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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1990
Vol. 6, Issue-No. 38

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_ Regional board members want review
_ before North Kalum timber licence sold

Kitimat director
blocks motion

by Tod Strachan oO
___ An attempt to request that the Ministry of Forests do a
complete review of the proposal to transfer a major forest
licence in the North Kalum was frustrated by a procedural

block at the Sept. 15 meeting of the Kitimat-Stikine

Regional District board of directors. Two of the board’s

directors are worried about possible adverse effects on the
regional economy that may come to pass if Tay-M

Logging’s timber licence is sold to West Fraser.

Stewart director Andy Burton no later than 24 hours prior to the
started the ball rolling with a deadline for circulation of agendas.
motion to immediately. contact That would have been Thursday
Minister of Forests Claude Rich- afternoon. And in another section,
mond and find out if a review of "If the Chairman or any Director
wood flow and volumes in the determines the matter requires
North Kalum area is being done investigation, the matter shail be
prior to any change in existing tabled to a subsequent meeting
licences. But the ball didn’t roll unless the Board directs otherwise
very far. Using a section of the by unanimous consent. LeSage
bylaw regulating the proceedings used the first, effectively halting
of the regional board, Kitimat any further discussion until their
director John LeSage brought next meeting, Oct. 27.
everything to an abrupt halt. Thornhill director Les Watmough

The bylaws state that "all busi- then made a stronger motion; that
ness" to be placed on the agenda
"must be delivered to the Secretary

~— Continued on page A2

Flay Jones, chairman of the Muks-Kum-Ol Housing Soclety, was one of the
dancers who honored and blessed the opening of.the society's new project on
Pear St. Saturday. Story on page Ai5. sy. |