fier nem) 1 two ‘years: me. aor its: mémbers: erjss-
| > crossed the province seeking the, views. of industry’ and th
public on what could, or should be doite to better» manage ithe

oh pe forests the. mare sResoui Con

vv change the face of atest in BiG. :
‘Not surprisingly, therefore, the report has 0 come in for close
crutiny by those involved or interested in the forest resource.

a Below, the. focal reaction

TERRACE « _ The t best idea i in
‘the. world “could be the worst.
disaster you've ever seen” if it’s -

mot properly put into action and
“that’s what-worries alocal pro- |

‘fessional: forester about the
Forest’: ‘Resources Commission
. recommendations. ,

While: ‘generally i in agreement

"Ss Teport, Rod Ar-
i inadequate implemen-
esisufficient, -funding
‘them ‘unattainable, -
v so concerned sweep-
: ges-are being proposed ;
“forthe”: province’ s- forest. in-
‘dustry: when ‘still not enough is:
-known.° about its primary
‘resource. * >
While agreeing a step-by-step
‘plani is needed; Amold said ade-
> ‘quate- information was needed
; ‘before that’plan could be drawn

on "t have some ‘of
the back-up..-information. we

> For example, before thinning
~ a second-growth stand of trees.
the. level. of ‘nutrients should
first be determined. “The ideal

spacing can’ turn, out to be:
useless if the nutrients aren’t

there,”’ he pointed oul.
And while some progress had
been made in recent years in

building up a bank of growth .

and yield information, here
again vital information was.
sometimes missing. -

. Arnold said managed and un-
managed ° stands were — being

monitored in order to establish .

comparative yield figures.
However, the moisture content,
temperature and nutrient levels
of those sites was not necessari-

ly known, Thosé fi igures were --

needed to see what role site con-

the yield,
Emphasizing décisiongshout

be based- on good information,

ditions played, h eae

TERRACE ‘- ~ Forest com-
panies’ ‘will have to adjust to any
changes » “in “who ‘cults. what
amount ‘of wood, says Skeena
Cellulose’s' - woodlands
manager. ;

“If that's what the people of
B.C.. want and if it makes the
province :healthier and more
viable,.then that’s fine,’’ Dan
Tuomi | said..

land. ‘'

However, he added, com-
panies would need time to com-
ply,and wouldn't want major

“It’s absolutely: crucial:
the communities . sur-
rounding forest tenures
get involved.and have a
‘say in how the fands are:
going to be managed.”

changes to. have an immediate
impact,

Tuomi’s comments: were pro-

mpted by Forest Resource Com-.

mission — recommendations: to
reduce the” annual allowable
cuts of” companies. with
manufacturing facilities,

It wartts: the cut. reduced lo

_ from

‘the: goals. ‘set’ out in the .

“need to-make'some of the: deci- .
Si making,” he‘ warn- a

“We have: to:
remember we are on public.

Rod Arnold

che said it was like planning‘a
’ “trip by car. “If you don’t know
:.<: where you are, how can you
. plan to get where you want’ to
. go Le

And once ‘that information

“has-been gathered tagether, the

plan drawn up. and im-

plemented, Arnold’ said a far

better. system was needed to
_keep track of the consequetices
of any decisions, ‘‘We don’t da
that well now so we dan’t know

‘about the problems or failures

until it’s too‘late,”’ he added.
Achieving all of ‘the above
would require more manpower
-being directed towards forestry
and that, in turn, meant more
money would have to be made

“available. Unless it was and on a

continuing basis, any plan
would likely fail.

Arnold also opposes the idea
industry manage land within

‘their tenures not only for its

forestry values but also for

tourism and recreation.
Characterizing that as the

“contracting out the basic

sift should se che maintained

“Ithat should remain‘in.the hands _
d. ‘of the landowners, in this case

British Columbians,

- half of current levels or r half ofa
Company's processing capacity,

_whichever is the lower..

