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Silviculture

REPLANTING. trees;. Thinning and. spacing”
—. Stands to’ accelerate growth. Studies to. gather data”
On. our: timber inventory: and how. fast bugs al and
disease are chewing it up. aD
A lot of today’s silviculture work i is sy, even” ;

boring, scientific stuff.: : a
_.. And-it’s also crucially, important toa a region a as.
. dependent on forestry as oursis. 2

- That’s why there is understandable: dismay i in.
the ranks:.of-local politicians and foresters that:
Victoria: refuses. to loosen the Pursestrings for sil-:
viculture up here,

When ‘the Liberals took office they. vaporized”
the inefficient old ‘Forest. Renéwal B.C: system.
that, used to dole ut the cash and: teplaced, it with
the Forest Investment Account.. Pio 2

- The new body. uses a rigid | formula: to detér-,]

mine how much. money each forest district gets :

for silviculture projects. each’ year. |
.The only. problem’ is that: money is s based c on:
how ‘much: logging was done . over the past. three |
years. The-idéa is to. provide enough silviculture.
- money. to replant what’ s been logged recently, -.
Fair: enough ~ ‘until the formula’ ran up. agaist.
reality, . :
Here: there’ s been virtually n no 0 logging for the:
last few years, ‘SO: we’ re © getting virtually no, mon-"
ey.
. Silviculture money for the Kalum Forest Dis.”
_ trict-has fallen’ from $1.1 million: last’ year to just:
$300, 000 for 2004. Local officials, including |
_Skeena MLA: Roger: Harris, had. called’ for -$2°
. million. Even that was ‘a. tiny. fraction of. what °
- used tobe spent: hereunder FRBC. - a
- ga ithgubademuate cash. we Mun 6 cutoff

Space; timber, stati

: ready been ‘Sperit On‘intensive: ‘silviculture’ toim- |

prove. performance. . That. means, wasting: the”

ly néeded by crews in this. Tegion:”
- Meanwhile,: interior districts- = “where intensive.
silviculture is less. effective * are getting ‘more
cash than they ‘can efficiently use,. That’: Ss. because.
loggers there have been: cutting mountain pine -
beetle-infested timber at a greatly accelerated pace.
to: try to contain the bugs and use e timber before it:
rots. - an * re
' Despite vocal: complaints t there’s sno sign ‘of a ac.
tion ‘to: solve. the problem. from. forests. minister:
‘Mike'de Jong: or Mr. Harris, who, n now: sits. with
him at the cabiriet table: eS re
- The northwest, it séems, ‘is: 5 stuck with. one: Soft
those one- -size-fits-all solutions: that the Liberals .
often boast about avoiding. © :
That: inflexibility and: ‘inability’ t to. lear, ‘om:
mistakes, correct them and move.on ‘has’ becomé
a. continuing theme- of this provincial. government...
‘One northwest. voters may t temember ‘when they:
go | to. the polls n next t spring, - fe

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Now JNK LAYTON:
~ WANTS: TO bor THe.
~ COUNTRY WITH 10,000 .

Turse? To HARNESS.

Sah J | |

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- IN

\ over,

7 WASN'T. THOUGHT Thar ONE :
W THrouGl— EVERYONE: KNOWS
Fi once THE ELECTION IS HELD

| AND. THE CAMPAIGNING IS.
AL THAT EXCESS WIND

_WILL BE LOCATED |

where. money | as! al: ee
tough: to: prove ! or disprove

_, Layton’ s., ‘charge. ‘Since..it's:
» Such a serious, = cand: specific, re

-. Money already. spent. The work i is also desperate J) Becusation,

VICTORIA. - -. Paul Martin -

; “rolled: inte. Victoria. Jast- “week, . -
Te planning. to_talk- about health’ .-:
Seare ‘but ending: up defending“. ”
1 himself-from: Jack. Layton's —. |
- .charge..that: he'd’ caused 100°... -

) people. to‘die'in Toronto. | ee
Po AA low: blow; Martin. called op
i it, and the kind: ‘of politics that. -
; discourages: ‘young voters, 5°

: “And inaccurate, he ‘added.
‘The accuracy. “takes some

i
1. The /battom: line.j is:thatcit!s.

“that: “makes

.. Sorting out,’ ‘Layton, the NDP | -
: leader, said Martin had cut so=
‘. ¢ial: housing: spending when ‘he a
| owas: finance minister: in order

Ff to, balance’ the ‘budget. Inthe

a -aftermath,. “more- people’: were:
“forced onto the ‘streets and
100: more: People. died in Tore.
“ronta; = ; :
sa Martin: says: the. Liberal

‘government. spent: lots of mon-

[Don't deny chate

FROM THE CAPITAL Em

_PAUL WILLCOCKS *

“ists, some’ people: will. die
“while they are waiting. Even if ©
urgerit: cases are dealt’ with’... :
quickly, it’s. a. Statistical .cer-«.
’ tainty that misjudgments. will:
be made ar unexpected. com-.

_ plications: will ‘strike.: People:

» [ey on housing: Tt was the Mul-..
“|r Sroney ‘government that made:
ily cuts, the Liberals: adiled: Zor

important,.-

will die, becaise ‘of. the: -deci-:

and” difficull.:

“gome™-ministries :— Creal

~-réckless,’ But the totion ‘ that:
- “somehow : we -shouldn* t raise.
such: issues,: Or-use such Tan
| guage, is wrong, f
~ There are: ‘real: ‘potlieqiienc::”
"Ses to.many political ‘decisions,
[and we'need to be, able. to ace

‘i knowledge them:

Wher goveriinients decide

~ against: spending: enough mon-.
at ey.t0 bring’ down: surgical wait :

. LAST MONDAY on a CBC Ra
“ dia-two hyphenated Canadians o
“* argued the motives: ‘of Cana- ‘
cdians: who“ask. visible minari-
“lies, - here ‘are you from?”
. Meaning. t
“country: are ‘you. from?” a
-o; One \of the. ‘pair believes: .
"when. we ‘ask ‘the country. of. ore".
» ‘igin of a. visible:minority,'we | °
do, so-with thesintention of fit-
~, “ting -them: into’‘a: box,. putting
: them down. Such Nonsense, :
—_ First,: T never ask: the. ques- 2
“tion” of sonieoné, who is ob- -

“them, -

~vidusly’ black, Asian; ‘or some!

sich, Yet.I rarely pass’ up the -

a “opportunity. to ‘ask where. peo-~
| ple are from if. their name has”
~~ an-unusual. spelling, ‘or is pro-'"
nounced ‘so that I: avoid, ad-
ressing. them: by. name, “their .
* - “pecen too, May: be! élusive. +‘.
When. ask, 1 seek to iow
where they. originated: to'satis----
3 fyomy Curiosity: ‘and tovadd: to:
omy recognition. of’ another. for-"
- eign: Janguage: or "accent. “Their
answer usually. leads to an in-:
‘teresting few minutes as‘they~10 be’
disclose family: background, | je

What *.|

tory, of “her. country. of origin, |
‘its politics, “and details: “About.
_ daily. life: there, Not men 4

‘children, and: families, human’
“. regources-— ‘many. choices’ ‘ine.
Valve: life ‘and’ death decisions,

with no. easy answers. ;
Take: child: “protection,

‘and: we ‘compare, our ances.”

mt

ities; <0

One. of CBC’ $8. debaters: ‘ob. :
jected to. those who- ask’: her,»
‘1? “Where :are, ‘you from?" and

lions‘ “intended :to- elicit a his:

p

"eatie ROLATION YY :
GROW ISOUT OF |.
CONTROL! THEY 'LO

EXCEED THE: CARRYING
CAPACITY Ft HEIR RANGE!

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Ly:
1S |

. Can be.taken. 2.»

a that é en a discussion: of ‘the -
Place a: priority.’ on keeping: . ‘reali as
children’ with: their: ‘families
ahd’ you will likely: have. great _
“er overall success than-if you -
“take children’ into ‘government |
~ Garé at- the: first. sign of prob-

-lems, “But ‘some’ children will”
Suffer even. Ai, 3 as a L result.

eS CC

~The: choice’ is ‘difticutt bécausé.

_- Some of the children .taken ‘into
" government care-will also’ suff:

er and. die ~ their death rate is.

a much higher than the riorm.

~ These- are ‘all tough choices.

Bund. a. first-rate: ‘counselling ©
:. team’ for: every high school. in’
"the | province and you'll--save.
_” lives, “keeping at-least’some
"Youths from drug abuse_or suis,

cide. Triple the umber of ad
diction.. itréatment ‘beds~ and:
fewer. people, will: die*of drug
“overdoses and’ health: problems.

grade. military: equipment and:
you'll avoid deadly accidents:
The challenge : for. “govern-

“ment. -is..to-reflect ‘our:-views ..

about ‘How far :we'ré’ “prepared
49 go and how much we're pre-__

-‘pared to: spend. in, saving. lives; ">
“and- where. the most’ ‘effective.
~- efforts can'bé made.’

