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TTm ARCTIC CfRCLIIAR - \DL. )O(II No. 2 - Ju:re 1978
"The environnentar qr:estion of building and operating a railway
through the soutlwestern region of the territory nn:st also be
serior:sly qcnsideredr" Pearson rernarked. He also pointed out that
between B.C. and Yukon, sorre 13 rail studies have been ca:ried ouc
regarding rail transportation in the nor*r. '\{e ha're ttre facts and
figr:res \^rtrid shor t]:at such a project is jr:.st not ecorromically
viable at the present tire". The ccnmissioner added that an agree
nent was reached between t].e pa.rticilnting goverm€nts in ttre rair
conference to have an inforrnal r,,nrkilg arrangsrEnt for tlre sharing
of ilforrnation on tlle subject of northern rail transportation.
Pearson said t.l-e oonference was r:.sefur in ttre sense that it senzed
to r*affirm ttre lnsitions of the governnents inrrclrzed.
YUKOIFALASKA TAX TALKS BENEFICTAL - Jr_are 5, l-978
Talks Iast week between Cqrmissioner Art Pearson, toritorial treasurer
Pat Sherlock and officials with tLre Alaska Departrnent of Revenue, were
deerlEd "exhrenely beneficial" by Pearson. ltre ccnmissioner returned
todqf fncm a rotnd of talks in Alaska with ttre State Governor Jay Hannnnd
and ottrer Alaska go',rcrnment officials. pearson and sherlock net
Thursday and Friday in Juneau with officials of Alaska's Depar:trnent of
Revenue to discr:ss, anong ottrer ttrings, Alaskars systern of reqging
property tax against gas and oil transportation systers.
The inportance of the talks was enphasized by pearson, who pointed
out that under the Carnda-U.S. agnreerent regarding tlre Al-aska Highhray
gas pipeline, Yukon's level of taxation is based on tJre Al-aska ta