AB8 = Terrace Review -- Wednesday, September 5, 1990 Forestry Insights — Continued from page AT check with someone who has a Forest Licence you'll likely be told that stumpage costs somewhere in the neighbourhood of 45 to 60 cents per cubic meter. At the worst, then, 1,500 cubic meters is only going to cost us $900. Right? Wrong. We don’t have a Forest Licence, we have a Woodlot licence. And when the government decided the Woodlot concept was good, they also decided that a weekend logger wasn’t going to know how to log. So they were generous. They said the Ministry of Forests would take care of things like | planting, cruising, roads and block layout for a little extra in stumpage fees. Sounds fair. But they never did it. Staffing cuts in the early 1980's may have been one reason, but doesn’t really matter. What’s im- portant to us is that we’re paying higher stumpage and getting nothing in return. We have to do and pay for everything ourselves just like our neighbour does with his TFL. nd how much more do A we pay? Expect around $10 to $15 per cubic meter... or possibly even more. In our area, $15 per cubic meter and even higher is a reality, so let’s figure our stumpage at $15 per cubic meter. With this little bit of information, then, get ready to write the government a cheque for $22,500 and try coming up witha ~ good story for the wife and kids to explain how you spent every weekend all summer playing log- _ ger and lost $2,270 in the process. There is hope, though, if we get the wife and kids to-plant the trees heiter skelter next year — this is about the only place we can save any money — we can show a profit of $180 next year. And what of the future? We | already know we're not going to make any money, but we do have | next generation of irees are ready to cut there will only be 100 cubic meters per hectare. That’s only a 27-year supply at the maximum allowable annual cut rate. And if we do any damage to the quality of the soil along the way, perhaps the third generation will only yieid 50 cubic meters per year. This, like the government’s idea of sustained yield, is only a theory of course, but in Oregon, where they’re now cutting the third generation of trees, it’s docu- mented fact. The land is producing fewer cubic meters of wood per hectare than it did in the first and second generations of growth. We might want to forget about our Woodlot then. That garden we ' tried to grow a few years ago didn’t work out too well. Why destroy our forests, too? Woodlot licences are supposed to, according to the government, make up one percent of the. AAC, But in the Kispiox Forest District they. only make up about 0.055 percent and in the Kalum- Forest District only about 0.016 percent. This isn’t difficult to understand. There are very few people willing to work long, hard hours in order to lose money. If you don’t know what’s going on, things go on without you. read the. Terrace Review enough trees to allow us tocutand lose money forever... don’t we? If you go back to last week’s dis- cussion on TFL’s, you will realize we don’t. | The problem is that it’s assumed that if we have 120,000 cubic meters of healthy trees and cut them at a rate of 1,500 cubic meters per year it will take 80 years to work our way from one end of our plot to the other. And in 80 years, the area we logged in the first year will be ready to harvest again. Thus, magically, we can log forever. But this is only a theory, not reality. Our whole plot isn’t going to WILL TENDER ASSETS BY FORCED PUBLIC AUCTION TO SATISFY DEFAULTED PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES AND MAJOR CANADIAN BANK CREDITORS CANADA CUSTOMS CLEARED HANDMADE, HAND KNOTTED DESCRIPTION RATED HIGHEST INVESTMENT CATEGORIES SILK AND WOOL | CARPETS: PERSIAN: Rated High Value: $100 to $100,000 contain 300 cubic meters of wood per hectare. A few hectares might. contain as much as 500 cubic metres but for everyone of these there will be many more that con- tain only 100 to 200 cubic meters. If the actual average for our little piece of land is only 200 cubic meters per hectare, for example, we'll clear the entire plot in only 53 years and do nothing for 27 years while we wait for our seed- lings to mature. And what if more than the expected number of seedlings die, fall victim to insects, porcupines or [ purchase, any one of a varicty of diseases. Afghanistan, Turkish, China, Asian, etc. 64 Bales consists of Kashan, Belough, Nain, Quon, etc. 100’s MORE! @ Solid with no tlens or encumbrances or outstanding charges. Import taxes and broker fees paid. @ 10% Freight and handling charge to be added to each @ Dealers tax exempt with proper ID only. @ Terms of payment: Gash, Cheques or Major Credit Card BALES OPENED ON SITE AND LIQUIDATED © BY PIECE TO HIGHEST BIDDER AT: The Terrace Inn | 4551 Greig Avenue, | Recreation reserve sought for Gossan Creek area -The Regional District of Kitimat- Stikine has asked the Ministry of Crown Lands to place a map reserve on a strip of river-front land at Gossan Creek, a subdivi- sion east of Terrace on the Skeena River. In making the motion, director Chee Ling said the land should be protected from private developers and placed in reserve for the recre- ation and enjoyment of the general public. Exclusive Fly Fishing applied for the same piece of land for the development of a new fishing lodge earlier this year. His application was denied by the Ministry of Crown Lands, but in the face of considerable opposition to the new lodge the regional district wants better protection for the land. Around 1982, a Gossan Creek resident proposed that the land be developed as a neighbourhood park. Shortly after, a petition opposing such a development and accusing the proponent of acting without consulting local residents was filed by 15 of the 47 Gossan Creek land owners. This was fol- lowed by another petition signed by 20 