' AG: The Terrace Standord, Wednesday, February 4, 2004

_ Alcan power resolution —
needs a sane approach:

Dear. Sir: : :
_ | For. the past. 48 years . Kitimat
_ council, local businesses: and: the

__CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD _

people of: Kitimat. have supported
“Alcan onvall-of its issues: 60. 07.
Sonic highlights, would. ‘besihe 5
 Kemano Completion. Project, * the,
public. hearitig process: and : ‘the~
‘work ofthe Northwest Communi-
lies-Coalition which’ stood should:

- ef: to: shoulder: with: Alcan on al
its ‘critical issues,

Also, ‘through council’ s éfforts,-we “convinced the Lib-
eral government, lo-remove. ‘the tax: on. machinery’ and-
equipment to encourage. Alcan’ 8: ‘industrial development:

in the province of B. C:

Council and many ‘ommuinity groups have tried, un-

uccessfull ; tovhave Alcan live. up..to'th 1997, seltie-- .’
. y ne uP. on , ~ ward to being able: to’ sell their businesses, and: look to a ‘

prosperous retirement. -
>» Because of: the. ‘uncertainty: that ‘has been. greated by: :
‘increased { power sales,;.most- business, people. ate unable.

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ment. agreement that-called for. ‘plant: expansion’ and’ full ‘

production at the. Kitimat Works.

Having. lobbied. both’ ‘Alcan’ and” the provincial governi-
ment. for. over ‘three years,-with no change on either.the'

government ‘of “Alcan’s behalf, for:the ‘first.time in AL

can's history * “We saw: pot TOOMS closed for. the. $i sake. of ee

“creasing power sales; .”-
We sincerely. hope that the filing of the writ, wil fo-
cus the minds. of the provincial government. and’ Alca

that living up to the contracts will.be a-win-win’ situation: Z

for Kitimat, “Alcan: and the: provincial government

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A Open’ ‘Letter To: “0
Mr. Bill Belsey, M. L, vs North Coast:

Dear Bill: . :

This. week's big. news, 4s the ted.) rover
landing on. Mars tO begin ‘its: fruitless
search for-lifé there... :

“There: was life there}. but, reading urs:
weekly paper leads: ‘one to’ believe: that
people from that: ‘planet’ have arrived and
are living:in our: communilies.;

Billy.’ from: Prince: Rupert ‘proposes

. that the solution ‘torthée mill: ‘closures'is to
trade off some. export. of logs: for! aide
crease in’ stumpage‘rates,-

Billy, this: whole soft-headed softwood

dispute was’ "started By: the’ American® “pron.
. ducers: when: they: erroneously, | ‘decided -.
_ that -we subsidized our ‘producers: by. giv:

‘ing them cheap stumpage.’- —
Coup] of things her hat

export, thing.

‘producer: ‘ede’ ‘on siumpaget*everyone.
has a-right. io that same. deal. And: when
you see what stumpage is on. the: TFL 1

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-wish prosperity: ‘for Alcan:

“you ‘night khow- there is no.room: ‘to: deal.

_ Once. thé American: producers. find ‘out
. you’ re making’ ‘cheap. deals ‘on stumpage, A
2 “they will fly, all of ug to the tioon..° ="
2 That ‘buddy ‘of ‘yours, Roger, ‘(he came.
on the’same. interstellar. ship as. you, but.” f
* first class) disagrees with you, about this.

Ane announcement such as “this ‘would put security

~ back in the community of Kitimat and: people. would be
“talking of-reinvesting .as opposed to trying to recoup their
investments that have seen a loss in. value in, excess of
”.30 per cent. aaa
There: are businesses that have operaied in Kitimat’
since’ its inception: The- entrepreneurs « Were looking: for-

get.an, offer on their lifetime’s work.

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. He thinks i's a’ “good. idea; and that by, iter
“exporting. the: 20. per cent. of good: wood, ©:
“that will leave: 80 ‘per. cent for our socal. “
“mills.: All of ours are-closed.” of

Then’ Billy, ‘try. to-tell him. that once -~
“we export. 20.per'cent’of our wood, there
cis. no. milli in. this. couiitry:. dhat.can.make ‘a %-
‘Martian: dime (what's the: exthange rate”.
‘now?). on the junk wood: that’s left,” so.
that must be ‘exported | for: -pulp. an ;

“Pm sorry if assumed ‘thal. you.
from. ‘the: Red Planet.in-my opening state- - AG)
ents . Billy. You: may .not-have emigrat- ~.

were .

OU. SUre: are NOt from" BB

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ite this letter ‘on: New ‘Year? 5: Day. of the. Chinese a ;
calendar. My: hope..i is that saner. heads will: prevail -and‘I-
the B.C. ‘government. and. the.

“Ra ‘Brady, Save the Northviest,
a Kitimat, B.C.

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