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"Will it build GooD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? - . Will itbe BENEFICIAL to all concerned? F te _ Participate in government: ke as tet _ THE WEHALD, TERRACE, B.C. - RALLY AROUND “ "THE GARAGE, BOYS. Occasionally, something interesting or unusual comes along to brighten the daily routine,.just when it seems to’ be petting dreary. A + couple.of these happened to ~ me-recently, . _.. First, the good Samari- tans. The story really began one night last winter, I have an ancient and venerable wooden garage, which bears on both sides of the entrance the honor- . able scars left .by my wife and daughter as they tried ‘at various tintes to get the’ “the parage door. ; This door is as old as probably. never see forty again. The .door is not, tralled, a : It isa raassive thing, about > Wood, ‘It would cost about “a thousand dollars.to build today, The chap who in- thie ¢ garage, which will exactly electronically con- he six inches. thick, of. hard- . . stalled it was quite ingenious. He installed a couple of rails, some pulleys, and two huge weights at the end of some heavy wire. While the door could not be raised and slid back with a couple of . fingers, like (those in a modem - garage, a strong man, with” a good heave, could get‘it up and sliding back along the rails. 1am not a particularly’ strong man. fn fact, Tam a. weak one, in more ways. than one,-as my wife could felt you. oe Asa result, I usually’ left ‘the garage door open. I couldn’l see the point in all that heaving and hauling. This annoyed my wife. In. the -fall, leaves blew into the gatage: In the winter, snow blew. in.. Neither bothered me; but you know "| what women are like. |.” Well, on the night in question, the two ladies de- ” . cided to close the garage door, because the snow was ‘| plowing in. They . gave 4 great heave, the wire came off. the pilleys, and the. ‘door, came off the rails, Fortunately, the cat was not in the gatage, or Td: have been looking for ‘a new car. The door weight about six hundsed pounds. "It did nat come crashing right down, but hung, sus- pended by the wire, al.a forty-five degree angle. in’ - the garage. You couldn't” have driven a kiddy carcin there. _ , I was going to organize: - gf work parly and get it... back on the rails, but it was d-then'I got’the -'. stormy at Be OE went into dinner, de- .‘liphted at this ‘display of ‘flu and time went on and things cropped up, as they seemto, *- ‘ Acouple of tlmas, | went ' out and Jaoked at the-stupid’ thing, and once tried to get it back on the cails, which almost gave mc a double hernia: ne Well, time went on-and- my wife nattered away atiout ° getting that door -fixed and |. ‘the neighbours dropped. a few hints but I. became sort of fond of that crazy thing hanging there, as one might pet fond of acrosseyed cat.” One fine evening recent- ly, 1 was sitting in the hack “yard, enjoying ; my: pre-_ - prandial aperitif, when’ an old truck pulled up and a ” sweaty, dirty. yollng mill ~ game through the gate. - Under the grime Lidenti-' fied Jamie Hunter, whom | taught last year. Grinning, he announced, “Mr. Smiley, - Pm going to do something - > - for Canadian literature.” | was baffled, He went on,: - "When are. you going to pet your garage door fixed? ” “Qh, that. Any day now - Jamie, as soon as [ can find someone ta do il. Why? " “Well, every time Mike . ~ . and | drive by and sec that dour, it bothers'us We're ~- going to fix it for you.” “Great! "| enthusiaslical- ly; "How much? ", cautious. ” ly. - ss “I's not going to cost . you a nickel.” | insisted | would pay the going rate. “i thought -he’ meant in ‘a WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1974 He refused: They were doing: it. for ; Canadian . titerature: Jamie said they Were pretty busy; and. asked “when { - wanted it,done, [said when- ever they. could “get at it. couple or three. weeks... -. * gratitude or whatever, After _ dinner, I heard a bit of a din — out back, and there they . were, four. young men, gelting that ridicutous door back on the tracks. po . J). was ‘almost: overcome with something “ot other.’ All four : were former stu- ‘dents of mine: Mike Laurin, ~ Mike Dragoman, John Sachs and Jamie.Hunter. At least two .of them had been working since eight o'clock that morning, and here they - were, twelve :hours later, shagging away at a brutal, _ awkward. job for their old English teacher, «I was touched. They © absolutely tefused any payrnent.. * 1-was. just as astonished as- | was moved..Here were four young’ guys who, in- stead of moaning around cabuul no, émployment, of living -on..welfare, had ‘formed a loose partnership, and. were doing construc- _-tion, painting, anything they couldget. °C : They were immediately offered the job of tyking off ‘ my-storm . windaws-?and painting my house. And that’s how you gel ahead in ‘the wotld, which does NOT owe youa living, young - man. © _ ws “In: addition to this-lucky strike, I. have * Dan ‘St. | Amand,” anottter student, and the best cornet player in the whole area, cutting my lawn, so all in. allyett looks like a’good summer, : : Mam left, Wpatth . . Conserva " "We ihe people who have been born-and raised in the province ane British Columbia, know beyond,.’a -doubl..that our’ ‘imber’ on’ the hills, .the fish fram‘:.our’, natural spawning’ ‘small":amounl. of agricultural “and oa _ personal, profit: - . : . i _'No way would J ever, never, -yole for any of the so-called traditional. old line parties. In my opinion they would glory in making olhers further serfs for olhers al ihe expense. of our children. | ne ‘the. impression eralsrandg=the livds ha¥e yetloprave Ihey”: have. the ‘intestinal: for- lijude fo’ use and conserve the fantastic resources >of’. our country for the. benefit. af, -mankind, rather than the very ° few who would aver exploit for “Yours sincerely © “VieBryani - pinion, the. mineral resource has, been. very “peibélicial to, those who" have - ‘invested (foreign capilal, those whu receive benefits from the “metals, and those who’ exploit the resuurce, . ."Invreality, we the people who acivally- own ihese fabulous ‘resources, have anly, received ihe wages for producing them. -” splus;‘all the’ pollution thal production has entailed, To my cwayol thinking, most of the profits. have gone lo foreign - contractors}. Somewhere along the line: [ Oo have been ied to believe thal the peuple of this fantastic Canada, ‘have been “brainwashed” into ‘Uninking thai we are only the hewers of wood and the haulers of water-for ‘thé. benefit af: foreign.capilal. | Radical” ©” Perhaps! Canadian: cwould like 10 use as an example, “our so productive fisheries On (fie.1.C, Coust.-Ll is “ray own opinion, that aur fishing ‘potential, under proper Bu “smanugement, could prove that we have ihe most productive U5, _ ; 7 Her boorish béhaviour akin 10 - "Bish Farm in the world.” - “47 “Actually we have not been doing joo badly” on this; we are “+ peatricted in the best interest of nservalion 19 Jake only °s9 jany.. herring, “salmon, and halibur,af high license fees. We were, making very good “progress in the conservation vt the - eof our ‘children’ and ; S"phig: condition existed until ‘ we gave ‘foreign country the taking any.and allofour fishery -pesouree right up.t0- the beach, Without benefit of. cense, and withthe lncluston’of harbour and fueling’ facilities}. And all ‘this’ for aefull lwelve months of. shes yeary There | are no” restrictions .on ‘ihe amount of harvesting they :can-take! - On “the_olher-hand; we poar simple : ‘Cadadiang'’éan only. produce on- pvery.dimiled, basis,..In the 2 we: happen ta-be-in our own, count ae: : Hav in ‘this a en born:and raised mazing country, we boas Our heritage of timber, metal and fish has been sold'‘down the . ae A, Yours iruly, (epost af.Conservalion, (hough | _-you called a an open letter 10 me On the evening of Wednesday ; June 12th, L was at the Terrace: - Kitimat Airpor! awailing the Arrival of Mr, Trudeau and his entourage when,in the midst of being engaged in 4 mos ‘friendly conversation. with a: business. acquaintance from ‘Terrace, | was most rudely _ interrupted by none other than our Liberal candidate for, Skeena, Ms. Jona Campagnolo, who ‘sel upon admonishing my ‘friend ao! to listen lo anything thal Thad 10 say! os . After recovering from_. my initial shock and bewilderment ay such an outrageaus display of a complete lack af the. most elementary, of manners. and cliquette, I began.10 wonder just how, much she would ever ac- ‘complist for the riding if-she, (Heaven jarbid) were ever to be given a. mandate 'o represent. a bull (---2) In the proverbial china shop would go over like