A2 Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 14, 1990 |

Gas biast hits Kitimat .

There was more excitement than damage following an under-
ground gas explosion on Petre} St. in Kitimat Monday morning.
According to Kitimat deputy fire chief John Cruikshank, an ice
Storm caused the top of a tree to snap off at about 9:30 a.m. The
tree top severed some overhead power lines on the way down,

and these live power lines are suspected in causing a one-inch gas.

main to explode. The resulting gas leak fuelled flames that shot
eight to 10 feet in the air. .

Cruikshank say the accident occurred in the street, not near
any residential homes, but it did pose a safety problem that
resulted in the evacuation of about 45 residential homes —

VOTE!

PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT SANDY SANDHALS

SANDY SANDHALS

Director Area "C"
Regional District of
Kitimat-Stikine

Honest, Fair Representation For ALL
Constituents.

EXPERIENCE

District-Manager, B.C. Hydro 1962-1989

Area Manager, B.C. Hydro 1983-1986

Director, Terrace Co-op. Assoc. 1970-1990

President, Lakelse Community Assoc. 1990

Alternate Director for Area "C" Kitimat-Stikine
Regional District 1989-1990

Licence terms limit og | |
= exports for West Fraser |

. The Ministry of Forests will not
allow West Fraser timber fo export

more than 35,000 cubic metres of
. Saw. logs from its newly acquired
- forest licence in the North Kalum.

The ministry announced approval

"Of the transfer Nov. 8, The pre-

vious licensee, Tay-M Logging of
Terrace, was allowed to export 100
percent of the saw jogs cut on the
280,000 cubic metre per year
licence. West Fraser bought the
company and took possession of
the licence under. approval from
the ministry.

"This transfer ensures that West
Fraser’s Skeena Sawmill in Ter-
race has a sufficient supply of

-NOTICE

Effective immediately
the winter hours of
operation for the
Thornhill Refuse Site.
will be 10:00 a.m. to.
7:00 p.m., daily until
further notice.
Regional District of
Kitimat-Stikine
300 - 4545 Lazelle Ave.
Terrace, B.C. V8G 4E1
635-7251

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ON NOVEMBER 17.

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the opportunity to shape
the future of your community.
Make sure your voice is heard.
Vote for the candidates of your choice .
on Municipal Election Day,
Saturday, November 17th.

A Ministry of

FOr Municipal Affairs,
_ Recreation and Culture
_ Hom. Lyall Hanson, Minister

timber to continue operating and to
maintain critical jobs in the area,”
Forest Minister Claude Richmond
said. West Fraser, however, has
not made any commitment regard-
ing use of the logs pending an
analysis of the timber on the
licence. —

The restriction on log exports
could be an indication of a future
trend for other licensees in the
area. Vern Strain, operations
manager for the Prince Rupert
Forest Region, said Friday the
forest service is engaged in creat-
ing a long-term strategy for the
Northwest and has asked Orenda
and Buffalo Head, the other two
major licensees in the North
Kalum, what their intentions are
regarding processing plants.

Until a year ago all three com-

panies were cutting and exporting

sawlogs and selling pulp logs on
the domestic market. Orenda has
announced plans for a major pulp
and paper plant to be located in its
licence area south of Meziadin
Junction. Strain said he wants
some. expression of intent by the
beginning of 1991.

Orenda and Buffalo Head could
strike a deal, Strain said, that
would fit the sawlog-to-pulp pro-
file of both their licences, but that
will be left up to the two com-
panies. "One thing we don’t want
up there is another random-dimen-
sion sawmill," he remarked.

West Fraser is expected to file a
five-year management and working
plan for its licence by the begin-
ning of next year. It has assumed
all the outstanding contractual and
forest management obligations
from Tay-M.

Prospectus not yet filed

In a story on page A3 of the
Nov, 7 issue of the Terrace
Review, we stated that Orenda
Forest Products had filed a pro-
spectus on their pulp and paper
mill proposal with the Major Pro-
ject Review committee of the
provincial government. In fact the

prospectus was being printed, not
filed with the government, on the
date indicated, Nov. 5. — ;

Orenda’s annual allowable cut _
was erroneously cited as being
280,000 cubic metres, the correct
figure is 360,000.

Re-elect _

GO WITH ONE YOU KNOW !

On November 17th

@ To make decisions on the basis of
cooperative and constructive

discussions

@ To work towards developing City

of Terrace as the

regional service center.

@ Support lower taxes.

Best value for our tax dollars.

| @ To work for the improvements of
parks, recreational facilities and
public works infrastructure.

@ To work for the development of a
supportive housing project

for our seniors.

RE-ELECT

NOVEMBER 17TH

PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO RE- ELECT MO TAKHAR

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