All who fish. are feeling ‘the pain - Dear Sir “While reading through the newspaper dated July 24, 1998, I as a commercial fisherman cannot sit ; back and let the general public think that only the : recreational sector of the fisheries was dealt a raw = deal; . ~Anderson’s plan calls for a $400 million package for the commercial sector. $200: million for license buy-backs and early retirement, If the provincial government-ddes not ~ meet the federal department dollars allocated for -; early retirement this part of the program does not o go ahead, Our provincial government has decided af they want: iOthing to do with Anderson’s Plan. _---~~7 Ig The $100 million for displaced fishermen is for programs already in existence. These programs are programs offered by our local U.I. offices and they “don’t work on the North Coast, We want real jobs. ~ "People in the recreational sector can at least apply for interest free loans, plus counselling paid for ‘. courtesy of Department of Fisheries. ... Zero mortality on coho, is the word of the day. _~But it is only confined to the commercial sector. : ’Skeena River tributarics of which none show any tages problems'with endangered Coho. ~ Referring to the ‘Living Blueprint for B.C. Sal- mon Habitat’’ publication, specilically referring to .B.C. coho stocks at high risk of extinction, show _: soul of the 20 crecks and rivers in the whole Skeena system only two were noted in the lower Skeena -s cand they were ‘ small** tributary creeks on the ~~ Kalum River, namely Glacier Creek and Goat Creek. . Eighty four per cent of the coho have been en- Mp “countered by the commercial fishing fleet and 2 per — “cent by anglers. Of all salmonids, 4 per cent are harvested by the ‘native food fishery, 4 per cent by recreational : -- anglers and 40 per cent by commercial fishermen, ‘The. balance of 52 per cent is left to spawn and ae ‘regenerate. ; “Te doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see where the : problem lies, _ With the above data, does it justify a salmon ~. ‘elosure on the Skeena River from July 26 through a August 61 6? [think not. o Noel Gyger Doctors aren't t hurting Dear Slr: “On June 17th you printed a letter signed by seven “Focal doctors who take issue with the chairperson of ~S the Terrace Area Community Health Council on the ~ CH.C’s attempt to control costs at Mills Memorial. Doctors are the only workers thai expect to have "the cost ‘of the Medical’ Services Plan they are against it. ’ They do not contribute any more to hospital fund. -ing than other taxpayers yet their livelihood is de- ‘poident on maintain bis tak Frivileges The Seven doctors Who sigadd the letter we < If Anderson’s objective is to get out the small -owner operators from the commercial sector at least offer us a. decent compensation package for the To date the offer is $6,500 for gillnetters; trollers, E‘]. payments or interest-free loans are nat even in How long can anyone survive on $6,500 with | believe commercial fisherman are being sold out rlourismm. But can we afford:to feed or even start . family on the $7.15 an hour that most tourism “jobs pay? And tourism is only a few months of the Most anglers and charter-boat owners have their “SL If is a red zone (no fishing) for one sector it - . Terrace B.C, © unrestricted access to the taxpayer’s pocket. Any: . Tinie ‘diere is an attemptto control hospital casts or. - “peceived $3.2 million from M. §.P. in 1996/97. They "-- GORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag Dear Sir: The first Powwow in Terrace has left behind a lot of disappointed people. It started off with all the rules that governed the fests elsewhere. It changed directions in May with the outlying “Uf bands concems wilh picture taking of their sacred ip dancesi:To appease their concerns, it was decided ‘not‘to‘allow any cameras'at the event. However, the organizers continued to place arti- cles in the local newspapers that cameras would be permitted, and leaving the impression that this would be a camera buff’s paradise. When the people arrived with their cameras, there was a sign on the door staling no cameras were allowed. To back this up the security people \ were in- structed to seize any cameras and destroy the film in it This was told to me by one of the security persons. The police are interested in anyone else having this experience. Caught in this sting operation was a festival cir- cuit member from Onion Lake, Sask. Being an or- ganization member he had used another entrance and was unaware of the ban, He was one of the two announcers there to run the event. His camera was also seized and the film that was filled with scenic shots of this arca and Prince Rupert was destroyed.. He was very bitter about this and told me that Terrace was the only COLOURFUL PLAINS Indian dancers like Saskatchewan-born Oknese performer Dale Stonechild were at the recent Tribal Fest Powwow in Terrace, but local shutterbugs weren't allowed to take photos inside. This photo was taken when a Terrace Standard photographer persuaded some powwow participants to pose outside. Powwow camera ban was silly His partner had twenty years behind