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_ A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 27, 2002

‘Let’s grow our own fish here

Dear Sir:
The B.C. government has

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

gressively phase out
the Atlantics over five

raised the veil (but perhaps
also lowered the bar) on lif-
ting the moratorium on ex-
pansion of salmon farming in
our coastai waters.

Proponents envisage the industry expanding by 10 to
15 operations yearly with new farms focused on the cen-
tral and north coasts, growing into a $5 billion annual
economic driver for B.C.

Those in favour extol the virtues of penned Atlantic
Salmon while those opposed cite deep concerns for wild
stocks, impacts to marine ecology, pollution, recreation
and tourism.

In my view, the aftermath is to be divisive to coastal
communities, and ill will from neighbours like the Alas-
kans.

1 suggest a compromise. Provincial officials are
bringing down stricter rules and regs this April 1 and fed-
eral Fisheries and Oceans plans to impose a tougher
monitoring regime, but this still isn’t adequate.

My suggestion to find middle ground would be ta pro-

The Mail Bag

years in favour of culturing
indigenous chincok broods
already available from our
hatcheries.

The most prolific local
stocks of spring salmon native to coastal regions could
be bred and raised in captivity to yield superior quality
products, and not be harmful to wild species through es-
capement.

Farmed chinooks’ slower grawth would also mean
less loading of feed and resultant wastes into the eco-
systems. over a given time frame at prescribed aquacul-
ture sites; This would maintain profitable ventures.

B.C. producers could market premium products (nat
so at odds with our commercial catches) overseas, thrive
as a long term sustainable industry while respecting the
natural saliwater settings, marine webs and abilities of
olher groups’ livelihoods that are inextricably interde-
pendent on the dynamic health of our oceans.

Gerry Bloomer,

Lakelse Lake, B.C.

Let's go for a ride, Mr. Harris

An Open Letter To:
Skeena MLA Roger Harris:

Dear Sir:

Hey Roger Harris, I’ve saved a seat just for you,
buddy. 1 invite you to play the Canadian version of Rus-
sian Roulette. The rules are simple, get in your car and
drive on any highway. Your quotes in the Feb. 13 edition
the The Terrace Standard are as much an insult as they
are incredibly ignorant.

Our district highways always have an inch or better of
slop on them if you ate lucky enough to be following a
plow truck and hey, we don’t have to worry about ICBC
with its new “you pay more and get less” windshield po-
licy. There is no gravel or salt out on the highways, at
least until Nechako Northcoast knows we have a week
or better with no scheduled snow. Then they sprinkle just
the worst comers, that’s it. What’s the point?

Go ahead, Roger, climb on in and don’t forget to ,

buckle up, because now we see a plow truck coming our
way. Why is he on our side of the road? That’s right,
Roger. That blade is at least two feet over the yellow
line and if you don’t slow down and pull over, you will
be in trouble. It’s not like they give you any extra room,
Now, Roger Harris, throw in a snow storm at 5 a.m.

Go ahead, buddy, drive somewhere instead of flying
everywhere and maybe you'll stop locking your office,
and hiding from the people who put you where you are
now.

Nechako’s president John Ryan says, “It’s a real tra-
gedy for those men because they go out and do a good
job then something happens in front or behind them” and
“and they take that really hard.” *

T want to hear those same words when you’re stuck in

a ditch and your road heroes don’t stop to help, see if '

anyone is injured, or even if you have help on the way,
all they do, Roger, is plow you in deeper.

You can lie to yourself, but not to anyone who spends
any amount of time on north coast highways.

They will nat stop and they sure as hell don’t care if
you're in a ditch bleeding to death. So who do you think
you are fooling?

I’m certain the loggers don’t feel warm and fuzzy lis-

tening to your lies. As for myself, I nearly didn’t read the .

garbage that fell out of your mouth.
I feel for all the northwest families who have lost
someone to our regional highways, It’s too bad more

people will die in your region this year. What are you -

going to do about it?
Ed Dollemore, Terrace. B.C.

The BON

February
presented

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Breaking
contracts

An open letter ta:
Roger Harris,
Skeena MLA
Dear Sir:

I find it absolutely re-
prehensible that you ae
your governntent .woyld
vote to break the commn-
ity social service workers
callective agreement.

This is not about
patient/client rights, sweet

heart deals the previous
government’s mistakes or
the price of tea in China.

This is about you and
your government’s attempt
to negiect its responsibility
to its citizens. A contract
is a contract is a contract.

You chose to sit with a
gavernment that chose not
to pay contractors of Skee-
na Cellulose. How many
more contracts will you
break?

So you expect that for-
eign companies will invest
in British Columbia know-
ing that your government
breaks contracts?

Aaron Ruls,
Terrace, B.C,

Memories

Dear Sir: }

Well it’s been just over
a year now since we heard
and saw Overwaitea crying
and wringing thelr hands
claiming that they will
have to lay off staff in
order to prevent closing of
the Prince Rupert and Ter-
race stores.

So we said good bye to
the people we grew to love
and trust, the people that
treated us with respect, the
people that gave their all
to the customers of these
areas a8 well as to their
employer.

No sooner was the ink
dry on their pink slips than
new part time staff was
being hired.

Hmmmmm. And just as
suddenly Overwaitea was
starting a large expansion
to both Terrace and Prince
Rupert stores,

I say, “What’s wrong
with this picture?”

Who was trying to fool
whom?

Shame on you, Over-
waitea.

Marie Stevens,
Terrace, B.C,

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