A4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednosday, December 22, 2004 | Stapare . ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988. PUBLISHER: ROD LINK © ADDRESS: 3210 Clinton. Street Terrace; ‘B. Coe vaG RZ. TELEPHONE: (250) 638- 7283.0: FAX: (250) 6 638-8482" -. WEB: www.terracestandard, com: _ EMAIL. newsroom@terracestandard. som: Merry. Christmas _ THE CHRISTMAS concerts. in. the school are - over, those marvelous occasions where young, | — perhaps nervous. voices sing those age-old. songs... while parents Jook on proudly and take pictures: that will form. part of family: history. — Lights are up inside’ ‘and outside to challenge’ ue the darkest’ days of the’ year. Trees ai are decorated i and. presents are. ‘wrapped, » __ It’s ‘Christmas: once: ‘moré. ‘in. ‘the ‘northwest; 2 oe when Christians celebrate. the birth of Jesus and. join with others:in celebrating the. warmth of’ hu- °. ‘man companionship that matks this season.” Organizations such as. ‘the Salvation. Amy and | the Terrace Anti Poverty: Society have. collected, . money, food and toys thanks to the generosity of | the public and this. ‘week are making sure it all]. : “VICTORIA 1s time to ditch alle goes to those who need it,the ‘most. Far too.many. Christmases have passed by sitice the late, 1990s ‘when’ the northwest: began its eco-: nomic slump, causing ‘famnilies, to.move away, | savings to. be eaten up, businesses to close and f hardships. to. surface, ; Yet.the very: ‘traditions of Christmas, be: it ale: tending . church, preparing” ‘meals, visiting friends |- and family.or driving around to look at Christmas lights, provide the ‘glue to sustain. us. in even ‘the qe “P. table. And-we have to be ready, © darkest times. The most: ‘anible tradition of all i is s thea act “of ae giving, in whatever fashion, to organizations ‘such. as the Salvation Army, the Terrace Anti Poverty: Society and others: ‘Earlier this year, ‘CBC. TV i ran a a contest invit- Ber ing viewers to. ‘choose What. it ealled’ “the: Great-. _ est Canadian,” It’ s hot ‘surprising-the choice was: Tommy Douglas, a ‘former. Baptist. miivister, for mer leader of the federal NDP. and,. when he was | premier: of Saskatchewan, the person, whe intro- _ duced medicare to: ‘Canada. more fitting. pee. “Of Christmas. means: vanything, that, like the. ‘Shepherds of: ald; we. atch a ‘vision.. Lo of the'world as it ought to be. and not as it is. This | ts the. season: where we: Should renew our determi- | a nation 10. do-what we'can,. éach: in-our..own, way,” — to build a.world founded ¢ ‘on human: brotherhood : , | She's S truly and concern for the needs of others.” os Read all about it EMAIL AND the world-wide web make this world . a very small place; allowing” commiunication i in a = _. fashion not. possible Justa few. years ago. So we invite readers to take afew minutes s and look at. the Christmas. messages and images ‘from afar that” are. on. n.the: text Page and elsewhere i in: “i this i issue. . they share greetings of the: season. _ PUBLISHER/ EDITOR: Rod Link?” ‘NEWS: Jeff. Nagel : mee " NEWS/COMMUNITY: Jennifer Lang 3002 WINNER a CCNABETTIER _NEWS/SPORTS: Margaret Speirs wey S- NEWSPAPERS . FRONT OFFICE: Darlene Keeping * COMPETITION » CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR: ; es -», Teresa Ross-" +.” . "(ADVERTISING ‘GONSULTANTS: | - 7s Bert'Husband,. Debbie Simons ==: AD. ASSISTANT: Sandra ‘Stefanik: . PRODUCTION: Susan Credgeur_ 7 -” per Gent reductions in theif annual"; Here aré his: words for the, season. None are | Bere! Se <“Tosses'in. communities where:for-: it should mean Ae | You’re sure to. ‘recognize names: sand faces 48° * ADVERTISING MANAGER: Brian i pa | " PRODUCTION MANAGER:. Edouard Credgeur. | - - os" Praised as high as they'd go,, SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY. 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A WAKE-UP CALL Pine beetle acti on needed t now. o ue of | a legacy: fund. Both: NDP “grams. a vo the politics 2 and - start coming up’. |: © witha plan to rescue commini=". | |... “ties across B,C. {rom the: coming. aie -_-pine’beetle disaster. |...” an ‘It’s hard for: politicians’ to es Leb e ‘sist ‘blaming “the: other. Buys: fore: |’ Teal. or imagined errors: ; “But this i§ much too imporiant, N natural disaster is going-to slam. «: ‘into:dozens of: forest: comimuni- *-. | Hes, far bigger. than the 2003. fires .