and Northern Indians) on the welfare list. Not only did this destroy their livelihood but it also destroyed their pride as a people — pride 4 in their tradition of living aff ‘the land. - The'néxt target — and the largest employer of all :_ was the forest industry. Not only were they very successful in slowing down the industry, but worse still, they managed to slow down the.total economy, putting thousands of people out of work and thereby shattering the dreams of many hard-working Cana- dians. Once more they used the weapon of delega- tions to Europe, trying to stop Europeans from buying our products. You don’t have to go back that many years to find an era when this kind of thing would have been considered treason against one’s country and the perpetrators would have been tried in court accordingly. ‘ There is no question that the next target will be agriculture. It has -already started in the U.S., Sweden and other affluent countries because those Third World countries would not tolerate such action. Down in the U.S. recently there were many bumper stickers reading "Not a Moo in 1992’, and press reports about hunters, ranchers and fishermen joining forces to try and bring some reasoned. argu- ments into the issue. They were also opposed to a group called People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA), This group now has 250,000 members and a budget of $10,000 — and continues to grow rapidly. Some of the things they don’t like about agriculture are that: Livestock production is responsible for many of the world's enyironmental problems (everything from methane gas to soil erosion), grazing, in particular, is a PETA target *Life is hell for domestic livestock; ¢Livestock and poultry producers don’t care for their animals properly; they say ranchers don’t care enough about their animals to call in a vet if the animals are sick; ‘eSheep shearing is cruel; 4H animal programs: are cruel — not only to the ‘animals themselves but also to children; ¢Eating seafood is cruel; *Veterinarians don’t care about animals; they care only about their fees; ‘eUnder no circumstances should animals be used for research, even if human lives are at stake. I think this clearly indicates the crazy people with whom the agriculture industry is going to be dealing in the years ahead. We must be very alert to ensure that livestock are well cared for. Most pro- ducers take a great deal of care of their livestock — otherwise they would soon be out of business. How- ever, there are always a few who can give producers a bad name. In my opinion, discussions in the indus- try and other groups (e.g., hunters and fisherman) should take place on how best to deal with this problem. 18 . Terrace Review — March 6, 1992 Looking Back... ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK... ae | The Terrace Public Library elected a new board of directors at their annual general, meeting. Outgoing Chairman Willy Schneider said. hé was pleased with ‘city council’s recent acceptance of a fall referendum ‘to determine public support for the expansion project, but added that trustees had yet to convince regional district directors of the need for expansion and the importance of the regional board’s role in accepting the referendum ... The city applied for two grants through the Ministry ,of Municipal Affairs 1991 Planning Grant Programme in order to complete the new Official Community Plan and implement a Municipal Management Programme. TWO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK... Terrace Health Care Society representatives met with provincial government officials to discuss the concept of Supportive Housing with the hope of obtaining about $2’ million in government grants, The society hoped to build a 40-unit Supportive Housing complex adjacent to Terraceview Lodge... Terrace was one of eight B.C. communities chosen to participate in the Strong Communities in the 90’s program under the Ministry of Regional and Eco- nomic Development ... Investigation continued into the cause of the collapse of a public works storage shed. Poor construction was the prime suspect. THREE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK... The Sande Overpass was identified as a danger point on Highway 16 by RCMP Inspector Larry Yeske in a report to city council. In the report Yeske recommended to council that the truck route be changed to follow Keith Avenue to either Kenney or Frank Street before turning north to Highway 16... Downtown parking problems were causing concern for city council, who were hoping a pending traffic study would come up with a solution. All-day parking by business employees was cited as the major prob- lem ... Okanagan Skeena Group ratified an agree- ment with the city and final adoption of two by-laws to clear the way for the project was expected to take place in the following month. Construction of the new shopping mall was to begin in April with completion scheduled for October. FOUR YEARS AGO THIS WEEK... The Terrace Public Library board was looking forward to an exciting year after their annual gen- eral meeting. Librarian Ed Currel said the main prospect. was on-line computer access to replace the old card catalogue... Pioneers and dignitaries were on hand for the official grand opening of Mount Layton Hot Springs Resort.