ETE teeta ga eh This week: Meet Milton Jovial, forest entrepreneur are about to embark W: a forestry adventure ~¥ with Milton M. Jovial of New York, Jovial, and everything else about this adventure, is ficti- tious of course, But Jovial’s busi- ness dealings are representative of the. industry today, and what we hope to gain here is an insight into _ how the forest industry really works... and sometimes doesn’t work. We begin this adventure by looking at a letter originating from the offices of Herby Squish RPF, a local forestry consulting firm. Pitter — Continued from page A6 to get to the root of their renewed jack of faith and trust in the man. So, what to do? Why, take a holiday, of course! After the meetings with native leaders, the dynamic duo (Bill and Lillian) will disappear from view for about three weeks, yet again. And that will leave his critics, his eriemies, and: his confused supporters with nothing better to do than pant expectantly waiting for his return, Talk about trying to control the agenda! Jovial Logging Inc. New York, NY Attn. Milton M. Jovial Dear sir, Re: your letter of September 23, 1990; Investment potential in Northwestern British Columbia. I would like to begin by thanking you for the interest you have shown in Northwestern B.C. and in particular the faith you have demonstrated in my firm’s ability to identify a profitable investment. Following is a brief summary of the work I have done on your behalf to date. You have indicated that you would like to invest between $40 million and $50 million (Canadian) in such a way that profits could be "sheltered" or re-invested for a period of about 20 years. At the end of this 20-year period, you would then consider selling all assets to recover your profit in a lump sum. I believe the type of investment’ you'are Secking'can be — found in the forest industry. I therefore propose the following: The construction of a 65 million board foot per year sawmill at a site about 75 kilometres east of Terrace. This mill would be state- by Tod Strachan, in consultation with Rod Amold and Doug Davies of-the-art and provide the optimum return on your investment accord- ing to the basic terms you have outlined. It would contain a basic head rig, edgers, a planer mill and a chipper. As you may be = aware, value-added products can increase profits but the additional invest- ment required is not recommended for the type of investment you are secking. This mill would produce basic commodity lumber for export and chips for the local pulp indus- try. Producing commodity lumber products is the most economical process available and a good por- tion of mill wastes can be sold locally for the production of pulp. To supply this mill, I have iden- tified two sites where you can apply for Forest Licences, cach of which would provide an Annual Allowable Cut of 300,000 cubic metres of fibre. The first is located southeast of Terrace and has some roads in place while the. second is. Soulhwest of Hazelton “and would require some major road construc- tion. Additional and fibre and over- sized logs are available (as required) from smaller licences in the area. Considering the avail- — Letters to the Editor — Students sought for study abroad To the Editor; Qualified high school students are being offered a unique op- portunity to spend an academic year or summer holiday in Scan- dinavia, Germany, France, Swit- zerland, Britain, Holland, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, the United States or Mexico as part of the ASSE International Stu- dent Exchange Program. 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Fires Safety House crew appreciative To the Editor; 1 would like. to take this op- portunity to thank you and the Terrace Review newspaper for your recent donation of a two- page ad in your October 10, 1990 issue, promoting the Ter- race Fire Safety House and fire escape plan. jt is community involvement and support such as this that have made the Terrace Fire Safe- ty House a reality. As we have started using the house this past week in the Terrace schools, it has become obvious that. the Terrace Fire Safety House has become an important part of the Fire Department’s fire preven- _tion program, Once again, on behalf of the Terrace Firefighters Associa- tion, thanks for your continued support. Fred Euverman, Secretary-Treasurer, Terrace Firefighters Association. ability of this secondary source of fibre, further investigation may indicate a somewhat larger mill would be viable, perhaps in the 100 million board feet per year range. With regard to these two poten- tial Forest Licences, the regional Ministry of Forests office in Smithers indicated about four weeks ago that an AAC of 600,000 cubic metres was avail- able in the region and identified the two areas noted above as con- taining available fibre. Specific sites were initially iden- tified using available data and aerial photographs. Preliminary on-site surveys have been com- pleted, on a spot-check basis only, and it appears as though the timber density, size, quality and species mix should provide an average of 250 to 300 cubic metres of usable fibre per hectare. _I trust this is the information you are secking and would as a next step suggest application for two Forest Licences. Following appli- cation, the Ministry of Forests would advertise the sites I have selected and accept sealed tenders . from all interested parties. Fireworks, advisory by Tod Strachan A week today it will be time for tricking and treating, fireworks and fun. Everyone knows they’re going to have to be extra careful when they're driving. There will be vulnerable ghosts, goblins and witches everywhere. Something we tend to forget, though, is that we need to exercise just as much caution with fireworks as well. With only a week to go, then, now is a good time to start planning that backyard Hallowe’en display. ’ Fireworks are available locally beginning today, but they’re not child’s play. By law they can only be sold to adults and can only be set off on private property. Both the Terrace RCMP and the local fire departments have some advice for a safe and happy Hallowe’en. First, it’s against the law to give fireworks to minors and it’s against the law to set off any fire- works other than on private land. City streets and public areas are taboo. So find a safe and legal site. It can be your own property, or, with permission, someone else's private lark. Second, consider the hazards posed by fireworks. Survey the site in advance during daylight hours. Make sure there are no buildings, fences or other inflammable I can do this work on your behalf but will require a cheque drawn on your company to include with our bid. The amount of this cheque is yet to be determined but will be based on an amount of 15 cents per cubic metre to cover the first year’s rent, 25 cents per cubic metre as a security deposit, plus any bonus bid. At the present time, however, all I require is your approval to pro- ceed with the licence applications. In the meantime, I will be doing the necessary calculations for the rental and security deposits as well as evaluating the 20-year potential of the mill output in order to deter- mine an appropriate bonus bid. A bonus bid, by the way, is any amount per cubic metre above the province’s minimum requirement on stumpage that we feel is neces- sary to negate any competing bids. Yours truly, Herby Squish RPF HS Forestry Ltd. Terrace, B.C. © * And so -begins a new forest in- dustry enterprise. materials nearby (shake roofs can be particularly dangerous). Also, consider the direction of the wind before lighting your extravaganza. Sparks or burning materials can easily be blown onto neighbouring buildings. And third, observe common sense precautions. Make sure children watch from a safe dis- tance and don’t use matches or a cigarette lighter to ignite fireworks. Some fireworks have a short fuse and using an emergency flare is a much safer way to ignite them. Also, a sandbox makes an ideal launching pad from a safety point of view. If you don’t have a sandbox, you can use a wheel- barrow filled with sand. But this requires a little extra care. A wheelbarrow can easily be over- turned and that rocket you expected to go straight up could instead go flaming across your yard. One final precaution that many people forget to observe is related to "duds". Those famous $2 specials that fizzle and pop... and then do nothing. Don’t pick them up,. or look into the end to see if they’re still burning. Leave them . for 24 hours and then deliver them fo the fire department for disposal by our local pyrotechnics expert Ray Tremblay. Ah tamtomigen Ea he