4 ~The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 7, 2004 _ ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, im ‘PUBLISHER: ROD LINK - . ADDRESS: 3210 Clinton’ Street Terrace, B. é. s vee BRQ : . TELEPHONE: (250) 638- 7283 . FAX: (250). 638-8492. 7 » =...” WEB: www.terracestandard.com ° * EMAIL: newsroom @terfacestandard.¢ com | ‘Make the call. IT DOESN’T MATTER. who - ‘makes. ‘the: first call, butif it hasn’ t happened already, it s already late, - And that’s S. for newly-elected Skeena-Bulkley. Valley Member of Parliament Nathan. Cullen: to” havea sit- down, with the: four Members of. the Legislative Assembly i in his vast tiding ~ Liberals: Bill Belsey-on the coast, Roger Harris in the Ter- race-Kitimat area, Dennis MacKay i in the Bulkley. Valley: and points - north: and” ‘Independent. Paul * Nettleton. in 1 the: Burns. Lake: to Fort: St: James: area, 0 ms oe oS There’s really only 0 on issue on the agenda ~ the economy or. rather, the lack. thereof. oo To be sure, the followers and supporters of de- ‘a feated MP. Andy Burton are. sniarting from their. | * loss. Key figures from Mr; Burton’s: campaign. J: gravitate toward the: provincial’ ‘Liberals. and most. | are” pondering. what. the ‘loss. -méans.- for next -f spring’s: “provincial ‘election, -And ‘no: doubt’ Mr. | Cullen’s people: look forward: to building on their’ | . victory in anticipation of converting their ‘energy. | ° : and effoits for. the’ ‘same election. .; — Butan. unemployment rate in the double digits; | . a declining: population: anid burgeoning food’ | . banks cut across. federal and. provincial a and: arti- aps san and philosophical boundaries. _. There’s little: appetite: in the. ‘northwest for j patie | | ‘cal differences to stand i in the way of a: united and: |. ' cohesive. effort. ‘to. improve. the ‘ecohomy:: lt . doesn’t: Matter what. party-a ‘person. supports. - | nothing can, happen: without wealth creation, with- ae out jobs and without food: on the table at ‘night... A natural starting point is the report now being. | prepared. re on an sUBe CHEW 2 dias POL AR eb NT . ures: nee ded” fo: revive the’ northwest; economy. ie -He’s'got: the attention of Premier Gordon’ ‘Camp-: bell. Nothing could -be- better than to have Mr. | 1 ‘Cullen become: part of this. ‘There are ample oppoitunities, for: this ikind of an co-operation. ‘The: planned: container port:in Prince | Rupert is one. Prince: Rupert i is‘much ‘closer to 7 _ Asian. markets. than’ any other: major port on the om “ North: American’ ‘coast: Offshore: oil and. gas. is | . another, Tt is divisive: and. emotional, but clear thinking that cuts. across: ‘party. lines j is needed, . There’ ¢ also opportunity: for diy- land. oil: and. . - gas exploration i in the. Bowser Basin to the north. oa of us and.in. the Nechako Basin southwest. of {1 Prince. George. ‘A’ united’ push. hére could. very’. well be a building block for. federal and provincial 7 CO-0 operation away from the i issue. cof offshore « ex: | ploration. | one MP could mean for Tebbying 1 in ‘Victoria and ‘|: inillion voters-on national TV, — | :} what hope do‘ we' have; for civ- |: NEWS: Jeff Nagel : : -‘NEWS/COMMUNITY: Jennifer Lang... co - NEWS/SPORTS: Margaret Spits © PAPERS. - INTERN REPORTER: Rebécca Collard *. COMPETITION FRONT OFFICE: Darlene Keeping & Caro¥ Moka - CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR: Teresa: Ross.” * ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS: Bert: ‘Husband; Stacy. Gyger, Debbie Simoris © “SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY. MAIL: “$57, 04 (+$4,06 GST)=62. 00 per year; “ -Seniors $50, 98 (+$3,57 GST)=54, 5p . Ou of Province $65, 17 (494, 56. GST)=69. Ta Outside of Canada (6. months) $156. S110. 98 SGST)= 16789 -. ©" MEMBER OF 8 G AND YUKON CCHMUNITY NEWSPAPERS AssociarioN, ~ CANADIAN COMMUNITY’ sree AS ASSOCIATION. a ANI -B Cc, PRESS count, (yr. beprsscouncl ont) Skeena- MLA. Roger. Harris on meas- *}..- "| > -gists would’ like to hear ftom “ . most ‘everyone: I spoke: to. All. . oT Sad ‘his Liberals, “when: many ~ | > debate -by saying. the, election a" itie sportsplex is-more secure.