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The TERRA( CE RE VIE W ASKED:

Do you think a university in Prince George would

_benefit Terrace?

Denise Desjardins Yes, It's so far to go to

talented kids here who couldn't affort to go other- wise. It would :be much . cheaper in Prince George. -

Leanne Trenaman It's a pretty long way to go. Better if it was here.

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Laurie McRae Wilfred T, it

Why not have a university i . My son applied for the for people in the north In- business management

stead of centralizing every- one In the lower mainiand? So many people from the northern communities at- tend university.

course here. Thdre was no room. If there was a universi- ty in the north, he could go there instead. .

Vancouver. There ‘are a lot of °

' Brookes Randle

Yes, I'd go to it if | didn’t need a coastal location for my studies.

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Brad Mazurak We could certainly use higher education in the north. We have three kids who might eventually want to go to university. It would be cheaper and closer. .

Tracy Krause It would be better. And closer to friends and family.

; | Jason Miller

Benefits in: cost, time, family. It would probably in- crease the interest locally in gong to university. Phone calls home would be

cheaper.

. Lynn Turner

It would certainly benefit the family. | look forward to It.if my children could attend university in Prince George, they could come home the occasional weekend. Bus fate is certainly cheaper than air fare to Vancouver. Stu- dents might have more in- terest In doing first and sec- ond year here if they knew they could continue in Prince George. The college here could be an offshoot of the university.

Graham Burkeit

Sure, it would. The kids.

could theoretically go then. Cheaper to board there than In Vancouver.

“Terrace Review _ Wednesday, May 25, 1988 5

Letters

Burden of proof

To the Editor, After attending some court cases recently, I have many un-

‘answered questions.

How do the members of a jury, faced with the responsibili- ty of the life and freedom of a man and of course his whole

family and everyone that loves

and believes in him define **beyond a reasonable doubt’’? To me it would mean some proof, some evidence, some- thing to prove the accused guilty.

When the defence brought proof and described the accused

as a hard-working, honest man who had never in forty years been in any trouble with the law; I have heard it said in court that this is the perfect profile of a child molester, so all you good citizens out there better be aware. If you displease your teenaged child, they can go back ten or fifteen years and accuse you, and you must prove your innocence (who can?) so you'd best buy them that car!

(Mrs.) Ada Solowoniuk, _ Terrace, B.C,

Summer work grants

— funding

To the Editor;

It’s not too Jate for communi- ty groups to apply for provincial government funding for summer works projects.

Despite the fact that the Job- Trac program was eliminated in the latest provincial budget, a new program, ‘‘Tourism Civic Pride”’ is in the works.

Under the direction of the Ministry of Tourism, Recreation & Culture, Tourism Civic Pride will operate on much the same criteria as the scrapped JobTrac of last year.

limited

Trac, some $4.5 million.

Under questioning in. the legislature the tourism minister admitted this new program is be- ing planned, but could not pro- vide specifics or dates. The minister is, however, accepting applications right away.

I encourage every small. business and community group considering summer work pro- jects to apply for Tourism Civic Pride funding without delay. Given the cut in funding levels, an early application may be the. only chance for many important

_ Civic Pride will allocate only

There is one major drawback local projects.

however, and that is Tourism Anne Edwards, MLA

one-quarter of the level of Job- Kootenay

Workshop to mark Environment Week

contributed by Brian Wilkes

On June 4a one-day workshop will be held in Smithers which will focus on sustainable economic development, particularly in the Northwest of B.C, The workshop is a local attempt to extend the ideas contained in the recent report of the. World Commission on Environment and Development, otherwise known as the Brundt- land Report, which is entitled ‘Our Common Future’. This, along with the recent report of the National Task Force on Environment and Development, feature the concept of sustainability as the key link between conservation and economic development.

This may sound quite complicated, but in fact it’s really.very sim- ple. There is a clear call in ‘Our Common Future’ for a new philosophy of development which will lead to a sustainable society and culture.

Sustainable development is the new buzzword, a concept which includes:

@ maintaining long term, perpetual resource supply through con- servation and planning

@ developing a means of achieving maximum value for the resources we exploit

@ distributing the benefits of development equitably in society . @ engendering a cultural attitude toward our environment con-.

sisting of respect, and the recognition that it is our only life support

system.

The basic premise is that we don’t have a sustainable society if we are consuming the resource base faster than it is renewed. Non- renewable resources need to be conserved, and developed in ways that do not erode the sustainability of other resource values.

The workshop in Smithers is designed to bring people together to discuss key resource sectors and sustainability, Small group discus- sions are planned to center on fisheries, forestry, tourism, mining, agriculture, and wildlife. We will explore what sustainability means for each; how it would be different from today; what steps are need- ed to achieve it; and how we would measure our success.

The workshop organizers are keen to involve people from all sec- tors of society. The event is aimed at the general public, and everyone is welcome. We are asking that you pre-register using a form available at your local Chamber of Commerce or town office, or by phoning 847-3377 or 847-9167. There is a registration fee of $10,

This event is sponsored by Environment Canada, and is part of the national celebration of Environment Week, May 30 to June 5, 1988.

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