a Page 2, The Herald, Friday, May 21, 1982 ' * Pulibied Tor nweekday al- 3910 , Kalu (Street, ro Ce: “by Stefling : Publishers’ Ltd. “ Brian Grego - : os oh a ‘Advertising Sales: Terrace — David Hamilton . Staff Writers- Photographers: ; Sports: a ‘Don Schaffer - Mike Howlett Reception-Classified: Caralyn Gibson ‘ ‘Circulation: MariaTaylor | a ; | |. NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT ‘ The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright in any advertisement produced and-or any editorlal’ or photographic: content published In the Herald. . | Reproduction is not permitied without thé written ’ permission of the. Publisher. | es a Lt - Letters to . the Editor “Quick reunion | : to the Editor: As Quick Elementary’ ‘School marks its aath anniversary ‘+we would like to invite all former students, teachers, parents, friends and associates to attend the celebrations to. be held May 21 and. 22, 1 Present students are preparing a concert to be staged at. :30 p.m. in the Round Lake Hall on Friday, May 21. Ati bm. Saturday, May 22, everyone is invited to an informal . thering at Quick School for novelty races, games, etc. A tluck s r is.tq be held at 5:30 .p.m. and’ official-: remoni Kathy Visser (846- 5866). a . ; “Very truly yours, Sharon R. Kerr - for Quck School | School | thane 1p the Editor, ‘The Copper Mounitain Parent Teacher Liason Committee would like to extend their sincere thanks and appreciation © to the: following’ for their. generous. donations and con- tributions to the school’s annual Pot. Luck. Supper and - raffle: - Bert's Delicatessan; Co-op Bakery, Copperside Store, Daily Herald, Dairy Queen, Department of Parks. and Recreation, Flowers.a la Carte, Helen Haselmeyer, »- Ivor Johnson Contracting, -mart, Lakelse Pharmacy, ‘Northland ‘ Delicatessen, Qverwaltea, Price Busters; Safeway, Sears, ‘Sight. and Sound, Terrace Co-op, Terrace Drugs, Terrace Furniture Center, Thornhill Groceries, : Toteni Gulf, Woalworth's and You're. Special Ladies Wear! eee meen Sincerely, - vy: oe Bs ~-Garol Back re ‘Secretary “Cancer fight - To ‘the Editor, ! The Terrace Unit of the Cancer Soelaty has received ‘a -Ibtter- from the northern ‘district, office requesting support | _ for the establishment of a Regional Cancer Centre in Prince: - George. Other sites being considered by-the Cancer Control ; ency of B.C, are, Kamloops and Kelowna. © This centre ould havea: full-timé radiation centre, chemotherapy unit, - . ncer hospital and outpatients facility. A. lodge for out of ’ thwn patlents would be considered... . ~ , | We feel the.citizens of Terrace and the surrounding area Should be ‘aware of the: proposed centre. Should anyone ; Tishiosnd letters of Support the address | a | -Mt. Ken Ball, Administrator. ~ ; po Regional Djstrict of Fraser Fort George Pres, ‘Terrace Unjt of thet Cancer Society pdt “7 HOx 762 rn ‘ asi Scott Avenue Terrace » “~~ aie ¥ = . ~ Letters Welcome ‘ Heratd. welcomes iis readers comments, AN? letters {6 the. edifor of general public interest-will be: ~ vance of desired: ‘publication data. We do, however, . -retaln dhe right toi refuse to print letters on grounds. | {Of possibile bibel-or bad ‘taste. We may, also edit - - ‘| | teiters toe style and lengih. AH letters to be con- |. sidered fdr-publication must be signed. {1 Is im- * posiible to print a letter submitted within 24 4 hours . - Of desired publication date. a ok “oe . ‘ . ad ne tere TP at ae Re aliy MAT 7 ‘ald : ~ regulations’ and their spending, Will Wa*at: Mp, PC sees Beaty aback vey yk ‘For further information. call Sharon Kerr (846-5412) or * . Salary increases in-the battle against -inflation, says a’ Anniversary Committee. -_ours?’? asked: the WOMAN: who. preferred .to - anonymous.: ” Omineca .- Building - ‘Supplies,----¥ “19173rd Avenue. : “Prince George, BC: , te “During the first quarier’ £2982, ¥ higher: We: cannol see pany hope for: an mn economlé turnaround ‘sin 1982." mG: . . , -Ptlited, They shouid be submitted 43 hours In-ad: . | ; “ployees. 2. oO "Conceivably, the. total figure’, “(this summer) ‘could ast rs he ie i " f | . 9 Man ufacturers want guid eines EDMONTON (CP). — Governments should bring ti “guidelines or restraints to curb the growth of public service, salarlés, says: Jean-Jacques ' “Gagnon, ’ chaitman f. Canada Manufatiurers’. Association..