October 2, 1991 @ — IntOon atin Dave McCullough Publisher Simon Birch Editor Peter Harvey Plant Foreman Mark Davis Advertising Manager Warren Chernoff Accountant Heather Hadley Circulation Manager Burt Campbell Publisher Emeritus L.V. Campbell ‘Aug. 7, 1947 Feb. 15, 1973 OurWiEWwSs AdrianRAESIDE CBC should include Grit The Canadian Broadcasting Corp.’s decision to shut out B.C. Liberal leader Gordon Wilson from a televised debate next Tuesday is wrong. Even though Mr. Wilson and his party have little or no chance of forming the next provincial government, that doesn’t mean the CBC should arbitrarily deny Mr. Wilson the right to debate Rita Johnston and Mike Harcourt as an equal. Given the level of support for the Liberals in the latest public opinion polls, and the fact they’re running candidates in 70 of the province's 75 ridings, it’s quite possible that the Grits could hold the balance of power in a minority government. At this point in the province's history, the Liberals are the only party that is f a serious chall to the Socreds and New Democrats. (Sorry Greens.) Prejudging Mr. Wilson’s capabilities of mounting that challenge based on recent performances of the Liberals in B. Cc. elections, as the CBC apparently is doing, is, in fact, presuming to know what the voters are going to do in the Oct. 17 election. Behavioral psychologists would call it a self-fulfilling prophecy. It’s as if the CBC brass are saying they know what the voters are going to do and not giving them a chance to do otherwise. But that’s not the job of the media. Not in an election. Not ever. The media — especially television these ViewPOINT No wonder things take so long Editor’s note: The following article, au- thor unknown, has been circulating around a certain government ministry in town. The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by university physicists. ng to one of the d s of the el- ement, a apie amount of administratium made one reaction that normally takes a sec- ond take over four days. Administratium has a half-life of approxi- mately six months, at t which time it does not The element, tentatively named ad decay. it tratium (chemical symbol Bs), has no p or slecarons, which méans that its atomic num- ber is 0 ~ However, it does neve. er neutron, 125 as- days — has an obligation in an campaign, as much as their resources allow, to provide their viewers, listeners and readers with as much information about the parties and candidates as possible. Therefore, the CBC should allow voters the opportunity to hear what Mr. Wilson has to say about his party’s platform and the issues in this election. tothe and 111 i to the vi ‘ons. This gives it an atomic mass ber of 312. in which i and trons exchange place. Some studies have indicated that the atom- ic mass number actually increases after each ~, h at other lab seems to in- The 312 particles are held together in the nu- cleus by a force that involves continuous ex- changes of meson-like particles called memos. Since it has no electrons, administratium i is inert. H , it can be d i because it seems to impede every action in which it is prege dicate that administratium might occur natu- rally in the atmenpher. Rae is most likely to be found on college and uni- versity campuses, i in large corporations, and at gov near the b ed and best-maintained building. Cariboo residents serious about politics WILLIAMS LAKE — Election signs are far and few between in Williams Lake, but then I never was much of a believer in predict- ing the outcome of elections by the number of signs sprouting from lawns and facades. Nor should David Zirnhelt, the NDP candidate for Cariboo South, whose sign was the first one I ran into after driving half-way through town. This is the Cariboo, the former — of the legendary Alex dering the birthright of our — great for logging these past three are aly or raping the environ- weeks, going to hold? How are op- ment, and you might get more erations in such and such a cut than an argument. coming along? In fact, the people employed in I steer that talk to politics. I get the forest industry here see them- about selves as the real custodians of British Columbia’s most impor- 4 tant natural resource. More than that, they consider themselves Report better than the from é Victoria “He's going to sell us out to the ” he adds, allow- wae a thle ec protien: Pea ack of election signs aakde, the Cariboo takes its politics seri- ously, and the issues are not the same ones that dominate the de- in their MWe here, no weekend and tearing up Supreme Court orders, no protest rallies against logging: This is what former premier Bi Bennett once called “the real BB Log oa omery ye the NDP faces up here — equate papel 1 tt British Columbia, where you see the New Democratic Party. They believe that NDP leader ponogehere will pense of their livelihood. _In a logging camp some 100 of Williams Lake, loggers sit