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Rally organizers want to unite the free enter- prise vote.

ORGANIZERS OF a mas- sive rally here in opposition fo provincial government policies will set up speakers and video screens outside of the REM. Lee Theatre in expectation of an overflow crowd.

:The theatre holds 700, people but more are anticipated from around the region at the Nov. 19 event, says Steve Cook of the Northwest Coalition of Dis- satisfied Citizens,

‘“This is a wake up call to the political parties of free enterprise,’ said Cook of the rally.

‘“This is not so much against the NDP but it is against the Glen Clark government and the policies he’s brought in.”’

‘A similar rally in Prince George in Septeraber drew 2,500 people and a third ral- ly is planned for Surrey the week after the one here.

‘Cook said the rallies drive home a message to leaders of free enterprise parties that continuing to be fragmented will result in another NDP election win.

‘We're at the mid-term (of the Clark government) and still nothing has been done about the problem. Things are worse, not better. There is still all this frag- mentation,’’ he added.

“Nobody has yet to find the glue to bring the free en- terprise vole together and that’s what we're saying.”’

‘Cook and other members of the northwest coalition took that message to a breakfast meeting here two weeks ago with provincial Liberal leader Gordon Campbell.

“He said all the things a

partisan politician would say. Our point is that this is not about partisan politics. This is about uniting the free enterprise vote,’” said Cook,

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STEVE COOK, member of the Northwest Coalition of Dissatisfied Citizens, helps organize a rally here Nov. 19

at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre to protest against the provincial government's practices.

“We challenged him to write out a guarantee that he would form the next govern-

ment and he couldn’t,’’ said: Cook of the session with |

Campbell.

He noted that the first.

organizing meeting of the coalition three weeks ago drew 50 people with just a few phone calls whereas Campbell drew 90 people to a dinner here.

“This is a time to set aside differences. We are scared

and we are afraid for the fu- ‘done the only thing it could,

ture of our families, of our communities and of B.C, as a whole,’’ said Cook. “We're looking at another two years of this gover- ment, at the maximum and,

responsible for the Asian Flu but he is responsible for years of deficits, debt and

--tax structures which hurt _ businesses,”’

Cook — con- * tinued, ‘The only way we can at-

. tack the debt is to provide

jobs. We can’t tax the people who are naw work- ‘ing. They can’t afford the - highest tax structure in Can- "ada.”?

- As for local issues, Cook ‘said the NDP may have

“be rescuing Skeena Cel- lulose.

“But the real issue there is ‘what are we doing owning a * mill?”

Cook said the coalition,

if they win again, another bas received financial and

five years. That would mean.

other support from nearly

another seven possible years -cverybody it has contacted, ,

and.we.can’tafford it)”: os:

“Cook'’said ‘the province

has suffered from unem- the Skeena constituency, the-

ployment and debt that has placed it way behind other provinces.

“Glen Clark may not be

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,. And-although the rally is . taking -place. in Terrace in

coalition has made contacts with the neighbouring North Coast and Bulkley Valley- Stikine constituencies.

Speaking at the rally will be David Bond, an economist and newspaper columnist, and Gordon Gib- son, a former leader of the

provincial Liberal party“and -

political commentator,

Also coming is Jackie Pe- ment, a former northwestemn NDP cabinet minister in the Harcourt government.

A critic of current govern- ment policies, she now lives

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in Burns Lake and is regarded as a supporter of the Progressive Democratic Alliance,

The rally begins at 7 p.m. at the R.E.M. Lee and doors open at 7 p.m.

Cook expects a public re- lations bonus because BCTV is here that week doing its Newshour telecast in Terrace Nov. 18 and in Kitimat Nov. 19,

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driver’s licence

BEGINNING THIS month,

parents who refuse to pay

child support in full or on time may find they are unable to

renew their drivers’ licences.

Attomey General Ujjal Dosanjh said before a driver's licence is withheld, the parent will be warned and given the chance to pay the arrears in full or make arrangements

to pay over time in addition to making regular maintenance ,

payments.

Dosanjh said with this new payment strategy, the minis- iry’s family maintenance enforcement program will be able to get overdue payments to children faster.

News In Brief

Hill returned as prez

ROBERT HILL was returned as president of the Tsim- shian Tribal Council at its annual convention last week in Prince Rupert.

His was a second ballot victory, defeating Debbie Jeffery, also of Prince Rupert. Kitselas chief Mel Bevan was also in the running but since he placed third on the first ballot, he was forced to drop out.

Hill’s margin of victory on tie second ballot was by 50 votes,

The Tsimshian continue to work on land claims ne- goliations with the federal and provincial governments toward an agreement in principle which will then form the substance of a final treaty,

Lights out

THERE’S GOING to be a planned power outage af- fecting the east side of Lakelse Lake Nov. 12,

B.C, Hydro says the cut in power is necessary to per- form system maintenance. And the crown corporation says the outage is scheduled to last from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Premier to visit

PREMIER GLEN Clark is making a quick trip through the northwest next week to talk about the Nisga’a treaty,

He’ll start in Prince Rupert Nov. 12, proceed to Prince George where he'll spend the night and then came to Terrace Nov. 13 before returning south,

There wou’t be any public appearances, but Clark has scheduled a number of interviews with media outlets and will appear on an open-line show here Nov. 13.

And it looks fike it'll be 4 full week of provincial government officials explaining the Nisga’a treaty. Aboriginal affairs deputy minister, the lead provincial negotiator for the treaty, is the guest speaker at a Ter- race and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon Nov. 12. More information is available by calling the chamber office at 635-2063.

BCTV here Nov. 18

BCTV HAS scheduled Nov. 18 as the date for its New- shour telecast from Terrace as part of a week-long swing through the northwest.

Anchors Tony Parsons aud Pamela Martin along with weatherman Wayne Cox and sports anchor Squire Bames will be at Heritage Park, weather permitting. If it’s raining, the telecast will shift to the R.E.M. Lee Theatre.

The Newshour will be in Smithers Nov. 16, Hazeiton Nov. 17, Kitimat Nov. 19 and Prince Rupert Nov. 20,

The program’s northwest swing continues a practice of taking the show on the road to various regions of the province, ‘

Residents, are invited to go to Heritage Park or the R.E.M. Lee Theatre, as the case may be, to watch the telecast that evening.

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