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Letters to the Editor

To the editor, AS recent newcomers to ‘this fair city (we arrived . in

. February) we are enjoying our new life in Terrace.

’ Terrace has much to offer both for my husband and myself and our daughter. Although there are many things available in Terrace to " make life more enjoyable, there are two areag that I feel " deserve praise in an open letter, ‘ Retall merchants be proud!- We have been to most of the - stores in Terrace and have always received courteous,

' helpful and friendly service. The sales personnel have a

smile and pleasant greeting wherever I am shopping and . always do their utmost to ensure that. am a satisfied

customer.’ It is not unusual in a clty of thia size for sales . clerks Sdt omdtato’déVélop a very, indifferent ‘attitude |

"toward their customers. This has definitely not happened in Terrace.

I would also like toe express Iny family's appreciation to

the staff at the swimming pool. They have a very professional attitude and they can be proud of their abilities ‘and achievements.. My husband and I enjoyed our swim- ming lessons greatly (we are rank beginners) and my six- year-old has developed a great love and respect for water,

The instructors are very inventive and possess an abun- dance of patience.’ We. are looking forward to more. swimming Iseasons in the future and plan to make use of all

* the facilities at the swimming Pool ag often as our schedules

will allow. _

To the Editor, «

Ori behalf of- the. 1983 Northern. B.C. Winter Games —

Committee I wish to extend thanks to all those who par- ticipated in the fund raising walk, bike, and run athon held May 30, The event raised approximately $3,000 towards the’ cost of staging the Games,

I would also like to extend thanks. to the’ Community .

"Recreation Class of Caledoala and the other volunteers who

“To the > Balter, at

organized the event and worked hard to make it a success.

Last but not least many thanks to those who supported the .

participants “financially through pledges and those businesses and groups that donated goods and services; Canada Safeway,. -Overwaitea, ‘Terrace Co-op, Skeena . Beverages, Slade and Stewart, Dog N’ Suds, ‘Dairy Queen, B.C. Forest Service, Terrace Curling Club, Roadrunners Motorcycle Club; RCMP, . Spee Dea Printers, CFTK, Terrace Herald, and the Northera Sentinel.

1988 Winter Games -

. We would like to take this opportunity to congraiulate the

. Terrace dog club and all those who participated in their

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. recent championship dog show and trig]. It was a'well show, and the courtesy and friendliness exhibited by

membership and those townspeople who we met made for -

an extremely pleasurable weekend. The people of Terrace can be’ justly proud ‘of this. ' dedicated group. and should Support them in their future endeavours. . Thanks again and Bee you ‘next year. . ; KATIFS reg. ‘English Springer Speaniels - oa Sim and Pat McKenney. 20 ~_Graniale,B. Cc.

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The Salvation Army wishes to thank all who helped tins any ‘way to make the Red Shield campaign in Terrace vKitimat’.

“asucceas.: 2: . Saying “‘Thank Yor” seems to inadequate, yet tt is ex-. Bed on behalf of those whose lives will be Made more .

Satisfying and rewarding because of your F Beneronity and” ;

‘'“gonecern, -

ThankYou and God Bless you.

Glenn Paley

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To the Eéitor, oe ON

cameitt of the Falkland Islands for 149 years and .

he vas!

Here: ia. rr chronology of Dine

. ‘sovereignty talks in New-York, ‘negotiators describe. their. talks as “cordial and positive.” But Argentina’ "warns. it will opt for a."procedure which: bettent suits. - ta interests” if'no early solution is found.

- March 19 — Sixty scrap-metal workers Jad ¢ on the . Felklands dependency of South’ Georgia, 800 miles to .

a Angentine flag Is raised. April 1 — Britain, believing an invasion imminent, ‘call a meeting of the UN Security Council,

British marines surrender after bloody fighting. '. April 3 — South Georgia and the South Sandwich - Islands are selzed by Argentine forces after another * battle. The Security Council approves Resolution 602, demanding Argentine withdrawal from the islanile and negotiations over their. future. April 5 — Lead ships of a British armada sail from: Portsmouth, England. British Foreign Secretary - . Lord Carrington resigns over failure to avert the Invasion. — April 8 — U.S. State Secretary Alexander Haig _ arrives in London to start a ahuttle between London, - Buenos Aires and Washington. April 10 —- Britain’s nine Common Market partners _ ban imports from and arms sales to Argentina.

-around the Falklands. ;

__, Aprils — Haig’s shuttle diplomacy ends in failure, “with Argentine insisting on sovereignty and Britain. _ refusing to “reward aggression.”

