Page AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 11, 1993 USINE S REVIEW those who visit. TERRACE — It’s been close to. two months since Gerry. Dodd hit the road to give his first Forestry tour. - Every. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,“Dodd picks up pe ng aa arin * on, Wed- 2 poctayal Sea Muda “ Tuesdays arededicatéd to ex- ploring areas-such.as the Red Sand Demonstration Forest. Three different roules are ex- plored. These paths lead up West’ Kalum road:to the head. of Kalum Lake, into the upper Kitlope . valley to. examine ' West Fraser’s logging opera- Shames mounlain - io. explore helicopter logging. - *We, discuss all. the things that loggers have to go through. to log,” says Dodd... a **] think (the response) has been very good — I think they what they’re finding,’ Bach . trip - generally: about three to five hours. Kalum forest district manager. Interested people can regis- ter at the tourist infocentre. The tours end Aug. 26. © ~ kkk ko. In other touring news, this is her sclo operation, Greening DISTINCTIVE VAN of Bev Greening’s highlights her tour company. She hopes guided trips around the area will prove to be a growing trand by adding to the attractions available to Have tours, will travel Worhile tions, and, until recently, up. (participants) ‘are -happy with -vance,’’ she adds, Dodd brings a wealth of log-: ging experience to the project... He worked with the. Ministry’ of Forests for 39 years, retiring: recently from’ his - post. as. - lava beds and the Charlottes the third consecutive: year: that: Beverly Greening is operating: Mountain Tea-Bar and the lava beds to lengthier. journeys reaching as far afield as the Queen Charlotte Islands. Greening. doesn’t follow 4 fixed schedule - she welcomes customer’ ‘requests. “Usually, two to: four people sign. up for. dq. Farus oc rp singly, . roost of. Greening’ 8. business occurs . during July and August, when school is out and ‘people. are taking their summer vacations. ‘Greening .has given © four tours. this year, She admits _ that’s not very many. and at- tributes the Jow number in part to the lack of ‘interest among local residents, She notes that many tourists who come. to Terrace alrcady own a vehicle, so there’s no need for a shuttled tour.. - “Most people coming here | have made their plans in ad- However,. future tours are planned. Greening will lead a contingent to the Queen Char- lottes for a ‘five- rday trip this . month, She’s also offering a com: bined airport pick-up . and Terrace-area tour for interested flyers. In addition, “she’s s ‘hoping to increase. her tours of Hazelton, the Nisga’a Memorial. Park next year. Greening, a “Tetired teacher who has lived in Terrace for 24 years, loves her work, .. 7 ae aaah a Whe rye cond B Tours. “J really. like it - I find it Trips range. from day-long very challenging’ and very in- ventures. to. the :. Shames teresting.” a TERRACE — The Coast Inn of - the West is converting its restans.at to a. White Spot throwzh a franchise agréement with the Vancouver.company. it'll be only the second: time , White Spot has given a franchise © for a new restauarant, says Com- pany franchise director Phillppe : Kott, White Spat does ‘want to con- tlons. eae fae The only other new franenise is | now openin Vernon. |, © The conversion. here ‘should be complete ini November or Decem- ber, making it.the’ second.:“White Spot in northem B.C," There . is. | one in Prince George. Kott sald the Coast Inn of t the ° West and White Spot, will, be a perfect fit, « “We're being very atiective in wis we pick,’’ sald» Kott in - estimating: that? oné in? 100 ine. f ine a franchise a quirles. will, result. being, granted. pus KKK a Orenda Forest Products rankd West Fraser shifts focus to local mill TERRACE — West Fraser can turn its attention to its Skeena Sawmills plant here now that a plan for its Prince Rupert mill has been approved, The question is whether to spend money on improvements to the existing mill-or build a new one, West Fraser senior. vice pres- ident Russ Clinton said last week. “We're not finished our analy- sis on Terrace yet. There’s more work yet to do,”’ he sald. West Fraser has been working ona plan for its Terrace operation prior to buying the bankrupt Wedeene mill and accompanying wood licence in Prince: ‘Rupert 'in 1991. It was the second purchase in recent years of a wood supply in an attempt to bring as much of the company’s demand as pos- sible under its own licence. West Fraser now has wood un- der licence in the Stewart area, on the north coast and TFL 41 stretching south to Kitimal and beyond. And as West Fraser’s wood supply has spread out,.so has its need for a decision on what to do ‘in Terrace. The company will spend $1.5 million: in. improvements. at Skeena Sawmills this fall, said Clinton. But that is not considered part - of a long term plan, he added. Clinton also ‘said there will be reduced production in Terrace over time because of milling over capacity in the northwest but added it is not yet known if there will be any job loss. “Our first proposal to be released from the mill in Prince- Rupert was turned down,”’ he © noted of West Frascr’s original to. not re-open the operation and shift north coast wood to Skeena Sawmills here. ‘Our analysis. is still that there is insufficient wood. for what. we -. eall one large mill,’? “Clinton added, A final decision won't take place for some time because West Fraser still doesn’t know the fate of wood if wants {o cut in several crucial areas, he said. One of those is the Kitlope Val- ley south. of Kitimat ‘and the Khutzeymateen north of Prince | Rupert. Both ate high on the list of people and organizations who want logging banned in areas of the province. Wedeene mill refit gets provincial nod TERRACE — West: Fraser is spending more than $12 million to convert a Prince Rupert mill it bought two years ago. When completed next spring, ‘the former Wedeene mill will be ‘ able to custom cut different size logs for a variety of customers. West Fraser senior vice presi- dent Russ Clinton called the plan a way for the company to find ways to mill the broad variety of wood it has under licence in the northwest, The plan was approved by the provincial government last week. Ii also essentially frees up the . ability of: WestFraser 10 ship <: ‘ wood to the plan from, which it "can get the best value. That comes close to what West Fraser originally wanted from the provincial government. The company promised to open the Wedeens mill by late 1992 _ when it bought the plant-and ac- companying wood licence. But it asked the province late last year to be relieved of that ob- ligation because it wouldn’t have enough wood to run the Rupert mill and keep its Skeena Saw- mills here operating on two shifts. Forest minister Dan Miller turned down that proposal, saying West Fraser had to: meet its original. commitment. to operate some kind of mill and to provide work. . The new plan for custom cut- ting and log chipping “‘shows good potentlal,’’ Miller said last week In a press release, The mill will’ custom cut 100,000 cubic metres a year and chip 125,000 cubic metres for pulp use. IPll take wood not only from West. Fraser’s forest licence on the north coast: but from other places, said Clinton, ‘We plan to use a head rig op- eration and that means we'll be. better able to adapt for the wood profile,” he sald. ““The Wedeene mill was very restrictive in what could be cut.’’ QUTAND ABOUT’ No. 12 among publicly traded forest companies in B.C., accord- ing toa Vancouver-based busi- ness magazine. Equity made its determination vert a number ‘of: its., existing a3 based on. 1991. and 1992 revenue . Figures, i They’: ‘show. that ~ compared to $12.8 million, the Oreala. ‘had : “4992 revenues’ of $17.8 million Net -income: ‘for 1992 was $674,000 while a loss of $737,000 was recorded in 1991. kakkx A Smithers. lawyer is represent: - ing ‘his ‘northwest peers for the next. year on the executive of the Canadian Bar Assoclation’s B.C. pe ‘Receive a Warn™ 2000 |b winch with the purchase of a 1 e 4-wheel drive Big Bear™ or Kodiak Bear™. T , branch. °. "Mark ‘Takahashi assumes those i fe oy acknowedgement ts card, : Your In ‘Memoriam aift ls. a lasting t tribute, Please send: your my --‘donatlon. to the addtess above, ‘along’ with: the namaand. ~~ oH. gddress and the name and. addres of the next of- kin, fet any year. before, ales the end of August.” 2s pele - —na ‘ te or Box 22, , Ng EE, NN , if | IMPROVIS. Terrace BC. __ Major Cred cards : “| YOUR ; -" Acoapled 2: its Opps: . 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