Ad - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 20, 1995

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Not again

“City COUNCIL should order t-shirts bearing

the'slogan ‘‘Been there; done that,”’
That’s because its decision to provide letters of
support: for provincial grants for both the golf

coufse.. expansion and second arena projects

rekindles painful memories of the late 1980s.

-_ “Those were the days when the push started to
expand and improve the public library. Its board
‘put“together a construction and financial plan,

the, , key. being a request to the. provincial GO

_» B.C: lottery grant prograra for $600,000, one-

third of the anticipated costs.
"No sooner had that been done, the city unveiled

‘its own ambitious project — a convention centre.

It, too, required a provincial grant from GO B.C,
“The result was two competing applications
from’ the same city. No matter how rich the
provincial lottery ‘honey pot was, there \ was no
way both would be approved.
“Although there was never any smoking 5 gun evi-

: ‘dence found, there were strong suspicions: the

city convention centre request took precedence

-over.the library application. That had the result

of putting the library request on hold. As events
transpired, the convention centre died quietly.
By. that time the provincial Political scene had

| changed and the grant program had ti ghtened up.

Construction costs had also risen, presenting new
problems. :
"Although the library did receive a provincial

* grant eventually, it didn’t meet expectations.

' -And-that lead to many anguished budget sessions
7 resulting. in cost cutting, project trimming and
searches for additional financing.

All of this is very important because the provin-

‘cial government again is being asked to juggle
‘and judge two major project ‘requests. And again

there’ Ss Jittle, “Shance both... Tequests... will ~ be
granted.” :

The. pessimistic viewpoint is that one or both of
the. golf ‘course expansion ‘and second arena
projects. will suffer. An optimistic viewpoint is
that council can reach, albeit after the fact, some
kind ‘of livable agreemerit so that both projects
can eventually be satisfied.

Right stuff

like:a-door mat for nearly four years. .
Philosophically the NDP is aligned and allied
with the native land claims cause. But it has
found that sympathy and generosity means zip
when it comes to the hard ball of negotiations.
Yes, the Nisga’a were angered when the pro-
vince walked away from their land claims talks

"THE PROVINCIAL government’s jew - jeaner _
a ieaner Jand claims image is both-politically -
astute and practical. It’s also a sign that the
~ provincial government is tired of being. treated

— Ship taking on a new life.

~_ Capital punishment. ma.
ask anyone!

; ~ eae better: iz |
listens tothe
: ” demand of the
ve pub Crhee So

VICTORIA — “By Virtue
and Valour.” For 31 years,
those words were the motto of
Canadian sailors = serving
aboard the HMCS Mackenzie.

As I write this, last-minute

. preparations are made for the
proud ship’s final voyage...

On September 16, the Mack-
enzie was scuttled with all the
fanfare that becomes a veteran
of the seas to serve in her new
tole as British _Columbia’s
newest artificial reef. The for-
mer war ship will become Brit-
ish Columbia’s newest scuba.
diving tourist attraction.

FROM THE CAPITAL

_HUBERT BEYER

“The first of four ships in the
Mackenzie Class destroyer es-
Corts, the vessel was commis-
Sioned ‘in. 1962. Her . name
commemorated the Mackenzie

in’ “4798 ‘by “Sir “Alexander” “
Mackenzie,

"A native of Scotland, Mack-
enzie was a partner in the
famous North West Company
of fur traders. !

The -Mackenzie’s colours

were gold and scarlet, For
those with a knowledge. of
heraldic language, ber blazon
was described as follows: .
“Gules, a bend wavy argent _
upon which a like bendlet’

azure, and over al! a lion ram-

| lion’s shoulder was a symbal
of geography, travel and ex-
ploration. it was used to com-

| memorate Mackenzie's great

feats in these fields, but was
also part of the crest in the
amiorial bearings of the North-
west Territories through which
the Mackenzie River flows.

By modem standards, the

| Mackenzie was no longer a vi-

able vessel in Canada's flcct,
but her day, she was consider-
ed a top notch piece of
hardware, ;
Measuring 366 feet from
bow to stem, a beam of 42 feet
and draught of 13.5 fect,

pant or, armed and langued of powered by 30,000. horse

the third, charged on me
Shoulder with a hurt upon

which a Tepresentation of a
‘ ‘River, discovered and explored

coinpass rose “of eight * points
argent, © the vertical”
horizontal extending beyond
the perimeter of the hurt.”’

The gold. ‘‘lion rampant’
upon the red field was the
reverse colouring of the main
device in the royal arms of

Scotland. The change-.was—

necessary for heraldic: pur-
poses, but the device itself was
used in reference to Mackenzie
and the Jand of his birth. -

The ‘‘compass rose”’ on the

nd” eRe Was 5

It's a hair raising situation

WHAT SHOULD = you do
. when your hairdresser leaves -
her employer to open her own
shop — move with her, or
remain loyal to her-cmployer?
That’s my Dear Abby

dilemma.

