A2 CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 5, 1983

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Bennett has asked Doug Heal, who was deputy min- ister of ion services,

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to consolidate all information services under his direction, and to report directly to the premier.

This is to include all gov- ernment publishing and

This is to include all gov- ernment publishing and printing, as well as the oper- ations of the Queen's Printer which currently serves as-a quick-print centre.

Bennett informed all dep- uty ministers of the new policy ata meeting May 26 in

the next budget,

July &.

Under the reorganlzailon, all information staff, except the director of information for each ministry, will come under tho ° jurisdiction aot Heal’s organization.

The information programs office in turn will provide the ministries with communica- tions planning, approve the content. of news releases and coordinate the release of in- formation. ;

The service also will pro- vide specialists to help the ministries plan their infor- mation programs and will continue to approve all ad- vertising plans — their ob- jectives, content, timing an frequency.

It is understood that the

advertising programs of

Victoria, and it

during three-days of closed-

door meetings with the pro-

vincial cabinet and senior

deputy ministers at the pic- Ok

Crown cor also will come under Heal's domain. Bennett hopes the stream- lined operation will save money by dismantling some

Lake Re- sort near Kelowna earlier this week.

Heal and Bennett's princi-

‘pal secretary, Pat. Kinsella,

were very much in évidence at the premier's side during the Okanagan retreat adding emphasis to the changes, which are to be contained in

empires, re- sult. in greater productivity through better use of the staff, and bring the dissem- ination of all major informa- tion under his direct control. WRITE SPEECHES

It is unclear who will han- dle the speech-writing chores for ministers ‘and deputy

ly done by information officers,

The premier said © Heal, who is getting a new title be- cause he acquired a “political glow” during the recent pro- vincial general election cam- paign by working for’ the vic- torious Social’ Credit. party, will remain with the Ministry of the Provincial Secretary even though he reports dire- ctly to Bennett., He will retain his $65,000-a-: year sal- ary as yell.

Much of the:new progrs

itlining his mail

: objectives, a

3 “The coordination’ clement of our.

and needs of. people to the

program priorities and dniti.

CDTA:. continued from na poge “In keeping with this philosophy, this year DTA

members will see a redistribution of the workload so that bers will have more reaponallity and a

ares of

areview ofall the best things ministries are doing in var- fous infor

plans at- ted to cabinet Fubra sions and decide how best to

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the

the memo said.

“The. objective is to distill: “the most effective methods

as recommendations for all to

use and to Fedues duplicated :

efforts.”

The inforrhation office will

: Also.und is distribution of news releases by Canada News Wire to the major. weekly newspapers, and radio and television sta- tions at a cost’ of about $175,000 a year,

voice in the decision- making process.

Although Rodgers is a relative newcomer to the executive, and the community — he has lived in Castlegar only two years — he is no stranger to the job he faces.

‘A teacher for 14 years, Rodgers bccupied similar positions of responsibility in teachors’ associations in the Northwest Territories where he taught for six years prior to his Castlegar post. .

A strong believer in the “open” or. cooperative (a word he used many times throughout the interview) approach to relations, Rodgers says he is optimistic that, the Ministry is ing toward a Polley of

‘ Further changes in the budget include the cen-

was contained in a June, 1981, memorandum — from

Heal to the other deputy:

‘ings with mi

ore sa financial

“senior staff, establish a pro- cess to relate the concerns

of as well as the “tring of all Bessonnel, é

consultation;

He noted that the past year his been “a ‘rough period” during which former Education Minister Bill Vander Zalm took “action without consultation.”

Now he says there are indications that the current minister Jack Heinrich and the new Social Credit, cabinet

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sion tabled in the Commons Friday suggests that the ad- jacent ridings of Kootenay West and Kootenay . East swap Creston and Revel- stoke. 5 Creston is currently in Kootenay West and Revel- stoke is an awkward appen- dage of the east riding. The three-man commission

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the task of redrawing riding malt and: surrounding areas boundaries. to ‘take popula-. become a constituency unto tion growth and movement of themselves to be known as. the last decade ‘into account..- Esquimalt,

Under ‘a complex redistri-. The commission recom- bution formula, aimed at:en- mends the boundary between larging the Commons. to 810. Esquimalt’ and Saanich-Gulf seats, B.C.’ is entitled. to Islands be modified in part to. another five federal ridings follow the Trans-Canada’ for a total: of 33, Highway.

