A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 11, 1996 a CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag Appalled at picture Dear Sir: Last week [ was appalled to sce the latest issue of Cosmopolitan magazine depicting a woman with one almost bare breast displayed at eye level to children at the counter of a local store. This prompted me to complain to the store manager about the images at the cashier counter to which chil- dren are routinely exposed. I have since seen this magazine and others, which also depict semi-nudity, throughout stores which cater to families, T have no desire to curtail what people read, but my concern is that children should not be exposed to sexually explicit materials. We parents have control over the aisles we walk down, but have no option but to go through cashier counters. Anything at these counters is available to the eyes of children. I expect the business community to show respect and consideration to the children of our community. I ex- pect them not to display magaines that expose them to sexually explicit pictures or graphic, violent pictures. As consumers we have a right to advocate for and to protect our children from material we believe may be harmful. Television, theatres and video rental establishments wam us about material and place non suitable images away from the eyes of children. There have been businesses throughout B.C. who have responded to complaints and have moved the magazine away from the cashier counter, I am asking for similar consideration at all businesses. 7 Tammy Loiselle, Terrace, B.C, More information needed An open letter to: Trustees, School District 88 We request that the School District 88 amalgamation transition committee hold an additional public meeting in Terrace to inform their constituency of the require- ments and impacts regarding the amalgamation of School District 88 and School District 80 (Kitimat). Unfortuntately notices were reccived cilher too late or people were on holidays and unable io attend the meeting held here Aug. 7, Amalgamation will affect students, parents, teachers, administrators and communities, Your commitment to hold public meetings in Stewart, Kitwanga and Hazelton this month and in early October demonstrates the importance of communicating this information. We urge that you schedule an additional meeting in Terrace sometime before the recommendations of the transition commitiee are to be presented to the educa- tion ministry on Sept. 20 so that as many people as possible can be updated on this very important issue. John Perras, President, SD 88 Parent Advisory Council Another meeting, please An open letter to: Mr. Stewart Christensen, School District 88 Dear Sir: Recent newspaper articles concerning the progress being made by the amalgamation transition teams for the Terrace and Kitimat school districts raise, for me, the question of consultation with the local community. I am aware that a meeting for stakeholder groups was held Aug. 7, Owing to the lateness of the invitation and to the absence of many people who were on vacation, including myself, the meeting was poorly attended. I understand no further meetings are contemplated for Terrace area residents to express their views regarding the governance and administrative structures and pro- cedures in the new Coast Mountain school district. There is a suggestion in the original invitation that residents unable to attend the Aug. 7 meeting might at- tend meetings in Stewart, Kitwanga or Hazelton. I understand a report on the amalgamation progress is to be made to the education ministry by Sept. 20. The meetings outlined above preclude the possibility for input at local meetings in Kitwanga and Hazelton because they take place after Sept. 20. That aside, it is unrealistic to expect significant at- tendance by people from Terrace at meetings held on weekday evenings in those places, I request that the transition team schedule another meeting in Terrace prior to the due date for the report to the ministry. I also suggest the meeting be a general public one as all citizens of the community are stakeholders in the public education system. Frank Rowe, President, Terrace District Teachers’ Union Hospital at risk Dear Sir: I figure there’s at least $3 billion worth of wood pro- ducts leaving the north each year, That's a lot of money but what we get in return? Nothing. And that’s particu- larly the case with health care. We had a hospital here before the Second World War. It wasn’t as big as a modem hospital ward is now and the doctor very seldom got paid. Then we bought a much bigger army hospital left over from the war. In those days if you got seriously injured you had to go to a bigger hospital in Prince Rupert, and that was by train. It wasn’t unusual at all for the doctor to take a work train out of town to see patients because there were no roads then. Nowadays we