: "Industrial siants are very con:

bee them: The image they would

like.to project is a fatherly one:

. the’ great: benefactor, giver of goodness arid jobs — ‘the ‘con--

cemed: corporate: citizen . ‘pros.

viding -. ‘goods, - - services -. and

dividual, the: community : and: the nation; * wo

: match; reality. Large companies are.” almost. invariably. in’

‘their shareholders. ~ IE. they really. cared for. their “workers, their, labour’ force owe ‘have. to, Withdraw or threaten 0 withdraw its labour in order to attain a decent wage or tolerable working conditions.

located, they wouldn’t dream of

-SPORTSCOPE- | Back’ on”

_ the ice KITIMAT’s Mark .Fitz- patrick returned ° to. the ice last week to practise with the New: York - Islanders Just a week after falling ill: ;

- Doctors ‘put: the: 22-years old goalie. -back on. pred- nisone --— /a. cortisone-like drug — “which immediately helped | reduce the. joint and limb. ‘swelling caused’ by eosinophilia “myalgia syn- drome (EMS). - ;

He'd been pulled from ‘the team’s lineup a week. before ‘after: the’ ‘disease’ returned at “Fthe ‘start of. training camp.

iiss thost OF last, season, .-.. |

Pita says-he wants td ‘avoi taking. prednisoné e for ‘long- periods . of . time | because-of the drug’s poten- tially: ‘damaging side effects, Doctors: ‘say it can ‘eventually soften: “bones: and” ‘cause cataracts. ;

* There’ s no” Yndication when Fitzpatrick might b be fit to play.’ .

Gang is is. top team

AFTER | INTENSE _ round] robin ‘action two weekends’ ago it was the Apple Dumpl- fing Gang. that triumphed in the Terrace Teams Tennis Tournament. -

Four teams made up of; four players, each - ‘competed in the Davis Cup-style event, They. played men’s . and f- women’s singles . and doubles.

: The. Apple. Dumpling Gang was down 3-1 in their fifth and final set before they came back: against The Gang . [to win 64° and. ajlake First

. place, wy

+ Dave's.’ ‘Demolition | - WBS third, and Team. Sweden | placed. fourth.” oS

poe “starts | RINGETTE: action. got underway" this - week,. but

players to get involved,

? Ahights from 7.to 8 p, m., ‘and Saturdays: from. 6:90" to. t 30 Mm. :

cerned ‘with the’ way-you and &

industrial - wastes

And when rndustries, perhaps

unknowingly, were found to be “The Skeena discharging dangerous effluent i into the receiving environment, png er

they would not have to-be’ force. *' ed:to.deal with the problem. by. .

_ by Rob: Brown .

economic’security:: forthe’ in-=

= business to increase their profits * .and. show. a greater. return, 1 for...

EMS ‘forced’. ‘Fitzpatrick tof:

legislators and labour: unions. :

. ..Anstead of. alloting-moneys to , -cleanup,:, Image and perception seldom :

.tributors: to overall | well-being:

' would. rather’ spend ‘money on

.PR- men who spénd their time.»

; trying ‘to convince. us, fore exam-. ‘tha dio)

The provincial: “government. issues permits’ in.an. attempt. to.

Before: “hey ean stake: any: - claim ongoad, corporate’ citizen. ship, industries. must show some - sensitivity’ for the: communities in which they operates.” , ‘for. the com. °° munities “in. which: they are

these: *preat:* con- ‘ ; regulate

breathe : , that, ‘the can: ‘abio

Akan’. and. ‘Eur on't.: :

Alcan ©

the amount of hazar-

dous industrial: crud: these two outfits pump. into the air we

under the: assumption receiving. environment rb:a certain’ ‘amount. of -

‘waste. before’: becoming » “a wasteland, ° - These’: permissable levels are a snapshot of a certain period and reflect the scientific . understanding at the time they were: determined, and are con-. tinually being: lowered.

and: Eurocan | have

never met those standards, Each

‘day, our corporate pals pump tonnes of poison into the air. . and each day. it falls on: trees, . soil, water, and animals, as well’ as: YOu. and me — and nothing | is.

“done about it.

Why doesn’t the government do.‘something to enforce those permits? After all, there are lots. of concerned. people i in govern-

ment:.who, know:the extent of

~ the’: problem and. know the

Status quo is unsatisfactory, The answer, of course, is these

: Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 25, 199t — Page C1

“people a are 2 iuled by politicians, and ultimately the politicians in.-

B,C. have no desire to tread on

the toes of industry, The cumulative, sustained ef.

fect on our’ environment. is ‘cer-

_ tainly not good; There is visible

damage ' to the vegetation along

, the ‘west: side of ‘the .Kitimat- Terrace: corridor already. ‘The .

unseen - damage: more sinister. .

is probably

.

: AS ‘a-result of. the: existing.

pollution, there is an air quality

problem in the region. When we

view the-Orenda Forest Pro- ducts’ pulp: mill proposition, it must. be in-the context of an already stressed airshed.