». The commission stands by’. Up Island, the commission its report rel ding all of in January to allocate those Lake Cowichan along with new seats to the fast-g 4 of Lantzvill regions of southern. ‘Vancou. and Wellington. in the new ver Island, the central Okan-. Nanaimo-Cowichan riding agan Valley and communities which it’ would rename sim- south and east of Vancouver. ply Nanaimo.

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will be more open to consultation. . *I'think teachers as a whole agree with the ged for restraint and the need for all parties to act responsibly,”

Meantime, both the Castlegar school board and teachers are awaiting a decision from Compensation Cc

arbitrated wage increase for teachers.

Ed.Peck’on a 4.6 Per. sent

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BCRIC president Bruce Howe. was not available for comment.

Last year the government removed limits on the num- ber of shares that can be held by one person or institution.

If Pezim acquires control of five million ‘shares, he will become. the largest single shareholder of BCRIC.

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‘ commission recommends the — mission: says ‘ Conservative

new riding it. first: called MP. Vince Dantzer’s Okana- ‘Saanich-The ‘Islands, be re- gan North riding should be named Saanich-Gulf Islands. known instead as Okanagan . It will include’ much ‘of the Shuswap.

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“By GARY MASON VANCOUVER (CP) — B.C. Premier Bill’ Bennett

received a hero's welcome Friday as he stolled to the podium to address the annual gathering of the Vancouver Stock

the largest is the Terry Fox Medical Re- search Foundation’ with 4.6 million shares that it re- ceived from .the p: i

per cent, but I have certain “funds very friendly to me back East and locally and I'm going to have a big enough position to be heard,” Pezim said, “And the public will back me.” ; Friday's surge means: a

57.6-per-cent paper gain for _

BCRIC shareholders ‘who bought the stock earlier this year at its low of $2.57. BCRIC has traded as low as $2.40. The corporation was formed in 1979 by the Social Credit government to encom- pass, the various rpsoures:

government but has never voted. Second largest is the Ontario Hospital Association, with 1.4 billion: of the 96.2 million BCRIC has out- , Standing.

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welcome

The premier, looking tanned and well rested following

cabinet meetings last week in the Okamagnas told the often- _ theri

that be reduced, red tape. will be reduced, the ‘amount of legal acts and legal

Exchange and launched into a bearty:¢ of the virtues of private enterprise. . :

Bennett's first public speech since his resounding Provincial election victory last morith, was interrupted several times by applause. And he wasted no time in assuring about 250 people gathered that government wants to encourage the private sector so it will stimulate the economy.

“We will be assisting you by attacking the very rules,

courts, and a whole host of government that has

will be reduced and the private sector as the ‘engine of the economy will . be allowed to go full steam ahead into the 1980's.”

IfB.C. is going to grow, he said, it will have to continue to build up and ti to expand it

capacity thick today is 50 per cent of all the obs created in ~

British Columbia.”

“If we are going to have a broad economic base in the future and if we are going to look to broaden that base with high risk companies, your Exchange is going to have to be

that rather than helping, even though it seemed desirable a few years ago, will remove a lot of the roadblocks to the private sector in their wish to get things done and get things - moving,” said Bennett.

, - His audience couldn't have been in a better mood — earlier in the day the VSE had reported its best financial « year ever and trading volume that shattered Canadian records,

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Bennett won a big round of applause as he expounded on a theme that he repeated during the campaign—that the major role in the economic recovery will be played by the private sector, the risk taker, the entrepreneur and those who show initiative,

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* shooting came to light during the inquest.”.

An inquest jury in Chilli- wack recommended that Walker undergo 1 an “indepen- dent psychiatric assessment” and that her future assign- ments should depend on the results of that assessment.

The recommendation was one of nine made by the jury, which also ruled that the death of Hepburn, of Chilli- wack, was homicide.

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Police Briefs

A 14-year-old cyclist was. taken to hospital after he was struck by a vehicle on Col- umbia Ave. Wednesday morning.

