Wildlife
danger
cited

TERRACE — Lamont
Bassett, a member of the
Spatzizi Association,
recently warned board
directors of the Kitimat-

Stikine Regional District —

that use of a coal-fired
power generator at the
Mt. Klappan coal project
will endanger wildlife on
the Spatzizi Plateau.
Bassett said the Spat-
zizi Association has been

closely studying the }

habits of large mammals
such as caribou, moose,
mountain goats and
Stone sheep since 1980
through the use of elec-
tronic telemetry. Bassett
explained that caribou
and, to a lesser extent,
some of the other
animals are dependent
on lichens as a primary.
and. essential source of
food. Due to the fact
that lichens absorb
‘nutrients directly from
the air rather than
through root systems, he
said, they are extremely
sensitive to airborn
chemicals and sulphur in
particular. Bassett told
the board that lichen
“deserts” are a widely
documented phenome-
non in industrialized
areas, and he added that
lichens have died off in a
wide radius around

Prince George due to

emissions from the pulp
miils there. ;

_ “The Spatzizi Plateay
has ‘been called the
Serengeti of the north-
west due to the diversity
of wildlife there and the
variety of habitat. The
largest population of
Osborne caribou in the
world live there. The 30
megawatt coal-fired
generator which Gulf is
considering for the Klap-
pan project, even with
the use of low-sulphur
coal, will result in a mass
displacement of wildlife;
the effect will be extreme
and negative,"’ Bassett
said. ‘‘The association
has lots of concerns
about the Klappan
development. We’re not
opposed to the mine, but
there are a number of
alternatives to the coal-
burning generator. Ideal-
ly, we would like to see
Gulf use a single 138
kilovolt hydroelectric
line to supply power to
the mine, run along the
road transportation cor-
ridor.””

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Why wait for spring — Do It Now!

City works crews have been busy iately in painting yellow
curbs for no-parking areas. Years ago workmen used a
brush, but now spray painting Is “in”.

Appeals filed |

TERRACE — The

Kitimat-Stikine Regional
District has received a-

report from the B.C.
Waste Management
Branch indicating that
several appeals have
been filed in opposition
to the terms of a disposal
permit issued to the Mt.
Layton Hot Springs.
Bob Marcellin, assistant
administrator for the
regional district, in-
formed board directors
that he has confirmed by
telephone that a public
hearing will be held in
Terrace sometime in the
near future to allow
complaints to be ad-
dressed.

by Michael Kelly

Terrace resident Kol-
bjorn Eide addressed the
regional district board at
the October 4 meeting.
“The opposition to
sewage discharge into the
lake was clear at the
public meeting in Ter-
race earlier this year,’
Eide said. ‘‘Now I see
that, instead of the sum-
mer operation stated in
the permit application, a
permit has been issued
which will allow year-
round discharge. We
have appealed, and we
ask the regional district
to appeal as well,’’

Lakelse Lake resident
Jim Williamson also
spoke to the board.
“The Waste Manage-
ment Branch is not con-
cerned enough about
water quality in the
lake,’’ he said, ‘‘There is
no data on the flow of

currents; will the sewage

discharge disperse even-

ly, or will it accumulate
in one area of the lake?
It took six years after the
last operation shut down
to clean up the bacteria.
The regional district
should demand a public
hearing.”’

Eide added in clari-

fication, ‘‘Don’t confuse .

pollution of the lake with
development — our
quarrel is with the Waste
Management Branch,
not the developer.’’

Ina letter to the Waste
Management Branch,
Williamson and fellow
lake resident Geoff Ap-
pleton stated they are not
opposed to the hot
springs development, but
they expressed strong
concern about the quali-
ty of the drinking water
that lakeshore residents
draw from the lake.
Other points in the letter
include the implied
possibility of a full year
operation, the fact that
the operator is responsi-
ble for securing samples
rather than a govern-
ment agency or indepen-
dent third party, lack of
water flow in the
discharge canal which
could lead to stagnation
and unpleasant odors,
interference with the
system by beavers, and
the possible addition of
unspecified treatment
chemicals to the effluent.

The regional , district
board directed ad-
ministration to confirm
in writing the date and
place for a public hear-

Ing into the matter.

Legislative Library,
Parliament Buildings,

Victoria, B.C,
V8V 1X4

_S0CENTS

Shames corporation -
gets ski equipment

TERRACE — The

Kitimat-Stikine Regional
‘District board of direc-

tors voted unanimously
Oct. 4 to have a contract
drawn up for sale of all
assets from the Kit-
sumkalum Ski Hill to the
Shames Mountain Ski
Corporation. Final
ratification of the con-
tract will be voted on by
the board at a special
meeting Oct. 9.

The successful bid
came in at $306,000: for
everything on the moun-
tain that isn’t nailed
down, including T-bars,
chairlifts, grooming and
maintenance equipment,
the rental shop inven-

tory, and the lodge and»

everything in it, The con-
tract terms will be four
equal payments of
$76,500 with the final
payment May 31, 1988.
Clean-up fees to restore

«the mountain to its

original condition are set
at five percent of the bid
price, equivalent to
$15,300.

“I guess we bought
ourselves a mountain,’’
said Dennis Lissimore,

president of the Shames
Mountain Ski Corpora-

tion. ‘‘We’re excited —

this is one more hurdle
we've gone over.’’
Lissimore went on to
confirm that the Shames
corp. will open the Kit-
sumkalum operation for
business during the
1986-87 season, pro-

- viding local skiing for

Terrace-Kitimat area
residents.

In the mean time,
work will continue on
the Shames Mountain
development in an effort
to meet the target com-
pletion date of fall 1987.
Lissimore said that log-
ging will go on

throughout the coming
winter on the ski trails,
and he said blasting to
build the access road to
the base area will also
continue. — .

In correspondence to

the regional district, Ed |

‘Opal from the Ministry
of Forests and Lands in-
dicated that his ministry

is presently considering

-the formal development
proposal from the
Shames Corp. The pro-
posal calls for develop-
ment on 1955 hectares of
‘land in four phases with
an eventual capacity of
4000 skiers per day utiliz-
ing a system of seven
lifts.

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Thursday and Friday.
Glouds and showers
Wednesday. Afternoon
highs 12, overnight
lows 7.

Banquet and dinner planned

Members of the Board of Directors for the Child Davelopment Centre in Terrace urge local
residents to attend the annual Terrace Child Davelopment Centre banquet and dinner
which takes place Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Arena Banquet Room. Board representatives
Marianne Kormendy, Debbie Sluggett and Christine Elde said it Is important that the event
Is well attended as the banquet and dinner Is the major fund-raiser of the year. Money Is
used to ald youngsters who require professional help with physical, social, emotional and
language delay problems. The evening event begins with refreshments which will be
served at 7 p.m. and dinner at 8 p.m. Live music will be provided by Bad Manors and cater-

North or from any board member.

"Ing by Manuel's Restaurant. Tickets are available at the Child Development Centre, Jeans