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© EDITOR | PAT 0’DONAGHY

mowledge - If. this is

| we The Parking Game |

' One. of the oldest-and \ certainly longest-running sports. in

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Inere from ihe flerald of May 4a frant page: story: headed

The game is played in several 4600 block Lazelle - but

Chiders iis the equivalent of -

“ink loans and mortgages. both

“Mines will have fo pay thelr ~ of then of which. de at invalve

way us the forest industry has done for 100 years. Léa". This slory. apparently relates. to: lalk delivered’ “by jhe. Ho Graham Lea. will, comments from hy, Han. 1A. Williams when they recently. visited your, community. =, oy

Iowish: to“ take-Birong “i with’ Lie statement thal”

ne

mining industry “Has nol been |

paying its way”. A search ul the records will shaw that the

_- British Columbia: mining: ine “dustry through the years has’. “ree: ride”. .They, have spent. 7) ynillions and millions of dejlars., +.

paid substaniial sums of money” Wa Municipal. Provineial and Federal governments, “in the form of various taxes. As an example. | an. anelosing a chart showing the distribution: of- “Mining Money"tin 1872, From this chart it will be. seem (hat by

fay the largest: portion sof -the

money expended by mining in 1972 Colalling $731 million) 8350 niiilion was for cquipmen! and supplies of all kinds;. the text largest portion paid out was. in the forny of salaries and wages tw eniployees and the next largest in the form of taxes. vle., paid (a gavernments aad gavernment “agencies. By comparison it will be noted that ahe dividends puid totalling $30 million was only 4 per cont af ihe fatal amoul.: |

1973 wus a much more profitable year. for mining across Canada, ° including British Columbia, for the’simple reason (hat metal-prices were at arecord high level. However, recards will -show' thal metal prices. have.’ fluctate dramatically throughout ‘the years -- sometimes. they are high and samelimes~ low. The

same thing’ applies (o\ the.

profitability .tor lack of profitabillly) of mining. as an industry --- it is. the average

over the years that counts! This

is clearly, demonstrated ‘by: 8; statement issued by the Mining Association of British Columbia (prepared by Price Waterhouse and) Company¢ Charteted Accountants) which: relates to ihe return ‘on: shareholder in- vesiment. The average relurn on shareholder invesiment over ihe lasl seven years, including an exceptionally good year in 1973 amounts 10 11,3 per cent:

ih , dusty, has -bud@a

{donot think it is fair for Mr.

toc stay “hes mining. in-

° That cis’ ans erraieous Statement’: and traakly/tflad-it disrespectful to al ihe thhusaiids-af people wit - have eontribuied a great deal of ime-and money in searching for and developing the mineral “yesnurees: al this Provinee. These people: have snot bad a

_ HOO. years

cand while-itis.afaet that some of them tiave been rewarded, it

“is also a fact thal many others have nity]. has sometimes bee

slad that wit we. money goes inlo -

the: ground than -comes out. “While Tdo not belleve thal to be - i lrue-slalement Jnevertheless.

ii des emphasize the fact (hal a -

‘great’ amount: of money 1 is ‘risked anid lust by mining peaple in (searching: for. the “hidden

weallhe 1 is one‘thing to look ar.

the"Winners": but in doing $0 ome should, also’, louk..at . the “losers”. Mining is-a-high risk - endeavour willl adds ‘of about WOO to Pon ihe chance of a ‘profitable mine.“ The -mining--industry has‘ always paid fts-laxes and has brought great benefily arid toall iiving in British Columbia, This is cleurly.lustrated by. the fact thal: the -econdmyr of this Province is'atia high level and bur standard ‘of: most cather’‘couttrles “iy the world, The development-of the mineral and er ter The ‘are laregly responsible for ihe presenl -prosperily™ £ Columbia now. enjoys.” Mr. Lea goes of further ta ridicule the parl-small:people play in financing the discovery ~ and development of miines. Aguin 1 wish -to lake strong *, abjection Jo his statement. Ui is “© a well known fact in mining.that "he majority of the ” = pow operating ‘were. discovers

‘small mining companies.

companies, such as Copper, : Craigmant, _'Noranda, Granduc,

Gibralter

- who feel they obviously have the right of way no matter if your car --.: ‘ is only two feet away and (he other little tricks and youhave anidea ”-

- gpaces. with cement :barriers, separating each row of car's, That : - would certainly-bring aboul some orderly parking. By designating:

-- gxample). would alleviate way through the: lot. -

:“down on the:aumber of fender-benders. AN that-would?: ~ be. *

_ Teould claim their kids and shoppers could élaim their parcels. - “ > without tying -u arkin

is

ain: Canada these win. villages, townsiand. cities. a re ” Again, you've all seen it. ---

.. the edge-of town. into new.” -- “developments”, Cut down

in. One af youobviously has to back up. When yi | mani ge toma it into the lane in front of the stores Jhere fs a taxi, parked:right that isn’t paved. Ail in the along the sidewalk with the yellow line that means no parking.” jyanie of those great modern Worse - there nay bea pick-up truck parked along the.‘no-parking |< -gous,:. “the =¢ar", ¢°and zone’ sidewalk. . ; wo as PP Et ae” and all with © Add to all this heat (or cold depending on the season), shippers he hema ane al of aie guided town counclllors, - : who actually-believe, in the dim. little recesses of their . minds, that they are contti-

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of thé game. DD og ee ‘Iv’s obvious -thal' whoever designed the parking Int had‘a keen: (and sadistic) sense of humor.) 9) 8 Half'a dozen allerations to the lois would make (he whole thing ~* buting to “progress.” ” sane and safe.: They would also cost a little money though, sa.it’s | -. ““Progress” is usually just -. doubtful the owners would.go for thats. 20 p24. eo as a. synonym Tor what’ the Number one improvement would be clearly defined patking town's. businessmen. want. ~ And what they want is mare business,’so they. can make more money: 0 : ee “That's fine. That's their A taxi and paree! pickup land inthe area along the front of the ® . Pag. ‘But. very. often they stores would also help speed up the flow of traffic as well as cutting +: 7 cal apply pressuse and exert -

the flow of traffic in each line (alternating east and west iraflic- for (he ‘mish-mesh of cars poking :their .~

cynically bulldoze the.desires “of. the average citizen, who 4s‘ not cognizant of. their wheeling ‘and: dealing until © “it’s too tate.:

Don’t’ get -me wrorg.

sacrificed here would be the first couple. of parking stalls 1y each - row, a tolalof abouta dozen I would guess: That would leave a lane right by (he doars-so that taxi's could claim: their fares, paren|s ©

ip those cruising araund and looking for’: parki

Space. 2 ve cee Co Pa “The Ginal-improvement could come from the public ‘and not the thinks’ any: change ‘is going

tobe disastrous. ene

ated fairly.

lot ‘of rape”

:Turn the fertile farmlands on. .°:

. alll the trees. Pave everything =:

influence with results’ that -—

© pot just anvold “grump, who.” -

free. ride for

Western: government: to’ reconsider th:

‘Again, L wish’ emphasize th there (isa great sdéal af : dif- ferérice betwein ) the’ fdrestry ‘Jindusiry “and ‘ihe; niining = in- fl With, the’ forestry -in-

dustry i “orebudy

uf dollars must be speti dn. the seireh for .a mineral ‘deposit

Thar ean Ke operated prafilably. ©

as heen estimated thal same.

b

“these days t+ see anywhere . tea $75 10 S10] Hon speil on placing a"inine ine production.

$400

spent: 1o° place ‘the .Slikine. > Copper praperlyion, the Stikine’ River. orth! of Terrace, inia~ “praduclion: Surely: (he, people

“who: gample their money.on-an

operation of that-sart should he,

entitled toa -relurnof ‘capital - before sheing, heavily laxed. by the Preyincial government.

paying ls “fair share”: of taxes’

bul we “are Urging thal the

gavernment and the people of “this province: recognize the fact

“tiving‘is‘above. «that. mining ;is ‘a high tisk en- -. deavour. The problem with Bill |

“3

“Mineral Royalties: Act'* is

“rhat "is ‘is’ an gnerous tax, wilh” ‘diseretianary . powers | (bal: “: British . cliniinates ‘the: opportunity “for “> mining companies to'receive an ‘ample return from their: “risk; taking." There: must be“some — “good years” in mining lo make"

up for the “bad years" . when

from mining.

there is very Hitle return; if any, - aia :

sulk .

