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For 16 QJS students The Quesnel school board approved last _* week an outdoor Held trip to Myrtle Lake, Berg Lake, and Mount Robson Provincial - Park for 16 students in the area. The trip will be taken by Grade 8-10 students from Quesnel Jr. Secondary and Maple Drive Jr. Secondary Schools. Four staff members will attend. Parental oard approves field trip consent will be obtained prior to the trip. Other items discussed at the Jan. 28 regular meeting open to the public were as follows: •Two Grade 12 students from the district will be attending the University of Victoria's Student Orientation Days —March 17-19. »The board approved in principle the use of Wells School by the Island Mountain School of Arts for the 1982 Summer School session. •The board approved a Ski Trip to Jasper, Alberta, • for approximately 25 LeBourdais School students. The students will have received safety and ski lessons prior to departure. Parental consent will be obtained prior to the trip. Mo T letter okayed The faculty and students of Quesnel Junior Secondary have . leaped another hurdle • towards having a helicopter land, at their school on February 25. Planned as part of the school's "Career Day" activities on that day, approval of the • landing from city council is needed for such a ta^epTace.~*\* .-.^Council agreed to : write such a letter, 'which will be forward- Ved to the federal : Ministry of Transport. In a letter to council, I Quesnel Junior Secondary teacher W.C. '£ Fowkes explained the c letter was necessary in c order to receive a tem- - porary heliport licence rj for that day. .; The use of the ^helicopter- and pilot have been donated to S the school for the day T :by Northern Mountain Helicopters, who feel gthat actually having the S helicopter attend the ^school will provide f-more insight and more Sof an impact for the 2: students. z; The pilot will be c'-answering questions •Vand discussing the '^responsibilities and requirements of pilots. cl In his letter, Fowkes "says that many : organizations from z within and without the •-community will be providing speakers and information for the day, '"-which has been arranged to allow the school's NEW IN TOWN? LET US PUT OUT THE MAT FOR YOU! I* Hnf Itmtx butt • IM f n * Phone 992-6463 747-1453 students to explore various fields which arc ipen to them. * * * A letter from the City of Kamloops to the mayor was referred to the Quesnel Chamber of Commerce after Mayor Michael Pearce asked council to "support" the group. The letter asked if a ^contest..could -be.held -in?, Quesnel to pick this city's entry in the Festival of Arts street banner competition from June 2 to 5. Quesnel's winning banner will be hung from a light standard on a Kamloops street throughout the festival. >Jc $ # )Je afe The Finance, Administration and Planning Committee recommended to council that the city pay the additional superannuation costs for an employee who has just turned 50. The payments will equal $953 per year, Aid. Murray told council, after moving that the city pick up the cost. * * February is Heart Month in Quesnel after council's decision Monday to go one step further than asked. A letter from the British Columbia Heart Foundation asked only permission for a canvass of this area. However, Aid. Wilma Hanson moved that the •mbnth^befproclaimed. S3 The canvass will pro-• ceed through "'the' month. * * •* The Quesnel Volunteer Firefighters' Association will be holding its annual Klondike Night on May 14th and will probably receive a little help from the city. After receiving a letter from the Association, council decided to let the group have the arena for the two other days to allow them time to decorate and clean up. They will likely only have to pay for one night. When I Needed To Increase Sales And Profits, I Asked CASE To Check Out My Business. Knowing what my problems were didn't solve them and I knew enough to realize that I needed some sound advice from someone who understood the grocery business and the problems I faced— lower sales, lower profits. CASE sent a counsellor experienced in my business. He checked out everything from store layout, pricing, inventory control and product display right through to my bookkeeping system. Best of all, my CASE counsellor came up with some great, practical ideas to make my business work harder for me. Sales and profits went right up as a result. The cost of my CASE counselling was approximately $200 and the benefits I received far exceeded my expectations. C ^ 7 CJeJ&Zo E. Waters Manager, Southside Food Man, Revelstoke, B.C. