Vol. 3, Issue No. 26 _ Goods — flow to mines TERRACE: — A tem- porary arrangement by aviation companies through the Ministry of Highways has allowed ‘freight traffic to be restored to.mining com- panies operating in the _femote mountains north of Stewart, The airstrip at Bob Quinn Lake, 300 kilo- meters north of. Terrace, was Closed this year to all air traffic except emergen- cies. A recent meeting among local merchants, air . transportation © com- panies and: Ministry of ‘Highways .. officials resulted. in an. agreement to restore limited use of the air strip, a 3,500-foot gravel facility that actually forms part of the Cassiar Highway. According to recent — reports, howevér, most of the freight is being taken: into Skyline Explorations’ Johnny Mountain opera- . tion by a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter using a landing area by the side of the road rather the airstrip. Diane Elkins, dispat- cher for TransProvincial Airlines’ Terrace base, said recently the company’s Single Otter and Twin Otter aircraft are forbidden to use Bob Quinn between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to avoid conflict with road traffic, Elkins said that being forced to fly in the early morning and late evening hours has limited the. company’s ability to move freight and .. created difficult condi- tions and long working hours for pilots. os Skyline president: Reg Davis appeared satisfied with the new arrangement, saying the company is presently involved in a major equipment mobil- ization and moving freight in primarily by helicopter. **There are time limits | and we have to use flag people on the highway, but we can live with that. It’s working quite well,’’ Davis said, Some of the traffic into the busy exploration area is still flowing through the - Alaskan port of Wrangell. Elkins said TransProvin- cial has a Single Otter equipped with wheel-skis stationed on the mountain to do shuttle runs to and from Wrangell, and she noted the skis are necessary because, at 3,500 feet elevation, there is still a, considerable continued on page 5 Lisa MeNelce (center) and Trina Robinson received $1,000 : Provinca of B.C. District Scholarships during the’ recent awards ceremony at Caledonia Senior Secondary School. The Scholarships ‘were presented by Elaine Johnson: (left) on behalf of the District Scholarship committee. Sea story page 13. ' ee TERRACE — About 50 local people signed the guest book,wandered through - illustrated displays and . examined documents related to the Mount Klappan coal _development at a recent open house hosted by Gulf Canada: at the Terrace~ Hotel. The $250-million an- thracite coal development north. of Stewart is presently awaiting ap- proval by government regulatory agencies and confirmed contracts from Korea, where most of the mine’s production will be sold. If the project goes ahead it is expected to create more than 700 jobs in the region and put about $20 million per year into the Northwest economy. Gulf representative Bob Morrison was in Terrace about six weeks ago, just - made public he has receiv- “B.C, Wildlife Federation, by the Tahltan Nation. . Friends of the Stikine and General reaction to:the put Stewart into the hydro mine proposal has been grid, The town presently favorable in Terrace, Dease Lake and Stewart, where most of the -eco- after Gulf filed its Stage II report with the provincial Mine Development Steer- ing Committee. The Com- mittee is still pondering the five-volume study on environmental and socio-.. ‘economic impacts pro- jected from the. develop- ment, and in the mean time Morrison is touring the Northwest again to. discuss the mine with peo- ple who have an interest in the project. - Morrison said that since the Stage II report was generators for electric power, limiting its. in- ‘said, and added that the from Smithers. Hazelton. -_ - Environmentalists have been aroused by Gulf’s plan to power the mine with a 15-megawatt ther- mal generator fueled with waste coal from the mine. Although test figures in- dicate emissions from the power plant would be well below government guide- lines for sulphur and nitrogen gaseé, it has been pointed out the vegetation in the area has a high sen- Sitivity to deposited sulphur. Lichen growth on the Spatzizi plateau is a nutritional mainstay for caribou herds in the area. Several interest groups and ed written comments from Smithers municipal coun- cil, the. mayor of the village of Hazelton, the and a revicw of the project Verbal discussions have aiso taken place with the the Alberta Wildlife Association, oe ™ ; F \ # with the thermal plant, ae TREE ‘| B.C, Hydro would have to Outside cn oo pay for line extension to a Date Hi Lo Prec. OO enan point about halfway bet- nee RB Bem So ween Meziadin Junction Juna24. 20 0.2 mm : . _ | and the mine site. The see ON I frac. ‘ ne | mearest grid hook-up is in dune2? 26 12 nil TE UND Cee eaademsane . Aiyansh. June 26 23 11 nit B.C. Hydro is also be- Forecast: Mostly sunny ing lobbied peristently by and hot. inance the town of Stewart and © precipitagon Anomness referees have urged Gulf to use hydroelectric power in- stead of the thermal plant, but Morrison said at the open house that Gulf has no commmitment to date from B.C, Hydro for ex- tending their electric grid that far north, ‘“We can’t put all our eggs in the - Hydro corridor basket,’’ he said. ‘‘We need to have the thermal option.’’ —_- Gulf -has determined Legislative Library , Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 ‘vestigation revealed that:. the incident was actually ‘habitat created “by con- . 3): struction activity at the: relies on a set of diesel nomic gains will occur, he dustrial growth potential. The -B.C.. Wildlife... Lake-we dn. orde ‘to lay culvert during road buil So bulk-of criticism hascome Federation. has. expressed - .continued on page 5 stayed against Mount Layton: Hot Springs. -:developer - Bert Orleans’ :involving’>' destruction of fish: habitat were brushed :aside under ~& judicial stay~of pro- ©: ceedings in Terrace court... |: June 8, District - conservation... : officer Terry McGunigle. said he decided not to pur- sue the case -after in- the creek bed damaged in *. charges - Proce tae resort. development. “If... ‘he hadn't taken out some: .. :: beaver ponds, that habitat. © .. - wouldn’t have been: ~: there,’” McGunigle said; He also noted there were fewer fish involved than initially reported. . The charges arose after: a small creek near:Lakelse. Lake’was.altered_in.order ding. A. George Clark (left), Batty Campbell and Matt Ehses of the Ter: race Beautification Society recently took part in a sod laying ceremony which celebrated the laying of turf along Lakeise . Avenue. See story page 12. that to put the hydro op- tion on equal cost footing Local residents had the opportunity to examine a vast quanity of studies, maps and documents related to tha Mount Klappan anthracite coal project at an open house hosted by Guif Canada, developers of the proposed mine, in Terrace. the Kitimat-Stikine Reg- ie highs 27 to 30; over- ional District under the 9 hight lows 10 ta 14. assumption that the nor- thward extension would —— Talk of the Town 5 . inside Business Guide Church Directory Classified Ada Coming Eventa Comics Crossword Dining Directory Entertainment Horoscope Letters Opinions Sports - th « 7} < fla ol TE el Ae ae ee + i.