- Stunned — again by ing think

Stop four-day v week now

Dear Sir: -

* etier (“School: chaos? Pin: ‘it. on ihe Bow, ty The - Terrace. ‘Standard).~ ; . " .. First he‘uses, his position, as..a ‘schoo! board member | as a platform to rant: ‘about. the. Liberal “broken. promises, ad: campiigns, etc.

four-day. week because Christy Clark,

. suggested “Ate:

Excuse me? if he ‘doesn v ‘agree. ‘with. _the Liberals. have done, -then.why: would:he-im-

own ‘district. :

mo ‘Secondly, it ‘shouldn’ t ‘take. a lawyer ain Hy ‘lot: of money: to ‘conclude that’ @ parents: deserve: to havé a/

fect them and their kids. If he still: doésh’t understand

hearing in ‘Vancouver? ... Why is’ he -even aa“ ‘inember -

And how did’ he ever. last’ 14° years-on the: board?: **

the. meeting... on May - 28,

2003: -and ‘the way.Mr, King “ cut'us off: was. ‘shameful. I’ - ‘ certainly won’ rt ‘forget it: If someone: ‘gives ub

7 Peter King

—” respectfully. « voice. their: concerns, ‘the least’ the © ~-¢hair. can dois. make’ time tov listen. Especially ‘over. such-an ‘important’ issue 750 -Lastly, parents: deserve ta “know. ‘i finally:seen-an end to. this cost: saving measure. -It-seems. like: the whole’ distriét is. screaming. to put: an: end to. ‘it. Is anybody’ listening? I realize that other’ ‘school: board: members are’ just irying to ‘make the -best’ of: a_bad. situation, but’ maybe. it’s ‘time’ to: put this: one to bed. and lee s. all ook : at. some other: options. 3 we

» Terrace, B.C.

; We Ve aren't ising up”

oo LT would like: 0 clarify Interfor’ s' position on the “ provincial government's: forest revitalization plan ~and the: take back of tenures) °° We support: ‘the need for foresi policy élianges a i 1“issiies

. which: are. significantly. alfecting the, Fut Fe. OF the

coastal: industry, *

We have! embraced. a: new. vision: for the coast’

Me “tealities of. otir. current structure ‘and to work con-

» structively" to rebuild a sustainable. ‘future: _ -» This means accepting change. that maybe dif- i ficult: and facing: upto the fact: ‘that weal. need.” to: do “things: ‘differently ‘ Ignoring. pur-issues ‘or “blaming: someone else is not. going to help.t “tuation. - For. this: reason, wes are’ - sippartive ‘of the fov- .. ernment’ s:. policy changes which’ have included a. “move! tO ‘market-based. pricing,’ ‘tenure reform, Te-: gulatory. changes ‘and: thé-tenure’ takeback: oe *-To:be clear, ‘the: companies ‘are..not- giving, up: ‘their tenures in this’ process. Rather, ‘the -povern= 2" Oment: has | legislated - the:: ‘takinig of: 20 per: cent:

. e from: the major: companies. ee

“In Interfor’s: case, - this amounts’ ‘toa “total of |: mae 579, 000.-cubic.. imeters“of AAC of which 165,715. *

oa ineters: are coming from the North Coast. 7°. _ - Contrary. to: some. media. reports; the: company did Tot ‘choose. this. area to’ Bive, UPr. as. it contains an. ‘jmportant cedar supply. : : L The. réality. i is. that. the “povernment “has: ‘chosen : to- take back: this. volume and reallocate a large : portion of it-to- First: Nations ‘groups, to satisfy ac " cominodation agreemenls. °

- Coast’ ‘that: had. tenure: being. ‘taken. back,: hence : ~ the: size of. the takeback; : ua ‘Did we want’ to give up: our: tenures? ‘No.

~ for change?: Yes: ° ‘2. Given: the: circumnstatices “and: stated ove “ment objectives. for’ revitalizat ny the size/of- the. ~“takeback. in this:area makes -sénse: The 1 company will ‘retain’ 40,000 meters ‘of: ‘AAC and: plans. to". -- $tay active inthis -area, We-also, hope to: wor “cooperatively” ‘with smali business. operators and: First Nations: groups: in what: ‘could. be an-exciting*. new. ‘opportunity for them.-: “ Interfor-is, a major’ purchaser of. logs" on: the coast" ‘and we hope this a area, _Sontinues: to be a “ gompetitive supplier. ~~: : Many ; uncertainties: einai’ “qrourd: the’ tithing,” transition and compensation’ related: to“ the: tenure - reallocations that government must. clarify, ine 2 We hope’ that. this. occurs: soon so ‘workers, _., contractors: and. companies can gel on with fe ls building. their future. = 7

er Rie: Slaco. ° Wnterfor vice-president and ‘chief foreste .

