The: ResSeasio 8. ‘consist of ‘Wayne Sheridan, ; Drledger, Steve. Holtom and Mel Gellner.: They will be performing a? ‘the ‘REM: L startin até - of the B.C eo Ke arn:Co-op ‘Talent. F - Legh Parliment ; Wictorias B - yay -1Z4 c ‘Theatre; glative. Library Buildings: Friday, - -June. 3 This year the Re-Sessions were winners ~ ast.. ‘Their: repertoire continues: to: ‘writtenby Pam and Wayne. Ran fiddle aa from the Nass; will “eoncert:! dvanice Hekets at No Pam. _ Volume - 77. 'No.104 expand ‘as’ new ‘material ‘Continues to be Benson, a well known special guest at the ; pie aaa or. Shefleld "PRINCE GEORGE, B c. (CP) = familles that were evacuated from the path of a: 10,000-hectare forest fire near Houston in weat- ° central B.C, Monday were allowed to return to their homes today. - Houston RCMP said the deciaion te ‘return: involved only actual homeowners, and is based - on.the condition that they be prepared to- evacuate again-at any time. Police also said thé community of Houstan is in’ no danger, ‘with the ‘blaze at least. 16 kilometres away,’ They anid the fire: was ad- vancing toward the town of 32,800 but quieted Gown during the night. 1 The families, mostly ranchers in the Buck Creek area, were evacuated Monday after about 100 firefighters ‘had to give up coatrol . efforta at the western extremity of the fire, about 20 kilometres long and wide. . Terry Walker’, Forests Ministry information officer for the Skeena region, said that . KELOWNA, B.C, (CP) Public servants in British Columbla will get averaging three per-cent or less this fall,. Premier Bill Bennett said Monday. - ot ‘Bennett made. the, statement following a closed-door session of the _ provincial. cabinet “during the second day of a three-day meetings to. discuss the provincial economic situation, The premier was presented with figures showlng that wage settlements averaged pe . cent before restraints were introduced in 1003, dropped to seven per cent by the fall ‘and: averaged four per cent for the first alx months of 1983, - ’ “They ara projected to: drop cent range later this year, and then: selow , - About a said. - five Kilometres. . wage Increases to the three-per- Houston, site: oft two major sawmills, is located "between 15 and 16 kilometres north of the fire. The fire is believed to have started Sunday. after a small thack in which a group of people ‘were smoking fish burned down. a Tie fire was fuciled by spryes and pine, in which the moistubé content ls 4-per-cent lower | than normal because of a dry pring, Walker * Because of the danger to lite and property, Walker said the forest service hoped to: have ' _ between 400 and 600 men fighting the fire within .. the next few days. At least 14 bulldozers, seven “helicopters and numerous pieces of privately owned logging equipment. was being used to fight .the fire. — Tt was one of many fires that broke out in the northern half of the province during the hot and dry weekend. To add to the problem, no rals is predicted until at least Wednesday. "Another major flre was burning out of control ‘about 90 kilometres weat of Quesnel, ‘eaid_ Government to keep wages restrained fo to work and he in prepared to do 80, wanting to meet. the legislature as soon as possible. He waraed. that government revenue from - the private sector will be. even lower than in the 1962-89 fiscal year, ended.March 31, when the government suffered ‘a $350 miillion loss. “The time lag on the losses that the forest :.. industry, and small and large businesses in- .. , Curred, will take years to be audited. Hopefully :, they will start to earn profits because if they -<, don’t start to earn profits, the lag will be even _ However, he ‘said: further restraints are - necessary because the recession has ravaged. the provincial economy. He sald ‘the an- ticipated deficlt would be $2 billion to $3 billion .: a year for each of the next four years without ; the program. , The premier sali figures being bandied’ _ about, projecting a deficit of from $900 million: * to $1.3. billion are unrealistically low. He refused, however, to say just exactly what’ ‘was the correct figure, noting that Finance. " Minatr Hugh Curtis soon would be presenting : his buniget to the legislature, == 8 = - . Government figures show that each - pers _ centage increase in the Bovernment's wage bill «. costs the taxpayers $00 million a year; and -officer. § “| + . Felons Monday. - greater,” Dan, Van Keekes, Cariboo regional: information The fire had burned about-400 hectares south of Pelican- Lake, About 50 firefighters‘ are on the scene and 50 more were being brought in. ‘Two major fires were buraing in the Dawson ' Creek area. About 300 hectires of forest was _ destroyed 50, kilometres southwest of Dawson - _ Creek ina fire which started Saturday.’ © A 1,4-hectare fire was still out of contro] 4 “about § kilometres northwest of Hudson Hope, sald operations superintendent Bob Clark; This . one started aboul a week ago but the Clark said ‘he expected zome help from reduced winds. ‘About 14 fires broke out in that area during the past week. and several are! under in- ~ vestigation by the RCMP. A lot of them appear to have been started by arsonists, Clark said. , ‘The forest fire Hazard rating was high to. extreme in the Prince George and Peace River. x ” Noting that B.C. had a $1. 1 billion defieit Inst year, he said. the foreat Industry. alone had a billidn-dollar deficit in loat equity and assets. They must make up that deficit before con- “commission: of ‘ihe Regional Disiriet" of” * Kitimat-Stikine: that. the- commission: ; “investigate t the Lakelse. Hotsprings 85.% - ’ the hotsprings.”” - - Ona record vote, after hot debate, alk: * but two of the, directér’s present agreed; and the idea passed, ” Down argued that many area residents. “ TERRACE— Earl representation on the Mills Memorial ' Hospital Board has been defended by. the -Reglonal " Kitimat-Stikine District, * board, description of his role. * Although Cooper made the mmetlon, he asked if the regional board had sucha role. ° Ellis answered, ime are ° aware of what his:role Is.” ; When Cooper was: asked to explain’ the. . iproblem between the: two boards: he said, “Mills assumes the: regional director will. description. ‘Terrace. alderman and RDS. ‘director - - Bab Cooper only wanted: agreement in principle without being tied down to any specifica. He apécifically did not want the BC Transit formula for cost sharing. Culp doesn’t’ want “carte blanche” " WILLIAMSBURG,. Va, (CP). “Leaders -of the. seven . major’ to try to ensure recovery from the recession .. is ‘durable and inflation-free. Sharp . differences, ‘especially over high U.S. interest rates, were pushed into the background as the leaders ended thelr three: — mimace “Furning the: : bakelee : _Hotpings into a ‘little. Las. ci th is “mechanism for financing development: of Herald Staff Writer cs. - ‘Hamilton éame under fire at the ‘Inst Milfs board: meeting when It was proposed. that his role was to represent the hospital to the KSRHD.° Hamilton argued that his . Kole was just the reverse, to represent the - ; regional hospital Alstrict to tee Mills, - Hamilton's, co-regional director. Bob ‘Cooper, who also represents Terrace on. the Mills board, at the suggestian-of -. KSRHD chairman Lee Ellis moved the’. regional district send a letter to: Mills. : ‘including the minute recording Hamilton's ‘elected ‘to the hospital board and a beef ‘ Phornhill director” on‘ the Regioria. 1 ; District’ of’ Kitiinat-Stikine Jim . Culp , proposed motion the RDKS agree to the BC © Transit. cost sharing agreement and the rest of the scheduling package, subject to Terrace council agreeing to the same ¢ - formula did not pass cat the RDKS meeting on May’ 28. “ industrial " countries agreed on.a joint general approach. in’ thelr - econonile policies Monday.” ‘about’ ether “"MleLeod. Hamilton’ 'B. Hospital , KSRHD)."" ' termed: the resolution. available. ‘at the: otsprings, the “moniey,.|' would. stay in’ the area, - Pameas an would attract, : only two ngs ares a votes.” He i is concern ; such as casine-style resort “would draw: ~The only other. member in: opposition: “the: ‘idea was Atlin's:\ Joe Murphy, “-Both Terrace -directors’ Down and. Bob Cooper voted for it, as did both Kitimat” -directors Ran Burnett and Lee Ellis. Aled in favor were Kisplox’a “Marty Allen, : _ ‘Thornhil?’ & Jim Culp,. and Stewart's: den mt aystem (but chose not to)."” Down stated now Terrace wants to recover some of the .capital costs ithas accumulated over 2,5: years and the BC Transit formula may not be the way to get it. ‘ . Downalso stated that currently Térrace’ . subsidizés its buses more than-any other town in B.C, For each: rider, Terrace pays “In? ‘eon possible: ‘criminal: activities . Nasa Camp’ 8 Percy, “pail, Hazelton's Alice Maitland, and New Hazleton's Peter © travel to Las Vegas and if gambling was |: ~-Weeber were, not present at the meeting. Earl Hamilton. defended . ‘ook after Mills" interest ahead of ts, : regional. board,?"; Regional director Chub Down said he. _ hadn't heard any of the hospital’s concerns. Oe ‘coming back to the regional board, but he - had ‘heard some concerns ‘from other. . trustees that sit on the Mills: hospital - board. Hamiltoa replied, “I do bring the stuff back to the health committee (of. the Ellis said, ‘it has been my experience os that when a hospital has a specific concern they''ssked to bring before’ the whole. © board, the hospital representatives mee ' done-thaten numerous occasions.” Down whole. thing “bureaucratic +. fumbling,” but Hamilton noted that ina. regional closed-door seasion Friday-night — - ithad been said he ‘might actually have a . confllet of interest if he represented Mills én the regional board. | Ellis says a similar letter will