on to decide on
line crosgers” ‘article, Sept
25, 199%): “about the Public

‘ Service ‘Alliance of Canada

strike, ~

As one of the *‘line
crossers"’ in question 1 am
“compelled to respond to
John MacCormac's com-
ments regarding my alleged

-, Jack’ of common sense and

Personal greed,

+ Despite what he might
think, lam not simply hopp-
ing the fence on this one; I’ve -
listened to Treasury Board’s
reasons for standing firm on
O, 3/and°3; and ‘they don’t
wash with me either. I agree
with union propaganda that

, States Treasury Board has a
“hidden agenda’, and I too
find that contemptible.

But the fact is union pro-
‘paganda needed to
camouflage its hidden agen-
da iis in conflict with
Treasury Board's. Who are
we ‘supposed to believe?
What would a reasonable
Person’s common sense ap-
proach be to such a dilem-
ma? Why, apply the issues to

Sportsman’s

Dear Sir:

We feel compelled to share
an example of complete and
utter inconsiderateness. Our
14 year old son and two
friends camped out at
Lakelse River on the
weekend of Sept. 28. What a
perfect weekend, the weather
co-operated and the coho
were biting.

Please

Dear Sir:

1 would like to welcome
Mr. Dave Parker back to
Skeena after a four year
absence. If I am correct Mr,
Parker would like to be the
MLA for Skeena for the se-
ConG tints z

Perhaps Mg, Patker ‘would '
be willing to explain where he ~
was during’ the past four
years: he was hardly ever
seen in Skeena.

Perhaps Mr. Parker will
explain to the people in
Skeena.why he was not will-
ing to acknowledge some
6,500 signatures on a petition
in regards to the Doctor

. Kuntz case.

Perhaps Mr. Parker will
' tell us why it costs so much
s more to fly to Vancouver
*. than it costs to fly from Seat-
‘ tle to Hawaii, and why could

her individual situation, of
course!

Frankly, a $14.67 to

. $17.96/hour wage range,

three weeks paid vacation {all

- employees are entitled to this

after six months employ-
ment), ample paid sick leave

“not to mention other special
‘leave (like marriage leave),

the usual extended benefits,
formal training as required,
opportunity for career ad-
vancement based on merit
{not Seniority) are “Rothing—

have a post-secondary degree
or diploma! And guess what - .

else? I like. my job.
Granted, other

their work conditions as

favourably as I do mine. But |

I firmly believe that in-

dividual happiness is up to .

the individual. If I weren’t

. happy with my work condi-_
tions [ would find a better -

job elsewhere.

: know this is easier said .

PSAC -
members in different occupa- ‘.
tion groups may not’ view —

“The bottom Tine in my book int

monetary greed.”

ere ta SLW

THEATRE ALIVE SOCIETY
AND

A TOUCH O’ WHITE HEATHER

PRESENTS
DIRECT FROM SCOTLAND

‘THE
ALEXANDER
BROTHERS

R.E.M. LEE THEATRE
THURSDAY OCTOBER 17/91
SHOWTIME: 8 P.M.
TICKETS $15.00

for me to sneeze at.

Oh and, last but certainly
not least, J have job security
— an absurd concept in any
dynamic, progressive society
(think about it!! ~ or just

ask any UI claimant). Yes,

the public service has been
downsized — through attri-
tion; as long as [ am willing
and able to be retrained I'll
have a job.

All this and I don’t even

After fishing since 4 a.m.
the boys retired early to their
tent around 9 p.m, Saturday
evening. Lakelse River was
the site of a multitude of
fishermen who usually have a
universal, unspoken trust
among sportsmen,

As the boys slept, some in-
considerate person or per-

explain

people who were forced to go -

away for major bone surgery
not be refunded a portion of
that high air fare.

Perhaps Mr. Parker would
you clarify what he meant

when you said that AIDS. was
Doés. it*: mean

“Silence is wondsiful”?
Perhaps Mr. Parker could
explain why he gave
resources of the northwest to
big business ia the east or
south, and why he told peo-

ple who have lived here most |

of their lives to move
somewhere else to find
employment.

Perhaps Mr. Parker you
can explain to me why I

‘should vote for you.

Yours sincerely,
W.H. (Bill) Kennedy,
Terrace, B.C,

Flelds Store
Sight & Sound

“TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:

- Skeona Broadcasters & ag |
The Quarterdeck Restaurant
_ Also At The Door: |

than done, but I’m known -
for standing behind my con- -

victions, And with economic
conditions as they are now, I
couldn’t find a comparable
job in Terrace.

