_* ‘Terrace almost had It's first,
“fully un-dressed ‘streaker last
‘ Wednesday afternoon but it
didn’t quite work out. ~-
The Herald was first
_ off early Wednesday m
. by..a woman’ who”
hearing plans for a. streak
through, the" mall: on Lakeles:
‘Avenue while" at“Gino's Colf-
‘fures in the mall. 4 check with
_the staff at Mantique's Mens
Wear confirmed the fact that «
“orazy guy irom Toronto",
-, would streak: “through the mall”
“at, 12:10 p.m. wearing only a
‘pairéf running shoes and yellow
“socks,” - wa mS
“Ate twelve’ o'clock ihe mall
“was already filling with in.
. gresied persons who had heard
¢ news, There was one smail
“group: al. the entrance to
“Woolworths, “another. :in’ the
Mantique’s. doorway..and the
“staff of various business up and
“down the? mallway were’
’ walhered ‘near the ducorways. —
Noi knowing .the“expected
fight paslern’. of-the slreaker,
nearly a‘dozen heads. scanned
the. mall from. entrance (0 en-
lranc ma - a 5
‘Twelve el

‘came and passed

: "going
2 Cughi

yesterday al Al

give ihim:’ (wo -dollars “olf
because: e'was a streaker.”
Al, “Sfreaker ‘sneakers,'*
quipped ‘someone,

had they been necessary,
laborale lo say the feast.

‘mended: balm for hypochon-
dria. No, one. who” fallow-
‘ed- their’ advice ever died of
hypochondria. -

_the way, ‘presumably.

- had not' made his appearance.

“Holwas prelly sure he was. -

- delegates from Prince Rupert ,

‘And che’ had- yellow sucks, |

The: sireaker’s: gel “away”,

teavthe Chambers

As he wag:leaving Terrace thal
afternoon ‘by plane, he. would
streak through the. mall and
then twayel’ directly to the
airport by car, dressing along
B é Once .
there he, would, pop'aboard the
plane and bé"gone.
By twelve fifteen the people
grouped ‘in’ the mall were
wandering off, and by twelve
twenty only this reporler was
left lo watch forthe streaker.
Finally,’ twelve thirty when it -
became evident that there
would be no streaker, [ too left.
At ‘last report. the streaker

_ The streaker didn't, shaw last
Mali but, his. running shoes did.

Shoes}, ..~ . .

and Terrace was still without a
day-light public appearance of a
streaker, - :

‘was resulyed to approach U.LU.
and ta obtain‘ additional” in--
formalion,

“The Northwest. B.C. Cham-
bers of Commerce and Alaska: -
Affiliates “met ‘earlier’ this
month .in Telkwa: to discuss
problems relating.o this corner .
of the province, The meeting’ ”
was, held - in . the~ Telkwa
Municipal Office and included

The tourist industry came in
for considerable discussion with -
ihe opinion being that there is'a’
lack of campsites-in the north
especially along the. road’ to
Port: Simpson and the .con-
nection.to the Stewart-Cassiar .
Highway. The stalus of fuel
supply was.of prime concern.

The Chambers would like lo see
more.regulations in regard to
-eatnpers. off highway and the

- Terrace, Kitimat, Hazelton,
’ Kispiox, Smithers and Telkwa.

(A discussion Look place on ihe
role-that B.C. Chambers must
play in. the community,” the
region, the province and across

Uanada,- ; + fevelopment of Alaska power, ,
ae ., “Resolutions were also
igcussion, adopled.~concerning . the -

Following «4
yesoluilons: were” labled and
adopted dealing with a variety
af problems. One matter: which
owas leartely supported in-
-yolyed: “n° price | equalization:
policy in'regard (6 gasoline and

diesel. fuel. ee
alsé would like

-lo-see a change in policy al the
Unemployment. Insurance
Commission ‘level, in’ $0: lar-as::
sobtaining: well trained labour is
concerned:*They. would like (a
see an educational-‘approack lo
Jabuur training developed. l -

“Ravernment’s new, assessment

stump
usked::A

‘

‘THE HERALD,

Wednesday at jhe Woolworth's
(Shoes compiments of Copp's

“Northwest Chombers Meet
at Telkwa®

ia Ihe Northern Development :
Commitlee: 1a" pursue - lhe
release of Jand in the area: ,
.The.Prince Rupert Chamber
“tabled a total of 11 resaluions;
The selling uf a 200 mile fishing:

‘Jimit; "B.C, erties to- reduce

fares in winter for groups; the
~endouragement of -privale:
interest. on mor
be’ allowed - against .:

enterprise;
igages lo:
interest paid; « Workman's
Compensation ., changes « in
regard (6,contractors. and. sub-
‘contractors; Skeena’ and
*Hechate S:¥.U.S not being fully
ulilized; . private. enterprise. to .
compete “with  Auloplan;: (he ,
expansion of shipping services,
von» the west. coasl\* the
‘equalizalion.af Autoplan rates
thraughout the provinee., the
removal. uf the “compulsory .
ection af “Autoplan regarding
‘“gollision “insurance; “and”
increase of Small: Business

: Chambers

TERRACE, B.C.

First.

The first report of. the sew
‘Task Force on forest policy was
tabled in the Legislature. by”
Resources Minister. Robert
Williarns. The report deals with
government charges for public
limber harvested on leases,
licences and berths issuedearly
in the century, which account
for some 16 per cént of the tolal
wood harvest in the Province.

