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Citizens

Rally
organizers
want to unite
the free enter-
prise vote.

ORGANIZERS OF a mas-
sive rally here in opposition
fo provincial government
policies will set up speakers
and video screens outside of
the REM. Lee Theatre in
expectation of an overflow
crowd.

:The theatre holds 700,
people but more are
anticipated from around the
region at the Nov. 19 event,
says Steve Cook of the
Northwest Coalition of Dis-
satisfied Citizens,

‘“This is a wake up call to
the political parties of free
enterprise,’ said Cook of
the rally.

‘“This is not so much
against the NDP but it is
against the Glen Clark
government and the policies
he’s brought in.”’

‘A similar rally in Prince
George in Septeraber drew
2,500 people and a third ral-
ly is planned for Surrey the
week after the one here.

‘Cook said the rallies drive
home a message to leaders
of free enterprise parties that
continuing to be fragmented
will result in another NDP
election win.

‘We're at the mid-term
(of the Clark government)
and still nothing has been
done about the problem.
Things are worse, not better.
There is still all this frag-
mentation,’’ he added.

“Nobody has yet to find
the glue to bring the free en-
terprise vole together and
that’s what we're saying.”’

‘Cook and other members
of the northwest coalition
took that message to a
breakfast meeting here two
weeks ago with provincial
Liberal leader Gordon
Campbell.

“He said all the things a

partisan politician would
say. Our point is that this is
not about partisan politics.
This is about uniting the
free enterprise vote,’” said
Cook,

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STEVE COOK, member of the Northwest Coalition of Dissatisfied Citizens, helps organize a rally here Nov. 19

at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre to protest against the provincial government's practices.

“We challenged him to
write out a guarantee that he
would form the next govern-

ment and he couldn’t,’’ said:
Cook of the session with |

Campbell.

He noted that the first.

organizing meeting of the
coalition three weeks ago
drew 50 people with just a
few phone calls whereas
Campbell drew 90 people to
a dinner here.

“This is a time to set aside
differences. We are scared

and we are afraid for the fu- ‘done the only thing it could,

ture of our families, of our
communities and of B.C, as
a whole,’’ said Cook.
“We're looking at another
two years of this gover-
ment, at the maximum and,

responsible for the Asian
Flu but he is responsible for
years of deficits, debt and

--tax structures which hurt
_ businesses,”’

Cook — con-
* tinued,
‘The only way we can at-

. tack the debt is to provide

jobs. We can’t tax the
people who are naw work-
‘ing. They can’t afford the
- highest tax structure in Can-
"ada.”?

- As for local issues, Cook
‘said the NDP may have

“be rescuing Skeena Cel-
lulose.

“But the real issue there is
‘what are we doing owning a
* mill?”

Cook said the coalition,

if they win again, another bas received financial and

five years. That would mean.

other support from nearly

another seven possible years -cverybody it has contacted, ,

and.we.can’tafford it)”: os:

“Cook'’said ‘the province

has suffered from unem- the Skeena constituency, the-

ployment and debt that has
placed it way behind other
provinces.

“Glen Clark may not be

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,. And-although the rally is
. taking -place. in Terrace in

coalition has made contacts
with the neighbouring North
Coast and Bulkley Valley-
Stikine constituencies.

Speaking at the rally will
be David Bond, an
economist and newspaper
columnist, and Gordon Gib-
son, a former leader of the

provincial Liberal party“and -

political commentator,

Also coming is Jackie Pe-
ment, a former northwestemn
NDP cabinet minister in the
Harcourt government.

A critic of current govern-
ment policies, she now lives

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in Burns Lake and is
regarded as a supporter of
the Progressive Democratic
Alliance,

The rally begins at 7 p.m.
at the R.E.M. Lee and doors
open at 7 p.m.

Cook expects a public re-
lations bonus because
BCTV is here that week
doing its Newshour telecast
in Terrace Nov. 18 and in
Kitimat Nov. 19,

lose

driver’s licence

BEGINNING THIS month,

parents who refuse to pay

child support in full or on time may find they are unable to

renew their drivers’ licences.

Attomey General Ujjal Dosanjh said before a driver's
licence is withheld, the parent will be warned and given
the chance to pay the arrears in full or make arrangements

to pay over time in addition to making regular maintenance ,

payments.

Dosanjh said with this new payment strategy, the minis-
iry’s family maintenance enforcement program will be
able to get overdue payments to children faster.

News In Brief

Hill returned as prez

ROBERT HILL was returned as president of the Tsim-
shian Tribal Council at its annual convention last week
in Prince Rupert.

His was a second ballot victory, defeating Debbie
Jeffery, also of Prince Rupert. Kitselas chief Mel
Bevan was also in the running but since he placed third
on the first ballot, he was forced to drop out.

Hill’s margin of victory on tie second ballot was by
50 votes,

The Tsimshian continue to work on land claims ne-
goliations with the federal and provincial governments
toward an agreement in principle which will then form
the substance of a final treaty,

Lights out

THERE’S GOING to be a planned power outage af-
fecting the east side of Lakelse Lake Nov. 12,

B.C, Hydro says the cut in power is necessary to per-
form system maintenance. And the crown corporation
says the outage is scheduled to last from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m.

Premier to visit

PREMIER GLEN Clark is making a quick trip through
the northwest next week to talk about the Nisga’a
treaty,

He’ll start in Prince Rupert Nov. 12, proceed to
Prince George where he'll spend the night and then
came to Terrace Nov. 13 before returning south,

There wou’t be any public appearances, but Clark has
scheduled a number of interviews with media outlets
and will appear on an open-line show here Nov. 13.

And it looks fike it'll be 4 full week of provincial
government officials explaining the Nisga’a treaty.
Aboriginal affairs deputy minister, the lead provincial
negotiator for the treaty, is the guest speaker at a Ter-
race and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon
Nov. 12. More information is available by calling the
chamber office at 635-2063.

BCTV here Nov. 18

BCTV HAS scheduled Nov. 18 as the date for its New-
shour telecast from Terrace as part of a week-long
swing through the northwest.

Anchors Tony Parsons aud Pamela Martin along with
weatherman Wayne Cox and sports anchor Squire
Bames will be at Heritage Park, weather permitting. If
it’s raining, the telecast will shift to the R.E.M. Lee
Theatre.

The Newshour will be in Smithers Nov. 16, Hazeiton
Nov. 17, Kitimat Nov. 19 and Prince Rupert Nov. 20,

The program’s northwest swing continues a practice
of taking the show on the road to various regions of the
province, ‘

Residents, are invited to go to Heritage Park or the
R.E.M. Lee Theatre, as the case may be, to watch the
telecast that evening.

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