PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Thursday, April 13, 1978

EDITORIAL
Killer 16

Some five years ago when I first travelled the

. Yellowhead Highway-Highway 16, en route to

become editor of the Prince Rupert Daily News,
I obtained my first experience of the hazards
that are to be encompassed by travellers of that
road, Especially the last 150 or so miles west
from Hazelton to Rupert. It became the subject
for my very first editorial in B.C. 1 headed it,
‘Yellowhead or Yellow Livered’’ — referring to
the courage it required for anyone to traverse it
for the second time. -

Since that editorial was published, 5 years ago,
I would estimate that well over 50 persons have
been killed in accidents along that stretch of
pavement.

Once can only guess at the millions of dollars
of upgrading the 90 mile section between Terrace
and Rupert has cost the taxpayer in the past five
years. Two construction camps have heen
maintained almost constantly on points along the
way, but stranded motorists, held up for many
hours by rockslides and accidents have com-
plained these camps were of little use when they
ran out of gas while waiting for the road to be
opened. Complaints have also come in, over the
past couple of years, suggesting waste of tax-
payers dollars in a variety of ways, all under the
guise of highway improvements. The proprietor
of a roadside restaurant near one section of road
maintainance insisted several pieces of heavy
equipment would be moved a few feet each day
just to give the impression work was being done.

Meanwhile, there are about five major danger
spots — three of them extremely deadly — blind
curves, narrow strips with the road tilting, un-
fenced, into the Skeena that continue to claim
lives, Were these few hazards to be removed, the
rest of the upgrading could continue at its nor-
mal slow and costly pace, and it would not
matter so much. But to leave the “killer’’ spots
virtually untouched, while millions and millions
of dollars are spent along the rest of the highway
seems extremely — grossly — callously to be
disregarding the value of human life. With in-
creased development in the port of Rupert, more
and larger trucks with semi-trailers will be using
Highway 16. What will it take —a busload of
school kids travelling to a hockey game to have a
head-on collision — before something is done
about it?

Lap of Luxury

It is comforting to know that while there are
tragic instances of excessive cruelty to dogs,
such as the dog left chained under a trailer in
Thornhill, until it apparently starved to death, —

in some parts of Canada there are owners who go ['

tothe other extreme, (In reporting a happier side,
however, this does net mean we are making a
moral judgement nor approving the lavishness
involved at a time when there is such great

- poverty and need.)

In the community of Orono, 60 miles east of
Toronto a enterprising dog lover has set up a
“Hilton” hotel for dogs to stay while their owners
are away on vacation, Its full name is “Sun
Valley's Hilton for Dogs, Ltd.”

For four. dollars a day, a dog can have a
Sunday morning breakfast of pancakes and
Syrup, special snacks of cheese or pizza (or
whatever he gets at home) and three walks a
day, while living in one of the 100 air-conditioned
“‘suites” where, in his lesiure time, he can watch
television, *

According to the hotel’s proprietor, television
has a relaxing effect making the dogs feel more
at home. .

According to a recent report on the doggie
“Hilton”, one sheepdog gets six slices of toast
dunked in milk for breakfast, and six slices of
French toast dipped in milk in the afternoon.
Another gets Kraft dinner mixed with her food,
while one golden retriever has Cocoa Puffs in the
morning. 60 presents were received for the dogs
at Christmas. Some owners even call ther dogs
up to wish them a Merry Christmas.

Others have phoned from as far away as
Europe to say “‘Hello”’ to their pets, hoping for an
acknowledging bark over the phone to reassure
them they are keeping well and happy and their
owner has not forgotten them.

Temperature is maintained at 70 degrees
fahrenheit the year around in the kennels
(Kennels?) where there is a staff of 11 — and
always someone on duty — just in case any pet
has a restless night. Most of the dogs have their
equivalent of a security blanket — a favorite
mattress, old shirts, socks, furry slippers or belt.

Now... if they would only do something for
those battered kids! :

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Ottawa Offbeat

by Richard Jackson
Ottawa — Call it, the Greedy Parliament, :
Cail ita Parliament that talks out of both sides of its
mouth. .
The figures tell the story.
- They're in the Treasury Board's big Blue Book of
estimates, and they show that even Parliament is not

‘above cooking the accounts.

Cost of the Commons and Senate this year, reveals
the Blue Book, will run $39,056,000 a mere $3,333,000
more than last year’s $85,723,000, a ;

But last year's Blue Book shows the costs at
$78,722,000. . ; .

