: James Horsburgh
No. It’s niceto-have a
“day where you can shop
without fighting the

“Mneups._

EAN ma (Cts:

crowds or waiting. in. tong

In view of the 1986: referendam
7 _Tesults, do you t think local”

Kathy Cure
(from Nass Camp)
Yes, | do, since they
voted and the vote was to
stay closed.

eg "Trace Review — Wedesiey, January 18, 1989 5

Strike etiquette _

Com me n t ar ‘y — by Stephanie Wiebe ,

When the subject of striking

_ teachers arises, some people

become quite militant and

begin a harsh tirade. against the |
- profession and unions in
general. Some people begin’a
“harsh tirade defending the pro-
.fession and unions in general.
I'm just a ‘‘fence-sitter’? and
I’m proud of it. Frankly, I
‘don’t believe that .one can ~~
-. judge another’s behavior until

one has “‘walked a mile in their

- shoes’’, something I’d rather

not do in this weather. But I’m
a bit jealous — if I went on
strike, would anybody notice? .
With the recent ‘Terrace
teacher’s strike, many pro-
found questions arise concern-.

| - ing the professional educator’s

‘Rene LeBlanc
i do believe so — for
_.$urel That's why we're

_- shopping in’ the ° CO-OP |

“now. 0

a Letter to the Editor

ar “Betty Reynolds
The referendum should
have covered a wider |
area.-Times are changing _
and | think people have to.
adjust accordingly. an

better

“To the Editor;

“Another environmental -land
use issue has reared its ugly head
“in the Northwest recently. The
- Kitimat’ cross-country: ski. club
has had a consultant locate a
“network of trails and accom-
-/ fhodations in a forested area just

~-gouth of Lakelse Lake, between

"Terrace: and Kitimat. While it
“would seem that cross-country
"'ghling would be ideally compati-

ecent - "public - meeting has

ble with ‘wilderness presérvation,

‘money?

“flushed out a variety of opposi-

tion to this nefarious scheme for

people to actually enjoy a small
portion of our wilderness. There

are a couple of hobby trappers

who have been trapping in this
area for some years, They have
expressed a concern that a
winter influx’ of skiers might
somehow be detrimental to their

own pastime and they would
' prefer the skiers to stay home or

go someplace else and bother
some other trapper. |

_Then there was a concern
about a nearby moose wintering
area, where the moose might be

put off by skiers swishing by

Margaret Tugwood -
Yes, absolutely! I’m.
really. mad about it. isn’t a
democracy supposed to-.
~be for people instead of:
corporations making

near their winter domain, There
was also-an attempt to show a
detrimental. effect on salmon
spawning in some of the area
streams, but it turned out to bea
little difficult to show how a
skier on top of the. snowpack
could adversely effect salmon
spawn deep under the snow and
ice, There is also some concern
about forestry values, although
impacts’ - on forestry - values

would be minimal as ski trails —
just don’t take up much room.

.. What makes this little con-
troversy so interesting, is the
fact that the area that is now so

hotly being contested by recrea-

conduct. For example, is there
a certain etiquette for picketing
teachers? Emily Post does not
confront this situation, so how
are we to know the proper con-

- duct to watch for?’

For example, if you’ rea.
picketing teacher, pacing in .
front of your school in the cold
January air, with two hours”

left of your picketing shift, and

suddenly nature is calling your
hame, what can you do? You
can’t cross the picket line, and —

"use the public school’s warm

convenient facilities. Are you
allowed a temporary leave of

absence to rush home for

_ relief? Do they discuss a stan-
_ dard procedure for this dilem-
"ia ‘at Wnion meetings? 2°

' And what about the
passersby? If a striking teacher

- is asked, ‘Pardon me, do you
' have the time?”’, can that |
: teacher simply consult his/her
watch and respond normally,
or would that reply be con-

strued as “‘teaching’’?
Webster’s dictionary defines

. teaching as ‘“‘to cause to
" know”, so it appears that the

_ teacher would be forced to ee

make a difficult political deci-

_sion. And are you allowed to

be seen laughing and joking

‘while on the picket line? Or.
‘must you maintain a serious, |

sober expression to appear. |
more professional? I know I |:
would have trouble with that
one. If I was told that I must
appear professional at all _
times, the temptation to wear-a
“false nose, moustache and. -
glasses’? ensemble would be.

‘overwhelming. And how does
- one dress? Would it be tacky to .

wear a warm fur coat when -
picketing for higher wages?
I’ve done my best to objec-
tively explain the concept .
unions, strikes and negotiations
to my children, but they only
‘seem interested in the actual
picketers. They expected to see
angry teachers marching in a
circle, raising signs high and
chanting ‘‘Hell no, we won't
go!” Evidently, the real thing
was quite disappointing. ;
It’s comforting to know that
preschool teachers have never
*‘walked out’’. Evidently
everyone knows that preschool
is sacred ground, and preschool
teachers are considered ‘‘essen-
tial services”. Anyone who. can
tolerate twenty-two chattering 3
and 4-year-olds for more than

two hours is considered a saint. -

And saints don’t strike, they ~
simply become institutional-
ged rahe ber ee

Meanwhile, what’s happen-
ing to all the money being .
saved by not paying teachers’

wages during a strike? Are ‘tax-

payers going to get a refund?
The teachers are taxpayers,
too. Why does that confuse
me?

soon.

The Atom Friendship Christ-

‘mas Tournament Committee

would like to thank all the busi-
nesses for their donations to this

tournament,

This was a friendship tourna-

‘ment arid the boys enjoyed many

tionists, fur trappers, wildlife

and forestry managers was total-

ly and thoroughly clearcut by

loggers in the early 1970's. So
much for the myth that is so per- .

sistently being spread in the
media by so-called environ-
mentalists whenever one of the

, ftequent logging versus preser-
vation issues arises. The myth

that logging leaves a permanent
moonscape, unsuitable for man,

beast, fish, fowl or forest. It

might be a very valuable exercise

‘for some of these moonscape
prophets to tear themselves .

away from their alarmist soap-
boxes and go look at these areas

Thanks from Minor Hockey

§ To the Editor; hours of fun playing hockey |

with kids from other com-
munities. The support of local
businesses, parents and
volunteers
preciated.

Terrace Minor Hockey.

Yes, there is life after logging

a few years after hardworking
loggers and sawmillers trans-

’ formed the riches of the forests
into livelihood and prosperity

for our people.
Yes, my environmental
friends, there ‘is life after log-

ging. There is living proof all

around us in the Northwest that
our mountain ramparts are not
some fragile orchid grove, but a
dynamic forest garden that will,

with the careful tending it now —

receives, provide us with uur
basic needs as well as wildlife
and recreation for generations,
Pete Weeber,

New Hazelton, B.C.

Let’s hope for.a settlement oe,

is greatly ap-"

Ellen Smith, .

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