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: MGMT. SERVICES DEPT. 992-8931 NO. 101 • 488 McLEAN STREET, QUESNEL, B.C. V2J 2P2 | FEDERAL BUSINESS BANQUE FEDERALE DEVELOPMENT BANK DE DEVELOPPEMENT Your success is our only business. Canad'af •The Ministry of from the original Education has advised estimate of* $74 per the board that the square foot for conestimated school con- struction projects in the st met ion costs has risen 1982/83 school district to $91 per square foot budget. 308 McLean SK 5«* Street ! BILLY 9925533 4 BARKER PUB DELUXE DINING yet also featuring a CAFE THURS. - SUN. SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND BANQUETS \ All Under One Roof Cabaret Closed Monday - Wednesday OPEN THURS. - SAT. In tutd^l^ut tit ettj UatUsU , Swim & Sfacfewfe- IhtKAcUuf la, (tufa* ntqii Doors open at 7:30 for 8 p.m. show 1> >. lllllllllllllll MARCH 9th thru 15th CARIBOO REGIONAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Directors of the Cariboo Regional District deems it expedient to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 1000; NOW THEREFORE the Board of Directors of the Cariboo Regional District in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 1. TITLE: This By-law may be cited as the "Cariboo Regional District Zoning Amendment By-law No. 1317, 1981". 2. Section 24.5 is repealed and the following substituted: "Buildings per lot, 24.5, No more than one dwelling unit may be located on a lot". 3. Section 25.5 is repealed and following substituted: "Buildings per lot, 25.5, No more than one dwelling unit may be located on a lot". TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Public Hearings for the purpose of hearing all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed by-laws will be held in the Cariboo Regional District Office, 2-334 Front Street, Quesnel, B.C. on Tuesday, February 16, 1982 at 8:00 P.M. Written submissions regarding the proposed by-laws will also be received. These submissions may be submitted at the Public Hearings or should be received in the Cariboo Regional District Office in Williams Lake 48 hours prior to the Hearings. No further information or representations can be considered by the Regional Board after the Public Hearings are terminated. The by-laws and any pertinent plans may be inspected at the above noted office between 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., or at the Cariboo Regional District Office, 301-172 Second Avenue North, Williams Lake, B.C. between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, inclusive (excepting public holidays). G.D. Laubenstein Secretary a DAZZLING CHOREOGRAPHY ON SKATES are presented by these figure skaters from Kitimat at the Northern B.C. Winter Games in Quesnel last weekend as they are being watched by judges and spectators in the Civic Arena. / FR DAY FEBRUARY CJ&te 21713131.8TTT4 HERE ARE THE MOST RECENT WINNING WUMBEBS JANUARY29 JANUARYIS llllT4l'6l4!2l5l [6T9I8I0I8ISI9 JANUARY22 JANUARY8 rii3i2ioieiolbl [iiMSMD • Check each draw date on your ticket and compare the number drawn for that date with the number on your ticket. • II only the last six. five, four, three, or two digits on your ticket are identical to and in the same order as the winning numbers above, your ticket is eligible to win the corresponding prize. last 6 digits win $50,000 last 5 diQits win $1,000 last 4 digits win $100 last 3 digits win $25 last 2 digits win $10 REDEMPTION OF CASH PRIZES MAJOR CASH PRIZES: Winners of major prizes may claim their prize by following the claim procedure on the D3Cfc of ff"l6 tlC^Gt OTHER CASH PRIZES: Other cash prizes, up to and including $1,000 may be cashed at any branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Western Canada, or by following the claim procedure on the back of the ticket In me evuni ol discrepancy Between this list and the officii winntnQ numbers list the latter sb*ll prevail f-^*» WESTIRN CANACVk LOTTERY FOUNDATION UM mmij pvBpk hi Qtmwd this time. wlw wmked da hwd mi mhtikded as* noicfe w mdw mob® ffee WhA&t Ganm Engagement a Northern B.C. Winter Games Committee w e p u t a s a v e Home Planning Kitf (buying or remodelling) • Energy Conservation • Kitchen • Heating & Insulation • Water Heating • Lighting & Wiring • Solar Energy • Insulate and Save Energy Energy Efficient Use of Appliances • Range • Freezer • Dishwasher • Refrigerator • Microwave • Laundry NAME. ADDRESS. C1TY_ .POSTAL. Mail to: B.C.Hydro Energy Conservation 6th Floor, 625 Howe St. |^ Vancouver. B.C. V6C 2T6. y o u Heating, hot water and appliances, thafs where most homeowners waste money by wasting energy. Send us this coupon and we*ll send you booklets packed with