Letters to the Editor World-class park possible? To the Editor The residents of Ter- race and the surrounding area have a wonderful opportunity to help create a world-class park in their own backyard. The Seven Sisters Society has brought for- ward a proposal to pro- tect the recreation and scenic values of the Seven Sisters Range, Mt. Quinlan and Mt. Sir Robert. This would be done by making the 61,382 hectare area a class ‘‘A” provincial park. There is no end to the superlatives used to describe the Seven Sisters region. People driving between Kitwanga and Terrace have seen for themselves the incredible — beauty of the area. Indeed, think of the number of tourists on their way to Alaska who could be ‘‘sidetracked”’ into spending time in the area if a major provin- cial park was developed. The ecomonic spinoffs for Terrace are obvious and significant. Everyone from RV recreationalists to alpine . climbers would pass through the area spen- ding time and money. The park would become a _ sustaining, non-consumptive resource. The only current economic conflict with park development in the Seven Sisters area is log- ging. The park boun- - daries were drawn to minimize inclusion of commercial forest land. The boundaries en- compass less than one percent of .the total forest land base which includes parts of the Kispiox, Bulkley ‘and Kalum Timber Supply area. This seems a paltry Commercial fishery must be To the Editor, The recent announce- ment by the Prince Rupert office of the DFO that it wil be “business as usual’’ for the 1986 Skeena com- mercial fishery is unac- ceptable. Our unenhanced world-renowned races of steelhead, chinook and coho are being system- atically exterminated by ‘incidental’ catch dur- ing the Babine sockeye fishery. This must not be allowed to continue. It is clearly evident that the Skeena commer- cial fishery must be altered so that unenhanc- ed salmonids do not fur- ther disappear from the gene pool for the Skeena river and its tributaries. Note: the operative word here is ‘‘altered”’. We are in no way sug- Just settlement of land claims is needed Frank Howard, MLA for Skeena, said recently that B.C.’s native leaders should attend any meeting between Premier Bennett and Prime Minister Mulroney which relates to Indian land claims. Howard said, ‘The prime minister and premier should under- stand that the Crown, in right of the province and the Crown, in right of Canada, means the same thing to native people. Council Terrace council has endorsed a_ resolution first adopted by Port Alberni to ask the pro- vincial government to consider proclaiming the western red cedar as B.C.’s arborat or tree emblem. Alderman George Clark said the western red cedar has had a great influence on local native culture and alderman Ruth Hallock added the tree has also been a ma- jor influence on the growth of Terrace. If Bennett and Mulroney are going to meet to discuss Indian land claims without the - native people in atten- dance it will simply be the Crown meeting with the Crown and that easi- ly could lead to a deci- sion being made which will not likely be in the best interests of a fair and just settlement of those claims. “If the Social Credit government wants to proceed from a founda- tion of good faith it should first repeal its ‘long-standing position that there is doubt the native people ever did have any aboriginal rights and then proceed to enter into a three-level phase of negotiations with the federal govern- ment and the native peo- ple, ‘‘Honorable and meaningful negotiations are the only way to go and anything short of that will not result in a resolution of the land claims that will be | satisfactory and satisfy- ing to all British Colum- bians.”’ gesting that the commer- cial fishery be eliminated © or even reduced, it simp- ly must become more selective. The present Skeena Advisory Board has no decision-making authori- ty, and is in no way equally representative of all fishery user groups. We are requesting that both of these situations be altered: The evolution of fisheries management has not kept up with ‘enhancement, and if our civil servants responsible for managing the fishery are not willing to deal with the problems that unselective enhancement has. caused, then the resource users must pro- vide solutions to the problem. In the coming months Terrace Review — Wednesday. Jan. 8, 1986 § amount of timber to be sacrificed, particularly in light of the Ministry of Forests report that in- dicates 83 percent of the forest in the proposed park area is poor or non- productive. Ata time when money people are recognizing the need to develop alter- natives to the waning forest industry, the Seven Sisters park pro- posal chance for the people of Terrace to do something positive for their future. Steve Doyle Terrace, B.C. altered we will be asking all sport fishing groups, en- vironmental organiza- tions, elected govern- ment officials, municipal councils and Chambers of Commerce through- out the Skeena water- shed to endorse our pro- posals, and to make their views known to our governments and news media. This entire matter is clearly a political issue that must be addressed in the political forum. All fishery resource users should be making their views known to their elected represen- tatives, both federal and provincial. . Gary Miltenberger For the Skeena Water- shed Sports Fishermans’ Coalition Smithers, B.C. Motor Inn This week’s feature> Nelghborhood night drive him here!" Northern Relax at the Thornhill Cosy fireplace and Atmosphere Sa AS Entertainment Thursday, Friday and Saturday — 8 p.m. to 12 mid- “If you drive your husband to drink... A guide to Terrace’s night life — , the “who where and when” for entertainment. at George's Pub Don & Debbie Kingston Great performers wiih a varloty of all kinds. Saturday Jam 4to7 p.m. Bring an instrument! De Pub Th is an excellent + To the Editor, Jacob Mantel and family would like to thank all those who helped us during our loss of wife, mother, grand- mother, and great grand- mother, ‘Special thanks go to Dr. Van Herk, Dr. Phil- lips and the staff in the ICU. Grace (Grietje) Mantel was born Oct. 22, 1916 in the Netherlands. She immigrated with her hus- band Jacob to Houston, BAC. in 1948. They raised a family of four sons and two - daughters. For 20 years, Grace operated Mantel’s Flor- ists from her home, shar- ing her love for flowers with the community. Her love for music was also well known and she always participated in church or community choirs. In recent years, she worked tirelessly along side her husband, grow- ing and selling vegetables from the farm on Kalum Street. ~ In remembrance She will be sadly miss- ed as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and by all who knew her. - * Jacob Mantel Terrace, B.C. Bus fares © increase B.C. Transit had sug- gested a fare hike of five cents beginning July 1, 1986, Council has raised the increase to a dime. The finance committee report noted ‘“‘even with ‘the proposed fare in- crease our rates are below other small com- munity systems.”’ On the same date the student pass rate will in- crease to $12 and an across-the-board | dis- count of $1 will be given on ticket sale sheets, Your message \ from the stars... Your Week Ahead Horoscope Forecast Period; 1/5-1/ 11/86 ARIES Mar, 21 - Apr. 19 A sudden turn of events thrusts you into a prominent role in the management of the financial affairs of another. TAURUS Partnership matters undergo subtle change. 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