eae A MIL EA adn AES = ~ a peng tne nes ey a Salle, meena eee HRs Shg ee Te EON TAROT nS rae ae AE RS oa a caren ern rams ' Two cratty helpers In making paper and straw flowers for the Multicultural Assoclation’s International Potluck Dinner last weekend were Norlko Shiga Braganza and two-year-old daughter Orie. The preparations took Betty Barton phato place atthe Happy Gang Centre. . Nursery bid fails. - THORNHILL — After inviting proposals from employees of six Ministry of Forests tree nurseries to take over operation of the facilities, the government has rejected the employees’ of- fer, and Thornhill nursery manager Tom Harvey recently expressed surprise at the abrupt- ness with which negotiations were cut off. a “Things appeared to be going well,’? Harvey said. ‘“We were led to believe we would have an agreement sometime around the end of January. Yes, we were surprised.”’ “The offer was set aside...we weren’t piven any specific reasons. There were a number of HERE'S WHY MIDLAND IS THE VOICE OF THE FOREST INDUSTRY MipDLAND issues under discussion, and‘the government broke off the talks without resolution,’”’ he said. The nursery employees, who are bidding for purchase of the operations as a consortium to buy the six facilities in B.C., were given the first chance to make an offer and were provid- ed with certain general guidelines by the B.C. govern- ment. “They told us they wanted to negotiate directly with the nursery employees,”’ Harvey said. ‘They expressed a desire to protect both the interests of the employees and the public. We were told to view the nurseries for their functional value as a continued on page 23 Gel more details today from your Midiand Syn-lech dealer Northland Communications Ltd. No. 4-5002 Pohte Ave., Terrace 638-0261 TERRACE — The provincial 4 ‘government's Special Waste Ad- visory Committee has announc- ed the selection of the En- virochem Group as the most qualified company to build and operate a system for the collec- tion, treatment and storage of special wastes in B.C., and Alderman Ruth Hallock is in- terested. - Co According to committee chairman Dr. D.A. Boyes En- virochem was chosen from five “excellent companies’? who sub- mitted proposals for the disposal of special (formerly called hazardous) wastes in the pro- vince. He said that the company will build and operate a “‘proven state-of-the-art system’’ to pro- vide a “high-tech’’ industry to the province and the community of location, which will result ina significant long-term investment City to examine stumpage TERRACE — Alderman Bob Jackman has suggested that it may be worthwhile to meet with local representatives of the forest industry to determine the effect of higher stumpage fees on the local economy. Jackman made the comment after a motion was passed to refer a letter from Mayor John Backhouse of Prince George to the Tourism and Economic Development Committee for further’ study. In his _ letter, Backhouse condemned provin- cial stumpage fees and invited Mayor Jack Talstra to a meeting in Prince George, According to Backhouse, the § situation in the interior of the _ province is critical. He said that industry representatives have noted examples where costs have risen by more than 1,000 percent for interior mills, in comparison to coastal areas where increases are only about 125 percent. ‘*The situation is disturbing,’’ wrote Backhouse, ‘‘because the sawmills claim that they cannot Jf operate profitably at the new J stumpage fees. This could mean . shutdowns, layoffs . and economic disaster.” _ Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 17, 1988 3 in the community and possibly attract other secondary in- dustries. He said several communities have already expressed an in- terest in hosting the facility, while many others had shown a willingness to, discuss the matter further once the details of the processing company and their technology were known. ™@ Waste plant interests council Lake, Alberta, had a ‘‘pro- totype’ hazardous waste in- dustry which was proving to be a success and Terrace would have nothing to lose by discussing the Envirochem system with the committee. ‘We have nothing to lose to see what kind of investment is required and to see if we’re in- terested in pursuing the matter Hallock suggested that Swan further,’’ said Hallock. Terrace unlikely site Terrace council’s recently expressed interest in the possibilty of having a provincial hazardous waste disposal facility nearby may be outside the realm of practicality. a The site selection process by the company contracted to build and operate the plant, which will consist of an incinerator, neutralizing and processing systems, and a landfill, is barely off the ground, but in a recent interview B.C Special Wastes Inc. director Dr. Frank Henning outlined some of the broad criteria for choosing 2 site. Henning said the amount of precipitation will be one major fac- tor because the plant will require a secure landfill subject to a minimum of leaching, He also said earthquake susceptibility and underground hydrology (water tables) will be important considera- tions. Transportation distances from the major hazardous waste generating areas is another concern, he said. Most of the waste that will need treatment is created in the Lower Mainland, although Henning noted that some ‘quantities of hazardous material can be found nearly everywhere. ‘‘Community acceptance is very important to us,’’ he said, and added that hearings in the communities that have expressed interest. in the project wil be held in coming months. Henning said B.C. Special Wastes would definitely like to become involved in the collection process, and he expects that the role of municipalities will be to take the waste products from households and industrial sites to a central point, where the material would be picked up by the company and shipped to the disposal plant. 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