everything you*H ever want to know about how you can save money and keep your bills down. Or call your local B.C. Hydro office (we're in every phone book). Or pay us a visit. " " " — Because energy that's wasted is the most JL3*^^ J~JyCl J~ -"-i-; expensive energy of all. .1' Your Horoscope FOX THE NEXT WEEK - ARIES March 21 - April 20 If you haven't received a communication recently from someone far away, think of writing a letter yourself to some friend or relative at a distance. You might be amazed at the results! TAURUS April 21 - May 21 No competent astrologer likes to disturb a person with predictions, but an honest one should tell the truth. Accidents due to water or around your work may affect Taurus. Don't panic, but be EXTRA careful in the next week. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Gemini persons may find their "love life" a little mixcd-up this next week. This won't affect your business ventures in the slightest, hut could be troublesome .socially. CANCER June 22 - July 22 A very strong tie-in with someone born in Taurus is indicated both in business and social matters. This may be an older person who wishes to help you, or a child that needs your help. LEO July 23 - August 23 A gradual 'change for the better' is slowly creeping into the sign of Leo. This will take some time, and won't be any 'over-night miracle' but you'll be feeling it very soon. VIRGO August 24 - Sept 22 A great deal of "the wisdom of the ages" is being offered to you now by {he stars. You have the opportunity to re-make your whole life, if you wish to do so at - By GREN CHATWORTH LIBRA Sept 23 • October 23 Some seemingly insignificant details or "changes" of some sort may play a major part in your future life. Make decisions carefully at this time, and you won't go far wrong. SCORPIO Oct 24 - Nov 22 A romantic time is indicated, and obviously means marriage for many, but remember, marriage is a serious step in life and should be given some "awareness" of the uncertainties that may surround it. SAGIT' UUS Nov 23 Dec 21 One thing for sure in the sign of Sagittarius, there'll be plenty of "action" going on for you this next month. You are entering a new area and arc enabled to evaluate things verv clearly. CAPRICORN Dec 22 Jan 20 You arc popular and lucky, with many friends and admirers giving you much support. This can be a most enoyablc week for you. There arc many around you who wish to make it so. AQUARIUS Jan 21 - Feb 18 The only poor aspect in your chart shows a tendency to lose your temper over some trivial matter. This would be utterly ridiculous, as there's much in your favour, and it would be a shame to spoil it. PISCES Feb 19 - March 20 Your luck is changing for you. Don't let, favours and good things that are happening to you 'go to your head'. Remember when the heart rules, strange things happen. Keep a proper perspective of things. [Copyright 1982 by Gren Chatworth. All rights reserved] Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Plamondon announce the engagement of their daughter Donna Marie to John Michael Cautlcy-Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.A.C. Davis. Both families are from Quesnel. Wedding will take place on October 9. 1982. €XPI\€SS WINNING NUMBERS FOR WIMSSAy l'dJ=l:IIMik'*MlilTl $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 WINNIN GNU MBE RS A GOOD WAY TO WARM UP IN THE MORNING is splits for flexibility shown by Dinah Alalayan, 10, a member of the Southside Gymnastics team of Quesnel which took part in the Northern B.C. Winter Games along with about 1,700 athletes from all parts of northern British Columbia. Moose not your ordinary pet Approaching too close to a moose could bring half a tonne of trouble. And in the Quesnel area, that's a real con cern. Ministry of Environment officials are growing concerned about the large number of moose who are wandering into residential areas to escape the recent heavy snow. In addition to being a menace to traffic, the $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 WINNING NUMBERS E E D E H E B B E E E E U E E D E D E E E E E B E D E E E I E D D E E E E D D E E D E E E E D E E E i E D D D E E D II only the last six, live, four or three digits on your ticket are identical to and in the same order as the winning numbers above, your ticket is eligible to win the corresponding prize. last 6 digits WIN $1,000 last 3 digits Five dollars worth of Express Tickets last 5 digits WIN $100 redeemable by presenting the WHOLE last 4 digits WIN $25 TICKET to any participating retailer or by following the claim procedure on the back of the ticket. If the first two digits and the last two