Page A6é — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 27, 1992 ETTERG TO THE TERRACE STANDARD April Fool joke returns Unusual recycling interest Dear Sir: : I recently read-your April 1, 1992 front page story titled “Waste not, want not'' relating to Terrace alderman Danny Sheridan’s sudden in- terest in-recycling, — It. appears he has developed an unusual interst in recycling used toilet paper. Was this an April Fool's story or is Mr. Sheridan serious? ; Either way it was one of the funniest stories I have ever read in your newspaper. If Mr. Sheridan’s com- ments are serious (ie. placing used toilet paper in special hampers with worms) it ap- pears that hs mind is in the right place (i.e. the toilet), As_a former resident of Terrace, and Director with the Skeena Valley Recycling’ Society in Terrace, I find Mr. A matier of e ual ri hts Sheridan’s sudden interest in | recycling surprising. In the past it has been very difficult to convince him of the values of recycling. It ap- peared that if he did not seea profit being generated from recycling he, along with some other council members, hesitated in financially sup- porting recycling efforts in Terrace. In the past, it seemed to me that Mr. Sheridan did not understand the main reason for recycling, which is to help our environment by reducing the need for more landfill sites, to help maintain clean air and water, ta reduce demands on dwindling natural resources, etc, I believe government, in- cluding Terrace's city coun- cil, of which Mr. Sheridan is a member, should encourage Worker proud of his union Dear Sir: Having read your article entitled "Union favours: Orends - project,” in your May 13 issue, I was to say the least, shocked. The following day I immediate- - ly confronted: John Jensen and asked what was going on. : He explained that he had been misquoted by your reporter and was no happier about the article _than J was, . Your article read "the car- penter’s union won't object to having natives working on the project who aren’t members of their union." This is a false statement, it makes the carpenters union sound racist, We as a union believe in equal rights, be it a non-union, Chinese, Negro, . Iranian, white man, white ‘woman, or native, we would certainly object. Discretion wasn’t used Dear Sir: I understand that the police of- ficers are implementing a zero tolerance toward speeders. We received at ticket on Monday, . April 20, when we were travell- ing to Terrace from Houston at a speed of only 102 kph. This was uot our constant speed, however the section of highway was good and. straight, and the speedometer crept up. I say to you that the officer did not use discretion when he issued this ticket: Several: vehicles, had passed. us at excessive speeds just about five minutes before we were North needs. voice Dear Sir; As cries of protest continue to how! around the Windy Cragey copper project; I think it is impor- tant that the people in the. com- munities of Granisle, Houston, Smithers, Stewart and Terrace have input into the process. The Windy Craggy deposit is a large, rich copper-cobalt deposit, and the surrounding region is believed to have high potential for other similar deposits. The Alsek-Tatshenshini region also has wilderness value. A number of special interest groups, many of whom do not | live in the north an some of whom live in continental United . States, have voiced strong oppo- sition to the development of the mine. An effort to obtain World Heritage Site status to ""protect" the Tatshenshini and . Alsek Rivers was recently supported by congressman Wayne Owens of Utah and Senator Al Gore of Ten- nessee, ; But Governor Wally Hickel of Alaska won't endorse the efforts of Owens and Gore according to a government spokesman, who stated that Hickel was in favour of resource development," if done in an environmentally sensitive manner." And Alaska Senator Frank Murkowski stated, “until final planning for the mine. {Windy Craggy} is finished, it is impossible to make an assessment as to whether the mine will threaten American Interest such as fisheries, and ‘the resources of the back side of Glacier Bay." Given that the comraunities of Granisle, Houston and Stewart face mine closures and high levels of unemployment, I believe that the people in these com- munities have a greater personal stake. in the outcome of the Windy Craggy debate. than people living in the southern part of our province or the continental United States: Brian E,; Robertson, Mine Manager, : * Equity Silver Mines Lid, | ~ Houston, BC pulled over. When we proceeded ie minutes ahead, it was pour- ing down rain. - This officer may have used dis- cretion in his own favour. He certainly wasn’t interested in pulling over these excessive ‘ speeders in the pouring rain, how- ever he made up for it by pulling us over. - I also say to you that we are safe drivers. We drive a 1992 AW.D. van with anti-lock brakes. We are Interested in keep- ing our children, safe, atid there-. fore. we, drive: according to toad... Since you have no tolerance and no discretion a machine will do the job and catch all the speeders at much less cost to the taxpayers. Tolerance and discretions are human traits. A machine neither has them or needs them. When we arrived at Terrace our day was so ruined that we spent only $40 in your town. On lunch and gas to get us home. That was quite a bit less than the $500 we had intended to spend. And we do not plan on coming to Terrace agains ever, So. ~dhanks' for nothing! .°.t. .