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Page 4, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, October 14, 1987 ---- orrace The Terrace Bay-Schrelber News is published every Wednesday by: Laurentian Publishing <;, : gle copies 35 cents Schreiber Go. Ltd, Box 678, Terrace Bey, Ontario, POT ZW0. Telephone: (807) 825-3747. - Sncrpiton rates pr yor =) Second Class Malling Perm! lumber in town $14.00 ; eereeen ee Se ee ce, a ee ie ee Er Ken Lusk out of town $18.00 : | RIN 5 a a ae Christine Bolduc - Gotta. Compra | OO a eg ee Se eee Gayle Fournier Canadian Community Newspapers | Production Co-ordinatol..................:sccescceceeeeeeseneneeenees Nancy Parkin -- Association | Shop Locally Campaign helps local economy This year the members of the Aguasabon Chamber - of Commerce will be participating in a "Shop Locally" Campaign. A total of $1,000 in gift certificates will be divided among three lucky winners. The draw will be made on Nov. 25 and the gift cer- tificates will have a Dec. 31st expiry date. Now, why should you shop locally, and particular- ly at Christmas? First, it is cheaper and easier to shop locally. It .doesn't make economic sense to shop in Thunder Bay with today's gas, meals and accomodation prices. Second, the malls in Thunder Bay are so crowded that the hassle of finding what you want is physically taxing. Third, if you bought an item in Thunder Bay and it was not suitable for some reason, it means another Be Mae a 5 ( * trip back. Ses oer ~ By shopping locally you can save time, money, A : "2-- AN' THE REST OF YOU effort, post-Christmas problems and perhaps, most- importantly by shopping locally, you have made a significant impact on the local economy. Local businesses need your support. They employ your friends and neighbours. Their taxes ease the bur- den on residential ratepayers. They support local groups and organizations by donating their time and money. You may be saying, "Sure, I'd like to buy locally, FIND A 4POT ON THE BENCH -- we'll BE IN TOUCH / " poor. will have to go to the city. starts to die. but I can't find what I need, or the selection is poor." That is a fair statement. However, you will not improve the situation by shopping in Thunder Bay. Merchants cannot offer more if they're not support- ed in the first place. It takes time, money, and most- importantly, your input to the local businesses, telling them what you want, so they know what to buy. It is also very difficult to attract a new business into an area when the support for existing business is Finally, by not supporting local businesses, those that are here will begin to fail. They won't have a good selection, then they won't have any selection and when you are in need, you When an area starts losing its local businesses, it So do yourself a favour, help yourself; shop locally all year; you'll be helping everyone. Progam helping unemployed Nine laid off workers are shar- ing a total of 99 weeks of work researching the salmon harvest, spawning areas and fishing access routes in the Nipigon area, and upgrading roads and camp- grounds at Lake Nipigon Provincial Park. : The total cost of the three pro- jects is $56,393, to be shared between the federal and provin- cial governmets. "These projects benefit both the workers, by providing short- term employment, and the Nipigon area, by accomplishing much-needed improvements," Ontario Natural Resources Minister Vincent Kerrio said. "The success of this type of federal-provincial employment program is very encouraging," said federal Employment and Immigration Minister Benoit Bouchard, "I hope it will continue to pro- mote such valuable endeavors in the future." The federal-provincial job cre- ation program is jointly-funded by Employment and Immigration Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Project areas include fisheries, wildlife, parks, lands, forests and conservation authorities. The federal government pro- vides workers with unemploy- ment benefits to a maximum of $318 a week. Michael Atkins Taking countries by scruff of neck By Michael Atkins President, Laurentian Publishing I've been to London for the first time in five or six years. What is the same is that it is expensive and historic. What is different is everything clse! Like you, I've read most of the dbligatory stuff about Maggic Thatcher ever since the Falkland (slands invasion. In a vague short of way I've admired. her tenacity and strength, particularly when she was standing up to the coal miners a few years ago: and in tion to privatize certain govern- ment-owned companies like British Telecom. : Apart from those snippets, England for me for the last few years has been pretty much what it is for you -- gossip about the Royal Family. They certainly. do keep busy! On this trip, through the lucky coincidence of attending some social functions already planned by friends living in the U.K., and by mecting with a number of British publishers while doing some work for the Association of Area Business Publication (Northern Ontario Business is a member), I came into contact with numerous business people in England... I met an ex-Wing Commander in the R.A.F., who currently sells missiles to anyone who doesn't need a credit card to buy them; an internationally-known photogra- pher and his wife ( a Vogue model); two owners of an interna- tional engineering firm; the presi- dent of the British Fur Council; the moming host of a BBC news fortune; a don Weekend Television; the owner of a man- agement consulting firm in the south of England; a baron-to be who continues to run the family estate, employing the latest farm- ing techniques: and, finally, assorted publishers concerned with everything from the insur- ance industry to local business publishers not unlike myself. I've never worked so hard on a holiday in my life. The common thread to all of these encounters was the stunning revolution the has taken place in the mindscape of the British peo- ple with the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. Few of the people I spoke to admitted they voted for her, but virtually every- one credited her with. turning Britain around, with causing a revolution in expectations, and making business not only possible -but respectable. Margaret Thatcher has picked the British people up by the scuff of the neck and told them to behave. She will not talerate the mentality we often see here in to be called the British disease -- which is to say the idea that the government owes them a living. The British economy, although - still in some trouble with relative- English leadership admired by many ly high unemployment, is creating more manufacturing jobs than ever before in its history. Whatever one may think of Maggie's overall foreign policy and general political agenda, it is impossible to not be impressed with the electrifying effect ste has had on her people. They ure alive again, challenged to com- pete in the new world order, and determined to shake off the lethargy which nearly crushed them in the post war years. This startling change in alti- tude is not unlike the transforma- tion that has taken place in Quebec, where the preoccupation has changed trom independence and a defensive insulation to the free enterprise. It is good to be reminded now and again how important true political leadership is and the effect that if can have on the setting of priorities for society. With the kind of sad poliucal leadership we've had in Canada lately, it is easy to forgel how willing people are to sacri: fice and to contribute to the over: all- good if they have leaders who have a truc mission in life, and are charismatic enough to lead. It is frustrating to survey the federal political scene and sce no help on the horizon. We are slaved tor leadership, and unlike: ly to satisfy our hunger for some lime. That aside, it was a thrill for me to see how vibrant the British ¢nvironment has become, and how buoyant and confident the business sector seem to be. Some of those business people still don't believe i's happening to them. Fer my part, I'd like to do a lit- tle business over there, and be a part of the business renaissance, there is certainly lessons to be 'earned as Canada faces the chal-