A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday Apri 26, 2006 . | _ . SPIRET rel eda le em a Sede ee APRIL 2006 || APRIL 2005 -D Max: Min Total D Max Min _ Total | A Temp Temp -Precip|.:| A Temp Temp Precip Y °C mm i} Y °C °C “mm 14 $44 -09 1.0]14 99 19 .1.0 15 7.3 -32. TY}]15 65 2.1. 66 16 11.5 -15° OO};/16 92 38 3.0 17 9.6 -15. 02])17 107 19 26. 18 5.1 2.0 .33.4//18 12.7 25 0.0. 19 7.4. 1.5E -8.7E |} 19 11.4 61 T 20. 69 -1.1 . 0.0}:}20 206 68 04 OVAGOLD RESOURCES needs to secure its own power “The more we looked at Coast Mountain the more we ' Supply to make its planned Galore Creek copper and gold * like it for its sustainability and environmental stewardship,” -Mine north of here viable, a company official said last he added.i % week. . Coast Mountain already has: a 15-year power sales con- “That’s why i it wants to buy Coast Mountain Power, Corp. tract with B.C. Hydro and most of the permits and approvals ‘because of its planned run-of-river Forrest Kerr hydro Proj- in place. : ect in the Iskut River, Carl Gagnier said. It has already started to clear a road to its Iskut River lo- , Gagnier said his company could no longer wait to see. _ cation and has surveyed the majority of the power.line route SSSI SS SSS SSIS SSS SSSI LSI ‘if the provincial government would extend the B.C. Hydro. _leading south along Hwy37 to Meziadin. » Vehicle Condition ._ ‘power grid north of Meziadin Junction:in time to keep its . What it doesn’t have is all of the estimated $250 million To minimize ,vehicle problems while ‘Galore project on track..:» °° os 7 , Tequired to construct generating facilities on the Iskut and to traveling, ensure regular maintenance checks are carried out=prior. to and “; — .NovaGold last week announced it had a majority ‘of the build the line. ~ re . ; ‘Coast Mountain's directors lined up in support of the sale. . NovaGold would need to build another line, this. time eee ine bighwcn: Head , ~~ Gagnier said using fossil fuels such as diesel to generate . from the Forrest Kerr location ' on the Iskut to its Galore and clearance lights, tire pressure, _ Construction, Terrace > # on-site power would simply be too expensive given the size ‘Creek property. ~~ TR glass, wiper blades and vehicle fluids our Local Highway & Bridgé Maintenance Contracto -of the planned mine.: - NovaGold’s proposed deal with Coast Mountain’ amounts, all’ should be checked regularly and Ph: (250) 638- 1681. “To ensure our viability we knew we couldn’t be depen-.. to a $40 million share swap. A majority of Coast Mountain’s prior to.any long distance travel. ‘dent upon a third party,” ” Gagnier added of the Coast Moun- directors holding 25 per cent of the outstanding shares have - “tain deal...» 69 “given ‘their'approval. = 9° > First “proposed in 2002, the. Coast Mountain’ s Forrest: » Coast Mountain official Dan Woznow said last week the ow? TERRACE PROUD TO =a) _. ® Kerr project would see a hydro generator placed i in the Iskut © company is considering all of the implications of the Nova- aA A p . River, generating up to 115MW of power which would then‘ . Gold offer. = 4 7 DOPT® e ET _ be transmitted via a line 180km to the south to connecttothe. _He did note the estimated $250 million construction cost | Re “BC. Hydro grid at Meziadin, . . _- » could change as slight alterations to the route are needed. Skyler, isa male Sheper d/ chow x and ., . Gagnier said that plan fits NovaGold’s requirements | be- “And the construction market when it comes to costs is. fis approximately two years old. He is § cause it would use Forrest Kerr power to run its mine when challenging right now,” Woznow added... a “Ta very ‘friendly, proyi | boy who i 1$ al-.f / ‘More power is generated during high river periods and then - NovaGold is updating:a feasibility. study which should --import.power back up the line from B. Cc. Hydro to its: Ga- be finished by the middle of the year and it should have its: ° ‘lore site during low. water periods when ‘power generation environmental and other studies ready for full examination ae ways ready for a k or run. Hej has been .at the $ is reduced... Ss. py the provincial government before that. = ! : “We. knew all along that one way or the other, we'd have: The Galore Creek site holds an estimated 13:75 ounces. . animal shelter com. Available At < ‘ ‘to connect’ to the: [B. C. Hydro] grid. Coast Mountain offers » of gold; 156.4 million ounces of silver and 12 billion pounds “some. time now~ Petland! ! j ‘US. some: synergies,” ” said Gani: a 9) of copper, placing it among the largest potential mines of i its and needs to find ? , kind on the continent if it goes ahead. - ~ The Tahltan, in whose traditional territory the mine is lo- . From. front ee | _ cated, have given. their approval to the project. fe Coast Mountain also has a, participation agreement with. a M LA opposes sales the Tahltan for its‘project. © . wee Providing enough cheaper and reliable power up north “The District of Kitimat and others who don’ t believe Al- _ past Meziadin Junction has been the focus of an intense lob-.- ‘can should profit from a public resource and argue if Alcan -bying effort by resource companies and local governments. himself a caring family and home é he can call his -own.. If you are looking for a com- _panion, please: [ ‘consider Skyler. stakes: the RESA it could create between 200 and 300 new ~.. They’ve been trying to convince the provincial govern- Il! "800-633-7787 « 250-635- 7600 ae jobs i in addition to ‘the 1 950i it has now, but Nyce says that’ s ‘ment for some years to extend, the B.C. Hydro power grid VIEW ANIMALS AT: www.petfinder.com “OPEN Mon-Thurs Sam-6pm + Eriday 9am : - 4 a : 7 DAYS ¢ moe Sunday P22 Spin " “Hot 50. e past. the junction on Hwy 37. ro Come see these animals at the Terrace Animal Shelter A WEEK Saturday Qam-6pim + Sunlay . ~The current smelter i is 240,000 tonne facility. If Alcan "| -were to take the RESA power it could. build a much larger, ' facility in the 500,000 tonne range. - 2 That, prospect of losing jobs and: with them. the stability ~* and buying | power they provide has worried Kitimat council for -years. In part that has prompted the Kitimat council to. ” undertake several court actions which, so far, have proven to be unsuccessful to have Alcan use the power itself. e ‘Nyce does say that. modern with modern technology. A could quite likely. reduce the number of jobs in Kitimat. But: a ‘Alcan has also undertaken several moves to assist in finding. ~* ’ companies who would replace any lost jobs. ~ -. Alcan’s newest smelter is in Alma, Quebec. A 400,000 tonne facility, it employs just 813 people. In Alouette, Que- bec a 550,000 tonne smelter employs 900 people and a brand pew.tacility in. Tomago, Australia. runs -at:’ ‘500,000:-tonnes. Lour. service.includes:: swee ing the-edges - pnd.employs: 1,500 people; Nyce saidz: hirks t atensye 8 — ~T of your. lawn to give it a f 1 _ Excess ‘power-sales: make wprronshly: 10: Pet cent’of: Al; ; IP ; . y 8 tesh spring look. ~ €an’s Profits, she. said. Does your lawn have the: winter blahs! 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