Page A2 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 30, 1992 Reformers say ‘no’ to a ‘yes’ Oct. 26 TERRACE — The local Reform patty executive has voted to back the ‘no’ campaign in next month’s constitutional referendum, Skeena riding association presi- dent Lome Sexton said the execu- tive voted unanimously Sept. 19 - to “campaign vigorously’* for re- jection of the Charlottetown ac- cord on the Oct. 26 polling date. Sexton said a major concem with the document is that of its 60 “clauses, ‘‘only 10 are final, the test have to be renegotiated.’’ To agree with the accord is lantamount to “‘signing a blank cheque,” he said, Sexton criticized provisions which give every province a vir- tual veto. That means they can then use the veto on any future amend- ments to whatever constitution that emerges if the accord is ap- proved. Sexton said the Reform party wants the accord vated down and an end to the constitutional wran- gling so that the country could concentrate on the‘‘real problems which are economic”... ... As for claims Quebec will sepa- rate from Canada should the ac- cord be rejected, he suggested, “Tf Quebec is that close to pull- ing out, they're probably going to pull out anyway. Appeasement isn’t going to work.”’ Sexton said everyone he had talked to so far had either not read the document or were going to vote ‘no’. For those who haven’t seen the accord yet and want to get a copy, he said the local Reform party will have copies available this week. “Once people know what this thing is really about, they "Il have to vote it down,’’ he predicted. kak The Skeena Reform party has tentatively set Saturday, March 7 as the day it will select its candi- _ Gate for the next federal election. | In the meantime, Sexton con- firmed the loca} executive had al- Teady met with several potentially _ strong candidates. However, he added, the execu- tive felt it hadn't yet canvassed everyone Who might represent the party. And because there appears little likelihood of a federal election before next spring, the executive feels there is no need to immedi- ately select a candidate. But Sexton said the party does have contingency plans in place should a snap election be called. Say ‘yes’ or the issues will intensify, says MP TERRACE — A ‘yes’ vote in the constitutional referendum will reduce the intensity of and amount of time spent on such is- sues for the next decade, says Skeena NDP MP Jim Fulton. Rejection of the Charlottetown accord will only ensure specific issues it deals with will be raised by provincial premiers ‘‘again and again until they are dealt with,’’ he said. | Fultoa said Reform party leader Preston Manning showed ‘‘s serious lack of connection with political reality in Canada’’ in claiming a ‘no’ vote will lead to a moratorium on continuing con- stitutional negotiations. As for the threat the Parti Quebecois will tear up any deal should it form the government in that province, he predicted a ‘yes’ vote will make it extremely dif- ficult for them to whip up Quebecers. Rejection, on the other hand, will ultimately end in a successful sovereignty vote in Quebec, said Fulton. He conceded there was sig- nificant frustration outside Quebec with that province’s “ongoing threat and blackmail and howling’, made worse be- cause it had brought the province numerous federal contracts and " projects. “That really irritates people outside of Quebec,” Fulton added. Ending the ‘constitutional war of words’ will allow MPs from - outside of Quebec to push on those job and economic issues without being accused of being anti-francophone, he said/ . | Snow TERRACE — Work is begin- ning this week on six artillery positions ——- including one at Usk — —— to control avalanches this guns on time.” ° He estimates the Usk gun posi- tion might be used two or three times a winter, prompting a _,, closure of the highway and ferry “for about 10 to’15 minutes. Two” ¢ high: or three rounds would, be fired Five of the gun tower positions are being installed between Ter- race and Prince Rupert, and the sixth is to be located at Usk, on the Skeena River, about 225 metres east of Grandview Road. Rod Gee, avalanche coordinator for CN Rail, said two U.S. Army surplus 105mm recoilless rifles will be moved around from posi- tion to position as needed. Gee heard concerns of Usk resi- dents at'a meeting in the com- munity last week, The gun will fire over top of the cable car river crossing towards avalanche chutes. on Kitsclas Mountain. , “It’s a big gun and it’s going to make noise,’’ Gee said. ‘‘But the key thing to remember is we're not going to be using it all the each time. © - Artillery fire will give highways and railway technicians _ better control of avalanches along Hwy16 than the current method of helicopter bombing, he said, “The advantage of using artil- lery is that you can fire during ‘conditions of poor weather and “darkness,” Gee said. ‘Helicopter ‘bombing can’t always be done when you'd like to do it.’”” The payoff is fewer avalanches blocking the highway. _ On average, Gee said, 10 to 1 avalanches per winter reach the railway tracks. He said the guns should arrive ina month or so, but probably won't be used until January. “Tt seems like they have every- thing under control,’’? 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The policy of counting native voters separately comes from demands by native leaders that a way be found to determine if they support or reject the pro- posed constitutional changes. Assembly of First Nations head Ovide Mercredi has said the deal should be renegotiated if a majority of status natives living on reserves reject it. Mercredi has also said he’d be willing to accept the deci- sion of native voters . on reserves if Elections Canada cannot find a way to separate out off-reserve native votes. * Elections Canada estimates there are about 1,000 reserve polling divisions across the country. Mercredi is recommending acceplance of the proposed constitutional changes which lock in native self. government. cut to fit, if there is no room for the correction thing” {west side of North Thomas be- Correction. — TERRACE — A story ap- pearing in last week’s paper |. suggested al] properties on the tween McConnell and Hal- liwell were being rezoned R1. 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