a i investigate | fatalities Dear Sir: _ There have been, several letters recently criticizing the hiring of Roger Harris as B.C.’s first forest safety om- budsman. I find both these letters disturbing and insult- ing to anyone or anybody trying to make the forest in- _ dustry 'a safer place to work. “.# The B.C. Forest. Safety * Council is not an arm of the. government. It is comprised | of five provincial associa- tions representing contrac-' tors and sub-contractors, and non-union workers, industry associations, the Steelwork- ers ‘representing unionized workers, the silviculture as-. . sociation and representatives ” from the Ministry of Forests ” and BC Timber Sales as well” “as. WorkSafe BC.” Industry dollars, not-tax dollars fund the safety council. .. The ombudsman will not and serious injuries. There are _ already agencies in place to. serve that purpose, Work-. Safe BC,’-ICBC, RCMP, "coroners, etc. There are nu- merous other ombudsmen in’ ; other industries and none of. . °° est industry’ in-2005."It was ~ “through the. efforts: of ‘all. - them investigate fatalities. ° The ombudsman role is . to be -an independent and ~ persuasive - voice ' to deal . with safety ° concerns in‘the He -will- forestry ‘sector. provide confidentiality and * . that: the unions brought . to it’s about doing right EE CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag_ protection for” individu- _ als and - companies . raising’ ‘safety .concern and ensure that companies and workers report unsafe practices and. . exercise their.right to’refuse unsafe work. He will also’ deal with safety .issues that may arise between contrac- tors.and licensees and pro- vide and. independent pro- spective for consideration ~ and review on aiiy matter” related to safety. Roger Harris’is nota po- litical appointee. The deci- .Sion- was made by the B.C. Forest Safety Council. A number of names were sub- mitted and Roger Harris , emerged as the best candi- date. He reports to the, B.C. Forest, Safety Council, not the provincial government. There is a misconception light the 43 deaths and-.106 :: Serious injuries: in the. for-" ‘members: of: the :B:C."For- - -est Safety Council that this~. unacceptable’ statistic ;was brought . to the forefront. | "Although 2005 was not the B) worst year’ in the. forest - in- dustry one death is one too | many. It is because of these unacceptable ' statistics that - we believe that the status, quo is not good enough. The _council’s motto is “unsafe is unacceptable.” - . The death.and injury rate ‘in. the forest industry has been unacceptable for more than two decades, two de- cades in which outside forc- _ es have set the safety agenda, - which has not worked. . The BC Forest Safety Council is a result of indus- try, the real experts, saying 7 it wants to take control. and ownership of safety. This is not a debate on J forest policy or ‘who should” form the government, but - _ about ‘bringing. our: work- _ers home safe each and ev- - “ery day..It is about giving worker, contractors and in-" dependents. the. confidence that they can and do have an: impact on work site safety. . ; "Bill Sauer, .. Manager, NWLA,”- Member of the B.C. Forest Safety: Council, Terrace, B. Cc. Look before you walk Dear Sir: __. This isin regards to the The Terrace Stan- dard’ 's April 26 story, “Safety a Two-Way Street”. Last May I was.run over by a ve- hicle twice while walking ona sidewalk, not _ a crosswalk, and suffered 15: broken bones, - severed artery and a punctured lung. ' . The vehicle had stopped and I felt it safe _ to proceed | to walk in front of the: vehicle, » but that wasn’t the case as the vehicle ran me over. Since then I have been afraid to.walk: - anywhere, but I have forced d myself. In do- . ing this, I have noticed people backing out of their driveways not looking, or looking one ‘way for ongoing traffic and not pedestrians. I have also noticed people just walking ~ ‘out on to the road-or. crosswalk not even >’ thinking what might happen. It only. takes” a second to get hit-by a vehicle, whether in. a crosswalk, or ona sidewalk or J-walking . and your life can be over. Ihave always been | - a caution. walker, but, it can happen and: it is « not fun at all. ‘Be safe. ©: ’ Brenda Jackson, Terrace, ‘B. Cc. Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine #300-4545 Lazelle Avenue ' Terrace, B.C. NOTICE OF MEETING _ Regular Board Meeting will be held as follows: . » _ May 26, 2006 7:00 p.m. . “ ~ Regional District Offices © Pursuant to Section 814.1 of the Local Government: Act, the following reports will be presented and considered at the meeting. ” 1. Regional District of - kitimat-Stikine Audited: . Financial Statements ft for the year-end, [ December 31,2005.” 2. 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