- Qo 7 A16 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 28,2005 , IRVING GRYPSTRA, shipping coordinator for the Terrace Lu ~ and rail,cars last week as the company sent out its first shipments of lumber. er ~ mber Company, supervises the loading of trucks SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO Lumber shipments leave mill _ By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN __ ‘THE TERRACE Lumber: Company sent off its first.shipments of lumber last week bringing the mill into,a fully _ Sept. 22 as' trucks Were loaded up and - ’ headed for Kitimat’ where the lumber" ' Bennett. = -»- 7 operating, revenue making company. . It’s the first. shipment to leave the yard’since late 2001, after Skeena Cel- lulose went into bankruptcy. | _." The shipments, started going out More Marine of Kitimat has the contract to transport the wood. - The lumber being shippéd.to Van- -couver was purchased by Taiga Forest Products, Bennett said. . _In addition to the dumber trucke to Kitimat, the mill loaded up 97, 000 board feet of lumber onto a rail cars destined for the eastern United States. ‘“We’re finally. a complete mill,” . Takhar. . - . 7 - That brings the number of employ- -- ees at the mill up to 62, said president © Mo Takhar. poy a: , "We are probably at 62 now and . e | _ Still need two or three more guys that we’ll hire as we go,” Takhar said. ~The company is selling both green’ lumber -— wood that is not kiln dried — as well as the finished product. CRIME STOPPERS Wighttmean & Srrotih icra’ Commercial | Insurance Wightman & Smith Insurance Wichita & Giaitth disdtenee Lae nets 4645 Lakelse Avenue, Terrace (250) 638-1424 www.terraceinsurance.com . Despite a still lagging harvesting _ situation in the northwest, Takhar says the company’s log supply is coming in « at a steady rate. . “Tog supply is coming pretty good, | . we could always use more but it’s com- ~ ing steady,” he said. . + Bennett said last week.. _ “We.took the raw materials, put it into lumber and now we’ve shipped it...now we’ve got revenue.” a » The company also hired another 27 ‘people Sept. 12 to run the planer, and. the kiln, says company president Mo was loaded on to a barge destined for Vancouver, says mill manager. Terry , Thirteen truck loads of lumber con- sisting of 30,000 board feet, per truck left the mill last Thursday and Friday. Wee? 5 _ PROGRAM ENDS SEPT 30 TT J FOR A LIMITED TIME GET a renre OFF EXCLUSIVE TOGM EMPLOYEE PURCHASE PRICE = EMPLOYEE LEASE PRICE *196/ i. en oe , . ; » ; How does the Pursuit compare? Take a look at the standard features. _ Ww $448 DOWN PAYMENT* 2005 HONDA CIVIC ' 4DR SEDAN DX -2005 PONTIAC ' 2005 MAZDA3 4DR PURSUIT 4OR BASE . ; SEDAN GX ‘onStar _ STANDARD HORSEPOWER, _ VARIABLE WIPERS AUTOMATIC HEADLAMPS 6 WAY vs. 4 WAY ADJUSTABLE DRIVER SEAT STD. LUMBAR CONTROL __ POWER TRUNK RELEASE YOUR FIRST TWO PAYMENTS COULD BE ON US. SWEET. - If you're a student or recent grad of any high school, college or university, we’ll make the first two lease or purchase financing payments on your new GM vehicle. only. as an access. \ y . For more information visit gncanada.com *Based on a 48 month lease. A down payment or trade of $448 is required. Total obligation is $9,878. Option to purchase at tease end is $6.413 plus applicable taxes. Annual kilometre fimit 20,000 km, $0.12 per excess kilometre. Other lease options available. *{Freight included in the price, ticense, insurance, registration, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. *°Offers apply to 2005 new or demonstrator models of 2005 Pursuit Sedan 1SA delivered out of dealer stock on or before September 30, 2005, inclusively and with payment of an additional $0.01, customers receive a Petro-Canada Preferred Price card. The $0.20 discount includes applicable taxes. Cards valid as of 72 hours after delivery and until September 30, 2007 or until 2500L are used up, whichever comes first. Offer applies to qualified retail customers in the British Columbia Pontiac-Buick-GMC Dealer Marketing Association only, Limited time offer which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. @Registered trademark of General Motors Corporation. TD Canada Trust licensed user of mark. Visa International Service Association/TO Canada Trust and GM licensed user of marks. ®Trade-mark of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. AWhichever comes first. ¥ Based on 2005 Energuide Fuet Consumption Guide ratings. ¥ Excludes 2005 Corvette and 2005 Medium Duty Trucks. Applies to new 2005 vehicles delivered out of dealer stock. Dealer trade may be required. Limited quantities of 2005 models available. Limited time offer. Dealer may sell for less. — weet ee eee . ne er eter Par ree te ne ae eras Pe Ce a ee a er: Se . eet,