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The TERRA( CE RE VIE W ASKED:

Do you think a university
in Prince George would

_benefit Terrace?

Denise Desjardins
Yes, It's so far to go to

talented kids here who
couldn't affort to go other-
wise. It would :be much
. cheaper in Prince George. -

Leanne Trenaman
It's a pretty long way to go.
Better if it was here.

¥

Laurie McRae Wilfred T, it

Why not have a university
i . My son applied for the
for people in the north In- business management

stead of centralizing every-
one In the lower mainiand?
So many people from the
northern communities at-
tend university.

course here. Thdre was no
room. If there was a universi-
ty in the north, he could go
there instead. .

Vancouver. There ‘are a lot of °

' Brookes Randle

Yes, I'd go to it if | didn’t
need a coastal location for
my studies.

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Brad Mazurak
We could certainly use
higher education in the
north. We have three kids
who might eventually want
to go to university. It would
be cheaper and closer. .

Tracy Krause
It would be better. And
closer to friends and family.

; | Jason Miller

Benefits in: cost, time,
family. It would probably in-
crease the interest locally in
gong to university. Phone
calls home would be

cheaper.

. Lynn Turner

It would certainly benefit
the family. | look forward to
It.if my children could attend
university in Prince George,
they could come home the
occasional weekend. Bus
fate is certainly cheaper than
air fare to Vancouver. Stu-
dents might have more in-
terest In doing first and sec-
ond year here if they knew
they could continue in Prince
George. The college here
could be an offshoot of the
university.

Graham Burkeit

Sure, it would. The kids.

could theoretically go then.
Cheaper to board there than
In Vancouver.

“Terrace Review _ Wednesday, May 25, 1988 5

Letters

Burden of proof

To the Editor,
After attending some court
cases recently, I have many un-

‘answered questions.

How do the members of a
jury, faced with the responsibili-
ty of the life and freedom of a
man and of course his whole

family and everyone that loves

and believes in him define
**beyond a reasonable doubt’’?
To me it would mean some
proof, some evidence, some-
thing to prove the accused guilty.

When the defence brought
proof and described the accused

as a hard-working, honest man
who had never in forty years
been in any trouble with the law;
I have heard it said in court that
this is the perfect profile of a
child molester, so all you good
citizens out there better be
aware. If you displease your
teenaged child, they can go back
ten or fifteen years and accuse
you, and you must prove your
innocence (who can?) so you'd
best buy them that car!

(Mrs.) Ada Solowoniuk,
_ Terrace, B.C,

Summer work grants

— funding

To the Editor;

It’s not too Jate for communi-
ty groups to apply for provincial
government funding for summer
works projects.

Despite the fact that the Job-
Trac program was eliminated in
the latest provincial budget, a
new program, ‘‘Tourism Civic
Pride”’ is in the works.

Under the direction of the
Ministry of Tourism, Recreation
& Culture, Tourism Civic Pride
will operate on much the same
criteria as the scrapped JobTrac
of last year.

limited

Trac, some $4.5 million.

Under questioning in. the
legislature the tourism minister
admitted this new program is be-
ing planned, but could not pro-
vide specifics or dates. The
minister is, however, accepting
applications right away.

I encourage every small.
business and community group
considering summer work pro-
jects to apply for Tourism Civic
Pride funding without delay.
Given the cut in funding levels,
an early application may be the.
only chance for many important

_ Civic Pride will allocate only

There is one major drawback local projects.

however, and that is Tourism
Anne Edwards, MLA

one-quarter of the level of Job- Kootenay

Workshop to mark
Environment Week

contributed by Brian Wilkes

On June 4a one-day workshop will be held in Smithers which will
focus on sustainable economic development, particularly in the
Northwest of B.C, The workshop is a local attempt to extend the
ideas contained in the recent report of the. World Commission on
Environment and Development, otherwise known as the Brundt-
land Report, which is entitled ‘Our Common Future’. This, along
with the recent report of the National Task Force on Environment
and Development, feature the concept of sustainability as the key
link between conservation and economic development.

This may sound quite complicated, but in fact it’s really.very sim-
ple. There is a clear call in ‘Our Common Future’ for a new
philosophy of development which will lead to a sustainable society
and culture.

Sustainable development is the new buzzword, a concept which
includes:

@ maintaining long term, perpetual resource supply through con-
servation and planning

@ developing a means of achieving maximum value for the
resources we exploit

@ distributing the benefits of development equitably in society .
@ engendering a cultural attitude toward our environment con-.

sisting of respect, and the recognition that it is our only life support

system.

The basic premise is that we don’t have a sustainable society if we
are consuming the resource base faster than it is renewed. Non-
renewable resources need to be conserved, and developed in ways
that do not erode the sustainability of other resource values.

The workshop in Smithers is designed to bring people together to
discuss key resource sectors and sustainability, Small group discus-
sions are planned to center on fisheries, forestry, tourism, mining,
agriculture, and wildlife. We will explore what sustainability means
for each; how it would be different from today; what steps are need-
ed to achieve it; and how we would measure our success.

The workshop organizers are keen to involve people from all sec-
tors of society. The event is aimed at the general public, and
everyone is welcome. We are asking that you pre-register using a
form available at your local Chamber of Commerce or town office,
or by phoning 847-3377 or 847-9167. There is a registration fee of
$10,

This event is sponsored by Environment Canada, and is part of
the national celebration of Environment Week, May 30 to June 5,
1988.

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