A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 17, 1999 IWA right to seek more, MLA says SKEENA NDP MLA Hel- mut Giesbrecht says West Fraser's proposal to export working at its Terrace saw- mill. “Pd think they would on the topic. And he thinks the proviti- cial cabinct would be con- “abandon the plan. IWA local 1-71 business agent. Surinder Mathotra Spring Price Breaks But Job Protection Commissioner be necessary for survival. premium on that wood and helps them “Does not apply to diesel engines logs instead of milling ther need a lot more assurances cemed about setting a prece-' ee a rare here should have more and guarantees from West dent by approving standing. conn Che ne ding Spring Tune Up | detail. Fraser that this is only a green timber exports. the: province has "directed Special on Labour Only to change Distributor : “Some of the commit- short term situation,” said It’s now up to the govern- West Fraser to talk to the Cap, Rotor, Spark Plugs, PCV Valve, Fuel a ments I saw in the proposal Giesbrecht of the desire ment to decide whether it union when it first sought Filter and Air Filter. : were a bit vague,’ said from the IWA to secure will ‘agree to. West Fraser's “the export approval ; 4 Cyl 855 i Giesbrecht over the =more sawmill jobs. request to approve the log -- port approval. “ever ; wo i weekend, ‘This is only to be for 18 exports withovt the union’s ‘They. tried to get the 6 CYL...wnnnnne dO He backed the decision of ‘months, but what would support. licence without the endorse- 8 CY nrovnremriaerene HO ef IWA members in a vote late happennext,” be continucd. If the province refuses, ment of the union,” he said. Labour to replace Spark Plug Wires Extra. 4 last week to reject West The MLA did say he’d then it will bc up to West “They have been trying Tune up parts 15% off (shop only) fs Fraser’s plan to export logs listen carefully to what city Fraser to ‘either negotiate since last November or De- Exp. April 30, 1999 fe and to also keep one shift council might have to say further with lhe union or cember.”’ 7 3 : } J b d 30 Point Inspection yia ob defender says exports coer || Check Cooling System - hoses, water pump ete, By Check Drive Train - CV Axles, U-Joints Check Steering/Suspension is are justified in some cases y* Seat EXPORTING raw logs is traditionally ports to chemotherapy or radiation tecting jobs.’’ Oil Change . A equated to exporting jobs by sending treatment. It’s not a good idea to per- = The principle, he says, is that allow- Includes Oil Filt d Exp. April 15, 1999 o B.C. wood overseas for others io pro- form it on someone who’s healthy, he ing companies to export a small por- +0 6 li tn of i cess, says, but with a cancer patient it can tion of their cut lets them get a- 10W30 or 15W40 i Eric van Soeren — who has put to- gether an economic plan that would allow West Fraser to do just that to protect northwest logging jobs — says there are certain circumstances when it is justified. ‘While we agree 100 per cent that we don’t like the principle of raw log exports,’* van Soeren says, ‘‘the fact is we're now in the situation that if the company jogs and has to retain all the profile domestically, they’re going to lose money — no question about it.” Van Soeren compares raw log ex- From front Export plan “Practically, if the [WA is dead set against it then the government isn't likely to approve it,’ van Soeren said. “If the people whose jobs I’m trying to support don’t want it, then it’s hard to arguc we should allow | - West Fraser and the con- tractors to export.” The Truck Loggers Asso- ciation, however, is entirely The same goes for recession- stricken jogging companies wrestling to survive in a market of low com- modity prices, Van Soeren has already set up araw log export plan for Colson Manufac- turing and he’s working on a similar plan to keep MacMillan Bloedel log- gers working. The way we look at it on the short term by exporting a small portion of the wood you increase both logging and sawmilling jobs,’’ he said. ‘E be- lieve in the Jong term you're also pro- in support, of the plan, .van. : se lea die: Soeren added, ed “FE have an economic plan right now that works only if there’s export and only if the IWA supports it,’” -he said. ‘‘Right now it looks like plan A is dead.” He noted there’s probably more at stake for some log-— ging contractors than for West Fraser itself “Some of those loggers are going to have to fold up their tent if they don’t get to log this year.” From front Freebie ends If more money isn’t made available, the forest service may need to charge for fire-. wood and other services, Marshall said, Wh Supplies limited. 15th Anniversary Platinum Series also available on Extended Wheelbase models. “We're well aware the 0 08s. public will only tolerate a. certain amount of fees,’’ Marshall said. ‘We'll ex- haust all opportunities be- fore we impose another charge,’” He added the move to | user-pay recreation is a gen- eral trend in park systems across North America. The Red Sand Lake site _ north of Terrace may. qualify as an “enhanced site’? and will cost $10 per © night because extras ser-— vices there make it more ex-.- pensive to operate, Marshall |. said. _ Fees to go cross country skiing on forest service... trails, now between. $5 -to $7, won't be increased, °~ The forest service will conduct an advertising campaign, with newspaper ads, brochures and on-site: posters next month. Patrols — 1o make sure campers: ~ have purchased their passes © subsidize their regular operations. The Job Protection Commission hopes that preventative treatment like this can keep other forest companies operating and prevent the need for the level of involvement required when Repap B,C, collapsed. “Tf we don’t allow some small por- tion of exports to happen, we're going to have other companies go bankrupt,”” van Soeren said. ‘‘Now I don’t think West Fraser will go bankrupt. But there will be a lot of people not working.” $4 9% Exp. 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