A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 22, 1995

Court
Report

HERE ARE _ convictions
resulting from recent cases
heard in Terrace provincial
court: ,
January 27

Pegey Joanne — Burger
pleaded guilty ta breach of
probation. Burger was given a
suspended sentence and six
months on probalion.

Darrell Frederick Grace was
convicted of threatening death
or serious bodily harm. He
was sentenced to three months
in jail.

Norman Robert McMahon
pleaded guilty to obtaining
goods or services under false
pretences. He was sentenced
to 30 days in jail.

Theodore Edwin Morrison
pleaded guilty to theft under
$1,000, He was fined $50.

John Noel New pleaded
guilty to narcotic possession.
He was sentenced to one day
in jail and a $600 fine.

William Daniel Wilson
pleaded guilty to impaired
driving. He was fined $400
and is prohibited from driving
for one year.

Timothy - William Charles
Creed pleaded guilty to as-
sault, mischief causing less
than $1,000 damage, two
counts of failing to comply
with a condilion of a recog-
nizance, failing to appear in
court. Creed was sentenced to
three months in jail.

January 30

Roger Jerry Gosselin
pleaded guilty to assault and

was fined $400,

Robin John McNeil was
convicted of breaking and en-
tering and was fined $400.

Darrell Albert. pleaded
guilty to breach of probation
and was sentenced to 14 days
in jail. ;

Line John Dougan pleaded:
guilty to driving while under
suspension. He was sentenced
to seven days in jail and was
fined $300, ;

January 31

Robin Wiggins was con-
victed of uttering a forgery.
Wiggins was sentenced to
three months in jail and or-
dered to pay $160 compensa-
tion.

Donald Bolton. pleaded
puilty to assault and was fined
$400,

February 2

Paul Emile Brineau was
convicted of impaired driving
and refusing to provide a
breathalyzer sample. He was
fined $700 and is prohibited
from driving for one year.

February 3

John Edwards Bennett
pleaded guilty to theft under
$1,000 and was fined $150.

Douglas Dale Harrison was
convicted of theft under
$1,000. He was given a
Suspended sentence and one
year on probation.

Vaughn Hollis pleaded
guilly to two charges under
the Wildlife Act, and was
fined $500.

Darby Silas Maitland was
convicted of assault and was
sentenced to 14 days in jail
and nine months on probation.

David Nystedt pleaded
guilty to theft under $1,000
and was fined $100,

Hl) Leaue

Stewart council withholds
judgment on Orenda plan

A CRUCIAL player in the plan
by the proposed new owners of
Orenda Forest Products to ship
wood south to Vancouver Island
isn't ready yet to say ‘yes’ or
‘no’,

Instead, the District of Stewart
wants the whole issue of export-
ing wood outside the northwest to
be the subject of a wide-ranging
inquiry, ....--...- -

"What we're saying is we want
to open the door to sce what’s out
there,”’ said Stewart mayor Andy
Burton last week.

Stewart's opinion is expected to
carry weight when public meet-
ings are held by forests minister
Andrew Petter on the proposed
sale of Orenda and transfer of iis
forest licence,

OFP Acquisition Corp wants
Orenda’s pulp fibre to help open
a now-closed newsprint mill at
Gold River on Vancouver Island,

That prospect of wood leaving
the region has northwest
politicians and at least one
forestry company unhappy.

Orenda logs near Stewart and
the economic impact of its ac-
livity is felt in the community.

On the list of things Petter will
consider when weighing the pros
and cons of transferring the
licence is community stability.

And community stabilily is
what Burton and his council is
keying on. .

‘We're not being greedy. We

- Want our share, a picce of the pie.

We're willing to sit with anybody
to discuss what plans they have
for wood up here,” said Burton
last week.

At the minimum, said Burton,
Stewart council wants a Chipper
installed in their community,

‘“That’s a very basic facility, ,

We'd hope there’d be something
beyond that,’” said Burton,

“Its been eight going on nine
years for the licences in the North
Kalum and now it’s time some-
thing be done,”’ he said. ,

Orenda was one of three com-_

Unity
sought

POLITICS ARE supposed to -

make for strange bedfellows,

But the Kitimat-Stikine regional

district is advocating the strangest
of alliances — the Reform Party
and its spectrum opposite, the
New Democrats,

Not that its directors seriously
think this unlikely marriage is
ever likely to take place. They
just want to join the Port McNeil!
council in making a point.

Frustrated that the federal offi-
cial opposilion is determined ‘‘ta
widermine the Canadian govern-
ment and our économy’’, Port
McNeill voted unanimously to
ask the Reform and NDP par-
liamentary forces to unite and lay
claim to the official opposition.

That council also fired off a let-
ter to all Reform and NDP MPs
asking them to “‘put aside per-
sonal and partisan differences in
the interest of keeping Canada to-
gether as one preat country,”

Although the regional district
passed a motion of support for
that suggestion, director Dave
Brocklebank admitted, “I don’t
think there's a hope in hell of it
happening.”

Stewart’s Andy Burton agreed
but added, “It doesn’t hurt to Jet
our views be known.”

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panies to get a forest licence in
1985 to cut wood near Stewart,
It’s the only one of the three to
pul plans together for some sort
of processing facility. Establish-
ing some kind of processing facil-
ity is a requirement in its licence,
What Orenda wants to do is put
in a chipper to convert pulp logs
into chips prior to being loaded

- onto barges for the tip to Gold

River,

“We know the importance of
other companies up here having
an assured fibre supply,’? said
Burton. ;

“But we want to home in here
on Stewart. Fibre is becoming
very valuable. If wood is to flow
through, we’re looking at adding
value, We don’t really care who it
is. We're intercsted in stability
for Stewart."”

Burton added that a paved road,
hydro power and port facilities all
add to an attractive situation in
Stewart for potential wood pro-

cessors.

“And we're adjacent to the
bulk of the fibre, We have every-
thing going for us but we need
that commitment to use that fibre
here,”’ he said.

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