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Terrace eview — Wednes ay,

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‘Novernber 8, 1989 3°

‘Highways construction crews are on schedule ia thelr work on the access road to Shames
_ Mountain. The terrain requires drilling and blasting through more than 10 meters of rock in

some places.

Construction moves steadily on
Shames Mountain access road

Building progress on the road
-that will eventually lead to the
Shames Mountain Ski Resort
" west of Terrace is being de-
scribed as ‘‘steady and on
‘target’’ by the regional manager
of highways.

John Buckle said last week
that some light snow hasn’t im-
peded construction crews
because they’re working in solid
rock. He expects at this point
that they will finish all the work
allowed by this year’s budget by
the time winter weather halts ac-
tivity. The project will be fin-

- ished next spring.
Drilling, blasting and moving
disintegrated rock for fill started
-at the top of the route, where the
parking lot for the main lodge
will be located. Of the 4.5
kilometers needed to join with
the existing forest road to
Highway 16, 1.5 kilometers of
gtade should be finished within
‘the next three weeks, says pro-
_ject manager Dave St. Thomas.

St. Thomas added that all tree

clearing along the route is com-

_ plete. After-the clearing, crews
_ . have to strip the soil down to the
'fock surface, and then blast a
“evel bench along the mountain-
side. They’re currently working
ott fock cuts 10 to £2 meters in

depth.
“Tt’'ll make a perfect road

-bed,’’ St. Thomas remarked.

The road project, budgeted

for over $2 million, was ap-

proved earlier this year after ex-
tensive lobbying by the board of
the Shames Mountain Ski Cor-
poration and pressure from
other groups in the community.
The Ministry of Transportation
and Highways will build the
road to standard and be respon-
sible for maintenance after it’s

finished.

The new resort is expected to
be open for business for the
1990-91 skiing season.

Gerry Martin, a board direc-
tor for the Shames Mountain Ski

Corp., said the company is cur- -

rently occupied with survey
work on the mountain to deter-
mine the exact location where

‘the proposed base area parking

lot will connect with the road
that Highways is building.

Skeena Sawmills says
no decision yet on move

TERRACE — Skeena Sawmill
officials met with .city council
Monday night, and according to
mayor Jack Talstra, the mill
won’t be moving to Kitimat
soon.

Talstra said the commiltee
was told that the mill plans to
operate in Terrace at least dur-
ing 1990 but beyond that they
have no firm plans. He says a
number of Skeena Sawmills con-
tracts expire between 1991 and
1993, and during those years
their continuing operation will
depend on timber supplies.. In

this regard, he says that many
decisions in the logging industry
depend on both political and
economic conditions and are dif-
ficult to predict.

Skeena Sawmills mill manager
Don Chesley says the company
isn’t prepared to make an of-
ficial announcement at the pre-
sent time and that no one should
be concerned about the im-
mediate future. He says that the
public will be informed about
any change in the mill’s opera-
tion when the company has
made firm plans.

The Terrace Musicians’ Asso-
ciation is at it again. On Nov, 17

and 18 they’re presenting hours.

of live enteriainment at Branch
13 of the Royal Canadian Le-
gion to remind people how much
hot talent we’ve got around here
and raise some money for a
worthwhile cause.

The “Entertainment Extrav-
aganza”’ starts at 7 p.m. Nov. 17
(Friday) with Terrace area bands
and combinations of musicians
playing everything from country
to heavy metal. It starts again at
one o’clock the next afternoon
with a jam session that goes until
6 p.m. Karin Ljungh and friends
will play for the next two hours,
and after that the bands take
over again until closing time. |

This function is for Legion
members and their invited
guests.

The performing side of this
event is open to anyone, but
musicians who want the stage
have to book in advance with
Don at 635-2600. —

During the extravaganza do- .
nations will be taken by the —
Legion, with anyone who con-
tributes becoming eligible to win
a legion of prizes to be given
away all through the two-day
showcase, The proceeds, like
those from a previous dinner-
and-dance held in Thornhill, will
be used to purchase. Teleguard
emergency alert units.

Teleguard is a device worn by
elderly and disabled people who
live alone. The electronic warn-
ing system has to be reset by the
wearer at predetermined times

’ during the day; if it isn’t reset, if

automatically calls a series of
emergency contact numbers.
Teleguard allows people to con-

- tinue living independently with

greater peace of mind. The
systems, which cost about $700

each, are being placed in the

community by Terrace Home
Support Services. .

Contact the Legion for fur-
ther information.

NOTICE
New Fees for

Processing Timber Mark
App

Transporting Timber from Private Land

lications

(Forest Act, Section 158-1-i)

* Timber marks authorize the transport of
timber from private land.

Commencing November 1, 1989, the British
. Columbia Forest Service will chargea
processing fee to issue private Timber Mark
Certificates and Letters of Marking
Authority — commonly known as timber

marks.

The cost of obtaining a timber mark will be:

@ $100 for processing application and
issuing a Timber Mark Certificate for”

private land;

@ $50-for processing an application for and
issuing a Letter of Marking Authority for

private land; and

@ $25 for amending a Timber Mark

Certificate.

Timber Mark Certificates and Letters of
Marking Authority are required by law.
Timber transported in contravention of
these requirements is subject to seizure

and sale.

(Forest Act, Section 143.)

Applications for timber marks can be obtained from

any Forest Service office.
For more information contact your hea

t forest

region or district office or,
Timber Harvesting Branch
1450 Government Street
Victorla, B.C.

V8W 3E7

4 Ministry of Forests