April 25 — British forces invade South Georgia, capturing the main harbor at Grytviken and damaging the Argentine submarine Santa Fe. -

April 26 — ‘British complete capture of South

Argentines are taken prisoner. April 30 — Britain backs up its naval bloc de of . _ the Falklands with an alr blockade. The United Stgtes | + announces support for Britain, promising materiel aid and imposing trade.sanctions on Argentipa, - | May 1 — British planes attack Stanley: airfield,. which in the coming weeks Is a target of repeated air and naval bombardment. Britain claims an Argen- tine Canberra bomber and. two Mirages were shot down during an attack on British ships. May 2 — A British submarine sinks Argentina’ 8

: $42 crewmen,

bomber shatters. British destroyer HMS Sheffield _ with an Exocet missile, killing 20 seamen.

- May 6 — A peace bid by UN Secretary-General Javier Perez’de Cuellar is Jaunched, while one: un-

“ferry collapses.

ritain nd “Acgethie ‘have. “disputed the “within 135

March 2 —In a joint statement after the Keo. 26-27

iitde ‘reaistance, In San Carlos Bay on the northwest | ‘coast of East Falkland Island,’ but offshore a - helicopter is forced to ditch. with the loss of 21 com-. °

“ mandos. Two scout choppers and a Harrier are shot down'with the loss of five crewmen. Argentine jets sink the frigate HMS Ardent, killing 20 crewmen. Twenty: Argentine’ planes and helicopters are reportedly shot down. 4

~\) the east, to dismantle an old whaling ‘station. Tha

April 2 — Argentine forces Invade the Falklands.

Antelope. The British shot down seven Argentine planes and report losing one Harrier..

Ireland arid Italy, renew sanctions against Argentina,

sunk with the loss of 22 crewmen. An Exocet missile hits the container ship Atlantic Conveyor, ‘which later

“ (lements.

April 12 — Britain announces’a. 200-mile war zone: . ; . to capture high ground in sight of Stanley.

~five Argentine prisoners. and injures seven: at Goose _

Georgia by taking Leith~Harbor. A total of 190 '

- will be taken by force: Artillery and warships bom-

sole crulser, the Gerieral. Belgrano, with the toss of - Britain. A landing crait is. also bombed at Choiseul . > Sotind, claiming six British lives. The frigate HMS

May 4-— An: Argentine Super Eiesdard fighter-

-kilometres of Stanley, taking 400 prisoners. .

_ dine 14— The British are.on the outskirts of the

ae “Mertaken by Peruyian Rreaident Fernando Belaundé- Argentines retreat White ‘ses fly‘over Blaney, and... ane urrender’ talks begin.”

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May. u-

May 2i - _ 5,006 Beitish troops begin landing, ‘ath:

May 23 — Argentine planes sink the frigate HMS

May 24 The Common Market countries, except

- May 25 — The British destroyer. HMS Coventry is .

sinks with the less of 12 men.

May 28 —— Pope John Paul arrives in Britain and " praysfor peace in the South Atiantic as British troops - launch an attack on . Darwin-Goose ‘Green Bet:

May 29 — About : 1,400 Argentines surrender at Goose Green. Seventeen British and 250 Argentines . were Wed in the fighting, . ; _

‘ June 1 — British forces move'on from Goose Green

June 2 ~- An explosion of faulty ammunition kills.

Green.

June3— - Surrender leaflets are dropped on Stanley defenders by British.

June 7 — The luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is returning home after landing 3,000 troops on South Georgia. British advance. parties ‘probe Argentine ~~ defences at Stanidy. British invite Argentine com- meander Brig. Gen, Mario Benjamin Menendez. to surrender; he refuses. ,

‘June 8 Prime, Minister Thatcher reveals 9,000 British troops are on the Falklands and says Stanley

bard the capital, Argentine planes hit the British landing ships Sir. Galaliad and Sir Tristram, crowded. with troops, 15 miles southwest of Stanley. On June

13, the British announce 43 soldiers and seven seamen ~ died in the attack, worst death toll of the war for .- -

Plymouth is alsa attacked, wounding five. June 11-12 — The British advance to within 16

capital, Both sides agree to a Red Cross demilitarized zone: for @0 civilians. As: the -British advance, —

: ’ Skeena MP

Siiers mun. |

gape Like Peter pyidman waive palltiesa fad natin,” = Doall pollticlans apend $400 a day for hotel roots? Doall: :

onal ‘spend $37.50 for bottles of Fench wine? of -

course not, - n. '. ‘People redent this waste, People are disgusted by nigh .

7 living Socreds. a But it isn’t just because of excessive spending or personal :

"plegaure that politics gets a bad name, through a few, otite

. practicioners like Peter Hyndman. - . 7

It ls in the area of conflicting statements and nticiig 7 actions that people like Peter Hyndman t talnt the — inatitution of polities. . ue

"Let's look at a couple of instances: - Brewers in B.C, recently reduced the price’ of cans beer, setting It below the price of bottled beer. ; ' In the Legislature, the same Mr. Hyndman actually . advised British Columbians to buy the canned beer. Was "this his idea of restraint? . '

What this Socred was really saying * was that it is okay for him to spend public money on $37.50 bottles of wine, but best for. you to spend yours on cheap beer. 7

- “Don’t do.as 1. do - do as I aay,” was the real message

. from thia Socred cabinet minister.

