Aé- The Terrace Stadord Wednesday, ily 14, 2004 - = | "Message to thieves: — | _ Buy. your own, things ous by. Lcan't. afford to keep: buying. my: children bikes.‘ 1t-just’ floors: me’ that’ 7 ‘these thieves keep" golng around: and” ; stealing ‘bikes. Ogee “= at ean 1 even’ Bo ‘to bed, without: lock: So S§¢ to ‘whoever stole my. son’ s: blue ing ‘the door, first. I also’ can’ “stop: won- "> and- silver. bike from. my yard 4 ‘in: ‘Copper “ “dering about ‘all-those -peapl “who -g6 » Mountain Tecently,’ I hope you: ‘Brow. up : “saround peoples’: iesidences : while. ‘they “7 Someday’ nd. ‘el a job to buy. your’ ‘own. : sleeping. or ‘out, and-steal their. stuff. bike... i Kg 7 } ¥ “some- thief carne: Sand “to, the’ parents’ af: these. litte, Wa * into. my. Yard , and. stole: “my. five-year- “sneaky hieves, ask. your ‘kids where» f ald son’s bike his grandma ‘bought’ him: «: they ‘get stuff. you never purchased | and: : wo My. eldest son's bike-also had -been:. . make them take ‘theit stolen stuff back. -.Stolen:;We* got him: another one. ‘second.’ I-hope- otie: ‘day. these ‘thieves, lose’ ~chand,’ and: that- tou chad deen’ ‘stolen: omething: precious ; and: hard earned. to: = within, a:monthe. ~~. "them-and learn that. stealing from oth ; My son earned: a new bike that, took “ers: 4S not the way, torlive’. os chim: the school. year to get: now bring 771 know: my’ ‘SOns will never see their. ; in: their. bikes. a night. and: lock: thé \-old -bikes again, ‘and their new. ones re- door. If-dny“one ‘of my.” ‘three? children.’ place their: pain.’ But’ you thieves -out.. -¢ame home-withsa bike’ never bought, -: there send a. message. ‘to everyone that, Dear Sir: ; noe ; Three, years.. That i is the length of time . sinee. our company worked “its last shift in Hazelton for Skees na Cellulose. “During: that 2. time’ we. have’ seen. our 9. — hopes’ raised. and:dashed -... : several times™as. different. investors” tried to: puts». something: togethe ogel 7 Skeena back’. up. and 1. La am writing. in: “regards to ail the’ Ite, “de thieves i in, thi stown, | ‘would: like to A: combination’ OF. poor dead or dyitig. os > hate him_you. must admire caré ‘as. healthy, vibrant. markets, lack, of ‘financing’ oo 2e.They- have. ‘beer his. tenacity. Personally, I. contributor to“ our regional,” for Skeena,: union intransi-.* known to allack before the .. think the guy: deserves a economy. I believe our ci-~ gence and. attitude ‘of, local object of" their attention 4s -amedal for getting this pro-. vic: leaders throughout ‘the’. ° people toward Skeena. and dead. eae “1 geet to! this: point.. I..don’t'~. ut the ‘its owners “conspired: to 23, ‘Once the. ultares.< are ‘Know’ too. many, people keep a.dark cloud over the finished -with, the~-corpse. who « ‘would have. “stuck. it behind. ‘New Skeena. and « entire northwest. for a full there's" nothi eft’. fo : he. give it. the, chan eat de. three years. : anybody. else. : ‘has beeti ‘through: ‘to: -get: to. serves;. wee : Now we have’ hope : of oc Does New. ‘Skeena: de- the point’ we are: today caer trust that Sanity will ; ’ a ~ secing things back up.and: serve - ‘that. fate? [certainly with: ‘New. ‘Skeena..’.- no oe penal a I would be aski ig. them. where they had op “no: matter where you live on-earth: “running. New. ‘Skeena has.” don “think: so. Whether,“ The: company is ready’ So Lance Hamblin; got We 5 “Nothing i is-truly safe. ‘Grow’ ‘up, Buys, a- viable investor jined up, «you like™ Dan Veniez- or to emerge ‘from: intensive / 2... Houston, B.C." Jama ‘mother. a three lovely’ child: Stop. stealing and get ajob. ren‘iind I have: ‘an income. that just gets. a Rita Rinsma, Terrace, B: C.. a plan to get started and a.” cost-structure that‘is'viable 2 -: for the long term: The only’. thing lacking-is elief in their program from: certain . local. individuals: “and: councils. *. : me “No more- breaks is the _-cateh phrase Ieread. I plied in that statement: is. “we will trade payment: “of tax, arrears’ for the. Jong’ ‘term ‘health’ of) our Tocal economy. Let an American vulture company in’ ‘heré-to. grind on everybody: ‘and: then. sell’ whatever: is left. As long as we get our’ ‘back : taxes, who. Cares.” " There. are. cértain: “trai about’ vultures one-. can philosophize. about: ° 1. .They. - are. ‘always there when: something at An open letter to - Mayors.‘ ‘and: . Councillor of, Terrace, ¢Prince:,Ru-: pert and Smithers: ~ For’ three. years ‘How, the northwestern. economy. “has: been. all: but. shut .down.-- There are. -Tmany - reasons: for this, but..we :éan: “all: agree. that. the loss: of I sands of jobs related-to-the: closure of the former SCI, now New. Skeeria Fores Products, - have impactec most of all. - Now, after: a. painful ‘road wher than “once ‘hope. has met with “setback, ‘New. ’ Skeena. appears . con. th verge of financing. its star _ and igniting ‘the ‘fores “economy of the: northwe. And nota moment’ Iso ‘soon. “All, ‘have: “ sactificed: to. help. get the compan back. on its’ feet again. We did” that~be there is too miuch at: stake: and too’ much: to gai “doing | anything ‘els soe “V Mutinage-< driver “and Sn pi piassenge =o ane Sentry Key" Theft Deterrent System, , o an plirchase* finavicing fore 60: MONTHS + A MONTH FOR 48: MONTHS WITH FA, 900 DOWN 'PAYMED - §Q SECURITY. DEPOS: Freight | ingltd 1 ~~ 3252' | °3,500 | ee ee MONTHLY purchase: financiag for 60 MONTHS. PLUS °2 200 CASH B other. uriions: region i that” “meant ‘ae substan set: of concessions:: - (What all us of. a : - that is- inclusive: One tha seizes the greal opportuni-, ‘ties that. will-con the. restructuring - of the company. - BOP T urge’ ‘all local leader to turn. the: page, ‘on