“Enjoy the road is

- Weare’ writing, in response, to Tetters by. De. --nisé Kluss (The. Mail’ Bag; : Terrace. ‘Standard, "March; 3, '2004) ‘and. Sheila Kellar (March :10). - . “Both: Women ‘appear concerned aboui: horse. me 4 nianure ‘on ‘the sidewalk along: North ‘Thomas- by “9 Uplands ‘School. Ag“ we regularly ride in. that: Me. area, We ean shed some light‘on why. it: is there,» :

We havé a small-business. breeding, selling ~ :

Hi ‘and-trai ing horses that-are subsequently-sold’to” “> the U.S: for thousands: ‘of dollars. Part: of their

- training, “is. to ride along roads ‘quietly. We side on the sidewalk along: North Thomas as thé fond | is perticulaely unsafe-in: nthe vi

- Again: I am amazed at, ‘Peter King’ s: “March 17:

’Then ‘he: implies ‘that they only” went’ with “the

anything ”

plement: their- suggestion? Especially oie that he. “knew. was unpopular. amongst the: people in, his a

say in the decisions that af- thisthen. why was he at the - of the. school board sat all?”

Iwas, one, of - the. parents at

their time to’ attend - a school. board. meeting, tor. f

Swe. have’ ;

° Clay. Duiisford, ;

— its! being taken,

‘that, challenges. all ‘stakeholders: to. recognize the -

he si-

! though, on, y'much | smaller seale,.. still. actively :

: ing: ‘and. ok Teese rls at the Thorn-. ‘Intéerfor. was: thé “only” licensee in’ the Noath’ ‘hi

a we accept the. taking: as. art tof the need Da P e Pi . ; down $0:1. could, ‘as: a responsible breéder, do: o the.

: Therefore, wwe-ride an the : sidewalk for. the. same:

near. igor property. (Horse. manure; makes : great :

“are

_CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 31, 2004,- AS:

"cynical, nianipiilative campaign. to entertain and distract, the majority by. perscouting an innocent minarity.

he Mail Bag ~

Drug laws. dre: inat about drugs’ per se ‘hecausé® ; drugs are. inanimate: ‘objects, that have ‘No, power * or. social consequence. until they’ are ingested: aor Instead, drug « ‘scares are: “about: the. use- “of | something by @ group ‘of people. who are already -perecived by. a Tuling elite as some - type: of _ threat, .

“THORNHILL animal control officer Angela Vanderboon holds Benny the beagle. The hound. “is now or his way to Manitoba to be reunited with his original breeder. JENNIFER LANG PHOTO -

Benny’s breeder relieved

eee is. on his way home |

Dear Sirs. a ee Tight thing for Ben.:- oe od own and. have operated ‘Lanwin, Beagles ‘for. .

“going on 25. years. Recently. widowed, I. am, al=

‘have cared..

enjoying: my: ‘dogs. = =D was very: disturbed to. ‘earn, f. Bén’s- -dilem ma, “but.will be eternally ‘grateful | ‘the’ very cars, >

‘sind from: ‘Mere hie will he: coming ‘homie? | a oe want {t6“convey: my. most, heartfelt” ‘gratitude an ‘to the Thornhill Animal: ‘Shelter. for. tracking me -:

Standard. y

All tears aside J am: looking forward ts to. a very’ “happy ending. God" 'S ‘blessings, on you all. who °°

“Shirley ‘Wiislow, : * Bast Braintree, ‘Manitoba * . “Shirley Wins ow, is referring. to Benny the’ bea-.

7 pte. ‘From. Winslow's kennel originally, Ben. turned ~ up at the: Thornhill Aninial Shelter becaiise his.ow-' ° -oners here no. longer ‘wanted him. Workers: ‘at the; *\ Thornhill. Animal-Shelter. tracked: down’ Winslow ‘and: Beriny. will soon. be hime. -His story ivas fea-: . tured in’ the. March 24 edition 7 of The: Terrace. :

