' Page A12 — Terrace Standard, Weed, July 1, 1992 =uture park | areas grow TERRACE — The Seven Sisters, the Khutzeymateen River valley and the Babine River have been added to the province’s list of potential park sites, - Unveiling what's being called the Protected Areas Strategy for the province, Premier Mike Har-— court pledged the newly created process will be used to double the existing amount'.of parks and wilderness. area in B.C. by the year 2000. A total. of 184 4 areas of the pio- vince will be considered for pro- tected status. On, four levels. of: priority, =. Harcourt said his: government will designate 23 of those areas -- the ones at ‘the highest level of - priority -+ ‘for. park. or some form of protected: area status this year. Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park wes announced earlier this month in: the ‘Nass: ‘Valley, and several marine sites along the Inside Pas- sage are. also. expected. to. be. designated, 7 The second ‘pliority. ‘level in cludes: “the *: Seven Sisters, . the Babine ‘River areas and the Béar Glacier near Siewart. - ‘Parks ministry’ ‘spokesman Mike Murtha said: an’ agreement is being sought with the Nisga’a Tribal - ‘Council jo ture, that’ last into a park. Other: “areas . in: the: same category include: a few’ small fjords along the Douglas, Channel south, of. Kitimat -snd Warm Springs; southofAtlian, . Another.56 large areas and 17 small areas’ ate. to be: ‘decided by 1995, They .inclyde: the: Kitlope River valley. south ‘of Kemano, - the Tatshenshini ‘and Alsek River ~ valleys i in the northwest corer of the province, ‘Campagnia : Island at the mouth of Douglas Channel, northwest: Griham Island on the Charlottes,’ ae Rennell Sound, Yakoun *... Lake,” Gray Bay/Cunishewa » “Head, | Princess Royal Island, sites on Portland Cana! cand. Observatory” Inlet, small’ sites - along .'the Skeena i Chan yaad “the an Ati | Peak area Te kwa Paige: Grizzly habitat . secured forever TERRACE — - No logging will ever: be allowed ‘In: the ‘Khut- zeymateen Valley. 7 Forests minister Dan Miller recently announced: ihe ‘valley ” northeast of Prince:-Rupert will be permanently. protected aS , rizzly bear habitat... The valley is home to at least " $0 grizzlies — the largest known concentration’ of. the ‘bears on the B.C, coaat The: ‘government hasn't decided what designation. to give the area, however: Rather than naming it a park, environment minister Jobn Cashore said the valley will prob- ably be called cither a wilderness area, a wildiife management area or an ecological reserve. “The Kbutzeymateen will be the, ‘first area in Canada to be pro- tected specifically. for grizzly - bears,” he-said. ‘The Tsimshian - Tribal’ ‘Council and. other local fF residents “will help-us decide’ on - the ‘most Appropriate: designation = forthe arta?” ‘The 443-squate: kilometre vale ‘ley. is abot 45, kilometre north- cast-of Pristce: Riper. : ‘Only. two’ smal areas of ihe: vale ley were ever harvested, in the. Sie 1950s. wot, . Miller anid the ‘provinee's 8 “chief forester’ will ‘be reviewing hdw | the ‘decision’ not’ to\cut in® the lowatile :cut Inthe’ North’ Coa timber teal = ares Shortie oe clarification. TERRACE — That was the Ter race: Soccer ‘Association which presented $500 scholarships = to” ~graduates : Bobby: Caledonia | Basanth and Kyle Stevenioh, ‘not the Terrice Youth Soccer Asoc ailon. ‘Channel, Bumic | , ‘Khutzéymateen wilt affect the’ al-- - 5 Northwest areas on an addi- tional list to be decided by the year 2000 include: the Khyex and Exchamsiks Rivers, Damdochax Creek, Stephens/Porcher Islands, Dundas ‘Island, sites on Work Bulkley Junction, Shelagyote Peak/Atna Pass, and Babine Lake boating system sites. "Murtha -said all necessary in- formation has been collected in order to-make a decision on the Seven Sisters, adding the. only thing remaining is for the govern- foent to “make a political deci- sion.” lee Harcourt said: the new ‘gtrategy will enable the NDP government, to. reach its goal of protecting 12 per cent of the province by the _ end of the century. “It incorporates all other existing protected areas projects -- includ-: ° ing Parks and Wildermness-for the |” 90s and the Old Growth Strategy. {Presently 6,6 per cent’ of. the: -. province is preserved: in protected areas: Roughly 85 per cent of - B.C, is classified as ."Multipte Resource. Use Land" -- available for logging and mining. - Smithers 847-4400 * Flight Training * Sightseeing * Air Craft Rentals ‘CONTINUOUS GROUND SCHOOL’ “notices We.-thank: you for your ‘assistance. in- sensible and: NOTICE WATER SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS The continuing hot weather and very high water usage is lowering the water in the City reservoirs to a critical level. To ~ ensure that adequate supply is available for fire fighting pur- _posas, the City of Terrace will be implementing restrictions ‘on water sprinkling, immediately. _ Water sprinkling is ONLY permitted between f+ “the hours of: 8008 m. to 10:00 a.m. Be) NUMBERED HOUSES - ON ODD DAYS ca OF THE MONTH ’ “EVEN NUMBERED HOUSES - ON EVEN DAYS OF THE MONTH "Further ‘estrictions, if necessary, may be imposed on short moderate use of water at this time. CITY OF TERRACE: . 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