ee ert te RT Me ae os strike i in the Toodoggone region, - began charging tolls and restrict- ing access on the road leading in- _ to the mine, despite the fact that - it was built partially with public money. . Alaskans still considering | oe ‘Panhandle: route, “The | Iskut study chose the . direct ‘route from Bob: Quinn from among five possibilities, » one of which would have con- nected with an extension of ‘the. existing toll road that runs up the Bradfield Canal on the Alaskan Panhandle south of Wrangell, creating access from the west into the gold fields in- - stead of Highway 37 to the east. That route was rejected in the study, but the Alaskans are still working on it, Although it’s an American city, Wrangell’s location and facilities have made it far and ~ away the most heavily used traf- fic and transfer center . for materials headed into the Iskut ‘mining area. Most.commodities, including supplies and machinery, going from the south coast to the Iskut valley arrive at ‘the port of Wrangell by barge or ‘freighter. and are then trans- ferred to the airport and flown into ome of the numerous airstrips in the valley gold camps. That route is: less expensive for the mine operators than the B,.C.-side, alternatives, which in- volve a combination of road or - marine shipping, followed by air “ment of the Cheni gold mine, a . : pared | by. the city’s. former ~ went from -279 itv: 1986 to 7,372. in 1989 (figures for April 1 to | - carried ‘12.6 millidn pounds of | cargo, purchased $2:5 million of Asa result of its key position in all this, ‘Wrangell i is now: the « second busiest airport in Alaska in terms of international traffic. The volume of international flights, according to figures pre- economic: development: officer, April 1). In 1988-89 the flights fuel and other goods and ser- vices, spurred the establishment of three new businesses and 20 new jobs, and put an estimated - $15 million into the Wrangell f economy. That’s all from Northwest B.C. mining activity. The Terrace Review at- tempted to find out what. the rain Atay De A The contro! arm of the CNR traffic control gate at the Kenney St. crossing Is often damaged by commercial vehicles. But it's not.a CNR problem... the city has to pay the repair bill... mtorr resin bereits Sic rissa “ypsaes perryrt ite value ofthe mining industry isto Above, a lone GN flagman patrols the crossing after.a logging truck destroyed the control armi last Wednesday afternoon — and the city’s Ll just Keeps growing. | Terrace, Smithers and region. The economic development of- ficers for both the City of Ter- race and the Regional District of" Kitimat-Stikine were out of town, but the administrators for both bodies indicated they knew of no such studies. Two weeks ago the Alaskan | state Department of Transport held a. public meeting in. Wrangell to see how the locals . felt about a resource road through the Bradfield Canal cor- ridor. | Mike McKinnon, the state’s regional environmental. co- ordinator, calls it a “scoping process’ at this point; “We transport: “Skylive “Gold; “tive to" Pose at HIE operators: of the Johnny Moun- tain’: mine, originally began transporting materials by road tothe Bob:Quinn Lake airstrip on-Highway 37, from which the goods were . flown a relatively -short.distance into the camp. The ‘B.C. Ministry of Trans- ‘portation and Highways, however, put restrictions on the’ hours: that aircraft could move out of the Bob Quinn strip due to. conflicts with road traffic. ~The Bob Quinn strip is now being moved and upgraded, but in the intervening time Wrangell has become. the established transfer center on the north coast for the Iskut valley. feasibility, we don’t yet huow what the cost would be, there are several environmental questions, . and there are social impacts to consider. The people in Wrangell and Ketchikan certain- ly seem to be in favor of it, though,’’ McKinnon said there have been preliminary discussions -with Canadian agencies because the road would obviously have to connect to something on the Canadian side of the border, “We're working with Canadian. officials to see how this might fit into their planning. We want to, figure out what Canadians think are as follows: DATE: TIME: , PLACE: > FEE: of this,’’ he said. | HOME-BASED BUSINESS WORKSHOP -1! The Honourable Elwood. N. Veitch, Minister ‘of ‘Regional Development, in partnership with the Terrace ~ and District Chamber of Commerce is offering an eight hour home-based business workshop. By helping fledgling businesses to use the home as a short term incubator, British Columbia's future big businesses can get a safe and sure start. Details for the workshop Friday, October 20, 1989 Saturday, October 21,1989 i. Friday, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. . Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Northwest Community College. — Room 2001 * $25.00 (includes manual aera and refreshments). ee eee _ Mrs. Bobbie Phillips: ; Business Information Officer. “Teach & Dit Chamber.of Commerce co ; "635-2063 woe, . “City: seeks cure for arm repairs © TERRACE — The ‘city is re- sponsible for damage to the - CNR traffic. control gate at the Kenney St. crossing, and they’ re looking for a solution to the ex- pense of. repairing the control - arm, which is often damaged by ‘commercial vehicles. Some city. aldermen believe ICBC should foot the bill, but as alderman Ruth Hallock points out, you first have to be-able to prove. which vehicle,. caused. the. “damage.” ci ‘City: adminigtrator ing, bringing plaints of noise. Alderman Danny~ ‘Sheridan has another solution: replace the fragile arm with a steel girder. This, he believes, would stand . up under the onslaught of traffic and any offender would be the loser. alderman Bob Cooper sympa- thizes with the truckers. It’s not Bob -HallaoP says" e his failed tb CN about the -problem,: and one — possible’ solution” ‘Thay be to do - away with the ‘traffic control. arm altogether, This would leave~: only the flashing red lights and. bell as a warning of oncoming’. . trains, but that could also bring § back an older problem, It could «. mean the city would have to re-. scind their Anti-Whistling Bylaw . controlling thie Kenney St. ‘¢ross- ‘renewed | com- - 2 ‘Realistically,-. however, . carelessness, he says, it’s just that the trucks are so long that the rear of the trailer snags the ~ lowering control arm even when ‘they begin crossing the tracks © before the lights begin to flash. . “Sometimes it’s not that easy to avoid,’” he says. Council also agrees, and con- cluded that it may not be fair to THE TSIMSHIAN _ TRIBAL COUNCIL — Cordially invites You To Attend Their 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE “blame only truck drivers, Most city aldermen say they have wit- nessed motorists of questionable intelligence driving an‘‘‘S’ pat- tern through the lowered gates in order to beat the train. The.. Public Works Committee is reviewing the problem and will soon offer a recommendation. for counail to consider, -— ’ Prince Rupert Civic Centre Auditorium, Prince Rupert, B.C. NOVEMBER 2, 3 & 4, 1989 DAILY FROM 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. ae FETS SG ATE RSTO Mt tr RF a TOT ES are ar Aer See DUET.