The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 9, 1994 - C1 SECTION C INSIDE gig ws | MALCOLM BAXTER 638-7283 SPORTS MENU C2 SKEENA ANGLER ___ROB BROWN A taste of whine ORDON CAMPBELL’S remarks on Kemano Completion have the local whinery geared up and in full production. Brew master Talstra of the Terrace division and Wozncy of the Kitimat subsidiary, along with Bill Rich and our local MLA, did their best to fill the vats with a lachrymose white whine. The brew is, a little too [ruily, too Jacking in in bead for my tastes, however. y think, ”* wails the Terrace mayor, ‘“[Campbell ’s position] is a crass political deci- sion that he made without looking at all-the is- sues involved.,’’ Does His Worship expect us to believe the Grit think-tank, backed by the liberal research- ers, informed their leader without rigorous study of the issue in question? Crass, according to my dictionary means gross, stupid, dense or thick. Gordon Campbell has been called ‘Phe Teflon Man’? by his opponents, who recognize and respect his intelligence and political adroit- . _ hess. Characterizing the leader of the opposition as slupid, dense or thick is, well, crass. According to Talstra the leader of his party should have waited for the findings of BC Utili- ties Commission report before making a slate- ment on behalf of the BC Liberals, Why? The BCUC terms of reference were confined 1o the area adjacent lo the Nechaka, ig- noring the glaring geographic fact the river is a : major tributary to the mighty Fraser. Moreover, the BCUC. panel was instructed to - .look only al the benefits, not the costs, of the _ .Kemaiio’ Project. “Since it will effect’ salmon, ~- KCP is a nalional issue yet the BCUC com- _ Missioners were appointed by the province and ‘will report to the provincial cabinet despite the ‘fact that, under the Fisheries Act, it falls under joint Federal-Provincial jurisdiction. The BCUC is a dog, and a Jame one al that. ‘CBC's Fifth, Estate has covered KCP, there - have been articles in national magazines like Harrowsmith and Equinox dealing with the mega project, for many years KCP has been grist ‘to the local, provincial; national and inter- national media mills. There is a wealth of in- ‘formation upon which to base. an opinion on whether KCP should proceed and I’m sure it _ was scrutinized by the Liberal Research Squad. Murray Rankin was hired by the NDP to look at Kemano prior to the BCUC road show, and not a peep was heard from Taistra, Wozney, Rich and Geisbrecht when be poisoned the planned proceedings with his opinion, Now, when Gordon Campbell takes. a stand contrary to their parochial spin, our local . politicians hide behind some imagined protocol and-acl as ifhe’d used swear words in church. ’ | Says Kilimat's Wozney: ‘I didn’t expect the _BC Liberals to come up with that sort of drastic Slance regarding KCP.’’ What drastic stance? Certainly no more drastic than one that advo- cates giving control of a Jarge chunk of the pro- vince’s greatest river system ta the sovercign “state of Alcan. "They [BC Liberals] are riding a wave of _ public sentiment that’s predominantly in the Vancouver area that’s opposed to the project _ and garner some support there,”? says MLA Giesbrecht. Helmut is right when he suggests a majorily “of: lower mainlanders think the deal stinks, but he is dead wrong if he thinks the opposition is confined to the Vancouver area, “Has he forgotten about the strong opposition from Prince George, Vanderhoof, and other cities along the Fraser, or the. fierce opposition _of native bands from the lands of the Cheslatta to those of the Sto:lo? After all, our tiny hamlets make up only a small part of the population. When Gordon Campbell says the people of (he province don’t belicve our rivers belong to private corporations, he is right and forthright when he says liberal researchers spent a year analyzing Kemano Completion before coming to the conclusion there is no guarantee of cco- nomic benefits to the northwest, even the proponents of KCP should stand up and take . notice, for the Liberals can hardly be accused of ~ being anti-business, or anti-big business. Though there are no quotes 1o that effect, the article suggests Campbell would compensate Alcan after squashing: the deal. Here we dis- agree. Given Alcan is one of the companies on all-seven of the worst-polluters lists released by - :the Ministry of the Environment, that it has long . Yecord ‘of environmental disdain here and abroad, and has been given more deals in the form of land and other resources than any other corpotation in’ BC, the: government would be fully. justified in abrogating the deal and demanding compensation:from Alcan. Cal By Malcolm Baxter TODAY CALEDONIA'S senior boys soccer team take to the ficld in Abbotsford as the provincial AA championships kick off. .And whatever the results