Ald Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 22, 1991 Contract awarded for Iskut road Ledcor Construction of Vancouver will be the general contractor for construction of the Toad into the Iskut River valley intended to open up the mineral development and exploration of the remote area. _ Mack Gibbs, senior vice-presi- dent in charge of engineering and construction for Corona Corp., a partner stakeholder in the Eskay Creek gold discovery, said last week he hopes construction can begin by the third week in June. If - all goes according to schedule, he said, the road should be finished by November. The start-up date is subject to a host of regulatory approvals for the road design, including referrals to the provincial ministries of forests, environment, energy, mines and petroleum resources, the Coast Guard and the federal Department © of Fisheries ‘and Oceans. Gibbs said the approvals are coming from such a number of areas that he can’t say specifically where the process stands at the moment. _ -In addition to the Ledcor con- tract, Don Hull and Sons of Ter- race won the clearing and grubbing contract for the road right-of-way. The company is a prominent log- ging contractor in the region. Ledcor’s contract, Gibbs said, is worth $7.5 million. They have subcontracted grade construction on the road to Spatzizi Construc- tion of Dease Lake. The work this year will involve completion of 38 kilometres of road grade from Bob Quinn Lake to Volcano Creek and 24 kilometres from Volcano Creek to Eskay Creek, site of the Prime — Resources gold find. The stake is - held jointly by Calpine Resources and Corona, with Prime being the operating company that is explor- ing and developing the site. Under an agreement with the provincial government, Prime will build the road with financial assist- ant from the government and own and operate the road when it is finished. The company will have the right to levy tolls on other industrial users to recover the cost of building and maintaining it. Any tolls above those costs will be taken by the government as rev- enues to offset its contribution to the cost. The road is expected to encour- age exploration of the mineral-rich Stikine Arch. The region is pres- ently accessible only by air. Road transportation will reduce costs for operating companies. ‘The road was originally planned with the participation of Skyline Gold and Cominco; Skyline, how- ever, announced last year that it was unable to operate its Johnny Mountain mine economically with the grade of ore being mined, and Cominco has decided to stay with ait afd hovercraft transportation | for its Snip mine. | Jack, The recovered money came from 1,131 claims in which The News in Brief —-———— The Cruikshank Commission,’ a ‘commission of inquiry into licensing and related policies of the federal Department of | Fisheries and Oceans, will hold a public hearing in Terrace June 1 at the Terrace Inn. The commission is directed at resolving ‘problems in the licensing of commercial coastal fishing operators. Information on the Terrace hearing is available from Michael Moore at 1-949-7912, — The Kitwancool Band Council wil formally present their land claim to the province of B.C. in a ceremony at the village on June 15. Receiving the claim will be the new Minister of Native Affairs for the province, John Savage. Canvassers for the Canadian Cancer Society raised $12,400 in the Terrace area through their annual door-to-door appeal during April. Wiho Papenbrock, a Kitimat resident and an active figure in labour affairs in the Northwest, recently earned status as a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist. The certification makes Papenbrock one of 29 Canadians who hold the designation. It qualifies him to plan, design and administer employee benefit programs. Investigations by control officers at the Terrace Canada Employment Centre recovered $692,928 in benefit overpayments during 1990 according to statement by investigation unit head John benefits were paid through fraud or mistake. The CEC says about $42 million in total benefits was paid out in the Terrace area during 1990. San-Berry Construction of Terrace has been awarded a $2 million contract to replace two bridges near Rosswood. 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