a ion of bricks and would make his riding the laughing stock of didate Tor wvhdin tb Vote for thal meetings were other, than at Election time, Also I've visited Endako ona house to house - basis. From the contents of your letter your didn", get to any of ihose meetings nor were yau al home when I called. ' “The following ‘are ‘to be eompled when: . a) applying for reclamation rit, = b) Reporting on reclamation work on completion of yearly - work, of abandonment of { have ng comments to make claims, about your: Selection of’ dcan- “is after all, your righl and one 1 Dear Editor’ ' respeci..1 add-ta this the fact thal Lonly know how one person voles, and that is.1!*; ; Your references ‘to the ac- livilies ‘of ©. the: N.D.P.- in- the | - House of Commons are fac- lvaliy net-accurate and even if they were they are logically nol s Sustainable, © 69" Ose Inall sincerity Lsay that Tam’, please’ though that you ‘have came io a conelusion-as lo how ur.a-re-going lo-vole. on a: situation, es Perhaps had yop been ableto attend some of the meeting I've” ~ held when -no Election was in the country, Surely there has 10” be a candidate who ean provide the dignily,. decorum sn ‘Saviour Faire! whieh the office needs and requires, If we are - vever lo gel anything ac- ‘complished in this~ long ‘forgotten and neglected riding. "PLE. Romerti “Was In ' Endako — Dear Mrs. Coray , feo This is_In response to whal ~vyia [he Newspapers of Skeena “and I, of course, must reply the ‘Bame Way, : -+, In the past faw years I have “held three separale meelings in | y .-Endako and a. number + iver" for tne benefit of others. . In Fraser Lake,.-and.. these, Prospectors “introduced = by ” Government. ; +The effect of the requirement “for. yet more red tape is thal a ; : task, once a, simple matter of, progress” you would havea. different opinion... You.see I believe in being Involved in our.” political syste-m all year round Skeena Need Office Staff The Editor: - Before work can be'doné on a mineral claim, the prospecior “musi now,oblain a permit to do so,. In the case of Ilttlework, he must file with four government! agencies, © of '! . In order to obtain the permit, he must grapple with ~a com- plex four page form recently the B.C. “finding wliat's'in the rock,’ has : - to ‘lake a guess’ al the lime » number, of men. emplayed?:. ‘been made complex and time consuming.’ ° "7 gots ie Examples of beaurocral ic ‘red lape are seen from the. items extracted from.’ one , of the. ‘forms’ as-followsy . 202 6 “Duration. of exploration . work from” nj 10 vee WW ; [vig not clear whether: one 1s’ involved, or whether this’ 10 be compled after.{he work is done. ‘Approximate Number af ‘Men Employed”, « vee, One would think. ‘thal a. Socialist govertiment where, il. _Js said, people.come first, the ihe “exac!’ numberof ymen employed wolld-be af ihterest; One Ig unly to ‘guess “al the meyh Reporting ‘work “torbe : done rand. work: done; for,.geneyal exploration; reclamation... per- ‘a person migin believe ‘that the forms are to he filled in three or four times, before, done and a couple of extra'limes just for. good’ luck, from_ the wording of this part “OF the form. present stale of Land an which Exploration Work will be in bureaucralic bungling. Examples of this sort of ihing 7 ‘are’ found. .in..the . book,: Other Side growth of government dnd olher ; ‘Parkinsons Law’ -.Avhich : ex- plaing‘how bureacracy works and’-results in’ ‘Mushroom ‘and nol just at eléction‘lime, «" “bodies,”* * Sincerely , “sNOTE, indicate on..map Frank Howard — ‘lems where Wecessary, - “Surface. area to be distur- “bed. (Maprequired.) °-) “Map ‘to: show location of © above in relation to claims” The abeve three ‘separals » notations ‘are within a few -berltences of one another. From 2 “Vhem dt is not all clear whether the map, is required; 10. be provided if possible, or - (hey don’t really care whether you provide a map al all," vl . The form, oneis instructed, is -* “ta be sent out to the Senter In- ‘specior ~(Reclamationy in Victoria; (he District Inspector ‘of Mines; ihe District Forester. or Forest Ranger; and the ‘Regional .Fish and Wildlife - ‘Office. oo - > Following these -instructions “See we are advised: .- Reclamation Guidelines for Requirements, Informalion, Addresses, el¢.