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*_ government was attacked. both inside and

‘and human: rights advocates. condemned its severe cost-cutting measures,

since ‘the government last Thursday sizeable Layoffs in the: ‘public sector and

' reductions, the government still projects a

“McClelland defended his ministry: against accusations that it’ Was strong-arming employees of the disbanded Human Rights

- Branch and Commission. Education Minister Jack Heinrich, who - told B.C. school trustees to expect teacher

told by trustees that the government was usurping local school: ‘boerd power.

Canadian Human Rights Rommission, - said human rights in B.C. were wouded -by the government disbanding of agencies which protect citizens’ rights...

- MeClelland. staunchly denied that his ‘ministry got. RCMP and sheriff’ 3 officers to inform vacationing civil servants they had been fired as a result of the legislation

-and to retrieve their: office keys... He ‘accused labor. critic. Colin -Gabelmann, who brought up the complaint in the -Jegisiature ‘Monday, of making

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Minister’. Bob MeClelland has: ‘branded as lies news ‘reports that RCMP and sheriff's officers were used by his minisiry to inform vacationing Human Rights Branch officla’s that: they had been fired, and to: retrieve their: office keys.

‘“faets to back them up.” The labor - minister told the. B.C. - ‘Tuesday that after it was announced that the Human Rights Branch was being | wiped. out,. his — officials wanted to give termination

as. possible. so the affected employees would not learn ‘about ‘their. fate over ‘the - radio or any other way,

McClelland also’ , accused labor: critic Colin. Gabelmann, whip brought up

the complaint |. In . the “So Ww used every means

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legislature - Monday, of making irresponsible statements. - “without ° any

in our employ to make sure they were given those let- ters ‘Personally and . as

~making the suggestion, and Press Council.

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breached the. privilege of _ the legislature and to fake | the appropriate action. . ’ DEFENCE FAILS.“ Saying” McClellaid e had "indirectly ‘accused. hin of + lying, Gabelniann Songht to . defend himself, but was not “permitted by Davidson, who “had vocal ‘support from: the “government: benches. ;. 2 ‘Outside. the: house, “the “minister :. said he’ would

quickly as possible — every - means jin our. employ, but never did we use sheriff's “personel or RCMP; hor would we ever.” ; ‘McClelland said a front- page. ¢olurin by Vancouver Province : columnist’ ‘Allen. , Garr was filled with lies, ° and “no RCMP officer from Terrace ot - anywhere. else was involved. ” ;

The minister. 7 asked

Gabelmann to apologize for to’ the .newly-created B.C.

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he asked Speaker - Walter "IT .was. extremely

‘Davidson whether Garr had distressed this morning to

~ Hydro’ S rating downgraded -

" VICTORIA (CP) — The British Columbia governmenlt’s growing budget: deficit has. prompted one of North America's major credit rating agencies to downgrade B.C. Hydro's vaunted triple-A credit rating.

“Robin Goldston, spokesman for Moody's ‘Investors: Ser-

vice, said in: pn ‘interview from ‘New York that the ~

downgrading of B,C. Hydro's credit rating one notch to AA- Lis in fact & judgment of the p¥ovilice’s credit because the government” guarantees Hydro's loans. -'

“We felt that revenyes were likely to grow slowly over the

ment has taken vis-a-vis expenditures," Goldston said." We felt that. at: this time financial operations were such that-a downgrade was in order.”

Finance Minister Hugh Curtis last week presented to the

for'a deficit -though ‘the. province has. been: ina: deficit position for the last four years — offsetting the losses

~ through. accumulated ralny-day funds- that: rdn. out: last

year.

FIRE 400° : As'-a cost-cutting . measuré,. the: goverment “also

presented companion legislation giving” public sector

employets the right to fire employees without cause once

, next couple of years despite the actions that' the govern-’

BC. legislature: a $8.4 billion budget which calls-for a $1.6 |

dillion deficit. .

This was the frst budget in recent years ofa cailing :

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their contracts expire; and immediately. served notice to

- 400 that their services would not be required after Oct. 31, -

and promised that more: firings were inthe offing. Goldsion branded .as hypothetical: a’temark by:Premier ‘

Bill Bennet? who said that raising more taxes dnd cutting

more programs would have been the’ ‘only way to preserve

. day that he. thouight Moody's was telling the goverment, “that in their view, if we wanted — a AAA, we should have. raised more. taxes . and slashed services’ even more.”

“But our plan isto doitover a number of: years in what we . “think is a sounder way.” ‘

Goldston said the AAA credit rating’ of the Municipal.

- Finance Authority of B.C. is under review, but the City of

Vancouver's AAA rating remains unchanged.