«: Public, service salaries should’ Tot. risé in. locketep with vit ead Aden Gagnon, said’ he’ sation that manifacttirers feel It is time the public: seclor. fell somé of: the. pain’ ‘of the economic conditions. ‘You an't go otin this country: with a largé public sector: : getting the benefit of substantial: increases dn wages, haying. indexed. pensions. arid security. of employment while the ; private sector is taking all the brunt,” Gagnon said. ‘The role of governments in the economy must be reduced: if. - which it {s trapped, he said. .. Gagnon, a senlor yice-president of the Aluminum Co. of. -_ ” Canada Ltd., said the private sector is bearing the brunt of . the: recession and. governments ‘should look to’ paring © “All through Canada the presence of the ‘public sector i in Le " the- field of manufac ring in terms of: interventions is _. considérable and over and above this, the size of the public » . Sector... oa is 50 considerable that it fuels-up the whole ‘the he iene Price Index, he said, ome - the country i is to pull itself from the: economic. mire in a process of Lg! he anid, - Ste impecative that governments | look at this matter of: willingness ioface the ‘reat worl “happened. here i in. ‘Canada’ the’ labor “the problem-is serious." | - _| Some. Amerlean workers. ave granted. clngessions cn “keep costs. down. -and help keep Canada’ ‘compeiitive in: world markets. _He offered: some solutions to the problems ‘facing the " economy. Government, industry and workers must. work ~ .bogether to improve efficiency. The investment climate must be made | more encouraging for. investment and risk- taking. : A Finally, whatis needed is “g work farce ihat is perhaps less, embitioas about what it expects to get in the future. " “Recession to cause pain | 2 oe - EDMONTON (CP) ~ * Canada is in the. mést ‘serious. economic recession in 50 years and Canadians will not - " escape without some pain, a bank executive warned -* Thursday; : a “Turning things around is ‘going to be slow and painful, ” said Roland Frazee, chairman and chief executive officer of the Royal Bank of Canada. -“There is no quick fix,” he told the Rotary. ‘Gub.” “The current recession was caused by a complex ‘in- terplay of factors, ‘Canadian and international, acting over” a number of years. These will take time to reverse and we are going-to have to pay the price.” : It-is “misleading and dangerous” to propose changing : monetary policies as a way of lowering interest rates i in the . short term, Frazee said. “To put it bluntly, the problem. with Canuida’ 8 ‘monétary policy is not what Gerald Bouey is “doing; the problem i is --What everyone else is not doing. — particularly in fiscal policy, in foreign | investment Policy and i in wage and salary settlements.” ; Frazee proposed several measures to"put Canada on the . road to economit recovery... .°~ Canada needs immediate voluntary wage and salary guidelines, rather than government ‘controls, he said. Tf they were combined with dedication to’ reducing government-pverspending and an improved welcome for longer-term foreign Investment, flows, Canadians “can * ‘Michael Warren- ‘and Prime Minister Trudeau to pass up - disgruntled public servant from Halifax. “But how are they going to fight inflation re limiting remain Although Trudeau has. repeatedly’ called for controls, his : ‘office is unable to say how much would be trimmed from: . the federal payroll that-was slightly’, under: ‘the’ $5 billion mark — for full-time employees — in 1981. The federal statistics show public. sector wage controls . would likely-have: only limited impact on inflation. More. than 166,775 persons — or. 81 per- “cent of the ‘government's. 197,200 full-time employees — made less than $20,000 in 1981. About 65 per.cent made’ less than $25,000. ‘making. $50,000 or. more — including his #120, 400 pey. Package — be frozen. . People. making. $25, 00..to.. ‘$50,000 would te fimited to.. raises. of seven per cent. Those earning less than $16,000 would get increases pegged to the rate of inflation. * Warren said this week he will provide “leadership” by forgoing his annual - ‘increase. - He. makes an estimated... $100,000 a year.