A2-The Terrace Standard, Weanesday, April 27, 2005

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Manager’s future hinges
upon results of hearing

Release of the Clark document and the scheduled hearing

,  Credit.union officials would not say if the $400,000 loan

loss allowance is tied to the $400,000. losses of the Northwest “

. Weekly group of companies and its owners as mentioned i in

- the Clark document.

* The document is called an “intended order.” and provides
the opportunity for the individual or individuals involved to
state their case at a hearing before any action is taken.

It also states Gauvin “ought not to bei in a position to con-
trol or influence a financial institution.”

. Gauvin is also a director of the Credit Union Central of ,

B.C., the parent body of the province's credit unions.
Clark also says she should cease being a director of that
as well. That term is up at the end of this month.

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follows a decision by the credit union board to place itself

under the voluntary supervision of its parent body.
That decision was.made after it posted the $400,000 Ioan

loss allowance.

When the credit union will be released from supervision
remains to be seen. Officials have said the supervision is not

tied to the financial status of the credit union and that it con-

tinues to be a financially healthy institution.
Joe Corsbie, who works for the Credit Union Central

B.C., the parent body of the local credit union, said release ®

from supervision is tied to getting its management situation

resolved.

‘Union optimistic 0 over future
of sawmill employment here

They'll also have benefits
* covered and vacation pay
‘in effect. when. they. come
back.
_ “From what we can see is
‘that everyone who wants to
return to work will be able to
before the end of the’ year,”
Wong says.
That translates to. roughly
65. workers to run one shift:
“and when the company
moves to running two shifts,
between 100-135 workers
’. could be back onthe job.
" While’ quite a number of
workers have retired since

the sawmill’ shut down op- .

erations in 2001, Wong says
_. he believes there are ‘ample
trades workers to fill the

''positions that might. come « «

. _ available. .
Just how many of those

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Not at
the forum |

“Absolutely I'm disap-
pointed, the whole commit-
tee is disappointed.”

; Harris says he’s spending

workers’ have retired or
moved away is not clear.
Benefits’ include medi-

‘cal, dental, extended health,

dismemberment, weekly

“indemnity, a long term dis- °

ability plan and the union
pension plan.

The contract negotiations
went smoothly between the

union and the local compa-

ny, said Wong.

“Our real commitment in
titis thing is to make damn
sure that everybody does

their job as best they can to

make sure this is a profitable

and successful operation for

everyone,” he said.

“Tt could be a real suc-
cess story and we're hoping |

everyone puts their best foot _

forward in making that hap-
pen.”
SREB EE
The | Terrace Lumber

Company still -has some

challenges ahead before it

can start up operations.
The sale of the mill itself

_is moving along swiftly.

The receiver charged with
overseeing the sale of New
Skeena’s assets and lands
has recommended to” the
court that the TLC sale be
approved:

A hearing before Chief
Justice Brenner took place
on Monday and if the sale

is approved money could .

change hands as early.as the

end of this week.
The company will then
have to establish a fibre sup-

ply before anyone can start »

work.’ .
“We talked to a few guys

and.they want to go to work .
‘as soon as we start buying

but we can’t buy logs when
we don’t own. the mill yet,”
Ryan says.

However, he says the

company may have over-

come another major obstacle
— where to send its chips. .

Ryan. says a buyer for °

chips has been identified but
he’s not revealing where the
chips will go save to say: it
is out of the region and they
will be shipped by water.

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yet to make that trip in addi-
_ tion to an evening debate.
“First. Nations issues in
this community are pretty
damn: important — no less

than education,” Harris
says.
Tonight’s forum is

sponsored in part by the
Kitsumkalum and Kitselas
bands.

Harris says he’s made ev-
ery effort to meet with area
teachers and their unions in
the past few weeks.

Harris attended an execu-_
‘tive meeting of the Kitimat
. Teachers Union April 5 and -

said members from*the Ter-
_ race and District Teachers

Union were there as guests

as well.

“T spent about 45 minutes
answering any questions
they ‘wanted to put to me,’

he says.
But Kitimat Teacher’s
Union © Francis Boucher «

says that private meeting,
doesn’t absolve Harris from
appearing at a public forum
designed to address numer-

ous education related issues.

Harris says he doesn’t
accept any criticism for not
‘attending.

“They’ ve probably never

_ had.an MLA that’s been as

accessible in meeting with

- their associations and going

. to classes and meeting with

PACs,” he says.

’ - Harris says he recognizes

‘the importance of attending

-all candidates forums and

-has committed himself to no
less than.three in this area.

’ Last night he was at the

’ . Terrace Standard’s all can-

didates forum and plans to.

attend one sponsored by. the
Kitimat Chamber of Com-
merce. |

The forum is scheduled
-for 7 p.m. tonight at the
R.E.M. Lee Theatre.

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