digits on your ticket are identical to, and in the same order as. the 1 st or 2nd Win" numbers drawn, you win $25. Major Cash Prizes: Winners of major prizes may claim their prize by following the claim procedure on the back of the ticket. Other Cash Prizes: Other cash prizes, up to and including $1.000 may be cashed at any branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Western Canada, or by following the claim procedure on the back of the ticket. In 'he event ol discrepancy oelween this lisl and the official winning numbers list asceftilied by tne auditors of the Foundation, the latter shall prevail S u p e r i o r for ling S u p p l i e s CANADIAN LIQUID AIR| DISTRIBUTOR SgLg^lTRAL ALL PREVIOUS AND NEW ACCOUNTS WELCOME We supply al! welding needs and accessories: • Industrial Gases •Welders •Welding Rods •Specialty Rods •Medical Gases •Protective Clothing 100 Keis Ave., Quesnel Telephone 992-9205 IS moose can be a danger to people. Ministry officials remind people moose are wild animals and capable of inflicting serious injury. Moose, which can weigh up to 1,000 pounds, regularly fend off wolves and other predators in the wild. If approached too closely, a moose may flee or attack, inflicting damage with it hooves. In addition, a moose which is being chased may run down a person in its path. While there have not been any such injuries so far this year, ministry officials are asking residents who see moose not to approach them. If a moose threatens to become a problem in^ a certain area and refuses to move out of that area, it may have to be destroyed. Officials arc asking motorists to be particularly careful in areas where moose are seen and are urging people not to approach moose under any circumstances. Dogs must be kept under control. Moose, if left alone, will generally wander back into the safety of the woods. The Conservation Officer Service of the Ministry of Environment is also warning the owners of dogs to be sure their animals are not running or harrassing big game. A spokesman for the ministry said Section 18 of the Wildlife Act maple park alliance cfturcf) gives a conservation officer or duly authorized constable the power to destroy any dog found running at large and harrassing big game. According to one conservation officer, dogs are more of a problem in areas where deer are plentiful. However, complaints arc received . from all over the region which stretches from south of Prince George to the Yukon border and from Endako to the Alberta border. SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 a.m. FAMILY WORSHIP 11:00a.m. Meeting in Lakeview Elementary School Gym FELLOWSHIP NIGHT IN HOMES WEDNESDAY 7:00 P.M. Pastor Jim Ril QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1982 - 3 Old Cinema Tel-ing it like it is Br Gienda Alien 998-4497 On the first of the week I received a call from, a B.C. Telephone representative. He wanted to assure the Strathnaver, Old and New Cinema citizens that we won't be getting the extra twodollar charge a month for the Prince George exchange without a vote and input from us. This is good news, since many of us would use a Quesnel exchange such as 992 more often. So some time in the future, perhaps after break-up, we'll have more news about future service. NEIGHBORS Jackie Murray has been in Alberta visiting a sick sister. We're happy to report that Les Peterson is home from the hospital and feeling much better. Good News! COTTONWOOD RIVER We had to fill our cistern the other day. We thought it would be a big project but after we removed the snow from the ice we found that the ice is less than two feet thick and soft and porous. This could mean that the ice might not be too much of a problem come break-up. We'are a little worried about high water as the park lies in the there could be damage flood plain area and to the campsites. PHONE 992-5171 B U R R O W S & G I L L I N A C C O U N T I N G ARTHUR j. BURROWS HAROLD C. GILLIN 1-334 FRONT ST. QUESNEL, B.C., V2J 2K3 CHILD HEALTH CONFERENCES Month of February 23 Place Time Wells CHC 1:00 CHC a.m. 9:30-11:00 Adult Clinic 12:30-1:00 CHC p.m. 1:15-3:00 CHC p.m. 1:15-3:00 CHC a.m. 9:30-11:00 New Infant p.m. 1:30-3:00 Adult Clinic 3:00-4:00 CHC a.m. 9:30-11:00 Adult Clinic 12:30-1:00 CHC p.m. 1:15-3:00 CHC p.m. 1:15-3:00 CHC a.m. 9:30-11:00 New Infant p.m. 1:30-3:00 Adult Clinic 3:00-4:00 Strathnaver 1:00 CHC a.m. 9:30-11:00 Adult Clinic 12:30-1:00 CHC p.m. 1:15-3:00 CHC p.m. 1:15-3:00 CHC a.m. 9:30-11:00 Adult Clinic 3:00-4:00 New Infant p.m. 1:30-3:00 CHC a.m. 9:30-11:00 Adult Clinic 12:30-1:00 CHC p.m. 1:15-3:00 CHC p.m. 1:15-3:00 CHC a.m. 9:30-11:00 New Infant p.m. 1:30-3:00 Adult Clinic 3:00-4:00 VD.CIinics Daily, 3:00-4:00 P.M. RING A N D WATCH REPAIR EVENT SPECIAL SAVINGS NOW IN EFFECT Is the centre stone loose? Are the side' stones loose? 