Page AS — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 8, 1992

LETTERS

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TO THE TERRACE STANDARD

School lunches su

Dear Sir:

I’m writing in response to
comments contained in
Valerie Preston's letter to the
editor, in your April 1, 1992
issue. She was unhappy with
“tthe setting aside of educa-
tional funds for lunch pro-

grams.”” |
In these times of financial
constraint, | applaud Ms.

Preston’s. watchfulness in
monitoring how our govern-
ment spends tax dollars.
However,-as the community
nutritionist For Terrace, I
feel that-some of the issues
raised’ by. Ms. Preston re-
quired. clarification.

Although the funding for
the school. food program is
incorporated into Ministry of
Education funding, it is new
funding... No current pro-
grams or.resources will be cut
to provide food for students.
Thus the concern that educa-
tion funds will be utilized in
the provision. of lunches is
unwarranted,

At is important to note that

the school food program is

Dear Sir:

More and more I am hear-
ing around Terrace, ‘Why
should we pay for your
sewage. system?’?’ Among
other questions, the

- Queensway sewer problem,
has raised this one the mast.

The answer to this is that
the. Bobsein. Queensway
sewage: problem is one of a
community rather than an in-
dividual, Like it or not Ter-
race-and Thornhill are one
community. Typhoid,

_ hepatitis, cholera and other

like diseases care little
whether you live in Terrace
or Thornhill or on Bobsein
Cres,

The effluent discharge
from the Queensway area
goes directly into the Skeena
River, Incidentally where it
-enters' the river is immediate-

~ty:upstream of the City of

Terace’s Skeena River water
intake. So-this is not only an
extreme health risk to the
Queensway area residents
but also one to Terrace city
residents.

“The integration of a school food program with
nutrition education can result in children develop-
ing good lifetime nutritional habits at an early age.”

targeted to schools where
needs are perceived to be
greatest. The funding must

- be applied for, and is then
_ awarded based upon whether

or not schools have met the
program criteria. In schools
where parents and staff do
not perceive a demand for

such a program, no applica- -
tion need be made, and the

funding can be utilized
elsewhere. This allows
monies to be directed where
they can bring the most
benefit.

Ms. Preston also mentions
the admirable (and volunteer
support) program which cur-
rently provides a hot lunch to
students of Kiti K’Shan
Primary School. It is the ex-
pressed desire of the school
food program to support and
extend such programs as this,
through subsidization of

equipment, and nutrition
consultation.

To quote from the pro-
gram criteria: ‘Eligible pro-
grams must be a community
driven initiative that involves
parents and children in all
stages of planning, im-
plementation and
evaluation.’’ Programs nat
meeting this criteria are
unlikely to secure funding. |

Lastly, the program fun-
ding is not expected to cover
all of the costs anticipated in
the operation of a school
food program. Parent con-
tributions to program opera-
tions, either monetary, or
volunteer time, are an in-
tegral part of this program.

Parents who are anxious
that their child may be
stigmatized if they don’t con-
tribute will be reassured by
the program criteria, which

pported

state “‘all children in the
school must be eligible for a
meal but not obligated to
participate, and nonpaying
students must be non-
identifiable’,

I feel that a program in
which participation is volun-
tary, which involves parents
and children in all aspects

and “stages” of ‘implementa-

tion, and which is Funded
without cutting or affecting
any current programs would
significantly contribute to
the nutritional well being of
any community,

The integration of a school
food program with nutrition
education can result in
children developing good
lifetime nutritional habits at
an early age. I am pleased to
reiterate my support for this
program,

Sincerely,

Gerry Kasten, R.D.N.
Community Nutri-
tionist,

Skeena Health Unit,
Terrace, B.C.

e a problem for all

“it is said that one of the major differences bet-
ween us and third world countries is our ability to
separate our population from their sewer.”

When we were put on the
provincial polluters list we
hit the big time, That is, we
were advertised all over the
province as being one of the
worst polluters in the pro-
vince, Think how many
tourist dollars come into the
Terrace area every year
because of the fishing in the
Skeena River? How many of
those dollars will disappear
as the furor over this pro-
blem increases, and it will in-
crease.

