The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - A? |

Rod Robinson’ S rich legacy

o ~ ‘Dear Siri :

“e the psig of Rod _.CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD —

Robinson: the “Nisga’a peo--: . A
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ple have lost-a greatleader,

; Canadaa g great ‘Canadian and: 0.
“Ehave fost someone that Ios.

Sandooe. & Kuldeep Sandhu’

are the proud parents of a

beautiful baby boy! .

have. admired and: respected
for. more.than:30 years.” |

~~ While ‘1! was: president” -
of. the, Kitimat-Terrace ‘and:
District - Labour ‘Council, I: .
: had. the. privilege to: work -

pened: in” 1975, Rod never leader who was thought-
forgot that the labour ‘coun- - ful and. respectful of others ©
cil was the’ first organization ‘bur also..cared deeply, and’ | -.

_ ‘to: officially. Tecognize the” ‘struggled tirelessly for whal,_ |~
ey jue: ironmeit : “rights of his people, a gen: ~ he believed in - justice-and .
némic‘issues: a: relationship. ‘eration: earlier than the: est Self “determination. -
“that culminated . in’ the: his-° of the world, oss Knowing him gave mea. |.
‘toric’ study conference where ° ~Thwas'an honour for mie to's betlerundérstandingof many: ~
‘union labour: an daborii ginal: be eounted’as one of his i “things; but most of all hisac- | |
Teaders. agreed’ Gn a’ treaty . Humérable. friends: Wwhow : tions:. made me: understand ;
stan d shoul der. 10. shoul. vith him When. he feceived: that ev: en, ‘the néxt- to. impos-, ;

et against any ‘gov ernment” othe Order of Canada ‘a shoft: ible. can be’ ‘done as long: as”
or: multinational and “other, -time-ago. T'can think-of no~ you don't-care’ who gets the.
orces standing ivi the’ ae ay of one who- deserved it more.1: “credit. That is his legacy lo |
am grateful. thatit. happened 7 mesa non- mise ay

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Dear Sir: oy os ee rs looking ‘al the second’ quedo. 1. live and work: Jin na "

“Should the Keiness North ‘copper: gold iopoait be mined? “forest based economy. This economy” has beet: good for my” a6
Is it ‘important, to central B Ce especially: the: people living: “family:.and community, but W: ‘hen the cycle j is dow ny for ‘the -
cin thabarea? 7 _ forest industry, it hurts es: eryone in-our area, a
. * P-beligve thé answer to both of these questioiis i is es: Tow. .- 1 believe: diversity in’ our economy: “would: hel” us all
“address the first question, some say that-submerging the rock: “Mining: the Kemess North: deposit w would, also be it thie.
-and tailings sand. is not‘an environmentally: friendly’ Ww ay lo. ¢ cOmmunities'in thearea.: 3°

ndle the-rock and tailings sand. ro oo. It would help support. ommuniiy: services, prov ‘ide “jovs :
-The mineral deposit | is ‘naturally. fulting acid intd the wale and make- training-available; It would, develope. ‘infra
er. shed, ‘and has been since the mineral deposit was exposed” structure:in: ‘the area, thereb , promoting | further mineral de
by. glaciation, By. pulling, the: tock and:-tailings: ‘sand. under: velopment... :

z waler ‘itis deprived ¢ of-oxy, gen, causing” the acid leaching. to Tt is important that the ‘gov ernment: ‘agencies os Fesponsible

y+) for the. permitiing do so ina timely’ manner. Northgate should:
: “Northgate - vill have. a. legal fespionsibility: to ensure the. be advised of -the- “government” 8 decision quickly: and not [ét.
. proper pHis. maintained in Duncan. Lake; Northgate’ srecord * the: matter: ‘rag ¢ on: vand on, - ane :
: in ‘operating the Kemess South mine ‘shows that, they. are Ten uss ; Se
sponsible in what they, do. tb ee non

ron “David Forshaw
on "Mackenzie, B.C.

: ; “1.2 sport ‘coast’ forest” ‘canopy: get together to ‘alk. about what is left: How ‘much was.”
Tani constantly: ‘amazed.’ ‘Hears do nol’cat- moss; they bears; But no. one: gets. to- . itreally worthw ‘hen Veniez.
al. ‘the .number: of experts’ - eat forbes and grasses, ber-.”: gether to ‘demand a forensic bought. it? “Why was it sol *:
writing about the Kermiodei. fies ¢ and all that — Plants that audit on all the shenanigans to Veniez.in fee esi
--bear ‘that ‘don't. ‘even know: = grow - where there is . lols: of ‘that “have: happened Sinec.- :
how-to ~spell the’ riame: of: sunshine, .. ee es 2 A99TES .
; ; “Why: are: ‘there sO many: "7 Beats: ‘have. ‘us ‘prec:
nae bears i in our valley? Because .’. cupiéd, avhen the teal ‘issue.
1g. thereis adequate food sourc-. slips away. The receiver has ee Dats : _
Ww" y esi in-the-old logging Slashes:..ani offer of $12 million from. This. deal’ “has ¢ cost the on
it. hereabouts. So, please,.don’t ”.-a salvager who. will. tear’ the, ° “tax pay ers OF. BC ov er: $100. A;
aru nét be cauglit. writing | ' go to. shuiting down logging: _mill apart, and sell the: pieces. million; and “all © vanyone, ©.
about iggles’, Bad form, aC, to ‘protect’ bears. ‘If: ‘you -do *: for: 20 per. cent over cost.” Wants to talk. about are bears, -
; on “you, will. kil! bath | the’ log. Veniez. bought . the : mills © _whether they. are white or.
va siry and the’bes fons6 million, sald.tw V0 SAW.
ae his. is “bigger: than « mills. for $12 inl plus
». bears, This is about’ SCI, the. all the i inventory. onfand, ©
the’ “bears:”’ Bears. éan, “not, : mills no ‘one- wants to talk ~ But now, a Vainpire: ‘is:
and do. not, live: under our: Abou Bears are fie, we can. _wiling dike \2milionfor ,

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do. ‘We show it in our spirit. my father and J joyfully deo: meaning of: Christmas spirit.
‘and alsoin the: work: We. put grated my home, And of. ‘course’ ac merry...
Tn. décorating. our homes 80." LWe:take pride:i in: this: We “ho: ho to those that: ‘Keep the .
that: everyone ¢ can enjoy ‘the: Sputali ghted: fence around the *: Spin going: an
season, too." ; - inativity scene to énhancé.thé a a. Kirkaldy ~
a otany. moré.'In: the past . » spiritof Christmas. Needless ~*~ ° © Terrace, BC: ~
two: weeks L ‘have had at, * 10 say the fence- will have to i

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