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_ _ o . % IR071IICIAL LIH.~AR¥ P.~RLIAUE.~Ir BLDg. Premier Bennett to start off running Details of the planned, Nothing official is planned with council, the Regional Following the dinner cabinet' before their Alex Fraser, Highways visit of the British Columbia"~ for the party on the 22rid. District, the press and other during which the Premier departure for Terrace. No Minister will be in the Cabinet are more or less However the Premier's day official engagements. The will make a speech, the brlef will be accepted uniess Hazeltons while Don complete. The Premier will will start very early on the only chance the general cabinet will meet in a this procedure has taken Phillips will visit the Prince arrive in Terrace- on the 23rd as he will be jogging public will have to speak regular cabinet session in place. The briefs will be Rupert area, Other 22nd in one of the govern- around the track at Skeena with the Premier wfll be at a the Senior Citizens Room of accepted one by one with a ministers will also. be ment jets. He Will be ac- Junior Secondary School •dinner sponsored by the the Arena Complex. This spokesman allowed to speak making contact in various companied by Provincial getting underway at 6:30 Terrace Centennial Lions meeting is closed to all. It in support of the brief before areas. will get underway at 2 p.m. •the cabinet. For last minute details of Secretary Grace McCarthy, a.m. The Premier invites all between noon and 2 p.m. .... Following the brief the cabinet visit information his Executive Assistant school children and citizens This will be held at the From 3 p.m. until 5:30 session the Premier will call could be obtained by con- John Arnett, Laurie Wallace to get up and jog with him. Terrace Hotel banquet p.m. the cabinet will receive a press Conference at which tacting Dan Campbell in of the Provincial. The Premier incidentally room and all are invited. jogs every morning whether Tickets can be purchased briefs from individuals or -be will make public any Victoria at 387-6201 or 387- Secretary's office and at home in his riding or in from the Lions or can be • aecisions mane auring, me 6091. John Arnett is also groups, Fifteen copies of cabinet meeting, available for additional possibly Don Phillips, Victoria. picked up,, atthe Terrace any brief must be mailed to Other ministers will be information at Victoria Minister of Economic The morning will be Herald, AlsShoesorCFTK- " Victoria for study by the visiting areas in the region. number 387-5629. Development• devoted to official meetings TV. VOLUME 70 NO. 37 PRIOE"20' ;,!l i the herald WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1976 TERIIJiCE,B,B." ~()NA.-cA"MPAGNO'~L-O.M. P-. Skeena will be appointed to Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau's Cabinet Finance Minister comes within a matter of hours. It is likely thai the portfolio undertaken by Iona Campagnolo will be the En- empty handed...but vironment Ministry held until recently by Jeanne Sauve. The Herald forecast this appointment in a Provincial . Finance cabinet is fully aware of the and that labour costs are story on her life in Oflawa two weeks ago. Mrs. Minister Evan Wolfe situation in Terrace and the controlled. Campagnolo was in Washington D.C. discussing the warned the some' 150 Pacific northwest and that The minister referred to the planned national day of likely construction of an oil pipeline between Kitimat members of the Terrace and some decisions will be and Edmonton when she was summoned by the Prime District Chamber of announced in this regard by protest now being organized by the labour movement Minister to Ottawa. She arrived yesterday morning 11' Commerce present at the the cabinet after its meeting monthly meeting on Sep- in Terrace September 23. across the .country and and went directly to the Prime Minister's office. tember 7 that he' had not This follows in line with scheduled to take place on come to town with a suitcase statements made during a October 14 as an indication that'labour feels thal the .... !.