“spent on roads would: ‘open up: and. contiect te: | - velopment. oe co A version: of that same Bhitosophy i is- ow. be-- ing tested northeast of-here in-a largely untapped area miners, loggers and. others. say. contain: raw |. resources sufficient to estore ® this region’s s eco- . _- nomic health, * a -- GENABETTER .._.-. NEWS/SPORTS: Margaret Speirs” _. NEWSPAPERS ©. “INTERN REPORTER: Rebecca Collard. . COMPETITION Ne -.-. FRONT OFFICE: Darlene Keeping: Ad- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 3, 2004 ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988 _ PUBLISHER: ROD-LINK” 7 ADDRESS: 3210 Clinton: Street Terrace, BC,» » V8G. BR2° - an _ TELEPHONE: (250) 638-7283 * FAX: (250) 638-8432 ~. ' WEB: wivw.tefracestandard.é sam — EMAIL: nhewsroom@terracestandard. com. ~ Road. work — stop AT. any. one of the’ bridges, spanning: the - _ereeks and rivers of this. province’s highways and’, ~ you’ lL find, etched into the concrete, the: years they: - were built, Invariably those years willbeinthe1950s_ a and 1960s, the: boom years of highway construc-. : tion ‘under Social Credit Premier W.AC: Bennett.” - His” philosophy. was: ‘simple — “public.” monies - gions,. providing. opportunities. for: ‘economic dew The challenge’ is 5 toad ‘ac ‘access. “Phere | isn’ 7 any. - or at least none sufficient to’ permit. potential te- source ‘development: What theré-is isa concept, | . the Stewart-Omineca. Resource. Road which, if:it. | 7 pans out, would involve i improving’ tough sections | of existing roads, building, new stretches and: ‘gen=" _ erally. creating a’ reliable and, ‘depeiidable route: ¢ for |: _ Yesource companies. © :* Co: _-. Thétoad would j join: Hwy37. north of Kitwan; ga, Ae ‘providing a gateway for resources and opportuni- |° ties for Stewart, the: Hazéeltons' and Terrace. But: }- the. problem is: finding somebody to. take owner=: - _ ship. of the Project and {he | money. to make’ it: hhap- | pen. : “One solid ékample of what is possible i is North: | ~ gate ‘Minerals Corporation which has a.gold-cop-- ‘per mine, Kemess South, in the Toodoggone area. |: at the eastern end. of the proposed: Toad network: Ore from there is now tricked over.a road to the: "east, coming out’ north of Prince George. It’s. a | i long: route, and expensive: 2 ( -to-ship. ore Out-at’ the. Stewart-tidewater Would be: betier, particularly. given.the promise of. the com- : pany’ s latest. mineral find, Kemes North. : Northgate: doesn’t want to build a road: by itselt'| “ but'it would be’ ‘willing. to pay to-use one built | by somebody else. Which is: fair enough. Tts Ke-_ _ mess North. development plan i is. now. paiying ain | . increased call for-a road to‘the area. 9 2) - . - And: this ‘leads ‘to the provincial” govern | OnE which has the resources to putin place a road and po - reclaim its costs through user pay. -/ 2 : “¢ “It. would be'a version ‘of the ‘W. A. c. ‘Berinett’ ok | philosophy and fitin nicely with the bedrock un | .S -derpinnings. of. the current ‘government of not di- - rectly subsidizing any. one Company... Hate Besides, the province is shelling out $600. ‘mit-_| lion in’ tax; monies: to: improve: the Sea-to-Sky: | Highway. from Vancouver. ‘to. Whistler -for. that | ‘Sporting event. called the 2010: Winter’ ‘Olympics | - in the: expectation this will stimulate’ a return on] that public i investment. Given that, aresource road |: _ in an area that desperately needs some economic}. activity is the Ti ight tng te to do. 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Stories, photographs: Hlustations, desis and typesiytes in the veiaga Standard are he pioperly of the consi ~~ holders, Including Cariboo Press (1965) Ltd, ty illustration’ repro services and advariising agentes. : Reproduction in whole or in’ part, without witlen permission, is Specifically prohibited. Authored as second class mall pending ina Post Of Depart fe pay of postage ii bch, " Special thanks. to. all our contributors and. _ correspondents: for thelr time and talents » : : STANDARD iroad: coming: west..