Sharing dropped TERNACE— Reflecting confidence in. the current

economic upsurge throughout the ‘northwest, Skeena broadcaster vice-president of operations, Bryan Edwards

° today announced lérthination of a work sharing agreement

with the Canada Employment Commission. The work. sliaring agreement will end Friday, July 15, bringing 20 employees back toa regular 40-hour work week. ‘Under the. work sharing agreement, . which went into effect Jan. 23 employees worked a maximum of 82 hours for Skeena Broadcastérs and clatnied unemployment

” insurance bénefite for the remaining elght hours weekly.

-In-making the announcement Tuesday, Edwards said

-quirent economic trends and projections Indicate the " northwest.financial elimate ia improving . ateadily.

He said the need for reduced workirg hours on the part of participating Skeena Broadcasters employees no longer exizts. .?

consider taking: the matter.

—-were-the-first-to hear-from—.

officials, panied. ~-hotices by. hand: ‘aa quickly 1 as. possible | 80 the affected. ‘employees would not learn about their fate over the radio or any other way.

“So we used every means in our employ to make sure they were given those letters personally and as quickly as ‘possible -

see can, article in the Van- : couver Province which “is really filled with lies.”

‘He said the colum was scurrilous; ° and ‘ expldined . that . the . RCMP ‘had been asked for. the address of one. employee ai,one point, and that: was’ it’s” only in-. volvement.

An: ‘RCMP - - spokesman confirmed this was their only involvement.

“ “We. were . extremely anxious that our employees’

“we use. sheriff's personnel or RCMP, nor would, we-ever.”

Saying McClelland had indirectly ac- cused him of lying, Gabelmann sought to defend himself but was not permitted by Speaker Walter Davidson who had vocal ‘suppart from the government benches..

Gabelmann, who” questioned

-second-hand information ‘‘which L have full confidence in” that the RCMP was

Il sides attack — B. Cc. government

‘outside the legislature Tuesday as the | Opposition, school trustees, civil servants .

The criticism has’ continued unabated brought down its budget, which outlines . . othier cuts in public services. Even with the .

‘$1.6billion deficit in the 1983-64 fiscal year. | .In’ the House, - Labor , Minister Bob

layoffs because of finaticial restraints, was’ ,

And Gordon Fairweather, head of the-

irresponsible. statements. ‘without - any”

The labor ‘minister told the legisjature’ that “after it:-was. annotiziced’ .that the.

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every means in our employ, but never did

McClelland’s veracity, sald he only had

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used in getting the dismissal notice to one

employee, to collect the keys, credit cards

and all the other things that they wanted to”

repossess. :

: Legislation Thursday stated The branch 7 -and. commission will be replaced with a

Council for Human Rights, which will be”

, “appointed ‘by cabinet and will have the

power to refuse to investigate complaints . -that are deemed to be outside the council's

. jurisdiction.

-After Heinrich met with ‘school trustees in nearby. Richmond . Tuesday, Bev Rodrigo, viee-presiderit of the B.C, Shoot . - Trustees Association, criticized the Public. Restraint Act for taking control from lotal | .. school boards and handing it to “the ._ bureauerats”’ in the. government. FAVOR RESTRAINT Rodrigo said trustees favor “budget | restraint, but oppose the lack of control

. local boards: now have in. shaping policy

and making: monétary decisions.

-. Heinrich told the trustees the govern- ment faces a: 60-per-cent increase in its deficit-and:-due to loss of revenue “it is mandatory to practise’ fiscal, reatraint. "

: The education. budget, has ‘grown. from $010 million in 1976 to $1:9 billion in.1983, an increase of about $1. billion, he said. ©

‘Another: bill permits public. sector ‘employers to'fire any employee without ©

- cause on expiry of their contracts. The contract with’ the B.C. Government - Employees’ Union ends Oct. 31, |

. In Ottawa, Daryl Bean, vice-president of the Public Service: Alliance. of Canada, ‘said the federal "government must. take financial. actioti against tte B.C. govern- tient for its cost-cutting legislation that it Says. will eliminate social programs and - thousands’ of: public sector jobs. -

npera HIVE. the fedenal

ent “exert “thé"tall financial

"s leverage. at ita disposal to restore some

vestige’ of a sane, rational and com- . passionate sociely to B.C.

Fairweather said in Ottawa, “there is no way the government of Canada-can in- tervene, but who should intervene now is an outraged public.”

