Page AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 26, 1993

_LETTERS |

TO THE TERRACE STANDARD

Native government
worries this writer

Dear Sir: ,

A short time ago a spokesman
for the Nisga’a Tribal Council
made 4 statement that 92 per cent
of the Nisga’a people were unem-
ployed.

I’m assuming that the majority
must be on welfare and I'm glad
to hear it pays well enough for
the Nisga’a people to spend $15
million per year. in the city of
Terrace.

That certainly is a lot of money
for a comparatively small group
of people to spend anywhere!

While Mr. Joe Gosnell is
reminding our mayor of this big
dollar figure, he might do well to
remind himself that it was the
third party members who not only
made this welfare figure possible
but also it was third party money

that paid his medical bills, educa-
tion and land claims negotiation
expenses just to name a few,

Now he has no time to hear our
concems, Instead of bending over
backward he should lean forward
and Hsten to our complaints and

questions.
For a long time no one knew
what native self-government |

meani. Most all third party people
thought it was good that native
people had a chance to govern
their own affairs. Now we learn
that native self-government
means controi of renewable and
non-renewable resources of, in
other words, a total takeover.

Mr, Gosnell’s theary of native
self-government helping the
economy might be true if you
were either a native or a Terrace

merchant. If you are only a logger
or a person depending on these
resources for a livelihood you’re
going to be in big trouble when
they are taken away.

If ihe third party members are
going to be ignored and pushed
aside by the Nisga’a leaders then
we have no choice but to boycott
these meetings and distance our-
selves from them so. we do not
become part of this vicious, one-
sided movement.

This Nisga’a land claim is the
first in B.C. and will set a prece-
dent for fulure claims. Anyone
who thinks this setilement will
not affect them will be sadly dis-
appointed. Your turn is next.

Yours truly,
John Sorenson,
Terrace, B.C.

Breakfast of champions

A HUNGRY SCOUT eagerly awalts some breakfast from scout leader Roger Leclerc at a
fundraiser held May 15 in the Safeway parking lot. The event was held to raise money far the
Canadian Scout Jamboree, held during July in Kananaskis. The day started off with the break-
fast, and also featured games, a bottle return and a car wash.

Child care sadly lacking in Terrace

Dear Sit:

Child care has been an issue for
Canadians for quite some time
and Terrace is certainly not ex-
empt. a

On April 5, I attended a city
council meeting in hopes to share
with council some concerns and
issues that are affecting the child-
care field in Terrace.

To my surprise there were a
number of jocal residents at the
meeting with the sole purpose of
preventing the establishment of
the opportunity for childcare to
be offered in a residential neigh-
bourhood. .

1 left the meeting feeling fus-
trated. ‘and somewhat angry.
Where do these people want our
(Terrace) children. to spend 4 ma-
jority of their waking hours? In
the «downtown or commercial
zones? |

Cdr he
f Jie tie tee at pe

The proposed ‘spaces “for 16
children would be. accommodated
in a new, well constructed, attrac-
tive home. The owners of the
home have taken traffic and noise
well into consideration —

I personally beHeve that. chil-

dren deserve io have good quali-
ty, legal care and that it should be
provided in neighbourhood s¢t-
tings, I don’t support large centre
of 30 to 60 children.

I personally have found both as
a parent and a caregiver that qual-
ity care is best provided in a set-
ting of 16 children and two
caregivers.

In 1991 a task force on child,

care called, “Showing We Care’’
was released. The report is 118
pages so 1 won't go into it too ex-
tensively. However I will share
with you the findings of the child
care needs for our area:

For children between birth and

36 months, 2 per cent of the chil-
dren requiring care are in licensed
care.

For children 3 years to 6 years,

'. only 15 per cept requiring care
are if licensed"éares This is the

lowest figure in B.C,

And, for our school ages chil-
dren From 6 years to 12 years, 1
per cent are cared for in licensed
care, : - +
In the province of B.C. you are
required, by law, to. have a

ee.

MICHELLE WRIGHT

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licence if you care for more than
two children other than your own
in your home.

A licence can be obtained
through your local health unit.
How many of the children in our
community our being cared for in
unlicensed situations?

One comment made at the
council meeting by a local resi-
dent implied childcare profes-
sionals were in this field for the
money.

To this I would like io share an-
other finding from the Task force
report: Salaries for qualified staff
range from $6.48 to $12.77 per
hour, for an average of $8.49 per
hour, ‘The salary range for super-
visory staff was from $7.95 to
$14.64 per hour for an average of

$10.80 per hour.

Childcare workers make less
than gas attendants, housekeepers
and janitors. This is not a field
you stay in for the money.

High quality, reasonable priced
daycare is a necessity, not a
luxury in today’s society. We are
nurturing the adults of tomorrow.

My dream for Terrace is to have
all the children who require care,
either full time or part time, out
of their home, will receive it by
loving, caring individuals in safe,
stimulating child-orientated en-
vironments located in a variety of
neighbourhoods . throughout our
community.

Yours truly,
T. LeBlond,
Terrace, B.C.

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