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It was a complicated exchange last weok, and from left to right here’ s what happened: Glen
“Thomsen of the Terrace slo-pitch league got $1,000 from Kinsmen publicity chairman
Walter Pearce to offset costs of the annual Riverboat Days tournament; Kinsmen vice-
_president Dennis Lissimore got $1,000 from Caledonia Grad ‘89 committee rep Jennifer
. Dow for the club’s help in the after-grad activities; and Kinsmen president Brad oO Morrowis — -

smiling with approval.

Letters to the. Editor —

Terrace Review

— Wednesday, August 40, 1989 5

‘see it...

by Stephanie Wiebe

“Write a novel,’’ my hus-
band said. ‘Write a best-seller
sO we can become rich and
retire young.”

It'd be easy, writing thou-
sands of pages about young,
passionate and powerful _-
characters, maybe with a little
scandalous crime thrown in for
interest, Simple. I’d start right
after supper.

There are rules about this
novel-writing business. The old
“write what you know’’ comes —
to mind. Okay, no problem:

‘She maneuvered her cart —
down the produce aisle, care-

_ A former teacher turns into.a revolutionary

To the Editor;
- Dr. David Suzuki has crossed
the line’from environmental ad-

yocate to revolutionary, and I

ethink that his move is well-
founded.
For him to. castigate the

‘growth at all costs’ philosophy -

is a call-for humanity to achieve
humility, reject the lure of domi-
nion over nature, and make a
radical departure from. normal
"socal thinking and lifestyles,

I, and increasingly others,.
have arrived at the same conclu- .

sion independently, that the root
~ philosophy of capitalism and the
aspirations of socialism both —

* the unchecked promulgation of

the ‘growth’ philosophy — is
“not only unsustainable in the
~ long run because of nature’s

- ules, it is a conspiracy to global

- suicide, -

It is now clear why Suzuki was

fired from the Globe and Mail,

the most partisan proclaimer.in

' Canada of globe- gobbling
capital expansion.

. What Suzuki is saying is cor-

rect fundamentally, and calls for

‘a new thinking by all peoples of ©

the world, not just the developed
countries,
‘The Third World countries
after all, aspire to be like us, in
large part because we export the
material culture to them.
They may get there, but we
cannot all be there at the same

time because of the heavy drain

- on nature.
, Can we put a lid on growth,
and reduce our impacts by alter-

‘ing the mechanics of our inter- -
action on the écosystems to’

levels which nature can accept
‘with resiliance?

_Can we protect the life sup-
port system which is the global
ecosphere?

Can we reduce CFC’s and

sulfuric acid emissions and
chlorine -and- other ozone
depleters in time to stop the

‘lethal ultraviolet flood and deal

with other serious environ-
mental challenges? .

There is no option but to do
ourbest. ©
.To do so, we must stop repro-
ducing at present rates and even
cut back our populations by
birth control. We must stop

burning everything imaginable.
We must unite against pollution,
instead of breaking. into camps.

We must declare a bill of rights.

for other species, the right to ex-

ist and even to prosper. We must

aspire to own less, not more. We

must espouse quality, not quan-.

tity. Planned obsolescence must

be rejected. We must share in-
stead of hoard. We must think.
and act organic. We must get off .

the petroleum and chemical fix.
We must. love nature..as
ourselves. _

From the minutes of our daily,

lives to our economic develop-
ment policies, we must consider
global impacts.

In short, we need to adopt a
fundamental belief system that.

places primary emphasis on lov-
ing and caring for this planet,

long for the institutions Of
humanity.

Roadrunners. appreciate

To the Editor; .

On behalf of the Roadrunters

Motorcycle Club of Terrace, I
would like to. take this oppor-
tunity to thank the people in-
volved in some recent events in
which the club has participated.
You are probably aware that the
Roadrunners have been using
their motorcycles to provide .a
safety escort for the first of July

Kitimat 80-kilometer Bicycle

Race, the third annual Skeena
Valley Triathlon, and the third
annual Skeena Century Bicycle
Race from Prince Rupert to. Ter-
race.

We thank the many motorists

of the Northwest whose care,

courtesy and co-operation
assisted the escort in their at-
tempts to provide the safest
possible venue for the racers on
public roadways. Their patience

‘and. occasional encouragement

was much appreciated.

On a down note, it. was un-
fortunate that during the Cen-
tury Race-a young cyclist was in-
jured, though thankfully not
sériously, While the cyclist was
apparently in the wrong, the in-
cident shows the need for. care

_by all involved. in these tests. sof

The call is for us to be a part
of nature, not apart
nature, .

