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_ manager a veteran

When Gerry Dodd retired from
the Forest Service at the beginning
of this year, the ministry didn't
have to look far for his successor.
Brian Downie, a 19-year veteran.of
forest management in the North-
west, was moved from the regional
office in Smithers to take over the
head job in the Kalum Forest
District. ,
Downie came to the Ministry of
Forests. directly out of the school
of forestry at the University of
British Columbia, with his first
posting at the regional office in
Prince Rupert. "Coming from
Vancouver," he recalied, "I wasn't
quite sure where it was."

During the early 1970’s he
worked in timber operations and
silviculture. At that time, he said,
the silviculture and recreation
functions were just beginning for
the ministry. He later became
timber zone forester, and then
moved into the administrative end
of the service as regional planning
officer. The experience gave him

"an opportunity to get around the
region”. When the Forest Act was
amended and the service reorgan-
ized in 1981, the regional office
was moved to Smithers and
Downie went with it as regional
staff manager, a position he held
until the move to Terrace.

Downie is. using his opening

weeks in Terrace getting to know

the people involved in local forest
issues and the Kalum district staff.
“*T have to get a feel for the area
and find out what people are
concerned about... it’s really a

Tay-M goes to
commission

Terrace-based Tay-M Logging
wants to build a 15,000 square foot
‘maintenance and office complex in
Thornhill, but the company will.
first have to justify the need for
7.3 acres of Crown land to the
Thornhill Advisory Planning Com-
mission. This was the decision of
the Kitimat-Stikine Regional Dis-
trict board of directors Jast week-
- end. a,
Concerns on the part of the board
include the fact that the 7.3 acres
of Crown land that Tay-M Log-
ging wants to apply for is at the

heart of the area they have desig-.

nated as the future retail center of
Thornhill.
According to Thornhill director
Les Watmough, the industrial
proposal from Tay-M is contrary
_ to the Thornhill Community plan.
He admits the regionat district
made & "compromise" when they
allowed Lomax Trucking to locate
on an adjacent piece of property
‘but adds that that decision was not
_ well received. .

Watmough says there is other
Crown and private land available
in the area that would be better
‘suited for the Tay-M development.
One of these, he says, is located
near the future site of the North

Coast Road Maintenace yard, a
few kilometers north of Tay-M’s

. proposed site.

busy area, there’s lots’ of interac-
tion with the people around here."

Like many other administrative
officers in the Forest Service,
Downie is concerned about the
organization’s public image.. "It’s
really important to establish con-
tact with all sectors. We’re sort of
the middle group between the
industry and other forest users. We
have to pay attention, to open the
doors to those user groups.

"The B.C. Forest Service is criti-
cized for not being neutral; there is
a public perception that it’s aligned
with the industry." Downie
believes that impression can be
changed through contact with
people who have an interest in the
way forests are used here.

In addition to getting to know the
people, Downie will also be spend-

ing time getting to know the fore-
st. "The Kalum district has a repu-
tation for very good silviculture
work -- and I would like for that
to continus." He notes that the
district silviculture program is the
second largest in the region, and
the annual cut is the largest.
Renewal of the federal-provincial
Forest Resource Development
Agreement is “critical to intensive
forestry in this region", he said.

With regard to the performance
of the industry in this area,
Downie’s philosophy is that the
ministry is responsible for enforc-
ing an acceptable quality of for-
estry practice. "We have a pres-
ence in administration of harvest-
ing,and I think that presence will
increase. .

"We have to be visible in our
actions."

_ Terrace Review — Wednesday, March 28, 1990 Al5

Brian Downie, recently appointed to manage the Kalum Forest
District, expects the ministry in this area to take a stronger
administrative role.

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T.M.H.A. Hockey School
Motorways

i wish to express my sincere THANKS
to all those who made the recent
Farwest Fuels Bantam House
: ‘Tournament such a success
on the weekend of March 9-11, 1990.

To our sponsors:

- McEwan Motors (Terrace) Ltd.

Terrace Co-op
Ovérwaitea Foods
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Thornhill Husky
Northern Motor Inn

Avco Financial Services

A special thank you to Doug Barwise for” co-ordinating the -

_ feferees, Len Harrington and CFTK Radio & TV for their
coverage of the event, Yvonne's Concession, All Seasons
Trophy House and “Big Bob”, the Bantam House Parents
with special mention to Lew Larmour, Yvonne and Don Hill,
Claire and Red Irwin, Gary and Ruth Fowler, Donna Wilson

. and Audrey Cox and ‘to the rink attendants from the City of
Terrace for their kind assistance throughout the tournament.

Sharon Larmour,

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INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR ELECTION
TO THE 1990 EXECUTIVE OF
TERRACE MINOR HOCKEY?

CONTACT THE FOLLOWING PERSONS:

Sharon Larmour 635-3161
Roy Gibson 635-5251
Dick Kilborn 635-3661

Ail nominations must be submitted in writing to -the
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nual General Meeting scheduled for April 19, 1990.

Each person being nominated for a position must be
nominated in writing by two persons, and the can-
didate being nominated must also accept in writing
that nomination.

If you have questions or need clarification please con-
tact any of the above persons listed or Mr. Sandy Mar-
shall, President at 635-7623.

Chairperson

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