Ottawa Viewpoint JIM FULTON MP In this column, I’d like to>discuss the government's Throne Speech and what it holds for our future. Although Throne Speeches are almost always rather vague and un- specific, we do get a good sense of what priorities the Liberals have set for this Parliament. In short, | think the best way to describe the speech is to term it a list of problems facing Canada, Interest rates, re- ‘gional dissatisfactions, inflation, unemployment, (Partic- ularly among women, native and young people), economic slowdown, energy prices and foreign ownership all rated mention, It is worth noting that every major problem ad- dressed by the Trudeau government last week was created by the Trudeau Governments of the 60’s and 70's. Having created or ignored for years the political and economic ills that plague us, the Liberals are now proposing to do something about them, A good idea but can we expect to see action instead of promises? A good case in point is the foreign ownership of our ener- gy sources, In the throne Speech we are promised 50% Canadian ownership of the conventional oil and gas in- dustry by 1990. In fact, by 1990 most conventional oil will be gone and gas reserves much reduced. Under various Trudeau regimes, Canadian ownership has declined and public control is almost non - existant. The multination- als have ruled with a free hand and continue to do so, This promise, like so many, comes too late and will no doubt remain a ‘’promise”’, Interest rates still skyrocketing, receive little attention and the government will be called on account on that is- sue until we get some meaningful action. By blindly adopt ing American policies for high interest rates, we've import- ed American inflation: now running at 20%. The Throne Speech promised relief for emergency housing situations, but should people have to face losing their homes before we can expect some action on mortgage rates? Consumers buying a new car or new furniture, fishermen, farmers and the small business community all face real and growing difficulties because of our government's refusal to change course on interest rate policy. We have to look at why we must import expensive goods that could, and used to. be, made in Canada, We must adopt energy policies that will keep Canadian energy dollars within Canada. And we must make a conscious decision to get industry and agriculture in all regions of Canada on a firm base to ensure a strong dollar. Then we wouldn’t need to set interest rates on actions taken in New York or Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, neither Liberal nor Conservative administrations are willing to make these moves and the Throne Speech indicates ‘‘More of the same’* One other item concerns me, because of its almost total absence from the Throne Speech: the needs and aspirat- ions of Western Canada. We rated only one, rather insult- ing paragraph, with no indication that the Trudeau Uib- erals realize they must start to listen and learn. Again, | hope we will see a genuine commitment to new attitudes and actions in our region but the Throne Speech was a major disappointment in that regard. As we start to deal with specific legislation and hopefully an early budget, we will get a clearer idea of where the government is headed. | will be pursuing all of the above issues along with local concerns as Parliament proceeds. Please do not hesitate to contact me on any matter of interest or for assistance. THANK YOU To Garry Periard, Carl Lefebvre and Eileen Wojcik for all their efforts to make Schmoo Daze such a success! age ot allen cle es ee ee Cassiar Courier. Cassiar, B.C. 2nd May 1980. The Variety Evening held at the school recently could have been a more entertaining evening for the audience, had--we been able to hear what was being said by the Performers, The play which was written by the Grades9 and 10 classes really had something to tell parents, and considering the conditions the girls did a tremendous job. Granted the conditions in the Gym are not perfect for such a performance. However a great deal of noise could have been eliminated had the audience had the courtesy to arrive on time, The first fifteen minutes of the show were marred by the sounds of doors opening, footsteps, and chairs being scraped across the floor as people tried to decide where to sit. Then there were the children running wild most of the evening. How the parents of the said children could sit for an hour without turning a hair while their children went berserk is beyond my comprehension, unless they were too embarrassed to admit that they knew them, The performers were truly professional and carried on with the show regardless of outside distractions. Surely after all the work that is put into the production the girls must have been disheartened. Let us hope that for future endeavours they will receive a little more consideration. Kerry Jones. HHH HHH HH HH HEHEHE HEHE HHH EHH HEHEHE EHR EEE EE EEE April 7th 1980 TO ALL CONCERNED | am one of the few dog owners in this community who cares and loves his dog, | am well aware that 75% of the people in Cassiar own a dog and 50% of these people do not know where their dog is right now. Please do it for for me or should | say for your dog, Put your paper. down and call your dog, | will bet out of all the dogs in