16 Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 6, 1988 for the Seven Sisters mountain range on The Hazelton district office of the Ministry of Forests recently took their planning options the road. During their stop in Terrace regional resource planner Dave Francis (left) illustrated possible logging plans through the use of color-coded maps. Gil Payne (cente took in the demonstration with critical interest. r) and Grant Hazelwood were two focal residents who Seven Sisters’ future to be decided by public opinion At a recent open house. in Terrace Ministry of Forests representatives said they’re will- ing to go with whatever the public wants in regard to logging plans for the Seven Sisters mountain range near Cedarvale. But Seven Sisters Society presi- dent Bill Fell says a question-_ naire being distributed. by the ministry doesn’t present the whole picture. The questionnaire is an ap- pendix to the ministry’s Management Issues and Options Plan for the area. It requests comments on landscape issues, wildlife, access and trails. The range of options includes re- tention, partial retention, preservation, integration and wilderness designation. Hazelton ‘district forest office representative Gary Lloyd said the deadline for returning the questionnaire is July 29, with a final decision on the matter ex- pected by the end of August. Lloyd said there is general agreement that any logging done on the Seven Sisters should not be visible from Highway 16, but he noted that logging is already in progress on some. privately owned lots immediately adjacent - to the highway, a situation he said the ministry has no control over, The best overall view of the -mountains, and one that fre- ‘quently appears in photographs and postcards, is from Sedan _ Creek on the opposite side of the ‘Skeena River. The Seven Sisters Society has called for a visual ~ retention objective for Sedan Creek, but Lioyd questioned the ~ value of that policy because Sedan Creek is difficult to ac- cess, The contention has escalated over one particular area, the land between Hells Bells Creek cand Oliver Creek. The Seven Sisters Society wants the 800-hectare block to be designated a wilderness pre- serve, which would exclude it from any further development, along with another 1,000 hec- tares of alpine area nearby that appears to be a significant habitat for mountain goats. Lioyd believes the area could be logged without harming its aesthetic qualities, and he adds that road contruction would make it more accessible for the general public. Lloyd admitted that there is pressure to harvest the wood — if the area is designated as a wilderness preserve, the timber involved would have to be removed from Westar’s annual allowable cut. The ministry estimates there is about 500,000 cubic meters at stake, but Bill Fell believes they are seriously overestimating the amount. Westar’s annual allowable cut in the Kispiox Timber Supply Area is about 690,000 cubic meters. Lloyd said there are a number of other areas within the TSA coming up for harvest and planning, each with its own set of forest management problems, and he thinks that after 18 months of wrangling over the Seven Sisters, it’s time to get on with the process. The B.C. Wildlife Federation has come out in support of the logging proposal. Northwest president Gil Payne said Westar should be given the opportunity to prove that they can log in a responsible manner. In a subsequent development the Kitimat-Terrace District Labour Council issued a state- ment supporting the Seven Sisters Society. The statement noted that a decision to award the huge: Sustut-Takla timber license to companies from Prince George has placed addi- - tional pressure to harvest on the remaining forest in the Hazelton area, a point that Gary Lloyd admitted is valid. The Management Issues and Options document and the ac- companying questionnaire are available from the Hazelton district forest office. The Seven Sisters Society can be contacted through Box 73 in Kitwanga. Both sides are urging public in- volvement in the decision on the scenic and valuable area. Smithers joins Sustut protest | The town of Smithers has joined with others in the North- west and written a letter of pro- test to Premier Bill Vander Zalin on the government’s decision to offer the Sustut-Takla timber license to Prince George forest companies. In the letter, Smithers mayor Brian Northrup tells the premier, “‘The Smithers Town Council was somewhat disap- pointed with your decision to award all of the Sustut-Takla wood to Prince George area mills, Inevitably with such widespread interest in this im- portant supply of future wood, there would be. some com-. munities that would get less than . others, however we feel that at least the wood supply should be shared between communities.’’ Northrup asked Vander Zalm to reconsider the decision, or at least consider the concerns of the Northwest the next time a major wood supply near Smithers is announced. He add- ed, ‘My Town Council recog- nizes that some decisions are un- popular, however to make this a win/win situation, we would re- quest provincial consideration to the important issue of allocation of additional provincial fesources to the Northwest.”” ‘HURCH “Thou shalt call, and | will answer thee."* Job f4iI5a Sacred Heart Catholic Church Mass Times: - Pastor: Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Fr, Allan F. Noonan Sundays: 9:00a.m. | O.M.1 — 11:00 a.m. i 4830 Straume Avenue 635-2313 ‘St. Matthew's Anglican Episcopal Church & m= Sunday Services: — Rector Rev.: Fam, &11 am. Hermann Dittrich Sunday School classes ore held during the 9 a.m. service, Child core ie avellable during the 9 a.m, service. Mm 4506 Lakelse Avenue 635-9019 Christ Lutheran Church First Sunday of every month, 9:00 a.m. with Holy Communion All other Sundays, 11:00 a.m. Sunday School discontinued for the summer - resumes Sunday, September 11, 1988 “ E 3279 Sparks Street 635-5520 @ ™ «6 Terrace Seventh-Day Adventist Church Sabbath School: Pastor: ma Saturday 9:30 a.m. Ole Unruh — 635-7313 Divine Service: Prayer Meeting: ee Saturday 13:00 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m.. if 3306 Griffiths . 635-3232 f 4 | Evangelical Free Church m Sunday School: : Pastors: 8 (for all ages) Jim Westman 9:45 a.m. Gordon Froese = Sunday Services: Prayer Meeting: 7 8:30 a.m. / 11:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Wed. 7:00 p.m. 7 635-5115 z= im 3302 Sparks Street 2 Knox United Church ea Sunday Worship: Minister: fe 10:30 a.m. Stan Bailey = Sunday School: Youth Group: 10:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. . 4907 Lazelle Ave. 635-6014 & Terrace Pentecostal Assembly i . Early Service: Pastor: Assoc. Pastor: 8:30 a.m. John Caplin Len Froese Sunday School: Prayer Time: . 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. MA Morning Service: '1:'5.a.m. — Evening Service: 6:30 p.m. 3511 Eby Street 635-2434 The Alliance Church . Family Bible School: Pastor: Rick Wiebe 9:45 a.m. Ass't Pastor:Douglas Ginn Divine Worship: 11:00am. Fellowship Service 6:30 p.m. All are cordially Invited Youth Ministries x Home Bible Studies Visitation § 4923 Agar Avenue 635-7727 The Salvation Army Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. Christian Education (all ages) 11:00 a.m. Holiness Meeting 7:00 p.m. Salvation Meeting for Further Information cull : 635-6480 & 4643 Waish Avenue Christian Reformed Church Sunday tervices: Pastor: 11 am. &5 p.m. Peter Sluys — 635-2621 Coffee Greek, Ladies’ Bible Study Wednesdays 9:45 a.m. & 7:45 p.m. Back-to-Ged hour Sundays 9:30 p.m. on CJFW-FM radio. 3602 Sparks | 635-6173 7 ~ DIRECTORY