_ROB BROWN | As" ye sow ~ “Ifyou bury: those: kernels i in the fertile womb | eof: the earth mother,:as you say. you intend to} |. do,” the:-Holy: One intoned,. “men: who move, aS. _ Pe we-do,- will all but disappear, great villages: ‘will “sprout and spread like the: wildest of weeds. The: |-- people- -will-live in large: huts ‘and mountains of | J their ‘own ‘making, - and. ‘plagues will “blow J. ~ through ‘their canyons «like. foul winds. causing’ | ‘|. unfathomable Suffering and death to millions.” As impressed ‘as:hewas, the-tribesman ould J- ‘Mot overcome: insatiable. curiosity; he had-to-try | “toe harness” the: power of nature. He ignoréd: the. |: ‘}.-oracle ‘and planted ‘the'seeds, tended: them’ and | -até them: In-so doing ‘he became the first farmer: ' ahd! the: ‘instigator: of the: most ‘Powerful’ instru"). ° ment of change in. ‘history... - re ie ““Apocryphal? Sure.- But. this. ‘scenario could: a have. “happened, Something: mach like it, must] have. By ‘Cultivation “enabled “exponential: “population: | - growth: ‘and sedentary: lifestytes.- It-begat. bureau-. rats -and, administrators: and big” foverniment. “And it- led. -ineluctably: to“animal . husbandry. ; . » Those indulging ‘i ‘in: that practice “were: exposed.) P19 nasly ‘animal diseases like’ tuberculosis, small: | I ‘pox, ‘and swine flu: in much: the same- way that’) , | “the Chinesé civet’ cat: brokers ‘became exposed Oo, to: SARS, and African. tribesmen ran’ afoul: of. Sir man Viruses: that. evolved into ebola ‘and AIDS... _ | ‘Its no secret that his “army’ 'S weapons. and the yr ° - dotiiestication | of -thie.- horse’ —. both consequent © ‘ -developrients “of, agriculture: — were -central, to" }- Cortez’ _Nictory- Over Atahualpa and the subse-: | quent conquest" of. the Americas, But it’s doubt-" ful if the, European forces ‘would-have. prevailed Pe ““had they not-been vectors ‘of microbes to which. : the. invading forces were resistant and the iriva- ° oy ded: were not, germs : “that, had made the leap aI : from:: ‘domesticated animals to: Eurasian “Man | : “shortly. after thie. advent of agriculture.” ee _. Profit “greed: and the need. to. feed growing po. " pulations has: Ted: to. darger farms: and- such unsa: “[ voury practices as. -monocropping. Monocrop- . | .ping,: the: habit .of-cramming as much "of! one « : “species into a. limited . environment, is. consistent’ |. AD. With. economic: growth, but contrary to- diversity, . I ‘nature’ s prescription for ecological-:health.-. Monocropping, or: monoculture, is: the’ reason the agriculture - ‘industry’ in North: America. has: ‘a. ‘|: fossil-fuel, -dependency- and requires. -massive || “| ‘doses of: pesticides to stave off insolvency. “The animal ‘equivalent ‘of monoculture. is found : “| in the: feed lot and. in the pig and’ pouliry farms, | A The ‘widespread use of antibiotics ‘is’ but-orie,ex- ” :'T ample of what- must be done to. keep diseases. at. ‘payin: weakened: uniform: populations. ‘And: > - ‘sometimes, as..the: recent avian’ flu, disaster. de-. : -monstrated, even. ‘drugs. and “stringent © controls: mf ‘don’ iwork; - “OD. CAnd: now ; ‘there’ ce ‘fish: ‘farming, jmionoculiute - 7 _ “aquaculture whiere large numbers of exotic fish“. “are. crammed:.into’ small -enclosures and dosed: with, fungicides, ‘dyes,: pesticides and hormones ic ‘| rendering them unfit. for. consuinption by- anyone” ms “concerned. for his: or’ her. Jong-term health.: ‘To. make matters “worse the: ‘toxic:: ‘effluent ‘from* “these” lousy installations, poison: the adjacent. 