The explanaton is that after the initial estimates in
the Blue Book, Parliament, like every other branch of
this grasping government, votes itself a few more
million as needed.

So the increase this year over last is actually
$10,334,000. - .

And it has averaged just a shade over $10 million a
year since 1970, the first full: accounting year after
Pierre Trudeau took over with Parliament. costing a
mere $20 million. '

So while it prates and preaches about restraint
Parliament spends another annual $10 million on it-
self.

Perhaps in the minds of the Honorable Members
and Senators, holding the increase to something like‘a
steady $10 million is restraint.

Or as Parliament, in memory of Minister-ol-
Everything C.D. Howe's never-to-be-forgotten
“What's a million?” today might say, “What's 10
times $10 million?’’ .

The. answer then as now, in relation to Parliament
accounting for a mere $89 million of the $50 billion of
government spending, $10 million is, well, admit,

peanuts. .

But that doesn't get the Honorable Mémbers off the
hook for looking the other way when Treasury Board
cooks the books and writes down a $10 million increase
to just over $3 million.’ .

Fiddling the figures is an ancient if not exactly.
bonorable parliamentary practice. oo

Like the accounting of costs for-participation in
Parliamentary Associations at a neglibible $360,711.

That's for “administration” of membership in six
Parliamentary Associations; the Commonwealth, the
Inter-Parliamentary Union, the NATO Parliamentary
Association, the Parliamentary Association for
Foreign affairs and Trade, the Canada-United States
Parliamentary Group, and l‘Association International
des Parliamentaires du Langue Francais.

Now memberships involve more than jest
belonging. There are fees and there is travel to
Faraway Places at the taxpayers’ expense, and that
$360,711 for administration covers not a penny of it.

When the Honorable Members to London it costs

or more a day for bed ad: breakfast at St. Ermins
on-Caxton street, the officially designated Com-
monwealth hotel. Costs are proportional in other
capitals, Add travel, food, booze, entertainment and
those expensive “incidentals” and who knows how
much is involved? Treasury Board isn’t telling, not in
the Parliamentary Estimates anyway.

Just the other day Canadian parliamentarians at-
tending a meeting of the Canada-U.S. Association,
jetted off to New Orleans with their wives, billing the

‘ taxpayers $26,345 for the outing.

It took two and a half minutes -- or about $10,000 a
minute — for a Parliamentary Committee, meeting

‘behind closed doors; to-okay it
: “all. the. fid

In “all. the. fiddting.there’s nothing . actually
dishonest, but there is something tricky.

And it bothers honest Stanley Knowles of the NDP,
now seemingly forever known as “The Conscience of
the Commons.” .

He was wondering out loud in public the other night
how, when drawing an adequate $26,000 salary, the’
Honorable Members could accept that extra $12,000 in
“tax free expenses.” :

Stan admits it's tax free alright. But “expenses?”

“Not”, he insists, “when all our services and a great
deal more are rovided. What's left to cover with

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Letters to

Editor, Terrace Daily
Herald:

In regards to your print
in yesterday’s paper
“Trish Setter Reseued”.
Let me set your misin-
formed informants and
readers straight on the
facts; this dog was not
abused,

She was fed daily and
taken for walks, These so
called ‘neighborhood
groups” that had the do
“rescued’’ never tod
into consideration that
while they were away
from home, at work or

- whatever (which they ‘do
daily) that maybe the dog

was being fed while they
didn’t see it. Neither did
they approach the owners
in any manner to inquire
about it. They ‘just
jumped in and screamed
abuse until the SPCA
came, picked up the dog
and stapled a big notice

on the owners door saying |

the dog had been
removed. ‘

Campagnolo on

Kitimat

“The question of‘service
into Kitimat is ‘based

The following is an
extract of a speech by
Iona Campagnolo on the

development of the port
of Kitimat. The speech
was delivered on the
occasion of the Kitimat
25th anniversary
celebrations about twe
weeks ago. It is published
for the benefit of those
unable to attend.

‘ Which brings me to our

goal. Por.

