4 ~Church column Dear Sir: With respect to deLeeuw’s complaint about the Catho- lic Church’s voice at the UN, I would point out that there are mauy unabashedly Teligous members who en- joy full membership, , For examples one need fook no further than Iran and) Isracl: . This, even though the Catholic Church is far more’ populous, in a broad sense of the word, than both Iran and Israel put together, Therefore, although the Church lias a loud voice it cnjoys. no practical power whatsoever at the United Nations. : Naturally enough, with what little voice it does have at the UN, the Catholic Church promotés its own views rather than those that deLeeuw seenis to hold. “The Chureh’s method of dealing with HIV is 100 per cent effective in all cases. ‘The same can not be claimed for the condom. Also, condoms absolutely do not save any womans life during childbirth. “Put the moncy where it belongs: bring the poor a Iy MICHAEL COX and ALEX HAMILTON IP’S CALLED the market shuffle and everyone who visits Terrace’s farmers’ market does it, Every Saturday, about 2000 people walk the market loop, stopping and starting at every baked good _ and flower shoot they see. Locals and tourists come to relax — they can listen to buskers, nibble on baked goodies, and hum and haw over which plants or vegeta-" _ bles to purchase. a No matter where people begin their walk around the hotseshoe-shaped market, they are bound to bump into friends along the way, Karen Carpay of Terrace ‘said she goes to the market every weekend primarily for the home-grown produce. Bul she said she rarely ever buys what she needs and then heads straight home. “Everybody socializes while they shop so. it’s geal,” she, sald. “I Jike it because I get to see people | haven’t seen for a long time and get great, fresh produce too.” With 70 vendors selling everything fom handmade Knives to fresh homemade West’ African specialty bis- cuils called achimo, locals and lourists can spend hours eating aud catching up on gossip, Lynne Christiansea, the murkels’ president, said the markel is like a local living room where people come to _ disctiss the latest bot-potato topics. -: The purpose of Terrace’s market is to support and promote local farmers, arlisans, aud entrepreneur-. ialship. But .in ‘addition, Chrisliansen said, — the markel’ provides an educa- tion in good Jocal nutrition, It alsa: promotes bringing together ethnic diversity in ‘the ~cily, ~—srepresenting vendors from Africa, the Philippines, Russia, India, Italy, Germany — you name _ it, they're there. “It unifies people and brings everyone onto a level playing field,” Christiansen said. “I don’t know any- thing else in town that does that.’? ‘For many vendors, the _ market is a low-risk en- vironment to test the small business waters. Vendor Richard Jemmott has ‘sct-up shop at the market to see whether or not ‘his Caribbean spices ate a popular commodity. Jemmotl, originally from Barbados, said eventually, he'd like to go into the com- “mercial market. “I'm trying to get feed- back fom people here,’’ he said. wammen mentioned in the ar- ticle decent health care throughout their pregnan- cies, The emotionally charged parenthetical aside about women whoa have been Taped aS an act of war is particularily distressing. The babies themselves don’t get even parenthetical mention, Those babies do not deserve the death penalty for the crimes of their fathers. Of course, the number of unwanted babies resulting from war crimes is in- finitesimal compared to the number of abortions per- formed for other, less atten- tion grabbing, reasons. Like careless conducl, too much to drink, convenience and numerous others, even less glamourous. There are 106,000 abor- tions in Canada every year, Last year, the Lives of 121 babies were taken right here in our own hospital. I can’t know, but I’m willing to lay good adds that not one of those was the result of a war crime, Those babies deserved the death penalty even less. deLeeuw’s opinions on these malters are gravely Jemmott said he likes the social atmosphere the market provides. “This gives me the chance to meet people here because T’m new to town.”’ Vendor Loma Sperman has sold crochet crafts and fresh baked goodies at the market for four years, ; “‘T’m retired so it gives me something to do,’ she said. ‘I have my — regular customers, but I also come out to enjoy people.” “Vendors who’ do’ pay’ ‘the $60 yearly fee to set up a booth (or $5 a day), can make a pretty penny. Christiansen, who sells painted flower pots, cookie tins and milk cans, makes about $200 every Saturday. Some vendors make a fair bit more than this, others make less, depending upon whai they sell. One favourable Saturday Christiansen said she eamed $700, and once or twice she’s sold nothing. *‘Tt’s so encouraging when you do sell something,’ she said. ‘It?s just positive in-. put.’’ She expects the market to gross about $15,000 every saturday. Christiansen’s cleven- year-old son Marty decided to try busking at the market fo raise enough moncy to buy a new violin. After a few weeks of play- ing — one Saturday he earned $127 -— he managed to raise enough money to buy the 380-year-old violin that he dreamed of playing. ‘*He’s very proud of his new violin,’’ Christiansen said, Terrace’s market isn’t just a draw for people who live in Terrace. Diane Mcphee and Marg Brandly are both from Prince Rupert, but come to the market whenever they can. “The market is what brings me here,’? Mcphee said. The pair also go to the Pert Edward farmers’ market, but said Terrace’s market is far better. “Even when it’s raining I’ve come here and had fun,” she said, The fresh produce and food are big selling points for her. “T'll come back for the goulash,” she said. The market is limited to 70 vendors each year be- cause additional competition would cripple vendors. What’s notable, Chris- tiansen said, is that the Ter- race market is the same size as metro Victoria’s market, with only a fraction of the population. ; “It's remarkable how our litle market stacks up,’” she ‘spooky’ CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag disordered, Finally, 1 don’t read emo- tionally charged altacks in your paper against Islamics for promoting Islam or, for that matic’, attacks against any other religion, [’m very sure, that ifthe word Jew were mentioned in an article of equal negative and in- flamatory tone against Jews, as it was here against Chris- tians, you wouldn’t even suffer the merest suggestion of the possibility of publish- ing i (o cuter your mind, Where is the media’s usual cloying, political cor- rectiess atid regard for anti- discrimination and bate laws when it comes to Catholics? Why are we fair game? It’s more than spooky, Paul Evans, Thornhill MP can learn right here Dear Sir: Regarding the July 28, 1999 news brief on Skeena MP Mike Scott possibly going to Australia to fear more about that country’s handling of aboriginal lend claims. To quote Mr. Scott, ‘‘There appear fo be many parallels with what there to what is happening bere.”” What's the point? In bis own riding, Mr. Scott’s constituents have land claim issues that have been the topic for.decades. He hasn’l visited any of The trip to Australia to lear about its is happening aboriginals isn’t going to change how the people here are handling land claims issues. It’s a little too Jate for Mr. Scott to learn about aboriginal people. He should have began when he first got elected. Going to Australia at bis own expense is another good thing. Why should taxpayers pay for a trip for someone to learn about the villages or bothered to Jean about the aboriginals here. No one has seen him. SO MUCH TO DO: Whether it be talking about the aboriginals in another country when the MP for Skeena has aboriginals in his own back yard and across Canada, Mary Dalen, Cedarvale, B.C. The Terrace Standard, Wednescay, August 11, 1999 - AS More power to churches Dear Sir: Re: Sarah de Leeuw’s column in The Terrace Standard, Aug, 4, Sarah uses her columa to allack churches and what they stand for. What they stand far is protecting the livgs of the unborn, protecting natural family life and sex, protecting the feeble lives of the clderly, protect- ing the health of young adults by propagating the prohibition of illegal drugs, ete. Sarah instead propagates abortion, same sex “‘marriages,”’ feminism, condoms in schools — in other words, the sexual revolution that began in the sixties, God commands in His word, in the Bible and the 10 commandments, to be a’ salt and light in the world. He doesn’ want decay and darkness. . The Catholic Church, which she attacks, trics precisely to function as a salt and light. That’s what she uses her “‘power” for, and I wish other churches would do the same. I am an evangelical Protestant and share the aims of the movement ‘‘Catholics and Evangeli- cals together.’’” More power to the Catholic Church and to the Jewish rabbis who also condemn abortion and homosexuality. Bill Homburg, Terrace, B.C, best flowers to grow (above) or having a coo! design painted on your face (below), the Terrace Farmers Market has something for everyone. said, The market bas a three year lease with the cily a1 its current location. Christiansen said her fl ullimate goal is to see the area on Davis Street desig- nated as park property, so the market would have a permanent home, adil = OLD BUT NEW: Marty Christiansen plays his violin at the Farmers Market almost every weekend. He eared enough money at the market to buy a 380-year-ald Violin that Is his pride and joy. TERRACE’S _ farmers’ market is one of the most successful markets in Canada and even North America, said an expert in farmers’ markets, John Curry, associate professor of cnviron- mental planning at the University of Northem B.C., has done studies on farmers’ markets across Canada and the United States, He said Terrace’s farmers' market is so “enormously success- ful’’ because it’s a cul- tural = event, =~ Where people go to sociaily in- teract and have a goad time. In today’s modern world, there’s less and less space where we can Expert says Terrace’s farmers’ market unique Business and social skills to be learned at market socially interact atid for hang out with friends, Curry explained, And farmers’ markets fill the searching quality foods. People nowadays are more interested in where pap. their food comes from Another importailt and how it.is produced, aspect of markets is the = Curry said. cnlreprencurial (raining. ‘*People are more He said markets teach young people how to sell products and to barter. ‘Kids have become sa disconnected from busi- ness atid selling because most tines they're hired - ass hetp,’’ he — said. “Markets support and cilcourage young people learning business skills.”’ He said in the past five years there’s been a resurgence = in ~~ the worricd aboul the bealth risks involved with ge- netic enginccring, pesticides and fertiliz- ers,’* he said. Fanners’ markets can also play a vital role in revitalizing a downtown area aid can be an im- portant element in defin- ing a community. ‘Ht can be a civic space that can define the community,’? he said, “Irivesling in that’ by popularity. of farnicrs’ ciiy councils is a markets because of a wonderful step — for movement of people . ward.”