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OPPONENTS
AGREE
Housing
makes
odds
even
By
Derry
McDonell
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
Its
not
often
youll
find
the
NDP
and
the
Conservatives
agreeing
with
one
another
but
the
two
parties
do
approach
a
rapport
over
the
housing
issue
This
was
revealed
in
interviews
with
three
of
the
four
candidates
recently
on
the
question
of
federal
housing
policies
Prince
George
Peace
River
Conser
Conservative
¬
vative
candidate
Frank
Oberle
outlined
his
partys
views
on
the
housing
prob
problem
¬
lem
this
way
We
basically
want
to
put
a
ceiling
on
interest
at
eight
per
cent
for
mort
mortgages
¬
gages
on
a
persons
first
and
principal
residence
There
are
two
ways
of
doing
that
First
is
to
allow
people
to
deduct
any
anything
¬
thing
in
excess
of
eight
per
cent
from
their
income
tax
Another
way
is
by
allowing
private
lenders
to
put
money
into
housing
and
to
allow
them
to
earn
their
interest
on
that
investment
on
a
tax
free
basis
This
he
said
would
be
similar
to
the
US
policy
which
limits
mortgage
rates
to
95
per
cent
and
encourages
private
lenders
to
invest
in
home
construction
by
permitting
them
a
75
per
cent
return
tax
free
Ive
little
sympathy
with
the
Liber
Liberals
¬
als
housing
policies
because
after
all
Trudeau
was
defeated
in
the
House
on
the
basis
of
his
budget
Its
just
not
responsible
for
the
Prime
Minister
to
run
around
the
coun
country
¬
try
announcing
new
housing
policies
during
the
election
Had
he
announced
those
policies
during
the
budget
debate
he
might
still
be
in
power
In
addition
to
lower
interest
rates
on
mortgages
says
Oberle
the
Tories
would
remove
the
11
per
cent
federal
sales
tax
on
building
materials
and
introduce
a
more
energetic
approach
to
land
assembly
to
bring
down
the
cost
of
land
4A
lot
of
people
are
talking
about
lumber
as
being
a
major
portion
of
the
cost
of
housing
Its
not
In
fact
it
is
less
than
five
per
cent
of
the
total
and
in
comparison
to
labor
and
other
costs
is
really
not
a
contributing
factor
but
in
inflation
¬
flation
says
Oberle
Compare
this
with
Bob
Steventons
explanation
of
the
NDPs
housing
pol
policy
¬
icy
What
were
talking
about
in
the
NDP
is
working
towards
a
six
per
cent
ceiling
on
mortgages
This
could
be
accom
accomplished
¬
plished
over
a
limited
period
of
time
We
wish
to
say
to
the
financial
institutions
and
banks
that
they
should
set
aside
a
certain
portion
of
their
investment
capital
for
housing
and
to
loan
that
money
out
at
a
lower
rate
basically
to
subsidize
mortgages
Its
a
priority
item
and
not
the
same
thing
as
consumer
loans
he
says
The
NDP
candidate
finds
it
par
particularly
¬
ticularly
galling
that
consumer
loans
are
much
more
readily
available
than
mortgages
I
can
get
a
loan
to
go
on
holidays
but
I
cant
get
any
to
build
a
house
he
says
More
federal
assistance
for
land
assembly
programs
is
also
a
top
priority
with
the
NDP
says
Steventon
Prince
George
has
a
pretty
good
program
going
here
and
there
is
a
lot
of
Crown
land
available
But
it
is
espe
especially
¬
cially
critical
in
places
like
Fort
St
John
and
Dawson
Creek
where
most
of
the
land
around
the
town
is
privately
owned
and
there
is
very
little
Crown
land
avail
available
¬
able
for
sale
or
lease
at
a
low
price
Again
like
the
Conservatives
the
NDP
would
like
to
see
the
11
per
cent
federal
sales
tax
removed
but
in
a
slightly
different
manner
according
to
Steventon
Wed
like
to
see
it
done
on
a
tax
credit
basis
where
the
tax
wouid
be
removed
from
housing
materials
for
individuals
but
not
for
commercial
construction
For
instance
if
MacMillan
Bloedel
wants
to
build
another
high
rise
office
building
in
downtown
Vancouver
they
should
have
to
pay
the
11
per
cent
tax
If
you
simply
take
the
tax
off
every
everything
¬
thing
most
of
it
will
just
be
absorbed
somewhere
along
the
chain
of
distribu
distribution
