Janine Pelletier Yes. | am concerned about the possibility of more tarlffs on lumber products because if the U.S. government continues with that policy, they will pro- bably add tariffs on other exported. goods which could cause pro- blems with the world- wide distribution of Canadian products. | hope the governments of both countries agree on some type of solu- tion to the -tariff pro- Bill Dougall Yes. It will do away with a lot of Jobs if fur- ther tariffs are impos- ed. The Terrace Review asked: Are you concerned about the possibility of further tariffs on lumber products? Mark-Philip Venema I’m not directly in- volved with the lumber industry but | can say that tariffs would cer- tainly not give the In- dustry a boost. It doesn't seem to be a step toward free trade. oy Don Cooper | wouldn’t want to see’ further tariffs im- posed because the cur- rent margin that Cana- dian companies get for lumber products is low and more tariffs would increase competition. Geraldine Larkin Yes, because of the negative effect the possibility of further tarlffs would have on exports of Canadian goods. | feel further tarlffs would be detrimental to the B.C. economy which af- fects the Canadian economy in general. Lols Hlushak Yes | am. Tariffs will not have a positive ef- fect on our economy in B.C. it’s in bad shape now and could get worse due to tariffs. “It will do away with a lot of jobs” Mill managers apprehensive about tariffs TERRACE — The pro- spect of U.S. import tariffs on Canadian lumber products has created an atmosphere of uncertainty throughout the industry. “The top people at Terrace’s two largest sawmills say they can’t forecast the precise effect such tariffs might have on local operations, but both agree that the impact would not be positive. Jim Davis, mill manager for Westar in Terrace, stated that his operation ships only five percent of its production to U.S. markets. Davis was vague about the company’s plans to hold on to its share of present markets, saying, ‘‘I don’t think it’s good business to let your com- petition know what you’re up to. I think I can say; we’ve given this situation lots of thought.” Skeena Sawmills is in a radically different posi- tion. General manager Per Hendrichsen reported that fully 90 percent of the lumber manufactured by Skeena currently goes to U.S. purchasers. “It certainly would affect us, but not to the extent of a total shutdown. The tariff might be considerably less than the 27 percent they’re talking about, and the price of our finished product could be put up to offset any losses.”’ Hendrichsen stated the company is not presently seeking out alternate markets. The tariff proposal is being studied by a U.S. government committee, and the next few months will be taken up with an examination of the Canadian lumber in- dustry to determine whether some aspects of - Terrace Review — Wednesday, June 25, 1986 5 Though the Skeena Rlver rose to a peak last week, there was no apparent danger of floods. Daniele Berquist photo Skeena boils high on banks TERRACE — June is the month for the Skeena River to rise to its peak, and this year is no dif- ferent. by Daniele Berquist Ralph Keen, city engineer, stated that water consumption is safe although water treatment was increased due to unusual mud- diness and a slight tur- bulence in the Skeena. “With snowpack levels melting at this time of the year, warm heavy rains combine with warm weather, the river rising is inevitable,’ Keen said. “There are no ap- parent dangers of floods, Letter Excellence To the editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for the excellent co- operation between our club and your paper. The articles were very helpful in showing to the com- munity what. the Kinsmen Club does in Terrace. Without assistance from you and your paper the message would be a lot harder to get to the public. Thank you for making the year successful. 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