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S3 4 - QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1982 B.C. Winter Games. Quesnel R C M P reported A l l the hundreds of absolutely no problems at all volunteers kept the athletes with the 2,000 or so visitors to moving from event to event, the city, as revelry was kept to The Just because it hasn't been mentioned for a little while shouldn't mean that the issue has been accepted and forgot ten. The matter of the Cariboo Regional District rotating its meetings in the three major Cariboo communities on an equal basis, that is. Almost exactly a year ago, Quesnel city council passed a motion asking the C R D to rotate its meetings equally bet ween the region's three municipalities. The C R D , true to form, turned the request down. But since then, the city council has been very quiet on the matter, being more oc cupied (distracted?) with Cariboo Centre rezoning and other matters. Directors of surrounding electoral areas have rolled over and are playing dead on the issue. With that kind of at titude, it's no wonder little progress has been made. We're not that much into the new year yet, and pressure should he hrousht to hc*ir on lit I il lit t i i) tti '\ easy way out and vocally advocate that at least four monthly meetings be held in Quesnel every year by the regional district board. Businesses and individuals should at least privately lobby their representatives, and civic groups should forcefully be heard in letters to the editor and in letters to the board about the lack of a presence of the C R D in this city. Out of sight, out of mind. It simply must not happen. the participants. Over all, the weatherman was reasonably co-operative, except for opening ceremonies, when snow fell as the torch was lit. It is impossible to single out the hundreds of individuals, both known and unknown, who did their little bit to make the Northern Winter Games in Quesnel the resounding suc cess that it was. But. know that thousands of northern athletes and residents will remember for a long, long time the genuine hospitality, friendliness, and good time that they experienc ed in Quesnel in February, 1982. Not very poplar "It says here that Keith Blackwell is grinding up poplar trees- and feeding the mash to cows," I said without looking up. Gramp Wiley and I usually read our morning papers together. One of our unwritten rules is that we can comment on what we're reading without expecting or hearing an answer. That's why I was surprised and somewhat annoyed when Gramp dropped his paper on the floor and asked to see the column I had just started to read. He studied the story for ten minutes or so before he nodded in agreement with himself and said, "I wondered how long it would be before that caught on." * "I've never heard of feeding cows wood mash, Gramp. I thought it was something new." "Daow," said Gramp. "My Uncle Ern fed Maggie The Cow poplar before the First World War." "He discovered it by accident. Made Maggie a tie-up in the barn out of small green poplar poles. Within two days she'd chewed the tie-up down to her knees. When he realized he'd never seen so much thick rich milk before, he started feeding her poplar poles as a steady diet." "But, like so many other men who have a good thing, Uncle Ern wanted to make it better. He could €5 JUS h Jfumble Robert Skoglund see that all the time Maggie was wasting in chewing up the stick could have been used in producing more milk." "That's probably why they grind it up into mash," I said. "Well, there's other good reasons why cows shouldn't gnaw on the raw log." "Uncle Ern, who could do most anything, made Maggie a first class set of case-hardened steel teeth. They worked so well she was soon eating half her weight in wood every day." "The only drawback was that the younger children were afraid to help out with barn chores—she looked and sounded terrible when she was eating. Even Uncle Ern took to wearing safety goggles when he was around her for fear of getting a flying splinter in his eye." "That's why they grind it into mash today?" I persisted. "No. When you fit a cow with steel teeth they undergo a serious to SO personality change—an identity crisis." "It didn't take Maggie long to discover she could bite right through a barbed wire fence like it was candy. Uncle Ern said he could have lived with that, but one afternoon they found her out in the woods, gnawing down poplar trees, and trying to dam up