VANCOUVER - Helliwell anounced Friday his resignation as chairman of British ‘Columbia’ .-Resources ” Investment Corp.:so that he could pursue other ’ career opportunities. « Donaid ~§ Watson, . former. president of B.C. ‘Timber, - was’ - elected ' chairman to succepd / Helliwell.: °-: - : ‘Helliwell - ‘pointed: ‘BCRIC’s- ' president and chief . reduce its: ‘huge. budgetary deficit; a ‘senior bank * official SaYS., ‘Sidney “Dolgoy, senior "Dominion Bank, says that “Ait appears : the - govern- ‘ ment has little choice but to raise taxes, in an at- OTTAWA - Justice Minister Jean Chretien says he is not concerned by reports that a London mewspaper had found a majority of British un- willing to amend the Canadian Constitution without the province's approval. “I'm not afraid at all,” Chretien said Thursday, when told of the reports in The Guardian, a London newspaper. The Guardian said KINGSTON, Jaimaca Prime Minister Fdward Scaga has severed Jamaica's once strong diplomatic ties with Cuba, completing a dramatic seeing tn fnendship from Havana to Washington that began with his clection one year ago After Seaga'a = an pounceme at last weck to a stunned Jamaican Parliament, opposition members accused him of trying to “curry favor” “David , federal sioeee to contain | " personal (Ox. . increases i thove by the government to further | ie) . ‘economist at the Toronto . hretien cheery executive ‘Officer a year ago. . SBRIC Friday reported a loss of $2.1 million or two cents a share for the three-month period ending Sept. 30. The company’s con- . solidation net earnings - extraordinary . before items for the first nine months of 1981 were $6.6 million or seven cents a share, compared to $43.8 million or 46 cents 2 a share in 1980. tempt to reduce the $14 billion federal deficit, even with an unexpected boom in the rate of growth of the economy earlier this year. ‘The finance * depart- ment, through the treasury. $1 billionin. interest alone in August." We “won't get nailed, but Canadians should be prepared for some in- crease in their personal taxes,” he says. ‘ “The (British) govern- ment is reconciled to the possible defeat of the controversial Canadian constitution legislation that it is likely to be asked to push through the ncxt session of Parliament. Meanwhile Prime Minister Picrre Trudeau has told reporters he is willing to be flexible over the language of the charter and is optimistic that an agreement seems possible. Jamaica swings from Cuba to U.S. with Reagan ministration and lormer Pnme Minister Michacl Maaley called tt a” highly regrettable act” Scaga = sasd—s he diplomatic because Fidel government refused to return three Jamaican criminals He gave Cuban diplomats 48 cut relations Castro's hours to leave and ordered Jamaican diplomats in Havana to come home tn the same penod Bell stressed that such specific details in the plan had not yet been ironed out. The three-way stop at Riverside Drive and Mount Seymour Parkway was also 2.5 criticized by residents who. wanted: ‘some sort of control light put. in until the new alignments were completed. “I'want a little temporary light’ while half of North Vancouver races over our “Other ‘major components | of the plan such as the; proposed multi-use centre, . and’ new commercial and | residential developments | sporadic - sparked only debate... Raising the matter of an - out-patient. centre for Lions Gate Hospital ‘which is proposed: in the plan, Kreuchen said it would be located - “at a _ higher elevation, so that if a spill from ther Hooker plant should occur, would be minimized.” This led to comments by - residents about escape routes and routes to be taken in transporting hazardous — materials. A WOMAN who. answered the. _ringing of the . doorbell at her West Vancouver home Tuesday morning found herself confronted at knifepoint by. ; two menacing young women. Police say that the girl to force her way into the home in the “ 400 block Gordon Avenue. 7 At that point, the wom: resident pushed the girl bac’ and screamed for husband, which was enough to scare the two women into. running away.