Six Terrace students are presently working at the Kermode Friendship Centre, where they arrange activities for
chiidren. Aaron Morven, Jennifer Dow, Greg Penner, Rinette Lagace, Susan. Kuechle and Dawn Wale got summer work
asa a result of the Challenge ‘87 program and have enjoyed a rewarding experlence.

Teller,

. To the editor,

The proposal by.the NDP to
increase domestic defense and to
cut out of NATO appears to be a
backward step in addressing

global peace and security needs
and the needs of Canada.

As the world population

. grows and international tensions
mount, there will be an increas-
ing need for countries to act in
concert to discourage aggressive
intrusions by militarist nations
onto others’ sovereign soils, —

By looking out for our. qwn
national security only, as the
NDP policy appears to aim to-
wards, we leave the international
policing jobs increasingly to the
Americans who then must bear
the political backlash of those

who view their intervention as -

-imperialist intrusions.

In other words, if someone is .

prepared io do our dirty work
free, why not spend the money
on follies at horne?

This view dis sregards the fact
that the world is shrinking and
that we must all bear more of the
responsibility for international
peace, and that a more con-
certed international approach at
peace keeping and defense of
sovereign nations presents a bet-
ter deterrent to arbitrary aggres-
sion than if nations stand alone.

The unilateral actions by the
USA in the Middle East in pro-

_tecting the shipping for example,
have destabilized the whole
world, precisely because they are

-acting almost alone.

France is the only other ally ‘
with the courage to step forward .

and to say that they disagree
with the tyrannical acts of Iran
in imprisoning other nationals
. and acts of piracy on interna-
tional waters.

Surely, the Iranians would be.
much more likely to start a war
with the USA if no other peace
keepers stood behind them, -
thereby endangering the whole
world.

This example | demonstrates
the need for unity and concerted
action in protecting intérna-

tional principles of freedom sug-

gesting an approach opposite to
the NDP position.

The NDP steps to beef up the
submarine fleet for defensive
purposes is also bankrupt. Mis-
siles can be launched from such

Success —

Edmonton and ‘buy’ support
with taxpayer’s money. -

It is not the competence or in-
competence of Generals which is

‘involved, it is the imcompetence

of the Conservatives ‘which
needs attention, It is not whether
we should increase or decrease
the numbers in the Armed For-
ces that is at issue. What is at
issue is the number of Conser-
vative Cabinet Ministers who
have been dishonorably dis-
charged. The N.D.P. is as patri-
otic as any other political party.
Patriotism is not -an issue, but
patronage is.

Quite frankly I am of the opi-
nion that the N.D.P. has defus-
ed a political bomb which was in
‘a position to blow the Conser-
‘vatives out of the water.

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"incredible distances that near-
shore anti-submarine defensive
posturing would have little -ef-
fect in detering a nuclear strike.
It would be better to spend this
moncy on anti-missile missiles or
anti-ship missiles or in develop-
ing anti-submarine self-guided
torpedos that could be anchored

in stategic locations for radio.

release. .

Because the Soviets have such
a large missile-equipped nuclear
submarine fleet, they can strike
from anywhere in the world at
‘any country. This has made the
European Berlin Wall missile-
based defensive posturing re-
dundant, because al! of Europe
can be reached from any of the
_ oceans around. it.

continued from. page 4

In this great nation of Canada

we must focus our attention” [

upon economic matters.
must produce more wealth ‘in

order to have the money to pay
for social services. Armed forces
personnel, whether in Europe or.
Canada, do not, produce wealth
— they consume it.

What a shame that the federal
N.D.P., so well ahead in public

opinion polls, should move itself. §

towards snatching defeat from
the jaws of victory.

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: Terrace Revi view —

‘Student

~ Wednesday, August 19, 1987 7 —

jobs

Teller

To the editor,

We at the Canada Employ-
ment Centre for Students would
like to thank and congratulate
the businesses and residents of
Terrace for all of their support
for our community's students.

- Over 200 secondary and post-

secondary students found full-

time employment in Terrace this
summer,
others were put to: work on a

part-time or casual basis.

oe _ Problems seen in NDP military policy -

‘It. makes tinuch more. “sense
that international peace in-
itiatives must be. directed to-
wards a battery of diplomacy
aimed at getting communists to.
drop their international revolu-
tion ambitions; encourage more
effective multi-lateral concerted
actions by joint peace-keeping
forces acting swiftly and strong-
ly to deter aggression by tyrants,
and by Canada . contributing
strongly to that role; and by
developing highly mobile anti-
submarine intelligence. and. at-
tack capabilities and mobile
anti-missile capability all the
while improving anti-aircraft

‘capability.

I agree that there should be a
strong, reserve capability at

while hundreds of

We would also like t to , thank
all of you who hired a student
during Casual Job Competition
in July. Terrace had a 64 percent
increase in casual jobs from last
year due to your support, =

The Student Centre will be
closing Aug. 21. However, we
will be’ open again next year for
business in April, Until then, it’s
been great working with and for
you. a

.. Sherri Oman
Annette Canute ~

Student Placement Officers
Terrace, B.C. .

home.. We must not. forget that
only the strong today enjoy the
freedom of choice democracy
has to offer, and one cannot
negotiate from a position of.
weakness with those that would
take away the remaining free-
.doms we forgot to fritter away

_with domestic apathy and bur-

geoning excessive legislation. -

I urge the NDP to reconsider
the direction of their military
policy, so that . international
peace initiatives are put ahead of
petty domestic finance, and so
that American blood isn’t sacri-

“ficed for us when there is no
need for it to be, with a strong
NATO alliance...

J orma J yrkkanen
Terrace, B.C,

TERRACE & DISTRICT

HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION’S

“ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING —
Tuesday, September 22, 1987.
— 8:00 p.m. in the _

ELKS LODGE

2822 Tetrault Avenue, Terrace

The business will consist of the election of members {
to the society, the election of members to serve ‘on the .
Hospital ,Board of Trustees,: and presentation of.

reports covering the year

1986- 87. In order-for new

-members:to be eligible to vote, memberships.-must be §
purchased before Monday, August 24, 1987 from the .§
Hospital Reception desk or by sending the completed
application below, along with $1.00 (ane. goles) to:

MILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL!
4720 Haugland Avenue _

Terrace, B.C. V8G 2W7
. Attention: Executive Secretary —
TERRACE & DISTRICT
HOSPITAL SOCIETY

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