THE TERRACE STANDARD ‘CORRESPONDENCE FOR The Mail Bag The grass Dear Sir: Viewable with chagrin is the full page tax paid ad in our local paper from our MLA, Mr. Helmut Giesbrecht, (The Terrace Stan- dard, March 24, 1999), In the same paper, Helmut accuses the ’ B.C, Liberals of running generic ewsprint slams of NDP MLAs, but here we ‘have a classic case of cut and paste propaganda in our “MLA Repart,”’ . Anyone knows you can do whirling ‘der- vish spins and contortions, skewing stats and graphs, nobody does it better with our B.C.money than the NDP. I’m reminded of a cartoon depicting the recent Angus Reid poll of the- NDP’s waning popularity. It shows Glen Clark pointing to a flipchart of the same poll, upside-down, so that the curve proudly shows his growing public fan club, Appearing that same day, headlining the is greener business section of The Vancouver Sun, was the caption ‘‘B.C.’s Fiscal Per- formance Beats Only Two U.S, stales, 54 out of 56.” A Canadian/U.S, study ranking economic expenditure and control of our 10 provinces glus 46 states had Alberta on top with 82 per cent and B.C. third from bot- tom with a 33 per cent score, The only things our MLA Report’s no- name brand findings prove are that they sure know how to spend big bucks. During eight years of consecutive whop- per deficits they’ve doubled our provincial debt at an accelerating pace, and tanked the economy expected to see only 0.5 per cent GDP growth, essentially-a recession. Yes, a. sea change of red tide in B.C, does _ indeed’ make the other side's pastures look far more verdantly greener. Gerry J. Bloomer, Lakelse Lake, B.C. (received via email) Keep a positive focus Dear Sir: I had the pleasure recently of working on a program to match a youth interested in starting their own business with a positive mentor already established in that field. 1 was paired with an intelligent, enthusiastic young man who is in Grade 12 al Caledonia Senior. Secondary. He’s aiming’ for’ a career which combines mountain guiding, photography, and pos- sibly a store supplying equipment for safe efficient mountain travel, - My role was to give positive encourage- ment and direction toward his goals. This young man is now moving toward his goals with positive enthusiasm. He is aware of the importance of safety and edu- cation for himself and his future clients. As . his ‘mentor, two major points I stressed were to always have a positive attitude and never Jet anyone discourage you from pur- suing your goals and dreams, Enter Claudette Sandecki and her column ‘'Make the real culprits pay’? (The Terrace Standard, March 17, 1999), If my mentee had read her negative column in which she called users of the backcountry “jerks and twits’? he may have been discouraged from pursuing his goals by a person who knows nothing about backcountry travel. It is very important to instill a positive at- titude in the youth of today. Instead of dis- counging people’s aspirations, why not en- courage safety and education, so everyone can enjoy the variety of adventures the world offers us? Don’t let the negative people of the world drag you down. For more information on the mentorship program call Wendy Gall at Macrolink Ad- ministration Ltd. in Prince George (250- 614-4414). Wendy Shymanski, Terrace, B.C. 1 This week: a CRISPY CRUNCH Créaamy smooth PO* im Cool off your spring, dl fever with the one and only Bhzzard’ Flavor Treat. Every wéek a different flavor on sale! your favorite candy cookies, or fruit for oné trrasisnble taste, . 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MONITORS SMOKE REMOVAL Doors 11:30a.m. Games 1:00 p.m. Doors 4:30 p.m. Games 6:15 p.m. AISLE CONCESSION 4410 Legion, Terrace . 635-2411 TSIMSHIAN TREATY NEGOTIATIONS OPEN SESSIONS Tsimshian Tribal Council, Canada, and British Columbia are continuing negotiations towards an Agreement-in-Principle under the British Columbia Treaty Process. The chief negotiators invite the public and the media to observe the following discussions. Tuesday, April 13, 1999 - 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 1999-9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 1999 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tsimshian Tribal Council Boardroom 138 Ist Avenue West Prince Rupert, B.C. 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