Do you think that most. people get

~-an accurate impression of the

on ~ world from the information that
they receive from the news media?

 . Allan Russell
-Semi-accurate. Any-
body who _interprets
‘anything is bound to have
a certain degrée of bias. _

Ken Kivi (left)
- The media is fairly ac-
curate, but they should
‘cover more stories con-
cerning young people.

Sulinder Nijjar.
The news is about 90 -
percent accurate. . ;

Cow BS

Terry Gordon (right)
It would be about 50-50
In accuracy.

~ fgabel Demedolros
To. an extent, yes... a lot
of things aren't fully @X-

plained.

apelin Fp et)
‘ FER

:. depending on the line

- Artin Bobe
The media can slant it

they want to follow. It Is
manipulated, but Isn't all
necessarily bad.

North Coast teams up with teams

North Coast Road Main-
tenance has found a way to help
senior secondary athletic teams,
and ‘according to company
spokesman Earl Nygaard, it
could become a permanent ar-

fangement,

Nygaard says the arrangement
first came about when. they
heard Caledonia coach Phil
‘Letham describe on the radio the
difficulty in funding team travel.
He says that this occurred at the
same time that North Coast of-
ficials were discussing how to
best keep a contract agreement

which states they are to remove |

jitter ftom highway right-of-

ways.

Now, Caledonia and Mount
Elizabeth Senior Secondary ath-
letic teams have a way to carn
their own way, They collect $6
per bag. for keeping the high-
ways clean. _Nygaard says

Caledonia alone has earned
about $1,000 so far, and by the
end of this first major cleanup
campaign that figure will prob-
ably double. That’s more than
300 bags of litter. ;

National Forest Week

May 7-13, 1989

errce Review — Wednesday, May 10; 1989 97

‘Letters to the Editor

National Forest Week

To the Editor;

I wish to draw your attention
to the fact that May 7 - 13 i is Na-
tional Forest Week... a very

_ special week ‘designated ‘to

celebrate the importance of
forests to Canadians.

Every British Columbian can —

take pride in the fact that no

| other province celebrates Na-

tional Forest Week with more
enthusiasm and in better style
than ours. National forest ac-
tivities are taking place in more
than 100 communities through-
out the province this week.
This year’s theme for Na-
tional Forest Week is: ‘‘Let’s
Make it Happen in B.C.”’... and
I encourage everyone to become

part of that theme.

I encourage our young people
to join the Junior Forest
Wardens, a 50-year-old

organization that is open -to

boys, girls and volunteers who
enjoy working with our young
people.

The Junior Forest Wardens’
Program is unique. It is designed

. to promote an understanding

and appreciation of our forests.
It’s an outdoor program; it’s
healthy; it’s educational; it’s in-

expensive; and it’s a ‘natural for

kids.

National Forest’ Week also
provides us an opportunity for
expanding our awareness of how
extremely important trees and
forests are to all of us.

If we can develop a greater ap-
preciation for the importance of:
our forests, we. can develop
greater support for improved.
management of this important
resource. ©

In British Columbia, we name
a Provincial National Forest
Week Capital each year... and
every year the competition gets
tougher for the awarding of this
prestigious title.

This year, B.C.’s Forestry
Capital is Lillooet. This com-

munity won the title from a -

strong list of candidates and
now has plans for nine months.
of activities to highlight this
distinction. —_

I encourage all British Colum-
bians to help make this year’s
National Forest Week celebra-
tion the best ever.

Let’s make it happen in B.C.

‘Dave Parker, RPF,

MLA — Skeena.

All talk, no action

An open letter to:
His Worship The Mayor,
Esteemed members of the.

. City Council,

Mr. David Hull,

appreciated activist,

The City Administrator.

Dear elders and rulers
of our beautiful City;

May I suggest to you that the
next time you have to go some-
where, leave your car home and
go for a walk? Stop once in a
while and put your esteemed
noses in some of the ditches you
are passing by. Give your eyes a

treat and let them dwell on the-

piles of litter that enhances your
view for enjoyment.

Pollution? Who cares about
pollution? Just close your eyes.
And that is, exactly what our
City fathers and mothers are do-
ing. Thousands of taxpayers like
me are boiling mad. Is this.....
mess really necessary? Terrace
has no. unemployed young peo-
ple? Is it exploitation and
discrimination to let. people on
welfare do some work on a
regular basis? Can the school
board not instruct its teachers to
lay it heavily.on the kids not to
litter their own nest? Even the

birds know better. In Burope,
every city or village has its own
city cleaning staff — full time
employees. Is Canada so poor
that it cannot afford such a
‘“Juxury’’? Or is the: philosophy,
let McDonald’s do it once a
year?

There is too much talk and.
not enough action on your part.

I have written letters like this
one before, but there was no
response. Will a petition do?
Neither. Think about Sunday
shopping. The opinion of the
majority is not important to the
dictators who rule our nation.
Do you really want tourists to

come to Terrace? As long as

Terrace is a dump, I would not
spend a penny on the promotion
of tourism.

I have been talking this over
with many, many people and
they all agree with me. But for
some reason, they have given up
trying to speak out. Nothing
happens anyways. But tonight I
will be able to sleep because I let
some steam out. We shouldn't
have to tell you experts!

Bill Homburg,
Terrace,

Terrace

JAYCEES

WISH TO THANK

a and everyone who worked on the fair!

Terrace Jaycees
Pacific Northwest Trades Fair
Construction Committee

EXCEL TRANSPORTATION
_ TERRACE BUILDERS
SKEENA CELLULOSE
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