PAGE 4, THE HERALD Tuesday, May 23, 1978 EDITORIAL One of the saddest sights is surely having to witness the parting of two loved ones--whether it be at the graveside, a hospital bed, or even a railway staion in wartime. It is even sadder, however, when the parting is one-sided. Such an example comes to mind, of the oc- casion I was forced by accident to witness sometime ago, when I met a trapper who was trying to abandon a sled dog that had grown too old in the harness. The man was leaving for his trapline, and the aged husky felt compelled to follow, and kept trying to take her place as lead dog in the five-dog team. - At first the trapper waved and shouted and cursed. The dog, forced to drop behind, still kept plodding along, with an unbelieving look, as though she couldn’t understand what had gone wrong. . The trapper’s curses turned to sticks, then to the whip. With a torn ear and bleeding eyes, the . old working dog still limped behind, occasionally falling then struggling to her feet, duty bound. Then, mercifully--but none too soon, the trapper got his gun off the carriole, and shot-- twice. The last sight I can recall of that incident indelibly burned in my memory is the dog’s valiant. efforts to keep going toward her master, even as she was. dying. . The loyalty of a- dog to its owner is so established in the history of man, it needs no further embellishment here. The loyalty of man to his fellow man is not so consistent, although there are famous examples - that have come to us down through the ages. - In this computerized, technological age, however, there is a real possibility that such examples are becoming less frequent. To be ‘loyal-unless there is a reward attached-is the mark of:a fool, or a ‘sucker’. “What’s in it for.. -me?” is the more‘normal’ attitude when one is called upon to stand by someone whose popularity, or fame, or health, or prosperity is on the wane. Ionce knew a girl--long, long ago, whose name was actually Geraldine. (Her father had wanted ason.) Geraldine was exceptionally large, as a girl—both in height and weight. Her loyalty, however was in proportion to her size. Once she formed a ‘crush’ on a boy, nothing could shake her off, This came to extremes, occasionally, as during a Young People's hike, when she would From the Vancouver Board of Trade Festivals and Finances . Festival - a somewhat old-fashioned word with a variety of meanings. From the antiquated maypole dancing on May Ist. to the warmth and - cheer of Christmas. We, in Vancouver, have a festival which should give us a special surge of pride. There should be a deep appreciation for those who organize our Annual Sea Festival and for the traditions they are building. Asking local citizens what the Sea Festival means to them, encourages a wide range of items and events in response. It is the packed crowds on Sunset Beach, crawling lines of cars inching along Beach Avenue and the salmon sizzling at the Jaycees stand. Or is it the im- pressive sight of the skydivers drifting lazily over English Bay until they land, oh so gently, on the sand? Maybe it’s the armada of ships Lying at anchor or the daring young flyers buzzing and swooping like angry mosquitoes. Nor should we ~ forget to mention the bath tubs or the thousands of visitors who throng our city from the lower mainland and places as far flung as Tooting Bec and Timbuktoo. ; There are two ways of looking at everything. We would like to ask that visitors not be looked at as a cause of congestion in stores, buses and hbtels, but that, in more realistic fashion, we régard them as potential contributors of dollars to this city. As the participants of the province’s third largest industry, this would seem only right and proper. The money that tourists spend in hotels, restaurants and stores: is readily understocd. There is a feeling, however, amongst some local . people, that “that is where the buck stops” and that the promoters of tourist facilities are the only ones who stand to gain. We all know that visitors buy souvenirs, they also buy food and gas. Theypurchase clothes-even on occasions, umbrellas! What is not so obvious is that there are hidden benefits. It is understandable but regrettable, that in the current state of the economy, spending by consumers has become restrained. oirists, however, spend--once they are away from home, it becomes a fact of life. Tourists are helping to improve business in this city, bringing te local trade and commerce dollars which may not be forthcoming from local residents. With increased spending, it is possible that better trade prospects can lead to more job Council Opinion by Dave Pease . I find the protests over the proposed repeal of the Terrace Shops closing By-Law by Municipal Council rather strange. There are-two reasons why council decided to repeal this by-law, prompted by the Midnight Madness sale held a short while ago. I belleve this Midnight Madness was one of the greatest things to happen in Terrace for a long time. It was the firat time in the ten years that I have lived in Terrace [ had seen customers and shop owners or assistants smiling broadly at each other in every single store Ientered, , Tt seemed ridiculous to me that council, because of the shope closing by-law had to use taxpayers money to prosecute shopkeepers for creating this fun and profitable evening for themselves and their customers, Upon investigating this matter council found that other communities had repealed their shops closing by-law or mever had one, TERRACE/KITIMAT daily herald General Office - 615-6357 Clrcutation - 635-6357 PUBLISHER...Don Cromack . MANAGING EDITOR... Ernest Senlor REPORTERS... Donna Vallieres (Terrace-Thernhill) REPORTERS.,.Scott Browes (Kitimat-Kitamaat) KITIMAT OFFICE...Pat Zelinskl - 632-2747 Published every weekday at 3212 Kalum St., Terrace, B.C, A member of Varified Circulation. 