— pectsnative LTarary, Serving the , ) | Fite’ 7 Progressive ~~ , : 7 Hazard : Northwest — | - | A Extreme - Wednesday, June 30, 1982 . ‘ 25 cents "Volome.76 No.125 +f ' the’ Terrace Centénnlal ye a te lee ‘ ! , IW TERRACE” Frustration: with local. patitciens | could ead the International Woodworkers &Armeria, Ta oe ty become mare’ milltant'in pressing its demands in’ coe “. _ the Terrace area. a ee Close to 1,000 TWA, members and hundreds of other wg . forest industry workers are unemployed in the . Terrace area with some rapidly ‘approaching the time when their, Unemployment | Insurance Benefits will ~ expire: we WA local 1-71 representatives have been meeting ; with local political bodies in an attempt. to” do something about the problem but so far are disap- - pointed with the outcome of the talks, ‘Terrace area JWA business representative Bill Hutchison says the union may have to become more: militant if it does not begln to get some action from a the politicians,“ ; . “We're going to have to take another angle ‘to the | pe@em if things keep going the way they are,” * Hutchison said in an interview Tuesday, “We might a have to mobilize our membership. and start petitioning councils and: attending some of these .couneil meetings and holding rallies.” _ Wels ve been trying to keep things low-key he said, PARLIMENT BUILDINGS Victoria, BoC vav fags ee potion wis om y MICHAEL HOWLETT, Herald Batt Writer ° “But we! ve 1 got to 5 gel it ‘rough ta to there + peaple that, _weare talking about the Majority of the people in this. _ area... We haye a right io get some suppdrt.”” . - Members of thie local IWA executive met with wa "regional ‘district. board before Saturday's Kitimat | - Meeting to seek ‘support for opening ° up the West. Skeena Acceas Road. : The board decided to conalder the fequeat at its August meeting, * but |Hutchison feels polltical . -_ divisions on the board are preventing it from taking More aggressive. action. . . “They are not prepared to take any action because ' they are worried about small pressure groups,” he. 7 anys. : ~ ‘The IWA has also ‘been trying to set upa mieting . “with Terrace council to discuss the situation,-so far without success. Again, Hutchison blames small preasure groups which he. says the. council lq un- willing to face. — Along with the building of the West. Skeena access “We can see the foreat industry going ¢ down ‘and down even without any cutbacks,’’ Hutchison said. “We need something else to take’its place.” ~ According to Hutchison one small pressure group which must take some of the blame for the lack of industry is, the environmental lobby, “When you look at the industry we could have had here over the last 15-20 years... All shot dawn bya: -bunch of kooks.., " he. says. “We believe in en- vironmental | protection but it should be done through legislation. You can’t walt for a company tocome in- environmentalists 7 os . “thera trom opeding it nt road which would open up an area af i limber airet: wy ae ‘ching from Terrace to Cedarvale, the IWA would like, -' to.see other industry come into the-aréa to take some. _+ of the presaure off the forest industry in Providing . a "Jobs ‘and’a ‘tax base for the region. ~ 7 ' ‘The unlon wants to see the local political bodies put _ pressure on. the provincial government to do. something about the issue. a "Hutchison said the regional boards ot eumpletaly ae ir negative on the ides of industrial: diversification but “noted such change.a long-term proposition, — . “Ma the short. term : ‘prospects remain. bleak and. | . Hutchison had a few words to say about job creation " programs currently being’ organized by the provin: - :¢ial and federal governments. - a ‘Besides being bogged down in’ red lape, the amount of money devoted to overhead is far too Little, Hutchison ‘said, meaning many valuable projects ‘> such as tree thinning are not possible Because the , funding will not cover associated’ costs such as ren- - ting chainsaws. . Ifa stepped Up program of public involvement does not begin to swing local politicians around to support the IWA’s positions the union appears to be w to take its fight to the ballot box this phate “We've : stayed very. quiet in the past and have not ° got involved in local politics,” Hutchison sald, “We've never made big pressure moves and. our . members have usually gone to the ballot: box. and voted the way they want. We may have to o change , that, ” The. only -event planned for Terrace July 1.igs-an - anvil blast scheduledfor the . Lower Little Park at 1L’a.m: The blast is sponsored by * Libns Club and will actually’ take place halfway up the ‘hill’ in front of the arena on, Kalum Street. “bi Kitimat, organizers haye been. working for - months on the annual July 1 parade and have scheduled a number ‘of other events to go along with the celebrations. . Included on ‘the days itinerary are a crafts fair, . food fair, tricycle races for