Vol. 3, Issue No. 37 — Hauling permit issued route to truck logs out of the Kitselas area over the winter, but Legislative Library, . Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C, ber 16, 1987 this time it will be under the con-. f trol-of the city. Council agreed. unanimously. to accept a permit application from-Rod Arnold of RJA For- . estry Ltd. Monday night, saying the company suffered ‘‘financial hardship’’ as a ‘result of the city’s resolution adopting a por- tion of the Motor Vehicle Act to stop-logging truck traffic on-N. Sparks. Under the permit; RIA: For- estry is restricted from hauling on school days . between the hours of 8 a.m. and-9.a.m.; and. 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The city also maintained the right to sus- © pend hauling during ‘periods in”. which city. testing showed the : roadbed. is “‘not-of sufficient consistency and strength to withstand the load conditions.’’ Other. conditions stipulated in. -the:permit application .are -that.. the company is allowed to move up-to. 10 truck loads per day Bes a recent appeal hearing opposi “Pleloran, the active ingredients in Tordon 101, causéd cancer, the GN Line crossed tand involved in wouldn't be the first time.” tative Herb Morven. Above are key members opposing t Glen Williams, STOP Chairman Bob Brown, Gitksan Wet'su 50CENTS _ ‘Industry fears forest strategy TERRACE — Forest Minister Dave Parker will soon be recom- mending a draft national forest sector strategy to cabinet, but one section proposing changes to the present stumpage system to replace the 15 percent U.S. tariff may not sit well with in- dustry. _ by Tod Strachan s Skeena Sawmills woods - manager Vic Maskulak said the - forest industry’s response so far is ‘ base line is,’? Maskulak said. -| “The whole key is, what is the’ _ actual formula going to be?”’ | has been negative, but he admit- ~ ted that judgement is premature | ‘because it’s still not known ex- _ | actly how “1 look. the new formula will “We don't know what the . “Tt looks like the base line is going to be changed every three. months if the’ government so wishes, We have to be in.a position ‘to predict our costs, The market. ‘|. is;one ‘we can’t predict and - Horticultural: Grand. 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For more photos and complete results, see page 16. i j ae there’s nothing we can do about . ‘that, but’ hopefully: we: can: be: ‘aware of what our costs are go- ry ing to be,” he said. an _Maskulak said that if the government were to look deep enough they could probably up- date or modify the present . system and keep everybody hap- y- **I would prefer they just left it -alone,”’ said Maskulak. ‘“Fhere are parts of the present system that could be modified and probably satisfy the re- # quirements of the government.” uit sing CNR plans to use a herbicide for brush control between Smithers and Ter- race, Skeena Society To Oppose Pesticides (STOP) Prasident Bob Brown said that studies had proven that 2-4-D and land claims and said, Native leaders were united in their stand that much of “If you go ahead (and spray), we'll shut CN down. It he CNA spraying program: (left to right) Kitwanga Chief wet'an representative Don Ryan, and Nishga fepresen- Maskulak said that the government is ‘‘going to go after. the forest industry’’ and the base line could be changed whenever they feel they need money. “It’s. entirely different, than the way. we've been pricing timber for the last 50 years.in British Columbia,’’ he said. Maskulak said that in the past’ ‘ stumpage fees were based on the ‘market value of the.log minus. . logging and operating costs, and. = _ the government took the rest. oan “Now the government is say-. ing that’s no good any more. We : — know what it’s going to take to-... run the province with health and” welfare and all the other: pro-.. ' grams we want to give the peo- ~ _ple, and-the forest industry is go- ing to help pay for that.” *» >. _-Parker said, ‘‘The strategy in- < cludes a number of new. and in- - novative approaches for. better. . -management. of. the forest... resource and the development of. : : the forest industry.”’ - - According to/a press release, _ the strategy was the result of a. ~ . two-day National Forestry Forum held at Saint John,:N.B., oe on: July. 30. sponsored by the _ Canadian Council ‘of Forest | - Ministers... eR “ The’ strategy includes: recom-* ’ mendations for liberalized trade: - and a federal. commitment. to. ~ forestry funding for ‘integrated management of the resource’’.. . Parker. said this will: provide for the establishment of. _ Wilderness areas and is -in Jine . with recent. amendments to:the B.C. Forest: Act. He said _ youth-oriented. forestry education. and awareness programs are also in- cluded, a Parker said he expects to’ release details of the proposal in. the near future. Outside Pres. nil nil ail. >All: 1mm rain 1.8 mm rain oO «nil Hi Lo 24 6 2a 25 11 25 10 18. «9 . 16 8 16 «8 Date Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 117 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Forecast: Cloudy with showers for the first part of ihe week and clearing for the latter part with highs of 15 and tows from 4 to 7. Inside ‘Business Guide Church Directory ~ Classified Ads Coming Events .. Comics. Crossword . Dining Directory Entertainment — Horoscope Letters _ Opinions. Sports Stork Report Talk of the Town TERRACE — An appeal hear- ing last week to hear public com- plaints against the Canadian Na- tional . Railway’s proposed spraying of the CN line from Smithers to Terrace with the herbicide Tordon 101 turned in- to another of the many fronts Surrounding the native land claims issue. by Tod Strachan In an emotional presentation, Nishga representative Herb Morven told appeal board chair- man Ian Hayward and board members Andy Lynch and Lou Osipov, all of Vancouver, that the native peoples relationship to land, water and wildlife. are ‘sacred and they ‘‘must not be violated,’ - “When we abuse the land, we are punished,’’ Morven said and. added, ‘‘In the iate fifties, spraying took away our food Supply,” He accused the CNR of be- lieving they are the ‘‘centre of the environment’? and in that capacity they think they can ‘‘do what they like with it.’ Morven was followed by Gitksan Wet'suwet’an represen- tative Don Ryan, who said his people are concerned with the. _ impact of the spraying program on the people, animals, fish and food gathering. * Ryan said, ‘‘We’ve looked at costs and alternatives and we’re prepared to participate in a brush clearing program. We've tried to work out an agreement with CNR,” - He then challenged CN and the board, “If you go ahead, we’ll shut CN down.”? “It won't be the first time,’’ Ryan claimed. ‘“We've had it.’’ _ This move was applauded by Morven, Kitwanga Chief Glen. Williams, other native leaders and the entire native and white audience. Bob Brown, president of the Skeena Society To Oppose Pesticides (STOP), also told the board of the more technical dif- ficulties with the proposed spraying program by citing various laboratory findings that he claimed proved that 2-4-D _ Railway threatened with closure — and Picloran, the active ingre- dients in Tordon 101, are cancer-causing chemicals. CNR Technical Supervisor _Lyle Young of Prince George _ defended the company’s plans to spray the section of rail line by saying the herbicide had been approved by the federal govern- ment, Young explained that the in- tent of the CNR is-to kill weeds and brush on either side of the rail line so that workers can then remove debris such as old rails continued on page 24.