EVERYONE GOT INTO the act at the Northwest Logger's Convention last weekend at the Thornhill Com- aS AN munity Grounds. Lots of people showed up, in spite of the rain. The convention boasted lots of neat logging equipment to explore, food to eat and activities and demonstrations for the whole family. Area gets big forestry bucks THE PROVINCIAL forest service, Repap and the Nisga’a Tribal Council are the main beneficiarics here of money given out last week by a new provincial crown corpora- tion. The forest service’s Kalum district is to get $3.743 million, Repap $3.281 million and the Nisga’a Tribal Council $1.95 mil- lion from Forest Renewal B.C. for various projects aimed at repairing past logging damage, boosting tree growth or studying Tivcrs and streams. Forest Renewal in turn gets its money from stumpage fees assessed against forest companies. All told Forest Renewal B.C. has an- nounced plans to give out $31 million worth of work in the northwest this year. ‘‘That’s nearly double the $17 million from last year,’’ said Forestry Renewal B.C,’s chief executive officer Colin Smith. Smith announced the plan Saturday at the Northwest Loggers Association trade show and convention in Thornhill, “We're well on our way to the target of $47 million,’’? he said of what the crown corporation wants to spend in the north- west, On a percentage basis when calculated on tolal provincial expenditures, that’s con- sistent with what the corporation has given out here in its first two years. Expenditures for the Kalum forest district area Will amount to $12.122 millio of the $31 million figure for the northwest. More than half of what the Kalum forest districl gets will be spent on incremental silviculture. Nearly $2 million of the amount going to Repap will be spent on stand enhancement in Tree Farin Licence Number 1 to the north of Terrace. Logging in that area has been heavily crit- icized by the Nisga’a Tribal Council. It's now a partner wilh Repap in that stand en- hancement work. “We're excited (hal the partners are working together in cooperation,’’ Smith said. The Nisga’ 1 Council's plans take in watershed projects on. the Nass River and on other rivers within its traditional area, Also benefitting is the Kitselas band which is getting $587,000 for training on watershed restoration work. JUST ADD WATER, WOOD & ENJOY * Easy to Clean * Molded white interior ® Top loading wood burning stove * Secured lid system * Available in kit form or assembled and other out of the way places We'll Keep Your Summer Comfortable... 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These are aimed at helping. wood industry workers who may. lose their jobs should mills close or industrial activity be cut back by reductions in logging. In aid of that the NDP wanis to give laid off forest workers first. crack. at Forest Renewal jobs. Abill to that effect was introduced in the legislature just two days before the provin- _.cialelection was called. .. Indied when the legislature was dissolved but is expected to come back quickly when the new legislature gocs into session later this month. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 19, 1996 - A3 News in Brief Nisga’a launch vessel THE NISGA’A have launched their first fishery patrol boal The 32-foat Gooth Lisims (‘‘Heart of the Nass'’) wilt spend most of ils lime studying wildlife until- the Nisga’a trealy is finalized. ‘The crew’s enforcement powers are still up in the air. 7 The Department of Fishcrics and Oceans agreed to sell the boat — which had been in drydock because of budget cutbacks — to the Nisga’a for $1 in accordance with the federal government’s Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy. = oo ; It was launched and christened last Tuesday in Prince: Rupert, The Nisga’a and the province may jointly pay to operate the boat, Nisga'a Tribal Council official Harry Nyce said. “We'll be doing some research with the boat,’’ he said, adding the baat will patrol the mouth-of the Nass River and the Portland Canal. lt will study salmon, prawns, clams and other ocean species. Tribal council president Joe Gosnell called the boat a step toward self-government No elementary school THE EDUCATION MINISTRY has said it won't con- sider planning a new elementary school on the bench for the 96/97 school year. Both School District 88 and concerned parents and teachers had. wrilleén to the government, asking it to place a high priozily on the new school. However, education minister Paul Ramsey said parents and the board could re-apply to the minister for the 97/98 school year. Kitimat not welcome ORGANIZERS OF THE annual science festival for Terrace students-are Icery of what might happen to the festival after Kitimat and Terrace school districts amal- gamate, At the schoo! board mecting last week, they asked trustees to keep the festival restricted to Terrace stu- dents only. Their main (car was that the festival which already attracts 500-600 studenis might become too large, and therefore take on a more competitive element. Instead organizers hoped Kilimat would have its own science festival. Garbage cut back THE PROVINCIAL government says B.C. is on track to cut by half the amount of garbage being trucked to dumps. Efforts began in 1990 to reduce the amount of gar- bage being thrown away and that’s already resulted in a 25 per cent reduction, says environment minister Moe Sihota. One specific area is encouraging home composting and 140,000’ backyard ‘vomposiers have “alréady ‘been | Poi ft distributed, Fuily '38 per’ cenl Of B.C. ‘households ‘naw compost their waste, the highest percentage of any pro- vince. That’s up from two per cent in 1991, Northern Healthcare has relocated to the new Park Avenue Medical Centre (Main Floor), Our address is now 4634 Park Avenue, Terrace V8G 1V7, FOR ALL YOUR PRESCRIPTION NEEDS NORTHERN HEALTHCARE Telephone 615-5151 Fax 615-5152 Out of town? Call toll-free 1-800-665-5953