Development, I had a
long meeting with your
Council-last night, and at
that time reiterated to
them my assistance in
obtaining every possible
federal assistance for this
project. However, my
research indicates quite
clearly that the lynch-pin
to port development —
the catalyst that the other
facilities can be built
around is provision of
B.C. Ferry Corporation

service to Kitimat. ”

In a letter dated
December 16, 1977. to
Mayor Thom, Highways
Minister, Alex Fraser
says “If we were to ext-
ned Highway 37 to
Kitimat we would infer: it
was a Trans-Provincial
Highway; that is, one
with vehicular entry
from and to the Province
at either end. Presently,
there is no vehicular
entry at Kitimat and until
a vehicular roll-on roll-
off ferry service is in-
stalled to Kitimat, 1
believe we should stay

with the present
signing.”
In a letter dated

December 22, 1977: from
F.B, Ferries Corporation
Minister, Sam Bawlf, to

upon a concept that the
rt of Kitimat would be
e northwest point of
entry to a Toad system
giving access a
and the Yukon. I also
understand that... this
concept is more depen-
dent upon a major high-
way policy decision by
government. The
question of a coastal dock

at Kitimat isa matter for

decision of the ministry of

Energy, Transport and

Communications and

perhaps the B.C. Har-
urs Board.”

In a letter to Cyril
Shelford dated June 27,
1977, Charles Gallagher,
B.C.F.C. General .
Manager stated: “In
discussion of the Kitimat
proposition there has

n some thought of
asking for federal par-
ticipation. The
proposition is essentially

- & Provincial Government

consideration which
should not be delayed
to any degree controlled
by the - Federal Gover-
nment ... notwithstanding
that it would be nice to
have-:their financial
participation.’’

In a letter dated July 7
to Mr. Adrian Jones, Mr,

Gallagher stated: “I

envision thie Province ...
would be paying for
common use dock
facilitids at Kitimat, if a
ferry -terminal would
have to fund it. The
federal governemnt
might be negotiated into

paying some part ... but I.

do not know enough about

‘the

port

Federal-Provincial joint
funding programs to be
specific’. .

It is not my role to
comment gn 2
Province’s efforts in this
regard (despite the fact
that they have been given
an $8 million per year
federal subsidy to do the
job) but I have the feeling

at they are being
somewhat lesa than
forthright in their
dealings with Kitimat
and the merry-go-round
game has. got to stop
whirling away our
futures. -

‘Be that as it may, I
want to reassure you that
if — or should I say when
— the Province commits
itself to ferry service to
Kitimat, you will have
my every effort to tie this
in with a proper public
dock facility. ing that
agan by saying
reaivzation ‘of
Kitimat’s goals requires
a co-operative effort
among governments,
industry and citizens. It is
not a contradiction to say

that your initiatives are =

the most important,

Our goals are the same.
Qur means of attaining
them are certainly
compatible. We have
made rogress by
working together and I
can continue to be of
assistance to you. But, in
the Jong run, it is you who
will decide the shape of
Kitimat's future, yu and
every committe
Kitimatian, and it is you
who will show that
Kitimat does mean
Business, ‘

“Animal Shelter? “'

When 1 inquired to the
man who picked up the
dog about what he was
going to do with her, he
reluctantly told me that
he was taking her tea vet
then going to try and

lace’ her in a‘ foster

ome.

If he couldn't find a
home right away (and
I’m sure he will) that the
dog would be taken to the
Kitimat Animal Shelter.
Kitimat? What
jurisdiction dees Kitimat
have over here? What's
wrong with

i” T might alsd'add ‘that

Animal Shelter did not
ask the owners about how
the dog was being treated
and gave no prior notice
of removal of the animal.

I’m willing to stand up
in court if thats what it
takes to get the dog back
to her owners.

The Setter, or her
owners did no harm to
these so called “neigh-
borhood groups.” So this
is what they call a free
country! Its a great life
isn’ ;t't it?

Just sign me as-

A Friendly Neighbour.
Thank you. .

‘Editor, Terrace Daily

Herald;

There are man
parents in this town wi
church affiliations, who
are not too satisfied with
the kind of education
their children are
presently receiving in our
public schools here.

And while it is true that
we already have two
separate schools, af-
fillated to the church,
there is surely room for
another such school, here

in Terrace.
Let us look at some of
the problems and

alternatives then that
face many Christian
parents here.

They feel that the
secular school is no
longer a desirable place

-for their children -to

obtain their education,
because of _the
humanistic philosophy
taught in such schools,
These schools. are
committed to-a belief in
humanism — man and his
accomplishments are
valued as the highest and
only goal, The existence
of: the supernatural is
consistently ridiculed and
denied by media and
institutions.

A school’ system
reflects the value-of the
society it serves.

Therefore, humanistic —
based ‘schools teach that
man is the centre of
existence and all things
are explained by natural
terms,

These kirid- of schools
also deny standards,
Standards of conduct as
each child is encouraged
todecide for himself what
is right and wrong.

