AB - The Terrace Slandard, Wednesday, January 17, 2001 All gun article did was raise concern about a non-issue _ An open letter to: CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD cannot use their judgment , and/or common sense, John Holdstock, Past President, B.C. Wildlife Federation The Mail Bag I work within the system. I was a police officer for more than 25 years and Dear Sir: It is with interest and disap- pointment that I read a recent article your organization sup- plied to various newspapers around the province concern- ing the unsafe storage of fire- "7 arms. Sense. “By making this statement you are asking the public to belleve that all levels of the justice system will not or cannot use their judgment and/or common administration of the Fire- arms Act as a local fire- arms officer in the coms munity in which I live, I. have constant: contact with all levels of agencies that enforce and administer the Firearms Act and can, The article concerned the ~ scenario of a licensed (under the Firearms Act) hause- holder having firearms locked in a steel safe in his house, leaving the house after giving his wife the combi- nation to the safe’ and her then coming to the attention of the police and being charged with unsafe Storage of the firearms, While this scenario undoubtedly does occur it is alarmist and unrealistic to the point of being absurd today that based-on the circumstances you provide that anyone would be charged with unsafe storage. By making this statement you are asking the public to believe that all levels of the justice system will not or Say goodbye to these Dear Sir: [ am writing in response to the latest agreement be- tween Overwaitea and its employees. None of the arti- cles that have appeared in the paper, state the whole truth, but an illusion of truth, to make the company look fairer than it really is, . What the general public doesn't realize, is that well over ten longtimers do, in fact, lose their jabs. Added up, they are losing approximately 109 years of service and experience, ; ; The articles mention the seniority scale but not the fact that there are two levels of seniority, the longtimers and the junior clerks, The difference in wages between the two, is less than half, with minor benefits. Very few longtimers had the option to Stay and work at half their normal rates, with less than full time hours. We can't blame the parttime workers for voting in fa- vour of this.agreement, and we can also understand why the longtimers voted against it. , Being as junior clerks out number the longtimers, it was settled in their favour as per the agreement. What does this mean to you, the general public? Probably nothing, seeing as the store remains open under the existing banner. Had the agreement been turned down, everyone Store . willbe =| Dear Sir: With the coming of the new year, Terrace faces a future with one of its cor- nerstones gone forever, The Co-op feéd and garden. store has closed. Just another: market ad- justment, you probably think. But no - the Co-op feed and garden store was the infrastructure support- ing local agriculture. While other stores will pick up feed business or the plant sales, no other store will ever be the place where people go to buy a few seeds and look- ing around the store begin to dream about raising chickens, horses, or cows, No other store will ever | maintain the kind of eclectic inventory neces- Sary fo support a thriving farm community. The electrolytes, de- wormers, caw thermo- méters, buckets, fencing tools and equipment, the : hay seed, baler twine, ‘ fence posts, hay forks, beet molasses, bulk onion | sels, grow trays, kelpmeal, — chicks and chick starter, peat moss, vermiculite, - black gold, seeds and see- ders can all be found there among a thousand other unique products. Terrace possesses a rich agricultural heritage, mag- nificent soils in the valley and the ability to supply much of our own food. So please take a mo- ment to reflect on what we have all lost in the closing of this store, Maureen Bostock, Terrace, B.C, About the Mail Bag The Terrace Standard welcomes letters, Our address is 3210 Clinton St., Terrace, B.C. VEG 5R2, You can fax us at 250-638-8432 or e-mail Sslandard@kermode.net, No attachments, please. We need your name, address and phone number for verification. Our. deadline: is noon Friday or noon Thursday if It's a long weekend. - f babys gh « t j aera ae ee ee ee ee is the use of good judgment I feel, safely say that there and common sense in these agencies at all levels. They are not out the get the pub- lic but are trying their best to act within the spirit and intent of the law. Your federation does provide a good service for the public by providing information on lopics such as the Firearms Act but there should be some tempering of the interpretation of specific topics, In my opinion all the article succeeded in doing was raising a non issue and causing unwarranted concern about this aspect of the legislation. - , Ray Griffith, Terrace, B.C, workers would have been fired, and the store Teopened under a new name. ; How many employee unions do you know that wouldn't come and support the unfairness of such an agreement and offer aid to its members? | ‘Té that is an example of what people get for paying union dues, perhaps such an organization should also be investigated for a lack of loyalty to their members. The termination of those Jong term employees has been totally ignored by the media. Maybe the same company also owns the local papers and the TV news?. This agreement will spread throughout B.C, and other major food chains will follow by example. We are head- ing into a minimum wage society without a drop in ex- penses, Do we think that a drop in half the wages, will reflect on the prices within that store or any other? If you do, think again. I for one, will not support a grocery outlet that is so unfair to its long term employees. | Within the next few weeks, you will no longer sce the old faces that have given you so many years of service. Instead of congratulating them on their settlement, say goodbye and thanks for a job well done. , Sharlene Lindstrom, Terrace, B.C... toy am now involved in the 4 LCOME “"W/7AGON 7 Sinca 1930 | Your Welcome Wagon Hostess for Terrace, B.C. |S: Eileen 635-7468 If you are new to Terrace please call Your Welcome Wagon hostess for your free gifts . and information. LCOM AGON \ Since 1930 aah y, " Thank You! 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