) gre. urging the. Provincia,

“Hegislation: and. instead 1 . roduce:a: tax. on profits,

me :has?.a-praven © before he ‘slarts to... ~ operate. bul inanining millions

* Thomas Elliott “Manager. 35 million is the costal finding - _aouing. Once a discovery has -

heen made: many: million of datlacs “must be spene an: ' developing and equipping it for. produciion. I is. net ungamimon:

“Awards: - It has been estimated thal-some - - ae

ian wil have to he) “ACD hay eT 8-20 Clifford Clifford St.

. Tn -eviieulsion, “the mining. industry is nat: opposed lo.

Sthe: next ix weeks will

I've “served on the other

"side of the fence, and 1 am

:The-adverse ellects-nf, Bill 31 wre apparent---a drop of 60. per ~ “ceil” on dollars -spent: on ex: » . ploration “in -1974—ia ul 60 per cent In ihe number , “Of claims. slaked, in 1973 and - “now new ‘mines: scheduled ‘for ~ prodiction?-This hag hada most." Se | “anithe supply: :

has ‘already: some 2,000 jobs:

ALD: Serry Kitimat, BGee

Editors. 0) Dear Sirs) e..

That lime of. year has rolled, around again and again. the » Emmy Awards. are . being presented 10 our favourile T.¥ 2 performers for their ‘dramalic contributions on -the..boob -{ube . - which is: intended to‘brighten gur-exisienee or whatever it.°; does for-us. Whatever turns ° your eranke Tg

“However to come.to the paint )-

‘of myJetler il is-reparted in the | °

cultural: circles of . North: “Western B.C, tha(the talented.

“gelot Mr: Frank Howard M.P.i° *“ NDP is tabe awarded an Emmy -

or. Enema for his’ ‘past . tear’. jerking performances in “Bad Boy Trying to be Good.” and “I, Had Suspecied Cancer."

~ Entertainment critics are just

a et: pool 2} sbesides (hemgelves “wondering

large mines- “ The‘Royally Tax proposed in - [ in this Province, Bill’ 31 will have (he effect. of: d und originally. deprecialitg the ore, in’ the’ \ developed by prospeclors and ground thereby causing a waste. _ There of: resources at a lime when “are thousands al individuals’ society “1s. endeavouring to: : who are shareholders In these” derive-the: greatest, possible Bethlehentbenefll’ from ‘Its resources. We:

what spectacular |Frank is. ‘going to pull'fram the bag this.’ year. Couldithe — * ; LWA. Bum" or, “God ° Bless . Amerlean Unions". No. doubt: reveal!

Frank's‘acting talént,

“The Bilitor

sARO COL 4 rearteeees trop of “‘spawried by-the: notorious: Bill-

tries tha, deal , -iniquily of he programs andthe.

Ces ‘evert'a small, block of mineral. a ‘claims.?: “By. doubling the.” - + + “agsessment - requirements and “imposiig an anual lease rental. °

_ orebody:

*: production’ ‘léase, .: before. ‘he

' prospector

te Pm a

Cli

of “the “abuse! a

Dear Sirs" oo. .The-welter of accusation

“- gounter-accusal ions a1,-tends: 10: obfuscate! the progressive, slep-by-slep.

emasculation-. of “the= mining: gis

industry now’ being plotted -in’- Victoria. It willhelp clarify the -

ealastrophes that will'resuil, to. gummarize then in a* sim- plified; eodified-form, (hus:+.°-"" (vetal Ael lasl year, imposed meraus terms for holding-on lo

‘as well, this bill imposed heavy” financial burdens.:on the :in-*:

dividual, prospector,” ‘small’ ‘ developer, speculative ‘mining =’

company or entrepreneur.: This. constitutes a rip-off af the small © ‘operator for Ihe bevefit of the’

large . mining. ‘companies, tor. . whom suet expenditures would -

be'valy small change. A drop of --

_ over 50 percent in claims staked :.

in’ 1973 versus 1972, is. proof -

~Yenoughvaf the effect of that.bill!

1) Bill 44, which amended the a

on’ the other hand, © as a councillor;a reporter, ” and:a ‘citizen,’ I. have seen

< soine of -s the.--'dimmest characters in’town elected to‘council becduse no one else, wanted ‘the job.And | have séen what they can do to reduce’a ‘beautiful small “town: to-van? ugly, ‘noisy, - Stinking messe~ 7 "Bigger isn't. necessarily better. dn, fact, it's, usually “worsens. PLE ;

O20 UBut many” a municipal « councillor thinks jie’s going

to -get into: the Canadian ‘history books or something if he helps make his town * bigger. Too “few of them + stop tu think farther (han * five years ahead: -

. influence on the councillors / ‘comes : from: businessmen. _ But’ the fatter’s closest ally

"councillor. He should ques-- “tion and find out what the

is nearly ‘always the “town -enginecr’’: ; More = councillors have’ “been bamboozled by town “engineers than there are flies

ona dead dog.

