* PAGE 2, THE HERALD, Friday, December 2, 1977 B.C. Briefs VANCOUVER (CP) — Notice of appeal was filed Wednesday against a BColumbia Supreme Court decision upholding a rollback of Burnaby teachers’ 1976 salaries. The appeal was filed by the B.C. Teachers Feder- ation, the | Burnaby Teachers Association and Wayne MacCulloch. Chief Justice Nathan Nemetz ruled Nov. 21 that the rollback of salary in- creases to 9.5 per cent from 11.9 per cent was made under a_ valid agreement between B.C. and Ottawa on federal anti-inflation guidelines. MAN CHARGED VANCOUVER (CP) — William Donald Reid, 23, charged with two counts of criminal negligence in the traffie deaths of two persons late Tuesday, was remanded to Dec. 7 when he appeared iin provincial court Wed- nesday. Reid was charged following a two- vehicle accident in wnald ° Gene Townsend, 51, of North Vancouver, and Marion McKnight, 50, of New Westminster, were killed. BODY FOUND . KAMLOOPS, B.C, (CP) — Police said today the body of a 19-year-old woman was found cut in two near a CP Rail line here. It appeared the woman was run over by a train during the night, police said. No name was released but the woman was believed to be from Alberta. CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. (CP) — The body of a fourmonth old boy has been found inside a fishing boat that capsized north of Campbell River Monday, killing his mother. The boy’s grandfather is still missing, but four other people were rescued after the 55-foot Miss Joye capsized in a whirlpool in Seymour Narrows. All were from Port Hardy. _ The boat was towed to Campbell River and "voung Jason was found nside. His mother, BettyLou Lambert, 29, was earlier found drowned inside the boat. Festival Music The Pacific Northwest Music Festival has added another section this year, to make this festival even more interesting. This years music festival is well underway and will take place in Terrace from April 17 - 28 1978. The president of the festival is Mrs. Irene Squires. e adjudicators for the 1978 festival are as follows: Piano: Helen Sylvester, Vancouver, exandra Munn, Edmonton. Instrumental: Mr. Tudor Jones, Victoria. Vocan and Strings: Mrs. Roberta Stephen, Calgary. Speech Arts: Dr. Leona Patterson, Calgary Dance: Mrs. Soonee Lee, Vancouver. The official syllabus is now available at Sight & Sound in Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert, the Terrace Public Library, Tillicurn Keyboards and the Photo Shoppe in Smithers. Entry cloging date for all participants is February 28, 1978. Briefs VANCOUVER (CP) — Richard Robert Mochinski, 28, of Van- couver, was charged Tuesday with attempted murder after a shooting incident last Friday outside a city nightclub. Mochinksi was also charged with wounding and possession of a dangerous weapon. Police said Mochinski, also known as Kari Henkel and William Gregory Poirier, was charged after a man was shot in the knee outside the club. James Bernard Howard, 31, is in satis- factory condition in hospital. ‘oung. Wednesday, and Ney rar gee “States Maxine Anderson, 21, was rescued by Canadian Forces scuba divers after she was trapped inside an airpocket in the boat for several hours. Mrs. Anderson's husband Fred, 33, Mrs. Lambert's husband Kenneth, 28, and Bruce Rafuse, 31, were rescued by another fishing boat. Still missing is Forest Lambert, 65. VANCOUVER (CP) -- A marine search con- tinued today for a 54 year-old Nanaimo, B.C. man who was aboard a singleengine aircraft that crashed jate Wednesday in Georgia Strait, about 19 kilometres southwest of the Vancouver In- ternational Airport. A search and rescue spokesman said the flight log of the Cessna 172 aireraft has been re- covered from the wreckage and it showed that only one man was aboard the plane headed from Vancouver to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. His name was being withheld. The search and rescue spokesman said the pilot was able to radio a call for help before the crash. Three Canadian Coast guard vessels and several other ships were at the crash site during the night but had recovered only pieces of wreckage. Two Canadian Forces rescue aircraft ‘from Comox, B.C. and a United Coast Guard helicopter from Port Angeles, Wash. were forced to quit the search early this morning be- cause of bad weather. What’s happening in Terrace Bi-monthly meeting of the Beta-Omega Chapter of Sigma Phi, are held at 8:00 p.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month. Anyone interested may call Anne Twidle at 635-4694. Rebecca Lodge - Meeting every 2nd and 4th Wed- nesday of the month. 