Drugs, Lotter Project R.A.F.T. says ‘thank you’ -. To the editor On behalf of R.A.F.T. (Responsible Action For Teens) I would like to send my sincere thanks to all those persons who have come forward to volunteer their services and whom we are now scheduling (or have scheduled already). To the various busi- nesses who have already supported us (or will), Woolworth, Terrace Co- op, Donut Factory, Tilli- cum Theatre, Northern Mart, McDonald’s, Ter- minal Express, Video Stop, and Mohawk, our Shoppers Drug’ sincere thanks. To the Rotary Club who donated $100.00 of the Kinsmen Club money, thanks. Special thanks go to the RCMP for the screening process, to St. Matthews Church for the use of their hall, and Doug Smith of CFTK for his personal and business support. I sincerely hope the community will continue to support us in our ef- forts on behalf of the youth of Terrace. Judy Vandergucht “ Coordinator Project R.A.F.T. Teacher-coaches praised Letter To the editor, On Nov. 8 school athletes from the entire northwest area finished their volleyball season. In Terrace the Grade 8 boys and girls played at Skeena Jr. and Thornhill “Letters to the editor will be considered for publication only when signed. Plaase inctude your phone number. The editor reserves the right to condense and edit letters. Opinions axprassed are not necessarily those of the Terrace Review. Terrace Review Established May 1, 1985 The Terrace Review is published each Wednesday by Close-Up Business Sarvices Ltd, Publisher: Mark Twyford Editor: Maureen Barbour Staff Reporter: Michael Kelly Advertising Sales: Jaan-Luc Rey 635-7640 Production: Kim Kimble Office: Carrie Oison Accounting: Mar] Twytord Second-class mail registration No. 6896. Reproduction of this paper or any por- tion thereof is prohibited without per- mission of the publisher, 4535 Greig Avenue, Terrace, B.C. V8G 1M7 Phone: 635-7840 Pe Jr. respectively. As my school’s athletic- director I know what a job it is. organizing a large event (14 teams) such as this. Setting a schedule for games, referees, umpires, linesman, and = score- keepers is tough, What is tougher though is keeping that schedule on track. This. is exactly what four Terrace teacher-coaches did on Nov. 8. Terry Lockett, Liz Olszewski, Mary Leh- mann and Peter Fassnacht all deserve a pat on the back, and a word of con- gratulations for a superbly organized tournament. These four people volunteered their time and energy to host a successful tournament. Have their players’ parents thanked them? If not, they should, as these coaches repre- sented their city, and pro- fession extremely well. Jim Williams Athletic-Director Kitwanga Elementary Secondary School “never again’’, Rhea Cutler recantly accumulated a large number of poppies for a coltection. Trevor Andrew, a local Air Cadet, was out selling poppies prior to Remembrance Day and sold Rhea on one more poppy. People did not die in vain | To the editor, That is how we were treated on Remembrance Day! The National Film Board’s pro-surrender, anti-defense and, in my opinion, propaganda film made most of us immigrants from Europe hot mad. Many feel betrayed. Does this ‘‘never again”’ mean that the National Film Board is sorry that the Canadian boys and girls ever came to Europe to liberate us from oppres- sion by Nazi Germany? Is it saying to the Europeans “as far as we are con- cerned you could have dropped dead?’’ Never mind the Jews and other people? Let them perish next time? That. is what ‘never again’? means to me. We have no need of watching such one-sided information on TV. These are scare tactics. Yes, there was victory! Yes, there was glory! These young people did not die in vain. They knew that without freedom there can not be peace. More valuable than peace is freedom. But peaceniks who never lived under a system of oppression have no clue about that. Sometimes I wish that these protesters could experience what we had to go through. They would sing a different tune for sure. Stop be- traying freedom. Stop betraying us. A film about the happy people of Holland on the day of liberation would have been more appropriate on Remembrance Day. Undermining the morale of a nation and weakening the will to resist is one of Moscow’s secret weapons against the West. Too many Western- ers are helping a potential enemy and they can get away with it. They are shot-free in this land of true -freedom = and democracy. Bill Homburg, Terrace, B.C. Remembrance fa Kathi Pringle (left), and Shane # McCarron were two of a 74 number of Terrace Air Cadets selling poppies at Skeena Mall for Remembrance Day, Nov. 11. Tracy Worsfold was one of many local people who gave donations In remem- brance. Hubert Beyer Terrace Review Victoria Correspondent amen Premier Vander Zalm’s new cabinet is the result of a careful balancing act. Any fewer new faces would have invited a palace revolution; any more would have seriously jeopardized the effectiveness of his government. Five out of 18 cabinet members with no previous ex- perience in provincial affairs may seem like a lot, but considering that 28 of the 47 Socreds elected on Oct. 22 are rookies, five doesn’t seem too many. . On the other hand, there are 10 old hands in cabinet, MLAs who cannot deny their association with former premier Bill Bennett's restraint policies, the very policies Vander Zalm has denounced. Vander Zalm’s biggest gamble is the appointment of Mel Couvelier as finance minister. Couvelier, the newly- elected member for Saanich and the Islands, may have all sorts of experience as mayor of Saanich, including control over that municipality’s budget, but that doesn’t necessarily qualify him to be finance minister. If any portfolio needed an old and experienced hand, it’s finance. Running a bedroom community with an an- nual budget of $31 million is one thing, controlling the purse strings of a province that spends in excess of $9.6 billion is quite another. I’m not saying Couvelier won’t measure up to the job, but it’s a gamble nevertheless. Another rookie with a big job is Peter Dueck, the new member from Central Fraser Valley, who will look after the health ministry which spends a good chunk of our tax dollars. May he be blessed with the continuing ser- vices of a good deputy minister. Agriculture and fisheries isn’t a key portfolio, and John Savage, the newly-elected MLA for Delta, may settle into his new job quite comfortably. Labour and consumer services is something else again. Next to the finance portfolio, this is the big one. ‘In many aspects, it’s even more important than finance. Placing Lyall Hanson, the new member for Okanagan North, in charge of a job that can make the difference between strikes and no strikes is also a bit of a gamble. And his political experience as mayor of Ver- non may not be enough to see him through the rough times. Stanley Hagen rounds out the list of cabinet members with no previous experience as either MLA or in cabinet. He will be in charge of continuing education and job training, an important portfolio, but one without too many pitfalls. Bruce Strachan’s appointment as minister of in- tergovernmental rélations ruins the contemplation by many press gallery reporters of what life here might be with Strachan as speaker, but the member from Prince George South will probably be quite happy in his new job, not to mention the extra pay. Another new member of cabinet but with experience as an MLA is Cliff Michael, the new transportation and highway minister. A capable politician, Michael should have no problems mastering his new tasks. That Grace McCarthy surfaced again should be no surprise. The woman is tough as nails and an asset to any premier, It’s also much safer to have veterans like that on the inside where you can keep an eye on them. The rest of the new cabinet members have had previous experience, and their appointment was also no surprise. They are Brian Smith — attorney general; Tony Brummet — education; Jack Davis — energy, mines and petroleum resources; Jack Kempf — forests and lands; Rita Johnston — municipal affairs; Elwood Veitch — provincial secretary; Claude Richmond — social services and housing. Bill Reid, minister of tourism, recreation and culture, gives me a little trouble. I don’t doubt his qualifications as tourism and recreation minister; it’s the culture part that leaves me scratching my head. Among the losers were four cabinet ministers — Alex Fraser, Russ Fraser, Austin Pelton and Jim Hewitt. Pelton will probably be quite happy on the back bench, Russ Fraser may sulk and Jim Hewitt should be furious. Alex Fraser will be disappointed, but perhaps not sur- prised that he isn't back in cabinet. What surprised me was that the premier didn’t say a word about the depar- ture of the old veteran from the Cariboo. Fraser may have a bridge named after him, but a few kind remarks from the premier at the swearing-in continued on page 14 et ee SAE ete gin eo yee a fox]