On the Fiddler The Forest Service unveils a detailed plan for one local watershed.\NEWS A3 Wood workers Sled awards Local youngsters have been quick } to pick up the carpenter's craft.\COMMUNITY BL Two members of the local luge | club come in for BC Dene recognition. \SPORTS C1 WEDNESDAY — MAY. 34,1995 756 PLUS 5¢ GST MOL. BNOLT Restructure doomed without leadership UNLESS THE province is prepared to take a leadership role on the Thornhill restructure issue, the process will achieve nothing, maintains David Lane. Lane and Dave McKeown have both resigned as members of the restructure committee -— they sat as representatives of Terrace resi- dents, Recalling this is the second time he’s sat on a restructure committee, Lane said, ‘So far taxpayers have spent over $190,000 and all we've got is a lot of paper.”? , He pointed out the province, through the Highways ministry, had given approval for sub- divisions developed in Thomhill. Each new sub-division in: creased the problem of lack of in- frastructure in that community and pushed up. the eventual cost of rectifying it. Those who created the problem should have to do something to solve it, he said, adding it was ua- fair of the province to try and “duck out’’, ‘Lane emphasized the Terrace- bashing at the last public meeting A HOME GROWN solution to the problems of clearin was put through its paces recently at a site north of the Zymacord River. The aluminum grap- ple will be put through further testing later this year to evaluate the economics of its use, Grappling with gullies A LOCALLY engineered and built grapple may lead to helicopters being the tool of choice when it comes to clearing logging debris from gullies. The grapple, the brain child of Terrace resident Tom Bond, was recently put through jis paces on a 200m stretch of gully off Molybdenum Creck, north of the Zymacord River, Skcena Cellulose forester Rick Brouwer ex- plained a geo-scientist had flagged the gully as li- able to “‘torrenting”’, That refers to debris forming a dam until the pressure of water behind it becomes great enough to cause a “‘blow out’’, In the ensuing flash flood, that debris and carth scoured out of the sides of the gully sweeps down into wha river lies below, tever stream or on restructuring played no part in his decision to resign, “It was clear from the mecting that probably Thornhill didn’t want to be part of an amalgama- tion,” he conceded. However, that did not surprise him if to do 50 meant extra cost to that com- Mmunily’s taxpayers, - In his view, the province should direct that amalgamation takes Place but at the same time un- dertake to provide sufficient grants to ensure the change is ‘ax neutral’? for residents of both communities. g logging debris from steep sided gullies That in turn creates the potential for damage to fish habitat or destruction of eggs in the strcam because of the smothering effect of the sediments. Moly’ Creek being a fish-bearing stream, the gul- ly had to be cleaned out, Although such clean up is often done by hand, this one was too steep for that method. The other conventional alternative was to bring ina logging machine. However, Brouwer noted that's ex- pensive — $5,000 before you even tum a wheel on site — and removes that machine from what it’s supposed to be doing, active logging. “‘It docsn’t do such a good (clean-up) job,’’ he added. While using a helicopter was not cheap cither, the grapple did an effective Job of removiiig the 7 - Cont?donpageA2 =. Even then, he admitted there would be people who would op- pose the idea. However, he added, ‘We've grown far beyond a rail stop onthe CNR’ McKeown agreed the lack of enthusiasm for amalgamation was apparent among those Thornhil- lians who attended the public meeting. But he ioo said that was not the reason he had decided to step down. . Rather, it was a question of time. “It takes a heck of a lot of process,” he said. “‘It was begin- ning to look like a long haul.” TERRACE INN McKeown said he simply didn't feel he had the time it was ob- viously going to require to see the process through to the end. “I wish it every success,” he added. Terrace council has not yet in- dicated whether it intends to ap- point replacements, However, Thornhill’s regional district director Peggy Julseth said the restructure committee is still viable even if. the city doesn’t, She pointed out Terrace would continue to be represented by its two councillors, Gordon Hull and Ruth Hallock, | David Lane Sidhu to counter claim TERRACE INN owner Amarjit Sidhu is preparing ammu- nition to counter a petition to declare his numbered company bankuupt. ; Sidhu filed an affadavit in B.C. Supreme. Court Monday shat, includes letters from about a dozen creditors. 