—_—_ me amis — Repap won't use local | pulp for Sierra paper AN AMERICAN environmental group’s assessment of Repap’s B.C, logging praclices is wrong, says & campany spokesman. But the company will stop using pulp from subsidiary Skeena Cellulose’s Prince Rupert mill in paper made for the Sicrra club’s magazine. The Sicrra club in its first issue of 1994 said it could no longer buy paper made from B.C. pulp because of its objection to clear cutting in general and logging of coastal rainforesis in particular. “IVs not really a case of the customer Ddeing right,’? said Repap’s Daniel Veniez from Montreal last week. “They are wrong on their per- spective on clear cutting but that being said, we are able to accom- modate their request,’” he said, “The larger principle of defending forest practices is a more important issue than if the customer is right or wrong,” Veniez continued. The Sierra club’s magazine uses about 10,000 tonnes of paper a year produced at Repap’s Wis- consin paper mill. Approximately 20 per cent of the pulp going into the final pro- duct comes from the company’s Prince Rupert mill. The pulp is used with recycled fibre to produce a high quality coaled paper. Veniez said the San Francisco- based Sierra club was probably embarrassed when it found out its magazine was being prinied on paper from an-area il has criti- cized. “They thought that perhaps this was not a politically correct thing to do,’’ he said. ‘‘We did tell them Skeena pulp is second to none in the world and our forest practices are of the highest quali- tal The Sierra club didn’t buy the company’s explanation and now it’s using paper made from fibre from. Repap’s New Brunswick ’ operations. There, the fibre comes from second-growth forests. _ Veniez said the amount of . . paper used by the Sierra club-is :. “marginal compared to Repap’s ANOTHER LOAD of chips from Repap's Skeena Cellulose mill is nearly ready for shipment to the company’ s Prince Rupert pulp mill. But it won’t end up as paper for an environmental club's maga- zine. The Sierra club will buy paper made from Repap New Brunswick pulp instead. overall production at its Wiscon- sin mill. Although this is the first time Repap has faced such a demand, it is becoming . commonplace . within in the paper making indus- - try. Veniez felt Repap’s move to meet the Sierra club’s request isn’t the start of something big- ger. “Don't forget who is talking here. This is the Sierra club. They are at the forefront of the Clayo- quot issue,’ he said, Veniez strenuously objected to the Sierra club’s characterization of ending its ‘odious British Columbia connection.”’ “That’s way, way. out of line. 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Woodlands wants to increase the rate charged domestic wers from $10 a month to $18, Other fee changes requested include increasing the turn-on fee from $20 to $50, and adding a new $25 customer administration fee. Woodlands says the increases are needed because revenues have not been enough to pay moncy into the Replacement Reserve Trust Fund — which is supposed to pay for future replacement of system componenis. Under the new proposal, 15 per cent of rates collected would be deposited into the fund, Opponents of the fee increases have until Feb. 28 to submit letters to the Comptroller of Water Rights in Viciria, Rate hike denied B.C. TEL won't be allowed to raise its rates, a federal regulatory body has decided. The phone company last: June asked the Canadian Radio- television and Communications Commission (CRTC) for tate in- creases ranging from $4.05 to $6 a month for residential customers and from $3.05 to $6 a month for business customers. B.C. 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