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:

* discus’ the values and virtues of the Kitlope water-

PUBLIC TO BE BROUGHT

‘Times: and locations for public. meetings to

- shed will be advertised soon. The meetings will be
- hosted by Ecotrust in Terrace, Kitimat and Kemano,

. but the exact format of the meetings has yet to be

* disclosed. Suggestions ‘made at a meeting ‘of the
‘ Kitimat-Stikine Regional, District board of directors

' Saturday morning, however, indicate they might be

: round table meetings with representatives of inter-

‘ ested groups in attendance,

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The general public would be invited to attend but

“not take part in these round table meetings, but
; would be allowed to participate in a question and
" answer period toward the end. . :

_ tive
disttic

Following a presentation by Ecotrust representa-

: Wat Hough will act as Goyert’s alternate.

‘ his personal interest in the foundation. Ecotrust is a

Saturday morning, Hill introduced Ecotrust and

* non:membership foundation which encourages local
' debate on local issues in non-confrontational manner.

. 4&:@édatal temperate rain. forests. are Ecotrust’s ©
primary ‘interest, says Hill, and they are currently

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te

é:'Brtice Hill Saturday. morning, the regional.
ct"board agreed to send Kitimat director Tom
- Govert:'to the meetings. “Thornhill director Les

‘

and op

_ think we should have some input."

involved in brokering land use resolutions in the
Copper River delta in Alaska, Clayoquot Sound on

- Vancouver Island, Willapa Bay in Washington, and

2 7" Soka

Hill is. under’ contract | with: Ecotiuat » and

describes himself as a “lifetime worker in forestry",

‘He says-he has worked as a logger, a sawmill owner

operator, a logging contractor and a journeyman
milwight.

"l'don’t faint at the sight ofa clearcut and I’m
extremely aware of the importance’ of logging to
Terrace and the community,” Hills says. But he got
involved in the Kitlope-issue because: "I was very,
very frightened as a fairly new resident in Terrace

"that this could turn into an enormous confrontation.

Thad visions of this whole thing turning into another
Carmanah... I think it’s really important that the
community get involved in this and the decisions

- that are made about these resources. I’m not exactly

sure what can be and should be, but I definitely

Hill showed the regional board a series of 30
slides taken in the 400,000-hectare Kitlopewater-
shed over the last few years. =

“There's an enormous complexity of issues here
that have to be addressed," says Hill. "It’s not-a
simple situation.” Hill says he hopes local meetings
will begin soon and be complete by the end of the
month. oe . | eS

Terrace Review — April 3, 1992