He said in. Ottawa that human rights in B.C. have been wounded by the B.C, government's legislation. wt

Two-thirds of the branch’s 31 employees. were fired Friday,.as a result of the new Y legislation. :

The legislation: flles in the face of in- ternational obligatlons and. singles ‘out B.C. as 4 place where protection of human

, Tights is not taken seriously, Fairweather

~ said,

. Make sure we contacted all

diserimination.

us on a first-and basis, so we pulled out all the slops to

: PARIS.- (AP) — - Western economists said today the industrialized West is finally. reviving from a protracted . recession . but -warned that without more private: - Investment. in - factories and equipment the recovery will collepsé after 1984. oe The prediction ' was part of

the people involved. . ‘The minister said he had no Idea whether one of the . two government agents who delievered the termination | notices was a former deputy sheriff, “In fact, he may éven be able to take on the duties of a deputy sheriff.” ” QUESTIONS . VERACITY ‘Gabélmann, ~. whe questioned. 1-McClelland’s veracity, said he only had second-hand — information “which” I have ® full: con- fidence in” that the RCMP

. prospects for. western months’ by the 24-country

Organization for Economic

‘was. used in getting the Co-operation © and dismissal notice to- one Development. “employee, to collect the If the latest. outlgok

keys, credit cards and all. _ the: other things thal they jwainted to repossess.

“A bill presented to. the’ legislalire = Thursday abolishes both the Human Rights Commission, which educates © citizens about - their rights, and the Hurhan Rights Branch, which deals with ‘complaints of *

benefit ‘US. Reagan, who faces elections in 1984. There are others in the West, - notably former

who .believe ihe current recovery before the U.S. presidential. ; elections.

Sylvia Ostry, head of .the

. Another — bill permits ry, organization's. Economics

public sector employers to fire any employee without cause on expiry of . their contracts. The contract with ” ! BC. ‘Government . Hinployees’ Union ends Oct. BL:

‘The ‘human rights branch and commission will be replaced with a Council for Human’ Rights, which will be appointed by. cabinet and will: pointed the power to. ‘refuse to _; investigate complaints that are deemed

‘said there were doubts “-about- how strong the yecovery would. be and whether it would last. - Though the upturn in. economic activity in the United States is visible, the Canadian economist sald the same ia not true elsewhere. os She said interest rates are likely to remain high, “a seriouscause for concern”

e be outside the council's ance they tend to channel i ction, trivial or not ‘mely.

investment into finaneial rather than tangible assets

a semi-annual outlook .on

economies over the next 18 °

such as new factories and -hew equipment. ‘The revival of. in- -yestment will be a central _ preoccupation of govern- ments,” she predicted, as it * Will be the decisive factor in keeping the recovery alive,

Economic growth = is expected to expand by two per cent in 1983 and ac- celerate to a 3.25-per-cent growth rate in 1984,The

. recovery is expected to be led. by the United States, where -economic . activity

Private investment important

Was predicted to rebound

with: a — three-per-cent,

growth rate this year. -Growth in the United

"States is projected to ex-

pand by 4.5 per cent in 1964, but a slowdown to an annual rate of 3.75 per cent in. the second half is anticipated.

Growth rates forecast for other - ‘major. ‘organization

members in 1964 (with 1969

projections in parentheses) are; Canada 4.75 per cent (two); Britain 2.25 (1.75); France 0,5 (-0.5) and Italy 2 (0.5),

proves accurale, it would — ‘President ~

West German Chancellor « Helmut Schmidt, however, - could collapse

‘At a news conference, .

and, Statistics Department, ~

Fashions shown - Resldents of Terrace welcomed the return of Riverboat | Days by showing thelr support of the Jaycees Miss Terrace. ‘Pageant Banquet, fashion show and dance on Saturday,

i July 9 at the Lakelse Hotel, Over 200 People attended the

‘function, sponsored by the Terrace Jaycees, and enjoyed the festivities with music supplied by Bad Manors. “Those in attendance were treated to a formal

presentation and Introductory speech from each of the Miss Terrace Pageant contestants. Following a by key pote speakers, a fashion show featuring the 12 Miss Terrace participants was enthusiastically recelved by the over 200 people in attendance. Although the official selection and crowning of Miss Terrace is not until Saturday July 23, this ‘particular everit provided each young lady with an

opportunity to display skills acquired during the many workshops they had attended in ¢onjunctlon with, the pageant.

Workshops ranged from proper make-up application to friblic relations, All of the workshops were provided free of charge to the ladies by a suinber of individuals, each an expert in their field...

‘The door prize, two round trip tickets to Vantouver courtesy of Pacific Western Airlines, one of the many supporting patrons of the Miss-Terrace Pageant, was won by Greg Delafonde. All the hard work and perseverance of each contestant will be put to the test during the crowning ceremonies on July 23° at the REM Lee Theatre.

_ Tickets for the crowning ceremonies of Miss Terrace are ~ now available at Gemma’s Bath Boutique in the Skeena Mall and the Hair Gallery in the All West Center at a cost of

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