the brook." While I was still thinking about that, Gramp continued. "When fall came Maggie started to drive deer. That's when Uncle Ern knew he'd have to take some kind of action." "He hated to lose her, for he'd discovered that if he poured her cream out in a large flat pan, when it set up he could sell it for particle board. "But the neighbors were telling their kids that if they were bad, Maggie The Cow would get them. And Uncle Ern was afraid that even if they were good, perhaps Maggie The Cow would get them. So he finally butchered her." "I'll bet a cow that lived on poplar tasted like one of those fast food hamburgers," I said. "Well, I don't know," confessed Gramp. "I wasn't there. But I heard tell instead of the 600 pounds of meat they'd expected. They ended up sawing her into enough two-byfours to frame up a new summer kitchen." The Crow rates must be revised By Bruce Pepper President Vancouver Board of Trade Wouldn't it be great if we could still pay nineteenth-century prices for the things we want today? It seems a very good idea but probably an impossible dream. the service and facilities they know are necessary. While they have been losing approximately a million dollars per day in grain-handling for years, their ability to cope, and to avoid a capacity crunch, is coming to an end. one? No, but we are sure that this is. not a problem to be solved by the band-aid help to the railways from a deficit-ridden federal government. A lasting solution must be sought through the co-operation of the railroads, the grain producers and the government. A revision of the Crow Rate is vital. Our railways must be made commercially viable. If this causes a large rate increase for the grainproducers, so be it. Any subsides needed for the hauling of grain should be paid to those producers and not to the operators of the transportation facilities. We believe in a user-pay policy. It is very surprising, therefore, to find that the rate that prairie graingrowers are paying the railways to carry their grain to the coast was established in 1897 by government decree. For the record, the rate is 16 WILLIAM REGAN.../or our Portrait Gallery 1 A FORESTRY WORKER, William Regan helps, among other things, to thin out bush areas to allow young trees to grow tall and straight. He has lived in Quesnel for 34 years. He likes the country and especially visiting^ ..old friends but as for the be far behind?.; The Games...a local success storv It's not always easy to pat the field of competition and to oneself in humble fashion on private homes. the back but... Dignitaries, including His EDITORIAL Excellency, Lieutenant- From all the comments Governor Henry Bell-Irving, from both out-of-town com all the hundreds of billets kept mayors and aldermen, and petitors, coaches, and the athletes fed and warm, Japanese visitors from parents, Quesnel can be justly and events officials kept to the Shiraoi, Quesnel's sister city, proud of itself for being the schedules almost like graced the proceedings and perfect host to the Northern clockwork. joined in the enthusiasm of c There is only so much that can be achieved through making small improvements such as better track, better signals and longer, heavier trains. The continuing drain created by per this anomaly of grain transportation bushel or half a cent per ton per makes the proper maintenance of mile. branch line services and the pur Originally the rate was agreed to chase of new rail cars impossible. by the Canadian Pacific Railways in With the growing deficit on one return for concessions of land. The Minister of Transport, the hand, and an inability to raise Since the,1920s, it has been en Honorable Jean-Luc Pepin, has ex . capital; on> the. other, the railways dorsed by the Canadian, National pressed concern about the problem have not been able to finance thcex - and it is the operating rate today. "'of trie'Crow Rate. He understands pansion projects needed to cope ~ Think of it, an 1897 freight rate that a desperate shortage of railcar with the growing demands of the still in effect! capacity is all too likely and would Canadian economy, particularly the Why has it remained immune damage our export trade ir movement of bulk commodities. from the ravages of inflation and reparably. Why are we concerned? Because from practical considerations? The the economy of Vancouver is highly Mr. Pepin believes that a solution generally accepted theory is that no dependent on the health of the Port should be sought through revising federal government has dared to of Vancouver. Through the port the Crow Rate with the agreement enrage the prairie farmers by chang moves