Pans Ai4 — Terrace Standard, Medmesay, December 5, 1990 Orenda takes first step toward pulp mill approval TERRACE — A company which, wants to build a $310 million pulp and paper milf near Meziadin hopes to know within two weeks what the provincial government thinks of its first ~slep toward approval, - Qrenda has filed what it calls a draft prospectus containing information about the mill, said company vice president Frank Foster last week. It wants to start construction next spring. . That draft. is being reviewed by government agencies to determine if it meets initial re- quirements ‘for the approval Process,’ said a provincial of- ficial, This review is important, said Gary Alexander from: the en- vironment ministry, because of new approval guidelines called the Major Project Review Pro- cess (MPRP) brought in this year;, “It’s new so many companies ’ Frank Foster into the official prospectus, the first part of the approval pro- _cess, and reviewed again by government agencies before be- ing released for public com- ment. The approval process takes environmental ‘and socio- economic impacts into (con | sideration. All information goes through a specific provincial govern- ment committee, which reports to the cabinet committee on sus- tainable development. Alexander also said the federal government has a Tepresenative on the committee to look into any impacts that ’ fall under federal jurisdiction. '‘ have not gone through it, We have information in a brochure that outlines the process but by meeting with them first, we can make sure what we ask is in there,” said Alexander. That draft will then be turned Land claim deal rests with gov't TERRACE — A company which wants to build a pulp and paper mill near Meziadin says it can’t become involved in land. . claims. Frank Foster of Orenda: Forest Products, its develop- ment is located within ‘the Nisga’a land claim, said any set- tlement of claims is between the | . the ‘provincial: Nisga’a and government. : “Tt would: be inappropriate ae for us to get involved in discus- sions on land claims,’’ he said. Orenda ‘has yet to meet with ° the Nisga’a to talk about. its proposed $310 million develop... ment but will soon, Foster add- ed. - The _ Nisga’ a have said they ‘don't want any new: develop-".”'}- ment until their claim is settled. Orenda was one of the com- panies operating in and around the Nisga’a home of the Nass Valley to receive letters from the Nisga'a saying they are in trespass because title to the land has not been settled, kekkik ‘Meanwhile, Foster ‘has con- firmed that a pulp development company operating in partner- ship with the Nisga’a did ap- proach Orenda several years ago to see if it was interested in selling its forest licence: ‘Pro-ton Engineering ‘of Van- couver had been working on a plan with the Nisga’a to develop a pulp mill at the closed molybdenum mine site. of Kit-_- sault, que siftation over the years. There are many people who have come through here: with various proposals;’’ said Foster. Orenda wants to use large ~ rollers to grind whole pulp logs into fibre. It plans to use hydrogen peroxide as the whitening agent for magazine — quality paper and not chlorine - which is the main component in " . a vourtocuroua = CICBC THIS WEEK -YOUASKED THE GST OFFICE, CONSUMER ““f INFORMATION Q: I'm thinking ‘of bicying a new car in. 1991. ~ How will the proposed GST affect prices? A: The’ outgoing Federal Sales Tax (FST dis now part of the price of new cars. So, while . traditional kraft mills. The company will feed the. mill from a -forest. licence it. already has near Stewart. : Under the MPRP system, . Orenda is required to - hold.” public meetings for comment on. its proposal. . It’s required to take’ those comments into account. and. they form part of the base for | its Stage I and Stage II more detailed reports as part of the | approval process. These are also . reviewed by’ the provincial government, | Approval i in principte leading up to giving various licences for the project can be granted at the end of the Stage I review. 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