Even more bizarreis the media reference to the Idea that ~ Peter Hyndman prefers'B.C. wines. OnFebruary 5, 1061, an article in the Vancouver Sun said . this: “Since he inherited ‘his cabinet portfolio and responsibility for the B.C. Liquor Commission, Mr. Hynd- - man has stoutly refused to let any wine pass his lips that is not produced in B.C, A lady who lunched with the minister the other day reports that the wine. steward who took the. ‘ minister’s order for B,C. grape couldn't suppress his in- credulity.’ - : Weneed to ask: “isn't this a double standard?” cee! The article about Peter Hyndman refusing. to let anything. other than B.C, wines slip past his lips appears to be totally incorrect. It neglected to mention that the $37.50 wine is Pouill- Fruisse, imported from Fance. ; In any case, this Socred hypocrisy is disgusting, Is wasteful, and is an unacceptable double standard.’ : The provincial Socreds are looking more lke federal Liberals every day.

OTTAWA VIEWPOINT

by JIM FULTON

Play. it safe on cen

’ REGINA (CP) —- A large number of traffic deaths.

following high school graduation parties provided the

catalyst to start a safety. program involving students, -

parents, police and the Saskatchewan government. Established in 1979, the Safe Grad program has spread — like a prairie fire to the schools in. every corner ‘of the

province. _* “RCMP Sgt. Ken ‘Fader of Regina provides a circular’ to. ~128 detachments across the province on how local police can ..

. “provide input and assistance to Safe Grad committees.”

students and parents to know how to make them safe.

Helping co-ordinate the Parties doesn't mean the police .

turn a blind eye to the event.

“We do patrol in the area for traffic and liquor Taw: violations,” Fader said in an interview..

Government Statistics suggest the program has been

” guecessful,

- motor vehicle violations were cited-and 35 impaired driving ° * charges were recorded in the province.

- high ‘schools used’ a ‘special: ‘government-prepared video. wey tape this year for more © wuagestions. : :

treating them as though they had just ssptouted horns,”

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Highways Minister Jim Garner says the number of graduation-related deaths dropped to one last year fram eight in 1979, 2. —

From 197440 1990, there were 32 students hited following

graduation parties, 160 automobile accidents, 14 motor -

vehicle offences and a impaired drivirig charges ‘laid. ©

_Last year, one person died, 27 aceidenta occurred, no

Ideas for holding safer graduation parties are offered in _-government brochures distributed: to the. schools. About. 30,--

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“WINNIPEG: (CP} —

_. were’ told Monday. 4

Bryce Taylor, a professor at Toronio’ 8 “York University 7” ‘who. is a divorced parent, told the ‘Canadian -Scticol* Trustees’ Association that. ‘even though. ‘divorce. has jin-- ~. greased ‘by more than 600 per cent dn the last 20 years, a ‘Behools have nat adjusted. _ a lig

“ “Although single pares a are more rumerous. and divorce “much more Sommon, you. are really hot prepared, to deal”: - with us,” Taylor said, adding that schoo! staff sometimes we

“ unknowingly. put down single-parent children, : °° *. “When a child loses.a parent, don't magnify the loss by.

. Schools are seen. by ‘single parents. as snaking broad _ generalizations, about their children, he said. For example, * single-parent children often are regarded ag having-a leas .

promising future than other children and aleo tend to be

__. Many.thanks toall who contributed ‘to our. Juge 5 bottle: drive. tts was a big success.

; wee . “Grade 5 students

from Veritas School

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‘Placed in vocational programs more quickly. - ~ Also, when teachers use negative terms such as “broken

home,” the ehild’s sense of loss and confusion intensifies, vy

Taylor eid.

He‘said police don't want to raid the parties, but want -

Tips include how to hold an alcohol-free party and how to

arrange for chaperones who, if needed, could specialize in.

first-aid or handle party crashers.

Ernie Epp of the Saskatchewan . School Trustees’ ’. Association sald more students are taking part in Safe Grad

planning seminars.

He said students from 90 schools attended the courie »in

1979, 75 in 1980 and 90 in 1931. - Peter Tornowsky, principal of. North Battleford Com- prehensive High School, says: ‘There is a big hype bullt

around their graduation night and because there is no-

formal organization to help, students shave to coordinate the activities themselves,”

But a well-prepared committee of atudents, paranta ‘ teachers and police can: ‘organize ¢ a successful grad night party, he said.