Most importantly this

disaster must not occur ever °

again in this great country. It
is said that one of the major
differences between us and
third world countries is our
ability to separate our
population from their sewer.
Well, right about now, I
‘seriously question that abili-

ty.

that there is

So, the question should be,
do we care, do we really care,
about our environment,
about our public health,
about our financial security,
and most importantly about
the most beautiful piece of
country in all Canada? Do
we want to let it be ruined
like some other areas have
been? I hope not!

This problem has come
down to one thing and one
thing only. Money! The pro-
vincial goverment has, in
their great wisdom, decided
insufficient
funds in the provincial cof-
fers and therefore refuse to
fund a disposal system to a
level that the residents can
afford.

We have government
money for every asinine idea
that comes along but none
for this, Remember a couple

of years back our federal
government paying some
ridiculous multi million
dollar figure for a picture
with three coloured stripes
on it, That money could have
paid for half of our sewage
system.

Municipal affairs minister
Robin Biencoe has stated
that there are other ’’good”’
communities with the same
problem. Does this mean
that we are not a ‘“‘good’?
community. Does this mean
that the problem of sewage
disposal is widespread in the
province? If the latter f say
it’s time to do something
about it now!

I remember reading once
that people get the govern-

-ment they deserve... Well I
_ certainly -hope «we deserve

better than being forced to
live in a stinking pile of
sewer,
Yours truly,
R.B. Hawke,
Vice President,
Bobsein/Queensway
Action Group

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Nisga’a open office here

TERRACE — An office to
serve the nearly 500 Nisga’a
people living here has opened.

_ Is located in the Lakelse
Ave, building that's owned by
the St. Matthews Anglican
church.

"> ‘The idea is to provide a place
from which the activities of the
Nisga’a can be assisted and pro-
moted, says Ernie Morven, vice
president of the Nisga’a Tribal
Council local here.

_ . There are three urban locals
on the tribal council in addition
to ones from the four Nisga’a
villages ‘in the Nass Valley. The

_ other urban locals are in Van-
.couver and in Prince Rupert.

“*'We’re a complete volunteer
organization,’? says Morven of
the local here which was formed

. in 1988. Morven and trustee
Charles McKay share the ad-

«ministrative duties of the local.

-In-addition to sponsoring an

elders group, a youth group and

helping off set education ex-

"?/penses, the local raises money
2 for community organizations.

It's given donations to the CT

**-~-gcan drive, the Terrace Chur-

ches’ Food Bank, to the Salva-

tion Army’s Christmas effort
' and to the Skeena Junior Secon-
dary School band.

". Last year, the local hosted the

B.C. all-native ladies basketball
- tournament here.

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LOCAL NISGA'A now have their own office. That’s volunteer officer
worker Winnie Wells with Nisga’a Tribal Council local vice president
Ernie Morven, The office is in the St. Matthews church building that
ance housed the government agent.

Morven says the local’s big-

gest task will come next year
when it hosts the annual con-
vention of the Nisga’a Tribal

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Council.

“It'll be the first time the
convention will be in Terrace,’ .
said Morven.

TO THE TERRACE STANDARD

- Forest Alliance backed

More on the Skeena Angler

Dear Sir:

' In a recent issue of The

Terrace Standerd an article

by Rob Brown, ‘‘The Skeena

Angler’’ took a swipe at the

B.C, Forest Alliance, claim-
“ing it is simply a tool of the

big timber companies.

~ This could be true, but my

understanding is that if the
Alliance i i3, succéssfulein’ get-
i sea bfoad. enoigh! Base the
big “boys will: be backing off
- intheir involvement.

Also, recently some letters
to the editor have suggested
. that Rob “stick to writing

about angling in his

column”. I think he should

have his say but it does
become a back-burner issue
when you read the other little
story in the same paper.

It states: ‘‘The forest in-
dustry provides 34 per cent
of ali the income earned in
the Terrace-Kitimat area’’.
Also, “it accounts for 41 per
cent of all industrial activity
in the same area.”’ This study
was done for the provincial

_ forest resources commission

and did not include the Alcan
plant, so the actual figures go
even higher.

I read recently that Ken
Georgetti had said that most

new jobs being created in

B.C. are coming in at the
$6.50 level and 1 strongly
suspect they are non-union
also,

It makes no sense to trade
jobs at $20 per hour for
seasonal jobs at $6.50 but at
the same time we need to
keep a watchful eye on the
industry to see that they are
: environmentally responsible,

“rT would prefer todo-this
by joining a posilive group
like the B.C. Forest Alliance,

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