~ Whether. this humble, altruis-

‘tic, but ultimately wise approach .
can survive and struggle to social
dominance amidst the economic:

greed of those who care not. or
who lust for the power and glory
and influence, will undoubtedly
determine the destiny of us all.
T see the struggle as being be-

tween our greedy, mischievous
little monkey..genes. which com-.

mand us to procreate and hoard

.and war.and: the higher rational

‘intellect. .which initially set us
apart from.the other species.
: In the words of my. wise and

learned. friend, Leslie . Got-.
-tesfeld,.‘'... We.may be on the
“verge Of discovering whether or

ng fe st, riot : intellect. confers. fitness (in
‘even. as we have done so for so

the : survival sense) and is
ultimately. adaptive...”
| ask, can ‘that intellect master

prowess and. endurance, What
made -the accident doubly ‘un-:

‘fortunate was that the other

vehicle involved was there as a
support vehicle for another racer
and had previously been re-
quested-to get clear of the racers

- by a member of the escort, a re-

quest the driver chose to decline.
It's hoped that next year, if
we're asked again, the club can.

from ©
- genetics professor helping to .

the monkey? oo
It is good to see. my old

lead humanity towards a sus-
tainable global philosophy,

It is a matter which we must
‘debate vigorously at all levels of
‘society .and then .act decisively
upon, for the experimental
discovery, by default, of global

failure of the ecosystems, is too.

high a price to pay. for intellec-
tual and. societal apathy and
human. arrogance...:,-.,.

Fm not religious, ‘but, I think
it said in the Bible that the meek
shall inherit the Earth,. Perhaps
there was great. wisdom behind
those words. -

' Good luck. Dr.
good luck to us all.

Suzuki, and

Class of ‘84,
Jorma Jyrkkanen,.
» BS¢ (Zoology),

Terrace.

safety help

provide an. escort for these

events and have an incident-free

year, We know those many peo-

ple who volunteered their help

will continue with their support
of our efforts.

Again, thank you all.

James Gilham,

Escort Co-ordinator,

. Roadrunners Motorcycle

Club of Terrace.

_ Appalled by comments

To the Editor;

I have been disgusted and ap-
palled by some of our MLA Mr.
Parker’s comments, notably
those regarding the NDP and the
environmental movement.
Given the adversarial nature of
our political system, ‘these
remarks could be ‘seen as ‘part
of the game’’,

I find his statements on the

Pifer _ continued from page 4

degree in political science are
the two leading candidates in
the Cariboo by-election : — sort
of.a traditional blue col-
lat/white collar split between
NDP and Social Credit, right?

isn’t it?!

plight of victims of AIDS,
however, to be sickening and
cruel, Mr. Parker speaks
volumes about himself as he
smirks and chuckles while pick-
ing on the defenseless victims of
this painful, terminal, so far in-
curable disease.
Chris Dale,
Terrace,

Right... except, the first one is
Joe Wark, the Socred can-
didate; the second is David
Zirnhelt, the NDP hopeful.
Athazing how times change,

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. would be another r day.

fully avoiding the hum-drum |

veggies in favor of the exotic
— parsnips, Italian plum

tomatoes, and fiddleheads. She

flung her long ebony hair
behind her shoulder, as she.
leaned over the onions.

“Can I help you?’’ The deep
voice startled her, and she —
looked up. It was Fred, the
produce man, leaning on a
crate of Russet potatoes. Even
the produce apron couldn’t
hide his manly build.

She shot him a Mona-Lisa.
smile, “Do you have any Walla
Walla sweet onions?”’, but. her
eyes said more.

-His face fell visibly. “No,

"" the season has passed,’ he said
~ + solomaly. ‘I’m sorry.”’

She fell against his shoulder,

- sobbing, as his strong arms

enveloped her...

No, it wasn’t going to work.
I trashed the project, and
went on with my life, but in
the back of my mind |
wondered about novelists and
their work. How did they get
their ideas? Did Danielle Steele
and Stephen King truly live
such exciting lives?

I took the kids to swimming
lessons in the morning, still
thinking about this. We picked.
up some: groceries, stopped by-:
the library, and filled the gas
tank. Then, suddenly it hit me.
My great novel! Write what
you know! I’VE GOT IT!

* Passions in Terrace. Chapter

\: One. Effie Dweeb turned the
Former. student, .

car onto Lakelse Avenue, and

- slowly cruised through town,

This was the place — main
street, where all the action was.
She drove past the mall,
MeDonald’s and the theater,
her face wearing a srmug ex- -
pression, It looked like any-
other small. town, people prop-
‘erly going about their business.
But behind that happy bustling
facade, there were all the usual
scandals of any town, the
perfect basis for her new novel.
Effie knew there was dirt here,
and she was going to find it...
But first, she had to get the
kids over to the pool...

No sweat, this writing
business is a breeze. Pll write
about real life stuff — cheap
garbage bags, weeds in the
lawn, kids that step inthe —
doggy-doo. It'll be a best-seller.
A novel that people can relate,
to. LS

I’ll appear on talk shows, -
wearing expensive ‘artsy’
clothing and joking with a
Oprah. I’ll complain about the :

difficult life of a writer and the.

problem of finding a good tax
shelter, [t’ll be great.

wASs she left the garbage
dump, she noted the absence of .
the elusive Terrace Kermodei

_ bear. Well, there was always

more trash to get rid of —
she'd be back. Tomorrow

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