For ‘example, it wasn't alcohol that’ drove: the - move toward Prohibition: Jt was: the: behaviour . and morality. of what the’ daniinani, ‘middle-class. . 7 Protestant saw’ as, the ‘dangerous class” of. urban,. : immigrant, working- ‘elass Catholics. °° » Similarly, ,it was:the® Chinese opium , dens and.” the resultant: racism, nat. the: widespread use of . opiates among: white, : middle- elags,” middle-aged - women, that prompted t the first drug laws; Scapegoating, of drugs is a way. of blamning a drug or its alleged effects. on its-users for a varie- ty of social’ THs. which’ usually haye ‘nothing. to do. with the iser-or ‘the drugs. per. sé. ‘In-short, ‘drugs. | . are highly, useful functional and: ‘beneficial sea.’ pe goats. . F They provide: a yuling. class ‘with fig leaves to’. place over. the unsightly social: ills that-are. ende- - mic-to the social system over: ‘which: ‘they: preside. and~ they give the’ general . public: a. focus” for ¢ blame.in which) a‘ chemical: -‘bogeyman,’ or the- - ‘deviants” who-ingest'it, are the rooi cause for ae wide array:of. complex. social problems. © ee ‘Now, tiow -should. a: conscientious’ newspaper ‘editor. report drug | busts? : a "oh Inelude the. comments ‘of those Tike who oppase these’ Jaws. "2. Include’ the | comments of: the victims, ie ; -. those arrested-and - their- families. and: friends. as: “well as ‘(with their. ‘permission ‘of course) infor!” “mation: on. where they: went to school, who their..- “parents are,’ who. their: partners. ares. ete, ete. Tn short, ‘personalize, thém. >" 3. Include the comments of: the defending law: ~-yer-and not: just ‘the: prosecuting one: - . 4,:Ask. the drug :cops.if: they expect: £0: be: ‘pur nished. for enforeing prohibition ‘after we come.to- our Senses and end:it (or. the: courts doit for: us) © and some sort of truth: and: reconciliation com-. mission is set. ip ‘to’ find: out how: we went so- “wrong.” “The: cops, of course,’ will bleat: about hav-.. _ing-a duty .to- enforce. the. law. Reinind » ‘therty "about, Adolph - ‘Eichmann: who: was hanged ‘for: doing exactly that. ‘Helping to-enforce laws that’ are crimes, against humanity. is: $ surely. itself a crime ae ch Inélude: a “summary of your editorial posi- cee tion, if any, on these laws... wt oe If you: and your media’ colleagues. continue to Suppress thé voices of the victims and’ otherwise: . depersonalize them; I fear. our. evil: drug” prohibi- ‘tion: laws will: be-with us for-a thousand years. ° It “is. time you’ began-to serve the: public” in-. stead of: our venal drug: cops ¢ and gutless politi-:, cians.

“Alan: Randell, _ Mietorla, BC. |

| Why. do: we pay to. take back. our. ,own, forests? |

Dear Sir: i” a Lo

—) - know-that noone: likes: ‘to’ talk abotitithéex-

port. of our raw logs; so ‘what else. i ‘As there to‘talk about? -Four-day .week? The: prostitution’ of our:

: Kermode. bear? Something new? .

How about-the 20 per cent iakeback af timber licenses? Did no one ever explain:-that to. us? ;

‘On the face of it any takeback: from: the 7 ‘major fe ‘companies “with a redistribution to every. one else.

- on-the-planet ‘is a ‘good: idéa: So, ithe: takeback is... to be 20 per, cent_of the-AAC and, ‘let's Say. that rn tenure is ‘given to 20 ‘aspiririg businesses. - _

Those businesses: will.not likely. slart-a” milling - ~ facility, ‘simply. Because of. economics of scale... , : oe “So they will -be. for- “ced to Work witha.

Wow. You give. limited. work force,» me ‘tenure, . then creating: not 100 per -

cent: “employment © Baa S to. give. it: per*metre of. wood.

“harvested -but- 40 per’ cent: of. jobs thai”: ma oe. sould: be. steated “ (loggeis) a and export theround logs: ~ . - Qops, I promised. not.to talk about that. ° : We thought that there would: be: a 20° per. cent. “takeback: from every license, -but ‘we: tiow: find .. “that-a company with. five ;licences: can . ‘stack’ -them ‘and také’.100° per cent. from ‘one. licence. Why: doesn’t the forest service: dictate where: the : “volumes will come from? *; i “This will-let: the. companies keep ‘the four good “licenses; and dump the bad, one. ‘back to: the Bove - ; ernment. We ANS vs “The: government. proposes. ‘to: ‘pay: “the major

Although i this S. a: : rucall jesidential area, . the experience ihe: thrill), - majority.- -of traffic. travels: ‘past-us yery. quickly and" does’ not: provide: ‘ainple. toom,for a harse'to safely- walk along :the-shoulder;’ We- frequently * ide -at® night” ‘and \put-reflective® tape. on’ all: four... ‘

legs: ‘Of. our “horses. ‘plus their, nose,. ‘and. ‘Wwear‘re-

periences. °

othe side so ‘the: rains Will wash it, ‘away.

