Nisga’ | hydro ‘in the ‘THE * “NISGA’ A Lisims Government..is the latest ‘northwest entity to consider building . power. projects to im generate electricity to sell to » B.C. Hydro. - It’s looking for a partner to-plan for up to three small hydro projects on Nass Riv- er tributary streams in antic- ipation of B.C. Hydro’s next - call-for independent power projects in 2007. _., Preliminary’) — estimates place the power potential at _. 19 megawatts and 59 giga- _ watt hours a year, says Li- sims lands:manager Mansell . ‘Griffin who has been work- . ing on the power possibility. “ That’s enough to provide - for the equivalent of: up to _ 5,000 homes. « “Projects. of. this type * wouldn't. provide’ a. lot of ‘but there would. be .. some,. and there would be | - jobs, ” revenue’ generated,” ” «said ~ Griffin. ' , Power. generated | would . be fed into the B.C. Hydro ' '. grid and the Nass ‘Valley home of the Nisga’a would © ‘not be considered as the area - of first use. ‘But Griffin does ‘think having “Nass-based power would. increase’ the reliabil- ity. of electrical service in the . valley: and surrounding area. . “We're at the end of the’ line of a long transmission’ system. If a tree falls-on the line now, the power goes : out for the.,valley and up to Stewart,’ ” said Griffin, | “Tf we had’ power being ' . generated here, in. my ‘own’ opinion; we . would have he an’ increased ° added. . The Nisga’a have posted. ; reliability,” _ their interest with the Inde- - “pendent Power Producers - Association. of B.C. whose _ Members now supply 1,000 mesa of: power, nine t ar Vert of the ‘province’s’ total ptoduction. They, want those interest- | | ed to respond by Nov.'1 ‘to~ % allow, time for negotiations and ‘planning leading up to B.C. Hydro’s -next call for independent power projects. ‘B.C. has become a net _ importer of power and B.C. Real — estate sales on the rise SALES of homes and prop- erty in Terrace continue to rise, keeping up with the .. - same trend across northern B.C. Sales through the Multi- ‘ple Listing Service (MLS), a service which is used by re- 8 altors to sell real estate, are ahead of last year with 298. properties of. all types sell- ing to the end of September compared to 252 sold for the same period in 2005. _ ‘That includes commer- cial and residential proper- - ties, houses, trailers and va- . & cant land. . The sale of those proper- . ties adds up to $39.7 million, up from $30.3 million, in the first nine months of last year, show statistics: from — the Northern Real Estate Board. The sale of vacant proper- .ties more than doubled mov- ‘ ing from just 14 selling last year compared to 33 sold so far in 2006. Numerous manufactured — homes have been sold so far — 20 in trailer parks and 22 on land. While the, number of properties sold has risen the number of properties for sale has dropped this year. | over last. . As of Sept. 30, there were 202 properties for sale on the MLS system, that’s down ff from 318 one year ago. These statistics do not in- clude private sales or sales through commission free. & agencies. a eye power Nass Hydro has seized on small- er-scale developments as a . way of meeting demand and reducing | the need for’ for- - eign power. | In the northwest, there’ s ; a Proposal for a small power project on Maroon Creek... which “feeds. into Kalum Lake, one for power-gener- ating windmills to be placed on Mount Hays overlooking Prince Rupert and a plan to: rehabilitate and expand old hydro faciolities at Kitsault. and Anyox on the north - coast which once provided’ power for mines there. The strength . ‘of — the Nisga’a proposal comes from the Nisga’a treaty of 2000. which gives the ‘Nisga‘a exclusive rights to water use in their core lands for 20 years. But they must apply to _the provincial. government _for water licences . just ‘as. ; others would:on other water systems. ‘around the Prov, -ince. YALL MILL ORDERS ON THE COMPLETE "SHAW FLOOR ‘STUDIO COLLECTION”. « ‘Must present coupon at time of order to receive discount. Coupon. Valid. on all. orders placed up to November 25,2006. a , The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - Ai3 Tourism Association. Annual General Meeting - & Convention — Oct. 26 - 28, 2006 , Coast. Inn of the West, Terrace, B.C. iu other arme conflict and ; peacekeeping missions. The conference and trade show -_ will provide education, industry supports & benefits of the. Northern B.C. Tourism association. . The Terrace Standard and No1 thern Connector will’ “honour local veterans who fought for our freedom. We. will publish their pictures in our Remembrance Day . edition November 8th, 2006. Please drop off pictures _ by. Friday, October 27th. ‘As well, please submita °. % . brief 20 word history along with years of service to A nt po The Terrace Standard. Get your pictures and write-ups'in Vay» right away due to limited space availability.or email us at advertising @terracestandard, com : Ss TANDARD_ 3210 Clinton Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 5R2,+-638- 7283. Everyone interested or involved i in” the Northern Tourism Industry — is welcome to attend. . . Activities include workshops, | knowledgable guest speakers, field trips to northwest tourism sites, gala dinner, — live and silent auction, AGM: . To register, call NBCTA: | oS . 250- 561: “0432, ee For more information, call Carol at : _”Kermiodei Tourism 250-635-4944 email: kermodeitourism@telus.net ALL IN-STO! 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