Terrace’s now. th rea
hemes en ‘values...’ are... being

Thus Christian children
in seculor schools are
freatily influenced by the
authority of both teachers
and textbooks to accept
many humanistic ideas,

‘ even thoughsuchideasare
in direct conflict with
Biblical principles.

Also many textbooks
are prepared by in-
tellectuals committed to
a humanistic philosophy.
These people are the
architects in great part of
the lack of respect for
God in our society, and
now. their ideas and

authority of their texts

being used in the
classrooms. ;
The results of teaching

children that there is no
‘God, no hereafter, and no
standards are already
being felt. For at least 20
years now, graduates
ave left school with
diminishing skills, lack of
purpose, and a sense of
aimlessness. In the 1960s
this was seen in sen-
seless rebellion against
all authroity. Today, even
this passion has disap-
. peared and a generation
without hope is turning to
acceptance of welfare
instead of work.

But, there is now, an
alternative to the
foregoing, and one in
which Christian youth
can learn by a superior
method in an atmosphere
conducive to develop-
ment of spiritual strength
and character,

For, today, in North
America, thousands of
Christian schools are
operating on the basic
belief that there is a
personal God and that He
‘Is the highest possible
reality. Christian
teachers, -administrators
and parents can now
work together to instill
within students a belief in
God. Christian' schools
truly reflect Biblical
Values,

At these Christian
schools, students benefit
from the enforcement of
standards of conduct as
outlined in the scriptures,
They learn to distinguish
between acceptable and
unacceptable bebaviour,
While their ines in
secular schools are adrift
in a system teaching no
absolutes, the Christian
student is” growing in
understanding and
practice of Biblical self
control,

Truth is that which is
set forth in Scripture, and
Christian curriculum
accents this fact. From
the origins-of-man to the
study of geometry, a
Christian — curriculum

- reinforces what a student
is taught at home, in

Sunday school, and from -

the pulpit, Each child
‘learns {n'an environment
where all new knowledge
1s «weighed against

Scriptural truths,

In the midst of our
present society, the
Christian school is best
prepared to raise
children in the discipline
and instruction of the .
Lord. And graduating
students go forth wih an
appreciation of
discipline, an  un-
derstanding of moral
values, and a_ true
knowledge of God. They
are physically,
emotionally,
academically and
spiritually confident to

‘face'their adult lives! And #!.

so" . presented ag’ “truth: to’.
‘the SPCA\ RCMP’ or’ thé" are ahildFeh by “the |

most importantiy;: they’
possess ‘the awarehess' of"
the most exciting life
mission — service for the -
Lord, Jesus Christ.
Christian Church going
parents of Terrace, is this
what you would like to see
in our town? Then get
together and talk it over
and hopefully you'll get a
burden and a vision for a

*“Perrace Christian ~
academy’”’.
“ChristianEducator” .

CREATOR HONORED
PARIS (AP) — Joan Ganz
Cooney, president of the
Children’s Televisio:
Workshop and creator of
Sesame. Street, has been
awarded the 1877 prize for
education by the Institute de
la Vie. Sesame Street is in its
ninth year on American tde-
vision and is also telecast in
30 other countries in 1
languages, ;
NO RULES SAYS YVES
PARIS (CP) — Yves St.
Laurent says there are no.
longer any rules in the
fashion work, “You must
mix clothes,” he said during
4 preview of his Rive Gauche |
collection which opens April
11, “I am making things for
modern life—giant blousons,
pullovers, pants, practical
coats and huge shawis,'’

DISCOVERS
AIDS BEAUTY
CAIRO’ (CP). —~ Ar.

cheologista say they have -

. discovered the secret of

Queen Nefertitl’s Jegenda
beauty. To cleanse the pores
of her skin she used facial
masks.of honey, milk and
flower pollen. To keep her
skin soft, she used a potion of
orchid leaves and honey, and
into her bath went the oils of
80 herbs and fruits,
WOMEN OFFERED
COURSES

RBAN (CR) — South
Africa is offering 12month
courses for women who are

interested in military ser-,

vice, After 17 weeks of basic
training as clecks or com-
munications operators, the
Women can live at-home and
work.at military bases near

air homes,

CQUIRES PAINTING

TOLEDO,’ Ohio (AP) —
The Toledo Museum of Art
has acquired the Venetian
Renaissance palnting ‘The
Flight Into Egypt by Jacopo
Bassano. Bassano, who wag
born Jacopo da Ponte around |
1615, painted this work in
1545. It was acquired last fall
in Britain with funds from
the Edward Drummond —
Libbey bequeat,

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