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_ DISCOVERY

oung poets of Terrace _

by Roberta Patterson es ~ , ; SALUTE TO CANADA -
Thornhill Jr. See. | by Peamy Kennedy _ The Kinette Club of Terrace sponsored a Canadian Heritage poetry | "by Janet Parry” Do HE BUFFALO
idi . . Sec, . P Skeena Jr, Sec. . “py Steve Bogie sO
The SU ee Ane in the coral skys Skeena Jr. See co contest this year for the junior secondary students. The contest was judged by | oe oe . by Ir. ogle
Canadians, owe with joy this happy day My eyes are filled with tears of gladness, ' . : . oo. ot Land of the Eskimo, Indian, Metis
_ Wealthy, rugged, powerful, In my heart there is no sadness. Mr. Alastair Shepherd; Principal of Thornhill Primary School, and as you can see Home to the traveller from over the seas, .
‘To mountainmen and weary travellers, I watch and wait as they raise our flag, oe , ; _ Cultures and customs entwined with each other =. The great bulfalo stood looking
° Strong and bold and free. It blows out straight, 1t does not sag. we have some very talented students in the area. Learning to get along, brother by brother. .” Like‘a statue- °
= -_ They say my skin is not the right colour, — ea ws ¥ mR TELE ° , ; ' ee , __- Off into the once deserted plain
The sun united with its golden rays, But just like you this landis my mother. ag - Prairie and mountain range, snowfields and river, ay) the trees were gone
Allied, integrated, affluent. I want to hold my head up high, , | Grain to the Third World, Canada giver. - All the animals. were gone
I am a Canadian’ it is no lie. * = This country so beautiful, friendiy and vast + Now stood concrete mountains
The valley where the wild fruit grows, Second prize - Junior category We look to your future, we honour your past.
Fresh, firm, fertile. First prize - Senior category Everyone looked at him
; . . SNOWFALL ; Through the thick bars
The provinces of harvested wheat, . by Julie Larsen GOD'S GIFT " Like they were God
Dry, bronze, dazzling . Skeena Junior Secondary by Kathy Brewer - . Over him and other animals
bec, whi French des live 1 wiped the frost  Skeena Jr. Sec. One lonely buffalo a
webec, where our French comrades live sat me in an alien wor:
appy hopeful historic“ ’ . + from the window pane I look up from the canoe slowly sliding, Like man in space
' a and pressed my nose And ‘the mountains so clear fill my eyes. — He was lost
‘The Maritimes where the fishermen go. against the glass. all of life stops to watch closely, : .
Breezy, bleak and brawny The snow was, piled high eir touching, in splendour, the skies. _ He knew not what to do
rom falling: all nig : . ; He had searched it through
The moon rises in the star-speckled sky, and my eyes fell upon The tett of the sun hit them sharply, there was no way out’
Cool, clear and global. ’ the beautiful sight Th fight woth the eys around, He. was in prison
Always we will remember the sun, of the sparkling land, The bees wile their songs fill the. air, Men’s prison
Beaming bright and noble. . Canada 8 countryside, category ut of man you hear not a sound, _ A torture foc any animal son:
First prize - Junior category , ra prize - M : . Eventual death and destruction.
_ y heart swells to see all that nature, se . Santor cates
A NATIVE SPEAKS fren maddy ape, ee
THE RAIN FELL FREELY IVE § ray that this wilderness left, © :
py Laureen Rowland = by Marianne Braard Will be all of God's Gift that it can. ‘
Skeena Jr. Sec.” - Skeena, Jr. Sec. Third prize - Senior category
The rain The trees grew tall, the children ran free. ;
fell Life was happy living near the sea. THE NEW LAND . oo
freely Then the white man came around, _ by Brian Black © A LAND WORTH SEEING
From the clouds above - And pushed us from our litte town. _ Skeena Jr, Sec. oe ee by Yvonne Sutter
T sat, . . : . . . .” Skeena Jr. Sec.
wonderi They put us on a plot of ground, Canada the new land. . ;
Tf it would ever end - With dnfertile soil and no water at hand. Antone need never greedy 2 ot, ;
It seemed to go on, ‘ They took our food for their very own Cavada hel s the x edy Canada. st . .
and on, ; _ And left us no more than a bone. P . A place where the most majestic mountains dwell. ©
Like it was going to rain forever... . . Canada the new land Mountains that rise. up over the land, 8
I thought, . They took away our buckskin and beads, Having troubles af its own Protecting it from evil. -
of the trees And left us with their phony land deeds. Aarne come else lend @ hand? Canada,
In. the forests so near- - They promised us we would have a good life, od. Canada needs a loan. ane A land of many beautiful lakes, .
-The rain would . Then took away our weapons, the tomahawk and knife. . Lakes from which one can survive, -
make them . . ; Casting out one’s line and drawing in a silver streak of food.
grow, And now our lives are gone and we are old, MOUNTAIN Canada, Co
and grow, . We must stand by and do as told. by Rick Brouwer A land worth seeing, ,