_Instead of.a drinking party in someone’ ‘8 pasture or on-a

_ remote beach, an organized grad evenirig often starts with a dance to live music about 9:30 p.m., he sald. ‘Only the .

_ graduating students, thelréscorts, families and chaperones ~ are allowed into the hall or gymnasium. A special oecasion permit.is sometimes obtained, but liquor sales stop at 2

a.m. Ahotsupper is served at midnight and breakfast about ;

four hours later. :

Shannon Ekert,.18, said a death 8 few years ago opened ‘the eyes of many in her. hometown of Wapelia, 100

kilometres east of Regina. She said the 1982 graduation party was quieter than those

held in the smal] community in the past, the main street

Was Not. as littered the following day and it. was safer.-

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__ bas,” Ekert sald.

The government has introduced a piece of legislation (Bill C-113) into this session of parliament which they claim will help decrease the overall level of frustration felt by western Canadians.

. What is this legislation: intended to make us all feel bet- ‘ter? It’s an amendment to the election act which will close. the polis on election day in British Columbia and the Yukoa’ at 5:30p.m., in Alberta at 6:30 p.m. and (depending on the time of year, and time changes)’ at 4: 30 oF 7:30 p.m. in Saskatchewan, instead of the usual 6:00 p.m. a

The Bill, introduced by Liberal House Leader, Yvon Pinard, and based ona Conservative Private Members Bill, addresses Itself to-the situation which arose during the February 1960 federal election which elected a majority Liberal government even before the voters in Western Canada had finished casting their ballots and who in many cases watched the results coming In via United States satellite and cablevision transmissions.

The New Democratic Party criticized the bill on May 20, during an Opposition Day proposed. by NDP Leader Ed

- Broadbent, primarily on two points 1) the bill takes away. -the votes of many’ people, and 2) - the solution to the problems facing western Candians is more. complicated . thancounting ballots at the game time across Canada. * -According to Candian election statistics, 60 per. cent of” _ people vote between the hours of 5 p.m. and. p.m. "Moat. people vote late in the day out of necessity in order to get the’ day’s work done. Many People, then have a long drive to the polling station.

Or if there are small children, thaspouse looking alter the

children at home will not vote until the working ‘spouse ’ returns home after work, —

These people are being denied the opportunity to vote at ‘a .

~vtime éonvenient to their situation-and ould decide‘not to’ “~~ “There. were “also fewer meraingalterthentight-belore.:

vote at all as a result. They have been denied, therefore, ‘the right to yole by Bill C-113, which: 4a ridiculous since the - - whale purpose, of ‘electoral laws In’ @ democratic society ’- should be to maximize’ the opportunities for citizens to.

~~! participate in'the electoral process, -.

* Byery c child has a ‘problem

Children of divorced parents face. further problems at schodl betatse the educational system ' is geared towards the traditional family, Canadian trustees 7

“The reaction of the human ‘network around them in- i.

‘fluences their view of themselves. Childrén seem to be able. to cope..with the distress of. parental. ‘Joss. wher other,

- meaningful relationships remain undisturbed,”

The school. can-serve.as the first line of assistance to ‘children whose ‘parents have divorced. recently - by becoming aware of ‘the situation ‘early, Taylor, said, He -

. Suggested updating ‘school records twice a year. ~ - Staff: miust-then'takethe initiative in asking the parent ob whether their involvement is welcome..“You can take it as’ J: - ifar.as the comfort level of the parent. will. allow; but t you at - MAUBE- make the. -attempt.” Be a

"He aise’ ‘aageited that . feschons. counteract the ‘bias. i.

. favering traditional - ‘families’ - contained dn: learning .”- i? with discussicns on the current realities of family

life... on

i “Discussion | groups ‘for not only ‘children of ‘divorced

. parents, but children from’ parents who have dled would be.

of benefit so they could express their feelings.”

‘Children who often: must stay home alone while-their - 7 ; parent works should be'tanght survival akills, such. as hasic._ _ food preparation, and first ald, Taylor sald, °

"When thinking of a‘ family entering the ‘single-parent.

stage, consider that they are: restructuring and tradlitlonal—)"

roles: will be changing. ”

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_ ‘Adjusting the voting schedule so that it. simply ‘Hooks _ "better" or “more democratic’ is no answer, ‘The problem:

~ 08 why the west does not like. the Liberal, party remains. - Thebill has had only first reading which means it has yet -fo be routinely..debated in ‘the House of ‘Commons ‘and. -

--“gubinitted to a House Committee for amendments, before it. |

‘ even has'a, hope of becoming law.

‘Therefore, if You have any comments. or “puggestions oe ’ about voting and election day practices in Canada, I would ©‘ be pleased to hear from you.. Write to‘me, postage free, at -

7 Roort 736-CB, House of Commons; Ottawa Ontérie RIA, OAs.

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