2] marine’ envifonment’ and: underniine. ‘the ‘health | of- genetically diverse wild: fish stocks beautiful-*. ply programmed to. thrive i in and. feed their envir- HONK. Bo [Now the. “short-sighted ‘Liberal government of “BCD having; apparently, learned : zip ‘from ihe - problems | that beset agriculture ‘and its relations, at o-fe-has approved. eight aquaculture: sites for, the: ap--:: ~ "proach. waters to the Skeena,: ‘Canada’ 's_ Secorid- u “largest: salmon- -producing: river. They’ ve: done - this in: defiance of the findings. of the’ Pacific” ‘Salmon Council; and i in spite of ‘Opposition from: “local ‘residents, “ : a - How much op csition?: The: latest poll shows - ‘that'7 1%: of Pritice Rupert residents: oppose the “development of fish farming. ‘onthe North Coast. My 6SKEENA ANGLER [a 1 HE HOLY: One® looked at: tthe handtial . “of seeds lying in: the palm. of. the: tris] *. besman : ‘standing before him.: “Then he ” gat: before. the fire, closed his eyes: ‘and-| “Pei. chanted incantations’ in the magically. | a “ oharged language: handed. down: from - ‘Holy: One Z to Holy One since a time: ‘that defied: collective F : ‘memory, 230.0. ms , Despite. the fact’ that thes ‘Song of. divination oe was. ‘beyond’ his’ comprelicasion, the tribesmari_ {- ~ shivered ‘to its cadence: and. the way ‘it mirrored : ~ [> the complex. rhythms: of- the- light: reflected: on} |. the hide: walls: of the Holy’ One's tent. | - The. Shaman’ 's eyes. suddenly. popped: open: | ‘|. They were. wide: ‘and bright and did:not resemble |. ~his own, He: spoke i ina. dark voice with rough: |: a edges that sounded as if it came from within: al ‘|. deep; cave. By AL LEHMANN PeeWee on. up | Fantasizes about playing i in the. NHL. -To get: ‘there,’ “Canada - make. it, .and fewer “from Terrace, However, ‘that : Amay. ‘be about-to: change, “In “the. past: Terrace’: has pro- ” duced. players ‘of NHL. calibre —"~ Jeff ‘Sharples ‘and. Wade" Flaherty’ g _comie. to imind. Now there are two: |. “other. young. -playérs - ‘on» Eg * Midget, Rep team, and he’s work-- | ' _ing-to find a. college-route. through odes “to: the’ NHL, “At: the, International: - Development, -Tournameit. in'Pen- : ticton“Sam ‘Won.-the Mast. Sports oS ‘manlike Player: award.” “Sai also: coaches: and referees, - + _ tnd. finds ‘that, these, roles’provide: him’ with humerous: insights” into”. the game ihat.a ‘player: might’ ea-. - “sily ‘miss. “As. ‘a coach ‘he’ has. ‘be-. -come. very * “skilled “at mentoring -young. ‘players: : “medical faculty. . “back-up plan, just in-case. - Sam’s:1 1-year-old. brother Sahir ; “also. dreams ‘of the NHL,. although . “predictably his: plans are, some-.~ * What less solid at this point.. Sahir: » “in'-particular. shows startling pro- 7 mise: as a-young'player.:. . - Since’ he” ‘began playing: ‘orga- ~ nized hockey ‘at, the: age of. five, . Sahir-: ‘has sored .the’ Staggering ‘sum of-over..1,000 goals. . * During “last, season as ‘captain : : ae nh SAMEER: ‘and Sahir Gill: ‘are’one. of Terrace’ S ‘most promising set of héckey brothers, The Gill family plans their vacations: each year around. tournaments. AL. LEHMANN PHOTO | . Aside’ from playing: ‘here in Ter. oi " rate, ‘Sahir “plays: spring - hockey, a ‘of the’ ‘PeeWee’ ‘Rep ‘team | he _amiassed: 183: points in.41- ‘games... Meanwhile’ he is working on a. high, academic average in Cale- : donia, “and: he vis -eonsidering., Mh : ‘studying’ riursing as an-entry into'a |: somewhere. "|. “There's nothing. like a considered. of: full time-in ‘Vancouver: This: will! * ibe his’ fourth: season. ‘There: he’. has » ple A‘teamis::the B.C. Selects, the:. ‘Vancouver: Pacific Vipers. and’ the ~ : excelling: at =all ‘Vancouver. Selects, where. he: was” captain ‘Of the team last ‘year. all over: the, province. 48a. player: “He is: ‘recognized: at “his. level.” who ‘can ‘break’ open a game or re- . “age at:school,. plays the ‘trumpet, has ‘been ‘a. member of Clarence’. * Michiel. School’ Ss" ‘students’ coun-- “Sir: singe: the. fourth ‘grade. and has a Gymnasts | earn medals. at meet “THE. ‘TERRACE. Peaks : -Gyninastics. Club ~ scored Several top. place fi finishes In a: recent - as ~ competition on April 24. According to. coach’ ‘Carolyn ‘Anderson, it |. “was: “also: the first ‘competition for many -neW- +]. team members, who Finished with: remarkable; ests, place. ‘overall: Sarah: Lefebvre” placed ninth’ overall with “Wo, fourth ‘place finishes in‘vault‘and bars. “In Level - A Tyro,’ rlewconter Taylor. Brown’ placed. sixth ‘overall : ‘with threé fourth place fi’: f ‘nishes in. vault, bars: and’ floor. Janna. Olynick. “won her- first gold-medals‘an’ bars and beam,"a a “silver on floor and fourth place on ‘vault, eiving: : ~ her the gold medal ‘overall. ‘Jenny Goddard scored 37. 