} Examination of the four page : form dees ‘nol revenl where the . ‘Reclamation Guidelines are |o be found’ although. al-the very endof theform,ahalf . dozen lines are provided for Someone ‘to enter “Terms and Conditions Olher (whatever that means.) In case [he four agencies isn’t ss enough, there is’ a provision to ‘send copies of the form) oul to “Others where required,”, OF “course, there 1s no mention of ~ who might advise, what others - migit be required. ‘Another. line. advises that “other, government agencies ‘should’ be.‘edhlacted-. where | ‘applleable.". Again, It-is left to Ihe Itmaginalion as to what other agencies ‘should he “contacted, or Ig.dt'thatone should contact out’ sata speak.“ The Prespectar is warned, for the -second-:time: in the. form, ‘ - who go‘nolecenr|p, during, and.afier the work -is . rate vole. 01 done (For work, done only)... ;- sis’ of an'assessment of the ee SAG on -. “This has got to be the ultimate ‘ mayorally election. than Guidelines. - them ‘all that!.10 one feels: ‘lef! ‘that “oreompletion af the work, SECTION A ‘should’ be com- - pleted again.” Grass tools exploration for mineral, the part of'mining that assures we will have mines lo replace those now being mined, | has died in, B.C. ., lt i8. only, faci. ..” ‘The necessity of. going the; “Hed Tape” for ‘disturbance of ihesurface of the earth’ has had * selling il’s effect. We are now a people with a -bulging. bureaucracy . freedom of minorities such a5 - Prospectors. we * Their. slogan should be changed’ lo read “Paer comes first.” | EH. Bates! . ms , (Formerly) B.C. Prospector The Dear Editor! 7" '- During my address lo this years graduating class, 1 Suggested to them thal ‘While © going through life you will find ’ there are always lwo sides lo every coin”, Consequently -[ must reply 10) jasi weeks editorial, where you advised the +; readers ‘of.dangerous -hazards “prevailing through municipal ound. g ee fe -"When"'one’ considers the number of collective years the present council members have spent home, Terrace, a better place . in which to live, do you honestly believe this dedicated graup is going to sell cul now? ~ You have suggested ' I, received your support inthe last n. - Perhaps: “you “feel because.‘of this you “+ yourself to stand for election this fall, oes, Mr, Editor, you stated | am going “hack. . on promises, Cerlainly I would like io have (he news media present al -Commiitee of - the, Whole” meclings, however, il jg'also my- persdnal responsibility (o draw “out the opintons “of. every alderman and, then, ael.as the majorily so wish, fate ‘Two of the items yau express. concern about. sre:,..j Norman: ns Enlerprises's proposal re:- sub,’ 463, and C.N,. division Lot Laursen's . sub-division * proposal. Both these propasals, if. they go abead,-will be under Jand _-use.- conlracl:.; The minicipal :act-slales public “ ~ hearings must be held prior.to “any. building permils -being.. “issued, All-we are “doing at present 1s 'trying lo’ gelenough >dnformation together sa,we:cat:, give the complete pictire'io the public and the-council will thea . “base thelr declstons,on.what,{he : nate a Bast . aE pasty? magroty ngs hay ne wc tele BRB ats Duh 2 arc pati pee Fo Bee aad Soest BR Pate oe Ee _ present, which, threatens to destroy the .” ~ mot going irying 'o make their should have a grealer influence. an how community affairs . .. should be administrated. 1 might suggest that ff this is your. * ‘| desire,::-you’, should ~ allaw election Terrace residents want. 1 would seem lo me ‘lolally . irresponsible to have council members unprepared ‘and without facts al a publicl conducted hearing al : whi lime the news media will be ‘Rash, unstudied iyi haar, avpeopledmaur: NDP. Gaveriment y., decisions. and discussions are. ise nal the fiolicies of re porisible -, governments OP Personally, I’ feel “you are often more concerned: with sensational head lines an newspapers than displaying an in-depth positive concern for the bellerment ‘cf ‘our. community. May I clearly» _ state thal “power™. whether. it be (hrough words or money is to: influence «this council lo act. rashly: and . ““dppesponsibly. on behalf of all. Terrace citizens." : Ir is becauise.I feel (hat con- futation and. personal public expression more often produces . better government that 1 wish io use your media-l9 expose my ‘ side of ihe coin.:But please let us, Mr, Editor; not gel extreme in our methods of