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6 ‘Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 31,1989

The way |]
I see it...

by Stephanie Wiebe

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I’ve written this column for
nearly two years now, 84 weeks
to be exact. I’ve admitted in _
public print that I have big
feet, that I have thrown up in a
taxi, and that bizarre thoughts
constantly occur to me, Not
many people can claim that as
an accomplishment. —

My friends encourage me,
my husband rolls his eyes a lot,
and the children provide me

‘with endless comic material.

' The Terrace Review has been .
_ most kind, providing an outlet
for a strange woman who likes
to write, never criticizing her
rambling ways.

But now, I’m taking a break.
A two-month leave of absence,
so to speak, though I’m not
‘really going anywhere. The.

_ long hot summer stretches
ahead, hopefully full of lazy
days at the beach building
sandcastles with the kids and .

watching them swim. More
likely, it? rain through June
and July, and we’ll get sand in
our ears, bitten by hoards of.
black flies, and.I’ll gain 10
pounds,

Meanwhile, I'll be hoarding
ideas for future columns,
listening in on conversations,

watching people, reading the

' National Examiner in the

grocery store (“‘Two Headed
Frog-Boy Astounds Medical
Community’’). There’s still so
many interesting issues to write
about. Like, why do people
bring dogs to the beach, when :
the signs tell them not to, and
everybody else hates dogs on
the beach? Will Netty Olson’s
Preschool get a ‘‘school zone’’
sign, or will drivers race down
Eby Street, hoping to squash
an escaping three-year-old?
And how come oat bran is
good for you when chocolate
tastes so much better? And ©
since everybody loses socks in

‘the washing machine, why

can’t the City of Terrace .
organize a “‘single sock”. eX-
change? Surely we could come
up with a few matching pairs.
These questions are im- ©

_ portant to me. .

Please say you'll miss
reading this column. Say that
your summer just won’t be. the
same without this drivel to

read, and beg me to come back

. early.

At least. say that you'll notice
Pm missing.

Letter to the Editor

‘ Soe a Le er
Be a ee Es hy, ag Sal SR ie ae

According to city officials, this converted bus located at 4506 Park Ave. is being used for
sleeping accommodation and Is equipped with a wood stove and large propane tanks. They
want city council to declare the situation “dangerous” and have the bus removed at the.

. owner’ & expense.

An electoral history of Skeena

Contributed by Jim Fulton,
. Skeene M.P.

Over the years, hundreds of
residents of the Northwest have
written to me with questions
about who represented Skeena
ata particular point in history.
Well, here it is in a nutshell!

Since 1871 when B. C..
entered Confederation, there
have been only 19 MP'’s, in-
cluding the writer. Back in
1871, Skeena was all of north-

ern B.C., and all the way down

Non -judgmental approach to AIDS

To the Editor;

What I’m about to say in
public may be frightening to the
health of every single individual.
But the truth must be said, that.
being I’m dying with dignity.

I moved to Terrace in
January, 1989 to die in peace
with AIDS. I have already been
harassed by the police because
of my illness, and I’ve stood
solidly so as not.to be hurt, in-
timidated, or verbally threaten-
ed by ignorance. I didn’t move
to Terrace to spread AIDS, but
to get away from being hurt
_:-from a large, populated,

polluted, high tax city. I pur-

chased my own home, and as a
taxpayer, I feel my taxes are bet-
‘ter spent on AIDS research and
. AIDS | education. All elected
members provincially and
federally have a responsibility to

make sure AIDS sufferers are’

medically cared for without
hassle.

In Vancouver, AIDS patients
are not subjected to discrimina-

tion for medical attention
through Social’ Services and

housing. But in Terrace, AIDS .

sufferers are stressed for long
periods, waiting for medication
that is essential, and then denied
items like taxi, insurance and
food.

