4 Terrace Review — Wednesday, October.19,,1988 gee a 2 The committee shuffle cand Christy Park = The future development of Christy Park is still experiencing the ‘‘committee shuffle” and little more is known of its fate than was known over a year ago. The issue heated up early last summer when Terrace Youth Soccer’s president, Don Highe, demanded a reply to his letter of Nov. 1987 addressed to the city, asking for permission to proceed with the final stage of their development at the park. - This was followed by a proposal from Terrace Northmen Rugby - Club president, Dave Hull, representing three adult sports groups, | - which suggested moving the Mills Memorial Hospital nurses residence to the park to serve as a clubhouse. Like the proverbial hot potato, council quickly referred everything related to the issue to the Terrace Advisory Parks and Recreation Commission, an advisory. board -of community volunteers, who spent considerable time at their Oct..15 meeting listening to Youth Soccer representatives and discussing the various options. ee | ; Their recommendation to council stated ‘there should be no fur- ther development of Christy Park at the present time. When addi- ‘tional soccer fields are required in the community however, the recommendation added that Terrace Youth Soccer should be given | | the opportunity to proceed with their development — amended to preserve the Howe Creek area. "For the present time, the commission recommended that the city should develop buffer zones between residential areas and the park, insure the preservation.of a wooded area along Howe Creek, and in- _ stall washroom facilities. As for the rugby club’s clubhouse pro- would require a formal presentation at their next meeting before any recommendation could be made. At city council’s next meeting on Sept. 19 however, no decision was made. Instead, city aldermen referred the commission's recom-- mendations to the Community and Recreation Services Committee for further consideration and a recommendation. . 7 On Oct.-6, this committee met with several representatives from - Youth Soccer and came back with a recommendation to refer the entire matter to the Committee of the Whole — a committee of all council members -— who, with a technical report from administra- tion regarding drainage and parking in the area, were to consider the matter and make a recommendation to council. This recommendation was adopted .at the Oct. 11 meeting of | council. The Committee of the Whole met last Monday, but accor- ding to city administrator Bob Hallsor, the Christy Park issue was never discussed. The next meeting of the Committee of the Whole should take place on Oct. 31, but an agenda has not yet been set.. Although many local residents interested in this project may feel they are doomed to eternal frustration, the city’s ‘““committee shuf- fle’ has unwittingly adopted one of the committee’s recommenda- tions: there will be no further development at Christy Park in the .immediate future. | mS oxenese. as errace Review | paid Alt material appearing in the Tarrace Review is protected under Canadian copyright Reglstra- - ton Ne. 982775 and cannot legally be rapro- duced for any reaeon without permission of the publisher. Errore and omlasions. Advertising Is accepted Established May 1, 1985 The Terrace Review is published each Wednesday by Close-Up Business Services Ltd. CNA © Tough judging in essay contest posal, they decided they hadn’t been given enough information and ~ _ The Review was overwhelmed ‘by the positive response to our editorial essay contest — 15 Caledonia students submitted editorials on topics ranging from the dangers of cycling on our streets and our infamous four- way stop intersection on Highway 16, to the problem of PCBs stored in the area and Ben Johnson’s possible use of steroids. Judges. Michael Kelly, Bar- . . bara Johnson and Charlynn Toews had a tough time deciding ‘among the excellent entries. First prize of $100 goes to.Grade 12 student Chloe Asti-Rose for her thoughts on respect for our ~ An issue o by Chloe Asti-Rose, Caledonia Grade 12 __writing- class Every August the pine mush- rooms ‘that grow’ in the Nass Valley are ripe’ and ready to ‘pick. Hordes of people all over Publisher:. on’ the pcondition that an the event at raphical error, portion of the = ; Mark Twyford Re epace ocoupled by the erroneous item with : . 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Letters to the editor will be considered for publication only when signed. Please Include your telephone number.. ; The editor reserves the right to condense and edit letters. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the 7errace Review. British Columbia start secing dollar signs and head up the valley to start picking. A lot of people, thinking of the thou- sands of dollars to be made. in only a couple of weeks, fail to think about whose land they are trespassing on and whose mush- rooms they are actually picking. The Nishga people have lived in the Nass Valley for at, least 20,000 years and aré still there, - - holding on: to:-what they -have --™ neighbors in the Nass Valley, Second prize of a year’s © subscription to the Review goes to Shelley Giesbrecht for her creative and hard-hitting treat- ment of. the age-old debate on capital punishment, | Another © free subscription and the third prize spot is for Janet Lennox and her essay taking the provin- cial government’s education system to task. : . We'd like to mention a few others also favored by the judges ‘but squeezed out of the top three places: Randy Musselman, Scott Hansen, Rob Mercereau, Nicki Karlash and Chiron Kantakis are to be commended, as are all - had for centuries. The Nishga people right now suffer from a 40 percent unemployment rate, and the mushrooms that grow in the Nass Valley are a potential source of ‘employment and revenue. The ownership of the Nass Valley hasn't been given up by the Nishga people, so when we pick mushrooms in the valley without permission from the. Nishga, we are trespassing, but more importantly, we are help- ing to contribute to. their economic problem. . The Nishga people have raised their voices on this issue, but with no response. This problem - could become .a legal or. even . political battle, but think what, it comes down to is a simple matter of respect and considera- tion, Neighbors of yours are most likely considerate and respectful ‘by asking your per- - So long, Mark ‘The Terrace Review regrets to inform our readers that Mark Collins, our Victoria correspondent, has: fallen victim to an affliction that seems to be taking a substantial toll in the legislative press gallery — he's gone to work for the provincial government in a public affairs position. It’s been a privilege for us to publish Mark’s even-handed and teasoned insights into the activities of the provincial government, and we wish him well in his new endeavors. our talented contestants. nee cree The three winners will have. their submissions printed in the ‘Review and all receive cer- tificates of. merit for their ef- forts. Oo We were unfortunately under- whelmed by the response to the cartoon art component of the contest.’ None risked com- parison’ with our regularly featured -artist Adrian Raeside for a chance to win $100. Local ‘artists with a flair for the sar- donic, who-are outside the con- test criteria of grade 11 and 12, are encouraged to submit an ‘editorial cartoon for publication in the Terrace Review. => f courtesy and respect ‘mission before using your pro- ‘perty and vice-versa. The people of the Nass Valley are also our . neighbors. We white people have been in British-Columbia for only a little over 100 years, and think of how much we've already taken away from them, the natives of this land. Let’s - give them the courtesy we ex- - pect. The Nishga people have fought hard to keep the land they have now, but if they can't feed. themselves or their families the struggle to keep what -is rightfully theirs is to no avail. The mushrooms that grow on. - their land are a potential solu- tion to their unemployment . ‘situation. If you pick mush: rooms next year, stop to think about whose land you are on and whose livelihood be taking. . - you: may —