10 Terrace Review. —— Wednesday, October 16, 1991

Roadrunners raise

cash, toys for needy

If you missed the Road Runners
Motorcycle Club’s Toy Run this
year, it’s not because it didn’t
happen; it did, and as always it

spectators, however, looking for
the sight of motorcycles festooned
with stuffed toys roaring through
town may have been in the wrong

The change in their route, how-
ever, was not the only departure
from tradition, and the changes the
club has made indicate growth; an
expansion in the format that now
includes Kitimat. At 10 a.m. Satur-
day, Sept. 28, a few club members

headed south to join their fellow
bikers in Kitimat in a 35-bike
Show n’ Shine,

The group then headed north, and

after a brief stop for lunch at

Mount Layton Hot Springs joined

_ others at the weigh scales in

Thornhill to more than double their
numbers. Then, at 2 p.m. the ride
began. With 80 bikes, 150 people,
close to 200 stuffed toys, and
around $1,000 in cash they headed
out with an RCMP escort for their
scheduled meeting with Salvation
Army captain Mike Hoeft. .

was highly successful. Traditional place at the right time.

1991.
CLEaAro Out

5.9%

on 1991 Escort/Tracer
or 1991 Tempo/Topaz

6.9%

-,  0n1991 F-Series
(Reg, Cab & Crewcab)
or 1991 Aerostar

7.9%

on 1991 Probe/Ranger

8.9%

on 1991 Mustang,
1991 Taurus/Sable
or 1991 T-Bird/Cougar

or Rebates up to
$1,500.00

DON’T FORGET TO ASK OUR SALES
STAFF ABOUT THE PLAN. INTEREST
RATES AS LOW AS 4%

October 11, 1991.

An Open Letter to the People of Skeena; |

This letter is being written to the people of Skeena to set aside the misleading
statements of the NDP, about the award of the Takia-Sustut timber in the Prince
George Timber Supply Area.

The timber awarded was not and is not part of the Hazelton timber supply
area. The timber awarded was and is in the Prince George Timber Supply Area.

The timber was awarded to a group of equal partners which included the
native bands in the Takla region and the local timber operators. They undertook
to rebulld at their own cost the Dease Lake extension of the B.C. Railway.

Tne NDP government abandoned the Dease Lake railway in 1973. We lost
that railway at the same time the NDP signed away Kitimat’s chances for a pub- -
lic port. These have been major setbacks for us in Skeena.

The so-called loss of 100 jobs in Hazelton was not a result of a timber award,
Westar Timber built a new mill to replace their old Hazelton mill. Westar
announced they would close their old mill when the new mill was up and run- .
ning. All their employees at the old mill were offered Jobs at the new mill. While
people were being trained at the new mill, temporary employees were hired for
the old mill. The employees at the old mili were laid off when the new mill training
was finished.

Bids for the Takla-Sustut timber were received from Hazelion, Smithers, Hous-
ton, Prince George and the Takia group of residents and operators.

Tne Chief Forester recommended accepting bids which would get the high-

-est stumpage payments.

Cabinet considered the social as well as the economic impacts of all the
bids. We considered the native peoples In the Takia together with the timber
operators who provide jobs there together with the rebuilding of the railroad. This
alt added up to the awarding to the Takla operators rather than to Houston,
Smithers and/or Hazelton operators.

It Is Cabinet's responsibility to make such difficult decisions for the good of
the province. That is how our parliamentary system works.

The NDP say politicians should not be making decisions. They say civil ser-
vants should make all the decisions.

Why are the NDP seeking election? Don’t they want the responsibility of
office? .

Skeena needs leadership. Someone who makes careful decisions based on
people's concerns as well as economic concerns.

On October 17, please vote.

On October 17, please vote for Dave Parker, a responsible MLA.

TERRACE DL #8548

“OTEM FORD

Sincerely,
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CALL TOLL FREE - 1-800-772-1128 :

Dave Parker,

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