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ROB BROWN

Denial and naivete

HE ONLY predictable thing about
winter nowadays is its unpredict-
ability. On the eve of Remembrance
Day I’m watching the video tabloid
BCTV calls The Evening News.

Following some shallow coverage of the latest
episode of Standoff at Clayoquot and premier
Harcourt’s announcement of a long overdue over-
haul of forest practices, there is a shot of the
Lions, snow-covered sentinels crouching majesti-
cally atop Vancouver’s North Shore mountains.

But the Lions have no snowy mane this Novem-

- per, nor do the slopes near Whistler whose barren
flanks are next revealed, .

After a short interview with an earnest ski entre-
preneur who tries hard to hide his concern, the an-
nouncer blames the snowless slopes on E! Nino.

“Oh, come on,” I think.

Something like eight of the ten warmest years

‘on record have occurred in the last decade. Mas-
sive amounts of carbon dioxide are pumped into
the atmosphere each year, increasing very year.

With every indication Man has built a global
greenhouse, the reporter on BCTV sniffs roses
blooming atop what should be a snow-covered
mountain, smiles stupidly, and lays the blame on
an ocean current.

Denial.

Next day we're off for the Kispiox at Bob
Clay’s invitation. As Webb guides the truck over
the wet road, I read a day-old Vancouver Sun.

There is an editorial on-water. I recall Jim
Fulton warning Canadians about the implications
+ of the Free Trade Agreenient for our water. Not 16

covered by the accord.

Now, say the Sun’s editorial writers, the chief.

Yankee negotiator, Mickey Kantor, is expressing
a different view on the eve of ratifying Son of
Free Trade. _

Is our water in jeopardy? ask the editors.

Sometimes I think Canadians have comered the

market on naivete. Here we live next door to the
not-so-great-and-glorious, gun-totin’ and crack-
riddled decaying empire of America which still

clings to the notion it is the greatest country in the

world, and to ideas like Manifest Destiny.

The U.S. is just as determined to ex-
ploit our water as they are to exploit the
Mexican labour market.

The Yanks have been trying to colonize Canada
for hundreds of years. John 'A. MacDonald won
an election campaigning against free trade with
the U.S. Now, thanks to Mulroney and the now
_ defunct Tory party, the U.S. will have their way
with us and water is something they covet.

Think about it. Water is our most precious
resource, AS more and more is polluted, as
aquifers are depleted and poisoned by the deadly

‘yesidues of agri-biz, water will be in great
demand. ;

The.U.S, is just as determincd to exploit our
water as. they are to exploit the Mexican labour
market, Some form of NAWAPA with its Fraser,
Skeena and Taku reservoirs will be lifted from the
back burner and we will be in serious danger of
becoming suppliers of water.

With little difficulty we find Bob’s new place
on the Kispiox. Bob, wood shavings clinging to
his pile shirt, wool hat and hammer hanging from
his belt, greets us with a wave and a smile, then
ushers us in for a tour of his new house.

What a beautiful place it is, built high on a bank —

overlooking the best water on the lower river and
the river side all windows and decks..

After the tour, we drive upriver. and drop the
truck off at Cullon Creck where we will take the
rafts out. oo

November on the Kispiox once meant ic¢ floes
and bitterly cold temperatures. Fishing days were
” few and far between, but today the river is moder-
~ ately high and ‘clear, the air so warm we don’t

even need gloves.
Bob .has .an uncanny knowledge of every
“wrinkle and riffle on the river, as you'd expect of

“a fine guide. He makes us pull over and instructs

“us to fish water we'd have passed over.

. 'There’s-a ‘little shelf over there, just past the

cottonwood stump, It's good fora fish.’?

+And sovit goes for the rest of the short but ex-
hilarating afternoon. Bob catches the biggest fish,

a 40 Inch Kispiox buck. In one pool we find four

fish. but-lose two. I leave convinced we would
_ have found more if we'd had the time.

