and in the evening from 8 to 10 p.m. to give everyone an opportunity to attend. Everyone in Skeena con- stituency is invited to at- tend. There is no charge and rain or shine the party will be on Saturday Canada Pension Plan questions and answers (Q) | became 65 in Decem- ber, 1975, but have been ~ retired since June, 1975, Will 1 be eligible far a retirement pension the month follow. ing my retirement? 1 have not applied for a retirement pension as of taday. (A) Neither, Prior to age: 70, a retirement pension is payable on the month fol- lowing the month you apply,” For a person over 70, it would be payable, upon ap- plication, the month follow- ing your 70th birthday but cauld not be: paid retrouc-. tively for more than twelve months, {Q) 1 have recently come to Canada to live and wish to know if | must register with the Canada Pension Plan in order to receive ben- efits from it in the future, (A) No, you do not have to register with the Canada Pension Plan, but you should ensure that you obtain a social insurinee number, which may be done through your employer, Health and Welfare Canada, or the Un- employment Insurance Com- mission. The amount af your earnings and contributions to the Canada Pension Plan are recorded by your social insurance number and sur- . name, : (Q) 1 am presently seceiv- ing a-disabillty pension and wish to know if 1 have to apply for my retirement. pension prior te age 65 as | understand the disability ceases af that time. (A) No. When you are ac- | tually receiving a disabilily . pension, it isnot necessary : to apply for a retirement . pension at that time, as your _ disability pension: is -auto- matically replaced by 4 re- . the - tirement. pension on month following your 65th birthday. : ‘The Adjudication Shortly alter the nalural process of healing set in, oor Oscar painfully istened as the judge relieved him of $400 for harrassing animals with an All Terrain Vehicle, . The judge patiently pointed out that in winter all animals are especially Susceptible to injury, miscarriage and generally poor health as a result of heavy, snows, the unavailability of food 7 tremendous heat losses, predation and stress. Most animals ‘are unable somelimes to cope with one or several of those deter- mining. factors. There was no question in the minds 0 f any of those present in the court room tha t harrassment by people was nol a_ positive protection objective! so MeFoisy, it's just not worth it! a OTTAWA and Small Business | Risk must he recompensed By KENNETH McDONALD According to Funk and Wagnall’s dictionary, an entrepreneur is “one who undertakes to start and conduct an enterprise or business, usually aysuming full control and risk.” In other words, a self-starter: © someone who makes things happen. Entrepreneurs can be found in government, in big and in small business. They're needed every: where, but Canada, especially, needs them in smail business. In a com- munity of 1,800 people, three or four entrepre- neurs can make the difference between depen- dency and prosperity. The businesses they start and . the jobs they create are like widening ripples in a pool. Their successes will inspire athers to emulate them. ‘ean What they have in com- mon is an attitude, Behind their driving foree is the personal conviction of success. But entrepre- neurial qualities can also be acquired, Students may develop ideas from sum- mer work with small firms, Regular employees of small firms are themselves a natural source of such qualities. Entrepreneurial courses should be part both of formal education and - of government -re- training schemes. Entrepreneurs may get Started for negative reasons, too, such as plant closure or being passed over for promotion, Job allenation and the absence of a sense of achievement will aiten motivate people toward independence, However, though money is by no means the dominant motive, the survival of new ehterprises requires an adequate cash flow in return for the investment and the risks assumed. The individual is the key. If he can get 10 per cent. risk-free, fram Cana- da Savings Bonds, he must recover more than that irom a business fo make up for risking everything he has. Moreover, public policies must be directed toward removing barriers to the formation of new enterprises. particularly the lack of manpower availability as a result of inadequale national ap- prenticeship programs. eee In its representations to federal and provincial governments, The Cana- dian Federation of Inde- pendent Business ‘has made specific recommen- dations stressing the need for: incentives to ‘indivi- duals rather than to banks, venture capital companies and other institutions. aoe Entrepreneurship is an affair of the community, matching. men with experience and capital to the newcomers. Almost wildlife don't be an Oscar oie every community has a’ small. inconspicuous group of local businessmen and professionals who back local ventures, “often in real estate. These groups are the natural channel for creating new enter- prises. All are motivated to succeed because they're risking their own money, That's the -secret. It's a local, _self-generating process,