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(HE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAK®, B.C.

Thursday, April id, 1985

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A Disappearing Industry

The future of the forest industry in the 100 Mile area doesn’t appear to be a promising one, according to a Forestry Department official who spoke last week in Clinton.

Outlining some of the benefits of the forest management licence system on the same platform as former M.L.A. Gordon Gibson, W. W. Stevens of Kamloops held up the 100 Mile are, as an unhappy example of what can happen where a policy of sustained yield is not applied. According to a news report of the meeting, Mr. Stevens ‘stated that ten years ago not more than one or two million feet of timber was being cut annually, and now 75 million are coming out of the district. He then went on to say that he was positive that, if this unrestricteq cutting continues, in another ten years the yield will again be down to one or two million feet.

This prediction weuld seem to be in line with the thoughts of District Forester Swanell, who eased around the 100 Mile area problem when he spoke here several. months ago, by saying that the district was badly overcut; that a problem did exist, and they (the foresty department) were still scratching their heads about it. :

Presumably, in the light of the number of timber limit auctions being advertised this spring, the longer the time lapse in head scratching the less likely any solution is apt to be forthcoming. Possibly it is too late already, but it would be a tragedy if the main industry behind the fast-growing 106 Mile community comvletes the cycle outlined by Mr. Stevens.

Problem To Gardeners

Although they haven’t got the scheme underway .yet, sponsors of the recenly announced beautification’ contest for town concede that their most formidable obstacle to attaining

: any degree of success will be wandering livestock. Cows and horses allowed to stray near the village have a habit of saun- tering down the streets looking for those carefully sprinkled ‘greener’ pastures, with disastrous results to the efforts of a property owner who is trying to beautify his small corner of town. : Z

Putting oneself in the place of- the property owner wha has had this happen several times, it is easy to see how an ‘attitude of indifference would develop to suggestions that you buy plants and shrubs each spring or spend hours rolling a lawn. Granted you could build yourself a good sturdy fence. but a street lined with nice lawns behind fences and fronted by a weed-choked boulevard wouldn’t be too pleasing “

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—~—~“———effect either. | Ss re ‘ - While the commissioners have indicted they are aw

of the problem and will see that the pound by-law is strictly enforced, it is difficult to watch all avenues of entrance to town at all hours of the night. However, whether rigid enforce- ment of the pound by-law is the solution, or some other method is found, a workable answer will have to be forthcoming before we can hope for a large percentage of effort in dressing up our town the way we would like to. see it.

The Warrior Retires

The news last week that Sir Winston Churchill had stepped down from his post as Prime Minister came as no Surprise. We had expected this belaved elder statesman to retire at any time in the past few years. His relinquishing of the reins of government though seemed to mark a close to a chapter of history, a chapter that recorded the British Commonwealth’s “finest hour,” to use his own words.

On an island threatened by invasion by the strongest military machine Germany ever produced, bombed constantly by an airforce thought to be invincible, this stubborn man with his expression of bulldog determination, provided a sure reflection of the spirit of the times. With his command of the English language, his immortal phrases resounded the world over in defiant overtones.

The best wishes of all of us follow the doughty old warrior into retirement. c

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the project dis- plays signs of he- ing only of tem- porary duration will not receive serious criticism from responsible sources.

As we see it, it is a short return step to the times when small grants- in-aid were all that could be expect- ed by any community demanding the opening of a school. It has ever been the view of this forum that things acquired too cheaply are never valued so highly as those requiring some effort on the the beneficiaries. this instance, we ance on the part of local authoriti to rule upon what constitutes a porary project or even to d tiate as between communities.

Un- til the principle is-once more given wider application we see little else | but grief in store for our harassed |

trustees, upon whom rests the onus of enforcing policy, Given wider |

application farm lands would auto- | matically be relieved of much of, the burden of capital expenditures

with those most directly benefitting hesring 2 proportionately higher | portion. Where local effort ay |

muterials are brought into play economies usually ensue. The hacic neyed phrase “Free Education"? re- fers to the world’s: worse myth.

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Forum By Ry A. J. Drinkell = . i , It was with very mixed feelings | RE the boys pernsed the reports of the} We learn also it is now contemp- recent tug-of-war hetween the local | lated policy to re local School school board and ihe represent: -| taxpayer approval of =: i 4 expenditure hy tives of the Department of Wdueca- a % z. : : z r ndums submitted at iv tion. The slashing of some $vo.-|! ate : intervals. To us this foreshadows 900.00 from the capital portion of : - Ul further worries for the trustees. the budget is almost sure to brine ; : IL sounds good in theory but it is loud protestations from some com- oe diffiemt to v

not boards everywhere making sure the estimg e plenty high. _ ‘White projects under the plan will still require he approved -hy mental experts they in turn may be quite apt to scrutinize less closely