an ever-growing quantity of of the three parties involved. ing the rate. bulk commodities: coal, grain, Before this happens, however, The question naturally follows: potash, sulphur and phosphate there will need to be a concerted de why should the government in rock. mand from all Canadians, partervene if everyone is happy? Unfor If rail service to Vancouver is curticularly those of us in the west. We tunately everyone is not happy tailed through lack of railcar capaci cannot afford to sit still and let the NOW and, certainly, will not be ty, our economy is threatened, the entrenched Crow Rate remain un happy in a few years time. provincial economy is similarly changed for another hundred years. Railways are hauling grain at threatened and so is the economy of The time to make representation uneconomic rates. So much so that Canada. to the Minister and the government it is impossible for them to provide Do we have an answer? A simple is NOW. Quesnel Cariboo s 102-246 St. Laurent Avenue. Quesnel, B.C. V2J 2C9 Telephone: 992-2121 VOL. 73 NO. 59 16 PAG6S PRESS RUN 5100, TUESDAYS PRESS RUN 5300, THURSDAYS Thursday's edition only TV guide - 24 pages "established 1908" Published every Tuesday and Thursday Copyright Canada No. 33 • Serial No. 132934 Sjorn Stovrum - Cditor Paulette (Ernst - Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RAT€S: Canada, per year $25.00 OOP. by mail $18.75 ORP. by carrier S12.50 Other Countries, per year $35.00 NEWSSTAND PRICE - 35 cents Second Class mail registration No. 0752 Reproduction of contents, either luhole or in nni+ nn>. not permitted without written consent. mi A valuable message to eveyone By John Gorman Much has been said during the past 18 months about the cost of Canadianization of the oil industry versus the benefits, and so far no one has made a compelling case for Canadianization. It's nice to be able to wave the flag, but a slumping economy with high unemployment rates is a heavy price to pay. Horst Schmid, the diminutive fireball who represents the province of Alberta as Minister of State for Economic Development and International Trade, put a perspective on Canadianization in a recent speech which has obviously been overlooked by the policy makers. Speaking to a Chamber of Commerce group in rural Alberta, Canada's only immigrant cabinet minister was extolling the merits of salesmanship in the international area and he gave some examples. Apparently some Alberta manufacturers recently participated in an oil and gas exploration technology and hardware trade show in Houston, Texas. Based on that one week of exposure, the Alberta group returned to the icy north, their pockets bulging with firm orders to the tune of $21 million. B.C. Follow-up contacts have indicated they can look forward to a harvest of about $260 million from this one show. "I was asked by some American friends, how it was that Alberta technology and hardware could be so popular with U.S. customers, in the heart of the country where all good oilfield technology is spawned," said Mr. Schmid. "Simple," I replied. "We bought it from you in the first place, improved it, and now we're selling it back." It seems to me there is a valuable message in all of this. Here we are reaping the benefits, not just for Alberta but for all of Canada, of improvements and innovation related to technology the Americans taught us in the first place. And it also seems that this is the healthiest kind of trade conditions between two countries. It shows that Canadians have benefited greatly from their American brothers who introduced us to the oil business in the first place. And now we are gaining further benefit because we have added a few Canadian wrinkles which have served to improve the product. In a word, it's called competition and without it nothing improves. lis! WW? Mr. Schmid went on,to say that since the Alberta government began pushing for provincial trade in the international market, the various trade missions have resulted in the sale of $488,757,000 worth of Alberta-made goods. Currently negotiations are under way with certain foreign countries on the sale of $7 billion worth of contracts on enhanced recovery of oil technology, all developed in Alberta. Enhanced recovery refers to methods by which more oil can be produced from conventional oil wells by use of chemicals or other methods. But it was the Americans who first worked with enhanced recovery techniques. And the Canadianization policy imposed along with the National Energy Program says let's discriminate against Americans and send them back where they came from. We have no further use for them. First of all they have