Letters to the Editor’

Farmers’ Market seeks city
approval for seasonai cover

TERRACE — Looking forward
toa new season with optimism, the
Farmers’ Market Association has
disclosed plans for a more perma-
nent facility at their Davis Ave.
site northwest of George Little
Memorial Park,

According to association spokes-

man Ian Gordon, if the plan is
approved by the city a metal and
canvas structure would be erected
in late spring and removed in the
fall, The purpose of a removable
structure, he explains, would be to
prevent vandalism during the
winter and make the site available

to the city for dumping snow
removed from downtown streets.

Gordon says Northwest Com-
munity College has indicated a
willingness to assist in the fabrica-
tion of the structure and the neces-
sary. concrete work on the Davis
Ave. property.

Deviating from the union spirit

To the Editor;

I have been a public school
teacher in Terrace for over 14
years. Recently my request for a
religious exemption from the
B.C, Teachers’ Federation
(BCTF), because of its support
for abortion, was denied by the
Industrial Relations Council
(IRC).

It is my firm religious belief
that human life is sacred because
it has been created by God. To
kill another innocent human be-
ing is to insult God the Creator
and assume a power which
belongs to God alone, who is
master of life and death. Abor-
tion is morally wrong and evil
because it kills the human life
that God has created, thereby re-
jecting his commandment,
**Thou shalt not kill’’,

I have learned that human life
begins at conception because
science and common reason
have convinced me of this fact,
not my religious beliefs. In every
pregnancy there are two people,
the mother and the baby, who
both deserve our care and com-
passion, Thus abortion is
murder because it contains
within it the homicidal intent to
kill a tiny, defenseless baby.
Abortion is grossly unjust
because it violates the most
fundamental right of a human
being, the right to life from con-
ception until natural death, the
inalienable right upon which all
other human rights depend such
as the right to freedom of
speech,

The IRC in its decision based
on the evidence that I submitted
stated that ‘‘the BCTF policies
on pro-choice and planned
parenthood represent, in
BCTF’s view, desirable goals
which the BCTF would like to
see achieved. We find as a fact
that the BCTF has and continues
to expend resources, both time
and money, in the advancement
of these policies.’’

One of the BCTF’s so-called
pro-choice policies supports the
goal of legalized abortion in
Canada. The BCTF used ‘‘both
time and money”’ to prepare a
brief to the Legislative Commit-
tee on Bill C-43 to oppose the
proposed legislation to put abor-
tion back into the Criminal
Code. The brief also shows the
BCTF’s support for abortion
clinics. The BCTF lobbied B.C.
members of parliament to. op-

-pose Bill C-43 as well as inform

them of their so-called pro-
choice policies. The BCTF also
endorses some groups which
support legalized abortion. Sup-
porting a pro-choice position
such as the BCTF does mean
supporting the choice to kill a
tiny pre-natal baby by abortion,
which is immoral.

These pro-abortion policies —
which have not been voted on by
all BCTF members — endorse-
ments, and political actions have
absolutely nothing to do with
collective bargaining. It is a
gross injustice to me that I have
had to violate the dictates of my
conscience and my religious

beliefs and join two unions, the
BCTF and the local union, in

order to keep my job and pro-—

vide for my family in the short
term. If I had been granted a
religious exemption from the
BCTF, I would still have had to
pay the same dues to charity.

The BCTF’s beliefs about
abortion have been imposed on
me through the unions’ actions
embedding compulsory mem-
bership into the local collective
agreement. It is a further in-
justice to me and to all teachers
who hold moral or religious
beliefs in opposition to the
BCTF’s pro-abortion position to
have to pay in part to support it.

_ The BCTF has lost much of
the true spirit of unionism, as an
anti-life mentality has clouded
the consciences of some people.

The Gulf War is condemned
as a horrible evil, but what
about the silent holocaust of
65,000 dead babies by abortion
every year in. Canada? Does
anyone care? Where has the con-
science of our nation and the

BCTF gone? Abortion is a ¢ Ss
, Pat

fundamental. human rights issue
that should concern all people
who desire to live in a just and
humane society. Future genera-
tions of school children will
never live to receive an educa-
tion unless people do something
now to support their right to
life.

D.W. Anaka,
Terrace.

Games appreciates promotion

To the Editor;

On behalf of the host commit-
tee of the Northern B.C. Winter
Games I would like to thank you
and your staff for the great job
you did in promoting the Games
through your newspaper, We re-
ceived excellent coverage on all
aspects of the Games to keep the
community informed and up-to-

date on the progress. Thank you
for taking time and making
space available for all the photos
as well.

We had a very successful
Games and appreciate the co-
operation we received from you
and your staff to help re-affirm
in everyone’s mind that Terrace,
its surrounding community and

people are TERRIFIC!

Thank you and please thank ~
your staff as well, for doing.

your part to help make the
Games the success they were.

Maria Thomsen,

Chairman Public Relations,
1991 Northern B.C.

Winter Games.

Thanks for tourism training

To the Editor;

As the coordinator for the Na-
tive Tourism Supervisory Devel-
opment Program presently un-
derway at Kitsumkalum Re-
serve, | would like to express my
sincere appreciation lo local
businesses that accepted prac-
ticum students from Jan. 21
through Feb. 15. Through these
practicums, the students gained
invaluable hands-on experience

within tourism-based companies
in the area,

In addition to businesses who
have helped to make the Native
Tourism Supervisory Develop-
ment Program a continuing suc-
cess, | would like to thank Nor-
thwest Community College, Kit-
sumkalum Band Office, North-
ern B.C. Winter Games, Terrace
Airport, Kitselas Band Office,
City of Terrace and the Regional

District of Kitimat-Stikine.

On behalf of the students and
the Native Education Centre,
my thanks to the managers and
employees of these businesses
and organizations for their en-
coutagement and support of the
Native Tourism Supervisory De-
velopment Program.

_ Mary Swift
Coordinator
N.T.S.D.P.

Terrace Review — Wednesday, March 6, 1991 A9

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on
Wednesday, March 13, 1991 at the offices of the Regional
District of Kitimat-Stikine commencing at 7:30 p.m. to recelve
representation from all persons who deem their interest to be
affected by the proposed bylaw: “Regional District of Kitimat-
Stlkine Bylaw No. 37, 1976, Electoral Area ‘E’ and Specified
Portion of Electoral Area ‘C’ Zoning Bylaw, Amendment
Bylaw No, 295, 1991.” .

In general terms, the purpose of this bylaw is to redesignate
portion of the parcel identified as District Lot 312, Range 5,
Coast District, except Plan 933, 4516 and 4892 as indicated
on the sketch below, from the Low Density Rural (R2) zone to
the Restricted Industrial (12) zone, to allow gravel extraction
and storage operations and allow potential for future con-
ants.

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This bylaw may be inspected at the offices of the Regional
District of Kitimat-Stikine, No. 300 - 4545 Lazelle Avenue, Ter-
race, B.C. between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

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