When I go for a haircut, bes-
ides personal compatibility, I
‘want to be shorn by someone
who knows my tonsorial pref-
erences — how high to snip
over my eyebrows, how many

power turbine engines, the ship.
could slice through the water at
28 Knots.

alle

rite
mafon,

Her’ armaments | coniisted" of
twin three-inch guns, triplé-

fil building,

bare! anti-submarine mortars

and homing torpedoes. For 31
years, the ship was home to
_ 210 officers and men,

At 3 p.m. September 16, the
Mackenzie's role to stand on
guard for’ Canada ended. Her
last voyage would take her
from Sidney to Rum Island,
about five miles east of. the

job interview. While much in
the shop may be similar — the
smell of curling chemicals and
hair-setting sprays, the jars of
disinfectant jammed with scis-
sors and combs, the miles of
miror .— the staff are un-
knowns. [ find no comfort sil-
ting in a swivel chair throttled
by a plaslic cape with pointy
scissors darting about my scalp
like a computer arrow. I don’t

j even know what topics to

~ ~tareing with :
millgaare and of
marsal pate’ ae ;

small Vancouver. island.
munity, there to become: “the
stuff scuba diving adventure s-
made of. ;

‘about the new touris! ‘attract
than British
tourism minister Bill Barlee.

“Wreck diving is contribut- | .

ing to aur province’s world-

class reputation for offcring..

clean and green ‘vacations.

Sunken vessels are particularly woe :

popular among British Colun
bians wishing to find an exotic
retreat in the best destination’ in.

the world - right here’ ats |

home,” the ministersays, “:"° |
It is estimated that the Mack:

enzie will add about $1 million:

to the local economy in its first.
year as an artificial reef. a

OUR nibh” ‘importint ‘site =
"Het ’ihat this proud ship’ didn't’
“end Up onthe strap’ heap, t

will continue to cail the sea its: ;
home. May ‘she’ rest in ‘the '
knowledge. that her name will.
not become a forgotten entry’ in .
the annals of ship-building, but: ”
live on-in the environment to:
which she was born. | 78) 224)

Hubert | Beyer can ‘be:
reached at: Tel: (604) -360-.
6442; Fax: (604) 383-6783; .
E-Mail: hbeyer@direct.ca.

mer customers.’’ Imagine asue

permarket clerk or a dealership a =

mechanic taking along ‘his: 4

roster of customers to his new. 7

place of employment, Sa
Of course, I could have :

avoided this dilemma of the ,_

scion stylist. I could have ;
rotated my haircuts, visiting a. -
new shop each time. ‘Terrace -
has at least ten beauty salons: >
For me, that would let two and ©

a half years elapse between: -

Columbi s ; 7 a

over a cost sharing dispute with the federal

touch on in conversation.
government. But the province was looking at the

Hairdressers move oftener

millimeters to quit above my

_ haircuts, No loyalty buildup: ;
earlobes, how close to trim

‘THROUGH BIFOCALS- .
there, I could have nipped my.

roadblock guarantee or risk suspending those
land claims talks only makes sense.

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COMTACMLEG |

year —Id rather sit for a tooth
filling than a haircut — bec-
oming acquainted with my per-
sonal specifications takes
years,
So I’m not about to switch
- hairdressers on a whim. In
twenly years I’ve had four. In
every instance, [ was the one
abandoned. The first “moved
away. The second quit to start

AH! THE PRISTINE
CLEAN AiR! THE

CLAUDETTE SANDECKI

NORTH ! CLEAR SKIES!

PERFECT PLACE FoR
You To QUIT SMOKING!

her own shingle.

I applaud her initiative. But
her entreprencur ship leaves
me to choose between follow-
ing her to her new. address. or
conlinuing to patronize the

shop that let her perfect her.

trade, Staying means trusting
my coif to a stranger. Again.
-- That first trip to a beatity par-

lor can be as intimidating as a

T Quit.

| you'RE Rica —

result: is a city-wide web of
rivalry aud in-fighting worthy
of All My Children.

I don’t want to get caught in
any crossfire,

Like swarming queen bees,
hairdressers trail their stable of

customers with them. Read any .
" weekly newspaper to sce an ad

such as this: ‘Cindy has joined

“ ourstaff and welcomes her for-

ONE SMALL BUTT
. FORAMANWA
GIANT LEAP FoR |e]!
, HUMANS AND NATIRE. Ss |"

_ costs of other land claims and now has a deal near my collar. haircuts £ aa id dosed k than insomnjacs. ney in own mop, al over, not Just ck
: : “a e 8 takes many bairculs for a family. The third closed ber ‘om = =shop shop like angs to brighten my outloo
that meets its interests. . . a barber to team, Since J usual- _ shop. My current styling wand fypochondriacs in scarch of until the real haircut. Or. Ty

And its demand that the Gitxsan provide a no- ly have only four haircuts a . wizard has opted to bang out the perfect diagnosis, The could have let my hair grow to,

Crystal Gale length. ; 2
For years I cut my own hait.

The right side was casier than.

the left, the bangs easier than’
the nape, Still, my cuts were as |
balanced as some professional :
results. To cope, | avoided mir-~
rors and = read blockbuster,
novels,

Now I’m reading Gone wit
the Wind.

| @pura Naer