Westar inks deal to sell its mills TERRACE —Skeena Cellulose will have a secure chip supply for its Watson Island pulp mill and a native company will have a chunk of the woods action in the Hazeltons arising from two agreements to buy Westar’s two mills and forest licences in that area, - The first agreement is for Skeena Cellulose go buy Westar’s Carnaby mill, accom- __panying wood rights and inven- tory for up to $26 million. ‘The second agreement is for newly-formed, native-owned “Amma’ghan Forest Products _ Ltd, to buy all of the above and Westar’s Kitwanga mill and ac- companying wood rights. ~ Although the two deals would seem to conflict, what they do is give forests minister Dan Miller Larry Bell "It would be hard to land claim nor is it part of other moves in that area to tie developments to traditional house or clan systems. Derrick and Lightfoot said there are no formal agreements between their two companies to share the results of their sales agreements with Westar. But both said participation of a native-owned company in the Hazeltons reflected a political reality. “It would be hard to con- template SCI (Skeena Cellulose) being denied access to that flow of fibre and it would hard to think that a legitimate expres- sion of native interest wouldn’t be recognized,’’ added Westar president Larry Bell. Although -happy that the agreements were signed, Bell Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 11, 1992 — Page A9 - Famine feast YOUNG PEOPLE from the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly, the Alliance church and the Christian - Reformed Church gathered two weekends ago for a 30-hour famine to raise money for World Vi- _ sion, Jill Smith, Tony Roadzant and Lindsay Smith were three of nearly 60 young people who took - an option because he must ap- contemplate Skeena © said the company will write off. prove the transfer of cutting Cellulose being denied _ tens of millions of doilars. ie viller can ultimately dictate access {0 that flow of and’ word teen a ae 4 J fibre and it would hard million and an amount not to what company. will get what . , art. Their reward ty b _ through the transfer “approval fo think that a legitima te exceed $10 saillion for inven. ea 000, reward was a hearly breakfast at an equally hearty. hour — 6 a.m. The group raised ' -given him. expression of native in- _ tory. ; - Spokesmen for Amma’ghan, Skeena Cellulose and Westar ~ last week called the agreements the best. for all involved. “Please recognize that we operate as an integrated business, but we believe that ‘each part should be profitable and stand on its own,” said Skeena Cellulose vice president - Reg Lightfoot. - The company gets 30 per cent of the chips it needs for its Wat- son Island pulp mill from Car- naby but also sees value in pro- ducing limber, he said, It plans to meld the Carnaby mill in with ones it owns in Smithers and in Terrace. “What we're looking for is the right log diet for Carnaby. It can’t take logs that are smaller than-a certain size or ones that are.larger than a certain size,’’ said Lightfoot. Although considered state of the art when opened in 1988 at a price of $42 million, the Car- naby mill is only operating at one shift because of an uncer- & tain timber supply. eat - Lightfoot~ said! Skeena Cellulose didn’t bid on the Kit- wanga mill because it understeod the Gitwangak band wanted to buy it, That didn’t happen but an estimated 50 natives and band councils did form Amma’ghan Forest Products. ' “This is a way to get our foot in the .door,’?’ Amma’ghan | _ president and Gitanyow chief councillor Elmer Derrick said last week. terest wouldn’t be recognized," says Westar president Larry Bell. He did note that the forming of Amma’ghan and its agree- ment with Westar is not tied to the Gitksan and Wet'suwet’en = of. ‘ Matin . Ebc srt. 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