7 His lawyer is-expected to use those letters as evidence that credi- coverage. . Statements of the receivers estimate the Terrace Inn owes tors in Ferrace are prepared to give him asecond chance, ; Sidhu left Terrace Apr. 13 aft- er ex-owner and mortgage holder John Georgilas got a court order appointing Smythe McMahon as interim receivers. ; That action followed a walk- out by hotel staff, who had not been paid for several days and. were without medical or benefits New well will not solve’ $544,000 to various. suppliers, employees and government agencies, -... Both, sides. -were in. court Monday in Prince Rupert, but Georgilas’ lawyer, Andrew Bury, described the proceedings as pro- cedural wrangling. ; _ ‘Justice R.T. Errico rejected Sidhu’s call to move the bankrupt- cy hearing back to Vancouver. Sidhu had initially pursuaded the court to move the action from Vancouver to Prince Rupert. -. Bury suggested that was because bankrupicy court is held much less frequently in Prince Rupert, making lt easier to delay proceedings. “He’s playing games — that’s all there is to it,” Bury said, Ertico said the case for now will stay in Prince Rupert and that if it moved anywhere, Terrace would be the most logical destination... Bury said the next available court date in Prince- Rupert is Monday, JuneS.. Sidhu presently’ owes Georgilas $28,000 in unpaid mort- gage payments, o Georgilas launched the bank- ruptcy petition after Sidhu failed to make his April payment. Small claims cases filed by creditors indicates s number of them haven’t been paid since early October, when Sidhu took over the hotel, all the water problems THE CITY’s new water well woa’t be in operation until sum- mer’s over and even then it may not mean (he end to sprinkling restrictions. Water restrictions are now in place after nearly record water consumption driven by the excep- tionally dry weather, The restrictions come a month ahead of last year and the new well was to be in place ahcad of restrictions this year. But work to connect the well to the city water system has not even gone out to tender yet. City engincering department spokesman John Rosenberg said the tender should go out in mid- June and the new system is now scheduled to come on line in late September, Reckless BLACKWATER CREEK is a perfect place to introduce young- siers to fishing. That's what Terrace resident Anne Goodall thought and who would have argued with her? Blackwater |s that small creek flowing uader Hwy 37 South into Lakelse Lake between Williams Creck aid the Lakelse provincial park pictic site, Easy aceess, a good chance of a bile, if nota catch, and quiet. Which is why Goodall took a friend and ther two children - who had never fished before - to . ~ the spoton Monday, May 22, Being right on the highway, it's But even with the well, the city will be limited in its ability to deliver the water. That’s what’s Prompted the restrictions now, says environmental services foreman Brad North, “The consumplions going way up and we're having trouble keeping up,”’ he said. "We have lots o£ water, but we can’t pump it out to the grid fast enough so basically people have to slow down a little bit.” Consumption hit 15 million litres a day late last week, closing in on the record of 15.5 million for water consumption in a day, “People are watering — their Jawns like its July because it feels like July,'’ North said. Part of the problem, he added, is many people in recently developed sub- jetskier ruins day So it was no surprise to find ‘‘an elderly gentleman”’ fishing off the highway shoulder, just above the culverts, - With the one bank already oc- cupied by arother group, Goodall’s entourage took the op- posite one and setiled down to en- joy the youngsters’ first fishing expedition. Which they did until a jet-skier suddenly blasted into the back- water. oe ‘This guy was really Ir responsible,’ said -Goodall, recalling -the violent manouevre the: male rider hid to make to avold running intd the shore.’ also a desirable spot for a senior. At that speed, she pointed out, divisions have put in new lawns and are watering these heavily. “When the well is on line we may have lots of water but we still may not be able to get it out to the prid fast enough.” ~~ The city is now drawing most of its water from Deep. Creck, Late in the summer when Deep Creek levels drop, the city is forced to pump more water out of the Skeena River, bringing sediment-loaded water to the taps, When the well is on line it will eliminate the need to draw from the Skeena. . Meanwhile, odd-numbered houses are asked to sprinkle only on odd-numbered days, and even- numbered houses are to water only on even-numbered days. he would have had no chance to avoid any deadheads or floating objects, ° The incident ended the senior’s day of fishing becawse the jet-ski snagged his line, snatched ile rod out of his hands and dragged it out into the lake after it. A tod and reel set worth $150, A birthday present he had just s recelved from his wife, His equipment gone, the elderly genteman gave the. kids - his remaining worms - he had no need of them now. ~ Goodall’s. only regret ia she didn't get his name so the jet- . skier would at least'have an op- portunity to make recompense.