- /2:0F floods or anything else we've’ “expérienced..We know. it’s inevi- > | “The pine: beetle “is: JAnfesting. regs: today, and: those." trees. are wdying,.It’s-no ‘real problem for'us. how. We camkeep. harvesting the = | up t 40 | per cent,” |); harvest’ levels. quickly.: Compi- _| harvest levels-are-expected, bo be." * - significantly. higher. ; gFROM THE CAPITAL leader’ Carole James. and. Rogei Harris; the junior forest-ministe responsible for” responding 1 to: “the “crisis; back the idea,’ 2 Harris ‘says. “advisory g up. working on. plans. « : “The sconer they’ report, “and. th quicker the government response the. betters! Part of the government's $ plan : ; to address. the ‘problem is. an‘in<.. crease in ‘harvesting ‘across the. . province to captire, the value. of © _ the-infested:- wood. Annual dllow-: ~ “able cuits have. been increased by. & ~ As: proving: hai to. ingredse: nies “aren't, prepared : volumes, and: markets: are - ‘uncer: “tain. But by the. ‘end: ‘of-next’ year’ ‘off: ‘But: “the : ‘kinds. of econo ‘shifls that ‘are required: is: im: mense. Progress will be slow, af in me victories will be! hard-won. : -/ The’ extra’ stumpage: ‘probabl “and lax: revenues for: government, : -isn *t enough ‘money. té-fund: the ~ money. that would. = Withoul the’. ‘needed ‘transition, ‘and : certainl: crisis - have not flowed into. its Won't: flow.quickly’ enough. Bi ° That: means: “more -stumpae: |. limber,: svhich’ holds. its val ue for... ens o perhaps 2 a decades”) 7 on “But 'the crisis. mashing “the : : natural cycle of: harvest: “and .re- * "generation, Almost 80 per cent of -.. the. province’s lodgepole pine are °.- ~ expected to die. Once those trees: - “. vare-gone.=cither harvested or ieft slo rot’ the: next generation will “be decades. away { ‘from har “Across. ihe province nities are facing 20 per “amity: wiping out 300;000 )jabsi ‘the. Lower, Mairiland.. : ‘allowable: cuts - within the next 15: : to: 20 years, That mesns’ huge. job estry. 1s. the dominant kingpin. of _the economy..In‘some- case, mill will simply: close, “opportunities. 2 And in: every case: “the: dam- ot ‘ape will: last ‘for. years, perhaps: mee os coffers: until Well, into, the future. decades. In the: Quesnel ‘area, to. take one exaitiple, the timber sup-.. ply is expecied to be" cut by al--: most one-third; About 75- percent’ “of. the '12,000-area jobs are -tied.to, the forest indusiry;:which means 1ore than: 2,500 jobs will: vanish... Thai's the ‘equivalent of somie:ca One response is obvious. Both. : ‘the. ‘Liberals and. NDP: agree: that “ a legacy | or: developrient: fund: a “Would: help communities’ prepar : for the'crisis, paying for-their ef: = ‘forts: to- develop, other: economic it, doesn't need To! rake a. big on bite out of spending 0 on cher. PIO. itis .a- ‘start; a reasonable. guess. i thatthe extra harvesting Will:pro. duce some $15 million-a year... The coming crisis is ‘very! bai news. farmore: damagilig. than. th » And “that’s:. the” inoney “that could-be the start of a. permane 1 fund to help communities: prepare. -for-the: coming crisis.-They-could: work; at tourism promotion, or. im:.: ‘softwood lumber dispute cele “prove their infrastructure, orsup-.° SARS scare." “>. down:with the-kids:to watch’ Ra-"'. funnel shape’ wheré-the Vertical |}. a oven and another TV: ‘show, ‘Teavs” pipe - meets, the: ‘sink: was: loos _ ing the cookie cutless: soaking i in, * Not good in plumbing, Tite |» ‘soapy. waler to’ loosen igh from ‘the: strainer: ‘only tovfind:T. ‘cduld.S: Ao) hgh cornerge eo ~. Wwirkthe next’ piece from the right “< "After Dad taok his gitls. home, ters: both, plastic-and:: metal, in: clude geometric shapes ag. well i “gs stars;-moons, a-Chrisimas: (ree, Santa’ § boot: ‘card Suits, and SOWe ‘eral of: my: ‘grandmother’ 8; fluited inetal tart’ tins, Th ‘Filla: recy ler. y waler. 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