AA - Sunday, December 26; 1982 - North Shore News the world & tside... By UNITED PRESS CANADA VICTORIA — Premier William Bennett says plans to cut the province's 40,000-mem- ber civil service by 25 per cent over the next three years will be carried out with compassion. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Bennett said there will be no layoffs. He said cuts will come mainly through attrition, retirement and - retraining. He said his government would be “working with PARIS - A Paris-based economic study group foresees slight growth, increased unemployment and the third highest inflation among the Western industrialized nations for Canada in 1983. The influential Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued the: projections Wed- nesday in its semi-annual forecast for the world OTTAWA - Finance promised a new budget before the end of March and termed “pessimistic” a gloomy report on Canada’s economy by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Lalonde wold MPs Wednesday a budget alone could not turn around the economy He said the = in- ternational! ecconomy must amprove. and the Ottawa - Prime Minister Pierre Trudcau will try to put economic flesh on to the framework ol Canada’s political relations when he tounm Southeast Asia and Japan in January, government officials say Trudeau's 2'4-week tour of Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia. Singapore. Indonesia. Brune: and Japan ts seen as an important op- portunity to drum up new business for Canadian compames Otfrerats hope Trudcaus visit will serve Cutting with compassion Minister'-Marc Lalonde — the public service to make sure than when we cut the cost of govern- ment it’s done in a responsible way. “What we're saying is that we should be able ... to undertake job retraining and replacement and _ that would mean no layoffs,” he said. He said plans to reduce the civil service are consistent with plans to create jobs for the province's 188 ,000 unemployed. Tough year ahead for Canada economy. It said relief from the recession could be expected only in the United States and Japan and even in __ those countries the recovery ~ would be weak. Among major OECD countries, the report predicted, Italy would suffer the highest in- flation with 13.5 per cent in 1984, followed by France with 8 per cent and Canada with 7.5 per cent. Budget before end of March federal government, provinces, private in- dustry, labor and management have parts to play in strengthening the economy. Lalonde = stuck by forecasts the economy will start to recover next year, despite gloomy predictions by the presugious Organization for Economic Co. operation and Development that a significant recovery 1s 18 months away Putting flesh on framework a three-fold purpose — to give Canada a higher profile in the region. to make known Canadian interest in’ bidding on more than $1! bilhon worth of proyects and to promote interest by Canadian businessmen in the region “Tt we can get businessmen out there they can do rather well,” one official satd He said Canadians have’ been slow to venture into Asia because of the distance from home and the difference in ime cones A MAN was stabbed in _ his West Vancouver home early Thursday by two masked men who went into his bedroom while he was sleeping. John Hui was stabbed in his left shoulder during a struggle at his home at 2520 Marine Drive, just next door WV notice of motion ~ FROMPAGE AT _ PAGE Al Ald. David Finlay, who thought council had been taken by surprise by the idea, said that the last time council had sent out the full budget to all the ratepayer groups, the resulting input was “not that meaningful. “I feel we all need more time to think about this,” he said and suggested that Blackburn’s notice of motion should be tabled until January 17, when further council discussion of the provisional budget is scheduled. This effectively quashed Biackburn’s proposal for prior distribution of detailed preliminary figures (as opposed to the promised one-page summary) to in- - dividual ratepayer groups. “I am very disappointed,” Blackburn said after the meeting. And council's decision was also not good enough for Carl Van Winckel, president of the Caulfeild Property Owners Association. “I'm disappointed,” he told The News. “It's our money and we should be given the chance to com- ment on how it is spent. “One of the main func- tions of a ratepayer’'s association is to make sure that we get the best value for our dollars. “We are quite capable to making this input but we can’t do anything without the facts,” he said. He had hoped that, with copies generally available, he would be able to have meetings not only with the board of directors and in- terested members of his association but also with the other ratepayer groups. Me Crt The SUPERCUT tollows the fiow of the nai and is cut exactly as the hai naturally talls Completely wash and wear Comb and tet dry or blow Gry to the Saigon Restaurant which he owns. Police say two men wearing balaclava-type ski masks entered the home by the kitchen door at about 2:15 a.m. They went to the master bedroom and woke Hui and his wife. Police report they tT “We had hoped to o be able to zero in on issues of real concern to all of us,” he said. “But now, with the lack of time and lack of access, I think this will be next to impossible. “My own feeling is that council is not as open as it should be,” he added. Ly threatened Hui’s wife and were apparently going to tie up Hui with a bed sheet they tore up. A struggle ensued, during which Hui was stabbed. At the same time the intruders customers. Complete New Year’s Tune-up includes points, plugs, condensor, air filter, fuel filter, adjust carb., plus timing to specifications, engine shampoo - leaves your engine looking like the day it was born. 988-7671 Peter K. Automotive Ltd. at West 151 ASth St. N. v. , OR JUST FIXING AND PAINTING YOUR CAR OUR SHOP IS *B.C.A.A. APPROVED *A.R.A. 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