8:00 p.m, at various homes. B.P.O.E. Lodge - Regular Bingo - Wednesday at Elk’s Hall. Skeena Health Unit - 3215 Eby Street, - Baby Clinic every Tuesday starting at1:30 p.m. «Thornhill Baby Clinie every 2nd and 4th Friday at entre from 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Adult Clinics - Mon., Wed., Fri., from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. : - V.D. Clinic - 3:00 p.m. every Mon. and Thurs. the Community Terrace Art Association are having their Pre- Christmas Arts and Crafts Sale in the Library Art Room on December 3, 1977 from 5-7 p.m. and also on December 4, 1977 from_10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. For more information please call Jane Petch at 638-1233, A Picture Loan will be held on Decernber 6, 1977 in the library Arts Room starting at 8:00 p.m. Pilot killed OTTAWA (CP) — A Canadian Forces pilot and navigator were killed early teday when their CF-10i Voodoo _ jet crashed on take-off at Bagotville, Que., the defence department said today. Captains Rohert Robichaud, 38, of Kedgewick, N.B. and James Borland, 30, of Ingersoll, Ont. died in- stantly in the crash at 8:20 a.m. Both men are survived by their wives and two children. The department spokesman said there will be a board of inquiry # ; a . KEN HOSKINS Phone: 847-9134 Box 3383 Smithers, B.C. Ken Invites inquirles about -TREE FARMER -KOEHRING BANTAM -BOMAG -LOED ‘ -HYDROX-AX -€.5. JOHNSON \4 VULCAN VULCAN MACHINERYS& EQUIPMENT LTD. Cowart Road to determine cause of the crash, ‘Bagotville is about 120 miles north of Quebec City. You can do it! You can build permanent savings... into walls, floors and ceilings, Come in and pick up one of these free booklets on STYROFOAM SM brand insulation... and see how | ICis fo cut the high cost of home heating! If you are interested in buying or building a new home, ask your builder about the Super Insulation System, identified by this symbol. STYROFOAM’SM THE LIFETIME INSULATION DOW CHEMICAL OF CANADA, LIMITED "Yademok of [he Gra Creneral Compasy TERRACE BUILDING SUPPLIERS LTD. 500] Graham Avenue, Terrace TERRACE CO-OP LTD. Terrace ALBERT & MACCAFFERY LTD. 4605 Highway 16 West, Terrace Chanpes in assessment Jaw now make il possible for properly owners to accurately Ineasure whether they are fairly assessed. Your 1978 property Assessment Notice. issued by the British Columbia Assessment Authority. isin the mail and will be arriving al your door shorlly. An information brochure explaining the changes accompanies the notice. When they arrive, please tate time to read both carefully... , Why changes in assessment law? Assessments had become outdated, They had become inequitable in terms of their actual value reladonships. Properties having identical market values were assessed at widely differing amounts. This resulted in some owners paying more than their fair share of taxes and others less. Tre new law required production of the 1978 “assessment roll based on fixed percentages of actual value for gach class of property. This nffgns that the inequities will be removed, and (Higeach class of property will be assessed on (Aisame basis, In all. it provides a fairer way 6 Bhare the cust of essential loval serviecs. What will happen to taxes? Theassessment foll provides the rate base used by municipalities, school boards and other local governments to raise the funds necessary to provide essential local services. The costs of these servicesdetenming the overall amount required to be raised by local property taxes, ‘The purpose of the change in assessinent kaw is NOT to raise more taxcs but to provide a fairer basis upon which to apportion the costs of essential local serviees ore equitably between properly owne’s. Since assessments are now directly related to actual value, your assessed values may be higher’. ‘br lower than in previous years, An inerease The Northwest Trappers Association is reminding people who tamper with traps found in the woods that they are in violation of provincial laws. The Wildlife Act states it is unlawful to tamper wity any trap set or unset. All crown lands in this area are under tenure to trappers. or adverease in your assessed values from those in effect last year does not necessarily mean that your property taxes will change signilicantly. Tax notices based on your new assessed values willbe issued later in 1978. Is my 1978 assessment fair? As your assessment is now based ona fixed percentage of what your property is worth its fairness can be measured by actual value comparisons, The Assessar’s estimate of your praperty's actual value (market value) isshown on your 1978 Assessment Notice. The fairness of your assessment may be deter. mined by comparing the Assessar’s estimate of actual value of your properly (o your own estimate of its current market valuc as well as by comparing it to the current market values of propertics of similar worth, The percentage of actual value at which cach class of property will be assessed is: Residential ~ 15"o (includes apartments. con- dominiums, mobile homes, ete}. Business and Other-25%s (includes commer- cial some industrial). Industrial, Utilities, Machinery and Equipment, Forestry 30" 0. The Assessor and his staffwill give you every assistance necessary to properly check your assessment. ‘ What appeal do I have? Your Assessur is prepared to provide you with a detailed explanation of how your assess- ment was determined. If youare dissatistied with the assessment and wish an independent review, a right of appeal is available ta vou. The procedure to complain is simple and is fully explained an the reverse of your 1978 Assessment Notice. The deadline for anyawritten appeal is January 20.1978. The new assessment method is fully explained in the brochure that will accompany the mailing of your individual Assessment Notices. BRITISH COLUMBIA ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY | q ~ Prince George 564-0101 564-0230 Look at your Assessment Notice... it's different this year! i | It now shows both the actual (market) value and the assessed value on which your 1978 taxes will be based. om eee te at ak eT