' . property. taxes, owed... Another’. $500, 000 in: . Tight holders, including Cariboo Press (1989) L10,, is iliustralion tépro services and advertising agencies. A4 - The, s Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 25, 2004" rand TERRACE "ESTABLISHED APRIL 23, 1988. oe - PUBLISHER: ROD: LINK - “ADDRESS: "3240 Clinton’ Siréet Terrace, B. O."s * Vag SR. "TELEPHONE: (250) 6 638-7283, «FAX: (250) 638: 8432. . - WEB: www. terracestandard. com a EMAIL: ‘hewsroom@terracestandard. com. One more try - “TERRACE city ‘council’ "members ‘did. a mastérful’ job of standing ‘firm in: the. face of: _ some heavy criticism that it should do whatever: ‘it takes to walk away. from the $3.5 million New. Skeena< owed: i in property and school: faxes. _- Inthe deal that was negotiated, city: ‘council : gave up just: $500; 000. of: the $3 million’ in’ school | taxes ° owed. “Was wiped. out by’ the - | provincial: government. -Considering. that Prince ° ~ Rupert. surrendered ‘all ‘but: $5.3 -million ‘of the: . $23 million New. ‘Skeena owed’ it; “full credit goes toward city. council here. gs ‘But that deal. may be for’ naught. now ‘that, Woodbridge’ has ‘abandoned: New. Skeena. Tt’ ie “not known if the ‘property ; tax: deal will survive’ : ; the appearance of: _ MatlinPatterson” Global: Opportunities. | ; : -In polite circles MatlinPatterson i is ‘described asa distressed investment company, biryin gi into’ bankrupt: operations. in: hopes: ‘of restructuring: » how: they: are:.run, Profits, come. from -selling ~ out. when: those companies. turn. around, In the.’ popular. vernacular MatlinPatterson i is a. vulture, . fund, conjuring up images of: hungry black birds circling a dying creature,.: waiting for the: right moment to pick the. bores clean, 05 : - Itbegst the question of just what! MatlinPattersoi. . mighit accomplish:if it.decides to buy: because New. Skeena: president. Dan ‘Veniez: has already’ ~ done what vulture: companies. dos? ee > He. bludgeoned: ‘New. Skeena’ s* unions. into” taking lower. wages | and’ benefits. He’ struck. a. deal. with the world-class. CellMark: company. - -to:market New Skeena’ Ss: pulp’and'with Canfor’ to sell'its lumber: “AéKlands. Grainger is'to be~ a primary’ supplier. of. matetial-to New Skéena,” relieving it of the need to staff such an ‘operation © _ and carry, inventory: The result i is: ‘Jean, low: cost: “operation: .with. ‘the. - promise: of. ‘thriving: ‘even. when. pulp prices are at the bottom end.- : ‘What: Mr. Veniez has always: lacked i is ‘cash. ‘MatlinPatterson has that. Yetitdidn’ ‘taccumulate $3. billion (US) i in’assets by-beirig’a nice guy: It. would be'a miracle if MatlinPatterson; even if’ it: finds everything é élse toits: liking, warmly accepts — _ the above- mentioned. property: tax deal: It has. no ‘obligation. to do. so. There.is no ‘legislative :. “requirement hor even a moral one, Get yeady for: | ‘yet another round: of ‘grinding the: closer. New. |. Skeena comes to its next court date. - ~~ But. what” - Jneither “New. "Skebria Tior?, . MatlinPatterson - nor ‘the. most’: ‘generous. “of” property, tax deals can resolve j is the low quality: _of northwest’ timber : stands. Coping: with’ poor = quality wood here i is very" ‘mach an act of faith, The northweést:has that faith: ‘The real question,» all along has been whether t anybody’el else does: aa i > PUBLISHER/EDITOR: Rod Lim “PRODUCTION MANAGER: Edouard Credgeur ; “NEWS: Jeff Nagel. Tea __ NEWS /commmuntty: Jennifer Lang’. “ NEWS/SPORTS: Margaret: Speirs ~ INTERN REPORTER: Rebecca Collard © "FRONT OFFICE: ‘Darlene ‘Keeping’. ‘CIRCULATION. SUPERVISOR: Teresa. Ros . * ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS: ne Bert Husband, Stacy Gyger,' Debbie Simons. VOLETES arg 2002 WINNER CCNA BETTER -. _. 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