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Lettersto the Editor

To the Editor,

I am trying to re-unite twin sisters who ‘have been separated for more than 80 years and would be most , grateful if you would make thelr story public, | _ Eliza (on whose behalf I am writing) and Harriet Flyan

were born August 1, 1901 in Hexham, Northumberland, England to Dorothy. Ann wife of John Flynn, a plasterer. Shortly after birth, Eliza was adopted privately. Harriet and her mother came to Canada round about 1912. Eighty- two year old Eliza, who still lives in Hexham is very anxious to find her long lost twin sister Harriet or Harriet's . children. Research in the U.K. has established that the last news of Harriet occurred in 1963 when she was reported to be living in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and three children; two boys and a girl, Unfortunately the name of Harriet’s husband is not known. Eliza and Harriet have an older half brother Billy McGarity.who'is known to have. lived in Canada and to have worked for Canadian-Pacific in the early 1830's, brobably of on the North Atlantic Passenger.” liners. « eo oe Sy \ Tae or Bek aihy ji outline, orit or Billy McGarity or their descendents please write tome at ¢ 14 Gertrude Place, Toronto, Ontario, M4J 1R3, —

Thank you. ; Yours sincerely, . Juliet Mannock —

To the Edltor; oe

. Mr. P. Weeber, Mayor of New Hazelton, has a letter in the Tuesday, March 6 edition which contains some glaringly false information in-the first paragraph. _His comment, “This is a radical departure from the, recent past when’ quite a number of Terrate area politicians were obviously: . notin favour of industrialization" is not supported by the facts. He seems very fond of repeating this statement and I would. challenge him to support it with facts and documentation, not just his impressions. The subject even came up at the meeting he ‘describes: in his letter, but he clearly didn't hear-Alean’s. response, or merely ignored it.

Mr. Weeber, from his lofty perch in the progressive community of New Hazelton, has .consistently involved himself in Terrace municipal issues. That in itself is not:

serious because wein Terrace have a sense of humor. Itis; |.

however, inexcusable not to check his facts before he Gravis his sanctimonious conclusions. | For example, ‘his statement, “The fact that the Skeena Coalition people were - given a full half hour before the Alcan people said a word indicated that the officiat welcome mat is not completely out” is irresponsible and incorrect.

The fact is, Alcan asked to be placed’ second on the agenda, and we complied with their request since we had changed the format of the meeting after they had agreed to participate, Originally, Alcan was to make the only presentation. It would have been so simple for Mr. Weeber to find out why it was done, rather than imply some sin- sister motive. -

Mr. Weeber is entitled to express his opinion, even as-an outsider, but if he wants to involve himself in the Terrace political scene, I would appreciate it if he got his facts straight. ‘Thank goodness the reat of the Pacific northwest mayors are astute enough not to atick their noses in another communities’ political affairs,

Yours truly, . - Helmut Giesbrecht, Mayor

can't find his file. ‘C’ for crazy or ‘H’ for horse?”

3-26

The: Canadian spller, which interrupted a we slump ¢ on, foreign exchange markets Monday, resumed ta

downward path today. . :

After posting a weekend gain of more than half a ‘cent at Monday's close of 79.17.centa U.S., the Canadian | currency opened at 78.99 today,

“Tradera, noting that the Bank of Canada entered the:

market Monday, buying dollars to halt the currency's slide,

had predicted that the gain would Probably be short-lived. ;

“This 1s not the turnaround,” warned Jim Snook, an

_ aagisjant vice-president with Citibank, “H's a temporary ‘reprieve in the market.” — - The bank intervened after the currency plunged half a

cent in early trading. Monday, threatening to go below the

. 7Bcent level.

Last Thursday, the Canadian currenzy traded. below 73

~eents (ULS.) for the first time in, 20 months, |

Analysts blame the dollar's fall on higher intereat rates in

“the United States, which tend to lure blg depositors across the border, and on the traditional: March transfer of profits

by Canadian subsidiaries to their’ Anjerican parents.

Nei] Johnson, chief economist. with Nesbitt “‘Thomion .

Bongard Inc. predicts the dollar will stay at a low level for

at least. six weeks. .

WON'T BUY THEM . ° : American money. traders will nat buy Canadian currency

_ now, because they : are confident that Ottawa will eep in:

Doctors’ not. trained properly?

‘terest rates lov ms an. leetion 5 year; he ‘ald a The bank. bought ‘large:suma-of wnwanted - dollars: ‘last.

week to try to soften its plunge, but Finance Minister Mare - Lalonde has sald it would be:better to iive-with a-weaker dollar than to boost-interest-rates and fuel inflation. .