The fatigue from low immune
system puts an AIDS sufferer at
risk for many simple illnesses. A
stressful -walk for short periods
can develop symptoms of short
breath and continuous coughing
due to the stressful situation of
poor transportation:in Terrace.
The heavy carrying of groceries
can lead to many painful days of
fatigue and outbreaks of uncon-
trollable emotions. ‘The medica-
tion not received immediately

can cause an AIDS sufferer a °

negative attitude towards his or
her mental stability..

What I’m trying to say is that
if Canadians cared for everyone,
then AIDS sufferers would have
less stress. The town of Terrace

could rest, knowing that one of

Bad drivers? Here?

their fellow tax paying citizens is
receiving equal treatment as an
individual,
class citizen. If, for example, a

prominent member of the-com-

munity were an AIDS sufferer,
would you discriminate because
he or she was dying of AIDS?
Let’s grow up. and really
think; this community survives
on each other no matter what we
have, including me, dying in
dignity with AIDS, and proud of
my non-judgement of all Cana-
dians with ignorance of AIDS.
Name withheld by request.

and not a fourth.

‘the coast: (including all of Van-
. couver Island — except Vic-

toria, Esquimalt and Met-
chosin). The first MP was.
Robert Wallace, a merchant

‘who won.the riding by a vote.

of 137 to 102, The boundaries -
were changed slightly in 1872
and Sir Francis Hincks was ac-
claimed MP’as a Liberal-
Conservative. He was followed

_ by Arthur Bunster, a miler by

trade, in 1874.
From 1882 until his death in
1893, the Northwest was rep-

‘resented in Ottawa by a con-

tractor by the name of David
Gordon. Travel by sail, horse
and by foot was fast being

replaced by steam and the in-

_ ternal combustion motor. An-

drew Haslam briefly held office
from 1893 until 1896, when a

lawyer, William McInnes, was

elected.

The 1900 election brought a
miner, Ralph Smith, to office.
The old riding boundaries were.

changed in 1903 and the 1904
election (Comox-Atlin) saw
William Sloan acclaimed... —
The Hon. William Temple-
man ran following Mr. Sloan’s
resignation and held the seat —
until the 1911 election, which. .

‘brought Herbert Clements
(after whom Port Clements is

Dollar

named) to office.

The electoral district was -
shrunk again in 1914 and
became Skeena for the first.

time. A broker by the name of :
Cyrus Peck was elected in 1917 -

in a tight race with a hardware
dealer named Alfred Stork.
Stork won a squeaker in 1921,

defeating his rival Peck by 38 ©

votes, and then held the seat ~

until 1926. In that year James
Brady, a school principal, was

- elected.

From 1930 until 1945 a:
lumberman (still well

remembered in the Northwest); :

Olof Hansen, represented

Skeena federally. At the end of .

the war, a seaman, Harry Ar-
chibald, was elected the first
CCF Member of Parliament.
He was replaced by Edward
(Ted) Applewhaite, a Liberal,
in 1949, From 1957 until 1974,

_.— some seven elections —

“Skeena was represented by a .
well known logger, Frank -
Howard.

In 1974 Iona’ Campagnola - po
__ was elected. In 1976 the riding © -
~ boundaries changed slightly -

again. From 1979 to the pres-

ent, the views of the Northwest 7 ee eee
have been aired, hopefully well, ;

by the writer, Jim Fulton. |
A bit of history. -— .

correct lane. But the car didn’t
move. It just sat there. —
Down to a snail’s pace by this
time, the local driver crept past
the right side of the parked car
only to observe the driver, a
local female, using the rear view
mirror to apply lipstick. Next
time, he says, he’ll blow the
horn and maybe she’ll accident-
ly paint her eyebrows too. Who
says we have bad drivers in
Terrace? -

TERRACE — An eastbound
motorist travelling in the 4800
block Straume recently observed
a cat backing out of a residential
driveway about 200 feet ahead.
Because he was a Terrace driver,
and therefore a good one, he
slowed as the car ahead swung
i into the westbound lane heading
a east, Thinking, ‘“‘this must be a
7 tourist’’, he slowed even more to

allow. the. intruder time. to shift
into forward and ive t into the