pin amg mem ome en nent me Le A ee a re eR RT Ee A PF thle ee Mle ar tema hel a , Council decision _termed deplorable : otter To the editor, _ As a resident of Halii- well Ave. I would like to express my opinions of the decision by Terrace Coun- cil to allow Bell Pole to haul logs down Halliwell Ave. . _1 was very pleased Council and. Bell Pole took the time to organize a public meeting over this. issue, Perhaps it was naive Gf me to think they would use the suggestions, opi- nions and concerns that were expressed in solving this problemi, It was also interesting to. note Bell Pole’s tack of appearance at Council’s meeting Feb. 2; we can on- ly wonder why. [would like to ‘have known the cost of building an alter- nate route, and why it was considered prohibitive, why the C.N,R, which has a rail siding in Kitselas Canyon, cannot be used, and. if permission were granted for this year only, what their plans for next — year are . While the motives “of . Council may have been for the best in attempting lo promote. the economy in Terrace; in fact they not only paid little, if any, at- tention to the concerns of the residents of this area, this Proposal but also the fact they con- ducted no studies, engin- ecring or otherwise, iS deplorable! In granting this applica- tion, for. this year only, Terrace Council should _also have insisted: on the following conditions: in view. of the deplorable condition of this road realistic weight restric- tions; promise to use the monies from Bell Poles use of Halliwell to repair and upgrade’ it; restrictions - Uplands School, a traffic flag person, speed bumps safety (for all the others who- think Halliwell is a racetrack); restricted haul- ing during critical school hours, particularly’ when school gets out. And costs -for these conditions must . be Bell Poles alone, With Council making the decision they did, they created a win-lose situa- tion, Bell Pole won and the residents of Halliwell and the taxpayers of Ter- race lost. That causes me to wonder just who these Aldermen who supported represent, because it certainly wasn’t us ‘residents on Halliwell. . John Ricketts Terrace, B.C, Safety tips for the handyman TERRACE —The average Terrace home is not as safe as you’d think. Par- ticularly for the handy- man. by Dale Greenwood -Ferrace contributor ‘There: are almost four times as many accidents in the home as in the work- place, and nobody knows that better than chiroprac- _ tors. Every year in B.C, ap- proximately 300,000 peo- ple visit a chiropractor, many of them victims of household accidents. So now that winter in- creases the handyman’s indoor pursuits, the B.C. Chiropractors Association offers the following Code of Caution: @ When painting or replacing a light bulb, use a proper ladder to reach those difficult high places. Make sure it is on a.level footing, and not on a slip- pery surface. Face the lad- der. when going up or down, and if the object is out of reach, don’t stretch for it — get down and move the ladder closer. @ When lifting a heavy Object, squat down keep- ing your back straight. Then push up with your. legs, Don’t bend over the object or try and take the weight by straightening your back, @ Beware of the dangerous combination of slippery surfaces’ and shoes without grip. Soles and heels should have ade- quate tread, and linoleum and tile floors should be treated with caution when wet. . @ Keep. stairways and dark corridors clear. A child’s toy or a forgotten implement could throw you off balance and result in a serious back or neck injury. Developer charged TERRACE — Terrace Conservation Officer, _ Terry McGunigle, recently “confirmed that charges have been laid under Section 31 of the .Fisheries Act against Bert two Orleans, developer of the Mt. Layton Hot Springs Resort. . The charges stem from an incident involving con- struction of a log bridge during 1986 over a creek tributary. to Lakelse Lake. Section 31-refers to des- truction or harmful altera-. tion of fish habitat. McGunigle said the maximum penalty for con- viction on Section 31 violations is $5,000. First court appearance for the case is scheduled for Feb. 20 in Terrace. around -Monton’s continued on page 23s. Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 11, 1987 19 . Kenneth Brown clowns with number 99 after a performance in Edmonton of Life After Hockey. Gretsky iiked the play so much that _ he now appears in it thanks to the magic of audio recording. ‘One-man play coming to Terrace The Terrace and District Arts Council recently announced it will be sponsoring Kenneth Brown’s hit one-man show Life After Hockey, to be performed at Ter- race’s REM Lee Theatre at 8 p.m. on May I1. First performed at Ed- 1985 Fringe been helped by being able to justify their actions in — Vietnam. ‘“‘Servicemen in past conflicts were praised for their efforts and were better able to cope with their actions since what they did was judged to be of benefit to their coun- try,’’ Hall explained. One veteran that. Hall. knew had served in Vietnam re- called asking his father, who has served previous war, how long it would take for the night- mares to subside. His father replied, “‘How long do you plan to live?” PREFER NOT TO TALK Several Terrace area veterans who served in the Canadian or American Armed Forces prefer to re- main anonymous.. They work in various capacities and often prefer not to talk about their past, Hall in a- Festival, Life After Hockey drew raves from critics and wild ovations from the sell-out crowds it attracted, - Kenneth Brown’s ‘‘in- spired paean to our na- tional pastime’’ is a play -so authentically Canadian that even the hockey stars love it, Wayne Gretzky Veterans —— continued from page 18 said, Hall was asked if he ever wonders what might have happened if he had been requested to Serve in Vietnam, and he stated, **I was in the military at the time and I suppose that I would have gone, but I have a feeling that I probably wouldn’t have come back. At least not alive or sound. I don’t think that I could have ad- justed to the carnage that was happening there, but I was very young and rash, so I probably would have gone. I’m certainly glad now that the proposal never. came up, but it is a question that I do ask myself from time to time.’’ Hall has come into con- tact with a number of veterans in the Terrace area, mostly by accident. But, as he stated, past ser- vice isn’t something that went to see the play with the rest of the Edmonton Oilers and he liked it so much that he now appears in it — thanks to the magic of audio recording tape. And little wonder: as Kevin Lowe, an Oiler de- fensive star put it, “It describes the youth of 99 percent of us!’’ Tickets are on sale at Carter’s Jewellers in Ter- race’s Skeena Mall. Tickets may also be ob- tained by writing to: Ter- race ‘and District Arts Council, Box 35, Terrace, B.C., V8G 4A2. Tickets cost $11 for adults and $7 for seniors and students. these people like to talk about. My method of dealing with the issue has been to. re-involve myself with the military, Hall said. He ob- tained a commission in 1984 as a Second Lieu- tenant in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve. FASCINATION EMERGES There seems to be a> strange sort of fascination and interest in the Viet- nam War today. More so than in the 10 years that have elapsed since the last American serviceman was evacuated, Hall noted. This fascination seems to involve very young peo- ple, some of whom were not even alive during the war and who wouldn’t know whether the U.S. was allied with North or South Vietnam. It mani- fests itself in films such as ‘First Blood”’ and ‘‘Ram- bo” and others of that genre. It was a war that was never declared, was never publically supported, it cost the United States ap- proximately 58,000 dead, 300,000 wounded and cost close to 200 billion dollars, Hall said. . Over three million Americans served in Vietnam, not to mention the losses to other direct. allies such as South Vietnam, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the Philippines and other countries. The cost in human suffering was and is unbelievable, Hall added. ‘‘There: was no glory in the Southeast Asian conflict that I could see; only death and destruction. Incidentally, there was a ‘‘Rambo, J.” who served in Vietnam, but he was killed in 1965."