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Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 8, 1991 — Page AS -

The. aiinouncement t laal week

sto. the planned location
new line, Which the power -
ty - wants to. build.
ansport surplus power from:
emano, :
? Hydro says it. needs’ ther new :
me £287-kilovolt’ line-so -it can. buy ©
“and: transfer to’ the..provincial « :
“grid. ‘up to ‘800 ‘megawatts. of
‘surplus hydroelectric _ power. .

-from-Alcan’s Kemano comple-

‘tion’ project when it comes on
tine in 3994.° eon.
Project manager.

~ ing the existing line — was made.

because most people at public -.

meetings last year seemed to op-

Aye pose carving out a new tight-of- . ee

~ way. for-another set of lines.

"Tl think the-message we got
was. quite clear — keep it in a
common corridor,” he expiain-

vironmental studies carried out”
favoured the western route over
‘the ‘eastern one.

only one that strongly favoured

mountains, and would remove a

forest land for the right-of-way,

oocs_.*’ Gwilliam said the ' forestry

mi “study: and subsequent lobbying

© by the’ federal Department. of

-.Fisheries and Oceans were the
deciding -factprs.

*

with their arguments as were in-
ividual members ‘of the
publie;’? he said. ‘‘And that's

decision — at some additional,
cost.”

‘He said the cost of the new:
line.-has. ballooned’ to $28
million’ from: an. original...
estimate “of: $18 million,
Gwilliam ‘attributed the change»
increased prices, a decision to -
use. different ‘conductors, and a:
series of changes in. the design
of the support structure. ®
The original eastern route op-
tion envisioned a separate Son
of-way, ‘cut adjacent to the ex-
isting one. But the new plan in-
volves ‘using specialized pole
systems to place the new line on
the. existing right-of-way — for
much’ ‘of its length, and to
minimize .the damage to fish
habitat :where the line crosses
salmon-bearing streams...
Portions. of the new line will
e the standard wooden

a ‘cam ‘after. mapths of: specula-;

“Mike
5 Gwilliam said the decision to go:
with the eastern route — follow- "|:

“but one of. the en ,

“The forestry study was. the

the eastern route, It opposed the © :
western route because the power |
line would reduce logging access .
to. side valleys in-the western

larger -amount of productive - -

“They | rere quite_farcett ea

what. triggered ‘our ultimate .-

| Be

Tn | a4. Kitimat. . :
A District
2 ‘Municipality.
s@: "

Kitimat Substation

“Terrace. a
District Municipality

Hydro ‘has chosen Route A for its power line frori Terrace to, Kitimat that'll carry: electricity
- froin Alean's Kemano Completion Project. It generally follows the’ existing. line. The. route was
ape chosen over another alternative, Route B, to lessen impacts on fish and. forestry values.

, din Terrace,

H- poles, that mark: the existing -

line, while’ other - areas - will
employ taller.steel structures to
bridge key ‘creek crossings and

‘ensure stability in marshy ter-

rain.

Gwilliam said B.C. Hydro
has submitted its application to
build the line to the B.C.
Utilities Commission, and ex-
pects Approval prior to beginn-

ing initial fieldwork this spring.

‘Clearing is slated for :1992,
with. construction’ to take place
in 1993 and 1994, M4,

“Once the project is-approv-
ed, we plan to work with DFO,
fish: and wildlife, and forestry
throughout the project to iron
out some of- the remaining
details,’’ Gwilliam said.

The existing Terrace-Kitimat

line will have to be shut down!
for up to a day at a time at’

several stages of the construc-

tion, ‘he added.

But he said that won’! affect
power service. to either Terrace
or Kitimat, because Kitimat will
be supplied by Alcan, while Ter-
race can still be supplied from
Prince George.

