B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June. 2, 2004 Js ROB BROWN.:.- ~Garlon Redux 2 | meeting in Victoria.:: wore a nice. suit.. ‘He. was: there, he: said, to. allay our fears. ‘sitated.. “Uh. _none,: actually,” he said: ‘at: last:*: expected some data. His eyes. narrowed. my “Well, what: studies:have been ‘done: on ‘the’ déstrayed’ by herbidides? he ‘asked *'Nio studiey Hiatve! buzz. thuch’ larger: areds?” he asked... with the poor guy's embarrassment,’ . Renee Mikaloff. taiséd her: hand. effect of. Garlon-on them?” to the front of the. class... where runoff. is likely. to ‘occur, 7.- An agitated’ ‘buzz filled: the: room. George: Kofoed didn’t. ‘have-a -question. ; had a. statement:: plause. John. was: a:g06 government, ministries,” a lack ‘of support’: from: his employers. fish habitat. -The- first: slep was logical enough; “Habla t in Priftce- Rupert. Ministry:-of Forests.” ° , The. memo put the. pesticide: Squad. on'no words: all, of. channels, metre: buffer n shor “More ‘next. ive they were ellie ‘them: for, as W “learned later, the Forest: Ministry ‘had’ already: determined : 10, do this along: with ‘the’ Canadian Forest ‘Ser-°-[ -vice’s Federal. ‘Pest: - Management. Institute, ~ (FPMI). using, “taxpayers” money:and-a-contribu-.. tion from. Dow Chemical: Cofporation’ of Cana-.. 4 "da. The deal ‘had been done months ‘before : at af An FPMI: “spokesnian’ took ‘the podium. He” Nore?”- echded Kolbjorn,: who: ‘had sen | Bo on: moose: ]. ting to the edge-.of | Tivers had, ‘Hé. left the :meet-*: ing, determined to: Stop it. How: to-achieve: this. : wasn't clear to-him yet. But-this: was: on’ "issue: of | John phoned: thé late’ Les:Poweil, another: good”. |. guy working out of the: sorely’ ‘under. funded. of-. fice of the Deparimient | of Fistieries abd. Oceans a “tice, IF ‘the program went, ahead there: hiid to! be a ten Metre. Pesticide frée zone. n. any. voter | HE TERRACE CITIZENS jamming. . the meeting room on that summer-day /-. in 1984-were: under” the impression’. , * that: ‘they: had ‘ ‘the right, to “be: asked | “ whether, or’ not: the: testing. of | pesti-.- | cides should be undertaken in: their: backyards. q. ‘They came and listened: -politely: to the presen-~ | tations by the: Federal Pest Management. Insti-": tute and. the. Ministry of Forests expecting that, when they. rejected: the’ proposal. (which was. ~ certain to happen}, the servants of those’: insti- -“There. are-a lot of: fish i in the sited ae | 7 of. those islands,” she: asked, “what: about the me - The. record’ of that! conversation, und: ‘the wes exact nature:: ‘of: the action that: flowing from‘it.- f° is fost:to, us... Whatwe-do' “KNOW: is that, shortly . thereafter. an unequivocal memo was sent:from:: DFO was. sent to. the, FPMI with’ a “copy. tothe | > they might: encounter.” ae ““T- thought: wehad - about a> “50/50. chance: of completing. ‘the. | "journey when we started. out,” he said. ae ‘On’ ‘March My they, began: their.” ~ journey: “wilh-'a- three-day -kiyak: ride -from the Prince’ Ropert;ferry “rddcks! to ‘the’ ‘mountain. ranges. just, “outside ‘Kitimat. + “= "Rocha: decided: to diet'to drop “9g his body:weight'a few days. prior ao “sto the: trip;: thinking: thatJcarrying | w less body: weight: would: make hik-' oa ; “ing and skiing: easier’ ‘on his: “body... _ . ‘pair of skis. up ‘3, 000 ft for nto: the dense wilderness le i him o me their ily white of, ie, trip m TERRACE STANDARD fo Kolbjorn Eide, former hunting euide. and” a trapper stood up and asked -what- studies. had? been done -on.the effect ‘of this ‘particular: spray * ae on. small: fur bearing: ‘animals, The- ‘man’ from : a ay SCOTT TRUDEAU GROWING UP in, Prince. Rupert, © Nelson: Rocha: discovered: that -he . had. a fascination. with. ‘the Jand- . "scape around - hini.:. This. year, . along: with: friends ~ Dean. Wagner’ and “Steve. Ogle,” ‘Racha, embarked ‘On..a/ 255-kilo- ‘traverse: ‘trek sfrom—” “metre: ski : Prince Rupert to Terrace, They. planned-‘to covert 10-ki- . ‘Tometers: by kayak and 145- kilos ae “meters: hiking and skiing... . -Preparing . for, their ‘expedition » their. 