‘The proposed mill’ willbe

burning sludge. ‘When the burn- ing is done there will be ash and air emissions. That the’ emis- sions don’t smell is not an issue. That a mill in Minnesota

employing the same basic pro-

convinced; . we of: Terracites . put it tois ‘also irrelevant. (After all: Chermobyl would have pass:

-ed a .test - using the . same

criteria, ). Nor is the fact that the poison coming from the propos- ed mill -is considerably - lower than that. of a kraft mill on topic. |’

The issue is. “this: ihe ‘bad breath from Orenda’ 's proposed mill will be added to’ - that: presently: in the airshed. This will make the problem. worse, No’ amount of smoke and mir- rors, no stacks of slick slides or’ gorgeous graphs will make it otherwise. |

Orenda’s proposed mill may not smell,. but its location stinks. ©

Race Diary — Page C3

OUNG AT HEART —

“AT AGE 92, Mabel :Hobenshield still knows a thing or two about crib. She was one of more.than 60 northwest seniors who went to Coquitlam earlier. this‘ month ‘to compete in the B.C. Seniors

- cribbage action.

Games, Mabel Joined Fred Berghauser to

Shotgunners compete at local trap. shoot © |.

: Conteibuted -..Northivest shooters. took ‘hore the

represent: Zone 101 in

- Class D: winner — Joe Schwegler - ; 0), runner-up — Bill Eynon (78).

TERRACE — More than 60 northwest seniors found friend- ship, competition and a little bit of glory at the 1991 Seniors’

’ Games.

They brought a total of 26 medals back from Coquitlam.

‘We did fabulously,” says organizer Bob Goodvin, ‘‘We were number four out of 12 zones. We did as good or better than most zones,”’

Ace Terrace master swimmer Joe Mandur -- at the Seniors' Games for the first time — blasted past the competition to capture five gold medals and a

Bud Kirkaldy, « of" Terrace, also spent plenty of time.on the medal podium, collecting three gold and one silver i in track-and- field action,

Terrace's Jim Allen: won two silvers in bagpiping competition in his first appearance at the ‘Games.

At the dart board, Bob Ben- nett scored well enough to bring back a bronze. =

Betty Demmett. nabbed a silver on the horseshoe pitch,

- while teammate Joan Ziraldo

took a bronze. Another gold medal went to 75-year-old William Bennett in

the five-kilometre walk. Jim

MacDougall, also of Terrace, took ‘silver medals.in both the ‘five-kilometre and 10-kilometre

Joe Mandur

walks, Kitimat’s Joe Smith won

-the gold in the 10-kilometre

walk.

Rupert’s Vi Walker took a silyer and a bronze in swimm- ing, while Ted Arney notched a gold in golf.

Kitimat Doreen Lindeman

scored to take the silver for ladies high single in five-pin bowling. And Ann Kawa eacned a silver and Dorothy Cheyne received two silvers in badmin-

4 fithere’s still: roam, for: | . port of local mierchants is what. makes

the event possible each year. .

a runaerup _ ‘Rollie Senden (98) :-

ok 7 runner-up — Scott Hutchinson: (95): r vThe be hahaa of ice time at _

. lion's share of the trophies: and prize.

money at the 11th atinual P‘ AT. A. fap

shoot ‘here two weekends ago.') s "The shoot was held at tthe Terrace Rod’

weather cooperated, - Club: officials ‘said the continued 3 sup.

tize winners are: : - Sixteen-yard..

Russ Hicks. (0 “Class: ‘Cr, winner — John: Gryba: )

~ Class D: ‘winner Bill Byn

8), runner-up Don Ellis (98) re me nee Class’A: winner — Russ Hicks (98). a

als 2nd

: Sixteen Yards Class AA: winner — Dave Gramlich -

* Tuonet-up — Pat Bare (96) ~ Class B: winner — Bill Vantkruis (96), - Fuaner-up -~ Chuck Gregersen (96) -

‘Class C: winner — Bill Eynon (97), - : ; > Puner-up — Scott Hutchinson (94)

Class D: winner — Gerald White (92), —

T-up _— -J. D, Hausselman (91). -Handleap -

ong: yardage: winner — Don Ellis

(90); runner-up =- Bill Meurs (88)-

hort yardage! winner — Rollie ©

Sender 4), runner-up — John Gryb

runner-up —— Hazelton - Hotshots oe

(107) ©: |

" Ladies’ Trophy Oe nner.-~ Brenda McCabe. (355). nef-up. — Lucille Robinson (355); coe Senior Trophy

ton competition. :

Plenty of senior didn't. take medals, but had‘ plenty of fun competing, says Goodvin, -

Northwest seniors also com- peted in cycling, duplicate bridge, contract bridge, carpet bowling, cribbage, floor curl- ing, snooker and slow-pitch softball where ..Terrace players came within ons Tun of making the medals.

Goodvin says local seniors are already starting to raise money for next year's Games — in Dawson Creek. Local seniors raised more money than any other zone* to” iravel. to ‘this year’s event. :

Close to 70 went from Zone. 10 this year, and organizers are aiming for 100 next year.

And-the Games could spur some changes at the Happy Gang Centre. Goodvin says there are plans to bring floor curling — a new game that’s all the rage in Prince Rupert and was played .at the Seniors’. Games — to the local seniors’ centre.

There's no sweeping involv. ed, and it’s played with wooden rocks On a wooden or concrete floor.

“It’s a really laid-back. game,”’ Goodvin says. ‘In Rupert they really rave about it, One way or another we're going to get it.’” :

- Unclassified

<~ Wayne Meeds (452)

up — John Jenkins GT"), High Overall «-

inner —- Rollle Senden (467) ; f-up.— Russ Hicks.(460):

ICE w was alive again Saturday. rorning é as young peewee hockey, piayers ' turned to the.arena for the first Terrace Minor Hockey Association practices the new season. Association president Brian Hawkins sald more than 290 e fegistared so far in all divisions, and they expect to break through the 300 ‘level. by: ‘early October: ‘Thal’s an increase ‘of 20 per cent over fast year: