AQ: The Terrace Standord, Wednesday, May 19,2004 Alcan development officer to be based in the northwest. ALCAN says. it. will create a new posijtion dedicated to: regional econamic: development i in.the northwest: ~~’ ' ‘The announcement came at a forum on regional eco: nomic development here last. week. 2: And ‘it came after Alcan officials laid out the. benefits’. similar efforts have helped: foster i in. | Quebec’ 8 ‘Saguenay. region. ' Paul. Henning, operations directo: for Kitimat Works, "Said. the’ idea i is fo. begin | to mirror. what has been done i in’, Quebec. : ane He said: the new: position in: ‘Kitimat wilt be linked toe. Alcan officials” and: organizers : doing: similar work: i in’ Quebec. een * The move was . applauded: by TTecrice’ busiiessmian. _ Gerry Martin, who chaired ‘the forum, © : “That is a. huge Step: forward for us,” said Martin; who.” was one ofa group ofTerrace, business people. visiting” Alcan’ ‘officials: and facilities in. Quebec last‘month. Henning’ said part of the plan ‘i is'to develop a commit. tee. of’ northwesterners: to pursue new aluminum- related: industries-and customers in the ‘northwest: aaa “I’m being apprdached tegularly ‘with: opportunities,” - Henning said, ‘adding those prospective. developers and: .customers will: be: more. likely: lo invest: if they: C6: the’ region working together.” _ "They want to gee a ‘Tegion’ 's: ability. to innovate for the future,” he said. Henning said a ‘Tiiodérnization of ihe Kitimat smeller « _ to increase: ‘aluminum production: to: 450,000 ‘tones. while using the same, amount of } power ‘as now: would res" Suit ina 50 per cent reduction j in the. present I 600: ‘jobs, ‘to B00. - DIRECT SUBSIDIES - ‘to individual | Harris. ~: Rejected, by. the ‘provin’ _ cial. 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SITUATION - The 1997 Agreement gave Alcan’ a permanent water license for the most valuable water resource in British Columbia, In return Alcan. was to expand the aluminum industry in Kitimat. | Alcan’ S agenda now is to secure exclusive. access: to this. water energy resource, far below its market value, and sel the energy at full market value, rather than. to support and grow a sustainable aluminum industry. . : | : decline i in favour of power exports. | a o FULL. ‘SIZED “SMELTER - “Public resources: = EHF SUED SNELER WL - available to Alcan will support a modem smelter up to'650,000 mit” : » *-Cost 1000.direct jobs:at Kitimal Works from wher "annual capacity, depending on. technology chosen and if the low = Aloan’s: power sales. agenda began in 2000.” cost power. received to > cemmpensale lor the. cancelation ot KcP is Ss Shrink the:. population ¢ of Ata: oy anther used, . o leet oe d hi f vee would. nat..° A smatter. which grows the aliminutn indy to the: traximum -* Devastate. our communi an Q ezaony Oe ~ potential allowed. by the public's resources is what we call tie Full the Northwest... a WE WILL KEEP GOING eee eee ‘Sized Smelter. This Ful Sized Smelter. would seciite our economia, ‘Esch megawall diverted fom aluminum Pe ‘axon costs ten ibs for The: Half Sized Sole anoeaenoa ede rat of Alcan’ 8. future and maximize: the “value: lo the public of ‘ils résolirces, ‘AS: British Columbians, mostly'i in Kitimat and: the: Terrace area. ‘Every’ “power sales ‘agenda; which is. ‘devastating. the economy’ ‘ot our me ~ these Fesourcés create the cheapest electricity in the won, thie Full’ hundred jabs lost in aluminum cost BC $86 Millon annually in lost foWwns.and region. Given the windtll profits af power sales Alcan ci Sided Smelter would ba globally compeliive,. = . GDP. Already, since power ‘sles slated in ‘00, Alvan has oi: wil. ba relentiess in this pursull. - Our: public resources” were: axchanged for. tie: ruc of almost 370 jobs. . - : oh The District: of Kitimat, will: do al things posible to Fave’ ihe. : | aluminum, nand jobs. They were rota ait. ° cae The Disttict of ‘ial ‘alicipates the ia Sized Sincter wt be aluminum industry expand to the maximum poten the public's . y=. announced in a matter of weeks, ae _ resollrces will'support. ee es bee IZED. SMELTER - ~ In its: ‘uy 28, 2002. Recerit much publicized activilies: by the President: and, prominent. “Thisis a debate which Norhemes cant responsibly ai ‘i 1 ~Analysis, the District af. Kitimat: precited Alcan, as par of ts power: members of-the Liberal Party: Riding Association, in ‘concart with (Ng anc dificult: The District | ‘asks ot your support and atience "sales agenda; would-do two things: > Alean, have been: devoted: to ‘preparing ‘tie citizens of Kitimat to as We cairigs 8 this forward... . : a Operate’ the existiig smelter: ‘ia iu capacity ditect accept the Halt Sized Smelter, ‘The term Expansion has declined a ee ~~” -¢onlraévention of the 1997. Agreement; thereby showing may Upgrade. Economic’ diversilication: is being :promoléd as-a a 7 ; - Shul dovin aluminum production, {o export power"): = ssf sparing oy orgie aca ates elyritum : 2, Announce - a smelter: stialler: than. the ‘public. Fesource can. _ production: <2." -- re _ ‘Support, lo. show. jt may.design new’ capaci and free: up The District knois'Sconomié dveraifeation willbe bate by aul a additional Kemano power’ for. export: “This ‘is: an. attempt to” Sized Smelter and hurt by a Hall Sized Smelter, =: UE “> establish New right -to ‘permanently gall. -power: It: will: be If the BC: Government holds Afcan to its obligations, the: benelits t a . "promoted by Alcan-and the Liberal Patty a as ‘Good News'. “Out area would be bear, immediate and cena, We: veneed, maximum ae = KITIMAT : We understand vy. ‘can, 0 ‘owned mst by. non- n-Briish “Columbians: would: sacillice: the interests’ of Kitimat: ‘and, the: fl o: Norhes In. pursuit of profits for: its shaféholders,: But we fo “would hope. that members of th. 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