Pape AB. Teftse Standard, Wednesiay; Oibbr 90,1991

Dear +) |
Change is always. unsettl-
‘ing. ‘Sometimes Aifficult,
‘sometimes. easy, -it ds always
“stimulating. It is one of the .
“ways we learn and evolve as
: ‘people; ‘as communities. ;
In-the ongoing debate over «

‘the. fate-.of ‘Skeena ‘River

- sportfish- stocks there have .
_ been statements, made. that
: have-béen' based on assump-
: ‘tons: that are either. untrue,

_ ‘Or. skewed .to suit’ specific ~

- concerns of certain groups. °
'- One assumption i is that the:

adoption of species selective: |

: ‘harvesting methods will-lead:
: to'the end of the commercial

"fishing industry, “anda loss 7
‘of employrient in Prince:

Rupert... :
“Nothing ‘could. be. further :
from. the truth. Species selec-
tive harvesting and managing: .
the tiver for bio-diversity and:
‘maximum ‘sustained yield is.
- the key to: growth in the in- .
dustry. “Weare now-on a
course that is; leading to con-
frontation, | extinction for.

a ‘itands ‘we ‘are keying: all;

en ie in ae

some “races
ultimately failure.

_. ‘At this time we are faced |’
with’ ‘allocating fish to the:
sand
'sportfishing sectors drawing © ~
upon stocks that are only a.
fraction: .of what they- once’ ~~

“were or..could again be. A

“commercial, native,

‘difficult; lose-lose situation
As ‘the situation now,

“harvesting éffort on basically
two stocks: - pinks. an
sockeye,”

win- -win situation. . -.

responsible - harvesting

:techniques is granted. Some - -

_ fishermen will have to
change the way they harvest
the resource. a

A resource, by the way,

Young
Moms
program
praised

: a
. ig ,

are Yetattrnl tte} ited
Wi gyere lana! jubid

os . Dear Sir:

- thank School District 88 for
-. establishing the Young

-mothers in this district.
‘it much more feasible that

‘tion and thus make a better
_ future’ for themselves and
. their children.

- . pregnant teenagers to make a
‘choice for life when faced
with: vidi many difficulties

We: congratulate and

Moms’ Program for teenage

Providing a teaching and a
daycare strand should make

the young mothers will be
able to complete their educa-

“Tt is programs such as this
that make it far easier for

Brenda, Ferguson,
President,

Terrace Pro-Life
‘Eduction Association

from AS AB

Prospectus slammed|

obviously included’ to be»
misleading to the reader.
They are outright figments of:
their writer’s imagination. «
I shall just touch on a few
of these obvious falsehoods.
‘1. The: “site - location"
map : found in Volume I
‘under executive. summary .
Shows the location of the mill :
to be found in a disignated -
industrial. site called -
*‘Dubose Industrial site'’.
This is. only a proposed in- .
_ dustrial site and has never
been zoned or ‘approved | as
such, =
; 2. Volume 1, ‘page - 4,
- section 4.2 | (ii) describes
_ hydrogen peroxide as ‘a
. chemical which breaks down _
into: water and “oxygen
‘ thereby avoiding any‘ pro- .
* blems associated with ‘diox-._
ins, “furans ‘and -

corganochlorine -«..

“compounds,” ”
This leads the readers | to
believe that hydrogen perox- -
ide is afi innocent chemical:
: The’ Canutec manual.
* about jiydrogen peroxide:
* states - :
ene ‘contact may Cause,
‘severe burns. | ey é
— vapours. “mpy., be: irs :
» ritating or poisonous” .*
— Fire may: produce. ir- :
. ritating, Poisonous, and/or
corrosive. gases
— ‘Runoff. may ‘pola
‘ waterways ty
— Isolate: hazard area |
. ; — keep upwind.
_.— keep out-of low areas
de: “downwind
"evacuation, ‘if. rail or ‘road
tanker is involved in a spill or!
. fire, consider’ initial evactiar. :
‘directions. :::

This ~ chemical, doesn't ; Ss
sound so Innocent i now does :

“it?,
“Our community: ts both*
“downhill ‘and, downwind |

“from! Orentda’s proposed glte :. ;

bocated° ot” Baad “dlvide®: of”

tain hazardous chemicals, |
; At- the .proposed:.site on.