‘TERRACE — Skeena Broad: '

* casters has a new news director.
“Roger Millions arrived from |

' Kitimat’ and | Smithers..-He: ;
- replaces ‘Blaine Gaffney who is
“snow. working at CHBC-TY in
- Kelownas..:

“Millions has been in broad-
- casting since 1977, working in
. Regina,” Saskatoon, Prince.
Albert, -Calgary and High

; Ri ver, Alberta,

* Millions says he likes smaller"
areas,’ having been born -in
-Waskada, Manitoba. That’s:a

* small-town of 240 people.

tkekkkk

Still with broadcasting,

‘| former. Skeena Broadcasters
“ews director and. television

mews anchorman Rick ‘Webber
“has a new job.
He left ‘here last spring for a.

“radio anchor job in Kamloops. .
‘He's: now anchoring the late
+ night television news” for

_ CHBC-TV i in Kelowna...
v weekkk &

- Bdionton” last “week to take ~
~charge of the company’s AM;:,
“FM and television news services:
Prince Rupert, :..”

, governmeht . “to cut”

7A New Westminster ‘company,
and. one. owned: ‘by the
Moricetown band near Smithers
have become partners with ‘West:
Fraser to’ ‘build. 8 -wood.
manufacturing plant, : a tones

‘Forstar Trading is: part, of the”.

arrangement. with ‘West Fraser F

and Kyah’ Forest Products Ltd.
through a five-year timber sale
agreement with, the | provincial
120,000:,.
cubic. thetres Of wood a year in

the Smithers area. It'll Invest

$1.1 million. *
The plant, .10 - “be called
Forewest- Wood’: Specialities

Inc.,’will produce clear door,
closet and moulding: cut: com-
ponents and clear finger-jointed

- stock for Japanese markets.

It will employ 27 people.
C8 WR te

There*.are .6,951” practising
lawyers in B.C., indicate figures
from the provincial govern-
ment,

Considering that the pro-
vince’s populalion is now 3.1
million, that’s one lawyer for
every 446 people,

-Orenda submits

The prospectus marks the
‘start: of an environmental and

- socio-economic review process
which involves public informa-
"| tion meetings and several stages
- Of reports.

- Orenda wants to use
“teaching pyc
duct, doing away with chlorine
use in traditional kraft pulp mill
operations.

process, developed by a Finnish
company, will mean a zero li-
quid effluent production.

“The paper mill portion of the

: facility would produce 173,000

| Safeway ponders site

TERRACE — Safeway is look-
ing at a number of locations
here, including land just across
the street from its current store,
‘for future expansion, says the
company’s spokesman.

Don Bell said it has had
discussions with Okanagan-
Skeena Group, the owners of a
large parcel of land on the other
side of Ottawa St. ;

“Bul we're looking at a
number of options. We're con-

-H uvdddgen “pérORlde Mas tae proximately
ee Ae Sss¥ for “it-ptde -employed in the logging end of

approval paper

: ‘TERRACE — Orenda Forest
* Products has filed a formal
~ document asking for govern-
‘ment approvals to construct a
$365 million pulp and paper
» mill south of Meziadin.

tonnes of magazine
stock a year,

Orenda will use fi bre from a
forest licence it already has in’.
the area.

It'll also have to buy fibre
from kraft pulp mills because its
grinding process for. its own
pulp won't produce fibres of
sufficient length to provide pro-
per bonding for the kind of
paper Orenda wants to produce.

The company now has ap-
150 people

quality

its forest licence and - says

‘ another’ $43 jobs ‘will be‘added

when the mill goes into produc-
tion.

Copies of the: prospectus are
available at the library.

The filing follows a review-of
an earlier prospectus by govern-
ment agencies, - :

stantly locking at ways to im-
prove service and not only in
Terrace,"’ said Beil.

‘Terrace is one of thase areas
in which we would like lo make
improvements,’’ he added.

Bell said it was too early to
say when any kind of change
could take place. :

Safeway is’ about to start a
major project in Prince Rupert
which sees the closure of one ci-
ty street and construction ofa
large store.

- How: harsh: and critical: a”
ew, words can be. when: they
i¢- bare on the-page without
ny-background information
cushion their effect.

J,am referring.to the aclicle..

