A12- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Protesters fail to crash
premier’s private party

By SARAH A.
ZIMMERMAN
ABOUT 45 poster-wielding

protesters were turned
away from a private recep-
lion with Gordon Campbell
last week while the pre-
mier was here promoting
the 2010 Olympic bid.

The group — mostly
angry [WA members —
tried to gain entry to the
$10 per person reception
but were turned away by
Lael McKeown, president
of the local Liberal consti-
tuency association.

“We were hoping that
he would come out here,”
said John Demedeiros,

From front

plant chairman for local
2171 of the WA.

“Log exports are ex-
porting our jobs out of this
province.”

The group kept to the
sidewalk outside the Coast
Inn of the West, where the
reception was being held,
for most of the rally until
protesters decided tc try. to
get inside.

Protesters were told the
event was a private recep-
tion and they were invited
to contact Liberal MLA

Roger Harris with any con-—
cerns.

“He is. my premier, I'm
a citizen of B.C.,” former

Northwest Community
College instructor John
Hart. “I just want five min-
utes — I just have a few
questions.”

Protesters chanted “we
want jobs — not taxes,” re-
ferring to the recent 3.5
cents per litre gas tax an-
nounced by the premier
last week.

Police arrived to the

‘rally asking protesters to

move back to the sidewalk
- the parking lot is private
property.

The protesters moved
without incident and were
gone within an hour of the
rally’s start.

Gov't promises rural aid

Harris alse predicted
the province will help
make the proposed Ste-
wart-Omineca resource
road a reality.

Daily ferry sailings be-
tween Prince Rupert and
Port Hardy. were. also
pledged, although there
were no details as to how
that would happen with the
current B.C. Ferries fleet.

A northwest investment
fund that would use tax
credits to encourage in-
vestment that could be

tapped by northwest com-
panies wasn’t part of the
throne speech.

But Harris said he’s
hopeful: the government
will. work on that’ plan
through the year.
Improved relationships
with First Nations and
continued work towards
treaties and related mea-
sures were also promised, —

The throne speech also
delivered an apology for
past treatment of aborigi-
tial people.

“Errors have been made
in the past,” the speech
said. “Our institutions have
failed aboriginal people
across our province. Your
government deeply regrets
the mistakes that were
made by governments of
every political stripe over
the course of our pro-
vince’s history.”

It went on to promise
major action this year to
conclude treaties and other
measures to help aborigi-
nal people,

Inland ferry tolls dropped

USK FERRY users will
nol have to pay an $18 per
month toll to bring vehi-
cles across the Skeena
River after all.

The announcement

came as Premier Gordon
Campbell made his state
of the province address
Feb. 12.

“L say praise the Lord,”
says

resident Solveig

Thornton. “That's really
good news for us.”

Last July the ministry of
transportation said the in-
land ferry would begin ap-
plying a frequent user toll
of $18 per month.

That toll was supposed.

to begin last month. “I’m
happy, you've got that for
sure,” Thornton says.

She adds the province’s

2003 4Runner with
available V8. power

; The weed new 4Runner is bigger, roomier, and
: more powerful than ever, with your choice of ¥6

reversal on the decision is
especially good news for
people who use larger in-
land ferries, such as the
one at Francois Lake.

“For Usk here, we're
such: a small little thing,
but for some of the big fer-
ries that’s a big deal,” she
says, “We're into free ser-

vice here — that is very }

welcome.”

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