-year,. The ‘shies’ * threatened, but ; forturiatély the rain held off - for Salurday’ s Riverboat Days ; paiade. And those who. braved the blustery weather got to see mote floats. ‘and entries than . clubs, | businesses ‘and industry turned ever. ‘as* residents; out in full:force. |. The:-big* turnout and. the hard wark put in On the floats ‘Made. for. a. tongh job for the judges, but, as always, “proved equal to the task; And: when their marks were tallied:.up;..the B.C, Senior Games sociely : had good - reason to, celebrate this River- | boat Days.’ — it received the Legion award for the best overall . float . in ‘this, year's ” parade. ’ There were ‘also big smiles _ on the. faces of the Elks and Royal’ “Purple contingent as ~ they, took. top spol in the non. ‘commercial: ‘category for the: : : second year in a row. Runners- ‘up, ‘also for the second straight “year the | Filipino- ‘ Canadian society while thrid “Was went to. the Kitsumkalum, band : ony: Fae . . The commercial section. was ‘won ‘by the Ministry of Forests’ with B.C. Tel taking second. Third went to Safeway and the Skeena Recycling Depot. Terrace, Little Theatre was picked as. winner in the vehicle class ‘with. the Oddfellows- Rebekahs coming in second.’ In thé groups calegory, the Terrace Public Library emerg- "ed on top ahead of Webber's Arabians. ‘There were two winners of the judges committee awards this year — Heather's Balloon . Magic and the Shriners. And.in the children’s divi- sion, Nathania Talstra, Daniel Talstra and Jonah McEwan each picked up a prize. The organizers also wanted to give an award to the two little clowns who took, payt.ia she parade. . Unfortunately; they did not register so their names are ‘nol. .known. So, if they were your children, phone 635-3497 so they can pick up their prize. UB ertaseraay lit i Wei bit dey 1 Ye eed De aa Ae ewe fi rene As ieee areietiiarids Ek gt ete re ae es ea Nn cue sant deli ee ade oe eg A a oe ‘CHOICE ENTRY. The Shriners clowns were a big hit not just with kids lining the parade route. The judges picked them as WERE COMING TO CLEAN UP THE _ TUNING UP prior to the march down Lakelse _ Ave. is Jose Coosemans (left), one of the com: - munity band members ° who provided - stirring tunes for the crowds en route. Above left, Bill Smeltzer and Joseph Laperriere did sterling work ensuring those following the troop of horses had no surprises by quickly cleaning equine. offerings from the. street. The Filipino- Canadian society took second place in the non- comercial class much to the delight of float-riders Carlo Desierto and Bella Dumlao - (above right). Top spot in the commer- cial category went to the Ministry of Forests who could be. said to have Smokey-ed the opposi- tion. At right, the fire prevention. bruin. found lots of young adimirers eager. to shake jhands and have a quic word. one of two winners of special judges’ awards. Terrace Srna, woth, August i, 1991 — 91 — Page AS" _ LETTERS TO THE TERRACE STANOAAD Orenda wants | review Dear Sir: In a recent letter (‘‘This Process Said to Smel?’, July 24, 1991), Mr. John How f suggests that Orenda Forest Products Limited cannot substantiate all of the en- vironmental advantages to its plan to build a zero-effluent pulp and paper mill near Ter- race. This is untrue. Regrettably, the headline printed above Mr, How’s let- ter also may. have led some readers to conclude that the operalion. of the proposed mill would produce an unpleasant kraft mill odour. This is not the case. The design of the proposed mill project is based on pro- ven tecnnology, all of which is already in operation at other mills throughout North America and in other parts of the world. Because the Orenda. mill will use an established mechanical groundwood processing system to manufacture chlorine-free pulp, it will not produce the kind of unpleasant sulphur odour associated with a kraft mill operation, The specific details of the Orenda proposal are includ- ed in a project prospectus which is being prepared and will be filed with provincial and federal authorities within the mext several weeks, This document will be made public as soon as it is filed and will be available for review at local libraries and other locations. The’ results of an en- vironmental impact study will also. be made public in advance of any formal public meetings scheduled by the ‘Major ‘Project Review ‘Prd= cess. ti is important to note that the open-house session that Orenda held for . Lakelse Lake residents was nol a part of the Major Project Review Process, as Mr. How sug- gests in his letter. The Lakelse Lake open house was initiated by Oren- da with the objective of pro- viding area residents with an accurale introduction and overview of the mill proposal as well as an opportunity to raise questions and concerns with company management and project consultants before the prospectus is filed. Additionally, comments received by the company will help in the drafting of the prospectus, Similar open houses take place tonight in Kitimat and tomorrow in Terrace. We agree wiih Mr, How’s assertion that the public deserves a thorough, in- dependent and open assess- ment of the .Orenda mill plan. That is what the Major Project Review Process is all about. ; cont'd A6 | numbers won't be. printed ‘] with the letter, but, they are Cold July It was cold in ‘July. It also rained. There were. ~ more clouds. ‘The. sun ; ® ‘did not, -shine alot. oy a §: come : from the ocean.’ “They” - -are-there in.the. winter, - They did not. .ge away The «. -elotd “A company wants to “