said.

Vol. 3, Issue No. 13

sawm 1 ill
prings fear
of layoffs

TERRACE — Inthe wake

of excitement generated ©

by the Skeena Cellulose
commitment to invest $24
niillion in a new sawmill,

‘the. spectre of unemploy-
-ment-has created. concern

rather than bouyancy for

_ Many workers at the pres-

ent mill who will be laid
off...

Jim. Davis, production
manager: for Skeena.
Cellulose. in Terrace,
unveiled..a scale model of
the new: facility: at a recent
-meeting-"in . the Terrace
‘Hotel. Davis stated ‘that

‘ modernization forthe ag-
ing. ‘mill: was. inevitable, . -

and -the: high-tech nature’

of the’new. operation will;

inevitably. result in staff
reductions. .

“Many ° ‘things
changed since the mill was
rebuilt ‘after. the 1961
fire,”’ he. said. “It was ap-
parent five years ago that

. the operation couldn’t go
on in its existing form.’
Davis credited the com-
pany’s decision to go to
export markets, the co-
operation of the -Interna-

tional. Woodworkers of .
America ([WA) and the’ -
efforts of workers for
‘keeping the mill alive dur- .
ing the difficult conditions -

of the 1980's.

“A lot of things come.

with newness,’* Davis
“Appearance, im-
proved safety and better
product quality. It will be
very modern, comparable

in technology to any mill”
anywhere, The high-tech —

equipment will be a bless-
‘ing to the people who
work in the mill and a
benefit to Terrace.’’

Davis emphasized that

| although lay-offs will oc-

cur, the key factor in the
new mill will be the stabili-
ty of the remaining jobs.
He reminded the people
attending the meeting of
the frequent shutdowns
‘and work interruptions
that characterized the Ter-
tace forest industry a few
years ago. No public an-
nouncement of reduction
“numbers will be made, he
said, until workers are
notified. “It would create
confusion and trauma.
We owe it to our people to
do this the right way.”

have ~

Surinder Malhotra,
business agent

of job stability. Malhotra

said the IWA is not. op- -
_posed to technical change,
and he indicated that saw-
milling, like other ‘enter-.
prises, has to keep up. with, ode

the times.

Malhotra stated he did
not have hard information —
regarding. workforce re- |

‘duction. levels,:. but -he

estitnated ower . payroll .

nt forthe ~ |
‘local IWA, agreed with
Davis on the importance ~

will cost the Terrace’ ‘|. @

", economy: over: 82 ‘million
annually. : be ane

AN. expaiision. of: ‘the oe ae
Skeena. Cellulose: pulp

operation, in. Prince

‘Rupert could absorb some .-

of the: displaced ‘workers,

but most sawmill skills are. -

not réadily applicable in. .
industry .and.
transferred, workers would

the . pulp -

_ _continued on page 10

TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, April t, 1987

Victoria, B.C.

“The > Cirous is Coming. on nice"

event is sponsored by the Terrace

Tooti.

will be held on nAptil 4 and 2 at the Terrace Arena at 7: 30 f p. m. The
Figure Skating Club and is expected to attract a large crowd.
Susan Munson (left), Fin N McCabe and Aralyn butz’ play bears under the direction of instructor

~ Photo by Daniele Berquist.

Legislative Library,
Parliament Buildings, ©

30 CENTS

‘Harcourt -
outlines |
priorities —

TERRACE — Mike Har-
court, MLA. for " Van-

couver Centre and sole -
. candidate . for the. B.C.
New’ -Democratic ’ Party

(NDP) leadership, ‘said

- during’ a. recent: visit to |
Terrace the: official. op-
* position . will. concentrate

on its own agenda, and

spend a minimum: of: time

criticizing the - govern-
ment, -

“We're going ‘te ‘spend
a great deal of: time work-
ing on what we: think- is
important,’ Harcourt.

said. ‘“We’re going to of-.

fer alternatives, not
Socred-bashing. . Péople

are tired of ambush —

politics; during the com-
ing three years we'll be

-preparing to form the next

government,” -
Harcourt | ‘stopped in
Terrace as part of a pro-

vince-wide tour covering.

35 -communities. During

the. northwest” leg: of. .the-

tour: he -also:. visited

Kitimat-and Prince Rupert |
_and. met with leaders of _
_ the Nisga’ a Tribal Coun-

cil, .
Job creation in order to.

“restore prosperity and
" “stability”
- economy |

to. the” B.C.
is ‘the’ “NDP’s
number one priority, he

- continued on Page 11

_ Bus shelter vandalized ©

Phil Hartl, project chairman for the Terrace Rotary Club,
stands in the vandalized bus shelter on the 4600 block of Tuck

_ Ave, in Terrace. The damage was assumed to have bean done
Just recently. The booth cost in the area of $3,000 to $4,000
and was one of four donated by the club aver the years.

Photo by Danie\e Berquist.

iat

TERRACE: — The Terrace Rotary Club is
not at all pleased with the vandalism that
has taken place recently on the 4600 block

on Tuck Avenue.

lociited right across ftom : a . senior + citizens*
lodging area. ‘‘It looks like rocks were
thrown at the sides of the booth and then

kicked in,’’ Hartl said.

by Daniele Berquist

A bus shelter, costing between $3,000
and $4,000 and donated by the club, was
recently vandalized. Phil Hartl, projects
committee chairman for the Rotary Club,
said the shelter was well used, being

Ave.

The Rotary Club of Terrace - has
donated: four bus shelters to the com-
- munity. Two are located on Lakelse Ave.,
one on McConnell and the other on Tuck

Anyone having any information. on this
act of vandalism should contact the Ter-
race RCMP.

Cancer study to begin

TERRACE — An in-
vestigation into the cause
of alarmingly high rates of
stomach cancer in the Ter-
race-Prince Rupert area
will begin sometime in Ju-
ly, according to Skeena
Health Unit manager
Michael Corbeil.
The frequency of death
due to stomach cancer in
the region was revealed in
a survey recently com-
pleted by the Cancer Con-
trol Agency in Vancouver,
The information, based
on death certificates

dating back to 1956, in-

dicates the incidence of

- stomach cancer as a cause:
of death in Terrace is 150 -

percent above the provin-
cial average for. women
and 70 percent above
average for men.

Corbeil said the results

of the survey will be pass--
ed on to the Skeena
Health Unit’s new medical
health officer, Dr. David

continued on page 9

Inside

Business Guide 9
Ghurch Directory 10
Classified Ads 22

Taik of the Town 5

_- sunny breaks on Tues-

Coming Events 8
Comics 21
Crossword 24
Dining Directory 2
Entertainment — 16
Horoscope , 7
Letters 4,6
Opinions 4
Sports a
StorkReport 11

TheatreListings 17

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Outside

Date HI Lo Prec. .
March 23 Wo nil
‘March 24 y 2 3mm
March 25 7 1 7 mm
March 26 6 1 trace
‘March 27 g-1 nit
_Mareh 28 ‘4 1tmm mix
March 29 fa 1 nit

- Forecast: Fairly unset-
tled, mainly cloudy with
showers for other days, .

-day and Thursday.
Afternoon high, 8 to 10;
overnight lows, 1 to 2.

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