Page A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 15, 1993 Five for sure and maybe more chase Skeena seat TERRACE — It'll be a crowded field Oct. 25 when voters choose the next-Member of Parllament for Skeena. Five candidates have been nominated and atleast one other is getting his papers ready. Those’, already nominated represent the Progressive Conser- vative party, the Liberal party, the New Democratic Party, the Chris- tian Heritage Party. and the Reform party, Here’s a rundown: © Donny Sheridan is running for the Progressive . Conservative party, A Terrace alderman for the past seven years and executive direc- tor of the Muks Kum 01 Housing Society, Sheridan has lived in Terrace since 1953. He was a School District 88 trustee for three years, was a director of the B.C, Housing Management Commission’ and represents the city on the Terrace library board. He won the Tory nomination by defeating. Smithers provincial civil servant Maurie Montgomery earlier this year. Another ~° alderman, Rhoda Witherly . of Prince Rupert, represents the Liberal party. She. won the nomination by defeating Hazelton resident Mary McKenna Wilson, Witherly has been on Prince Rupert council for eight years and is alsa'a director. of the Skeena- Queen Charlotte regional district, She runs a litle registry office in Prince Rupert after a stint as a CBC: broadcaster: in that coastal city. : Me Barrett had the most chal- lenging time of all the candidates in securing the nomination for the New Democratic’ Party. He defeated four other. candidates in July. i A resident of Prince Rupert for only several months, Barrett is a Danny Sheridan school teacher and is a veteran organizer for the NDP. _ His political work has taken him to nearly .30 election campaigns and he has conducted NDF organizing: efforts in the Yukon and Alberta. Barrett, 36, has. also taught school in Centrai America. The Christian Heritage Party is represented by Smithers resident Luke Kwantes, 44. Employed by Bandstra Trans« portation, Kwantes has lived in Smithers since 1973. “He has served as treasurer of the Christian School Society of Smithers-Telkwa and sat for four years on the board of the Bulkley Valley District Hospital. “Kwantes was elected vice presi- dent of his party’s riding associa- tion in 1990 and is now its secre- lary. He was the first of the candi- dates to be nominated. ~ Kitimat resident Mike Scott is the candidate of the Reform party ~ and was the second hopeful to be nominated, The 39-year-old district man-— NDP. have good track record Past winners held for lengthy period TERRACE — The electoral his- tory of :‘Skeena has. been one of political dynasties, . The difficulty of campaigning across. the vast riding gives ‘in- cumbents :. a. tremendous. ad- vantage in ‘defending the ‘seat against challengers. ' ‘NDP’ MP Frank’ “Howard: ‘suc- cessfully held the seat for more than a dozen years. oy , Jim Fulton’s 14-year reign ends this year only because the sitting MP decided to step down. ‘Here is a brief look at.the way” northivesterners have voted in recent-years: . m 1974: New Democrat Frank Howard’ is:: finally: defeated by Liberal Jona’ Campagnolo, Her 12,218 votes gave her.a decisive win over Howard’s 9,358, Prog- ressive Conservalive Everette Stevens wasn't far. behind with 8,806 votes. : May, 1979; A former proba- tion officer, from ‘the Queen Char- lotte Islands takes the riding by storm. Jim Fulton. gets 10,925 votes fo unseat Campagnolo, who had 10,343. Tory Rod Cousins polled 4,453. _A key to Fulton’s win was being: able to piggyback on the ' NDP’s campaign in the provincial "election just three weeks before, NDP workers who helped the ‘ousted Frank Howard beat out ‘Socred MLA Cyril Shelford. in the provincial campaign said they. switched to Fulton’s federal campaign right after the provin- cial election. W@ Feb, 18, 1980:: Fulton. wins '. by a 6,000 vote margin this: time,.,. cementing his political position in.” the riding. His 13,159 votes hand- - ily beat Liberal candidate Jack Talstra,. who polled 7,162. Port Edward mayor Al Sheppard eamed 6,198 votes and indepen- dent Tony Organ took 206. The election also ended Joe : to ‘defeating Fulton, Joe Barrett ~ Luke Kwantes ager of Kentron Construction Lid. is also president of the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce. Scott has sat on a wide variety of northwest bodies including one advising on sport fishery and an- other on native affairs, He was also part of a northwest group that toured pulp and paper - mills in the United States in and _ effort to find out more about the.. ~ and son in Aiyansh for the ‘past ‘four years, Skeena of time Clark’s nine » Months as PM. Trudeau’s Liberals storm back with a majority government. ve learned I have to be a little more brulal,” Talstra said following his loss, M@ Sept, 1984: Riding Brian Mulroney’s: Tory wave, Conser- vative candidale Pele Weeber comes as close as anyone ever did Weeber received 10,800 votes to Fulton’s 13,568. Liberal Elmer Derrick tock 5,084, while Rhino candi- date Doug Craig received 356 _ votes, _BNov., 1988; Fulton wins big, taking 16,306 votes — more than _ all his challengers’ combined, PC ‘Ray. Halvorson ‘receives 8,797 votes, Liberal Odd ~ Eidsvik receives 4,554 votes, and Chris- tian Heritage: Party candidate Tom. Brophy: receives 1,124, Parachute Reform candidate Don Buckland, from Vancouver, gets 264 votes. Fulton’s days numbered ‘TERRACE — While October 25 is E-Day for the.candidates In the Skeena riding race, it’s R-Day for Jim Fulton. - < As in’ retirement, that is, be- cause once-a new member of par- liament is elected, Fulton’s 14 year reign’as- the local representa- tive in Ottawa comes to an end. ‘And it'll be time for him to start receiving his government pension cheques,’ ~: * The amount Fulton will collect | ‘annually i {8 also up’ from the fig: ures reported earlier this year . Jeff: Ball. of .