Standard which quoted me as
aying : that “we the
eachers, the board and ad-'
inistration’ of. Schoot-.

ing’ in ‘the: ‘old ways’’. and
e fot coming to grips with

be doing in the future,

one:. of - the’ Standard's

tion’. of what the school
district would. be facing in

uy Pe in was c
titicize: ‘the: ‘syster
because many people are pul-

» bring ws into:

nthe: Dec..19 The Terrace

strict, 88 — are still work- —

how to adjust to what we will .

This comment was part of. —
erview that Thad with)

reporters ‘about. my: percep-. “

the future and what, as chair- -

ng forth, a sificere.and suc- /

results. Students are more in-
quisitive, more confident,
more gregarious, more ac-
tive, more demanding .and
noisier! .
- What L was trying. to com-
smunicate' was the reality of
. the problems we face and. the
pressing; need, to .hallenge
some of the ‘told ways’! such
s- long: established » com-
munication: patterns that. are
no longer appropriate, union
"contracts that. protect past
" practices, © budget ' priorities
that ‘should be be changed

“and: other’ structures within: -
“the | system,. that.we don't’ °

even notice because we are so
“used to them, that are b ock=.
lng the way, to. progress

How. then, will. we come to’ :
” rips. with the new. ways? I.
think the most, important . -
“step of all is to recognize that
_we are restricting Ourselves if:

e: cling? to: past “practices.
OF: habit: or,

‘have to: ‘dhallenge
practiced: in: ‘order: to
miake | sure th

oO criticism intended —

_ LETTERS —

TO THE TERRACE STANDARD |

911 needed here

Dear Sir: '

Why don’t we have an
emergency "911" phone
number in thy, Terrace area?

As a mother of two young
children, 1 feel. that this ser-
vice is ‘imperative ta every
.. community. .. -
. "The user-friendly simplici-
_ ty of this system has already
“proven Itself to be a life-
“saver. In Terrace, however,
when "911"? is dialed — a
“recorded, message will ‘in-
‘form you to ‘hang up and
dial: the emergency agency

direct
assistance’. It's a response
that a child or panicking per-
son may not be able to deal
with: :

If “91 i” saved one person
it would be worth whatever.
little « extra I had to pay on my
phone bill,

So; as 1991 begins,
perhaps implementing "911" |

showld’-be our new year’s J

resolution, as it is mine,
Diana Penner,
errace, B.C. .

‘or dial oO for’

that keen. us apart so. (hat y we.

have td eliminate the barriers « :

Dear ‘Sir:

There is a subject that a lot
of people are mumbling and
grumbling aboul, but they
are reluctant to say anything
out loud.

The Shames Mountain ski
hill is now open and 1 wish
the corporation well in its
endeavours, but it must be
noted that a great amount of

poured into support for that
private enterprise.

The road to the mountain
ate up 34.9 million of that
‘money and it is not yet

Vand to the rules that apply to;
all other government depart-"
‘f. ments, The road was: built-.

[sk road cost
draws comment

. public money has been.

~ aise community dollars for

’ finished. The shame of that:
is the fact that the road was.
funded by a blank cheque,:

* That concept is contrary to:
-all sensible financial dealings:

with all equipment: paid - by-
; the hour,’ no matter: how:
Re much. or ‘how little was. ac-:

ar
Boe
2S

If the province wants to
spend tax money it should
consider spending it on. ser-
vices vital to tax payers, not
on private companjes engag-
ed in recreation. .

The hospital, board would
surely. enjoy a blank govern- |
ment cheque, but they have |
to prove, at great length, the
absolute neccesity of every
nickel they spend.. This has
resulted in the Dr. R.E.M.
Lee Foundation having to"

the C.T, scanner so needed i in .
our.local hospital. =
The Queensway Drive sec-
tion of Thornhill with, its.
health concerns related loa
lack of a sewer system would
make good use of a govern-
ment blank cheque ‘instead of -
what we got, an an MLA ‘who
seems. to be: more apart ‘of |
the problem that an, part. of
the solution, =:
Yours truly,
Gail Murray,” .
Tertace, B.C.