_ However, Lalonde pledged inthe’ Commons on Monday ” tat the government ‘and the Bank of Canada will resist a~-

“substantial devaluation of the Canadian dollar.” ?

es downwar d

wrth a record deficit of $90.2 milion, cut

CP Ale, the biggest loser ” halt last: year after. recapitalization, by. the parent com-

ae Canada’s secondlargest airline still lost. $16. 4 ‘iillion because of sluggish passenger traffic, aid | a poor, avernige yield from: the traffic that materialized. :

Another big | disappointment wae the return from Calgary-

In another development, a disastrous: return fron.” : based Canadian Pacific Enterprises: Ltd.; the: | company’s

shipping operations was the main factor behind reduced’ - 70.1-per profits for Canadian. Pacific Ltd., which reported. 1963,.:'

earnings of $143.6 million or $1.98 a shate, Jn 1082, itmade. $183.3 million, or. $2.60'a share. - : “The loss from container operations: increased by gat.

million. That included a $10,7-milllon write-off ‘for. the...

reorganization of Canadian-based transatlantic container. ° operations and the withdrawal of cr Ships fom, a vu 8 "east. coast container service. :

LOST MILLIONS | —

The los from bulk shipping rose by $28.3 millon and the overall logs for CP Ships was maa malllion, ‘up’ from, $20 million in 1962, >

Canadian Pacific’s domeatic rail operations had : a i net: profit of $184 million last year, or, $66.1 million more than 1962. The upawing reflected two favorable. ‘developments: an increase in freight: traffic and 0 interion federal payments for hauling grain.

EDMONTON © (CP) Alberta is spending millions of dollars on extravagant hospitals when there is not

-@nough money ‘to ‘train

. “adequately trained,. .Dr.

Bryan. Ward, ‘representing the. Alberta College’: of Family Physicians, told the

association's committee: on allocation - of health-care

only half of them, ” he said their compulsory two-year -

“residency: ‘Program. But.

- Yet, Alberta has wie 10- doctors who specialize with

ina written: brief. bed hospitals in rural Areas. where. there are. no

physicians,.says the: brief,”

DOLLARS... THE GOVERNMENT BATS IT... THEN FEGURGIATES |

i¢ elge has information hbout Harriet aid<i|-

Canada feels impact

‘TORONTO (CP) — A deal in which New York-based Mobil Corp., the second-ranked U. S. oil company, has agreed to acquire Superior Oil Co. of Houston for $5.7 billion could have an impact on Canadian com- panies employing almost 15,000 people.’

‘Superior, which controls about , $950 miljion in Canadian assets, owns Calgary- based Canadian Superior Oil Co. It also owns 35 per cebt of Mélntyre Mines Ltd., a major coal producer in the West. ;

Mclntyre, in turn, controls Falconbridge Lid., the country's No. 2 nickel miner, with a 34-per-cent interest. ©" -

A switch in command of Superior’s

‘Canadian operations would bring. the Foreign: Investment Raview Agency into,

Monday's takeover deal.

“If there is a change in control in

Superior’s Canadian subsidiary, then the

_ few owner would have to apply to. FIRA

and under the legislation, the agency would have to take a look at the transaction,” a FIRA spokesman said: ~ -

“The government would have the option to allow or disallow the (Canadian) takeover."”

The spokesmas added:

“I would expect the investor to be quite

reasonably aware of the requirements of .

the act and how Ottawa has acted upon

similar takeovers. It is up to the company . to put forward & business plan that cabinet.

would view as being of significant benefit to Canada.” .

Rick Gross, ofl analyst for broker Underwood, Neuhaus and Co, Ltd. In

. Houston, speculated that Falconbridge and _ Mcintyre may go on the auction block.

“Ton large extent, 1 would think they are

expendable assets and I doubt if Mobil has.

- doctors.” properly: a Canadian Medical = -resources.. _., Dr: Robert-Wood, another’ ‘Association committee _ “Although 50 per’ ‘Gent of ‘ college representative, a heard Monday. ; medical school graduates half the graduates. who - Half of the province’s will ultimately enter family become general. prac- . graduating family practice, there are family - titioners ‘in’ Alberta. take’ physicians: are Hot residency programs for specialist training ‘during . 7 ot ¢ - ABUDGET IS QUITE | SIMPLE REALLY... me THE PIEISMADE ‘FROM YOUR TAX

any inclination to hang .on to the mining companies,” he said.

"The. activities of Canadian Superior may meld nicely with Mobil’s operations in

Canada, especially ‘those on’ the East

Coast."

‘ Analysts estimate Canadian Superior to be worth from $1.5 billion to $2 billion. | Through such a sale, Mobil would be able to ° trim part of the costa af the takeover of the

US. parent.

Some analysts are conviriced that Mobil.

has already hammered out a deal to seli some of Supertor’s Canadian assets. There

’ are rumors circulating’ in the financial - ., community that Bow Valley Industries Ltd. of Calgary, together with other Canadian -| - interests — including ‘an affiliate of |

Brascan Ltd. of Toronto, which ‘is con- trolled by Edward and Peter Bronfman — have agreed to pay between $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion for Canadian. Superior. ;

_ ‘Two other pending niergers among. major U.S. oil companies have left the”

status of some of their Canadian sub- sidiaries up in the air. Last week, Standard Oil of California

agreed to buy Gulf Oil Corp. of Pittsburgh - for $13.2 billion — the largest merger in

U.S. history, . : San Franclaco-besed Standard ; hasn't

_ decided whether it will sell Gulf-Canada’ Ltd. once It brings parent Gulf undef lta.

