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- A6-The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 1, 2005

hat a memory he caught

_ when fishing with his father

Dear Sir: ..

I just have to comment on Rob |

Brown’s “Debait Debate” Skeena
Angler column of May 4, 2005.
- Some 30 years ago, I can still
vividly remember jumping on my
father’s back as he waded across the
“shallows of a'stream.

When safely on the other side, I
jumped off.as he laid his rod down
and opened his fishing bag.

» I sat beside him as he started pre-

paring roe balls for steelhead fishing.
1 asked if I could help, He ‘quickly.
passed me a few pieces of nylon and

_some thread. “Not too big son, about |

‘this size”.
I placed a piece of skein in the
center of the nylon and folded the

ends up. Just like my dad did. “Make —

sure you wrap the thread tight and

off".
He placed the container with the
completed roe balls back in his bag

. and we walked to the tail out of the
run. He put his rod together, adjusted .

the float and carefully placed a roe
ball on the hook. -

-He- -handed me his fishing rod. -
. “Do-you, see that seam where the”
slow water meets that faster water? .

Try to cast the float so that it drifts

two half hitches before you break it

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

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ail Bag —

I was only about six at the time
and it took me a few tries.to hit
- the designated target. I attentively
watched the float bobble through
the seam, then it disappeared. “Set
_the hook!”

I pulled up and could feel the

weight and then the tugging. Dad

helped me hold the rod as I reeled.
It lasted about three minutes and
' then the line went slack. I lost the
fish that day, but caught a memory
that willlasta lifetime. =
» This memory as a child, along
with many others are the main rea-
son why I’m still an active angler.
I try to emulate these memories
with my own, children today to cre-
ate the same:close bond with them
as I have with my father. »

umn, states “The B.C. Wildlife
Federation mouthpieces will trot
out the bogus argument that ban-
ning bait will adversely affect kids
when their real motivation is the
fear that their members won’t be
-able to catch as many fish without
it. ”

I feel for the author because to
‘make: such a statement suggests

”

that he does not have any memories

fishing with bait as:a child as peers —

and myself have.

To ban bait from streams in our.

province will not make a difference

_ to our fish stocks. It will surely ad-

. versely affect kids, parents and oth-
_ ers that enjoy angling with it.

The fly angler against the bait

angler and visa’ versa is not the ap-

too many threatsto ourresourceé and
1 believe if we stand together we
can address many of them,

In doing so we have a chance to
ensure healthy viable stocks for fu-

ture generation to enjoy. -

Some current issues that plague
us‘are salmon farming, habitat
loss, degradation of habitat, cur-
rent water licence
on many of our small: streams for
power generation, government cut
backs and the list goes on.

I have read a number of Rob’s

_columns and side with him on many

issues. On thei‘debait debate” col-

umn, we will have to agree to dis- |

agree.

Michael Langegger,

Kitimat, B.C.

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Motor mooched

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2:15 p.m. on May 26. »

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MP dines with Queen

nearly 400 people to have
dinner with Queen Eliza-
beth LI last week.
« The. May 24 dinner
took place in Edmonton
and was part of the Queen -
and Prince Philip’s visit
to Alberta and Saskatch-
ewan to help them mark
the 100th anniversary of.
joining Canada.

Cullen was chosen to
attend the dinner as one
of the representatives
of the federal _ NDP
“caucus.

. And although he did not get a chance to speak with
the Queen, he got close enough to take a good look at
net tiara. “I saw a lot of the wealth of the northwest on

” Cullen commented.

” She looked great,” said. Cullen of the 79- -year-old
monarch. “I wonder how she can attend every one of
those things and do what she does.”

Nathan Cullen

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SOMEONE SNATCHED a motor off a pickup truck |

information leading to the arrest and charges being laid -

SKEENA-BULKLEY MP Nathan Cullen was one of |

Dear Sir:

So once again the “War
on Drugs” hits us. Schools
systems in this region will
be conducting searches and

“. random checks on lockers,

automobiles, and even our
children’s person to help
+ fight ‘drug’ use.

Good for them. It is about
time we protect our children
- from the harmful side effect
of drug abuse.

‘But the topic does raise
‘concerns.

First, who is going: to de-

‘cide which students need be:

i

. searched .and when? Does

the personal search of stu-
dents include body cavities?

How will the officials in
charge, whoever they might
be, be able to determine if
‘a student: actually carries/
ideals drugs, or. if the student

was just a victim of pranks
or bullying.»
' Sounds to me like a great
way to get someone expelled
or arrested. Just slip a couple
bags into their locker and
then rat them out.

What if the ‘smell’ on
the child in question is due
to an association with a pot
smoker. Forty to 60 per cent
‘of BCers use marijuana, ac-
cording to numerous stats.

So proximity to smell is
about a 50/50 chance. Don’t
think ‘that’s possible. Just

ask our Olympic snowboard.

team. We almost lost a medal
to second hand pot smoke.
Second, what about legal
drugs being used illegally?
‘I know kids sell Ritalin
to each other as well as Vi-

agra, antihistamines, Prozac »

and numerous others. Who’s
keeping tabs on that?
Will children who smoke
tobacco be charged as well,
because possession of that

~ drug is illegal for a minor. ©

. And = let us
get the good old Ca-
nadian standby — booze.
Should the kids (and teach-

not for-

ers) be given breathalyzer

tests before they are allowed

_ in the school. And if a child

. a
Music
magic |
Dear Sir:

My husband Hugh “and

I thoroughly. enjoyed lis-
tening to the three school

bands — Skeena, Caledonia
and Thornhill as well as the:

Terrace Community Band
and Terrace Symphony at

Musicfest Canada in Rich- ©

mond.

The Terrace areais so
fortunate to have such tal-
ented leaders and musi-

_ cal directors and after so

many years with the Pacific
Northwest Music Festival
up there, it was.a chance for
me to hear the great talent
from students and residents
alike. Such a wonderful cou-
ple of days.
Good luck in all your fu-
ture endeavours.
Olga Power,
Nanaimo, B.C.

is caught with alcohol, will
they be charged?

Now don’t misread me.
I’m all for protecting ‘our
kids, but let’s be fair, or just

forget it.

It was only in the last year

‘or so that the schools talked
, about
from the school grounds,
even though it has been ille-.
‘gal for some time for kids to

removing smoking

Our society is ripe with
drug use and abuse, from
caffeine and speed to Prozac
and weed. So why are we
targeting only a few select
drugs to monitor?

_ Our children need the
facts, not draconian rule
changes. |

Crystal meth is a dan-
gerous drug: and should be
watched for, but to put pot

tended) is misleading.

If we were truly working:

in our children’s best inter-
est, should we not educate
them honestly and openly? .

How many of their teach-

ers. smoked pot in the 60s

and 70s? How many of their

. parents did or still do?

If you lie to children,
even a little bit, about the
dangers of a particular drug;
they will never believe a

word you say about the
truly dangerous side effects
that may/do exist for other
drugs.
Our children need pro-

"tection, but they are not the

uninformed, gullible, naive
children of previous genera-
tions. The best help we can

give them is honest informa- "

tion and our compassion.
Keith J. Piper,
Terrace, B.C.

have tobacco. .

in the same bag‘(no pun in-

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