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The first offering. of the Ter-
race Concert Society’s season

‘ Jast weekend attracted: an audi-.
ence that nearly filled the
R.E.M: Lee Theatre; and if it’s:

any indication ‘of the quality

of entertainment for the. re-:

mainder of the season, the local

theater can look forward to:
_ More packed houses. -

by Michael Kelly
' Ballet B.C., a-young and fresh

gathering of raw and enthusias-_

tic talent: based in Vancouver,

; staged a two- -hour performance

“Letter

To the editor,
_T have received many kinds of

reactions to my writings publish-_
ed in the Terrace Review, ‘Tang-

ing from vigorous handshakes
and commendations for medals
to invitations to attend Sunday
School and offers of free copies
of the Bible Science newsletter,
The most recent reaction was
a copy of Western Report, Sept.
21, 1987, earmarked to a Letter
from the Publisher entitled
‘The Insanity of Environmen-
talists’’, a title which should
bring civil libertarians up in
arms out of the trenches.
~ The law of the land says that

_ we cannot preach hatred against

any group as Mr. Keegstra re-
cently discovered, yet apparently
Alberta’s Environment Minis-
ter, Mr. Kenneth Kowalski, call-
ed certain environmentalists
‘social anarchists’, a label in-
tended to bring public condem-

nation on this group and, |

think, a pretty blatant act of in-
citing hatred.

Other labels are enemy, com-
munist, left winger, right
winger, heathen, atheist, weed,
vermin and so on, Their purpose
is to dehumanize or degrade to
enable the directing of hatred
and social violence towards
them. ©

- It’s unfortunate that we are
seeing terms like these being us-
ed in Canada and, unforgivably,
by a government official,
especially towards those that
truly care. for the habitability of
planet Earth.

I presume that my finding of
this article in my mailbox carried
the message that the disgruntled
individual thought that I, too,
am a social anarchist.

_ Fam surprised to find that my
writings have had such an im-
pact on someone that he or she

went to such trouble and they -
feel that it has placed their social

group into an anarchistic state.

Let me clear the record. I con-
sider myself neither a social
anarchist nor a radical en-
vironmentalist.

Ballet B.

that pleased, shocked, soothed,
and excited but never lost the at-

. tention of: the gallery...
The show opened with a set.

facetiously titled. **Lovesongs”’
with tunes by Dionne Warwick
and Aretha Franklin. In venues
_Of bars and lounges the seeming-
ly straightforward pop lyrics are
conferred. with sinister under-
tones as one scene after another
portrays come-ons, _ rejections
and an intoxication of indecision
in mute movement, The dancing
has. an eye-opening directness
and the atmosphere conveys

_ anger alternating with sexuality,

vulnerability with aggression.
Anyone who had.come to: see

a rehash of Swan Lake was.
probably tempted to desert the
theater during the intermission -

that followed, but the.’second
section of: the performance
presented a marked contrast.

*‘Medea” is a single scene .

from the Greek mythology

My over-riding philosophy
pertaining to environment is. to
leave the world a better habitat
for ‘all life forms during ‘my life

‘than it would have been had I
- not lived, and I] always advocate

doing so peacefully with the use
of the best science available,

either through educatiori-or its

application.

There is no way to construe
this as anarchistic.

I believe that my right to share
this philosophy is spelled out in
the Constitution, where it says
that we do have freedom of
speech,

In truth, I have problems with

some positions considered by

other prople active on en-

vironmental i Issues,

I take exception with strict
vegetarians because I have seen
seven bears killed once to keep
an oat field intact so that some
kid could have porridge for
breakfast.

The direction of Greenpeace

in protecting seals is in my view

misdirected because there is 1

believe, a manageable harvest--

able surplus of seals and it has
been our heritage for perhaps
millions of years to use furs for
clothing, and I see nothing
wrong with continuing this

- tradition.

-Thave found that trappers are

amongst the most conscientious |

and active conservationists

depicting the anguish of Creusa,
the chosen betrothed of Jason of

. Golden:Fleece fame, In this seg-

ment Creusa’ s temptation and
indecision is communicated
through grace and subtlety as
she agonizes over accepting the
gift of the poisoned cloak from
the jealous Medea, Jason’s
former lover. Her decision leads

to death for hoti: dancers, and:

although the contrast in style to
the opening number is complete
the tantalizing ambiguity that

seems to characterize this com-
pany’s work remains, thanks in

part to a fined taped: perform-
ance of Samuel Barber’s musical
score,

The understated centerpiece
of the evening was Return to a

Strange Land, done by two sets .

of three dancers,. The concept
for this piece apparently grew
out of the music of Leos
Janacek, scored for piano and
played in this performance by

because. they realize that their

very livelihoods. depend on the

continuation of furbearers and
protection of their habitats. —
I am definitely opposed to the

violent approach used by the

Squamish five, because of ‘the
anger it directs toward legitimate
environmental concerns and’ the
hurt that it may cause.

