Posen syne ere “candidate running in the. . -Brienesse seeks to. _ double Green vote (NaS SERVICE CENTRE LrD.): gc Car r& Light Truck Repair ¢ Brake Specialists : WINTER MAINTENANCE ciao : gounr lake a) By SARAH A. home province of On- § BICYCLES ZIMMERMAN tao a <\ SERVICE PACKAGE 6 Raee: youngest Brienesse grew up Call for full details.’ - = — Built to be ridden, All sizes in stock, While splits las Skeena-Bulkley Valley .. riding and he knows his: » munity an hour’s drive in a small rural com-) @. north of Toronto, called . 4917 KEITH AVENUE, TERRACE Ph 250- 635- 2749 hey 635-5225 Lazelle Mini Mall 6 Days a Week Mon - Sat . . party’s platform like the Mansfield. _ back of his hand. He wasn’t a very “ Though-he’s running political person until he i. . | ® - for the first time in a ~ moved to Smithers and’ . A A , Dp. federal election, Green started getting involved ' : < Party candidate Phil — in -various community |i ” . ’ Brienesse ‘proved he’s . == groups. i a skilled debater and - He’s sat on the plan- " 7 ‘confident speaker at the - ning and design. com-_ - oe ae ; all candidates forum in. tl, mitteé for the Town. TES Terrace Jan. 11. K of Smithers’ and also, g Brienesse, a food and served a term-as a di- WAS . beverage manager at the - rector on the Chamber = Hudson. Bay Lodge: in ~ of Commerce there. Smithers, hopes he can By -. The Green party at- double the number: of § "tracted * him — because votes his party.gets in “, of its environmentally this election compared PHL BRIENESSE “wants: your responsible approach _ to the last. ; ry to politics, but also be- a His predecessor Rog- cause of its fiscal’ re- “ er Benham: picked up sponsibility and sense ies 1,236 votes in the 2004 federal election. . of social justice. R oo Brienesse makes -his prediction. in hop-. | He. advocates for economic diversifica- © |» o P155/80R13-_ | 44.98. | SBS ]y _ ing people here won't try to implement too _ tion and the building of value-added prod- “| Pigs/75R14__|__£7.98 “} See. much strategic voting referring to a tactic in. . ucts here as ‘opposed to continued ra log ON ALL REMAINING. poe veRia 6698 1 - which voters will vote for someone.to keep . exports. fe Wintermark Mag P205/75R15 __}_71.98 ss_i. 4 another candidates from winning. ' Running on a limited budget, Brienesse pase veRis 184.98 = ; .. It’s also why Brienesse and the.Green’ has been making his own signs and without. _ Premium Winter cae 20.98 i ss _;, Party are in favour. of electoral reform — to "a budget for pamphleteering, like many can- J ms , on 1 + give some of the smaller parties a more rep- » didates, he’s taken advantage of door knock. ° Excellent traction, one Pr B5/70R4 338 as. i resentative voice. "ing to get his message Out and listen to what. J with or without studs: pts /70Ri4 _}__62.58 | se * -° He points to NDP incumbent MP Nathan ‘constituents have to say. ¢ Designed for ice | p215/70R14__| 66.98 ss. | Cullen’s stance on strategic voting. to make While in Terrace for the all candidates fo-. and snow traction’ SCANT Tae rH * his point. rum Brienesse spent the afternoon knocking * M+S and approved » P145/80R12 P175/65R14 | 59.98 Te - ”. “It’s a little ridiculous,” he says. on doors and was impressed by the hospital-: for RMA Severe Snow Now, Pies/seR14 _{_65.98 57 “Nathan basically said if you are Liberal “ity shown him. He was invited into people’s — Conditions Rating ~ ce SP B15 /65R15 | 69.98 ea. or a Green supporter, you should’vote NDP _ homes for coffee and to talk. i P195/65R15 73.98 58 i or you will end up with the Conservatives,” » “I think it was one of the highlights of the each. ee Re Te sé ' ‘he says. ' campaign,” he says of a meeting with a local . ; Our. ‘Reg. 3 7. 