LoS 4 Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 29, 1987 ‘MINE MAY ‘THREATEN SPATZIZI Letter To the editor, . On June 25, 1987 Gulf. Canada brought its Open House on the proposed Mt. Klappan Coal Project to Terrace. This Open House was an opportunity for Terrace residents to express , any concerns they might have re- ;- garding Gulf’s Mount Klappan Anthracite Project Stage. II Assessment Report, The only problem is I seriously doubt that very many Terrace residents *’ were aware of the existence of this report (I located it in a plain brown carton in the back room of the Terrace Public Library), and of those who found it I sus- pect that very few got through the several hundred pages of technical material offered in it. I managed to get through a fair bit of it and what I discover- ed should be of interest to Ter- race residents. Gulf Canada pro- poses to provide electrical power to the Mt. Klappan coal mine by a coal-burning electrical gener- ator at the mine site less than three kilometres from the boun- dary of Spatsizi Plateau. Wilder- mess Park. Coal-burning electri- cal generators are the primary source of acid rain in eastern Canada. British Columbia al- continued on page 6 ‘Letters to the editor will be considered for publication only when signed. Please include your phone number. The editor reserves the right to condense and edit letters. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Terrace Review. G@cna Terrace Review Established May 1, 1985 The Terrace ‘Review Is published each ‘Wednesday by : Close-Up Business Services Ltd. Publisher: Mark Twyford Editor: .. ‘ Michael Kelly Staff Reporter: Tod Strachan Advertising Sales: _ Dannis Lissimore - Production: _ Jim Hall Office: Carrie Olson Accounting: Mar} Twyford Second-class mall registration No, 6896. Reproduction of this papar or any portion thereof ia prohibiled without permission of the pubiisher. 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THEY ~ NGHT Ls Rees oot That’s two thanks and one 7 _ thanks but no thanks. a I’m a firm believer in giving - credit where credit is due, but I nevertheless would like to couple today’s bouquets with a beef. - First off, Premier Vander Zalm and Prime Minister Mul- roney deserve our heart-felt thanks for reaching an agree- ment on the South Moresby na- tional park plan. When I criticized the premier . for jeopardizing the proposal by attaching too high a price tag to an agreement, J allowed for the possibility that he was playing poker, speculating that he might be holding out for more conces- sions from the federal govern- ment. ; We'll never know whether that was, indeed, what the premier did. In the end, the agreement between Ottawa and British Columbia looked pretty much like the proposal Vander. Zalm had previously rejected, Some Canadian taxpayers may consider dishing out $106 million for a national park in the Queen Charlottes a little rich, but I’m sure it won’t seem that way to future generations. _ Remember that a lot of Ameri- cans thought the price for Alaska was far too high at the time. Few would advocate sell- ing it back to the Russians to- day, even if they threw in the in- terest on the $8 million for the “past 120 years. I’m also convinced that in due time, the lost logging revenue will be more than offset by tour- ism. I know I’m making tenta- tive plans to visit the area. I also know I wouldn’t have done so if South Moresby had not become a national park. Once again, the premier should be commended for hav- ing reached an accommodation with Ottawa for Canada’s newest national park. The same premier, however, should be told to stand in the comer and be ashamed for hav- ing introduced admission fees to. the Provincial Museum in Vic- toria and other historical sites across the province, including Barkerville and Fort Steele. British Columbians should Hubert Beyer Victoria Correspondent ~ y, not have to pay for journeys into their history and heritage. Every year, thousands and thousands of school children visit the Pro- vincial Museum, The same, ’m sure, goes for Barkerville and Fort Steele. The government shouldn’t put its hands into their pockets or those of their parents. Reid points out that museums around the world charge admis- sion, True, but that doesn’t mean we should do the same. Tourists, Reid says, will gladly pay $5 to visit a world-class museum. Maybe so, but it will ‘certainly reduce their ° discre- tionary spending. And if the whole purpose of the exercise is to make out-of- province tourists pay part of the cost of operating first-rate -museums and historic sites, why stick it to us as well? Instead of giving locals a break by offering an annual family pass for $20, why not continue to have free admission for British Colum- bians? " Let’s move on to a topic the premier should feel a little more comfortable with — the first meeting of the Premier’s Eco- nomic Advisory Council. Van- der Zalm first announced his in- tentions of appointing such a council in the throne speech. The names have been released, and the council has already held its first meeting in Vancouver, Of the 23 members on the council, 14 are from British Col- umbia, They include Richard Allen, chief economist for the B.C, Central Credit Union; Henry Block, chairman of British Silbak Gold Mines; Robert Hallbauer, president and chief executive officer of Com- inco Ltd, and a number of other high-ranking business people. But it is the international representation on the advisory . council that holds promise of success, The list is impressive. There is Noboru . Gotoh, chairman and president of the Tokyu Corp. in Japan. Gotoh is also deputy international presi- dent of the Pacific Basin Eco- nomic Council. . From West Germany there is Baron Ekhard von Maltzahn, a senior executive at the Krupp Group headquarters. If: the baron’s advice is only a fraction as good as that of the people who once made Krupp the world’s foremost arms manufac- turer, his presence on the advi- sory council will be worthwhile. Then there is Andrew Large, chief executive officer and depu- ty chairman of the Swiss Bank Corporation International Ltd. in London, England. From the United States comes Martin Seaton, -president of Cadillac Fairview Industrial Development Inc., based in Los Angeles. And Hong Kong’s un- bridled business spirit is represented by Michael Kan, managing director of Michael Y.L. Kan Co, Ltd. Again, full marks to the premier for recognizing that if British Columbia wants.to play a role in the international world of business, it must also draw on international expertise. Police report On Thursday, July 23 Terrace RCMP charged a Terrace man with possession of stolen prop- erty. | ; Police said the man was charged after he attempted to sell a 12-speed mountain bike that had been reported stolen. The Terrace man will be ap- continued on page 18 Commentary ee Turner’s choice. _ by Frank Howard. John Turner, leader of the - ’ Liberal Party of Canada, hasthe — Opportunity to. be a hero or a bum. At the moment he is con- sidered by many to be a bum. Not a bum in any denigrating sense, but in the sense that prevails when public opinion polls are taken. — _ Public opinion polls are one thing and elections are another. Some: | times public opinion polls do not-ac- curately reflect what people are thinking, but when people vote in an election the result is clear. So-. meone wins and someone loses. In the three federal by-elections held on July 20 the Liberal Party of _ Canada was the loser. John Turner was the loser, even though two of the three seats had been held by the. Conservatives. The voters obviously did not want the Conservatives to continue to hold those seats, and the by-elections reflected a vote against the Conservative Govern- ment, The question to be asked is why didn’t voters cast their ballots for the Official Opposition, the Liberals... _ The voters in those three Ridings, . or the majority of them, seemed to look upon the Conservatives and the Liberals with the same amount of distrust. The majority of voters did not want either the Conservatives or the Liberals, and that is where John — Turner is the loser, - Ordinarily a political party which is the Official Opposition is con- sidered to be the Government-in-- waiting. The Official Opposition par- ty can legitimately expect to be elected to the seats of Government when a sufficient number of voters become dissatisfied with whoever is. . the Government. This doesnot seem to be the case, though, in the current situation. It follows: therefore that John Turner’s im- mediate chances of becoming Prime Minister are quite limited and possibly non-existent. In my opinion John Turner can continue as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada into the next federal. election, risk failing to lead his - Party to victory, and then have to resign under a cloud. It may be unkind to think so, but all the signs have been there for some time. The three by-elections merely underlined the writing. - John Turner can, though, be- come a hereo, The route to such heroism is for John Turner to admit that his chances of leading the Liberals to victory are very limited and resign his office of leader. We are not too far away from a federal election. Imagine the favorable publicity the Liberal Party would get by engaging in a leadership race just prior.to the next election, if it could be timed that way. Even if the timing is a bit off a new leader could force-feed the Liberal Party some common sense between now and the next election and thus increase its chances. Quite frankly, I would just as soon see John Turner stay on as leader, for his continuance in office may help to destroy the Liberal Par- ty. Iam, though, intrigued by the possibility that John Turner has real courage. It takes no guts to stay on as leader, but an awful lot to admit defeat before it happens.