-A4-The Terece Smee Wednesday, September 1, ce , ESTABLISHED APRIL 27; 1988 eo PUBLISHER: ROD LINK. _ 7 ADDRESS: : 3210. Clinton Street Terrace, B. Cs VEG 5R2- . TELEPHONE: (250) 638-7283 © FAX: (280)6 638. 8492. oo ; “ WEB: www,terracestandard: com: . “EMAIL: newsraom@terracestandard. com - ~ Connect | us| SOME IDEAS. take years for their’ merits to - | ~~ become’ apparent. Others. flow ‘quickly. Friday’s mudslide poured atorrent of f goop - . ACTOSS Highway . 16: near. Legate’ Creek, But it should also add weight to the calis for. the. provincial ‘government: to. ‘upgrade. an. un-*.: derused but. potentially. important northwest : road — namely the. Cranberry. Connector, 21. That’s the “name ‘northwesterners™ would ” STANDARD | siaiaee! apply :to the gravel road ‘linking | New Aiyansh a Sy xe to Hwy: 37. at: ‘Cranberry Junction: *. wee: - And to call it-a major, road: OF. link right tow '| | “would be: ‘somewhat optimistic... It’s a forest’ | service. ‘road, ‘and: one. that. has’ ‘degraded to 'a-'| ‘rough almost four-wheel. drive only, status... When the slide. took: out. the highway. Friday.” “money and: new ‘jobs-‘from’ © evening it left. tourists” stranded and «other: +]: northwesterners ’ wondering ‘how. they’ d reach: “ "the interior. Concerns about the stability of the slide raised. the. Possibility the’ Toad could . ‘be : ‘closed for days, © =. ‘The: Cranberry | could have beet! ‘a vieble ae tour option-in such a‘ scenario." And it’s. ‘they only ‘lifeline. for ‘Nass. residents - when, the of. - Nisga’ a ‘Highway i is. impassable.’ TE upgraded to.a full: ‘provincial: highway: the he - Connector | ‘would also deliver: -huge tourism” benefits. to. ‘the Nass: Valley” ‘and the: Terrace area, making possible: a variety. of circle ‘trips. Regional: politicians: of: every: stripe, includ- ling. those withthe Nisga’a Lisims Govern- |: ‘ment, have urged. Vietoria. to get t behind the. upgrade. “aa eS : es Plenty. of. money has. been spent, asa 4 condi- me tion: of. :eoncluding: the. Nisga’a’ Treaty, ‘on -up-": usually found in- large. packets, “under: ‘pressure. : grading’ and: paving ‘the: Nisga’ a. Highway, : in cluding the newly. built road:to’ Kincolith, |) - ‘That new link may be small i ‘in: ‘length: bit it -impact:and’ “importance to. the-region ‘ has been’. undeniable. The Cranberry. Connector ¢ can | deli- ver even more. dramatic benefits. ‘ z ao Q ‘Fai i r ti me AFTER: a blazingly hot summer: unsurpassed “| -in recent ‘years, it’s. time to celebrate. ‘And how’ better to’ cap off a sensational ‘seas son than to take” in ‘the ‘Skeena Valley. Fall : : ~~“ pedple- and” “entertaining” «facts. os : = Last week’ 's. newspaper: report. of the 64-foot-high ‘Fair this weekend? ‘With sun’ like: we’ ve e had, local “gardeners © _. can be: sure ‘to ‘have: record. ‘guechinis and other, ye swing. Suspended. between J) two. Kalum ‘Street .cotton- Woods: ‘earning. a. Guinness “World: Records ‘certificate - “for: the world’s. tallest swing “is typical: 2." produce on: display. at the: exhibit hally. Other events: include old. favourites like e Log: a | ‘ger Sports and the Heavy Horse. Pull: There are’ also, newer ones too: This year the. Fall Fair. plays. ‘host:'to events. as: disparate. as the Skeena. Valley: Idol: competition: and a de-. -}.. “swirig i in Saskatchewan. But - where» in ‘Saskatchewan? :- |. Who ‘built the. glider? And. ye whit. is. a glider swing? -. monstrationof medieval ‘fighting and’ culture . "PUBLISHER EDITOR: Rod Link “PRODUCTION MANAGER: Edouard Credgeur - “NEWS: Jeff-Nagel =. /.NEWS/COMMUNITY: Jennifer Lang. 5 -NEWS/SPORTS: ‘Margaret Speirs. a ” INTERN: REPORTER: Rebecca, Collard. COMPETITION | FRONT OFFICE: Darlene Keepirig’. 0.9.0" a : CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR: Teresa Ross oo * ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS: wee en Ooty “Bent Husband, ; ~ -Debbie Simons ‘AD. 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VEG 5R2. - Stories, photographs, ilulatons, designs and lypostyles in’ the “race Standard are the propery af ihe cy right holders, including Cariboo Press (1969) Lid,, |!8 illustration raped services and advertising agerniias: Reproduction in whole of in part, without written permission, is specially ‘prohibited.’ Authorized a8 second-class mal pending the Post Office Department, lor payer! a poo in cash...” 4 ‘VICTORIA =. ; tapped into its: newest. energy “resource, anid.-already..the pro: =": 2 Pcvinee. is: in‘a'we of words with, “so the'U.s, : - by the. Society for Creative Anachronism. ety |. pert): supplied: Langenburg as. thé Saskatchewan site.. “ES Tryiig to-_phone someone in. +. Langenburg’ soon’ taught me. liquor.store. “employees ei~) ther: don’ t know. their-towns:. “Or are: “forbidden ‘to: ‘divulge: “what» they” know. beyond their product," » = "ADVERTISING MANAGER: Brian Cees ; B CG hash’ t even. ‘The.’ government. sees big. ‘coalbed- ‘methane,.. a; “natural: ~.gas found “in: coal: ‘deposits. B,C: has lots of-coal, and dots ~~ of ‘cdalbed methane - = perliaps = “enough: to “equal 100 - years: . worth, of ‘current’ ‘natural : gas” : production. ‘So the “Liberals. “Have. been’ continuing. the ‘ef-..” “fort. begun: during’ the: ‘NDP? "years “to exploit’ the: gas fields, The. first auction-.of leases, © covering land in the East Koo-' . - tenay,. ended. this week, “With-» " ‘ina few: ‘days. we should: learn’. ~ how-much: ‘companies: were. _> Willing’ to pay. -. : ‘But© there’s. a. “problem; ~/ Coalbed -methane®. develop: -- ment‘is untested j in B.C,; and a" : “relatively - new: ‘industry in ‘North’: America. That. means’ some: people-are. bound ‘to be ~~ “nervous: about. darriage to. fhe. we environment. et . iy STs easy: enough io find rea-: --SOns' ‘to be: concerned: - . “Conventional natural ‘pas. is: But: coalbed: inethane = ‘is’ ‘ound: within, the coal. ‘Seams, : companies | need to drill: a About My NEWS- REPORTS - must . qe focus ona tiny sliver. of any. . © story. Often ‘a:story’s back-‘ "ground tums: up. fascinating _ ‘The: Tiowepapert repéited the: Kalum Street swing lif-.” téed ‘the. title: from: a glider | “CBC Radio. (Prince: Ru. “Not'so ‘the’ post. office. A. “postal élerk gave: ‘mé the” » Tame ofthe town’s ‘hewspa- . pers Four Town Jourial, and. I coving AT SPORT HUNTS ? SOD) ea 4 a WaeScee FROM THE CAPITAL Ae _ PAUL WILLCOCKS lot more “holes. ‘And. the: me- thane ‘is: Usually trapped-be- _neath’ underground . water. that .. “must be pumped out before the Bas. will flow, Clean water is: “no ‘problem. But’ if it's conta-" : ~ minated. with ‘salt or other pol- : lutants, “it must’ be pumped . -back underground to. ptevent.. 1 “environmental damage. . : “ Some - early. ‘development - efforts: in the U.S. did signif- “icant environmental: .damage. a But coalbed: -methane OW... makes up: -about™ five per‘cent companies © have. .-swered: ‘many basic question " and, faised many’ more. Telus’ ‘costs. “Reaching: BOV= ernment: of..business offices * . “at -ithose: hours’ is: “tough. Mostly. I. phone individuals: “at home:and. hope they:Il be. forthcoming. ‘Finding. phone. fuinbers cin: farflung places | for people whose: ‘names ‘f° may. not. “even: ‘know. or “can't spell “correctly. calls for: luck and hope! MEAT FORTHE ravi “Ww PS WE'VE EXTENDED THE ||. ‘GARDEN, AUT UP-SME FISH | ales GME WERE, { ‘WE'LL GO BACK aan gin ib nection ER FOLK! MN “yi \ “Many. j logal people « - ine: 7 cluding municipal politicians. - are worried about: thé number.” of, wells: that’ will -have: tobe drilled and: potential ‘environ-. -- mental” “damage. “National *, Park. onmental lawsuits.) - “Things got Worse. this week “derson’ weighed in on the’ side “slike a. shot atthe area.” They’ve >.” _” joined ‘forces: with “powerful - ~_. Montana: politicians ‘who. are. - “> concerned -about cross-border.” | 2s. :pollution: that “would affect. eS eGlacier” _ (Montana ‘has ‘big’ plans for ‘its... ~own..coalbed’ methane: deve-:. : lopment, but! telatively: little « has ‘happened. so «far, in-part becatiée- of the. threat of. erivir.. when: ‘federal | MP: ‘David “An: |” of. the. ‘Americans. “Anderson, » SB. ’s plans. fe The’ provincial government writing’ stiff regulations, cook «° Theproblem “is: that: those- ‘trust. th ~ environment’ minister until ‘he =. was. ‘dropped. by: Paul “Martin,” :: ~ Wrote’: current Environment |.” Minister, Stephane’-Dion call-"* > ing: for ‘a. federal: Teview. cof. 2 -argties, =: convincingly, in“my"*. view. —- that. it. has .taken ‘the "necessary" steps to: ‘ensure, ides. of US. -gas-production, and the” the rules will be: enforced, trust.” that’ the fovernment. will: can- ‘cel leases: if development’ is.’ - Tisky, And. trust is in short’ sup . Ply. g swing. Thing - ingénuity. “Fortunately, my brother, a potter, lives 40 minutes... ~ from Langenburg. ‘He. gave me a: first-hand’ account. of. Saskate hewan's.’ |. promoter, Ken. Mack... Mack, : a :farmer™ in: hiss late 50s now, “buile:.the. gli-. der swing on ‘several acres ists lured. in: by’ come-on and forth rather’ than arcing ‘ upward. forward and: back: : > brother. After. years ‘of -de - Langenbutg’s economic ‘de- beside Highiway. 16. about": a. half-mile’ ‘from. the’. town, “fenced. thé property. sO: ‘tour: He built the: ‘swing like: a. : kids’ ‘metal: backyard. appar- atus’ with two. seats facing « ° to! 8 a.m, toeconomize ‘on’ on.a bar, Riders ‘glide ‘back velopment: committee * ‘ace: ~ quired the. ‘swing, noved it, vglider™ : swing: and of ‘its builder and: one’s ‘interests. “about-the legal threats‘to deve. BE , _ lopment: will, ‘force. ‘down: the 7 a ‘sell éoalbed development." ‘ Richard. Neufeld; dis responsible, vee for.coalbed methané, ‘He's been a 2 more. combative than’, cancilia- oe fe -kids” playground. ° ) * eoutd have been ‘avoided, _ The: Kootenay | leases are. the mo "first ones auctioned. off because: energy ‘companies said: they’ d ‘But’ there. are other. pats: bre tial, ‘where local. residents are. familiar : with. theenergy: ‘indu- stry.’ Any one. would ‘have: ‘been “cavbetter’ place’ to launch the ine . dustry, even. if the initial: return _ uo Was lower. : ve This’ ‘kind: of brawl i is'in no ‘Uncertainty. to bid” forthe: ieases. ‘Future, _ wrangling: will: damage’ ‘the Pro: ms “vinge’ s* reputation: ‘among: Te, source . companies asa, Safe place to-invest.! 8.0 025 ~The: government: “haa ‘held © ent.a-delegation to Montana, But ‘it: hasn't: béenable. to" *. That: challenge’ will be:évery bit ‘as’ Aguchy ‘as the technical ‘hurdles. . " “velopment will only: go ahead ©: “if it’s safe, setting a‘string of” conditions ° on ‘the leases. and - » Footnote: Energy Minister: Lory. ‘with both. dlocal- -citizens., tening to concerns. ‘into town and set it. up. in a. T ‘expected. Langenburg t to- ‘be “upset. Terrace had taken ‘away their Guinness title..In-- “fact, the’ town appears not to . - have realized: their: ‘swing — *< truly:was.the world’s: tallest. - "Mack’s- proinotion: ‘of -Go- ‘pherville. was.:so- hyped : ‘lo- & “cals” seem to. have: chalked . “the: title up :to’ a ‘promote + hyperbole, ee " “My. brother: arranged’ a: “three-way. call-with a’ Man.” ‘Mack sought investors for : his tourist.attraction; -inctud-" ing: craftpersons: such-as thy. “fine, Gopherville. closed’ thrée years: ago. This’ “spring oe “reporter for.a-Terrace new: . paper) : who, believevit' of 9 not,:. chatted. with: Mack: at _ the gas ‘pumps. in ‘Russell, - Manitoba: ‘only’ ast" Thurs: . * day. foes itoba .TV~ reporter: (once: a. “Mack, a farmer whos pew: “registered: seed, : “summer at his. farm: near. Langenburg. : and “every: ‘September: hosts a, threshing - bee: :He now’, ~.winters in. Missouri. where. -he runs-a mobile-homé park.’ .'Mack’ also. built: a. ong 24-seater bicycle still ridden,” in every- local: ‘parade and: - each summer to- promote the”. 7 NotA it oF \ SURVIVAL. \4 S| Feengiuity | WA IvAI2 FLOOR) 4 allan MENTS “the” ‘province. with good: poten-. “consultations. inthe region, and rid Montatia® politicians, ‘qles!. oe ie tioning ‘everything from. their” not . "Motives: to“ their; .judgment.:So ~’ far, it’s been an. ineffective ap-. - proach, ‘reinforcing the: impres=. ~ ".. sion. -the government: isn't: lis- “Its. a mess. 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