Prince Rupert, Kitimat gave = massive vote gains to NDP — | A look. at where the: votes. were won. and lost i in. ‘Skeena: -Bulkley. Valley ie * By: JEFF NAGEL - a “Dear Siri: vo Over the” “past while i have, read” ‘in “numerous | LAST. week's. ‘election defeat. OF Miles.Richardson ~ then- Liberal: tandidate - “Rhoda.” - Witherly. 2 oo The; New ‘Democrats ‘also. era-: ded: enough’ of ‘the’ Conservative. - Votesin Terrace: and. other: parts-of © the: riding: to defeat: Baiton, and.” ~ | elect: their ‘Candidate .; ~. Nathan Cullen — with: 31.2: “per ‘cent of ‘the. - Richardson’ § rife 7 poplar vote. * ; : oo a , . le: ichardson’ ‘decig: a" comfort : “margin . in’ Thornhill, “gin Tat time. : co 2 The final: count, ‘ave. ill yay won his. home: villagé of -: whete he topped nine polling’ Slt en “13; 735; votes. to” 12,403 -for: the: - Skidégate; ‘the test/of the Queen . tions to two for-Cullen.; 0° “Conservatives! 's Burton, and.8;064. : : -. But: overall ‘the: Telrace area. - .~) for. Liberal candidate Richardson. : e marked “a huge: ‘drop: ‘for: Burton h' ~. ¢ The -Christian: ‘Heritage’. Paity’s” “nue i - Rod” Taylor took “1,406 votes, -, Green’: Roger: ‘Benham: ‘Téceived - ©'1,238-and Marxist-Leninist Frank : ~ Martin ‘got. 161.0. 2. “Here’s.a look at how the north. West was wont: ; “NDP:vo unteer. Barry: Johnson: records: incoming vote, totals at the party’ s Terrace office on elec- ‘tion: ‘night. NDP: ‘candidate. Nathan, Cullen won by a1 362 vote margin REBECCA COLLARD PHOTO Phere. Cullen and ‘the. NDP ‘took: :. “three. villages, . losing ‘only Kinco-,- © “Tith. to: Richardson. The. count-in: the “Nass saw the NDP. take 307 “votes. to. 259 for the Liberal.’ Closer: to” Terrace; al Klisum: ‘kalum, - Cullen took. Br votes. t “Terrace area’. Andy. Burton narrowly. “took, . - Terrace, winning’13 polls. to-Cul-: : “den's: 11: It added up. to 1,758». ¢ * Conservative: votes: versus: J 98. for. the NDP. and 937 Liberal-. ~The Conservative had, more of wor Prince: Rupert by a ‘wide, mar- only one: son, - Smithers. ‘Charlottes ‘were ‘hotly: contested. ae The. Liberal took: Queen Charlotte”. ; rom: 2000, ;when: he ‘collected. far “more. voles, ‘here. than: call: other: contenders. combined, . , “support: in’ City, but ‘ran*dead even -with Cule.. “Jen“in Masset’ and’ lost to-.him. in’ Tiel. ‘Burton: topped * the: polls:i in. ‘Port. Clements .. and: Sandspit, : Overall the: ‘Charlottes. delivered: “921: Liberal votes for fellow-islai-.” - der “Richardson, 498. ‘for: Cullen ; and 383 for: Burton.’ . “2 > aluminum: icily. ‘had. been: a Burton ’ Richardsoii: was stronger: in th ni stronghold i in 2000.. we “chardson,-and: in- ‘Moricetown. he... Tsimshian villages. around Prince: That :Wwas shattered ‘this: time - ~ Rupert; ‘winning. Hartley. Bay; Kit- wher: NDP.* candidate. Cullen: : . katla: ‘and - ‘Klemtu;: but losing. to. Cullen i in: Lax. Kwa'alaams, 992" : Further “inland, Cullen had’ Bo pa ‘all{he Giuxsay; villages: ng ADOT pal. ond wangak 0, Moricetown, “won, 17 *polls,: “Versus ’ seven for “ ‘Cullen it his own hometown: ° ts The Christian’ Heriiage Party’ S rote ei Se Rod Taylor. recorded -his strongest . ‘The turn of. the ‘tide was. seven “more | ‘dramatic. at. Kitimat. The are “Aboriginal villages = polls ’hé placed third, ahead of Ri-’ - Some ‘Villages.were’ Cullen” ; . gountry, . while Richardson. -domi-.: ~- nated’: some. “others, ‘like: ‘Bella ; : Bella... : . “But ‘the four. Nis ia’ a villages in: the. ass -.valley""we érhaps rts nate 0 es Ori gi ie, ar chardson and Burton. . swept all 20. ‘polls, including the: : : Bast. Haisla: vote, in Kitamaat Village oo ay : : Tn Houston,: ‘Burton Topped. all seveti polls atid” ebtpolled., his :ri- Pririce Rupert nanidile kaa Ra ‘and Port Fras. ‘convincing ‘Wietory. in: vide! ‘Por Richardson oy on = WE: MAY not have: seen. the last “ake some’ inroads: in the ‘rural”’ wo te OF defeated: Liberal. ‘c ndidate: First: Nations: vote which -has, tra. ae Miles Richardson.” ~, ditionally been: solidly” NDP... <--*Let’s see. what. happens over the: ‘next’ while,” said Richardson: last: week when asked about: ‘his. “ ; plans: well: disciplined. core of supporters who consistently: turn out to-vote. “We did go. against the: natio- ‘In:the:Nass_ Valley,. for. in we nal tide,, which went back ‘to. the: 7 * stance, - ‘Cullen’ “polled | 307. ‘votes “Liberals,” Richardson: ‘added.:: - but Richardson: was “nol that : ‘far <. He also- believes his. stance: on. : back with 259° ” °- offshore ‘oil and. Bas: may have “One of. his‘ supporters; Gitxsan — "Tn32000,. Nisga’ a lawyer. Lact. cost him: support on they : ~ negotiator. Elmer Derrick; . is: ur-"--Guno collected: 441. Votes for. the ' coast. o ging: Richardson. to basically Start: ~ NDP but: Liberal Rhoda, Witherly: Richardson’ neither . ; working. on the: next. campaign gathered. only. 42). ; "<@pposed -nor-- supported - TOW: ” On‘ his home base: of thé ‘Queen . ‘offshore’ drilling, ‘saying~ é fight’ ‘continues,’ a Derick... Charlottes, not: ‘surpisingly,: ‘Miles “mich * ‘Mofe- Work. was. .. Said). noting: the” minority: ‘govern- - ° Richardson: gathered 721 votes to. - needed: ‘before any de- “ment may “not: ‘prove. ‘durable. ce Cullen’ ‘5 518. ra cision could: be,made. "We! li. _probably-be back’ al. «the ee 1) Pri ce: Rupert; however; “Some people ‘may. polls: within:two. years.” ‘Cullen: ame ‘out ahedd ‘of -Ri-*. have: expected ‘me to “+: He ‘said: Richardson would. ‘give ® : chardson, i a reversal of 2000 when} take -a. real’ hardline _po- the: northwest real power” ‘in a‘Lib-.”. Riioda Witherly,- a resident of that’ *: sition: but ] did ‘not take ie] oe ils significantly -outpolled. Guno;° a. hardline * position. ° 1" We-need’ a ice “like his ‘at "+ Richardson’ felt“he lost votes”. There ‘may have been a he centre -of power, whichis. gar. due! to a general; anger. against the price, ‘bulit, was not. a. -binet,” Derrick. said, “And: Ethink - ‘sitting Liberal government. ; big: price,” he’ said. : he. would. have made it, ‘intg 0 eat "There were alot ‘of disgrun: oo “We need. lo: get. the right i in- 1 ae ted: volers out there. ‘The turnout...’ formation: “first,” said ‘Richardson: ; «Although: Richardson tan third was low: and: [- think {Nathan Cul- : on offshore oil atid’ gas. “We.don’t_ -behind New. Democrat. Nathan _lea]’ benefitted from: that:*“said “even know if. there -is any | there Cullen’ and‘ defeated Conservative ° ‘Richardson. His’ ‘statement follows. and if so, where-where itis.” . incumbent “Andy: Burton, he. ‘did “the. theory Abat the. NDP has ay ‘Only When three issues’ ‘are dealt with will tliere. be any activ - ‘stry,-he- said. ° -Bulatory regime: be-; tween = the: ‘provincial ~ and - federal” “ments, - chardson.". | Richardson. said: lie “wag happy. with the: way his." : Campaign: went: a * “We. had’-a sirong ‘mes-". sage. ai Platfrom. We - . stuck “to: the” ground, “he ‘said’ ‘Miles "Richardson ster. vand vision,”: Richardson added, _ oo By MATT PEARSON er vi THE: ‘FIRST thing newly-elected inember of: a parliament Nathan Cullen: ‘wanits to do: is build , bringing together key. peoplé with. influence... * bridges. * : -- over the direction the e economy is headed, oe — :“Blectioneering i ‘is very divigives governing He atso intends’ 10 be an: Outspoken voice in 7 is inclusive..I'm. more comfortable being inclu-: -Ottawa;:but not ‘simply-along partisan , lines.