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One question
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Editor, Sir;
I have just one question for Kris May. Why would a civilized human being want a lifelong memory of killing another living creature?
Ruth Bellamy
Port Clements
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It is a violation
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Editor, Sir;
Much has been said in your newspaper recently about the bear hunt. The letter by Lisa Roufosse, "Get your facts" (April24), seems directed towards the friends of "Taan" as much as to yourself as editor and I therefore am compelled to respond.
She says that "poachers" not bear hunters are the "problem" and then goes on to define the difference being that hunters are "licenced" while poachers are not. She also says that the bear hunt on youtube.com (Taansaver) is "being done by poachers not hunters" and that hunting is "very carefully watched by our government".
It would appear that Ms Roufosse has not taken the time to even watch the video or she would know that the hunt in question is being "professionally" guided by Prophet Muskwa-Pacific Outfitters, the area "licence" holder. Their name is shown at the video's beginning. Kevin Olmstead, owner of Muskwas Tlell River Lodge, says the video was given to his opponents by a former employee.
What faith can we have in government when Provincial Chief Conservation Officer Mark Hayden says (Times-Colonist, April 10/08) "We got a copy (of the video) and we went through it carefully and there are no violations shown."
I am neither a hunter or a fool. They shoot the bear from a distance, breaking its spine, and as it slowly drags itself across the road with its front paws, instead of going up reasonably close and putting it out of its misery, they continue to shoot it from a distance, laughing and joking while the poor bear suffers. A rope was then attached to its foot and with a truck it was dragged, alive, back onto the road where it was finally killed with two more shots, eight in all!
Since when is dragging a wounded animal with a pickup truck not a violation? It is a violation indeed, of everything that we as a human race hold valuable and good.
And there is another "problem" that Ms Roufosse did not address. That of homeowners wounding bears. It's common for people to be frightened when bears come close to their homes, and , in knee-jerk fashion, shoot and wound them, driving them away. This "problem" was made clear by the case of the big bear killed in Sandspit that had seventeen bullets already in it! Is this legal? Does wounding a bear require a "licence"? The "problem", Ms Roufosse, is not poachers or hunters. It's people who have absolutely no respect for life!
I would like to finish by quoting the Lord Buddha, when, as a young man he asked his father, "Must all things kill one another?".....and...if so....."Why?"
KC Cudmore
chief organizer, "Bear Spirit Rising"
Masset
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State of shock
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Editor, Sir;
We are still in a state of shock over the horrendous fire in Port Clements during the early morning hours of April 25. Thank goodness, there was no loss of life or serious injuries, however, four businesses and four buildings were lost in this fire. It is hard to believe that our Restaurant building, which was being rented to Kandy's Katering at the time, and our 2-storey shop are now reduced to a pile of twisted and charred debris. Equally devastating are the losses sustained by Kandy's Katering and by the owner of the Shipshape and Retreat buildings. Our community will be feeling the effects of this tragedy in many ways for some time to come.
Shanti Enterprises Ltd.'s two-storey shop has been somewhat of a Port Clements landmark for 30 years. During its lifetime, the building was home to many businesses, including an automotive repair shop, Island Sportsman, a Sears outlet, Pacific Sportsman, Spectrum Audio-Video, Rainy Daze, Dress for Les, Northwest Roadway Ltd., and finally, Greg's Place Arcade & Ice-Cream Shop.
We opened 3 Cheers Family Restaurant next door to our Shop in the summer of 1993, serving up a variety of home-cooked meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner to the general public, and for workers from a number of different mining companies. The White Raven soon figured out where the goodies were and made a regular daily stop for breakfast and lunch prepared by the cooks just for him. By the late 1990s, the restaurant building was rented out to Gerry's Place, then to the Hummingbird Cafe and finally Kandy's Katering.
We would like to thank the Port Clements Volunteer Fire Department for their quick response to the scene and their relentless efforts to try and save the restaurant building. We would also like to thank the people of Port Clements for their kind words and support at this difficult time.
Ted Lowrie, Donna McDonald
Shanti Enterprises Ltd.
Port Clements
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Configure your router
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Editor, Sir;
I live up Forestry Hill, and I have one of those white boxes on the outside of my home so I can have wireless internet.
Frequently my internet is very slow or non-existent.
I contacted my internet service provider regarding the matter of the frustratingly inconsistent signal and was informed that the problem stems from the use of wireless routers in my area.
I don't have a wireless router.
According to my internet service provider there are proper and improper ways to configure these wireless routers and the improper way is what is causing the problem.
These routers are not illegal, they just need to be configured properly so as not to cause interference with other signals.
If you have a wireless router in your home could you please contact the internet service provider to have it properly set up or configured so that my connection is not interfered with.
Jen Parkins
Queen Charlotte
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