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It has commitments which cost more and it has to meet these. expenses—mostly by raising revenue through taxes. When a city prospers, taxes from businesses, as they grow and expand, increase. The home-owners protion of the tax bill may not have to increase annually in leaps and bounds. Unlike dollars spent, or contributed, by local citizens, tourist dollars have no strings attached. Tourists do not demand sewer lines, more health services, police and...They demand to look at our scenery, toshare our parks and to join in our Sea. Festival. . It is estimated that during the week of the Sea Festival, an additional $142 million will be spent - inthe city. For this. community, this is a bigger shot-in-the-arm than the effect-of the recent‘tax®* «°° - cuts could have in a similar period. This being so, why the apathy? Why are not we, and the local and provincial governments, all bubbling over with enthusiasm like the Vancouver Jaycees? That organization revitalized the Festival in 1975 and has been involved with it ever since. Each year’s programme is bigger and better than the preceding year’s. It’s hard to imagine a more fitting tribute than the visit of the Tall Ships this year. The prestige that the Sea Festival bestows on the city of Vancouver seems to slide past, . ’ almost unheralded and unsung. What can YOU do? Become aware and become involved. Chase down Sunset Beachina three-legged race—or, if that’s not your style- give a little time to the ‘volunteer force organizing the events—telephone 669-4091. One way or another, be a booster for Vancouver. Talk about the Festival and spread the word. In helping to ‘make it known, we would all be helping ourselves. ‘ I wonder what's us?. stopping By-law Repeal. Beneficial Prince Rupert repealed theirs in 1858 and seem to have no problem without it. ° : There are adequate store closing hours restrictions under the Municipal Act that apply to all communities in British Columbia. The difference is simply that these regulations would have to be enforced by the RCMP or whoever wanted to complain about breaking them, whereas the municipality considers it has an obligation to enforce It's ownby-lawa, - After the experience of seeing over $15,000 of taxpayers money spent to date, with a final total possibly exceeding $20,000, in attempts to enforce a by-law against one small business, namely bop evn ettin Ski bom lou see no purpose of retaining a by-law 8 reken by many merchants, and probably will continue to be broken. What is the polnt of retaining a by-law to protect citizens from a service they want and enjoy and spend possibly hundreds of thousands of their tax dollars trying to enforce it? Under the Municipal Act, which will automatically apply when the shop closing by-law is repealed, any merchant. or individual can prosecute any other merchant thamselves, at no cost to the taxpayer. . As a former director of the Chamber of Commerce lt ’ gurprises me that the Chamber is pupporting the retention of . this by-law when moat if not all thelr members support political parties that favour free trade, [ree enterprise and ° competition while this by-law ia a deliberate reatraint of trade, , Some storekespera have argued that extended shopping hours will mean higher prices because of increased wage costs, . Thave not seen this happen in other areas, Also I believe the shopping public is sufficently cost conscious that If this were true some stores could continue to close early, retain lower prices and still Increase thelr yolume of business-- maybe even forcing other stores to closd early to compete! With the number of families in Terrace in. whith both parents work I feel staggered or extended store hours would welcomed or beneficial to the majority of this community. Also if more store salesclerks were required it could reduce our unemployment problem. To summarise, whether the repeal of the ‘Terrace Shops Closing By-Law results im merchants, or a merchan association, paying the legal costs of enforcing the Provincial Municipal Act provisions instead of the taxpayers or whether it results Inextended shopping hours I feel the repeal of this act is beneficial to the maioritv if not al citizens of Terrace. — Loving the Unloved 7 Geraldine’s husband which it was to be-the child not stop walking alongside a boy whom she liked but whe did not feel the same way about her—the gang of boys all turned on her and pelted her with snowballs, until she gave up, only to follow from afar. , Geraldine eventually pursued, and married a tall, skinny youth. It was a sad marriage, but Geraldine was happy to enjoy the company of the man she loved--no matter how he treated her. She bore him five daughters in as many years. He wanted a'son. Geraldine -- who had-been warned by her doctor she should have no more children (she was a diabetic)—uncomplainingly complied with her husband’s demands-and tried again. ; The birth was one of those dramatic affairs that actually DO occur in real life. During the delivery there was a problem. The doctor asked or fhe mother. The husband, who wanted a son more than he wanted Geraldine --decided. _ One of the two persons who was at the bedside at the time told me, when I returned from the war, overseas, that Geraldine knew of her husband's decision, yet felt happiness in the fact that she was at last able to provide him with the man child he wanted, which would also be a part of her own body. ; Such loyalty is. rare, but it still