Aé - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Ene CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag Terrace should look at Kitimat Dear Sir: Kitimat is acting to protect its interest, The whole community is united in an effort to ensure that Alcan does not sell power rather than use it for smelting alumi- num. The smelter workers’ salaries are a recognized impor- ; tant component of the Kitimat economy and they contri- ~ bute greatly to the Terrace economy. Indeed you might say that without the folks in Kitimat and the Nisga’a Terrace would be in terrible shape. Here in Terrace the continuing sorry saga of the New Skeena Forest Pro- ducts (or SCI) stands in stark contrast. Look carefully at most B.C. Liberal initiatives in the last couple of years. You will notice that they have one common thread. They all rely on saving money by redu- cing the costs of labour. That same mentality seems to be reflected in the actions of Alcan and the new owners . of Skeena Cellulose but in the latter it is to increase profits at the expense of workers. But one thing is cer- tain, they all effect the local economy. In Kitimat the community held a public meeting at which the mayor and the city administrator gave an ex- cellent account of the risks of Alcan’s drive for more power sales, The turnout was so great they had to turn folks away at the door and call another meeting. They have decided that the issue is important for Terrace and they will be holding a meeting in Terrace on May 6. It should not be a hard sell for Kitimat as folks in Terrace should understand that all those smelter workers’ salaries spent in Terrace could be greatly re- duced and that would put the “New Era of Prosperity” further out of reach. There appears to be a lack of concern about the power sales issue from the Terrace business community or the community leaders. This lack of concern extends io the New Skeena Forest Products or SCI issue. There have been no public meetings called in Terrace to let ihe community express its outrage at the disaster that the new owners have inflicted on the region. Labour, bu- siness and community leaders are not united behind a common goal as they are in Kitimat. Perhaps that is why there has been no progress. The battle continues-in Kitimat and Alcan has in- creased its activities on the public relations front; a sign that at least it is paying attention to the community. In Terrace, Mr, Dan Veniez.is laughing all the way to the bank, the workers are still standing outside the gates of the mill, logs are being exported, property assessments are falling and the community waits quietly. What a dif- ference 60 kilometres make. Helmut Giesbrecht, Terrace, B.C. Power sales plan requires thought An open letter to: The Honourable Richard Neufeld, Minister of Energy and Mines for British Columbia Dear Sir: You are quoted in the Canadian Miner as saying “We firmly believe that the private sector should be out there developing the new energy sources that are cequired in British Columbia. They should also be allowed to gener- ate power so that they can sell it into the grid to who- ever they want to,We want to open up the market.” On April 14 I attended a meeting sponsored by the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce at which my MLA Roger Harris talked about energy issues. When I asked him if private power producers would be allowed, under your government policy, to export dir- ectly into the United States he was unable to answer. When I further asked if the power generated in Kema- no will be considered new power under your pclicy, he also was unable to answer. I would suggest that if you allow private power produ- cers to export into the United States we will now be- come enmeshed in the free trade agreement and that power, when needed in the Province of British Colum- bia, will be extremely hard to recall, The power produced by Alcan in Kemano cannot be considered new power. The investment and installation of this hydro capacity took place in the 1950s and the early 60s. * If you allow Alcan, Consolidated Mining Company of Trail, and the old West Kootenay Power Company to compete with new power producers, you will destroy any new production as these companies will be able to out- bid, with old cheap power, and flood the market with the large amount of power at their disposal. If you really wish to see new power projects deve- loped in British Columbia, I would urge you to consider the above facts. Looking forward to your reply. Ray Brady, Kitimat, B.C. 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