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Francis Sabine

My opinion is that
we definitely have
enough alcohol
outlets open to the
public now. Excessive
drinking can be a
social problem and
taxes obtained
through alcohol sales
do not. provide
enough revenue to
solve the problems it
creates. Difficulties
originating from
alcohol use have to
be dealt with through
financial aid from
health programs, and
that. comes out of
general taxes. We
can do without Sun-
day openings of bars
as this is a time

families should be
together.

Brendan Chicoine

It was an excellent
idea to open the bars
on Sundays. Especial-
ly on Sunday, May 4,
as it was my 19th
birthday.

The Terrace Review asked:

How do you feel about bars
remaining open on Sundays?

Eilmana Vrgora
| feel six days a

- week is enough for

_ drinkers. Sundays are
for families. People
with drinking pro-
blems are just being
given a temptation to
spend one more day
away from. their
families.

Oa

ay

Elizabeth Evans

| don’t think bars
should be open on
Sunday. Liquor
establishments are
open six days a week
and | don't feel it is
necessary for them to
remain open seven
days.

ce an |
excellent
idea”

Ray Tremblay

| have very mixed
feelings about that
issue. The recent
decision leaves me
with two trains of
thought. It is O.K. in
one sense, but then
again, do we really
need It? | believe it is
alright for a person to
be able to go out and
have a drink, but !
don't really think bars
should remain open
as people need a day
to be with thelr
families. The’ same
with store openings
on Sunday. On the
other hand, we need
more jobs. So what’s
right and what’s
wrong?

Local female
married adult

| have no objection
to the bars remaining
open on Sunday. It
makes no difference
whether
open Sunday or Mon-
day. If a person has
had too much to
drink, employees ser-
ving the customers
should have the
authorization to limit
the number of drinks
patrons purchase. If
problems occur,
employees. can call
the police. Younger
patrons should be
asked for identifica-
tion and not be allow:
ed in the premises if
they are under age.

Daily blazes mark beginning
of forest fire season

TERRACE — The local
office of the Ministry of
Forests recently an-
nounced that 19 fires oc-
curred in the Prince
Rupert Forest District
from April 15 to May 8.
Officials say the fires
were all relatively small
and quickly contained,
damaging about 60 hec-

tares in total.

The ministry reports
that all of the fires were
caused by people and
that many of them
originated with grass-
burning exercises which
got out of control. Per-
mits for outdoor burning
are now required, and
they are available, along

with advisory pamphlets,
at the loca! Ministry of
Forests office at 4721
Lazelle Ave.

Forest fires can be
reported through the
toll-free Zenith 5555
telephone line or by con-
tacting the local office of
the forest service.

they are.

TERRACE — “‘It’s got
my full support. It’s a
real shot in the arm for
business.’’ This reaction
from Randy Merkel,
proprietor of the Thorn-
hill Neighbourhood Pub,
was characteristic of pub
operators in Terrace area
following the first two
weeks of Sunday open-
ings for their licensed
establishments. An
association of hoiel and
neighborhood pub
owners has been lobby-
ing the B.C. government
for years to allow their
businesses to open seven
days a week, and on May
4 their wish came true
thanks to Expo 86.

Just prior to the grand
opening of the world ex-
position in Vancouver,
cabinet passed an Order
in Council granting the
Sunday opening privilege
to bars throughout B.C.
during the period of Ex-
po 86. The order was the
final result of a snowball
effect, originally limited
to the Expo site, then ex-
tended to the Lower
Mainland and finally to
the whole of B.C.

Randy Merkel, who
points out that he is from
the Yukon, believes that
the change is a
democratic one. “It’s a
free country, and people
should be able to go out
for a drink on Sunday if
they want to. *? In assess-
ing the level of business
on Sunday, Merkel said,
‘Pretty good, better
than an average week-
day.”’ He speculated that
he may have to hire an
additional staff member
if the present trend con-
tinues.

Other sectors of the
community, however,

Notice

TERRACE — Because
of the danger to linemen,
B.C. Hydro is asking
candidates and their sup-
porters not to put posters
on power poles during
election campaigns.

In the past linemen
have been injured when
their climbing spurs slip-
ped on the cards, nails
and staples.

Earle Pritchett, Hydro
safety coordinator,
points out that B.C.
Workers’ Compensation
Board regulations pro-
hibit posters and other
such attachments on
utility poles.

We request the
cooperation of all can-
didates and campaign
workers in helping to
keep our employees safe
while on the job, Prit-
chett said.

‘Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 14, 1986 5

Sunday pub openings
get mixed reviews

have reacted with con-
siderably less en-
thusiasm. At the April 28

meeting of Terrace.

municipal council, Insp.
Ron Evans of the Ter-
race RCMP noted during
his presentation of the

‘monthly police report

that additional officers
may have to be put on
Sunday duty, resulting in
an increase in policing
costs to the district. At
this Ald. Ruth Hallock,
outraged at another de-
mand on the overstrain-
ed municipal budget,
burst out, ‘“Where does
Victoria get off, making
these decisions without
consulting anyone? Who
do they think is going to
pay for this?”’

Insp. Evans stated
after the first Sunday
openings that no extra
policemen had been
assigned, partially due to
the fact that some of his
staff have been sent to
Expo for security duties.
He added that there were
no unusual demands in
the area of Jaw enforce-
ment and concluded,
“We'll have to wait two
or three weeks to see how
it goes. It’s a little early
to tell.”

Bob Shatford, pastor
of the Evangelical Free

Church and chairman of
the Terrace Ministerial
Association, speculated
that the extra day would
result in a net increase in
alcohol consumption.
‘Realizing that we can’t

_ force our Christian views

on a pluralistic society.”
he said, .‘‘we are con-
cerned that more and
more alcohol is being
consumed. Some studies
indicate that one in ten
deaths in Canada can be
atiributed to the effects
of alcohol.’ Shatford
went on to say that open-
ing bars on Sunday will
further contribute to the
erosion of a day for the
family.

Doug Foster, program
director for Northwest
Alcohol and Drug
Counseling, said that the
increased availability
and use of alcohol will
increase the number of
problems for people who
abuse alcohol. Foster in-
dicated that his agency's
studies show that Sunday
is the day when the most
family violence occurs,
and he expressed fears
that legitimized public
drinking on Sunday may
aggravate the situation.
“The bottom line is, it
will mean more work for
us,’’ he said.

_ Adults $4.50

Benefits for the
R.E.M. Lee Theatre Alive Society

Tickets are available at Sight and Sound,
from students, or by calling
635-2142 or 638-0657.

Children under 12 and Senior Citizens $2.50

Come and enjoy a very entertaining
evening for the entire family ,...,

¥7 Dance Revue ‘86

The 11th Annual Performance
by the Vicki Parviainen
Dance Students
Friday, May 23 at 8:00 p.m.
at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre

Students $3.50

Where it’s at...

A guide to
Terrace's
night life —
the "who
where and
when" for
entertainment.

Northern
Motor
Inn

This week’s
feature:

at George's Pub

“Take 3”

Country & Western
Group

Saturday Jam
4to7 p.m.
Bring an instrument!

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