“redison. that! you. walk oni = doubt: you would - walk: your, stnall. children: along: the’ shoulder: of Norttr Thomas... : >The neighbors i ih-this-area seem: ‘happy t to see -horses‘#o-"b bringing their. children: “Out to pat oo them, give | a wave, or: have a: chat, Local garde-.’» . “ners-are. happy*to collect: manure’ thar ends up.

business 1 ‘in: vthis area. *":

sor. cat poop,’ Is: all: ve~

is. Por a. rider. seooping: “he: poop, “the logistics : Tittié tricky. ‘and’ riot something: that: we: can “safely undettake:on the horses, that we ridé. “2 <- “So inzthe event that -you,.and: - easicnally: find -horse: manure-on: the. sidewalk, here.are a. few. ideas’ to Keep ' your Walk’ cheerful: zak, ‘about: what -horse “manure is. and what.’ it’ came « from. Break: ‘apart road. wipples “

port drug busts. 3:

“and. examine the: ‘different grains that: horses eat,

“drugs alcohol’ ortobacco, -*

a ‘he eet benefits’ on your garden . ‘Consider the fun: of seeing horses go. by. your: house and ‘the: possibility, of tiding.-a‘ ‘horse some

‘ing users from Karin: on remains as: it t alw

- Discuss. the: importance. of getting ‘along, with neighbours: ‘and developing. tolerance, for’ new exe: :

Or'do-us and! ‘yourselves. a favour: and kick it it to-

Additioially,- if-you would like’ to: assist Ter: race equestrians’ in ‘finding’ places to ride, support | the: future: ‘Skeena Valley Exhibition. Arena’ at the» Thornhill: Community: ‘Grounds: A‘ ‘coveted ‘arena: - Will go.a ‘long way ‘10. further equestrian sport. tind. :

os Tania Mien nind Naney, Hogue: me ete Terrace: BAC,

Drug prohibition. about

Re: “Police: insulted math tab’ was: close to dese? o sachment” (Terrace Standard, March. 17, 2004) : “Please make ‘ some changes, ta. the way. you Tee.

‘Our political ediders tell Us drugs: are: ‘barined ob because: they’re harmful, but that is clearly false. . -“becausewe.do not ban two of. our ‘more harmful ,

No, thé purpose of banning: some: supposedly. .'y hafmnful recreational. drugs ‘and not other harmful. ‘récreational. ‘drugs has nothing. to tis with Protect:

— compunies, for’ the” 20 per'cent. take back. (a:sum

, Sy not yel determined). We, the. ‘goveriment,. pave “these companies - “the tenurés,: and: expected: no; Payment. until. the trees were turned. into: logs

-. (stumpage) but ‘with. the’ payment: for take back,

- the-companies will: be. aid for {rees still standing

“ont ‘the: ‘mountain, 2

: : Wow. ‘You! give | me; tenure, then pay. me. ‘to

eBive it back.:My. ‘critics are saying. that the pay-* “mient is’ for infrastructure built (roads etc.) but. we

* don’t: know: Whether the takeback: will, be volume:

- based or land-based, a!

“With -volume- baised there will be To’ ‘roads i in- “cluded; ‘land- ‘based there*-may “be roads.” Roads _liave been: built by Joggers; .and: that expense de- - ‘ducted from ‘Slumpage: paid, in.some cases re-

.. sulting ind négative- stumpage. charge.’ So we al-

“ready “own, ‘the: Toads, And will Ow: pay. for: the | ‘roads: ‘again. o 7

-” Here is ‘the: “kicker, The government will do the

‘ake, back, pay ‘millions for the take: back: volurne. = then ‘give the -ten#res.to someone-else.. °°

Why: are:we: giving “the bastards: anything? We.

bought: ‘the tenures, back, we should: then sell the:

tenures and maké.us some. money. for.a change:

7 (Lee's hear i it if. I'm’ ‘wrong on ‘that, T would like to.

“The: new. Forest ‘Act is designed to: make cub: division ‘and sale of. tenures easier. “4 The ‘majors: will ‘be: buying bick’ the” teriures - they. just: “sold” dd they will owih:it all ‘again. .

‘Les Watmoiigh . Terr ces: B. Ce