go to all hospitals in the région, It-will.be a mere “formality with Mills, because Mills board ‘‘¢hairman Linda ‘Hamilton (no. relation) was seated in the. regional board's public gallery. listening: to the entire debate and Bus : service costs disputed ‘egoliations and sald, -) $2.50'per-trip,. he said.” pursuing: ‘policies ‘aimed at’ ' ‘The declaration ‘governments must reduce ‘interest rates and cut deficits, reflecting pressure ‘by Canada and European countries on the U.S, to cut’: its glant deficit to prevent a jump in interest rates. Trudeau. - said the - governments: *. got an aasurance the U.S. ad- - ministration, is determined’ ” to reduce ‘ita deficit, by - presidential veto or con" tiigericy taxes, in the event - a compromise solution is -not ‘worked out “with “Whether i¢ will be successful or not, it is the :The:RDKS finally passed a motion that . Colp'and RDKS administration staff-be mandated to negotiate the cost of the bus service to Thornhill, ©. -- , > What will be’ the starting point fot those - negotiations is now not knowin. Summit declared a success , financial: marketa: ‘which _ haveto decide that hut there certainly was.'s’ thorough diécuseion of it,” Trudeau . said. “It's falr to say that we went as far aawe could." " Finance Minister Mare Lalonde said the declaration would not lead to a review or changes ‘in ~ Canadian domestic policies. - Hesaid the joint economic statement was a step in building confidence in the world financial community but ‘I don’t expect you will see the Dow Jones (stock market indicator) jumping 6 points tomorrow morning because of- medium and long-term interest rates suddenly going down." MIE worry about the : ‘ep b ee ates that,” he told reporters during a break in ‘the - . rm sidering any expansion, he sald. . Trudes : ; ' — three-day cabinet mesting belng held atthe aed ertae vache employees rent ‘oie ' He hinted corporate tax cuts:could come In reporiaity “— the other : INSIDE luxurious. Okanagan ‘Lake Resort. pear: this million the next budget by saying the government will teadera that ‘we should be : Okanagan city. : a - provide incentives and leadership to promote busting aseee ne "The current two-year restraints prograin, the private sector's, recovery, particularly peace,” al tor . Bennett, who said Sunday the government's . which began last year, limits wage increases in those mark their ts Canada a controversial wage reatrainia program. would _ the public sector fo froth zero to 10.per cet, (ru'a Tundeling Wet Products across am, Tutt ieadere 1 Local world sports pages 6, 7a1 bé extended, quickly added that he was not with an average ol six per tnt in thefiret year - The government aleo will try to diversity the qestoaed to pressure’ the Comics, horoscope page 8} pesiictiig what wage settlements beyond thi and five per cent in the second. : . province's economy over ihe next few yetre to Soviet Union in arme- - Pag : fall would total, vc Bae sla aBon ge mandate © rodent hat, be a > gumtrel negotiations by | Classifieds: . _pages, 10811) 7 Tots * saying the seven countries " 3 ig ere fully behind deployment " “ ; _ Thatcher faces torrent of charges fees (i woraew | se teieta de eat aoree to WHEN USEDWILL 00 a aa oe the Soviets do not agree to Po, i; Prine Minister Margaret accusing ber ot concealing behind the one the govern: , “Service. nr of ‘the ‘Willamsburg « sum- reduce their arsenal. D 1 ‘Thatcher ls facing.e torrent: her." Conservative govern- ment - has. “presented: to Ho told a news conference mit, which Labor leader © Desplte quarrels on some - won't allow it? Ser Keno orn “in . of charges that she’ has a ment's trud intentions from voters. we Thatcher would be driven to Michael. Foot called’ a specific economic issues, Quality used parts trom . secret program to demolish. - the voters, : Deputy “babor! ‘teader such _ spending outs to catastrophe ‘and = Healey they were united in the end Britain’s welfare state. Bate Labor party and Denis Healey sald the plans eet the coat“of worsening sald ‘Jeft every British. ‘on 4 general approach, | §: K. B. AUTO | Back on the campaign the Liberal-Sotial included = ending = state- unemployment, which haa worker's job in danger. issuing =O point SALVAGE ira). today from the Democratic Alliance cited a financed education," almost tripled to 19 per cent Leaks of’ cobfidentiel declaration that sald slgns ‘(635-2333 or 635- 9095. Wikliamsburg, Va.,.. serfes of recently. leaked sweeping cuts in-state during her four-year rule. studies of social policyhave of recovery are evident and: economic summit, she faces documents alevideuce that benefits and selling offiarge . Opposition parties have embarrassed the .-Con- the seven. governments a "Mt0 Dotiah tjuston Hwy. 18> opposition perties united in “secret manifesto” lea partsof he National Health also attacked the outcone servatives.” in “must act ‘toxether™ ee ett ere