A4 Marché, 1988 q Castlégar eAUES / Remember When? 40 YEARS AGO From the March 11, 1948 Castlegar News --and a burn In the News Mon. - Tues. Gory Fleming Bush would aefttltety NEWS AROUND THE GLOBE: — Heather Hadley be taken a sign that First ete yee Elections. You forgive television ‘OPENED: The French Spanish fron- é evangelists, Lord ! tier is open after being sealed for two years, FOR ALARM OIL FIRE: Toronto: A four alarm fire rages in an oil refinery, loss $500,000. MOVIE EXECUTIVE HON- ORED: J.J. Fitzgibbons, president of Famous Players Canadian Corporation CENTRAL FOODS SPECIALS Ottawa considers pesticide review WINNIPEG (CP) — The Expert suggests pulp mills reduce chlor ine tegerl government i con federal regulations to regi di f e By JIM MACDONALD Sientn 9,7 8 TCDD contamination in fish at 20 parts per 1° pesticides, the chairman na of a national pesticide. ad. P Bi ib wpe fish with levels bg gh AB PR O98 iscey board sald thin week, interview from Halifax. He would not say where the fish with this level of dioxin contamination were caught. Test results released this week in Saskatchewan show fish taken di from the Weyerh Canada Ltd. pulp mill near Prince Albert were contaminated with dioxin 2,3,7,8 at levels ranging up to eight parts per trillion. A statement released said the dioxin level found in the fish collected pose no health hazard. But environmentalists sAneanen OF THE 8.C. PRESS COUNCK TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, 1900 12, 1978-AUG. 27, 1980 1.V. CAMPBELL — PUBLISHER AUG. 7, 1947-FEB. 15.1979. PUBLISHER — Burt Compbel! EDITOR — Ron Norman IN — P Swiss ESTABLISHED AUG. 7, 1947 © THE MID. happy with how the system was operating. “I don't think anybody's well served,” Wise told re porters, “The status quo is not acceptable.” CHEESE moe 2299 KRAFT Miracle Whip $988 FLETCHERS Canadian REGINA — The only reasonable answer to .the uspected problem of dioxin contamination from pulp mills is reduction in the amount of chlorine used in the pulp bleaching says John Sprague, a toxiocologist. studying the toxicity of pulp mills for the Ontario government. ° The answer is not more government studies and expensive tests for dioxin contamination of fish, Sprague said in a telephone interview from the University of Guelph. POTATO CHIPS OLD DUCTH 2006 c TWIN PACK ASST. FLAVOURS ORANGE He also said he had no choice but to uphold the ala chlor ban because Health and Welfare Canada still has questions about its safety NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT: Full, complete and sole copyright in ony printed motier produced by Castle News Lid. ¢ vested i and bel ded, however." Ne News Lid. prov 0. that copygh that portend that part only men! prepared trom repre prools, engravings, eK. prov the advert odvertiser Unfair taxation last week's editorial on the over their budgets than school Provincial proposal to introduce a boards. single, uniform industrial tax rate The other point the editiorial remain in ond “We've been asked to look at the pros and cons of a review,” Hajo Versteeg told reporters at the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. The board will talk to farm Versteeg di Wise's decision, saying scientists lack the resources to decide for the province focused on the loss of municipal autonomy and the possible shift in tax load onto residential and commmercial ratepayers. It also compared municipal and school funding, noting that the province implemen- ted a simile: tax plan several years ago for B.C.'s 75 school districts What it didn't mention is that school district. funding and municipal funding have about as much in common as Rambo and Pope John Paul Il. The provincial government is responsible for the core funding for school districts, amounting to some 75-80 per cent of their budgets. The remainder is raised locally However, the province provides less than 10 per cent of Castlegar's municipal funding. Last year in Castlegar the province gave the city $281,000 of a total city budget of more than $2.8 million Traditionally, then municipalties have much much greater control didn't mention is that by pooling the industrial taxes and then redistributing them to municipalties, Victoria doesn't take into account that some municipalities bear the cost of heavy industry in return for tangible economic benefits. For example, Castlegar is home to Celgar Pulp Co., which besides producing pulp, also emits a strong odor. Nelson, on the other hand, doesn't have to endure that odor. Yet, under the proposed single in- dustrial tax rate, Nelson would receive the same beneifts from Celgar's taxes as Castlegar. Similarly, some municipalities have decided they do not want cer- tain industries. A good example is a provincial hazardous waste dump. Cranbrook has expressed interest in the dump, but Castlegar hasn't. Under the provincial proposal, where all industrial taxes are placed in one basket and divided equally, Castlegar would be rewarded for Cranbrook’s decision Sun shines on Red Red Mountain's week in the sun begins