SE ee terereene: serene on ‘Wednesday, March25, 1987 -oggin: - burning stoves, TERRACE ~~ ‘Clear-cut logging in an old -growth forest area near the Lake- Ise River has angered sev- eral local residents, but cutting will continue in spite of the opposition. The area at the con- fluence of Herman Creek and the Lakelse River has been a traditional fishing spot and recreation area for many years, but it also lies within a forest cutting tenure held by West Fraser/Eurocan, the part- nership that owns Terrace’s Skeena Saw- mills. On a recent trip to the site Terrace resident Al Hassall discovered the re- sults of a winter logging - Schools take steps to aid students © TERRACE — Next to automobile accidents, the most common cause of death among adolescents is suicide. B.C. has one of the highest adolescent suicide rates in the world, and this grim fact has prompted School District 88 to take measures in hope of averting potential tragedies among students. Andrew Scruton, direc- tor of special services for School District 88, said teachers will form the base " operation. ‘It was an incredible stand of trees,’ Hassall said. “It’s a recreation site, a local place to go. I’m not an environmental- ist, and I realize the sawmills are working in a depressed market and they have to make a living. The long-term effect of this is going to be on our rivers, and the Lakelse River is one of a kind.” Hassall indicated con- cern about the closeness of the cut to Herman Creek, saying runoff and siltation from the bared area could present a danger to fish habitat in the creek’s spawning beds, ‘‘What’s or “front line” in the suicide prevention pro- gram because they have daily contact with stu- dents. All school staff in. the district, he said, will be instructed in methods of detecting preliminary signs of suicidal depres- sion in students. Teachers can then refer their con- cerns to school counsellors | who are trained to evaluate the degree of risk involved in individual cases and take any ap- done is done, but if [don’t _ Quast pointed out that the. plan was approved by the: federal fisheries. depart- .m -sold because stumpage is - voice my concern about these things it’s going to keep on happening,” he concluded. Forest service represen- tative Herb Quast stated that the harvesting plan for the area set up by the previous permit holder, MacMillan Bloedel, was revised when the cutting - rights were purchased by West Fraser in 1[983. Quast said foresters were concerned that a blow- down caused by a wind- storm that year would progress and cause further damage to the Herman Creek stand, and the harvesting plan was re- propriate course of action, from notifying the stu- dent’s parents in moderate risk situations to having the. student transported directly to the hospital in the case of high risk. Scruton said suicide statistics are difficult to analyze and somewhat -misleading because they are often hidden in other official causes of death such as motor vehicle crashes or other types. of accidents which may in | O | COr | : . vo vised to “allow. logging. ment and the provincial _fish and wildlife branch; he added that in fact West Fraser has agreed to cut 27 héctares rather than the 40 hectares specified in the permit. Quast estimated that the area cut to date is approx- imately half the total log- ging to be done along Her- man Creek, During the logging pro- cess a gulley adjacent to the creek was damaged, and Quast confirmed that West. Fraser will be pena- .lized by doubling stump- fact have been intentional acts of self-destruction. It is most frequently stress- related, and appears to go _ through cycles closely tied to population levels or ‘tage cohort’’. ‘During periods when there are large numbers of school age children, such as the “baby boom’® era, Scruton said, stress levels go up because competition for secondary school placements, jobs and aca- ‘age tates on t. 1 hectares, The dollar value of the penalty cannot be deter- mined’ until’ the timber is- calculated from the mar- ket value of the final pro- duct. The damage oceur- red due to the use of ground skidding methods in an area designated for high-lead skidding. Skeena- Sawmills spokesman Vic Maskulak confirmed that logging will continue in the Her- man Creek area. when ‘weather conditions are suitable. Maskulak noted that the company.. will leave a green belt of 30 to ‘demic standings -becomes more intense. A relatively high student population. combined with the eco- nomic problems in the Terrace area has created a climate of high risk for many students. “For the most part suicides and: Suicide attempts are brought on by the stress to perform it ways the stu- dent is not capable of,’’ Scruton stated. Unem- ployment and poverty in ~ U e along the’ banks of ‘the 60 meters ‘Of: old growth’ | creek, He stated the gulley bank that was breached during the skidding opera- tion lies a substantial distance from the river, and he characterized the environmental damage as ~ *‘negligible’’. In addition to the West _ Fraser logging activity, the Terrace office of the Min- istry of Forests recently. advertised timber sales on two adjacent lots. The sale, scheduled for March 31, will only be open to companies that qualify under the Small: Business Enterprise Program.. the - region - have. also” created: stresses within families that further ag- gravate the problem, he added. Scruton stated that al- though the schools can take a role in addressing the adolescent suicide pro- blem, eliminating the cause of factors. which lead to suicide is in the final analysis a responsi- bility of the community 8 as a whole, Air B.C. to TERRACE — With the deadline of March 13 past no objections have been filed with the federal government in opposition to AirBC’s application for. scheduled service to Ter- race. Canadian Transport Commission spokesman George Rogers stated re- cently the federal licensing control agency had not received any formal objec- tions as of the deadline date, but he noted that March 13 was a deadline . for mailing, not receipt. AirBC representative Ron Moore indicated that, despite the lack of objec- tions, the licensing process will still require a few months to complete. Moore said the airline has not made decisions yet servic about flight frequency, ‘times or aircraft types on the Vancouver-Terrace route. ‘We intend the service to be comparable to that presently operated by Ca- nadian Pacific,’’ Moore said, ‘We'll start with maybe one, maybe two flights daily, and step up to the demand of the mar- ketplace.’’ | CONCERNS EXPRESSED TERRACE — Thornhill Fire Chief Art Hoving and Terrace Building Inspec- tor Gil Cobb have both in- dicated agreement with a report recommending a- mendments to provincial standards for prefab- ricated chimneys. Factory built chimneys are insulated interlocking metal segments designed to be assembled on site and often used with fire- places and airtight wood- The re- port, issued by the District of Oak Bay, point out there are presently dif- ferent standards for chim- neys used with fireplaces and airtight heaters. Gil Cobb said the pre- sent standard for airtight heaters, adopted in 1981, calls for two-inch compact insulation. The previous standard required one- inch loose insulation. Cobb said the loose in- sulation was subject to set- tling during shipping, creating voids in the in- sulation jacket that could result in overheating and ignition of flammable ma- terial near the chimney. Although the newer stan- dard applies to high flue temperature airtights, the old standard is still ac- cepted under provincial codes for fireplaces. “Our primary concern is that the old style is still approved for zero-clear- ance fireplaces,’’ Cobb said. He added that the recommendation to up- grade all factory built chimney approvals to the more stringent standard is presently before the Min- istry of Municipal Affairs. A change in the standard, he said, would not require retrofitting of existing in- stallations. A steep ‘increase in the popularity of wood-burn- ing home heat systems has become a matter of con- cern for fire departments and building inspectors throughout B.C. Over the past ten years the number of solid-fuel related fires in B.C. has tripled and property damage has gone up 500 percent. Nearly 40 “percent of those fires were caused by improper in- tallation of equipment or use of substandard com- ponents. e Terrace Moore noted that in ad- dition to license applica- tions for service to Ter- race, Prince Rupert, Prince George and Fort St. John, AirBC will begin new routes to five other ' points in B.C, and Alberta April 26. Asa result of the expansion, he said, the airline will soon be acquir- ing additional and new types of equipment. Gerry Goodridge, cor- porate relations manager for Pacific Western Air- lines’ (P'WA) western divi- sion, afnounced March 9 that PWA will cancel its late afternoon Terrace- Vancouver flight effective April 26. Goodridge stated the amalgamated PWA-Canadian Pacific Air Lines operation could not justify two afternoon flights with an average f GROCERY PICKUP From Safeway 1:30 & 5:00 PM dally plus 8:30 PM Thurs & Fri. y5 400 FREE TO SENIORS... on Bf through Chima afeway. No vehicle? Do you have problems with picking up prescrip- tions, groceries, appliances or anything else? For all your moving and delivery neads, phone for ex- 638-8530 _Chimo Delivery _ perianced and speedy service. passenger load factor of 25 percent. Goodridge also in- dicated PWA will not ob- ject to the AirBC license application. ‘‘It would be a waste of time for us,’’ Goodridge said. ‘“We view the granting of the license as a fait accompli.” ~ When questioned about the viability of AirBC’s proposal in view of the low traffic figures, Moore said, ‘‘PWA has obvious- ly rationalized Terrace very quickly. We look very closely at the mar- kets, and we don’t enter these applications lightly.” Moore pointed out that both PWA and CPAL use 121-passenger | Boeing 737 aircraft, but _ AirBC employs equipment of a different size. Flights using deHavilland Dash-7 and Dash-8 turboprops, aircraft with a capacity of 40 to 55 passengers, would show a higher load factor and more efficiency on. runs with passenger vol- umes that would make larger jets uneconomical, he said, - Moore concluded by stating AirBC is the busiest commuter airline _in’ Canada for a reason. “It’s our aim to become the dominant carrier in — western Canada,’’ he said. Northern Motor Inn This week’s feature: Where K's at... A guide to Terrace’s night tife — ~ the “who where and when" for. entertainment. Outstanding Entertainment nightly!