adults, mud puddle tug-of- war championship, beer § gardens, entertainment, _: army; wrestling, pet parade, anh Variety. of kids games, Verdict. Quick on the draw. At least Jack Hoekstra “of Terrace is happy now that he has won the Terrace Rotary. Club’s beat, motor and- traller. Rotary raised $3,500 for projects including another bus shelter, K’san House Opposition has. and spend $300 million building a plant and then stop Frank Hamilton, the and other requests. director in charge of the raffle and Bob Harvey of Rotary watch as the RCMP of- ficer makes his. draw. lost sonfidenos A similer but _. more Established 1903 - . bog Finlayson says the district is to. blame for prematurely going to the provincial: government for capital authorization based only on a prelimiriary cost estimate . for the project. “The whole thing is caused completely ~ by the stupidity of the regidnal board,” Finlayson said,: “They went out for, fun- ding wilh only a preliminary estimate.” The regional board met Saturday in’ ~ Spray permits granted. Herald Statf Writer HAZELTON— The ministry of forests has been granted a permit allowing them to spray the herbicide Round-up on a 22 hectare site near Cedarvale, ~ : Theresearch permit allows the spraying ~ of the chemical on a site 17 kilometres © south of Cedarvale which was planted with apruce and cedar this spring. Kispiox-District Forest manager Terry , Peter says the permit is designed to . - research the effectiveness of the herbicide - - Exchamsiks, ‘That it has been ap-: the alxeady-completed improvements: ‘it, the regional board and the provincial" government refuse to come ‘up with any more funds. “We'll probably have to cut back: in some other area of activity to cover the _ cost,”*Finlayson ‘seid: He said he hoped patlents would not have " foguffer but said he felt the improvements " had to be undertaken for safety reasons. : - The permit raises to nine the, number’ ‘granted to forestry so far this year for use: in the Prince Rupert Forest Region. ’ The permits allow the spraying of a: bumber of chemicals on areas between the: Queen- Charlotte Islands and urns Lake: for use in “controlling brush and insect ’ threats to ‘trees. . One permit has been granted in Pe Terrace area allowing the spray of 2,4-D:. _DEA 600 on.a seven hectare site near: ~OPTAWA - (CP) — economic plan io the voters, place, he said, where stock ing transitional zone between the const and — as "2... Opposition. MPs urged the | However, alarge number Prices dropped flexiblelimit will be placed _ the interior. pealed and several a nuividuals, oh, - government Tuesday to test of the 146 Liberal members dramatically Tuesday and on federally-regulated “Ground crews with backpack sprayers nme! groups an €5 | ous : sis bad _ ; MacEachén' s latest budget, - prédicting:i it will-do little to © curb inflation or stimulate . growth. Their grim ‘assesment colncided. with - enormous losses on. the Torgnto stock - its new budget in an. elec-- -have lost faith ‘in the. Liberals” ability to manage. the economy. Progressive, Conserva- tives and ‘New Democrats” have been asked. to stay in. Ottawa’ this evening — and | will have to be absent and _Motion-for the government -to:be defeated: * “An election is necessary to give. ‘Canadians the cp- “portunity to rid this country - of this) government of failure,” Wilson told the budget can halve the 112° the Canadian dollar dipped ’ Dye also condemiied: the .- delicit, calling.it appalling. Meanwhile, Prime Minister. ‘Trudeau. was ‘greeted with hoots of. : derision 4s he claimed the prices such as telephone ‘and sald he is surprised by. ‘ organized labor’s strenous, . objections. to the program. “They aré in effect, opposing a chance for. brothers and sisters in other unions to gq back to. work,”’ will apply the herbicide, whieh has the - 15. Terrace and Prince Rupert. Three other applications for spraying | in: - Branch. - -Premiers si amp edaapproval promiiéd to attend to defend his provitice's . Lb eading.: ‘economi sts tion, pointing to plum- all. 100° Tories, 32 New briefly below 7 cents U.S, rates and air fares. - common name ' glyphosate, to selected ; Seated a depressing verdict | meting. stock ‘prices and’ Democrats .and one in- beforé closing at 77.43, down Employment ‘Minister brush Species, Then we'll monitor . the. _ -the Terrace-and Kitimat areas have been’ “Wyiiegday on” Finiange™ -another..dip: in the. dollar’s dependent member must.be - about one-quarter of a cent... Lloyd. -Axworthy... also results,” Peter said. ..... nade: by. forestry..and_sre under - COMe es. ‘Minister Al ange value as signs. Canadians present (and ‘support the Auditor General: Kenneth defended the wage controls. : , Anappeal deadline had been set for July - sideration by. the Pesticides +s: Control; * ‘Happy ll ari i tape ills Memorial wee os a , i Birthday strikes back Herald Staif Writer . Kitimat a approved only the . first E Herald