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mo -yiero ORLA cP - | Premier ‘Bil Bennett | introduced legislation Tuesday which ‘would - -set up a - private.

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OTTAWA CP - Many employees now. are benefitting from tax _ deduction cha es which went into - effect July 1 - themselves paying more income tax next spring. The. situation arises from tax changes announced in the budget last 31 by Finance Minister Donald Macdonald which increased the

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ut they may find *

personal tax exemptions by tax-

pa ers with dependent children under $60for each child up

In an effort to hel the t tae rdedue-.

tons have a stimulative impact on the

economy, the government instructed

employers to deduct. the increased

exemptions effectlve July 1,

“Too man Ly y deductions granted —

But some taxpayers, especially — those ss ependents who are not children under 18, will face higher income tax payments when they file their 1977 returns next spring because

ced ayers have been taking © off .

clions to ‘which they are. not

mean taxpayers will have to pay any more tax than they would have had to under the previous system. The cha le is just an administrative that means some taxpayers will ao more money next spring rather than immediately. The increased deductions effective

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But since the tax reductions apply only to dependent children, taxpayers supporting other dependents, suchas parents or other relatives, will find that they have been over-deducted.

The revenue spokesman ‘aid while

- Higher taxes needed to correct clerical errors

less than they might otherwise ex- pect, it is unlikely they will have to pay onything more to the govern.

men’

- The maximum such taxpayers

might owe to the government is $300 but this is unlikely because they

putting more money | into the hendy oe employ ees. ;

re ae department spokesman said Tuesday the changes do not

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- UVOLUME 71 NO. 79

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, "7 |

Gov’ t puts holdings — on private market

corporation allowing British Columbians to invest in some of the governments Corporation Act, current holdings

- The British Columbia Resources Investment Bill 87 fulfills a detailed promise Bennett made in June.

By BRIANGREGG . Herald staff writer

September 1. * $135, 000. ‘inclusive of legal costs in par

payment will, be... :apread. .

pressing , _ Management.

Relations Board respectively:

- ~ Alean has agreed to a reconciliation with Canadian ‘Association of Smelter and Allied Workers (CASAW) over its $1.3 millton lawsuit if workers agree to a three-point. settlement at their general meeting

The membership will be asked to pay the ‘company pensation for joaees Sustained by the company’ and ©

—~""Phe union and uniton“offittals have “be ‘asked to” release a statement to the membership and media acknowledging the illegality of the strike and ex-

&-commitment to peaceful settlement of

_ disputes and the continued development of joint union-

rogr Related legal peo proceedings concerning « contempt ot . court ruling of September 14, 1976 and a B.C, La ion of: November 28, 1976 must _ be discontinued | ‘by an company and the union

Under the legislation, the government would transfer denationalize . the

| ” Alea n, VU n ion ‘following government - held. ready to settle

assets to the new cor- poration: . ’ + all of its- shares in Plateau Mills Ltd., of which

owns 100 per cent; - All of -its shares in - Kootenay Forest Products Ltd., of which the govern- ment is also sole owner;

- the 81 percent govern ment interest in Canadian Cellulose Ltd,, which is 9. 8 million shares;

tial com-

moniths.

“equals -1.2° million ™ shares.

Bennett told reporter -the government. will “transfer ‘such . leases, permits. respecting ‘ vehts as the cabinet may determine.’””

He said, however, that the pulp mill operation at Ocean

"Subsidies needed | for fish processors —

"PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.

~ ” Government assistance for

(CP) — fish

4. The brief was

ms - Rupert Fish Exe! age, an eesoctation of six: fish processing companies in the

_ °. Prince Rupert aréa. -

“"., Gallagher said the position of

: Eeeatse ot in. the ‘industry

“-: beeause of high prices ‘paid to-fishermen ‘and marketplace prices that don’t reflect

Production costs,

temperatures . and the first of. ‘measurable. ‘ralafall, in weeks have resulted in back.