at the three-day tournament, the team will know they can’t top the zones playoffs for nail-biting excitement. Held on the Astro-turf surface in Prince Rupert, the zones confirmed just how closely matched the northwestern teams were. Caledonia opened its campaign against Smithers, the squad which had edged them by a single goal the previous weekend. In a goal fest of a game, the teams finished even at 6 after regulation time, One period of overtime, then another failed to break the deadlock, sending the game into a shoot-aut, There Cal finally put the Smithercens to bed, edging them 4-3, That brought up the host Charles Hays in a game that didn’t get under way until 8:45 p.m. under the lights. Again the teams finished tied —- at 2 apiece — after regulation and again the overtime pe- riods couldn't split them. To hear Cal coach Art Erasmus recount the shoot-out that followed is to get a [cel for the tension of that duel. "We scored, Hays scored, we scored, Hays scored...’’ and sa it went for the first four shots. Cal got on the board 10 minutes in with a perfectly ex- ecuted chip shot. Cal kept its nerve and put away the fifth and final attempt, then had to wait for Hays. A limely save and it was on to the final for Caledonia where they ran into Smithers again. In stark contrast to their first mecting, this game tumed into a defensive battle. triumph in thriller Cal got on the board 10 minutes in with a perfectly executed chip shot and then turned back every Smithers altempt to cqualize, With five minutes Ieft in the match, Smithers launched one of its most dangerous forays, ending in a chip shot identical to Cal’s earlier goal, But this one-hit the cross bar, bouncing around in front of the goal before being cleared, . Smithers kept up the pressure in a last gasp effort to rescue the game, producing a corner opportunity in the dying seconds, The ball swung into the goal mouth melee to be hastily cleared by Cal as the whistle blew signalling the’ Terracites were on their way to Abbotsford. . ; ‘It was a great competition,’? Erasmus said of the heart-stopping tourney. “They all had a great time and proved ex- cellent ambassadors for Terrace,’’ he added. “T?m proud of the whole group,”’ ge Court comeback THE KERMODES found themselves in tough against Mount Elizabeth of Kitimat early in senior boys zone playdowns action Saturday. Having lost the first game, they fell 4-13 behind In the second but rallied spectacularly to score 11 unanswered points and force the rubber, Sea next week's Standard for full results. ‘ oute error doesn’t stop Keitch SMITHERS’ school cross coun- try team has reason to be grateful to Terrace runner Justin Keitch, Not that he intended to help them win the zone, that’s just the way it worked out. Racing in the grade 11-12 divi- sion, Keitch was coming to the end of the 6.3km course with sec- ond place his for the taking, Until he took a wrong turn, Coach Joe Murphy explained the runners had followed the same route on cach of the three. laps of the race, However, the runners had to divert off. that route to get to the finish line.» Keltch inadvertently followed _ the lap course and-by the time he if - qualified for the realized his error, the Smithers tunner in pursuil had got by him. Although the drop in position didn’t change the fact Keitch had provincial championships, it did cffect which team won the zones. The improved placing of the Smithereen was just enough to give the host community the title by a single point over Kitimat. Finishing behind Keitch in the grade 11-12 division were team- males Rob Freeman, 6th, and Mike Davies, ith. Steve Critchley was a scratch owing to - ines. » The Terrace team’ s lone gold . cai from the ‘Dying ‘feet of Morgan Evans who completed the 4.4km grade 8 course in 15:05, a time quicker than many of the grade 11-12 girls. He’s a pretty exceptional run- er,’’ Murpliy said, adding he was looking forward to Evans joining the track team next sum- mer where he'll likely con- centrate on the distance events. Tn grade 9-10 competition, Brent Stokkeland raced to fifth followed home by. Murray Macarthy. Noting this was Macarthy’s first race at this age. . group, Murphy © described the “resultas a solld effort.- Although Terrace could finish | only | third in the: zones, Murphy how close Justin can get.” said that was no surprise. “We didn’! field a girls team so we had no chance of winning it,’ he explained. The only Terrace runner head- - ing for this year’s provinclals, Keitch will travel with the Prince ; Rupert team. With another year's eligibility _remaining, Murphy said this was a good year for Keitch to test the waters and ‘gain valuable experi- ence for next time. At the provincials, to be held Nov, 19 in Abbotsford, he added, the first 25 finishers are consider- © ed as placing and get ribbons.” ‘We'll be really interested,