tomorrow with the arrival of the best women skiers in the world here for the Husky World Downhill race. But here have been a few clouds threatening to rain on Red's parade. For awhile it looked as if there wouldn't be a enough snow for the race, and the unseasonably warm weather was quickly melting what snow there was. But that problem was solved with a 15-centimetre dump overnight Thursday and fresh snowfalls almost every day since. Cc Then word leaked out that almost no one is coming to the West Kootenay for the event Hotels are reporting empty rooms by the dozens, with the only customers the skiers themselves. Hopetully, some well placed ad- vertisements in the Spokane media will lure some spectators to this world-class event. Then late in the week we lear- ned that Red Mountain employees are in a position to strike, possibly during the World Cup itself. It seems a low blow on the em- ployees’ part to use the World Cup races as a bargaining ploy. \t would indeed be unfortunate if the Red Employees erect picket lines around the hill during the races. At a time when the moun- tain — and the West Kootenay region as a whole — has a chance to show the world what kind of facilities we have, it could be marred by an industrial dispute. Hundreds of volunteers have devoted large chunks of their lives for the last year trying to ensure the World Cup runs as smoothly as possible. It's not fair to them or the rest of us that Red employees would use the World Cup races as bargaining ploy. Ron Norman Christmas came early for Pass Creek residents this week — about 11 months early — with the announcement that they are eligible for the $5,400 tax deduction for northern and remote communities. That's right, some Pass Creek residents will be getting as much as $2,500 back from their 1987 federal income taxes The reason? They happen to fall within the arbitrary boundaries es. tablished by some Ottawa bureau crat to decide eligibility for the tax deduction. It's that simple. Last week I detailed how some West Kootenay communities just a few kilometres away were excluded. I asked why Crescent Valley should be eligible but not Shoreacres, Tarrys or Thrums. Well, I spoke too soon, Shore. acres, Tarrys, Thrums and a host of other communities now have been included in the tax scheme, thanks in large part to Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco’s efforts. Brisco, it seems, had the Ministry of High ways out measuring precise dis tances to ensure that each and every home eligible for the de. duetion was included. The only problem is that the tax deduction’s inequities are more glaring than ever. Now it isn't the fellow down the road who is either in or out of the scheme, but your next door neighbor. Am I steamed? You bet I am. I happen to be one of those who doesn’t qualify. But I ask you, how do Pass Creek and Thrums resi- dents qualify and not Castlegar, Raspberry or Blueherry residents? The kids of Thrums parents attend the same high school and play hockey in the same arena. They shop at the same super- market, stand in line at the same movie theatre and get their hair cut at the same salon. They even work at the same businesses. So how come they get $2,500 from the federal government to help offset the high cost of living in that “re- mote” community and I don’t? Like I said last week, it just doesn’t make sense. In fact, I can make a strong argument in favor of my getting the tax deduction and them being ex- cluded. My Castlegar home not only probably cost more because it's in the city, but my residential taxes are more (I don't mind that so much because I also get additional ser- vices, but they are nevertheless higher). And now I have to pay more federal tax. Lovely. The worst thing is that it is a waste of tax dollars. At a time when the federal government is looking at ways to trim spending, we should be giving the money to those who really need it. I say we all telephone Brisco’s office and let them know how we feel. Then call the income tax people in Penticton. This one's not over by a long shot. (As an aside, it would pay for someone who doesn't own their home to move into Pass Creek or Thrums. With the $2,500 they would save on their taxes they could live almost rent free for the year. If this tax scheme remains unchanged, I predict a huge exodus into the sur- rounding areas.) Letters to the Editor Setting it straight Mrs. Martini's letter in praise of Doreen Smecher (Feb. 28, 1988) is mis. informed on a number of points, and thus, I feel it’s necessary to set the record straight. Yes, Mrs. Smecher often votes against spending money in certain ways. However, in the matter of Ms. Wendy Voykin and her students’ trip to the USSR, Mrs. Smecher did not vote negatively in order to save money for the board. She voted against sup porting an extra-curricular trip. To be clear on this matter, the board was not voting to spend regular operating money on Ms. Voykin's trip. The money allotted to Ms. Voykin was “special” money the government gave to support its own Pacific