‘future generations of _Cotumbians’. Al4 Terrace Review — Wednesday, June 5, 1991 ‘Buffer zone proposed for Highway 37 corridor — ~ by Tod’ Strachan The Regional District of Kitimat- “Stikine fully supports an idea proposed by Ron Creber, Skeena Region manager of land adminis- tration for the Ministry of Crown Lands. In a letier to the regional board, Creber says his minisiry is willing to establish a 200-metre ‘land reserve on either side of Highway 37 from the south end of Kitwancool Lake northward to the regional district’s Meziadin Rural Land Use Bylaw Planning Area. The reserve would provide protec- tion in five-year renewable blocks. This would mean that while the reserve was in effect, any develop- ments such as logging camps would be off the highway and out of sight. Random development in the Highway 37 corridor has been a problem for the regional board for some time. As far as the regional district’s concerns about the Orenda development, though, Creber suggests an extension of the Meziadin Planning Area to encompass the Orenda site. - City passes draft forestry document to committee Watershed policy examined by Tod Strachan Terrace city council has referred a Village of Hazelton report called the "Framework for Watershed Stewardship" to their Forestry, Housing and Senior Services Com- mittee. The document appeared on. the weekend agenda of the Kiti- mat-Stikine Regional District board meeting, and according to one city representative on that board, Bob Cooper, "There are some things in there we should probably con- sider." Hazelton’s Framework for Water- Shed Stewardship is a refinement of a previous paper, "The Forest Industry Charter of Rights", and according to Village of Hazelton mayor Alice Maitland it has taken a full year to fine-tune. She explains that the refinement pro- cess was dotie with information provided by over 300 respondents to their original paper. "We believe that we have broadened the Frame- work to include concerns expressed by those who felt the Charter was either too lenient, or too harsh." Maitland describes the "Charter", published in January 1990, as a "grassroots attempt to - conceptualize a Forestry Practices Act that if adopted would reduce | the number of forestry related conflicts experienced between governments, industry and citi- zens". The "Framework" includes over 60 principals. of "new for- estry", she says, that if imple- mented “would provide both an economic and ecological legacy for British Helmut Giesbrecht- New Democrat for Skeena On Saturday, Maitland asked the regional board for four things: to review the "Framework" and offer Suggestions or revisions, adopt the "Framework", and make a written request that provincial legislation - be amended accordingly, and to circulate the "Framework" to the media and public interest groups, What she got was a tabling motion so that directors could review the document. Most critical of the "Framework" was New Hazelton director Pete Weeber. He described the paper as an “interesting approach" but a "very dramatic concept". To this he added, "Basically this paper tells me that four or five different ministries should be disbanded totally, and there should be a totaily different jurisdiction... wi i ra BOY SSA the City of Basically local.” Maitland didn’t seem to mind, though. She said it would be a good idea for her fellow directors to take. more time to study the new document and compare it with the old. The 21-page Framework for Watershed Management covers everything from biodiversity to First Nations cooperation, and locally-based forest management to integrated land use. The goals of the Framework are to maintain natural ecological diversity and integrity, guarantee sustainability, demand maximum value-added manufacturing, provide stable and fairly paid employment, provide a fair return on natural resource industry investment, and to allow Stable growth of regions whose communities control management of their local watersheds. CITY OF TERRACE PUBLIC NOTICE REZONING APPLICATION TAKE NOTICE THAT an application has been made to amend the City of Terrace Zoning By-Law No. 401-1966, and amend- ments thereto. THE SUBJECT AREA: The application affects the area, within the City of Terrace described as: Lot A, Explanitory Plan 4677, District Lot 1704 (3231 Earle THE INTENT: Street) and shown shaded on ‘the accompanying map. ' The Intent of.this zoning amendment application is to change the zoning of the subject area from Light Industrial (M1) to Highway Tourist Commercial (C4). THE PROPOSED AMENDENT BY-LAW MAY BE INSPECTED between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays from May 28, 1991, to June 10, 1991, in- clusive, in the reception area at the City of Terrace Public Works Building at 5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, B.C. Any person(s) wishing to voice their opinions regarding this Application may do so, In writing, and/or In person AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICI- PAL CHAMBERS, AT 7:30 P.M. ON JUNE 10, 1997. THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNIC- IPAL ACT, R.S.B.C. 1979 (AND AMENDMENTS THERETO). TAKE NOTICE and be governed accordingly. E.R. HALLSOR, CLERK-ADMINISTRATOR | GRIFFITHS ST LL LLOYDE AVE HIGHWAY {6 C. N. RAILWAY The Orenda mill would be out- side the 200-meter reserve, and in the past the regional: board has» expressed concern over the poten- tial for random residential, com- mercial and service industry devel- opment to spring up all the way. from the Orenda mill to Highway - 37. . The regional board, however, might have liked to see the Minis- try of Crown Lands extend their 200-meter land reserve all the way to the northern boundary. of the regional! district, a point about 35 kilometres north of Iskut. Concems -have been raised in the past about random development in the Kini- skan and Eddontenajon lake areas and more recently the Bob Quinn Lake area. According to regional director Pete Weeber, in addition to regular air traffic at the Bob Quinn airstrip there are “at least" 15 helicopters using the airstrip. And when con- struction of the Iskut mining road begins it could get worse. As with the Orenda project, there is fear of random residential, commercial and service industry growth in the area. The regional district is presently working on a rural land use bylaw for the Bob Quinn area, however, and Bob Quinn operations for this year. appear to be under control. According to an administrative memo, Dr. Norma Kerby has completed a preliminary investiga- tion for the regional district and a report of her findings has been circulated to all appropriate agencies for comment, A final draft of the report is expected-to be ready for the board’s June 22 meeting. ' According to the administrative report, a Bob Quinn Airport Society has been formed but will receive land tenure for this operat- ing season only. Conditions of the tenure require that no permanent structures or improvements be made and that the site be reverted to bare land at the end of the 1991 season. During the current season, the society will provide on-site care- takers who will monitor the situ- ation and gather information that will be used later to develop a management plan. This manage- ment plan will provide background information for a long-term tenure application which would begin in 1992. 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