98 P185/60R14 69,98 es _ . Brienesse, 32, is the youngest candidate _ person who was swayed to vote Green after. : o CETTE 7 = running in the Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding _ their. conversation. ; me ited selection- a P205/60R15 82.98 | -$ 76> by being one year younger than Cullen. “ | . Many people he siidke to had already . ¢ Lim vailable | ine é% Wa ooe/eceis | 02.08 3 He moved to Smithers 11 years ago to made up their minds about who they are vot- . » availabe ge last NewS fe P205/55R16_| 9298 | 7B" complete a work term at the ski hill there. ing for, but they told Brienesse he’s made qua ntites ne y PE SIL He liked it so » much he never returned to his them think about j issues differently. , -. xs : rr MIKE SCOTT is wrong ___ Cullen. campaign official Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat stand - UP 0 vo re about former NDP. leader Taylor Bachrach said that Smithers and they will be to : OFF Ed Broadbent but he’s right while all parties use polling staffed all by volunteers,” . . : . " about another prominent ' companies nowadays, the said Bachrach. © ~ V2 & & > NDPer?. patie cui: NDP. uses them the least. Information. gathered by mf 7 There}! have “L-can’ tell: you--wes wil Stratcom.will:be used-as the::; : fi ny : plaints about the Conserva- have phone banks in Prince * * fouiidation’ for follow ups. no! _ oe rer eres Coe ree tive candidate’s use of the : 1s5/7eR4 3s y ’ Pp word “rele on — Se TATTATAT S AUNT = S08 5 aE a : the incumbent. :1195/70R14 84.98 oy " creamer. athe we Hl Realtor @ Royal LePage Terrace | a INING STORE : STOCK of “re-elect” saying he had |= _ 475/65R14 | 82.98 ss 7 been the MP until retiring in [E Royal LePage Terrace : tes/esnia | o4.08 ss ; ° Premium . 2000. C 195/65R15 92.98 7a _.Ice-N-Snow Tire. : ongratulates ‘ 205/65R15 "96.98 a2 Scott then said Broad-— 205/65R15_|_ s2 |! ° Excellent Traction ben used the ame word on Jim Duffy or ee eee] Piss/s0nis | + Approved for RMA - came out of retirement to 2° On gyecess of attaini } ee eee ypnow, “Severe. snow run — and subsequently win [= prea afaning = zis/eoei6 | 107.98 ss $ P a : — in an Ottawa riding in the ; : : ” os scan Cena nanem oe “Platinum” a Se ce Coe , ‘Geo kin) | adieu aut Broadbent |e For the year 2005 whe eee eee Our Reg. 59.96 Man ee j -did not use. the wor = —_— = 225/55R17 137.98 | ; wt ae : elect” on his signs but anoth- [= oy S| 205/45R 17} 154.08 | Sen Ma * Off our regular price oat : Forall y your needs - Residential and Commercial =| f | oar er NDPer, Lorne Nystrom | you , — from the Saskatchewan rid- » Call Jim 615 - 6279 2 lo ery tre Pp asec at Ware ae abate ° C ep - ing of Regina - Qu’ Appelle, AUOEEEGD sozercens FUUENDUE comomcon GUOUEH NG mmm BOSONE EE mam Ny en ts toes spa a ee neal A Die nl ae a is doing it this time around. ~ oO — " | a ; _ fou ananeen ali Oo Nystrom was a long-serv-- _ : as BB OU ont gas et gna ing NDP MP until being de- » feated in 2004. _ “We were very very ef- ficient in the last election, We collected a large number of signs and decided to use ~ them again because they are essentially the same design and. colours as last time,” says. Nystrom’s campaign manager Rick Pollard. “You could.also say we are recy- cling.” A CLYSSUCOIND create a. reaction oo508 “ss THE PHONES have been ringing around the northwest . ~ . by political parties trying to gauge their support. © , Both front running Con- servartives and NDP have. hired outside firms to do their calling because it is be- PER MONTH _ FOR 36 MONTHS © WITH. °1,300: DOWN ‘NO SECURITY DEPOSIT coming increasingly hard to OR CASH 304, 999 im PURCHASE gJFJIDF find the number of local vol- . ee — .- _ unteers needed to run phone ir i. oe y . . _ : a: _ ; banks. sveek the Conser. : _ oss . -160hp 14 Duratech Engine -5-Speed Auto - Air Conditioning Steering Wheel Mounted Volume. Control. CD. & MP3 Stereo: _vatives were using eastern- based call centres with one v. Power Windows/Mirrors/Doors - Tilt Steefing Dual Stage Front Air Bags - ‘4-Wheel ABS t -of them based in Thunder - Bay, Ontario. ; “If there was a call cen- . terhere, we would use them. 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