‘And with them ; But wait! Our young are now adults. % ; Skeena Jr Sec. . Where the sun glides across the sea-blue sky,
too our country | They learn also whites have faults. ® _ ‘ : ; , Casting rays of glistening light upon the
would grow, 7 ; oe ; Mrs. Donna Hawes Julie Larsen Steve Bogie Roberta Patterson The mountain dark and ominous Sparkling streams gurgling between the crevices,
and grow. 7 They fight for our rights and now we will win, (Kinetie President) ; T, Kenned Crawls through the banks of cloud, Sending startled birds into flight above the
, ; They must learn to be native is not a sin. Janet Parry Kathy Brewer . ammy Kenneay Like a log in the sea rises Glorious land of Canada.
And as we return to our native land, ‘ ' Out of ihe water’s shroud. :
We hope for-peace with the white man. . ,
{ : Its cliffs hold many secrets
: ; ‘ Ps ; . acnd tell of many deeds,
THE GRIZZLY < | . [ M t a time wanders past its face
by John Safonoff . H on ou r ab e en | on Like something it does not need.
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Thornhill Jr. Sec. _. CANADA'S WILDLIFE - But winter snows and summer heat
The grizzly, powerful and wise, , . Sueena Jr Seo ; ce a . . And it. eir toll of my friend,
Pade os ir. Sec. ; ANIMA oe - it drops and falls and crumbles away
a! But knowing mind, . a Skeena Jr. Sec. - eena Jr, Sec. : eae : :
7 But he wouldn't hurt me. ; Deep in the forests where ares cannot see é ee Standing so still . oT But many fon year Shall pass it by
The grizzly seemed to trust . e beaver, brown bear and great moose roam rree. : ‘as _ os ~ Standing so still, ee f ,
To Know, 4 understand how I felt. - The Prairies golden with the ripening corn From the Atlantic to the Pacific A man aiming for the kill ; as Yet the very thought of a death so long
He rose on his powerful hind legs Are home to the doe and her tiny fawn. * Lies this great country. So innocent, but guilty of death ost. Angers my very soul.
His eyes, aglow, he looked at me. High in the Rockies the grizzly lays claim Still young and full of life 7 But the deer doesn’t know it’s his last breath. , For thi tain is 1 and
I felt so small! To the pine trees and maples in fall’s golden flame. - Yet somehow affected, ; Then suddenly hefears andrunsforhislife,- or in Ss moun! in is ] and I alone
So afraid! Free from man's search for meat, skin and bone With the problems that face the world. - Wondering if he’ see his fawn and his wife cet And to ma of strength that falls,
The grizzly fell to his feet, _ Canadian wildlife, unharmed and alone: Prejudice, unemployment, to name a few. Should he take one step more? = 7 a man wishes that he should die
And gave a long and mournful cali, Who is to know what will happen - Just for the ones he loves and adores. - ; en once.he stood so tall.
of And as soon as he came, - - In the next decade or two? > Then nothing .... emptiness,
“ - "The grizzly left. Will it have to fight to.stay alive? A man comes to the carcass, ; . ‘THE EMERGENCE OF CANADA
at And now faced with the problem of separation He drags it through the cold, crisp snow, ; - by Elizabeth Troelstra :
‘ Will this country be torn apart: And here one of ow magnificent animals stood, . oo , - Skeena Jr. Sec. : gl
' And will our neighbors now become strangers? _.. but nobody will ever know. 7 _ . ¢,
NY | METHING G00pD” BOOKSTORE All these questions can only be answered : . aa - From the Atlantic to the Pacific 1 go
i When. the time arrives. FREEDOM OR Z00 Stretches this wide diverse land __ ; ee
_ by Brenda Kuechle 7 Where mountains and rivers prevail a ap? :
is moving to a new location Skeena Jr. Sec. _ From wave-swept strand to strand. : yo
. . ' “ : ; « ® a of ' ' od
. _—_ WE HAVE THE VALLEYS wo To be locked inacage, - __,. Across this desolate land the railroad . $
461 x LAZELLE AVE . by Mauro Cervo Not knowing where to go; _. - Serves as a reminder of eS oe . FS
a Sk : a The lives and deaths of countless men _ oe s
[ eena Jr. Sec. To be Jaughed at, and gazed at 4 ' ‘ e =
(next to Simpson’s-Sears) co : _ Is something we don't know. , 0 Who laboured out of love. - z _— . —
: We have the valleys, we have the mountains . , : “Through these li Canad d a Po 7 - os -
1H : And the rivers that lie in between Like a bear or a deer, + “Through these lives a new Canaeé emerged" . se e |. &
Effective Tuesday, March Ist "We have enough space to place Not knowing the wild Cs Farms, towns and cities formed thei a R e ad. D’or a:
stlocked.in the zoo °° 7 OS, ‘ Bs 7 :’ =
y race that has ever been. . Inaclimate toomild, 8 9° - Thriving everywhere. ; . 8 erie ae =

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a has the will to kill: mt To give them a home; sth ern mo, ‘Men ik ae and harm ony

s rough the wind - Bs ut, what would yourather. ; e
It speaks. P “me _ A cage, or freedom to roam? 7 In true national pride.

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