2 ee a tie vara mi cemer meen eT Gold road study Profits plummet | gets underway TERRACE — Government and industry have now reached agreement on sharing the costs of detailed engineering and en- vironmental studies for the pro- - posed access road into the Iskut River valley. ' Mines minister’ ack Davis announced last week the provin- cial. government, Prime Resources and Cominco will - each pay..one third of the $850,000 cost of the studies, to be carried out by Richmond based ‘consultants Klohn Leonoff. At. present access to mining properties in the area is by air only, an expensive proposition for the companies involved, ‘ing Plans call for the new road to run. from Bob Quinn on Hwy. 37 North to Bronson Creek. Survey Crews will begin work immediately: testing soil and water quality as well as assess- fish, wildlife and heritage/archeology values — that should be completed by mid-October. Davis said Klohn Leonoff ‘would then prepare detailed plans and construction specifications, expected by the end of the year, which would - allow construction to begin in the spring of 1991, Based on that schedule, the new road would be open by the fall. pUT AND ABOUT TERRACE — Central Moun- tain Air last week launched a new Terrace-Vancouver direct service. Tuesday through Friday the flights leave Vancouver at 6,20 a.m. arriving at -the Terrace-Kitimat airport at 8.10 a.m. The return flight leaves here at 6.20 p.m. The airline already operates a six days a week service between Terrace and Prince George. Central Mountain Air has also added a new aircraft to its fleet.. Company president Neil Blackwell said the Beech 1900 C had been selected because it was the. only 19-passenger plane “offering the ability to carry a full passenger load with luggage and cargo on the routes we fly. He said the deal with manufacturers Field Aviation of Missassauga, Ont. includes an option to purchase a Beech 1900 D at a later date. keke Skylink - Airlines: last week gave up its fight to regain the operating certificate it lost in the .wake of last year’s fatal erash here. The airline has been put out of business due to the amount of time that has gone by, a Skylink lawyer told a civil avia- tion tribunal hearing. He said the restoration of the certificate is now ‘“‘irrelevant.’' The lawyer said Skylink will continue to seek compensation from the government, which pulled the airline’s certificate after an investigation found questionable maintenance pro- cedures and flight record- keeping. Seven people died when the 19-seat Fairchild Metroliner EII aircraft went down in fog near the Terrace Kitimat airport on Sept. 26, 1989. omaran Tourists will now be able to purchase B.C, wines at a limited number of retail outlets. In making the announcement, Labour and Consumer Services minister Norm Jacobsen said eligible stores must have been in business for two years, sell predorhinately Canadian made goods and target the tourist market. Only 20 per cent of the total retail area can be devoted ta wine sales, wines must be ex- clusively from B.C, grapes and the store must carry at least one wine from each eligible winery, he'added. kkk k B.C. is becoming an increas- ingly popular destination for immigrants. Recently released figures show nearly 6,500 non- Canadians took up residence in the province in the second quarter of this year — a 30 per cent increase over the same period in 1989, ; The province’s annual population growth was un- changed at 2.3 per cent. KkKkekk x Latest employment figures in- dicate almost 1.48 million peo- ple are employed in the pro- vince, an increase of 4.4 per cent. Meanwhile, B.C.’s Help Wanted index rose 10.3 per cent in July. "TERRACE —_ Despite record high gross sales of $4 billion in 1989, profit margins in the B.C. mining industry fell sharply last year, says mining association president .< president Tom Waterland. Noting industry earnings fell from 3449 million in 1988 to . $196 million, a drop of 56 per cent, Waterland blamed in- creased operating costs, genera! inflation andthe strong Cana- dian dollar for the reversal, “The increased operating costs are largely due to the aging of many of our larger mines in - the province,”” he said, adding older operations generaliy ex- perienced lower: grades of ore, higher mining costs and higher repair/maintenance bills. Waterland also pointed out capital expenditure on mine ex- pansion and development of new mines fell 28 per cent in 1989 to $278 million while ex- penditure on exploration and development dropped 17 per cent to $177 million. However, while all these figures showed a decline, the amount paid to government — mostly in direct taxes of employment-related payments — increased eight per cent in 1989 to $453 million. , ‘As a result, he said the after- . tax return for. shareholders -which had peaked in 1988 at 14,3 per cent was only 6.7 per cent last year: ““These levels are certainly not sufficient to at- tract strong investment to the - high risk business of mining,” he. warned. “Waterland pointed out the in- dustry employed direct or in- ‘direct. employment for nearly “59,00 people across Canada, In- ‘cluding benefits, those directly employed by mining companies earned an average $53,700 per annum, WHAT MAKES THIS ‘ACRIMINAL OFFENCE? . 15. MEDALLIONS OF VENISON with a light creamy cranberry Sauce, served with potalo of the day eS 5 DEER: Mon. - Sun. § p.m. to 11 pm. Babarian Inn Restaurant The friendilest “Inn’’ town! Make our place “Your Place” to enjoy an evening of intimate dining and reasonable prices! 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