have a much bigger hospital with more doctors and with more services. A lot of people spent thousands of hours to get us a modem hospital. But what is happening now? They're coming up from Vancouver to close down the beds and services in our hospital, Now I object to some person who says they sre more feamed then me coming up and finding a way to shut us down. Tf we are supplying all this money from wood pro- ducts to the provincial economy, then we should at least get a decent hospital in return, Ted Hamer, Terrace, B.C, Rupert’s bridge gets thrashing An open letter to: Federal transport minister David Anderson Dear Sir: In reference to the recent announcenient that B.C.’s transportation minister, Lois Boone, has incredulously been able to earmark a cool $27 million for an ill-fated Prince Rupert to Digby Island bridge proposal, let it be known that this is a dis- gusting abuse of misdirected public funds by Dan Miller et al, of the provincial cabi- net. In a genre of current fiscal deficits, in- summountable long term debts provincially and federally, frozen budgets for schools, hospitals and public services and staff layoffs, we have a deputy premier, Mr. Dan Miller, MLA for North Coast, indignantly approving funding of a bridge building scam for his home turf, Can inbreeding of this magnitude be that rampant? We have a provincial government who only miscalculated the fiscal budget projec- lions by a billion dollar swing into the red zone, now posturing that they will raid and pilfer the F.R.B.C. kitty to balance the '97 books. This can belligerently perpetuate the vain glorious construction of monuments to themselves, in their backyards, and capri- ciously spend in an irresponsible and un- accountable manner to B.C, residents, Outraged — you bet! It’s a forgone con- clusion that the Northwest Transportation Corridor task force, co-chaired by two Rupertites and hired consultants are going to condone this ludicrous scheme to Ot- tawa. This task force as it is structured, lacks even a shred of credibility, a prop for Prince Rupert, ; All so-we can connect a couple of sparse- ly populated chunks of muskeg to Prince Rupert so that Mr. Miller, his cronies, a couple of dozen other people, twice a day, can more conveniently cruise a fixed link to their airport, so we can have a new eyesore as a harbour backdrop, so we can put coas- tal marine ferrics and water taxis out of work, so we can create a definite hazard to marine navigation of deepsea ships and small aircraft, and so we can put the public taxpayers and future generations further into the abysmal hole with undoubted mas- Sive cost overruns on the $100 million. This mystical archway from the City of Rainbows needs to be quashed. It mirrors the ineptness of Mr. Clark, Mr. Miller and their cabinet. Gerry Bloomer, Terrace, B.C. CRIME | au STOPPERS 635-TIPS REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KITIMAT-STIKINE 1996 GENERAL ELECTION SF : NOTICE OF NOMINATION PERIO PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of the Regional Distriet of Kititnal-Stikina that « general loca! election will be held on Solurday, November 16, 1998, to elect 5 Electoral Arca Directors for a 3 yeor term on the Regianal Board, Nominations for qualified condidates will be received during regular office hours at the office of the Regional District of Xitimot-Stikine, #300 - 4545 Lozelle Avenue, Yerrace,: B.C, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 1996, ond 4:00 p.m. on Feidoy, October 11, 1996. Nomination documents are available only ot the offices of the Regional District. NO NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER HL, 1996. ; 70 (NON-RESIDENT) PROPERTY E A person who is not « resident of the Regional Distict electoral area for which on elec tion is to be held but who has been a registered owner of real property in the electoral oreo for at least 30 days may register os 0 property elector. A non-resident property elector must opply for c trite at least 14 days before general voting day at the offices of the Regional District of Kitimot-Stikine, Special conditions determining eligibility apply to persons wishing lo register as a proper: ly owne. Beginning Tuesday, October 1, 1996, untif close of general voting for the Election, o copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be ovoitoble for ublic inspection, at the offices of the Regional District of Kitimot-Stikine ducing reqular office hours, Honidoy to friday, exduding stotutory holidays, The list of registered electors has been produced onthe basis of the Province of Voters prapored under the Provinctal Election Act. An objection te the registration of o person whose name appears an the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with ihe Municipal Act until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Odober 11, 1996. 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