: Kitimat followin:

7 hwo’ or. three times the habitat .
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Kes

en i oe

‘fext month’ before Backers ofa °
public port at” ‘Kitimat decide’
‘how to respond to’ ‘a provincial. .
government écision asking for ~
mare. studies ‘On the proposal. ..
Kitimat ‘mayor Rick Wozney, |
also chairman of the Kitimat:

“Terrti¢e Port Sddiety; said it has ~

yet io meet’: following last

iweek's release. of: ‘the: ‘provincial

decision”

The province’ ‘wants. more
inudies into the plan to build 4
‘$63 million, :two-pier, facility at

p< criticism - of
iits potential. ‘environmental -
damage. .." . ae

. A number of. provincial and
‘federal agericies” ‘recommended .
‘rejection of the ‘proposal, saying
the site chosen was unsuitable
-because of; impact on fish’ and .
fish habitat. 00 foo.
'«: Those, further studies: will be
reviewed “by. an independent
panel. which will . then . jold
public, hearings... : *

One of the problems. facing

, the society, said Wozney; is that

it doesn’t have any money of its
own.
- The: society .was. created by.

the."provincidl : government “rejection of the port proposal, * ::|*
says ‘provincial. MPRP official,

‘under: the” guidance of: MLA’
Dave Parker, following. requests
by Kitimat that ‘ public port:
Facilities be constructed.

It's: already. spent. “‘approx-
imately: $500,000,.-supplied by...
the province;: for: the: first. round =:

“review under”
vironmental assessment PFO:

Fed response criticized

‘more. studies |

‘TERRACE, — Iv probably be.

of studies, ~~

and experts needed. are divided
between the provincial and
~ federal: governments... “But the®*
further’ studies have to paid by
the proponent. It. may. be

“hecessary 'to“go to: the: govern" |”

ment to complete those’
studies,’ Said’ Wozney.

“We iunderstand that ¢ once a :
“Spaniel is appointed; ‘those: costs ©

The first studies formed an .}-: e

initial application for appro
of the port plan in what’s called : -
a prospectus. That. starts the:
provincial government's ‘Major

Project’ “Review Process
MPRP).: for. a
“developments.

-. Those new: studies wanted by.!y
the proyincial:government and :

the panel it wants created toex- |

“amine them and hold ‘public

hearings comes: ‘under. MPRP’s

- Stage IL process.
Provincial. officials hope the

federal government: will -take

its” “Own | en-
cess.

federal agencies recommended

Frank Blasetti. OTR
‘*Past precedent has been for,
*-the federal government to take ;
“part in panels of this kind:
‘review from the panel would be
.due.process,”” he said, “

ae Rick Wozney

* fisheries in 1986: And: now, in

“or T Secker’ :

“TERRACE — The chairman of
the society that wants to build a
public port of Kitimat says he's
disappointed the provincial
government wanits:more‘studies:!

Rick: Wozney; also the mayor’
of Kitimat, said criticisms made |

cies of potential environmental‘.
damage at the proposed loca-
tion don’t make sense.

recommended: “by! federal”

1991, they!ve flip flopped 180;
degrees,”’ he said. 22200 7
~ Some of the agencies rejected
outright the planned location.

for the planned $63. “million, -

Fish provided —
with new home

oPERRACE — Despite some
criticism of their methods, B.C.
“Parks.workers. at Kleanza Creek.
“have saved trees and campsites
:along the east, bank of the creek
;—..and. almost tripled the
amount ‘of: spawning grounds

The $ odo piojedt involved
uilding -”. the“ “eroded bank

ie bottom: up and ending
ack. ranger -:Tracy
er said, was: the se

‘fus :for: getting into the river,”
“AWalb uel. continued. “The |
; § branch was worrled we -
oing iG destroy some of ©
Ane deny ‘habitat, but.’ what -
weve done is probably put back

yh ota et ‘ow wey

that was there.”

Over: the: years, the creek

washed: gravel from. the. bank.
downstream and gradually an
island formed in the middle.

At. blocked off much of. the:

east . side of -cteekbed. and
diverted water to the west side.,
~\Brosigh of the east bank by
spring runoff.and: human feet
continued, causing trees
originally eight feet back to fail
_off the edge into the creck,

“creek and. jhad . we not. done

igh (somethiiig) we probably would’:
_ haye lost the campsites. and the...
“* goad,’ ‘said’ Gordon * Mae:

Donald, zone manager for B.C,
Parks, an

“Workers: tad a two-week:
*twindow!?: between spawning

4

“yuns in the creek during: which

they could work. They had to be
out Of the creek by Aug. Ie

Aarge. . |

That's because a number of: ' bi

7 PROPOSED MARSH | can,
Bi CREATION SITE

East shore

saeyepys sae pe eon ah

wae

by federal and provincial agen-

“The site we chose was...