always been our friends, and they have been pretty good customers to boot. It's nice to be able to invade their territory and sell them back their own mousetrap with a few Canadian improvements on it. by johnny hart WARMING TO THE GLOW of a huge Christmas tree bonfire set by Quesnel volunteer firemen following the opening of the Northern B.C. Winter Games, crowds were oblivious to the heavy snowfall as they packed the cleared areas and climbed snow mountains of LeBourdais Park. Readers write Pear Sir: The illness of the downtown core seems to be taking a good deal of time and worry. I would like to offer a few suggestions that may be of interest. As the merchants and businesses of downtown Quesnel desire to make their area more attractive and competitive, may I suggest... 1. Put in publicwashrooms. Quesnel serves, in addition to the urban area, about 18,000 people and such a facility is a necessity. There is competition now and town core businesses must wake it's your page up. 2. Wipe out the one 9 two-way streets way streets, with the parking congestion that is now so evident. 3. Replace parking meters and have them checked regularly. 4. Have lights installed at the corner of Reid and St. Laurent and probably at Reid and Barlow. I suggest scramble lights for pedestrians. 5. Install pedestrian crosswalks at the Post Office and at the middle of 200 block Reid, and enforce their usage. 6. Bring in a food store. A market the size of Quesnel should have no trouble attracting a 'Sacrificial' region for greater good Dear Sir: I humbly entreat that this area (being that shrouded by the plume, say roughly a radius of 300 miles from the proposed Hat Creek Plant) be designated a "Region of National Sacrifice'". - " "" • The -concept of- Regions of National Sacrifice follows directly from the notion that unlimited economic growth can somehow be coupled with the finite resources of the real world...giving birth to an ever-upward spiralling standard of living. In this squeeze, it soon becomes plain that certain regions must give their all, and then somc, ( for the "Greater Good". That is—it is not so unlike the pruning of a tree; some limbs are not nearly so desirable as others (depending firstly, of course, upon who's doing the pruning and secondly upon which Jimbs. are,; ,mprc % . .easily... reached'Jo.- --.;. - i v £ ' QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1982 -5 'No price too large 9 Dear Sirs: I'm a mother of four children, and like everyone else, I have searched the newspapers and ran to turn up my radio or television cverytime I hear anything on the Olson case. Lately there has been a lot of controversy over the $90,000 pay out to Olson for the recovery of the bodies. 1 can't help feeling if I had been B.C.'s Attorney General Allan Williams, that I probably would have done the same thing he did. I feel there is no price too big, to recover the bodies of those children and to know I would be putting Olson away permanently. As for the $40,000 per year, we as taxpayers are paying to know Olson is there, again to me, is not too big of a price to pay. I know I'm only a mother but, knowing the love I have for each of my babies, it makes me sick how six months ago, people would have done almost anything to see Olson found and behind bars, and now that he has been found, all that is supposed to change. This is only my opinion of course but I think what Mr. ££k SAVE UP TO % on all I rolls of CLEARANCE WALLCOVERINGS 4 pee. Milano RATTAN SET 464 Hwy. 97S 747-2191 Williams did was go one step beyond right and wrong and tried to set a lot of people's minds and hearts at case, including mine. \'anielvithhe/d Quesnel, B.C. LATEX EGGSHELL FINISH CLOVERDALE'S BEST 01143 INTERIOR/EXTERIOR EGGSHELL LATEX FINISH Reg 523 96 fnfe,. )»»00 Mabf.1»5J0 NOTICE TO INLAND NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS FROM INLAND NATURAL GAS Due to excessive snow conditions being experienced in the Quesnel area this winter, Inland Natural Gas Co. Ltd. asks your co-operation in keeping gas meters and related equipment free from excessive snow build up to ensure I unobstructed operation. Operators of snow removal equipment should determine the location of regulators and meters prior to removing snow on private premises. WITH BIG SAVINGS AT OUR FAMOUS SKOR BRAND JOGGERS ARE BUILT UP TO A STANDARD ... NOT DOWN TO A PRICE. POPULAR BROWN WITH BEIGE OR NAVY WITH WHITE. FOR MENS' OR BOYS' SIZE YOU PAY ONLY $12.90 DURING SKOR SAVING DAYS. $16. SALE STARTS TOMORROW Maple Park Shopping Centre THE SHOE MAN Visa and MasterCard Accepted. 747-3505
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