The bottom line-in my —
book isn’t monetary greed, ~.
in that [ .
take full responsibility for ..
my actions in the pursuit of --
If this is-

Yes, I’m selfish...

my happiness.
“greedy”, so be it. We

code

sons stole the boys’ rods and
tackle boxes as they leaned
against a large cedar tree.
There were some pretty sad
looking faces when I arrived
to join the boys on Sunday
morning,

It took many hours of 7

lawn mowing, snow shovell-
ing, wood chopping and
various other odd jobs to pay
for these expensive tods and
reels and the tackle these
boys had. We would like to
deeply thank the thief though
for taking their gear as they
slept and not their lives,

The spirit of Tom Sawyer
was prevalent in the hearts of
these boys and now without

1 ine ivid ual has r rights |

i

should all have the individual
right to choose, (This is stiti a
semi-free country, right?!).

And my individual choices
are no one’s business == sa
long as they don’t obstruct
the individual rights of
others. -

Any way you look at it, my
choice to work is not an
obstruction of anyone’s right
to withdraw services from an
employer .as a form of pro-
test. As for the union's ‘‘cot-
lective right”, a collective is

“nothing more than a group

of individuals.

Contrary to what John
believes this strike has not
“pulled us together’. In
fact, it has damaged the of-
fice unity we had. But I'm
confident that out of mutual
respect, we'll be able to
rebuild the work relations
we've enjoyed in the past.

The fact that my striking
co-workers have been suc-
cessful in preventing John
from implementing the ugly
tactics advocated by national
union reps demonstrates this,

Annette Canute,
Terrace, B.C.

roken

equipment and our increased
parental concern, they will
not be camping out again.

They have been stripped of
the one obsession and drive
that they absolutely live for
and work hard for — their
fishing. Of all the hasty
things that someone could
do, they preyed on innocent
young boys; no one else (of
the “hundred or so other
campers) had anything miss-
ing.

These thieves have no idea
what the implications of their
actions have done to the very
core of these kids.

Gordon. and, Giselle Birch. .

Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 9, 1991

~ Page A7-

Dear Sir:

I am writing in opposition
to Orenda’s chosen site for
their proposed pulp and
paper mill, There are
thousands of square miles in
the area to choose from, so
why« choose a site already
10-20 years into forestry
regrowth, that when original-
ly harvested, produced the
highest yield per hectare in
the whole region?

It only stands to reason
that with ever improving
forest management, and
silviculture techniques, this
atea will produce an even
higher yield next time it is
harvested.

“It doesn’t take a scientist
to realize that if you con-
dense 1644 cu. meters of
water daily and release it into
the air over the Onion Lake
Flats, in the Kitimat-Terrace

’ corridor, already prone to
long inversion air patterns,
particularly in the fail and
spring months when fog is
already a problem in this
area, it will be compounded.
This is not acceptable at our
airport when many flights
are already diverted or
cancelled due to fog.

If it is you or your family
members life at stake waiting
for a medevac flight to slip in
during a momentary lift in
the fog, to take you to a
larger center with more
technical, or specialized help
available the wait could end
up taking too long.

Most truckers, or anyone
that drives a lot, will also
realize that black ice goes
hand in hand with fog.

L Onion Lake hills are the ones

Mill location
draws protest

that most people, even the

very experienced truckers,
encounter difficulty with in
the winter. The southside of
Onion Lake Hill is. already
known as Suicide Hill,

Putting a plant on Onion
Lake flats that will-add- vast
amounts of moisture to the
air, increasing fog and black
ice is not acceptable.

It is also curious to me that

Orenda doesn’t recognize -
this area as an earthquake.

zone. Anyone that has lived
here for 15-20 years is sure to
remember a tremor or two,
The large number of Hotspr-
ings sprinkled thru the area is

“Putting a plant on
Onion Lake flats that will
add vast amounts of
moisture to the air, in-
creasing fog and black
ice is not acceptable.”

also indicative of seismic ac-
tivity,

At the present time this is a
multi use area, sponsoring a
wide variety of uses including
hiking, cross country skiing,
skidooing, four-wheeling,
dirt biking, hunting, fishing,
as well as spawning, swimm-
ing and canoeing to mention
just a few.

Let’s leave this area to do
what it already does best,
grow trees, rejuvenate fish
stocks and entice tourists to
return here year after year!

Sincerely,
Marg Sullivan,
Lakelse.

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