80 out of a pos: ; > sible 39.80,- giving her.the: highest’ score over’. all for:the meet. She received three. golds on: oo vault; bars” ‘and: floor, - with: a silver. on. ‘beam, : giving her gold overall: for: "thie Level 1: novice ; “ealegory.”. Ashley. Pelletier ani: ‘Kayla’ Brinkac,. ‘hoth. ~ competing i in Level 3 -Tyto_ for. the first Aime, ° “In the® Level y Argo: ‘eatcgory.: ‘Brooklyn Goddard captured: gold. medals. for‘her bar:rous). “tine: and” floor. exercise, ‘and a. fifth’ in. vault, “giving her. gold overall. Paige Burkholder. re- “ceived sa fifty place in:-vault and floor-and. a: - . silver. on | bars, eWing } her’ a a fourth: “Place f finish overall: “o , : vault, Fifth: plage ‘On. ‘Beam: and: enh on . eighth on ‘beam: ‘and: floor, “resulting: in. fifth -ketball, / ‘SWIMS the “Blueback “Swim - . Chub. : /pularly., pot a ‘winning: goal - ‘in: ! __ Overtime. a vo Despite, all this hockey, Sani : maintains a high. ‘academic.-aver-..\- a ‘gicen belt “in “kick boxing, at “whith hé.woi a: gold: medal: at the co Tiger Balm ‘Competition: in Name: “played ' ‘On all three Vancouver tri- couver: last ‘year.: Sahir. plays. bas: volley = “their achievenients | at hockey $0, “fan “Both 'r recognize. that’ success, in “their sport requires. discipline and: dédicasion, ball and- soccer, of them, an he.. “ Sahir | is. a 1 player: who’ “gan. break: open a game. which, : or regularly: pot. a--win-than thay: would ‘4, ning goal In overtime, & “on-ice. _work otis. iockey, ~ ss “though, which -is’ central, to him ‘and his brother." . ~ Both: ‘boys. ‘ate: : soft-spoken ‘and “unaffected; but are able -to’ point, - proudly to a veritable forest: of” hockey: trophies and ‘souvenir. pucks: they. have collected through older, brother? “Aside. fromi’ their. x “Jess - “like “(dite to Li omtited’. ice time), . “He. taught. me. a tbe” lies. might’ go: to: Disneyland or ‘some other tourist destination, she *.” = = they train--both: explains that. going: to ‘tournaments - - physically: and ‘mentally, working’ a particularly” on ‘strength and: -bal-. ‘ance, and reviewing: Videotapes . of: games to discuss’ positional: Play. cand: stratévy.- “What. does Sahir think. of his. . ~ with the: boys. | is: their family! s Tig Midays.: as “Lfs'sutcess: “and. ‘achievement a -derive:frony planning, support, dis- © J- | ‘cipline and ‘drive; the. Gill: brothers” ae ce faye, a’fine: start. po - They’ re two to watch: for, “says s Sahit. “ALL my skills: ‘come, “from o Shim. . - The boys “also enjoy unguali<” . fied: Support: “fram ‘their. parenis,’- ‘who: have’ strong. athletic back: I grounds:.i din: ‘theizown, families.- ae - Mrs, Gill-canfésses,’ “My life j is. ihe. children,”. When- other fami- “oP TERRACE PEAKS Taylor Brown; Brooklyn G Goddard, Sarah Lefebvre, Melissa Mailloux, Paige. Burkholder, : Balley Brown, Rell Kluss: al a. recent competition. oy scored first ‘and ‘second place. ‘Ashley. won 1 gold a overall with three gold. medals. in vault,’ bear -: “and: floor*and ‘a ‘silver:.on* “bars. Kayla: came - _ second with silvers. on. beam: and: floor, third on o “In :Level 2. ‘Tyro,. Britt Anders : gold for her uneven. bats: -performatice, silver “oni. floor and-vault and “place fourth.’ ‘on beam -and’ bronze ‘on ‘vault.- ‘Nault and beam and shina on bars and. floor. Jessica Ames, ‘cOmpeting. wih, “10 ‘Level. 3. Novice competition, scored, 34, 05. out of. a. possible 40.0. : : - Kayla Mecolt. and: Nicole: Pelletier placed ; 2 ‘first and’ second in Level*2 Novice.-Kayla re- ~ | i ceived. gold: on ‘floor ‘and: beam, ‘silver on bars. Nicole placed. second on: