A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 13, 1993 193 ad ENS | Se Se = Tee *BLAVHOUSE th Anniversary | CO slelnuation Here are just a FEW of the great deals we have in store for you MIKE SCOTT Tough times led to r politics — SEEING THE northwest’s prosperity crumble in the reces- slon of the carly 1980s made Mike Scott start thinking about “The first time I came back In 1983, however, be became Spin- off effecis from those pri- general manager and. one, of the from Guyana T felt tke “kissing ower the, cog! ot major shareholders i'd ew edd" He: groundiat the Roronto aizpart > aantig ei A aa 78 siruction company — Kitimat- “When we landed. in the Service Sector. - . based Kentron Construction. Ironically, it was taxpayers’ ~. That's why’ the preservation : As general manager, Scott saw Money — in the form of a Cana- _ Movement concerns Scott. _ ' a steady stream-of people come dian Interuational Development * «“Tiiere’s nothing wrong with MIN 7 ie, oe Politics, a October 13-26 . The catalyst that finally made , a eee him acton those thoughts ame in LEGO CONTEST OCTOBER 22 & 23 x : 1989, and his name was Preston “a Manning. | little tikes “3 The Kitimat Chamber of Com- ' "he Ps merce had invited the leaders of Be . all federal political parties to visit - iy x : and explain their visions for the | ee ' future. s ‘ Manning was the only one who & & showed up. Bs ' “He was a mao acting out of a : conviction — not political op- Pe a Be mds = 8 | portunism,’? Scott remembers. ae ‘ ~ Scott, who had voted Tory and Fey 312599 SALE. $99 99 oe occasionally Liberal, was a con- _ menenien werent = ' vert. He bought a Reform Party All Tikes Place Accessory Sets 20% OFF 3 membership — the first slep on avuaemete landnesausetes | a { the road to running in this fall's 2 In 1 Vacuum Set $ a | federal election, thigh: ool Reg. $45.99 SALE musa ; 35.99 % / ** When T got out o school. . Ae | in 1972, opportunities were eae a0 SALE Chest $59 99 ‘s abundant,’ Scott recalls, adding eS _ ek ; 2g, $79.99 mean . : ! mover at Alcan was 70 Per’ CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Reform ‘candidate Mika Scott chats up a jaw seniors Friday at the Happy | BRIO i “There was no problem getting Gang Centre. He'll be at All Candidates Forum Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. ; ajob —a decent job.” # ~~ Figure 8 Train Set Scott tad worked as a consiruc- —“*It was ateally desperate situa- (remendously beneficial to the | help open doors for ” 449,95 Reg. $69.99 ia tion worker, a papermaker at tion,” Scolt said. “There were @ region. Diabetes a a if Eurocan and.a planer mill worker ‘lot of people sleeping in the’ Kentron was. also involved in Add Thomas the i in Smithers before going to work —streels. It made me realize how expansions at Eurocan, Alcan and Please : ’ B ra ; for his father’s company. well off we really are in Camla- Kemano before the decision was Tank pieces to your; ; By 1985, * Anoush, ane ie 4 da.” ‘made in 1990 to seil the company Volunteer _wooden train sets ¥ onaad blowa away.” ut withere - Roads wore crumbling, build- to Montreal-based Sintra, . Call 7324334 or for $8.99 and up, 2 ! ‘Destroyed at the same time was mes were Hans apart. Scott remained as district man- 4-800-665-6526 Brio & Hero's @ ; the family firm, which lost big People were absolutely ager for Kentron and also got in- Cee asgacation a money building the road inte the “¢stitute, and they were living the volved with the Kitimat Chamber fa] DIABETES. | CAMADIENNE . . af i Ridley Island coal terminal. great socialist dream,’’ he said. of Commerce, becoming first a ASSOCIATION | DU DIABETE Phone Orders Welcome ~ No Layaways 4 : Scott blames: a combination of “Great ideas don’t come from director, then president in 1989. = SKEENA MALL i ' slow payments from the govern Co™mittee meetings and task To Scolt, resource industry is Le ame artis rao l Free 1-800-66) 2990 a ' ment and boggy ground that re- forces. They come from individu- the key to the northwest econo- : aia suninmramesens : g | quired vast amounts of fill. als. my. 5 { Nao SEM, Maya Ss ee a z £ By 5 a ‘through his office seeking a job - Agency (CIDA) grant—thatsent designating . parks,’ he says. he didn’t have to offer. Scott and Kentron to Guyana. = “But we should also designate e ‘More and more, people had to International development areas for resource use.’” 5 ' leave the northwest to find work spending is near the top of the ~- That and the settlement of na- t ' elsewhere. . Reform Party’s list of targets for five land claims would go a long > ** We had people with university “cuts, _. ‘Way to creating certainty for in- ‘ degrees coming in looking for a “When you’ re in business, you. dustry, and thereby stabilizing job, any job you could possibly’ don’t turn down opportunities,’” “Ow