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and rule more leniently, where the reas wd ‘ period involved is so protracted. SATISFIED 0 © € 4 : Oni sstinia a ie: a Ac oh Wilh fie THREE. Seah

nee the estimates are approved }y < Bo ECLIPSES,, 4Wo oF fl | the taxpayers the temptation 40 JE He SUN AND ONE oF HE | - “shoot the works”, regardless of cir- AN USA AMOS Ne cumstance, may often proy irre- ~ LEGS So LOXG FoR

a 2 BESS < toe) UUMBING Hat ef e istible. HAS ALMOST Vo -NO. ee While we must commend the De- a ee Es

partment of Education, for showing flexibility in meeting changing con- jons and a willingness to institute new administrative practices, and while wefhave no doubt that every- thing possible will be done to safe- uard the taxpayer against profii- gaey and incompetence, we still feel the taxpayers will require 10 exam- ine most carefully ull estimates ubmitted for their approval which irrevocably commits them for so long a period. COSTLY PROCESS

We would like to see a determined effort to reduce costs by introducing economies in other fields. For ex- ample the plan to construct the addition to Williams Lake Hien School was approved last year. Be- fore being approved a set of plans and the architect's estimate of the cost had to be submitted to the de- tment. ‘The lowest hid received proved much higher than the sum loeated to the job, consequently, t was not possible to proceed with the work. This year the project was ‘re-submitted with only a few

inconsequential changes being made in the interior layout but this neces- sitated another set of plans and ano- ther estimate which was considerab- ly higher than the previous low bid. It seems fair to assume the cost of j those plans would have erected a couple of nice rural -schools.

We think the taxpayers are being taken for an expensive ride by the exalted order of architects and it is high time the journey was halted. Surely to ‘goodness it-is possible to draw master plans for the outer construction of various types of school buildings which would be available to all school boards leaving it up to the contractor to prepare plans for the interior arrangements in conformity: with local require- men

Tm view of the high cost of con- struétion waste space should also be cut to absolute minimum. The re- cently erected Skyline school is a splendid .example of what canbe

¢€ i done when the trustees, contractors

‘Hee. c * 5 Habit and other authorities combine to make a little money do a big job. :

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ONE YEAR AGo

April 15, 1954

The dormitory choir under tingea rection of Mrs. Boyce won the Ro- tary Shield at the Yale-Cariboo Festival while the Players Club of the Williams Lake High School toak top honours in the form of the Buck- erfield Cup at the same festiv:

Mrs. Fred Kozuki at the lake: ide— Plans for a six-room two storey ad- dition to the high school } ve been accepted by trustees of Di: Teachers salaries in the di ‘to be hoosted this September ecord- ing to a report by the board— Curl- ers elected new officers at annual meeting and banquet, Bol) Kelt as president, Dune Herbert vice-presi- dent and Lorne Earle. a ‘treasurer— Fred elected president Lake Rod & Gun Club at the sports- ‘men's annual meeting— The town's spring buidling program is surging on with four business licenses heing approved and permit being granted to St. Andrew's United Chureh for construction “of a manse— First parade of the local cadet corps was held at the village hall. Twenty-nine boys have joined from St. Joseph’s Mission— FIVE YRARS AGO April 13, 1950

It is estimated that twenty visi

ing Board of Trade and civic off

will take part in Canadian Paci Airlines’ inaugural flight over the Vancouver-Prince George route— Doug Norberg and Claudia B: were the standout juniors in the Wil- s Junior Badminton Club championships The roller-skating

hit Williams Lake sinee it rted a week ago by the Rlks

Socie: high wind blew down > large arch over the Hospital road. It has been a familiar

landmark for fifteen years— Tt was arnounced by Dr. A, IT, Bayne that an effort would be made to organize the Auto Courts and Resort Owners of the Cariboo district— A farewel} tes in honour of Mrs. “Pat” Wilkie given by the ladies of the War Hospital

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here with 2 era men exercise here— A building program | has been started by Mr. and Mra, |

ali the various Canadian govern- ments. between them, are spending one-third of the nation’s total in- comeion public works. i

Martin of ‘tearing down the old Beecher Hotel at Riske Creek. The gid hetel and store was started jn 1916— Wolves in the Chiledtin area killed three head of cattle belonging to Jim Blaine— Due to a late spring many of the cattlemen are out of hay— Alex Nicol of Beaver Valley

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The Cariboo road is again open to traffic from Ashcroft to Quesnel after being closed for break-up—

Twenty-five members of the Wil- liams Lake Golf and Country Club sat down at the annual supper held at the Lakeview. President C. Bar- ber presided— i

turned from a trip to native Dublin— The Lae La Hache Com- munity centre has purchased a piano.

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