1 Columbia foagers from ‘the : ‘province's Major forest d eompanies.

>’. processors. is needed to’ stabilize the

wo bene at structure of the fishing industry

-., alon ~ BC. egislature’s food prices committee was told

British Columbia’s north coast, the

» Arthur: Gallagher, : owner of Royal

Fisheries Ltd., of Prince Rupert,

presented a brief calling for government . grants for-new boats and plant facilities and” subsidies similar those paid

‘Processors on’ the east coast. repared by the Prince

is’: tenuous

The brief sald processors are paying too

“much for fish,. ‘particulatly for salmon,

and their produc are being sold at prices

: inconsistent with costs.

' The brief said the

the indus

have to be expanded. to accomodate

= gatches increased by the new’ 200-mile *coastalfishing limit and by salmon. “enhancement programs, —

-Most processors will not be able to get

_ the money to expand facilities, he said, adding that this year’s bumper salmon

has «taxed:; processing facilities. : almost to the limit. ,

‘Crop ©:

-forest com * the agricultural land which they hold. es resent situation . . “sbenefits fishermen, but forces up con-

‘sumer. prices and undermines the L: “economic structure of

-." Gallagher said processing facili es will.

He said that processors on the east

coast receive grants. ac, nigh as 40 per cent

for new boats and piant facilities, and that such as an arrangement on the west coast would help the industry.

DEVELOP. AGRICULTURE |

plant facilities would be expensive but the

products would become cheaper. in the

marketplace.

Dan Miller, president of the New Democratic. Party constituency association for Prince Rupert. riding, - presented a brief calling for provincial aid

in developing an agricultural industry on the Queen arlotte Islands. ‘The brief suggested:

= that experimental farming should be revived.

- that government should assist in readying the land for production.

- that the government should persuade anies fo sell back to farmers:

- that freight rates for agricultural’. goods be subsidized along with the cost of - exporting produce from the island.

David Phillips, a Queen Charlotte Island contractor, said there are 26,000

*. acres which have the potential for dairy farmin

‘on Graham Island. provincial government should assist with

company the government

- the 13 percent govern- ment interest in Westcoast — Transmission, Ltd, :. which... por:

also . licences, reservations or-

petroleum -or natural gas

- Falls would be retained by.

ravince because its sabi ity was only al,

The premier, sald the value of the shares in th new corporation would be worked out after an in- dependent appraisal of assets was conducted.

The shares could be made available to the public as early as the end of this car Bennett said, but add the enabling legitlation must first pass in the legislature.

He said it is the intention of the government. to ‘own less than 50 percent of the

‘shares of the cornpany, a

move “to ensure that it will be a public company operating’ in the private

‘sector and not an arm of the _ Me,

government.”

Bennett: said- the © “cor: “

ation was. designed to:be, At aimilar to" the. Alberta.

Energy. Corp..and the _ Canadian ‘Development

Tks legislation stipulates that no person. shall be allowed to buy more than one percent: t the issued

‘and outstanding voting

shares of the company. Only. Canadian citizens would be eligible to- hold shares, and preference would. be given to B.C. ’ residents.

‘Bennett stressed that the corporation would not be a crown corporation and would operate in- dependently of-the govern- ment. He pointed out that the, act forbids the " govenrment to hold as

. majority on the board of

He said-expanding fishing’ fleets ‘and ° -

directors.” . He ‘said the corporation.

_would give B.C, residents

who normally do not invest in the stock market the opportunity to share‘ in the growth of the province.

Bennett said the cor- poration funds would

provide unlimited op-

portunities in for new ventures in fields such as

’ the forest, gas,. petroleum

‘the residents a share economic

and coal industries and development of secondary industry,

’ He acid it is the govern- ment’s intentions to have this investment in growth balanced — by: dividend payments to shareholders,

The premier said the new corporation would:not deny: . province's oorer n. the rowth because “there -really ‘hasn't been

any-direct benefit to them”

“ander the current system.

“The —

the development of a dairy co-operative, —

he sai The committee, which is travelling

‘around the province In its investigation of _ all aspects of food production and pricing, - received only three submissions.