1.48We were losing gravel to the

two-tier port facility.

Those new studies wanted by
the province will be reviewed by
anindependentpanel wbich will
then old publ RINE nn:

hat mys senate - Pa Et ss

‘In brief, theyill encompass:
* Alternate: sites.:and port
, design: because of worries about
"fish and waterfowl habitat loss.
© The reliability-of measures to
replace habitat, loss. In ‘com-
_ ments -. “about the port: plan,

“> federal ‘fisheries said its backers
“hadn't;

ayo : -adequately
_ demonstrated sufficient necessi-
ty to justify loss.of fish habitat.
* Potential for: releasing into
‘the Kitinial River's estuary con-

-eommunitie

et as

taminants that’ll be dredged up
during port construction.

» Economic impacts on the
federal port at, Prince Rupert.

d

it'll take part in the independent

review panel being proposed by

the province.
_ The feders

Sty ad part emidiAls? thORE? pedis to be-Gragging their feet.
hade said there isn't enibugh. deo':Fitst they say we don’t like-the.

mand to justify. two ports;:

«: More. discussions with-native —

Haisla at Kitimaat Village.
* More information on impacts
and sequirements on-road and
rail systems in.the northwest.
» More study of impacts ‘direct-
ly and indirectly by the port on
archacological sites.

Kitimat mayor Woazney also
said he wants the federal
government ‘to ‘Soon announce

inéluding” the

WORK. ON Kleanza Creek's east bank in Kleanza provincial p

ark was completed last week, lt was done

- proposal and now we don't

know. if they want to take part
dn the.review,’’ he said.

“It’s a pretty unfair manner
for a senior government to treat
another level of government,”
Wonuney added.

That panel... the “provincial
government . wants is-a higher
level of scrutiny under its Major
Project Review. Process. ré-
quired for large economic
developments,

to save trees, the entrance road to Kleanza Creek Pravincial Park, and picnic sites along the creek.

: That's park contractor Carol Glen pointing to a refurbished spot.

a The Skeena..Cellulose,::
-- qnill will close-Aug. 30.
It. will: close for two..::

Some work: atthe ‘mill 5

Some: people: log int the

ma They come: from the
United States,

A church

This is a new church.
Iti is an Anglican, church. :

"It isons Lakelse Ave.
People. are, building . it.

They. willpray. there
on Sundayy Other peo-
ple will thank
The einer vil be

‘| to visit my brother’s grave. -

‘f.dog at home. or exercise it

government ‘‘ap- uw

Wednesday, August 21,1991 — Page AS

: 7 a |
- pets

Dear Sir:
Last Thursday evening 1
went up to the Old Cemetery

‘While I was there a lady
and a child in a blue Volvo
arrived and were also walk-
ing. though the cemetery. .
“What. 1 am “totally
‘disgusted’ with was that she
brought her. dog; a. spaniel
aid, while she was looking at
headstones her dog was run-
ning around’ doing his dirty
work,

‘Lady, you know who you
are. [f you have any compas-
Sion, the next: time’ you visit
the final resting place of a lot
of people, please leave your.

someplace else...
“Belva Snider
"Terrace, B: Ce

“Mailing
“missive

- Dear Sir:

dam writing in regards | to
an article, ‘*Postal Puzzle
“Remains”, printed in your
’ Aug. 14 issue.

I would like to take this
‘time to point out that con-
iuary to the statement ‘
ithe mail. might . have been
.dropped, unnoticed, by a
‘postal worker clearing out
‘the box ...,’? made by a
Canada Post representative,
the mail in the box at the
Skeena Mall is not picked up
by a postal worker. - .

It is picked. up by the
employee of a private con-
tractor working for
Post. This arrangement has
been in existence for, close to
“ah yeat now: ”

sale Evpiish?. a 4
“i! "President, i ae
_ CUPW Local 836,
. Terrace, B.C.

Wrong -
headline

Dear Sir:

i wish to make a conscien-
tious objection to the
headline of the article in the
August 14 issue regarding the
research of Stephen Brewer.

U.S. objectors to the Viet-
nam War who choose to
itiove to Canada are not Viet-
nam Yets. They are pro-
bably good citizens, and may
have had the significant ef-
fect Mr. Brewer believes.

Mr. Brewer's research is.
also probably justified, and I
am sure his research wil! be
informative. | am not argu-
ing the right or wrong of
either the objectors nor Mr.
Brewer's research.

cont'd A&

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