Page A6 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 15, 1992

_ LETTERS _

TO THE TERRACE STANDARD

Cartoon draws a blast

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Re: your editorial cartoon
dated April i, 1992 contain-
ing caption “‘There must bea
better way to make two by
fours’'.

The forest industry is the
economic backbone of Ter-
race and area. This is a
renewable resource and is
here for the long term. The
alternative to lumber is steel,
plastic or cement.

Perhaps the editor would
care to explain to the people
of Terrace how they would
be able to afford these alter-
natives if the forest industry
were to shut down as you ap-
pear to be advocating.

It seems to be a bit of a

This century said lacking
in mercy to h

Dear Sir:

[ would like to add to the
vaices of protest in regards to
the recent assaults on human
life by means of abortion and
euthanasia. We are coming
to the end of a century that
has seen great technological
advances and yet, paradox-
ically, a century that has seen
the bloodiest assault on
human life.

The recent Gulf War was a
graphic demonstration of
man’s inhumanity to man by
means of high technology.
Yet all of the horrible
casualties from WWI to this
day are small in comparison
to the number of deaths by
abortion.

rin ythey2l years of
Bearheet Abortion } in Canada
‘there have been over 10 times
more deaths of the unborn
by abortion than during the
last 117 years of warfare by
this nation. ~

With all of our capabilities
we are responding to social
and moral problems surroun-
ding: unwanted pregnancies
in a way that might have-oc-

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curred when we lived by the
laws of the jungle — the sur-
vival of the fittest.

These statistics would be
tragic if the abortions were
an illegal activity, For abor-
tion to be sanctioned and
funded by a government is a
catastrophic travesty of
justice and law.

Next on the pro-death
agenda is the elimination of
unwanted elderly and infirm.
They too are being categoriz-
ed as “‘sub-humans”’ so that
they can be pressured to
prematurely end their lives
for reasons of economic gain
and the convenience of
others.

Your newspaper reported

that city council is. being ask-

ed “to. give “its. ‘Views on
euthanasia to the provincial-
ty funded Seniors Advisory
Council. They want to know
what seniors think of allow-
ing doctors to administer
fatal doses of medication to
‘the terminally ill — an act
which is now and has always
been a crime in evey sense of
the word.

. government

What hellish irony it is for
death wish seniors to col-
laborate in the future deaths
of others of their age group!
According to the statistics
coming out of the
Netherlands, the Dutch
reports more
than 2,300 cases of voluntary
euthanasia a year — but also
more that 1,000 cases where
doctors kill patients
“without?’ their consent.

Any vet will tell you that
we condone killing of

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Dear Sir:

A comment to Mr. Jorma
Jyrkkanen’s Orenda mill
plan report (Terrace Stan-
dard, April 1, 1992), I think
his report has some very
valid points.

Acid rain will haunt the
Terrace area for years to
come if that environmental

depends on newsprint made
from wood fibre to -be
criticizing the forest in-
dustry. Perhaps the people of

~ Terrace should turn to radio

and or television for their
news and advertising so that
you are not contributing to
the destruction of our
forests.

Your writers and
photographers will continue
to be welcome in our plant
and forest licence areas so
that people of Terrace have
access to the truth. All that
we ask in return is that you
report on a non-biased basis.

Yours truly,
Skeena Sawmills,
Don Chesley,
General Manager,

uman beings

animals mostly for economic
reasons. Our technology can
control 95 percent of the
pain of terminal illness if
doctors are trained and will-
ing to use these means.

This is a century clearly
lacking in mercy. What will
we say when we come before
the God who told us,
“‘Blessed are the merciful for
they shall obtain mercy.’’?

Tom Brophy,
Terrace, B.C.

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problem is not solved before
the mill is built.

Jobs are important first
for the construction industry
and second for permanent
jobs. But if the environment
takes a beating again and
again like in other pulp mill
areas, then the risks involved

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TERRACE — Federal ap-
peal court justices have
reserved decision on Alcan’s
appeal of last year’s land-
mark ruling that shut down
the Kemano Completion
Project.

