Legislative age Lament Libr ery s Bus dings Vactaria Hates y ae |: x4 OT NCU TER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1991 Vol. 7, Issue No. 32 at Phone 635-7840 Fax. 635-7269 sms mmm se ES 75 cents plus GST. Serving the communities of Terrace, Thornhill, Usk, Cedarvale, Kitwanga, Mezladin, Stewart and the Nass Valley "Give Orenda a fair hearing," asks Chamber by Tod Strachan Orenda_ vice-president Frank Foster met with the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce executive at noon last Wednesday, and in general, says Chamber president Sharon Taylor, his pres- entation was encouraging. The executive viewed two videos of existing paper mills which use a process similar to, but not as tech- nologically advanced as, the pro- cess proposed by Orenda for their Dubose Industrial Site mill. And Taylor says that one of those mills has operated for years ina residen- tial section of Grand Rapids, Mich- igan, with no negative impact. Specific information they found interesting, says Taylor, is‘that: the. process proposed by Orenda will not result in particulates spewing from the mills stack. Only steam, water and effluents are recycled, and the process does not use sul- phur. The only odour coming from the mill will be that of fresh cut wood. There will be an ash residue, Taylor admits, that will be stored and eventually sold. But she adds that those having environmental concerns, although they may be quite correct in asking them to be addressed, should not condemn the proposed process without a fair hearing, If the Orenda project is allowed to proceed, Orenda estimates there will be 571 man years of work in construction, 143 full-time jobs in the completed mill, 37 jobs in transportation, and the stabilization of 200 existing jobs in the logging industry. In economic terms, Orenda pre- dicts their $365 million investment will put $193 million into the regional economy each year. In addition, their operation will pro- vide additional fibre for North- western sawmills and a potential for increased harvest recovery from other logging operations in the area. Oronda officials will, be-Bolding a “drop“in™ style open. house at River Lodge in Kitimat tonight and in Terrace at the Terrace Inn to- morrow night. The hours for both open houses are from 2 p.m to 5 p-m. and from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. An Orenda spokesman points out that these are informal meetings for casual exchange of information and concerns, and not a part of the Major Project Review Process. Once Orenda has submitted their prospectus, they will be announc- ing the dates and times for public information meetings in both Ter- race and Kitimat where formal submissions may be made. _ See page 4 for description of the Major Projects Review Project. Natural gas extensions get go-ahead MLA Dave Parker announced last Friday three provincial grants totalling $313,211 to help extend natural gas service to 146 new customers through the PGEP pro- gram. Residents of Smithers, Thornhill, and Lakelse Lake will benefit from this natural gas extension. Pacific Northern Gas submitted 18 pro- jects for consideration throughout the region. The four Terrace pro- jects proposed were Procior subdi- vision, Jackpine Flats, Miller St. and Lakelse Lake. Miller Street and Lakelse Lake were chosen by the provincial government according to cost per customer, says John DeRooy, PNG sales supervisor. On the 660m Miller Street extension, the provin- cial government is contributing $15,000 for gas mains, of the total $22,000 project cost to service six customers. At Lakelse Lake, the government’s contribution is $190,000 of a total $292,000 pro- cont'd pg 4 Fatalities in weekend accidents by Tod Strachan The long weekend in Terrace was far from accident-free. The Terrace Fire Department’s Rescue ' 01 emergency vehicle was called out on five separate motor vehicle accidents and on two, were required to use the Jaws of Life. Also, a Mills Memorial Hospital spokesperson says they did at least twice the volume of business they would normally expect during the three-day period. As a result of a rash of motor vehicle accidents, two people are dead and eight others have either been released or are still recover- ing in hospital. Most of these accidents are still under investiga- tion, but in some, alcohol is the suspected cause. A head-on eollision.on a straight | stretch of highway 32 miles west of Terrace at about 1:45 p.m. Monday morning caused the death of two Northwest residents and. injured three others. Dead are 20- year-old James Scodane of Terrace and 21-year-old Shane Scodane of Prince Rupert. Injured in the acci- dent were Loretia Genaille of Terrace and Mark and Maurice Jaeger of Prince Rupert. James Scodane, Shane Scodane and Loretta Genaille were riding in a red 1988 Plymouth four-door sedan which collided with a blue, 1987 Ford pickup truck. The pick- up truck came to rest in a ditch on the north side of the road and caught fire following the collision. The two occupants were apparently not seriously injured, but their condition was unknown because they had departed for Prince Rup-- ert in a private: vehicle before police arrived. Genaille and one of the male occupants of the Plymouth were transported to Mills Memorial Hospital by ambulance soon after the accident, where he was pro- nounced dead on arrival. The other male victim, the driver, was trapped behind the steering wheel and was extricated by four Terrace firefighters using the Jaws of Life. But he too, was pronounced dead on arrival at Mills Memorial Hos- pital. Genaille was treated at Mills Memorial and later transported to the Spinal Cord Unit at Vancou- ver’s Shaughnessy Hospital by air ambulance. As of noon Tuesday, she was reported to be in serious but stable condition. Last Friday there were two motor vehicle accidents. At about 2:30 p.m, the Terrace Fire Department rescue unit was called into action . at. the scene. of a head-on collision in the 4400 block Queensway. A fire department spokesman says cont'd pg 5 the TERRACE ROTARY C UB'S Wild Duck Race, a fundraiser for the R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation, went on Monday afternoon, with the ducks (rubber) enjoying their freedom so much that many of them briefly escaped the Rotary’s efforts to scoop them up with dip nets. ; . Rubber ducks run from captors The comments heard from the Terrace Rotary Club were unprint- able as 4,000 wild yellow rubber ducks floated through, under and past the net set to catch them al the end of The Great Terrace Rotary Wild Duck Race. The race, which took place Mon- day afternoon as part of Riverboat Days Celebrations, was organized by the Terrace Rotary Club as a fund raiser for the R.E.M. Lee Foundation. The 4,000 rubber ducks were dropped by helicopter from a tarp into the Skeena River between the two bridges and after | a slow start the ducks gathered momentum, then broke for free- dom on the river at the finish line, near the east end of Haugland cont'd pg 19 Riverboat Days reviewed — pgs 18 & 19 _