yes © a ee A { AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 2, 1996 CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag Pipe attack astonishing Dear Sir: . The Terrace Pipes and Drums are astonished you would take advertising money from a hard-working non-profit organization and then in the very same paper allow derogatory remarks about our ad. An opinion about the bagpipes is one thing but allow- ing this article to be printed less than two weeks before our start up date for lessons may prove detrimental to our iniation program. The Standard owes us an apol- ogy for such poor judgement and the least you can do is return the money we spent on advertising. Audrey Kerr, pipe major Terrace Pipes and Drums Column insulted Scots Dear Sir: I am offended by the almost casual way that Ms. Sandecki puts down my heritage. Ms. Sandeckl is in- sulting every Piper and Drummer, when she said that a bagpipe teacher is someone with a one-of-a-kind weapon against his neighbors. Iam 17 years old and I am one of the new members of the Terrace Pipes and Drums, The Pipe band has made me more aware of my cultural background and the history of my family. Ms. Sandecki’s columa is prejudiced against the Scottish culture and insults everything I believe in. ‘ Liam Hall Terrace B.C. Ludicrous drivel ' Dear Sir: |, I was under the impression that you have educated, sensible people writing the columns in your newspaper, not the prejudiced woman who wrote that drivel. If Ms. Sandecki had done her research, she would have known that the Terrace Pipes and Drums Society are planning a trip to Scotland to represent Terrace in competition with other pipe bands from around the world, and they are looking for new members. I wish to see a printed apology. Dan Hall Terrace B.C. Don’t see the humour Dear Sir: I’m afraid the intent of Claudette Sandecki’s column "Tale of a Celtic Calamity" (Sept, 25 issue) has been lost on me, I can only assume you thought it was clever and witty to make fun of the Terrace Pipes & Drums’ efforts to recruit new musicians, I, and a lot of other pipers and lovers of Scottish music, am wondering what we and our bagpipes ever did to Ms, Sandecki lo warrant such an insulting verbal attack, Was she traumatized by a "bagpipe incident” as a child? Perhaps she once tried to learn this difficult in- strument and failed. Gina Juergensen Terrace B.C, Consensus eludes group Committee wrestles with question of where to log, what to protect By DAVE TAYLOR THE END may be nearly in sight for a divided local committee that has been meeting for near- ly a third of a decade to decide the best use of the Kalum Forest District's resources. And despite their differing concerns, members are still hoping to reach a consensus. The Kalum Land and Resource Management Planning committee has been meeting for more than three years to come up with a resource Management plan (LRMP) to present to the provincial government. LRMP committees were formed so that mem- bers of communities affected by land-use deci- sions could voice their concems and have some say in how local resources were used, They con- sist of a cross-section of personalities, from hunters to loggers, and from teachers to anglers, The Kalum LRMP covers an area of approxi- mately 500,000 hectares, broken down into some 10 zones and sub-zones which will un- dergo varying degrees of resource development, such as logging. Defining those zones and where they were to be located has taken the. committee a long time because the provincial goverament requires that the group reach consensus among it’s varied mnembers, “T think we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel,’’ said Process Coordinator Dave Bewick last Wednesday, at the first board meeting after a summer break. ‘“‘Our objective for this fall is to get consensus, and ] think we will,’’ . But it became clear at the meeting that the committee still faces substantial hurdles before that point is reached. Nobody on the board was happy with a new draft of the resource management zone defini- lions that had been put together over the sum- mer, Key words had been changed, and some members thought the new words changed the board’s intent far the zones, After a discussion, the board agreed to go back to the old version from last May — with some alterations. Colin Harivel, whose role on the board is to keep the agenda flowing, found the resulting confusion comical, “This is getting very Kafkaesque,’’ he said, “If it doesn’t say ‘outdated’ on it, then we’re not using it.” But wording has proven to be one of the most difficult issues for the board, where seemingly subtle variations can mean big differences in meaning. “Definitions are the foundation of much of our work,’” Bewick says. That’s why the board bas spent considerabie time in defining the zones, eventually agrecing on definitions for settlement, agriculture, in- * tensive resource development, general resource aero reentrant TALKING IT OUT: Members of the Kalum Land and Resource Management Planning committee have been trying for more than three years to agree on the future of the valley. Management, sensitive resource development, and protected areas, Bui figuring out what areas would receive which zone designation has also proven to be the source of much contention, At the meeting, Jim Culp of the Steelhead Society said that he was not satisfied with the number of protected zones in the current drafi of the plan, “In my opinion, we really rushed through protected areas,”’ he told the board. ‘‘And it is the board’s responsibility to give this issue the altention it deserves,” Culp said that, for instance, he did not think there were enough protected areas in the Nags Range. He also expressed some dismay that fel-. low board member Gil Payne, who wasn’t pres- ent, seemed to have no need for protected areas atall. Payne, who represents the BC Wildlife Feder- ation, says that while he is opposed to large parks like the Tatshenshini, he is not necessarily against small recreational parks such as Lakelse Lake. Meanwhile, Payne himself is concerned that the board may not have been that well balanced to begin with. “I don’t think the user groups were well enough represented,” he says. ‘There are a Jot of teachers on the board who have time on their hands. I would have liked to have seen more regular guys who work in the bush —- but those guys aren’t really committee types,’ One of those teachers on the board is Norma Kerby from the Northwest Community College. She represents the Terrace Museum Society. Like most board members, Kerby has some zoning concems, especially over the classifica- tion of Hatchery Creek, East of Lakelse Lake. “There are some hydrological concerns with that walershed,”’ she told the board. “If harvest- ing takes place there, it could pose dangers to residents downstream, both from flooding and from changes to water quality.” But Justin Kumagai, representing Repar Forestry, was not thrilled with the idea ol lightening up harvesting regulations in areas like Hatchery Creek. “These decisions all will have a major impac on timber supply, which is a big concern fol us,”’ he said, Conflicting motivations such as these have slowed the process down considerably, The provincial government has suggested thal LRMP’s take between 18 and 24 months t complete. The Kalum LRMP has taken much longer, ir part because changes to legislation during the Planning stages, such as the implementation o! the Forest Practices Code, sent the committee back to the drawing board. And it is the Forest Practices Code that has some people wondering if the LRMP is serving a purpose anymore, City councillor Gordon Hull sits on the table committee that oversees the LRMP. He has also attended several board meetings. Hull questions the necessity of the LRMP process. “] think it is a bit of a waste of time, myself,”* he says. ‘It seems like a duplication to me.” Hull argues that the Forest Practices Code covers 99 per cent of what the LRMP com- mittee is doing, “I’ve said many times, Why are we doing this?” he says. “The Code already states that if you go out and destroy a creck or stream, then you will be fined and forced to fix it up. 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