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TO THE TERRACE STANDARD

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Dear Sir:

The Killope watershed
‘represents a smali fraction of
the wood (chips) that is re-
‘quired to run the Eurocan mill
-- I believe somewhere around
3 or 4 per cent.

.: Apparently the Wedeene

“wood. ftom Prince Rupert
‘would < replace’ the. Kitlope
“wood as far as the sawlogs for
_skeena ' Sawmills are = con-
cemed,
_ Understandably Burocan
‘doesn’t want to lose that
source of fibre without replac-
‘ing it, but the impact is not
‘quite as severe as they would
have us betieve.

But. if you want to know
‘what all the fuss. is about con-
ceming the Kitlope - go see it

It is truly one of the most
beautiful places on. carth, I! is
majestic, wild, .a land of sheer
granite. cliffs, countless water-
falls, with quiet power that ex-
ists in those places we love
“enough to cherish and protect.
-It is no wonder the Haisla

‘the value of life: itself - il was,
and is, home for some of them,
and a home like ro other.

And it. is the Last coastal
‘watershed in B.C. ofits size to
‘remain essentially intact. Of
‘the 25 largest coastal water-
sheds in B.C, it's the only one
“intact,

~ Soto the share groups ] have
this ‘to say; this is where I
would like the sharing to start.
You? got 24 watersheds, the
Test of us want one,

The question that remains
about the Kitlope
whether we should preserve it;
-it is preserved now. :The ques-

it os
' Bruce Hill, .
Terrace, B.C. |

place such a high value on it,.

is not

‘| tion is whether we will destroy.

Angler gets barb

Dear Sir:

I read Rob Bronw’s ‘‘Skeena
Angler’’ periodically, hoping to
‘pick up some tips on fishing.

As a-rule, I have found it both
interesting and informative. As a
Christian however, I took particu-
lar offense at his May 26 entry.

Iam also abhorred at the pres-
ent state ofthe environment and
the polluted water which many of
our fellow human beings are
forced to drink.

What I found offensive about
Mr. Brown's drlticle was his in-
ference that Christianity is in-
herently an exploitative system
insofar as the environment is con-
cemed.

._ It is true that God gave man.

authority over the earth, along
with His express permission to
‘subdue’? it. However, he also
commended man to be a good
steward of creation; to “‘tend’’
the garden and ‘‘take care of it”’
(Genesis 2:15).

There have been times when

some Christians have emphasized
“sutduing’’ the earth (under-
stand and use nature for man’s
benefit) rather than ‘‘tending’’ it.

Talso admit that presently many
Christians do not take time for
environmental issues {it-must be
kept in mind, of course, -that
Christians are not.alone here) or
make a concerted effort to under-
stand and do something construc-
tive toward solving the. present
ecological crises. That bothers
me.

However, this has not been ex-
clusively the case on the part of
all who profess faith in Chris-
tianity. Those who study, the
Bible on a deeper level can easily
see that a truly biblical Christian
world view is one, which decries
the exploitation of nature.

‘This is the view that I subscribe
to and it irks me that Mr. Brown
misinforms. his reading audience
in regard to what the biblical
mandate really is.

It reflects a biased opinion (is it

About day care

Dear Sir:

We were one of the concerned
families that attended’ the city
council meeting on April 5, 1993
to object to a day care business
being built on Ri zone.

We bought property over 30
years ago to raise a family in a
quiet neighbourhood and away
from down town business. What
kind of a street would this be if
everybody was allowed to have a
business in their dwelling.

The concerned street is a busy
one, with no side walks, school
buses twice a day, children walk-
ing to and from school -as there
are schools at. both ends of this
dead end street. .

At the meeting we attended,
they said there would be eight

children in their day care home.
But their letter in the paper stated
a 16-child day care business.
What's stopping them from hav-
ing 32 children to make mor
money.

This much iraffic, twice a day,
we don’t need. They lefi the
meeting very frustrated and some
what angry. We all 15 felt the
same way when the council did
not reject the matter.

Why does our council bother
then turns
around and changes them to suit

making by-laws,

whoever.

We as tax payers think it’s time

for a new slate in our council.
Sincerely, :
Reg and Marie Beckley,
Terrace, B.C.

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only Christianity that is exploita-
tive here? What about exploita-
tion of the environment In coun-
tries where Buddhism, Hinduism,

_ Communism or other *'religions”

and ideologies dominate the cul-
ture) and a low standard of jour-
nalism, Are the comments Mr.
Brown made really necessary for

a good article?
Besides, our so called,
“dominant religion’ (Chris-

tianity) does not really dominate
our culture anymore. We live ina
pluralistic and very secular
society. If you don’t believe that,
just try to institute morning
prayer in the classrooms of our
schools.

So, Mr. Brown, tell me more
about the present ecological
crises. I am concemed, However,
if you cannot do so in a tasteful
fashion, please limit your column
to fishing information in the
northwest.

Marvin R, Vold,
Terrace, B.C.

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