“Yeah,” says Bob. ‘'They're stacked up like
’ cucumbers in that drift,’’

” T thank Bob. for the gifts of a fine day and some

hard-earned knowledge. We leave for Terrace

wondering if winter will ever come and appreciat-
gone of the pleasant effects of living in the
global greenhouse. ae :

“Worry, said {ts propoiiénts, only -boitled water is

AGONY AND ECSTACY. While the Caledonia Kermodes girl's

Es PRES Beas)

volleyballers whoop it up on the other side of the net after clinch-

Eagles’ wings clipped

IT PROVED fougher = than
anticipated, but.in the cnd there
was no stopping the Caledonia
Kermodes Girls volleyball team.
The squad booked themselves a

berth in next month’s Senior
. Girls provincials by knocking off

the Mount Elizabeth Eagles. of -
Kitimat in Saturday’s best of five
zone finals, held here. . ;

Caledonia opened the . series
much as they had left off:al.a =:
. tournament in Kitimat ‘the..pre~

vious. weekend, winning,
game 15-900.

And they- set’ they stage. for’ an.
apparent rout in game ‘two, quick-
ly building 26-1 lead. 2"

The Kerniode ‘girls
completed

ictory

parts fared.

-The Hagies having: fought back '
to within a point, the Kermodes
again turned it on, going 12-5 up

on the strength of solid setting,
particularly by Christina Losier,
and disciplined play when under
pressure.

The

teams then traded off

points as Cal-made it two straight ~

by a 15-8 margin.
Their backs to the wall, Mount

Elizabeth went to work from the.

opening whistle of the nexl ganic,
racking up three unanswered
points. -. :

When the Kermodes shrugged ©

that off and put together five
quick points, it appeared the final
outcome was academic.

The Eagles had other ideas,

a double. for
Caledonia. Turn to page C4 for”
news of how their male counter-..

match. 2

Cal girls head to pro

though, tying it up at 10 apiece~

and then producing a delermined

lake the game 15-13, 0.
Kitimat kept up the intensity. i

" the fourth, leading three times be--.
fore Cal made their move, again
~ from a 10-10 tied posilion- °°...

two needed points and the second

quickly followed to give. Cal the’
“zone ttle 15-9, 15-8,.13-15, 16-
“They gave us.a fight we didn’t

they’ were

_ tally to score four in a row and”

vi iscue having given A
ihe -ball.-back. to -the. Kermodes,
Lori Bulcau spiked the first of the »-

expect,” Kermode coach Clayton *

Lioyd-Jones” admiticd | after. the
_. Noting Kitimat had ‘picked up
momentum from the come-from-
behind win inthe third: game, he
said the. visitors were able to
carry itover into the next.
‘However, Cal. had managed to

~ keep their emotions level. and

concentrate on’ doing’ what they

Moo

““Thoy played with a lot of
heart,’ he added, ~

While the “Kermodes’ setting
fad been ‘outstanding’, -Eloyd-
Jones conceded, the squad -had -
been weak.on service returns and

some tips.

by the performance at the service
linc and some good spiking,

- That had been offset, however,

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SARTRE

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the downcast expression: of Kitimat

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 17, 1993 - C4

"SECTION C

"MALCOLM BAXTER 638-7283

Eagles’ Kearley tells the other side of the story.

et:

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vincials

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STRONG PERFORMANCES from Losier (left) and Minius
helped Caledonia Kermades march to next month's provincial...
senior girls championship. There were tears for Minius at the end :
of the game, however. She'll have to miss the big tournament. |=

Now it was on to the provin-

cials, being held in Surrey Dec. 2-

5 where competition was going lo”.
be lough. However, he added, Cal-

had (he teani to do well...

-One team member who will not

be making the trip down south is
starter Christina Minius,
Unfortunately the exchange stu-

go Ve

dent is due to. head home: “to
Germany tomorrow.
‘She's been a ‘really, integral
part of the team,’ Lioyd-Jones
“said, adding ‘her~ deparlure . will
tob the team of some depth. ">
“However, he was confident:
team could close ranks and: Gill

ithe gap.

CHAMPIONS

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