AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 6, 2003

Keep up the good “work”

Dear Sir:

Just a few words of encouragement from up
country to the union brothers in Kitimat who
have been forced by a heartless company to
stand around in the rain and the hot sun carry-
ing heavy signs because the company doesn't
agree wilh their demands.

Our hearts go out to you. We have heard
about the medieval working conditions in the
mill and that a lot of the workers are making
less than eighty thousand a year,

We know how hard it is to make ends meet
on that kind of chicken scratch with the cost of
living going up. We all agree you need a big
fat raise.

There are of course some upstream effects
of your struggle. Upwards of a thousand truck-
ers, loggers, saw millers, suppliers, etc, etc,
are now unemployed but [’m sure you have
their full support also and that goes for their
wives and children, too.

We went through the same thing in 1996,
when the Prince Rupert pulp mill workers went
through a four month struggle similar to yours.
They were successful in getting an additional
13 cents per hour for their efforts.

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That strike, too, idled half the northwest.

Most loggers missed an entire summer sea-
son and many went broke. Thousands of saw
millers, chip plants, truckers, railroaders and
may other also patiently sat our that strike.

But you want to know something funny?
That strike was the beginning of the end for
that mill as well as for thousands of other
northerners whose livelihood depended on (hat
pulp mill.

Ironically those same workers, who haven't
worked for over two years have now decided
they could do nicely with 20 per cent less pay
and that they could run the mill with a lot less
people,

They have even voted to put their city in

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the hockshop for 20 million bucks to try lo get
somebody to give them a job.

You see, many of them can’t leave to work
elsewhere as they own houses in Prince Ru-
pert, and believe, me, if you're trying to sell a
house in Prince Rupert, you have a problem.

Anyway, enough about our problems. We
just wanted you to know that we think it’s
great. what you are doing. ft is well thought out.
Your timing is great and what happened in
Prince Rupert could never happen in Kitimat.

In the meantime we'll all tighten our belts
another notch until you've won your struggle,
and solidarity to you, tao!

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Counselling Cet

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Pete Weeber,
New Hazelton, B.C.

Lay off
criticizing —
Gus, OK

Dear Sir:

I was quite outraged to.
read your article,
“Building to get new

look,” on July 23.

My friend for many
years, Gus, decided to
spice up the appearance of
his building and it was
used as an opportunity to
bash his building.

City councillor David |

Hull states, “Just about .
anything will improve the oe
loak” and that its an ou}
“eyesore”. nan

How rude and ignorant *
to state anything after a
man decides to improve
the look of his business.

I find it also ignorant
that nothing is stated about
his beautifully designed...
building right next to it:
Gourmet House.

Why is it such an.
“eyesore” to David Hull? 1
will wager a guess: that.it...°:;
is because troubled youth
frequent Gus’s establish-
ment. ,

“T am quite proud
of my friend Gus
and what his build.
ing means to this
community.”

I am quite proud of my
friend Gus and what his
building means to the
community. To me it is-a ~
place for youth to go listen”
to their music, play video.
games and pool.

Without it I feel this
community would have far
worse problems with break © .
and enters and overall —
vandalism. It is an outlet
for these troubled youth,

Gus's has been in Ter- —
race over 27 years and to
many people who drive by
it is full of fond memories, : ’
as it is to me, Gus has a
very big heart. .[- don’t
know many people who.
would work with youth for.
over 27 years. :

I hate to think what -
mischief I would have
_been up to as a youth my-
self without Gus’s around.

Some people do only.
think about the negative
things when they think of
Gus’s, but do not: be
fooled. To many people it :
is a wonderful building full

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