their A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 18, 1995, Wood cut word getting closer A A DECISION on the annual al- lowable cut (AAC) for the North Kalum gets a step closer this week with a visit to Terrace by the province’s chief forester, Larry Pedersen wraps up a two- day session with local forest ser- vice staff today. District manager. Brian Downie explained Pedersen is here to review the technical issues sur- rounding timber supply in the North Kalum. He will also be receiving sum- marics of all submissions on the various reporis zeleased during the limber stpply review process. The latter includes input from members of the general public, special interest groups, industry and the local forest service itself. It’s the penultimate step in a process which began in March, 1993 with the release of the tim- ber supply review findings for the North Kalum. That report suggested the AAC in the area extending from the Nass Valley north to the Bell- Irving River would have to be reduced by two-thirds over the long run. It also suggested the first reduc- tions would have to come in 10 years time and continue at the rate of 10 per cent per decade. Although: a subsequent update released in September of that year put back the first AAC reductions by 20 years, the long range pic- ture didn’t change much, The current cut of 1.25 million cum, would have to be reduced eventually to 410,000 cu.m. Just when Pedersen will make his decision on ihe AAC for the area is not known yet, but it should happen within the next Room revenue boosted MOTEL” "AND" hotels, room, ff tay revenues dipped in-July last year here but’recovered in August ta post an increase over 1993, indi- cate provinciaf government statistics. Overall, room revenues for Jan- uary to July of 1994 were down two per cent compared to the same pericd in 1993. , Yet August’s figures. show revemtes bounced back enough for a 6.8 per cent increase over the same period in 1993. Tn fact, the figures indicate, Au- gust’s revenues were 56 per cent higher at $515,000 than they were for August of 1993. And when hotels, motels and other accommodations in the Kitimat-Stikine regional district are taken into account, business was Up 13.3 per cent from Janu- ary to August 1994 compared to the same period the year before. The August figures continue a trend first evident in July which saw northwestern B.C, post a 21 per cent increase in room revenue. That was the second largest in- crease of eight economic devel- opment regions within the pro- vince, The figures are taken from ac- commodation facilitics sending in provincial room tax revenues. ; Terrace figures were derived from the reporting of 13 motels and 3 hotels accounting for 510 Tooms. Prince Rupert showed a January to August 1994 increase of 19.4 per cont in revenue compared to. the same period in 1993, In terms of actual dollars, that amounted to $1.040 million. Across the province, room revenues increased 10.7 per cent from January to July 1994 com- pared to the same period in 1993, kakkkk While the norlhwest posted room revenue increases, the same is being reported throughout the province. OF all overseas travellers who came to Canada, almost 25 per cent came to this province, United Kingdom tourists in- creased by 12.5 per cent while Australian arrivals grew by 28 per cent Korcans and Taiwanese are also visiting B.C. in ever growing numbers with 97 per cent and 40 per cent increases recorded respectively, That’s due in part to better air connections between the Far Hast and B.C, few months, said Downie. When the chief forester releases the decision, it will be ac- companied by a rationale explain- ing why he went the way he did and what weight he gave to the vatious factors he had to take into account, 4 Pedersen isn’t a stranger to th northwest. Prior to his appoint- ment as chief forester late last year, he was based in Smithers the regional manager‘ for. the Prince Rupert forest region, kk kkk Meanwhile, the deadline for public comment on the South Kalum timber supply review and socio-cconamic impact report is only five wecks away. Its conclusion was the AAC had to be reduced by 16.7 per to 400,000 cu.m. and even then there would be a minor shortfall at the 140 year mark. .The document put forward a base case which suggested an im- mediate 3.3 per cent reduction in harvesting, a further cut of 10 per cent in year 10 and a final, small reduction 20 years from now, Despite the potential problems such reductions could cause local mils, local forester Dave Nichol- son reported ‘hardly any response’’ from the public on the report, He suggested one explanation for the silence could be the very technical nature of the informa- tion in the tinber supply review. “It’s not Jand use planning,’’ he pointed out, ‘‘so there’s not room for as much discussion on some- thing like this.”” ' He also noted that most of the input on the North Kalum came right at the deadline for submis- sions. Nicholson suspected that could again prove the case with the southern portion. 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