- The ‘Halifax woman says she ‘ is angered by y politicians ; portraying federal employees as “fat cats,” then calling for” ~ public-sector wage controls. _After_12 years with. the. federal government, the woman,_. who works as a clerks’ supervisor, makes slightly more: than $20,000 a year. Her husband, who works as a. govern=~ “iment clerk, “makes less than $15, 00. . "Foeeny yom . VANCOUVER (CP) Layoffs i in the B.C. forest industry could double to more than 20,000, ‘indugtry. spokesman Don ‘Saunders warned Thursday after lumber. union negotiators formally: rejected the industry's request for - deferral of ° their June wage increase. co ' Saunders, chairman and chief executivecofficer of Forest "Industrial Relations’ which. .pepresents 108. ‘coastal forest ” “firms, said’ he was. digappointed by. : the International , ~ Woodworkers of America’s decision.) 00° 7 “The consequence is, that. there will be. anany operations .. ao agreed: with: us when we: said awage | ‘deferril ‘from the scheduled 13-per-cent t increase)’ os he sald. “In our . Which: are unablé’ to “handle the increased costs (arising ° view, . layoffs: could double.” * ” Saunders - “painted: a ‘bleak. ‘future. ‘for: B.C? a “inajor in: “dustry, already devastated by: ‘sl mpi markets and u “” precedented.| losses; : ’ ihére wash company that generated a.profit;-he said: “And we beli¢ve- losses inthe second; third and fourth quariers' will likely be be” ° Saunders said icbiresn:t0;00 ind: 12; 000 workers: ‘are. ‘Gurrenily: laid off. in .the forest ‘industry; -cbunting . TWA |. members; pulp. and paper, workers, and ‘non-union’ ‘em: surpass 20,000. Looking at the facts as we. know them today,. . - it's a very distinct: possibility,” lly u ‘ He said most jobs might havé-been saved if the: pay ‘hike a = ‘had beeit postponed; bul admitted the companies | had of- t one public "* boos ; ‘demonstrate to ourselves and others that the situation Is. far from hopeless,”" he said. “One in 10 Canadians who want to work can't find a: job. 7 Unless we ‘get wage and salary inflation unider control, that figure i is going: to increase.” _ Workers in the United States have recognized the need for job security, he said. “Some of the toughest and most confrontational labor and management groups in U.S. industry: have. written new contracts, or rewritten old ones, to put the. emphasis on job security. ‘Wage and salary in increases in Canada now are running anywhere from _ 50 to 100 per cent higher than i in 1 the United : States. " “If these patterns are allowed to ‘persist, they will sharply _ ;Worsen our already severely. depressed economic climate, “certainly. delay the beginning of recovery and certainly. diminish the benefits of that recovery,” Frazee said, _ He said wage settlements that come anywhere close to - the rate of inflation only keep-inflation high: He proposed a - wage increase limit of seven per cent this year and even less next year, Among the “self-inflicted wounds” that. are- causing - economic pain in Canada.is government overspending, he — . said. He suggested that those governments with deficits _ freeze public sector wages, cost of living increases, or both. . ~ Workers pained. by limits... OTTAWA.(CE) — 1's 6 easy for Canada Post President, . ~ Stddied! ‘witit'a it ‘mortgage and the cost of bringing i ip tio" ‘children, wage controls.are “disgusting,” she charged. - -- The Publi Service Commission’s annual report for 1981 _ shows. neatly : ‘2,000 federal employees made Jess (than. $10,000 — before taxes. _ - while. 26,350 earned: “hetween ‘$10,000 and $14,999... - The largest group ‘of federal employees - _ - $7,140 = “took home between $15,000 ‘and $19,999 while - 42,880 pocketed between $20,000 and $24,999... ’ Another 43,000 were paid: between $25,000 and $34,999. ~ Al the other end of the scale, 12 per cent or r 22, 800 senior persondel made $35,000 or more with only 2,500 in the. . $50,000-and-over Tange —. the government's highest bracket. - :, Indications are growing thatg decision toi impase controls _ May be imminent. ; Trudeau -has. suggested salaries .of public’ servants a ‘Ina ‘strong’ attack on unions early last week, Treasury :- , Board President Don Johnston sdid they have grown too. strong. He said keeping. Wages’ down’ in. the private and public sectors will determine whether inflation is beaten, “There isno other issue that comes close to touching this - _in importance,’ he told a group of businessmen in Toronto.: - Trudeau took that one step fulther Friday when he said ... .the government — which has been trying without success to ° get the premiers to establish: wage control programs — might act alone. and restrain federal salaries. On Monday, the Business Council on National ‘Issues — made up Of same ofthe country's top business leaders — , reinforced his views by calling for stringent wage guides for all workers to help beat infla tion. = ak of he Lectin sector: with some pretty eritical eyes. eae have begun.to” : “show f some’ ‘amount ‘of understanding and: recognition that aa “committee meetings are in-camera: | _ “Sn Canada we ‘tieed this kind of situation to develop. ”, ~ Gagnon said that kind. of restraint will hold down inflation oT hornhill View esis _Sandecki’ 8 Slant... 