ee - EE, o” be,” band and two ‘neo forest com- . panies‘are’on the list of poten- tial customers for Westar Timber's Hazelton- ‘based 4 operations, ‘Westar | Group . Ltd; | large, debt. The: sale of of Westar’ s Kit ‘wanga and Carnaby: mills:and a - whole-log chipper in: Hazelton. as well as other mills in B.C. would : leave southeastern coal mines and its _ coal export port at. Roberts; Bank: on the.lower mainland. Westar Group -: president Larry: Bell said the Gitwangak - band: has already been con-. tacted.“about ° buying | its Kit-- wanga | ‘mill. “And while he wouldn't con- the: parent’ of ‘Westar: Timber,. an-. nounced last week it wants to. sell ‘the: subsidiary. to. Teducé A it. with two. interested in that ‘or Westar’s other facilities in the Hazeltons, Bell said Westar was approach- ed prior to. making its decision. to sell. i “q can’t disclose that ‘but. 1 would think that’s the case, ” .- Said.-Bell-. when «asked about Skeena.. Cellulose and. West Fraser. - ; ‘Bell added that Westar Timber owes its parent Westar Group approximately" $380 million, He estimated the Hazelton-based_ operations have ‘a depréciated value, of $50 million, *.. “We do nat have the finan- cial strength to develop our timber division to its maximum potential and therefore ‘the logical course of action to TERRACE — Despite ap- pearances, crews removing the stumps left after the fell- ing of Sitka spruce trees along Halliwell and North Sparks found evidence of rot in nearly all cases; says the ci- ' ty*s director of engineering. esome : ‘residents had queried “+ the need for the. clear-cut - because the:tops of many stumps showed no signs of a problem, However, when crews dug _ up the stumps last Friday, the base of most. Christensen said the deci- ~ sion to remove. the trees had been based on the findings of two separate studies, both of which found evidence of - fungal rot. He. pointed out ‘profes- STUMP TRUCK. Crews were busy on Halliwell and North Sparks last week pulling up stumps left after fungus-infected Sitka Spruce were felled by the city. Despite appearances to the contrary, the city says.most showed signs of rot. It’s rotten work aie Stew. Christensen ...said :. they found rot had attacked - sional forester Doug Davies of KDM Forest Services, having taken core samples of all the trees, had advised the city ‘'to bite the bullet and take them out.”’ Although the trees’ adja- cent to Heritage’ Park had been™leftstanding, -he said - they:.too had “‘exactly ‘the same problem’? and wouid therefore have to come down. However, in resporise to concerns expressed by the regional museum society — it runs Heritage Park — the ci- ty had agreed to postpone ac- tion here until September, the end of the tourist season. Christensen said it was planned to plant replacement trees along. both Halliwell and North Sparks. firm : or. deny. that ‘Skeena-: ‘Cellulose and West: Fraser are. from front | ~Kemano action the prairies, where they were Valready partially constructed before there was any kind of . legal challenge.” Bill Rich said the company ‘has made no decisions yet about ‘whether. the court decision will alter the Kemano construction schedule, _>. “We have a lot of review to do and I can’t predict at this ~ stage what the decisions will Rich said, “adding he “couldn't comment further, - Al Makes . Wholesale : “Lease or Purchase » Rates ‘AS Low As - 1 5.9% . > Factory Finencing ¢ On Selected brn 4 Rebates Availabe, uses Or Mika Covent Fe For. re ‘Groat Aporoval A sutiuinal pragram in encourage gieing ag TRUCKS. | | Wherever you move the Welcome ‘|. Karen 698-0707 and valunivering THE WORLD YOU KNOW THE RIGHT PEOPLE... Wagon hostess is the right person to © help you find a piace In your new. Sommnucty, » Katharin 696-7606 IS YOURS.../F | follow i is to o sell " said Bell: Westar will. examine all offers , ~ but will want the best deal it can get, he added. “We think those assets will have more value i in the hands of . Others, They néed more invest- “ment and: there’s. potential for ‘ “them to be integrated with other companies,’ Bell said, The ‘sale, of Westar Timber will significantly reduce but not. ~ eliminate its debt to Westar —im Group, Bell continued. “The possibility of the Git- wangak band buying the Kit- wanga mill isn’t new. | It and Westar began talking. about the idea two years ago | when’ Westar said the mill would have td be closed because: the equipment was old and the wood supply was inadequate. ~The mill did close and the band then blocked access to the "site. The -forest ministry. subse-. quently ordered Westar to begin operating the mill again... ’ Westar’s other Hazelton-area mill, Carnaby, was opened as a state-of-the-art timber ° export facility five years ago. It replac- . ed an older mill. . The sale of. Westar: Timber . will end a provincial govern--* : ment involvement in-the forest | “45 going concerns, Maybe that's :. ’ industry that began during Dave... Barrett’s -_NDP government in pe the early 1970s. Larry Bell Westar Timber has been ‘com , tinually plagued by debt but it - did make substantial capital in-. ‘vestments: to improve its’ Pro-. duct and’ efficiency.” . ~ Although’ the creation of the B.C, ‘Resources: Investment’ Corporation and subsequent ac. tions ‘were criticized; Bell. said the effort did havea purpose.: “If you ‘recall,’ when: those mills were’ purchased by the government in 1974-75, they were. in danger’ of shutting down. 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