Rim Initia tive. The board in effect acted as a clearing house for the money, though we did have the right to decide who would be funded. If we hadn't spent the money, we would have had to return it “to Victoria. In other words, we were not spending “local” tax dollars or using money that we could have spent elsewhere in the district. To be fair to Ms. Voykin, she never requested the money; the superinten dent of schools asked her to apply, and the’ government gave the board Stop f Premier Bill Vander Zalm has opened up the door to private business to come in and take over our public services. Yes, his business friends from B.C. will get a lot of the spoils, but the Mulroney free-trade deal allows any American company to come in and take over our public assets too. Under the international trade agree. ment GATT, foreign companies could bid for government contracts in Canada if the contract is greater than $238,000. The Mulroney trade deal now allows the Americans to get a government contract that is only $33,000 or greater, so Americans will be delivering our government services to us at almost every level. You can throw the provincial government's policy of “Buy B.C.” right out the window. The trade pact also guarantees permission to allocate this “extra” money to support Ms. Voykin's trip with her students. Mrs. Martini is also mixed up about trustee representation in the City of Castlegar. I would like to know who the “two” rural trustees are who are representing the city! Mickey Kin. akin is the only trustee holding a city seat but living outside the city proper. To my knowledge, Mr. Kinakin has never made an issue of the rural versus the city concerns since he has been on the board. He has always voted for education — and so far he has been an excellent trustee. The rural versus city trustee issue no longer makes any sense. Since the board shut down most of the rural schools in 1986, the children of those trustees have been attending city schools and the taxes from the outlying areas have been shoring up our city schools and their programs. These trustees have a tremendous interest in what happens in city schools — because after five years of restraint, those are the schools their children must attend. My experience is that none of the board members are interested in “needless spending,” to use Mrs. Mar- tini’s phrase. But if the government occasionally. tosses us a thousand dollars or two to spend in specific ways, trustees would be foolish not to spend it to benefit the school district. Trus- tees don’t believe that in so doing that they are acting i i made Commander of the British Empire for his outstanding work in the motion picture industry's contribution in the war effort. BARBARA ANN SWEEPS WORLD'S CROWN. * 8 « Now playing at the Castle Theatre: MGM's Technicolor prize picture The Yearling starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman. . * «© The regular monthly meeting of the Castlegar United Church W.A. met at the home of Mrs. L. Grunerud with: the president in the chair and 19 members and three visitors present. Castlegar council voted unani- mously Tuesday night to make a grant to the Pass Creek Park of $500 in equipment and man-power. + 68 @ Castlegar council is to review its policy of hiring for its winter works As board chairman, I support Mrs. Martini’s hope that Mrs. Smecher will not resign because her vote is often a solo one. Mrs. Smecher's position needs to be heard; she represents a particular segment of the population whose concerns must have an outlet. Some- times the board modifies its position because of her comments and argu- ments, and therefore, her presence has much more significance than the solo vote would readily indicate. I would, however, caution tax- payers like Mrs. Martini not to make a saint out of someone who votes not to spend money. There are worthwhile programs springing up regularly which cost money and ought to receive every trustee's vote. Not to forge ahead in some areas could leave our children disadvantaged in the highly-competi- tive, linguistically-complex, technolo- gically-sophisticated world of tomor- row. Gordon Turner Chairman and city trustee School District No. 9. ree-trade deal American companies the right to be treated exactly the same as Canadian companies when bidding on the del- ivery of public services. The vast majority of our health care delivery services are listed in the deal as being very explicitly open to U.S. companies. The very clear listing of our social services as part of the deal means that privatization will undoubtedly continue until most of the social programs are under American-style management. Many of us who are fighting privatization hold out hope that Vander Zalm’s Social Credit government will be thrown out of office and we can elect a responsible people-oriented govern- ment which will bring back all of our privatized social services into the public's domain. This will probably not be possible if the Mulroney-Reagan trade deal goes through. Olympic Games set