‘Terrace Stand, i Suny 03 1091 ~ ron TERRACE ~ idents” “-Wwaits.to build at Kitimat, ‘pr Parker sid last week. kof the Prospectus filing: vin November. Northwest ‘should get a better . dé’ fiext month of what kind of - port the Provincial government That’ $ when a prospectus on € proposed | - development should’ be;filed to start the pro- -vinelal ¢ environmental approval S,° Skeena MLA Dave It's up to ‘cabinet. but I'd keto see it before ihe middle February, ad said Parker last “The. MLA. responsible for a “committee . “Of northwest - ‘Fepreséntatives | formed to ex- athine. the port idea said he “Wants:dredging contracts to be let in September and work begin “He: cautioned that the pro- Subject to the ‘en- Dave Parker vironmental review. process, Parker said he has a dollar figure of what the development could cost but that it: won't TERRACE —A provincial port authority - to be created to oversee development of docking and other facilities at Kitimat will ‘also. eventually. take over the Terrace-Kitimat airport, says Skeena MLA Dave Parker, Speaking. last week, Parker said a combined port and air- pott. ‘development. will, expand export and import effort for the northwest: :: _ _ YY¥ou'll. gee-miore things hap- pen around the field i in terms of light industry, and serving.: a e.. ir insport ation ” dirdugti Airport control _ | part of the plan - what he expects to be a major. Parker predicted. ; He said land on which the air- port is situated and surrounding... _territory is now vested to the federal government . under. a. provincial order-in-council that is subject to change. | As well, Parker said the federal “government has’ for. some time indicated it wants to. get rid of some. of the airports i it nowruns.. He added it is 5 still to early to, indicate if there will be a price. attached to a change in om _ ship and management oft ports: 5 i : : TERRACE — Canadian Na- tional: will begin $20 million . ‘worth ‘of Improvements on its track» between ‘Terrace and Kitimat next year, says its chair- mani, - me . _ Brian Smith said replacement of‘ trestles and other work is a 10-year project. but could be done in, five years if the pro- 7 vince can:make a case based on a Port. development plan ‘at » His. coninients follow those ; . made by evel MLA \ and nor- CN could speed up track work | at Kitimat, = io Those studies have now gone’ ‘vironmental ‘impacts ‘but there _ has yet to:be 3 a Telease’ of infor- , mation. os vide an extra, dimension: for _ export-and import ‘of ood i in. ’ the northwest, : ae celerating i its construction work. “But Parker's: strong case, Dave seems’ to ‘think. Kitimat's the - futute,””: said Smith. me ‘He added that CN's. market’. development officials have yet to justify speeding up | construc- tion. ‘But that’s not. to say there’ isn’t-a business case for. doing. this, We ‘haven’t, been able to: establish one but Parker thinks there is one and we're ready to: listen. We'll took at. .the ‘port © study,”” ‘said Smith. a . The northwest. port ‘commit. " .tee has already. completed the. '. first. stage of its’ studies. which they say indicates there: is a‘ market for more port. faciities to the. socio-economic. ‘and en- ' The proposed. port. develop- ment is .being.. tied. to ‘the pro- spects. of. improvements. to th Terrace-Kitimat ‘airport. to pro- TERRACE - = The Lunch Box ‘ Deland “Sandwich . Shop. in | pecial. Plages, the: new. shopp- - ned Jan; a vy Moore, - mother-in-law id daughter-in-law tespective- t food service.:. oi = “Planing, for - the “veriture ~ began last yeat and it’s location i inieanf.to tike advantage of cittent and projected increases i the busy and commercial sec: long Lazelle. ° g--developiient. on. -Lanelle, It's being run by’ Edna bind ~ Aecen gant ds a health food "private sector. making a - form pact of the prospectus fil- ing. “It depends on. the “PRP: (the environmental. major pro-— ject review’ process). The: analysis may find and the. com munity may decide: ‘they. don’t as The ‘port ‘cominities has a want some of. what is ‘proposed. vf Maybe they don’t. Want coal transhipped for. enviro1 ental " _ Teasons,”- said Park 7 He also -wouldn’ t: indicate. what kind of, investment: split vincial government ” and” the But Parker did ‘aa. general, that the Frovince Svante to provide’ dredging; : roads, water and sewer: fines and the _ Parker also indicated:. fy = The port ‘committee will be “replaced by an interim - port "authority that"ll ‘become i a‘per- ‘samament body when, tegislation : is passed, : “It'll be made: ‘up of local representatives appointed by the . provincial government. . © The committee will meet Jan. 29 to go over a draft prospectus that will be considered by the cabinet the following week. * Initial export shipments will _come from the woods and n min- ing industries. * Financial. feasibility, studies . _ indicate the port is “just ade- quate’ with that kind of business but: that a proposed ~ copper smelter at Kitimat would be a financial boost. “good idea of who will use’’ the development,’ 7 © At first, i imports will make up » less than 10 per.cent of the pro- posed port's business.’ “.®-A port authority would need will take place ‘between the pro-- ‘crown land and that owned by Ocelot, Alcan and Burocan for facilities. a n A> decline. in’ “lumber shipments Of up to 20 per cent through the Port of Prince _, Rupert's Fairview terminal is. like with companies: building their own docking and loading , and unloading facilities: \%. . expected if the Kitimat develop- ment goes ahead, © ad Shippers prefer” a choice of ports - in ‘case transportation -ednnections t to one are affected, ‘@ ‘Although. Prince Rupert port officials and that city’s council have. protested a Kitimat development ‘saying it will cut their traffic, they were told at the very beginning what the plans were, * The provincial NDP govern- _Ment and the federal Liberal | government in the early 1970s signed an agreement banning any public port developments other than those at Prince Rupert for 20 years, Wi AU, TUN oe eT ee Duct delight THAT'S John Lanke of Acadia Airconditioning and Heating _ working oni some of the ducts going in place at the new A and ‘W outlet beside the’ Greyhound depot on the highway: It'll be _ the second’A-and W restaurant in the city and have a drive- . through service. Week after week, people in- the- know tum, to our pages for the latest. coverage of | | community, news and events.