OPINION Serving the 16,000 people of the Castlegar area, The Castlegar Sun is every by Ltd, at 465 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C. VIN 1G8. The Castlegar Sun is polit cally independent and a member of the Steding News Service, Cana dian C . BC. © Newspapers Assocation, and the B.C. Press Council. Established 28, 1990. Mail 10420 PUBLISHER MARILYN STRONG TRENT BANCARZ CHRISTINE MOYER EDITOR KAREN KERKHOFF REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF GABERT SPORTS REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER MARGE LALONDE OFFICE/CIRCULA TION MANAGER, Direct Department a Display Advertising . editorial comment Lessons were forgotten It's a humbling experience to talk with someone like Frank Harvey (see page B1). What's most memorable is how extraordinary a seemlingly ordinary person was and still is when he had to be. Harvey is not unique in this regard. He seems to be cut from the same cloth as most Second World War veterans. Harvey and other veterans pulled off some super human feats during six very dark years. But all seem very modest about it and it’s as if they don’t realize just how important the actions of 50 years ago were. Harvey left a career as a bread salesman in England to selfless- ly serve both his country and free people around the globe. Others like him left their families, sweethearts, farms and bhsinesses to do the same. Their worlds were turned upside. A war they never started would eventually kill loved ones and take other loved ones away for years at a time. Those left behind suffered the anxiety and uncertainty of not knowing where brothers, sisters. friends and sweethearts were or even if they were still alive Put yourself in the shoes of people who lived 50 years ago. How would you react? What would you do? The Frank Harveys of this world simply rolled up their sleeves and selflessly did whatever was required at a great personal price. Those left behind bravely accepted what was happening and did what they could to cope. People made great sacrifices during those times without having much themselves. The Great Depression had victimized millions in the cities while rural areas were still largely backward, unde- veloped wildernesses where frugal rewards came from enduring a lot of hard knocks. Maybe it’s why these people could make the sacrifices — they knew no other way. Harvey and others like him came back and were reunited with Sweethearts, families and friends. But things didn’t get a whole lot easier. There were adjustments to be made and many veterans and their families suffered the war's effects for years after. For some, the war never did go away. Eventually, the Harveys and others of their generation built a society of unparalleled prosperity in North America during the next 30 years. And it was all built via hard work, sacrifice and overcoming hard knocks. Subsequent generations reaped the rewards of Prosperity, but total- ly forgot the other part. They became prosperous by taking, rather than giving, and that explains why we're in several pickles nowadays. In today’s world, borrowed money has replaced sacrifice. Whining and demanding has replaced-hard-work—Government Programs have replaced overcoming hard knocks What have been the results? A society which is financially and morally bankrupt and unable to roll up its sleeves when asked to do so. Thankfully, we're not in a shooting war nowadays, but we're facing many battles of diff kinds. The Inter Mone- tary Fund and other important financial institutions warn Cana- da’s credit will soon run out and the Canadian dollar is perilously close to becoming worthless. Trying to borrow our way back to Prosperity neither has worked nor is any longer an option. Seems all that’s left is sacrifice now. The above also applies to the whining and complaining — par- ticularly from special interest groups — we witness as one goodie after another is taken away by the new reality. Seems all that's left is hard work now. The same is true of government programs, which are falling victim to the same causes. It appears hard knocks are what await us now. While things seem gloomy, the solutions were Provided by ordinary men and women roughly 50 years ago. One hopes it doesn’t take another shooting war for us to redis- cover valucs which never should have been tossed aside Saturday is Remembrance Day. While we should take a moment to honor the soldiers, we might want to take considerably longer to remember some other things things which never should have been forgotten in the first place TNB ERRORS The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for damages arising out of errors in any advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. whether such error is due to the negligence of its servants or atherwise .. and there shall be no Viability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. All advertising subject to publisher's HEY, WERE STAYING. WE'VE STILL GOT WORK TO DO IN OTTAWA... Wednesday, November 8, 1995 Sur Minailioage | Nancy Greene area means Dear Editor: I don't know if outside people or government agents know how much this area means to people who live here. From what I understand, the Nancy Greene Recreation Area was created many years ago so this d could be pi id. Along the south-central portion of British Columbia, there are few wilderness areas léft untouched. That's what wilderness is: left alone so wild animals and wild people can go to explore the majestic value of the land. I am writing this as my opinion and personal i within the p park. This is to edu- Eliminating Queen anot Dear Editor: As the Fall Session of the Fed- eral Parliament resumes and the cate those who have never walked through the Silver Forest or the alpine flowers of Plewman Bowl. I spend a large percentage of my Icisure time through- out the year within the N.G. Rec. Area. I work at Red Mountain Resorts, so I am surrounded by the beauty of this wilderness at all times. | am an avid backcountry skier which is what attracted me to these mountains in the first place. I know of no other area with such accessible wilderness The couloirs on the North side of Old Glory is one of those few outstanding areas within the park. The mountain itself stands alone as the highest peak in the area, towering above the green carpeted peaks Ne ee ee =