ithe malt. ae 5 es a TERRACE STANDARD ~ DIANA PENNER i is looking forward to the o opening of Northern Reflections a _women’s clothing store to open soon in the Skeena Mall..The store caters to.. =women 35 and older and specializes in casual wear. Penner will-be the store ” manager. ‘Work: i is underway to renovate: the space near Sight and Sound in {l ‘AB The e Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 26, 2006 SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO a ° WILD salmon i in the ‘Skeena River generate: revenue to the Northwest almost on par with major industries such’as forestry. 7 That’s the conclusion drawn froma March ” 2006 study conducted by IBM for the North- west Institute,-a not-for-profit think-tank for resource research based in Smithers. * The IBM report stated the Skeena fishery ig worth $110 million annually, close to the ~ $140 million annual timber revenue from the ye Skeena: ‘watershed. coo ic °°. Approximately half of the direct revenue Py ‘from Skeena salmon comes from commer- eb * gil fishing, ‘the report stated, while the other pos half isa combination of tourism, sports fish- | ae AFTER eight months .. ae Canadian Tire’s expansion is done. * - Last August:construction crews began. a nearly $3 million renovation expanding’ re~'. tail space of the store by more than 50 per v ‘cent, says ower Riven Os Gascon. of renovations “ keane wild salmon — ing and First Nations food i fishety. Be “Given the health and: economic, value of the Skeena fishery, it’s critical the wild - salmon.and the Skeena’ watershed are pro- 7 _ tected from direct threats like fish farm ex- - pansion, coalbed methane and the proposed |. oil and gas pipeline,” said Pat. Moss, execu- tive director of the Northwest Institute. There are potentially 18 fish farm loca- tions near the mouth of the Skeena River and three are close to being approved, Moss said, adding further threats to the fishery. include ; the proposed. Enbridge pipeline and associ- _ated tanker traffic as well as Shell Oil’s. ten- ures to develop coalbed methane i in the up- : per Skeena headwaters. : Courtesy The Smithers Interior News... _ - - Canadian Tire renos complete | The expanded store has created 30 new. . " jobs, split between full and part time work- . ers. It’s gone, from roughly 75 employees on the payroll to inore than 100 now. . The store is hosting four days of. celebra- “tions. 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