Samiel Gruden suffered leg injuries when he collided with a.1973 Toyota, driven by John Reorda of Castlegar.

Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $400, Castlegar RCMP report.

21 CANADIANS DEAD

FBI says no foul play in jet fire

By PAUL KORING

CINCINNATI (CP) — The Federal Bureau of Investi- gation says there is no evi- dence at this time to indicate that the smoky fire aboard an Air Canada jetliner which killed 23 passengers Thurs- day night had been deliber- ately set.

An FBI statement released

trating on the earlier as- sumption that it started in a rear lavatory of the plane carrying 46 people, which was flying to Toronto from Dallas when it was forced to make an emergency pees

its own initiative,

On Friday, Engen called the lighted cigarette theory a possibility, but he said Sat- urday further investigation made that possibility more remote,

The it i said a cir-

at Greater - Cinci ir- port.

There was speculation that the fire may have been

sai 'y investigations “did not de- velop any evidence of sabo- tage or foul play.”

Twenty-one of the dead and most of the 18 injured were Canadians.

Donald Engen of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said investi- gators are not sure how the fire began, but are concen-

Crosbie

OTTAWA (CP) — John Crosbie says he realizes he made a gaffe when he said Ist during his swing through Quebec that not speaking French was no worse than not speaking German or Chi- nese.

“I regret what happened, but I was simply trying to explain that one can under- stand a people or a country without speaking the lan- guage,” the Progressive Con- servative leadership hopeful said in an interview pub- lished in Saturday's edition of

started by a lighted cigarette carelessly tossed in the lavatory trash bin. It was learned that all Air Canada DC-9s have fire extinguishers in lavatory trash bins which are sup- posed to be activated by heat. An airline spokesman in Montreal said it is not part of regulations, that the airline installed the extinguishers on

cuit breaker for the lavatory electrical system tripped dur- ing the fatal flight and the

pilot tried to reset it, but

“they would not reset.” He added that he does not know whether the incident occur- red just before the fire was discovered or earlier in the flight,

TAILCONE INCIDENT

It was also. learned the fatal Air Canada Flight 797 is the same DC-9 that was in- volved in a lost-taileone inci-

regrets mistake

speaking reporters had been very “understanding” about his inability to speak French.

But he maintains his frank- ness is probably his only drawback when it comes to the language question. ‘My mistake from the start was being honest, saying that I am not bilingual and that I didn't think I'd become

bilingual quickly because of '

the time available to me.

“I should have said 1 was fluent in French, or that I could quickly become fluent. In other words, (I should

the itreal La. Presse.

He said he had been “trapped” into making the

have) d or lied. “But I'm not a liar and I don't exaggerate. I can’t go to » Quebec and say I'll become if I'm

remark by E: journalists a “hounded” him even though French-

elected leader. Others can say that, but I know it’s not

true.” .

The former Tory finance minister also said that if he were elected Tory leader and then prime minister, he would not have a “Quebec lieutenant,” but rather “a whole series of Quebec lieu: tenants.”

“I would need to stay in touch with more than one person,” he explained.

Crosbie repeated his prom- ise to move part of the prime minister's office to Quebec, and insisted it would not be a merely symbolic act.

“If I'm being criticized be- cause I don’t speak’ French,” he said, “I have to take extra action... Lo convince people that I'm making special ef- forts because of the language problem.”

dent in 1979. The plane — its aircraft number is 720 — lost its tailcone on a flight to Yar- mouth, N.S., from Boston on Sept. 17, 1979, The plane landed without incident; there were no injuries. Sixteen passengers were taken to hospital because of smoke inhalation, but all but

two had been released by’

Saturday.

A physician who helped remove the 23 bodies from the burned-out jet said an- other half-minute could have meant survival for many vic- tims, whose bodies had "the cherry red color” that indi- eates carbon monoxide poi- soning.

“They were so close,” said _

Dr. James Schrand, one of several who re-

Report pessimistic on ‘nuclear arms talks

WASHINGTON (REU- TER) — A Senate report re- leased Saturday says U.S.

moved bodies from the burned fuselage.

“The closest body was about six feet back from an exit. That's how close they were to getting out. Whe- ther one person became bogged down, we don’t know. One person blocks an exit, and others can't get around that person. Just 30 seconds to a minute or so more, maybe more would have been able to get out.”