property owners supporting the park proposal. This was fol- lowed by a third petition, signed by the original 15 who were in 1 opposition, stating they might support a carefully planned recre- 7 ational trail system if it were deve- | loped in consultation with subdivi- — sion residents. * On Feb. 16, 1983, a public meet- Tabriz, Jalput, Sarook, ing was held to.discuss the park proposal but this failed to come up with a development plan that everyone would accept. In fact, there wasn’t even any agreement that any sort of development should take place at all. As a result, the regional district board decided that no further action should be taken to have the Ministry of Crown Lands dedicate the land as a recreational reserve. In July 1986 Martin Schmiderer of Exclusive Fly Fishing Ltd. applied to the Ministry of Crown Lands for a small portion of the land adjacent to the two acres of division. At that time, the regional district was already in the midst of a court battle with Schmiderer for operating a fishing lodge on his Gossan Creek property, which was zoned residential. The regional district opposed Schmiderer’s application, and in February of this year Schmiderer applied for the entire section of crown land bor- dering the Skeena River. The ministry denied the application and suggested to the regional district that they make application to have the land reserved "for the use, recreation and enjoyment of the public”. . | ~=6Coming Events Our Coming Events column is a public service offered by the Ter- race Review. Deadline Is Friday at 5 p.m. Coming Events must be mailed In or dropped off at our office, 4535 Greig Avenue, typed or in legible writing. Information conceming the Twin River Estates project is available , from the Skeena Senlor Citizens’ Housing Society office, corner of Apsiey Street and Lakelse Avenue, each Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. Heritage Park Is now open for tours Wednesday to Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through to the end of September. For more informa- tlon regarding school tours, weddings, family portralts or targe group tours, telephone Heritage Park at 635-4546 or 635-2508. Wednesday, Sept. 5 — The annual meeting of the Terrace Scrub Volleyball League witl be held in the library meeting room at 7:30 p.m. Registration will take place for all those wanting to play on an in- dividual basis orasateam. - 2 sos Thursday, Sept. 6 — Terrace Little Theatre is holding auditions for. their first fall production, a comedy called “Sinners”. Director Karla Hennig is looking for three male and three famale actors between the ages of 20 and 50. Everyone is welcome! No experience necessary. Come cut to the McColl Playhouse at 3625 Kalum St. at 7:30 p.m. for tion. Monday, Sept. 10 —- Terrace Little Theatre monthly general meeting at 7:30 p.m., the first of the season. Come out and help us get the season organized. Bring scripts, ideas, friends and garage sale items for our garage sale Sept. 15 at the McColl Playhouse. Help make this the Ter- race Little Theatre's most exciting season ever! Call Alan Weston, president, for more Information at 635-2942. ; Monday, Sept. 10 — The Skeena Squares. Dance Club will begin square dancing on Mondays starting Sept. 10 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Carpenters’ Hall on Sparks St. For more Information, call Bev Greening at 635-7868: Wednesday, Sept. 12 — The annual general meeting of the Terrace Gurling Assoc. will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Terrace. Curling Club, 3910 School St. Also, pre-registration for the 1990/91 curling season. "Get Swept Up In The Fun!!” Thursday, September 13 — Terrace Health Care Soclety Annual General Meeting at 8 p.m., Skeena Room No. 1, Terrace Inn. Current members of the Terrace Health Care Society may renew their member- ships on or before Sept. 13, 1990. New members who wish to have voting rights at the annual general meeting must become a member of the Terrace Health Care Soclety on or before August 13,1990. Member- ships may be purchased at Mills Memorlal Hospital. Playhouse at 10 a.m. If you've got anything fo donate (no clothing, please), call Alan Weston at 635-2942 for pick-up. Gome out.and sup- port the. Terrace Little Theatre's garage sale extravaganzal ; Hospital Auxiliary will be held in the hospital board room at.8:15 p.m. All members are urged to attend. New members are welcome! Sopt. 18 and 25; Oct. 16 and 23; Nov. 15 and 22 — Mills Memorial Hospital Diabetic Day Care Clinic. All patients attend both days. ‘dietitian at 638-4050 during business hours to register. Saturday, Sept. 22 — A free child car seat safety check will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ICBC claim centre at 4612 Kelth Ave. (Highway 16). Sponsored by the Skeena Health Unit. Wednesday, Sept. 26 — Living with Cancer Support Group special event with guest speaker Dr, David Bowering, Medical Health Officer, at the Health Unit auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by Terrace Unit 635-2995. . Tuesday, Oct. 2 — Terrace Youth Soccer Association Is holding thelr annual general meeting at 7:30 p.m. Everyone should attend. Wednesday, Oct. 17 — The Order of the Royal Purple present their fourth annual fall fashlon show at 6 p.m., Elks Hall. Fashions by the It’s very possible that when our- styles. by Rhonda’s Hair Styling. For more information, please phone 638-3160. | _ | Terrace Co-op Family Fashions, Glass Slipper Bridal Shoppe and hair ~] an evening of casting and fun, Call Karla at 635-5483 for more informa- Saturday, Sept. 15 — Terrace Little Theatre garage sale at the McColl - Monday, Sept. 17 — The regular meeting of the Millis Memorial . Diabetic patients must have a doctor's referral, and then contact the Canadian Cancer Society. For further information, call 635-2679 or poe ewe gece! a ars ve pce enna omer Ta EE