Develo

” The ently: getters “saw
‘their community bec

2. the hub of this regen "an
- with development in specific
- "= preas. of its ‘natural
"yy Hresources, Terracé.may yet

‘Become the administrative
and: «Supply centre . the

rAVithin ten ‘years, the

3 forest industry will. have ‘to

LOT gta page OE OF ak, eet

Terrace for : processing is
- trucked. to local mills, a

distance ‘of over: a hundred
miles.
~ Information. contained. in

‘the ‘'Report: of The
Environment and Land Use.

Committee”.’-supports the

su position: that-the -forest

industry is going to decline
in the Terrace area.

PAGE B-2, THE HERALD, stth ANNIVERSARY, EDITION, Friday, July 29, 1977

_ HUB OF THE NORTHWEST

sment: piceseein ahead

‘difficulties of parts of the Suskeend, he minerals and -

‘region’s forest as a result of

factors ‘such as: very
rugged terrain (in portions),
harsh climate, low value

“species and extremely

variable diameter

composition of stands,

resulting in the marginality
of of the ne as compared | ci)
the rest of B.C

of the two m ajor saw mills
inthecommu

of about 300 jobs by 1985. In
order to maintain the w
industry at the present level

- no expansion and no new
jobs created - the report
says that the various levels
‘of government will have to
give haul routes and

ty withaloss

ook farther afield for its The report makes note Thereport goes ontostate ‘ransportation subsidies to
aw material... The local that inventories of timber that in the Terrace area the forest industry, T
‘timber stands which has ‘resources have been which includes the area completion of the rail line
-sustained the industry for so previously. overestimated. around Aiyansh, the logging north of Terrace to join the
- long are gone and those “hy failing to adequately - has been taking ‘place ster British Columbia Rail line to
“whieh remain. contain a consider: the actual quality than can be maintained ina ease Lake would help as
. {high percentage ofdecadent ‘and ‘degree of defective. sustained yield level. this line would open up

“timber. Even today. some wood in the stands; the What this might mean for cOuntr previously
: timber. ae into economic operability “Terrace is the closure of one inaccessible to the logging

companies.”
Con gratul ati i O no No matter what, it is time
_ Terrace |

‘on Your

toward the north and future
development in that
concept... The future of
‘ ferrace will have to rely on

_ which can-use the existing
-, ff) timber in the area, which is
‘i. useless to the woods

7 i nee ee 7 ne industry at the present time,

or look elsewhere to
industries not based upon
oco Crafts
and

‘this natural resource.
‘andy Leather _

The extension of the rail
Authorized Sales Centre

‘line to join the BCR line
4816 Greig Ave.  — G 35-4442

_ Dease Lake would open this
part of the country not only
the forest companies but
also to the minin
companies. This line woul
provide ready access to the
resources which are at this
time not profitable to bring
ou

Dease. Lake could ten be
extended to the Yukon

resources of this area for
development. With the
completion of two spur lines,
one into Telegraph Creek
and one from Terrace to

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‘province -.

that Terrace started to look

timber of this par of the
province would be available

cods and in such a way that the

companies. would: profit as
well as the area;

With the need to stimulate

economic development ~

outside the lower mainland,
not only to: enhance
development throughout the:

he rest of the province but also

to alleviate the population
pressures in that part of the
mineral
development represents an
alternate indus y for the
Terrace area. Not only just
the mining of.the resources
but also the refining of the
mineral.s and the related

administrative : and service —

sectors that. would
accompany. this - type of
development, _

(Cont'd on page 3),

an alternative industry

north from Fort St. James to -

The BCR once extended to,

border to provide even more-:..

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and the next .

50 Years

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