down to s' Lad and talk about the next work. Is the weather, which has been lists at the ex- @ Wednesday, October 2, 1991 Please address ail letters to: Letters to the Editor Castlegar News P.O. Box 3007 Cc B.C. One ews Letters toWHE EDITOR Nice time for a walk This beautiful fall weather makes us all think of outdoor activities. Perhaps one of the pincecr able pectin is to walk with Manly ball park, Eee Sed Birseh ined seme ethan section. The trail has been staked so that peo- ple won't be disoriented in the gravel pits. Re- .. member this area is to be a park so perhaps ea ee ‘Twin Rivers Park should yee eedd Wea teh cxate than atthe layout of the valley, I recommend a walk up Dove Hill. You would have to drive up to the golf course and turn left on to the service road to the television repeater stations. The turn is at the start of the 18th fairway that is on the last bend in the road before the clubhouse. There is a parking space about 100 metres along the access road. Walkers then just con- Siren alone, Che road Sx: scot helt e elec ere they a si inting out the trail. Walkers have shone ahlmaorire of trail with a series of switchbacks i excellent views of an unfolding valley. The slope has been maintained at a gradual in- cline so that healthy seniors can walk up to the peak without much strain. There are three benches on the way to the top for those who need a rest or who would just like to sit Beyer continued from page A6 gives in to the d ds of the i i ists for more and more parkland at the ex- pense of productive forest land. “We've been working in the forest since we were ted in 15. We have more than $3 million VIN 3H4 or deliver them to 197 Columbia Ave. Letters should be and we want to keep Austin says. Would they care to predict the election out- come? The two believe that the NDP will eke out a narrow victory. Several others present agree. According to local polls, the race in both Cariboo North and Cariboo South is a close one. In the northern riding, former Quesnel mayor Mike Pearce is the standard bearer for the Socreds. His opponent is the NDP’s Frank Garden, a former Quesnel alderman and own- er of a small business. In Cariboo South, Zirnhelt, the NDP’s in- having done a pretty good job in Victoria, is up House. What has hurt the NDP in that area is the has been taking on the issue of environmentalists versus the forest industry. No matter how hard he has been pressed by reporters or the public at meetings, he would the current conflict by saying he'd sit Jina around the table and shake thats agree to something. What he wouldn't do, he has been saying, is “allow the battle to be fought valley Well, I for one would have dearly loved to Pi gag wien tah ak. En- joy these walks. ” . Colin Pryce Castlegar at always able to help was surprised to read that Ed Conroy sceanel tobe accusing Chris Ary ofr ning as a candidate in the gar modernization project. I would suggest that this was because he sincerely felt that the fulfilment of this project would benefit all of his constituents. ¢ R.W. Sweeney Castlegar Warmongers grow fat iy recent editorial in the Province newspa- r, makes one wonder why North Americans to be d Chris- 1. beeause of some kind of a power trip. Ihave known Chris for at least 30 years and although I've never voted for him, in my opinion, this would be the furthest thing from his mind. I had an opportunity, several months ago, to talk with a tian nations? - The article says a report by the U.S. Con- gressional Research Service shows that U.S. conventional arms to Third World countries almost doubled ] last vee aes ings that the Victoria who had been a respected senior civil servant in the provincial government for a number of years. He told me that he used to keep, by his ~ own personal rating system, a record of the performance of the MLAs. He said Chris always rated among the top five. This wasa totally unsolicited comment from an in- dividual who had to work with many differ- ent MLAs. Thave also spoken with a number of people from the Kootenays who have, for one reason ign -cpumupatn al eaberienst ever Si pass 18 ths, Chris wing fat be- catias Gis iastitary-aniduintriad cohpler tes bo come one of the foundations of the economy. The big powers like to talk about a more peaceful world, but it’s apparently acceptable to help small countries to shoot the daylights out of each other. The purpose of the GST introduced by for- mer federal finance minister Michael Wilson is not for the benefit of the taxpayers, but is to keep the d of pamusgetsie dan ony poten aarens beeper co. lion interest every leto The $12 billion Canada alloted above that itary spending, is a bonus for the merchants of death, pot atla ing the welfare of the taxpayers and their was very helpful in getting answers and in- formation for me when I was having trouble getting this from the government. 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