-. “sive, with different. groups: than-I am: ‘trying to =>. “drive: “wed ges: belween them,” the 31-year-old . dre: ftesponded . to:, and: - "New Democrat ‘Said last’ week, just days afler ideas are addressed, ” ‘beating: ‘Conservative incumbent: Andy, Burton. he .said,- -adding: the dia- fi: what some. call a surprise-upset.-." Jogue with: ‘people | from. . » Looking. back om the 36-day: campaign, ‘Cul- . other’ parties”. has * al- 2 len aitributed part. of his: success to. ‘emaining . Teady begun. ae focused’ until the’ very end,:. on The new NDP. cau: « “never sat back ‘and’ said; “This” one ‘is us. held. their. first ours." T don't’ think’ that's-a way. tolrun® ‘for’. meeting vin. conference: ~ office,”: he: said, adding" the’ last: four hours: be-_ > call: last. Wednesday . “fore the: ‘polls closed cbuld have.béen. ‘the. and.” Cullen’ seemed -NDP's. clincher. because his volunteers got. 80. confident’ the’ 19 mem- “marly people-out to the polls.” - bers. would work. with -{ +. --After logging. indore: than ; 16, 000 kilometies -- Paul. Martin’ s Liberals onchis- silver: Subpru: sitice early. April Cakes: onan: igssue- by- “issue w “Ten seems eager: to get: ‘slarted, ee ‘-. basis. JE that’s ‘the. ease, he figured ithe oali- s!When we'get our feet on; the: ‘ground; one “stion could be stablé for-some time, the main things. we’ "ré'going to.do is set up. “People: Want o:see. things: gel done, they game ‘to--Smithers ih:'1998- as: a: - project: ‘leader : schédule. to. engage’ people on specific ‘issues, don’t want to. watch MPs. Squabble over little’ for the youth organization: Katimavik., He. sha: ‘like ‘oil and gas, gay marriage (and) the: ~ turf wars,” he ‘said. “I'm-riot interested i in get: --'s Mat ‘were divisive in-this election.” = tng into partisan: politics, I’m: ‘looking ‘actoss. ~ Relying 9 on: his background as a strategic the: floor to Find: ‘whoever Tean work. with" fee consultant, he wants to°begin working-on-a . ; long-term economic strategy for the. northwest, goverriment so parties hold each other to Bc- count: and no one party has too much:contrel. the ’ investigation into: the sponsorship. scandal ~ “Gontinue,. as well-as a ‘possibile’ teferendum. on’ . proportional | representation;. “There needs. to’ be,” ' a system in. -which people,’ feel Vike their: yote “matters. .What. we saw: was.a lot of: strategic “I want to set‘a tone with people: that things: - about who not to vote for oe tion of his. constituency office: just yet. ° He did say -he ‘would ‘push, for.two: offices, Nathan: Cullen ; -pathis. ‘week 10 be. sworn.in.asan.MPi -:., his Partner, Diana, | in Smithers. “laundry. workers. - person. will - earn: _ city, topping 26 polls there,-while. — - in BC. than i in other. ' Burton. and Richerdson each. won. “It was-a major ods: for Richard. fos Liberal campaigners: had 7° “hoped: to“do better, since ‘Rhoda’ ~ -Witherly; théir-candidate.i in: 2000, | oth Burton: mariaged ‘to. hang: onto: thee . Smithers/Telkwa atea. The Tory co _ other | provinces; “showing in Telkwa,, Smithers” and... ” Moricétown. ‘In several” ‘of those: placed ‘second, -ahéad ‘of. both Ris in “The NDP's. Cullen scored wiv vale, Jit" Pldees"Jike* Burns. Lake making another rur n : . - ity.or interest on the: Patt ‘of indu: ‘Those’ three | ‘issues ‘are “detér: we - “mining the public’ Ss willingness. to” “accept..the environmental. risk,” .” concluding: aboriginal’ tights. and. ~ ; litle and. Setting. up-a Te-'. * o govern-” ‘a! “Tf you: ‘are. a. company, you have no. idea who to approach; " said: Ri Dig * “He's-a: ‘leader with integrity ee a hil MP to try healing touch : ‘He says. scrapirig the dust: off. the Romanow me Report. to push for. re-investient in health: care ‘_ is high:on his. priority’. list. He also wants to see : voting —.a fot’ of people worried: about, one. . parly or. another: ‘and. it. became an electio : + economy, going. - | Cullen.didn’t-want.to: ‘speculate on. the: ‘loca: : but ‘will haye. to: accept the budget, handed”: ne “The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, duly 7, 2008 AS CORRESPONOENE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD | - The Mail: Bg “The best will move on Articles: dnd. heard” front :y various: ‘people, including ‘provincial’. health ministee- Colin Hansen,. that ~ employees belonging. to. the’ Hospital Employees’. “Union. are: still the: highest paid in Canada. First, ihe people. affected by” ‘Bil ‘These ‘other, unions . “are: also affected by ‘the’ - decisions of, the: Liberal. government: “and” ‘the HEU: - ‘proviricial. executive. ‘Second, HEU. consists’ of many other classifications: than housekeepers, dietary’. and, -It-:also. ' technology professionals. “and”: “many: ‘mare™ ” classifications. of highly ‘tained, highly. ‘educated " professionals..." While some classifications wil’ be the: highest paid in Canada, ‘the majority’ of: classifications,. especially. _those: with technical: training... will bez earning | ’ ee considerably less. ‘than *- élsewheres ° "After ine effects of Bill. “Almost every 37,6 -biomedical - “ technically: trained: technologist in British ‘Columbia, - regardless of experience, will: earning. ‘spproximately - ‘the'same.as a first-year .. considerably ' Jess: “Pe. ovinces.” po a — six: “years,” ‘the ‘Alberta ~ biomed will be- earning. . : approximately. $i20 600 to. “$20, 000 more. per year than: is-B.C. ‘counterpart. The same ‘is: true: of pharmacy “‘techniciatis, whi, ‘regardless. ‘of experience, will. be. - ins Alberta.’ Once’ again;: the: difference “jn: salary between “experienced workers ° is. substantial - /sipproximately: $14, 000. _per.-year. ° - Almost every. _ earning - considerably” less i in n British Coliimbia than in: Recently, Colin Hansen: stated: that 1 raises, ‘of up. to- is: per. cent: given .to- management :in ‘the various justified... ‘His ; explanation: was that. B:C. needed .to " give.-these, increases “to ‘attract’ -the ‘best, and. the | * brightest,” One ‘must ‘immediately wonder: if “Mr: ~ ‘Hansen: ‘believes:. the inverse ‘is:-true, that cutting ~salaries.: will attract’ only the’ “dullest and worst." The ~ os salary ‘cuts -after Bill. ‘37 will ‘definitely - not be. - attracting: ‘the “best: and™ - brightest”: inthe various, | 7 “technical” fields’ as ‘they will all. be looking for. work i mo » other | provinces. eae a I dont Know about’ Mr. . Jansén, but. if I -wete- » adinitted ‘to a hospital, TF would’ hope ‘thatthe “best! van the: brightest’’. were fixing, the;various. medical + . devices, - preparing ™ various .[V" solutions, - and in. "general - supporting. the: nurses. and. doctors in “the” ». hospital, ©. There j isan: ‘old’ ‘busines maxim; a 1 maniger. is only ‘as’ ‘Rood: ‘as his: workers, if this’ is true, regardless: ‘of the. " -galaries: being. given. to ‘the. “managers. ofthe’ health authorities, they. will:not. be: ‘the “best. -and. the. brightest” because . the : “best and. brightest” workers” oe will not. t be working i in ‘British: Columbia’ any more. . | Douglas. Lancaster; Terrace,. B.C. Go. 0 easy 0 on back taxes Dear Sirr woe “tis very. exciting. to ‘hear that New Skeena is near” “to: ‘succeeding’ in atiracting - ‘an’ investor. with. the” “stature. of Woodbridge: | :.2: °°. The’ ‘Message, ‘that - ie hear. Joud. and’ clear: in: “the: ‘community isthat’ the: most important ‘thing is getting “the mill-up: and 1 running, nol “narrowly. focusing: on tax. collection, . : ~T- ‘would encourage the: city: to. rriake: every” effort to “strike aicompromise with; ‘New “Skeena: that ‘supports — _ the:closing of this deal and ensures: ‘the: start “up of the | os mill this’summer, = 7 ~The ‘benefits to: the eoimmiinity of an operating mill ° “backed. -by/a substantial investor with a commitment “for the long: term.“should: be considered - carefully in, _ ‘comparison: to" Payment of: the back Aaxes: and. n0, “Richardson said: Canadians, will : : PT now ‘have, a chance: “to see Paul: Mattin in’ action’ as ; prime. mini: ; ecure” >future, : “Dave ‘MeKeow Terrace, B. Cc. Tax: deal needed “Dear. Sirs, As the voice. of. business in. Terrace, ‘the: Teriace ‘and: District Chamber ‘of Commétce wish to. applaud - Dan Veniez and: his team .at New. Skeena.. Forest. - Products for: their: efforts and.diligence. in; finding : an" _ dbridge .G Cullen said voters wanted a: coalition: “ype investor the calibre of the. Woodbridge OUP. ‘Their, potential: commitment to: the: long | term. “viable ‘opération-of New. Skeena’ is exciting news: For, * Terrace: and the’ northwest.:: verything, they can to ensure’ (his deal: is completed, ~ successfully’. and that. we'-see the: start “ip of.-New: " Skeena. this. year, Terrace needs a trong and vibrant forest industry. ~ This ‘is “a: time: for our rimayor wand ‘council. to ‘show ~ieadership: by- working: | with New ‘Skeena to quickly: ~. develop a: “win/win: solution’ tothe i issue of back taxes | ‘and’. support ‘them. i in. theit ‘efforts, to- get our forest.” vIti time to. look to the future Kirst ‘Vice President, : : “Terrace and. Disteet Chainer of Commerce. dows: from Ottiwa. Regardless, he: hopes: to. have an. office. up-and running by ‘the ‘end. .of:- . July. He's, also Making. his. first trip. to. Ottawa, - Born. ‘in Toronto,’ Cullen graduated: from: ‘Trent “University” in” *Peterborotigh;: ‘Ont. He worked for-One Sky and started his own: strate- . “gic consulting’ busingss in 1999, “He lives with “About the Mail Bag rhe Terrace - ‘Standard welcomes letters, our. ddress ‘is -8210 Clinton: St; Ter’aca, B.C: V8G .5R2.:You-can ax us at 250- 638-8432: or e-mail US: at: newsroom @terracestandard. com. No” attachments; . ‘please. We ‘need ‘your name, address. ‘and ‘phone. number: for verification; : Our: -deadling-is noon Feeley, or ‘noon. Thursday. if its a. “tong weekend. : - biomed in Alberta: After - technically: trained. person affected by Bill 37: will be 7 Kev J i effery, ‘Over the - : ts . Same-time span, I-have-also- been involved | ‘in many. _ discussions: dispelling this. myth, and-it ‘isa myth, one -: f "perpetuated. by. the government: in order to: justily, Bul oe 37. Se a 14 are: net only Be HEL wiembers, -but also: members . .of other. unions under the: Facilities: Bargaining: ‘Association umbrella, » includes. . biomedical ; : technologists, ‘pharmacy.’ technicians, information” ae os -eaming | less than’ ‘a pharmacy. tech with no. experience 7 health’ authorities “over - the: past. two. years. Were |: -We:-now.: ask. our. anayor. ‘and’ ‘council. to: do. boon