| "ADVERTISING MANAGER: Brian is | PRODUCTION. MANAGER: Edoitard Credgeur. " “VICTORIA - “That Was a “con” “win: byclections: emment.: cin the’ face for the Liberals. ‘Fhe : “per cent ofthe vole'in thé riding - . in 2001 while the NDP'stumbled — “home. with 20. per cent, results ~ that ‘almost: ‘exactly reflected the : ~ provincial vote, 0 ‘win’ the backing of 33 per cent of: ‘yolers, while the. New Democrats lopped ‘50 per cent; dalé: in -Mary: Polak; :and ‘poured _Wote.” sling my ‘attention: - raced Thombill?*, - bledrivers One vehicle theft can... ‘Tead to a series of crinics’ ‘from - .. homicide. as: drug: addicts. ‘break the Tay. 0. get money: fos ‘more - Opral ‘One. out of four females ‘din his: “cOrigte gation reveals hav- mol estalion, or. incest. | P OLD CABIN! A q 1s \vincing “win -for. the NDP ao 5 “Surrey,” ’a \blow. for ‘the -Lib-. | |. “grals ‘and .a - disaster; Mor the |} Green, ‘Party, and ‘Adriane Carr.” |". The’ Liberal. spin: is: that it's: | - tough for: governing: parties. to *} . True! enough, The: last victory. 1. bya governing party was in: 1981. “People can’ safely: send a thessage: ae of dissatisfaction i ina byelection, _ = without having to. worry ‘about - which” ‘party: will. form, the. - BOV- - ..But-this. ‘was a sitll a sharp slap. ; . Gordon. Campbell party took: 60: ~ Now. the: Liberals: could “only, . The. “defeat® comés : 1es5 than’? seven. months. before- the provine "ial vote. next May, ‘and afler-a: big. effort by- the Liberais. They ~ ~ thought they, had a; strong: canidi- : dissatisfaction. . " taxpayers” money, into: pro-zov- .*, It" Serhiment advertising during. the. ~ campaign, Campbell: helped: out,’ Sand, they .came! up wilh a, flood =: ‘of -spending*announcements ‘and -- » evenstax cut one’ week beforé ihe - EVERY: NEWSCAST meéfitions - 7 battered’ women, car thefts, the * [oR * shortage: -Of -affordable;. quality ~ "|: [§ child: caré, fisheries: ‘squabbles. |G "over salmon. Still this Week’: | > many shocking: tidbits: peppered * . otherwise ho-huitn stories: catch- be ‘For ‘example, “this sialement ” fiom a Surrey: RCMP Conslable:, -“Phe level: of car thefts: ig:an’ ae :. curate’ baromeler ofa. communi-: - - = ly’s drug problem.” * What's. the -: datest levet-of. car: thefts i in 1 Ter: Thieves: ~ “especially those. ems high on drugs.= make. irresponsi-. break: and enters to: vehicular: ‘ing x béen'a victiin of sexual, abuse, “The minister says" “We nave We eusinneeisth NAY zany] "PAUL WIELCOCES ; Theit. fist - rea on: val “vote for us, said the Liberals, ‘be. “ cause ‘the. NDP would: be worse, . attitudes: Te people. think” you" re: doing’ a ‘ba, | job. you, need, to ims. prove. THROUGH BIFOCALS _CLAUDETTE SANDECKI ; SFROM THE CAPITALG It didn’t work... The: Liberal: > challenge is to get beyond denial, and” figure: OUL: whiy- they: have: “lost the support of more than half: ‘. the people. who: voted for them | in, 2001: : » For New. ‘Democrats, the. win an ‘denionstrates that theif, dismal’ res! ot cord i in ‘Bovernment is is NO: o tonger vet: bills. . fatal to their hopes: That’ $ “good: “Tews - for leader Carole James, : “whose ‘main challenge i is'to:show _. :that the party has changed: . The. NDP was able. to field” |. -.camipaign’ workers. = “something. «that didn’ happen. i in- 2001: - and» nana winning effort,” “ aie The’ victory’ is. ‘also-a ig. prac: . we tical. boost for the; party. The NDP. . gels ‘a much greater opportunity” “|. to press the Liberals: in-Question. : ’ Period, and toget. the - parly’s. - “|. yiews into the public debate, New | MLA Jagrup Brar has six months « to.show, up at every elementary. ~ school. ‘concert and:service club lunch: in the riding,-and ‘raise, is-- “Sues that ‘affect: all: the: Surrey . Green Party... ‘Carr’ ‘chose: 10. run ‘hepselt in the. byelection, saying that’ ‘party < “eadéers have’: ‘traditionally. taken: | cers othe first chance’ to séck a seat.