i oj | { 4 from A5 AS Just say “highway” (asphalt), “get out furniture we sit or lay on! Ad of your car’? (r : manufacturing,’ and’ is still 'y the largest, polluter in the (mining, world). The magazines, etc., paper! Pop, juice, beer cans, etc., aluminum!* The lights we flick on and‘ some heat we use, hydro electric! ~ And if this i is not enough, ' the napkin’ ‘we’ ‘wipe’ our mouths. with, to the ‘toilet "paper we ‘wipe our?! with; ' the houses we live in, and the ing? . letter is written, or typed upon, ‘and then sent to — ‘the newspaper for: printing _ - Ol, paper! Books of all sorts, ‘~ world,: ‘nauseam! Ad infinitum! What are we saying and do- ‘Ina most careless and un- thinking manner, for all the ~. $0-Called’ best reasons in the: if pursued to’ its. ; logical conclusion, the total "nay view will shut the world: ‘down, which is ludicrous and insane. This ‘may seem-an extreme . and simple overview, but our future is at stake and will af- fect’ us directly. “A- more realistic and practical ap- proach must. be taken, Com- ‘mon’ sense -demands_ this. Commerce and industry will - Mol go away, whether here or anywhere else, for it dictates our. livélinogds, -goods, wanls, and needs. in: dight -Of ‘the potential consequénces’ and ‘ramifica- . tions of-a total: hay view to _ any: development in any sec- ~ tor, here or anywhere else, it “certainly leaves the future gloomy: for many of-us. , - Sustainable development — and economics, yea! Total may, nay! ; Norman Lavallee: "Terrace, B.C. Attitude change needed - the environment to save Dear Sir: There is plenty of evidence : that absolutely nothing of ‘ much ..consequence will be :+ done ‘about the. environment unless<’ business community altitudes : are. drastically cur- * tailed... * Regarding the city’ 5 dump- ing. grounds; : companies do- ' ingbusiness: inthis. city. or any: other: should : not have oy the: right, :to dispose . of any -- reuseable materials in order : to. maintain: business: status- quo. ‘The environment : should and must now come ' first on.any agenda. ‘. The role of the dump at- _. consumers lendant should be to monitor what is being’ dumped and destroyed and by whom, cer- tainly not that which is being _ salvaged and turned to favourable use (or recycling). . Business ethics and at- - ‘titudes brazenly destroy _ workable maierials to ensure purchase new,: escalating the trend. to en- vironmental chaos. Many species of nature participate in the reusing of materials discarded by others, the human is no stranger to, this phenonmenon., | ‘The ‘latest operation ofl the reeily” 5 dump- ing grounds does far more-to enhance local business ven- tures that caress the environ- ment. Many people. of meagre means in the area who par- ticipated in salvage at the . dump, picking cans, botiles, metals, firewood, usable building materials, etc., were doing. the environment a far greater justice for free, than the ‘posting ofa paid person al the site-whose main func- tion appears to be in opposi- . tion to recycling and salvage. Yours truly, D.L. Bulleid Terrace, B.C. ~ SHELL CANADA LTD. OPPORTUNITY — ‘You are an energetic and highly motivated person. 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To quote an official of the Ministry of Lands and Parks, ‘‘the government turns a blind eye to the publics current use of crown land, there is no law that .says the government must allow the public to use or be on crown land”. The BCWF: would like to change that, and are under- taking a campaign to do just that. To be effective on this issue, we will require a lot of public support, and ‘are ask- ing that readers join usin en-, suring the puclics’ right of access. Pat Wells, Director, BCWF, regulate commercial opera-} 9. “tight -of public access”? is]: the first and prime considera- | mae B.C.” ~ Introducing RBC? ry innovative truck camper! Easy one-person set-up in less than one minute! $3, 700. PLUS TAXES -@TANDARD. 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We work in hospitals and long term care facilities in ‘the North. We are proud of the work we do and we are deeply committed to providing you the best care we can. We are part of our. communities. “1. Every dollar we.earn is spent locally and we are vital to the economic well- being of our region. ‘We are asking you to help ‘us convince the provincial - government to get rid of Biil -62, Bill 82.is a law. which not only keeps the wages of public “| sector workers down; but also ‘makes it impossible for workers in health care to try to improve the quality of care in our health facilities. For example, one of the things we quate staffing levels t eare veyour friends, : and even mem- — have been trying: td achieve. through our contract fregotia- os tions is ‘a ‘commitment to safe. . onditi id ade-: caring conditions. an ade- | “epenl this lgislation Bill 82: Bad news for all of us Every family and community i in B.C. will feel the pinch if this freeze on the spending power of so large a sector.of the B.C. population is not repealed. More than 300,000 public sector family members including 35,000: hospital workers are short changed by Bill 82. During these tough times, B.C. communities depend more. than ever on fair wages settlements to nourish sagging local economies. | "REPEAL BILL 82. Over thse next. week. we will be contacting. our. local :MLAs provincial election to let‘them know that Bill 82 is bad for our health care system and bad for our local economy. And that for the good of our ‘region they must work to repeal Bil] 62: ‘Please help protect our region from Bill 82. Write.or telephone the following MLAs and candidates for. provincial election and let ther know you want Bill 82 gone. : PrinceGeorge-. * Lois Boone, MLA, P. G. North © South tos ¢ Paul Ramsay, NDP can- didate,P.G, North - vide good care. Bill 82 gets in. the way: of this. This law was introduced by Bill Vander Zalm's Social - Credit government and all. of “the Social Credit MLAs voted © ! in favour of it. The provincial... didate, “Skeena- : government has.the power. to - Prince Rupert os : Dan: Miller, MLA, North - didate,: Omenica Tertac * Da - «© Bruce Strachan, MLA, PG. « John Ricketts, NDP can Parker, MLA, Skeana *Helmut. Giesbrecht, ~ andthe candidates for the next |.