Cassiar, only 25% of the dogs can:be found either tied up outside, fenced in, penned in or in the house. How many of all the dog owners can honestly say where their dogs are 24 hours of the day? | would like to put some of us into classes: M.L.A. / REPORT AL PASSARELL Apr, 26, 1980 At the onset, siar who signed the petition opposing taxation of North- ern benefits. The petition contained over 900 signatures, and was presented to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on April 15, 1980. | would like’ to thank the residents of Cas- Presently there is no federal legislation to protect north- ern residents from retroactive tax measures before 1979. It is encouraging that the Prime Minister has put a tax moratorium on the 1980 northern benefits. Legally, the government could tax northern residents retroactive back to the year 1971. | would sincerely hope that the punitive tax measures would never become implemented for eight previous years. Jim Fulton, M.P. Skeena, will be discussing this issue in Ottawa shortly, so protection for northern workers will be ensured. While my emergency resolution on this matter was de- feated in the Provincial Parliament, the issue of northern benefits has been brought to the attention of the Provin- cial Government through my statements to the press. Your letters and comments would be truly appreciated. COURIER STAFF — Lee Coran, Vivian Cousins and on Kerry Jones. Bob Bliss, President, DON'T FORGET — Articles for the Courier must be in Fi Cassiar Community Club by the 25th ofeach month. ™ 1. People who work their dog(s). (sleds) 2. People who like a watch or guard dog. 3. People who breed and show their dog(s). 4. People who like a small pet for companionship. 5. People who bought or obtained a small puppy for their kids to play with, but the puppy got too big, as most puppies do, and what do you do with a dog that is too big for the house? Well, there seem to be two solutions: (a) Tie it up on your front hitch of the trailer or in the backyard. (b) LET IT RUN! And these are the ones | dm mostly concerned about and | am sure most of the people will agree with me. There has to be something done about it! First of all, let me tell you something about my problem. | belong to Group 3. | own two pretty expensive dogs: 1 male and 1 female. My female came into heat about 9 days ago and, as most of you dog lovers know, 9 to 14 days is the right time for breeding. | have built a five foot fence around my yard and a 2 bay dog pen so our female could be bred at our choice. So | think | have done my share to protect the public and my dogs. Still, while my dog is in heat, | put her in- side the porch so_ that other dogs will leave her alone. But still the loose running dogs have learnt to open the porch door and let her out. She has been running around a total of 7 hours. Now, | ask you how long does it take to get a dog pregnant? Anyway, | now have to go through a great expense to get an abortion for my dog, just’ to keep the dog population down in Cassiar. So THAT’S my problem. WHAT’S YOURS? | am willing to do something about it, but | will need help from a few concerned citizens. Personally, | do not think just having a dog catcher in town is sufficient... By the time the dog is caught, the damage is done. At least someone is going to get stuck with 6 more puppies which will run loose someday. In 6 months say 3 of the 6 are females there will be 18 puppies, in 6 more months — 54 puppies, and | can go on and on. Now | have a solution to solve this problem, but like | said before, | will need help. Anyone interested, please call me at 778-7695 AFTER 7:00 p.m. or warite to- Hans Bierman, P.O. Box 367, * Cassiar, B.C. VOC 1EO FED UP, Hans Bierman. FAMILY MONTH The month of May has been ueclared “E amily: ; Month” in British Columbia. The objective is to stimulate and faciliate self-help projects to sup- port and strengthen families. Your family is special and it is worth a little in- vestment — Family Time. Enjoying our family is one of the greatest ongoing experiences of life. Taken from the pamphlet “Eamily Time’, by the British Council for the Family, are a few sug- gestions on how to spend Family Time. Once a week, at a definite hour, in a comfort- able place, all members of the family meet to share in: _***a family activity ***devotions ***family council ***discussions on interesting experiences, feel- ings on subjects such as honesty, responsib- lity; money, poverty, time, school, choosing a job, refugees, death, God, te future, sex and soon, This is a time when each member of the family should be most understanding and accepting of one another's feelings — no matter the subject — whether it be ‘‘bad news’’ or ‘‘good news” If you are going to try this idea you will benefit from Rudolf Dreiker’s book ‘‘The Family Coun- cil’’, published by Henry Regnery of Chicago. Various community representatives in Cassiar are planning an Activity to publicize May as ‘’Family Month”. se ee THE ROYAL BANK’S FIRST CASSIAR PREMISES ON OPENING DAY MAY 24, 1955 Photo courtesy of The Royal Bank of Canada Archives, Montreal, P,Q: : We’re Celebrating ! " Gaésiar Courier May'1980:Page 3 i HEH May 24, 1980 marks the 25th Anniversary of the arrival in Cassiar of The Royal Bank of Canada. From humble beginnings (there were originally two staff