Ad - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 26, 2000 ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988 ADDRESS: 3210 Clinton Street Terrace, B.C. * V8G 5R2 TELEPHONE: (250) 638-7283 * FAX: (250) 638-8432 PUBLISHER: ROD LINK EMAIL: standard@kermoce.net Up, up away ASIDE FROM health care and the Vancouver Canucks, there’s probably nothing more people — love to talk about than airlines. That’s particularly the case in the north where airline service is regarded as a symbol of progr- ess, It’s an ego thing. We may complain about the fares and the food, but we’ve gotten used to measuring our place in the world by the size of the aircraft and the number of flights a day at our disposal. Even if we don’t fly frequently, the sight of an airliner curving over the city in preparation for landing gives us a sense of satisfaction that hey, we matter. This was very true in the 1990s when two airlines flying big jets offering as many as’ six flights a day used our airport. So in the fall of 1999 when Canadian Airlines pulled its 737s in favour of subsidiary Canadian Regional’s smaller jets and AirBC took its four- engined jets away and replaced them with Dash 8s, there was a very real sense of loss. And this month, when AirBC left altogether, leaving us with Canadian Regional, that sense of loss grew. From that high of six flights a day, we are down to three and our ego took a hit. Hawkair Aviation Services, the company that flies those large bulbous nose cargo aircraft we see over the city on occasion, wants to change that. It sees a very real market opportunity in offer- ing fares cheaper than those of Canadian Regio- nal. It believes more people will fly if given the right circumstances, More importantly, it has confidence in the northwest and in its residents. And that’sencouraging, res He ge ek Now, not later AFTER SLUMBERING for a couple of years, the local construction industry is on the verge of picking up. Already this year new homes are un- derway and more than a few businesses are mak- ing improvements and renovating. But there are three big projects which will de- fine construction activity this year and next — Ter- race Mountain Manor beside Terraceview Lodge, a new elementary school on the bench and a re- placement for Skeena Junior Secondary School. All three have been years in the planning — more than 10 years in the case of Terrace Moun- tain Manor, for instance. These three projects will have a two-fold im- pact on the community. First, they will enhance the quality of life in this city. Second, they will deliver employment and dollars for the economy. It is important that these projects proceed as soon as possible. There have already been too many delays. 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Stores, photographs, ilustrations, designs and typestytes In the Terrace Slandard are the property of the copyright holdara, Including Gariboo Prass (1869) Lid., Hs Mlustration repro services and advertising agenclas. Reproduction in whole or kt part, without writtan permission, is spacifically prohibited. Aulhorizad as second-class mall pending tha Post Office Department, lor payment of postage in cash. 1998 WINNER CCNA BETTER NEWSPAPERS COMPETITION ¢ poncntiewse] 90m CaUeSHs oe? Baten 4 P on oat F i “cense A2814-H6,... Well, Mommy ,. 'm on a TIN ho % way na fan yadya Sor me "I feeL Up ind feu in tO A edar onthe le i 10 458. intimber bo HALT | LoGGNG| VICTORIA — Adrienne Clark- son, the governor general, and her philosopher husband John Ralston Saul are being at- tacked with increasing fre- quency for meddling in the po- litics of the nation. Governors general are sup- posed to be seen but not heard, or so the conventional wisdom held by conservative elements of our society goes. They are supposed to preside at the awards of medals for books and bravery, meet for- eign dignitaries, host the Queen when she's in Canada, and generally make us feel good about ourselves. Public utterances that can in any way be construed as political are definitely out. 7 Refreshingly, ASour 4 - WHEELERS! OM. THE CAPITAL. HUBERT BEYER in our society. It's just wrong.” On another occasion she said it was her role to point out what is wrong in our socie- ty and make sure people have a voice through her. BALL of which;has the. guar- idians" of: “tradition arwitter! § “Pointing out what's wrong in or society is the role of an opposition party, not that of the Queen's representative,” blusters Brigitte Pellerin in a National Post guest column. Pellerin is a “webzine” co- lumnist for Le Quebecois Libre, a libertarian publication based in Montreal. “While in office, she and her husband must be impartial in public and discreet in THROUGH. BIFOCALS CLAUDETTE SANDECKI what age Victoria means by “senior”. Fifty-five? Sixty- five? Certified senility? The board is now fairly re- presented by females. Expect- ing one senior, whatever age, to fully represent all seniors is silly. We'd be better off if all CHC members listened to the public, spoke up to Victoria, ‘and argued for better health care and funding. At the regular monthly pees Special thanks to all our contributors and correspondents ~ for their time and talents ° Vv /REMER FoR OLD DAYS IN BUSH} private,” Pellerin says. The absolute necessity for the monarch to abstain from political statements, she ar- gues, is founded in the Cana- dian constitution which, she affirms, is modelled after the English constitution. I think the good libertarian meant to say British. Someone should also enlighten her about the fact that the Brits don't have a constitution and are doing very well without one, thank you. For that matter, we'd all be better off had Pierre Trudeau left ours in Westminster. It also seems that Prince Charles, the British monarch- in waiting, doesn't’ believe in Keeping | his mouth spies com- menting of, everything Rane of to ee aE ee ture, much to the dismay of Blair hordes that rule the na- tion. And yes, the monarch or her representative have the power to interfere in politics, al- though they rarely use it. I remember the Queen's in- tervention that ended the Suez crisis early on in her reign. And David Lam, the former lieutenant governor of British Columbia, came close to dis- meeting April 13 — a meeting which could not happen be- cause no quorum was present ~ it was painted out to the CHC that reserving a seat for a native contravenes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But neither Victoria nor the CHC sees the folly. While it’s unlikely anyone would file a complaint with the Human Rights Commis- sion, still it offends ... and makes chopped fiver out of the two natives already sitting on the CHC. No one can supply criteria for CHC members. I’m told two criteria. are the ability to maintain confidentiality, and having no axe to grind. Well! Do we elect school trustees for their ability to keep mum? So we elect city councillors because they agree to drag everything in-camera? Hell, no. We elect them for their guts to stand up and speak for us; to go toe-to-toe with Victoria to PR re Three cheers for country’s G.G. solving the legislature during | the height of the scandals in- volving Bill Vander Zalm, a former premier. Clarkson is a fresh wind in a stale nation. And so is her con- sort. Instead of criticizing her for bringing homelessness and poverty to the nation’s atten- tion, we should praise her for it. Poverty is a cancer on the soul and body of this country. When homeless people die in the streets, as they did last winter, there is something rot- ten in the state of Canada, voted by the United Nations the number one country to live in, two years in a raw. The opposition parties do not appear to have been too successful in shaming the gov- ernment into combatting pover- ty, They are foo ‘preoccupied with wresting power from the government to have time for the poor and homeless. So I say to Clarkson and Saul, keep on meddling. Hold up the government to the stan- dards it has forgotten or never knew, And damn the critics. Beyer can be reached at: E- mail hubert@coolcom.com; Tel (250) 381-6900; Web Attp:/{www.hubertbeyer.com Time to recruit axe-grinders seek what's best for us, ta lis- - ten to us and then interpret that to Victoria in a way that brings results. What with budget cuts, legal bills to our chokers, and Victoria’s misguided spending - including a fully equipped, spanking new hospital in 100 Mile House without a doctor or a nurse - the BC government makes running Mills Memorial Hospital difficult, All the more reason to ac- cept CHC members who are committed to good health care despite the necessary tedium of reading reports, sitting through lengthy meetings, and being castigated by the public for any shortcomings. This CHC would be more effective with two eager beaver volunteers who care. Let’s not opt for searching for two poli- tically correct but ho- -hum ap- pointees. A little axe-grinding might clear a path to the emergency room door. NOWAPAYS WALK. (Se BY. S) PE rH} “ ae =e