Al0- The Trace lenders chai March 3, 2004

~ West Fraser. chops loose. most of its forest licence here _

By JEFF.NAGEL -
WEST FRASER

‘northwest’ while hanging.
onto. other timber: ‘else
where.

Interfor

licence.

Por West Frasér, the tas. |
keback is to eat up'68 per.
or,255,574 cubic.”
metres of its, Tree - Farm’. a
Licence 41: centred ‘on Ki- ve

~ cent

limat,

Both. companies and all
‘other: big operators. in B.C, .°
‘will ultimately’ give ‘up: 20.

per cent of. their total hold.
ings...”

age.

Producers: ‘that ‘straddle .
different regions, aré seck="
ing to concentrate theif. ta-.,
where’ 7
‘they’ve had the most trou".

keback -[osses™-

~ ble operating: profitably.
West: Fraser will, ‘also

give’ up. 70,000. cubic -
metres ‘or. 30° per cent. of its

Nass forest licence.

The. only. dther” area *-
where the: company. faces.
an.. above-average * take*:
back. is: Kamloops, | where,

it-loses 33 per ‘cent,:

From ° Smithers” “to.
ted to: ‘create: a" representa-

’ Prince George, | north to

One. store” 7

isn’t ailing..

Business F I RE | VIE
| Big takeback here will
| shield interior timber |

is’ the” |
second big company shed: |
ding huge volumes’ in the’)!

is. giving “up.” 80% -
206,000 cubic. metres’ dr. 80° [oes
per cerit of its” north. “Const, ef

[West Fraser lakeback % ay cence)

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- Dawson Creek and south
to 100 Mile House, West ”
. Fraser’ 5 licences: shrink by -°
“seven to 20 per cent, ac
cording’ to ‘a. government.

takeback. ‘summary dated
Feb. 9." :

: ‘Forestry:

- Timber..1s. being: selec:

THE STATE ofthe. local ~~

economy, hasin’t hurt sales a

at Bootlegger, ;

‘Terrace’s- Boollegger
store is reporting the ‘cloth=»

ing chain's . highest: ‘ins’
crease in salés,. says ‘store
manager Cindy: Peck,
'” [t's also outsold ‘every

other Bootlegger’. in B.C!
outside of-the lower main- *
land, and Victoria, and is | :
the second-most profitable ae

in the chain’s:129 stores. > ~ 7
~ Not bad. for a store’ that

_ was > originally: only. sup-

posed to open’ ‘forthe 2002.

Christmas © season, : ‘Peck
. said, adding: the ‘profit

margin at the Skeena: Mall’:
‘location, has. surpassed: Ok.

pectations;

Low. operating ° ‘costs. :
share some of the credit as’:

well as. the company’ $ po- .

pularity : among teen. shop- me

pers she:said. °°
. - Healthy: - “sales.”
~vinced ‘the: company.
keep the ‘store open.

It now employs : nine

-full-"and part-time. workers ‘s

in Terrace, said Peck, 23.

Dollar store .

drops. out
THE

here.

Four full, ‘and part- stimie”

“con-

GREAT Canadian
Dollar Store -is “closing:
after. five. years in: ‘business :

employees are: being laid. a

‘off asa resull,. said owner

- Conrad Ritter. 7
He said: he: an his. wife:

Fayé: are retiring: and. ihe...

lease’ for. the: Store’ S. loca
tion had. run “out. ca
It’s part. of a: ‘franchis

of more ‘than. 140: similar’
stores: around: the, country

Airport: rep: :
LAEL: MCKEOWN _ has.

been appointed :to ‘the:

West: Fraser’ 8 laigest i ws
“-benee;: the 535 000-cubic- ro
"metre: TEL: $2°in. the Bow:
Ton- -Cottonwood. area, loses .
just. 7.5 -per cent of 40 000" 4
~ Cubic metres.

‘dperation’:
‘minister. of ‘state Roger’
. Harris’ said ‘the takeback. is
“being doe. according. tol
“ three priiciples,

tive’ sample “of B.C.'s.”
-woods to: deliver a market: ‘
based stumpage: sysiem. :”
-Wood is ‘also. being se-  ;
lected where ; Victoria: will:
. need it'to deliver to. abori-:

intact, ae

ginal groups j in | Future ti tim:
-.ber agreemeets, ee!

_And Harris ‘said timber“:
is* being: taken’ to-creale or ~~
‘maintain. -what: he: calls.

more:..

“There. will be.
other areas: where
’ things: oy more. “

ayy 8 about creating effi-

cent units,” he said.”

“There. will: be: other
aréas ‘where: things. stay.
he | said.

“This is .to: ‘be. ‘done. ina.
- Manner that “is: ‘thoughtful 7
‘and: takes -into “account.
communities - and the: sta*-
: bility. of* those communi: ;

intact," i?

ties, me

”

Oo He: said the ‘Douglas: .
Channel 3 areas-of ‘TFL 41, .
mat they. become: part ofthe |.
takeback, mnay. mesh. well

with. the timber” Interfor is”
giving up on: the. ‘North
Coast, and create an’ ‘at
tractive: area ‘of, available
oe timber. =

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