~'L • full of money as many recent Visit by Human people seemed to expect. Resources Minister Bill w~rld owes it a living. He Power struggle Vander Zalm. said labour cannot expect to In fact the minister also maintain its high standard of living tmle~s it works for appeared to have brought WOLFE BLAMES in recreation very little information for - it. He notes that labour costs have risen considerably his audience. Under LABO U R Terra.co Recreation. mission could not see its role questioning on such matters while productivity not only as an advisory body only. has not kept pace but has Commission Chairman as the status of the - MinisterWolfe put it right Peter Jones took exception Jones stated that had the negotiations between the on the linein so far as labour declined over the same commission been issued period. to a council decision to add provincial government and is concerned in the in- an additional l0 percent to guidelines asking for a the federal Department of flationary period, that the The speaker reminded his - reductioh of 20 percent that the fees and rentals charged ? Regional "Economic EX-province is facing during listeners that British body would have complied Columbia has developed a on the municipally Owned pansion; negotiations with this.period.'' facilities such as .the Arena by perhaps decreasing staff the Canadian National He accused labour of reputation abroad as being rather than raising prices. unreliable because of the 'and the swimming pool. Railways and the province demonStrating a counter: .Jones suggested that The deficit this year ac- and the tri-party talks with productive attitude.He said loss of work hours involvin~ cording to the budget will be • labour strife. He mentionea council was not'abreast .of the Nishga on the subject of that the worker is deman. realities in so far as $185.00o and' even with the land claims, the minister :ding rn0re while producing that of the province's 445,000 additional amounts tacked union, members more than. recreation is concerned and t was qbv[9~l~ embarrassed less; "this is disastrous in a on by council the def cit'~ill -" ,bal.[-.fii~:iniill~ pLiblieosector • • "ii that. ~if ~h0uid 'accept tlie ~.., •by~Ms~;'ma~)~[t~.~*~ied~an~A~f~Vince:whic~[~eS 0n, its Commission's recom- only be i~cdueed by about tight'on these matters 7 ~' prbducti{,ity to C~pete in "FORESTRY mendations as to increased $5,9o0. In all fairness the ministe~ .international markets," fee structures. The com- •A member el" the press was in -a bad position Labour's attitude, he said Evan Wolfe said that the observed that it was difficult government is doing all mission had added what speaking before a croupof was contributing to in- amounts to a ten percent to see the ta×payer sub- citizens just a couple of ration, unemployment and possible to restore con- sidizing such activities in fidence in the forest in- increase on .fees and council weeks before the cabinet general unrest. "We are one decided to add an additional the complex as weddings meeting in this community. • province in a trading dustry. He said that the and daaces. The Herald Pearse report is being I0 percent. The writer got the im- nation" he warned "and as In replying to Jones representative suggested pression that the minister such we must be in a completed and the that this facility should not recommendations contained criticism Acting Mayor was much better acquainted position to compete. Labour Helmut Giesbrech[ ob- contribute to the growing with the answers to the must accept its respon- therein could be an in- annual deficit of the fluencing factor in for- served that it was un- above questions but that his sibility if the province is to fortunate that the com- recreation complex. lips" were sealed because survive• economlca" 11y " . mulating forest-oriented cabinet negotiations are of • Mr. Wolfe repeated that policy. The •minister said necessity secret until made labour must accept that. it that in so far as the mining public by the Premier or one must contribute to. com- industry is eoncern~ed he Mu n ic ipa I electio ns • PREMIER BiLL BENNETTwillsetthetempo for the Cabinet meeting in of the ministers •following petitivety and that the fully expects that recent Terrace Septembel" 23 with a 6:30 a.m. iogging session with Terrace and the cabinet decision. government must take the le.gi.slation will result in Municipal elections in who replied to our question District school children and any other citizen who would like to join them Mr. Wolfe did indicate necessary steps to assure mmmg picking up in the new Terrace will take place on as to whether he will be a on the Skeena High School track. The Premier above seen carrying the that he was certain that the that productivity, increases year. Saturday, November 20. candidate "'i have no comment and please don't Olympic torch recently, logs every morning whether at home or in Nominations will close at 12 noon, Monday, October 25. bother me". The third seat Victoria. is held by Alderman Mary Greater Terrace Three seats will be con- Little who stated that she tested. Those presently held had not arrived at a decision by Alderman Sharqn Biggs, at this time. " Mini Steel mill in L Amalgamation Study who at this writing is un- No other possible can- decided as to whether she didate has made his in- Q tention known as of this G~____ -- : : .: : .: : The Herald has...