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"condition. Unfortunately, kidney failure and" soon as possible. Questions and needs I may’.

with those who I taught who still reside in #203 - 9604 - 101 Avenue Fort St John BC

7 experiences for my time in the community. 7 Mike’ Chambers, , ‘I understand from a number of sources that Fort St. John, B.C. Dear Sir: ' This will be,’at the very least, petceived as -

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<== _ CORRESPONDENCE F FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD TERRACE HOSPICE SOCIETY

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_ cee Not right to criticize the job of the RCMP

Dear Sirs community. It’s hard to fit in animal issues This is in ‘response to. recent t letters con- _ as well as much as they probably would like ‘cerning the RCMP and the Morberg family’s to. a pet’s death anda response from Louise Cha- To hear the ‘public bashing these fine’ pus ‘people for stopping fora coffee break is -[

I too am an’: ‘animal: lover and think ait’ S completely ridiculous. There is not one of 7 - _. absolutely cowardly to shoot someone’s pet us who could handle the stuff these offi- | @ °° and illegal to boot. "cers have to deal with on a day to day basis: AN Bakeware & Kitchen ‘However I do not feel anyone has the right [hey deserve every coffee break they: get IG de ts. SAVE 20% ; a show such disrespect:'to our RCMP mem- - and then some. a ge a rs and-the wonderful jobs they.do. They —_I personally thank the Terrace RCMP for _ are very, busy. handling all the lawbreakers. — the wonderful job they do in.our community All Cookware that are out damaging and stealing our prop- ‘protecting and serving us. SAVE 40 Jo

Registration 7:00 p.m. for meeting 7:30 p.m.

Mills Memorial Hospital Education Room ; Welcome: Members, Volunteers and all Interested Community members

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erties as well‘as-all the spousal assaults due __ ~ Nivian Raposo, }- to abuse of alcohol and drug activityinour) ; Terrace, B.C. Select Items“ _ She’s had the best of care |SAVE50% Dear Sir:. . The nurses take their jobs seriously as

‘This is in response to the March 22, 2006 ‘they are responsible for people’ s lives. In letter. from Mrs. Dora. Robinson complain- .:. spite of long, hard hours and inderstaffing, ing. about the care she receives in. the Mills” they are very efficient at what they do.

* Memorial dialysis unit. Ihave been tréated with ile | Where Quality Makes °°

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I empathize with Mrs. Robinson's frus- and caring and the best medical\(treatment ‘tration and: unhappiness with her ‘medical’ is available for me. Issues-are dealiwith as

“ dialysis. plus ‘a long list of side effects and .. have are always met with. answers and ac-*

pain are not a pleasant experience for anyone. « tion. o re re

to live with. ° Tl would like to take this opportunity. to Open Sundays Noon - 5:00 p.m. - Skeena Mall « Terrace [have been a patient 2 at the Mills Memoti- thank the nursing staff i in the Terrace dialysis * 1-800-563-4362

al dialysis unit for two years now. In defence. unit for everything they do'to make my life a

- of the nursing staff, I have never personally bearable and give me some quality of life. wi ” oe

'.. Witnessed any. kind of. mistreatment or prejun ; oe Ruth Freiburg, dice of any sort, . 2 se . Terrace, B B. Cc. "Dear Sir: an : os a “there: are ex- students from. that rtd still _ As a now-senior citizen le am interested i in. residing in the community. - connecting With a. now near.senior part of —_ My phone is 250-787-5401 and my email:

your ‘community: My: name‘is Mike Cham- - is mcharréw@ telus. net. |. would appreciate. , bers. I'came to. Terrace in the-fall of 1955°. hearing from all who remember me, espe-_ _ to teach’ at‘the Skeéna Junior. Senior High cially the students who. played basketball - School. I spent three years in Terrace. — “for me and those who took part:in the track —

-_As.a‘retiree T would: like to re-connect _ and field programme. My mailing address is:

the ‘community. I still have many positive . VIJ 2A8...

T feel compelled to comment, on the’per-_ a conflict of interest for Mr. Harris, the cur- plexing decision by the B.C. Forest Safety rent president of the Skeena Liberal riding Council to appoint former Skeena Liberal association. 7 MLA Roger Harris as forest safety ombuds- What I find most unfortunate is that Mr. man. . Harris once held the cabinet position of Min-

The need to do something about the crisis ister of State for Forestry Operations, an ob- in the forest is very real. Forty-three forestry viously influential position within the B.C. workers died last year on the job in B.C.,and — government. However, while at the very le- 110 were injured. , , vers of power that could do something about

But putting a politician in the position of this crisis, nothing substantial was done to an impartial, confidential agent ombudsman stop these needless tragedies. is absurd. And now workers in the forests are ‘sup-

When investigating a fatality or serious posed to hope that Mr. Harris’s non-bind-

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estry deregulation or past government policy Making our forests-safer is critically im-

changes are even partially at fault. portant. But making political patronage ap- Yet Mr. Harris and other BC Liberal pointments in the midst of this carnage is

MLAs made these very policy decisions, just plain wrong. rs

along with cuts to the WCB: enforcement di- , - ‘Gord Lechner, _

vision in the last term of their government. oo _ - Kitimat, B.C.

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