- | ememace’ No FIGHTING Tes YEAR" f- “$6. waar S /" HARPENED? “WHERE DID” WE GO “WRONG? oa . did : “ couraging election: - ~B. C. ~ again. : » System. = ae “it's: hard? tosee that’ this one hard i issues. “handful. of: voters ‘out ' ‘here | -¢ould: determine Canada’s fu- etures 0 a ~ But then before: the. first 1 Te-" * sults wére. in from. B.C., ’ Liberals had: ‘won. their minori- 7 oly. government. : : : “pay. closest. attention ‘to. the} Te: » gions. that will have the: ‘great: “re-election. ‘B.C.’s lack of. im- - * portance: has: been demonstrat. -ed-once. again, : °" A bigger issue, “not, least for Conservative ; leader, Stephen” 4 a Harper, that, the., election, .,., > Faised , Tea doubts: ‘about: the. °° the Conservative and Alliance ‘ votes had -been: pooled i in eye-. “ry: “riding, the: Liberals. still.“ “The- lesson. seemed. ‘clear: We 5. not. enough to unite. the. We: didn’t matter’ ‘here no “We. established that Canada «effectively has a one-party.» And while: ‘minority govern= ae ments ‘have. their advantages, .:-- “will benefit B. Cy or tackle any’. 7 - It’s’ more disappointing bes mal . cause it-looked like we would : : ‘count: this. time.: That: ‘maybe a.” “the fen It’s ‘not ‘just ‘petty’ regional. Pride, al stake..Parties in. power ~~ - would have won a comfortable ie _ majority. (We wave’ DID we -MISREAD To GAIN WHAT. THE THEIR. \ VOTERS | TRUST 7 [ WANTED, . x. oy Lill Hs ie ae Mh “id ite “| 7 . yy ty) Mea Megs 44 VT wt MEE, | | aye ty Cs, HE hes TY Hl yrs : FROM THE complaint. about” the: - eainpaigh,: was raised: by -al- " agreed - ‘Kindergarten’ is: better. behaved, al . “2 Y resenited » Liberals’ scare .- poe tactic, “A-vote. for-the: NDP ‘is. : ar . ey vote for Harper.” ”. believe in. PRODUCTION MANAGER: Edou 4 Cregeur oe : voting: for, whoin I: like; not for: ‘race wag between two parties,” . ees ‘his. and: ‘Conservatives, What 7 AD. ASSISTANT: Sandra Stefanik’: ‘PRODUCTION: Susaty Creda ” - arrogance!” ‘Thankfully ” Jack .. WE'RE SENSITIVE. © Serving the Trace and Thorn area: Published tr Med fect eka 20 Con Street, Tie: on & : 4 4 tts British Columba, VaG'5R2, - . Stories, photographs, illustrations, asi, and Iypasys In fhe: Terrace, Standard we the prapérly of te copy: right holders; including Cariboa Prass.{1969) Ud; its ilustration repre services and advenising agancias. . Reproduction In Whole ot in part, wilhout wriltan permission, i9 spacifitally prchibited.:,- . "Authorized af second-class mai pending ha Post hice Department, tot payment ot postige inca _ os : Pook ‘Special thanks to all our contributors. and. corréspéndents in “for their time and talents A THROUGH BIFOCALS CLAUDETTE SANDECKI - his contempt of smaller pare lies. ~ ‘Closer to. home, To was. ‘royale ly. annoyed |when’ Terrace . "mayor. Jack: Talstra’ said’ unless Skeena- -Bulkley. Valley- eleci+. “ed: a: Liberal,.. Terrace. could’: “ose federal, funding . for. the ‘planned | sportsplex; More’ feat “mongering ‘a la Martin. »-Sutely. federal: “funding® for ; than: that: [f-not, Terrace coun- cil had: ‘been. ‘collecting ° monu- * he ‘Layton’ took Martin. to task, for mental’. pledges, on.a. shaky, . foundation, time for that ‘to happen, surely » ° were. appalled: at ‘the: Sponsor- ~ ship scandals :-and ‘Liberal’ ine - fighting. But-instead of in- - . -est-impact on their’chances of: T#asing its. share -of the popu- lar Vote, the new. Conservative” : party went- backwards, pettiaps, : ~ most: “dramatically in: BC. where’ the combined Alliance-_ fae atiyg vote in’ BC. fell, pnt. 0: 36 per; + issue. te - Campaign’) -.: ~- There's. nothing. inherdatly® | WE. NEED TO. REGAIN jcrepeurty ) ae - WE waves ( A LOT OF. von) a ee (3 bo BEFORE’ | I THE NEXT. ELECTION : se a ; i ; = VICTORIA: “That was a. diss “) »-ment: ‘could be. ‘a. problem’ for. : -B.C. A: Liberal-NDP minority” is the ‘worst outcome for: the B.C. Liberals, (Between David .- Anderson and Jack’ “Layton the: - . moratoriuin.on offshore: ‘oil and gas “development. is'now more , Firmly i in place than Layton’ $+ hair) “gent = May.. “ment look good,: "And given the’ federal Liber: Taised « during: er voters felt as. did. . But to. learn: 40. per cent of. eligible . voters~ ‘were ‘to com='; placent;, lazy, or uniapprecia- "vote perturbs._ me: most: .Wheh ; _to “vote, ‘how “could. a " fives” minute’ visit toa: nearby. poll--.’. ing. station ‘bean imposition, on” an average citizen?’ “failure ‘of. 40 per ‘cent: to: vote .. should: give us: relative quiel. act "After all, if-you ‘don’t vote, you.” have no--right -to complain: po. about taxes,’ user. fees, tegher= ti rained ‘college: ‘tiitions,.. hospital walt be times,.or mismariagement of. Our tax. dollars, ee who registered. to vote perhaps ~.for the: first times) 7-5 : wit K = ‘ HINT. OF. - 2 | sewace euys, ee m a - rt T THE ONE: SET rHAT co coup ge i) : ONT! HE LE a | | Al SENSITIVITY io, ‘tion’ campaign. "-we- could’. be- heading. ‘tO. the” . also have a provincial-election.. » °° Its not just: the katy policy “ - swing. to the left-as a result-of.. ; . the: federal. coalition... The fed: eral New Democrats :~ ‘includ- ' ing’a mich bigger B.C. contin: - know’ that British. Col=.. °: 7 umbians . will be voting. next = . ‘Democrats ‘took’ their. share of * oh tie ‘Conservatives: - They. are. not going. 10. be en- . thusiastic: Supporters: of | any ; féederal-. measures: that’ make. Gordon. Campbell’ s. govern 7 boas a _~Tt's- an, ominous “development. °°.’ - -for the Campbell Liberals, who ‘als’ “likely: focus: on Ontario.” and Quebec; B.C.’ issues ‘like. sofiwood, lumber -will: have. a-- > hard “tine grabbing” nitich at tention: from: “Ottawa. (How. . “many titnes. ‘did:'you” hear the -: ‘the a Green’ party, “New: ‘election is IWynotalP gloomy: Minority > finance: ‘Tiles, replace. big:d an ‘govornmentsdo’- shave! to’ pay“ attention. ‘0. voters. The: party - ‘in. power. has some-control over: - “when the. next vote’ comes. ‘But they ‘also! ‘know: that “at :any - ‘time.“the . Opposition: parties." - . could force An election: They. ” ~ have to be ready. Andon some ™ issues’ - — like. urban infrastruc-. ture - a minority. government * could. have benefits: for B.C. m 7 But the, downside of the, un- : during | ‘the: gampaign with: no. little. more. ., line for. more’ than’ $1 million‘a” “~ - vincial Greens and a. headache for the NDP...: vo it went wrong ~ Four years of: federal: govern-- ; 1. ment deserves to_be based. on -: ~ something more | significant: - than:a Sportsplex, ‘Like integri- .: ty. Judging: by our choice, oth-. : candidates, hand picked “by- - party”: leaders, - demonstrated. ‘voters’ -abhor-:- tence. for’ the elitist ‘practice: of: ‘party Ieaders i ignoring. the wi "és and extensive groundwork a grassroots supporters to name a “high profile ‘candidate: tive of Canada’s’ freedoms ‘to «. “the ‘defeat of ‘Winnipeg's: éx even the: prime minister,.prem-. ~ iers. and mayors ‘can. ‘take™ ‘time =: ~Muitay, until he ‘succumbed “neither. mayor ‘of: Winnipeg, no _ _ MP for the: city. On the flip side, thoigh, te “Despite | these” ‘Sips: toed “several outcomes ‘of. this eléc- tion: satisfy. For: “One, the Stea-. “dy. numbers of young. people . -election,: ‘though, . was “arly, good idea no matter who : “proposes it. Tf: only t wd was -also- cheered. by the. a ‘certainty is. “that We: -are ‘launched -into. a ‘perpetual elec: : Martin’: will likely: want to :wait. until. the. 2: ‘sponsorship scandal has faded: before the ‘next election. But’, polls" next spring — wheh- we° - Overall, ‘the “federal ‘results|. “are: likely: alarming for: ihe BC..." Liberals: The ’:federal | ‘New... “the B.C. yote from 11 per. “cent .to.27 per cent in: this elec. tion, largely . at’ the expense, of ea FS They. emerged a as a: ‘signifi: ‘cant home for, protest ‘votes, a! “role Reform, and: Alliance’: had. °°. taken. over. ‘through the. 1990s. attacked Layton and: his: ‘Party. ‘Apparent ‘impact:, > The people. have. spoken, y . - ‘just wish: we. shad. mattered an ne Footnote: ‘A ‘big. win’ “for the. . “tions ‘with public’ Furiding bi on the. number ‘of votes” “party. gets. The Greens-are. in: year, a huge amount for: the . | ~ ‘cash-strapped j patty. * ee » Expect’ a lot of it to- o be spent, “in BC. =a benefit: for the’ ‘pro- ve wileocks@ultranet. ca, defeat of so many. appointed Their: defea .One’ such ‘sweet, victoty” was-? mayor, Glen. Murray; by © quadriplegic, T-liked;.Glenn ’’ Martin’s.. . Carrot. Now,” h Wheelchair ‘bound. 8 unite My. enue i thing. ° Duceppe saying: he. will ‘support 370 MPs. Would ‘do thes same, “A SIGN OF