_ Loggers going back

-. VANCOUVER cP. - Cooler

to: work calla ..to -British. Tuesd

Bert Gahle, vice-president Canadian Products’ coast forestry and logging - division ay the com employees at E: _forthern: Vancouver Island. + ‘and?-200- men at Harrison *

"Lake will réturn to. work: Forest

said ny's 70 lewood on

‘the B.C.'s recent hot spe

Joggers out ‘of work. |

The logging companies fearing forest fires during

shut down operations early in' August putting an . estimated. 6,000 coastal

‘The. former . New. Democratic Party govern- ment obtained the shares of. which the present Social Credit government now intends to divest itself.

The act prohibits an agent _ of the crown from holding shares in the corporation,

The act.also stimpulates that “mutual fund, or funds established to "provide compensation, hospitalization, medical care, annuities or similar funds will be permitted to hold up to three percent of

‘the shares,” instead of, the

-one percent limited to? in-

dividuals, >

; studies’

‘municati

July 1: applied to

rsons with bet- ween one and six dependents.

yl Ba ey

Books are the most important part of Northwest Com- munlty College and students should find helpful

‘More academic subjects

some taxpayers with non-child dependents might find their refunds

would have to have sup dependents who are not children

t six .

assistance from people like Betty Rushton who sortthem out and stack them {into the shelves. a

New courses will fill.

- By BRIAN GREGG | Spee for students is the

biggest problem this year at Northwest Community - College, Brian Loptson,

director of student services, said Tuesday. | New courses are available in - anthropology, . - art, ecology, geography, history, philosophy, political sclence and women’s studies. . wii bison said some classes immediately and Wialtions classes in sub-

jects like English will be

available to meet the ex- pectant demand.

He expects more students a will be attracted to English, psychology, anthropology and science courses this

year. :

“About one-half of the people in the area will take courses cut. of self-interest with no plans to use transfer status,””he said.

“As a result, many of the courses that ‘will be taken will be in subjects that adulis did not take when they were students at the secondary school level.

Loptson said registration will begin in September 1 and

the college year will begin on September 12, Evening

registrations will take plate between ‘6 p.m. and 8p.m. on September 7, September 12- 15 and Sep tember 19-20. Full- time students will have seats reserved for them in courses if they cannot make an. early

tegistration but they must -

inform Loptson: what subjects: they. will be enrolling in.

Bert Seinen began his new duties as college counsellor on Monday and he will be available to advise students at the college. He says his job is not fully: defined yet

and although he will be tray to other com- munities in the college region, he does not know if he will be doing that all the time,

Loptson says there is no one or two year waiting list for courses at NCC as some people think. If the demand

igh, he said, extra courses can he offered following organizational procedures, =:

The response for enroliment at the college has been good and NCC is

drawing students from . every secondary school in

the region, he said.

_space fast at | college

” Counselor ‘Bert Seinen is available to discuss students" academic and vocational problems.

Training also in _ social, office skills

peclal to the Herald the unique aboriginal program at Nor-. thweat Community College is an enrollment of 30 full: time . students, . co-

ordinator: Jeff Marvin said

yesterday.

The program is designed .

to train peo people working in a Indian band or other social situation with particular skills in counselling, government, com- ons, and organization, Marvin said.

Students . attend an. in- tensive series of lectures and seminars for one week each month, returning to

their home ‘setting to con-.

tinue their jobs, family life, and assignments. - All courses offered in the , program are university ansferable. _ After three

years in the pro; ram, students graduate wi

full years of university education. —

Marvin said: that interest in the local program: has been growing. He said the University of Victoria school of social work has expressed interest ‘in establishing formal links with the venture.

The program has been successful in securing $55,000 in funding from outside sources, he said.

This has enabled the

program to hire two full- time counsellors who will visit. all communities helping students when they

.are away from class and

working with local people to establish programs and seminars. .

“Next year will be our

final year a expansion,” Marvin said

“By then, we hope to have about 45 full-time students and a wide range of non- credit and personal interest workshops operational.”

The co-ordinator said that he has received requests to help establish similar program in other areas, including the Yukon.

Describing the program's 8 -theme, he said: .

“We talk about “pecple’s lives and problems and situate them within a

political context. We pull no

nches. Some pecused | us of belng a snot rat and go on.”

clearly |

Brian Loptson's door is always open to the public.