16 Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 22, 1986

Lotter

Casting a vote

To the editor,

The state of politics
being what it is, today’s
B.C. election presents
voters with a familiar
question, ‘‘Which party
do I vote against — and
why?”

No doubt, most voters
will cast their votes in
order to protect or pro-
mote their economic in-
terests. There are voters,
a. sizeable minority I
believe, who are con-
cerned about issues such
as Sunday drinking, Sun-
day shopping, legalized

' gambling, pornography,

sexual abuse of children,
wife battering and other
moral issues especially
dealing with the protec-
tion of the innocent.
Should citizens base
their political choices on
where a candidate stands
on one particular issue of
morality? My answer is,
“In some cases, yes.’
For instance, by now
most of us realize that
unless we interfere with

the current trends of

pollution and modern
warfare, we are headed

for the destruction of

our earth and everyone
on it.

That’s why protection
of the environment and
nuclear disarmament
rightly can be called not
Single issues, but crucial
issues, In the words of
legal scholar John
Noonan, ‘‘Sometimes,
there arises an issue of
such deep moral signifi-
cance that its outcome is
crucial to the health of
the whole society.”

Many people feel
abortion is such an issue.
I, for one, happen to
agree with them and I’ll
be casting my vote purely
on the basis of protecting
the endangered babies in
the environment where I
believe they should be
the most protected —
their mothers’ womb.

As a voter, I believe |
have a duty to help build
a society which will
uphold the right to live
unharmed from concep-
tion to natural death, a

Court

On Thursday, Oct. 2
in Terrace Provincial
Court Wayne Gilfoy was
jailed 14 days intermit-
tent for driving while his
ability to operate a
motor vehicle was im-
paired. Gilfoy’s driver's
license was also put on a
three month probation
period.

basic human right on
which all others depend.
. In addition, as a
Christian, I know that
I’m held accountable to
do what I can to assist
mothers during and after
problem pregnancies by
opening up my heart,
home, and pocketbook.
Likewise, I have an
obligation to exert
political pressure to en-
sure that those mothers
and children receive
what they need to main-
tain a healthy and
wholesome family life.
Faced with the grave
moral responsibility of
protecting both the
mother and unborn child
affected by the abortion
controversy, the political

_parties of Canada, in my

opinion, have chosen the
coward’s way out. It ap-
pears to me that they
have conspired to main-
tain that abortion is a
‘non-issue’, merely a
matter of so-called
“private morality”’.

In public, most politi-
cians will not mention
the word abortion much
less debate the issue. To
my knowledge, - Bill
Vander Zalm has been
the first Canadian politi-
cian of any stature to
declare himself pro-life,

that is, against abortion,

infanticide and eutha-
nasia.

For that reason, this
election Ill be voting
Socred for the first time.

Tom Brophy,
Usk, B.C.

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Winners

Winners of the recent “Play
Days 86” conteat are: (| to 1)
Debbie Herz (fourth prize),
Shirtey Bentley (third prize),
Mitzie Yakusik (fifth prize),
Carol Harvie (first prize) and
M. Brady, who was the win-

ner of the monthly Senior
Citizen contest.

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Cedarvale parents speak out

To the editor,
The parents of Cedar-
vale request a_ public

Letter

Efforts
appreciated

To the editor
I see that Social Credit
is implying that we need
one of their MLA’s in
Victoria to get things
done in this riding. I had
a house at Rosswood and
I happen to know that
we got the road to
Rosswood paved because
of Frank Howard's ef-
forts. I appreciated that
and I know he continues
to work hard for us and
he does represent us well.
Thank you Frank.
Keep up the good work,
Will Datene
Terrace

Northwest Community |

College

NORTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TER-
RACE, B.C. will be offering a completely revis-
ed TELECOMMUNICATION COURSE beginn-
Ing NOVEMBER 3, 1986. This is an 18 week
course, designed for students who have com-

pleted the provincial core or who have con-§

siderable experience in the fleld. It will train
telcom technicians who require current theory
and principles In digital communications, fiber
optics principles, microwave technology and
satellite communications.

SPACES ARE LIMITED, REGISTER EARLY

SPACES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN OUR
WELDING AND CARPENTRY COURSES

CAMPUS DORMS AVAILABLE

For further information

- phone TERRACE

635-6511, local 280 or 314 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

10/22

apology from the Board
of School Trustees,

_School District 88 and

the Superintendent of
Schools:

1. for being misin-'

formed of the Board’s
financial difficulties.
2. for Cedarvale par-

_ ents to be asked to

apologize (they did),

. when an apology was not

necessary.
We were put through a
very difficult and trying
time, and we were made
to look like “‘the bad
guys’’to put it simply!
The remark made -by
the two trustees at your
“tin camera” meeting did
get back to us in our

Peepade

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Letter

dealings with the bus
situation, We feel this
remark is still being used
against us by one trustee.
There must be an end to
this. Intimidation should
not be tolerated.

We ask Ray Jones,
trustee for Kitwancool,
Gitwangak and Kitse-
gukla, to apologizeto us.

The extra taxes levied
on our 1987 land taxes
should be returned to the
homeowners and next
time money is needed for
school purposes, it
Should go to referen-

an

dum.

The severance pay of
$87,000 for a person who
was fired is unheard of.
Some of us who were
laid off from a job after
10 to 17 years of ‘‘loyal-
ty’’ to an employer got a
‘termination slip”’ only.

This large payment to
a ‘fired’? employee is
unacceptable to us as
taxpayers, and we feel if
the board cannot do its
job, the members should
resign.

To date we have not
seen an advertisement
for a qualified secretary-
treasurer.

Concerned Cedarvale
Parents

On Sept. 22 a boy, Darby Keith, was born to Mr. &
Mrs. Thom Brash, weighing 8 ibs. 1 oz. A brother for

Gavin.

Born to June.and Cliff Dennis on Oct. 11,a daughter, Jamie
Gail, welghing 8 Ibs. 5 oz.

Jeff and Ellen Arndt are proud to announce the birth of
their daughter Erin Margaret, 10 Ibs. 1 02., on Oct. 12.

We did it!! James Edward Papais arrived full of vim and
vinegar on Oct. 14. A big 7 Ibs. 10 07z.!!

4% oz.

FLDWERS
All IloA PAIR IE

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24-hour Phone
(604)635-4080

Skeena Mall

Dave and Berry-Lynn Johnson are proud to announce the
birth of a son, Coby Bridger, on Oct. 15. Coby weighed 9 Ibs.

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