him, was— all over North America and had never heard of a camera ban. When asked how they dealt with the’ sacred dances, they said there was never a problem. The camera buffs always respected the perfomicts’ . ‘wishes and-did not take pictures of. their dance. + 4 Tt-was-always mandatory to stand and remove caps at these dances as a further indication to any one who wasn't paying attention to the announc- ers. The bands that were so concerned about picture taking got the protection they wanted, but it tumed out to be a double edged sword. They also were unable to take pictures of other events there, that were far, far more interesting than what they had to offer. They went home with nothing to show their friends and neighbours. Their demands also deprived all the other visiting dancers and their families of any souvenirs of their visit here. It was quite a price to pay for a concer that never existed in the first place, It was hoped by the circuit fest announcers that these concerned bands would eventually realize their mistakes and would fall in line with the rest of the continent, - If they don’t, they may. well find that local sup: port for their tribal fest will no longer be there. place in his ten years with the circuit that had not Larry Sommerfield allowed cameras. Terrace B.C. will point out that they must pay overhead as well. the next time you make cuts. This is tue but the amount docs not include the so N. Kendall payments they get from ICBC or WCB. Terrace B.C, 1 agree doctors should be fairly paid for their work, but let’s not forget that B.C. already pays the Keep dogs leash ed highest fees in-the country. - Given the stale of the local forest workers, -the doctors just seem to be greedy when they engage in their political games. Maybe they should cooperate with the C.H.C. At least doctors don’t seem to be hurting like many others, Walter McConnell Terrace B.C, Hospital board should eat the same food Dear Sir: Recently I was a paticnt at Mills Memorial Hospi- tal. The treatment, care and services provided by all staff was excellent. But, what upset me and others happened on Thursday June 11, 1998. The hospital board had a meeting and supper was provided, no problem. that took place in making the meal more appealing and presentable for the board members, No attempt, even with extra staff on, was made with the patient meals. This whole farce was ob- viously part of a survey that (he hospital had circu- lated a week earlier. The survey asked questions about respondents’ expectations about a hospital meal and what their hospital meals were like, Well, the meals might be nutritious, but appealing? No. . >, “Hospitdl-board members in. the future’ should: eat same way, You are the public’ 5 represerttutives, If the supper leaves you feeling like a hamburger on the way ome; fite.’Patients don’t have that option: Hospital should be about. Please keep this in mind The disgusting part is the extra attention to detail :- the ‘exact. sathé meal ds patients, presented ‘in the ° “Btcelient” patient ‘cafe’ ii what “Milly ‘Meniorat = Dear Sir: ] am writing to address the idea of Ferry Island becoming a leash-free zone for dogs. I must state that 1 was not afraid of dogs nor do ] dislike them. It is the owners of the dogs that have to face the realily thal dogs are animals and there- fore are unpredictable, Since I have been working down at Ferry Island, (one. and a half months) I have had a German Shepherd run at me and end up with its nose in my face, I] have -had a very large dog Jump up on the front of me and cover my shirt and pants with mud. Last night I had my pants literally torn off me by a retriever. ; In the first incident there was no harm done, other than a fast beating beart, the owner was very apologetic, was aware that her dag was not overly friendly but was still walking in the park wiht her pet unicashed. I must state that since then, when I have seen ber and her pet, it has been leashed. ; : The second incident, there. wasn’t even an apol- ogy. Perhaps they left in a hurry becuase my bus- band secing this huge dog jump up on me came fly- ing, out of the truck and demanded that they leash their dog or leave. The third incident happened last night, I was on Tay rounds in the evening, 1 walked half-way into a compsite, said, ‘‘Hello’’ to a young person sitting. by the plenic table. I didn’t have time to even real- ize what was happening. The dog came at me with /no. warning, F- turned away. and he bit me on the . back of my lég before the owner could stop him.: Guess what he said, “I can’t belleve he did that, he has never done anything like that before.’’ Oh yes, this dog was tied up with his leash 10 the picnic table. He sapped it like a string. (A short thne after'this incident I was sitting at the ‘thing to wear and waiting for my heart to get out of _ subscription. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday July 8, 1998 - AS “my moith, ‘ A woman came to the campsite and told me the story of her family pet, who: she believed “would -never do anything like that!’ One day they had company over and the dog attacked a fittle girl and literally tore her face off. This could have very easily have been a child that tais dog attacked. Anyone who reads the paper or watches the news can quote a number of incidents where the family pet bas killed or maimed a child. Just recently a dog owner was sentenced to 12 years in jail, because her pets killed a child. Well someone should be responsible, What if that was your child or grandchild? Dogs are animals, their owners have to take the responsi- bility. Joyce Findlay Terrace B.C, Liked the columns Dear Sir: Congratulations on Claudette Sandecki’s column on “‘What Every Grad Needs to Know’’. We can trust B. C. teachers to give our children what ihe school system requires, What you also need to know is that when the ex- pensive fridge refuses to work in the early evening, it’s because the cheap moulded plug at the back has melted. An electrician once condemned my fridge to death because of a 14-cent plug. Fortunately I got a second opinion. When the same electrician made a second visit to replace the plug on an electric heater he said (magic words) “You can do this yourself’, This hadn’t occurred to me. I thought electricians © were God. Since then I have learned to thaw pipes and frozen car doors with my hair dryer. Judy taught me that WD-40 is the answer to many problems. Wilma introduced me to circuit cleaner ~ and helped me prolong the lives of many TV sets and radios, even to resuscitate dead ones! A long- gone TWU member taught me how to deal with balky phones. Claudette thinks there should be a catch-all course taught in this. Maybe ‘‘Housewifery 101” or ‘Grad meets World’’. And different life-skills are needed in different places. I graduated in Gibsons. Didn’t need Northern skills — like the preparing-for-the-power-outage routine Which I now perform cach September. The parents of the grads who are going into the great big world could choose more sensible pills, too. Not suitcases or irips or cars. The most sensible gilt my older daughter received on graduation was a sewing machine from her grandmother, - I would advise a copy of Readers’ Digest ‘‘Fix it Yourself Encyclopaedia” and ‘The Moveable Nest’’ from Ten Speed Press. An electric screw- driver would be good, too. In addition to Claudette’s wise advice, I liked Char Toews’ Not the Bad News column, full of people going about their daily business, enjoying their lives. Most of the news in the paper is printed because it is unusual. It’s refreshing to read about ordinary, pleasant things happening. Worth the price of a , Marguerite Clarkson ” * Terrace B.C, Try a different spot for skateboard park An open letter ta Mayor & Council: For some time now the activities of young skate boarders on the apparatus beside the arena at the top of Paul Clark Ave. has interfered with the sleep of sick and elderly people in our housing unit. We have had several complaints of excessive noise as late (or early} as 2:30 a.m. It is especially irritating to residents of the southeast side of the building. Perhaps the city ought to consider moving the skateboard park ta a more remote location (eg., be- hind the curling rink). Alternatively, the council will take into account the seniors who live here and at least put a midnight curfew on its uses. Margaret Cooper & Floyd Dean Willows Tenants Assoclation Terrace B.C, Zombies attacked town Dear Sir: Okay, kids, you can check this out with your local history teacher but Hubert Beyer is wrong again! As I recall the story it;was Prime Minister Wilfrid '. Laurier who said the 20th Century would belong to Canada, not WW2 Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Laurier began his political career in 1871 and was just being optimistic about the Canadian way of life when he made his remark. King on the other hand sald, “Conscription if necessary but not necessarify conscription’’, promising that conscripts would not be sent over- seas but would be used as home defense forces in .case the Axis invaded Canada. They labelled these conscripts ‘‘zombies’’ after King's remarks and sent them to Terrace where they mutinled, taking the whole town hostage — which is a whole other story. Beyer did get it right about King being a necromancer — holding seances and talking to his dead dog without a leash. Perhaps the dog read Laurier’s speeches and informed his master! _ Speaking of dead dogs I sce peaple want the right | to run their dogs without leashes in public parks. Twenty years ago when I had a dog I took him up a logging road to enjoy the scenic route. We both got out of the car and got some exercise walking. My polnt is there is enough wilderness surround- ing Terrace that we don’t necd to encroach on pedestrian public parks with dogs today anymore than past days. Take your dog berry picking or go smell the skunk cabbage!- Se Brian Grege Terrace B,C. - About the Mail Bag - Letters to the editor can be malled to the Terrace Standard at 3210 Clinton St. Ter- race, B.C., V8G SR2, You can also fax let- ters to us at 250-638-8492. Or you can amall your letter to us at sfandard@kermode.net b . raider waiting for my daughter to deliver me sdine~ Name, sddrées and phone numbor Is re quired for verification.