ee ~

WE a ma UO I aie On ha oe

a The number of airline companies operating out of - :
the. Terrace/Kitimat Airport and the number of flights
have increased significantly in the past years, |

Do you ‘think consumers .
~ have benefited from
the competition?

William Wesley
.Yes they have. Since |
‘used to fly quite often,
prices of tickets have Z
_ dropped.

John MacCormac
No I don't, because the
_ two larger airlines have a-
monopoly. There is a
_ problem right across the
country In transportation
~ generally. We end up.sub-
sidizing the golden
triangle (Toronto, Mon-
~'treal and Ottawa). With
‘further deregulation, the
situation will worsen. The
_ price of jet fuel has not
- risen In proportion to in-
‘flation and neither have
.. workers’ wages. Airports —
are crowded, so obviously
_there Is money. being
“made.

Ria Kayssor
Competition Is. always
good for business! °

. William Yan

- The’ consumer has

_ benefited, but prices are
still too high. -

“Debbie Besse.
-. The prices haven't gone
down, but It-is nice to
have more times to fly
out. There are probably»
more ‘Specials.

Nicola Robin
Not price-wise, but It is
easier to book flights.

= ‘Premier wonder about the

_.» political smarts of some of his

Cabinet neophytes, when the
government is saved from yet

“another faux pas by its more

’- gapable = and credible — -
: backbench.

Parting Thought; The

J O h Nn Pi fer ne continued tom ‘abe. 4

Legislature finally got into the -

REMG

estimates of Forests Minister
Dave Parker last week, and one
can only hope that the tedium
of the first day or two picks up
somewhat. The Skeena MLA

- has kept his cool during NDP

charges of forest mismanage-

ee ment and a demand for.a com-

mitment not to log the Stein or
Carmanah Valleys. He has re-
peatedly pointed out the
government’s policy to renew
the forests; but I’m left with
the impression the Opposition
doesn’t believe him — either
for good cause or for purely
political posturing, .

eee ee eee

ate ae TN rane ee gee are

| Letters to the Editor.

Lack of. assistance —

‘To the Editor;

On July § my son had a bike
accident going down the hill to
Ferry Island. His bike went out

| from under him, causing cuts:
+): and- bruising; though jhe wasn’t
- seriously hurt, my concern is for
potential injury as we have.had a
_friend’s child break both arms

on a bike...
Thanks to a kind family cam-

: ping at Ferry Island Park who,
| seeing my child trying to clean
| dirt and stones from his injuries,

took him to their campsite for
first aid. A bouquet to you —
thanks.

However, my concern is

‘regarding the two RCMP of-

ficers parked at the top of the

hill who had perhaps pulled over

or assisted a lost tourist or
caught a crook. My son said —
and I believe him — he had.
looked up the hill for assistance
fromthe police, but it was not to
be. One officer looked down the
hill towards him then quickly
turned back, giving his attention
to a Manitoba car, Was this in-
difference? Lack of concern?
My son said, ‘‘Dad, I thought

_the police are to help you!” I

could see by his statement and
face that all the excellent work

the police do. with the public.
. school system on safety and the -

policeman as.a friend was sadly
undone by his experience; ‘know-

ing him,-hée" won ’t forget!

Later on I sat out in the yard
by my trailer thinking about this.

when Morningside -host. Peter’

Gzowski came on CBC radio
talking about the police force
murder squads in El Salvador —
the police planned the murder of

the bishop and cartied: out ‘the

execution in front. of: his own |:

congregation, And July 4 on
CBC radio news, I heard a story

of a police chase of a motorcycle -

that was weaving all over the

. highway; well, it happened they. .

bagged more than they bar-

gained for — not a hell’s angel —

but a popular local federal MP.
Charges were to be laid, they

said, but in watching the news

last night, I saw the embarrassed

police attempt to explain to the -

media why no blood test was
done for alcohol, To me, that
still leaves reckless and careless
driving.

Are we in Canada along with
free trade importing our’ value
system from the USA? Will it be
‘‘who you are, not what you
are’? Are we heading towards
political police appointments?

‘Have we begun political in-
.terference with police duties?

I’m concerned from both my
son's experience, and I’m watch-
ing with interest what’s going to

happen in New Brunswick as to |

the direction in which we are
headed. Is one indifference, the

other political coverup? I notice

the officer in charge of the in-
vestigation has left on holidays,
leaving his investigation for the
chief of police to cleanup.. You,
the policeman,. are the rep-
resentatives and enforcers of the

system — where do you stand? —

Don’t let a child’s experience

with police be a negative one,

and_be-aware of. political inter-
ference lest you become com-
promised in your duties.
William Buck,
Terrace.

Kuntz still needs help.

To the Editor;

The Kuntz support group {a
non-profit organization) wants
to thank the donors and former
patients who have supported this
group so far. It has made a tre-
mendous impact on the situation
concerning Dr. Kuntz, thanks to
you good people. Please keep it
up. ,

We still need more support
from more of his former pa-
tients with written statements
regarding their surgery per-
formed: by Dr. Kuntz, good or

bad.

We need to get Dr. Kuntz
back to work soon,,, he is such a
very outstanding surgeon, we
need him in action,

If you can help, please include
a telephone number where you
can be reached. Please send your
contributions or resumes to: —

The Kuntz support group, .

‘Box 321,

Terrace, B.C. V8G 4B1

Stefka‘Haigh, -
' Terrace, .

Thanks from Legion

To the Editor;
On behalf of the Royal Cana-
dian Legion Branch 13, I would

-like'to thank the businesses who
“ gontributed to the success of our
Scavenger Hunt for the Terrace
“ Pipes and Drums Band.

I would also like to thank all

the people who participated in

the Scavenger Hunt. The Pipes’

and Drums Band contribute a

great deal to our community and

the money raised is our way of
saying ‘‘Thank you’’.

Linda Karu,

Terrace,

Pipes and Drums thanks

To the Editor;

Terrace Pipes and Drums
would like to thank the mer-
chants and organizations who

gave support and donations for

the pancake breakfast held in
Sears parking lot Saturday, July

. 8.

Pipes and Drums would also

~ ke to thank Linda Karu, Marg

Skead and Royal. Canadian
Legion Branch 13 for their Ap-

. pteciation Night barbecue,..

scavenger. hunt and_ graffiti
night,

Money raised from these
events will be used to send a
young and upcoming piper to
Piping School and to buy
various and assorted articles

needed in the running and main-

taining of a successful Pipe

Band.
Barry English,
. Band: d Manager.
: _ Terrace.

a

ty ee yah a eee nhiehi eee eee oe tere feta tag ee : Ce aes ci,

eine eS

or ts

aw artaes Fe pein ere emake teriens-