_— Your’ average councillor doesn't have much technical - knowledgé. “Consequently, he is mystified: and awed by. such terms as. “access road” and “drainage” and “hardtopping™ and “right of - ~~~ way”. ne a .

Quite wrong is. the.

hell- is going on. Engineers, -in- my opinion, are not superior beings. They. are

> people - wha: like lo ‘build. “ ¢hings, and tear things down. “And. the Tater often’ pre:

~ glides the former. oan

ngincer a tree.

‘As L suggested ; strongest

: os Show ance

-tohell. Phope. ..-.),:

YER'LL HATE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 49, 1974 “oy sand he'll hand you a chain

saw, “Show ‘an “engineer, a

_eurve.and “he.: wants - to .. straighten it. Show an engin-

cer a garden arid he wants to pave’ it:. Show him. a hill and he wants (o flatten it.

_. Show hima Beautiful rush-

ing river and.dre wants to

damit oe a It's: the. . engineers, who

should be-damned.- if this

_ceountry, We need trees and * curves and gardens:

| d hills and tiverss: os 3- Ht

~ We don't need’ stumps and straight lines for speed- ing. and - more. parking: lots and . bulldozed « flats, * and

~ dams" that: flood thousands

of”: acres.;, We need’ “fewer,

-"smany fewer, engineers: +’

Show me.a town engineer who. Has ever looked ‘at ‘a

“© 00-year-old marie, without - lust. in: his hearty who-has

ever looked, at a space more than 25°: x25! without

* wanting: to -asphalt: it, op _-who sees any running Water, ’:“gven.from the: kitchen-sink,

without wanting to divert: it,

_ and: I'll: show: yousa, freak : whowill-be kicked out of the

Professional Engineers’ ‘As- sociation at its next meeting.

But nol. for “dumb councillors and. rapacious

~engineers.. They will all ‘go

au

“products to be affected:- :

31. also opens wide -(he-deor. to

“fered, corruption occurs. * -

‘mina billions of tons of what is, ”: tow low-grade ore and turn that -; into waste. As a.

“ynluable ore

fesull it willis) So: +=

-. (a). preventmany potential . front coming .. ‘2.7 financial: stringency. will creep: ‘swill-be a . ‘tive.’ “-slimily outward in alldirections’. - question period arid a-chaye to lives ‘of mines’ now -operaling; a F pees UH the (cl cause severe cul-backs in .

“mining operations -into production |.” 7 (b) ‘sharten. the productive.’

~{2)'To add.to theeffectiveness .: praduction’ of many. mines now

-at this rip-off, Bill 44 also went -

so - farasto deprive the siaker_,

whieh. he might ‘have ‘spent

thousands, or even millions of ia.) PEE

prive, the presence of. an: This . possible — deprivation’ .of title.” was achieved “by requiting the = ‘daim-halder to’ obtain: -a

could :: pul’! the:- property... into commercial ‘uperalion: “That! lease would be, granted al. ihe: sole discretion of the Minister of Mines! What an opportunity for. - Gurruption! ¢-An - oppartunity from which only the well-heeled - enti be.expecied (4 benefit. --- Having — ham-strung™ .the- “and. pul lhe developer. into’:a limbo of ‘un- cerlainty,” designed: ‘to, .[n-, capacitate. the small operator, * Bill 31 is. then. introduced: to: finish off the big. operators... Look -at': the: destructive -ef- fects of (his ill-considered and sloppily drawn bill and trace the disastrous resulls into our own Hivepe ee weet a! BIL 31, whieh = imposes | ‘exorbitant royalties on snineral ..

. products ‘without specifying the:

“unemployment. °° oes () By turning muck valuable.”

royalties -should 'bé' abandoned

in- operation,

creinio waste, it will curtall the:

/ production of vital metals. and’:

_ Thanks

“thus cause artifical shortages . -Bill 31.will therefore contribut

directly to. inflation...