¬
tion
he
says
Although
he
agrees
with
Oberle
that
lumber
prices
do
not
account
for
the
major
portion
of
housing
costs
Steven
Steventon
¬
ton
says
the
NDP
would
nevertheless
institute
a
two
price
system
for
lumber
It
would
cut
down
the
cost
of
building
materials
substantially
he
claims
Eight
foot
two-by-four
studs
in
Prince
George
are
being
sold
fob
Prince
George
for
roughly
165
per
thousand
board
feet
right
now
This
compares
with
a
production
cost
of
between
80
and
90
a
thousand
When
we
talk
about
bringing
in
a
two
price
system
were
talking
about
mak
making
¬
ing
the
domestic
price
closer
to
the
actual
cost
of
production
which
in
this
case
would
lower
the
cost
of
studs
by
almost
half
Steventon
also
notes
that
export
con
controls
¬
trols
would
be
an
integral
part
of
a
two
price
system
in
order
to
prevent
a
black
market
developing
in
which
international
buyers
would
simply
out
outbid
¬
bid
Canadians
for
their
own
lumber
The
Liberal
housing
platform
as
explained
by
Allan
Bate
would
move
towards
making
moderate
to
lower
priced
housing
more
readily
available
Its
not
only
the
interest
rate
thats
a
difficult
problem
for
many
people
but
the
amount
of
money
you
can
get
towards
the
total
cost
of
the
house
If
you
can
get
95
per
cent
of
that
by
way
of
mortgage
that
makes
it
easier
for
you
to
build
the
house
says
Bate
Bate
terms
the
Prime
Ministers
announcement
of
a
500
grant
towards
new
home
construction
within
certain
price
ranges
as
a
measure
to
alleviate
the
need
of
young
people
who
nowadays
find
it
very
difficult
to
get
into
decent
housing
He
rejects
the
idea
that
is
is
merely
an
election
gimmick
On
land
banking
Bate
says
the
federal
government
has
already
made
moves
to
foster
this
type
of
scheme
and
says
it
is
the
only
thing
to
do
to
reduce
overall
housing
prices
But
the
main
emphasis
of
the
Liberal
housing
program
he
says
must
be
directed
towards
the
middle
to
lower
income
wage
earners
Obviously
inflation
hurts
certain
classes
of
people
more
than
others
It
doesnt
hurt
me
Bate
is
a
lawyer
as
much
as
somebody
who
is
21
or
22
and
who
has
just
got
married
because
Ive
has
the
opportunity
to
get
an
equity
in
a
house
and
that
equity
has
increased
with
inflationary
pressures
In
a
sense
Ive
profited
by
inflation
if
you
want
to
put
it
that
way
at
least
Ive
stayed
even
It
isnt
so
for
younger
people
and
its
tragic
because
houses
are
really
important
to
them
Making
houses
available
to
them
is
in
my
mind
not
contributing
to
inflation
says
Bate
The
Liberal
candidate
admits
that
in
one
sense
at
least
making
housing
more
readily
available
to
younger
people
is
contributing
to
inflation
by
adding
to
consumer
spending
but
says
the
alterna
alternatives
¬
tives
to
that
are
even
more
frightening
It
is
really
unfortunate
that
one
of
the
ways
of
combating
inflation
is
to
cut
off
the
supply
of
money
but
once
you
do
that
it
is
a
very
very
painful
proce
procedure
¬
dure
Its
been
done
twice
by
the
Liberals
to
my
knowledge
and
I
think
the
party
has
suffered
for
it
Nowadays
reducing
the
supply
of
money
doesnt
seem
to
have
the
same
slowing
down
effect
on
the
economy
as
it
used
to
have
But
let
me
say
this
if
we
cut
off
the
supply
of
money
we
could
have
a
very
serious
depression
in
this
country
and
I
think
this
is
some
something
¬
thing
we
have
to
guard
against
says
Bate
From
these
views
it
seems
that
all
the
three
parties
agree
on
the
need
for
more
housing
and
in
the
case
of
the
NDP
and
Conservatives
there
is
considerable
agreement
on
how
this
should
be
accom
accomplished
¬
plished
It
would
appear
to
be
a
safe
bet
how
however
¬
ever
that
no
matter
which
party
wins
on
July
8
the
voters
have
a
right
to
expect
a
better
housing
policy
as
a
basic
election
promise
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a
iivn
BT
w
CLAIMER
DRIVER
of
the
future
Alan
Meyer
gives
friend
Lars
Rasmussen
a
ride