In January, Texaco Inc. of New York.

acquired Getty Oil Co, for $10.1 billion.

_ Speaking for the University of. Alberta “faculty, | said

’ senior. cltizens can end up. .taking care

of ' children, he said. Ward" ‘also revealed. that |

rural

‘more ‘Alberta general - practitioners are avoiding

obstetrics - and: not just

-becanse’ childbirth often "gets: doctors involved in -lawaults,’ a

“The | lifestyle and the

i ours and, the feeling of a te Aneompetence from a lack of -{:- teaining’ fe ‘some of the | © other (reasons). " . ‘EDUCATION SUFFERS’

Brian Lentie,

medical. education {s_ suf- fering from ” “government

funding cuts. -

‘The key to keeping health-

“esre’ coats: down is. ‘preventive. care, he said.’

Earlier, ‘Dr. Neil’ Gray,

president of “the Alberta . ‘Medical Association, told

the committee Canada

pay escalating health costs. . Gray sald no government

raising taxes. But he added “health care. will bankrupt

- our government “if the current rate of increase in .

expenditure is maintain

To. save the medicare system, Gray suggested Canadians should pay the first $100 or $20) of each

-year's medical costs. He . Said a $200 deductible would

reduce medical costs by up

40 40 per cent even if _ disadvantaged ‘groups and:

families were exempt. °

He said the alternative is ‘yestricting healthcare “access °

preached.

, faces, na bagkruptcy_ Sees nation tan

|’ isis unless‘the-public helps Vi

i is. willing to cover costs by

r-cent resource and inidustrial: aiibaldiary,, ‘Which contributed wh. 1 million in 10883, a drop of $62.million from e year before, ; .

aa Paeltic mantagemiént predletsd Monday that - the trend for 19¢4 is for larger profits in-lock-step: “with the economic recovery, with the key being increased capital -“gperiding by industry later inthe year! that abou copectally . boost OP Enterprises.’ ror ‘

in other developments Monday:

— Toronto-based Infomart announced itis forming a joint venture with three US, agriculture co-operatives to extend its farm information service, “known: ag Grasaroots, which - has been operating at a'loss in Western Canada since.1981, Farmers in the United. States will be ‘soon able-to use their _own computer terminals to look for information on anything from local weather forecasts to current commodity prices, _— Canaila Post corp. éaid it [s promising its 66,000 em.

Mig

Post, which beck a Crown: ‘htporation in October 1991, reduced-lts deficit from $400 million In the’ ‘1961-82 fiscal -year to $282:imillion the following year. eh

— Sulpetro Ltd. annourtced it has discontinued talks with Bond Corporation Holdings Ltd. of Australia on a Bond offer toinvest $150 million In the Calgary-based oil company. The offer was disclosed: Isat October, but ‘Sulpetro‘said in a release a mutually satisfactory arrangement could not be

"A drilling programm to save the jobs of 00 coger miners in Leaf Rapids, Man., has been given &- reprieve by Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd. of Toronto. while it- tries to arrange government Financial help. Sherritt plans: to shut down its Ruttan-Mine.in the’ northern Manitoba’ town In- definitely June 15. But it has offered to’ keep 300 of: its.400 workers on during a $30-million drilling program, that will deepen the mine to improve the quality of copper ‘ore.

Proposal rejected

LISBON (AP) — ‘Angola has rejected South. ‘Africn’s proposal for an all-party. conference to "negotiate in- dependence for Namibia, also known as South-West Africa, said a dispatch by Angola’s state-run news agency.

The news dgency, Angop, quoted a statement released in Luanda, the Angolan capital, as saying only the South African government ‘and South-West: African . People’s Organization, or- SWAPO, the guerrilla . independence movement, should be directly involved in such talks.

The statement said: -Angolans would participate only as observers, if at all.

The statement also sald any talks held on the fiiture of enifbin"shodid' be varrletf out under the. auspices “of. the

Nations, inaccordanice with a.UN resolutioabealling for ‘South - African “withdrawal and. the organization, of elections for an independent ‘Namibia:

phe:

Sunday that his government, Angola’s Marxist govern- ment, SWAPO, other Namibian parties recognized by South Africa, and the Angolan rebel movement UNITA alt fain in talks to work, out gelf-rule for Namibia. tO REJECTS CALLS ~ Botha did not mention UN participation ‘and South Arica has rejected repeated calls'from the, ‘world body ‘to with- draw from. Namibla.. © The UN has officially recogaixed SWAPO, which lias waged an 18-year bush war against South African rule, as the legitimate representative of the Namibian people. Angolan and South African negotiators last month agreed at meetings in Lusaka, the capital of Smnbia to establish a joint commission to monitor the pullout of South African troops from occupied areas in ‘southern Angola as well as prevent Angolan-based SWAPO fighters from infiltrating ‘south to- carry out raids. in’ Namibia.

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