Staff Writer _ TERRACE— Mills Memorial Hospital $106,000 of a total $186,000 bill for the fire TERRACE— Residents of has come out fighting in a dispute with the improvements. At the time the board Terrace will have a low-key regional district board over an $80,000 cost © blamed the hospital administration for i Canada Day while Kitimat overrun resulting from recent fire im- - failing to take inflation: into account in 4 residents gear up for one of provement work. going into the project with a two-year A -the larger celebrations held — Mills administrator Robert. Finlayson estimate. | ; J in that town... The Dally ~ haa. -Febutted.. regional - charges~ Of vine = ety de agg . Herald will be cloaed for the competence in the matter by throwing the . Retr i ew ; | holiday. same charge. back at the regional board. ‘ ; risk missing Thursday’s | Commons during the first of P¢T cent ‘annual. inflation Axworthy said. . OTTAWA (CP).—. The , second: first - : mrees and uaperne aa ‘Dominton Day celebratloris six days allocated to budget rate -by next year if . “Surely the time has Ministers’ conference on the economy in _ tritereats. d the value ‘of ‘lhe Canadian ‘in their constituencies — to | debates ae Canadiané hiéed his call to come.for all Canadians to 1¢8s than five months appeared headed _ Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed sal h keig vole Ona non-conti dence” ; voluntarily limit wage and |. pull together.” st today for the same failure that marked the - since the premiers still haven't seen an Sola d ies he's motion: condemning the Wilson said Canadians : are, price demands to six per Trudeau will urge last session in February.” “agenda and haven't been consulted on one, digested ‘Mon ay ‘night's: budget. frightened. by Monday cent In 1982. ‘ provineial ” premiers. to "Several premiers arriving at Prime _ he doesn’t know what to expect, _ proposal I. 8 ‘itet mo night's budget and fear the © The budget i imposes a six- .. adopt his. restraint: ’ Minister Trudeau's official residence at 24° He predicted the session, being held at 24 _ | Leo de ; ie ¢ o- it the, traditional non: forecast $19.6 billion deficit per-cent ceiling on: wage’ measures. in’ their... SUSSEX Drive today compldined that they Sussex Drive, Prime Minister ‘Trudéau's - economist at the -Toron -confidence motion proposed ~~" almost double’ that ivicreases for More than © jurisdictiéns when he meets | were belng summoned to Oitawa to rub- _ official residence, will-be a pretty futile : - economist for ‘the Ottawa- 1 forecasting firm of Chasé. - » strategy: for, ineredisitig’~ investment... "it doesn’t look like it: ‘will. ; . change. t ‘the’ overall picture ‘very omuch?"”". “he ‘ said, forecasting inflation will See Classified Pasian (Premier Rene - revesque transportation .and telecommuntcations. Vee ns ' 9%} -dismissed the meeting as a ‘cosmetic Trudeau has ‘already : announced the ‘Budget’ .. 635-2333 or 635-9095 a C 85, ho _ pages: 6, eae 3 | operation,” arguing that little can be ceilings at the federal level and is ap- a i 7 ; oe i Omics orosco e “a plished in the few hours Prime ing to the remiers to apply program -~page-3-- Ni at0 Dahan Cjustoft Hwy. ED “J , Pe Pads _ Minister Trudeau has set~aside. But he-- ib eirpeterh level. ye . . cates 5 . 7 oy . . . : an _ i by Tory, finance” critic s wt . predicted: in‘ the; Nov... 12°. 500,000 public. servants: in’ ‘with them today. ; = festraint ‘progeams, (oo : -$.K.B.-AUTO SALVAGE 7 oa WHY BUY News ye ° “WHEN USED WILL DO | nae ~NSDE Local & World sports” ‘pages 4&5 ber-stamp ‘a. fait’ accompli” _ Monday: _ Manitoba: Premier. ‘Howard: Pawley... Newfoundland Premier’ Brian’ Peckford, : who sald Tuesday that Trudeau is “going, . t@*have to learn-a hard lesson” about’ co- ; - operation, - “predicted today. the meeting a " exercise’’. unless: Trudeaa. ja Wilting to that their. differences must net.end ‘In a - Tepeat of the February. first ministers’. Le conference, which collapsed in: complete failure. Econometrics. Canada, said Michael | Wilson ig approved, ‘budget — is ‘out of ‘control. | the. year starting Thursday ‘Sevéral _ premiers. have night's federal budget. - “> compromlse and consult: 7 ~ the budget. conta ia Mile ithe government will-be , That fear is already “and five per cent the next _ already implemented» “It’s like being invited to. a birthday: - But a top. prime ministerial -alde in. ae indication of a well-defin forced to resign and take its - apparent in the market- year. = party. after-.the cake is éaten,". paid dicated that is exactly what may happeri, — _ despite Trudeau's appeal to tha premiers. The aide said there is little chance . government-regulated industries such as . ee ill be‘a failure. _ runat 10.9 per cent this year — Do you: warit parts tofix up your car but your budget - Editorial & latter wa - and 10. per. cent in -1983. won'talloWw it? 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