A Ministry ‘of Forests policy that allows virtually unlimited -export of raw logs from the North Kalum Timber Supply Area may result in the closure of Westar’s sawmill in Kitwanga as soon as the beginning of next year, _ “Reg Thurlborn, woodlands manager for Westar in Kit- -wanga, said yesterday the com- pany can’t compete with the prices offshore buyers are pay- . ing for sawlogs from the North Kalum. If Westar can’t find 160,000 cubic meters of timber to make up the annual shortfall in- supply needed to feed the mill, at least one shift will be lost and the entire operation may be | closed. Up to'120 jobs could be lost, a staggering blow for the small; mainly-native community. Exports of: raw. timber have been largely discouraged by the ministry in recent times, but the . North Kalum is the one excep- tion in the province — Thurl- ‘born says licensees are still al- lowed an aggregate export of 1.3 million cubic meters per year under the.terms of an Order in Council signed four years ago. He’s been lobbying to have the Order rescinded since February’ of this year, but he said the up- shot of a series of letters.is that Forests Minister Dave Parker “is not prepared to review the policy’. ‘Under ministry policy raw log exports are allowed if the logs are surplus to domestic require- - ments, if they cannot be pro- ‘cessed economically within the province, or if the export would result in better utilization of the wood. Thurlborn said he hasn’t been able to find out which of the. three conditions the North Kalum export policy meets. Westar has its own timber - supply in the form of one forest license atid a tree farm license, but Thurlborn said the supply isn’t adequate. They have a long-term purchasing agreement . with Terrace-based Tay-M Log- ging, one of the major license- holders in the North Kalum, and Thurlborn said they have also done spot purchasing in the past with Stewart-based Buffalo Head and Orenda, the two other big operators. It’s. Small Business Enterprise license holders: that the Kitwanga mill has depended on in the past Hagen: ‘Interior doesn’t think of education’ © Roy Stewart,. President of the . Interior University Society, is a .' litthé miffed by a remark made recently ‘by Minister of Ad- - vanced Education Stan Hagen. As quoted in the Globe and Mail on Oct. 2, Hagen’s comments are completely - inappropriate, says Stewart. What has Stewart upset is the following: “‘In the Interior peo- ple don’t think of education be- yond Grade 12. The questions they ask-at the end of the day are, ‘How many trees did you cut today?’ or ‘How were things down in the mine?’.” - According to the Globe and Mail article, Hagen, who lives in Vancouver Island’s Comox Valley, never even mentioned the north and that may have. Stewart even more upset. In- stead, an apparently. optimistic Hagen told Globe and Mail reporter Orland French that new universities serving the interior may emerge from degree. granting colleges in Kamloops,. Kelowna and Nanaimo. But not’ tomorrow: ‘‘when those con- tracts (for university transfer,” programs) expire at the end of 10 years,’’ Hagen told French. Besides solving all our educa- tional needs, these interior universities may solve another problem, Interior and northern regions are envious of the Lower. ~ Mainland, and that translates in-. to population migration, Hagen told ‘the Globe qgnd-Mail. This Z “comment is open to interpreta- — tion. But according to Stewart, in light of the recent loss of ‘a seat in. the Cariboo the govern- ment: should be very concerned | about keeping their remaining seats in the north. He says the government should indicate [ publicly that Hagen’s comments do not reflect Socred opinion of the people of the North. Stewart says the society *‘knows”’ they have full support for a University of the North from 92 percent of Northerners and this has been proven by an October, 1988 Angus Reid survey. ‘‘How can a Minister of the. Crown say these things . -about people’s attitudes in the North in light of this finding,’ says Stewart. ‘People who live .and work here should be con- cerned that a Minister respon- sible for post-secondary and university education can have this level of ignorance about at- — titudes in the North.,’’ ‘Stewart’ encourages everyone” to express in writing their own ‘opinions on the matter, adding that the creation of.a University of the North can only come about if the political will is pres- .§j ent. ‘*The people of the North © must express their will in order to bring home to the government that a university is required,’’ says Stewart. Police nab school. vandals "Serious damage to E.T. Ken- ‘ney Primary School was averted ‘last, Sunday night thanks to a Tolsec security system and fast action. by police. ‘School principal Al Shepherd says three tinors broke into the school at about 9:30 a.m. and were in the process of “throwing things around’ in the pgym- -nasium and nearby classrooms when police arrived. Because of the quick action, the youths were detained and will be dealt with by the justice system. a ffshore competition for logs. ~may sink mill, Westar says — to make up shortfalls, he said, and the foreign buyers are mak- ing them offers they: can’t refuse. Top grade sawlogs are being bought by Japanese, Korean and Chinese agents for up to $150 per cubic meter, double. and sometimes triple what Westar can affort to pay. With the restrictions laid over the past year on export log markets in other areas of B.C,, Thurlborn believes the export dealers have moved into the North Kalum, - “We don’t want anyone to think we’re looking for a gift. We're willing to pay, but we want to compete on a fair basis with other domestic producers,’’ he said. When asked if Westar could apply for another forest license on ‘its own, Thurlborn replied ‘that there is no unallocated timbe left in the region. Minister of Forests Dave Parker was in the Nass Valley yesterday and unavailable for comment. Thurlborn will be making a presentation to the Regional. District of Kitimat-Stikine board this weekend in.an effort to gain their support for Westar’s bidto ~ have export restrictions placed on the North Kalum. ‘ _ Seventy-five and still full of fight — a group of close friends . she operated the “Golden Rule’? and another long-term pro- | day dinner, were Eric Johanson, Bob Wilkinson, Betty helped Juanita Hatton celebrate her birthday Sept. 22 at the . Bavarian Inn. Juanita has been living in Terrace since 1960, and is known to most people in town as a one-woman social - | activism movement of the most effective kind. For 13 years» ject, “‘Xmas Goody Bags’’. She acted as a free agency mat- : ching unemployed people with others who needed work done. The provincial government killed the grant that kept the pro- gram going in 1983. She still puts together Christmas hampers for the needy, but she says she’ll require some help to do it again this year. Juanita has been a member of the Chamber of _ Commerce for 28 years, a member of the B.C. Safety Coun- - cil, and she has been recognized by the Queeri for her compas- sion and assistance in helping the poor, Present at-her birth- . Ruksys, Rita Simms and Heather and Bruce Graydon. . CHANGING MARKET: HOME BASED-BUSINESS WORKSHOP Join the 130,000 ather peopia in British Columbia who are running successful home-based businesses. 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