' [77s scat Tach Dr Suess| Diet hear yy nerd ~~ . JYa,cant you just ple area book? var lgown in’ Veevor/a . Monitor ene! _ apowo + ro4c we oo ot ry << INTERESTING TIMES - The following is taken from Dunsmuir I, the report from a workshop held in Sidney, B.C. May 1-3, 1991, A group of 38 agencies addressed questions _ involving a comprehensive provincial land and water use. strategy. The extract was written by Milt McLaren, a teacher at Simon Fraser University. | For the young in B.C. this is an interesting and often confusing time. The recent Sullivan Commis- ‘gion on Education noted major changes in the nature of the family. Canada is now approaching the U.S. statistic of having one in every two marriages end in divorce. Many more families have both parents working full time. Many’ more women are in the work force than at any previous time. People are working more hours, rather than less, for the same. amount of purchasing power. The leisure society which was written about so optimistically in the 50's - and 60's has at least been. delayed if not postponed indefinitely. (SPEBCH] . | HELMUT WADES IN | _ The following is an excerpt from Skeena, MLA | Helmut Giesbrecht’s inaugural address to the B.C. — Legislature, March 24, 1992. — I've had the good fortune to start my. term by serving on this Legislature’s constitution committee. We have, during the past months, wrestled with the _ national issues that cause divisions among ‘Cana- dians, and each time a participant was asked what made this country unique and why it was worth pre- serving, the answer seemed to-be a reflection of Ske- ena and its constituents. The north has always been Jooked on as a source of raw energy resources to fuel . ' the economic engine of the south. It has been a kind ’ of geographic application of the trickle-down theory — that was expressed in this house some days ago. The theory is that if we feed the corporations enough and. allow them enough profit, then the average British jobs are. . | now. Both new and current customers : ‘the geographic version is that if we pump- more - yegources: into B.C.’s southern, heavily populated - areas, then the benefits will trickle down to the northern half of the province. The farmer’s version of that theory is that if you feed a horse enough oats, the sparrow will derive some benefit at the other end: We in the north are no longer content to be _ treated like sparrows. I am encouraged by the state- ment in the Speech from the throne that: "This government will work to ensure the widest possible participation the growth of British Columia by people -in all economic sectors. and regions of this province." , Hon. Speaker, I am committed to working with this government to ensure that this takes place and that we provide a future for our children. We are tired of seeing them go south because that’s where the only Hurry ! Low interest rates! Ano money | . down © -_ conversion - loan from. Pacific Northern Gas makes it; easier for you to start ao saving with natural gas ©: are eligible OAC. Call us today for more: {information and for this month's low "| interest rates. nn pacific 635-7291 Terrace Review —~- April 10, 1992 | 19