* ae As tradespeople we are proud of our abilities, and qualifica- tions, By this I mean the trades qualifications papers obtained through the ministry of labour. It is mandatory for each indi- vidual to have or acquire those before being accepted into the union, the exception being ap- prentices who the union puts through their proper schooling and training. _ I feel you owe the public an. apology on our behalf, for in- dicating that we will give prefer- ential treatment to any man or woman merely on the colour of their skin or ancestry. We are proud to be tadesmen, we are proud of our belic£ in equal rights, and we are most certainly proud of being union, Sincerely, Allan Grier, . Terrace, BC. Editor's 5. note: conditions, Yours indignantly, | "Standard stands behind the’ May My suggestion to the police is © Kathy Legault, 13 story with carpenters union to set up radar/camera devices. Houston, B.C, official John Jensen. “a mt y.# a oO a o Ee o nw ~ HURRY! SALE ENDS SATURDAY UNIVERSAL WORKWEAR JEANS © 2 FOR $3 998 wa A huge selaction of colours, pink, purple, green, rad, black, royal blue, while, turquoise. Choose frum polo tops, cardigans, cotton jersays, tank tops, fleace pants & harem pants. ~ LADIES FLEECE $799 89 599 Rag. $11.98 - $34.98 A wide assortment of mens work boots. Wa carry full and half sizes. Regular and steel toe. OUR ENTIRE SELECTION WORK BOOTS 20% OFF REG. PRICE ‘Man's flaece made of 50% cotton/60% polyester. Choose fram black, navey, grey or royal blue, craw neck tops, kangaroo tops and pants, regular and oversize sizes, MENS FLEECE $4 429-8249 REG. $19.98 - $33.98 “COME INTO OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SAVINGS! '. is: .wondering about marketing possibilities of ’ selling worms from this pro- and financially -support recycling efforts .in..com- munities: By doing so, we can help ensure future generations of a healthy en- vironment, While reading your article, Mr. Sheridan almost had me convinced that he was becoming more aware of the environmental reasons for recycling. That was until 1 __ read the last few paragraphs.. It appears that Mr. Sheridan the _ posed scheme, to tourist fishermen. - After reding this, I am still convinced that Mr. Sheridan does not have the main con- cept of recycling sorted out in his mind. He is still trying to figure out how to make a quick dollar from his recycl- ing scheme. Regarding his marketing possibilities, how many tax- payer’s dollars does he in- _ tend to spend on this study? I can give him some common sense advice free. Most tourist fishermen come to the Terrace area to fish for ~ saltnon, Unless fishing methods - have changed, most fishermen use artificial lures, nol worms, to catch salmon. Therefore not many (if any) of his worms will be sold to tourist fishermen. N. Nielsen, Terrace, B.C. . The: Tertace: a Reason for the flames Dear Sir: again. Double standard justice, jury and then a no guilty Ver- dict. When will that the black people are hu- man, too. The US police abuse the blacks, then when thé city is in flames, they just sit and watch and looting and the riots. Where is Mr. Bush.. Where is his speech to the nation about such a Mickey Mouse court stop playing the American cowboy and policing the world. There are one million AIDS ‘| lions unemployed and on wel- fare and on food stamps. In- stead of fighting wars over- seas, they should fight the war within. This is American destiny, prosper and shall America. USA treats black people less than human. USA deserves what it got, Look what happened to the USSR. I’ve been saying for years that the USSR wasn’t brought to its knees by demo- cracy. It was money and: the USA propaganda machine aimed at the young. Now the tables will turn on American, the new Roman Empire of the New Age. God save Canasia and let it be united without American in- fluence under one flag. Let our happening. Steve Ramzi, Previous Terrace resident The American government and justice system has done it] devious ways of trial, no black] America learn} ee oe ee ee) result When will they learn tof victims in the USA and mil-}- politicians take note of what is |. Westar Timber Ltd. Proposed transfer of cutting rights and sale of the Westar’s Northwest Operations Forests Minister, Dan Miller, wants your input on Westar Timber Ltd.'s proposal to sell their Carnaby sawmill, lhe New Hazelton Whole Log Chipping facility and to transfer their Forest Licence A16831 in the Kispiox Forest District. The disposition of the Westar Timber Ltd. Kitwanga Sawmill and Tree Farm Licence #51 is the subject of ongoing discussions. Public Meetings will be chaired by Paul Ramsey, Parliamentary Secratary to ihe Minister of Forests and M.LA. for Prince George North, W.L.A.'s Jackie Pement, Bulkley Valley - Stikine, and Helmut Giesbrecht, Skeena will also participate as part of the panel. be held at the following locations! Q” me. eles) a Tuesday, June 2— Wednesday, June 3 Thursday, June 4 Smithers Hudson Bay Lodge 3251 Highway 16 East Hazelton Gitanmaax Hall Highway 62, Hazelton, B.C. Kitwanga Gitwangak Community Hall Junction of Highway 37 and. Kitwanga / Cedarvale Road . Cominents on ithe proposal will be accepted atthe meetings byt the " chair. Written submissions will be received until June 18, 1992, Send tor Paul Ramsey - Parliamentary Sacretary To Minister of Forests and V.L.A, for Prince George North . c/o Parllament Buildings Victorla, B.C, V8V 1X4 For further information, or to arrange to make a presentalion, contact your local Forest Service olfice: C. Willson, District Manager, Kispiox Forest District Office: 842-7600 ~ L. Pederson, Regional Manager, oon Prince Rupert Regional Forest Office: 8477 500 G. Stahl, district Manager, Bulkley Forest District Cifice: 847-7555 Province of British Columbia — Ministry of Forests - s t r 5 8 Rvdeebhe SS SGP AA Ta ea at The black people shall rise and | control |: