ayy ‘TERRACE =, A company which wants to build @ pulp and “paper mill near Meziadin has ‘asked. the Finnish firm from which it technology. to become an in- vestor. Frank Foster of Orenda ‘would buy the - as $ pulp mill partner. Moe gnengep hqermpearsy co ene = Wo are siooking tor “OPTIONS TO FURCHAGE" on the rales type of properties, auitable for the ‘European market: 7 . lakeshore, small and large, with oF points of epecta interes ‘tor giro without house pean buyers «7 holiday rasoris « natura} beauty 2. larga and medium. alzo a land ' ‘ + view propertias Lt (ratacat Htehing casos privacy iS ot hunila fliahing rasoris “only pro = Sxcaiént water du vt “quality Forest Products: said it has yet. |-5- 03.5" to receive a ‘Fesponse from . -Tampella Ltd. - “There is some possibility of . that, They have done this sort of thing in the past,” said Foster of. the possible invest- nent. . ak The Tampella technology ‘Orenda wants to buy uses ‘hydrogen’ peroxide as a . bleaching agent to produce high _ quality paper. . This system, says Orenda, is environmentally superior to the chlorine used in traditional - kraft pulp mills as there is no ef- fluent discharge. Tampell’s system of grinding whole pulp logs between large, ‘ceramic-coated -rollers also means there is no boiling pro- cess needed to produce pulp, says Orenda. _ That translates into the abili- . ty to gain a better and more effi- ‘sient transformation of pulp in- to fibre than is the case with . kraft mills, the company adds, _ Orenda has spent the last few weeks in meetings with com- Munities and groups about its $365 million plan. ; Those meetings follow the company’s entry this month-in- to the first phase of a required provincial environmental ap- proval process. ’ Its proposal would use wood it already has under licence in the Stewart area, creating 143 . mill jobs, 37 transportation jobs “and stabilizing the 200 jobs in its logging operation. i ih ee oe Sd oe SS ee ee Up until now, Orenda has sold the wood under licence as pulp ‘or as: sawlogs to other. Operations. Foster said he was happy with the results of a public meeting in | Stewart. se@xtlg,saidOrenda.is.working.on.. a plan to provide bus transpor- — : tation from Stewart to the mill District drills thoughts — of tapping Lakelse water TERRACE — The Kitimat- Stikine regional district wants the provincial energy and mines ministry to ban all drilling “now or in the future’’ within a 6km radius of the main pool at -Mount Layton Hotsprings. - The move. followed a presen-. ‘tation by: ‘Mount Layton owner - Bert’. Orleans described plans to explore the .geo-thermal power generation potential of the area as ‘‘a sword hanging over my head.” _ Fairbank Engineering of Vancouver wants energy ministry approval to- carry out exploratory drilling to deter- _ tine whether there is sufficient super-heated water trapped beneath the Lakelse valley to make construction of a power plant for electricity viable. _The company has proposed three drilling sites one of which, “PORTLAND CANAL in -which he: (lable businesses - . -» fanches and habby larms an . ‘.. For further Information plaase contact: a NORTH WESTERN CANADIAN HOME & LAND LF * Box mu, Paradise RAid., AR 9; Quesnel, B.G., V2d 3H?) ailerons 240-5150 alter 7:00 Pam. ee CRANBERRY ANOTHER HAPPY BIRTHDAY! | Pauline Hill celebrated another =r Birthday , on January 2nd. AT THE INN OF THE WEST 7 BIRTHDAYS ARE PRICELESS!. . -.- J Good times, good food, goad friends. Let us take care of the a details, | Bring in your party of 4 or more for lunch or dinner on that Special occasion and your honored quest will racelve- any menu entree of thelr choice atno charge. = : Make Your Party A Success...Call Usi ee. Recommended. i me and possibly paying travel time. But the regional district at its Jan. 19 meeting said it was wor- Tied about ihe implications of having a mill located away from acommunity. - Directors said people will want to live as close to their jobs as possible and that could mean