HOWE CREEK

The issue li

Although the issue of preserving
green belt adjacent to Howe
Creek has been a dominant one
recently tn local politics,

it’s nothing new,

. The article reproduced below

‘and written by ex-mayor VIC
JOLLIFTE, appeared in the

z News Advertiser June 4d, 1973, _ oe ae

“IF you ‘look -at the map ‘that
_ accompanies this article, you will
S06 a- portion marked ‘Rural
Park’. ’

’ The Horseshoe drainage ditch
runs through this land.

. Now, remember the politicians
“have recently started calling this
ditch the Howe Creck,

This... creek

=Mantel’s field and then winds its
~~ ‘way around the foot of the bench
-/- through this area marked ‘Rural
_» Park’, through Bob’s Welding’s
"| property. (now Terrace Iron
” Works), right through the Skeena
- Forest Mill property (now Skeena
Sawmills) and on from there to
~ the Skeena River.
- So much for the focation.
_. The ‘Horseshoe ditch is one of
.~. Terrate’s major drainage systems
"and therefore most be protected,
: constantly worked on and kept

open.

Phe Jand it flows throug
we especially ihe section north of the
“. (Caledonia) high school -- is, as
yet, for a good part not sub-
divided.
’ ‘The way I see it, this gives the
“municipality the opportunity to
create a beautiful park with
-mnature trees; an opportunity - to
have a safe arca for small
children to sail their toy boats in

the’ ‘stream; and, at the same time,

i. rehabilitate this much needed
_ drainage ditch or creek.

“This could all be done. ‘at -

| _ virtually no cast to the Terrace
taxpayer if federal winter works

- and local incentive programs are

a used to the fullest extent.

- -" T’s"just a matter of planning
' these things and” - making
applications to the senior
é governments.

The © ‘municipality ‘tho iti

oe vane theFish’ ‘aiid’ Wiltlite
- dépariments are very ‘interested in

this creck as it does contain fish.

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WAY BACK WHEN, ical politicians came up with a plan to save green belt in the Howe Creek

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area, The map above shows what was proposed, the creation of a rurel park between McConnell
and the foot of the bench, Today's councillors are wrestling with the same tssue but with a lat less
undeveloped land to play with than their predecessors of nearly 30 years ago.

And the persons owning the
property would find, I’m sure,
that it is beneficial to them to
have this work carried out.

When they sub-divide, they
have to give up at least five per
cent of the land for patk purposes
and a good rural park where

In going back through the
minutes of the Aug. 25, 1965
meeting, I find the members of
council met with others,
including Mr, Worsley, town
planner from Willis and Cunliffe,
and the then. owners of this
property, Thormhill Realty.

As I see it, this gives the municipality the opportunity
_ fo create a beautiful park with mature trees.

people eould go for walks and

" children play would enhance their

. ‘sub-division possibilities.

- When/I started to do some
“résearch on this article, I checked
’ the planning: study commissioned

‘Bert Goulet and the map is‘ from:
“‘thatstudy,

They discussed the
development of this property and
Mr. Worsley was authorized to
prepare a development plan for
the Horseshoe district.

There is also a motion on the

~ibyithe district of Terrace-in-1965. &ubooks. made “by:.thenrcouncillor
eon Phe réeve fat that lime «was. Mr, bi Duiffus;: seconded! by -councillar:;:

‘Bakewell, that-a letter be sent to ”

the land registry, to ‘Thornhill

Realty, to the Town Planning
Commission, the school board
and Willis and Cunliffe
Enginetring confirming that ‘‘all
subsequent sub-division conform
to the town planner’s design as
approved by council for that
area, 7 ~

This is an interesting piece of
documentation and should make
it easy for council to come to a
decision which could see Terrace
obtaining a much-needed, natural
wooded parkland area and, at the
same lime, assist flood control,

The people. owning the land are
essentially the same group as
owned it in 1965 when the ruling
was made.

Aud, as I see it, this is a special
credit to both Mr, Duffus and Mr.

Goulet for theirsforesight at re 4 “

dimes; ch ayad ott
I Hope the present council will

follow through with this project.

/elfare system best when

modeled on European one

Dear Sir:

_-. Winter time seems to be a time
’ when thoughts tum to charitable
~ deeds —- an attitude that lasts a
-- couple of weeks and then it’s
=. back to business as usual.