on
the
Meyer
Special
The
fledgling
car
builder
scrounged
an
old
motor
wheels
and
some
spare
lumber
to
build
his
poor
mans
go
cart
Although
the
chassis
engineering
could
use
some
stiffening
and
the
steering
gear
leaves
a
bit
to
be
desired
the
rig
does
have
brakes
and
that
shows
Alans
thinking
Schools
announce
honor
rolls
John
Mclnnis
JOHN
John
Mclnnis
Secondary
School
has
announced
its
honor
roll
for
the
fourth
quarter
of
the
1973
1974
term
The
following
students
were
listed
on
the
roll
Div
1
Roxanna
Culham
Barbara
Hunter
Lee
Wilton
Dean
Wil
Wilson
¬
son
Howard
Rose
David
Lim
Div
2
Marion
Thompson
Becky
Somerville
Monika
Roering
Blake
Pension
Rod
Money
Jim
Knopp
Paul
Esau
Div
3
Charlene
Prendergast
Brenda
Toews
Kelly
Doucette
Margot
Lloyd
Div
4
Dan
Steneker
Karen
Poustie
Ken
Lawrence
Div
5
Leslie
Brooks
Ken
Dueck
Div
6
Barbara
Stenzel
Jeanette
Hogan
Div
7
Michael
Reimer
Larry
Sampson
Connie
Sawatsky
Div
8
Kathy
Haack
Marlene
Hill
Barbara
Murray
Therese
Savoie
Jeanette
Van
Stolk
Mark
Barlow
Div
9
Steve
McGaw
Holly
Meyers
Iris
Tanskasnen
Veronica
Lamming
Div
10
Lord
Dueck
Cheryl
Hobson
Mike
Walch
Holly
Wiens
Div
11
Lorraine
Hill
Karol
Miller
Div
12
Jane
Anderson
Donna
Arthurs
Div
13
Heather
Toews
Div
14
Jennifer
Nasmith
Angela
Raith
Gloria
Fiddler
Karen
Bahr
Sharon
Williams
Lucille
Rancourt
Div
15
Tim
Emsky
Donna
Lazar
Rhonda
Sampson
Debbie
Win
cent
Div
16
Cheryl
Cox
Susan
Poustie
Div
17
Dale
Berry
William
Gaal
Shannon
Gillard
Gwen
Neufeld
Paul
Southwell
Div
18
Shelby
Handford
Ev
Smeds
Jill
Skeet
Div
19
Peter
Vogt
BillUsselman
Rhonda
Scott
Wayne
Nicols
Peter
Machule
Carl
Larsen
Valerie
Doerksen
Greg
Thom
Thompson
¬
pson
Div
20
Elizabeth
Spokes
Deanna
Shanahan
Mike
McAlary
ALLAN
BATE
Deryl
Horning
Div
21
Rod
Knopp
Mark
Graff
Julie
Savoie
Cindy
Stene
Kelly
Road
Carol
Orydzuk
was
named
best
academic
student
in
a
recent
awards
ceremony
at
Kelly
Road
Junior
Secondary
School
Cindy
Taggart
won
the
Rot
Rotary
¬
ary
citizenship
award
Donna
Spurr
and
Allan
Olesen
won
the
Rowatt
scholarship
and
Laurie
Brinklow
received
the
principals
award
for
best
all
round
student
The
inter
house
challenge
cup
was
won
by
the
Intruders
led
by
Glen
Thompson
and
Debbie
McLane
Achieving
honor
roll
stand
standing
¬
ing
in
the
final
term
were
the
following
students
GradeTen
Honor
Roll
Myra
Andre
Ruth
Betts
Larry
Blanchard
Laurie
Brinklow
Sumaya
Hassan
Linda
King
Allan
Olesen
Carol
Orydzuk
Sherry
Rebman
Kathleen
Shields
Brenda
Smith
Darcy
Sumners
Marianne
Unterhoffer
Lennie
Griffiths
Donna
Spurr
Grade
Nine
Honour
Roll
Jaqueline
Dondale
Beth
Elliott
Tami
Flavel
Kim
Greene
Colleen
Hawley
Andrew
McKenzie
Wendy
Mjolsness
Renee
Morden
Arlis
Myram
Beryl
Nesbit
Geraldine
Prevost
Marlene
Rigler
Tami
Sakawsky
Fritz
Schmid
Judy
Shaw
Allan
Stacey
June
Wall
MerleWard
DonnaMcEwenPeterSchmid
Lynn
Wickum
Terri
Zazulak
Grade
Eight
Honour
Roll
Kevin
Betts
Sandra
Buck
man
Linda
Callens
Joanne
Urness
Susie
Christensen
Carla
Constable
Ida
Dennis
Arlene
Dohms
Tracy
Edwards
Diana
Frey
Lorna
Glowa
Karen
Johnson
Carla
Korolek
Steven
Lacasse
Hae
Yoon
Lee
Diane
McLure
Ken
Miekle
Erin
Morton
Marina
Perry
Grade
Eight
Honour
Roll
Helen
Postma
Debra
Quibell
Elizabeth
West
Cindy
Thomas
Vickie
Trenamen
Eileen
Ulrich
Prince
George
Peace
River
Liberal
Candidate
urges
voters
to
consider
these
facts
Prime
Minister
Trudeau
is
the
only
man
in
this
campaign
who
can
effectively
lead
Canada
during
these
troubled
times
The
Trudeau
Government
has
posted
one
of
the
best
records
of
any
country
in
the
Western
World
in
the
universal
battle
against
inflation
England
and
the
US
have
proven
much
to
their
dismay
that
wage
and
price
controls
do
not
work
A
Liberal
government
approaches
the
inflation
problem
with
intelligent
and
workable
solutions
Help
keep
sanity
in
this
countrys
fight
against
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