‘The commission then wants
the freed up wood turned over
to small area-based tenures
managed by communities,
native bands ar woodlot
operators’ (provided they did

‘mol own pracessing plants) or to
a proposed provincial forest -

resources corporation,

‘While conceding the idea of

losing cutting rights was not go-
ing to be attractive to com-
panies which already had them,

Tuomi said it appears the com-.

mission’, envisaged‘ the. change
taking place over a long period
of lime. *

As he understood the recom-

mendations, theré would ‘be a

five per cent reduction in the an-
nual cut each time a. company
renews its tenure.

In the case of Skeena .
Cellulose, that could take upto :*

50. years because _its.: tenures
come up every 10 years: ey

Tuomi ‘said there were stilt
questions as to exhctly how the.
proposed reductions would take’ -: ©,
there"

place, and what. effect

neede

dustry.

«And that, he adds, is a fundamental principe :
the Forest Resource’ Commission has. =

forestry practices. |.

“They (sawmilling companies)

_ turers, they don’t know much at

- One is mechanical and the
sald Hayes, 0!

“-” Separation of the

“ responsi for. i arvestin

A local | ‘teackier, - “Hayes engages: in’:
agriforestry — a combination of, fore and ~
farming — on his Old: Remo property.. 2

also been a staunch opponent oft

FOREST SERVICE soil scientist Rick Trowbridge {above} checks out
asail pit he's dug at a replanted site in the Thunderbird area. Local
forester Rod Arncld.maintains,the a lot more of the kind. ofinforma-

tion gathered by specialists like Trowbridge is needed if anv fa io'*

improve the province 5 forests i is to succeed.

wy, “Dan Tuomi

would be. _

He doesn’t know, for exam-
ple, if companies would be com-
pensated for investment on land
‘removed from their tenure.
‘..#°s also. unclear if companies
ould. bid: ‘for ‘timber: on land

taken’ away. from their annual

allowable’ cuts.
Tuomi ‘does support the com-
inission’ 5 cil for local groups

feport shies away
d change

TERRACE — Bill Hayes says there should be a
complete separation between the manufactur-
ing and forest management sectors of the In-

to do it well.

Hie true values:

_ jobs i in the industry. :

Offering Germany. example: he policed
out employment levels translated to one worker
for every 400ha and one professional - forester
>. for every. 700ha.. Equivalent figures for

fall well short, he added
". ° Hayes also wants to see al

”- put up for competitive bid on the |
- thus ensuring the price paid! ter reflected

Companies will need time to plan

being involved in ‘drawing up a
provincial land use plan.

Local participation in deci-
sions was a key concern in the
northwest, he suggested,
because residents of the region
realized more clearly than those
of large metropolitan areas
what was needed to maintain
the communities in which they
tived and their own standard of
living.

“It’s absolutely crucial the
communities surrounding forest
tenures get involved and have a
say in how the lands are going
to be managed,’” Tuomi said.

And ‘although politicians
would inevitably have to be in-
volved in any final decision,

local participation would -at.

least ensure those decisions were
“up front’,

Tuomi said the existence of
an agreed land use plan which

defined the long-term plan fora .

given area should eliminate con-

frontations ‘‘that come out of |
the blue’?’and the present uncer-

tainty.

“1: think” “everybody wants .
that, not. Just, the. forest com- 4

panies,” he ‘said.

Because their livelihood would depend on the
success of their efforts,. they. would also have a
vested interest in ensuring a continuing supply
of timber, Hayes adds.

harvested be
: ‘Open market,

“Tetraco ait Wane, May’ 29, 1001 ~

Paes AS

Dear Sir: -

I am ‘writing as‘a represen
tative of the Tamitik Status
of Women Society, An arti-
cle from. your newspaper
dated May 8, 1991 ‘was
brought to our attention by a
concerned member of ° our
community.

Our concerns stem from a
case heard by Justice Ken-
oe Lysyk. on : “Aprils 26,

We feel he ‘is setting a
precedent with his statements
of ‘She says she did not con-
sent’? and “I believe she is
telling the truth about that."*

The article also said he
found the woman’s difficulty’
answering questions in court.
raised questions about her
ability to let the man know
she did not want sex..

