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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1986
Page
2
In Victoria last week a quarterly report on BC finances was released by Finance Minister Evan Wolfe. It shows a $232.9 million surplus for the first quarter, beating Wolfe's April forecast by more than $35 million and signaling a healthy fiscal outlook for the province.
The province expects no surplus in the second quarter July to September while summer employment programs draw on coffers. First quarter revenues totalled 1 095.3 million, 11.8 million above forecast, with expenditures 862.4 million, 23.8 million under forecast. Forestry oil gas revenues rose, and sales tax remains five percent after federal offset ends.
Deputy Minister Mike Apsey fills three of four senior posts as part of a reorganization. Pete Hemphill Ralph Robbins and Bill Young named Assistant Deputy Ministers effective September 1. Young becomes Chief Forester overseeing inventory research planning reforestation and protection. Robbins oversees field operations. Hemphill leads support services including finance personnel training and data processing. Revenue up 117.2 million year over year driven by tax and resource funds. expenditures up 80.3 million with health housing and highways leading increases. Finance minister Wolfe notes 18.6 percent rise in hotel and motel tax revenue and mentions stronger personal income tax oil and gas forestry revenue gains.
The Little Giant and Dee Farnsworth report 300 visitors from Germany, Florida, Ontario, Austria, Quebec, France, NWT, and across BC and Alberta. They answered questions about road conditions dam campsites and local lodging while distributing maps and guides.
Byron Henry reports the McGregor Diversion project faces delay after Brydon Research Laboratories reveals a native McGregor bacteria could infect the Peace River, threatening salmon populations. Dr Malcolm Richards notes experiments show infected young salmon become violent and antisocial, risking a "killer salmon" scenario.
Environment Minister Len Marchand announced talks with the U S Interior Department to forge a Canada United States agreement protecting the Porcupine caribou herd that migrates from Yukon and Northwest Territories to Alaska. The plan envisions managing the herd as an ecological unit across borders, aiding habitat protection and research, alongside Yukon steps toward a national wilderness park and wildlife area.
A crossword header lists across clues from 1 to 60 plus down clues, with scattered fragments about salmon, ecology, and a proposed McGregor Diversion. The text includes quotes from Dr Richards and Dr August Hoax, references to Brydon Laboratories, and note about three stage protection and bacteria named V C Vacilla. The continuation line hints at page 4.
Provincial government posted 1,095.3 million in revenue for the first quarter, 11.8 million above forecast, with expenditures at 862.4 million, 23.8 million under plan. Interim surplus reached 232.9 million, while second-quarter spending is expected to exceed revenue by 155 million.
The Province argues the New York Times reporter Myron Farber faces jail over confidential notes from 1976 hospital deaths case. It discusses the clash between protecting sources and legal rights, noting risks to investigative journalism and the public's right to be informed.
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