members) this branch office of Canada’s largest Chartered Bank has steadily grown with the needs of Cassiar and surround- ing district residents. At the present time, ele- ven full-time employees comprise the staff along with several part-time employees who provide peak period assistance. As part of the large Royal Bank branch network, this office is equip- ped to provide a complete range of banking sevices at rates comparable to all other Canadian branches. Premises. renovation plans are currently in progress ‘and it is likely our local branch will join the Royal Bank’s computor system by late 1980. Further mechanization will provide even better service to all customers in the months ahead, Over the past 25 years the Royal Bank has. become an integral part of our Community. Our local Branch Manager, Peter Beal and staff of Jonny Anderson, Geri Weisenberger, Monique Dugay, Maria Cyetkovich, Debbie Johnston, Gayleen Rattray, John Eisner, Pat Peterson, Evelyn Usselman, Kathy DeCecco, Pat Borsato and Ken Spence wish to extend an invitation to all Cassiar residents to visit the branch on June 4th and Sth for a cup of coffee and a piece of ‘Anniversary’ cake. We look forward to serving you over and beyond. the next Quarter Century. The ‘Coming and Going’ of an Orchestra © ee —_—— It was one of those days when you just could not see across the road for snow but in spite of the appalling weather, the grader crew worked all morning to widen the airstrip. Only Mr. Buckley was able to maintain every confidence in the safe arrival of the orchestra by DC3. At noon a convoy of vehicles set off for the airport to await the plane. In silence the drivers strained to listen for the sound of an aircraft as they peered into the thick white blanket of snow. The atmosphere became even more tense as periodically the grader would disappear from view halfway down the strip. Suddenly out of the ‘’blue’! or rather ‘‘white”, the large DC3 approached high over the tailings pile and sank down onto the runway with all the sublety of a meteorite. After a brief hop, skip, and a jump, the wheels finally held — still going like a train, the DC3 sped down to the end of the runway and made a dramatic left turn into the snowbank, just a few feet from the end of the strip.. -The convoy roared off to meet the “lame duck” and whisked the musicians off to perform at the school, with only minutes to spare. The pilot meanwhile, was busy surveying the situation. He was heard to mumble a variety of colorful expressions but fortunately the only damage was to his pride. Once again the grader crew came to the rescue and towed the plane out of the snowbank. Finally, the excitement over, the DC3 sat with a majestic look,. dwarfing the local aircraft. The DC3 i is a big machine which performs well in the north on ‘’Bush Strips’’ like ours. However, spring breakup is not the ideal time to accom- modate such a large aircraft — especially in marginal weather. To add to the situation, all the maps show Cassiar runway as being located at Deep Lake, behind the cemetery (that would have made an even more interesting landing spot for a DCL : by Brian Chandler It was a olcal Cassiar Saturday in spring (high winds and blowing snow) when the Vancouver Radio Orchestra arrived at our “International” Airport for the flight to Fort St. John. The original plan was to fly direct to Fort Nelson for refuelling, but after dipping the fuel tanks the pilot realized he’d be lucky to make Watson Lake! It was probably a wise decision because following the revelry at F.B.’s — a party which for some had ended just a few hours previous — a restroom stop was certainly high on the priority list. The engines were warmed up and after a couple of false starts to retrieve luggage left in town, the DC3 of Knight Air (Fly by night?!) taxied.into position for take-off. The engines were brought up to full power and the plane lurched forward through the slush in the general direction of the far end of the runway (visibility was so poor by this time that you couldn't see the other end), All systems go and then suddenly the tail swung right about 50°, but the intrepid pilot brought her back in line and she eventually staggered into the air for the bumpy ride to Watson Lake and points East. iy by Peter Jones. to Cassiar Symphony Comes vit by Gertrude Martschin The final concert of the 1979-80 Overture Concert sea- son was the Vancouver Radio Orchestra, which was held April 11. Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) — Concerto in C. Minor for oboe, violin and strings. Soloists — violin (Concertmas- ter) Ladislav Takacs, Oboe Tony Nickels. J. S. Bach is beside Monteverdi, the most important com- ~ poser of the baroque era. Most of his chamber music he wrote after 1717, when he was conductor of his own or- chestra in Koshen, Germany, The typical set up of acon- ~ certo — soloist (in our case 2 soloists) competing against the orchestra — was in this'time a very much used form to express musical ideas. The Vancouver Radio Orchestra, touring as a chamber orchestra - was very well suited for this particular type of music form and the two soloists displayed all the virtuos- -ity necessary to honor Bach’s genius. Cont. on page 16 ‘ae or | hi | | | | i | i i) it i if I} . i) } | } het if i} i q ed Hed i} ib thy | boy alhd Ig init }