AlO- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 4, 1998

More people here say
they're Canadians, eh

MORE PEOPLE living here described
themselves as ethnically '‘Canadian’’ than
the provincial average when given the ap-
portunity in the 1996 census,

And more people here listed themselves
as being ‘‘Canadian’’ combined with other
ethnic backgrounds than the provincial
average, indicates Statistics Canada in in-
formation released last week,

In a first for Statistics Canada,
‘Canadian’ was added as an ethnic origin
on the 1996 census forms.

In Terrace, 1,975 people, or just under 16
per cent of the population described them-
selves as Canadian compared to 10 per cent
throughout B.C, That Terrace percentage
soared to 31 per cent Canadian combined
with other ethnic origins while just 22 per
cent of British Columbians described them-
selves in the same way.

Across Canada, 17 per cent or 5.3 million
people described themselves as solely
‘Canadian’. Not surprisingly, those who
said they were of English, Scots or Irish
background, even with combined with
other groups, were in the majority in Ter-
race at 59 per cent.

Bul because more people here tagged
themselves as Canadian that percentage is
lower than the B.C. average of 67.5 per
cent.

Of non-British Isles ethnic groups, Ger-
mans in combination with other groups

topped the list in Terrace at 14.6 per cent.
That’s higher than the 13 per cent regis-
tered in the same category for B.C.

More people in Terrace said they had
French mixed with other origins — 11.7
per cent — than the provincial average of
9.2 per cent, The Canadian average for the
Same category was 19.7 per cent.

The local percentage of people. defining
themselyes as East Indian, cither solely or
in combination with another group, was
four per cent. This equalled the provincial
figure,

Statistics Canada gave people the option
of describing themselves as belonging ta a
single or more than one ethnic grouping.

It notes that ethnic origin is defined as the
ethnic or cultural group to which an indi-
vidual’s ancestors belonged. That being the
case, Statistics Canada says ethnic origin
shouldn't be confused with place of birth,
citizenship or nationality.

The percentage of Terrace residents
defining themselves as being a visible mi-
nority was lower than the provincial aver-
age or the average for the lower mainland,

Just seven per cent of Jocals fell into this
category compared to the provincial aver-
age of 18 average and 33 per cent on the
lower mainland.

Statistics Canada defines a visible minori-
ty as people other than natives who are
noi-Caucasian or non-white in colour,

Nigerians target north

NIGERLAN SCAM aitists hoping to empty
the bank accounts of North Americans are
once again mailing out letters around the
northwest,
The letters are from people who say they
work for various Nigerian companies and
that they’ve come across hidden bank ac-
counts containing millions of dollars in US
currency stolen from company owners.
.But to gain access, the letier writers say
they first have to forward the money to an-
other bank account and ask the recipient for
a bank account number. In return, the writer
says the letter recipient will get a percent-
age of the money that’s deposited. But in

Specialist hired

DAVE PARKER, once B.C.’s forests minister, is the City

of Terrace’s forest industry specialist.

Parker leads the team because he works for Skeena Pro-
ject Services which got the job to probe the forest industry,
says city economic development officer Ken Veldman, '

“We believe Skeena Project Services and in particular
Mr. Parker, because of his experience as the minister of
forests, is in a really unique position to be able to take a
look at the industry here,’’ Veldman said. ‘““We think he’s
extremely well positioned to pull this thing off.””

Veldman said the project involves four parts: compiling
a profile of the northwest industry, pulling together a
strategy to retain existing industry, draw up a strategy for
developing new forest sector businesses, and implement

reality, the letter writer's confederates strip
whatever money is in the recipient’s ac-
count,

RCMP Staff Sergeant Doug Wheler of
the local detachment says four or five such
letters have been turned in recently. He’s
not aware of any locals falling victim.

The RCMP’s northwestern commercial

’ crime expert based in Prince Rupert warns

people to beware of these kinds of letters.

“IE it’s too good to be true, than it proba-
bly is,’’ said Corporal Al Goodyear.
Goodyear and Wheler say letters of these
kind have been popping up over the past
yeals.

Dave Parker

those strategics. Much of the work will involve moving
forward with the recommendations drawn up by a norih-

west forestry task force that reported to northwest mayors

last summer, Veldman added.

He’s hoping the work can be complete by Septernber.
Moncy comes from a $94,000 Forest Renewal B.C. grant.

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