However,
pollutors can be viewed as acts
of violence towards life, and it
would be all too easy to ra-
tionalize this approach, to
balance the deck, and I under-
stand their position though I am
against it.

One has to experience the
frustration of dealing with
unresponsive environmental
destroyers to realize the motiva-
tion of groups advocating
violence, —

However, I have found that
good science is the best weapon

to use for environmental protec-

tion, because its predictions are
based in truth while that of
pollutors is based in falsehood
and greed. .

‘I do often touch on other:

topics which impact on society,
and to be sure, some of my
strong personal views will clash
with the social norm, and this
may indeed cause some people
to question their positions on
issues,

If this happens, perhaps this is

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| ‘Terrace Review ~ — Wednesday, September 30, 1987 13.

Terry Dawson.

The Moravian composer was
deeply attached to his home-
land, and the music is an expres-
sion ‘of agony after his exile and
return during the Austro-
Hungarian occupation. The
dance had qualities of moving
sculpture, of oppressed
weightlessness; dull . costuming

combined with unobtrusive:

lighting and the irrhythmic and:
sometimes startling score left the
air breathless and abstract. As
the movement folded downward
to its conclusion, however, a
very concrete image emerged
from the final posture, a monu-

ment of tangled limbs and torsos

on a battlefield of human grief.
. The last set on the programme
was simply titled ‘Gloss’? and

presented the entire 12-member
-troup in a cocky, confident and -

sometimes graceful showpiece
strutting through the Ravel
piano concerto. in ‘G. The

Distinction between legitimate dissent and
7 call for anarchy lost in stereotyping —

for the good because society in
my view, tends to take things too
much for granted, and our

‘values and social goals cannot

evolve in a philosophically stag-
nant and apathetic environment.

‘| think that those with en-
vironmental concerns should

place far more emphasis ‘on

preventing the alienation, altera-
tion, degradation and loss of
ecosystems by positive struggle
towards implementing low-

impact alternative forms of
development in unsensitive
areas.

Environmentalists should also
attack the philosophy of
unlimited growth and replace
this with the philosophy of
limited population in balance
with the earth’s resources,

In summary, I consider myself
just an ordinary, perhaps a shy
man, who enjoys sharing -rea-
soned though perhaps some-
times controversial ideas,
through writing, and I am open
to change by convincing
dialogue and good facts. If that
is considered insane, then this
society has a serious problem liv-
ing up to its own Constitution

and the term ‘‘Democracy’’.

I just wish that others would
have the courage to speak, and

C - delivers the crude, the
_ provocative, and the beautiful

‘choreography here was a 1 match ae

for, and sometimes seemed a
visible. ‘illustration of, Ravel’s
monumental powers of orches- -
tration. The costumes were .
flashy, the lighting technicians
pulled out all the stops (in- .
cluding a brief episode with a
strobe during one of the piano

trills), and. the staccato finale. -

brought the company in a line to
the edge of stage, where” they
blew a 24-lipped kiss to the au-
dience ‘with the ending crash of |
the music and lights-down.

Why don’t you come back up ©
and see us some time?

The next Terrace Concert _
Society feature is scheduled for.

Jan. 30, 1988 when the Acrobats ~

f the Pagoda of the Plentiful.

Lands, an internationally known

company of dancers and gym-_-
nasts from Peking, will kick up

their heels on the REM: Lee -

stage.

that those bringing 1 mail to: ‘my

house would have the courage to

sign their’ names to their
documents as I do in public let-

ters, So that we can discuss the

origin of the anarchy that they
are perceiving.

I think that-it is time for all of
us to. speak for what we ‘in- :
dividually believe to be true, —
based on reason as opposed to
indoctrination, so that: society
can evolve in the direction. of

truth by. the honing of idiology

‘that subsequent discussion will -

cause,
Jorma Jyrkkanen

Police

On Sept. 15 Terrace RCMP
attended an accident. in the 4700 .
block Soucie Ave. and laid
charges against the driver, who
reportedly fell asleep at the
wheel and struck a parked vehi-
cle.

Terrace

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Two Terrace young offenders
were arrested on the evening of
Sept. 14 in connection with a
break, enter and theft incident at.
Riverside Grocery which occur-
red Sept. 12,

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PUBLIC
_ PRESENTATION

Family Life Education Curriculum
Grades 7-9 and 10-12
Caledonia Senior Secondary School
Lecture Theatre
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 1, 1987

The purpose of the presentation will be to
provide parents and interested persons with
an overview of the new ‘‘Provincial Family
Life Curriculum’’ and teaching materials.

School District 88 (Terrace) encourages
your attendance.

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