Page B16 By HUBERT BEYER Victims of the recent flooding in northwestern British Columbia will get some financial.assistance from the provincial government. Solicitor General Angus Ree announced last week that the gov- emment has sct aside $3 million to assist flood victims in. Terrace, Kitimat, Kitwanga, Hazelton, Smithers and other communities in. the surrounding area. Just how much individual vic- tims and small businesses can expect is unclear. The $3 million is also to finance the repair of _ bridges and roads damaged by last September’s flood. BACK TO SCHOOL Left school before graduating? Having trouble getting back in? Here’s a solution. Starting Oct, 21, Canadian citi- zens or landed immigrants, who are at least 19 years of age and have been out of school for more . than one year, may write so-called “Gencral. Educational Develop- ment” tests, leading to a secon-. dary school equivalency certifi- cate. The tests are offered in writing skills, social studies, science, liter- ature and the arts, and mathemat- ics. The tests will be offered at regional colleges. The tests are to pave the way for re-entry into the education system ~as well as improve job prospects. WELCOME HOME ~ Now. that Bill Vander Zalm has -. wrestled a vote of confidence in his leadership. from the Social Credit Party convention in Pentic- ton, you can expect | further ~~ attempts by the premier to pacify dissident clements. Grace McCarthy’s eventual return to cabinet is a good bet, and one cannot even rule out the repatriation of Omineca’s Jack Kempf. Kempf’s weekly missives, published under the tile of Omin- eca Update, have already become far less inflammatory. Something is afoot in the way of reconciliation between the premier and the outspoken Kempf. One sign of. burying hatchets came with the introduction of THE REVIEW 9781-2nd St., Sidney B.C. A een ee oe OY a This Is The Week That Was Flood assistance offered fo northwesterners Vander Zalm at the convention by Graham Bruce, who has had a number of open spats with the premicr, For one thing, he turned down an offer from the premier for a parliamentary secretary’s job, saying he and Vander Zalm just “didn’t see eye to eye.” HELLO THERE | The provincial government has just forked out $1.4 million for the ‘purchase of 15,000 telephones, a move that will save taxpayers more than $1 million a year. Until now, the government CUT FROM CAN.GR, “A” BEEF NEW YORK | STRIP LOU STEAK | | | rented all phones at a charge of about $111,000 a month. The cost of buying them will be recovered in a little over a year, after which the savings will take effect. SCROUNGING FOR FUNDS Thanks to a $1.79 million dona- tion in’ computer equipment and services from IBM, the University of Victoria was able to snare a matching grant from the provincial government. After adding an additional $940,000 from its own operating revenue, the university will now be AUSTRALIAN, FROZEN SHOULDER LAMB CHOPS able to go ahead with plans for a major upgrade of its central com- puting facilities. The government contribution comes from a $110 million mat- ching grant program announced last May. The program will provide matching grants to educational institutions for similar projects ata rate of $10 million this year and $20 million a year for the next 10 years. LOOK AT THIS, BILL Here’s one for Premier Vander Zalm and any other politician who 3475 QUADRA ST., “NCTORIA MONASAT. SUNDAY 9 A.M.-7 P.M. MON.-SAT. 8 A.M,-9 P.M. SAT.-WED. 9 A.M.-7 P.M. THURS.-FR Wednesday, October 26, 1988 isn’t exactly in love with the media. The author’s name is at the end of the quote, but don’t look at it until you’ ve read the whole thing. “Why should freedom of speech and freedom of the press be allowed? Why should a govern- ment which is doing what it belicves to be right allow itself to be criticized? “It would not allow opposition by lethal weapons. Ideas are much more fatal things than guns. Why should any man be allowed to buy a printing press and disseminate permicious opinions, calculated to embarrass the government?” Who said that? Why, Nokolai Lenin in Moscow in 1920. 8 A.M.-10 P.M. 7816 E. SAANICH ROAD SUNDAY 9 A.M.-7 P.M. 9819 Sth ST. SIDNEY RI. 2 A.M. -9 P.M. FRESH, FROM B.C. CoD Fire works flash 2 BONELESS ‘TOP Little ghosts. and goblins and .. ROUND STEAK ~ their adult caretakers will want to _-. Joween Festival: Committee, there ff ~.. will be ‘free hot dogs-and pop: for: - ~the children,. coffee, for adults. and aot ~a:bonfire. oe | :The highlight of the evening will ne “be a fireworks display. ° SESS - . ‘The event. is ‘supported by local © “service. clubs, who. donate the Le approximately - $1,600 required: -- _ Chairing. the organizing committee ‘is’ Sidney. 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