A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 20, 2006 CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The M ail Ba g Raising welfare rates — not the only answer to eating healthy food Dear Sir: ’ |. read able interest the article and _ editorial on healthy eating ‘which refers to the recent «. report from the Dieticians of Canada‘on the cost of eating - in British Columbia (° ‘Gov't . fails to provide. means to eat healthy” and “It's about food”, Dec. 13). Your reporter z and readers ‘ ., Should. be made aware that some reports, such. as this. one, have an illogical bias that believes the answer is as easy as raising welfare rates _— simply an unrealistic solu-" ; Gon to a complex problem. « _ For. example, this report “cites a call from an advo- cacy group | for a 50 per cent « increase in income assis- _. tance fates ~ an increase that is unreasonable and unsus- tainable - and would pay in- come assistance clients more than some. working British Columbians earn. ‘How bal- anced is that? That said, Premier Camp- “bell has just committed to increasing shelter rates early next year for all income as- | with consider- Claude Richmond sistance clients in a way that is sustainable and fiscally re- " sponsible. : I'd like to also mention that this report uses much higher’estimates for shelter costs than Statistics Canada ~ making the situation look much worse than it actually is. four — with both parents able to, work — receive a host of | provincial and federal ben- efits that bring their monthly income to about: $1600 each month. For families where one ing. as pan o - and families. For example: A family of »parent has a disability or se- . rious barriers to employment - they would be eligible for a total monthly assistance of: more than $1900. Two par- ents with disabilities raising two children:on income as- sistance receive assistance of more: than’ $2200: each month. To promote healthy. liv- of gov emment’s ActNow program, we've re- cently provided $275.000 to the Directorate of Agencies for School Health to suppor community-based agencies providing cooking and nu- _ uitional skill-building pro- grams for low income adults By supporting ‘projects such. as’ community ‘kitch- ens, We. are providing our most. vulnerable citizens with a friendly environment in which to improve ‘their knowledge of nutrition and learn how to prepare low- cost nutritious meals. _ Claude Richmond, Minister of Employment - and Income Assistance, Victoria, B.C. It’s about Christmas, OK? . “ bans). Kirpans. kara. kang gha. beards of the . Dear Sir: : The six o’clock ev ening news last week .. carried a’ story of a Canadian judge order- ing that Christmas. trees be removed from " the foyer of a courthouse. stating 10, the ef- fect that it was a religious symbol land thatas ” such it could-not be displayed in deference to other religions. Such’a statement, followed by. the staff having to remove them, is highly offensive tome. The founding of our country. and that of our néighbors to the south, was predomi-: nately by Christian pioneers for several hun- dreds of years, both Catholic and Protestant. two times per year where there are mass portrayals of Christianity: Christmas, celebrating the birth of Christ: Easter, commemorating the execution and Both of these are Holy Days, which centuries past begat the There are only resurrection of Christ. present name “holiday”... However. we are exposed daily through-: out the year to the symbolism of the later as examples. pression? religions through their wearing of kesh (tur- rs 4 CRIME ee x $1 ‘OPPE RS 1 men, Salwar of the women 1 Sikhs: the imama. _jubba) sirwal of the men and the hijab and . burka covered heads of the women of the. Islamic faith: the black fedoras, black suits and dreadlocks of the.militant Jews: the Saf- ron robes and sandals of those of Bhuddism. Many of the people of these other faiths’ also display Christmas trees. exchange gifts and join in with the sedson of good cheer. not as celebrants of the Christian Holy Davy but as free-people bearing good will to oth- ers and as participants in the season of cheer _ and hope for the new year. Over the last decade decisions have been made in our courts to force by law the over- turn many of our traditions and accept these examples of non Christian religious expres- sion wherever they wantio go. When are our courts going to show some. consideration for Christian tradition and ex- Ron Gowe. Terrace. B.C. William Andrew PLANT ako: Simon PLANT oka: CRIME STOPRE : - mS Good Place to Stay in Kamloops Lamplighter Motel Reservations Only MOTEL 11901 E. Trans Canada Hwy Kamloops, BC V2C 329 * Tel: (250) 372-3386 . Fax: (250} 372-8740 smait. lamgighters1Gtataal cam | Sctect Canada *-* 4 BC pene le oy Approved 7 UNTIL 5:00 PM. 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