ey “years. ' we're getting good results.” here,” ‘university student assistants and one _ person from Kitselas, spent July and August northwest and northeast of : BECAUSE A provincial mines ~ ministry geologist has had enough success in assessing the area’s mining _ potential, her three-year project has been extended to four “Things went very well this year,” said Joanne Nelson as she wrapped - up her second summer of fieldwork here. “There’s lots of work to do and Nelson’s work last year resulted in a 25 per cent jump in mining claims here and although that’s not a - - guarantee it’Il continue, she expects . there to be a renewed interest when she reports her latest findings. “{ think ‘there is ‘real potential said Nelson who, with three Terrace looking for gold, copper and other metal showings. . They don’t drill, relying on ex- perience and what they find on the surface. Nelson describes past exploration locations as. showing up asa constel- lation of stars in the night sky when - presented ona slide. ~. _ “What we'need to figure out is how. these showings go together. - What: we’re looking for is a consis- tent presence over a distance. Big " mining companies want this,” said N elson. - Nelson’s 2005 exploration results _ were released this January. at the an-" nual :Cordilleran ‘Roundup mining convention in Vancouver. It’s just as important to present. findings using the correct and com- fortable language as it is to have . good geological information. It’s why Nelson may refer to some findings as “Toodoggone-like” as that’s a well-known area. north- east of here that represents excellent mineral potential. “A word like that may sum it up. And you have to remember that — while you may start with the geolo- gists from a company, they have to sell it up the line and that’s to ac- countants and it has to be packaged JOANNE Nelson, a provincial mines ministry geologist, returned this summer after a ‘sliccessfil one in.2005..She says she’s impressed not only by the region’s mining possibilities but also Terrace and its strategic location. © Local mining potential rocks in terms they understand, ” said Nel- “son. “What’s important is that these properties are competing along with others from other jurisdictions.” ‘This season, Nelson has. been talking .about Eskay-type which again paints a picture because of the reference to Eskay Creek, a gold mining area north of here. . “We were chasing a belt of rocks all the way south from Eskay Creek. I can’t say they are the same as Es- kay, but they are of the same age.as the Eskay package,” said.Nelson. - Nelson is drawn ‘to the Terrace. “area because it has been relatively untouched when it comes to. mineral ‘ exploration. There was work in the . early part of the last century, but that _ tailed off as the woods industry grew here. But with the forest industry now rocks, “in decline, the possibility of mining has returned as one. way to boost t the economy. She’s just as sold on Terrace. it- ‘self as in the mineral potential of the ROD LINK PHOTO surrounding area.., ° “It's not. that remote really, an hour and a half away [from Vancou- ver], there’s a deep water port and Terrace is a major logistical supply centre for the northwestern part of the province,” Nelson said. Nelson is one of. six geologists - working for the mines ministry’s geological survey and her Terrace work is the largest of the exploration. i projects this year. She’ll be spending the fall back i in. Victoria assessing samples in prepa- _ ration fora presentation to the’ 2007 Cordilleran Roundup: * ‘Next -April, Nelson’ returns » to Terrace as one of .the. organiz- . ers for the Minerals North 2007 conference being held here. She’l! . be. putting on presentations for schools and will be touring Visiting geologists. - “We can show them some inter- esting stuff. Some, of itis “just on the sides of the road. From what we - have, I know they’ i’ be. interested,” said Nelson. . u“ __The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - A3 News In Brief H Cities form coalition TERRACE CITY OFFICIALS hosted government representatives from the Queen Charlotte Islands to Burns: Lake and North to Stewart Sept. 8 in the first meeting of the Northwest Municipal Association. The group was developed as a sub group to the larger North Central Municipal Association and is expected to join forces on issues concerning the northwest. “The northeast formed a sub branch and they deal with issues around oj] and gas and cows and that sort of thing and we thought it would be appropriate to do |. ~ | that in the northwest,” says Terrace Mayor Jack Talstra, " adding that municipalities working together will create a stronger region. “At the top of the agenda were discussions about how » the’ whole region might benefit from the port develop- ‘ment in Prince Rupert. The group brought in Shaun Stevenson, the’ Prince Rupert Port Authority’s business development director to speak about the the flow of rail traf fic once the port is operational next fall: ‘Despite rumours that trains could be travelling from Prince George to Prince Rupert as frequently as every - 18 minutes, Stevenson says that’s absolutely false, add- ing the first phase calls for just two trains per day. . And he also addressed concerns that items would not _ be received at the port via truck. While the port won’t _ have a truck gate - an industry name for an entry simi- lar to a ferry dock with’ several entries for trucks — it - |. will have a method: ‘in n place to, receive items shipped : “TL by truck. a Talstra is happy with ‘the first meeting which raised: other issues such as contaminated property, industrial - _tax caps'and the idea of fair share — should northwest- _€m communities get royalties stemming from forestry ‘related activities. _ The group expect to meet twice a year. » Cullen stands firm on gun registry position. ~SKEENA-BULKLEY Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen : says he syands by his view that the gun registry needs 1o be. scrapped in the wake of the horrific shooting at Dawson College one week ago which left the; ‘gunman and one woman dead. _ “It’s hard for me to fathom how a ‘registry would . ‘have stopped a lunatic like this,” have to stop these guns getting into the hands of people: like this.” - He‘agrees security needs to be tightened at the bor-. , der in an effort to prevent automatic weapons from be- ing smuggled in. ~ “J don’t think there should be any of these types of weapons in this country,” he says, with the exception of police or the armed forces. The Dawson College shooter, Kimveer Gil, had at, least one semi-automatic weapon and Cullen says guns like that have no place in Canada. “These things are meant for a specific purpose.and . ‘that's-killing people;” he said. “I have, a-lot of; friends ‘who hunt and I’ve spoken at § gun clubs whio agree that we don’t need these guns in this country.” ‘Cullen said. “We just - UNI VERSITY OF TOP SELLER. _i Request for Proposals Fixed-Roof Accommodation NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA UNBC : C tulates . . “Sim’Duffy | Opportunities = |g ferestedina sid | on being. Ei BC Parks is seeking proposals for fixed-roof accommo-. i re. you in eres e In ° at 7 . 4 = = § dations in 12 parks. 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