Do you feel that you have
_ a clear understanding of
-. what effect the settlement oS
of Native land claims would ~
have on this region? -

Tom Devcic
No — basically there’s
no definition of what the
settlament will be. The
natives have an under-

be and so have the

‘and the farmers.

fact settlement

standing of what It should:

government, the loggers.

CarolBorn
_ 1 don't understand it all,
but if it means the native
people will know them-
selves better as in-
dividuals, as familles and
as. acommunity, it should
_ be favorable.

Lewis McKay
- |t’s hard to say what ef-
would
have on this area. It will
take years to settle or see
the. affect.

Connie Altter
No, not till | know what
It is going to ental.

a big effect. The natives
want so much It could
cause a lot of confusion.

Vie Lefebvre

Coleen Kennedy
It would probably have

--Pifer _

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Terrace Review — ~ Wednesday, N November 2 22, 1989 9.5

“Letters to the Editor

- Amazonia north?

To the Editor;

I am from Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. Recently I have had the
privilege of spending almost
three months in the remote Bob
Quinn Lake area of north-
western British Columbia. There
I was surrounded by some of the
most beautiful mountains that I
have ever seen, Conversely, it
was also there that I witnessed
firsthand the ruinous practise of
clear cut logging. It appears that
contractors are literally skinning
the earth, and over half of the
trees that are cut seem to be laid
to waste. This situation is de-
plorable on a planet where some
people, in countries such as
Africa, must trek for hours to
gather enough twigs to cook
their daily meal. I also wonder if
the rest of the province is aware
that a large portion of the trees
cut in the Bob Quinn Lake
region, and surrounding areas,
are shipped whole to the Orient,
depriving many Canadians of
jobs.

From what I anderetindl

there is now some concern in.

Canada about the plight of the

tropical rain forests. Granted,
there are more species of flora’

and fauna at stake in the tropical
zones, but the clearing of large
tracts of land is one of the main
contributing factors to the
ominous ‘“‘greenhouse effect’’.

It’s obvious that this type of |

nonselective logging can't be
done anywhere without upset-
ting the regional ecological
balance, and in turn the global
balance. I’m sad to say that

what I’ve seen of the logging in |

B.C. is no better than the rape of
the Amazon. I urge British Col-
umbians to stand up and save
their own forests by fighting any
government that would endorse
such destruction, In light of the
environmental crisis that clutch-
es the entire planet, clear cut log-
ging is a crime.

Denise Viana,

Stewart, B.C.

Thanks from Branch 13°

To the Editor;

On behalf of Branch 13 of the
Royal Canadian Legion, Ter-
race, I thank all the organiza-
tions and businesses who con-
tributed to our poppy campaign.

These donations are used to
assist our veterans in the Terrace
area and also the local hospital,
Salvation Army and Meals on
Wheels, and is not used for
Branch improvements such as
furniture or renovations.

This year the wreaths were |

collected up on Nov. 10, and

each wreath with a card attached
showing the name or business
name of the purchaser was
placed at the Cenotaph for all
the community. to see. Un-
fortunately a few were missed,
however, I will assure you next
year every wreath donated ‘will
be on.view at the Cenotaph,
The community of Terrace

has once again shown they do.

Remember. Thank you.

Peter Crompton, |
President, Branch 13.

Birthright work aided

To the Editor;

We, the members of. Terrace
Birthright, wish to express our
profound appreciation to all
who contributed to the success
of our craft auction held on
Nov. 10. Doug Smith, our

’ favorite auctioneer, made the

evening fun for everyone and en-
sured that each item was ap-
preciated by the bidders.

We are grateful to the Terrace
Public Library for the use of
their meeting room. Our thanks

to the merchants who donated
items. Over 100 beautiful craft
items were donated by members
and friends, and all were pur-
chased by the end of the eve-
ning.

Proceeds from the auction
will enable us to continue the
work of Birthright, to provide
Support and leve to expectant.
mothers in distress. Thanks
again to everyone who helped.

Karen Enriquez,
Secretary. |

Over $17,000 for arthritis

Fo the Editor;

cent Arthritis September cam-

The Terrace Chapter of the paign. Funds to date total over

Arthritis Society, B.C. Division,

$7,000, with returns still coming

says “‘thank you’’ to all who in.

donated and to all those who
canvassed the area during the re-

Terrace chapter,
Arthritis Society,

For more information, contact your local

of the National Office, 78 Bond Street,
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2J8,

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