- s" “that . voters just wihted to signal their’ In. the: -genefal : " election: voters. ‘they’ II. shave.’ to = Tess. than f nine per cent, ‘Worse, the byelection left vot The,. decision: ‘backfired, "The. is.Wwith an obvious conclusion. A Green vole, under our: current: System, ‘will’ be-a. wasted vote in- ~almost’ every, riding in the prov- “since: : : |: Others will donate. Hundreds of ae ’ _dollars activities rather han: ‘educational. more. animal ‘shelters than. we - * have shelters for abused women a “and children." ; . Here?s - nother : “eye- opening " 1: "statement, from a Southern- ‘Bap-- “tist, minister with a ‘large’ ‘con: * grogation. He was. speaking on. . Often the daycare building ae lacks. "adequate: “Outdoor: ‘play. Whai_ docs that say: about our 7 : Priorities? If you need more proof. : animals come -first, think-of the vd numbers-of, Jistenets and readers". . who phone i in or. write begging tor. adopt amiutt that's been beaten, : “un ‘over, hiing,.or buried alive... y, Ofteni.-430.. listeners: will te- =~. a spond stfering to adopt the: © dng. lected ¢ ona promise to properly Yo CAN ALWAYS Uberals ¢ get a slap | 9 in the face | ers could safely £0 Green, cither: ae a ‘because they liked their policies. -}°- of didn’ t support of the tvo- main 2: if. “parties. ‘In 68 of the 79 ridings: the Liberals would have romped” ‘home. even if every: ‘Green. voter “ had decided to'back the NDP: : -- The’ byelection’ results: show’: Bn os ‘that, things’ will. be: different: th - time. om ra The Liberals, and New. Demé-. corats’ will be'locked'in‘a humber of: close races,;-and perhaps’ even °° ina. ‘battle. to. form the: BO¥ n. ment. PS “The only people’ who will safes. ly be able to vote Green aré those. -in-ridings svhere the: races aren't’ _ close,‘ and* those. who' don’ 1 care. “whether the Liberals: or the: ‘NDP: ? form government.‘That leaves the _ Greens with bleak “prospects, The: results should send “a. "Waring. lo ‘Campbell.- People: are... fF unhappy with the style and ‘stib= 2 > i _ stance of the: ‘government, Jt Ss: an i “, message that: ng ; - quickly. to. blame. the’ "defeat on, - “the active. NDP. support “by. big... = unions, ‘which : did’ pour workers a 2 “into the’ ‘Cam paigo. - “But the: goverment’ made ape “big ‘push: as well,’ and ultimately “the. defeat: reflected the judgment: oe. of. the: 12 000 people who’ voted. willocks@uleranei ca ‘Neither our “federal nor provin cial-governments has: compré=. 8 ‘hensive, longterm plan to protect on i “and ‘enhiance salmon stocks. : . “As well, more salmon fare is .. ‘-cences are being given out’ though . “no'studiés have’ been darie to dée--- clermine whether or not fish farms: “fF “are harmful: to. the. 2. environiveat: a | and wild: salmon. : 4 -Then- on ‘an interview ‘abou o “het latest book, Worth Fighting. “For, Sheila. Copps- dropped ‘this © “bombshell: “If Afghanistan core. | -ducted their fominating meetings: foreign observers: would ‘declare: the ‘Afghan election invalid: Moet “Wow! Copps is.right,. In’ ‘ihe = ‘summer election,. Paul ‘Marlin : famed candidates’ he: chose, to” f ‘the exclusion of potential 'candi- - » dates; ‘some of whom had cam=": i ~ paigned ‘more than’a year to.run--’ “Ih the: a: riding” Martin’s behav-: - iour'was far from democratic; . |”, “But ‘the. most: startling’ ‘news! was that of 890 ‘Skytrain: riders 7 “randomly checked, ' none e had. al Ueket 0 tide, Peanenn ose “SEI NORTHERNER.