A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 31, 2002

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

The Mail Bag

Here’s what life is like under boil water warning

Dear Sir:

I would like to add some comments to Pat Carson’s letter last week regarding Woodland Utili- ties supposed extraordinary job responding to aur con- taminated water supply.

Residents of Upper Thornhill Bench not only are forced to bail pot after pot of water, but according to the Northern Health Au- thority, we may be doing so for a very long time.

After all Walkerton ended up boiling their water for 18 months.

It has been brought to my attention that we pay more for our water than re- sidents in Lower Thornhill.

Why is that? And why must we pay more, let alone the regular going tate, for dirty water? Should we not be offered a discount?

{ff we bought bad meat at the store, we'd get all our money back, Why, in some stores you get double your money back.

For those of you who have not had to dea! with

a boil water advisory, let me lay it out the daily chores for you:

Pour last night’s boiled and now cool water onto containers washed in a so- lution of very hot water, bleach and detergent. Cover and place out. of reach of small children,

Set- two large pots of water to boil and set timer. Check to see if water has started boiling. Set timer for two to five minutes once water is at a boil.

Turn off stove and let water cool (one to three hours). Set aside contai- ners for toothbrushing and fruits and veggies. Fill with cooled, boiled water and cover. At lunchtime, set another pot or two to bail. Take an extra 15 minutes lunch break to complete task.

Be vigilant when bath- ing grandson so he doesn’t swallow any water. Re- mind visitors not to drink lap water (welcome to our pristine neighbourhood).

Remember not to acci- dentally get water in

Is this the Repap

Dear Sir:

Dan Veniez’s vision for the future of SCI sounds eerily familiar to what he and his cronies had in mind for his former at- tempt at a business called Repap.

The old saying, “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.” is often true.

As one of the hundreds of construction workers in- volved in the expansion of the old Pohle Lumber operations, I remember the post construction hype pre- sented by the Repap man- agement.

It was called the “Starship Project” and upon completion Repap threw a large party under the big top, where a film and laser light show pro- moted to all attending in- cluding local government and small business people, what was called “A New Start” or “A Fresh Start,” F can’t quite remember which one. I do remember “Neil Diamond” singing “Headed For The Future”.

I wonder if this was the future Veniez envisioned then.

What I see is a man who was part of a team that brought that company down.

A man who makes pro- mises then changes or breaks them to suit his bu- siness plan of the day,

A man who can’t be trusted and whose past management style is ques- tionable.

A man who, given the opportunity would run NWBC as a non-union shop, and pay his workers sweatshop wages in order to increase what al! busi- Nessmen see as the holy grail called profit.

It’s no surprise . that local business people sat through the luncheon with- out question. Veniez is one of them, a wolf in sheep's clothing and by his own admission a “brutal” task- master set on getting his way no matter the cost.

I do agree that changes are necessary - but not across the board and not without consideration for a worker’s position and training.

Veniez clearly doesn’t see it that way, and his offer of profit sharing and signing bonuses is tanta- mount to a pedophile of- fering candy to a child.

He shows his true colours in comparing the struggle of union members to a Muslim “Jihad”.

That statement is par-

tial proof of his anti-union.

stance and complete disre- spect and lack of under- standing of what unions stand far.

One last word, this one’s for you Rich McDa-

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mouth in shower.

Rinse dishes‘in.a solv-. tion of bleach before dry- ing. Feed pets boiled cooled water. Avoid use of sprinkler to keep kids cool in the heat, in case they swallow the water.

‘Keep lid down-on toilet

seats at all times, in case

pets drink out of toilet. Start over again at night.

Let’s not forget the’ added cost to hydro and gas bills and any bottled water we have to buy on days we don’t have time to stand over the stove.

I do not believe we should have to pay full price for our water until such a time as we can be assured it is safe to drink.

To add insult to injury, we are to pay for our water quarterly, in advance.

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Mariance Weston Thornhill, B.C.

id a } vision? niel. Once again you open your mouth and prove your

ignorance and lack of sup- port for your community.

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