City vows to fight against plan to halt coastal logging THE PROVINCE is com- ing under pressure from northwest politicians to re- ject any industry-environ- mental deal that goes ‘against local wishes or threatens local jobs. “We're saying no to that,” mayor Jack Talstra said last week of talks that may lead to an 18-month logging moratorium on " much of the coast. ~"Tt's detrimental to our communities and we're gaing to oppose it.” Talstra said the city will try to rally other _- arthwest mayors to make - sure Victoria gets the mes- Sage. > “We're going to try to get together with coastal communities to try to scrap the forest compa- nies” intended agreement ‘with eco-terrorists ~ that’s ‘what I call them — to try to -halt logging up and down the coast,” he said. ~ He:-made the statements after Thornhill regional district director Les Wat- mough appeared before city council April 10 ur- ging immediate action. + He said even if a log- . ging pause ended after 18 months, the setback to road construction would mean it would take longer to open up access to tim- ber, effectively putting logging two to three years behind schedule. “We've just been through three to four years of real uncertainty,” Wat- mough said. “this would create two and a half to three years more uncer- tainty and we can’t agree with thal.” Operators will be more reluctant to buy equipment or make other major in- vestments, he added. Watmough urged north- westerners to push forests minister Jim Dayle to give forest companies a “use it or lose it” ultimatum. ’ That*was’ former Socred “forest ‘minister Dave Park- er’s ‘threat in the late _ 1980s to forest companies “that weren’t cutting at their committed rate, he said. Jack Talstra And Watmough said it’s the line Victoria should take once again with com- panies that are contempla- ting an 18-month moratori- um, possibly leading to permanent closures in some areas, to satisfy en- vironmental demands on much of the central and north coast, “Logging companies don’t own the timber,” he pointed out.. “They only have licences to cut.” Only the minister of for- ests can decide whether certain areas will or won't be cut, and the province also decides the rate of cutting, he noted. Watmough, who sits on the Kalum Land and Re- source Management Plan, said the local land-use planning body has had “dandy fights” but is now close to a consensus on area land-use, adding that shouldn’t be shelved in fa- vour of a deal hatched in secret by the industry and environmentalists. “We got together as a community and we sorted our our differences through this LRMP process,” Wat- mough said. Watmough doubted en- vironmental demands on the coast can be appeased. “Everybody is going to Alberta because we;ve gol so much regulation but it:.:. Movsn't stogy he isaidary 4 City councillor David Hull agreed northwester- ners should act quickly. “Director Watmough is not Henny Penny here say- ing the sky is falling,” yi ea, Terrace Home Based Business Association April 29, 2000 -10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Terrace Arena Banquet Room Tables Available! Call 635-2365 or 635-9415 Saturday, _and you know, big boys and girls like the Easter Bunny too! 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Talstra said the city is also working closely with the Union of B.C. Munici- palities, which is putting together a task force to track the negotiations be- tween the coastal industry and the environmental movement. Councillor Ron Vander- lee said the communities also need to push premier Ujjal Dosanjh to follow through on his promise to designate working forests, a commitment he made to a convention of northern ik, loggers earlier this month. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 19, 2000 - A7 Ch el) Fora hinted wd of parbopatny Daxy Ovten" tlotes @tegetered trademaks @ An OO Corp Gavy Queen Canada line. Tagistered wate. 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I e Place your compost in the special biodegradable bags that are available free ff at: Canadian Tire, Terrace Co-operative Garden Center, city Hall, or the ! Public Works building. Only these bags can be used. | rT e There is no bag limit on compost. 4 * Make sure to place your compost and garbage within three (3) feet of the 1 traveled portion of the roadway to help our operators pick up efficiently. iff SPRING CLEAN-UP WEEK IS APRIL 25-28, 2000. During this week, extra gar- bage and refuse will be picked up FREE of charge. This service does NOT include car bodies, stumps, industrial waste, or items normally charged for at the landfill (e.g. major appliances). Let’s do our part to keep garbage collection and landfill costs down, and help the environment. For more information, please call the City’s Public Works Department at 615-4021 To keep costs for the program down, a two (2) can or bag limit for Regular iy Garbage will also start May 1. 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