es . .A4- thet Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - TANDARD_ _ 7". ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988 * PUBLISHER: ROD LINK ADDRESS: 3210 Clinton Street Terrace, B.C. - V8G 5R2 . arn TELEPHONE: (250) 638-7283 + FAX: (250) 638-8432 - . . WEB: www.terracestandard.com , EMAIL: newsroom@terracestandard. com. Line lobby YOU’ LL PROBABLY. run out of fingers. and _have to start counting toes when listing potential “mining projects up north. | . " Last year $100 million was spent on explora- tion and development, driven by a world market _-twhich needs what can be taken out of the ground ; *“to continue growing. Just one, the copper ‘and gold Galore Creek proj- ; | ; » ect:of NovaGold Resources, now going through: | .van environmental review, could employ well over I "500 people for at least 20 years.. |, 4 Not all of these exploration projects will turn . into mines and demand for’minerals is subject to. 7 4a strong. world economy but there’s a clear mes- | sage — the northwestern portion of B.C. has the * 2 potential to be a signficant economic ic player well _ into this century. : ’Yet:there’s one item. that could hold back some x of this. development — power or rather, the lack wthereof. ; . Mines, because: of their location, have tradi- “, ‘tionally supplied their own power through, for an example, diesel generation. That’s become more: , “and more expensive, leading to a.call that the pro- “vincial government extend the B.C.. Hydro grid. “north, past Meziadin Junction on Hwy 37 North. It’s not a bad idea. Power line lobbyists, point [ “out the general inequity of the situation. The prov-— “tince, through B.C. Hydro, provides power every- _ “where else i in B.C., so why not the northwest. ~~ :*. But it’s expensive. Very preliminary’ cost es- “timates place the price tag of one power line. proposal at more than $500 million, and that’s without detailed engineering ora full-on environ- ae a , “mental eXathitiation: woof Wh The And that’ ‘brings up ‘the question “of who should fer. “pay. Right now, provincial policy is that power ‘lines are financed by everybody. because every- ‘ | ‘body benefits. That philosophy might not hold in this situa- «tion. To be sure, mining companies would have to “pay for their own lines from the main one to their “ore bodies. But since those companies would be jthe:prime beneficiaries of the main line, there’s a “school of thought they should then pay for a sub- - stantial chunk of the main line cost. | Those who say the extension of the: B. C. Hydro ond up north-should be borne by the province as ‘a whole can take comfort in another far more. ex- pensive precedent. _ It’s'the 2010 Winter Olympics. Down “south “the province is. happily chucking billions at the | ‘Olympics. by regarding it: as an economic devel- - opment initiative. Based on that, spending money to run power to. ; projects which, arguably, could be far more sus- tainable than the Winter Olympics is not out of ‘the question. a es ot, PUBLISHER/EDITOR: , Rod Link ° :“* . ADVERTISING MANAGER: Brian Lindenbach _ PRODUCTION MANAGER: Edouard Credgeur ~s - NEWS: Sarah A: Zimmerman . Oe _ COMMUNITY: Dustin Quezada a8 - NEWS/SPORTS: Margaret Speirs FRONT OFFICE: Darlene Keeping, Carolyn Anderson. os CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR: Alanna Bentham . 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Reproduction in whole or in part, without written permission, is specifically prohibited. - * Authorized as second-class mail pending the Past Office Department, for payment of postage in cash. > Special thanks to all our contributors and , correspondents for their time and talents 7 ny hie ¢ cna fa a . Beltish Colambis cad Yad: Black Press. ENBRIDGE | Pipeline Inc. wants to con- ~ struct a giant oil pipeline from _ Edmonton -to . Kitimat along with a twin line to carry con- . “SURE. Suowed him! Tas PARTY. DOESN’ T HAVE KooM FoR - PRO-GAY, ANTI uN -BleepiniG HEART. - MOpERATES WHO * DISAGREE: WITH ~ QUR LEADER AND. OUR POLICES Yessinee! THATS: ONE DOWN AND ON A Few More eal Pipeline debate must start now. GATEWAY densate from Alaska through the proposed off loading ter-. minal at Kitimat. Pembina Pipeline Corpora. _ tion also wants to build a con- © | _densate pipeline. _A third | company, Kinder ” Morgan, proposes to use its present pipeline corridor and a twin or. enlarged pipeline to’ ™ Burnaby. They are also con-_ - _ sidering a’'700km_ pipeline from Rearguard to Kitimat., And ‘Pacific Northern Gas wants to build a 30” diameter natural: gas pipeline from the proposed Kitimat LNG plant to Summit Lake near Prince George. If all were built in a single corridor it would be a swath ‘of more than 170 meters wide ‘by about 500kms long from Prince George to Kitimat through virgin stands of tim- ber and rich fish and wildlife habitats. The best planning, engi- neering and construction will not. stop erosion and land slides because it is impos- sible to avoid all slide areas and where soil conditions , are prone to slippage. © GUEST COMMENT - °. JIMCULP’ lf a pipeline ‘were to burst during the .winter in an iso- | ‘lated high elevation location above the Clore River with as much as five meters of snow on the ground. j it. would be next to impossible to control the | . loss of oil. The probability is . that a, large amount of oil would find its way into the Clore River. It would be next to, impossible ~ to remove the oil before it reached the Skeena River and to tide water at Port Edward. This is not a far fetched possi- bility or scenario. Even though it is rare, oil pipelines have’ ruptured. . _ A July 2006 news story provided” information on a near rupture of the British Pe- , .troleum oil pipeline in Alaska. During a June 2006 routine in- spection corrosion was found ‘in the BP pipeline. The line was shut down and repaired before it