Ad - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 3, 1999 TERRACE STANDARD ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988 PUBLISHER: ROD LINK ADDRESS: 3210 Clinton Street Terracc, B.C. * V8G 5R2 TELEPHONE: (250) 638-7283 * FAX: (250) 638-8432 _ EMAIL: standard@kermode.net The winner THE WINNER in this month’s municipal elec- tions may not be anybody running for office. It_ could very well be Skeena NDP MLA Helmut Giesbrecht who himself will face the voters very soon. That’s because three area Liberals, oft-ru- moured to be contemplating a tun for their party’s nomination for Skeena in the next provin- © cial election, are running for mayor in Kitimat and in Terrace. All three were listed in a poll of potential Skeena candidates commissioned by the Liberal party earlier this year. Kitimat mayor Rick Wozney was the Liberal candidate in the last provincial election and he faces strong competition from NDP-supporter Ray Brady. In Terrace, Liberal Linda Hawes wants to unseat Liberal mayor Jack Talstra. If Mz. Wozney is defeated by Mrz. Brady, he might be taken out of the Liberal nomination race because his loss will be viewed as a liability. Much the same is true for the loser of the Hawes/Talstra battle. And the winner of that could face the problem of being seen as an oppor- tunist for wanting to leap from the mayor’s seat in short order to the bright city lights of Victoria. To be sure, Mr. Talstra has already acknow- ledged that by saying people won’t necessarily believe him if he said he wouldn't run for provin- cial office. And while Ms. Hawes says she wouldn’t try for the Liberal nomination if elected mayor, Mr. Talstra suggests that might not be the case either. The result is that any of these three would carry some unsightly baggage into” a contest against Mr. Giesbrecht. nee Latte ng This could open ‘the ‘isla to another candidate and it may not be out of the question to consider "Skeena Reform MP Mike Scott. He’s never said he wouldn’t entertain a shift to provincial politics. He’s now front and centre in the Parliamentary debate on the Nisga’a treaty and that kind of ex- posure could very well be a springboard. Just do it BABYSITTERS STAND to make a tidy bundle in the next 10 days or so as a series of meetings are held leading to the Nov. 20 jocal elections. Tonight the 11 municipal candidates are at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre beginning at 7 p.m. and Thornhill residents get a crack at the multiplex issue, also beginning at 7 p.m., at the Thornhill Community Centre. On Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the West, city residents have their multiplex informa- tion sessions while on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre, Terrace mayoral candidates and regional district hopefuls will be debating and taking questions from the audience. All of these meetings have one purpose — to make sure voters have as much information as’ possible in order to make an informed choice. Our hope is they are well attended. 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Published on Wednesday of cach week al 3210 Clinton Street, Terrace, British Columbia, V8G 5R2 Stoves, photographs, Hustralions, designs and typestyles In the Terrace Slardard are the property of the aces holders, including Cariboo Press (1969) Lid, its illustration tepro services and advertising feo wor ut at rn ei, 33 specifeally protybited. as second class mail paring the Post Office Dapartmenl, for payment of pastage in cash, Special thanks to all our contributors and correspondents _ far their time and talents pinrarseaeratas Perab Eripelas ond .. STAY AWAY FROM THEM, GIRLS... THOSE ARE ESCAPEES —— ~ FROM A WEST COAST PEN:. < VICTORIA — Afler the turmoil premier, the absence from the front pages of any news about his interim successor is most encouraging. So isthe quiet Surrounding the race for the leadership of the governing New Democratic Party Dan Miller is sticking with his promise of keeping a iow profile. And that's good, Before he became the reluctant bride by accepting the premier's job until the NDP elects a new. leader next February, Miller said he would refrain from ‘any adven- turous policies. He just wanted things to calm down. He did and they have. Meanwhile, the two declared leadership contenders are equally quiet. Neither Corky Evans nar Joy MacPhail. are. making any «wives, although -bathvare. prob- ably busy drumming’ iif’ stipporl among caucus and party mem- bers. If the two remained the-sale leadership aspirants, the race would closely resemble British Columbia's traditional dichoto- my — urban versus rural. — MacPhail is-an urban crea- jure, Evans a product of small- town British Columbia. Mac. . Phail looks for support from trade unions, Evans appeals to Taxes. Taxes. Taxes. Eve- rywhere we turn we're dinged by another tax. Now a news item in the October 24 Sunday Province says when parents fundraise to buy playground equipment for their schools, PST is charged on that-equipment. Richard Kinar, a West spring when the parents at Caulfield Elementary, where his two primary children at- tend, raised $30,000 ta buy playground equipment and ended paying $2,100 PST. To raise those funds chances are the parents worked. for months doing the usual - holding bake sales, raffles, neighborhood garage sales, and collecting beer cans from roadside ditches. In effect, the provincial government benefits ‘twice: "first the government fails to - supply adequate funding for our schools. Then, when of Gien Clark's resignation as _ Vancouver dad, was under- : standably dismayed last ~ “TO REDKE PRESSURE 77] ON THE TowN Dump, RESIDENTS ARE ASKED RECHCLE. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ,., + FROM THE CAPITAL __ HUBERT BEYER grass-roots New Democrats who aren’! necessarily union mem- bers. MacPhail served as a union rep with the B.C. Federation of Labor, the Service Employees' International Union and the B.C. Government “Empl oyees’ Wntone) Cfo rgi ani: ‘entered politics. ©’ - What Evans has over on MacPhail is his campaign man- ager. Brad Zubyk has forgotten mure about backroom polilics and campaigning. than anyone MacPhail chooses has forgotten. Zubyk used to wark as an in- _ formation type for the NDP government some years back. Fed up with the kind of bureau- cratic small-mindedness that in- THROUGH BIFOCALS. CLAUDETTE SANDECKI parents dig deep and fun- draise to make up for the shortage, PST is charged on whatever playground sports equipment, or computers the extra money is spent on. That’s fair? And this is from a gov- ernment that proclaims concern for children, our most precious natural re- source. In fact, the govern- ment shortchanges our kids’ education to free up additional funds for their pet projects such as the Pa- OBucgudagr “DUE To GROWING BEAR PROBLEMS 7] IN THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. ARE REQVESTED NoT To LEAVE. ANY ORGANIC MATERIAL OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES). ” variably creeps into every nook and cranny of government, he quit and started his own public relation company. MacPhail, widely touted the front runner in the leadership race, will have to fight Zubyk as much as Evans, Delegates to next February's NDP leadership convention will also have to think about the winner’s general appeal i in the next election. MacPhail carries a few suit- cases if not major baggage. She was the minister of finance dur- ing the preparation and release of the last budget which turned out to have a deficit of close toa billion dollars. She was also instrumental in the caper last year when half a dozen female Members of the Legislature from both. sides of x9 ¢0 the: Hoiise présentedione of their. : Evans was a TO bere ne” ale colleagues with W ‘plisti’ , “wind-up, dancing penis, shown live on TV. I thought it was ‘pretly funny, but I still hear from folks who weren’t amused at all. Some of my colleagues be- lieve that Evans’ major draw- back is his Vietnam draft-dodger past. | disagree. First, that was almost 30 years ago, Second, the way the Vietnam war. mess played out, t can’t think of a lot cificat ferries which so far have done nothing but un- derperform. One thing we know: if we invest in our children, they will reward us all by the time they graduate. But twelve years from the start of building the first fast’ fer- ry, I'd bet they7ll still be a disappointment and a dollar drain. The Liberals, champing at the election bit, claim to ab- hor the NDP’s provincial sales tax on playground equipment and say if clect- ed, they’d drop it. Until; if they: are elected, they dis- cover how handy an extra 7 percent can be. Of course, their excuse will be they found finances in worse shape than they were led to expect. We've heard that excuse before. Oh, well, our kids may as well get used to being taxed from the time they swing on the monkeybars. Or maybe charging PST on school - ground equipment. YOU'RE MAILING OUR Corky looks to be a favourite of people, least of all Canadians, who would still hold it against anyone who avoided the draft on conscientious grounds. - On the plus side, Evans has done an exemplary job-as min- ister of agriculture. Another defi- nite plus is his down-to-earth ap- proack to politics. He’s unpre- tentious to a fault (he. occasion- | ally needs a little help shopping for clothes), What you see is. . what you get. - Z Throw in that he finished sec- _ ond behind Clark in the last lcad- ership race and it’s fair to say he’s got a pood shot at winning this time. ' Then there’s the field of po- tential candidates, those who have been humming and hawing about entering the race? - First and foremost there’s Uj- - jal Dosanjh, the attorney general, ‘but. he is reluctant because many. NDP “netibers“dre ross with’ him’ for ‘laving publicly an- nounced that Clark was the sub- ject of a criminal investigation. | think he will still enter the race. “And lately, Moe Sihota has said he’s thinking about, throw-. ing his hat in. the ring, but that one | believe when I see it. Beyer can be reached at -- Tel: (250) 381-6900; e-mail: hubert@cootcom.cem; Fax: (978) 477-5656 This tax should disappear play equipment is the gov-: emment’s way of teaching Students the facts of eco-— nomic life, just another part of the curriculum. Kinar, the Vancouver par- ent, was trying to organize a province wide movement! to have parents phone their MLA’s November 2 and protest the PST on. play- Tying up an MLA’s constituency phones and secretaries might get the attention of even this month’s education minister, Gordon Wilson.. Despite his preoccupation with personal debts, deciding whether or not to run for the party Leadership, and ‘explaining ‘the inconsistencies in his book such as how, as a lee- nager living in Kenya, he mel Martin. Luther Kind during his. famous speech in Washington, D.C. My MLA got a phone call from me November 2. PST on playground equipment isn’t my only beef. GARBAGE To THE jf LETS Jus GOVERNMENT 2-7] CAL IT THE ComM-POSTAL SERVICE!