defemonqenemgte ns Contractors. workers take aim at Repap * CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD ~The Dear Sir; Alter a quick review of the Nisga’a agree- » Ment in principle we, the Northwest Log- < gers Association Contractors Group, are concemed by the obvious absence of any monies for compensation for any segment >, of the forest industry. : | In the Feb, 7 The Terrace Standard, Mr, . Reg Lightfoot of Repap B.C. said he ex- . pects to be made whole to the tune of $80 * million, . We believe all players in the forest indus- _ Wy displaced of hurt by this agreement - Should be made whole, not just the large in- . tegrated corporations that pass through this " region, We, the contractors, sub contractors and "employees, all have major investments in . this’ industry and arca,. Our monies and ~ Wages are spent in this region, - There are monies in this agreement to look after fishermen displaced and why “there is nothing for the forest indusiry, es- pecially after the precedent setting example of South Moresby, where licensee, con- tractor and senior employees displaced were compensated, is beyond us. - We- anxiously awalt word fran’ the forest. service, Repap B.C, and the Nisga’a central. government on the expected. disruption to our industry and livelihood, Nor ‘th West Loggers As- sociation, Terrace, B.C, kkk kk Dear Sir: We would like to respond tothe article — entitled “Loggers On Own After Treaty’? published Feb. 7, 1996. The .W.A. Canada, Local 1-71, as well as the B.C. Federation of Labour, has been promised that our members and other workers will not be left unemployed as result of native land claim settlement and we in- tend to make sure that the NDP government lives up to ‘that commitnent. , A lot of gall Dear Sir: Repap, the company that now holds Tree Farm Licence 1, wants $80 mil- lion for the trees they say they will lose from the Nisga’a deal. They have $30 million more “absolute gall than - Brian Mulroney. A tree farm licence anly gives you the right to cut the tree, the license holder does not ‘own’ the trees. What kind of mathemati- cal formula did Repap use: to come up with figure of: $80 million? They must have used the rumoured © 190,000 «cubic metres per year, and multiplied that by - $50 or $60. dollars a metre delivered to the mill, without deducting the cost of logging. The only thing they have lost-is the right to log on that area, and/or the right to sell the right to log on that area. The thnber is still there. Their AAC will be adjusted downward which will be a loss uf important fibre supp- ly, which they will have to make up by buying the apen market (from the Nisga’a?) BCRIC,: when. it had the licence, claimed they always lost money, about 10 dollars ametre, Do some really creative accounting 140,000 cubic: nictres a year, multi- plicd by minus $10 (money dost by logging) equals $1.4 million. :per year, Money lost. Repap should pay the Nisga’a that much to get rid of that lagging-money-loser. Or change their story. All. of the above aside, whose land-was it in the first -* place? Did WAC Bennett have the right to give it away? If B.C, did not own il he _ had no right to give it away, ~ Then {i:must be returned to * the ‘Tightful owners, The * Nisga a” Les Watmough, Terrace, B.C, Savings doubted £ An open Jetter to: The Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce. I wish to comment on the chamber of commerce being a building block of our com- munity, As a BC Tel em- ployee of 20 years, living in the community, Iam a The commitment from the NDP is that 4 P posed to. the chamber people who work in our industry will be making a deal with Westel able to contlaue working afler land claim and “advising local settlements, There can be ao question that the Nisga’a people ‘deserve ‘employment and a decent standard of living and we sup- port their right to these things, but. we: do hot support any agreement. that creates employment strictly by taking another per- son’s job away. I do not believe the Nisga’a people want that either, We also believe that Skeena Cellulose Inc. has a responsibility to their employees, their contractors and their contractors’ em- ployees, and yet from the article, it appears they are only concerned ‘about their own company, With litle regard for others. The only way native land claims can be settled properly is if people work together. This agreement will not be successful un- less it is a Winfwin situation. businesses ta sign up. Did the chamber ‘not real- ‘ize what effect it would have. Consider this: does Westel have an office in our com- munity? How many local people do they employ and do the chamber members malize Wesiel is BC Rail and subsidized’ by our tax dollars. In reality, are the members really saving, How many focal tax dol- lars will be lost in our com- munity with 24 employees losing their jobs. Who will be ‘shopping at these local Darrel Wong, businesses. Not me! President Debbie Letawski, L.W.A. Canada, Local 1-71 Terrace, 1.C. The Terrace Standard. Wednesday, February 21, 1996 - AS The PACES Day Care Society i is looking for new members to take an active role in the operation of its Day Care. The Society provides day care for the children of teen parents to permit these young women to complete their education. The Society takes pride in the numbers of young women it has enabled to graduate from Senior Secondary School. If you would like-to take an active part in this worthwhile endeavor please phone the President of the Sociely, Mrs. Judy Scruton at 638-1963, aller working hours. Annual General meeting Tuesday, February 27th 1996 al 7 pan. PACES Daycare Society. Gome and join us at 4924 Straume Ave, Terrace For more information call 638-8367. _.«: P&D Traditional Styled & -, Sofa & Love Seat coil - Rag $1229.95... sevesaseaaoceuvaussuninaieennavennes me i wage Black : ..>¢ Canopy Bed $AQ O00 Queen size - Reg $999,950 peraneranann seeenannieens Miscellaneous Floor Made! * Coffee, End & Sofa Tables "Slightly Marked, as is - 1/2 Price Starting at. 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