18-day: trip. : “tired i sek pee ele, he tacked the: energy. that: more-ea- ‘lories, would. have’ provided, ae had ‘to-ration. my. food, be: “cause. F -wiis’so “hungry: -after. losing eight that-L would: have eaten all - tay food. before w got to. the fo cd. ~ slop,” he said. oe “TEAMS. OF GOLFERS. BUS ‘their way’ to: top: Scores at’ the” 5 Skeena: Valley Shootout nd the $400 prizé'by one stroke. “Balls Halland: PaulWalker “game second: with, a, score. .of 190.5, which netted them-$300 was difficult: because- they. had -to : “calculate: ‘the .amount of . food; a “clothing. and. supplies needed for - ‘Regardless. Of: their. thorough’ - “planning; ‘Rocha® ‘said: it was im-- >-He-was- forced to conserve: hiss : ; energy. in: varder to » stop t ‘from. meee st zs aint aad: Brian Neizel. ‘Shot a 139 meee “thé: three: days, - taking: first. place: NELSON: Rocha: and his friends logged 110 kilometres ine kevaks on their way from Prince Rupert, to Terrace. : first supply. slop,” still 10" days, ahead. : In preparing for their fist night “in the® mountains, ° ‘Wagner attemp: © led to: plant-a-tent’ pole: into: the, “ snow=bur it ‘deflected: ff the: hard; “fey: surface. and-slid + to the: bottom. Pe said eS “lt was: while: hiking: among: the, celacier that . ‘they’ enGounteret positioning: -sygtém)- to onayigate helr iy through the: Mihite: . The Hall. gioup: made" a. big: stroke: short," , Skeena: Valley: pro shop Staffer. gana ‘traile finish: third. and. pick up $200, just “ahead: hes place. Tom Leach: , ing. weak. ‘until: they, reached. that charge. but came: up. a. bit’ and “a” "said Jon Sarsiat,. _ Andrew, Weissner: ‘and “Jog La: al “With “their: 1965 to: phone t td'call for ‘help, ‘but’ Rocha "preferred: tO. think of the Phone as. Ja lastresort, te fell. th oh thes snow. inte: a “érey + the others” could: dig: ct into. the. STOW. Lo: sstop Rocha’ said ‘the, Diggest cle. they neo plete: ihe: route: and? cover: the dis lance: they” had mapped oul... “team | won quite aay oe : Pele’ ‘Croot and: Roy ‘ 195.5 for third: place; *." a Gord: Lawson and: Randy 7 Trom; “they..began ’ their ascent’ of - the: : 7 ‘nountains. and onto the glaciers... a 3 atid the.peaceful feeling’ “OF resting” a oe ao ‘aniong Mother Nature! 8 ‘Surround. '.; aM . ings. : ; > travelled about. 5 -km/day, Once:in: aD. . the mountains’ and’ on. skis," they” a covered’ about: three’ ‘times thate ‘= - ofthe area’s major: ‘rivers: ‘Spent watching - several: massive; -soft-snow, avalanches: crumble. off the mountain. tops ‘and: tumble: - - down. the: ‘mountains around Ahern. first = and mayb ws ‘see. and. hear the’ activities. ofthe “There is a bigger sense. Of | ac-.” hature. * went -hikin deep. ‘into. the: moun~" | from’ the: mountains: ona logging... 7° f:. road’ north: of Terrace: with the: feeling’. of, accomplishment™ ‘that: “came from setting a. goal,:Sticking —withoit: through: difficult times and.” - the’, unexpected circumstances: and“. the, aes “of: time: you spend to- la. with a 197 fourth + lace we fink.” “also. wan. $400, $300, $200, ‘and a $100; respectively. : . of golf”; ge nat’. “ished a: -distant. second: with-a. ‘195. bley founded 0 out the prize winners ‘ ae was: their. only ‘stop. + before Rocha. said’ “they. ‘welcomed: ‘the. oe 7 rest, the.‘abundant_. ‘supply ‘of food: . Off the days they hiked, ‘He said they”:wete- humbled. * ‘watching. the headwaters that: ‘flow ‘over long. distances’ and: into. some Rocha’ tecalls; the. day ‘they re He ‘commented: that it Was the 7 the ‘only. time +)” he would ever have: the: chance. to * Peopl &. couldn't witness. ‘these. sights .and. ‘sounds ° “unléss - they. On ‘April 7 they” ‘emerged aa ishing 1 the journey on,schedule,. Rocha fue oh ‘some © adviee: for. ; = Die! to. the. “Teng Of. the’ trip, The. top four. B- flight; ae The event saw “a: Jot. of good: -Sarsiat. said. “adding ; the peo" weather. was: beautiful: every: day. - of the. tqumament, ' . “The ‘next. event ‘is the: Skeena ° - ‘Valley Men’ § Open: on uly, V10.4.-