‘the J
chemicals will be freeze-dried. -

Kitimat: and Lakelse’ water-
sheds, Hydrogen peroxide is
being transported to the mill
site by rail. along the west
shore of Lakelse Lake.

‘This railway is difficult to
access during summer and

virtually impossible to access §

during the winter, in order to
control'and contain a spill of

’ this chemical. 1 haven't even @
addressed‘ other hazardous |

materials ‘required for the
mill:to operate which will be
transported ta the milf site by
rail,

How can Orenda be allow-
ed to put this mill on a site
that could endanger local.
residents no matter how the
hazardous chemicals are
transported to them?
“A delegation was sent to ~

Duluth, Minnesota, to in- J

spect similar mills. The ma-
jor: differences between the
"mills they went to look at and
’ the ‘one proposed locally is
zero effluent, it will flush no
liquid. waste from it’s system.
The ones that they in-
_Spected are flushing their
‘chemicals .into the city’s:

sewer system and the city is j

. disposiig of it. The farmers
are. lining wp for the ash to
use..on-their- fields. as fer-...
 tilizer,..However, the
- American ash does not con-

Onion “Lake: ‘Flats, :

and burmt with the hog fuel.

no toxic : swaste: site that ‘will
accept: It, a
Tf no! ‘designated. toxic .
waste “damm - will accept it, «
Why should we have it buried
in @ landfill area on site ina.
designated
- tlorial/resideniiai area?
5.2. Sincerely,
sin Russ Potullcki,
“ Lakelae Resident”

of fish, and

management policies and- Be

“In doing $0. we damage all a
other stocks needlessly, since,,"_
Af we managed for all stocks:
‘there would be more fish, - ©
‘that’ are worth more,

: available to all use groups. A.”

‘<-That there will be disloca- 2
"~ Hons in going to biologically: «

that. belongs::to, "all Cana- .
: dians,: not: just the commer-

cial fishing fleet.

The. “effects: “of: Chealthy
‘stocks _on® ‘upriver’: ‘com-
“munities would’ ‘be signifi- . -

cant, -It is‘already apparent: - mp

what: the’ Joss. of’ sportfish

“stocks ': means. : The “sport-
a fishing industry is a vital part
__ Of, the: long ‘term ‘search ‘for: ..
_ ‘sustainable industry: by ‘the
‘upriver-communities.° - - _-
Stable :and:: predictable -
“fish: would, ‘have.
a tremendous: anid ‘positive ef-
“fects‘on the économies'of the
“upriver. communities, wees
~ Anyone’ ‘who ‘tries’ to. por-
tray the sportfishing lobby.as_

anti-commercial fisherman is

barking ‘up; the wrong: ‘tree.
-“We are: for ‘good’ manage:
» ment of: all stocks for’ the -

benefit of all user groups.
That there are fishermen out

‘there who are: afraid of

change is apparent, but it.is
also apparent that they -are

trying to protect:a particular _
_ and personal lifestyle. .

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" the task OF finding solutions ©

“be a painful and confronta- J

she will be good to us if we. - a.

commercial, fishing, ingustey
has no'yeasdn: to expect’ ex-
emption from. this process,
iqner . they realize’
2 We ies: sportfishermen) -
are. not going: to go away. the

sooner: they. ¢an. get -on- with :

| ‘scturaey, Nov. 9, 9, 1991; at 1:00 p. im, for the Gov't ote, 3c. A
and others at Kerr's Pit. Leave. Highway: 16, 10: miles -.
east of Telkwa and follow. Kerr Road and Auction stone,

to these: ‘problems. ‘Thiscan :

tional process, or it canbe a.

creative? ‘and profitable ‘PrO- 2- 1986 Ford 4x4 pickups’ « 4 985. GMC. pickup ” a
cess. 8: 1985 GMC 4x4 pickups 2-1982 Ford pickups _
The: ‘choice lies with’. the 1985 Ford 4x4 pickup: :: 11--1981 Ford pickups ..
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The .Skeena’s |. 1982-Ford 4x4 pickup 1982 Dodge-1-ton.}:
a reproducti ¢: capacity is. still’. 1981 Ford 4x4 pickup - ' 1982 Ford Station Wagon
intact; ‘we still have a choice. . 1985 GMC 4x4 4-ton. - Typewriters | oy
It is a wonderful river, and Ottice chairs

: “1981 AMC" Eagle:

are good to her...

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