“In the U.S. one former welfare
-Mom,:° Theresa Funicello, "has

+ ‘written a book, TYRANNY OF -

“KINDNESS, in which she
'\ proposes ending poverty by get-
=) ting-rid. of charitable organiza-

tons.
Right-wing funny-bones -Rush ,

| sLimbaugh has stated thal one out
:, OF four non-profit organizations
“pay their top executives $250,000

“<\or;more a year — and herein

~--agngs Ms. Funicello’s point.

“. She reminds people that not
ss only: does .a large chunk of
2 monies. collected by charitable
-do-gooders go to pay the inflated
‘salaries’ of top executives, but
over $250 billion is spent by the
public toward these —lax-
“deductipie charity organizations,

What Funicello is proposing is
petting rid of:. tax-deductible
charities and spending the $250-
plus billion fo the tax revenue lo
give the ‘‘poor’’ a guaranteed an-
nual income year-round. Not only
would this be possible but
government : could pay off its

‘deficit at the same time.’
Canadians need to study Linda’
McQuaig’s book, THE

WEALTHY. BANKER’S WIFE,
which exposes the assault on
equality in Canada. .

McQuaig examines both the
European and U.S, welfare sys-
tems and points out that Canada’s
social service safety nets are a

compromise between Europe and

the U.S,

’ The rising: tide‘ of. European
prosperity.is due to the fact that
all classes receive social welfare
compared: to the: U.S. sysiem

which expects Funicello’s private -

charities to handle most of it.
Europe has proven thal social

welfare — where the wealthy
banker's wife gets the same wel-
fare as the single mother -—- does

- not interfere with either economic

growth or comipetitiveness. To |

the contrary, it enhances econom-
ic growth. - .
’ McQuaig argues that in Europe

_ ‘the concept of welfare is linked to

the broader concept of social wel-
fare and implies a set of social
rights and responsibilities.

‘In other words, welfare in
Europe includes everything from

" pre-nalal care to university educa-

tion; from health care to burial
cosis for everyone from the
Queenondown.

If a raising tide lifts all boats

then’ Europe has proven. that
. Tesponsible social welfare for

everyone doesn’t mean increases
in deficits. .

In the U.S.,. lo the contrary,
where poor people are targeted,

’ they are only obliged to take the

money and run inio- the un-

derground economy so that the

rate of poverty becomes greater ..
and taxes have to increased to pay

the differences.
Canada. has.also adopted U. S.
standards where no social respon-

sibility is required to regenerate —

economic growth through
mainstream spending, ©

Canada’s social welfare safety
nets are not some kind of bargain-
ing chip that can be.sold out dur-
ing election time or NAFTA
deals. Canadians have been lied
to by the politicians using the so-
cial safety nets for political ping-
pong games during the last 10
years, |

Canadians need to take their
country back and demand the
European model of excellence

and affluence before we all be-'

come barefoot Americans living
in igloos and Jean-tos,

Brian Gregg,
Terrace, B.C. .

The Angler should be a bridge —

“! Dear Sir;

oe “The Dee. 8 letter to the editor

fegarding The Skeena Angler
(‘It's a bad angle”) has
“prompted me to give my opinion.
‘Last’: summer’ [. put) in my
bligatory several hours at the
-.Lakelse River logging bridge. I
usually supply the transportation
“and “as: usual, I didn’t catch any-

ticism: of the bridge fishery. I
t think that Rob would. be to
eon the bridge.

sisly. Rob is concemed

in his ‘expression, perhaps too elo-

Angler, Rob has managed to

ts-in Rob’s articles are elitist

bout. tlie resource and is eloquent: : :

“q

“sNo-matter, through the Skeena.
polarize anglers, A lot of com-
their :. “deffication of the

y cettainly enjoy waiching my
friends cast flies, bul I can also
_apprecidte an accurate 50 yard
cast by a -float-fisherman who

- didn’t: fish: at all when I first took

lot to bring the different types of
anglers together. The very nature.
of terms such as banky, or even
baltfisherman can only serve to

: put peopie off. 7
There. is. definitely. something” an
oonegative about. the term: n SPOOR Loa

chucker and 1 know a lot of
people wha don’t consider the
use of a roe a substance abuse is-
Suc,

T have read Rob's articles in
American sporting magazines and
in fact he can present issues in a
clear factual manner. The Skeena
Angler shouldn't be a ‘how to
catch more fish”’ column.