Exact cause of death of the victims was not immediately known.

f —_- Joe Clark ‘confident’

OTTAWA (CP) — Joe Clark says he is so confi- dent he can win the Pro- gressive Conservative leadership at next week's convention he hasn't even considered the possibility that someone else may walk away with the job.

“I frankly haven't con- sidered that question be- cause I think I'm going to win and I’m focusing on winning,” Clark said, in response to a question about who, besides him- self, would make the best leader.

“So I'm not considering

whom I might support in

the event I don’t win be-

cause I plan to win,” the former prime minister said in an interview with Stan- dard Broadcast News aired Saturday.

The party's direction has been debated extensively since he called a leadership convention after getting only a lukewarm endorse- ment at the Conservative annual meeting in Winni-

eg.

However, it is now “pre- pared to support its leader when he takes those tough decisions and a party that is prepared to come down very hard on anyone who might undercut the leader

ge nuclear mis- siles will probably be de- ployed in Western Europe this year but that the Soviet Union is unlikely to respond by putting missiles in the Western Hemisphere. Deployment of the Ameri- can Pershing 2 and cruise missiles in Europe starting in December is foreseen be- cause no U.S.-Soviet agree- ment on medium-range mis- siles is likely to be reached in Geneva in time to prevent the deployment, the report said. r It added that prospects are even worse for a U.S.-Soviet

at the separat strategic arms reductions talks in Geneva, the so-called START negotiations,

It quoted an unnamed U.S. negotiator as saying Presi- dent Reagan would have to “move fast and make drama- tic changes” to achieve a START agreement before the end of next year, when his first four-year presiden- tial term ends.

The report was written by five senior staff members of the Senate foreign relations committee who interviewed officials in Moscow and Eur- ope in preparation for ex- tensive congressional hear- ings this month on U.S.- Soviet relations.

“The in Eur- ope of Pershine 2 and cruise missiles is likely to take place but it will generate a harsh Soviet reaction,” they con- cluded.

“It appeared unlikely, how- ever, that the Soviets will deploy land-based nuclear missiles in the Western Hem- isphere in response.”

They quoted an unnamed Soviet official as saying Mos- cow would not put missiles in Cuba because of the 1962 U.S.-Soviet understanding which ended the Cuban mis- sile crisis.

‘Soviet missile deploy- ments elsewhere in Latin America would seem to be extremely dangerous.

U.S. spy caught red-handed

MOSCOW (AP) — The So- viet Union said Saturday that a U.S. diplomat was “caught red-handed” spying and or- dered expelled from the country. .

The diplomat, Louis Thomas, the attache of the administration section of the embassy’s security division, is the second U.S. diplomat ordered out of the Soviet Union this year after being accused of espionage.

“Louis Thomas was caught red-handed during a spy ac- tion in Moscow on June 2,” the official Soviet news agency Tass said. “In the course of the investigation, the evidence was obtained which fully exposes this

patible with his official stat- us.”

Tass did not say what Thomas was doing when “caught” by the KGB sec- urity police.

Embassy spokesman Frank Tonini confirmed Thomas had been ordered expelled, but said he could not comment on the Soviets’

his home town and age, is confidential, and would not comment on the nature of his duties in Moscow. DUETO LEAVE

Tonini said Thomas was due to complete the normal two-year duty in Moscow this summer and was to be trans- ferred to an unspecified new post. He had served in the y for 22 months.

“He is preparing to leave some time next week,” Tonini said.

In Washington, the U.S. State Department confirmed Thomas was being expelled, but would give no details.

Department spokesman Sandra McCarty would not comment on whether the So- viets were retaliating for U.S. expulsions of Soviet

by the. backd or by

leaks to the press.” J

ip as a per- son engaged in intelligence activities which are incom-

earlier this year. She said personal informa- tion about Thomas, including

Attempts to reach Thomas by telephone were unsuccess- ful.

On March 7, the Soviets announced that Richard Os- borne, a first secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, had been caught with a “por- table intelligence special- purpose apparatus for the transmission of espionage in- formation via the U.S. Mari- sat communications satel-