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Page A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 13, 1993

_ BUSINESS REVIEW

Repairs could cost $250,000

TERRACE —- Repairs will
start soon as possible to fix an
Alcan hydro-electric. transmis-
sion tower felled by an avalan-
che the end of December,

“It just collapsed within it-
self from the force of the
avalanche,’’ Alcan public rela-
tions spokesman Allan Hewit-
son said last week,

The tower is located high up
in the Kildala Pass between
Kemano, where Alcan genera-
les power, and the Kitimat.
smelter. |

Smelter operations weren’t .
disrupted because Alcan has
twinned the power lines be-:

tween Kemano and Kitimat in-

case of emergencies.
“But obviously we want to

| make the repairs as soon as

possible for the, protection of:
the total: operation,’ said
Hewitson, ;

The first sign that. anything
was wrong registered 2 p.m.
Dec, 27 by Alcan power offi-
cials.

They were able to determine
that something was wrong up
in the Kildala Pass but high
winds prevented a search by
helicopter until New Year's’
Eve. © a

That’s when-a high altitude
helicopter flying at 10,000 feet
patrotied the area and photog-
raphs were taken.

Tronicaliy, the tower was one
of ‘two to have the bottom
strengthened last summer in
case of avalanches,

The bottom. section remains
standing but it was the top
three-quarters of the tower
which collapsed. -

“It’s being called the worst
avalanche up there in 35 years
or so,”’ said Hewitson....
Repair’ ‘costs: could: ‘mun as!

About

TERRACE — The Heart and

Stroke Foundation of B.C, is get- _

ting a hand from Mohawk Oil.
‘That company is issuing a con-
sumer credit card with 3 per cent

of the total ‘of all purchases going

to the foundation,

This means purchases of $100 a
month over one’ "year will gencra-
te $36-to the foundation.

Mohawk — will: include. ihe
amount going” ‘to the foundation
aud year ‘to’ date Amount on,
monthly statements.

. ‘kkk *

B.C. Tel has applied for permis-
sion to lower. ourof-province
long distance calls.

‘The téductions range from four.
per cent in calling | to Ontario to.
eight per cent — in. calling:
Manitoba, © 2°

- The Canadian Radio-television
and Telecommunications Com-
mission is now examining, the ap-’
plication. ;

B.C. Tel also wants to lower by
six per cent its WATS line rate:

The company has cut’ long, dis-
tance charges, by. nearly 40 per.
cout since 1987."

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The provincial: and federal
governments have in place a $10.
million - mineral development
agreement,

It’ was effective in 1991 and’
lasts until 1995.

The deal covers {inprovements
to. mineral gearch efforts, tech-
nological development,, economic,
development, public. information
and evaluation: and administra-
tion,

Each goveniment. has put $5
million into the Program.

: Thank you for your support

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MI GHTY ALCAN. tower ofp power ‘in the Kildala Pass proved. no maich when it collapsed after being
struck bya massive avalanche Dec. 27, The tower is part of the transmission line system taking
power from hydro-electric. generators in Kemano up through the pass to -Alcan's Kitimat smelter,

COUFITESY ALCAN)

‘Lines are twinned in the pass so operations weren't distupted. Repairs are underway. (PHOTO

high as $250,000, he added.

Crews have already opened |
up an emergency shelter in the -
pass to serve as an accom- |

meodation base for the repair
crew. -
The job should take between
two and four weeks,
The repair job involves put-
ting in place two, 40-foot

columns of steel and a cross ©

brace.

Conductors on the tower are
badly damaged. and __ their
repair will be temporary until
this summer,

When repairs are complete,
the. structure: will be-lifted in
place -using’-a ° large $61

_ used in logging operations,
‘expert to gauge safe working
failed, Alcan would be able to

take power from B.C. Hydro

because
supply all the power needed ~ . _

- A .second tower .was also

Sikorsky helicopter commonly

The repair crew will be ac-
companied by an avalanche

conditions. |
Even if. the second line

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for emergency smelter opera- ~~
tions, said Hewitson.

But that would also mean .a
severe cuthack at the smelter
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