example The spirit of the Canadian Olympic Games in Calgary demonstrates the will of the young sportsmen from all participating countries to live and get along with one another for mutual enrichment of life on this planet. This could be deemed in no other way, but positive and beneficial to our troubled world. The spirit of the Canadian White Paper on Defence, based on a false for world cruise missile testing on its northern territories. Canadians should think about what reaction the permission of cruise testing has on the Soviet Union. Would this contribute to the security of peace and better relations between our two countries? We must realize that the Soviet Union, just like Canada or any country for that matter, is also concerned about its security, having experienced what it has in its history. the premise of a certain country ing to invade Canada, or the U.S.A., is negative, because it is based on un- truth and fraught with danger of war. The white paper envisages use of latest technology, but uses middle-age thinking of hate, suspicion and super- iority complex to justify its enormous expenditures on defence, benefitting arms manufacturers and dealers most- If the Canadian Ministry of Defence was sincere in being con- cerned with the security of Canada, the first thing it should do is not allow of money intended for acquiring the sophisticated weapons like nuclear- powered submarines should have been spent to help the many poverty-strick- en people here in Canada, to create better relations between states and to further advance the cause of peace in the world. May the friendly spirit of Olympic Games in Calgary set an example for better and amicable relations between the countries of the world. W.J. Lebedeft Glade It is clear that the one-two punch of Vander Zalm and Mulroney is going to hurt ordinary people in British Col- umbia. It is important that you and I go out and tell our elected officials how much we think privatization and free trade will hurt us. It is important that you and I tell them to stop. Right now. For if we do not, then no one will. This is a matter for the future for our children and their children. We do not have time to waste — we must do it now. Brenda Binnie Castlégar Tax lament Tax his cow, tax his goat, Tax his pants, tax his coat. Tax his crop, tax his work, Tax his tie, tax his shirt. Tax his chew, tax his smoke, Teach him taxes are no joke. Tax his tractor, tax his mule, Teach him taxes are the rule. Tax his booze, tax his cash, Tax him good and let him know, That “after taxes” he has no dough. If he hollers, tax him more, Tax him ‘til he’s good and sore. Tax his coffin, tax his grave, Tax the sod in which he lays. Put these words upon his tomb, “Taxes drove me to my doom.” C. Bullanoff Prog . . . The SHSS student body has adopted a child under the Foster Parent Plan. The name of the child is Sung Kam Fai. He is 11 years old and lives in Hong Kong with his parents, two brothers and two sisters. * 8 «@ Village solicitor E.M. McGauley is to be asked for the full text of his remarks made at a recent special meeting of Castlegar council for inclusion in the minutes of that meeting. * 8 Columbia Cellulose Company Monday reported a net profit of $3,134,799 or 33 cents a common share for 1962, compared with . $659,430 reported in, 1961. + ame M 15 YEARS AGO e From the March 8, 1973 Castlegar News “The Pollution Control Branch is moving with all deliberate speed, under the exising (pollution control) act, to alleviate the atmospheric emission of Celgar complained about recently by the Town of Castlegar. This is the report of Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arey, who was contacted on the matter by the town. . . Kinnaird council was told Tuesday night while the town's post office would be closed down because of mail carrier delivery, the suggestion of Kinnaird residents addressing their letters Castlegar South was not intended to discourage the use of the name of Kinnaird. . * The B.C. government's contro- versial Land Commission Act (Bill 42) is to be studied by a full committee of Castlegar council. + *# « Mark Stenberg was recently elected to his second consecutive term as president of the Slocan District Chamber of Commerce. * 8 « Three new directors were elected at the annual meeting of the Blueberry Creek Recreation Commission to fill the vacancies of Mrs. B. Michelson, T. Bachelor and B. Cromier. Castlegar Castlegar and District Hospital » will within next month begin a $52,000 project to remove asbestos from various areas in the hospital and replace it with safer fire retardant. * 8 «@ The Castlegar and District Com- munity Services Centre is facing the same situation as many of its clients — it's broke. And unless the Ministry of Human Resources can come up with $2,400 to pay the bills for the month of March, the community services centre may have to close its doors. . . . Cast and district residents Please address all Letters to the Editor to: News, P.O. Box 3007, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4, or