AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 8, 2006

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Dear Sir:
Lately there has been a
lot written about the grizzly

to be aware

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bear sow and two‘cubs that
had been frequenting the
Thornhill and Copper Moun-
tain Areas: Those bears have
‘now moved to ‘the Kleanza
-area where one cub was de-
stroyed by an area resident
' after accessing unsecured
» ' dog food. : a
‘They continue to frequent
the area due to the abundance
of food available to them.
: The sow has been ear tagged
i‘. Which means she had been °

with other bears which can
lead to bears returning . or
dieing.

It is not as simple as
move the bears ‘and problem.
solved. If the food is still in

relocated in the past. Un-
fortunately © the abundance
_, Of good food laid out in our
: yards encouraged her and
her two cubs to return to the
community.. '
° Ina recent letter to the
_ editor by Pamela Hoekstra,
; » She refers to bears being
"murdered and the high level
«of bears destroyed. Bears are
:. + destroyed because they have -
: “been food condition and/or
: . ‘habituated and pose a poten-
. tial threat. °
"You are far more likely to.
_be'in a car accident driving .
- down the road-than be at-
:  * tacked by a bear, but there
: - is a potential threat. In most-
(eases relocated | bears sim- relocation is too much of a
pe __ply.return'to find easy food _ bother as Ms, Hoekstra sug-
; . . sources such as in the case  8€StS. oe
with these grizzly bears. . The real solution is the
‘The other issue with relo- ae removal of the food’ sourc-
| cation is bears are placed in °, °S: garbage, fruit, compost,
+” new territory with no knowl==."
i edge of where to locate food
~ or den and have to compete v

- continue to come into town,
‘making -itsa never ending
‘cycle.
... People like relocation
because it gives them the
warm and fuzzies. They
' think. of how that bear will
“go off and live a full life in,
the: woods. They then con-
tinue to bait bears into our
neighbourhoods by. being ir-
. responsible with the. knowl-
edge that future bears will
be removed for them.

matter is, bears are. de-
stroyed because residents of.

“not because it is cheaper and

feeders.and barbecues. |
Bears,'in general, do not:
_like to be i in areas frequented

bo Dear Sir:

"Lisa Larous should complain that The. Terrace Standard
actually published her facetious Nov. 1, »2006 letter to the
editor on racial issues in Terrace. ©

»- comments from people who understand and care about, the
__ effects of ignorance and insensitivity. :
_ | The indignation of caring people concerning, the “bin-
- ners’ article and its possible racial stereotyping is a real and

profound comment on reality in our society. Walk into your -
bank, government office or almost any significant entity in
our: country. What you will not see is an abundance of First

| Nation peoples occupying important positions. This is unfair.

considering the social and economic impact that these First”

|. citizens have on our country. :

| Why no votes on

Dear Sir:

The Terrace Standard article on Oct. 25, 2006 made me
furious. Mayor Jack Talstra was trying to say that perhaps
a referendum will be held to decide if slot machines will be
allowed at the Lucky Dollar bingo hall. While I’m nota
big fan of slots (or bingo), what bothered me was the “R”
word ~.referendum.

. There was no referendum regarding the purchase of the
old Co-op building from a private landowner, nor one re-
garding moving the George Little House, nor using taxpayer
dollars to ‘back the Terrace Lumber Company, or the de-

_ velopment of the linear Park beside the e railway tracks and
highway.

Dear Sir:

; Denise Tupman is brave to shuck off her anonymity in,
' - the Ellison sexual assault trial through the Nov. | story in
The Terrace Standard. But whenever an abused, sexually as-
saulted, or molested person has the courage to be known to
society, other similarly abused individuals gain the courage
to-stand up for themselves, fight back, and accept the sup-
port of their community.

> Only by revealing abusers to the public can we hope to
protect others from becoming victims.

. Tapman deserves our respect,- support, and congratula-

tions. a

Claudette Sandecki, Terrace, B.C.

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programs’ to the Thornhill

' Primary and Elementary

‘ schools, but our offer. went
unused.

We visited all residents

. mation on preventing prob-
lems and offered to pick
fruit, but food was still left
out. Bear Aware also placed’
educational posters at public
spots around Copper Moun-

- tain'as well as Thornhill and °
Kleanza,

If you  areconcerned
about the safety of the com-
munity or the number of bear

» being destroyed I encourage

you to visit the Bear Aware -

“Deidre Price

by people unless they have.
- good reason, usually food.
‘By? restricting access to’
food in our yards.we will
prevent the problems which
also increases community ~

be.ca, for more-information
“and get-ifivolved in spread-

safety and prevents the need-ing the message of preven-

tion. Volunteers aré always
«welcome. Bear ‘Aware. has °
finished its season in* * the
Terrace-Kitimat area ~ for —
2006 and. we look forward *
to working with the'¢ commu- .

for bears to be. relocatéd or
destroyed. |
‘It is-up to us as residents.
ofthis area to take respon-
sibility for our properties
_and our safety by removing :

or properly managing the. nity in 2007. . oo
reason for a bear’s presence ; Deidre Price,
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_ Let the sun shine in on issues"

My father entered a bank in Fort McLeod, Alberta sev-

eral years ago. He was perturbed to see the walls covered -

in portraits of famous Plains’ Chiefs despite there being no”
indigenous people working there.

‘Having said that I feel that the northwest isostill: one of

-the most advanced areas that I have seen in terms of cultural
acceptance and cooperation.

I don’t know Lisa but . doubt she is any different than most
other people in our town. who would stop and help a person
who could use her assistance.

I feel the original article on the “binners” was written to

shed light on a’somewhat unpleasant Subject: ¢ pAnd agit is ©

‘said, * ‘sunlight i is the best disinfectant.”
“ Gayton Nabess,
° ss Terrace, B.C.

critical matters?

There was, however, a referendum on building a second
sheet Of ice. It was defeated, but, surprise, surprise. They are
going to let us taxpayers pay for it to be built anyway.

Webster’s Dictionary: Democracy la: government by
the people, especially: rule of the majority.

So why bother with the cost a referendum. I say, keep
the memories fresh and vote the whole lot of them out in the

- next municipal election. Impeachment would be nice.
Chris Spang}, Terrace B.C.

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