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LETTER

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To the Editor;

As a former Brownie-Guide leader in Terrace and
Peterborough, Ontario, may I say how much I
enjoyed Stephanie Wiebe’s article (Feb. 19, 1992)
regarding her experiences as a Brownie and Guide.
It was most fitting during Guide-Scout week. We can
giggle years later at something which was so trau-
matic when we were young.

‘I wondered if Stephanie might like to be a leader,
and if you think this is a pitch for more volunteers,
it is.

Marg Cooper,
Secretary,

Tall Totem Division
Girl Guides

. Terrace

BE KIND TO YOUR BEASTS

The following piece was written by Cyril Shelford, .
a long-time resident of the Northwest who served one
term as MLA for Skeena under the Bill Benneit
administration. Shelford now lives in Victoria and
occasionally contributes articles to the Terrace
Review. .

I’m sure nearly all of us agree that we have to do
everything we can to ensure a healthy environment
for future generations. Many issues raised by envi-
ronmental groups have brought about desirable
change; however, there are many on the crazy fringe,
commonly known as Preservationists, who have and’
will cause problems for a major part of society and
who have caused economic hardship to thousands of
innocent people.

The first target of the extreme wing of the
Preservation movement was the seal hunt, which
they destroyed in short order, leaving a trail of.
unemployment along the east coast of Canada. This
was followed by their attack on the trapping indus-
try, which was mainly destroyed by their efforts to
persuade people in Europe not to buy fur. This effort
put over 30,000 northern people (mainly Eskimos

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