They aren’t expected to
make a ruling on the com-
pany’s appeal until sometime

‘later this year.

Evidence concluded Friday
afternoon with lawyers for
Alcan and for the en-
vironmental group Save the
Bulkley making their final

arguments.

' The aluminum company
argued for the overturning of
federal court Justice Allison

' Walsh's May 18, 1991 deci-

sion. That ruling ordered a
full federal environmental
review of the $1-billion
hydroelectric project.

- Walsh quashed the federal
cabinet’s attempt to exempt
Kemano from the govern-
ment’s federal environmental
assessment and review
guidelines, He also threw out
a 1987 deal between Ottawa
and Alcan setting out how
much of the Nechako water-
shed the company would be
allowed to divert to its power
generators at Kemano.

Nearly 800 workers
employed on the project have
been laid off since the ruling,

_ which prompted Alcan to

halt work a month later.
The appeal had started in
December, but was delayed
until spring when the
scheduled amount of court
time ran out.
. The coalition of natives
and environmentalists who
oppose the project claimed
victory against Alcan was

near in January after the

Supreme Court of Canada
with environmentalists in a
similar case in Alberta. In
that case, Supreme Court
justices ruled 8-1 that “the
$355 million OldraanR
dam shouldn’t héve™ been
built without.a federal en-
vironmental review, and is
effectively illegal.

Rivers Defence Coalition
spokesman Pat Moss
predicted that ruling would
be pivotal in the federal ap-
peal court’s ruling on
Kemano.

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LETTERS

TO THE TERRACE STANDARD

Help form

house

Dear Sir:

Back in 1973 the former
NDP government built the
only public housing in Ter-
race for disabled/handicap-
ped people and seniors.

Since then the Willows, as
the complex is called, has
been taken over by seniors
with little or no special ac-
commodation given to
disabled people in Terrace,

That’s not the only pro-
blem with public housing in
the Terrace area. According
to Gerry King, coordinator
for the Terrace Antipoverty
Group, Terrace is generally
in real need of low cost hous-
ing too.

In the past 17 years
nothing has been constructed
for disabled/handicapped or
low income residents, Fur-
thermore, the people: who
control public housing in the
region are.acting like a bunch
of prima donnas about the
issue — greeting every at-

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can not be measured with
jobs and money.

The cradle of the fish
habitat which many people
depend upon is at stake here.
The tourist industry also. In
the long run we always can
eat fish; pulp is question-
nable.

Another problem arises —
pumping the mill water supp-
ly out of the ground. Not on-

UW will the creeks go down the’

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Dear Sir:

I would like to thank Mr.
Fenton for his response to
my letter.

I would also enjoy 2 tour
of wood operations and mill.

I have a lot of questions to

group

tempt to lobby the new
government like it's a per-
sonal attack on them and
creating scare tactic scenarios
that paint the lobbiests as
troublemakers rather than
future homemakers.

Recently at an antipoverty
workshop, local residents
were encouraged to form a
Terrace & District Public
Housing Association to lob-
by the Province to create
more public and low cost
housing in the area.

Persons interested in form-
ing such an association
should contact me at
635-4216. It would lobby
Victoria for a new complex
like the Willows, Co-op
housing and/or any form of
low cost housing depending
on the demand.

If I’m not available call
back or Iet Gerry King at
635-4631 know your desire to
become involved.

Brian Gregg,
Terrace, B.C.

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The Lakelse Lake area is
an active earthquake zone.
Any mega pumping of
ground water will trigger a
geological activity. Let’s
look at that point for a mo-
ment and get expert advice
on that matter.

Manfred Bader
Terrace, B.C.

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which Mr, Fenton sounds
qualified and competent to
answer,
My home phone is
635-7667.
Randy Rodger,
Terrace, B.C.

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