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He said that although the initial tariff, in- troduced by the Commerce Department in March, was lowered by more than 50 per cent, he still believes its is unnecessary. “There’s absolutely no difference in princi- ple,” he said. “It’s absolutely outrageous.” Miller said the main reason behind the tar- iff is an American belief that the federal gov- ernment subsidizes Canadian lumber produc- ers, thereby making Canadian lumber cheap- er in the U.S. “They say that we subsidize our lumber and, by doing so, it has an advantage in their mar- ket,” he said. And Kip Howlett agrees. “These subsidies hamper U.S. sawmills’ ability to compete in their own market,” the chairman of the Coalition For Fair Lumber Im- ports said. “It is a substantial rate for a com- modity like lumber.” ; Contacted in Washington, D.C., Howlett said the coalition.was encouraged the tariff is still in place, but unhappy with the reduction. “The coalition believes the Canadian sub- sidy is much larger than that found and we will continue to seek solutions to the unfair com- petitive advantage Canadian imports hold,” he said. “We are disappointed the final determi- nation was 6.5, because we believe the number is higher than that.” But unlike his fellow American, Pope and Talbot president Peter Pope thinks the tariffis wrong at any level. He said that with the tariff in place, it allows American forest companies with major land- holdings to control the market. “We have absolutely nothing to gain putting the tariff on Canadian lumber,” he said from Portland, Ore. “All it does is raise the price of lumber in this country. Miller said that by introducing the tariff, the Americans are guilty of saying one thing and doing another. “We think: it’s hypocritical for them to put a tariff on Canadian hamber when they have ex- port controls on their lumber,” he said. Miller said he and other Canadians will con- tinue to fight the tariff until a final decision is made by the U.S. International Trade Com- mission in June. _ SOUNDS OF MUSIC Mediator Tuesday as part of their British Columbia tour. a ik sites was Vancouver-based a cappella group The Euphorics paid a visit to Stanley Humphries Secondary School News photo by Glen Freeman gets down to business @ Pulp negotiations enter new arena as Vince Ready searches for common ground Scott David Harrison EDITOR The two sides in B.C.’s pulp and paper dispute are talking again... just not to each other. Representatives from the Pulp and Paper Industrial Relations Bureau and Pulp and Paperworkers of Canada held independent meetings with mediator Vince Ready Tuesday, explaining their positions on the 10-month-old dispute. “It’s only Day 1 and all the mediator wants to do is become familiar with both sides of the issue,” PPIRB president Eric Mitterndorfer said. “We expect to be talking to him for as long as he likes.” editions is only 90¢ a week (collected monthly). GST extra. Second class mail registration number 0019. Selkirk agrees to new deal Mi Instructors get more than they bargained for with 12.35 per cent pay increases “When we went into negotiations, we were Mitterndorfer wouldn’t say how long the mediation process would take. Instead, he said “the time table is really in (Ready’s) hands. Mitterndorfer said he’s prepared to pay our instructors according to the hopeful a new deal can be Scott David Harrison EDITOR A strike by Selkirk College instructors has been averted. The college reached a two-year agreement with what we have done.” its 100 full- and part-time instructors Thursday faculty association members. which calls for 12.35 per cent wage increases over 27 months. The deal is retroactive to Oct. 1, 1991. “That’s a heck of an increase,” college negotiator Barry Jackson said Tuesday. The increase allows the instructors to earn a maximum of $60,000 per year effective July 1. According to Jackson, that wage will be earned by 40 per cent of the college’s 61 full-time instructors. of contract. He said gains in professional development days, sick leave, benefits and pension packages would allow Selkirk to save between $2,500 to $12,500 over the course of the two-year contract. The new deal is expected to be approved today. provincial average instructors were earning at reached between the two sides other provincial colleges,” Jackson said, “that is but he cautioned against making Ready’s role bigger Jackson said the deal also brings B.C. than it really is. Government Employees’ Union instructors in line with the wages being earned by Selkirk’s 100 this business,” he said. “Mr. “There are no guarantees in Ready has been around for a The 12.35 per cent increase is slightly higher long time and he is well than the 11.5 per'cent. hike instructors were seeking. Jackson said the increase was agreed ~ arbitrator, only a mediator. upon because of substantial gains in other areas respected, but he is not an “He can only listen to the two sides and hope the talks bring about a new agreement.” PPWC president Stan Shewaga and Ready were behind closed doors and could not be reached for comment.