The articles should promote
conserving and -improving the
resource. This would best be

served by drawing together all of

the people concemed.
And maybe If this could happen
Rob Brown could hang out on the
bridge, © perhaps -
peopie to let same go,

I think the bridge in June would

‘Slucerely,
Gayton Nabess,
» ‘Terrace, B.C + -

encouraging .

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 29, 1993 - AS

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

_ The Mail Bag

- Aid cuts criticized

"An open letter to:
Mile Scott, M.P., —

Dear Sir:

As a member of Development and Peace, I would like to express
my grave concerns regarding ‘the recent cutbacks to Canada’: s off-
--cial Development Assisiance (ODA) program:
Not only has the ODA been cut. by: $4.4 billion. in, the last. five
years, Canadian is presently diverting development, aid from the
poorest countrics to other countries that would be more. economical-
ly viable for Canadian exports,

‘This has occurred despite nid policies ensuring th that alleviation of
poverty would be a top priority of any government a aid program.

‘More than one billion people world-wide live in abject poverty,
lacking adequate food, clothing, shelter, access, ‘ta: clean: water,
health care, and education, ' :

Seventy seven per cent, af the world” $ people receive only 20 per
cent of its income. Twenty per cont of the world’s péople consume
80 per cent of the world’s: resources and produce: 2 > per: cent of its
pollution.

Global problems such as depletion of ‘the ozone ‘layer or the
destruction of the rainforest! affect us all. Canadians share a com-
mon future with the people of the third world.

We in Development and Peace urge the new government of Cana-
da to lake a stand that reflects Canada’s position i in the world as 2
nation with integrity that priorizes ihe needs of people.”

We ask. the federal government to teview its foreign policy (in-
volving broad public consultation and participation). and:to improve
the Official Development Assistance program lo, ensure: the, needs
of all people are met effectively. pee

Catherine Volek,

Development and Peace,

Sacred Heart Perish,
Terrace, B.C,

School decision backed |

Dear Sir:
As a parent ] support Frank Hamilton and Stew Christensen’ $s de-
. cision to refuse the showing of 2 puppcl show about AIDS i in school
without parents being present.

The schools are educating our children and $0 WE should have a
say in what that education includes, especially when it comes to is-
sues that affect the morality and health of our children.

' There is a lot more information available to our, children today,
then there was when I was in school, 320 yoars ago, and.yct kids are
in more trouble today,

I don’t think the issue is more - information. ‘needed (especially
sexually explicit material), but it is-teaching teens to take responsi-
bility for their actions, waiting with sex until they’re ready to make
a lifetime commitment (ie: marriage) and not. deceiving them into
thinking that condoms constitute safe sex.

Condoms have a failure rate of 15.3 — 36.3 percent i in preventing
pregnancy (statistics taken from Family Planning Perspectives 21,
May/June 1989, pgs..103and 105). Who knows what the failure rate
is in preventing venereal disease, especially. for. viruses that are
many times smaller. than sperm,

Encouraging condom use, amon teens is lik sayin io our child,
“Ton! Ewa Wu ‘Reaaietan “bOL tay | me sift you
should try a B, & Eo jusidon't g get efugii VARIO Ou

Sincerely, .-

NsPenner,
'~ Terrace, B.C,

; THE START IS FOR PEOPLE LEARNING. TO READ

_The Start

Shelter now open

THE SHELTER for the homeless is now open. It is located in the
2800 Block of Hall St. and is.in an old home. The shelter is a place
for people who do not have a place to live. People can stay there for
ashortilme, ~

“Last winter people could stay. at the Skcena Health Unit, Then the
government said i would pay fot a shelter, The Kean House Society
got the contract for the shelter, m

IE you need the shelter, you .can -call: the. crisis Lins, Tho phone
number is 635-4042. Or you can’ Call’ the: ‘Terrace. Anti Poverty
Group Society at 635-4631; The RCMB: will also Help. People can

also talk to mental health workers; °° :
_ The people In the picture work at-the aheticr, They are Paul Mack-

--enzie, Monica Rauter, David” Hairimsque, Leila Baron, Jim
‘Rushle, Ron Young and Roy. Attell. 2