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in this. area,” Hull: ‘stich “Tbete! s mil

-southem B.C,, and should ; - therefore’

_ures and went broke,” Hull’added,” s

: and the receiver: had been’ al-an*ad="

MORE - TIME: ‘is

"the Terrace sawmill and the.’

: pressed interest: in’ ‘purchas
ing the sawimill-as: a. goin;

seeing: the bankruptey of

the power to veto Gver any
"in disposing of the mill.

. otirselves,, we: Will’ choose.
who we thinki is the best pro...

~ , Talstra saidy-’

~ havea responsibility: ‘to look

ANG - The Terrace Standard Wednesday. Deceriber 8, 2004

near “the ‘Lakels River, “citing ‘the
lions of cubi¢:metres out there.”" “ licerice and never log it.- ae ‘grea ig ‘Lax: Kw ‘alaams territory, That’. |
And he noted'Terrace sawmills are. ' The province's use-it- or-ioge‘itrules, prompted, the’ Kitselas, who claim the
‘much closer to’the wood than. mills in. -méan Victoria, eventually gets contra] . saitie area, to join. the-éourt éase, dis- 7
: of unlogged timber and can then sell: ity puting the Lax Kw’ alaains claim of Cx a
have a competitive: ‘advantage in-buy- 40 other: operalorse elusive uses. on
ing from. ‘the ‘Lax: Kw’ alaams after | TP: the: wood: isn't harvested; ‘unlike | The. groups wot" ‘|. be able’ io ign
transport costs. are factored i ines tes “under: previous: governments, We’ will’ “each other, Roe
> “SCI spent. millions baying up. ten: ‘be: taking it back,”: Harris ‘said ; NeW. ‘Shpieme Court tuling on
We have a group‘ of peop ¢ paying ¢ .abor ginal rights means ‘both: the: TFL
may have been. betier to. concentrate on - $4.8" million,” he added."My sense is: ‘sale: ‘and: future dedisions on logging Lf
the sawmill and Jet someone else. worry» they’ renal buying it: cas:a park. They're: - by: the Lax Kw‘alaams will’ triggera |
about timber.” *.: : buying it because they svant to recou ‘requirement, ‘that:the -province; consult
~ Skeena. MLA. ‘and forestry “pete theininvestment.? 8c Se, aan accommodate bands like, the- Kit |

that ihe Lax. Kw" alaams will s sit 0 on nthe :

ion is thal, the court ‘sliould: ‘respectiall
provincial” legislation; including laws: “
that govern’. evergreen. “contracts and’.

and the enthusiasm they: had:t0 bet Ber:
ing,’ ” Harris saids 8 : a
“Negotiations between the province *

“. with other: ‘Tsimshians,’ including + the:
~ Kigelas'and:Kilsumkalum, in a:politi-,
cal schism that f} racluréd the Tsimshian
ribal Council ‘this. year‘and disrupted:
“tts: trealy- negdtiations.”. peed = rupicy. law, which trumps: provincial“
ThE. Rupert: band: diso went lo ‘court
ying ‘to: step: logging by West Fraser rm

vanced slage of the’ exact areas of tirn-
ber that wouild goto the local: bands.:
_ Harris ‘said’ nobody. should: worry.

and: liabilities to be wiped oul”

“Li's Sa. ‘sad, ‘sad. - day a
".Talstra said, noting: the com-
pany Was the region’ § num-*
ber one economic generator a
for decades, ; .
“It's actually quite'a.trag- my
-edy that we ‘no- longer | have:
thal economic’ generator,” |.
he said..“On_the-other: side”
of the coin, it’s also a time: :
of opportunity, We-can ree

“of these entities 16 jee if they -
“have a chance of running the -
milli ina viable manner.”
~-He said the aim: will be
td- tecover-as- much, of the
cily's $3. million’ in- unpaid -
“! property. taxes “ds possible,”
wand ‘restore’ as:many jobs-as_
possible = wilh an operator.”
place who can’ run nit for...
he long haul: . os
3 -Talstra: said he expects it’:

By JEFF NAGEL!
being.
granted to find a’ buyer: for

City of. Terrace: will “HOW |
have: ‘Brea: contral' over the .
process, f° .
“We-are ooking, ai least
three. entities that have ex:

concern,” said mayor: tae ~ structure the forest. industry, ~
Talstra, oe ges means. the city .will have “a - hopefully for the-better.” .
‘He-sai the “judge over couples of “months” ‘to ‘com. ” The ily also won its ar-

_-.gument in court that its old.:*:
_ back (axes, covered inadeal :”
reached when New Skeena’ g.::
owners. took: over: Skeena-:

-plete: negotiations. with, a st:
New Skeena Forest Products = Tal buyer, my .
has jointly given the cily and. °..“It’s not open-ended," " he.
CellMark, ‘another: creditor, . - said, butsaid ihe process will oo
certainly | go: fast the.Dec. 14
“expiry date. that auctioneer
* “Maynard's. had placed ‘on its. -
“.bid‘to® Aiquidate, the Terrace’

Jack Talstra.

decisions the receiver makes . the same-as current property. .

Aiquidating the Prince. Rus ° “taxes, 2

‘pert-pulp- mill. ends hopes’. .'Skeena, MLA Roger Har- ve
sawmill. » » fora resurrection ‘of New" ‘vis said he iinderstands, ‘the:
is Unlike’ past | Skeena sales, © Skeona as, an integrated (Or receiver is poised toaccepta.’
“he said; the city. wontt. agree est company. ” see bid from:a:group that. wants”
40." “exclusive. “negoliations The: ‘breakup. was’ “Ap “to buy the Carnaby. mill:
“with'anyones 2°, > - > proved “by: B.C. . Supreme.’ Harris said called the pro- 7
Last: week's. - approval: ‘of Court: beh ; Donald : posals. ‘for.  Pesrice “pretty. |
the: receiver's: plan to ‘start Brean Dee. dee _ solid mE te

: “Between: CellMark. and.

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