7 May: 18 was a ‘day ‘of revelations, a fe ” Atthe evening. board. meeting, the- secretary:h stated I haveno right | to se minutes af closed meg Bs hel . ‘His statement was. accorded board. ‘aséent ‘hy. bx mute trustees, while the ‘audience tittered In’ amazem If the ‘secretary-treasurer’s: statement waa true, it would ean 1 could: not read the minutes ,of. any. committee meeting held before, Nov.” 18, 1981, since. |n: District.23, All. . Quite iunlike- other” districts in'B.C., and contrary to the advice of Campney and. “Murphy, legal advlaors to B.C, sehool boards.” ee . The statement was even more confounding In Vight of the fact that immediately upon my election, the superintendent invited me to stop in any time. to read the minutes : ‘of education committee meetings held In the years previous to my election. Clearly the superintendent and the secrotary-treasurer ‘ cannot both be correct; thelr statements are contradictory. ‘The B.C. School Trustees Association has offered toseck = for mea written legal opinion from their lawyers, Campney - ard Murphy. : ‘Talso- learned: that the Meanskinisht Village Historical - Association of Cedarvaie is willing to wait five years, ac- cording to the secretary-treasurer, before they are granted - some form of long-term claim on the old Cedarvale school to be.used ‘as-.a. museum. ~ However, it was. my .un- *. ““deratdnding that the Association wished to expedite final arrangements 60 they could establish their museum and list . it in next year’s tourlst guides. ‘The property is a long narrow piece extending from the. - river at the leve] end where the building is, rising ; almoat_ one quarter -of-a mile to Highway 16. ‘The school end is “serviced by a gravel'road which Is not always plowed to maximum standards in winter; Making bus acceas un- . certain. The upper half of the property, however, though rough and wooded, is easily ‘accessible from Highway 16,” - should the board be required to build a school in Cedarvale - in the future. ‘Fhe building has been condemned as a fire hazard, and _even Hydro will not service it again unless it is first re- ‘wired. It requires new door frames for secure locks and .. same form of protection to its one wall of windows to reduce the risk of vandalism or burglary. _ Tt was the request of the Association that they be given either a 10-year lease or an outright grant of the property and building for $1. In either case, the property. would revert to the Crown should the association fail in its elforis. _ to become financially solvent. in. support, of my amendment to a proposed policy on trustee expenses, I argued that trustees’ phone calls in the — line of trustee business — such as communication with taxpayers in the outlying areas of Kitsault, Stewart and _ Hazelton — should be paid for by the board. However, other trustees argued that (1). trustees themselves should “pay such phone expenses from’ their $4000~ annual honorarium (2) the- board's. budget would be thrown seriously ‘out of killer if the board were to pay ‘for. . unauthorized phone calls made by trustees. (3). trustees. do. ~ not need to phone taxpayers; the administration will d il. necessary phoning for the trustees, - | a - The outlying areas have (Hel WH aati tatives and therefore there is no stee-a a _such‘as myself to communicate w ne vit wnat bovond he co limits of Terrace-Thornhill; I maintain that as all nine trustees tepressat the entire 7 - digtrict, taxpayers should be able to shop around until they ~ find a trustee who will put forward their view on an issue at the board table, ‘This is the second time trustees have told me to keep my nose out of-Hazleton or Stewart and confine miyself to. - - ~ communications within Terrace-Thornhill, | : The