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‘Uncharitable

The bear problem continued with:
one bruin giving COs a special
challenge /NEWS A A3 |

That’s how a local charitable |
group describes the province’s
new bingo regs/COMMUNITY BL

Unsung heroes —

Readers nave an opportunity to
salute the hard work of local
coaches/SPORTS C1

WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 28, 1994

John Cashore

Minister

accepts
invitation

THERE’S PROBABLY no issue
as controversial in the northwest
as land claims.

And there’s probably no one

better equipped to give the
provincial perspective on the sub-

ject than John Cashore,-the pro-

vince’s aboriginal affairs minis-
ter,

That’s why he'll be taking
questions at a special session Oct.
13 at the R.E.M, Lee Theatre.

The session, hosted by The Ter-
race Standard as a community
service and with the assistance of
the R.E.M. Lee Theatre, is meant
to be an informal. occasion for
Mr. Cashore to respond to queries
from jocal residents.

There won't be a panel of ex-
pers or speeches — just an op-
portunity for those who attend to
speak wilh Mr, Cashore.

He'll give a short statement and
then begin to take questions.

Handling the duties of
moderator for the evening is
Doug Smith.

First elected as the Member of
the Legislative Assembly for the
riding of Coquitlam-Maillardville
in 1986, Cashore was named as
environment, lands and parks
minister following the NDP vic-
tory in the 1991 provincial elec-
tion. He was named to his current
cabinet position in September
1993.

A United Church minister,
Cashore has served in New West-
minster, Trail, Port Simpson and
Vancouver's downtown eastside.

The session begins al 7 p.m.
and continues until 9 p.m. There
is no admiltance charge,

RECYCLING

— Window seat

TAKING A BREAK: Bob Wall of Northwind Construction Lid. enjoys the sun: ‘and ¢ an iced tea
during a break at the new Seventh Day Adventist Church School ‘onstruction ‘site on Kalum
Lake Drive. The new school should be completed eatly i in ‘the: new ‘year, nar

Eurocan wants your waste

By MALCOLM BAXTER
FIVE TONNES a day: that’s the
amount of paper waste produced
in the northwest that’s suitable
for repulping.

Company official Dave Kelly
says the estimate resulted from a
study carried out a couple of
years ago by Burocan.

But so far, the Kilimat pulp and
paper mill is only receiving two
tomes a week.

Initial colicction is handled by
the recycling centre operated by
Kitimat Understanding the En-
vironment (KUTE).

They accept corrugated paper,
paper bags, newsprint, standard
printing paper and shredded of-
fice paper ifbaled.

Kelly said KUTE then sort the
paper to ensure there’s no sticky
plastic tape or glossy, scaly
papers in the waste, .

That's Important, he explained,

because such contaminants could
slick to the rollers when it came
to the paper making stage. The
result would be holes in the paper

_ Or, at Worst, costly damage to the

machinery and down time for
repairs.
**Quality control is critical,’’ he

usage,

However, Kelly said, if people
across the northwest joined in and
got into the habit of sending their
waste paper to the company, the
quantity, while still small, could
be “‘an important part of our fibre

supply.”

“Quality control Is critical. We could lose a lot of
Production Without it.”’,,....ccscsossesesrersasssnaceee KEMY

emphasized, ‘‘We could lose a lot
of production without it.”’
Eurocan collects the waste
paper each week and puts it
through a repulper and from there
it goes on to be used as filler for
some of its finished products,
. With Eurocan producing 900
tonnes daily of linerboard alone,

_ the recycled paper is hardly a sig-

nificant” part of its total pulp

He noted Smithers and Houston

recycling groups used to send
their paper to Finlay Forest Pro-
ducts in Chetwynd but that mill

was no longer able to accept the .

waste, .
They had therefore expressed
interest in adding to the Eurocan

flow, as had Prince Rupert. To do -
80, he added, they would have to
arrangements “through

make |

KUTE.

He also pointed out it could be
possible to limit transportation
costs by co-ordinating collection
so that a single vebicle could
make several pickups en route to
Kitimat.

Eurocan and KUTE have an in-
terim contract at this stage but
Kelly declined to outline precise
financial details.

However, he did confirm the
waste paper was the highest cost
fibre used by the company.

The cost would be reduced if
the amount of waste paper it col-
lected from KUTE increased.
That’s because Eurocan has to
call ina crew to do the repulping
and pay them a minimum number
ofhours.

Therefore, the more paper that
can be repulped in that period, the
cheaper : the overall - cost - per
tonne,

75¢ PLUS S¢GST”
VOL. 7.NO. 24°.

Nisga’a leader condemns
move as electioneering

By JEFF NAGEL
NORTHWEST city councils will
get a representative at the
bargaining table in the Nisga’a
treaty talks.

Aboriginal affairs minister John
Cashore made that commitment
Friday at the end of a whirlwind
week of activity on the native

‘land claims front.

After months of criticism of the
secrecy and lack of information
about the talks, the Harcourt
government buckled to pressure

_and agreed to take major steps to

open up the land claim negotia-
tion process.

Premier Mike Harcourt inter-
vened directly last week to make
the promises to mayors and city
councillors from ‘across the pro-
vince at the Union of B.C.

Municipalities convention in
Whistler, .
Among the pledges:

Wi Towns and cities will form
Treaty Advisory Committees in
each claim area, A representative
from each committee will be

ing team in each treaty negotia-
tion. The deal signed by the pro-
vince and. UBCM applics to up-
coming B.C, Treaty Commission
negotiations with 42 different
groups, including northwestern
B.C.’s Tsimshian, Haida, Haisla,
Tahitan, Gitanyow, Gitksan and
Wet’suwet’en, and Carricr.

@ B.C.’s bottom lines in treaty
negotiations will be made public,

Bi ‘“‘Open acgotiations must be
the starting point, closed negotia-
tions the exception,” Harcourt
said.

The Nisga’a treaty talks —
which are already underway and
nearing a conclusion — arcn’t in-
cluded in the pledges, which are
aimed at B.C. Treaty Commission
negotiations.

But aboriginal affairs minister
John Cashore promiscd a
municipal seat at the table will
also be extended to the Nisga’a
talks.

“Ty have instructed the chief ne-

gotiator to talk with the mayors to
find a way to designate a person

BRAUN STREET residents
are calling on the city to shul
down Terrace Precut’s small
sawmill if it doesn’t conform to
zoning requirements.

City council will tackle the
touchy dispute again next Mon-
day.

The central issue is the
sawmill’s need for more lumber
storage space and its plan’s 10
establish a dry kiln.

But neighbours are opposed to
any intensification or further
expansion of mill operations.

They hope acity inspection of
the properiy. will prove their
assertion that the sawmill
doesn't fit its light industrial
zoning.

The designation was ‘an iffy
thing’? when it was first approv-
ed, city administrator Bob

- -gdded- tothe province's: bargain-: .--

Investigate mill,
residents say

-| / :
Joe Gosnell

to become a part of the chief ne~
gotiator’s caucus, which goes to
the main table,”’ Cashore told the
Standard.

The communities of Stewart,
Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat
and Port. Edward wilk be in-
voived, Cashore said.

will ‘also release its’
line”? for the Nisga’a talks,
Cashore responded: :

“To the gteatest-extent that we

possibly can. We have to honour
the (confidentiality) agreement
that (B.C. Reform leader) Mr.
Weisgerber signed, But we. be-
lieve there is much we, can do
unilaterally. as a province: and
there is much we can do mutually
with the other parties,’ - .
Exactly what the premier’ meant

by ‘bottom line?’ remains wae

clear.

It seems unlikely that the dis-
closures will |
numbers on the amount of iand
and money the province: is
prepared to give Up to each

group.

The federal Nisga’a claim nego-
David Osbom, says a.

tiator,
specific release of..a ‘‘bottom
line’? would burt the talks.
‘It would prejudice anybody’s
position in any negotiation if you

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Asked whether the province _
“dottom”

include specific .

hw,

Hallsor told - council Sept. 12, i .

“The use bas become a Title fo

heavier.”'

A legal opinion that the prop-
erty doesn’t conform to zoning
would strengthen the residents!
hand in persuading council to
reject the other options on the
table,

“We respectfully request that
city council be consistent in en-
forcing city bylaws and inititate
and investigation of Terrace
Pre-Cut's current operation to
ensure that it is in stticl com-
pliance with the current zoning
bylaws,”” Kaeleen Foote told
‘souncil Monday night.

Council last May defeated ©

Terrace Precut's bid to rezone an:

adjacent Braun St property for :

lumber storage.

Body found in house fire

A HOUSE fire on the 3800-block of Muller Avenue claimed the life of
a Terrace resident early Monday morning, Terrace RCMP said an autop- °

ay is underway but the body has not been identified,

Thornhill Fire Department members responded to the fire at 5: 30 am, _

Monday,

‘The regional fire Marshall's office is also investigating the blaze. gh