occurs. There is still such loyalty in the world among the most ‘common’ of common people. How much richer we all are for those people who go out into, the every day world, can love the unloved. But, perhaps it is so important, it is worth the repitition, two thousand years later. Just after aster. - ‘Letters | Dear Friends: . On the morning of March 8, 1978 our community hall burned to’ the ground in twenty minutes. As the dazed people rushed from their beds they quickly saw that there was no possibility — of fighting the blaze. Shock gave way to realization and an entire village stood weeping. . ., The hall had served the usual ‘community needs-a placé for meetings and “recreation. . Basketballs pounded th beautifully refinshed floor all through. the long winter months. But this is a Nisgha community so the needs fulfilled by our hall ‘went far beyond the usugl. The great fests for weddings and funerals are a key part of our heritage as Nisgha people and it was in. the hall that these took place. The feasts are impressive events and were especially so in that hall, The outside front wall of the hall, the first sight to greet people as they entered the village, was covered with painted and carved designs. Inside, the walls were painted with crest symbols. For these events the stage Music Band. Tables, beautifully set with the beat dishes from each village household, awaited the guests, In the kitchen the traditional meal, Nisgha stew, was made In a huge east iron pot and stirred according to tradition with large carved spoon. As the elders spoke on these occasions, the wisdom of our culture wass passed to the younger generations. Tradition means a lot to our village and our hall, built by the people of the village in ‘ten years, 1952-1862, helped keep our traditions alive for us, Even in its destruction, the hall is perpetuating tradition for itis the Nisha way for the indivduals of the village to. put the needs of the com- ts - munity first. There must be a focal point for our traditional community Ife; there must be another hall as soon as possible, and the vo 5 “Likeyou people; I haa-no.crim . eet oe Pwiehed onlyto admire their silverware. always held the Canyon City: c J hadno.crimin Canyon City people have © made every personal sacrifice towards that goal since before the smoke clea the old hall. Butitisa momentous task, Modern building codes demand materials which cannot be supplied locally and are expensive to buy and to transport to our remote area. We have 135 people trying toraisé the amount of money nN ; red from the rubble of - > al intent when I broke.into that.ha needed by giving every five or ten dollar bill that comes our way.. At this rate it will take a very long time indeed: So we have decided to Invite our friends and acquain- tances in business to share in our tradition by making a contribution to the fund for the new hall. Every year Canyon City people give their business to hundreds of enterprises in - Terrace. Now we are asking for your help in rebuilding Use ¢ piophe we gh : Appeal for anew hall our beloved community hall, Tf you have ever attended one of our feasts you will understand what this megns. if you haven't, you should, and when you come to the new hall you will feel at home because YOU helped make it possible, Thank William E. Young. (Chairman, Public Relations Canyon City Recreatign Commission.) . Labour Spokesman replies “The Liberal government in Ottawa seems determined to sell out our country’s resources to, foreign cor- # porations’”’, Northwest Labour spokesman, John Jensen; stated. He was speaking in reply to Prime Minister Trudeau's © announcement that Mitchell Sharp, former ‘external _affairs minister, will become commissioner of the Nor- thern Pipeline Agency of Canada to oversee the construction of the §10-biillon dollar pipelinge from Alaska e U.S.A, Jensen explained that the labour advisory committee finds this appointment of ex- cablnet Minister Sharp to be extremely questionable considering Sharp's past.an present associations with the very exclusive club of multl- national corporate executives known as the .“Tri-Lateral’ Commisston”’, Labour spokesman, Jensen, said his members: [4 question Ottawa's sincerity - {R in choosing Sharp to look after the Interests of the Canadian public, especially considering Sharp was also recently named by U.S. Oil - Magnate,. J. . David Rockefeller, as the vice- . chalrman of his elite global. Planning group, the Tri- - Lateral Commission, The Labour Advisory Committeé wished to go on public record ag viewing ‘this © appointment to be in the interests of the U.S. petroleum companies, rather thanin the interests of the Canadian tax payers — who pay Mr. Sharp's salary. “In feet,” Jensen added, Letter Mr, C.° King . General Manager Terrace Co-Operative Association - Dear Mr. King: ~ - It gives me great pleasure to write this letter com: men the organizers of last nights "coop function | in our Banquet Room, The room waa left in almost as @ condition as it. was Iter free ard required only ‘ arid req a minimum of cleaning. . “in our opinion, Mr. Sharp stands guilty of conflict of interest by so accepting these two diametricall opposed positions of su influence and importance to Canada’s future.” All too often the converse applies, with food, drink and litter strewn all over the tables and floor. ; It was indeed refreahing to see that some groups in our District still have pride in themselves and in ‘our facilitiea, One might bart you ve restored in human nature, my Please pass my thanks ‘on to those persons concerned. Yours sincerely, : Phil Stewart Recreation Director. 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