Sarge!

sible. measure «lo “save. lives.

‘But it’s’ ‘dangerous’ to” ‘claim’:

‘is somehow: off Timits::

Of course if we're. ‘gig to” :
. impose’ ‘this-kind of disciplined

honesty on: “politicians, we?

“need :to-hold ourselves up to:

the. same- kind. of scruliny. You

could. 80 Out 10. a movie this: :

‘individual who. ‘interests: me;
‘| not the: whole country she: bails.
~ from. Why; should all her’ coun-
: ‘trymen act. or-think-alike any-.
-more’ than.my. brothers think as.”
“I do: about which federal ' party:
“whether:
-- Schmeiser’ knowingly planted: Le
Monsanto canola seéd? - po
I do'wish' we'd dispense. with’ ott
‘hyphenated country: or origin... “{
~ Chinese-Canadian. Indo-Cana-

THROUGH BIFOCALS

. GAUDETTE SANDEC KI .

to. vote “for-! or::

‘dian, That*s-for police issuing”
an_all-points, bulletin for.a “sus-
If-you are.

pected | ‘criminal.
born in ‘Canada, or ‘naturalized
you are-Canadian. Period. .; a
’ For all: their: objections to

being. "asked where: they: were>
“from originally,. when. the CBC.
_ host asked" how: ‘they.’ could"
“hen! defend celebrating | ‘their’
“heritage “ih. antual: festivals’.
follow ‘her answer: with’ ques-

“Cities Hike Toronts: aiid: Van:

“couver: allow’ their. downtown!
- ¢ores:'to be! clogged by. cos-
lurtied: -celebrants. parading in:
“gossamer: ‘costumes: making”
*s the: smusic “OF. “Polse--depending

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a weekend ‘with the: family, and :
“and save. lives.’ ‘Your: indiyid=

‘question: =

telated {6:4 dangerous, life, Up-. «.

"=Sions-carry- consequences, -and”

. ment of reality.. And: anelec-"

. ‘anréalistic “to “abate a itl ‘produce ” much’ better’r

-“there'should be: no limit- to our:
efforts, Péople ‘don't want to
oy hand all. their. money over to’
“-government:so: ‘that every. pos- .

*itieh- ‘deep. " The:-three, ‘main’: vee, :
_ parties. are:all. very: close: in ee |
-popular Support, according” tors

_ fering ethnic foods. to anyone. oe :
- willing’ to “sample. From. the = _
‘turnout: at these: colourful fes:

"support. the views. expressed’ by. a
CBC's two guests. »

- ships’of’ all ‘sorts, then continue a of
to-fight the armed siruggles. ins. 7S

“COVER - behind. their:
: passport. ° a7 !
“lf you're. bor in ‘Canada, you ee |
: are..a. Canadian,: No: ‘hyphen. oe

‘ you' réa Haturalized. Canadian, a
2 you're a: full: Canadian, shuck.- “

._ off. your resentments. at: the:
+. shore or airport: ‘and ‘start: acting:
‘and thinking like’ a Canadia
other. ‘Canadians: are, invited ae
and expected: to.support. |:

gon comes from, ‘provides: de
pico of” friendly conversation. . ” a

without “being ‘too, ‘personal?
Once
“Whether a. perion. "fails: from
“Bosnia, Bolivia, or Boston. the

_ Should. be © proud to ‘admit. it ‘

drop. $50, or you’ could Send ao oF
_ cheque. for the.same ‘amount 6°
‘one ‘of. a number ' of effective:
“ccharities and:aid, ‘organizations:

ual choice is ‘no different than 2d
~ the: politicians’ ‘choice: on, your* oe

behalf. a : re

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“How: many ‘more’
“must die before. a
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lic debate,” and’ better. public =".
* policy, if we niade more oftan? )
effort. to answer the question. in
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““It'shouldn’t be’ off. limits: to:
Siegen that, politicians’: -deci-.

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those : _ consequences « include’. ot
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: Footnote: The.NDP. has the
“Liberals wortied in B.C.,-desp-
ite claims that New Democrat™ »
. Support ‘is ‘a milé wide’ and- an?

“the polls.” The’ Liberals” need +:
“NDP. supporters to come ‘their. -.-
oway~ if their’ vaunted) B.C."
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their-birth country. while: taking:
Canadian,

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