-the:-. Nattonal Citizens’: Coalition explained 78 ‘because - Fulton célebrated ber of complete years, changed until Fulton reaches age The Ing 16 years,’ TS. “The initial pension remains ‘un- 60. However, it will then jump to». flect inflatlont over t the Inierven- oS » Ball. ‘estimated Ful will cole: P $2.95: milion in: pension. - ‘honey by. the time, he teaches, age. : MPs contribute it ‘per cent of. ment Savings Plans (RRSPs) or other pension plans, kk kkk This federal election will be a bit different when it comes to compiling the voters’ list. That’s because the list as- sembled for. last October’s con-. stitutional referendum will be - used. - And that means there won't be a traditional == door-to-door enumeration, says an Elections Canada official. - Voters instead. can expect 10 soon recelve cards in the mail outlining where they’ will vote, says Bruce Striegler. “Bute ; tween the “referendum ‘and’ now’ and those who have moved: ‘must make arrangements - to be in- ” -Oluded on the list, he said, “There will be ‘what we call a targeted: revision for=thosé:who . "“aren’t-on: the; list for the: area in which they live," Streigler added, ~ Despite the. best efforts of Elec- “Hons: Canada, Streigler: said the - “qiltimate © responsibility: to” be placed “on. the’ voters! “list Tests "Rev the individual: ae Mike Scott - proposal by Orenda Forest Pro- ducts, “A Nass Valley doctor will run ‘as a. candidate for the National Party in Skeena, Dr. Isaac Sobol is in the pro- cess of filing his nomination Papers, according to National Party organizer Russell Earl. Sobol, a salaried doctor work- . ing for the Nisga’a Valley Health . Board, has lived with his: wife Local National Party officlal said Russell Earl said Sobol has been granted a leave of absence — effective. tomorrow — for the duration of the election, allowing him to campaign full-time. Election notes Tat issue surfaces REFORMERS ARE pointing fo an inconsistency between n Tory candidate Danny Sheridan and prime minister Kim Campbell on the decision to make the Tatshenshini a park. “The Harcourt government might just as well put a gun to the head of the (mining) industry and put it out of ils misery, Sheridan said in June, But Campbell, in an Aug. 6 letter to premier Mike Harcourt, called the Tat “‘a spectacular wilderness site of global environmen- tal significance. She said the federal government will back Har- court’s plan to get a UN World Heritage Site designation for the proposed provincial park. ~~ - - ‘‘That doesn’t bother me,” Sheridan said Friday, “T don't have to agree with everything she might say.’ Reform candidate Mike Scott, whose workers released the Camp- bell letter last week, said it showed there is a problem, ‘This is a sign of a lack of direction and communication on the part of the Conservative party,”’ Scott said, “‘Here we have the’ leader going in one direction and the candidate going in the other.”” Familiar name returns FORMER CITY of Terrace economic development officer Peter Monteith is the campaign manager for Progressive. Conservative candidate Danny Sheridan. Monteith left Terrace this spring after four years here to work in Kamloops for Urban Systems Ltd. He has since left that firm to work as the District of Chilliwack’s development services manager. Monteith says he will coordinate tne Sheridan campaign by phone and fax from home after work and will fly to the northwest each weekend to get closer to the campaign. ‘There were problems finding someone to put their name forward so ] sald yes,’’ he explained. ‘'I was kind of shocked when 1 was asked-—- I haven’t done this before.” ; ~. But he added there are plenty of experienced people taking o: on other roles in the Tory campaign for Skeena.: ‘There are people there who know what they're doing and have. done it before,’* he said. He says he hasn’t always been a Conservative, but has been drift ing more and more in that direction in recent years. Two parties upset. -ONE SKEENA riding candidate isn’t happy, with plans for nation- al TV leadership debates. Luke Kwantes of the Christian Heritage Party says his leader, ’ Heather Stillwell, isn’t being allowed to participate. ‘These networks are presuming the needs and desires of Cana- dians by inviting only the PCs, Liberals, NDPs, Reform Party: and ‘Bloc-Quebecois to participate, ? he said last week. Kwantes: said the Christian Heritage Party wants all officially recognized parties to be included in the debates... Parties that-have nominated more than SO candidates are eligible for official Elections Canada status, * The National Party of Canada has also protested its exclusion from the TV debates, It has filed a suit in support of its statements. Signs of the times SOMEBODY DOESN’T like the Reform party in the Houston area. Several signs promoting party candidate Dick Harris in the Prince George-Bulkley Valley riding have had “racist Pig” spray painted on them. The party apparently has no money to replace or to repair, the ‘signs but thinks leaving them up may help it gather support. New Ajyansh, B,C, ‘Including: _- Business Educatlon — ‘Improve exam wilting skills. = Special Education — . "reps to Ottawa, an roaeeS: phi Toall students returning to schoo! this Fall, School District #92 (Nisga’a) invites you to enroll at Nisga’a Elementary Secondary: Schoo! in - Computer Sclance — state of the art computer labs. = Physicat Education — a wide range of sports and activitles., =: -- Wark Experlence ~ locally and in surrounding areas. : bee: - Home Economics —featurlng traditional and mainstream culinary experiences |= Paer.Counselting = Peer. Tutating students. helping students, ‘Individual and Integrated Program. - Learning Assistance — Secondary & Elementary panei available, NISGA'A ELEMENTARY-SECONDARY SCHOOL Box 239, New Alyansh, B.C, VOJ 1A0 Telephone 604-633-2225 1 Fax 604-633-2669 . Hal Stedham, Principal Niltkwililthw Sign'oagit Taxgenx _. 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