secrelary-treasurer has no time to Teply to my. : written requests for. information. ‘The position of secretary-treasurer | was, advertised in . the Vancouver Sun and the Province beginning May 11 for ‘seven insertions ‘without prior consultation. with ‘the: chairman of the board or the chairman of the personnel “committee as to the specifications of the ad, Word that the ad had beén seen in the Vancouver papers was a complete surprise to board members, despite the fact approval by the board for. advertising of the position appeared as one item in the- minutes of a ‘committee-of- the-whole meeting held April: 20; 1982, The Hart farm is a ‘firetrap.- That ‘is the up-front ‘statement of a principal who makes a point af sending his students to ‘the Hart farm.only in warm weather when. ~ heating is not needed because, he fears for the safety. of his” students. « Thaye requested t the Thornhill fire chief to eondhet.a fire ‘inspection of the Hart: farm buildings. 7 ; : general consensus is reached between business, labor sad government. ~ conclusion and blasted the industry for ‘attempting fo‘ ‘Put a band-aid on a major problem,” ; Munro said many of. the«predicted layoffs would have. occurred regardless. of the union's decision because of the’ pending, temporary : shutdowns of a number of pulp and" ‘paper ‘mills in the Provinces: reducing the need for -avood - chips, oo - “Theindustry i is trying to blime us for the ills broiagtit on by high: -interest rates,” he gaid. “Intact, ‘the. industry. solutel oe Meats coastal: ‘region. alone at ‘about $45. million..- ~: Méanwhile,- local ‘presidenta of Canadian, Paperworkers - ‘Union pulp millsin B.C. will meet joday io discuss a iinilar. industry: request-to “thelr. union.: vee ; : But ‘regional vice-president Att Gruntinan said He’ ‘will ‘recommend the. union nat even meet with: the: ‘pulp and: * paper companies. to discuss the matter, ms, - + “The pulp and paper industry was profitable in 3981 ‘and it's still: profitable,” said Gruntman. “Theré ‘is absolutely” no justification for a. wage deferral.” ° : ~ fered the woodworkers no uarantees, wey Government officials say a decision won't be made until a -double- : Jack Munro, WA regional. president, disputed Saundecs” Will: lg ab- nothing as Tar aS improving ‘the market is: ‘con- ~. r, ; euatomer. right, now. ri a - Both sites estimated tha total coat of the Backage In’ the The third union asked by the industry to postpone its next | pay hike, the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers: of Canada, Is = expected to echo the sentiments of: the Paperworkers, union. immediate fu future. moe “The ‘opinions eipressed in this. column are those ofthe — writer and donot reflect the opinion of the board’ ‘f school ~ _ trustees of. School District 88, : ; wo oe Chudete sande Dome it in trouble ‘LAUZON, Que. (cP) = ‘Expansion plans. for Canada's - _ largest “shipyard may ‘be jeopardized because: of ‘the: financial crisis facing its owner, Dome Petroleum Lid. of .. Calgary. . : But Louis Rochette, president’ of Davie Shipbuilding Ltd, told a news Confererice Thursday there is no question of. . _ Dome selling: the shipyards because they are considered a. na “priority. . . a “Dome purchased, Davie last June. for $38. 8 million torbuild: * the tankers and’ drilling rigs it needs for. oil exploration in’ the. Beaufort Sea! But ‘Rochelle said’ Davi > lucrative pil rigs - ida “difficulties becau or aoe é ae — “particularly of its “Davie will retain: ‘jts-2,800- lives; ahoulld plans" ink expansion and tmodéinization. be ‘halted, he added. The fexparition: plans: al’ the! “Shipyard, ‘adrods: ‘the’ St: Lawrelté River’ lighee City, Woild ciedte between: > 1,000; Land, 500 jhe ‘anid require: “$200-million: -investment. " ‘Dome, ‘the largest Canadian, ail company, urgently-‘needs, a ‘ “cash to pay offits $4: 7 billion debt toad, which Stems. largely : from ‘Its $4: ‘billion’ takeover last. year, jot Hudeon! 8 ‘Bay. Oil ond Gas'Ltd. ‘of Calgary... : ” a Ina move'lo avoid bankatuptey; Dome ‘erinouneed wed: ; : " nesday: it wants: ta sell its. oil and “Bas Properiles i in the oo - United States, The: federal goverment i is under intense prespuire io help ” Dome; but. 86 far no decision. has*heen ‘toade, aa Gaston Gourd, ‘Liberal MP for. Levis riding, Which in- ; cludes the Davie: yard, ‘said: “Tt doesn't look: ‘good for. the.