caused: what would ~ have been. an environmental - disaster. The Jong term t benefits from an oil pipeline and port to local communities and First Nations would be minimal. with few » permanent jobs being created. While ‘construction of pipeline(s) and port(s) are tak- ing place there will be negative consequences ‘for fish, wild- ‘life, eco-tourism, freshwater guiding, salt water chartering and recreational hunting and fishing from noise, machin- ery and people activity. There will be a long term risk,to fish. . , cand .wildlife..with the: perma- - * nent loss of timber within the corridor(s). After more than 15 years of debate the development of a natural gas pipeline through the Mackenzie River Valley ‘has still not been approved. In contrast, in B.C. we are suc- cumbing to the public rela- tions ‘spin being put forward by the pipeline proponents and . governments on the benefits of . the proposed pipelines: Is the — northwest any less important than the Mackenzie Valley? Shouldn’t we be entitled to the same kind of careful analy sis and debate? No national or provincial government energy policy ex- ists on a whole matter of things, including how the construc- tion and operation of pipelines will impact wild lands and what kind of relationship they will have with wildlife habitat, fish habitat, scenic values, ter- rain stability, forestry values, — future rural and urban devel- ~ opment, heritage values and ’ upon existing communities, Studies and analysis should be initiated, ‘followed by ex- ‘tensive public debate before. deciding that it is in the pub- lic interest to precede with the construction of any pipelines. If the, pipelines.are, going;to. be constructed it is the respon- sibility of one or both senior © governments to decide where “the pipeline corridors should be located, not the pipeline companies. It’s time for an honest and . thorough debate on the pros and cons of these controversial projects. This debate must not be | driven by corporate or munici- pal deadlines or agendas but rather by.a long term. energy and social vision initiated by | our senior governments. Jim Culp lives in Terrace. o | Breathe better, become smarter PARENTS WHOSE children are struggling with low aca- demic performance now have ‘promise of a cure — a 13-step program set out ina recently published book, The I. 2. An- swer, _ Written by Dr. Frank Law- lis,.a counselling psychologist ‘with a Ph.D, simple «lifestyle changes to _-overcome thinking patterns . _ that hamper success. 1 As proof of how well these lifestyle changes work, Dr. Lawlis coached students who were failing exams despite good, study habits and dili- gence in class. Using his meth- ods they brought their grades up from D’s to:B’s or A’s. Some boosted their I.Q. any- where from 17 to 24 points. In his research over 35 years of counselling, he found _ students who study hard and turn in all their assignments can still do poorly on exams if they sabotage themselves by breathing improperly, eat- ing sugars, skipping exercise, and telling themselves they are losers. One of the 13 steps teaches proper breathing. Increas- ing oxygen to the brain im- mediately elevates intellect. the steps foster. THROUG H BI FO CALS (CLAUDETTE SANDECKI One teenager who knew the work nevertheless made poor ‘grades; faced with exam ques- tions, she held her breath. She starved her brain of oxygen. She became confused, and for- got much of what she knew. Once Dr... Lawlis. taught her to-concentrate on breath- ing while she wrote the exam her test scores rose. He also suggested she chew sugarless gum to increase air supply in: her maxillary sinuses (or nose) - to funnel still more oxygen to her brain. . . In addition to elevating oxygen levels in the brain by proper breathing, Dr. Lawlis recommends healthy eating, “especially a protein break- fast. Eggs, bacon, or sausage feeds the brain and maintains a steady energy level for hours. He discourages cating su- '-garcoated cereals, sweet juic- es, sodas or lots of jams or jel- lies at breakfast. Sugar gives a temporary high; energy soon — ‘slumps; thinking’ becomes sluggish. Whole grain cere- als like oatmeal; whole grain ' breads, milk and citrus fruits : are better breakfast choices. Exercise revs. the entire body, brain included, supply- ing fresh oxygen. Listening to marches or drum beat music while studying helps the brain absorb and retain ‘it longer: But even these lifestyle i im- provements can be. cancelled by negative inner dialogue, what Dr. Lawlis: terms self- talk. In their heads, students often criticize themselves, tell themselves they’ re losers. This sets them up for failure. While they tell themselves they’re stupid, incompetent, less attractive than their class- mates, they divide their atten- tion. It’s like trying to make sense of what you’re reading while someone yells abuse in your face. coaching information quicker . ~ Learning to replace inter- nal putdowns with encourag- © ing positive statements takes and practice. Dr. _ Lawlis recommends caching kids to tell themselves — "I'll do the best I can, and that will be the best I can do. — I studied hard for the test, sol should do well. — IT worked: hard on my homework. — Pll be OK. this.” Praising a student’s every improvement, — encouraging every effort, and reminding. the student to incorporate Dr. Lawlis’ 13 simple changes. into the study routine should | can do ‘enhance anyone’s academic performance, including adults. Every. school year a new crop of students is labelled ADD (attention deficit dis- _ order). Many of them are put ~ on prescription drugs such as Ritalin to settle them in the: classroom. - Dr. Lawlis is not a fan of treating overactive. children with drugs. His years of fam- ily counselling and research - convince him ADD _ kids - would do well with nutritious foods, exercise, and positive | self-talk.