deliver them to our office at: 197 Columbia Avenue, -Castle- gor, B.C, Letters must be signed and include the writer's tull name and address. Only in very exceptional cases will letters be published without the writer's name. Nevertheless, name and address of the writer must be disclosed to the editor The Costiegor News reserves the right to edit letters for brevity, clarity, legality and mor gram: Set teeters will have the opportunity to state their views on school district administrative costs during public hearings being heduled by a provi ly two-man commission. * 2 « A huge mudslide Sunday wiped out a portion of the Blueberry Creek water line, leaving the area's residents without water for nearly 24 hours and closing Blueberry Creek elementary school for a day. “Why study it for 20 years when you can do something about it,” he said. “People are spending $1,500 a crack for every set of dioxin measurements and are tying up whole labs and i ignoring hi ienti: think this is an unprofitable direction.” ig else. We Dioxin and other toxins are believed to be produced during the chlorine bleaching process at pulp mills. Chlorine is used to turn brownish pulp bright white for use in a variety of paper products. Traces of highly toxic dioxin 2,3,7,8 TCDD and other ~ toxins have been found in solid wastes from at least two Ontario pulp mills, Sprague said. Replacing or reducing chlorine with an oxygen-bleach- ing process would reduce toxic emissions, he said. “You generate tons of chlorine-organic substances a day from a pulp mill. An average pulp mill generates something like 35 tons a day.” CANCER LINK Dioxin 2,3,7,8 TCDD has been found at varying levels in fish taken from waterways near pulp mills in Ontario and Saskatcewan. Dioxin 2,3,7,8 TCDD has been linked with cancer, heart disease and birth defects. The federal Fisheries Department is testing for dioxin contamination in fish caught near pulp mills across Canada and expects preliminary results by early April. But the director of the testing program, Gerry Swanson, confirmed this week that dioxin 2,3,7,8 TCDD has been found in some fish already tested. Federal health guidelines set the maximum level of MP_COMPLAINS ABOUT SPEECH TIME LIMIT By GORDON GRANT OTTAWA (CP) — Standing 21 is under fire in the Commons, more's the pity. The 21s, as they are known, take up the 15 minutes before the daily question period. Under the rules, MPs have 60 seconds to talk about anything they want, from minor hockey tournaments back home to matters such as international terrorism. Jim Hawkes, a Conservative member for Calgary West, has complained that some members — mainly in the Opposition, of course — have taken a» long as 80 seconds to have their say. Hawkes’s remarks drew comment from Liberal Jean- Robert Gauthier of Ottawa Vanier, Liberal Jacques Guil- bault of Saint-Jacques, NDPer Nelson Riis of Kamloops- Capital Notebook Shuswap, Liberal Herb Gray of Windsor West, and finally, from the Speaker, John Fraser. about were quick to say the province may h: drawn a hasty conclusion and more tests are needed. SUCKER FISH The tests involved bottom-feeding fish, which are seldom eaten by the hundreds of people who fish the North Saskatchewan River. In contrast to Sprague's findings, Saskatchewan officials said sucker fish were tested first because their high fat content was expected to yield higher levels of dioxin than other fish. Sprague believes more popular sport fish will have accumulated the highest level of dioxin groups and hopes to have its recommendations ready by the end of March They'll be given to Federal Agriculture Minister John Wise, who'll decide whether to proceed with a review, Versteeg said. In the last six months, the rules that govern the regis. “I would expect to find higher levels in the predators, especially in fatty or oil fish,” he said. “Suckers are not especially oily or fatty.” Saskatchewan's fisheries branch has ordered further tests for dioxin ination in 5; fish, including pike, but the test results may not be available until next winter. Saskatchewan officials said this week further tests may help determine whether the dioxin found in the fish might have come from the Weyerhaeuser mill. The Environment Department expects test results within three weeks to show whether solid or liquid wastes from the pulp mill contain dioxin 2,3,7,8 TCDD. Environmentalists were highly critical of similar tests ordered by the province in 1986. Several groups, including Greenpeace, said the tests were not sensitive enough to measure the level of dioxin 2,3,7,8 TCDD likely to be found in the mill's wastes. But there may be an overflow, so the Senate is considering sending a TV ‘féed into a nearby committee room. “Maybe we are exaggerating, but all we can go by is the phone calls and the demand for seats.” Trudeau will testify before the Senate committee on the Meech Lake accord. More than half the senators were appointed by Trudeau. He testified to a joint Senate- Commons committee on the accord last August. COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA is being distributed in Ottawa, So is capitalist, socialist, Hellenic and Finlandic propaganda. The number of press releases issued during February by the embassies and high commissions in Ottawa indicates glasnost is costing a fortune in postage. An informal count gives the Soviets the gold medal in public relations, with 35 items from its press office sent to The Canadian Press during the month. Pakistan's embassy, which sent out 16 press releases and newspapers, takes the silver. Japan, with eight, captures the bronze. The Americans, who practically invented PR, sent only three items, as did Finland and Hong Kong. DEALING WITH Mal Bell can sometimes be a little frustrating. An Ottawa man wanted a telephone number in Montreal, so he called information in Montreal. The phone rang on three different attempts, but each time he was cut off. Und: It took 15 minutes of debating time to the one-minute time limit. THE SECOND coming of Pierre Trudeau will play in the Senate on Wednesday, March 30. Senator Gil Molgat says people have been calling the Senate to reserve seats for the big night. Some have asked for as many as 15 seats. “It.may turn out to be no problem, we've decided to reserve one seat for a friend of each senator. That leaves about 200 seats in the public gallery.” he asked an Ottawa operator to try. No luck. The Ottawa operator asked the Montreal operator to try. No luck. Information was out of order, she suggested. The Ottawa operator suggested the business office in Ottawa would have the number. Call transferred. Call cut off. The man called back. This time he was put on hold. “Finally, after some gentle pleading, he got the number he had so assiduously sought — for Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. of British Ci PUBLIC NOTICE ROYAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION (Public Inquiries Act, R.S.B.C. 1960, Chapter 315) Barry M. Sullivan, Q.C. has been appointed.as Commissioner with a general mandate to review education in the province of British Columbia, kindergarten to grade 12. Public hearings will be held at: Creston, Monday, March 14, 7 p.m. (Local Time) Prince Charlies Secondary School The Commissioner will receive written briefs and verbal submissions from individuals and organizations. All representations to the Commission must be made either at a hearing, or by a written brief, or by letter, addressed to the Secretary. Telephone (24 Hours) Call collect (0) 660-4010 On behalf of the Commission: Mr. John Walsh, Secretary Royal Commission On Education #350 - 900 Howe St., Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2M4 tration of pesti for use in Canada have come under in creasing attack. A recent study by the Canadian Law Reform Com mission has criticized the current procedure, while last week Wise postponed cross. country public hearings on the issue following a contro- versial decision to continue a ban on the weedkiller ala chlor. Wise announced in late January he would continue the ban because of health hazards. Farm lobbyists had hoped to reinstate the chemical and said Wise ignored findings of a federally appointed- scient ifie council that recommend ed lifting the ban. CANCER LINKED Alachlor was outlawed in 1985 after evidence that the pesticides, used for weed- control in corn and soybeans, could cause cancer in hu- mans. “All of those things have to be looked at,” Versteeg said. Earlier in the meeting, Wise admitted he was not Econo Spots You can save up to 80% on the cost of this ad! 365-5210 have submitted briefs. They have been well- of view pertaining to education. The C with total certainty that any pesticide is 100 per cent safe. “If you make a mistake when you buy a house, the JUICE BOLOGNA McCAINS 1 LITRE most you've lost is some money,” Versteeg said. “If John Wise makes a mistake in the regulating of pesticides, there's a strong potential there that he has lost people.” - a - -_”- -_ -= r I PHOTOGRAPHY DAYS 310 Columbia Ave. 3255 PHOTOGRAPHY HOURS March 10-March 12 0 I Thurs. to Saturday — of British C PUBLIC NOTICE ROYAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION (Public Inquiries Act, R.S.B.C. 1960, Chapter 315) Barry M. Sullivan, Q.C. has been appointed as Commissioner with a general mandate to review education in the Province of British Columbia. FINAL DATE FOR SUBMITTING BRIEFS APRIL 1, 1988 The Commissioner wishes to thank the persons in all areas of the Province who ‘Prepared and contain excellent points would further PP’ valuable public input. The final deadline is Friday, April 1, 1988 for submitting written briefs, or making a verbal submission at a Public Hearing. All representations to the Commission must be made either at a hearing, or by a written brief, or by letter, Telephone (24 Hi Call collect , addressed to the Secretary. jours) (0) 660-4010 On behaif of the Commission: Mr. John Walsh, Secretary Royal Commission On Education #350 - 900 Howe St., Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2M4