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_ vpaign: ‘against new federal: legisla:
: tion’he. says ‘will destroy the coun- =

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: cheel Brousseau: is* driving: home .

an. ‘effort: to 4nerease. awareness
about his cause, se:
He! plans to” “speak out “against

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- Brousseau. said of- his. campaign.
BAIR C= 250, . an ‘amendment -
- broaden g: “Canada‘ s -hate. crime.
a legislation. lo ‘include -protection ¢
_ + for homosexuals,- recently became —
“laws ‘At‘makes: it. Allegal-to- incite.
“-hatved | against” an. identifiable -

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going on the road to try to overturn the federal law making it-illegal to incite hatred based: on.séx-.-. Jo
wal orientation, They’ Il tour the country before ariving in Ottawa June 17. JEFF NAGEL PHOTO || - :

"'Brousseait,” ’
eo). “He-wants - to ‘galvanize prass-: us
“roots” ‘lobbying: ‘efforts across: the -
“country. ‘in. the: hopes of one. “day:
reversing. the-amendment.
He ‘said “senators : were. too
afraid tO vote according ‘to their”
conscience, and defeat the bi
Mn Various ° ‘Christian | groups had:
‘complained, the: ‘legislation : would
muzzle’ teligious: teachings. on. 7
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- Brousseau’ fears the courts Pa
“and not citizens. = : will TOW. “deter-:

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. SS "The law is: 's0 vague, ‘sO. un: new legislation.

| “New contract Imposed seas

: ‘UNIONIZED workers at West Fra:
+. /ser's. sawmill here’ will end’ up <
with a six-per ‘cent’ pay increase”

- over. four yéars"as part ofa an, acbi-"
/ rated’ settlement. © 0°. 2. -
‘* ° Abitrator ‘Don ‘Munroe’ s ‘deci-

: ity. demanded’ by. coastal. forést

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. the: Indastrial :Wood_and “Allied”, gi
_ workers uhion ‘officially. ends the ©
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“nying him_on his’ trip in ‘Tessiet’s
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-IWA. Terrace ‘business. agent Sure >
“inder | Malhotra. “The ‘employer. .
has. absolutely every right ‘to sche-~.”
: dule. the:-shifts. .as.-they see “fit.
“They. can Tun’on a three-shitt: basis os

even days 3 a week.” aid. - :
“ SAlbO: gone. is overtime’ Bay. “fol. ating we differences is ‘New,
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“Brousseau s - daughter Darcie,
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May, his ‘son: Abratiam, ‘aged three- _

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: at MAN’ charged with production of a controlled .
. ubstance and possession of ‘a controlled substance. .

“ing the court.if his address changes.

“least'10, years and must pay a
F cember. 31... .

“THE COAST: Mountains School district:i is one of ©
"39 districts: that: will be. asséssed to etermine if
~ schools here need Seismic: upgrading. ’- Pale

_[ high-risk seismic zones,

“at. as many as800 schools. :

priority upgrades | as quickly. as. possible:

| researchers and. parents: so. that: we'can ‘maké sure. |
; our, children are Hearning in iti:a ‘sale! lace,” ‘Christ ,

: “TERRACE city “councillor: Stew Christensen: has .
- |: been elected’ tothe, North’ Ceittral Municipal Asso- a
ciation. dxecutive:. on
: The:: body, ‘which: lobbies on: “behalf” of northern 7 oe

“AtoWtis,. met May. 13-15 ‘in Fort Nelson.

author Tess Tessier, aré. ‘accompa: o

“J-speak what I-beli¢ve ‘as a “[
o God- -fearing: man.in:a- God- -fearing. a i
| Nation: What's: going to. happen’ to. Aa i :

: --- 7! councillor Ken’ Buclianan.. Stewart ‘councillor: Craig

He.-said: when, ‘the. fathers OF oe Caruso i is. serving as. second: vice: president

o confederatior. founded: the. country:
‘they recognized the Supremacy’ of. ye

_ THE: SKEENA: Mall: wants: the city tor indefinitely Jo.
delay; requirements. that it carry out: new: Jandscap- J. ;
|. ing. work td. the: west side. of, the: ‘mall by. this, Sumy

mer. | .
a -‘Phe.é éxiensive: s landscaping i in "ihe western, “park:
ing: lot. was-a requirement. connected to the: expec
“ ted | expansion. of Zellers,» = .

He aims. to ‘let people now
“how they” can ‘get invalved in-éf-, |

“If we don’t fight, we will lose =
At: all, We will lose. our freedom.", Ps

]/-aga, but the’ store's expansion never.went ahead, - <
“Phe Skeena Mall owners: want: the’ ‘city: ‘Lo te=..
“move the: three-year: deadline of July: 13 to. finish.
“the- work. ‘The. ‘Jandscaping’ wold. instead be done Jo.
" when and if an: expansion or major, alteration lo 0 the. To.
“ mall occurs. ;
“Council ‘has’ deterred the: request for fiir deli a
a beration. a

; _ Malhotra: said ‘the settlement’
puts’ West Fraser sawmill workers”
‘here on’ much the ‘same. footing “1
now .as‘the "Fresh Start".apree-\_
‘ment the IWA ‘struck ‘with. ‘New ©

wt 'S almost the. same thing,” .

: with: the | mall dover! the Jandscaping: iprovided:.it 3-

“Pot grower sentenced _

has been: tried and: convicted. ° . Sa
Michael: ‘Andrew* Skorka, was: ‘eanvieied of. one fe
unt. of producing mnatijuang around: Jiine: “27, 7”

vider ‘conditions. of Keeping, the: peace: and. notify. °

“Skorka cannot owner: ‘Possess ‘any . firearms. for at : :
$I, 000: fine’ by De:

School I quake risk k-gauded’

‘Education, minister’ Tom Christensen ‘said the.
province. will spend. $2 million assessing schools i in

‘Between June and, October,.ei engineers’ ‘will look =
The ministry “will prepare. a’ long-range. plan’ this.
fall: after province: =Wwide™ results: are ‘compiled, al-

lowing. the. ministry ‘tO. proceed with ‘the - highest .

“We're, working with school, districts, engineers):

“Northern: voices.

-The* new; ‘president’ of the NCMA is ‘Hazelton’: :

Mall wants. to delay work.

A development ' permit- ‘ias “issued ‘three years oy

City. ‘couneillors. noted. “part. of the. deal Struck :

in Pepots thu 0 othersriserwesild) ‘be: the

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