OVAL Ca lime’ when ‘unem=.’ ‘ployment! and inflation are: our. ‘mast pressing problems, Bill 31: proposes, to contribute to boll.

The’ present: concept of

and:BiNl 31 withdrawn. In ils: place, plans should - be’ for ‘Toulaled’ to impose taxes -or. ‘yoyaltles, ‘based in essence ‘on profitability. | -oF : Operations fy

Uniess this'is dane pramptly, : the already eviderit reduction in - having

“expenditure for exploration’ and ;

‘development, as well as thecut- back:in mine operallons and the

abandonment af many projects’ ~

()- Is ill-considered in ils * By

“> provincial, treasury. Sup-. ., pliers: and. their. sales + and- “manufacturing. / organizations.

‘corruption. = ‘Where - the” ops portunity; for ‘corruption is of- ;

per Witoria. * ‘and developer ula secure tite.“ (6). By causing eul-backs in’: . ' ‘ao the inineral. properly“ upon’ - hich We might rave” spent ~ Sherwin F, Kell -P,-Eng. -

a. given,’

wee

“ready . of. almast ready. for

production, will ‘ctreale™ a spreading, cancer in .the body

wages, will: mean. less- money,

~ into local “ communities, .. the

province. | -"and,".- the:

‘will face a: drastic. decline. in -salés, "Suppliers of ‘technical

no services: :gontraciars, -and (a) imposes royalties on the: Professional consultants will basts of Fe inarket price of a. find the themselves facing “a. ‘; metal, regardless of whether or, - “not the preduction is profitable. ~These exorbitant royalties then *:- -beconie an. operating ctiarge.” _and raise drastically the cost ”

oimetal prediction, . The “bill will “make il uneconomic . to -

-catasiropnically, .. curtailed.

-elidniele,. AML this will, ia twins” ~-spread (othe retail level and to

vies? This is.‘ already’ -in evidence, dince.il was.set in mation by Bill 44,amending the > mining act-last year and itis “now ‘acceleraling under, the

“Those. in. mining cam--

munilies “will be’ especially hard-hit .but:the- malaise, and

and bring?’ the.. province:.to, ¢ wreiched realization of: havoc being. wreaked ‘tipo: it: by “ihe New. Destruction. Parly |i

Yours very truly -)

\

The Terrace. & . District, Association for the Mentally” Retarded wishes to express Ils -hearl felt thanks for. the oul-

standing support given. by: the...” - people, “businesses of this area during

organizations

the year Just-pagt. = .- 5).

the. Nation ‘Wide: Flowers: of.

Hope Campaign which has juat-. “tp closed for.this aren and-which

was eminently -suecesstul \ Biiis;:. crack: Bt; Lous

falsed.. over two Uiousand dollars... The funds donated will be carefully

_used.lo Improve the wellare of

“many he ndicappe din our area,

1

polities and. economic.:. - ‘The’ ¢curlailment‘in activity and the ‘redeetion in: purchases. and.

‘the! suppliers .of ancillary ser-:

Impetus of Bil 31. Sete

. - welcome ‘lo attend

and **:

“And in particular fer | the | amazin, support evident during’...

Bennett

Open Letter to the Peo Terrace .

Dear Editor:

“BIN: Bennett and’ several »MLA’s will ;-be _ in: ,Tefrace Sunday :2 June... “The” Sacial

‘South Peace: River; _ Smnither,’ MLA’ Pork: St. ‘and ‘Newell’ Morriso ~, Victoria.’ will: address: met ing-begin ing ‘at:

"ie: pisrpose of the caucus

Jour is“to- determing’ what the people of (he north.war with regard:-(o:"part Ya

y Following the address “meet informally

emesis. ke

-. ‘Mhis'is a good chanee talbrally

_ express. your desires or;peller still prasenl written statements.

‘The publie-is mast cordially “invited toatlend: Tickets al a -seost Of.$5,00 each for thedinner

'. are available from: 635-2338.

"<GLis ‘not’necessary lo ‘AUend tha ‘dinner. -- everyone 4s

judf': the ;

‘Public meeting.

Don't miss this chanee,{a play - your. part-in the | demgaratic procesa, + ~

Yours truly tr ae ‘ Ashley Proceviat

jouis= aut

. fielder,” back ‘hn 1908: Ellis

refused .to: sign, his contract’

unl he. got what “He! was

: «holding: out for: $2,80 = to boy anew flelder’s glove!