-Ex-MLA tackles forest safety
| by reviewing work practices |

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN

ROGER HARRIS will be-

»-gin his first formal review as
_ B.C.’s forest safety ombuds-

man. ; .
_ . The review will look at

training and - certification:
within the. forest -industry’

fand* how" it ‘applies to -fall-
ers and truck drivers — two
occupations which have ex-
perienced high rates of seri-
ous, injuries and deaths and
which continue to pose risks

‘toworkers,
—* -Ex-MLA. Harris expects
the review to be broad reach- |”
ing and will include groups .
‘which may not necessarily.
be ‘expected to be included -

in such a review.

_ “Obviously I have to be

unbiased, I have to talk to all

the players,” he says. ,
“Hopefully ,what will

come out of this is guidance

for some: of the non tradi-

tional partners.”

That .. includes federal

agencies responsible for. cer-

tifying truckers. .
Harris - “gays.

certified federally: to oper-

"ly certified’ drivers

and, especially, safety per- -

‘ate a truck on highways and

~~ streets, but there is no train-
| ing for logging ‘or other re--

source roads.
Nonetheless many new-
themselves

“find working

. in exactly those areas once

they’re eligible to work.

Harris says training and.
. certification is directly linked
- to safety in the forest indus-
‘try and effective programs

are critical to reducing the

number of serious injuries

‘and deaths in the sector.

“The level of profession- .
al expertise directly impacts —

every aspect of the business

formance,” he says.

Many contractors have
“said the increasing number -
of unskilled workers is be-

coming a problem in the in-
dustry.

‘port complete with recom-

mendations once the review

is complete.
“Recommendations

within that envelope may be

made to the federal or pro-
vincial government on how
they fund training programs
so they are actually getting
the results they are looking

Transport

_ Said,
“Why we haven’t had a

study
wanted.

SKEENA-BULKLEY NDP
MP Nathan: Cullen wants

‘studies done on the transpor- :

tation link between Terrace
and Kitimat. “S

Those studies, to include —

safety reviews, are needed
because of the growth of eco-
nomic development projects
in the area, the MP said.
He’s already spoken with

federal cabinet minister-Da-

vid Emerson: who controls

the purse string‘on the high- |
budget Pacific Gateway plan

to improve transportation
connections in'B.C.

“T' think the feds are fo- 7
cussed on Vancouver and
Prince Rupert more right -

now,” Cullen explained.

Federal money will be. .

made: available for port

_ Studies in Kitimat and Bella

Coola as well, he added. ©
But one study said he

felt'should have already oc-

curred is on the rail link be-

." tween Terrace and Kitimat.
explained he

Cullen -
wants a study conducted
because. Encana has begun’

transporting condensate, a

thinner mixed with: oil so

it flows through pipelines’

smoothly, along that route.
“It’s the transport be-

_ tween Kitimat and Terrace

that’s a concern to me,” he

study on the impact of con-

densate on the Skeena is ' 3
irresponsible of the govern- .

ment.”
Cullen added he is in

favour.of the study on the —

possibility of a port in Kiti-.
mat for goods that don’t fit
into containers, but noted
the project is “‘in its infancy
still.”

in .many,
“- cases truck drivers may be

may.

for,” says Harris.

“Tt may be recommen- —

dations to other regulators
such as ICBC or WorkSafe

on how they certify people.”
appointed |
’ B.C.’s forest safety ombuds-
_man by the B.C. Forest Safe-

Harris, was

ty Council which represents

virtually every sector of: the .

forest industry.
The position has drawn

fite from people such as.
Steelworkers Union official —

Steve Hunt'who sees the po-
sition as a political appoint-
ment and one which does
not hold any “real” power.
But Harris is confident

the work of the ombudsman’

may well shed light on areas
where changes can be made
to improve the safety record
in the forest industry.

He says as the -industry
grows to include new har-
vesting methods such as
eco-based logging there may

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Kelby Belanger |
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of the

ae vith

be important factors to con-
sider in terms of implement-
ing those systems in a safe.

‘manner.

“As we get into those new

‘harvesting “techniques, how

are we going. to make sure

‘people have the skills?” he

says, adding the review does.

not necessarily mean it is a’

fault finding endeavours
Harris concedes this first

review may. well be a test of -

the capability of his office. .

Congratulations: to

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Landon Evans
‘Wayne Winn
Helen Hamel.

Luke & Ben Stephensen
Thank you to the following businesses for. the Prize Donations: |

‘Canadian Tire, McDonalds, Dairy. Queen, Misty River Books, —
Pizza: Hut, City of. Terrace Leisure Services, Wal- -Mart, .
Terrace Bowling Lanes, and Zellers.

And for help with the props and parade, a big thank you to:

. Skeena Concrete, Beverly Hills Trading Co., |

g, Ted Ramsey and Peter Nicolson, Ken’s Marine, }

. Safeway and Bryan Gascon.

Kitsumgallum Lake, it has Supplement. published by.

- itsumkaium Lake is a. good fishing for - cutthroat Fisheries and'Oceans as well

Harris will compile a re- -

large, deep lake about - trout and dolly varden.

25 km- north of Terrace. Special regulations | apply -
Sometimes called’) Kalum for salmon and -anglers

Lake or should . consult the
BC Freshwater

No, ts

© The
Angler’s
Atlas, 2006

0°. Se 2 Kilometres

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as the provincial regulations
before going after salmon.

There is no current stocking -
program for Kitsumkalum
Lake but there is one histori-

_cal stocking , record. In 1940
25,000 rainbow trout ‘from

Pinantan Lake were released
into this lake.

For more information about
fishing this lake drop by

_and talk to one
of their shop

a local tackle shop .

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