These statements are say-

Dear Sir: :

I am greatly disturbed by
‘the article on the front page
of the May 8 issue about the
rape acquittal,

Justice Kenneth Lysyk
stated that he believed that
the woman did not consent
but that it would have been
difficult to let the man- know
because of her muteness. °

it should not solely be the
woman’s responsibility to
make it clear that she doesn’t
want sex but also the respon-
sibility of the man to make
sure that the worran does
want sex.” -

Dear Sir:

In the samphilet, “The
Citizens’ Forum On
Canada’s. /Future’’, which
was given out to each partici-
pant at the recent Citizens’
Forum hearing:in Terrace, a

question. was. asked,
‘“‘What’'s. wrong with
Canada?” : :

Well, this answer was par-
tially. answered by the lack of
attendatice on what is, in.my
view, and others as well,
crucial questions and deci-
sions that will be made in the
near future which will affect
all Canadians. This was, and
is, very distressful and disap-
pointing.

For once in our lives, we.
were asked for opinions and-
possible solutions -to our
many and varied woes from
which we may never be asked
again; on a varied and

blocks

Dear Sir:

I am the supervisor at the
‘|: Terrace Day. ‘Care Centre,
“and [ am writing this letter
cout of frustration and disap.
‘pointment,

: Tuesday. ‘April:
centre’s-driveway was invad-

equipment ° fromthe, City’s

public : works. department.
“They arrived: at: approx-

: imately 8:30 a.m, and pro-

f cquittal teat :
a precedent —

_ fight back are very strong in-
dications. that someone: is’

~ saying “‘no”. Even though in -

«this instance ‘the :word :Wwas*:-

‘bodies as well as their voices. ©
The only thing that doesn’t

“no” but she did not say |
“yes”, either. .

Rape article
was disturbing

Sad day marks » |
‘Canada’s fut ure’):

‘although our fundamental

‘City invasion

fequired equipment blocked.
; .. the only access to the Centre. =:
Our. problem, is that ‘on’:
16. cour
complained about in the past:
| ‘by a crew of workers-and .

ing that if a woman cannot’
speak the same language as

her attacker then he can: be-
acquitted because he did not -]..
understand that shé was say- -
ing “Hg”, ae
. Crying, making loud |
noises, and attempting to

never verbalized.
' Humans. speak with their

mean “tno” is “yes! ‘This’ ;
woman did ‘not verbally say”

Christine Doherty,
Vice President,
for Tamitik Status.
of Women, ~ -~
Kitimat, B. Ce.

The woman testified that
Dennis (the accused) dragged
her into a bedroom and
covered her mouth, while she
cried and attempted to fight
back. A man behaving this
way obviously doesn’t, care
whether the woman consents
or not,

A great injustice has been
done to this woman by ac-
quitting Gordon Dennis and
I hope Justice Lysyk will re-
evaluate his views of rape.

Yours truly,
Nina Parr,
’ Terrace, B.C.

serious concern on the. part
of Canadians, topics being;
from the lack of political and -
Fiscal accountability, to
aboriginal rights, Quebec,
multiculturalism, and.
FTA/GST.

AT work, at home, and on-
the street, the talk has been -
on these and other topics! To
not have been a participant
at this, and a so rare, public
forum for the express pur-
pose of, at the very least,
showing our politicians. and
government that we all share
these all encompassing con-
cerns, is not conducive to a
free and caring society, |:

principal of freedom of ex- —
pression, (or not), is very
apt.
A sad day has past us in-
deed.
. Norm Lavalee
Terrace, B.C,

access

ceeded to start digging a.
large muddy hole near the’ |
edge of the driveway. Their:
machinery and the rest of the “

4,

We have a severe: ‘parking =
problem, which the city has:

and placing a backhoe and.
workmen at the end of the..

driveway only makes. that | 4.

problem worse,

cont'd AG. :

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