The Task Force was
established in early January
under the Chairmanship of Dr.
Peter Pearse and inciudes Mr.
Ted Young, Chief Forester and
Mr. A.V, Backman af Canadian
Cellulose. : pt

‘The main recommendation
in ‘the: report”, said. Mr,
Williams, “is thal-the gavern-

ment should sell this timber for.

what il is worlli- no more, no
less"? ‘This. would .be  ac-
complished by abandoning the
wld statutory royalty sschedule
and basing-royalties instead on

ihe uppraised. value of each.

tract, ag is already the practice
for other. Crown Umber made
- available, for: harvesting.. The
ereport-makes lwo other: major
“fecommendalions:,, abolition of
iheforest land (ax whichis levid

-- on some. af these old tenures, ,

sand elimination of the burden of

‘ie. Special’ -1ax on logging
profits.

‘The report will’ now. be

yeferred to Cabinet for -con-",

“sideration of, the © recom-
mendations and” necessary
-legislalion. The Cabinet might

-well:deceptall or: partof the.
“recommendations of the Task

Force: 9.00 et) re
The ‘recommended change in
yalfy’_ assessment would
- Beneraie ‘increased royalty
’ revenues ‘in- the: order ‘of $49
“milion, according. “lo” con-
> gervative estimates based ‘on
/1973°- production: © + But since
royally payments are deducted

in calculating corporate income
taxes and. logging profits tax,

“sdmé of this Increase would be .

‘uffgel by lower taxes on income.
2 It all- the ‘ reeommendations
cwere. adopied, “the- report

“estimates “that: ‘provincial ;
“revenues! from~all “sources:
i e. by about $31: :

“million,, federal cincome :laxes ;
-< paid by ihe, industry would fall.

Awould.-iner-east

“Ty $i3million and as a reswll the
forest

a payliiy abo 1h) million more

report of F

burden on logging profits would
_same rate as olher Industries.

~ income from 15 to 10 per cent
-and increasing . the. credit
“against provincial income taxes
_ tax provides for a credit of the

lax, the industry would bear no

limber charges on the avérage, :
some would rise much less than CONVENIENCE
_ others because the appraisal
sysiem provides. for the Opon 8-30a.m.-6.00p.m.
_ variation “among. tracis. of ‘
timber, of different value, The Everyday
report emphasizes that: - The -
primary. concern 9f.the Task’ British Royale Woollen
Force in formulating : ails Fabrics’ :
recommendations. was, to fin . :
an equitable and. consislent a Made-lo-Measure .
solution “lo “the ‘problem ~ of oo o

indesiry. would -end “up -

wa PAGE As"

orest Policy Task Force tabled

_* the Tosk Force for a fine piece
of work that is in Lhe tradition af
‘the early Royal Commissions af

this Province. in the same way
it is a clear readable document
that .will bea reference for
years to come. - :
What is: most impressive
about uhis report is that like the
Fulton Royal Commission of
1910; the Task Force takes a
very fundamental view of the

- ownership of the resource and

‘the public’s right to the benefits.

of that ownership...
“Tt is my understanding that
Uhe next area of Investigation of
the Task Force will be the
timber appraisal system which
both the Indust ry and the F'arest
Service feel is urgently in need
of review."

profits.’ . .

Because: it would take some
‘montha.to obtain all the forest
‘Inventory data required to”
adopt Ihe appraisal system, the
report recominends . that _ the
new ‘basis for royallies _ not”
become. effective until Sep-
tember 30th of this year, The
changes. in the logging tax
should be made at the end of the
government's fiscal year, April
auth; and it Is .recommended
that the forest: Iand lax be
abolished on December ist,
which ig ithe .end of the
assessment year.

“[ must say thal Iam im-+
pressed by thisreport which has
been most skillfully prepared in
~acvery short time and 1 would
- ike ta thank all ihe members of

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in royalties and “taxes “com-~
Elimination of the extra lax
place'thelr tax on profils al the

This would be accomplished by
reducing ‘the lax on logging

fo onethird of.the logging tax
paid.: Since the federal income

other two-thirds of a 10, percent

net burden from it... It .is
recommended also ihal. the
logging tax, be further,
rationalized by .adopling the:
definition of logging income
used by the federal govern-
‘ment, thus eliminating’ the
separate accounting thal’ has.
hitherto been - necessary for
calculating provinelal logging
lax. es .
While.the . proposed ‘ new ..

royally. system wo uld .raise

protecting the public interest in
the vulue “of the Crown
resources ‘under (hese “old
harvesting tights; a praclicable
‘and durable solution thal would
“be responsive’ to ‘changing
‘economic conditions “while
‘ensuring 9 fair-return’ lo ‘in-
dustrial: operations.“ We have
not. se} aul ‘lo generale’ any
“predetermined level ‘of public
lrevenue, © Had-an’ increase in
“revenue been our'gosl we might:
have.’simply-recummended §
“higher fixed royalties, rentals.
oflaxes, bur ihis would © ~ bring’ -
“about the: désired ‘equity and
* consistency, har would it meet
ur ‘Terms of Heference.-"
2 "The Task Furce was charged
iy ensure “.., Uhat tie payments
‘made for Crown’ limber: reflect
~ the uli value of 7 the resources .
__ available for’ harvesting. after
fair dnd reasonable allowance .
- for harvesting’ costs,” forestry
und : development . costs and

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